May 12, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Offerings


Course Classification

Noncredit courses are numbered 0911–0999;

Freshmen level / Introductory credit courses are numbered 1000–1999;

Sophomore level / Advanced Associate level credit courses are numbered 2000-2999

Junior/Senior / Advanced Baccalaureate level credit courses are numbered 3000–4999.

Landmark College reserves the right to make changes to course offerings during any semester as needed.

Fall 2017 Course Renumbering

Courses were renumbered in Fall 2017. For previous year codes and course descriptions, please see Landmark College Self-Service, “Find Courses”

 
  
  • POL1011 Introduction to Political Science


    This course uses a comparative approach in introducing students to: competing political and political-economic theories; different government systems, from relatively democratic to authoritarian; and the types and functions of government institutions (e.g., executive, legislative, judicial) and agencies. Political behavior outside of government (e.g., various forms of activism, civil disobedience and revolution) is also analyzed. In the last part of the course, political violence is addressed in more detail, with special emphasis on defining and understanding terrorism. In addition, this course guides students to consider how economic power may translate into political power, and what this suggests about the prospects for democratic governance in the post-Cold War era. Credits: 3.000

  
  • POL2021 International Relations


    This course provides students the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the economic, political and cultural dimensions of globalization. Students will gain an appreciation of how relations between geographically far-flung peoples have gained a sense of immediacy made possible through the split second international transmission of information. The course begins with an historical overview of the evolution of the “world system” and proceeds to take up such topics as: different theoretical views of international relations, trade, multinational corporations, the homogenization of culture, terrorism and conflict, the environment and international wealth distribution. The course also investigates the roles of international institutions such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Students must have completed WRT1001 and a 1000 level social science with a grade of C or higher. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • POL3021 International Development


    This course explores the actors, issues, and policy debates that impact global inequality today. Students will familiarize themselves with the dominant scholarly approaches to understanding global inequality, so that they come to understand inequality and efforts to address it as ongoing and dynamic economic, social, and political processes. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY0911 Fundamentals of Psychology


    This course provides an introduction to the discipline of psychology, addressing foundational terminology and concepts from multiple perspectives. Topics will be drawn from several of the following areas: history of psychology, research methods, the mind and behavior, sensation and perception, learning, memory, emotion and motivation, personality, development, psychological disorders, and group behavior. This non-credit course will also address reading, study and writing strategies to help students succeed in this course and future social science courses. Students will also have opportunities to develop critical thinking skills through class discussion and exercises, presentations, written assignments, and exams. Credits: 0.000

  
  • PSY1011 Introduction to Psychology


    This course introduces students to the fields of study in modern psychology. After this course, students will be able to answer the following questions: What is psychology? What are the methods of investigation in psychology? How is the science of psychology applied to individuals and groups? This course surveys a broad range of content including topics such as learning, cognition, memory, emotion, perception, personality, developmental psychology, stress & health, psychological disorders, and the biological underpinnings of behavior. Credits: 3.000

  
  • PSY2011 Spec Top: Intro to Psychology Research


    Introduction to Psychology Research provides an overview of the most common research methods used in psychology to generate knowledge. Topics include research ethics, formulating questions, choosing a methodology, measuring variables, collecting and analyzing data, and common research pitfalls. Students will participate in a series on hands-on activities that demonstrate parts of the scientific method, and they will read and interpret selected studies. From this essential background, students will develop foundational critical thinking tools to understand, interpret, and evaluate research outcomes. The class will include reading, lecture, discussion, and activities. Students will be required to complete writing assignments based on journal articles, use databases to formulate a bibliography, deliver a presentation in APA format, and take two exams.Students must have completed PSY1011 with a grade of “C” or higher. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY2021 Child Development


    Child development focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social - emotional changes between conception and adolescence. Students will learn to ask and answer the types of questions that a developmental psychologist would, and they will study the interplay between nature and nurture in development. This course has an experiential component in which students observe children in off-campus sites, providing opportunities to apply theory. Students will be asked to think critically and demonstrate their learning by completing a variety of assessment activities which may include projects, papers, presentations, discussions, and exams. Students must have completed a 1000-level social science course witha grade of “C” or above. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY2031 Adolescent and Adult Development


    How do adolescents’ thought, behavior and emotion patterns change as they age into adulthood? How do individuals construct identities and morality as they enter and proceed through adulthood? These are some of the questions that this course entertains as it gives an overview of major theoretical perspectives and favored research methods in the field of human development. Students will be asked to think critically and demonstrate their learning by completing a variety of assessment activities which may include projects, papers, presentations, discussions, and exams. Students must have completed a 1000 level social science with a grade of C or better. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 AndEDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 OrEDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY2041 ST: Id Exploration: Neurodiversity Nar


