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EES 180 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Upper Division
Prerequisites
EES 040 or EES 160 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Depositional systems and sedimentary processes. Facies models, succession, age relationships and correlation of strata. Petrology and provenance of sedimentary rocks.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Lab and field trips.
Fee
Lab fee $175
Course credits: 1
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EES 185 - Geologic Field Methods
Upper Division
Prerequisites
EES 040 and two upper-division courses or permission of the instructor.
Introduction to geologic field methods and instruments, use of aerial photographs and topographic maps in geologic mapping, preparation of geologic maps of local areas.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour lecture, six hours field.
Term Offered
Summer Session offering.
Course credits: 1
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EES 190 - Structural and Regional Geology
Upper Division
Prerequisites
EES 040 or permission of instructor.
Geometric, kinematic and dynamic analysis of structures of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory emphasis on descriptive geometry and stereographic solutions to structural problems; geologic maps and structure sections.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Lab and field trips.
Course credits: 1
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EES 195 - Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of an instructor/mentor of record and the department chair are required.
This course is open only to our majors and is typically taken by a junior or senior student who wishes to advance their education with related work experience and is maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA. In addition to the internship hours (6-8 hours per week) outside research and a term project are required.
Course credits: 1
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EES 196 - Senior Project
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of an instructor/mentor of record and the department chair are required.
This is a capstone course for our majors and is typically completed in a student’s senior year that requires students to move from a more theoretical understanding of environmental/earth science to the integration of concepts and material from within their entire course of study. Typically students will propose and carry out an independent research project in their area of interest, under the mentorship/council of a faculty member.
Course credits: 0.25
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EES 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor/mentor and the department chair are required.
An independent study or research project course open only to our majors, typically taken during junior or senior year. Students plan and carry out environmental science research with a faculty mentor.
Fee
Laboratory fee, when appropriate is $175.
Course credits: 1
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Ethnic Studies - Lower Division |
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ES 001 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Lower Division
This course provides an introduction to the complex nature of racial and ethnic populations in the United States. It seeks to understand the diverse traditions and cultures of the people of the United States in order to gain an appreciation for American diversity. It offers a critical understanding of the origins and impacts of settler colonialism, conquest, slavery, war and immigration on the development of the U.S. We will examine the ways in which race and ethnicity intersect with gender, class, sexuality, citizenship and nationality in order to better understand how systems of power and inequality are constructed, reinforced and challenged.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AD - American Diversity; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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ES 050 - Creating Community: Introduction to Skills for Building a Socially Just Society
Lower Division
In a multicultural society, discussion about issues of conflict and community are needed to facilitate understanding between social/cultural groups. This course is designed to prepare students to develop leadership skills that take into account the historical and contemporary dynamics of power and privilege in order to build democratic and transformative communities. We will explore informed, meaningful interpersonal and community dialogue in situations where such understanding and listening are needed. We will discuss relevant reading material about these issues in our social history and will explore our own and other’s identities and experiences in a variety of social and institutional contexts. We will focus on issues of social justice and the common good, and how to address them through community engagement. The goal of this course is to create a setting in which students engage in open and constructive dialogue, learning, and exploration of intergroup relations, conflict and community building.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AD - American Diversity; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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Ethnic Studies - Upper Division |
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ES 100 - Special Topics in Ethnic Studies
Upper Division
This selected topic course provides students with the opportunity to explore, in depth, a selected theme or issue in the field of Ethnic Studies not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ES 101 - Critical Race Theory
Upper Division
Prerequisites
One of the following: ES 001 , SOC 002 , SOC 004 , WGS 001 , or permission of instructor.
This course engages critical race theory as an explanatory critical framework, method and pedagogy for analyzing race and racism in the U.S. and that works toward identifying and challenging racism within institutional contexts.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AD - American Diversity; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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ES 102 - Youth Cultures, Identities and New Ethnicities
Upper Division
Prerequisites
One of the following: ES 001 , SOC 002 , SOC 004 , WGS 001 , or permission of instructor.
