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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College of Arts and Sciences
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Dean: Deborah Dooley, Ph.D.
The College of Arts and Sciences at Nazareth College encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including 13 departments and 37 majors in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Our mission states: “The College of Arts and Sciences engages students with focused major programs in liberal studies and fine arts and with an undergraduate core curriculum in these areas. Faculty, through teaching, research, and creative pursuits, foster an environment where the quest for knowledge is considered valuable for its own sake as well as useful preparation for students’ future endeavors. In this environment students develop the habits of mind of thoughtful, adaptable, creative, and productive human beings.”
College of Arts and Sciences students prepare for future professional and personal success by stretching their intellectual boundaries. They may take classes in an extensive array of areas, from the English department’s Twentieth-Century British Literature to the art department’s Digital Imaging to the class Ethnobotany, team taught by faculty from anthropology and biology.
The College of Arts and Sciences’ goal is to encourage students to strive for academic excellence while developing a broad understanding of the world in which they live. Attending Arts and Sciences’ classes, students will not only gain an outstanding college education, learn through doing, and put themselves on the path to personal and professional success; they will also be taught how to learn throughout their entire lifetimes.
Art
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Academic Program in:
Minors
AED 307 - Concepts in Art Education Provides students the opportunity to learn a constructivist approach to art education through the process of making art. Components of the course include creating a body of art, reflecting on the artmaking process, and understanding the role of the teacher as it is synthesized in the artist/teacher model.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
AED 354 - Art Education I Combines the methodology, theory and practice of teaching art through 35 hours of student participation in the Saturday Art for Children Program. Course work includes planning and curriculum development, special needs concerns, motivation classroom management strategies and the assessment of the art experience. A prerequisite to student teaching in art. Instructor’s permission is required. 35 hours of field experience required - Saturday Art for Children & Teens Program. If possible, this course should be taken the semester prior to the professional semester. An application for a Student Teaching placement will be made to the Office of Field Placement Services as part of this course.
Prerequisites & Notes Bloodborne Pathogen training required.
Credits: 2 to 3
AED 407 - Psychological Foundations of Education A study and application of the basic principles and theories of educational psychology with emphasis on art education. 35-hour field component required. 35 hours of field experience required. You should complete a Placement Request form as part of your AED 407 course. The Office of Field Placements will assign the location of your placement.
Prerequisites & Notes Open to Art Education students only.
Credits: 3
AED 454 - Art Education II Taken as part of the professional semester (with Art 465, 466), students study curriculum development and instructional strategies as they are applied to diversity of learners in an inclusive setting. Emphasis is placed on management of the art classroom; assessment of the art experience and the integration of learning in art with other disciplines, using strategies such as reading, research, journal keeping, verbal critiques and expression that combines words with images.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FGJ Required for Art Certification Coreqs: AED 465, AED 466.
Credits: 4
AED 465 - Student Teaching Birth-12 The field-based practicum consists of two placements, one elementary and one secondary for six weeks each. Upon receiving your student teaching placements you are required to complete 30 hours of observation & participation with your cooperation teacher(s) prior to beginning student teaching semester. An application for a Student Teaching placement will be made to the Office of Field Placement Services in AED 354.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FGJ Coreq: AED 454 and AED 466 Bloodborne Pathogen training required Please see AED 454 for offering information.
Credits: 6
AED 466 - Reflective Seminar in Art Education Part of the professional semester. Students critically analyze and synthesize their experiences in student teaching as they strive to become reflective practitioners. Students create developmental and professional portfolios that assess and display their growth as beginning art teachers. Students complete Part I & II of the Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination as part of this course.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FGJ Coreq: AED 454, AED 465 Please see AED 454 for offering information.
Credits: 3
AED 499 - Art Education Comprehensive .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: A.
Credits: 0
AHI 123 - PI History of Photography (Perspectives I course) A survey of the development of photography from scientific experiment to art form emphasis on how the influence of photography has changed modern culture and how meaning is identified in photographic imagery.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: BR.
Credits: 3
AHI 150 - PI Looking at Art (Perspectives I course) Designed for the non-major, an overview of the visual arts with emphasis on understanding the medium as well as the message; the development of our powers of perception.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: RN non-majors only. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
AHI 183G - PI Art of Indigenous Peoples (Perspective I Global course) The purpose of this course is to broadly survey art and cultural artifacts of the indigenous peoples of Africa, Australia, the Andies, Mesoamerica, North America, Polynesia, New Guinea, India, China and Japan as they appeared in different periods and cultural contexts from prehistoric through modern times. Specifically, we will investigate architecture, painting, sculpture, and the minor arts evolved and functioned. We will also examine the position of the arts in society, the ways in which various cultures have used the visual arts (past sources and original contexts), and the multitude of ideas that art served to express.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
AHI 271 - PI History of Art: Survey I (Perspectives I course) A survey of architecture, sculpture and painting from the Prehistoric through the medieval period.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Permission of instructor required for non-major. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
AHI 272 - PI History of Art Survey II (Perspectives I course) A general survey of architecture, sculpture, and painting beginning with Early Renaissance art and continuing to mid 19th Century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR permission of instructor required for non-major. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
AHI 273 - Introduction to 20th Century Art Survey of the artistic developments of the modern and contemporary worlds. Recommended sophomore year for studio art majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Permission of instructor required for non-major. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
AHI 274 - History of Graphic Design A chronological survey of the major styles, movements, and individuals in graphic design, from the Renaissance to the present, with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students will become acquainted with the main languages of graphic design, as well as the cultural, technological, and socio-political contexts from which they originate.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with COMM 274.
Credits: 3
AHI 300 - Special Topics in Art History A research-based course in art history involving in-depth explorations of selected topics in the field. Students will be expected to design a research-based project culminating in a formal presentation consistent with field standards.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: RB Pre-req: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
AHI 344 - PII The Church and Its Art Through The Ages (Perspectives II course) (See description of Res 344)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: RB Crosslisted as RES 344.
Credits: 3
AHI 359 - PII Women in Art (Perspectives II course) Survey of the work and lives of women artists in history. Emphasis on social attitudes toward women, on the portrayal of women in art and on the role of female art in cultural change. (Elective only for art history majors)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 371 - The Art of Egypt and the Ancient Near East A study of architecture, sculpture and painting produced from the Sumer through the Ancient Persian periods in the Ancient Near East from the Prehistoric to the Ptolemaic Periods in Egypt.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 373 - Greek and Roman Art A study of classical architecture, sculpture and painting produced in the Mediterranean area from the Cycladic Period to the end of the Roman Empire.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 374 - PII Medieval Art (Perspectives II course) A survey which studies works of art of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Germanic, Celtic, Romanesque and Gothic Periods, c. 320 to 1400 AD.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 376 - PII Italian Renaissance Art (Perspectives II course) A study of the architecture, painting and sculpture in Italy from c. 1350 to 1600 A.D.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 377 - PII Northern Renaissance Art (Perspectives II course) A study of the architecture, painting and sculpture in Northern Europe from c. 1350 to 1600.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 378 - Baroque and Rococo Art Detailed study of European architecture, painting and sculpture produced during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Emphasis on the religious and commercial developments as context.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: HRB Prereq: Any PI. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
AHI 379 - PII American Art (Perspectives II course) A survey of architecture, sculpture and painting and the decorative arts produced in the United States from the colonial period to the early twentieth century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
AHI 380 - PII 18th & 19th Century Art (Perspectives II course) A study of the developments in architecture, painting, sculpture and photography in the modern world, c.1785 to c.1940.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
AHI 382 - PII Contemporary Art II (Perspectives II course) A study of the architecture, sculpture, painting and the photographic arts from c.1940 to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
AHI 383G - PII Asian Art: India, China, Japan (Perspectives II Global course) A survey of architecture, sculpture and painting in India, Japan and China from the prehistoric era through the 1600’s.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts. Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
AHI 390 - Methods in Art History Examination of the methodology of art historical research, of the areas of specialization within the discipline, and of preparation for study at the graduate level.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R Prereqs: Any PI Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
AHI 391G - PII Traditional Apprenticeship Practices (Perspectives II course) Students will study drawings and paintings as representations of numerous aspects of the culture in which they were produced while practicing with the materials and techniques traditionally used by artisans within that culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
AHI 483 - Art History Internship This program offers the art students of senior status the opportunity for supervised field experience in the area for which they are primarily prepared, i.e., museums, galleries, graphics and craft studios.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: G.
Credits: 3
AHI 484 - Art History Internship This program offers the art students of senior status the opportunity for supervised field experience in the area for which they are primarily prepared, i.e., museums, galleries, graphics and craft studios.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: AHI 483 Adv Codes: G.
Credits: 3
AHI 485 - Independent Study Open to juniors and seniors having a cumulative average of B (3.0) or better, who are interested in doing advanced work in art history with the approval of the department and the designated instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
AHI 499 - Art History Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 0
ART 101 - 2D Design Study of and experimentation with the basic elements and principles of visual design in a sequence of two-dimensional problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 102 - 3D Design Study of and experimentation with the basic elements and principles of design in a sequence of three-dimensional problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 106 - Drawing I A study of fundamental pictorial concepts of drawing. Experimentation with varied technical means and media directed toward both descriptive and expressive ends.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 107 - Drawing II A study of fundamental pictorial concepts of drawing. Experimentation with various technical means and media directed toward both descriptive and expressive ends.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS Prereq: ART 106 or permission of instructor Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 154 - Digital Imaging Foundation Studies in electronic image processing, imaging and art making with Photoshop and InDesign for digital image synthesis and collage. Areas of concern include: color, collage, image manipulation and typography in addition to design aesthetics. Emphasis on gaining intermediate skills necessary for Photoshop and digital image processing. This is a foundation course for Art and Art Education majors; should be taken first semester sophomore year.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS Additional course fee required Prereqs: ART 101 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
ART 201 - Intro to Digital Video This course is designed to introduce students to the basics of video production in the digital age and its possibilities as an artistic medium. Topics of discussion will include the theory and practice of documentary, experimental and narrative forms. Students will also be required to complete short projects in each of these areas. In addition, the course will include a look at historical and contemporary examples in film and video.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHS.
Credits: 3
ART 206 - Figure Drawing I Anatomically-based study of the human form. Students will learn the mechanics of human anatomy by learning to identify the bones and muscles, as well as how the physiology is affected in various poses.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 101 ART 106 ART 107. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 207 - Figure Drawing II Anatomically-based study of the human form. Students will learn the mechanics of human anatomy by learning to identify the bones and muscles, as well as how the physiology is affected in various poses.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 101 ART 106 ART 107. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 211 - Painting I An introduction to acrylic paint and associated issues in the contemporary world of art. Painting exercises designed to encourage technique experimentation as well as skill building and accurate seeing. Direction in color and value relationships, with an emphasis on concept and personal direction.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 212 - Painting II Additional creative exploration in acrylics constructed to build students’ understanding of the issues and purpose of art in contemporary culture. Expanded freedom to develop personal style, philosophy and furthered self-expression.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 211 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 213 - Watercolor I Experimentation with various styles/techniques of transparent watercolor. Color theory, composition, content, idea development and historical background emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 106 ART 107 Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 214 - Watercolor II Experimentation with various styles/techniques of transparent watercolor. Color theory, composition, content, idea development and historical background emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 101 ART 102 ART 206 Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 216 - Printmaking: Relief Introduction to relief printmaking, including linoleum cuts, woodcuts, monotypes, collographs and color processes, using traditional and contemporary techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall, Spring and Summer
Credits: 3
ART 217 - Printmaking: Etching and Intaglio Introduction to intaglio printing, including etching, dry point, collograph, monotype and color processes, using traditional and contemporary techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 221 - Photography I A study of basic photographic processes, camera and darkroom, and experimentation with picture-making as a descriptive and expressive art form. A manual 35mm camera is required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3 to 4
ART 222 - Photography II Intermediate level designed to expand the student’s awareness of photography as expressive art form.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 221 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 226 - Sculpture I Experimentation with traditional and contemporary approaches to sculpture, including carving, modeling, casting and construction techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 227 - Sculpture II Experimentation with traditional and contemporary approaches to sculpture, including carving, modeling, casting and construction techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 231 - Ceramics: Introduction to Handbuilding Experimentation with various hand building techniques. Exploration of functional and sculptural statements in clay. Experience in glaze application and kiln loading.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 232 - Ceramics: Introduction to Wheel Throwing Development of various wheel-throwing techniques directed toward a study of utilitarian and sculptural form. Introduction to glaze formulation and firing procedure.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 233 - Ceramics: Raku I Experience in the technique and aesthetics of raku-fired ceramics. Philosophical and historical background.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Summer
Credits: 3
ART 234 - Ceramics Raku II Experience in the technique and aesthetics of raku-fired ceramics. Philosophical and historical background.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Summer
Credits: 3
ART 241 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing I Introduction to basic jewelry fabrication and elemental metal forming as employed in the design of jewelry and other metal objects. Emphasis on conceptual process and contemporary fine arts crafts.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: ART 102 or instructor approval Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 242 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing II Introduction to centrifugal casting. Exploration of basic raising and shell structure techniques as well as concepts in historical and contemporary metalwork. Emphasis on conceptual process and contemporary fine arts crafts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 241 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 250 - Graphic Design I An introduction to concepts and forms of graphic design in advertising using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop. Exploration of basic layout, symbol development, and typography combined with problems in design aesthetics. Emphasis on gaining intermediate skills necessary for Adobe InDesign and digital layout.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 154 or permission of the instructor Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 251 - Graphic Design II Second Course in graphic design sequence stressing creative problem solving techniques as applied to layout, color and typography. Course content includes experience with layout design, symbol typography, color application and printing with an emphasis on concept and research based practices.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 250, ART 154 or permission of the instructor. Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 255 - Digital Photography Studies in electronic image processing, imaging and art making, using still photographic image with Photoshop for digital image synthesis and collage. Areas of concern include: color, collage, image manipulation and drawing as well as the technical skills necessary for using computers, software and digital camera.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Prereq: ART 221 ART 154. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 258 - Animation Fundamentals Introduction to methods and techniques of animation, as well as a study of experimental animation film through lectures and labs. Hands-on work with object, sand, line and clay animation, among others. Students will develop projects of their own design resulting in a completed sample reel of work placed online.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CSB Additional course fee required Prereqs: ART 101 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3
ART 260 - Illustration I Introduction to Editorial and Advertising Illustration. Real assignments with active Art Direction to assist in the practice of visual communication. Emphasis on the development of visual idea from thumbnail to finish. Technique and style as well as concept exploration practiced. Exploration of media, visualization and an emphasis on portfolio building.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 101, ART 106 or instructor approval. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 261 - Illustration II Continues creative problem solving of real world assignments, encouraging development of personal style including conceptualization techniques, color relativity, line quality and chiaroscuro. Wide ranging overview of Commercial Art venues in search of appropriate personal solutions to engage the viewer.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required Pre-req: ART 260. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 306 - Advanced Drawing I Media and style with an emphasis on developing personal imagery. Projects assigned with student input, resulting in finished art works. Contemporary drawing history included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 101 ART 102 ART 106 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 3
ART 307 - Advanced Drawing II Media and style with an emphasis on developing personal imagery. Projects assigned with student input, resulting in finished art works. Contemporary drawing history included.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 101 ART 102 ART 106.
Credits: 3
ART 311 - Advanced Painting I Exploration of more advanced ideas and technical means in acrylics concentration on individual problems related to areas of special interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 211 or ART 212 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 312 - Advanced Painting II Exploration of more advanced ideas and technical means in acrylics concentration on advanced individual problems related to areas of special interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 311 Adv Codes: CS.
Credits: 3
ART 313 - Advanced Watercolor Advanced exploration of various styles/techniques of paint application. Contemporary design and personal creativity are combined with historical background.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 214 Adv Codes: CS.
Credits: 3
ART 316 - Printmaking: Lithography A study of an experimentation with the lithographic process. Problems will involve the aesthetics of printmaking as a 20th century form.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 216 or ART 217 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 317 - Advanced Printmaking I Advanced work in one or more of the previous printmaking areas.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 216 ART 217 or ART 316 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 318 - Advanced Printmaking II Advanced work in one or more of the previous printmaking areas.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 216, ART 217 or ART 316 Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 321 - Advanced Photography I .
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 222 or ART 255 Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 322 - Advanced Photography II Advanced work in one or more of the previous photography areas.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 321 Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 326 - Advanced Sculpture I Studio problems involving experimentation with ideas and techniques for sculpture in metal, plastic and wood.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 227 Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 327 - Advanced Sculpture II Studio problems involving experimentation with ideas and techniques for sculpture in metal, plastics and wood.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 326 Adv Codes: CS. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 331 - Advanced Ceramics I Further exploration and experimentation with various aspects of ceramics. Glaze and clay formulation. Study of kiln design and firing procedure.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: CS Prereq: ART 231 ART 232 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 3
ART 332 - Advanced Ceramics II Further exploration and experimentation with various aspects of ceramics. Glaze and clay formulation. Study of kiln design and firing procedure.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 331 Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 3
ART 341 - Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing I Introduction to gemstone setting, tool-making, chasing and repousse, and chiseling. Emphasis on design integration of form and surface.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 242 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 342 - Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing II Advanced work in one or more of the previous metal techniques. Emphasis on personal aesthetic development.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 341 Adv Codes: CS Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 350 - Advertising Design Further development of concepts and forms in Graphic Design I and II with an emphasis on real world applications.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ART 154, ART 250 or permission of the instructor. Additional course fee required.
Credits: 3
ART 355 - Web-Based Visual Design An exploration of computer graphics as a primary tool in image processing, and interactive design, using programs such as Dreamweaver, Flash, and Acrobat. Students will acquire an awareness of the development of computer-based electronic media, and a critical appreciation of current work in the field.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BS Prereq: ART 250 ART 154 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
ART 356 - Introduction to Art Therapy Aspects of art therapy such as its uses in schools, institutions and private patient work. Emphasis on the founders of the field, their theoretical contributions and writings. Lectures, discussion, readings and studio work required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ART 357 - Clinical Applications of Art Therapy Field experiences in institutions, private patient work and schools working with art therapists.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CGS Prereq: ART 356.
Credits: 3
ART 360 - Advanced Illustration I Further development of personal style and practice in honing visual communication skills. Emphasis on more advanced conceptualization and technical proficiency. Direction in self-promotion and the business of Illustration. Increased emphasis on portfolio building and content for individual needs.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 261. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 361 - Advanced Illustration II Further development of personal style and practice in honing visual communication skills. Emphasis on more advanced conceptualization and technical proficiency. Direction in self-promotion and the business of Illustration. Increased emphasis on portfolio building and content for individual needs.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CS Prereq: ART 360. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
ART 365 - Issues in Art An examination of aesthetic criticism and the artist’s role in society with an emphasis on portfolio presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: RF Majors only. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
ART 475 - Directed Studio Problems Open only to juniors and seniors with a studio concentration. Allows for a concentration within a given area over and above the normal course offerings. Permission of the instructor required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
ART 476 - Directed Studio Problems Open only to Juniors and Seniors with a studio concentration. Allows for a concentration. Within a given area over and above the normal course offerings. Permission of the instructor required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
ART 483 - Art Internship This program offers the art students of senior status the opportunity for supervised field experience in the area for which they are primarily prepared, i.e., museums, galleries, graphics and craft studios.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: G.
Credits: 3
ART 484 - Art Internship This program offers the art students of senior status the opportunity for supervised field experience in the area for which they are primarily prepared, i.e., museums, galleries, graphics and craft studios.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
ART 485 - Independent Study Open to juniors and seniors having a cumulative average of B (3.0) or better, who are interested in doing advanced work in studio art with the approval of the department and the designated instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: All 200 and 300 level courses in the specific area or discipline.
Credits: 3
ART 486 - Independent Study Open to Juniors and Seniors having a cumulative average of B (3.0) or better, who are interested in doing advanced work in studio art with the approval of the department and the designated instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: ART 485.
Credits: 3
ART 499 - Art Comprehensive .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: A.
Credits: 0
ATR 356 - Introduction to Art Therapy Aspects of art therapy such as its uses in schools, institutions and private patient work. Emphasis on the founders of the field, their theoretical contributions and writings. Lectures, discussion, readings and studio work required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ATR 357 - Clinical Applications of Art Therapy Field experiences in institutions, private patient work and schools working with art therapists.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CGS Prereq: ART 356 or ATR 356.
Credits: 3
Biology
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Academic Program in:
Minors
Specializations
BIO 103 - PI Biological Systems I (majors) (Perspectives I course) An intensive introduction to scientific logic, hypotheses, predictions, the origin and evolution of life forms (prokaryotes and protists), biochemistry, bioenergetics, genetics and cell biology. Recommended for prospective Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Environmental Science majors with a score above 80 on the Regents Biology Exam. This course is not recommended for non-majors, but those who choose to take the course must have a NYS Biology Regents score of 85 or above.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Coreq: BIO 103L Primarily for Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Nursing, and Physical Therapy Majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 103L - PI Biological Systems I Lab (Perspectives I course) An intensive introduction to scientific logic, hypotheses, prediction, the origin and evolution of life forms (prokaryotes and protists), biochemistry, bioenergetics, genetics and cell biology. Recommended for prospective Biology, Biochemistry, or Environmental Science majors or non-majors with a score above 80 on the Regents Biology exam.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Coreq: BIO 103 Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 104 - Biological Systems II (majors) This sequel to BIO 103 is a course in multicellular organismal biology and ecology. Topics include the diversity, taxonomy and evolution of multicellular organisms. Laboratory and lecture examine the structure and function of multicellular organisms in the context of evolution and adaptation to their environments. The laboratory includes dissection and experimental investigations.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 104L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 104L - Biology Systems Lab II This sequel to Bio 103L is a course in organismal biology and ecology. Topics include the diversity, taxonomy and evolution of multicellular organisms. Laboratory and lecture examine the structure and function of multicellular organisms in the context of evolution and adaptation to their environments. The laboratory includes dissection and experimental investigations.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Additional course fee required Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 104. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 109 - PI Human Biology (Perspectives I course for non-majors) This course investigates the role of the human species in the biosphere. Students will participate in the process of scientific inquiry through lecture, discussion and laboratory investigations. Course content will emphasize the structure and function of the human organism as well as the application of biological principles to human affairs. For Laboratory see Bio 109L.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 109L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 109L - PI Human Bio Lab (Perspectives I Course) Through direct participation in descriptive and experimental investigation, students will explore the human body from chemical, cellular, anatomical physiological, genetic, and ecological perspectives. Must be taken concurrently with BIO 109
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: BIO 109 Adv Codes: NR Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 111 - PI Contemporary Biology (Perspectives I course for non-majors) A foundation course for non-majors in the principles and processes of biological investigations. This course will follow three main themes: evolution, diversity, and the environment with emphasis on environmental applications. This course will examine such topics as acid rain, global warming, habitat destruction, over population, loss of biodiversity and genetic engineering. For laboratory see Bio 111L.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 111L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
BIO 111L - PI Perspectives I Contemporary Biology Lab (Perspectives I Course) Through direct participation in experimental and descriptive investigation, students will be introduced to biology as an active application of scientific inquiry. Must be taken concurrently with Bio 111.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 111 Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
BIO 114 - PI Plants and People (Perspectives I Course) An introduction to plants for non-majors. Students will explore propagation and structure of plants, forensic botany, economic botany, and the importance of botanical diversity. Consideration also given to other issues involving plants such as conservation, discovery of new drugs from plants, and genetic engineering. Must be taken concurrently with BIO 114L.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 114L Additional Lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 114L - PI Plants and People Lab (Perspectives I Laboratory) This course will actively involve students in using the scientific method to study plants. It will include work in the greenhouse, in the field and in the lab. Must be taken concurrently with BIO 114.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 114. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 116 - PI How to Make a Baby (Perspectives I course) This co-requisite course and laboratory will offer non-biology majors an introduction to human reproduction and embryonic and fetal development using the scientific method as the mode of inquiry. This course will be relevant to anyone who is already or who wants to become a parent. The 3-credit lecture component will explore issues from a scientific point of view. The 1-credit laboratory component will give students hands-on experience using the scientific method on non-human model systems (sea urchins, frit flies, chicks, etc.) and laboratory exercises will coincide with the topics discussed in the lecture component.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: RN Coreqs: BIO 116L.
Credits: 3
BIO 116L - PI How to Make a Baby Lab Students will learn about human reproduction and development using non-human model systems (sea urchins, fruit flies, chicks, etc.) and laboratory exercises will coincide with topics discussed in lecture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 116.
Credits: 1
BIO 117 - PI Microbes & Society (Perspectives I Course) PI Course for non-biology majors. General microbiology concepts, with emphasis on bacteria and viruses. Emphasis on contemporary issues; both beneficial and harmful aspects will be covered such as bioterrorism, emerging diseases like SARS and AIDS, bioremediation, and food microbiology.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 117L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 117L - PI Microbes and Society Lab (Perspectives I Lab) PI Laboratory course for non-biology majors. Topics will correlate with the course (BIO 117). Emphasis on safe handling of microbes and the scientific method.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Coreq: BIO 117 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 150 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I The first in a sequence of two foundational courses in the structure and function of the human body. This course is designed as an elective for science majors (Biology, Chemistry) and is required by health profession majors (Physical Therapy, Nursing); it is offered every spring semester and during each summer session. A systems level approach is used to study general histology, and integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. The laboratory component of the course (BIO 150L) is a co-requisite that reinforces the principles learned in lecture (BIO 150) with hands-on experiences in human physiology using state-of-the-art digital instrumentation, computer simulations, and animal dissection.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: BR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 150L Required for all Physical Therapy and Nursing majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring and Summer
Credits: 3
BIO 150L - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab I The first in a sequence of two foundational courses in the structure and function of the human body. This course is designed as an elective for science majors (Biology, Chemistry) and required by health profession majors (Physical Therapy, Nursing); it is offered every spring semester and during each summer session. A systems level approach is used to study general histology, and integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. The laboratory reinforces the principles learned in lecture (Bio 150) with hands-on experiences in human physiology using state-of-the-art digital instrumentation, computer simulations, and animal dissection.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 150 Required for Nursing and Physical Therapy majors Additional lab fee required. Adv Codes: RB. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring and Summer
Credits: 1
BIO 151 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II A continuation of Bio 150/150L. Topics covered during this fall semester and during the second summer session course include the structure and function of circulatory, lymphatic (including immunology), respiratory, excretory, digestive, and reproductive systems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes: BR Prereq: Bio 150/150L w/C- or better Coreq: BIO 151L Required for all Nursing & Physical Therapy majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Summer
Credits: 3
BIO 151L - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab II A continuation of Bio 150/150L. Topics covered during this fall semester and during the second summer session course include the structure and function of circulatory, lymphatic (including immunology), respiratory, excretory, digestive, and reproductive systems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes: BR Prereq: Bio 150/150L w/C- or better Additional lab fee required Coreq: BIO 151. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Summer
Credits: 1
BIO 201 - Comparative Chordate Anatomy Phylogeny of the chordates and the evolution of their organ systems through comparative anatomy. Structural modifications are correlated with function and their impact on the evolution of vertebrate phyla. Laboratory includes dissection of the shark, amphibian, mammal as well as detailed study of skeletal material.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L, BIO 104, BIO 104L or with a equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 201L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
BIO 201L - Comparative Chordate Anatomy Lab Phylogeny of the chordates and the evolution of their organ systems though comparative anatomy. Structural modifications are correlated with function and their impact on the evolution of vertebrate phyla. Laboratory includes dissection of the shark, amphibian, mammal as well as detailed study of fish, amphibian, reptilian, bird and mammalian skeletal material.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L, BIO 104, BIO 104L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years Coreq: BIO 201. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
BIO 216 - Plant Biology A consideration of diversity and relationships among various taxa of the plant kingdom. Focus will be on structure, function, genetical and cytological aspects of Anthophyta (flowering plants).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 216L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
BIO 216L - Plant Biology Laboratory Laboratory begins with propagation techniques that include the establishment of tissue cultures, covers traditional aspects of anatomy and taxonomy of higher plants, investigates cell types and the physiological processes of photosynthesis and transpiration.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 216 Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
BIO 226 - PII The Biology of Women (Perspectives II course) A course dealing with the human female throughout her life span. Topics include: biological sex differentiation; the events of a woman’s reproductive life from menarche to menopause; controversies in the treatment of female diseases; sociological and cultural factors that influence a woman’s health and nutrition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: any PI in Biology. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 235 - PII Fund of Human Anatomy & Physiology (Perspectives II course) An introduction to human anatomy and physiology primarily for students in psychology and music therapy professions, although any non-science major with an interest in human biology can enroll in this course. In addition to a study of the structure of the body systems, the course includes topics of current interest: biochemistry, nutrition, substance abuse and control, age-onset diseases, infectious diseases and environmental hazards.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: any PI in Science Primarily for Psychology and Music Therapy Majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 237 - Animal Physiology An in-depth study of the function of vertebrate organisms with some emphasis on select invertebrate systems. Includes the basic physiological mechanisms involved in the maintenance of both cellular and organ-system homeostasis in vertebrates. Laboratory (Bio 237L) is required for Biology majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L, BIO 104, BIO 104L, CHM 145, CHM 146L, CHM 147, CHM 148L, or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better taken within the last 5 years. Recommended for all pre-med, pre-dental, and pre-veterinary students. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 237Q - Animal Physiology Laboratory An application of theory and concepts through direct experimentation. Includes blood and urine analysis, nerve-muscle physiology, exercise physiology, cardiac physiology, respiratory physiology.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L, BIO 104, BIO 104L, CHM 145, CHM 146L, CHM 147, CHM 148L, or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better taken within the last 5 years. Coreq: BIO 237 This is a writing intensive lab.
