2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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The undergraduate course numbering system is as follows:
0100 - Lower Level Courses
0200 - Upper Level Courses
0300 - Upper Level Courses
Not every course listed in this Bulletin is offered annually. Definitive information about course offerings and class hours is available at the time of registration through the Office of the Registrar. Insufficient enrollment or changing conditions may occasionally necessitate the withdrawal of scheduled courses. Please check with appropriate departments to determine if the courses sought are being offered and when they are scheduled.
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ENGL 0326 - Advanced Studies in Global Women’s Literature
Credits: 3
This course is an advanced study of selected works by women writers from multiple regions of the world. May focus on socio-historical issues, stylistic choices, feminist-womanist, postcolonial, and other related theoretical-critical approaches. Students will build on analytical and writing skills through both oral and written assignments and conduct research on critical approaches to global women’s literary studies. Intended for advanced students of literature.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0102 , one 200-level English course in Literature.
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ENGL 0327 - Contemporary Cross-Cultural Literature
Credits: 3
A comparative study of contemporary Non-Western literature from regions such as Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Works from various genres will be considered in the context of their cultural implications as well as their distinctive literary features. Selections from Western literature may also be included for comparison.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0329 - Career Preparation for Writers
Credits: 3
The course introduces students to the methods of becoming a professional writer. Students will craft and revise cover letters and resumes, apply for jobs, and study interview techniques. Students will revise writing from other contexts to develop a thorough professional dossier, the contents of which they will use for job application writing samples and/or submit for publication to local and nationally distributed newspapers and magazines. Students will work with a faculty or staff member on a writing-based project that builds their resumes.
Prerequisites: Junior Standing or permission of instructor.
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ENGL 0330 - An Introduction to Modern Literary Criticism
Credits: 3
Examines significant types of literary criticism from classical theories to contemporary critical approaches. Among the types of criticism that may be included are New Criticism, Myth and Archetype, Freudianism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Semiotics, and Feminism. Emphasis will be on the application of theories to specific literary texts.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0331 - Special Topics in Professional Writing
Credits: 3
This course allows students to concentrate on development of professional writing for non-journalistic purposes, including specific applications of business and technical writing such as grant writing, writing internet content, writing procedures and regulations, or cross-disciplinary courses on turning data (financial, scientific, demographic) into words. The course will be offered with a topical focus. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0332 - Romantic Literature
Credits: 3
A study of the prose and poetry of the major writers of the Romantic Age.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0333 - Advanced Studies in Asian American Literature
Credits: 3
This course seeks to examine Asian American literature in relation to heterogeneous histories, cultural productions, and multiple issues that shape Asian American literary and cultural studies as a field. The contents may include literary texts of different genres and themes from different time periods that reflect experiences of Asian Americans in society. Students will read literary theory, participate in scholarly inquiry, conduct research on, and writ about critical approaches to Asian American literary texts. Intended for advanced students of literature.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0102 and one 200-level English course in Literature.
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ENGL 0334 - Special Topics in Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Investigates selected issues, problems, periods, schools of thought, theorists, or concepts in rhetoric, such as Aristotle’s rhetoric, the rhetoric of science and technology, feminist rhetoric, contemporary rhetorical theory, history of rhetoric, and rhetoric of the environment. May be repeated if topic is different.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0335 - Special Topics in Creative Writing
Credits: 3
This course allows students to concentrate on development of writing in particular forms, genres, or a topical focus, depending on the semester. Possible focuses might be the long poem, comedy, crime fiction, experimental fiction, the tragic screenplay, or a sustained creative thesis. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0337 - Visual Rhetoric for Publishing Professionals
Credits: 3
This course examines how images and text work together to communicate ideas clearly and powerfully in printed documents. Students will apply principles of rhetoric to the analysis of various genres of documents, considering how a document draws meaning from and speaks to its historical and cultural context. Through production of multi-model compositions, students will apply theories of perception, principles of usability, cultural sensitivity, and aesthetics to develop greater mastery over the elements of page design.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0102
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ENGL 0338 - Young Adult Literature in the ELA Classroom
Credits: 3
This course prepares students for a career as a middle and/or secondary school English teacher, and focuses on the reading and teaching of young adult literature. Topics addressed include ideas about adolescents and their learning practices; analysis of texts from a range of young adult genres; methods for teaching young adult literature; lesson and unit design.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing.