    This project-based course provides a platform to recognize and develop student expertise about neurodiversity. Founded on the principle “nothing about us without us,” this course gives students an opportunity to explore what it means to be neurodivergent and use their insight to educate others. To establish a framework, students will consider how disability and social identity models construct what it means to be different. They will explore the self-advocacy of writers, bloggers, YouTubers, and artists who are autistic, learn differently, and/or identify as ADHD. Students will then reflect on their lived experience, develop a narrative, and share this story. Questions may include: What does neurodiversity mean to me? What do I wish others knew? How is my experience intersectional? Students are encouraged to be creative and may produce writing, visual art, audio, video, social media content or another modality. At the end of the semester, work can be entered in a class portfolio supporting the Center for Neurodiversity. Credits: 1.000

    WRT1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or
  
  • PSY2051 Abnormal Psychology


    This course briefly covers the history of abnormal psychology as a subject of psychology; it introduces the characteristics, treatment and diagnosis of recognized psychological disorders in the United States; and it looks at how culture and historical period contribute to concepts of disorder and mental health. The course explores, compares, and contrasts the ways that mental health and disorder are understood from biological, learning, cognitive, psychodynamic, and cultural perspectives in psychology. Students in this course will be introduced to interdisciplinary reading, and they will engage with the material by writing responses and reviews. Students cannot receive credit for both PSY2051 and PSY 3051  . Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY2061 Positive Psychology


    Positive psychology introduces students to the empirical study of human strength, spanning topics such as gratitude, money and happiness, healthy relationships, creativity, resilience, grit, stress reduction, and altruism. Positive psychology emerged as a distinct field in the late 1990’s, and since then it has generated a large volume of primary research and practical applications. Based on the core belief that mental health is more than the absence of illness, positive psychology seeks to uncover what makes people flourish. Students will learn the philosophy and findings of positive psychology, as well as its influence in fields such as economics, sociology, and neuroscience. Course content is presented in readings, lectures, and experiential activities. Students will demonstrate their thinking and learning by completing a variety of assessment activities, which may include projects, papers, presentations, discussions, and exams. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00

     

  
  • PSY2071 Educational Psychology


    Drawing from the disciplines of psychology and education, this course offers students the opportunity to delve deeply into theories of development, cognitive psychology, motivation and learning. Students participate in role plays, simulated experiments, and other activities that help illustrate key concepts that are being discussed. The course culminates in students teaching a unit of their own and applying concepts from educational psychology to strengthen their own learning repertoire. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00  Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY2081 Cognitive Psychology


    Cognitive psychology explores the psychology of mental activity. This course examines both classic and current issues in human cognition. Topics addressed include an overview of the history of cognitive psychology, research methods, the neural basis of cognition, perception, attention, memory, the representation of knowledge, language and problem solving. Students learn discipline specific terminology, evaluate different perspectives in the field, and apply concepts to their own cognitive processes and learning styles. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00  Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY3011 Social Science Research


    This course will provide an introduction to the methods employed in conducting research in the social sciences. The main goal of this course is to help students to become critical and enthusiastic consumers of social science research and to learn how to interpret and design research studies. The course syllabus will cover eight or nine major units such as research ethics, defining and measuring variables, case studies, correlational research, the experiment, and observation. Students will survey a range of academic research, and explore the processes that were used to create a variety of studies. Course work will include a focus on how to locate research studies and evaluate their quality and usefulness. Students will read several peer reviewed articles, and they will write formal reviews of four articles taken from professional journals. The course will culminate in the writing and presentation of a mock research proposal including the determination of a research question, a review of pertinent literature, and a plan for data collection and analysis. Students must have completed three courses at the 2000 level, with grades of C or higher, one of which must be in Education or a Social Science discipline, as prerequisites for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY3021 Theories of Personality


    Personality theories seek to explain human nature. In this psychology course students will study and critique a wide variety of theories that attempt to explain how and why we, as humans, think, feel, and behave in the ways that we do. While psychologists in most other fields of the discipline look outside the person for such explanations, personality psychologists emphasize looking inside the person to understand how and why we are similar to and different from one another. This course will be taught using lecture and classroom discussion, as well as a variety of learning exercises in the classroom. Case studies and narratives will be examined in applying theory to real life situations. A 2000 level Social Science course, with a grade of C or higher, is a prerequisite. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY3022 ST: Psychology Through Film


    In this seminar course, students will examine a variety of psychology concepts as they are represented in contemporary film. With a focus on the psychology of change, the class will analyze how characters develop and how film representations influence our own understanding of human behavior and mental processes. This 3000-level course meets a requirement for psychology majors and can be taken as an elective for non-majors. Topics include learning, cultural diversity and neurodiversity, personality, mental health, and therapy. Students will come away from this course with a deeper understanding of the topics addressed as well as an understanding of how the human condition is explored and defined through film. Students will learn by participating in lectures and discussions, viewing films, reading articles, and producing analytical responses. Credits: 3.000

    WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And PSY1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2081 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • PSY3023 ST: Exploring the Lived Experience


    Through participation in a hands-on interview project, students will explore the lived experience of human adversity and resilience. The course begins with an overview of the impact of psychological stress and trauma as well as research on the human ability to adapt to difficult circumstances. Concepts will include resilience, coping, reframing, social connection, growth mindset, and finding purpose. With this background, students will create and conduct a qualitative interviewing project focused on how interviewees have navigated and made meaning from real world challenges. Students will be expected to participate in class, read assigned short articles, design and conduct an ethical interviewing project, and report their findings in writing.” Credits: 3.000

    WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And PSY1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And (PSY2000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY2001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY2002 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY2003 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2041 Lecture Min Credits: 1.00 Or PSY2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2081 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C)
  
  • PSY3031 ST: Psychology Research in Practice


    In this upper division project-based course, students will use their knowledge of research methods to plan and design a study in psychology. The overall goal of the course is for students to gain experience interpreting and designing research in the field. Students will read a range of research examples, identify the methodologies used, and evaluate the strength of conclusions proposed by the researchers. Coursework will include a focus on how to locate research studies and evaluate their quaility and usefulness. To complete the course, student will write and present a research proposal, including a developed research question, a literature review, plan for data collection and analysis, and speculation about implications. This course is for students enrolled in the psychology major and for students who intend to study psychology, education, or a social science in graduate school. Students must have completed PSY2011 with a grade of C or higher as prerequisite for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And PSY2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • PSY3041 Psychology of Emotion


    This course explores the psychology of human emotion. Students will explore theory, research, and their own experience related to the following questions: What are emotions and why do they matter? How are emotions studied? How does culture shape emotion? What physiological and neurological changes are associated with different emotions? What is the relationship between emotion and cognition? How do emotions and emotional regulation relate to ADHD, autism, and learning disabilities? How can emotional awareness and emotional regulation enhance life and interactions with others? Class time will consist of lecture, discussion, and group and solo activities. Major assessments include a synthesis paper, discussion leadership, a presentation, and two exams. PSY1011 or any PSY2000 level, either with a grade of C or higher, is a prerequisite for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY3051 Abnormal Psychology


    This course covers the history of abnormal psychology as a subject of psychology; it introduces the characteristics, treatment and diagnosis of recognized psychological disorders in the United States; and it looks at how culture and historical period contribute to concepts of disorder and mental health. The course explores, compares, and contrasts the ways that mental health and disorder are understood from biological, learning, cognitive, psychodynamic and cultural perspectives in psychology. Students in this course will advance their knowledge of mental health and disorder by reading influential works in the field and producing written analysis and synthesis of books and clinical case studies. Students must have completed three courses at the 2000 level, one of them in the Social Science discipline, with grades of C or higher, as prerequisites for this course. Students cannot receive credit for both PSY 2051  and PSY3051. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY3061 Diversity Psychology


    This course explores the psychology of diversity and provides instruction for thinking and writing in the field. With an emphasis on diversity in the United States, students will study foundational concepts in multicultural psychology. Topics include worldview, privilege and oppression, in-group/out-group dynamics, immigration psychology, stereotyping and prejudice, and multicultural competence. Using this knowledge, students will critically analyze elements of popular culture as well as the field of psychology. Emphasis will be on the experiences and perspectives of groups that may be left out of mainstream discourse. These include racial and ethnic minorities, sexual identity minorities, religious minorities, persons with lower socio-economic status, and persons with neurodiversity that may manifest as a disability. Students will be asked to read an interdisciplinary selection of books and articles, take reading quizzes, facilitate a hands-on workshop, write blogs, and write an academic literature review. PSY1011 or any PSY2000 level, either with a grade of C or higher, is a prerequisite for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • PSY3071 ST: Writing in Psychology


    This advanced writing course provide students who are majoring in psychology the opportunity to refine their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of situations and to examine language conventions within the psychology discourse community. Building on the academic writing and research skills covered in first-year writing courses, students will engage in writing projects that provide practice with more advanced analytical and information literacy skills, as well as writing assignments that allow them to develop the ability to write effectively in the discipline. Through the study of various modes of writing in psychology, students will expand the range of rhetorical approaches that they can employ in writing for upper-level college courses, as well as in public and professional settings beyond the college classroom. The primary learning modes will be though instruction and practice in the classroom as well as written work outside of class.PSY1011 or any PSY2000 level, either with a grade of C or higher, is a prerequisite for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And PSY1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And (PSY2000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2002 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2003 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2041 Lecture Min Credits: 1.00 Or PSY2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PSY2081 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C)
  
  • PSY4000 ST: Psychology Senior Seminar


    This is the capstone course for students in their final year of the B.A. psychology degree. In this course, students will answer two questions, “what are my beliefs and values about human behavior and mental processes?” and “how can I use what I have learned?” For the first part of the course, students will review major theoretical perspectives in psychology, reflect on prior coursework and experiences, and formulate their core beliefs about human psychology. For the second part of the course, students will design and complete a project that applies what they know in a real-world context. Students will use psychology tools and concepts to do one of the following: define and solve a problem, interpret a phenomenon of interest, or inform hands-on practice working with people. To demonstrate capstone knowledge in psychology, students will write a philosophy statement, create a written report of their project, and present their work to the community. Credits: 4.000

    PSY3071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And PSY2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • PSY4011 Social Identity in a Diverse World