Credits: 1
BIO 250 - PII Sports Physiology & Life Fitness (Perspectives II Course) Individuals interested in upgrading or maintaining their level of physical fitness and wellness or those who consider themselves to be competitive athletes must possess a foundation for understanding the importance of nutrition and energy transfer to maximize their potential for exercise and training. In addition to the basic principles of exercise physiology, a variety of additional contemporary issues will be offered to include, but not be limited to: use of legal and illegal performance enhancing aids, cardiovascular fitness and disease prevention, training methodologies and fitness assessment. The course will be taught in an online format during the second summer session. Students will be asked to apply factual information to practical experiences designed to improve their understanding of basic principles. Strategies to enhance the educational environment will include experience logs and journals of athletic performance, self-assessments for heart disease, nutritional status, stress management, and overall fitness, and conference interactions with instructors.
Prerequisites & Notes Preq: Any Perspectives I course in Science This is an online, distance learning course. Adv Codes: BN Coreq: BIO 250L when offered. Normal Offering Cycle: Summer
Credits: 3
BIO 250L - PII Sports Physiology and Life Fitness Laboratory (Perspectives II Lab) Individuals interested in upgrading or maintaining their level of physical fitness and wellness or those who consider themselves to be competitive athletes must possess a foundation for understanding the important of nutrition and energy transfer to maximize their potential for exercise and training. In addition to the basic principles of exercise physiology, variety of additional contemporary issues will be offered to include, but not be limited to: use of legal and illegal aids, cardiovascular fitness and disease prevention, training methodologies and fitness assessment. The course will be taught in an interactive and participative manner. Students will be asked to apply factual information to practical experiences designed to improve their understanding of basic principles. Strategies to enhance the educational environment will include experience logs and journals of athletic performance, self-assessments for heart disease, nutritional status, stress management, and overall fitness, and conference interactions with instructors.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Science Adv Codes: R Coreq: BIO 250.
Credits: 1
BIO 251 - PII Introduction to Animal Behavior (Perspectives II course) A survey of the study of animal behavior, its mechanism and methods of inquiry. Lectures and discussions are supplemented with films. Includes applications of ecology, genetics, neurophysiology and evolution to investigating the cause and function of behavior. Individual projects enable students to have experience with direct observation and analysis of behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: HRB Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 251L may be used to satisfy organismal requirement for Biology/Env. majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 251L - Animal Behavior Seminar and Laboratory Students meet on seminar basis to discuss and define problems for investigation. Sessions are followed by laboratory research. Field trips may supplement these activities. May be taken after or concurrently with Bio 251.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 251 May be used to satisfy organismal requirement for Biology/Env. majors. Adv Codes: HRF. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 253 - PII Human Genetics (Perspectives II course for non-majors) A survey of the role of genes in heredity and daily existence of the human being. Basic molecular, genetic and chromosomal mechanisms will be described in order to examine human embryonic development, reproduction, disease, genetic counseling and ethics in medical genetics.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Biology. Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 260G - PII Ethnobotany (Perspectives II Course) This course focuses on the way native peoples incorporate the use of plants into their cultures. This includes exploration of plants as food, medicine, material goods and for spiritual enhancement. We will integrate botanical studies with anthropological aspects of plant use including indigenous cultures’ world views/cosmology, and how these world views impact healing practices, spiritual practices, and biological conservation with regard to plants. We will also focus on the application of anthropological theories, methods, and concepts to the place of plants in society.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Science or Social Science; Fulfills Multicultural Studies Concentration. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 270 - PII Natural History (Perspectives II course) Evolution and ecology provide the basis for understanding the lives of animals and plants that inhabit our region. Animal and plant taxonomy and identification will focus on those commonly encountered in the Rochester area. Lectures and field trips to local parks will include discussion and field identification of insects, birds, mammals as well as trees, shrubs and wildflowers. (Summer session only)
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any one of the following: BIO 103 BIO 109 BIO 111 CHM 145 PHY 201 SCI 101 SCI 131 SCI 167 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
BIO 304 - Developmental Biology An analysis of the patterns and principles of reproduction and development (how a single fertilized egg becomes a complex, multicellular organism) with emphasis on how the embryo changes form, how cell fates are specified, how genes are regulated, how patterns are formed and discussion of contemporary issues, including human reproduction and development.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years AND BIO 104/104L (BIO 201 recommended) Coreq: BIO 304L.
Credits: 3
BIO 304L - Developmental Biology Lab Experimental analysis of model development systems, such as sea urchin, fruit fly, and chick embryos.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years AND BIO 104/104L (BIO 201 recommended) Coreq: BIO 304 Additional lab fee required.
Credits: 1
BIO 310 - Genetics A study of the principles of inheritance and cell regulation from classical and molecular viewpoints. Special attention is given to chromatin structure, molecular genetics and the genetic aspects of the immune response and cancer.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AHRF Prereqs: BIO 103/BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 310L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 4
BIO 310L - Genetics Lab A study of the principles of inheritance and cell regulation from classical and molecular viewpoints. Special attention is given to chromatin structure, molecular genetics and the genetic aspects of the immune response and cancer.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AHRF Prereqs: BIO 103/BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 310 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 0
BIO 317 - General Microbiology Study of the spectrum and significance of microorganisms and their relationship to human welfare, public health and environment. Microbial anatomy, metabolism, genetics, growth patterns, and mechanisms of the body’s immunological system are included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L, CHM 145, CHM 146L, CHM 147, CHM 148L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Required for Environmental Science majors only. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 317L - General Microbiology Lab Study of the spectrum and significance of microorganisms and their relationship to human welfare, public health and environment. Microbial anatomy, metabolism, genetics, growth patterns, and mechanisms of the body’s immunological system are included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: BIO 103, BIO 103L, CHM 145, CHM 146L, CHM 147, CHM 148L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Additional course fee required Required for Environmental Science Majors only. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
BIO 318 - Clinical Microbiology Microbiology is the study of organisms and agents that are, in general, too small to be seen with the naked eye. As such, microbiology is a vast field, ranging from the study of cell structure and function, to the nature and control of infectious diseases, to microbial ecology and the beneficial use of microbes for food and industrial purposes. In Clinical Microbiology (BIO 318/318L) we will focus considerable attention on the study of bacteria and viruses that cause disease. This course is specifically designed for those interested in a career in the health care professions (e.g. nursing and pre-dental students).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: BIO 103/BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Coreq: BIO 318L Recommended for pre-dental minors Required for all Nursing majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring and Summer
Credits: 3
BIO 318L - Clinical Microbiology Lab Microbiology is the study of organisms and agents that are, in general, too small to be seen with the naked eye. As such, microbiology is a vast field, ranging from the study of cell structure and function, to the nature and control of infectious diseases, to microbial ecology and the beneficial use of microbes for food and industrial purposes. In Clinical Microbiology (BIO 318/318L) we will focus considerable attention on the study of bacteria and viruses that cause disease. This course is specifically designed for those interested in a career in the health care professions (e.g. nursing and pre-medical/ pre-dental/pre-veterinary students).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: BIO 103/BIO 103L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. Recommended for Pre-dental minors Primarily for Nursing majors Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring and Summer
Credits: 1
BIO 325 - Immunology Immunology is the study of the processes by which an organism recognizes and responds to foreign substances in order to maintain a constant internal environment. This course explores immunology in three parts: 1. principles of immuno biology, chemistry and genetics; 2. mechanisms of immune responses, and 3. applications in research and medicine.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHR Prereq: Bio 103/103L and Bio 104/104L or equivalent completed with a grade of C- or better within the past 5 years. (or instructor permission); may be used to satisfy the Biology Elective requirement for Biology majors. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
BIO 330 - PII Ecology (Perspectives II course) For science and non-science majors wishing more advanced study, this course will cover both the principles of ecology and its applications. This course covers ecosystem analysis, population dynamics as well as the impact of humans on the global environment. A few short field trips are included as well as several microcomputer exercises.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any Perspectives I course in Science. Required for Biology, Environmental Science, Biology Inclusive Education, and Biology Adolescence Education Majors. Adv Codes: R. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
BIO 330L - Ecology Laboratory With a greater focus on field study and quantitative analysis, this class will include field trips for the study of and collection of specimens as well as computer analysis and simulations in ecology. Laboratory is required only for students majoring in biology or environmental science.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFRH Prereq: Any Perspectives I course in Science. Required for Biology, Environmental Science, Biology Inclusive Education, and Biology Adolescence Education Majors. Coreq: BIO 330W Additional Lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
BIO 341 - PII Ecology and Conservation Biology of Costa Rica (Perspectives II course) Course requiements: Students must register for the course in the Fall 2009 semester. -Students must attend 3 days of classes (2 hours per day) in the Spring semester (or during the week immediately following graduation in the Spring). -Students must complete the 9-day Costa Rica tour (currently scheduled for late May). -Students must maintain a journal of their observations throughout the tour. -Students must attend 3 days of classes (2 hours per day) in the following Fall semester and submit a written term report based on the 6 days of classes and the tour in Costa Rica.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: High School Biology and a PI in SCI.
Credits: 3
BIO 353 - Bioinformatics Bioinformatics is the use of information technology to advance the scientific understanding of living systems. Bioinformatic technologies are used to analyze sequences, structure, and map information about genes and proteins. Topics covered in this course include gene sequence comparison for mutation and evolution analysis, molecular modeling and clinical applications.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CHR Prereq: BIO 310/310L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 377 - PII Conservation Biology (Perspectives II course) Conservation biology is the scientific investigation of the human impact on biological diversity and the development of strategies to prevent species extinction. It merges ecosystem and population biology concepts with issues of environmental law, economics and ethics. The course includes a field component in which students examine a local habitat and conduct a quantitative environmental assessment of possible damage and the need for remediation and protection.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CHR Prereq: BIO 330, BIO 330L Required for Environmental Science majors only. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 410 - Cell Biology The molecular basis of cell structure and function is explored in a systematic examination of cell organelles. Special attention is given to cell thermodynamics, energy production, biosynthesis, control processes and evolutionary patterns.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: HRF Prereq: BIO 103 BIO 103L CHM 251 CHM 252 Coreq: BIO 410L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 4
BIO 410L - Cell Biology Lab The molecular basis of cell structure and function is explored in a systematic examination of cell organelles. Special attention is given to cell thermodynamics, energy production, biosynthesis, control processes and evolutionary patterns.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: HRF Prereq: BIO 103 BIO 103L CHM 251 CHM 252 Coreq: BIO 410 Additional lab fee required.
Credits: 0
BIO 421 - Biochemistry A study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules, their synthesis and degradation, principles of enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics and biological oxidation. The laboratory is an introduction to modern biochemical methods and techniques and their application to the solution of biochemical problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Cross-listed with CHM 421.
Credits: 3
BIO 421L - Biochemistry Lab I A study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules, their synthesis and degradation, principles of enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics and biological oxidation. The laboratory is an introduction to modern biochemical methods and techniques and their application to the solution of biochemical problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Coreq: BIO 421.
Credits: 1
BIO 422 - Biochemistry II/Molecular Biology Topics include photosynthesis, nucleic acid structure and function, gene regulation and recombinant DNA technology.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: BIO 103 CHM 251 CHM 252 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
BIO 422L - Biochemistry II/Molecular Biology Lab This laboratory is an introduction to modern biochemical methods such as DNA isolation and analysis, electrophoresis, recombinant DNA technology, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: CHM/BIO 422 Prereq: CHM 252 Recommended prereq: BIO 103, CHM 361, CHM/BIO 421 Adv Codes: R Additional course fee required.
Credits: 0
BIO 423L - Molecular Biology Laboratory An introduction to modern biochemical methods and techniques including differential centrifugation, electrophoresis and recombinant DNA.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
BIO 425 - Advanced Genetics In-depth exploration of current research literature in genetics through formal lectures and scientific conversations among students and the instructor. Topics include recombinant DNA, cancer genetics and gene regulation.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: BIO 310.
Credits: 3
BIO 450 - Biology Senior Seminar I A reading course in biological literature for Biology Seniors involving an in-depth exploration of selected topics in biology. Students will be expected to report on and discuss a broad range of biological issues and prepare a proposal for a research investigation. Some preparation for the Senior comprehensive exam may be included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFGHR Prereq: senior, major or departmental approval (full-year course with credit given after completion of Bio 451.). Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1.5
BIO 451 - Biology Senior Seminar II A reading course in biological literature for Biology Seniors involving an in-depth exploration of selected topics in biology. Students will be expected to report on and discuss a broad range of biological issues and conduct either an original or literature research investigation. Students will take the comprehensive exam during this course.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFHR Prereqs: senior major or department approval. (A full year course with credit given after the completion of Bio 451.). Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1.5
BIO 452 - Biology Research Following a literature search and a project proposal, students will conduct an original laboratory investigation culminating in a scientific research paper, or participate as an apprentice at a research institution. Biology research is recommended for students planning to go on to graduate school. All Biology Department seniors involved in an original research project (lab or field) are required to enroll in BIO 452 concurrently with BIO 451.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: G Prereqs: departmental approval. Coreq: BIO 451 Each student credit hour requires 3 clock hours per week of research related work. All Seniors involved in an original research project must enroll in BIO 452.
Credits: 1 to 3
BIO 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and High School This course in Biology (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
BIO 479 - Student Teaching Middle and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in Biology provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval Normal Offering Cycle: Fall.
Credits: 6
BIO 483 - Biology Intership Supervised placement in a biology research setting providing experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest. Departmental approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
BIO 485 - Independent Study Independent study may be pursued as a reading course in biological literature, or as an opportunity to acquire special biological techniques. The student must complete a written proposal on an independent study form (available in the Registrar’s Office).
Prerequisites & Notes Permission of instructor is required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1 to 3
BIO 499 - Biology Comprehensive Typically satisfied by successful completion of the GRE Achievement Test in Biology or the Major Field Test in Biology during BIO 451. Biology seniors must be enrolled in this course during the semester in which they intend to graduate.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FH. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 0
ENV 450 - Environmental Science Senior Seminar I A reading-tutorial course for Environmental Science seniors involving an in-depth exploration of selected topics in environmental science. The student will examine contemporary topics such as energy, pollution, populations, wildlife management, conservation, and related social issues. Students will be expected to prepare a proposal for research investigation. Some preparation for the Senior Comprehensive exam may be included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFGHR Prereq: BIO 330. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1.5
ENV 451 - Environmental Science Senior Seminar II A reading-tutorial course for Environmental Science seniors involving an in-depth exploration of selected topics in environmental science. The student will examine contemporary topics such as energy, pollution, populations, wildlife management, conservation and related social issues. Students will conduct either an original or literature research investigation. Students will take the comprehensive exam during this course.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: BIO 330 Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1.5
ENV 454 - Field Study Field work in which experience is gained by direct application of theory and skills in the area of environmental science. The student may serve as an apprentice or assistant with a local facility under the direction of a Nazareth College faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: BIO 330 BIO 330L.
Credits: 4
ENV 499 - Environmental Science Comprehensive Typically satisfied by successful completion of the GRE Achievement Test in Biology or the Major Field Test in Biology during ENV 451. Environmental Science seniors must be enrolled in this course during the semester in which they intend to graduate.
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Credits: 0
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BCH 499 - BioChemistry Comprehensve Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 0
CHM 090 - Laboratory Safety Workshop The focus of this course is to train students in acceptable laboratory practices. Topics covered include: emergency response procedures, general laboratory safety guidelines, identification and use of safety equipment, chemical storage and waste disposal, legal aspects including government standards (OSHA, ANSI, EPA), handling glassware, equipment and reagents, record keeping, library and on line resources. Required course for all chemistry, biochemistry, chemistry education majors as well as departmental student workers.
Prerequisites & Notes Required for Chemistry Majors, Biochemistry Majors Chemistry Minors and Chemistry Department student workers. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 0
CHM 140 - PI Molecules, Matter and Mayhem Communication (Perspectives I course) This course serves as the entry-level course in Chemistry. The focus is on students learning the fundamental concepts of chemistry, understanding the modes of thinking like a scientist and the basics of chemical problem solving. Topics such atomic and molecular structure, chemical properties and behaviors and the role of chemistry in contemporary society will be emphasized. Both qualitative (descriptive) and quantitative relationships will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Coreqs: CHM 140L This course is for first year students only. Upper level students cannot register without Chair’s approval.
Credits: 3
CHM 140L - PI Molecules, Matter and Mayhem Lab (Perspectives I Laboratory) This laboratory experience will link with CHM 140 class. Students will generate, analyze and interpret chemical data. Students will learn appropriate ways carrying the scientific process to solve a chemical problem including proper means of communicating chemical findings.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Coreq: CHM 140 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
CHM 145 - PI General Chemistry I (Perspectives I Course) This course deals with elements in the periodic table, their compounds and reactions. Atomic structure will be reviewed and elemental groups will be discussed. Synthesis, Stoichiometry, Bonding, Structure and physical properties matter will be investigated as well as the understanding of periodic trends of the elements. Emphasis will be on problem solving approaches that relate to real world applications.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: CHM 146L Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
CHM 146L - PI General Chemistry I Laboratory (Perspectives I Laboratory) A one semester laboratory course involving synthesis of various types of inorganic compounds and the classification of their chemical and physical properties. It stresses laboratory techniques, safety and practical applications in the chemical world.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Coreq: CHM 145 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
CHM 147 - General Chemistry II Continuation of Chm 145. Lecture course examining chemical theory and the applications of mathematics to the study and prediction of chemical behavior.Topics include: Intermolecular forces, kinetics, chemical equilibria, acid-base theory, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and the chemistry of living things.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 145 with grade of C- or better Coreq: CHM 148L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHM 148L - General Chemistry II Laboratory A one semester laboratory course involving various methods of analysis. Techniques of titration, spectroscopy, and kinetics are covered. Experimental procedures involve the use of analytical glassware and statistical analysis of data along with technical report writing and an introduction to research.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 146L with a C- grade or better. Coreq: CHM 147 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 150 - Seminar I: Introduction to Scientific Communication In this introductory course, students learn the basics of scientific communication including broad organization and intended audience of various forms of scientific information, how to search the scientific literature beyond the textbook, reading and analyzing journal articles, and how to prepare posters and oral presentations. In addition, students are required to attend scientific seminars and to discuss contemporary issues related to science. The primary intent of this course is to prepare students for independent research.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 1
CHM 155 - General Chemistry: Molecules, Matter and Mayhem Workshop The Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model engages teams of six to eight students guided by a peer leader in solving problems in general chemistry. The workshop model provides an active learning environment for students in which a peer leader leads the group utilizing various techniques for problem solving, provides guidance when needed, and advice regarding the best practices for students when studying general chemistry. The workshop leader sets a tone for the discussion in which individual points of view are respected, criticism is constructive, and all members have an equal opportunity to participate.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreqs: CHM 140.
Credits: 0
CHM 175 - Seminar I: Introduction to Science Communication A one-semester course designed for lower division science majors who wish to participate in independent research. In this introductory course, students learn the basics of scientific communication as well as the fundamentals of scientific inquiry by working on a project of limited scope. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and honing of the skills required to carry out independent research including: lab technique, record keeping, and instrument use. The scientific literature is introduced by examining the organization and intended audience of various forms of scientific information, how to search the scientific literature beyond the textbook, reading and analyzing journal articles, and how to prepare posters. In addition, students are required to attend scientific seminars and to discuss contemporary issues related to science. The primary intent of this course is to prepare students for independent research.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Pre or Coreq: CHM 090.
Credits: 1
CHM 200 - Introduction to Chemistry Research A one-semester course designed for lower division science majors who wish to participate in independent research. In this introductory course students learn the fundamentals of scientific inquiry by working on a project of limited scope. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and honing of the skills required to carry out independent research including: lab technique, record keeping, instrument use, and literature searching. Skills that are gained in this course will then be applied in upper-level independent research courses (CHM 300, CHM 400)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: CR Coreq or prereq: CHM 150, CHM 090 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1 to 2
CHM 225 - Analytical Chemistry A one semester course covering the techniques of analytical chemistry. Topics covered include separatory, titrimetric and spectroscopic methods of analysis as well as methods of data analysis and experimental design.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 140 or CHM 145 with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 226L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHM 226L - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Laboratory techniques including titration, separation, spectroscopy and electrochemical methods are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 148L with a C- or better Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 250 - Chemistry Seminar I: The Peer-Reviewed Journal Article This is a writing-intensive course in which students learn how to write like a scientist. Special emphasis is placed on the reading, analyzing, and writing of a peer-reviewed journal article. Students learn how to write to an appropriate audience, organize their writing according to prescribed move structures, and use scientific language and conventions. Students employ the skills learned in CHM 175 including the ability to search the scientific literature and peer review of student work.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereq: CHM 175.
Credits: 1
CHM 251 - Organic Chemistry I The relationship between structure and properties of organic compounds is emphasized with a focus on stereochemistry, spectroscopy, nomenclature, organic functional groups, acid-base chemistry, and reaction kinetics and thermodynamics. The reactions of carbonyl-containing compounds and their relevance to biological application are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 147 with C- grade or better Coreq: CHM 253L and CHM 255. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
CHM 252 - Organic Chemistry II The emphasis of this course is on reactions, mechanisms, and synthesis. Special attention is paid toward substitution and elimination reactions at SP3 hybridized carbons, addition reactions to pi systems, electrophilic aromatic substitution, and oxidation-reduced chemistry.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 251 with grade of C- or better Coreq: CHM 254L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHM 253L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Techniques including purification, separation, recrystallization, fractional distillation, solvent extraction, and various forms of chromatography and spectral analysis are introduced in the fall semester. A semester project over several weeks is undertaken, typically with emphasis on isolation, purification, and characterization of a natural product.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 148L with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 251 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
CHM 254L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Functional group transformations, classic synthetic transformations, modern reactions and multi-step synthesis are emphasized in the laboratory. Students are engaged in a multi-week synthesis project of their own design.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: CHM 253L with a C- grade or better. Coreq: CHM 252 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 255 - Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Workshop for Organic Chemistry The PLTL Workshop model engages teams of sex to eight students guided by a peer leader in solving problems in organic chemistry. The workshop model provides an active learning environment for students in which a peer leader leads the group utilizing various techniques for problem solving, provides guidance when needed, and advice regarding the best practices for students when studying organic chemistry. The workshop leader sets a tone for the discussion in which individual points of view are respected, criticism is constructive, and all members have an equal opportunity to participate.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreqs: CHM 251 for Fall term CHM 252 for Spring term.
Credits: 0
CHM 300 - Independent Research This course provides the opportunity for students to engage in independent research projects under the guidance of a faculty member. The independent research experience provides students with the opportunity to do real science while learning valuable skills in time management, perseverance, and dedication to a longer-term projects. In addition, students are expected to keep a complete and accurate account of their work, critically read and analyze journal articles, and present their results in oral presentations. This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Coreq or Prereq: CHM 090, CHM 175 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
CHM 311 - Environmental Chemistry A one-semester course building on the concepts discussed in Chm 145-148 as they apply to environmental systems. The chemistry of air, water, soil and energy systems will be discussed as well as the interactions between systems. Basic toxicology will also be covered.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 147 with a C- or better Adv Codes: R Coreq: CHM 311L.
Credits: 3
CHM 311L - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Students will use modern analytical techniques to explore scientific problems involving natural systems. Analysis of soils, air and natural waters will be done in an integrated project format. Students will develop many of their own procedures based on the hypotheses developed, and follow up each project with written/oral report.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 147, CHM 148L with a C- or better Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
CHM 325 - Basics of Chemical Instrumentation An integrated seminar/laboratory course which gives majors in biological sciences and chemistry minors practical experience with modern instrumentation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: CHM 147 or CHM 225 148L with a grade of C- or better Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHM 350 - Chemistry Seminar II: The Research Proposal The primary objective of this course is to train students in writing a scientific research proposal. Special emphasis is placed on purpose, organization, and language. Students learn about different types of funding and funding agencies; proposals are prepared accordingly. The work described in the proposal may be carried out by the student in the senior research experience (CHM 400) and as part of the senior comprehensive exam (BCH or CHM 499).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereq: CHM 175, CHM 250W. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
CHM 361 - Physical Chemistry I A study of the fundamental theories of matter and their application to chemistry. Topics include intermolecular forces, transpost properties, thermodynamics, kinetic molecular theory, and electrochemistry.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 147 MTH 213 PHY 202 with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 363L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
CHM 362 - Physical Chemistry II A study of fundamental theories of matter and their application to chemistry. Topics include chemical kinetics and quantum mechanics, molecular orbital theory and spectroscopy.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 147 MTH 213 PHY 202 with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 364L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHM 363L - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I The basic properties and structure of matter will be studied through measurement of physical and chemical properties.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 148L with a C- or better Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
CHM 364L - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II The basic properties and structure of matter will be studied by binetic, thermodynamic, electrochemical and spectroscopic means. The course emphasizes knowledge of the principles of instrumental techniques and detailed error analysis. It stresses skills in making accurate physical and chemical measurements.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 148L with a C- or better Additional course fee required Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 365 - Instrumental Analysis Instrumental methods used in research and industry with emphasis on modern equipment and recent advances. Techniques include: spectroscopy, potentiometric, chromatography, and electrochemical methods.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 225 (with a C- or better) CHM 361 Coreq: CHM 366L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
CHM 366L - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Investigations of the techniques, applications and operations of various types of instrumentation as applied to chemical, biochemical and environmental systems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 225, CHM 361 and CHM 226L with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 365 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 400 - Senior Research In this course, students execute the project described in their research proposal submitted in CHM 350. Students work with a faculty member in conducting experiments, collecting data, interpreting results, and modifying strategies as appropriate. It is vital that students keep a complete and accurate account of their work so that the information collected can be used to prepare the senior comprehensive paper and oral presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereq: CHM 350.
Credits: 1
CHM 421 - Biochemistry I A study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules, their synthesis and degradation, principles of enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics and biological oxidation. The laboratory is an introduction to modern biochemical methods and techniques and their application to the solution of biochemical problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 252 with C- grade or better Coreq: CHM 421L Cross-listed with BIO 421. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 4
CHM 421L - Biochemistry Laboratory I A study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules, their synthesis and degradation, principles of enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics and biological oxidation. The laboratory is an introduction to modern biochemical methods and techniques and their application to the solution of biochemical problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 252 with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 421 Additional course fee required cross-listed with BIO 421L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 0
CHM 422 - Biochemistry II/Molecular Biology Topics include nucleic acid structure and function, gene regulation and recombinant DNA technology. Applications of these topics to areas such as medicine, forensics, and agriculture are explored. An introduction to bioinformatics will provide skills to retrieve and analyze electronic data bases, determine sequence homologies, and access the biomedical literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 252 Coreq: CHM 422L Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 4
CHM 422L - Biochemistry II/Molecular Biology and Laboratory The laboratory is an introduction to modern biochemical methods such as DNA isolation and analysis, electrophoresis, recombinant DNA technology, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 252 Coreq: CHM 422 Additional course fee required Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 0
CHM 435 - Adv Organic Chemistry Study of the mechanisms of organic reactions, including such topics as orbital symmetry, reactive intermediates, stereochemistry , asymmetric reactions and synthesis.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 252 CHM 361 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
CHM 445 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry of elements and special topics such as atomic structures, bonding, symmetry, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, acid-base theory and coordination chemistry.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: CHM 362 with a C- or better Coreq: CHM 446L.
Credits: 3
CHM 446L - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Application of techniques of synthetic chemistry and the analysis of inorganic materials using instrumental methods.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereq: CHM 364L Coreq: CHM 445 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 447 - Selected Topics in Chemistry A topically oriented course geared to the demands of the students. Topics could include Physical Biochemistry, Surface Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Magnetic Resonance and Polymer Chemistry, Physical Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Synthesis, Materials Science, Medicinal Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, and Chemistry of Art.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: CHM 252 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1 to 3
CHM 450 - Chemistry Seminar III: Perspectives on Chemistry In this capstone course, students integrate the skills learned in scientific communication with knowledge gained in scientific coursework. Topics include career planning, seminar preparation, scientific ethics, patent applications, and contemporary issues in science. Students also gain a perspective of emerging areas of scientific inquiry as well as who are the leading scientists in the major fields of chemistry. Group discussions and case studies take center stage in this course. In addition, students are required to attend scientific seminars and to reflect specifically on the science presented in these seminars.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereqs: CHM 175, 250W Coreqs: CHM 350.
Credits: 1
CHM 452 - Chemistry Seminar Scientific Communication A writing intensive course with instruction in the use of chemical literature, career exploration and graduate school investigation accompanied by both written and oral presentations of advanced topics selected from the various fields of chemistry.
Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
CHM 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and High School This course in Chemistry (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required Normal Offering Cycle: Spring. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHM 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in Chemistry provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 6
CHM 483 - Chemistry Internship Supervised placement in a biochemistry/chemistry research setting providing experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest. Departmental approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes Departmental approval required.
Credits: 1 to 3
CHM 484 - Chemistry Internship Supervised placement in a biochemistry/chemistry research setting providing experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills, and interest. Departmental approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes Departmental approval required.
