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FREN 2400 - Methods for Teaching French in the Elementary School
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The course provides techniques and materials for use in teaching French at an elementary school level. The course is required for foreign language specialization. A minimum of 12 semester hours of French or its equivalent and the instructor’s permission is required to enroll.
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FREN 3000 - French Civilization
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The course covers the history, geography, fine arts and literature of the French people from the earliest times through today. Course work includes extensive readings in French.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2100 .
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FREN 3300 - French Literature
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This course will present a cultural, historical and sociological study of France as mirrored in selected works of French writers and thinkers. The time period is from the medieval ages through and including the 20th century. LIT
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2100 .
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FREN 3500 - French Conversation and Composition
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This course is recommended for students who desire greater fluency in speech and writing as well as for students taking civilization and literature courses.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2100 .
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FREN 4901 - Independent Study in French
1 cr. 1 hr.
The Independent Study is open to students in the language with the permission of the supervising instructor and the department chair. Meeting times and credit are arranged upon approval.
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FREN 4903 - Independent Study in French
3 cr. 3 hr.
The Independent Study is open to students in the language with the permission of the supervising instructor and the department chair. Meeting times and credit are arranged upon approval.
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FREN 4906 - Advanced Independent Study in French
6 cr. 6 hr.
The Independent Study is open to students in the language with the permission of the supervising instructor and the department chair. Meeting times and credit are arranged upon approval.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 12 semester hours, 2.0 grade-average in French, and permission of Department Chairman.
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FREN 4975 - Directed Study in French
1-6 cr.
Directed study allows a student to carry out a non-research project or participate in an activity under the direct supervision of a faculty member. See the catalog description of Program Alternatives in The Curriculum section for more details.
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Game Design |
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GAME 2000 - Elements of Game Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
This course introduces students to the process of planning and designing the interactive experience of game play. Students will develop a critical understanding of the formal, dramatic, and systems elements of games across a wide range of game styles and genres, from traditional physical games and sports to video games. Students will work individually and in teams to modify and develop tabletop games such as board or card games. Emphasis is placed on understanding game systems and fine-tuning the player experience through the interative design process.
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GAME 2020 - Concept Art for Game Development
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fall semester.
This course will teach students foundational art skills in drawing, painting and sculpting necessary for pre-visualization and 3D/2D game development. Students will combine studies in life drawing/anatomy with applying this to the creation of unique conceptual art for their games. Topics covered will also include character design, prop design, creative visual problem solving techniques, storytelling through visuals, art history as applied to video game development and direct application of these techniques to a final game product created in the class.
Prerequisite(s): ART 1400 , GAME 2000 , GAME 2200
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GAME 2200 - Introduction to Game Art
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course provides an introduction to the concepts, tools and techniques of creating art for games. Students are introduced to visual literacy, concept art, storyboarding, and development of art for 2D and 3D games, while building proficiency in industry-standard 2D raster and vector software and an introduction to 3D software. Projects include interface design, 2D sprite and asset design, texture & background creation, 3D modeling, character design.
Note: Recommended to have ART 1400 , ART 1600 , COMM 3810 or permission of instructor. May be taken concurrently with GAME 2000 .
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GAME 2300 - Game Design Workshop
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered once per Semester.
This course will engage students in the iterative design process: developing, prototyping, and play-testing games throughout the semester with the goal of creating well-balanced games that are challenging and rewarding to the player. Students will focus on designing casual games playable on a variety of platforms, while building proficiency in an industry-standard 2D game engine. Students will learn to implement game logic including events, variables, movement, timing, physical and gestural controls, collisions, 2D physics, levels, and scoring. Students will work on developing proficiency in issues of scale, duration, iteration and repetition, while balancing player obstacles and rewards. Projects will include one or more original games designed for computer, console, or mobile platforms. This course is cross-listed with CSC 2300 .
Note: Credit is not awarded for both GAME 2300 and CSC 2300. Prerequisite(s): GAME 2000 and GAME 2200
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GAME 3005 - Mobile Game Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the spring.