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ENGL 0339 - Literature of the Eighteenth Century
Credits: 3
Students read the literary genres popular in the Age of Reason, including satires, essays and poems by major writers such as Pope, Swift, Johnson, Wollstonecraft, Smart, and Burns. The importance of both letter-writing and conversation in the social and artistic life of the period receives considerable attention.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0340 - Creative Non-Fiction
Credits: 3
A course exploring the art of writing traditional and experimental essays, memoir, vignettes, and profiles. Students will have the opportunity to write within a variety of fields, such as science, nature, history, and psychology. A mixture of literature and journalism, “Creative Non-Fiction” explores the power of style as it helps students more fully develop their prose voices.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0246 or ENGL 0275 or COMM 0275
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ENGL 0341 - Seminar in Major British and American Authors
Credits: 3
A study of significant works by major literary figures. Each seminar will feature the works of one or two literary figures. The names of the figures will be announced in advance of the seminar and will be included in the course title.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0342 - The Freelancer
Credits: 3
This hands-on course will examine the craft and business of freelance writing. We’ll consider a spectrum of freelance opportunities, from interviews to editing, develop writer’s platforms and social media presence, set up accounting and submissions systems, learn about contracts, write and submit query letters, and write non-fiction work with the goal of paid publication. Throughout the semester, we will pose critical questions about the role of freelancers in our culture.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0102 or permission of instructor
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ENGL 0344 - Studies in Satire
Credits: 3
An exploration of the delights and dangers of satiric writing. Readings include such writers as Horace, Juvenal, Swift and Twain, as well as contemporary satirists.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0345 - Writing Fiction
Credits: 3
For students interested in exploring the elements of fiction including narration, character, plot, dialogue, symbolism, setting, and form. We focus on student work through workshop and the practices of invention, drafting, revision cycles, feedback, performing and publishing. Assignments will develop students’ imagination, knowledge of experimental range, and habits of the discipline. Students will develop their individual artistic purpose, as well as their critical abilities-including for their own work-in writing, workshop discussions, self-reflective statements, and conferences with the professor.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0246 or permission of the instructor.
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ENGL 0346 - Writing Poetry
Credits: 3
For students interested in practicing the craft of poetry. This course emphasizes the importance of foundational skills and builds on the collaborative workshop and revision processes students learn in ENGL 0246; it also introduces the publication submissions process. As a way to encourage students to become responsible literary citizens, the course emphasizes the importance of reading contemporary poetry widely and of sharing work in public spaces.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0246 or permission of the instructor.
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ENGL 0347 - Advanced Critical Writing
Credits: 3
Designed to develop formal writing ability on scholarly topics. Intensive library research will precede all writings. The goal of the course is to provide students with the research and writing skills necessary in the preparation of papers of publishable quality.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0348 - History of the English Language
Credits: 3
The course traces the development of the English language from its beginnings to the present. How did the structure, sounds and meaning of our language change? What forces influenced these changes? The course explores such topics as: the influence of Romans, Vikings, and other groups; the impact of the Norman Conquest and the invention of the printing press; and the work of significant linguists and lexicographers such as Noah Webster.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0350 - Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary and/or Middle School
Credits: 3
This course prepares students for a career as a middle and/or secondary school English teacher. The course features theories and practice focused on: teaching strategies in speaking, reading, writing, and listening; lesson and unit design; incorporating students’ diverse backgrounds into curriculum design and implementation; differentiating to support and to challenge students; assessment techniques; presentation of lessons; collaborating with peers and colleagues; reflection on practice. A 30-hour field experience in an approved middle or high school are required for this course.
Prerequisites: 24 credits in the literature concentration and permission of the instructor.
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ENGL 0361 - Advanced Poetry Writing
Credits: 3
This upper-level workshop course in writing a chapbook, a 25-30 page collection of poetry, aims to help students fully understand how a poetry manuscript is written and compiled. The course will emphasize writing poems on a particular theme, idea, or concept, in a variety of forms and styles so they make a cohesive collection; on revising individual poems; and shaping the arc of the collection. Special attention will be given to submitting individual poems and the chapbook as a whole for publication in nationally distributed literary journals and presses. The class is structured as a studio workshop with mandatory individual conferences with the professor. Requirements include a public reading from the student’s chapbook and submission of work for publication in nationally distributed literary journals and presses.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0246 and ENGL 0346
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ENGL 0364 - American Drama
Credits: 3
Emphasis on the development of the dramatic form in America. Plays that are read and discussed demonstrate that there is a native American dramatic tradition and that experimentation is one of its characteristics. The plays also reflect significant development in and through culture.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0365 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Credits: 3
An examination of the subjects of dramatic theory and criticism from both historical and practical viewpoints. Students are acquainted with the major theoretical and critical statements about western theatre from the Greeks to the present day. Students read historically important drama theorists and critics, and apply the ideas and principles they have learned to their own written analyses of assigned dramatic texts, video screenings, and live theatrical productions.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0367 - Film Theory and Criticism
Credits: 3
A study of the basics of film communication, various film modes, and structure. A development of bases for evaluation of films according to communicative and aesthetic values will be a primary aim.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0370 - Modern Drama
Credits: 3
Modern theatre is characterized by its international nature and its diversity of subject, style, and setting. This course will chronologically examine the development of modern drama from Ibsen to the present with specific attention to crucial social, political, and scientific influences and pivotal plays.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0371 - Playwriting
Credits: 3
Introduction to the craft recommended for students with some experience in both creative writing and theatrical production.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0373 - Literary Journalists
Credits: 3
An examination of a group of writers who have combined the traditional elements of fiction and non-fiction. The course will focus on the work of contemporary journalists and consider a number of writers who address critical theories that shed light on the development of literary journalism.