    This seminar course explores the impact of diversity on who you are as a person, with attention paid to neurodiversity. Identity, one’s definition of the self, is a cornerstone of wellness and an area of psychosocial growth in adolescence and adulthood. In this course, students will use social identity development models and intersectional concepts to explore their own identities and those of writers who define themselves as neurodivergent, transgender, persons of color, and combinations of these and other social categories. Students will be asked to read an interdisciplinary selection of books and articles, lead a seminar session, write an autobiographical paper, and write a research article following disciplinary conventions in psychology. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 3011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And ART 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or EDU 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or EDU 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or NSC 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C OrSOC 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C

     

     

  
  • REL1011 Introduction to World Religions


    This course will introduce students to a range of religious traditions in their classical formulations, historical development, and contemporary expression. The course will also address how these traditions influence and are influenced by such contemporary developments as globalization and post-colonialism. Students will explore the myths, stories, rituals, intellectual formulations, and cultural contributions of the traditions under discussion. Traditions discussed can include the traditional world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as Asian and Indian religious traditions (e.g., Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Sikhism), indigenous religious traditions (e.g., Native American spirituality, traditional African religions), and the phenomenon of New Religious Movements. Credits: 3.000

  
  • REL2061 ST: Exploring New England Religion


    This course examines the history and changing dynamics of American religion, spirituality, and non-religion, with a specific focus on New England and the region around Landmark College. The course considers the historical development of diverse religious and spiritual traditions in the region, including contemporary developments and changing social dynamics, such as the significant rise of the religiously unaffiliated (the so called “nones”), new religious movements, those who identify as “spiritual but not religious”, etc. A distinctive feature of the course will be visits to religious, spiritual, and related institutions and sites in the religious, together with interviews and dialogue with practitioners and leaders of those institutions, to gain an understanding of the lived experience and practice of these movements within the region at present. Credits: 3.000

    REL1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or REL2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2721 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or his2731 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • REL3011 Religion and Popular Culture


    This course examines some of the complex ways in which religion and popular culture interact and explores the possible significance of those interactions. Students will examine the intersection of religion and popular culture by considering a range of popular media (e.g., the internet, movies, television, music) and topics (e.g., current events, advertising, self-help spirituality, and sports and recreation). Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • REL3021 Faith and Doubt


    This course explores some of the primary contours of western intellectual religious traditions (e.g., theology and philosophy of religion). In its consideration of western religious thought, the course is historically expansive, considering currents of thought ranging from the ancient and classical periods to the contemporary period. The course will focus on primary texts exploring a range of issues, drawn from the following: traditional proofs for the existence of God, religious self-understanding and experience, the problem of evil, the rise of methodological doubt as a philosophical principle, the constitution of “faith” and “reason” as distinctive forms of knowledge, the significance of religious pluralism, and the relationship between religious belief and scientific reason. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • REL3031 ST: God, Country, Nation


    What do we mean when we catagorize individuals or groups with terms such as “citizenship,” “nationality,” “race,” and “religion”? And how do these categories help us to make sense of some of the complex, globally significant phenomena taking place throughout the world? These are the topics explored ion this class, adopting an intentionally global and international perspective. We will begin by developing an understanding of the four concepts of “state,” “nation,” “race,” and “religion,” the work they perform in the shaping of individual and group identity, and the ways in which the meaning of any one of these terms necessarily affects the meanings of the others. We will then use these categories as a means of critically examining a number of global phenomena of international significance, examples of which might include Hindu nationalism, global Islamism, the “Rohingya Crisis” in Myanmar, the American Religious Right, Israeli “Jewish Nationalism” legislation, the “reprogramming” of Muslim minorities in China. Students must have completed one 2000-level course in HIS, REL, PHI, or LIT. Credits: 3.000

    WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And LIT2001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2013 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2014 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2015 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2016 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2017 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2018 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2019 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2022 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2023 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2024 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2025 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2721 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or REL2000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or REL2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • REL4011 Religion and the Political


    The secularization thesis holds that as societies modernize, religion will play an increasingly insignificant public, social, and political role. This thesis has been called into question in recent decades as a result of the rise of globally significant political movements articulated in explicitly religious terms. This course explains the historical development of the secularization thesis, the way in which contemporary political movements have called it into question, and contemporary debates concerning how to understand the relationship of religion and the political. The course will follow a seminar format, structured primarily around active discussion of primary sources. Significant student involvement in class discussions will be mandatory. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 3011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And ART 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or EDU 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or NSC 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or SOC 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • REL4021 Reimagining the Divine


    This course explores some of the main currents in contemporary philosophy of religion and theology. The primary foci of the course are the many ways in which traditional philosophy of religion and theology have been reformulated or significantly revised in light of the many modern and contemporary challenges to traditional western religious thought. Reflecting this interest, the course will consider the relation of philosophy of religion and theology as they relate to theoretical and cultural issues such as the following: feminist theory, queer theory, new materialist philosophy, multiculturalism, religious pluralism, critiques of capitalism, postmodernism. Students must have successfully completed a Humanities 2000 and 3000 level course as pre-requisites for REL4021. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 3011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And ART 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or EDU 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C OrNSC 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or SOC 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • REL4031 SpTp: Gender, Sex, & Religious Authority