Credits: 1 to 3
CHM 485 - Independent Study Faculty-directed study of appropriate topics on a tutorial basis. This course will enable a student to pursue studies of existing knowledge available in the literature. Open to qualified juniors and seniors.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
CHM 486 - Independent Study Faculty-directed study of appropriate topics on a tutorial basis. This course will enable a student to pursue studies of existing knowledge available in the literature. Open to qualified juniors and seniors.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
CHM 499 - Chemistry Comprehensive Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
PHY 203L - PI General Physics Laboratory I (Perspectives I Course) An experimental laboratory course designed to develop skills in data acquisition, data analysis and error analysis. Includes experiments in kinematics, dynamics, energy and momentum conservation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Coreq: PHY 207 or PHY 251 Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
PHY 204L - PII General Physics Lab II (Perspectives II course) An experimental laboratory courses designed to develop skills in data acquisition, data analysis and error analysis. Includes experiments in heat, harmonic motion, sound, light and electricity and magnetism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
PHY 207 - PI Introductory Physics I (Perspectives I course) This is the first semester of a one-year course appropriate for liberal arts students. The course is designed to provide the student with an appreciation of the role of Physics in life as well as understanding the laws of natures. An objective of this course is the development of problem solving skills. Topics include: kinematics, Newton’s laws, statics, work and energy, power, momentum, and vibrations. Requires a strong background in algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Coreq: PHY 203L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHY 208 - PII Introductory Physics II (Perspectives II course) This is the second semester of a one-year course appropriate for liberal arts students. Topics include: wave motion, sound, light, geometric optics, and electricity and magnetism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHY 203L PHY 207 with C- or better Coreq: PHY 204L Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHY 209 - Physics Workshop The PLTL Workshop model engages teams of ten to twelve students guided by a peer leader in solving problems in physics. The workshop model provides an active learning environment for students in which a peer leader leads the group utilizing various techniques for problem solving, provides guidance when needed, and advice regarding the best practices for students when studying physics. The workshop leader sets a tone for the discussion in which individual points of view are respected, criticism is constructive, and all members have an equal opportunity to participate. The workshop is designed for those students in the algebra based introductory physics courses.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: PHY 207 or PHY 208
Credits: 0
PHY 251 - PI Fundamentals of Physics I (Perspectives I course) This course is a calculus-based introduction to physics with primary emphasis on Newtonian mechanics. The topics include: kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, equilibrium of rigid bodies, gravitation, and vibrations. Problem solving is a major component of the course.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MTH 113 Coreq: PHY 203L Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHY 252 - PII Fundamentals of Physics II (Perspectives II course) Continuation of the calculus-based physics sequence. The topics covered include: waves, geometrical optics, heat and thermodynamics and electricity and magnetism.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PHY 203L PHY 251 MTH 114 with grades of C- or better Coreq: PHY 204L Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PHY 255 - Physics Workshop The PLTL Workshop model engages teams of ten to twelve students guided by a peer leader in solving problems in physics. The workshop model provides an active learning environment for students in which a peer leader leads the group utilizing various techniques for problem solving, provides guidance when needed, and advice regarding the best practices for students when studying physics. The workshop leader sets a tone for the discussion in which individual points of view are respected, criticism is constructive, and all members have an equal opportunity to participate. The workshop is designed for those students in the calculus based physics courses.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: PHY 251 or PHY 252
Credits: 0
SCI 105 - PI Introduction to Earth Science (Perspectives I course) This course will examine the Earth Systems that shape and modify our physical environment. This includes aspects of Geology (rocks. mineral resources, and earth processes), Meteorology (atmosphere, climate, and weather patterns), and Oceanography (composition, movement, and geology of the oceans). These systems will be viewed in terms of the modern environment and how the earth’s physical environment has changed throughout the history of the earth.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Coreq: SCI 106L. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
SCI 106L - PI Introduction to Earth Science Lab (Perspectives I Lab) This laboratory course allows students to work with earth materials (rocks, minerals, fossils etc.) in the lab and in the field, and introduces them to techniques for gathering field data. It also introduces the students to other methods used by earth scientists for interpreting earth processes (maps, aerial photos, seismograms, etc.).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Coreq: SCI 105 or equivalent; intended to compliment SCI 105 Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
SCI 111 - PI Understanding Our Environment (Perspectives I course) A course designed for the non-science major who desires to learn about the environment and how the human race has impacted on natural processes. Topics covered will include: natural cycles, energy, resources, pollution, and future speculations as to the fate of our natural world.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Summer
Credits: 3
SCI 112L - PI Understanding Our Environment Lab This laboratory is suitable for students who have already completed the lecture portion of the PI Science requirement, or those seeking a lab to accompany the SCI 115 course. Evening observations both with and without the aid of a telescope will be used to explore the skies. Students will also learn the basic techniques used in astronomy.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
SCI 115 - PI Cosmology A study of the earth and the universe beyond. Topics include: evolution of the universe, the universe today, stars, the solar system and man’s attempt to understand the universe.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SCI 116L - PI Cosmology Laboratory Evening observations both with and without the aid of a telescope will be used to explore the skies and learn the basic principles of astronomy.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
SCI 131 - PI Nutrition Concepts (Perspectives I course) Students learn the basic principles of nutrition, and fundamental concepts in science relevant to nutrition, evaluate personal dietary intakes using computer software programs and discuss topics of current interest related to nutrition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
SCI 132L - PI Nutrition Laboratory (Perspectives I course) Using the scientific method of problem solving, the student will use analytical tools to determine both qualitatively and quantitatively the presence of specific nutrients in various foods, determine the caloric content of foods and design diets for computer analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
SCI 135 - PII Environmental Geology (Perspectives II Course) A one semester introductory course covering the geological processes that shape the natural world. Topics include evolution of the earth, rock cycle, water cycle, evolution of atmosphere and forces that shape the earth.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI in natural science Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
SCI 167 - PI Science of Sound (Perspectives I course) This course is designed for the non-science major to gain a basic understanding of the phenomenon of sound. The physical laws governing the production, propagation and detection of sound will be presented and applied to explain the human voice, the human ear, musical instruments, room acoustics and a number of natural manifestations of sound.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
SCI 168L - PI Science of Sound Laboratory (Perspectives I course) This laboratory will permit students to gain hands-on experience with various experimental procedures and equipment to learn how scientific observations are made, how data is transformed and how these results are used to prove, or disprove, a theory. The applications will focus on the production and propagation of sound, wave motion and acoustics.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Additional course fee required Coreq: SCI 167. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
SCI 201 - PII Interrelationships in Science (Perspectives II course) This course will explore the basic ideas in science that transcend the traditional disciplines of Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy. Topics such as energy, matter, motion and reactions will be investigated. An integral part of this course will be the application of these concepts through inquire-based, hands-on laboratory experiments. Diversity among the disciplines as well as the ways that different cultures have answered fundamental questions about themselves and their world will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Science Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SCI 206 - PII History of Life (Perspectives II course) The class will focus on the development of life on earth from the earliest bacteria 3.5 billion years ago to the diversity of today. There will be a hands-on study of fossils and exercises used by paleontologists to interpret the clues that tell about ancient life on earth.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Science Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SCI 207 - PII History of Earth (Perspectives II course) The class will be a study of the earth in a historical context, examining the sequence of geological events that have led to the shape of the earth as we know it today and how these events related to environmental changes of the past and the changes seen in the fossil record. There will be a required field exercise to examine the rocks in the local area.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: SCI 105 or SCI 135.
Credits: 3
SCI 221 - PII Women, Health and Culture (Perspectives II course) A discussion of the natural factors that control the health of women and the environmental, cultural and behavioral conditions that influence this health.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R Prereq: any PI in Science. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
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AMS 340 - Bibliographic Methods for American Studies This course examines some of the cultural criticism by American Studies scholars so that students may understand and develop skills needed to do interdisciplinary research. The topic/theme may vary from semester to semester. Required for all majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 3
AMS 440 - American Studies Seminar Senior experience integrating the methods and materials of the major which by definition is an interdisciplinary major. The topic of the seminar varies from year to year depending on the interests and needs of the students Particular attention is given to social and cultural aspects of the study.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFR.
Credits: 3
AMS 499 - American Studies Comprehensive Majors select a specific theme or period in American Studies e.g. Gilded Age; Women in the Civil War; Reform Spirit in America. They write a paper on the selected topic, incorporating ideas from the various areas of study-comparing, contrasting, evaluating. Students defend their paper in an oral presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 0
COMM 101 - Theories of Human Communication The Theories of Human Communication course explores social patterns humans have created as symbol-using beings. These theories help explain common patterns of human interaction, effective discursive patterns for leadership and persuasion, and productive techniques for communicating with diverse populations.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
COMM 201 - Introduction to Mass Communication Being both theoretical and historical in its content, this course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and approaches in the critical analysis of mass communication. Drawing upon contemporary critiques and historical studies, it seeks to build an understanding of different forms of media in order to assess their roles and impact in society. As such, the course combines theory and praxis meaning that various theoretical aspects surrounding media are applied to a range of examples and texts. Therefore, the study of the development of mass communication includes a variety of perspectives such as critical/cultural studies, historical, economic, etc.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv: ABR.
Credits: 3
COMM 202 - Communication Ethics & Law This course focuses on ethical and legal issues that affect all areas in the field of mass communication by studying ethical theories and philosophies as well as specific case studies and defined standards and codes of ethics at work in the profession. It aims to foster professional attitudes and behavior by confronting students with the extent of ethical and legal problems faced in the profession and by equipping them with the heuristics needed to solve those problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
COMM 203 - Speechmaking and Society This course is a selective history of how speechmaking shapes the rhetorical, social, political, and cultural realms of various societies by exploring the vital role that it plays within the public sphere as a site of struggle in pubic discourse. It is not a performance-based or practice-based course which would be the objective of a public speaking or a speech writing course. By examining significant speeches, addressing issues such as government, the economy, international affairs, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and various forms of political struggle, students attempt to develop a rhetorical appreciation for the way the meaning(s) of democracy have been delimited and expanded throughout this countrys history. While the main focus of study is speechmaking in the United States, the course nevertheless, includes a broad range of speeches from around the globe in order to assess their rhetorical, social, political, and cultural impact.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
COMM 204 - History of Communication Technologies This course will focus on the history of the major communication technologies and how they have both shaped and been shaped by culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
COMM 274 - History of Graphic Design A chronological survey of the major styles, movements, and individuals in graphic design, from the Renaissance to the present, with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students will become acquainted with the main languages of graphic design, as well as the cultural, technological, and socio-political contexts from which they originate.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with AHI 274.
Credits: 3
COMM 301 - Communication Research Methods This course is designed to introduce students to the field of communication by addressing the major research areas that are relevant within the discipline including quantitative versus qualitative research. Students, therefore, learn a variety of methodological approaches ranging from rhetorical criticism to surveys to ethnographic research.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR Prereqs: ENGW 251, 252, 253, 254 and COMM 201.
Credits: 3
COMM 340 - PII Cinema Studies (Perspectives II course) This course will provide a clear and comprehensive overview of all of the major theoretical and critical approaches to the study of film. This includes detailed coverage of established critical perspectives such as semiotics, formalism, surrealism, feminism and psychoanalysis, as well as important newer areas of study such as film audiences and reception, queer theory, and identity politics. As such, the course will serve as an overview of the key critical thinkers and theories surrounding the study of cinema situated within their appropriate historical and cultural contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Cross-listed with ENGL 340.
Prereqs: ENGW 253W and ENGW 254W
Credits: 3
COMM 341 - Race and Ethnicity in Media Media representations of race and ethnicity may reflect society, but also have a hand in shaping it as well. This class will encourage students to be critical of media representations of race and ethnicity. Throughout the semester we will explore the historical changes in media portrayals, question if and how people of various races and ethnicities are portrayed in the media, and exercise our own critical skills in dissecting such images. While this class focuses on race and ethnicity some of the readings and discussions will also involve issues of class and gender as these are necessarily intertwined.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereqs: COMM 201 or ENGL 200W Cross-listed with ENGL 341.
Credits: 3
COMM 352 - Linguistics and Communication An introduction to the study of human ability to produce and comprehend language and properties of human languages, and to their systematic study in the field of linguistics and communication. This course considers how the study of language helps us understand human prehistory as well as cultural and social factors involved in the use of language and communication. It is also a basic introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology with special emphasis on language as a basic component of human culture and offers an overview of what the study of language contributes to our understanding of human communication.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Cross-listed with ANT 338.
Credits: 3
COMM 353 - Persuasion This course will examine the role that persuasion as “the art of influence” has within American society and culture as well as various techniques of persuasion. Specifically, the course will address fields in which persuasion is a major underlining foundation including, but not limited to advertising, public relations, marketing, and political campaigns.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
COMM 356 - Fundamentals of Video Production And Editing This course seeks to introduce students to the core knowledge and skills required for executing basic video productions. Students will be instructed in both the theory and practice of video, including but not limited to: basics of video technology, production aesthetics, visual narrative, basic cinematography and lighting, audio for video, and the fundamentals of editing. Students will be called upon to create multiple short productions over the course of the semester.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: B.
Credits: 3
COMM 356L - Fundamentals of Video Production and Editing Lab Required lab taken with COMM 356. Teaches the software and hardware utilized in the beginning video production.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: COMM 356 Adv Codes: B.
Credits: 0
COMM 357 - Advanced Video Production and Editing This course seeks to build on the skills acquired in the Fundamentals class, requiring students to focus on either short documentary or narrative fiction, and culminating in a 15-30 minute production. Students will learn advanced lighting techniques for fiction; understand and utilize advanced non-linear editing techniques, and field production techniques; and know and utilize various methods for directing fiction.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: B.
Credits: 3
COMM 357L - Advanced Video Production and Editing Lab Required lab taken with COMM 357. Teaches the software and hardware utilized in advanced video production.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: COMM 357 Adv Codes: B.
Credits: 1
COMM 374 - Public Relations Focuses on developing students’ writing skills for public relations in the areas of press releases, memos and letters, speeches, public service announcements and annual reports. Students also study the practical application of basic public relations concepts and processes including public relations in corporations, government and institutions, public opinion, communication media, ethics of public relations and public relations campaigns.
Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with ENGW 374 Prereq: ENGW 253W and ENGW 254W Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
COMM 389 - International Graphic Narrative This course examines graphic narratives (full-length works of fiction and non-fiction which combine text and image in the tradition of the comic) through the lenses of aesthetic, visual rhetoric, and comic theories. Graphic novels, journalistic pieces, memoirs, comic strips, and histories by authors from around the world will be studied.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv codes: BHR Cross-listed with ENGL 389.
Credits: 3
COMM 410 - Gender, Sexuality, and the Media A critical examination of the intersection of contemporary media and the theoretical models associated with feminism, queer theory, masculinity, the notion of the erotic, and identity.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Crosslisted with ENGL 410. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
COMM 440 - Rhetoric of Popular Culture Rhetoric is “the social function that influences and manages meaning.” Perhaps this function of rhetoric is most influential when it occurs in our every day lives through our popular discourses. Although the rhetorical aspects of popular culture largely may be ignored within our society, these implications nevertheless play an important role and need to be further addressed. Utilizing a critical/cultural studies approach, in this course students will examine the ways in which popular forms of discourse (such as literature, art, film, television, etc.” influence and/or persuade various audiences. Specifically, they will explore the following questions in relation to the rhetorical dimensions of popular culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: ENGW 251 & 252.
Credits: 3
COMM 450 - Communication and Rhetoric Senior Seminar This capstone course provides students an opportunity to produce a substantial project of their own design which integrates the knowledge and skills learned in their program. Projects will depend on each student’s particular praxis strand/interest and incorporate the appropriate research methods. The course will culminate in a professional oral presentation of the project during a forum open to the campus and business community.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AHR Prereqs: for seniors only, ENGW 253W, ENGW 254W COMM 201 and one of the following: ENGW 270, 271, 340, 351, COMM 356, 374, ART 250, 355 or MGT 216.
Credits: 3
COMM 482 - Communication and Rhetoric Internship I Supervised placement in an appropriate position with a local publication, firm, or organization. Student must have taken ENGW 251 and 252, plus one course of a praxis strand.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: ENGW 253W and ENGW 254W, COMM 201 and one of the following: ENGW 270, 271, 340 341, 351, 356, COMM 356, 357, 374, ART 250, 355 or MGT 216 Minimum GPA of 2.5 Adv Codes: AHG.
Credits: 3
COMM 483 - Communication and Rhetoric Internship II Students are provided the opportunity to complete a second internship. Supervised placement will be in an appropriate position with a local publication, firm, or organization. Students must have taken COMM 482 and have completed the praxis strand.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: GH Prereq: ENGW 253W and ENGW 254W, COMM 201, 202, 482, and 2 courses of praxis strand Minimum GPA of 2.5.
Credits: 3
COMM 499 - Senior Experience Culmination project for all seniors in the major. Students are expected to design a project that will apply what they have learned over the course of their study.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFH.
Credits: 0
ENGE 357 - Theories of Grammar and the Composing Process Intensive and reflective study of contemporary composition theories as well as traditional, structural, and transformational-generative systems of grammar; extensive exploration of the relationships among grammar, style, and the composing process. Required for all certification candidates majoring in English. Prerequisite for ENGL 457.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: JHR.
Credits: 3
ENGE 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and Senior High Intensive exploration of the literary and pedagogical arts related to the teaching of English at the secondary level (grades 7-12). Teaching candidates will develop expertise in the areas of lesson and unit planning, sequenced activity development, assessment techniques, and differentiated instruction for maximal student learning in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Alignment with NYS Standards and development of an effective teaching persona will also be stressed. 35-hour field experience component required. Required for English majors seeking certification in Adolescence Education.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHM Prereqs: ENGE 357 and 35-hours of field participation required.
Credits: 3
ENGE 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised student teaching experience in English that provides experiences in both a middle and a high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FHM Bloodborne Pathogen training required.
Credits: 6
ENGL 133 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Science Fiction (Perspectives I course) Students will be invited to explore the literary methods at work in a variety of science fiction texts (cinematic texts, radio programs, and television shows as well as written texts) by such authors as Isaac Asimov, Pat Cadigan, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and H.G. Wells. We will look at such things as characterization, setting, narrative patterns, etc. to explore the specific ways in which these methods are employed in science fiction. Students will be given the chance to write science fiction if they so desire.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 134 - ST Selected Topics This selected studies designation allows for the teaching of a variety of genres and sub-genres not covered by the other individual PI genre course offerings. Offerings include “Science Fiction,” “Mystery Fiction,” “Creative Non-Fiction,” “Gothic Fiction,” “Travel Literature,” “Satire,” among others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Special/Selected Topics.
Credits: 3
ENGL 135 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Crime and Detective Fiction (Perspectives I course) This PI course will focus on short stories, novels and films about crime and detection. We will examine the rise of the detective as a historical and cultural figure over the nineteenth century, and then chart the many manifestations of this figure in the twentieth century. In particular, we will attend to what happens to the detective story when the detective is no longer the usual White Guy in the city—what if the detective is a woman, an African American, a Native American, a futuristic techno-cop? This course also offers the option to participate in “The Jail Project” a service-learning opportunity working with inmates at Monroe Correctional Facility.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 140 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Short Story (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the short story as a literary genre through its 19th century beginnings in America, its development in Europe/Asia, and its variations in contemporary writing. Writers include Poe, Hawthorne, DeMaupassant, Chekhov, Flannery O’Connor, Cheever, Walker and others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 141G - Shapes of the Imagination: Epic (Perspectives I Course) (Perspectives I course) An introduction to epic as a cross-cultural literary genre. Readings - drawn from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas - may vary, though all expose cultural tensions in primary and secondary epics such as Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, The Mahabharata, Sundiata, Omeros, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGL 142 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Poetry (Perspectives I course) An introduction to poetry as a multi-faceted literary genre and to the terms which make it accessible to criticism, e.g. metre, rhyme, image, metaphor, symbol, etc. Texts reflecting an historical spectrum of the form’s development will be chosen at the discretion of the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 143 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Novel (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the novel as a literary genre including focus on the components of setting, mood, story, plot, meaning, characters, point of view, etc., and exploration of traditional and experimental forms. Readings reflecting an historical spectrum of the form’s development will be chosen at the discretion of the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 144 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Drama (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the drama as a literary genre focusing on Classical, English, American and Continental masterpieces. Writers include Aeschylus, Racine, Congreve, Ibsen, Shaw, and Garcia Lorca.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 145 - PI Shapes of the Imagination: Personal Narrative (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the forms, uses, and values of the genres of personal narrative including letters, diaries, journals, memoirs, autobiographies and travelogues. Special attention will be paid to issues of purpose, identity and credibility. Readings include American, European and Non-Western writers.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 146 - PI Fable (Perspectives I course) In this course we will aim to discover the nature of fable, its purpose or function in society, its development and influence, its place in the development of literature, and its value as a literary genre.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Introduction to Literary Studies Designed to prepare English majors for advanced work in the major, this course will introduce students to different literary genres, expose students to the formal vocabulary used to discuss such texts: and familiarize students with different approaches to the study of literature, ranging from new criticism to more contemporary literary theories. Requirements for ENGL 200W This course is designed for English majors, so enrollment is limited to those students who have designated ENGL or COMM (with or without certification) as their official major programs. As a prerequisite for this course, students must have completed six credits of writing (in the form of College Writing, other Nazareth writing courses, transfer credit, or AP credit)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR open only to ENGL and COMM majors who have completed 6 hrs of College Writing.
Credits: 3
ENGL 201 - Survey of British Literature I Major British authors from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BRH. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 202 - Survey of British Literature II Major British authors from the 18th century to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 203 - Survey of American Literature I A sampling of the Native-American oral literature, the travel writings of French and Spanish explorers, Puritan spiritual journals and sermons, revolutionary war treatises, captivity, and slave narratives, as well as the authors traditionally associated with American literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 204 - Survey of American Literature II A survey of American Literature from the Civil War to the present, including voices from the Realist, Naturalist, Modernist and Postmodernist movements.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 205G - Survey of World Literature I Study of representative works or world literature from earliest times through the 16th century. Emphasizes consideration of the literary, cultural and human significance of selected great works of the Eastern and Western literary traditions including women’s, minority, and ethnic literature with the goal of promoting an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts and of the human values which unite the different literary traditions. Readings include works by Homer, Sapho, Valmiki, Dante, Tsao Hsueh Chin, Murasaki, Ferdouski, Rumi, Cervantes.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI in literature. Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 206G - Survey of World Literature II Study of the representative works of world literature from the 17th century to the present. Emphasizes consideration of the literary, cultural and human significance of selected great works of the Eastern and Western literary traditions with the goal of promoting an understanding of the works in their cultural/ historical contexts and of the human values which unite the different literary traditions. Readings include works by Racine, Voltaire, Rousseau, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Cesaire, Kawabata, Tagore, Borges, Roy.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 304G - PII Mythology (Perspectives II course) Theoretical, historical, cultural, psychological and literary study of mythology, including Greek, Norse, mid-Eastern, African, Hindu, and Native-American. Emphasis on philosophical, cultural and moral values as they shape civilizations from their origins.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: Any PI in Literature. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 305 - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories Comedies and histories.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 306 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Last Plays Tragedies and last plays.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 307 - Teaching Shakespeare An upper-level survey of Shakespeare’s plays, including comedies, histories, tragedies, designed especially for future secondary school teachers; adaptations and transformations of Shakespeare’s works in novels, films, and other media will be considered alongside primary source materials.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR Prereq: ENGL 200W.
Credits: 3
ENGL 309 - Renaissance Literature More, Montaigne, Spenser and other Continental and English writers.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 310 - Seventeenth-Century Literature Major figures of the period, with emphasis on the poets from Donne to Marvell.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 311 - Eighteenth-Century Literature Selected masterpieces from the literature of the Enlightenment in England, including works by Pope, Swift, Boswell and Johnson. Attention will be paid both to currents of thought and to the development of the genres characteristic of the period.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 312 - The Romantic Movement Major English Romantic poets, essayists, and fiction writers - including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Keats, Shelley, and Byron. Emphasis on the themes of revolution, imagination, nature, and the individual. Continental and/or American figures such as Goethe, Kant, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Dickinson are often considered as well.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 313 - The Victorians Major writers of the Victorian period in relation to social thought and the development of literary forms.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 314 - 19th Century Women Writers This course will [a] examine the literary achievement of some major women english writers of the 19th century, and [b] explore whether their individual literary careers were dependent upon, supported by, or entirely independent of influential men in their society. The course will emphasize these authors’ strategies for becoming successful writers, in the light of cultural/class restrictions and gender stereotypes. Writers will include Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Christina Rossetti, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R. Women and Gender Studies Course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 321 - 20th Century American Literature Novels, short fiction, poetry, and drama by authors who have made significant contributions to twentieth-century American literature. Writers include Fitzgerald, Hemingway, O’Connor, Eliot, Williams, Plath, Miller, Pynchon, Ellison, and Morrison, among others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 322 - Twentieth-Century British Literature Readings in British and post-colonial writers from World War I to present.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 324 - PII Childrens Literature (Perspectives II course) Readings in children’s literature by representative authors, including prose narratives and poems that have appealed to both adults and children.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature.
Credits: 3
ENGL 325 - PII Young Adult Literature (Perspectives II course) Examines the emergent genre of adolescent fiction and non-fiction through the lenses of developmental, literary and pedagogical theory. Students will read notable works from a variety of cultural, regional and ethnic points of view. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the unique characteristics of this developing form.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 330G - Irish Literature and Culture Irish literature and culture from the moment of the Irish Renaissance in the 1880’s to the present, seen against the backdrop of Irish history, particularly the political and military struggles against British colonialism. From Yeats’ poetry to Joyce’s fiction, from U2’s music to Jordan’s films, an examination of how “the troubles” in Ireland have been reflected in high and popular culture, and how culture has influenced various political movements.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Multicultural Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 332G - PII Asian Literature This course aims to present an overview and promote an understanding of contemporary socio-historical, cultural and literary development in the Asian countries, using a multidisciplinary approach. The course will include topics like approaches to Asian studies (orientalism, Subaltern Studies, Globalism etc); literary and cultural legacy, religious and ethnic question, gender and class, genocide and ethnic cleansing, globalization and neocolonialism, Asian diaspora and immigrant experience, and public culture and how they shaped and changed cultural and literary formation in the Asian world in the 20th century. We will also look at Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and other indigenous religions and what it means for the contemporary society and culture of the United States. This will also include cultural stereotyping and marginalization of different groups in the United States. Students will be encouraged to understand and appreciate the scope of cultural, social and historical changes in the Asian world by examining examples of this change and the response to this in literature, history and film based upon these factors.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: PI in Literature Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGL 333G - PII Literature of Africa, Latin America Asia and the Middle East (Perspectives II course) Study of the critical theory of the literature, art, culture of these regions to identify common elements of human experience and to develop a better understanding of ways in which the thought and cultures of these regions compare to American and European Literature. Readings span pre-historic to contemporary time and touch culture of all continents.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 334 - Selected Topics This selected studies designation allows for the teaching of courses with more specialized focus, themes and issues that transcend genre and period classification. Course topics include American Nature Writers, Utopian Literature, among others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature.
Credits: 3
ENGL 338G - PII Postcolonial Botswana (Perspectives II course) This interdisciplinary course explores the multiple forces that shape contemporary life in Botswana, focusing specifically on the confrontation between the San’s traditional land rights and conservation, Bessie Head’s literary imagination and archive, and HIV/AIDS. The course offers students the opportunity to participate in a three week trip to Botswana. Please contact instructor for details.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with HIS 338.
Credits: 3
ENGL 338L - Postcolonial Botswana Lab This lab is a 3 week trip to Botswana during May-June. You must register for ENGL 338 or HIS 338 to participate in the lab. There is an additional fee.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreqs: ENGL 338 or HIS 338 Cross-listed with HIS 338.
Credits: 1
ENGL 340 - PII Cinema Studies (Perspectives II course) This course will provide a clear and comprehensive overview of all of the major theoretical and critical approaches to the study of film. This includes detailed coverage of established critical perspectives such as semiotics, formalism, surrealism, feminism and psychoanalysis, as well as important newer areas of study such as film audiences and reception, queer theory, and identity politics. As such, the course will serve as an overview of the key critical thinkers and theories surrounding the study of cinema situated within their appropriate historical and cultural contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Cross-listed with COMM 340.
Credits: 3
ENGL 341 - Race and Ethnicity in Media Media representations of race and ethnicity may reflect society, but also have a hand in shaping it as well. This class will encourage students to be critical of media representations of race and ethnicity. Throughout the semester we will explore the historical changes in media portrayals, question if and how people of various races and ethnicities are portrayed in the media, and exercise our own critical skills in dissecting such images. While this class focuses on race and ethnicity some of the readings and discussions will also involve issues of class and gender as these are necessarily intertwined.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereqs: COMM 201 or ENGL 200W Cross-listed with COMM 341.
Credits: 3
ENGL 342 - PII Women in Literature (Perspectives II course) A study of some issues central to the literature by and about women in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature. Women and Gender Studies Course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 344 - PII African-American Literature I (Perspectives II course) A study of African-American literature from the antebellum period to the Harlem Renaissance. Examination of the formal qualities of selected texts (slave narratives, song lyrics, essays, speeches, sermons, poetry, fiction), as well as the historical and cultural contexts in which they were created and received.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature Multicultural Studies Minor course. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 345 - PII African-American Literature II (Perspectives II course) Focuses on African-American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary times. Formal, historical, and cultural matters will be emphasized. Writers may include Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Angelou, and Morrison, among others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature Multicultural Studies Minor course. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 346 - PII Latino/a Literature (Perspectives II course) Prose fiction, poetry, drama, and film by authors of Latino cultural groups in the United States. Writers may include Villareal, Anaya, Cisneros, Ortiz, Cofer, Alvarez, Acosta, Fornes, Fernandez, Perez-Firmat, Garcia, Prida, Hijuelos, and Munoz, among others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: any PI in Literature. Multicultural Studies Minor course. Women and Gender Studies course.International Studies course.
Credits: 3 to 4
ENGL 347 - PII American Ethnic Experience Through Literature (Perspectives II course) Novels, short fiction, and poetry by Native-American, African-American, Asian American, and Latino/a writers in dialogue with Anglo-American culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Literature Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGL 348 - PII Earthscape: American Nature Writers Selected Topics (Perspectives II course) A sampling of American nature writers from past and present–for both their scientific knowledge and their lyrical expression– to examine what they see in the natural world, how they regard it, how they articulate their position, and what implication this has for our environmental responsibility.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Literature.
Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - PII Philosophy through Literature (Perspectives II course) An investigation of literary treatments of philosophical themes with special attention to the relation between ‘form’ and ‘content’ in various approaches to philosophical problems. Readings from poets, philosophers, novelists and essayists.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and any PI in Literature Cross listed with PHL 380.
Credits: 3
ENGL 389 - International Graphic Narrative This course examines graphic narratives (full-length works of fiction and non-fiction which combine text and image in the tradition of the comic) through the lenses of aesthetic, visual rhetoric, and comic theories. Graphic novels, journalistic pieces, memoirs, comic strips, and histories by authors from around the world will be studied.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv codes: HR Cross-listed with COMM 389.
Credits: 3
ENGL 400 - Senior Literature Seminar Senior capstone course for all Literature majors. Intensive literary study, research, and writing with different foci in different years, depending on faculty and student interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFR Prereq: ENGL 200 and at least 5 additional ENGL courses at or above the 200-level. Coreq: ENGL 499.