Prerequisites: One 200-level literature course.
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ENGL 0375 - Journalism II
Credits: 3
Students employ advanced techniques in beat and specialty reporting for print journalism. Reporters in the course run a “mock newspaper” working in various editorial aspects of the newspaper. Reporters complete a series of articles, including but not limited to conference and meeting reports, features, profiles, commentaries, and police and court news and editorials.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0275 or COMM 0275 or COMM 0204 .
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ENGL 0376 - Modern British and American Poetry
Credits: 3
Reading and discussion of the foremost English and American poets of the 20th century. Special attention is given to the experimental forms and the modern thought of the poetry.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0377 - Feature Writing
Credits: 3
An introduction to reporting and writing non-fiction stories suitable for publication in a range of digital and print formats including newspapers, magazines, blogs, and newsletters. Focus will be on the basics of storytelling: vivid description, character development, background, and plot. This course prepares students for internships and careers in print and digital journalism.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0275 or permission of instructor.
Pre/co-requisite: ENGL 0275 or COMM 0275 or COMM 0204 or permission of instructor
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ENGL 0380 - Internship in English
Credits: 3-12
A practical internship program for senior English majors who want to gain real experience in on-the-job training such as theatre, television, radio, report writing, news writing, insurance underwriting, education, editing, public relations, and advertising. Students will participate for a stipulated period under professional supervision and will be observed periodically by college faculty.
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ENGL 0381 - Advanced Prose Writing
Credits: 3
This course is an advanced workshop in writing, revising, and submitting for publication a substantial project in prose. Options include: novella, memoir, a collection of short stories or creative nonfiction. this course will emphasize how to compose and market a cohesive collection and develop a distinct signature voice. Special emphasis will be given to developing themes through the exploration of prose elements such as symbolism, plot development, and transformation. A deeper consideration of narrative form and voice is also made possible by the diversity of forms the class can choose from for their semester-long projects. The class is structured as a studio workshop with mandatory individual conferences with the professor. Requirements include a public reading from the projects and submission of work for publication in nationally distributed literary journals and presses.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0246 and either ENGL 0345 or ENGL 0340
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ENGL 0382 - Contemporary Poetry
Credits: 3
A study of the innovative and influential poets, styles, trends and movements in English language poetry since the 1960’s, including confessionalism, surrealism, the New Formalism, and regional and ethnic poems.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0383 - Teaching Writing: Issues in Rhetoric and Composition
Credits: 3
This course examines current theory and practice in the teaching of writing. Topics covered include rhetorical theory, the relationship of writing to learning, approaches to teaching the writing process, lesson and unit plan development, writing assessment, and shaping instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. While the primary focus of the course is writing pedagogy, students also have opportunities to study how various theories of rhetoric and composition inform their own writing process.
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ENGL 0384 - Special Topics in Journalism
Credits: 3
An introduction to or an examination of journalistic writing and journalistic issues not dealt with in the basic curriculum. Past topics have included the new journalism writing for the editorial page and the first amendment.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0275 or permission of instructor.
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ENGL 0385 - Screenwriting for Feature Film
Credits: 3
Introduces the processes and formal attributes of writing for feature films. Students practice the creative process while learning the particulars of writing a screenplay, including format specifics, film terminology, and workshop methods for student screenplay content. Course includes discussion of film as an art form, its basic grammatical components, and introductory film analysis from a screenwriting perspective. Each student writes and revises approximately 40 pages of a screenplay, a detailed film-length plot and sequence map, character descriptions, and several smaller projects pertaining to comprehension of film elements.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0388 - Special Topics in Writing
Credits: 3
An advanced course in writing based upon a common theme or subject.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0391 - Special Studies in Film
Credits: 3
Intensive study of significant individuals, groups, topics, or movements in the development of film.
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ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing
Credits: 3
How to write more powerfully, persuasively, and successfully in business. Students will learn the strategies of writing clear and effective memos, letters, and reports, and easy techniques for using tables and graphs. By the end of the course the student will have a portfolio of writing samples to demonstrate writing skills.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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ENGL 0393 - History and Development of Motion Pictures
Credits: 3
A study of the evolution of the motion picture as an international art form and social force. Students will make an analysis of form, technique and impact of film. A selected screening of representative film styles and content will be made.
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ENGL 0394 - News Editing
Credits: 3
An introduction to the duties of the copy editor. Students will work to refine the skills and art necessary to news selection, editing, headline writing, design, and layout.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0275 .