This course is an introduction to the field of Critical Youth Studies that discusses the social constructions of youth culture and identity across time, space and social historical movements. The course focuses upon key concepts and theories of youth that intersect across social positions (i.e., race, gender, sexuality, class and ethnicity) in the U.S.
Course credits: 1
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ES 195 - Special Study Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sponsorship by an Ethnic Studies faculty member and approval of the Program Director is required.
This course is usually taken by an upper-division student who wishes to complete their education with related work experience and is maintaining at least a C average. In addition to work experience (6-8 hours per week), outside research and a term project are usually required.
Course credits: 1
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ES 196 - Capstone Course
Upper Division
Prerequisites
One of the following: ES 001 , SOC 002 , SOC 004 , WGS 001 , and at least two upper division Ethnic Studies elective courses.
This course entails discussion, independent study, research and analysis culminating in the production of a senior thesis in a chosen area within Ethnic Studies.
Additional Notes
Open to seniors; juniors may enroll with consent of instructor.
Course credits: 1
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ES 197 - Special Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the Program Director is required.
An independent study or research course for students whose needs are not met by the regular course offerings of the program.
Course credits: 1
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ES 199 - Special Study - Honors
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the Program Director is required.
An independent study or research for majors with at least a B average in Ethnic Studies.
Course credits: 1
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French - Lower Division |
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FREN 001 - Elementary French
Lower Division
For students with no prior knowledge of French. With instruction in basic grammar structures and communication strategies, students begin to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 002 - Continuing Elementary French
Lower Division
Prerequisites
FREN 001 or equivalent.
For students with one or two years of secondary study of French (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing, emphasizing conversation on everyday topics.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 003 - Intermediate French
Lower Division
Prerequisites
FREN 002 or equivalent.
For students with two or three years of secondary study of French (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing, fostering confidence in conversation and composition across a variety of subjects.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 004 - Continuing Intermediate French
Lower Division
Prerequisites
FREN 003 or the equivalent.
For students with three or four years of secondary study of French (or the equivalent). This course offers an abbreviated review of primary structures and concentrates heavily on developing communicative ability through readings, music and visual resources. For students who have completed an overview of basic grammar and are ready to combine and apply their language skills in most settings.
Term Offered
Offered only in the spring semester.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 005 - Introduction to French Studies
Lower Division
Prerequisites
FREN 004 or equivalent.
This course prepares students for upper-division work by developing fluency in speaking and writing. Curriculum includes study and discussion of selected texts by francophone authors from a wide range of traditions; discussion and debate of contemporary issues; written composition.A sound knowledge of French grammar is expected although particular features of the language are reviewed. Required for French majors and minors. Also open to students from other disciplines who wish to improve their mastery of the language.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
GP - Global Perspectives
Term Offered
Offered only in the fall semester.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 006 - Beginning/Intermediate Conversation
Lower Division
Conversational practice for students enrolled in first- or second-year French.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Meets once a week.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 015 - Phonetics
Lower Division
A practical course designed to instill correct pronunciation habits early in the student’s career. Required for all majors and minors, except by special exemption.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 017 - Introduction to Business French
Lower Division
For students with a minimum of one year of high school French or the equivalent. The course familiarizes students with French business practices and vocabulary, aspects of the French economy, and cultural differences between France and the U.S. By building on students’ knowledge of the language, the course develops the practical communication and comprehension skills needed to interact in French in professional situations.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Class meets one-and-a-half hours weekly.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 060 - French Civilization for Travel Courses
Lower Division
In preparation for study in France, students are required to take this course on the history, geography and political structures of France.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 081 - Elementary French Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in FREN 001 .
Required praxis to accompany FREN 001 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 082 - Continuing Elementary French Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in FREN 002 .
Required praxis to accompany FREN 002 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 083 - Intermediate French Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in FREN 003 .
Required praxis to accompany FREN 003 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 084 - Continuing Intermediate French Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in FREN 004 .
Required praxis to accompany FREN 004 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 085 - Introduction to French Studies Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in FREN 005 .
Required praxis to accompany FREN 005 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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French - Upper Division |
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FREN 100 - French Literary Perspectives
Upper Division
Prerequisites
FREN 004 and/or FREN 005 , or the equivalent.