Credits: 3
ENGL 401 - Chaucer A study of Chaucer’s major poems and of Middle English.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 402G - PII The Medieval World (Perspectives II course) Medieval literature exclusive of Chaucer.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 404 - Milton Major poems and selected prose.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 410 - Gender, Sexuality, and the Media A critical examination of the intersection of contemporary media and the theoretical models associated with feminism, queer theory, masculinity, the notion of the erotic, and identity.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACH Crosslisted with COMM 410. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 415G - Postcolonial Literature Literature of the formerly colonized world, particularly emphasizing Britain’s former colonies in the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Caribbean. May present a survey of the literatures or focus geographically and/or generically (i.e. African novel).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGL 416 - Modern Poetry British and American poets of the 20th and 21st century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 417 - Experimental Literature Selected 20th and 21st century experimental literature examined for its relationship to and departure from standard genre classifications. The influence of aesthetic, cultural and literary historical forces in shaping these experimental works is examined.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR.
Credits: 3
ENGL 434 - Literature Seminar: Selected Studies Topics for this advanced seminar may include concentrated study of a major figure in English, American or World Literatures; advanced studies in literary genre or period; focused critical exploration of significant themes, cultural and historical trends, or cross disciplinary relations in literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Special/Selected Topics Prereq: 200 level ENGL, ENGW or COMM course.
Credits: 3
ENGL 484 - Literature Internship Supervised placement in an appropriate position with a publication, literary, or arts organization.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FH.
Credits: 3
ENGL 485 - Independent Study Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Area of study congenial to student and instructor; minimum of eight meetings a semester. Papers, discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGL 486 - Independent Study Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Area of study congenial to student and instructor; minimum of eight meetings a semester. Papers, discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGL 499 - Lit English Comp .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFH Coreq: ENGL 400.
Credits: 0
ENGW 080 - College Writing: Narrative Beginners In this course we will learn various ways to create and refine our own life stories. This course is an exploration of autobiographical writings and life narratives as ways to (de)(re)form identity. We’ll be considering how the stories we tell and write about ourselves work to form our “selves.” How is the self being written connected to, created by, the self writing? What goes into this complicated interpretive act, particularly considering how “selves” exist in/are shaped by issues of gender, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, class, and culture? How significant are autobiographical accountings to the people telling and the people listening/reading? What work do they do in our lives?
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 1
ENGW 100 - College Writing for Speakers of Other Languages This course is designed to help international students continue to develop their academic English skills through a process approach. It incorporates all four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing, with an emphasis on writing. Students will also have the opportunity to use the Emerson Language Lab during the semester.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ENGW 101 - College Writing I: Exposition The first of two courses in a first-year writing program designed to help students develop and hone their written communication skills. This course emphasizes writing as a recursive process and requires students to negotiate rhetorical problems that allow practice for writing variious audiences and purposes. Such purpose-driven writing instruction teaches students that they are entering varying discourse communities (with varying expectations for style, tone,organization, development and content) depending on what they are writing and for whom. This awareness, coupled with intense practice at all stages of the writing process, prepares students to write productively and appropriately in their concurrent and future courses. Furthermore, the skills developed in this course will be expanded further next semester in ENGW 102, College Writing II.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGW 101L - College Writing Lab I Intensive writing workshop that is the complement to ENGW 101. Focus will be on the student’s individual writing strengths and weaknesses; opportunity for extensive writing and assessment on an individual and small-group basis.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
ENGW 102 - College Writing II: Argument & Research The second of two courses in a first-year writing program designed to help college students develop and hone their written communication skills. This course carries forth the key methods and objectives of ENGC 101, but now engages students in scholarly application, focusing on argumentation techniques (including recognition of such rhetorical strategies in professional writing) and research protocol (incl. library holdings and database navigation, as well as academic integrity in all of its complexity). Students bring their newly learned (or recently augmented) exposition skills into the arena of higher-level college discourse, learning to develop sophisticated, textually supported, logical arguments free from fallacious and/or unsupported claims.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Pre-req: ENGW 101.
Credits: 3
ENGW 102L - College Writing Lab II Intensive writing workshop that is the complement to ENGC 101, 102. Focus will be on the student’s individual writing strengths and weaknesses; opportunity for extensive writing and assessment on an individual and small-group basis.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 0
ENGW 103 - Writing in Disciplines Writing in undergraduate academic contexts. Course introduces transfer and re-entry students to the College as a knowledge-making institution. Students practice analytical and persuasive writing in various disciplines that address academic audiences. Emphasis on critical reading, writing for learning, textual analysis, writing from research and collaboration. Attention paid to invention, organization, logic and style.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ENGC 101 or ENGW 101.
Credits: 3
ENGW 251 - Rhetoric I Basic rhetorical theory; frequent writing assignments of a problem-solving nature; attention to appropriate elements of logic; emphasis on pre-writing skills and invention strategies. Student/faculty conferences for each paper assigned.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
ENGW 252 - Rhetoric II Advanced study in rhetorical theory and practice; emphasis on study of arrangement and style. Introductory work in computer graphics. Student/ faculty conferences for each paper assigned.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ENGP 251 or ENGW 251.
Credits: 3
ENGW 253 - Foundation of Communication and Rhetoric Theory I An introduction to the theoretical frameworks which shape the discipline of communication with a particular emphasis on rhetorical theory. Students will examine the works of some of the more influential rhetorical thinkers throughout history spanning the period from Ancient Greece, about 400 B.C., to the end of the Renaissance.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFR.
Credits: 3
ENGW 254 - Foundations of Communication & Rhetoric Theory II A continuation of ENGW 253, beginning with a review of the ancient heritage of the art of rhetoric as well as some of the key questions and issues surrounding it. From the Enlightenment to the Twentieth Century rhetorical theories. The course examines rhetoric as a dimension of human communication, grounded in the oral tradition, and concerned with the pragmatics of symbol usage in actual, lived experience in relation to social, political, cultural, and technological changes. It also examines how rhetorical theory accounts for the redistribution of power and privilege among various groups.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFR Prereqs: ENGW 253.
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ARB 101 - Elementary Arabic I Beginning level work in the language. Practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Arabic and to the culture of the Arabic-speaking countries. Emphasis on the development of language proficiency at the elementary level according to the ACTFL guidelines
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ARB 102 - Elementary Arabic II Beginning level work in the language. Practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Arabic and to the culture of Arabic-speaking countries. Emphasis on the development of language proficiency at the elementary level according to the ACTFL guidelines
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ARB 103 - Intermediate Arabic I Intermediate-level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. Emphasis on the expansion of basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Arabic with further insights into the culture of Arabic-speaking countries. Development of language proficiency at the intermediate level according to the ACTFL guidelines
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ARB 102 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
ARB 104 - Intermediate Arabic II Intermediate-level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. Emphasis on the expansion of basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Arabic with further insights into the culture of Arabic-speaking countries. Development of language proficiency at the intermediate level according to the ACTFL guidelines
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ARB 103 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
CHN 100 - Basic Chinese Language and Culture for Business This is an introductory course for business-related Chinese language and culture. The “pinyin” (Romanization phonics) writing system will be used throughout the course and this course can serve as a basis for further language development in studies and professional careers.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
CHN 101 - Elementary Chinese I Beginning-level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on the basics of tonality and practical communicative situations. English-Chinese text with accompanying cassette. Beginning practice with Chinese writing.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Consultation with dept required There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
CHN 102 - Elementary Chinese II Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on the basics of tonality and practical communicative situations. English-Chinese text with accompanying cassette. Beginning practice with Chinese writing.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Prereq: CHN 101 There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHN 103 - Intermediate Chinese I Continuation of Elementary Chinese, with emphasis on comprehension and speaking of Mandarin Chinese. Related material on Chinese grammar, culture, and history will be included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Consultation with dept required There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
CHN 104 - Intermediate Chinese II Continuation of Elementary Chinese, with emphasis on comprehension and speaking of Mandarin Chinese. Related material on Chinese grammar, culture, and history will be included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
CHN 201 - The Road to the Olympics This course is designed to give students basic grasp of the Chinese language, culture and urban history. The class will focus on the use of the Chinese pronunciation system “Pin Yin” and grammar systems in order to enable students to put together sentences and phrases by themselves. Students will practice conversing in Chinese in common situations. Emphasis will be placed on knowing Pinyin, the “four tones”, useful expressions and conversation and culture notes for travelers. The class will explore the history and culture of Olympic host city Beijing and all the co-host cities, looking at scenic spots, customs and food. It is the perfect course for those who plan to visit China.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
FRN 101 - Elementary French I Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of French and to the culture of French-speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Consultation with dept required There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
FRN 102 - Elementary French II Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of French and to the culture of French-speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: FRN 101 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
FRN 103 - Intermediate French I Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar. Continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of French cultures.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: FRN 101 FRN 102 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
FRN 104 - Intermediate French II Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar. Continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of French cultures.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: FRN 101 FRN 102 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
FRN 201 - Advanced Composition and Conversation I Extensive exercises in writing and speaking. Review of finer points of grammar. Development of oral expression and aural comprehension in everyday French.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: FRN 104 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
FRN 202 - Advanced Composition and Conversation II Extensive exercises in writing and speaking. Review of finer points of grammar. Development of oral expression and aural comprehension in everyday French.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: FRN 201 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
FRN 203 - The Francophone World I A study of France and the Francophone countries in their geographical, economic, political, and cultural aspects. For students with three years of foreign language study or departmental approval.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: FRN 202.
Credits: 3
FRN 204G - The Francophone World II A study of France and the francophone countries in their geographical, economic, political, and cultural aspects. For students with three years of foreign language study or departmental approval.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Multicultural Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
FRN 301 - 17th Century French Classicism An exploration of the human confrontation between passions and rules in 17th century French literature. The triumph of classical aesthetics in Moliere, Racine, and Corneille.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: FRN 202 or FRN 204.
Credits: 3
FRN 302 - 18th Century French Enlightenment The search for freedom in Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Diderot and Chaderlos de Laclos.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: FRN 202 FRN 204.
Credits: 3
FRN 303 - PII French Theatre (Perspectives II course) Semiotic analysis of several plays and a production of one French play. Course will enhance communicative abilities of students and reinforce their mastery of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCRT Prereq: any PI in Literature.
Credits: 3
FRN 307 - Commercial French I An advanced language and area studies course, specializing in the terminology of business, economic structure, import-export trade, reports and business correspondence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
FRN 308 - Commercial French II An advanced language and area studies course, specializing in the terminology of business, economic structure, import-export trade, reports and business correspondence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCGR Prereq: FRN 307.
Credits: 3
FRN 310 - Special Topics in French Studies Development of a literary topic, movement or genre from the French speaking world. Readings and analysis will use a number of theoretical and methodological frameworks. Sample topics include: short story, feminist literature, gay and lesbian literature, French cinema.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
FRN 312 - Advanced Grammar and Stylistics Advanced language and grammar course specializing in in-depth study of grammatical structures, stylistics and translation with extensive exercises in writing.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR.
Credits: 3
FRN 401 - 19th Century: Ideal and Reality A study of humanity facing “le mal du siecle” through the perspectives of romanticism, naturalism, realism, symbolism and parnassianism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
FRN 402 - 20th Century: Literary Trends Attempts to define the “Moi” in Sartre, Gide, Genet, Duras and Tahar Ben Jelloun. The new literary criticism from structuralism to semiotics.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABCR. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
FRN 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and High School This course in French (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required Normal Offering Cycle: Spring.
Credits: 3
FRN 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in French provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval Normal Offering Cycle: Fall.
Credits: 6
FRN 482 - French Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: FRN 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
FRN 483 - French Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: FRN 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
FRN 484 - French Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: FRN 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
FRN 485 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary or linguistic problems under the direction of a member of the language staff.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
FRN 486 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary or linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
FRN 499 - French Comprehensive Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
GER 101 - Elementary German I Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of German and to the culture of German-speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Consultation with dept required There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
GER 102 - Elementary German II Continued beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of German and to the culture of German-speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: GER 101 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
GER 103 - Intermediate German I Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar. Continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of German cultures.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: GER 101 GER 102 or department approval There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
GER 104 - Intermediate German II Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar. Continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of German cultures. This equivalent course may be taken at the study abroad program in Berlin.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: GER 101 GER 102 or department approval.
Credits: 3
GER 201 - Advanced Composition and Conversation I Extensive exercises in writing and speaking. Development of oral expression and aural comprehension in everyday German language. Review of grammar.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: GER 104 There is a $50 fee associated with this course. Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
GER 202 - Advanced Composition and Conversation II Extensive exercises in writing and speaking. Development of oral expression and aural comprehension in everyday German language. This equivalent course may be taken at the study abroad program in Berlin.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: GER 201 There is a $50 fee associated with this course. Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
GER 203 - The German Cultural World I An introductory study of the German culture from the beginnings to the year 1750. Includes a panoramic view of geography, history, art, music, literature, architecture and political-social developments.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereqs: three years of foreign language study or departmental approval.
Credits: 3
GER 204 - The German Cultural World II An introductory study of the German culture from the beginnings to the modern era. Includes a panoramic view of geography, history, art, music, literature, architecture and political-social developments.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: three years of foreign language study or departmental approval.
Credits: 3
GER 302 - Survey 20th Century German Literature Major periods and trends of German literature from Expressionism to the present. Representative works in all genres.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
GER 303 - 19th Century Idealism and Realism The spirit of German Romanticism and Realism from all genres as reflected in Kleist, Holderlin, Goethe, Hoffmann, Stifter, Keller, Meyer, Fontane, Storm. The cultural-political worlds of reactionism and democracy, nationalism and bourgeois life.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
GER 305 - Enlightenment and Classicism Selected 18th-century works of prose, poetry drama and literary theory by Gottsched, M. Mendelssohn, Lessing, Herder, LaRoche, Goethe and Schiller.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
GER 307 - Commercial German I An advanced language and area studies course sequence specializing in the terminology of business, the understanding of economic structures, import-export trade, the writing of reports and business correspondence and the practice of international German business. The writing of an international business exam, Zertifikat Deutsh fur den Beruf, completes the two course sequence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
GER 308 - Commercial German II The continuing advanced language and area studies course sequence specializing in the terminology of business, the understanding of economic structures, import-export trade, the writing of reports and business correspondence and the practice of international German business. The writing of an international business exam, the Zertifikat Deutsch fur den Beruf, completes the course sequence.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: GER 307 Course includes International Exam in late April Additional fee required Adv Codes: BRG.
Credits: 3
GER 310 - Special Topics in German Studies Development of a literary or cultural topic, movement or genre from the German speaking world. Readings and analysis will use a number of theoretical and methodological frameworks. Sample topics include: short story, feminist literature, immigrant literature; literature of the two Germanys; German in European contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
GER 312 - Advanced Grammar and Stylistics An advanced language and grammar course specializing in in-depth study of grammatical structures, stylistics and translation with extensive exercises in writing and reading.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes: ABGR.
Credits: 3
GER 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and High School This course in German (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required . Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
GER 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in German provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval Normal Offering Cycle: Fall.
Credits: 6
GER 482 - German Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: GER 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
GER 483 - German Internship Course may be taken abroad in the Berlin program.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
GER 484 - German Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: GER 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
GER 485 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary or linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FR.
Credits: 3
GER 486 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literacy or linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FR.
Credits: 3
GER 499 - German Comprehensive Examination Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
HEB 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HEB 107 - Beginning Biblical Hebrew I .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 101 - Elementary Italian I Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Italian and to the culture of Italy and of Italian speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Consultation with department required There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
ITL 102 - Elementary Italian II Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Italian and to the culture of Italy and of Italian speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: ITL 101 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
ITL 102L - Lab for Elementary Italian II .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Consultation with department required This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hours per week.
Credits: 1
ITL 103 - Intermediate Italian I Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar and continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of the Italian culture and of Italian speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ITL 101 ITL 102 or department approval There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
ITL 104 - Intermediate Italian II Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar and continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of the Italian culture and of Italian speaking countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: ITL 101 ITL 102 or department approval There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
ITL 201 - Advanced Composition and Conversation I A thorough review of finer points of grammatical structure. Development of oral expression in everyday Italian and attention to idiomatic expressions. Short literary and cultural readings.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ITL 104 There is a $50 fee associated with this course. Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 202 - Advanced Composition and Conversation II A thorough review of finer points of grammatical structure. Development of oral expression in everyday Italian and attention to idiomatic expressions. Short literary and cultural readings.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABCR Prereq: ITL 201 There is a $50 fee associated with this course.
Credits: 3
ITL 203 - Urban Culture of Italy Focused study of representative Italian cities, and their urban history, (such as Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Palermo), with emphasis on local architecture, monuments, urban commerce, holidays.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 204 - Italian Culture Through Cinematography Discussion of Italian films showing their close link to Italian literary, social snd political trends to show the most significant changes occurring in Italian society since the postwar period. Class time is spent viewing film sequences, discussing films and critics’ views and trying to come to reasonable conclusions. There are introductory lectures to the films. A short history of Italian political development will be studied for a better understanding and appreciation of the movies.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABRT There are no prerequisites for this course and it is taught in English with separate lectures in Italian for all Italian majors. All films are subtitled. You are taught what you need to know about film structure before the main part of the course begins.
Credits: 3
ITL 205 - Italian Conversation: Patterns of Communication I Introduction to variety of conversational patterns designed to develop oral proficiency; centered on topics of general interest such as work and the family, private and public life, political and moral problems, education, religion, hobbies and the media.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ITL 101, ITL 102 or department approval Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 206 - Italian Conversation: Patterns of Communication II Introduction to variety of conversational patterns designed to develop oral proficiency; centered on topics of general interest such as work and the family, private and public life, political and moral problems, education, religion, hobbies and the media.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
ITL 303 - Italian Literature of the 19th Century Survey of selected authors to the beginning of Verismo including works of Foscolo, Manzoni, Leopardi, Verga, Carducci, d’Annunzio, and Pascoli.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ITL 202 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 304 - Masterpieces of Italian Literature of The 20th Century Survey of selected authors from Verismo to contemporary times including works of Verga, Deledda, Moravia, Pirandello, Vittorini, Ginzburg, Ungaretti and Montale.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ITL 202 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 305 - Dante’s la Divina Commedia I Study of one of the world’s greatest masterpieces; the archetypal medieval journey through the afterworld. Major emphasis given to selected cantos of the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 306 - Dante’s la Divina Commedia II Study of one of the world’s greatest masterpieces; the archetypal medieval journey through the afterworld. Major emphasis given to selected cantos of the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 307 - Commercial Italian I An advanced language and area studies course, specializing in the terminology of business, economic structures, import-export trade, reports and business correspondence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 310 - Special Topics in Italian Studies Course studies a major 20th century author analyzing his/her literary perspectives individually and in the context of the major currents of 20th century Italian literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Special/Selected Topics Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 312 - Advanced Grammar and Stylistics An advanced language and grammar course specializing in in-depth study of grammatical structures, stylistics and translations with extensive exercises in writing.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 380 - PII Philosophy through Literature (Perspectives II course) An investigation of literary treatments of philosophical themes with special attention to the relation between ‘form’ and ‘content’ in various approaches to philosophical problems. Readings from poets, philosophers, novelists and essayists.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ITL 101 and any PI in Literature Cross listed with PHL 380/ENGL 380.
Credits: 3
ITL 405 - Senior Seminar: 19th Century Views of Reality A study of the intellectual trends in 19th century Italy: Preromanticismo, Romanticismo, Verismo and Predecadentismo.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 406 - Senior Seminar: 20th Century Literary Trends A study of the intellectual trends in 20th century Italy: Decadentismo, Crepuscolarismo, Futurismo, Ermetismo and Neorealismo. Representative authors include d’Annunzio, Svevo, Pirandello, Moravia, Silone, Montale, Morante, Lagorio.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School And High School This course in Italian (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required . Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
ITL 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in Italian provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 6
ITL 482 - Italian Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: ITL 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
ITL 483 - Italian Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: ITL 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
ITL 484 - Italian Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Prereq: ITL 201 and 202.
Credits: 3
ITL 485 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary and linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 486 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary and linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ITL 499 - Italian Comprehensive Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
JPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I Beginning-level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Beginning training in the writing systems. Extensive use of audio and video materials. Introduction to modern Japanese culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Consultation with dept required. There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
JPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II Beginning-level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Beginning training in the writing systems. Extensive use of audio and video materials. Introduction to modern Japanese culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Prereq: JPN 101 There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
JPN 103 - Intermediate Japanese I Continuation of Japanese 102. Lecture and recitation to help the students acquire a practical command of modern Japanese. Keigo (polite language), a phone conversation, and business situation will be introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
JPN 104 - Intermediate Japanese II Continuation of Japanese 102. Lecture and recitation to help the students acquire a practical command of modern Japanese. Keigo (polite language), a phone conversation, and business situations will be introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Prereq: JPN 103 There is a $50 fee associated with this course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
LIT 105 - PI Mapping the Self (Perspectives I course) An exploration of how the individual identity is constructed by the historical past, the geographical seeing, the cultural environment, family upbringing, and religious and moral models. Examination of the diverse experiences encountered by individuals: education, peer pressure, fashion, pop culture, and life changing events. Should the individual assume passivity and resignation espousing exterior leaders or affirm self-responsibility by taking an active part in the world. Literature and movies from many different cultures will stimulate discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
LIT 206G - PI Film and Literature: Youth Discovering the World (Perspectives I course) An introductory literature course covering well known literary and cinematographic works from different cultures (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin America, Brazilian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese). Focuses on experiences of youth in literature and film to include: the outsider, the woman, the con-artist. Collaborative teaching by several faculty members. All works and class discussion in English.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: ENG 102. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
LIT 308G - PII Gay and Lesbian Images in Literature and Film (Perspectives II course) Course explores the representations of gay and lesbian characters in literature and film. A view and analysis of how these characters were depicted through time and space, from medieval time to today in Europe, Japan, Latin America, China, and the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in English or Literature Adv Codes: R. International Studies course.Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
LIT 309 - PII Literature Music German Baroque A cross-discipline course that investigates German literature and music and their influence on, as well as interactions with, the other cultures of Europe. Students taking this course must also sign up for the study tour to Europe in which elements studies in class are experienced as primary sources. Topics include European Literature of Baroque and Enlightenment; Music of Baroque and Classicism.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with MUS 309 Students taking this course must also sign up for the “Short-Term European Study Program” taking place the last two weeks in May. Course taught in English. Topics include European Literature of Baroque and Enlightenment; Music of Baroque and Classicism. Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
LIT 310G - PII Latin American Women Writing in the Margins: Theories of Gender and Sexuality (Perspectives II course) This course will analyze main narratives produced by Latin American women addressing issues of gender and sexuality in the context of the globalization process –economic event initiated in the decade of 1980’s to the present–. The course focuses on the themes of gender, and sexuality, within the feminist debate, as it takes place in Latin America. The course also offers the opportunity: (1) to discuss theories of gender and sexuality as first proposed in the Western civilization, (2) to assess the interpretation of/reactions to these theories by Latin America feminist writers/theoreticians, and (3) to relate these discussions on gender and sexuality to specific literary productions by women in Latin America. A student-centered teaching methodology will be used in the course. These readings will be accompanied by screening of videos, movies and Internet sites (blogs, etc.) pertinent to the topics of debate proposed in the curriculum. Students will be encouraged to develop presentations utilizing multimedia resources, when appropriate.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with WMS 301G Adv Codes: R. International Studies course.Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
LIT 318G - PII Bledi-Bledi: Ethnic Youth, Hip-Hop Culture and Contested Cultural Identities in Contemporary France (Perspectives II course) This course will discuss the notions of cultural identity and representation, gender-roles, religion, sexuality and political boundaries in France, as they are presented by Francophone novelists and filmmakers. It will also provide students with an introduction to film and literary theories.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
PTG 101 - Elementary Portuguese I A video-based course emphasizing the basic structure of the language, taught in a simplified way. Related material on Portuguese culture included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BCR Consultation with dept required. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
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GEO 101G - PI Intro to Geography (Perspectives I course) Introduction to how geographers look at the world and the tools they use to analyze how people, material resources, ethnic conflict, ideas and power are spatially distributed on the earth’s surface.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
GEO 102G - PI Cultural Geography (Perspectives I course) A study of the cultural diversity throughout the world through the examination of the methods, concepts, and theories used in geography to explore such topics as sociocultural boundaries, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, and cultural landscape.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Multicultural Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 101 - PI Western Civilization I (Perspectives I course) The cultural, political and social highlights of European civilization from Ancient Greece to the late Middle Ages.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
HIS 102 - PI Western Civilization II (Perspectives I course) The cultural, political and social highlights of European civilization from the late Middle Ages through the Age of Napoleon.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
HIS 103 - PI Western Civilization III (Perspectives I course) The highlights of modern European history from the age of the Enlightment to the global wars of the 20th century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 106G - PI Asian Civilization I (Perpectives I Global course) A study of significant events and topics in East Asian civilizations from prehistory through the end of the sixteenth century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Asian Studies Minor Course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 107G - PI Asian Civilization II (Perspectives I and Global) course The cultural, social, and political highlights of East Asian civilizations from the start of the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Asian Studies Minor Course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 108G - PI Atlantic World I (Perspectives I Global course) This course introduces students to the transnational history of the people who formed the Atlantic World (Western Europe, West Africa and the Americas) of the 1400-1800s.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 205 - PI American Republic I: Exploration Through Reconstruction (Perspectives I course) A study of significant events and topics in United States history to 1877.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
HIS 206 - PI American Republic II: Gilded Age to the Present (Perspectives I course) A study of significant events and topics in United States history since 1877.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
HIS 260 - Special Topics History This course explores topics of particular interest to instructors and students.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PI History.
Credits: 3
HIS 261 - Malcolm and Martin: a Study of the American Civil Rights Movement Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. have had a great impact on American civil and religious history. The course will initially explore the impact of slavery on the religious, moral, social and economic conditions of African Americans. The course will then explore the life history, education and contribution of the two leaders, focusing on similarities and differences as well as their impact on American contemporary religious and civil rights history. Students will analyze issues surrounding religious and ethnic diversity in detail.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-Listed with RES 261.
Credits: 3
HIS 301 - Ancient Greece The social, political and cultural history of Ancient Greece from the age of Homer to Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic era.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
HIS 302 - Ancient Rome The social, political and cultural history of Roman civilization from Etruscan times to the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 305 - PII The American Presidency (Perspectives II course) The political and historical evolution of the office of the president from Washington to the present. Attention given to campaigns, elections, presidential leadership, politics of the Oval Office and the development of the powers of the president.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Cross-listed with PSC 305.
Credits: 3
HIS 306G - Colonial Latin America (Global course) This course will focus on the interactions between Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans from the initial encounters until the wars of independence. Particular attention will be paid to how conceptions of race and gender came into being in the colonial context.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
HIS 308 - PII United States Constitutional History (Perspectives II course) The American constitutional system as seen through significant administrative policies and decisions of the Supreme Court, 1789 to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Cross-listed with PSC 308.
Credits: 3
HIS 309G - PII Arabs, Turks and Israelis: History And Politics of the Mediterranean Middle East (Perspectives II Global Course) An introductory study of the countries of the Middle East that border or are near to the Mediterranean Sea including Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. We will study the historical, religious and political background of this region. Special attention given to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PI in History and ANT 101, ECO 101, GEO 101, GEO 102 or PSC 101 Cross-listed with PSC 309G Multicultural Studies Minor Course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 310 - PII African American Experience (Perspectives II course) Examination of the major events, movements and individuals included in the African American experience from the seventeenth century through the Civil Rights Movement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History Multicultural Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
HIS 311G - PII Latin America: the National Period (Perspectives II course) This course covers the history of Latin America from the wars of independence and nation building until the 1990’s neoliberal reforms and revolutions.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History Fulfills Multicultural Studies Concentration Cross-listed with PSC 311G. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 312G - PII Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa (Perspectives II course) An introduction to the complex problems which consume this region using selected case studies. Areas of inquiry include revolution, ethnic conflicts, hunger, and Africa’s role in international politics.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI in History or ANT 101 or ECO 101 or PSC 201. Adv Codes: R Cross-listed with PSC 312G. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 314G - PII Imperial Russia (Perspectives II Course) An examination of Russian history through two centuries of Tsarism up to the Bolshevik Revolution.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 315G - PII Russia in the 20th Century (Perspectives II course) An exploration into domestic and external factors that contributed to the Bolshevik experiment, the Stalin rule, and the post-World War II efforts at restructuring.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Cross-listed with PSC 315G. International Studies course.MCS
Credits: 3
HIS 316 - PII History of Science in America (Perspectives II Course) The study of science and medicine in the United States and its impact on American values, behavior and institutions.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HIS 317 - PII Strange Brew: Alcohol, Temperence, And Gender in U.S. History (Perspectives II course) PII Strange Brew: Alcohol, Temperence,and Gender in U.S. History. This course examines the many ways in which America’s economic, political, and cultural history has been affected by the manufacture, selling, and consumption of alcohol. We will pay special attention to the way that gender roles have been shaped by this history and the particularly strong role that women have played in U.S. temperance movements.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BP Prereq: any PI in History. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 318 - PII Medieval Europe I (Perspectives II course) The cultural, political and religious history of Europe from Late Antiquity (c. 300 A.D.) to the Ottonian age (c. 1000 A.D.).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History Multicultural Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
HIS 319 - PII Medieval Europe II (Perspectives II course) The cultural, political, and religious history of Europe from the central Middle Ages (c. 1000) to the end of the Hundred Years’ War (1453).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History Multicultural Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
HIS 320 - PII American Women’s History (Perspectives II course) Historical experiences of American women from the colonial era through the Cold War; female reformers; suffrage; feminism; the relationship between women, work, family and gender roles.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 322 - PII Renaissance and Reformation Europe (Perspectives II course) The cultural, political and religious history of Western Europe from the era of the Italian Renaissance to the Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 323G - PII Native American I: Pre-Columbian (Perspectives II Course) This course examines the history of Native Americans from pre-Colombian times through Removal. We will discuss the methods used by historians and anthropologists in studying the cultures of North America, and learn about the civilizations that existed on the continent before 1492. We will explore the contentious period of European colonization and “conquest” and how Native Americans dealt with the new challenges posed by the foundation and expansion of the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HIS 324G - PII Native American II: Removal-Present (Perspectives II Course) This course examines the history of Native Americans from the end of the Removal Era through the present. We will discuss the methods used by historians and anthropologists in studying cultures of North America. We will explore the issues of United States expansionism and the Plains Wars, the early twentieth century (often called the nadir of American Indian history), and the revitalization that occurred throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We will look at the changing legal status of Native Americans, their migrations to urban areas, and the contemporary issues of Indian gaming and other legal and economic concerns.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History Multicultural Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
HIS 328G - PII China in the Twentieth Century (Perspectives II course) Explores China as it transitions from its dynastic culture through the modernization efforts of Mao, Deng and Jiang.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with PSC 328G Asian Studies minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 329G - PII Imperial China (Perspectives II and Global course) Explores the major social, cultural and political developments in imperial China from 800 to 1800.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History or Social Sciences. Asian Studies minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 330G - PII Women and Family in East Asia (Perspectives II Course) This course examines the history of women and the family in East Asia (China, Japan and Korea) from late imperial times to the present. We will explore traditional kinship relations, the place, space, and behavior of women in society and culture, the evolution of gender roles and attitudes, and the contributions of women to life in the home and in the public arena.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History Asian Studies minor course. International Studies course.Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 333G - PII Vietnam War (Perspectives II course) An historical analysis of the origins, development consequences, and legacies of war and revolution in Vietnam from the mid nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: PI in History Asian Studies minor course.