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ENGL 0395 - Sports Writing
Credits: 3
Concentrates on techniques of descriptive and interpretive newspaper and magazine sports writing, with an emphasis on collegiate sports. Techniques for interviewing coaches and players, developing angles, and meeting deadlines are emphasized. Students will cover sporting events, file reports for the class, and compile a portfolio.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0275 or COMM 0275 .
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ENGL 0397 - Special Topics in Literature
Credits: 3
Focuses on a specific period, genre, writer, or group of writers, chosen in keeping with the instructor’s field of specialization and in response to student interest.
Prerequisites: a 0200-level literature course.
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ENGL 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 3-6
Independent work in a field of special interest in either literature or language not covered by our regular course offerings. The student will be assigned a faculty member qualified to supervise the independent study project. The student must apply to the department Chair at least one semester in advance of the one during which he/she engages in the study and the project must be approved by the Department Curriculum Committee.
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ENVS 0101 - Principles of Environmental Science
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary topics and techniques of Environmental Science including the scientific method, ecology, the human population, resources use, pollution, climate change, and others.
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ENVS 0105 - Natural History and Field Techniques
Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to natural history through field and lecture-based instruction focusing on the Northeastern U.S. Students will learn to identify common plant and wildlife species, understand basic geography and land-use history, and understand the relationships among the various natural and human-altered habitats on the landscape. Students will gain hands-on exposure to the tools and techniques for sampling the environment including the use of compasses and global positioning system devices to navigate the landscape.
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ENVS 0106 - Introduction to Environmental Analysis
Credits: 3
This course introduces the interface between the human and natural environmental systems. Topics include: air and water pollution; forest and wildlife preservation; risk assessments of floods and other hazards; urban climatology; and various techniques of environmental assessment.
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ENVS 0180 - Introductory Environmental Science Seminar
Credits: 1
This seminar introduces Environmental Science students to the theory and practice of environmental science. Students will examine the interdisciplinary approach used to address environmental issues. Critical thinking, mathematical literacy, and communication skills required for the study of environmental science will be emphasized. The Department of Environmental Science major objectives and assessment process will be introduced.
Prerequisites: ENVS majors only.
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ENVS 0209 - Wildlife Biology
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the ecology and life history strategies of the major taxonomic groups of vertebrate wildlife species, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. We will discuss basic keys to species identification, geographic distribution, life span, reproductive strategies, food habits, predator-prey relationships, and protection status. The course will focus on species native to New England but will introduce other North American species. We will discuss habitats important to various groups of species and individuals, such as early-successional forests, vernal pools, and grasslands.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0105 or BIOL 0128 .
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ENVS 0210 - Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology and Pollution
Credits: 3
In this course students learn the chemistry necessary to understand environmental issues including the sources, pathways, fates, and impacts of environmental pollutants and toxins. Methods of regulation, control, cleanup, and remediation are included. Additionally, topics may include atmospheric chemical mechanisms that control the greenhouse effect/global warming and ozone depletion and the basics of chemical reactions and processes in air, soil, and water.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0109
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ENVS 0215 - Environmental Education and Communication
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to environmental communications, including environmental education and interpretation as well as strategies and tactics for communicating about the environment and sustainability in various organizational, educational, cultural, and media contexts. Students will analyze, evaluate and practice communications methods using a spectrum of educational and media channels.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0101 or COMM 0101
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ENVS 0216 - Special Topics in Environmental Science
Credits: 1-4
This course offers an in-depth study of a specialized area within the envrionmental sciences. Course content will vary according to the area of specialization of the instructor and the interests of the students. May be repeated if course content differs.
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ENVS 0220 - Surface and Groundwater Hydrology
Credits: 4
Crosslisted: GEOL 0220
A comprehensive course on hydrology designed to cover the basics of the hydrologic cycle. The course will be offered in two parts. Part I will focus on surface water hydrologic principles, and Part II will focus on basic groundwater flow principles. The course introduces basic terminology, discussion of the chemical and physical properties of water, and study of the physical processes that control both surface and groundwater flow. The course is geared for student with an interest in hydrology, groundwater, and water management. The course includes a laboratory component that is designed to bring practical experience and understanding of in-field sampling, basic analysis of natural waters, and analysis of real-time data available from monitoring agencies.
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ENVS 0225 - Natural Resource Conservation and Management
Credits: 4
This course will introduce students to common natural resource management techniques and problems through a combination of discussion, lecture, and field investigations. Emphasis will be on conservation and management of terrestrial resources such as forests, wildlife, and energy sources. Students will learn how public and private land managers approach natural resource conservation and how agency mission and landowner objectives determine what practices occur on the landscape. Some labs will consist of field trips and visits with local resource managers to see how resource management is implemented on the ground. During other labs, students will learn techniques for sampling terrestrial resources, collect field data, and analyze that data to support the development of a management plan for a real property from the point of view of a resource management agency.