This course will introduce students to the design and development of games for mobile platforms including iOS and Android. Students will explore the relationship between design and technology from user, designer, and developer perspectives, create several digital game prototypes to test on mobile devices, and prepare a final game to be published on a mobile platform.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2300
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GAME 3010 - Game Narrative Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered once per year
This is a writing-intensive course in which students develop the dramatic and narrative elements of games. Topics will include brainstorming & idea development, world building, modes of interactive storytelling, structures of narrative, building story arcs, character development, dialogue, and proper writing technique. The course also covers writing formats for game design documents.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2000 and ENGL 1100
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GAME 3030 - Game Level Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
In this course, students will learn concepts, tools, and techniques to design and build playable game levels or environments for a series of “off the shelf” games, both pen and paper and digital. The ability to modify games is crucial to the development of a game designer, and level design remains a core competency for aspiring professionals. Over the course of the semester, students will develop crucial perspectives on iteration, challenge, spatial and temporal dynamics, environmental and architectural design, and gameplay balance, while building the requisite technical and aesthetic competencies involved in developing with an industry-standard 3D game engine, including modeling & construction, placement and editing of objects and textures, lighting design, animation and scripting. This course is cross-listed with CSC 3030
Note: Credit is not awarded for both CSC 3030 and GAME 3030. Prerequisite(s): GAME 2000 , GAME 2200
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GAME 3050 - Serious Games
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered once per year.
In this course, students learn principles of serious games: games as a means of social engagement pedagogy, learning games, editorial games, games for change, and the overall persuasive and rhetorical possibilities of games. Serious games offer game designers and players the chance to engage with social problems, activism, political processes and even propaganda. Students will playtest a variety of existing examples, then work in teams to design and implement and to complete a serious games project.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2300
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GAME 3060 - 3D Game Development
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
In this course, students will continue to build proficiency with an industry-standard 3D game engine. Students will work individually and in production teams to explore game modeling, environmental and architectural design, character development and world building, while balancing game elements, objectives, challenges & rewards. The course will culminate in the creation of a 3D game with original content, for computer or console.
Note: GAME 3070 is recommended. Prerequisite(s): GAME 2300 and GAME 3030
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GAME 3070 - 3D Modeling I
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered once per Semester.
In this course, students will learn core concepts and techniques of constructing 3D models, while building a foundational proficiency in industry-standard 3D modeling software. Topics include 3D software interface and workflow, modeling and rigging, texturing surfaces, lighting, rendering. Projects will include original models of simple, mechanical, and organic objects.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2200
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GAME 3075 - 3D Modeling II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the fall.
This course will build upon the skills learned in 3D Modeling I for the purpose of creating soft-surface and character models that can be incorporated into real time game environments. Students will combine studies in life drawing/anatomy with learning industry standard 3D sculpting tools toward the creation of completed character models. Topics covered will also include character design and optimizing 3D character models for the purpose of game animation and integration into an industry standard game engine.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 3070
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GAME 3080 - 3D Animation I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered once per year.
Students will learn the fundamentals of digital 3D animation, from modeled objects and characters to motion capture. Topics covered will be: principles of animation, movement and timing, frame composition, pre-visualization and storyboarding. Students will learn rigging for motion, lighting, animating and rendering frames, and exporting for 3D game engines.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2200
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GAME 3500 - Advanced Game Workshop
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
This course introduces students to more advanced concepts in game design & development such as ideation, digital prototyping, interface design, usability testing, quality assurance, team work, project planning & management. Students will work in teams to conceptualize and execute an innovative serious, casual or indie game that draws on skills, concepts, and proficiencies learned in previous courses. Students will follow an iterative design path to develop, prototype, playtest, and ultimately deliver a complete, polished small game project.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 3060
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GAME 3510 - Contemporary Issues in Games
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered once per year.
In this course, students will confront a range of recent developments in gaming through reading, critique and design practice. Topics may include: virtual reality, gamefication, monetization and wagering, new directions in interface, alternate reality and geotagged play, social networked games, or gaming communities. This class allows students to study and to make or modify games in order to respond to and directly address trends, problems and possibilities in gaming culture and aesthetics. Student work will take the form of both digital and analog game design (individually and in groups) as well as written and oral commentary and critique. This course may be taken up to two times for credit.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2300
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GAME 4000 - Game Studies Seminar
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
In this seminar, students will read, discuss and write about the major questions, developments and movements in the study of games. Readings will be interdisciplinary and heterodox and drawn from classic works on games and play as well as the contemporary digital wave. In this course students will explore the histories of video games as well as the key ways in which video games, games in general and play have been theorized in the humanities and social sciences. Over the course of the semester the class will come to define play and how it relates to games, work, war, sociability, learning and other key concepts. Students will write a series of short commentaries as well as a final paper.