Credits: 3
HIS 335G - PII Persian Gulf - History and Politics (Perspectives II Course) This course covers the history and politics of the countries of the Persian Gulf from the time of Muhammed to the present. We will consider the religion of Islam and the different cultures within the region in addition to the domestic and international political, economic and social forces at play. Countries covered include: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in history or ANT 101, GEO 101, GEO 102, or PSC 101.
Credits: 3
HIS 336G - PII Modern Japan (Perspectives II course) This course explores the transition of Japan from feudalism to the creation of the modern state. The impact of the Western encounter and the various Japanese responses to constructing her national identity will be the main focus of the course.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: a PII in HIS Asian Studies Minor course. Multicultural Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 337 - Imperial Japan: Age of the Samurai Warrior Age of the Samurai, is an examination into the social, economic, and military history of Japan from 1100 to 1800. This is the era of domination by a military elite bound by strict codes of honor, and yet famed for their ability with poetry and the arts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History Asian Studies minor course.
Credits: 3
HIS 338G - PII Postcolonial Botswana (Perspectives II course) This interdisciplinary course explores the multiple forces that shape contemporary life in Botswana, focusing specifically on the confrontation between the San’s traditional land rights and conservation, Bessie Head’s literary imagination and archive, and HIV/AIDS. The course offers students the opportunity to participate in a three week trip to Botswana. Please contact instructor for details.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with ENGL 338.
Credits: 3
HIS 338L - Postcolonial Botswana Lab This lab is a 3 week trip to Botswana during May-June. You must register for ENGL 338 or HIS 338 to participate in the lab. There is an additional fee.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreqs: ENGL 338 or HIS 338 Cross-listed with HIS 338.
Credits: 1
HIS 342 - PII Civil War and Reconstruction (Perspectives II course) An examination of the causes, evolution and aftermath of the Civil War with an emphasis on the major figures and reform currents of the era.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 345 - New York State History This course will examine the history of New York State, from the pre-Columbian era through the present. Special attention will be paid to the religious, political, economic, and cultural history of the state. The New York City/Upstate divide (or perceived divide) will also be explored. Students will complete an independent research project of their own design.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 346 - PII American People in the 20th Century (Perspectives II course) Political, economic, cultural, social and intellectual aspects of modern America including the impact of war on American society.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 347G - Social History of Medicine and Disease In the Americas, 1780-1960S (Global course) This course explores how the rise of the medical profession, the laboratory, germ theory, and bacteriology affected public health and redefined disease in the Americas from the latter half of the nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth century.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 348 - History of Latinos in the United States This course explores the history of Latinos and Latinas in the US. It covers identity politics, immigration, nation building and urbaninzation. Connections are made between Latin American history and United States history. Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans will be the main focus.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 360 - Special Topics in Historical Study Seminar which explores in-depth topics of particular interest in historiography, significant intellectual, social or political movements. Students admitted with permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 381 - Historical Methodology Examination of the concepts, skills and methods by which historians research, analyze, and write about historical events and issues. Required for all majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: HIS 381L Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 3
HIS 381L - Historical Methodology Lab Lab to be used for periodic guest speakers and films. Required for all majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: HIS 381 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 0
HIS 401 - PII Modern Revolutions (Perspectives II course) Investigates various forms of internal violence including such phenomena as rebellion, terrorism, and the anatomy of revolution.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Cross-listed with PSC 401.
Credits: 3
HIS 402 - Europe and the World Since 1914 The impact of two world wars upon the politics and civilization of Western Europe.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 407 - Early American National Period - 1789- 1848 This upper division course will cover the crucial period of the Early Republic of the United States, covering the Presidencies, the First Party Systems, the Pseudo War with France/Alien and Sedition Acts, the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Voyages, the War of 1812, Banking and the Market Revolution, the Age of Jackson, and the Mexican War.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FH Prereq: HIS 381.
Credits: 3
HIS 408 - PII The American Colonies (Perspectives II course) This course will begin in pre-Columbian North American and conclude at the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. You will begin to develop answers to questions such as: How did Native Americans respond to European arrival? How did various religious beliefs affect the development of the European colonies? Why did Europeans arrive at African Slavery as a solution to their labor problems? Why did the French ultimately lose their grip on North America? And perhaps most importantly, what did Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans learn from one another?
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HIS 409 - The American Revolution, 1765-1789 The focus of this course will be on the period of the American Revolution, including its origins, the course of the war, its aftermath, and the creation of the American republic.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 410 - PII American Ethnic History (Perspectives II course) The study in historical perspective of major ethnic groups in American national life.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
HIS 411 - PII People, Issues and Ideas in America (Perspectives II course) American intellectual history focusing on a study of select people and movements from the Colonial era to the 20th century.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HIS 412 - PII United States Foreign Policy (Perspectives II course) American diplomacy from 1776 to recent times.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History and Social Sciences Cross-listed with PSC 412 Adv Codes: R. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
HIS 421 - PII Tudor and Stuart England (Perspectives II course) England in the era of the Tudor and Stuart monarchies with an emphasis on the religious and constitutional crises of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in History.
Credits: 3
HIS 454 - Public History An introduction to the theory and practice of public history. This course will also feature strategies for community outreach and civic engagement.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: Any PI in History Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
HIS 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and High School This course in History (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required . Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
HIS 479 - Student Teaching Middle and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in History provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 6
HIS 481 - Senior Seminar: History and Historians An exploration of the nature of history, the tasks of the historian and the development of historical writing from ancient to recent times. Senior requirement for all history majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFR.
Credits: 3
HIS 483 - History Internship .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: F.
Credits: 3
HIS 484 - History Internship .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: F.
Credits: 3
HIS 485 - Independent Study Advanced study in history through readings and tutorials arranged by the individual student with a faculty member in a field of their special interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HIS 486 - Independent Study Advanced study in history through readings and tutorials arranged by the individual student with a faculty member in a field of their special interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HIS 499 - History Comprehensive Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 0
INS 201G - PII Introduction to International Studies (Perspectives II course) Introduces the field of international studies in its various aspects. This course will demonstrate connections among the various areas of study within the major. Special emphasis is given to world geography.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: ANT 101, ECO 101, GEO 101, GEO 102 OR PSC 101 Required for Int. Business Majors. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
INS 400 - Junior-Senior Seminar Course in which students integrate the various courses in the major and do a major research project. The seminar fulfills the Senior Experience requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
INS 483 - International Studies Internship .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CG. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
INS 499 - International Studies Comprehensive .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF. International Studies course.
Credits: 0
PSC 101 - PI Introduction to Political Science (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the discipline of political science: the development of Western political philosophy; the structure of U.S. and European governments; and basic principles of international relations.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSC 301 - PII American Government and Politics (Perspectives II course) The foundations of American government, the principles and practices of federalism, the institutions of government, political behavior and public policy.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Social Science Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
PSC 302 - State and Local Government An overview of the function of state and local governments in the U.S. federal system; the structure and powers of different local governmental bodies, the problems and opportunities related to inter-governmental relations, current trends in the consolidation, and proliferation of state and local bodies. Special attention given to workings of New York State and local government.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
PSC 303 - PII Political Philosophy: Plato to Machiavelli (Perspectives II course) Introduction to ideas of prominent political philosophers of western civilization. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli and others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and PSC 101 Cross-listed with PHL 303.
Credits: 3
PSC 305 - PII The American Presidency (Perspectives II course) The political and historical evolution of the office of the president from Washington to the present. Attention given to campaigns, elections, presidential leadership and politics of the Oval Office and the development of the powers of the president.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Cross-listed with HIS 305.
Credits: 3
PSC 306 - PII Contemporary Political Theory: Selected Issues This course explores some of the most influential conceptualizations of power, justice, ideology, and identity in contemporary political theory and relates them to the enduring concerns of modern political thought.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Social Science. Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
PSC 308 - PII United States Constitutional History (Perspectives II course) The American constitutional system as seen through significant administrative policies and decisions of the Supreme Court, 1789 to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History & Social Science Cross-listed with HIS 308.
Credits: 3
PSC 309G - PII Arabs, Turks and Israelis: History and Politics of the Mediterranean Middle East (Perspectives II Global Course) An introductory study of the countries of the Middle East that border or are near to the Mediterranean Sea Including Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. We will study the historical, religious and political background of this region. Special attention given to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PI HIS and ANT 101, ECO 101, GEO 101 GEO 102 or PSC 101 Cross-listed with HIS 309G. International Studies course.MCS
Credits: 3
PSC 310G - PII Politics in the Developing World (Perspectives II Course) A study of selected nations of the so-called “Third World” taking into consideration the major theories which dominate the literature, the vestiges of colonialism, current political and economic conditions, and the North-South Conflict.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ANT 101, or ECO 101, or GEO 101 or 102, or PSC 101. Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSC 311G - PII Latin America, The National Period (Perspectives II course) This course covers the history of Latin America from the wars of independence and nation building until the 1990’s neoliberal reforms and revolutions.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Fulfills Multicultural Studies Concentration Cross-listed with HIS 311G. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 312G - PII Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa (Perspectives II course) An introduction to the complex problems which consume this region using selected case studies. Areas of inquiry include ethnic conflicts, hunger, and Africa’s role in international politics.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI in History and ANT 101, ECO 101 GEO 101 GEO 102 or PSC 101. Multicultural Studies Minor course Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with HIS 312G. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 313G - PII Comparative Politics of Europe And Japan (Perspectives II course) An in-depth study of the governmental structures and domestic politics of the major Western European democracies and Japan.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ANT 101, ECO 101 or 102, GEO 101 or 102, or PSC 101. Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 314G - PII International Relations (Perspectives II course) A study of the struggle for power among nations with emphasis on issues of sovereignty, international law and human rights using selected case studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ANT 101 ECO 101 GEO 101 GEO 102 or PSC 101 Adv Codes: BR Required for INS and Int. Bus Majors. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 315G - PII Russia in the 20th Century (Perspectives II course) Domestic and external factors contributing to the Bolshevik experiment, the consequences under Stalin, and the post-World War II efforts at restructuring.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History or Social Science Cross-listed with HIS 315G Fulfills Multicultural Studies concentration. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 317 - PII Modern Political Philosophy (Perspective II Course) This course examines major figures in modern political philosophy, addressing such issues as the origins of government, private property, and the market, as well as the ideals of individual liberty, equality, and toleration. Readings include selections from Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Burke, Mill, Wollstonecraft, and Marx.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Social Science or HIS 103 and PHL 101 Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with PHL 317.
Credits: 3
PSC 318G - PII Justice in Islamic Political Philosophy (Perspectives II Global course) An introduction to the concept of justice as found in the works of major figures in the history of Islamic political philosophy. We include a review of the basics of Islam and the history of Islamic lands of the Middle East. We will study primary texts that mark major turning points in the development of Islamic political thought.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: PHL 101 and PSC 101 or PSC 303 Cross-listed with PHL 318G. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 328G - PII China in the Twentieth Century (Perspectives II course) Explores China as it moves from the traditional Imperial culture through the modernization efforts of Mao, Deng and Jiang.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with HIS 328G Prereqs: Any PI in History or Social Science. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 335 - Persian Gulf - History and Politics The history and politics of the countries of the Persian Gulf from Muhammad’s time to the present. Topics include Islam, different cultures in the region and domestic and international political, economic and social forces at play. Countries include: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in history or ANT 101, ECO 101 GEO 101, GEO 102, or PSC 101 Cross-listed with HIS 335.
Credits: 3
PSC 335G - PII Persian Gulf - History and Politics (Perspectives II Course) This course covers the history and politics of the countries of the Persian Gulf from the time of Muhammed to the present. We will consider the religion of Islam and the different cultures within the region in addition to the domestic and international political, economic and social forces at play. Countries covered include: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in history or ANT 101, GEO 101, GEO 102, or PSC 101 Cross-listed with HIS 335G.
Credits: 3
PSC 336G - PII Women in the Middle East (Perspectives II, Global course) The course provides an overview of the political, socio-economic and cultural aspects of the lives of women in several Middle Eastern societies. We will focus specific themes within an historical context with specific reference to the current political, economic, social and cultural issues that impact the lives of women in the region.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 340 - Campaigns, Voters and Elections Electoral politics in the United States are examined in a study of national, state and local elections. Topics will include a study of historical and contemporary political campaigns, theories and patterns of voting, the expansion of sufferage, electoral reform, media coverage and opinion polling, and the interpretation of electoral outcomes.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSC 101.
Credits: 3
PSC 341 - PII Healthcare Politics: US Policy In Comparative Perspective (Perspectives II course) Why is the United States the only advanced democratic nation which does not guarantee all citizens access to health care? Why do Americans spend more on health care than any other nation, yet have poorer health outcomes than citizens of other comparable countries? This course examines the structure of American health care system and compares it with those of other advanced capitalist democracies. Focusing on historical and political explanations of American exceptionalism, we ask whether recent developments suggest a possibility of convergence among the major industrialized countries.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science International Studies course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 342 - PII US Social Policy in Comparative Perspective (Perspectives II course) This course examines various areas of U.S. social policy and compares them with policies of other advanced capitalist democracies. The course focuses on several related questions. Why do similar countries adopt different solutions to the same social problems? Are we witnessing convergence or divergence in the way different nations structure their social policies? What are the ultimate social, political and human effects of different approaches to social provision?
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI in Social Science. Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PSC 352 - Political Methodology A study and an exercise in the methods of knowledge and analysis appropriate to the social sciences as an empirical discipline.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: PSC 101 or SOC 101. Cross-listed with SOC 352. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSC 355 - Criminal Trials: History, Context and Practice The focus of this course is the American criminal trial; it will include a study of the historical development and current state of criminal practice and trial procedures. We will also examine the cultural and social issues surrounding important trials. The class will include a mock trial.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
PSC 356 - Introduction to Law An introduction to courts and the legal system and a survey of the basic legal issues such as contracts, torts, real estate, family law, rights on arrest, and other topics.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
PSC 357 - Family Law The Family Law course will review the development of the family law system in New York and the United States. Particular attention will be paid to areas of family law including how we create and define families, divorce, adoption, rights of the child in the court and the intercession between family law and other types of specialty courts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
PSC 358 - Civil Rights Law Is justice blind? What are the various interests that impact the legal process? How do race, class and gender affect legal outcomes? This course will explore these issues of American Law through historic cases in civil rights and recent court cases dealing with race and gender.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
PSC 360 - Special Topics in Political Science Seminar which explores in-depth topics of particular interest in politics and government.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
PSC 401 - PII Modern Revolutions (Perspectives II course) Investigates various forms of internal violence including such phenomena as rebellion, terrorism, and the anatomy of revolution.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in History and Social Science Cross-listed with HIS 401. International Studies course.
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Honors Program
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HON 301 - Mayan Cosmogonies in the New Millennium Study of Mayan cultures and literatures from pre-Hispanic to contemporary time. Course concentrates on the acknowledgement and analysis of Mayan literacy, architecture, oral history, texts, and rituals of a people whose civilization was at its peak centuries before the Spaniards arrived on the American Continent.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HON 313 - Concept of Justice in Islamic Philosophy And Political Theory Course examines the concept of justice in the writings of some of the major figures in the history of Islamic philosophy. It begins with a study of Islam and a general survey of the history of Islamic lands of the Middle East. Includes study of primary texts of philosophers or theorists whose works represent major turning points in the development of Islamic thought.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HON 314 - Jerusalem: City At the Center For 3000 years, the city of Jerusalem-both real and imagined-has occupied a central position in the formation of Western civilization. In exploring its extensive history and archeology, its varied religious traditions, its complex politics and social thought and its unique art and literature, one begins to discover why Jerusalem can be seen both as a microcosm and metaphor in the contemporary world.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HON 315 - Aesthetics, Popularity and Prestige From Byron to the Beatles, from Pre-Raphaelite painting to Star Trek, the cultural, psychological, sociological and philosophical questions at stake in making the decision between the “critic” and the “fan.” Study of series of works of music, art, literature, film, and television to show the enthusiastic and enduring popular response.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HON 316 - Understanding Violence Seminar is a multi-disciplinary approach to the issue of violence in our contemporary world. Students will explore a variety of theories on the origins of violence, as well as identify the manifest symptoms, behaviors, and consequences of violence. The connection between ideas on violence and their application to specific concerns within the community will be a continuing priority in the course.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
HON 317 - The Immigrant Experience: Cubans in America Course will deal with the Cuban-American experience in the United States exploring in-depth the consequences of cultural relocation and the struggles as well as the achievements that accompany the assimilation and acculturation process in America. Literature, film and documentary are the various cultural products to be examined, focusing on the culture of Latino people through one of the most successful immigrant populations in the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes Open to students in the Honors Program only Advisor Code: R.
Credits: 3
HON 484 - Honors Thesis Proposal This independent study requires upper-level Honors students to conduct interdisciplinary scholarly research in preparation to write the Honors Thesis. This course culminates with the successful completion of the Honors Thesis Proposal, which includes an abstract, an outline, a work schedule, and a working bibliography for the project. Students must complete this course in the semester before they enroll in HON 485W, Honors Thesis.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFGR Prereqs: ENGW 251, ENGW 252, PHL 101, PHL 201 and one HON 5XX Seminar. Students must register for HON 484 during the semester immediately preceding HON 485W.
Credits: 1
HON 485 - Honors Thesis An independent study project involving the researching and writing of an Honors thesis on a topic chosen by the student in consultation with Honors Program Director and faculty. Taken in either semester of the student’s senior year. Prerequisites: Permission of the Program Director.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Permission of Program Director Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
Mathematics
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MTH 102 - PI Thinking Mathematically (Perspectives I course) A problem-solving course for non-majors designed to improve students’ application of mathematical concepts in their everyday experience. These concepts will be developed through inductive/deductive reasoning, and topics such as patterns, sequences, geometry, topology, and fractals. Must also enroll in Mth 102L if Mathematics SAT is less than 400 and ACT score is below 18.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: Math SAT score of at least 400 or ACT score of at least 18 or permission of dept. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 102L - Thinking Math Lab Intensive mathematics laboratory to complement MTH 102 designed to focus on the mathematical strengths and weaknesses of students while its content parallels that of MTH 102. Students will study in small groups and receive individual assistance from the instructor. Students with neither an SAT score above 400 nor an ACT score above 18 must register for this lab and a section of MTH 102 in the Fall of their Freshman year. This course is open to all students who are concerned about their mathematical preparation for MTH 102.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Math SAT score of less than 400 and ACT score less than 18. Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 0
MTH 109 - PI The Mathematical Experience (Perspectives I course) What is mathematics, what do mathematicians do, and why do people do mathematics? These fundamental questions are addressed in this course to reveal the history, nature, goals, and accomplishments of mathematics. The course is especially suited to those with inquiring minds, regardless of their previous mathematical experience.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes NR Prereq: SAT score of at least 400 or ACT score of at least 18. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 111 - PI Applied Calculus (Perspectives I course) This course will address many of the basic concepts from single variable calculus. An intuitive approach will be used that will allow the student to explore and investigate these concepts. The emphasis in this course will be on applications of the calculus, particularly the applications of differential calculus with some time spent on the integral calculus. (Not preparation for Mth 114.) Students preparing to take Calculus I.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR A TI-83 or TI-84 calculator is required. Rentals available ($25/semester). Prerequisite: 3 years of high school preparation for Precalculus with a C grade or better and Mathematics SAT of at least 400 or ACT of at least 18. TI-83 calculator required, rentals available. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 112 - PI Precalculus (Perspectives I course) Topics include analytic geometry, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, polynomial and rational functions and relations. Intended for students preparing to take Calculus I.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prerequisite: 3 years of high school preparation for Precalculus with a C grade or better and Mathematics SAT of at least 400 or ACT of at least 18. TI-83 calculator required, rentals available. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
MTH 113 - PI Calculus I (Perspectives I course) Topics include functions, limits the derivative and applications, the integral and applications, and fundamental theorems.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: Precalculus or equivalent with a C grade or better. TI-83 or 84 calculator is required, other calculators may be used with permission of instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 4
MTH 114 - PII Calculus II (Perspectives II course) Techniques of integration, applications of integration, introduction to differential equations, infinite sequences and series.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: MTH 113 with a C grade or better. TI-83 or 84 calculator is required, other calculators may be used with permission of instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 4
MTH 201 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (Writing Intensive) An introduction to advanced mathematical language, literature, logic, composition, theorem proving, and problem-solving. Prerequisite for many upper division mathematics courses.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MTH 114C with a grade of C or better or permission of the instructor Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
MTH 205 - PII Mathematical Connections (Perspectives II course) This course emphasizes the connections between contemporary mathematics and modern society. It will attempt to develop the student’s capacity to engage in logical thinking, and to convey the power of mathematics as illustrated by the variety of problems that can be modeled and solved by quantitative means. Problems from areas such as operations research, election theory, and fair division are studied.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: any PI in Mathematics. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 207 - PII Elementary Statistics (Perspectives II course) A course for non-mathematics majors. Emphasizes descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, estimating with confidence, and several types of hypothesis tests.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: any PI in Mathematics. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 208 - PII Statistics for Scientists (Perspectives II course) This is a course for non-mathematics majors and emphasizes basic understanding of statistical concepts with a focus on scientific applications. Students will learn how to design experiments, collect, organize and analyze data. Topics include correlation, regression, confidence intervals, hypothesis test, interpreting chi- squared test and interpreting ANOVA.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: NR Prereq: Any PI in Mathematics.
Credits: 3
MTH 213 - PII Calculus III (Perspectives II course) Functions of several variables, partial differentiation, multiple integrals and vector calculus.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BMR Prereq: MTH 114 with a C grade or better TI 83 or TI 84 calculator is required. Others may be used with instructor permission. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 4
MTH 215 - PII Exploring Mathematics (Perspectives II course) In this course, students reflect on human mathematical development and link that knowledge to the development level of a learner. The student will investigate such human factors as memory, knowing, language, logic and aptitude as they relate to learning mathematics. Specifically the mathematical topics covered include logical classification, numeration systems, Euclidean geometry, topology and measurement. Not open to freshmen.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: EDU 204 or permission of instructor and any PI in Mathematics. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 302 - Differential Equations A study of techniques for solving a variety of differential equations including separable variables, homogeneous, exact, and linear equations. Other methods and applications as time permits including the method of undetermined coefficients, the Laplace transform, and power series.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: MTH 213 with grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
MTH 304 - Mathematical Statistics A calculus based course that includes a condensed introduction to probability followed by the theory of parameter estimation, properties of estimators, and topics of statistical inference including confidence intervals, tests of hypotheses, simple and multiple linear regression, and analysis of variance.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. Prereq: MTH 201 with a C grade or better or permission of instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
MTH 309G - History of Mathematics The development of elementary and advanced mathematics from ancient to modern times.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MTH 201 with a C grade or better, or permission of the instructor. Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
MTH 312 - Linear Algebra Real vector spaces, systems of linear equations, real inner product spaces, linear transformations and matrices, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: MTH 201 with a C grade or better or permission of instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 314 - Introduction to Probability Topics in this course include counting techniques, axiomatic probability theory; discrete and continuous sample spaces; random variables, distribution functions, probability density and mass functions; expectation; moment-generating functions; normal, binomial, and Poisson distributions; and joint and continuous distributions.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: MTH 201 with a grade of C or better. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 320 - Numerical Analysis Topics include error analysis, Taylor polynomials, rootfinding, interpolation, approximation of functions, numerical integration and differentiation, solutions of systems of linear equations, numerical solutions of differential equations, and other topics as time permits.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: BR Prereq: MTH 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
MTH 390 - Special Topics in Mathematics Choice of topics reflects the special interest of students and instructors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: MTH 314.
Credits: 3
MTH 399 - Seminar in Problem Solving Students will be actively involved in investigating collections of non-routine problems from a variety of sources.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR Prereq: Linear Algebra and Junior status or permission of instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
MTH 413 - Real Analysis An in-depth study of the real numbers and functions on the real numbers. Topics include the axioms for the real number system, the elementary topology of Euclidean space and a study of sequences, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, and infinite series.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MTH 201W & MTH 213 with a C grade or better. Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 414 - Abstract Algebra Abstract Algebra (also called Modern Algebra) is the study of objects and operations on those objects. Many familiar sets can be categorized based upon their “stripped down” structures when seen in the greatest possible generality or abstraction. Topics include symmetries, groups, permutations, factor groups, homomorphisms, rings fields, polynomials, unique factorization, integral domains, Euclidean constructions and the insolvability of the general quintic equation, as time allows. Algebraists utilize the familiarity and concreteness of a great variety of examples, and the beauty of mathematical proof.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MTH 201 with a grade of C or better Adv Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 415 - Number Theory Number theory is a study of the properties of the integers. Topics include divisibility, factorization, numerical functions, algebra of congruence classes, Diophantine equations, primitive roots, and quadratic reciprocity. Applications in cryptography, primality testing, and zeta functions as time allows.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: MTH 201W with a C grade or better. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 417 - Foundations of Geometry A study of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Focus is on the axiomatic method and the significance of the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry. Students investigate various aspects and applications of geometry and related mathematical topics through projects.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: MTH 201 with C grade or better. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 425 - Mathematical Modeling A study of the relationship between mathematics and other disciplines. Mathematical models for interesting and significant problems in these disciplines are constructed, analyzed and interpreted.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: MTH 201 with a C grade or better.
Credits: 3
MTH 457 - Curriculum Methodology: Middle and High School This course in Mathematics (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required . Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
MTH 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in Mathematics provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 6
MTH 485 - Independent Study Advanced study in mathematics through readings and tutorials in an area of mutual interest arranged by individual student with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
MTH 486 - Independent Study Advanced study in mathematics through readings and tutorials in an area of mutual interest arranged by individual student with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
MTH 490 - Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Students choose and narrow topic, identify and locate appropriate resources, read, work independently, generate questions, perform investigations, may prove conjectures. Proofs developed, if possible. Original research not required. Students provide written records of independent work, present research progress, summarize work in formally typeset paper, present talk at regional conference.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CIR Prereq: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
MTH 491 - Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Students choose and narrow topic, identify and locate appropriate resources, read, work independently, generate questions, perform investigations, may prove conjectures. Proofs developed, if possible. Original research not required. Students provide written records of independent work, present research progress, summarize work in formally typeset paper, present talk at regional conference.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: CIR Prereq: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
MTH 499 - Mathematics Comprehensive The comprehensive examination evaluates student mastery in four fundamental areas of mathematics: calculus, foundations, linear algebra, and statistics. Students will begin preparing in the spring of their junior year and finish by taking four exams over two days in January of their senior year.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Prereqs: In-process or Completion of all courses required for major. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 0
Multicultural Studies Program
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Music
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Academic Program in:
Minors
ENS 080 - Concert Band A campus-wide instrumental group which welcomes qualified Nazareth students from all disciplines. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0.5
ENS 081 - Concert Choir A campus-wide vocal ensemble for both men and women, with concerts each semester. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0.5
ENS 082 - Orchestra A full orchestra open to all qualified Nazareth students upon successful completion of audition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0.5
ENS 083 - Chamber Players: Strings A select string quartet or small ensemble, open campus-wide to qualified students. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
ENS 084 - Chamber Choir A select vocal group, open campus-wide to qualified students. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0.5
ENS 085 - Chamber Players: Guitar Gives classical guitar students an opportunity to play ensemble music for guitar duet, trio and quartet, as well as music for guitar with other instruments.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 086 - Opera Workshop Concepts of opera as an art form through actual production scenes from operas of various periods in history.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 087 - Jazz Ensemble A select large instrumental ensemble, open to all qualified students. Improvisation skills required for rhythm section instruments, encouraged but not required for other instruments.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 088 - Jazz Combo A select small instrumental ensemble open to a limited number of qualified students. Improvisation skills required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 089 - Chamber Players: Percussion Open to qualified students upon audition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 090 - Chamber Players: Clarinet/Saxophone Performing group open to all clarinetists and saxophonists by audition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 091 - Chamber Players: Piano Ensemble experience for pianists, Features study in piano duos, trios and quartets, vocal accompanying, chamber music. Required for piano primaries; open to other qualified students upon audition. Open to all students upon audition. Features study in piano duos, trios and quartets.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO Coreq: MUP 1B.
Credits: 0
ENS 092 - Chamber Players: Brass Open to qualified students upon audition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 093 - Chamber Players: Flute Open to qualified students upon audition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO.