Prerequisites: or .
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ENVS 0230 - Estimating Wildlife Populations
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to common techniques for estimating populations of wildlife species including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. We will discuss concepts underlying population estimation techniques and basic sampling theory. We will focus on how wildlife managers use data on harvested species to estimate key population and demographic parameters, such as densities and survival rates. We will explore how to estimate those parameters independent of harvest, for both game and non-game species, using radiomarked or tagged animals and how to build simple population models. We will also explore the use of population indices, distance sampling, and other common survey techniques for wildlife species. We will use a variety of software packages including MARK, DISTANCE, and PRESENCE to analyze example data sets.
Prerequisites: (ENVS 0105 or BIOL 0128 ) and (MATH 0123 or BIOL 0278 ) or permission of instructor.
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ENVS 0233 - Environmental Legislation
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: BIOL 0233
A detailed examination of the need for, and biological basis for, the standards established by existing, or proposed, federal and state legislation. The lectures, which will deal with topics such as the National Environment Policy Act and the Water Pollution Control Act, will be supplemented by analysis and discussion of environmental impact statements and court decision dealing with each of the topics covered.
Prerequisites: BIOL 0128 or ENVS 0101 or GPS 0106 .
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ENVS 0236 - Environmental Analysis II
Credits: 3
Crosslisted:
Provides an advanced treatment of the problems created by the interfacing of natural and human systems in the environment. Special emphasis will be placed on problems unique to the New England context, including air and water pollution, waste management and the development of New England coastal areas.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0101 or GPS 0106 .
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ENVS 0238 - Environmental Impact Analysis
Credits: 3
Crosslisted:
This course covers the geographic, social and economic impact of land use projects on the natural environment. Students are taught how to determine the baseline inventory of environmental components and how to predict the impact of development on the environment. Topics include the legislative history, review criteria and analysis of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). Students gain practical experience with EIS’s through case study approaches and preparation of evaluation assessments.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0101 or GPS 0106 .
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ENVS 0240 - Writing for Environmental Science
Credits: 3
This course is designed to develop skills in reading, evaluating, writing, and communicating scientific and technical concepts in a variety of formats such as scientific research papers, proposals, professional reports, professional letters and memos, oral and poster presentations, and science news stories. Students will have opportunities to evaluate good models of written documents and scientific presentations as well as share and evaluate the work of other students.
Prerequisites: .
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ENVS 0241 - Restoration Ecology
Credits: 4
Restoration ecology is the scientific study of repairing damaged ecosystems. This course will introduce theories, principles, and regulations that guide restoration practices in a variety of ecosystems. We will examine the philosophical base of restoration as well as the social, biological, and political forces that impact the success of restoration and link the conceptual and theoretical to real-world application. Labs will involve field trips to sites undergoing restoration and learning from practitioners in the field.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0105 and either ENVS 0101 or BIOL 0102
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ENVS 0245 - Sustainable Energy
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: GPS 0245
Provides a thorough exploration and examination of sustainable energy in the 21st century and covers technologies (e.g. fossil fuels, wind power, solar energy, geothermal energy, nuclear power, etc.), applications (e.g. transportation, green buildings, etc.), and strategies (e.g. energy conservation, energy efficiency, lifestyle choices, et.). A special emphasis is placed on the connections between energy consumption, population growth, climate change, and global sustainability. This course includes quantitative calculations, case studies, and site visits.
Prerequisites: GPS 0102 or GPS 0106 /ENVS 0106 or permission of instructor.
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ENVS 0251 - Water Resources Planning and Management
Credits: 4
Crosslisted:
This course focuses on societies’ management of water resources. Students a will develop an understanding of the diverse water issues affecting people on local, regional, and global scales. The lab portion will include topics such as field sampling of water flow and water quality. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: BIOL 0102 or ENVS 0101 or GPS 0106
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ENVS 0255 - Environmental Soil Science
Credits: 4
In this hands-on lab and lecture course students will learn the principles of soil in the context of environmental science - soil formation, soil chemical and physical attributes, the soil ecosystems, soil and food security, soil contamination and remediation and soil management practices to limit degradation and erosion. Lab activities may include evaluation of soil horizons, analysis of local soil resources, and investigation into management practices.