Prerequisite(s): GAME 2000 , ENGL 1200 and Junior/Senior status.
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GAME 4100 - Game Studio
12 cr. Day course offered every semester.
Game Studio is a capstone graduation requirement for Game Design majors. It is a full-time, semester-long, pre-professional experience in which students work in teams to plan, design, develop, test, and prepare for publication of a significant game project, in an environment that closely mirrors a professional game studio. Candidates must successfully complete a Game Studio Qualification Program in the semester immediately prior to this course, which includes mandatory attendance at a series of seminars, and the development and defense of a professional portfolio before a faculty committee. Game Studio placement is competitive and based on academic performance, faculty recommendations, and performance in the Game Studio Qualification Program. The capstone requirement may be fulfilled by Game Studio or by COMM 4880 Internship.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all LAS requirements, and previous Game Design Major requirements with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better; portfolio review and interview process.
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Earth and Geographic Sciences |
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GEOG 1000 - Earth Systems Science
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
Students receive a holistic view of Earth and the spatial relationships between its physical, chemical, geological, and biological systems. Students learn fundamental scientific principles of physical geography and discuss human-earth interactions. Topics include earth-sun relationships, atmospheric processes, physical geology, and water resources. Human impacts, such as ozone depletion, global warming, and water and air pollution, are discussed. Credit can not be earned for both GEOG 1000 and GEOG 1300 . SMT
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GEOG 1100 - Principles of Human Geography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Introduction to geographical dimension in human behavior and how this is evident in population distribution, rural and urban land use, and social, economic and political attributes of societies. CTW, GDCN
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GEOG 1300 - Earth, Sea, and Air
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
The course is composed of selected topics from the Earth Sciences Learning Standards of the Massachusetts Science Curriculum Frameworks. Laboratory required. Credit can not be earned for both GEOG 1000 and GEOG 1300 LAB, SMT
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GEOG 2000 - Astronomy
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
After a brief introduction to the history of astronomy in Western civilization we discuss at an elementary level how light is produced and how telescopes work with light. In turn we then examine the solar system (comparative planetology) and the birth, evolution and death of stars and in the end consider the birth and death of the universe. This course is cross-listed as PHYS 2000 . SMT, LAB
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GEOG 2056 - Climate Change and Human History
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every two years.
Climate change and human history have been closely connected for thousands of years. This interdisciplinary course combines climate science and history to explore the connections between civilization and climate from the last ice age to the present. This course will provide students with the scientific and historical background to better understand one of the key issues facing today’s world by examining how human history has been affected by past climate change and how human activity has altered climate. HIST 2056 HIST, SMT
Prerequisite(s):
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GEOG 2100 - Geology
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every semester. Also offered evenings.
The course is an introductory survey of the basic elements of physical and historical geology. The class is open to all students. A laboratory is required. LAB
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1000 is strongly suggested.
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GEOG 2200 - Meteorology
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered annually. Also offered evenings.
Fundamental principles of atmospheric processes are discussed, with emphasis on mid-latitude phenomena. Tropical and severe weather are also explored. Weather forecasting techniques using real-time data are introduced. LAB, SMT
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1000 is recommended.
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GEOG 2250 - Honors Seminar in Earth Science
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course will introduce students to the study of the natural world through a focus on a major topic in Earth and Geographic Sciences. This course is cross-listed as HON 2250 . SMT
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GEOG 2500 - Oceanography
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of fundamental scientific concepts that describe ocean processes.Topics include marine geology (ocean basins, sediments), marine chemistry (properties of seawater), physical oceanography (waves, tides, currents), and biological oceanography. Marine environmental issues are also explored. LAB, SMT
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GEOG 2800 - Map Use
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually.
This course considers the nature and role of maps in communicating aspects of the Earth’s natural and human environments. Skills learned include map reading, relating map symbols to real world features, map analysis, extracting information from maps and map interpretation. SMT
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GEOG 2860 - Introduction to Secondary School Teaching
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered as needed.
This course is required of all students preparing for initial license at the secondary level. It is a sophomore level course for full-time undergraduates and the first course taken by transfer students. It is taught at the local high school and is a clinical laboratory experience. This course includes a 25-hour prepracticum requirement and is a prerequisite for other certification course requirements. Students become familiar with the complexities of secondary school teaching and its demands. The course gives faculty the opportunity to screen students and give students the opportunity to test their commitment to teaching.