This course requires close reading of literary texts with attention to historical context and various cultural lenses. The course emphasizes extensive reading and writing about literature, including theoretical texts of literary criticism. Required of majors and minors.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)
Term Offered
Offered only in the spring semester.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 101 - Advanced French Syntax and Composition
Upper Division
This course focuses on essential aspects of French syntax and on developing composition skills. Translation techniques and analysis of model texts serve as a means of improving self-expression and written communication.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Course credits: 1
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FREN 103 - Advanced Composition and Stylistics
Upper Division
Using literary texts as a point of departure, this course concentrates on stylistics in order to help students perfect their own writing style in French.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 104 - Workshop in Translation
Upper Division
Introduction to the linguistic and aesthetic problems of translation, with emphasis on learning through practice. Focus on various kinds of texts, both literary and technical. Equal emphasis given to translating from French into English (version) and from English into French (théme).
Course credits: 1
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FREN 106 - Advanced Conversation
Upper Division
Open to students with at least two years of French.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Meets once a week.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 121 - French Literature: Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Upper Division
Readings in medieval epic poems (chansons de geste), lyric poetry and courtly novels; early religious and secular theater; first historians; major writers of the Renaissance: (Rabelais, Montaigne, Marguerite de Navarre, poets of the Pléiade).
Course credits: 1
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FREN 122 - French Literature: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Upper Division
Study of the great writers of the age of Classicism: plays by Corneille, Moliére and Racine; the fables of La Fontaine; the ideas of Descartes and Pascal; Mme de Lafayette and the birth of the psychological novel; introduction to the great philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau. The theater of Marivaux and Beaumarchais; preromanticism in the novel.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 123 - French Literature: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Upper Division
The principal literary movements of the 19th century: romanticism and symbolism in poetry and drama, realism and naturalism in the novel and short story; development of the 20th-century novel, from Proust to the nouveau roman; trends in modern drama, poetry and philosophy.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 129 - French Literature Outside Europe
Upper Division
Literature and culture of French-speaking Africa, Canada and the Antilles.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 130 - Thematic and Stylistic Study of a Single French Author or Genre
Upper Division
Thematic and Stylistic Study of a Single French Author or Genre
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 131 - Exploration of a Particular Literary School or Period in French Literature
Upper Division
Offered according to student interest.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 150 - Culture and Civilization of France
Upper Division
A study of the relationship between the rich culture of France and its turbulent history. Attention is given to the interchange between artistic or literary expression and the political process.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 170 - Business French
Upper Division
Commercial French for students interested in international business and finance. Students who complete this course successfully are prepared to take the internationally recognized Paris Chamber of Commerce examination, the Certificat Pratique.
Course credits: 1
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FREN 195 - Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
Work-study program conducted in an internship position under the supervision of a faculty member.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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FREN 196 - Capstone
Upper Division
Required of all French majors in the spring of their senior year. This course is designed to help seniors assess and integrate the knowledge they have acquired through their courses in French.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and department chair required.
An independent study or research course for students whose special needs cannot be met by regular courses offered by the department.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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FREN 198 - Honors Essay
Upper Division
An independent research project for senior French majors completing the Honors program, Option B.
Course credits: 0.25
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FREN 199 - Honors Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and department chair required.
An independent study or research course for senior French majors with a B average in French.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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German - Lower Division |
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GERM 001 - Elementary German
Lower Division
For students with no prior knowledge of German. With instruction in basic grammar structures and communication strategies, students begin to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Course credits: 1
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GERM 002 - Continuing Elementary German
Lower Division
Prerequisites
GERM 001 or equivalent.
For students with one or two years of secondary study of German (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing emphasizing conversation on everyday topics.
Course credits: 1
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GERM 003 - Intermediate German
Lower Division
Prerequisites
GERM 002 or the equivalent.
For students with two or three years of secondary study of German (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing, fostering confidence in conversation and compositions across a variety of subjects.
Course credits: 1
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GERM 004 - Continuing Intermediate German
Lower Division
Prerequisites
GERM 003 or the equivalent.