Credits: 0
ENS 095 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble A highly select ensemble vocal group, open campus wide to qualified students. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
ENS 096 - Men’s Chorus The Nazareth College Men’s Chorus is a 20-25 member ensemble dedicated to the perfromance of outstanding Men’s choral literature spanning all styles and genres. The group meets Mondays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 pm. No audition is necessary. The enesemble is open to all members of the Nazareth Community.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AB.
Credits: 0.5
ENS 097 - Women’s Chorus The Nazareth College Women’s Chorus is a 80-100 member ensemble dedicated to the performance of outstanding Women’s choral literature spanning all styles of genres. The group meets Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00-7:00 pm. No audition is necessary. The ensemble is open to all members of the Nazareth Community.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AB.
Credits: 0.5
ENS 098 - Chamber Orchestra Required of all music degree students whose primary instrument is violin, viola, cello, or string bass, this ensemble will allow the string student to rehearse and perform orchestra and string works and examine the technique and performance issues of string playing. Wind students may participate as needed for the repertoire.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGO Prereqs: ENS 082.
Credits: 0.5
MED 101 - Orientation to Music Education An overview of major concepts in music education that will be revisited and applied in subsequent courses over the next several years of the music education degree program. Topics include characteristics of successful music teachers, national and state music education standards, professional organizations in music education, and lesson planning.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes: A.
Credits: 0
MED 102 - Introduction to Music Education An exploration of various aspects of the music teaching profession with an emphasis placed on practical approaches to teaching both in the classroom and rehearsal settings. Topics include becoming a music teacher, developing tools for teaching, implementing the National Standards into instruction, teaching music in early childhood, reaching diverse learners, and developing a philosophy of music education. Students will present a teaching demonstration as part of the course requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Prereq: MED 101 Bach of Music in Education majors only.
Credits: 1.5
MED 103 - Percussion Techniques I Introduction to the techniques, teaching methods, maintenance and nomenclature of the standard percussion instruments.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required Adv. Codes: AFJ.
Credits: 1
MED 104 - Percussion Techniques II Emphasis on techniques and teaching methods of the melodic percussion.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Prereq: MED 103 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MED 105 - Brass Techniques I General introduction to techniques, performance problems and teaching methods of the brass family. Instruction on trumpet and French horn.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MED 106 - Brass Techniques II Study of horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba with emphasis on the similarities and differences in playing and teaching all of the brass instruments. Transposition, writing for brass instruments, and other topics included.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv codes: AFJ Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MED 203 - Woodwind Techniques I Basic instruction in correct playing and teaching of woodwind instruments. Instruction on clarinet and saxophone.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MED 204 - Woodwind Techniques II Instruction and pedagogy for flute, oboe, bassoon and saxophone.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Prereqs: MED 203 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MED 205 - String Techniques I Basic instruction in correct playing and teaching of string playing. Emphasis on violin.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required Adv. Codes: AFJ.
Credits: 1
MED 206 - String Techniques II Basic pedagogy and instruction for viola, cello, and string bass.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Prereqs: Med 205 or approval of instructor Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MED 208 - Psychological Foundations of Education A study and application of the basic principles of teaching and learning through course work and a 10-hour field experience. The emphasis is on understanding what successful inclusive learning environments are for all learners in music classrooms. Topics include child and adolescent development; including language development; learning theories; motivation; classroom management; learner differences and exceptionalities; and assessment.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFHJR Prereqs: MED 102 Open to Music Education majors only 10 hours of fieldwork required in Greater Rochester Area schools during daytime instruction in PreK-12 classrooms. Placements made by Instructor. Students provide own transportation.
Credits: 3
MED 299 - Orientation to the Professional Semester Preparation for student teaching.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes: AF.
Credits: 0
MED 301 - Secondary Music Education Methods Teaching music at the middle school and high school levels. Topics include the following: administrative and professional roles of the music educator; curriculum surveys; assessment; public relations and communication processes between school, home and community; using technology for research, organizational skills and teaching; and methods for teaching literacy skills for the adolescent. A 25-hour field placement in a secondary school music program is required and provides opportunity for guided observation, teaching and feedback. Students also study guitar one day per week.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MED 102, Co-req: MED 301L 30 hours of field work required in Greater Rochester Area schools during daytime instruction in Middle or High School. All placements made by the Field Experience Coordinator. Students provide their own transportation..
Credits: 3
MED 301L - Secondary Music Education Methods-Guitar Lab The main objective of this lab is to learn how to play and teach guitar at the middle and high school levels. We will discuss technique for the beginning guitarist; learn notes in the first position, chords, tuning the instrument and review method books available for teaching beginning guitarists.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: MED 301.
Credits: 0
MED 302 - Elementary Music Education Methods Teaching general music at the primary and intermediate levels based on the national and state standards for music education. Topics include: the study of methodologies (such as Kodaly, Orff, and Dalcroze); a review of materials and resources available to elementary music educators; lesson planning and teaching demonstrations; appropriate teaching practices for special learners; the use of music from various cultures in the classroom; proficient accompanying skills on the autoharp and piano; effective use of the recorder in elementary general music; and assessment techniques for music educators. A 25-hour field placement in an elementary school music program is required and provides opportunities for guided observation, teaching and feedback. Requires 30 hours of observation during the public school day.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Requires 30 hours of observation during the public school day.
Credits: 3
MED 373 - Band Techniques and Literature A study of the techniques and literature required to administer and teach a band program for the beginning and intermediate instrumental students.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MUS 271 Adv Code: AG.
Credits: 2
MED 374 - Choral Techniques and Literature An in-depth examination of choral literature appropriate for elementary and middle school choral students.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFJ Prereq: MUS 272, MUS 371.
Credits: 2
MED 375 - String Techniques and Pedagogy This is a class in the study of techniques and literature required to administer and teach an orchestra, string lesson and chamber music program for beginning through advanced students.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ENS 098 Adv Code: AG.
Credits: 2
MED 401 - Special Education Methods A survey of music education and music therapy materials, methods and techniques to facilitate successful inclusion of special learners in the music classroom, lessons and ensembles. Taken concurrently with Med 403 and Med 465.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MED 301 MED 302 and GPA 2.7 or higher Coreq: MED 403 MED 465.
Credits: 1
MED 403 - Seminar in School Music A senior seminar in the interaction of theory and practice in public school music today. Ethical issues, professional development and the certification of a professional portfolio are included. Taken concurrently with Med 401 and Med 465. Prerequisites: Med 301, 302.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MED 301 MED 302 and GPA 2.7 or higher Coreq: MED 401 MED 465.
Credits: 4
MED 465 - Student Teaching Two student teaching placements in vocal/general/ instrumental music; one at the elementary level and one at the secondary level. Taken with Med 401 and Med 403. Required for music certification at Nazareth College.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MED 301 MED 302 and GPA 2.7 or higher Coreq: MED 401 MED 403.
Credits: 6
MED 499 - Music Education Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
MTR 102 - Introduction to Music Therapy An orientation to the historical background and philosophical bases of music therapy and functions of the music therapist as a health-field professional. Prerequisite for major and for all other music therapy courses.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AB.
Credits: 1
MTR 201 - Principles of Music Therapy Development of the accountability procedures needed in music therapy, including assessment, treatment and evaluation. The course will focus on writing appropriate music therapy goals and objectives, measuring client progress.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 3
MTR 202 - Methods and Materials in Music Therapy Course will provide skills in developing therapeutic, goal-oriented music experiences, and will increase skills with certain social instruments.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Pre-req: MTR 201.
Credits: 3
MTR 302 - Psychology of Music Science of psychology related to the fundamentals of the music experience. The musical mind, sensory capacities, individual differences and the psychology of listening are pursued through the empirical literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: A.
Credits: 3
MTR 311 - Clinical Improvisation in Music Therapy Clinical Improvisation in Music Therapy is an undergraduate course designed to explore the uses of music improvisation in individual and group music therapy settings. This course will review models and techniques of music therapy improvisation included in existing literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Prereq: MTR 201, MTR 202.
Credits: 2
MTR 331 - Pre-Clinic I Field work in which experience is gained in facilitating music therapy sessions with music therapists in local clinical facilities. Weekly seminars with music therapy faculty. Minimum one hour direct clinical service, one hour seminar weekly.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: MUX 277, MUX 278, MUX 279 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MTR 332 - Pre-Clinic II Field work in which experience is gained in facilitating music therapy sessions with music therapists in local clinical facilities. Weekly seminars with music therapy faculty. Minimum one hour direct clinical service, one hour seminar weekly.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Prereqs: MUX 331 Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MTR 360 - Instrumental Methods and Repertoire for Music Therapists Introduction to mechanics and techniques of the major orchestra instruments for use in the music therapy setting. The course will review music therapy clinical practice and research using orchestra and world music instruments. Additionally, the course will explore a body of repertoire centered around the instruments studied.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 3
MTR 401 - Influence of Music on Behavior A study of environmental, cultural, sociological, and musical influences on behavior; an overview of music techniques that therapeutically influence human behavior; an introduction to reading and critiquing empirical studies in music.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Prereqs: MTR 201, 202.
Credits: 3
MTR 402 - Music in Therapy Survey of the literature in music therapy and of psychological theories and their relationship to applied music therapy; an introduction to group processes and a look at the specific functions of the music therapist.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Pre-req: MTR 401.
Credits: 3
MTR 403 - Research in Music Therapy This course will focus on research methods useful in everyday clinic work.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF Prereqs: MTR 201, 202, 401.
Credits: 2
MTR 431 - Pre-Clinic III Field work in which experience is gained in facilitating music therapy sessions with music therapists in local clinical facilities. Weekly seminars with registered music therapy faculty. Minimum one hour direct clinical service, one hour seminar weekly.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: MTR 332 Additional fee required.
Credits: 1
MTR 432 - Pre-Clinic IV Field work in which experience is gained in facilitating music therapy sessions with music therapists in local clinical facilities. Weekly seminars with registered music therapy faculty. Minimum one hour direct clinical service, one hour seminar weekly.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required Prereqs: MUX 432.
Credits: 1
MTR 483 - Music Therapy Internship Minimum of 1040-hour internship at an AMTA - or Nazareth-approved clinical training center. Application is made upon departmental approval. Diploma will be awarded upon completion of internship.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: G.
Credits: 0
MTR 499 - Music Therapy Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
MUB 101 - Music Business I Music Business I will focus on several aspects of the music business including a general overview of the industry, record labels, radio, publishing, performance and merchandising, artist management, promotion, and information on getting started in the music business. Careers options in the industry will be examined, along with an analysis of where the industry is headed in relation to new technologies, and what new business models are being created in response to these changes.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
MUB 222 - Introduction to Recording This course will focus on computer-based digital recording, editing, mixing, and mastering of music. Topics include basic studio electronics and signal flow, dynamic processing, basic microphone design, studio acoustics, basic session procedures and the role of the audio engineer and producer in the creation and recording of music.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MUB 101 Music Business Majors only, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
MUB 301 - Music Business II Music Business II will focus on several aspects of the legal environment of the music business including various aspects of Contract Law, Copyright Law, Record Deals, Songwriter Deals, Music Publishing, Music Licensing, and the Law as it relates to the Internet as well as numerous other topics. The course will also examine the various legal traps and/or mistakes that plague artists and business people in the industry.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: MUB 101.
Credits: 3
MUB 483 - Music/Business Internship I Part-time (8-16 hours per week) work experience with a business or organization plus periodic seminars and academic assignments. Selection process for internships is competitive.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: MUB 101 Junior Status, minimum GPA of 2.5.
Credits: 3
MUB 484 - Music/Business Internship II Part-time (8-16 hours per week) work experience with a business or organization plus periodic seminars and academic assignments. Selection process for internships is competitive.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: MUB 101, MUB 483 Junior Status, minimum GPA of 2.5.
Credits: 3
MUG 096 - Vocal Studio .
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: MUP 1A.
Credits: 0
MUG 097 - Wellness for Musicians This course will focus on physical and psychological issues related to practicing and performing. Course content will include basic anatomy for musicians, the study of performance related injuries, strengthening and stretching exercises, stress reduction, an introduction to Alexander Technique and healthy life style suggestions for performing musicians.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: B Music Majors only.
Credits: 0 to 1
MUG 098 - Piano Studio .
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: MUP 1B.
Credits: 0
MUG 131 - Piano Class I Piano as a secondary concentration for music majors, emphasizing sight-reading and harmonization of folk and jazz melodies; pieces from Baroque to contemporary; technical studies coordinated with the fundamentals of theory and musical form.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 132 - Piano Class II Piano as a secondary concentration for music majors, emphasizing sight-singing and harmonization of folk and jazz melodies; pieces from Baroque to contemporary; technical studies coordinated with the fundamentals of theory and musical form.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 141 - Voice Class I Voice as secondary concentration for music majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 142 - Voice Class II Voice as secondary concentration for music majors.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 206 - Beginning Piano Class for Non-Majors Piano for non-majors with or without previous experience. Includes technique, harmonization, sight-reading and repertoire study. (Offered Fall, Spring)
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
MUG 207 - Beginning Class Piano II for Non-Majors Continuation of Mus 206. Includes technique, theory, harmonization, sight-reading, improvisation and repertoire study. Ability to sight-read music in both treble and bass clefs is required. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall, Spring)
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required Prereq: MUG 206 or permission of instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
MUG 208 - Voice Class for Non-Majors Designed for the non-music major. The art of singing is experienced by the individual student at his/her own level, through the use of appropriate solo and ensemble literature. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 231 - Piano Class III Piano as a secondary concentration for music majors, emphasizing sight-reading and harmonization of folk and jazz melodies; pieces from Baroque to contemporary; technical studies coordinated with the fundamentals of theory and musical form.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 232 - Piano Class IV Piano as a secondary concentration for music majors, emphasizing sight-reading and harmonization of folk and jazz melodies; pieces from Baroque to contemporary; technical studies coordinated with the fundamentals of theory and musical form.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 281 - Guitar Techniques I Designed to enable students to accompany themselves and to lead others in the singing of simple folk and popular songs, progressing from simple strumming and finger picking to more advanced accompaniment patterns, transposition and the use of the capo.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 282 - Guitar Techniques II Designed to enable students to accompany themselves and to lead others in the singing of simple folk and popular songs, progressing from simple strumming and finger picking to more advanced accompaniment patterns, transposition and the use of the capo.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FS Prereq: MUG 281 Additional course fee required Coreq: MUX 277.
Credits: 1
MUG 331 - Functional Piano I Concentration on fundamental keyboard skills necessary for improvisation and realizing lead sheets.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FH Prereq: MUG 232 or equivalent Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 332 - Group Piano Techniques Group piano techniques and apprenticeship in class piano.
Prerequisites & Notes Keyboard Performance major or area coordinator approval. Additional Course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUG 333 - Keyboard Score Reading Instruction in the basic skills of reading vocal and orchestral scores at the keyboard; work with various clefs and transpositions; reduction of open-score layouts to keyboard style.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: MUG 232 or equivalent Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
MUP 1_ - Primary Performance Music majors, hour lesson.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: MUG 096
Credits: 1
MUP 2_ - Secondary Performance Music Majors, 1/2 hour lesson.
Credits: 1
MUP 3_ - Primary Performance Nonmajors, hour lesson.
Prerequisites & Notes Approval of area coordinator is required.
Credits: 1
MUP 4_ - Secondary Performance Nonmajors, 1/2 hour lesson.
Credits: 1
MUP 5_ - Primary Performance Performance Majors, 2 - one hour lessons.
Credits: 2
MUP 101 - Applied Conducting Non-Majors .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FGO Prereqs: MUS 272 Applied Music Fee.
Credits: 1 to 6
MUS 019 - Concert Attendance Required of all music majors registered for 10 credit hours or more.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: A.
Credits: 0
MUS 099 - Music Department Orientation .
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 0
MUS 101 - PI Introduction to Western Classical Music (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the genres, styles, and ideas associated with art music of the Western Classical tradition. Through listening and reading assignments students will become familiar with the repertoire, instruments, and historical context of music belonging to various periods in history.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
MUS 102 - PI The Language of Music (Perspectives I course) Course explores the various parameters of music syntax and the theoretical foundation of western art music. The course is designed for non-music majors to develop skills in music literacy and for music majors to prepare for entrance in Mus 123, Theory I.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
MUS 104G - PI Introduction to World Music (Perspectives I course) An introduction to the musics of various non-Western cultures, with an emphasis of the various technical, cultural, and aesthetic features.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
MUS 121 - Rudiments for Music Majors I An introduction to various elements of music, including pitch, rhythm, meter, melody, intervals, chords (triads and seventh chords). This course is designed for the music major who has little experience in music theory and aural skills. MUS 121 does not count toward completion of the requirements for the music degree.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1.5
MUS 122 - Rudiments for Music Majors II A continuation of MUS 121 and the development of requisite abilities in music theory and aural skills. MUS 122 does not count toward completion of the requirements for the music degree.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FR Prereqs: MUS 121.
Credits: 1.5
MUS 123 - Music Theory I Provides a review of rudiments and instruction in elementary counterpoint, harmony and voice leading according to the Western European classical tradition. Students will develop the skills, terminology, and techniques needed to be a successful musician.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR.
Credits: 3
MUS 123L - Music Theory Lab I This course provides students with an opportunity to improve their music rudiments skills (including, note names, intervals, scales, key signatures, and chords), as well as offering further instruction in first and second species counterpoint and basic harmony and voice leading.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Coreqs: MUS 123.
Credits: 0
MUS 124 - Music Theory II Introduces fundamental elements of diatonic harmony and voice leading as well as basic formal schema with respect to the Western European tradition. MUS 124 builds on the material presented in MUS 123. Two specific skills will be developed: 1. writing, in which you will model the compositional principles of the late Baroque and Classic periods; and, 2. analytical, in which you will be introduced to the fundamental principles of binary and sonata forms.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR.
Credits: 3
MUS 124L - Music Theory Lab II This course is a continuation of the work undertaken in MUS 123L. MUS 124L provides students with additional instruction in harmony and voice leading as well as analysis of form.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: C Coreqs: MUS 124.
Credits: 0
MUS 125 - Aural Skills I Provides instruction in aural skills. Included is a review of rudiments from an aural skills perspective and a systematic introduction to sight singing and dictation grounded in the Western European tonal tradition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AC.
Credits: 1
MUS 126 - Aural Skills II Builds upon material presented in MUS 125, developing students’ skills and understanding of diatonic music of the common practice tradition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AC Prereqs: MUS 125.
Credits: 1
MUS 203 - PII Jazz (Perspectives II course) An exploration of jazz from 1900 to the present. The course will include an examination of the social environment in which jazz emerged, its characteristics, history, styles, the key personalities as well as a look at jazz as a phenomenon. No background in music is required.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
MUS 204 - PII America’s Music (Perspectives II course) Explores the rich variety of music found in the Americas, with an emphasis of the various technical, cultural, and aesthetic features.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
MUS 205 - PII Women and Music (Perspectives II course) A survey of music by, for, and about women from antiquity to the present. A variety of genres and styles will be covered, as well as the impact of women’s studies and gender studies on music historiography.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: R Women’s Studies Minor course. International Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
MUS 206 - PII Opera (Perspectives II course) Explores the history and development of opera from its beginnings in the seventeenth century to the present, with an emphasis of the various technical, cultural, and aesthetic features.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts. International Studies course.
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Philosophy
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GRK 101 - Ancient Greek .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
GRK 102 - Ancient Greek II .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R Prereq: GRK 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 101 - PI Logic and Inquiry (Perspectives I course) An introduction to Aristotelian and Stoic logic with a view to understanding the nature of logic and its role in inquiry.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall, Spring and Summer
Credits: 3
PHL 201 - PII Logic and Inquiry II (Perspectives II course) An introduction to “material logic” that is, an exploration of the different kinds of knowing–demonstrative, dialectical, rhetorical and intuitive–achieved in human inquiry, and the relation of logic to each of them. All discussions are set within the context of an investigation of the nature of education, as distinct from training or indoctrination.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: PHL 101. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PHL 212 - PII Ethics Through Literature (Perspectives II course) The overall goal of this course is to introduce students to a remarkable family whose struggle with life and its choices provides us with a timeless setting for an introduction to ethical theories. This is the Karamozov family of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s imagination, as detailed in The Brothers Karamazov.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 222 - PII Philosophy of Art (Perspectives II course) An introduction to some of the many philosophical issues that surround art and the aesthetic through an examination of the following topics: historical and modern conceptions of the “aesthetic”, the relationship between the arts and society, expression and creativity, and understanding and interpreting art. Differences between art, craft, entertainment, the aesthetic and the beautiful will be explored.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 224 - PII The Philosophy of Religion (Perspectives II course) Philosophical investigations of issues surrounding religious beliefs, ideas and practices. Topics may include the relation between faith and reason, the question of the existence of God, questions about immortality, the reality of evil and the reality of miracles.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 Cross-listed with RES 224.
Credits: 3
PHL 272 - PII The Philosophy of Science (Perspectives II course) An examination of the foundations and workings of scientific theory and practice. Topics may include the internal and external virtues of scientific theories, explanation, the role of observation in science, replication in experiments, scientific discovery, theory change and the social construction of science.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 280 - PII Feminist Philosophy (Perspectives II course) Explores the views and theories of selected feminists of both the past and the present. Topics of discussions may include theories of knowledge, critiques of science, of history, and of philosophy.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
PHL 285 - PII 20th Century Women Philosophers (Perspectives II Course) An introduction to the important and noteworthy contributions of three twentieth century women philosophers, Simone Weil, Edith Stein and Hannah Arendt. All of Jewish descent, tried to come to terms with issues of modern oppression, faith, knowledge, the concept of the person, liberty, totalitarian tactics of dehumanization and the human condition itself.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 Satisfies Womens Studies Minor. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
PHL 290 - PII Existentialism (Perspectives II course) Often conceived less as a philosophy and more as a revolt against the traditional philosophy, existentialism, while all but the impossible to define, is pre-occupied with such themes as the relation between the individual and society, the significance of human choice, the significance of suffering in human life, the reality of death and the relation between existence and absurdity. Readings from such authors as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Kafka, Camus, and Dostoyevsky.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Code: BR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 303 - PII Political Philosophy: Plato to Machiavelli (Perspectives II course) An introduction to ideas of prominent political philosophers of western civilization beginning with Plato and ending with Machiavelli. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli and others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and any PI in Social Science Cross-listed with PSC 303. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHL 312 - PII Ethics (Perspectives II course) One of the most important questions posed by Ancient Greek philosophy was: “What is the best way to live? That question serves as a guiding line for this introductory course, which will examine the various approaches that major philosophical thinkers have made to the study of philosophical ethics in answer to that question. Topics will include the problem of moral relativism, the relation between knowledge and virtue, spiritual exercises, virtue ethics, stoicism, an ethics based on pure reason, utilitarianism and existentialism. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Epicurus, Kant, Mill, and Sartre.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 317 - PII Modern Political Philosophy (Perspectives II course) The course examines major figures in modern political philosophy, addressing such issues as the origins of government, private property, and the market, as well as the ideals of individual liberty, equality, and toleration. Readings include selections from Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Burke, Mill, Wollstonecraft, and Marx.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Social Science or HIS 103 and PHL 101 Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with PSC 317.
Credits: 3
PHL 318G - PII Justice in Islamic Political Philosophy (Perspectives II Global course) An introduction to the concept of justice as found in the works of major figures in the history of Islamic political philosophy. We include a review of the basics of Islam and the history of Islamic lands of the Middle East. We will study primary texts that mark major turning points in the development of Islamic political thought.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: PHL 101 and PSC 101 or PSC 303 cross-listed with PSC 318G International Studies course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
PHL 320 - PII Ancient Philosophy (Perspectives II course) Plato, Aristotle and others on such topics as how to live the good life, the origin of the cosmos, generation and change in the physical world, metaphysics, theories of knowledge, the nature of the soul, and the nature of philosophy itself.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 325 - PII Philosophy & History of Sicily (Perspectives II course) An exploration of 5th and 4th century Greek philosophy and history as it occurred in, and was inspired by, the Greek colonies in Sicily. Special attention will be paid to the Athenian invasion of Siracusa (415-413 B.C.E.), and Plato’s interest in Sicily. Readings from such authors as Thucydides, Greek playwrights (e.g., Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes), Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, and Plutarch.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: PHL 101. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHL 325L - Philosophy and History of Sicily Lab An on-site exploration of 5th and 4th century Greek philosophy and history as it occurred in, and was inspired by, the Greek colonies in Sicily. Ten days spent in these Greek colonies of Sicily with visits to the philosophically and historically significant locations studied in PHL 325. This course will be taught every two years in the holiday break (Dec/Jan) in conjunction with PHL 325 (offered the previous Fall). This is an optional 1-credit study abroad component of that course.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PHL 325.
Credits: 1
PHL 330 - Medieval Philosophy Major figures such as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas and Ockham on such problems as free will, human knowledge, the existence of God, virtue and vice.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 PHL 201.
Credits: 3
PHL 340 - Modern Philosophy Major figures in modern philosophy addressing such issues as the nature and limits of human knowledge, the nature of truth and the reality of God. Readings from Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and one additional philosophy course Normal Offering Cycle: Once every two years.
Credits: 3
PHL 350 - PII Contemporary Philosophy (Perspectives II course) Themes of course are self, world, and language. Investigation of the nature of self-identity, the structure of the life-world, and the function of language as the relation between self and world. Course will introduce students to the basic problems of contemporary philosophy. Issues in phenomenology, existentialism, fundamental ontology, epistemology, philosophy of language, and hermeneutics will be addressed. Readings from Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Gadamer and Sartre.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101.
Credits: 3
PHL 360 - Metaphysics Investigations in “the science of being as being”, including fundamental questions about the nature of reality and the existence of God. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Leibniz, Heidegger and others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and one other Philosophy course.
Credits: 3
PHL 370 - The Philosophy of Mind Philosophical explorations of the psychological issues ranging from behaviorism to artificial intelligence to the nature or reality of the human soul.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PHL 380 - PII Philosophy through Literature (Perspectives II course) An investigation of literary treatments of philosophical themes with special attention to the relation between ‘form’ and ‘content’ in various approaches to philosophical problems. Readings from poets, philosophers, novelists and essayists.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 Cross-listed as ENGL 380.
Credits: 3
PHL 390 - PII American Philosophy (Perspectives II course) An introduction to classical American philosophy and those thinkers who between 1870 and 1940 developed a philosophy that is unique to the United States. The defining movement in classical American philosophy is called pragmatism. Course will evaluate the pragmatic conception of truth and how it relates to the notion of pure experience, the individual and the community, science, morality, loyalty, the transcendental, and education. Readings from Emerson, Peirce, James, Royce, and Dewey.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PHL 401 - Honors Seminar Different topics in philosophy treated in different semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and one additional Philosophy course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHL 402 - Honors Seminar Different topics in philosophy treated in different semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and one additional Philosophy course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PHL 403 - Honors Seminar Different topics in philosophy treated in different semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Prereq: PHL 101 and one additional Philosophy course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PHL 404 - Honors Seminar Different topics in philosophy treated in different semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and one additional Philosphy course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PHL 433 - Selected Topics in Philosophy .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PHL 434 - Selected Topics in Philosophy .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PHL 101 and one additional course in philosophy (or special permission from the instructor).
Credits: 3
PHL 435 - Selected Areas History of Philosophy .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PHL 436 - Selected Areas History of Philosophy .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PHL 485 - Independent Study For students who have completed at least nine credit hours in philosophy. Concentrated study of areas agreed upon between student and instructor; readings, tutorials.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PHL 486 - Independent Study For students who have completed at least nine credit hours in philosophy. Concentrated study of areas agreed upon between the student and instructor; readings, tutorials.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PHL 499 - Philosophy Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: A.
Credits: 0
Psychology
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PSY 101 - PI Introduction to Psychology: Physiological, Cognitive and Sensory Processes (Perspectives I course) This is an introductory course to the ‘natural science’ approach to psychology. Topics include: the biology of behavior, sensation & perception, states of consciousness, learning, memory, cognition, language and intelligence. We will study the value and limitations of laboratory experiments, read about classic studies in the field, and gain knowledge of differing theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 102 - PI Introduction to Psychology: Personal Development, and Social Behavior (Perspectives I course) This course introduces students to the “social science” approach to psychology and covers “molar” topics such as human development and social interaction, personality, psychology disorders and therapies. Students will learn about the value and limitations of correlational methods and field research, read pertinent classical studies, and gain knowledge of differing theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 103 - Making the Most Out of the Psychology Major This course is designed to orient new and prospective psychology majors to the field of psychology and to inform students about academic requirements, expectations, opportunities, careers, and limitations. Students will explore psychology careers, identify courses tailored to their long-term career goals, and discuss graduate school options.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: FR Formerly: PSY 203. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
PSY 201 - Statistics and Research Methods I Integrated examination of methodological and statistical procedures. Focuses on descriptive statistics and descriptive methodologies. Topics include the nature of scientific inquiry, naturalistic observation, survey methods, single subject designs, and correlation research. Coverage of research methods is connected with appropriate statistical issues. Laboratory exercises are used to illustrate research approaches.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 202 - Statistics and Research Methods II Continuation of Statistics and Research Methods I. Emphasis is on inferential statistics, hypothesis testing and experimental methodologies. Topics include experimental and quasi-experimental research methods, one-way and factorial research designs with their related statistical procedures including the logic of hypothesis testing, t-tests, and analysis of variance. Laboratory component includes group experiments and an individual research project.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: PSY 201. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 4
PSY 214 - Sensation and Perception How do we see and hear? How does the brain make sense of sensory inputs to produce the rich perceptual world we experience? We will learn how the anatomy and physiology of the eye, ear, and brain allow us to understand speech, perceive color, see motion and depth, and even recognize faces.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Formerly: PSY 314. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 214L - Sensation and Perception Lab Introduces students to fundamentals of sensation and perception. Topics include the anatomy and physiology of the senses, color and depth perception, perceptual constancy, perception of pitch and timbre, taste and smell and perceptual development. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the neurophysiology of the sensory systems which gives rise to human perceptual phenomena.