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GEOG 3000 - Geographic Economic System
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered as needed.
The course analyzes factors underlying the spatial distribution of primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities, with emphasis on locational processes in commercial economies.
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GEOG 3100 - Political Geography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course examines dependent and independent, political units, boundary disputes, strategic areas, buffer zones and the function of international organizations.
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GEOG 3110 - Climatology
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course includes an overview of the climate system, regional climate classification schemes, and examination of natural, long-term climate change. Recent and future climate change scenarios, including the role of human activity in altering Earth’s climate chemistry, are also discussed. SMT
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1000 or GEOG 2200 Meteorology or permission of the instructor.
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GEOG 3120 - Computer Cartography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every year.
The course of Computer Cartography is focused on making thematic maps in a GIS environment. Taken into consideration are the nature and purpose of mappable information, elements of map design and method involved in map construction. Basic spatial analysis and GIS (geographic information system) skills are introduced and utilized as tools to facilitate map making. SMT
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GEOG 3200 - U.S. and Canada
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course includes U.S. and foreign area studies. Students conduct regional and systematic analysis based upon geographic elements influencing domestic evolution and international relations.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1000 or or or or or or or .
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GEOG 3250 - Introduction to Historical Geology
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every other year in the Fall.
This course studies the physical history of the Earth based on evidence from the rock and fossil records from the early Paleozoic Era through the present. The evolution of life forms, subjective and absolute dating methods, fossil identification and fossil evidence supporting plate tectonics theory are some of the topics studied. Laboratory is required.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2100 .
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GEOG 3270 - Common Rocks and Minerals
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every other year in the Spring.
Major rock and mineral types are studied. Considerable time is spent on field and laboratory identification techniques. Mineral crystal systems and rock and mineral forming processes are also studied. Laboratory is required.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2100 .
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GEOG 3300 - Urban Geography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every year.
This course will explore urban geography in a hands-on approach that studies patterns, structures, and organization of cities, and the complex processes behind them. GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Google Earth based case studies will be used to visualize urban development theories and models. CTW, GDCN
Prerequisite(s): Math readiness requirement.
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GEOG 3400 - Population Geography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course addresses population processes and characteristics relative to resources in both economically developed and underdeveloped countries and regions. Course material provides both a systematic and regional view of world population problems. CTW, GDCN
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GEOG 4000 - Geographic Information System
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually.
Introduction to basic concepts and applications of geographic information systems (GIS). Lab exercises on PC-based GIS packages. SMT
Prerequisite(s): or or or
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GEOG 4110 - Planetary Science
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course explores the fundamental characteristics of solar system bodies, including the formation and evolution of their surfaces, interiors and atmospheres. Topics include spacecraft exploration, impact cratering, tectonics, volcanism, climate and the internal structure of planets, satellites, and small bodies.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1300 and at least one of the following: GEOG 2100 , PHYS 2300 , GEOG 2200
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GEOG 4200 - Geomorphology
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course provides a comprehensive study of land forms and their origins. Laboratory is required. LAB
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2100
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GEOG 4220 - Structural Geology
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every other year in the Fall.
This course studies rock structures developed by the application of deformational forces. Topics covered include the elementary concepts of stress and strain and the geometry of joints, faults, folds, foliations and lineations. LAB
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2100 , PHYS 2300 , MATH 1300 .
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GEOG 4500 - Remote Sensing of the Environment
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course explores how data collected from various types of sensors on aircraft or satellites can be used to study the Earth’s surface and monitor changes in the environment. Computer-based projects allow students to acquire skills in displaying, processing, and analyzing imagery.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2100 or GEOG 1000
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GEOG 4600 - Environmental Hydrogeology
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every other year in the Spring.
A case study approach is used to apply basic principles of geology to environmental problems caused by flooding, groundwater contamination, pollution due to human activity and landslides, among other topics. Laboratory is required.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2100 or GEOG 4200 , CHEM 1300 , MATH 1300 , PHYS 2300 .
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GEOG 4700 - Geographic Perspectives on Conservation
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course provides an analysis of natural resources problems arising from changes in technology, population pressure and concern with the quality of environment.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1000 .