    This course explores the complex points of intersection between religion, sexuality, and gender. The course will focus on some of the ways in which religion authorizes particular expressions of sexuality and gender, as well as the ways in which non-normative gender identities and expressions of sexuality challenge authoritative religious teachings, institutions, and practices. In exploring these issues, we will consider: contemporary theories of gender, sexuality, and embodiment; traditional and revisionist religious teachings related to gender and sexuality; contemporary and current events that inform an understanding of the relation of religious authority to gender, and sexuality; and explorations of the intersection of religion, gender, and sexuality within popular culture. This class is a seminar format with discussion and lecture based on readings. Students will lead one class session, complete an academic research project, and participate in online and in-class discussions. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 3011   Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And INT 3001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • SOC1011 Introduction to Sociology


    This course introduces students to the scientific study of human social life, groups and societies. Students learn and apply the concepts commonly used by sociologists in framing their understanding of institutions, cultures, networks, organizations, and social relations in general. Students acquire the conceptual tools that enable them to give social context to individual human behavior. Major topics include sociological theory and methods; culture and society; stratification, class and inequality; gender inequality; ethnicity and race; families; education; religion; and political and economic life. In addition, these topics are all presented within the broader context of globalization. Class activities and discussions will regularly be supplemented with short film clips selected from award-winning documentaries. Credits: 3.000

  
  • SOC1015 ST:Issues of Diversity/Inclusion in H.E.


    This course serves as an introduction to diversity and social justice in the context of higher education. The course aims to enhance cultural competence by raising students’ awareness of their own values, assumptions, and biases. The course approaches diversity from the lens of intersectionality, a perspective in which the dimensions of diversity are understood as the simultaneous interaction of multiple factors including but not limited to socioeconomic status, race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, and ability. The course does not attempt to provide a detailed examination of all oppressions and social injustices experienced by various cultural groups. Instead, it provides a framework and strategies that can be applied to varied populations, issues, and contexts. Through class readings, guest panels, and films clips, we will briefly explore some of these themes as a framework for asking fundamental questions about the relationship between how we understand ourselves and others through our own socio-cultural experiences. The course materials, discussions and assignments are designed to teach not only content but also important skills-including critical thinking, analysis and reflection, dialogue, and cooperative learning. Credits: 3.000

  
  • SOC2021 Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality


    This course explores popular definitions of race, class, gender and sexuality in the United States. Through course readings complemented by selected media, various class activities and discussions, students will explore the consequences of inequality within the realms of race, class, gender and sexuality and how such inequities interconnect in our modern society. Students will learn that social categories relating to race (e.g., “black,” “white,” etc.), class (“working class,” “middle class,” “upper class”), gender (“masculine,” “feminine”) and sexuality (“gay,” “straight”), far from embodying inherent meaning, are in fact socially constructed and have evolved from specific historical circumstances. Students will analyze how the members of these categories-groups are portrayed in the social institutions of the media, business, sports, law and education. The reading load is largely made up of shorter essays, and students will be expected to write a research paper. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • SOC2031 Human Sexuality


    This multi-disciplinary course gives students the opportunity to learn about human sexuality from psychological, sociological, political, historical and cultural perspectives. Each semester begins by exploring cultural and historical aspects of sexuality, as well as a look at research methods that have been used and are being used to inform our understanding of human sexuality. Topics for the rest of the semester are student driven and vary from semester to semester. Past topics have included sexual behavior and expression across the lifespan, sexual and gender identity, communication in sexual relationships, and sexuality, media, art and the law. This course utilizes a seminar-style format in which students prepare for and engage actively in weekly roundtable discussions about the topics being studied. The course also provides an opportunity for students to undertake individual or small group projects on a topic of particular interest to them. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00 And ANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • SOC3001 Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar


    Fundamental to the notion of the ‘interdisciplinary’ is the displacement of knowledge from a singular locus onto a set of relationships extending across all human disciplines. To this effect this course introduces students to the critical components that underpin the disciplines found in the liberal arts and the tools needed to understand, explore, analyze, and synthesize within and across disciplines. A pre-requisite, or in some cases, co-requisite, to upper level core courses in the BA liberal arts major, students are provided the platform for understanding the connections between the arts, humanities, and sciences through a theoretical exploration of significant themes. This course will rotate through the BA faculty and departments each semester: the themes and texts will be generated by the faculty teaching the course: the theories and objectives will be those of the course. Students must have completed three courses at the 2000 level, with grades of C or higher, as prerequisites for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00
  