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ENVS 0300 - Wetlands Assessment and Planning
Credits: 4
This course is designed to learn about wetland functions and values and to give an overview of federal, state, and municipal environmental laws with specific focus on wetlands. Students will learn wetland identification using hydrology, hydric soils, and hydrophytic vegetation following DEP methods. Lectures will focus on wetland functions, values, regulatory jurisdiction, and developmental rights and restrictions. labs will emphasize field techniques using DEP protocols to identify, delineate, and permit activities in jurisdictional areas as well as field trips to wetlands and areas undergoing development. A research project is required.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0105 or ENVS 0101 or GPS 0106 or BIOL 0128
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ENVS 0309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management
Credits: 4
This course will provide an overview of the history of wildlife management in the United States and focus on common wildlife management concepts, techniques, and issues. Students will learn about techniques for determining sex and age of wildlife species, understand common population estimation methods including non-invasive methods, learn about the management of game and non-game species, and learn techniques for assessing wildlife species use of habitats, with a focus on Northeastern U.S. species and habitats. Laboratory sessions will include surveys for animal sign, introduction to radiotelemetry, trapping methods, and visits to local management areas. Students will conduct an independent research project that can be field-based or have a service learning component and will prepare a scientific-journal style report.
Prerequisites: or .
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ENVS 0311 - Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
Credits: 3
Introduction to sampling techniques and analytical methods to measure environmental contamination in air, water, soils, and food. Emphasis on both laboratory and field analysis techniques. topics may include ground water testing, soil contamination and remediation techniques, identifying point and no-point sources of pollution as well as quality control and quality assurance, good laboratory practices, EPA methodology, and environmental data analysis.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0111 or ENVS 0210 .
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ENVS 0317 - Special Topics in Environmental Science
Credits: 1-4
This course offers an in-depth study of a specialized area within the environmental sciences. Course content will vary according to the area of specialization of the instructor and the interests of the students. May be repeated if course content differs.
Prerequisites: Environmental Science major and junior standing.
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ENVS 0330 - Environmental Data Analysis
Credits: 4
This is an experiential hands-on lab course where students collect data from a variety of environmental experiments and then analyze it using statistical and other mathematical techniques. Students will learn essential data analysis and handling skills; experimental design; and field and lab data collection techniques. A high-level semester-long research project is required.
Prerequisites: OR MATH 0123 and one of ENVS 0101 or or or .
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ENVS 0341 - Ecological Restoration
Credits: 4
This course will address the fundamentals of successfully restoring and reclaiming disturbed landscapes and ecosystems. Topics will include assessment of site conditions; determining restoration goals and feasibility; hydrologic, biotic, and soil functions and their importance in restoration; and measure of successful restoration. Students will develop critical thinking skills and hands-on experience in the application of ecological principles to restoration.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0241 or ENVS 0225 or BIOL 0201 or BIOL 0202
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ENVS 0342 - Restoration Ecology Capstone Experience
Credits: 3
This course is a hands-on capstone experience that includes participating in a real-world restoration project as an intern, researcher, scientist, planner, or in another appropriate capacity.
Prerequisites: ENVS 0341 Ecological Restoration
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ENVS 0350 - Environmental Science Internship
Credits: 3-9
A field/office/lab experience in the area of the student’s environmental science interest. Course is designed to provide contact experience involving a variety of responsibilities and skills related to the student’s specific concentration. The student’s special interests as well as the requirements and skills needed for the internship position are taken into consideration in making the placements.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with minimum 3.0 GPA.
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ENVS 0352 - Planning Green Sustainable Cities
Credits: 3
Crosslisted:
This upper-level seminar focuses on green sustainable cities’ planning concepts and initiatives by comparing American and European cities. It explores environmentally friendly dimensions of urban form, design, transportation, sprawl, urban ecology and restoration, energy and material use, green architecture, environmental justice, and social equity. Readings, writings, discussions, planning exercises, case studies, and field trips allow students to understand sustainable urban patterns and dimensions. Each student will have an individual research project which involves data collection and analysis, identification of urban and environmental problems, and recommendations.
Prerequisites: Junior/senior standing or approval of instructor.
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ENVS 0390 - Environmental Science Senior Seminar
Credits: 3
This seminar will be conducted by members of the Geography, Planning and Sustainability and Biology departments and will include guest lectures. It will focus on environmental issues, applied methods and skills, the interdisciplinary nature of environmental science, methods of inquiry and present trends. Each student is supervised by a faculty member and expected to formulate and develop a research project that addresses a particular environmental problem. Independent research is conducted by collecting and analyzing data and recommending alternatives and solutions to the environmental problem. The research will be presented to the full class, evaluated by faculty and juried by outside reviewers at the end of the semester.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
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ENVS 0399 - Independent Research
Credits: 1-3
Directed research in environmental science with the student conducting a research project under the supervision of an instructor. Research projects should involve the investigation of an environmental problem or issue. The results of the study should be reported in a formal research paper and presented in an oral presentation to the department. The Independent Research courses can be applied toward the Environmental Science major at the discretion of the instructor and Program Coordinator.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
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EGST 0101 - Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the meaning and significance of race, ethnicity and culture in the United States. Students will be exposed to basic concepts in ethnic studies such as ethnicity, culture, race, socialization, cultural assimilation, acculturation, migration, immigration, social protest, and resistance. This course will be taught from an interdisciplinary perspective, thereby allowing students to build a base from various viewpoints and methodologies including but not limited to historical, cultural, political, economic, and sociological.