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: PSY 314 On student’s own time Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
PSY 215 - Physiological Psychology What is the structure and organization of the brain? How do we make sense of sensory inputs to produce the rich perceptual world we experience? How does the brain regulate our eating, drinking, arousal, and emotions? What can we learn from observing people with brain damage? This course provides an introduction to the brain and how it controls everything we do - our perceptions, actions, thoughts, and emotions.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Formerly: PSY 315. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 215L - Physiological Psychology Lab Understanding the role of a person’s brain in directing behavior. Topics include: structure of the nervous system, arousal and sleep, emotion, learning, memory and the effects of brain damage.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Optional lab to accompany PSY 315 Formerly: PSY 315L. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
PSY 221 - PII Development I: Infancy and Childhood (Perspectives II course) An examination of age-related changes in psychological functioning from conception through adolescence. All aspects of development including physical, cognitive, social and emotional are discussed. Alternative theoretical views are examined, and a special emphasis is made on a theoretical understanding of the facts of development.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 224 - PII Adolescence and Early Adulthood (Perspectives II Course) Examination of age-related physical, cognitive and social changes occurring during the second and third decades of life. Special emphasis is placed on development within the contexts of family, peers, school, culture and media. Some topics include moral decision-making, religious beliefs, sexuality, career choices and peer groups. Common challenges and disorders are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 226 - Adulthood and Late Life Psychological, biological, and social changes and transitions occurring during adult development phases. Attention will be given to new networks of relationships, new behaviors, and new self perceptions taking place as a person moves through lifespan from middle adulthood through to old age and death.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Formerly: PSY 321. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 228 - Social Psychology Individual behavior as influenced by the social context with a discussion of theories and research. Topics include aggression, attraction, altruism, interpersonal influence, attitudes and effects of the environment on social behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101, PSY 102 or SOC 101 Cross-listed with SOC 406 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 222. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 228L - Social Psychology Lab Individual behavior as influenced by the social context with a discussion of theories and research. Topics include aggression, attraction, altruism, interpersonal influence, attitudes and effects of the environment on social behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
PSY 251 - PII Psychology of Women (Perspectives II course) This course introduces students to the psychological literature on women and gender. The course’s topics include an analysis of the “causes” of sex differences and similarities in abilities and personality; the influence of gender roles on psychological health, women’s relationships in families, portrayals of women in the media, the diversity of women’s experiences, gender and psychological disorders, violence in the lives of women and girls; and applied gender-related issues.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or 102 Women’s Studies Minor course. Formerly: PSY 223.
Credits: 3
PSY 252 - PII Motivation (Perspectives II course) Course will explore all those conditions in the person, environment, and culture that explain why we want what we do. Special emphasis will be placed on helping the student develop an understanding of how biological, psychological, and environmental principles interact to motivate human behavior and thought.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102. Formerly: PSY 313. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 253 - Sport Psychology Course applies scientific knowledge derived from discipline of Psychology to the understanding of individuals and groups involved in sporting activities. The focus is on underlying psychological theories and principles that inform our understanding of athletes, coaches and spectators.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with SPT 372 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 342. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 254 - Organizational Psychology Survey of the relationship between psychological principles and traditional organizational aspects such as leadership, group processes, decision-making and communication networks.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 Formerly: PSY 333.
Credits: 3
PSY 255 - Psychology of the Exceptional Individual The main goal of this course is to provide students with a general survey of exceptional development. We will consider some of the broader political economic and social aspects of exceptionality as well as covering several specific forms of exceptionality. When discussing these issues we will focus on integrating theory and research with real world problems and your own knowledge and experience.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Formerly: PSY 332.
Credits: 3
PSY 337 - Psychology of Learning Research and theory in classical operant conditioning and social learning. Involves laboratory experience in control of animal behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 311. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 4
PSY 337L - Psychology of Learning Lab Research and theory in classical and operant conditioning. Involves laboratory experience in control of animal behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 0
PSY 338 - Memory and Cognition Course examines cognitive processes, often called “higher mental processes”. As a discipline, the field of cognitive psychology is concerned with how humans acquire, store, retrieve and use knowledge. Topics include perception, attention, memory, categorization of thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Research and theory in cognitive psychology is represented with demonstrations of how knowledge gained from research has been applied to solve problems and improve the quality of life.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 and PSY 201 Formerly: PSY 312. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 338L - Memory and Cognition Lab .
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 Optional lab to accompany PSY 312 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
PSY 343 - PII Abnormal Psychology (Perspectives II course) Course examines psychological disorders and of the varied forms of human experience and behavior traditionally labeled as “abnormal”. The emphasis will be on descriptions of the disorders, theoretical perspectives, treatment approaches, and the lived experiences of people showing symptoms and signs of the various disorders. Course also focuses on diversity issues relevant to the disorders, their treatments, and policy public issues in the field.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Formerly: PSY 323. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 345 - Psychology of Personality Study of individual differences within the context of major contemporary personality theories. Theoretical understanding of personality is approached from biological, psychosocial, cross-cultural and gender perspectives. Research methods and assessment are reviewed. Case studies are used to illustrate various personality traits and dynamics.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 322. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 350 - PII Human Sexual Behavior (Perspectives II Course) Analysis of sexuality from the viewpoint of the social sciences. Discussions are organized around the perspectives of essentialism and social constructionism. Topics include sexual behavior from a cross-cultural perspective; the “sexual revolution;” research on sexual behavior; theories of human sexuality, sexual orientation, and the connection among sex, gender, and sexuality.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ANT 101 ANT 102 PSY 101 or SOC 101 Cross-listed with SOC 327 Women’s Studies Minor course. Formerly: PSY 327. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 351 - Behavior Modification Designed to acquaint students with the research on behavior change and applications of the techniques of behavior modification to education, therapy, industry and self-improvement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102. Formerly: PSY 231. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 352G - PII Multicultural Psychology Synthesis of psychology and the study of cultures and societies. Readings and discussion of some classic cross-cultural studies of human behavior involving child-rearing, values and social attitudes. Investigation of methods for understanding cultural differences in ways that transcend subjective views of cultures. Study of the multicultural nature of the U.S. in psychological context emphasizing effects of cultural differences on individual behavior and experience.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 240G. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 353 - Principles of Counseling Principles and techniques in counseling and psychotherapy as they relate to major psychological theories and research.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 334.
Credits: 3
PSY 354 - Issues in Aging In-depth investigation of the theoretical and practical findings related to cognitive, economic, environmental, physical, political, and social forces affecting development in middle-aged and older adults in American society. Topics for discussion and analysis include coping and adaptation, healthcare, meaning in old age, successful aging, and death and dying.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 324. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 355 - Aging and Community Service This course integrates community placement in an elder care setting with some of the major theories and research related to the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging. Discussions will focus on the various ways in which older adults influence, and are influenced by, their surroundings.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 340. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
PSY 356 - Psychological Tests and Measurements This course provides an overview of the basic concepts and principles underlying psychological testing and test construction. Tests used in the assessment of intelligence, personality, neuropsychological functioning, achievement and career interests are reviewed and demonstrated.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: PSY 201 Formerly: PSY 331. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 357 - Special Topics in Psychology For junior and senior psychology majors. Choice of topics reflects the special interests of students and instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Special/Selected Topic Formerly: PSY 341.
Credits: 3
PSY 358 - Positive Psychology Positive Psychology is the study of the conditions and psychological processes that contribute to the optimal functioning of people, groups, and institutions; the goal is to identify and enhance conditions, strengths, and virtues that foster the “good life” and allow individuals and communities to thrive.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or PSY 102 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PSY 359 - Human Factors A multidisciplinary approach which promotes the discovery, exchange, and application of knowledge concerning the relationship of people to their environment and the machines they use. Attention given to designing environments that are better suited for human living and work, to assessing human input capabilities and limitations and to designing manufactured objects so that people can use them more effectively.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 or 102 Adv Codes: BR Formerly: PSY 336.
Credits: 3
PSY 359L - Human Factors Lab .
Prerequisites & Notes Coreq: PSY 336 Done on student’s own time Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 1
PSY 460 - Adv Special Topics in Psychology For junior and senior psychology majors. Choice of topics reflects the special interest of students and instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 101 Adv Codes: R Formerly: PSY 441.
Credits: 3
PSY 472 - History of Psychology Evolution of psychology as a distinct scientific discipline. Philosophical roots of psychology; influence of world events; contemporary developments in psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Senior status or permission of instructor as well as 15 hours of psychology. Formerly: PSY 442. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 473 - Senior Seminar Senior seminar in psychology is a capstone course that explores both current and historical events in the discipline. As a culminating experience for the psychology major, students utilize their knowledge about psychological principles and theories to think critically about current and past events in psychology. Students read and discuss selected topics, give presentations about recent developments in the discipline or events of historical importance, and write a comprehensive review paper that integrates their study of psychology with other liberal arts disciplines. The comprehensive paper serves at part of the senior comprehensive exam. The exact nature of course topics may vary by instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Senior status or permission of instructor Formerly: PSY 444. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 481 - Gerontology Internship Engages students actively and directly with a professional experience in the fields of gerontology and/or geriatrics to complement their academic study. Incorporates psychological and gerontological theory, research, and practice into application in a gerontological/geriatric setting. Provides students with the opportunity to explore career options within gerontology and to become familiar with professional practice. A minimum of 120 hours of work in one semester is required, as well as participation in department and college-wide seminars that focus on practical and ethical issues. Application and departmental approval are required prior to course selection. Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
PSY 482 - Gerontology Internship Engages students actively and directly with a professional experience in the fields of gerontology and/or geriatrics to complement their academic study. Incorporates psychological and gerontological theory, research, and practice into application in a gerontological/geriatric setting. Provides students with the opportunity to explore career options within gerontology and to become familiar with professional practice. A minimum of 120 hours of work in one semester is required, as well as participation in department and college-wide seminars that focus on practical and ethical issues. Application and departmental approval are required prior to course selection. Only S/U Grading.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: 15 hours and a GPA of 3.0 in Psychology courses This course is reserved for students who have completed PSY 481.
Credits: 3
PSY 483 - Psychology Internship At least 105 hours of work in the field as well as guided reading and research related to the work experience. Approval of faculty supervisor required prior to course selection.
Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 484 - Psychology Internship Reserved for students who have completed PSY 483.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: 15 hours and a GPA of 3.0 in Psychology courses. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 485 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of interest and concern to the student of psychology or a research project or internship in the field. Approval by supervising professor and department chairperson required.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 202 Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 486 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of interest and concern to the student of psychology or a research project. A formal research paper written according to APA format is required as well as a public presentation of findings at the project’s termination. Approval by supervising professor and department chairperson are required.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PSY 202 Adv Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 499 - Psychology Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: A.
Credits: 0
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RES 101 - PI Exploring Religion (Perspectives I course) A study of religion as lived in major world traditions, East and West. Exploration of experiences of the sacred, scriptures, symbols, rituals, ethics; influence of religion upon cultures, societies, and life stories.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
RES 103G - PI Exploring Religion East (Perspectives I course) A study of religion as lived in the major traditions of the East: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. Exploration of experiences of the sacred, scriptures, symbols, rituals, ethics; influence of religion upon cultures, societies, and life stories.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
RES 104 - PI Exploring Religion: West (Perspectives I course) A study of religion as lived in the major traditions of the West: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Exploration of experiences of the sacred, scriptures, symbols, rituals, ethics; influence of religion upon cultures, societies, and life stories.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
RES 202 - PII Christianity Past and Present (Perspectives II course) A study of Christianity focusing on the story of Jesus Christ; early Christian life and practice; persons and events that shaped Christianity; and themes, challenges and issues facing Christians today, including spirituality, social justice, fundamentalism, ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
RES 203 - PII Introducing the Bible (Perspectives II course) A study of both Hebrew and Christian scriptures, examined in light of the worlds that produced them. Special emphasis on important theological themes which are common to both traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 204 - PII Biblical Perspectives (Perspectives II course) Various Biblical responses to some basic religious questions raised in one’s search for the meaning of human existence.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
RES 212 - PII Judaism: Theological Questions and Sacred Texts Through the lens of Jewish sacred texts, this class investigates key theological imperatives within Judaism. Particular emphasis on theological notions such as “God,” “Creation,” “Humankind,” “Sin,” “Suffering,” “Redemption,” “Land of Israel.”
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 213 - PII The Prophets for Today (Perspectives II course) A study of the selected readings from the prophetic literature of the Hebrew Scriptures in order to understand not only the message of the Prophets in their own context but also to apply this message to contemporary life.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 221 - PII Matthew, Mark and Luke: Synoptic Gospels (Perspectives II course) An introduction to each of these Gospels, examining their literary beauty and their theological significance for the Christian Community.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 223 - PII Religion and Science (Perspectives II course) Are religion and science friends, enemies, or strangers? The historical development of, and relationships among the sciences and religions of the West. Topics: epistemology in sciences and religions; scientific analysis of religion and religious perspectives on science; religious and scientific views of issues such as cosmology, origins and evolution of life, consciousness, and technology assessment.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: Any PI in RES.
Credits: 3
RES 224 - PII Philosophy of Religion (Perspectives II Course) Philosophical investigation of issues surrounding religious beliefs, ideas and practices. Topics may include the relation between faith and reason, the question of existence of God, questions about immortality, the reality of evil and the reality of miracles.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PI in RES and PI in PHL Adv Codes: BR Cross-listed with PHL 224.
Credits: 3
RES 226G - PII Religions of East Asia .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies. Multicultural Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
RES 227G - PII Religions of India (Perspectives II course) An overview of the diverse Indian religious traditions of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. This approach aims to foster an appreciation for the rich diversity of the Indian religious and cultural heritage both in the subcontinent and abroad as part of the South Asian diaspora in North America.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies. Multicultural Studies Minor course. Asian Studies Minor Course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 228G - PII Islam (Perspectives II Global course) Interdisciplinary in approach with an emphasis on faith and culture. Exploration of the religious and spiritual dimension of Islam through its sacred literature in terms of its belief system, pillars, rituals, moral and legal codes. Focus on political, historical and cultural heritage as well as diversity of interpretation and thought held by Muslims around the globe. Attention to key controversial topics: Jihad, violence, and the status of women.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. Multicultural Studies Minor course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 229G - PII Studies in the Qur’an (Perspectives II, Global Course) This course is to introduce the Qur’an as a holy scripture, a word of God according to Muslims and its major themes in the contemporary context. How the manuscript came into being, was collected together, understanding the text, interpreting the text and why reading, and memorizing of the text is so significant in Islam? To make students understand the Qur’an, the course will cover variety of topics such as the concept of God, nature, anthropology, gender, prophecy, eschatology, theodicy, and issues of religious diversity.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: PI in RES.
Credits: 3
RES 230G - PII Buddhism (Perspectives II course) An Interdisciplinary approach involving close textual study of Buddhist doctrine as well as ethnographic materials focused on ritual and everyday lived religious practice(s). Such an approach will deepen our knowledge of Buddhist belief across the globe, while highlighting the tradition’s evolutions and transformation in its Asian homelands.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Multicultural Studies Minor Course Asian Studies Minor Course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 232 - PII Judaism Past and Present (Perspectives II course) A study of the historical development of Judaism with a focus on the sacred writings, belief and practice of contemporary Jews.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 233 - PII Ethics in Christianity (Perspectives II Course) Ethical decision-making informed by the Christian tradition: defining morality, analyzing situations, assessing alternatives. Typical topics include personal ethics (familial, friendship, sexual ethics); social ethics (capital punishment, environmental ethics, pacifism and war); medical ethics (euthanasia, abortion).
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 236 - PII Religion in America (Perspectives II course) Exploration of the contemporary American religious landscape in the context of key moments, groups and persons in America’s history. Attention to the distinctive character, beliefs, and practices of religions, old and new; inter-religious conflict and co-operation; the interplay of religion and politics; religion in the media.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 237 - PII Catholicism Today (Perspectives II course) What makes Catholics “Catholic”? Study of major beliefs and practices of Roman Catholic Christians, including the “millenials,” with special emphasis on worldview, sacraments and worship, personal morality and social teaching as well as the issues and challenges facing the Catholic Church today.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 239 - PII Word and Sacrament (Perspectives II course) Focus on the roles of myth and ritual, story and sacrament in the religious lives of persons and communities, with a focus on Christian and Catholic rituals and worship. Topics will include sacramentality; the history and practice of sacraments of initiation, reconciliation, healing, friendship, and orders; the centrality of Baptism and Eucharist as Christian sacraments; sacraments as “rites of justice.”
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 240 - PII Jews and Christians in Dialogue (Perspectives II course) The historic and contemporary relations between religious communities. Course is team taught by specialists in these communities.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: RES 101 RES 103 RES 104 or RES 107 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
RES 241G - PII The Meaning of Bethsaida (Perspectives II Global course)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 251G - PII Religions of China (Perspectives II course) A survey of major religions in China, including Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and folk religion. Set against the background of Chinese history, society, and culture with attention to elite and popular religious forms. Films and readings from literary, ethnographic, and historical sources in translation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Asian Studies Minor Course.
Credits: 3
RES 261 - Malcolm and Martin: a Study of the American Civil Rights Movement Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. have had a great impact on American civil and religious history. Initially the course will explore the impact of slavery on the religious, moral, social and economic conditions of African Americans. The course will then explore the life history, education and contribution of the two leaders, focusing on similarities and differences as well as their impact on American contemporary religious and civil rights history. Students will analyze issues surrounding religious and ethnic diversity in detail.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-Listed with HIS 261 Prereqs: PI in RES.
Credits: 3
RES 301 - PII Johns Message (Perspectives II course) The Fourth gospel and Johannine Epistles, examined in the light of the world that produced them. Emphasis on central themes relevant for the contemporary Christian: Jesus as focus of divine reality (life, light, truth, love); faith and discipleship; symbolism and dualism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 302 - PII St. Paul and His Letters (Perspectives II course) The life and writings of St. Paul, studied in the historical, cultural, and theological context of early (1st Century) Christianity. Special emphasis on selected letters.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 303 - PII The Inner Search for God (Perspectives II course) The ways in which men and women through the centuries have come to experience God. Special emphasis on meditation and prayer in the mystical tradition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 304 - PII Jesus Today: The Man, The Mystery, The Message (Perspectives II course) The person, teachings and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Biblical, historical, and contemporary understanding and images and of Jesus in text and creed, prayer and worship, life and art. Special topics: Jesus as culture hero; images of Jesus in film and literature; Jesus in the world’s religions, Jesus in contemporary theologies.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 305 - PII In the Beginning (Perspectives II course) The Biblical roots of the Jewish and Christian tradition as seen through various themes that emerge from the books of Genesis and Exodus. Special emphasis on the themes of creation and liberation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 310 - PII Introduction to Interfaith Studies And Dialogue (Perspective II) An introduction to the study of interfaith relations. Examines the history, theory, and practical challenges and techniques of dialogue among religious communities in religiously pluralistic societies. Includes visits to area religious sites.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 320 - PII Auschwitz and After: Religious Questions and Ethical Dilemmas (Perspectives II course) The continuing impact of the Holocaust upon issues of religion and spirituality e.g., good and evil, belief and behavior, and individual responsibility and social protest. Special emphasis on the experience of women as well as the role of rescue and resistance. Explored through survivor testimony, theological writing, fiction, and film.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Women’s Studies Minor course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 321 - PII Encountering Evil: Responses from World Religions (Perspectives II course) Evil and innocent suffering as a continuing problematic; exploration of the responses of world religions; consideration of theoretical and practical explanations of and responses to evil and innocent suffering in the modern world.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Women’s Studies Minor Course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 322G - PII Religion and Ritual in Africa (Perspectives II Global course) A course on religion, worldview in Africa, the philosophies and practices of indigenous religions as well as the history and practices of Christianity and Islam in the continent. Other topics include magic and healing, sorcery and witchcraft, and rites of transition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies Cross-listed with ANT 322G.
Credits: 3
RES 325G - Classic Texts of Chinese Religions Zen (Global Course) Explore the literary and social practices that evolved around the canonized texts associated with Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism. Designated as an introduction to premodern Chinese culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies Adv Codes: BR Asian Studies Minor Course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 326G - PII Anthropology of Religion in South Asia An exploration of the major living religious traditions of South Asia - Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. Drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology and religious studies, students will receive training in ethnographic fieldwork methods in order to study the religious beliefs and practices associated with these religions among communities of diasporic practitioners in the greater Rochester area.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science or Religious Studies Cross-listed with ANT 326G.
Credits: 3
RES 327G - PII Sacred Literature of India An in-depth reading of selected sacred texts from the Hindu religious tradition, namely the Ramayana, Bhagavadgita, and contemporary pilgrimage associated with the god Krishna. Texts explored in their historical, literary, social, and religious (scriptural) contexts. Analytical reading of primary texts, draws upon perspectives developed in the disciplines of anthropology and cultural studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies. Asian Studies Minor Course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 330 - PII Ethics of the Professions (Perspectives II course) The significance and spirituality of work in human life and religious traditions. The identity, roles, relationships, and moral decision-making of the professional. Analysis of major moral issues relevant to educators, business persons, health care providers, social workers, attorneys, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 331 - PII Liberation Thought: Empowerment, Solidarity, and Praxis (Perspectives II course) Exploration of theological and ethical approaches which promote liberative social change and environmental responsibility. Dynamic of oppression-empowerment-praxis as understood by world religions and engaged by liberation thinkers, e.g., gay/lesbian, feminist, black, Native American, and Latin American.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Women’s Studies Minor course. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 332 - PII Living Well: Ethics in the World’s Religions (Perspectives II course) The place of morality within religious systems; relationships among religion, law, and morality; religion and human rights. Comparative analysis of religious teachings on family, work, violence, community, econimics, technology, and nature. Is there a global ethic?
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
RES 333 - PII Peace and Justice (Perspectives II course) An introduction to the study of justice and peace through an exploration of the lives of witnesses to for justice and peace, identification of the principles embodied in their work and writings, and application of these principles to urgent social issues such as discrimination, poverty, environmental devastation, violence and war. Special attention to principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 334G - PII Love, Sex, & the Body in World Religions (Perspectives II Global Course) Conceptualizations of the body seem uniquely natural and basic, when they actually embody cultural and social form. Accordingly, religious traditions construct the body sexually, and, conversely, construct sexuality physically, psychologically, and/or spiritually. Inscription of the body in particular cultural, social, and religious form has made difficult “placing” ideas of love and desire with respect to bodily and/or sexual constructions of the human self.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R Pre-req: Any PI in Religious Studies. International Studies course.Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
RES 335 - PII Biomedical Ethics (Perspectives II course) Ethical analysis of biomedical issues in light of the Jewish and Christian traditions. Topics: patient rights, suicide, euthanasia, abortion, organ transplantation, research, genetics, assisted reproduction, malpractice, justice in health care resource allocation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 336G - PII Journeys Into Emptiness: the Quest For Transformation in the West and East (Perspectives II course) What if God is dead? What if language is silent? Explore how the state of emptiness is understood as a liberating power for personal spiritual growth in the Western and Eastern religions and literatures.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
RES 338 - PII Merton: Mystic and Prophet (Perspectives II course) Readings in Thomas Meron, twentieth-century monk and writer, mystic and prophet, with a focus on spirituality (meditation, prayer, living contemplatively), compassionate response to urgent social issues (violence, war and peace, racism and technology), and the search for unity through inter-religious dialogue and understanding.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 339 - PII Spiritual Autobiography (Perspective II course) Reading spiritual autobiographies, written by persons from a variety of traditions and perspectives, to explore the connections between faith and practice, inner transformation and outer commitments, mysticism and resistance, spirituality and social justice.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 341 - Job’s Dilemma and Ours (Perspectives II course) An exploration of the “problem of evil” as posed by the biblical book of Job. Can innocent suffering be reconciled with the existence of a good God?
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
RES 343 - PII Sociology of Religion (Perspectives II course) The effects of society on religion and of religion on society, including forms of religious organization, the influence of social class on religion, priests vs. prophets, secularization and the return of fundamentalism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Relgious Studies or Social Science Cross-listed with SOC 343.
Credits: 3
RES 344 - PII The Church and Its Art Through the Ages (Perspectives II course) A discussion of crucial moments in the theological development of the Christian church and their reflection in various forms of religious art.
Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted as AHI 344 Adv Codes: R Prerequisites: a Perspectives I course in Religious Studies and in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
RES 347 - PII Women and Christianity (Perspectives II course) How have and do women respond to and experience the Christian Gospel? Drawing on feminist theological work of remembering and recovering women’s stories and reflecting on Christian beliefs and practices in the light of women’s experiences, the course explores a selection of biblical, historical, and contemporary sources. Special attention to the work of Womanist, Mujerista, Asian and African feminist theologians.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Women’s Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
RES 348G - PII Mysticism East and West (Perspectives II course) An introduction to the comparative study of mysticism in both Eastern and Western religions. Focus upon three main traditions that represent a wide spectrum of religious experience: Native American, Islam (Sufi), and Hindu. Exploration of the nature of mystical experience in these specific religio-cultural contexts, and examination of the content, symbolism, and representative features of such experience from critical perspectives, especially the psychoanalytic.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 349 - PII Meaning of Death (Perspectives II course) Sociological, psychological cross-cultural, perspectives on death and dying in American society today. Attention to the world’s religions’ responses to the needs of the dying and the bereaved; end-of-life decision-making; post-death rituals; beliefs concerning death and after death.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies or Social Science. Cross-listed with SOC 349 Normal Offering Cycle: Spring.
Credits: 3
RES 350G - PII Zen Meditation and Militarism: An Ethical Reflection (Perspectives II course) An examination of two sides of Zen: mindful meditation and engagement with Nazism, nationalism and militarism, particularly Nankin Massacre in the 20th century. Critical reflection on the relationship between religion and violence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Asian Studies Minor Course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 360 - Special Topics in Religious Studies A seminar which explores, in depth, topics of interest in Religious Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies Special/Selected Topic.
Credits: 3
RES 363G - PII Chinese Religion Performance (Perspectives II course) Explores the relationship between the elements of Chinese theatre and major types of Chinese religions and doctrines in both traditional and modern settings. Also investigates the range of infiltration of religion in subject matter, costuming, staging method, and performance venues of both traditional and modern Chinese theatre.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PI in Fine Arts or Religious Studies Crosslisted with THA 363G Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
RES 370 - Junior-Senior Seminar in Religious Studies An advanced exploration of religion and religious studies. Analysis of definitions, methods, theories, and key figures in the history of religious studies. Special problems and issues in religious studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
RES 483 - Senior Internship Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in areas of interest to majors, e.g., religious education, youth ministry, pastoral ministry.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
RES 485 - Independent Study Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Readings and tutorials arranged by the individual student with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR.
Credits: 3
RES 486 - Independent Study Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Readings and tutorials arranged by the individual student with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
RES 499 - Religious Studies Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AH. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 0
Sociology and Anthropology
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ANT 101G - PI Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (Perspectives I course) A consideration of the concepts of culture and social structure, their application to the cross-cultural analysis of societies and their development in the discipline of anthropology.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Multicultural Studies Minor requirement. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 102 - PI Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archeology (Perspectives I course) This course provides a broad introduction to the principle concepts and methods of archaeology and physical anthropology with a specific emphasis on the development of archaeological theories and methodologies in the study of material remains left by previous civilizations.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
ANT 310G - PII Ethnobotany (Perspectives II Global course) An interdisciplinary, service learing course that focuses on how people incorporate the use of plants into their cultures. The course integrates botanical studies with cultural anthropological aspects of plant use including indigenous cultures’ world views and how these impact healing practices, spiritual practices, and biological conservation with regard to plants.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science and any PI in Natural Science. Multicultural Studies Minor Course.
Credits: 3
ANT 313G - PII Gender and Society (Perspectives II course) Examines the social construction of gender relations in human societies. Through analysis of the processes and practices by which women and men are made and make themselves, the course explores what gender is and what it is not; how the meaning and practice of gender vary from culture to culture, within any culture over time, and over the life course of individual men and women.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ANT 101G or SOC 101 Cross-listed with SOC 313G. International Studies course.Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 316G - Anthropology of Development The social correlates of change from pre to post industrial revolution technology. Comparative material will be emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 318G - PII Cultural and Social Change (Perspectives II course) Study of types of cultural and social change and the ways in which change is defined and investigated by social scientists.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: any PI in Social Science. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 319G - PII Native American People/Culture (Perspectives II course) This course explores Native American peoples and cultures. It emphasizes the diversity and persistence of Native American cultures, past and present; examines contemporary issues facing Native American people: and explores the relationships between Native American and Non-Native American peoples and cultures.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science or History Multicultural Studies Minor course.
Credits: 3
ANT 320G - PII Peoples and Cultures of Africa (Perspectives II Course) An examination of the cultures of Africa from the prehistoric period to the present. Overview of the geography and history, and key socioeconomic and political structures of the continent in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods. Emphasis on the historical, political, economic, and cultural ties between the peoples of Africa and the rest of the world.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any one of the following: ANT 101G ANT 102 ECO 101 SOC 101 PSC 101 or PSC 312 or permission of the instructor Multicultural Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 322G - PII Religion and Ritual in Africa Examines religion, ritual, and worldview in Africa, with a focus on the philosophies and practices of indigenous religions, as well as the history and practices of Christianity and Islam in the continent. Other topics include magic and healing, sorcery and witchcraft, and rites of transition.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science or Religious Studies Cross-listed with RES 322G.
Credits: 3
ANT 326G - PII Anthropology of Religion in South Asia This course is an exploration of the major living religious traditions of South Asia - Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. Drawing from the disciplines of anthropology and religious studies, the course will emphasize the specificity of religious beliefs and practices in this region, as well as among South Asian diaspora communities.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science or Religious Studies Cross-listed with RES 326G.