  • SOC3011 Civic Engagement


    This course in civic learning and engagement will prepare students for participation as responsible citizens in a pluralist and multicultural society. Both the historic underpinnings of community service in the United States and the moral and civic values that are fundamental to a democratic society will be examined. Civically responsible and socially just behavior will also be viewed through the lens of social psychology. There will be a strong component of experiential learning in this course. In addition, readings and class discussions will address concepts of the course as well as controversial issues related to civic engagement. Students will be exposed to the workings of non-profit organizations, local government, and/or public education through their research of community based organizations. Students will demonstrate civic responsibility through engagement in community-based activities that serve the common good. SOC1011 OR a 2000 level Social Science course,either with a grade of C or higher, as prerequisites for this course. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 AndANT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or POL 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or SOC 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • SPA1011 Elementary Spanish I


    This introductory course, intended for those with no previous instruction in Spanish, focuses on basic conversational Spanish. Through interactive and multi-sensory teaching, this course introduces students to Spanish phonology, syllabication, syntax and basic verbs. Students learn to use Spanish to initiate basic conversation to communicate about themselves and to negotiate basic exchanges in the marketplace. Students will be expected to identify learning strategies that are particularly useful in learning a foreign language. Students will also strengthen general knowledge about parts of the world in which Spanish is spoken. Credits: 3.000

  
  • SPA1012 Elementary Spanish II


    This course is a continuation of SPA 1011  . Students review, strengthen and expand basic structures and maintain proficiency in self-expression and social exchanges. Students will also increase vocabulary and the ability to perform a range of functions including extending invitations, describing people, relating daily routine, asking for directions, buying food and preparing authentic dishes. Students will continue to develop appreciation for Spanish cultures and understanding of themselves as learners of Spanish. Credits: 3.000

    SPA 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • SPA2011 Intermediate Spanish I


    This course seeks to maintain proficiency in areas previously studied in SPA 1011  and SPA 1012  , while expanding the students’ facility and accuracy in expressive and receptive language. SPA2011 includes the basic language and cultural awareness needed to negotiate travel independently in a Spanish speaking country. Students also learn to narrate their experiences using the simple preterit. As part of this course students research a Spanish speaking country and create a trip itinerary for the class. Credits: 3.000

    SPA 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • SPA2012 Intermediate Spanish II


    Continuation of the basic intermediate sequence in Spanish.The course emphasizes on-going acquisition of language functions, vocabulary, idioms, structures, and culture through contextualized presentations, interactive activities, video, and selected readings. Credits: 3.000

    SPA 2011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • THE1011 Acting I


    A beginning course focusing on the fundamentals of acting, including action, objective, character, physical life, listening, and language. Students will act in exercises, monologues and short scenes that will encourage them to explore the actor’s craft. Students will also read plays to begin fostering a knowledge of both scene study and interpretation. Students are expected to rehearse outside of class and to keep an acting journal during the semester. Credits: 3.000

    $35.00
  
  • THE1012 ST: Introduction to Theater


    This lecture-based course introduces students to Theater, and its two primary areas: Production and Performance. Students explore Theater’s origins, history, cultural impact, and its place in modern society. Students will study a broad range of Theatrical styles, including Musical Theater, Improv, and Devised work. We will also examine the varying craftspeople that contribute to creating Theater including actors, designers, stage managers, playwrights, composers, directors, and technicians. To foster student’s appreciation of Theater we will view archival videos of past performances. Credits: 3.000

  
  • THE2011 Acting II


    This course continues the study of acting by introducing students to the processes of writing and directing scenes themselves. Calling upon students’ experiences of themselves as learners, the course will encourage students to use their personal knowledge, acting expertise, and a sense of direction to write, direct, and perform scenes for an audience. Students must have completed THE1011 with a grade of “C” or higher. Credits: 3.000

    THE 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 $35.00
  
  • THE2013 ST: Improvisation / Ensemble


    This is an energetic and entertaining theater and performance class where students explore the skills, joys, and benefits of Improvisation and Ensemble performing, including: listening, spontaneity, teamwork, timing, comedy, timing, devising, and problem solving. Students will first delve into the art of Improv, where they will act together to develop funny, and entertaining scenes. Then they will work as an Ensemble to develop performances inspired by areas of personal and Community interest. Through Theater Games, and Exercises students will acquire skills that are transferrable and fundamental to them outside of Theater and will serve them in their day-today life. At the end of the semester students will be expected to perform for the public. Credits: 3.000

    THE1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE2012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • THE2014 ST: Stage to Screen


    In this course, students will explore the differences between Theater and Film. Students will be assigned to watch a variety of recorded stage plays and musicals and the subsequent movies that have been made from them. We will examine how the original theatrical material was adapted for the screen, and consider possible reasons for these changes and what it teaches us about each medium. This course will also include the study of plays, musicals, and movies that have socially vital messages and how they relect a specific cultural context. Plays, muscials, and films under consideration for this course include Hamilton, Fences, Hairspray and West Side Story. Students may need to purchase individual films or a subscription for viewing. Credits: 3.000

    wrt1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C
  
  • THE2015 ST: Theater Ensemble 1


    In his performance-based course, students have the opportunity to act on-stage and/or work backstage while learning how to prepare a show for an audience. Through lectures and rehearsals students learn the various roles necessary to create Theater, and then collaborate on developing a final project that culminates with a public performance. Performance material may be devised/self-generated writing, or previously written plays. Students also learn skills present in Theater that will aid them in their everyday lives, including building self-management, working as a team, and managing anxiety. Roles that students will learn about and may undertake include the following: Acting, Directing, Designing, Producing, Stage Managing, and Tech Crew. Credits: 3.000