(Formerly MCES 0101)
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EGST 0102 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the scholarship and research developed Women’s and Gender Studies. The course will address a variety of issues in the field in an interdisciplinary format, generally focusing on the social construction of gender and women’s lives and experiences as illuminated by the social sciences and humanities. The course will be taught with a global comparative perspective allowing students to examine women’s experiences and the politics of gender with a wide international lens.
(Formerly WSTP 0101)
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EGST 0110 - Issues in Women’s Studies
Credits: 1-3
This course will address a variety of issues or topics pertinent to Women’s Studies, as needed. Topics or issues selected will be determines by research areas or interests of the faculty member or disciplines.
(Formerly WSTP 110)
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EGST 0201 - Critical Theories in Ethnic and Gender Studies
Credits: 3
Introduces the complex and interlocking theoretical methodologies that have emerged from the development of Ethnic and Gender Studies over the past thirty years. Engages students in a dialogue about social facts, theory-building, social change and prediction, key concepts for later research methods coursework. Examines a wide variety of models for human social and political action as well as a series of modern and postmodern models with emphasis on interdisciplinary and radical theories. Students will explore methodologies developed and used in feminist theory, critical race theory and postcolonial/postmodern theory as well as more content based analysis and practice from a number of different perspectives. Case studies of social justice movements, organizing practice and experiences in Western and non-Western cultures will be a key component.
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EGST 0202 - Research Methods: Exploration, Evidence and Engagement
Credits: 3
Examines and engages the processes through which researchers make claims about the social world and specifically about relationships structured by the intersections and layering of race, class, ethnicity, and gender/sexuality. Strategies for gathering data and analyzing the human experience using social science methodologies are compared and contrasted with methods in the humanities. Examination of crucial debates surrounding objectivity/subjectivity, political uses of data, and other conflicts, provides students with instruction in ways of seeing the world and making claims about it, and the implications of such perspectives.
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EGST 0203 - Introduction to African American Studies
Credits: 3
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the interdisciplinary field of African American Studies. Historical, literary, theoretical and political perspectives within many African American traditions will be explored. The social construction of race, the history and legacies of slavery and Jim Crow and the fight for racial justice and freedom will be central to the course. Texts will include primary sources such as slave narratives, historical and literary sources as well as more contemporary theoretical and artistic works. The course will also investigate the complex experience of multiple kinds of African peoples in the Americas over the past 500 years.
(Formerly MCES 0201)
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EGST 0204 - Introduction to Latino/a Studies
Credits: 3
A comprehensive introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Latino/Latina Studies which focuses on the history, culture, immigrations, socioeconomic and political struggles of multiple Latino/a groups including but not limited to Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans and others. Texts can include historical, theoretical and literary perspectives as well as documentary research and film.
(Formerly MCES 0202)
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EGST 0205 - Introduction to Gay And Lesbian Studies
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to a variety of perspectives from which to study Gay and Lesbian issues. We explore the history, literature, culture, and political activism of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people throughout history and across cultures. The course also examines assumptions underlying various theories about gender roles. Current issues, controversies, and debates are highlighted.
(Formerly MCES 0203)
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EGST 0206 - Introduction to Islamic Studies
Credits: 3
An overview of the history, sources, beliefs and practices of Islam, which begins with biographical sketches of the life of Muhammad, the development of the Muslim community, the early caliphate and successive dynasties, notably of Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman and the beginnings of the modern Muslim era. The course examines the sources of Muslim beliefs with respect to their origins in Semitic revelations central to the Abrahamatic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Special attention is given to the centrality of the Qur’an and the traditions or sunnah of the prophet Muhammad. The course investigates the origin of Islamic Law and its manifestations in the four schools of Islamic thought and practice-Hanabali,Hanifi, Shafi, and Maliki also tracing the root causes of the major sectarian split in Islam between Sunni and Shi’a.
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EGST 0207 - Introduction to Native American Studies
Credits: 3
nary field of Native American Studies. The history of the 500 plus years of indigenous resistance to colonization, oppression and genocidal policies will be highlighted. The focus will include historical, political, theoretical, literary and artistic texts and perspectives. Issues such as removal and relocation, legal and land rights, religious rights, education and economics of the reservation and the urban ‘Indian’ experience. A comparative perspective that includes the experience of indigenous peoples from throughout the Americas will be employed.
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EGST 0208 - Hip Hop Cultures
Credits: 3
Hip Hop refers primarily to a mode of self-expression for urban youth culture through rap, turntablism, graffiti and breaking. It has evolved not only within the confines of American mainstream culture, but it has also become a global movement. Tracing the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken, and literary manifestations of hip-hop in the “American cultural imaginary”, we will also investigate specific cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms, and discuss how the media portrays and profits from the impact hip-hop. Some of the topics that we will study closely include, but are not limited to gender, cross-cultural impact of hip-hop, identity formation, sexism and homophobia.