For students with three or four years of secondary study of German (or the equivalent). This course offers an abbreviated review of primary structures and concentrates heavily on developing communicative ability through readings, music and visual resources. For students who have completed an overview of basic grammar and are ready to combine and apply their language skills in most settings.
Course credits: 1
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GERM 006 - Beginning/Intermediate Conversation
Lower Division
Development of oral skills involving daily life and contemporary issues.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Course credits: 0.25
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GERM 081 - Elementary German Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in GERM 001 .
Required praxis to accompany GERM 001 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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GERM 082 - Continuing Elementary German Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in GERM 002 .
Required praxis to accompany GERM 002 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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GERM 083 - Intermediate German Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in GERM 003 .
Required praxis to accompany GERM 003 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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GERM 084 - Continuing Intermediate German Praxis
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in GERM 004 .
Required praxis to accompany GERM 004 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One hour per week.
Course credits: 0.25
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German - Upper Division |
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GERM 195 - Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
Work-study program conducted in an internship position under the supervision of a faculty member.
Course credits: 1
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GERM 196 - Capstone
Upper Division
An independent project integrating language and culture designed in consultation with an instructor in a student’s language studies area.
Course credits: 0.25
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GERM 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and department chair required.
An independent study or research course for students whose special needs cannot be met by regular courses offered by the department.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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GERM 199 - Honors Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and department chair required.
An independent study or a research course for upper-division students with a B average in the major.
Course credits: 1
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Global and Regional Studies - Lower Division |
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GRS 001 - Introduction to Global and Regional Studies
Lower Division
This course introduces students to the principal concepts and theories scholars and practitioners employ to analyze and understand global phenomena including an examination of historical, economic, cultural, and political events, institutions, structures, and processes. In addition, the course introduces students to major world regions and examines the connections between regional and global outcomes. Theories of globalization and key global issues are addressed including human rights, global inequality, poverty, population and migration, terrorism, global trade, and environmental issues.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
GP - Global Perspectives; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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Global and Regional Studies - Upper Division |
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GRS 100 - Cultural Geography and Global Societies
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GRS 001 .
This course exposes students to the breadth and excitement of the field of geography. Cultural geography studies the ways people shape and give meaning to their environment and allows us to look at the fascinating variety of human activity in the world-the human landscape. Geographic knowledge is vital to understanding national and international issues that dominate daily news reports. This course examines the relevance of geographic methods and concepts to social science topics such as agricultural patterns and practices, architecture, ethnic traditions and conflicts, gender, health, migration, population, political economy, poverty, religion, resource utilization, social change and urban planning.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
GP - Global Perspectives
Additional Notes
This course may only be completed at Saint Mary’s College.
Course credits: 1
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GRS 130 - Interdisciplinary Issues in Global Studies
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GRS 001 , ANTH 001 , ECON 004 , HIST 001 or HIST 002 , POL 001 or POL 004 .
Courses in this designation employ interdisciplinary approaches to explore a special challenge, problem, or issue(s) related to international regions or globalization. Topics can include transnational cultures, health, environment, development, and migration and globalization. May be repeated for credit as content varies.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
GP - Global Perspectives
Course credits: 1
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GRS 195 - Internship
Upper Division
Work-study program conducted in an internship position under the supervision of a faculty member. Permission of the instructor and the department chair required.
Course credits: 1
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GRS 196 - Capstone Experience
Upper Division
As a culmination of their studies, students are required to complete a senior thesis on a topic of their choice in consultation with the instructor. The thesis demonstrates the student’s ability to conduct independent research, and to think and write critically about salient issues related to their chosen track of studies.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Additional Notes
This course should be taken in the senior year. This course may only be completed at Saint Mary’s College.
Course credits: 1
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GRS 197 - Special Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and chair required.
An independent study or research course for students whose needs are not met by the regular courses in the curriculum.
Course credits: 1
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GRS 199 - Honors Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and chair required.
An independent study or a research course for upper-division students with a B average in the major.
Course credits: 1
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Greek - Lower Division |
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GREEK 001 - Elementary Greek
Lower Division
Beginner’s course. Morphology, syntax, introduction to the reflective and scientific analysis of language.
Cross-Listing
Cross-listed as INTEG 051 & 052
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 002 - Elementary Greek
Lower Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 001 .