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GEOG 4850 - Special Methods in Teaching Earth Science
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered as needed.
The course reviews lesson planning, selection of materials, curriculum development and relevant research.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 4700 (8-12 Licensure) and ENGL 3010 (5-8 Licensure).
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GEOG 4860 - Earth Science Practicum in a Secondary School I
12 cr. Day course offered as needed.
For the teaching practicum in earth science, students are assigned to cooperating schools for a semester of student teaching.
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GEOG 4870 - Earth Science Practicum in a Secondary School II
12 cr. Day course offered as needed.
For the teaching practicum in earth science, students are assigned to cooperating schools for a semester of student teaching.
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GEOG 4900 - Independent Study in Geography
1, 2, 3 cr.
The Independent Study provides exceptional students with the opportunity to do research with faculty guidance in a subject or problems of geographic significance.
Prerequisite(s): 12 hrs. of Geography. Hours and credit by arrangement.
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GEOG 4940 - Internship in Geography
3 cr. Day course offered every Semester.
The Internship provides work experiences in private and governmental concerns. Assignments depend on the needs of the participating agency and interests and vocational objectives of the student.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and permission of internship coordinator.
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GEOG 4950 - Internship in Geography
6 cr. Day course offered every Semester.
The Internship provides work experiences in private and governmental concerns. Assignments depend on the needs of the participating agency and interests and vocational objectives of the student.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and permission of internship coordinator.
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GEOG 4960 - Internship in Geography
12 cr. Day course offered every Semester.
The Internship provides work experiences in private and governmental concerns. Assignments depend on the needs of the participating agency and interests and vocational objectives of the student.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and permission of internship coordinator.
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GEOG 4975 - Directed Study
1-6 cr.
Directed study allows a student to carry out a non-research project or participate in an activity under the direct supervision of a faculty member. See the catalog description of Program Alternatives in The Curriculum section for more details.
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German |
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GER 1000 - German for Beginners I
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years. Also offered evenings.
The correct pronunciation, reading ability and fundamentals of grammar and syntax are taught in this class. This class is for students with no previous knowledge of German, or less than two years of German at the high school level. There will be a plethora of exercises that aim at establishing the students’ ability to speak, understand, read, and write German. Students engage in group activities to maximize their use of German. Students use German language films, CDs and Apfeldeutsch, a computer course for German, as part of their instruction. Students with two or more years of German are not admitted without permission of the instructor. L, C
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GER 1100 - German for Beginners II
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This class is a continuation of GER 1000 .
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GER 2000 - Intermediate German I
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This course includes practice in conversation as well as readings stressing life, customs and culture of Germany.
Prerequisite(s): Two years of high school German or GER 1000 and GER 1100 .
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GER 2100 - Intermediate German II
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This class is a continuation of GER 2000 .
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GER 2800 - Modern German Literature in Translation
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The course introduces the varied creativity of German writers of fiction, drama and poetry of the 20th century. The German film contribution of the 1920’s with feature-length films is included. Readings are in translation and the course is conducted in English.
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GER 2900 - Modern German Culture: The Road to Hitler
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The course examines the cultural factors in music, art, literature, and film, which illuminate the events leading to National Socialism. Readings focus on translated materials, especially in literature, which help to explain why the Germans embraced Adolph Hitler. The class includes a significant audio-visual component and is given in English.
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GER 3500 - German Conversation and Composition
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This course is designed to increase the student’s ability to write and speak German. Students are expected to write compositions on topics developed orally in class.
Prerequisite(s): GER 2100 .
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GER 4901 - Independent Study in German
1 cr. 1 hr.
The Independent Study is open to students with the permission of the supervision instructor and the department. Meeting times and credit are determined upon approval.
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GER 4903 - Independent Study in German
3 cr. 3 hr.
The Independent Study is open to students with the permission of the supervision instructor and the department. Meeting times and credit are determined upon approval.
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GER 4906 - Advanced Independent Study in German
6 cr. 6 hr.
The Independent Study is open to students studying German with the permission of the supervising Instructor and the department chairman. Meeting times and credit are arranged with approval.
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GER 4975 - Directed Study
1-6 cr.
Directed study allows a student to carry out a non-research project or participate in an activity under the direct supervision of a faculty member. See the catalog description of Program Alternatives in The Curriculum section for more details.