  
  • THE3021 Writing for the Screen


    This course familiarizes students with screenwriting for narrative movies. Students will study and put into practice character development, narrative strategies, plot rhythms, patterns of dialogue, choosing settings, creating environments, and genre variation. Students will also read screenplays and cinematic criticism outside of class to foster knowledge of both effective writing and interpretation. Movies and videos will be analyzed as models for screen writing projects. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • THE3031 ST: Muscial Theater & Social Change


    In this lecture class, students examine the societal, political, and cultural implications of the genesis of the American Musical. We will explore the origins of the form in the early 20th Century Minstrel Shows and continue to the present day and the manner that musicals predict, consider, or respond to societal change. Students will experience and research Musicals such as Show Boat, Rent, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hanson, Progy & Bess, Oklahoma!, Hair, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Follies, Hairspray, and In the Heights. We will also examine historical documents and artifacts of the time. Students will be asked to provide analysis through writing and oral presentations of the work that is studied, the time period of its creation, and its societal impact. Credits: 3.000

    WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And (LIT2000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2013 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2014 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2015 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2016 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2017 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2018 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2019 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2022 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2023 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2024 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2025 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2025 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2026 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or LIT2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE1000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE1001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE2012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE2013 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE2014 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE2015 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or THE3021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00) $35.00
  
  • VID2011 Video I


    This course provides an introduction to basic video production techniques, including operation of the digital video camera and the fundamentals of nonlinear editing on Final Cut Pro. The class is structured around technical demonstrations, in-class and location shoots, editing tutorials, screenings, and regular critiques of student videos. Course projects include an experimental video, a music video, and a short documentary. Students are encouraged to develop their own imagery and production techniques. Lab fee applied to this course. Credits: 3.000

    $35.00
  
  • VID3011 Video II


    This course introduces the student to Video Art as a form of self-expression. Through the use of experimental and conventional techniques the student learns to use video as an art form to explore personal mythologies, socio/cultural issues or for the creation of short narrative-style movies. Through this course the student is introduced to the recent history of video as an art form distinct from film in concept, methodology and production. The student will be introduced to contemporary video artists such as Bill Viola, Coco Fusco, Martha Rosler and Matthew Barney among others. This course also seeks to further expand the technical and conceptual knowledge gathered in the introductory course Video I. Students learn more sophisticated shooting and editing strategies using professional cameras and the Final Cut Pro editing software. Lab fee applied to this course. Credits: 3.000

    VID 2011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 $35.00
  
  • WIL0111 Wilson Small Group Instruction I


    The Wilson Reading System teaches students how to fluently and accurately decode. Instruction is systematic and direct; interactive and multisensory. The program teaches total word construction, not just phonics. Students learn to encode (spell) as they learn to decode. This course is appropriate for students who have not internalized the sound and syllable system for reading and spelling. Credits: 0.000

  
  • WIL0112 Wilson Small Group Instruction II


    The Wilson Reading System teaches students how to fluently and accurately decode. Instruction is systematic and direct. Instruction is interactive and multisensory. The program teaches total word construction, not just phonics. Students learn to encode (spell) as they learn to decode. This course is appropriate for students who have not internalized the sound and syllable system for reading and spelling. This course build upon the skills and strategies learned in WIL0111. Credits: 0.000

  
  • WIL0113 Wilson Small Group Instruction III


    The Wilson Reading System teaches students how to fluently and accurately decode. Instruction is systematic and direct. Instruction is interactive and multisensory. The program teaches total word construction, not just phonics. Students learn to encode (spell) as they learn to decode. This course is appropriate for students who have not internalized the sound and syllable system for reading and spelling. This course builds upon the skills and strategies learned in WIL0112. Credits: 0.000

  
  • WRT0111 Fundamentals of Writing


    Students in this course will learn to generate writing on a variety of topics as they are introduced to the concept of writing as a multi-stage process incorporating the use of assistive technology. They will practice writing process strategies for generating and organizing using Kurzweil, Dragon and Inspiration. They will learn and apply knowledge of sentence and paragraph structure and the basic rhetorical patterns of narration, description and illustration. They will read a selection of short fiction and nonfiction, use reading logs to develop their active reading skills, and write short responses based on these readings. Vocabulary development will also be practiced and reinforced in this course. Credits: 0.000

  
  • WRT0901 Writing Better Sentences


    This course is designed to strengthen students’ abilities in writing and editing sentences. To achieve these ends, we review the eight parts of speech, independent and dependent clauses, contractions and possessives, and prepositional phrases. Students do exercises to help identify and avoid sentence fragments and run-ons as well as misplaced or dangling modifiers. They learn comma rules, the uses of advanced punctuation such as colons and semicolons, and basic parallel structure. By semester’s end, students produce a personalized proofreading/editing checklist that they can use for future writing assignments. Assignments will be a blend of practice exercises and work with writing assigned in students’ other courses. The course meets twice a week. Credits: 0.000 Also Listed As: EN1010