Credits: 3
ANT 330G - PII Anthropology of Dance (Perspectives II Global course) Understanding dance as a cultural text through a study of the moving body as a site of knowledge, cultural expression, and political protest, students learn to analyze how dance movement represents the cultural constructions gender, sexuality, race and nationality in dances from India, Argentina, Cuba, Canada and the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ANT101G, ANT102, SOC101, RES101, RES103G RES104, THA120, or THA125 Cross-listed with THA 333G. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 336 - Anthropology of Terrorism Exploration of the experiences and meaning-making power of “terrorism” as a social, cultural, and political construct; study of theoretical and practical explanations of why the concept and language of “terrorism” is important to the making of national and individual identities.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
ANT 338 - Linguistic Anthropology An introduction to the study of the human ability to produce and comprehend language, properties of human languages and to their systematic study in the field of linguistics and communication. This course considers how the study of language helps us understand human prehistory as well as cultural and social factors involved in the use of language and communication. This course is also a basic introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology with special emphasis on language as a basic component of human culture and offers an overview of what the study of language contributes to our understanding of human communication.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: ANT 101 or ANT 102 (ENGW 101 & 102 or equivalent) Cross-listed with COMM 352.
Credits: 3
ANT 339G - PII Love in Action This course explores multicultural perspectives and attitudes about love as a way of knowing and as a way of being. Students will engage in an anthropological analysis of love in the contexts of romance, marriage, popular cultures and in the practice of non-violent social change.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
ANT 341 - Special Topics in Anthropology Specific topic varies by semester reflecting interests of students and instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science Special/Selected Topic.
Credits: 3
ANT 342G - PII Cultural Study in Kenya (Perspectives II Global course) PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR ONLY. This is a 3-week study in Kenya that examines the contemporary socioeconomic and cultural experiences of the African citizenry within the context of the increased global interconnectedness that is evidenced in Africa today. Taking a broad, survey approach, this course will expose students to the daily life experiences of Kenyans in a wide variety of contexts. Students will visit with Kenyans in their homes, workplaces, schools, health facilities, tourist attractions, and other public spaces. In these visits, students will learn about family life (through staying with families), subsistence and commercial level agricultural production and processing, education at the K-12 level and above, health, and tourism. The course will use concepts and methods developed by the anthropology of globalization studies to analyze the readings, observations, and experiences of the students in Kenya.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereqs: Any PI in ANT, or PI in HIS, or PI in RES.
Credits: 3
ANT 432G - PII Refugee Resettlement and Adaptation This is a service learning course on the sociocultural processes and impacts of population displacement and the resettlement of refugees. In collaboration with area agencies, students work with newly resettled refugee families in Rochester.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
ANT 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected anthropological issues through integration of theoretical and substantive material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emphasis on discussion and student participation. Prerequisite: 15 hours in anthropology.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: 15 hours in Anthropology Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ANT 483 - Anthropology Internship Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in anthropology.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
ANT 485 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of anthropology of interest and concern to the student. Majors only, with the consent of instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ANT 486 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of anthropology of interest and concern to the student. Majors only, with the consent of instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
ANT 499 - Anthropology Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
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Credits: 0
CYD 201 - Youth Development in Community Settings This course is designed to provide students with an increased knowledge of child/adolescent development, risk and protective factors in the lives of youth, the variety of youth development services and the role of the professional youth worker. Students are required to complete 16 hours of community-based youth development activities.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
CYD 480 - Community-Based Youth Development Capstone This course is designed to strengthen the integration of theory and practice by drawing the connection between CYD 201, CYD 483, other required Liberal Studies courses and the students major area of study.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: CYD 201 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
CYD 483 - Community-Based Youth Development Internship 132 hour internship at a youth development agency introduces students to the practice of professional youth services. In addition to the on-site activities, students attend 3 reflection meetings to discuss the connection between youth development theory and practice and the connection with their major. Internship may be completed over a two semester period. (No summer internships are available). All college policies related to internships apply. Students must be at least a junior and have a 2.5 grade point average.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: CYD 201.
Credits: 3
CYD 485 - Independent Study .
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Credits: 1 to 3
CYD 486 - Independent Study .
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Credits: 1 to 3
MCS 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected multicultural issues through integration of theoretical and substantive material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emhasis on discussion and student participation.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: 15 hours in Multicultural Studies. Multicultural Studies Minor requirement. Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
PAJ 201 - PII Peace and Justice (Perspectives II course) Contemporary peace and justice issues viewed from a variety of religious and ethical perspectives. Topics: defining “peace” and “justice”; wealth and poverty; nationalism and ethnic - racial - religious diversity; gender; sexual orientation; nonviolence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies Crosslisted with RES 333.
Credits: 3
PAJ 202 - Conflict Resolution This course introduces the theory and practice of conflict resolution in contexts ranging from interpersonal to international conflict. The nature of conflict and its resolution, including the nature of power and violence, are explored. Specific techniques of conflict resolution are addressed, including negotiation, arbitration, mediation, and victim-offender reconciliation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
PAJ 398 - Peace and Justice Internship Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in peace and justice.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR.
Credits: 3
PAJ 399 - Peace and Justice Internship II Second semester of supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in peace and justice.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AR.
Credits: 3
PAJ 444 - Nonviolence Literature, History & Philosophy Explores the theory and practice of nonviolence as a route to peace and justice by examining the writings of major practitioners and theorists of nonviolence, including Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Leo Tolstoy, Dorothy Day, and Gene Sharp. Considers spiritual and secular approaches and nonviolence.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereqs: RES 333 or PAJ 201.
Credits: 3
PAJ 483 - Peace and Justice Internship .
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Credits: 3
PAJ 484 - Peace and Justice Internship .
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Credits: 3
PAJ 499 - Peace and Justice Comprehensive .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AF.
Credits: 0
SOC 101 - PI Introduction to Sociology (Perspectives I course) This course is an introduction to the field of sociology–the scientific study of social life. Students will learn about the sociological perspective and methods of inquiry used by sociologists to understand the world around us. Some of the questions posed (and answered) in class using this perspective include: If drug dealers make so much money why do so many of them still live with their mothers? How is falling in love influenced by social forces? Why do people on welfare not have jobs? Is obesity a social or individual problem? Are racism and sexism things of past?
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR.
Credits: 3
SOC 204 - PII Social Problems (Perspectives II course) How do we know something is a social problem? This course will examine how situations become constructed as social problems in the public mind as well as the extent, causes, and possible solutions of selected current social problems such as poverty, crime, environmental destruction, obesity and militarism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101 Cross-listed with SWK 204.
Credits: 3
SOC 307 - Social Theory Survey of sociological theories with primary attention given to conflict theory, functionalism, and symbolic interaction and the theorists Marx, Durkhein, and Weber.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 313G - PII Gender and Society (Perspectives II course) Examines the social construction of gender relations in human societies. Through analysis of the processes and practices by which women and men are made and make themselves, the course explores what gender is and what it is not; how the meaning and practice of gender vary from culture to culture, within any culture over time, and over the life course of individual men and women.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: ANT 101G or SOC 101 Cross-listed as ANT 313G Adv Codes: BR. International Studies course.Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
SOC 314 - PII Marriages and Families (Perspectives II course) Sociological analysis of marriages, families, and other intimate relationships. Emphasis is on the social structures and trends that shape the meaning and experience of intimacy. Topics include myths of the American family; historical and cross-cultural variation in the quality and structure of family life; the impact of structured inequalities (e.g. social class) on intimate relationships; love and the partner selection process; violence and intimacy; divorce and remarriage; changing family and workplace roles.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Social Classes Empirical and theoretical treatment of class structure and social mobility within a historical and comparative framework.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 321 - PII Environmental Sociology (Perspectives II course) Explores relationship between society and the natural environment and the impact of each upon the other, including culture, science and technology, population and development, societal inequalities and attitudes/behavior; the environmental movement and counter-movement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
SOC 322 - PII Sociology of the Arts (Perspectives II course) Explores the social organization of art worlds, the social construction of art, and seeks answers to questions such as: What is the sociology of art? Are artists born or made? How do art worlds change? What can we learn about society from the study of the arts?
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 324 - PII Neighborhoods and Communities (Perspectives II course) The focus of this course is to understand how social life is organized in neighborhoods and communities; what kind of factors impact such organization; and how neighborhoods and communities respond to changes or challenges caused by phenomena such as industrialization and globalization.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC101, ANT101G, PSC201, or ECO101.
Credits: 3
SOC 327 - PII Human Sexual Behavior (Perspectives II course) An interdisciplinary course providing an integrated analysis and understanding of sexuality. Focus is on attitudes and values clarification. Sexual behavior from the cross-cultural perspective; the “sexual revolution;” research on sexual behavior; theories of human sexuality.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ANT 101 ANT 102 PSY 101 or SOC 101 Cross-listed with PSY 327. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
SOC 330 - Sociology of Bodies and Emotions Sociology analysis of the social construction of bodies and emotions in society. The role of gender, race, sexuality, and other categories of difference and inequality will be emphasized, as will the impact of medicalization, commercialization, and other powerful social processes.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 341 - Special Topics in Sociology Specific topic covered varies by semester reflecting the interests of students and instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Special/Selected Topic.
Credits: 3
SOC 342 - Sociology of Homelessness Examines the historical and social dimensions of homelessness as a social problem and the reasons for its persistence in American society and in Rochester. Class involves participant obse- rvation with soup kitchens, shelters, and other groups that work with homeless persons in the Rochester area.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ANT 101 or SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 343 - PII Sociology of Religion (Perspectives II course) The effects of society on religion and of religion on society, including forms of religious organization, the influence of social class on religion, priests vs. prophets, secularization and the return of fundamentalism.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies and Social Science Cross-listed with RES 343.
Credits: 3
SOC 345 - Deviance Exploration of the processes by which people break social norms and come to be labeled deviant. Considers a variety of theories and types of deviance.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 349 - PII Meaning of Death (Perspectives II course) Sociological, psychological, cross-culture perspectives on death and dying in American society today. Attention to the world’s religions’ responses to the needs of the dying and the bereaved; end-of-life decision-making; post-death rituals; beliefs concerning death and after death.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI Religious Studies and Social Science. Corss-listed with RES 349 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 352 - Social Research Methods Processes used in conducting social research - hypothesis formation, sampling, data collection, analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: PSC 101 or SOC 101 Adv Codes: ABR Crosslisted with PSC 352.
Credits: 3
SOC 361 - PII Mass Media and Popular Culture (Perspectives II course) This course examines the role of the mass media in American society and its impact on American culture from a sociological perspective. Some of the questions to be addressed in class include: What is the difference between “popular culture” and “high culture”? What role does the media play in our interpretation of the world around us? Why are we obsessed with celebrities personal lives’? Is Facebook a valuable social tool or an insipid destruction of personal ties? Why do racial and gender stereotypes on television matter? Is there any value in analyzing shows like “The Real Housewives of Orange County”?
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: Any PI in Social Science.
Credits: 3
SOC 406 - Social Psychology Individual behavior as influenced by the social context with a discussion of theories and research. Topics include aggression, attraction, altruism, interpersonal influence, attitudes and effects of the environment on social behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: SOC 101 Cross-listed with PSY 222 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 409 - PII Crime and Justice Examination of the nature and extent of crime; the criminal justice system including the police, courts and corrections; theoretical explanations of crime.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 410 - PII Race, Ethnicity & Society (Perspectives II course) Examines the role of race and ethnicity in contemporary society. Topics include the social construction of race, the role of racial identity in society, the effects of stereotypes, institutional racisms, and possible paths to racial equality.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 413 - PII Sociology of Social Movements (Perspectives II course) What do fascism, feminism, civil rights, and environmentalism have in common? They are all social movements! This course asks why social movements arise, why people join, what tactics seem to work, and what the long term consequences of movements are. Learn about familiar social movements as well as some more obscure ones, such as the Wobblies, the John Birch Society, and the Father Divine Movement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: SOC 101.
Credits: 3
SOC 432 - Social Research Methods II An advanced course in social research methods, emphasizing data analysis and analytical processes, presenting research results; the ethics of social research. Students complete a significant research project.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: SOC 352 Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected societal and sociological issues through integration of theoretical and substantive sociological material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emphasis on discussion and student participation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. Codes: ACR Prereq: 15 hours in Sociology.
Credits: 3
SOC 483 - Sociology Internship Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in sociology.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 484 - Sociology Internship Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in Sociology.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 485 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of sociology of interest and concern to the student. Majors only, with the consent of instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 486 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of sociology of interest and concern to the student. Majors only, with the consent of instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
SOC 499 - Sociology Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
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Credits: 0
SSC 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected social science issues through integration of theoretical and substantive material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emphasis on discussion and student participation.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: 15 hours in Social Science Adv Codes: ACR.
Credits: 3
SSC 499 - Social Science Comprehensive .
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Credits: 0
Theatre Arts
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MTHA 130G - PI Dance and Culture This course will study both the history and philosophy of dance and explore the relationship of dance to allied arts. It will cover the three primary western theatrical dance forms as well as important non-western forms in order to understand dance as a theatrical event as well as a reflection and determinant of culture.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACR Prereq: THA120.
Credits: 3
MTHA 260 - Musical Theatre Performance I Integration of basic vocal, musical, and acting skills through the American musical theatre repertoire in a performance setting. Emphasis on the discovery and process of the singer-actor, development of analytic and interpretive abilities through solo pieces, of the classic and contemporary musical theatre literature.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AGS Prereq: THA 120, THA 140.
Credits: 3
MTHA 322 - Choreography Introduction to and experience with the art of dance choreography. Students will learn basic principles, tools, vocabulary, floor patterns for both abstract and character-based dances for stage.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: THA 105.
Credits: 3
MTHA 360 - Music Theatre Performance II Continuation and strengthening of vocal, musical, acting, and movement integration through the American musical theatre repertoire. Emphasis on duet and ensemble literature, the transitional moment when speech turns to song, audition intensives and audition portfolios.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AGS Prereqs: MTHA 260.
Credits: 3
MTHA 380 - Dance Improvisation: Theory and Practice If, as some scholars suggest, movement is the beginning of active thought (Sheets-Johnstone, Becker, Cross), then exploring spontaneous movement is where the crafts of theatre and choreography begin. Analysis of improvised, immediate movement patterns allows the actor and dancer to examine conscious and unconscious thought patterns. From that baseline, the physical artist can develop an expanded repertoire of movement options, which can be enriched through practice in directed improvisation techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: THA 120, MTHA 130 Adv Codes: AC.
Credits: 3
MTHA 452 - Music Theatre Senior Seminar and Showcase Students will reflect on the industry, on art, and on community as it relates to the musical theatre world. In addition to preparing for the comprehensive, students will begin the process of bridging into non-academic theatre by learning to explore employment options and further schooling. Students will continue to establish a portfolio, audition material, resume, repertoire list and acquire headshots. The semester will culminate with the Senior Showcase presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFH.
Credits: 3
MTHA 499 - Music Theatre Comprehensive The Music Theatre Senior Comprehensive is completed by meeting a series of five accomplishments: 1. Proposal accepted by the department. 2. Senior Showcase 3. Formal paper 4. Oral review by the dept faculty 5. Exit interview
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFI.
Credits: 0
THA 105 - Dance Studio Class This is a Music Theatre Major core requirement. The student will take this Dance Studio course every semester and will gain dance experience in the following areas during their four year matriculation as a Music Theatre Major: ballet, jazz, tap and modern.
Prerequisites & Notes Course repeated each semester for four years or eight total credits. Adv codes: ACS.
Credits: 1
THA 106 - Tap Studio .
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS This is a Music Theatre Major requirement.
Credits: 1
THA 107 - Jazz Dance Cross-listed with PED107. Only S/U Grading. U becomes W. Allowable repeat.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABS Cross-listed as PED 107.
Credits: 0
THA 120 - PI Introduction to Theatre Arts (Perspectives I course) Examination of theatre as an art form. Structural analysis of scripts and study of the creative steps in the production of a play. (Production lab option.)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABPR THA majors must participate in the production concurrent with this course. Non-THA majors may participate on a space-available basis.
Credits: 3
THA 120L - Introduction to Theatre Lab The Lab in this course requires the Introduction to Theatre student to work on Department productions. In an introductory capacity, students learn scenic construction methods, scene painting, stage lighting, properties and costume construction. With a required 40 hours time commitment, students sign up for two and four hour weekly time slots to work on the various technical aspects from beginning drawing, to the opening night of a production, the closing strike and the post-mortem evaluation that cast and crew participate in an open forum of discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: RB.
Credits: 0
THA 125 - PI The Plays the Thing (Perspectives I course) Course content framed around one or two scripts to be produced during the term. The historical, critical, and literary contexts of the scripts will be learned first-hand as each class member participates in the production process. (Production lab option.)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: PRN.
Credits: 3
THA 140 - Fundamentals of Acting All aspects of an actor’s training will be explored. This course will aid students in understanding the art of the actor. Lab requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABS Coreq: THA 140L.
Credits: 3
THA 150 - Technical Theatre I Introductory work in areas of technical theatre: set construction, stage lighting, stage properties and costumes. Forty-hour lab requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABPS $40.00 fee will be collected at first class THA majors must participate in the production concurrent with this course. Non-THA majors may participate in a space-available basis.
Credits: 3
THA 150L - Technical Theatre I Lab The Lab in this course requires the technical theatre student to work on Department productions. In an introductory capacity, students learn scenic construction methods, scene painting, stage lighting, properties and costume construction. With a required 40 hours time commitment, students sign up for two and four hour weekly time slots to work on the various technical aspects from beginning drawing, to the opening night of a production, the closing strike and the post-mortem evaluation that cast and crew participate in an open forum of discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: RB.
Credits: 0
THA 203 - PI Special Problems in Theatre (Perspectives I course) Occasional course offerings in specialized areas of theatre history, theory, acting, technical theatre, or touring production. Offered at various levels of difficulty.
Prerequisites & Notes Not open to THA majors. Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
THA 204 - Special Problems in Theatre Occasional course offerings in specialized areas of theatre history, theory, acting, technical theatre, or touring production. Offered at various levels of difficulty.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
THA 205 - Ballet I This is a Music Theatre Major core requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv codes: ACS.
Credits: 1
THA 206 - Ballet II This is a continuation of Ballet I. Music Theatre Major core requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: THA 205 Adv codes: ACS.
Credits: 1
THA 215 - Oral Interpretation The reading aloud of affective material (poetry, prose, dramatic passages). Attention is paid to textual analysis, to determining approaches to readings and to vocal expressiveness and physical involvement in the communication process.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R.
Credits: 3
THA 221 - Voice for the Stage Emphasis will be on freeing the physical instrument of tension, developing vocal resonance and clear articulation, followed by exploration of stage dialects.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHS.
Credits: 3
THA 226 - PII Women in Theatre (Perspectives II course) Seminar which focuses on the artistic contributions of women to the genres of dance, film and primarily theatre. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I course in Fine Arts.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
THA 230 - PII History of Fashion (Perspectives II course) Study of the evolution of civil dress from the ancient Egyptians to the 20th century. The course traces changes in costume forms; identifies political, economic and social events which influenced fashion, and shows how the use of artistic elements in the design of clothing changed from one period to the next.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
THA 232 - PII History of Period Styles (Perspectives II course) Survey of 2,000 years of architecture, decor and furnishings as they impinge upon theatrical production and design.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
THA 233 - Costume Construction Basics of constructing costumes, including use of pattern making, cutting, fittings and alterations, machine and hand work. (Lab requirement)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BQS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 3
THA 235 - Stage Makeup Introduction to basic stage makeup techniques: corrective, age, period make up. (Lab requirement.)
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BS Additional course fee required.
Credits: 3
THA 237 - Stage Management Introductory studio course in the study and practice of managing the artistic elements of theatrical production, rehearsal and performance.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BS Prereq: THA 150 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
THA 240 - Intermediate Acting: Characterization Course in character analysis and development.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHS Prereq: THA 140 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
THA 250 - Technical Theatre II A continuation of Technical Theatre I. Forty-hour lab requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BPS Coreq: THA 150 or permission of instructor $40 lab fee to be collected.
Credits: 3
THA 270 - PII American Musical Theatre (Perspectives II course) The development of modern musical theatre from both a historical and structural perspective. The works of representative composers, lyricists, librettists and director-choreographers will be investigated in an effort to illuminate the form’s development.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
THA 275 - PII History of the Theatre I (Perspectives II course) Study of the evolution of Primary Western drama, theatrical styles and production modes from ancient Greece to the Renaissance.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Adv Codes: ABR. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
THA 276 - PII History of the Theatre II (Perspectives II course) Study of the evolution of Western drama, theatrical styles and production modes from ancient to contemporary theatre forms from Ibsen to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
THA 303 - Special Problems in Theatre Occasional course offerings in specialized areas of theatre history, theory, acting, technical theatre, or touring production. Offering at various levels of difficulty.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BS Special/Selected Topics.
Credits: 3
THA 305 - Music Theatre Dance This is a Music Theatre Major core requirement. The student will gain dance experience in the following areas as a Music Theatre Major: ballet, jazz, tap and modern.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: THA 105, THA 106 THA 205 and THA 206 Adv codes: ACS.
Credits: 1
THA 306 - Music Theatre Dance Technique This is a Music Theatre Major core requirement. The student will gain dance experience in the following areas as a Music Theatre Major: ballet, jazz, tap and modern.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: THA 105, THA 106 THA 205 and THA 206 Adv codes: ACS.
Credits: 1
THA 321 - Movement for the Stage Emphasis will be on the student’s relationship to the body as well as tuning it and developing physical performance skills for stage work. Prerequisites: Tha 140 and one of the following Ped courses: Jazz Dance, Tap, Ballet, Yoga, Juggling, Fencing.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BS Prereq: THA 140 and one of the following Jazz Dance, Tap, Ballet, Yoga Juggling or Fencing.
Credits: 3
THA 322 - PII The Art of Film (Perspectives II course) The history and aesthetics of film and filmmaking; the distinctive qualities of film as an artistic medium.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts.
Credits: 3
THA 330 - Scene Design Introductory study of the art of scenic design which takes the student from the design concept to implementation with emphasis on research, design process and presentation skills.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AHS Additional supplies required.
Credits: 3
THA 331 - Lighting Design Introductory study of lighting for the stage from concept through implementation of the design. Emphasis placed upon design process, presentation and technical skills.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACSP Prereq: THA 150 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
THA 332 - Costume Design Introductory study of stage costume design which approaches clothing both as an artistic medium and as an expressive element within a production concept. Design problems in different periods, media and styles will be used to show how costumes help achieve chosen artistic and production objectives.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACS Prereq: THA 150 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
THA 333G - PII Anthropology of Dance (Perspectives II Global course) Understanding dance as a cultural text through a study of the moving body as a site of knowledge, cultural expression, and political protest, students learn to analyze how dance movement represents the cultural constructions gender, sexuality, race and nationality in dances from India, Argentina, Cuba, Canada and the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: ANT101G, ANT102, SOC101, RES101, RES103G RES104, THA120, or THA125 Cross-listed with ANT 330G. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
THA 335 - Scene Painting A study of both traditional and non-traditional methods for painting theatrical scenery. Lab requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: GQS 10-hours lab practicum required.
Credits: 3
THA 340 - Advanced Acting: Styles A course utilizing techniques and theories of acting from classical Greece to the present. Students will us scene work to explore the various historical styles.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHS Prereq: THA 140 THA 240 Coreq: THA 340L.
Credits: 3
THA 345 - Theatre Practicum Production, projects in performance, design or management for upper class students working under direct supervision of appropriate theatre faculty. Junior or senior standing and departmental permission required. May be taken for a total of four credits and will not fulfill upper-level elective requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv codes: FHS.
Credits: 2 to 2
THA 351 - Play Analysis Intensive reading and analysis of scripts, emphasizing structure and interpretation. Written texts are studied as the blueprint for theatrical production, since all artistic choices for traditional play production begin with a thorough understanding of the script.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ABR Prereq: THA 120.
Credits: 3
THA 353 - PII American Theatre (Perspectives II course) A study of the American theatre experience from an historical perspective focusing on the development of an American style in acting and playwriting. Seminar format.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR.
Credits: 3
THA 360G - PII Chinese Theatre (Perspectives II Course) This course will focus on relevant aspects of Chinese culture as evolutionary factors which affected the development of chinese traditional and modern drama. The semester will be divided into units which will focus on different types of drama, historical background, scripts, music and acting styles. The connection between Chinese theatre and theatre of the West will be explored.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts. Women and Gender Studies course.International Studies course.
Credits: 3
THA 363G - PII Chinese Religion Performance (Perspectives II course) This course will explore the relationship between the elements of Chinese theatre and major types of Chinese religions and doctrines in both traditional and modern settings. We also will investigate the range of infiltration of religion in subject matter, costuming, staging method, and performance venues of both traditional and modern Chinese theatre.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: PI in Fine Arts or Religious Studies Crosslisted with RES 363G.
Credits: 3
THA 370 - PII Theatre in England (Perspectives II course) London-based course studying the history of British theatre. Students will attend theatrical productions, tour theatre facilities and attend lectures and critiques. Offered in summer sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BGR Prereq: any PI in Fine Arts Fulfills Multicultural Studies Concentration. Women and Gender Studies course.International Studies course.
Credits: 3
THA 375 - Principles of Play Directing Introduction to basic principles: determining production concepts and approaches to the dramatic material; oral patterns; and working with the actor staging dramatic material.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: ACHR Prereq: THA 150 THA 240 THA 275 THA 276 THA 351 or permission of instructor $25 fee will be collected at first class.
Credits: 3
THA 377 - Playwriting A workshop course in the making of theatre scripts. Students will submit work on a project basis, which will be evaluated independently and/or in class. Course will be limited to 10.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Prereq: THA 275 THA 276 THA 351 or permission of instructor Cross-listed with ENGW 377.
Credits: 3
THA 403 - Special Problems in Theatre Occasional course offerings in specialized areas of theatre history, theory, acting, technical theatre, or touring production. Offered at various levels of difficulty.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
THA 452 - Seminar in Theatre Group study of selected topics in the field of theatre and dramatic literature leading to preparation and execution of senior comprehensive projects and the comprehensive evaluation. Internship required.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFHR Coreq: Tha 345.
Credits: 3
THA 483 - Internship in Theatre Work with professional theatre companies and groups as approved by the department. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor, a written proposal and acceptance by a professional theatre company.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3 to 9
THA 485 - Independent Study Exploration of specific topics of interest to the Theatre Arts student. Written proposal and departmental approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
THA 486 - Independent Study Exploration of specific problems of interest to the Theatre Arts student. Written proposal and departmental approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 3
THA 499 - Theatre Arts Comprehensive Senior Comprehensive presentation of portfolio and/or audition pieces for evaluation and feedback Only S/U Grading. Pull the U.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: AFI.
Credits: 0
THL 011 - Musical Production This course will provide students with practical applications of dramatic, musical and choreographic techniques used in the Musical Theatre form while rehearsing as cast in the current musical being produced by the Department.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 1
THL 11 - Musical Production This course will provide students with practical applications of dramatic, musical and choreographic techniques used in the Musical Theatre form while rehearsing as cast in the current musical being produced by the Department.
Prerequisites & Notes .
Credits: 1
Women and Gender Studies
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WGS 201 - PII Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (Perspectives II course) Course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of women and gender studies. This course also explores why it is necessary to study “women” as an academic field, why “gender” is an essential tool for analysis, how gender is interactive with other social markers such as race, class, sexuality, age and nation and why women and gender studies enriches the study of humanity.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv. code: R. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 205 - Feminist Praxis This course focuses on a service learning trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, which allow students to learn about the world by being a part of it–rather than observing it from above. A major goal of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to apply their understanding of the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality to a case in the US through a service learning experience with NOLA community partners. Students will examine the rebuilding efforts from a social and economic justice perspective.
Prerequisites & Notes Pre or Coreq: WGS 201 or SOC/ANT 313G Adv. code: RB. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 1
WGS 300 - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies Occasional course offering which considers a major issue in the field of Women’s Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 301G - PII Latin American Women Writing In the Margins This course will analyze main narratives produced by Latin American women addressing issues of gender and sexuality in the context of the globalization process –economic event initiated in the decade of 1980’s to the present–. The course focuses on the themes of gender, and sexuality, within the feminist debate, as it takes place in Latin America. The course also offers the opportunity: (1) to discuss theories of gender and sexuality as first proposed in the Western civilization, (2) to assess the interpretation of/reactions to these theories by Latin America feminist writers/theoreticians, and (3) to relate these discussions on gender and sexuality to specific literary productions by women in Latin America. A student-centered teaching methodology will be used in the course. These readings will be accompanied by screening of videos, movies and Internet sites (blogs, etc.) pertinent to the topics of debate proposed in the curriculum. Students will be encouraged to develop presentations utilizing multimedia resources, when appropriate.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR Cross-listed with LIT 310G. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 302 - PII Gender & Education This course explores the ways in which the practices and theories of Western schooling intersect with the practices of gender in Western culture. The course will introduce students to the ways in which cultural beliefs about gender and sex are infused in schooling, and it will help students investigate how their own educational experiences and gender identities have shaped each other. The course will also investigate how political and social forces help to shape the ways gender is addressed and avoided in schools.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BHR. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 311 - PII Women’s Literature and Film of Contemporary Spain (Perspectives II course) This course explores issues related to constructions of gender in contemporary Spanish literature and cinema since the turn of the ninetienth century to present day. The course will be taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereqs: SPN 203G Adv Codes: R Cross-listed with SPN 311. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 350 - Feminist Theories and Methods Feminist Theories and Methods will provide students with in-depth knowledge of contemporary strands of feminist theory and how to apply those theories in research and practice (i.e. praxis). The course will focus on feminist praxis, which produces knowledge that will make a difference through social and individual change.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: RB Prereqs: WGS 201 or SOC/ANT 313G. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 440 - Seminar in Women and Gender Studies Course looks at some critical books and essays that compose the theoretical underpinnings of the last twenty years in feminist theory. The seminar will raise issues and study different approaches to questions such as: women’s relationship to language; the social construction of knowledge; the history of patriarchal policies: the politics of women’s bodies; “mothering” as a concept and activity.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R WGS minors prereq of WGS 201, all others need permission from the instructor to register. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 483 - Women and Gender Studies Internship .
Prerequisites & Notes Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 484 - Women and Gender Studies Internship .
Prerequisites & Notes Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
WGS 485 - Independent Study Advanced study open to Juniors and Seniors arranged by individual student with a faculty member in an area of mutual interest.
Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: R. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
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