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History |
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HIST 1000 - World Civilizations I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
This course covers the beginnings of humanity to 1350. It investigates ancient empires and the development of the great world religions. The interdependence of Eurasia is stressed while the independent existence of the Amerindian and African empires is also explored. CTW, GDCN, HIST
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HIST 1100 - World Civilizations II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
World Civilizations II provides a thematic introduction to world history from the Early Modern period to the present. The course futhermore advances core Liberal Arts & Sciences goals, including problem solving and synthesizing, critical thinking, communication, and citizenship. CTW, GDCN, HIST
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HIST 1400 - United States History I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
The course is a survey of United States History beginning with colonial times and continuing through the era of Reconstruction following the Civil War. CTW, HIST
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HIST 1500 - United States History II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
The course is a survey of the United States from 1877 to the present. CTW, HIST
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HIST 2000 - Historical Methods
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
Students are introduced to historical thinking and historical methods in research and writing. We will cover bibliographic research aids and online search engines, the major historical fallacies, as well as analysis of primary, secondary, and web-based documents. This course will satisfy history students’ computer literacy requirement. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2015 - Immigration and American Identity
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered once every two years beginning fall 2015.
This course examines immigration to America from the beginning of the Age of Exploration to the present day. It includes the experiences of those who came voluntarily, those who arrived in bondage, and those who migrated under other forms of duress. Our goal will be to address some of the major problems in American immigration history. We will conclude the semester by exploring how our own family and community histories have been shaped by immigration history, using our knowledge and research skills to make our own concrete contribution to immigration history. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 2020 - Ancient Greece and Rome
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
This survey of ancient history from the Bronze Age in the ancient Near East to the “fall of the Roman Empire,” focuses on the chief social, political, economic, intellectual, religious, and military achievements of the Greeks and Romans. By examining a variety of primary sources, secondary sources, and material culture, this course seeks to evaluate the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome to European history and the human experience. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2021 - Reading Historical Landscapes
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fall semester.
This course will introduce students to historical thinking through the analysis of historical writing with attention to the reasons why the past is studied. It will consider how historians view the world, including human motivations, causality, contingency and the practice of empathy. The objectives of this course are to improve students’ reading skills and critical analysis through examination of trends and patterns in historical writing and media and to assess these skills through analytical writing. Topics chosen will vary according to the instructor. CTW, HIST
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HIST 2022 - Constructing History
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every spring semester.
The study of history involves a close reading of historical evidence; arguing about history requires evidence and knowledge of what other historians have written about a topic. More and more, technology has become a significant aspect of researching and accessing historical documents and secondary sources. This course will enable students to master the key historical methods necessary to carry out historical research and to construct history in the 21st century. We will create historical questions, find and analyze historical sources, and evaluate and build historical arguments and determine how our interpretations interact with ongoing historical conversations and debates. CTW, HIST
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HIST 2050 - Early Christianity
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course is a survey of major developments within Judaism and Christianity between 300 B.C.E. and 500 C.E. Using both primary and secondary sources, it explores historically and thematically the socio-economic and political conditions of the period. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2054 - The Byzantine Empire
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
An overview of Byzantine history and civilization from 330 to 1453, exploring a wide variety of primary and secondary sources and material culture to assess its broader significance in human history is presented. It examines the emergence of the Byzantine state from its Roman predecessor, the unique synthesis of Roman, Greek, Christian, and other elements achieved in Byzantium, its thousand year struggle for survival against foreign adversaries and internal challenges, and the spread of Byzantine and Orthodox Christian culture to neighboring peoples. CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2056 - Climate Change and Human History
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every two years.