  
  • WRT0911 Developmental Writing


    Intended to prepare students for credit-level composition work, this course focuses on independent mastery of writing process strategies and on practicing and integrating patterns of organization in personal and expository essays. Emphasis is also given to sentence expansion and variation and to elements of style. Credits: 0.000

  
  • WRT0912 ST: Writing for Business


    Writing for Business prepares students to be effective and confident writers in the workplace. Skill with written communication, a key attribute for professional success, is increasingly a qualification that employers seek. Whether in a class, job, internship, apprenticeship, or volunteer opportunity, the ability to communicate effectively in writing and apply the principles that guide workplace communication practices enhances professional and personal experiences. By building on writing skills and process strategies introduced in previous writing courses and adding a focus on the types of communication typically found in the workplace, students develop their ability to write and communicate with clarity and confidence. Credits: 0.000

  
  • WRT912 SpTp: Writing for Business


    Writing for Business prepares students to be effective and confident writers in the workplace. Skill with written communication, a key attribute for professional success, is increasingly a qualification that employers seek. Whether in a class, job, internship, apprenticeship, or volunteer opportunity, the ability to communicate effectively in writing and apply the principles that guide workplace communication practices enhances professional and personal experiences. By building on writing skills and process strategies introduced in previous writing courses and adding a focus on the types of communication typically found in the workplace, students develop their ability to write and communicate with clarity and confidence. Credits: 0

  
  • WRT1009 ST: Dist. to Production Wrt on Demand


    Course Description: Many strong writers struggle to begin writing, sustain writing, and complete writing. In this course, students will learn about composition theory and rhetoric, and the challenges involved in producing writing on demand as a framework for developing their own approach to writing effectively. The course will emphasize strategies for managing written output, including initiating, focusing, producing, and sustaining writing tasks, and the relationship between the ways we manage writing demands and how we learn. Students should expect to execute all stages of the writing process, intentionally identifying areas of strength and areas to improve. Every student will produce at least two essays that have been through the revision process. Eligibility: Students must submit a syllabus and a writing sample from a college level writing course or comparable writing intensive course taken in the last academic year. Eligibility for the course will be reviewed by the Director of the Visiting Student program and the Chair of the Core Education department. Credits: 3.000

  
  • WRT1011 Composition and Rhetoric


    This course emphasizes the interconnected nature of writing and reading at the college level. Students develop and refine individualized writing and critical reading processes while working with a variety of rhetorical strategies and structures. Students are asked to express their ideas and integrate material from texts through participating in class discussions, completing informal assignments, and writing academic papers of increasing length and complexity. Credits: 3.000

  
  • WRT1012 Research and Analysis


    Information literacy skills will drive the scope and sequence of this second semester course, which builds on the critical reading, writing and thinking skills introduced in WRT 1011  and EDU 1011  . Through a variety of active learning techniques, instructional library sessions, class discussion and research writing projects, students will learn the skills and strategies required for the volume reading, critical analysis, synthesis, and academic writing demands of the college curriculum. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
  
  • WRT2011 Creative Nonfiction


    This course introduces students to the elements and practice of creative nonfiction through a guided series of readings, writing exercises, and an independent project. Creative nonfiction is an umbrella term that covers a number of specific sub-genres, including memoir or personal essay, literary journalism, nature writing, travel writing, food writing, and so on. As with other forms of creative writing, this course will provide students with a creative outlet while also helping them to continue to develop reading, writing, analytical, and self-management skills. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00
  
  • WRT2711 Travel Writing


    This 2000-level study abroad writing course introduces students to the genre of travel writing as they read and write and travel in a foreign country. The course is designed to be adaptable to a variety of study abroad locations. Students will write regularly, on the road and in the field, as they observe new landscapes and sites and experience a new culture. They will read classic and contemporary examples of travel writing, study the evolution of the genre, and apply travel writing techniques to their own writing. The course introduces students to the history, culture, and geography of the chosen country, through readings, web resources, traveling and writing experiences. In particular, students are encouraged to examine and reflect upon the cultural factors that shape the individual’s observations and experience. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And EDU 1011  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1001  1 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU 1201  Lecture Min Credits: 2.00
  
  • WRT3011 Advanced Writing


    This advanced writing course provides students with an opportunity to refine their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of rhetorical situations, and to examine the social construction of knowledge across disciplines and discourse communities. Building on the academic writing and research skills covered in first-year writing courses, students will engage in writing projects that provide practice with more advanced analytical and information literacy skills. Through the study of various modes of argumentation, students will expand the range of rhetorical approaches that they can employ in their writing for upper-level college courses as well as in public and professional discourse communities beyond the college classroom. Students will explore the rhetorical and ethical impacts of visual, digital, and social media; and engage in multimodal communication, with an emphasis on effective writing. Credits: 3.000

    WRT 1012  Lecture Min Credits: 3.00
 

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