Continuation of GREEK 001 . Reading of texts of Plato and Aristotle.
Cross-Listing
Cross-listed as INTEG 051 & 052
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 003 - Intermediate Greek
Lower Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 002 .
Reading of selected authors, study of various types of discourse. Reading of Plato, Aristotle, lyric poetry and drama. Discussion of logic, rhetoric and dialectic.
Cross-Listing
Cross-listed as INTEG 053 & 054
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 101 - Plato
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
A reading of a shorter and a longer dialogue with consideration of the contemporary background, and the range of philological and philosophical questions. A number of the dialogues that are lesser-known are read and considered in translation. An attempt is made to view the totality of Plato’s work and life.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 102 - Homer
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
A study of epic dialect and technique of composition; methods of historical and literary interpretation. The nature of myth and a comparison of the diverse forms of ancient epic in various cultures are topics.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 103 - Greek Historians
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
The history of Greek historiography is studied by examples of the methods of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon and Polybius from their texts.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 105 - Greek Orators
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents.
Why rhetoric was the major science of antiquity is investigated. Examples are taken from the canon of Attic orators.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 106 - Greek Dramatists
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
Greek playwrights are studied in as broad a representation as possible: the tragedians, Aristophanes and Menander.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 107 - Aristotle
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
A study of Aristotle’s scientific method and its relationship to metaphysics as exemplified in the PhysicsandMetaphysics,as well as of his concept of dialectic as opposed to that of Plato.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 110 - New Testament Greek
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
A sampling of Hellenistic Greek is studied as background, and the course then concentrates upon the Gospels and Paul in selection.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 115 - Greek Lyric Poets
Upper Division
Prerequisites
GREEK 003 & GREEK 004 , or acceptable equivalents
Special attention is accorded Pindar. The history of Greek lyric is studied in examples.
Course credits: 1
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GREEK 199 - Special Study - Honors
Upper Division
An independent study or research course for upper- division majors with a B average in Greek. Permission of the instructor and department chair is required. Course normally requires Greek composition. On an individual basis, students work with composition textbooks to submit for revision their own renderings into Classical Greek.
Course credits: 1
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History - Lower Division |
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HIST 001 - World History to 1500
Lower Division
An introduction to the study of world societies from a global perspective, dating from the Paleolithic age to the 16th century, and focusing on the development of civilizations, the rise of world religions, and the interactions and exchanges among peoples in Eurasia, Africa, India, Southeast Asia and the Americas.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives
Course credits: 1
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HIST 002 - World History since 1500
Lower Division
An introduction to the study of world societies from a global perspective, dating from the 16th century to today, focusing on colonialism, political revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, the North-South divide, and twenty-first century globalization.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives
Course credits: 1
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HIST 004 - Western Society and Cultures to 1500
Lower Division
An introduction to history through the study of Western civilization from its origins in the Mediterranean world to the age of discovery in 15th-century Europe. Readings include primary sources as well as works dealing with issues of interpretation.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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HIST 005 - Western Society and Cultures since 1500
Lower Division
This course will introduce students to “Western Civilization” as an evolving idea to be followed, contested, and redefined from the religious, social, and political upheavals of sixteenth-century Europe to contemporary debates over the role of Western values and traditions in an increasingly global society. Topics and themes may include: state-building, daily life and popular culture, war and revolution, nationalism and imperialism, and European/global integration. Through historical narratives, primary sources, literature, and multimedia, we will consider how questions over political and cultural borders, social and economic stratification, and shared and contested values pushed and pulled the people of “Western Civilization” closer together and farther apart-from each other and the rest of the world.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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HIST 017 - History of the United States to the Civil War
Lower Division
A chronological survey of American history from European colonization to the Civil War, with an emphasis on racial, ethnic, class and gender relations, immigration and migration, the rise and impact of social movements, and the relationship between North America and the world.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; AD - American Diversity
Course credits: 1
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HIST 018 - History of the United States since Reconstruction
Lower Division
A chronological survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present, with an emphasis on racial, ethnic, class and gender relations, immigration and migration, the rise and impact of social movements, and the relationship between the United States and other nations.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; AD - American Diversity
Course credits: 1
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History - Upper Division Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
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HIST 100 - Topics in World History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by regular course offerings of the department. Topics are announced prior to registration each semester.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives
Repeatable
May be repeated as topics vary.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 101 - Historical Methods and Practices
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
Drawing upon historical narratives, theoretical essays, and primary-source documents covering a wide range of periods and places, this course engages students with key concepts of historical method and practice. These include issues of analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and inquiry into varied approaches and genres, from recent scholarly innovations to popular and public history. Attention is also given to students’ research strategies and skills of writing and documentation. Taught mainly by discussion in a small-group setting, the course aims to facilitate history majors and minors’ transition from lower-division study to upper-division work.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding; WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Term Offered
Offered once a year.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 104 - Historical Interpretation
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
This seminar on historiography addresses questions of historical methods, focusing on methodological controversies and interpretations within a specific area of history. Topics vary according to instructor.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 105 - Modern Approaches to History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
A study of the development of history as a scholarly discipline beginning with fundamental questions of method and research, followed by analysis of major controversies stemming from contemporary approaches to historical research and to public history. In addition, resident historians discuss the problems they encounter in their research and writing.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Course credits: 1
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HIST 106 - Seminar in Historical Research
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 010 or HIST 101 . Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
The capstone of the History department, this seminar expects students to demonstrate that they have mastered the skills of the discipline: using primary sources and interpreting them to make a historical argument that contributes to the historiography. Each student does a research paper (30 pages of text) under the guidance of the professor. Topics vary according to instructor.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 110 - Topics in Ancient and Medieval European History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Repeatable
May be repeated as topics vary.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 111 - The Birth of Europe
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
A study of the early development of medieval society and institutions, emphasizing the formative influences of classical, Christian, and Germanic culture in the creation of the Middle Ages. The course traces the Middle Ages from A.D. 300 to 1000, considers such issues as medieval monasticism and the papacy, the rebirth of empire under Charlemagne, the origins of feudal society, and the effects of Byzantine culture and the rise of Islam upon the Latin West.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 112 - Europe in the High and Later Middle Ages
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
A study of the years A.D. 1000 to 1450, that period in which the seeds of medieval culture, sown during the 700 preceding years, come into full flower-the age of the Crusades and chivalry, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, St. Francis, St. Thomas and Dante. The course is divided into thematic sections treating the relationship between the Christian and Muslim worlds, papal-imperial politics, social and economic changes, the rise of the universities, and the waning of the Middle Ages.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 113 - The Age of the Renaissance
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
An exploration of the rise of humanism in Europe between 1350 and 1550. The course focuses upon the educational and artistic movements that began in Italy and spread north to the rest of Europe. Attention is given to providing a social and political context for the cultural achievements of the period. Renaissance culture will be examined in light of its classical and medieval roots.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 114 - Warfare in Medieval Europe
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
A study of the broad developments of medieval warfare in its many aspects including but not limited to the rules of warfare from terrorism to chivalry; the fate of non-combatants in scorched-earth policy and siege warfare; technological and strategic developments; social classes; women and warfare; infantry and cavalry; the moral cost of war; perceptions of the enemy; the warrior ethos; and pacifism.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 120 - Topics in Modern European History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Repeatable
May be repeated as topics vary.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 121 - Revolt and Revolution in Early Modern Europe
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
This course focuses on case studies of violence and disorder in Western Europe from the late fifteenth century to the middle of the seventeenth century. Described in many standard histories as an age of religious wars, our study will take a broader view and examine social, political, and economic developments as equally important factors in the tumults and disturbances of the period.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 122 - 19th Century Europe
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
A survey of the formation of modern European society from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I, emphasizing political, social, and cultural responses to industrialization, urbanization, and nationalism.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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HIST 123 - 20th-Century Europe
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.
A survey of European society from the outbreak of World War I to the present. Major themes include the failures of international stability, the problems of technological society, the effects of the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism, the phenomenon of decolonization, and the development of the European Community, World War II and the Holocaust, the Cold War, in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet system.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; TCG - The Common Good
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Course credits: 1
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