Climate change and human history have been closely connected for thousands of years. This interdisciplinary course combines climate science and history to explore the connections between civilization and climate from the last ice age to the present. This course will provide students with the scientific and historical background to better understand one of the key issues facing today’s world by examining how human history has been affected by past climate change and how human activity has altered climate. Cross-listed with GEOG 2056 CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200
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HIST 2070 - The European Renaissance
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course explores the idea of a European Renaissance, or a reemergence of and response to classical Greek and Roman ideals. Chronologically, the period bridged the medieval and early modern eras. Geographically, its effects were first felt in Italy, then France, England and the various principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Intellectually, it embraced nearly every field of human endeavor. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2080 - The European Enlightenment
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The century of Enlightenment is examined through a history of ideas. Students will explore the many answers to the question, What is Enlightenment? Readings include cultural history, as well as eighteenth-century philosophy and anti-Enlightenment thought. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2100 - 20th-Century Europe
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course studies culture, science and social developments as well as domestic and international politics from the first World War to the present. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2110 - Europe Today
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
Europe today is an introduction to the major themes in modern European history and political science. The focus will be on the roots of contemporary Europe, European politics and economics, ethnic and religious conflict, citizenship and immigration, European culture and Europe’s place in the world and relationship with the United States. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2140 - U.S. Economic History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This course will take a panoramic view of the economic history of the United States, surveying the course of U.S. history from the early European settlement of the 1600s and 1700s up until the contemporary age of globalization, all from the perspective of and with an emphasis upon the economic matters that informed that history. This course is cross-listed as ECON 2140 . CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2150 - 20th-Century Germany
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course surveys the history of modern Germany from the origins of the Weimar Republic and National Socialism through German reunification. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2155 - Nazi Germany: Hitler’s Rise and Fall
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The course is a detailed inquiry into the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. Examining the Weimar Republic, the course will analyze how Hitler and the Nazis gained power. Analysis of the Nazi dictatorship will focus on how Hitler maintained power, how the Nazi years shaped German society, Nazi wars of aggression and the total defeat of Nazi Germany. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2160 - Holocaust
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
This course surveys the Holocaust, examining the experience of victims, perpetrators bystanders and survivors. HIST, CTW, GDC
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2170 - Armenian Genocide
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
In 1915, Armenians, men, women, and children, were forced out of their homes in Turkey, slaughtered, and driven across the desert in a genocide that preceded the Holocaust by more than two decades. Despite the enormity of the crimes carried out against Armenians, this genocide was generally overlooked for many years. This course will examine the long and short-term causes of genocide, the implementation of genocide and the legacy of the Armenian genocide. CWT, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2225 - Honors Seminar History
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered annually.
Leadership Academy students will be introduced to key historical issues and methods. Students will engage in intensive study of a historical topic or theme to be selected by the instructor. This course is cross-listed as HON 2225 . CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2290 - The Silk Roads in History and Culture
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
This overview of cultural and economic exchange across Eurasia associated with the “Silk Roads” from earliest times through about 1500. It explores the physical, cultural, and political geography of Inner Asia, interactions between sedentary and nomadic peoples, the spread of religion, culture, and technology, and, most particularly, the mechanisms and products of East-West trade. This course examines a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, as well as material culture, to assess the world historical significance of the Silk Roads in the human experience. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2300 - African-American History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The course is an investigation of the African-Americans in the United States from their African origins to the present. Emphasis is placed on the role African-Americans play in the economic, political and social life of the United States. This course is cross-listed with AAST 2300 CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2420 - Italian American History: Immigration and Identity
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course examines the history of Italians in America and seeks to explain the causes and consequences of immigration, both at the national level and a personal level. Topics will include an examination of the unification of Italy and the conditions which impelled mass migration, regional differences and various responses to economic development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the experience of migration and the adjustment to life in America. HIST, CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2490 - Women in U.S. History to 1870
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course is a multicultural examination of women of all roles and class in the pre-colonial era through 1870. The lady and the mill-girl polarity in the antebellum era, the emergence of the women’s rights movement and women in Victorian culture are covered. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2500 - Women in U.S. History: 1870 to the Present
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The course studies women in America, including the struggle against discrimination and for the ballot, as well as the history of various women’s groups. Emphasis is placed on women of all roles, class and ethnicity. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2501 - Culture and Society of India
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course explores developments in India’s cultural heritage, historical epochs, religious traditions and socio-political movements from antiquity to the present. Class work involves numerous readings of articles on select topics and writing. This course is cross-listed as IDIS 2500 CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2530 - The European Middle Ages
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
This course examines European history from the collapse of the Roman Empire to about 1500. It investigates the Christianization of the Roman world, the crisis and disintegration of the Roman West, the new syntheses of the Byzantines, early Muslim empires, and the Franks in the Carolingian era, social, economic, and religious developments following the demise of the Carolingians, the resurgence of Europe and the Crusades, the rise and fall of the papal monarchy, medieval kingship, and the end of the medieval era. This course explores primary sources, secondary sources, and material culture to assess the significance of the medieval era to European history and the human experience. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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