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EGST 0209 - Images in Black and Brown
Credits: 3
America’s cultural representations of people of African and Latin American descent have most often been stereotypical and negative. This course explores both past and contemporary images of African/Black-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos in American popular culture. In this course we will attempt to deconstruct specific cultural images and explain how and why they originated and how they have evolved over time.
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EGST 0210 - U.S. Latino/a Literatures
Credits: 3
Focuses on the experiences, struggles and successes of groups such as Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Dominican Americans and Chicanos/Mexican Americans. The following themes are considered: culture; history and society; politics and politics of identity in relationship to race/ethnicity/nationality, social/economic class, gender, being bicultural versus “living on the margins,” the struggle for self-determination, notions of mestizaje (race mixing) and its impact on cultural production. Representative works will be read and analyzed within a cultural context.
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EGST 0211 - Indian Cinema: Gender and Identity
Credits: 3
Examines both Bollywood cinema and the independent cinema of India through the lens of postcolonial feminist theory and cultural studies. The emphasis will be to enhance the ability of students to see films as representation aided by a process of cultural interpretation. It will inform students of the many interrelations between the history of the postcolonial nation and its representation in the visual arts. It will go on to highlight how films today show the gradual failure of the nationalist project due to the growth of consumerism. Possible films: Monsoon Wedding, Slumdog Millionaire and Namesake as well as Bollywood films rarely seen in the United States.
Prerequisites: EGST 0101 or EGST 0102 .
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EGST 0212 - Introduction to Asian American Studies
Credits: 3
The objective of this course is to make students aware of the ways in which Asian immigrants have contributed to the building of the U.S. over the past few centuries. Students will also learn what the different groups from Asia had in common and how they differ from each other, and the ways in which they have come together for political empowerment. This course will examine the rise of Asian American Studies as a discipline within Ethnic Studies.
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EGST 0213 - Contemporary Issues in Islamic Studies
Credits: 3
Introduces and examines the nature and history of the Islamic world view existing in the global Muslim community while focusing on current issues confronting Muslims in the west in general and in the United States in particular. Special attention is paid to the origins and development of the initial 7th century Muslim movement established by the prophet Mohammed in Mecca and its primary as the template for virtually every revivalist movement in Islam. Coursework then turns to the study of contemporary examples of revivalist groups, for example Hamas, Hezbullah, the Taliban, al Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood within the framework of Islamic law (Shari’ah) through which these groups claim religious and social legitimacy.
Prerequisites: EGST 0101 .
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EGST 0216 - Deviance and Culture
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: CRJU 0216 and SOCI 0216
Studies individual deviants and “misfits” both within and outside the United States who have defied their culture’s norms and/or value systems. This course will focus specifically on deviance and stigma, with great emphasis on economic “untouchables” who are denied work, social status, and belonging due to race, gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion and ability.
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EGST 0217 - Culture and Personality
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: ANTH 0217
An introduction to a variety of cultures from the perspective of the “culture and personality” school of cultural anthropology often referred to as the Columbia School. These anthropologists, starting with Boas, Mead, Benedict, Sapir and others developed a variety of skills involving the study of culture and language, gender, emotion/psychology and visual and behavioral cues to study the personalities that cultures encourage and/or stigmatize. This course traces these anthropological insights in a series of studies from early models of study to exploring present day “culture and personality” ethnographic research which focus on culture’s role in identity and power construction. This course addresses the complicated relationship that anthropologists have had as “natives” of the colonizing country who are in many cases attempting to advocate for the indigenous “other” they are studying.
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EGST 0218 - Latina Feminism
Credits: 3
Focus on Latina writers’ discourse about their experiences at the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. The study of Latina feminist thought will be grounded in sociopolitical and historical contexts within the United States. We will explore the foundational and classic writings of Latina authors such as Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherríe Moraga, and Ana Castillo among others, to understand how Latinas have developed a racialized, working-class, inclusive feminism in the U.S.. This course will incorporate Latina literature, personal essays, feminist theory, historical and philosophical scholarship, and film.
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EGST 0220 - Religion. Gender and Society
Credits: 3
Examines the intersection of contemporary feminisms with the multicultural American religious landscape. Particular attention to issues of race, class, multiple identities, and the shaping of public discourse.
(Formerly WSTP 0221)
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EGST 0221 - Women in Modern Organizations
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary approach to the policy questions and social tensions created by the entrance of women as full participants in modern organizational life. Attention to the social, political, ethical, and professional problems faced by women in organizations and to the stresses placed on traditional organizational cultures by demand for gender equal policies. Special emphasis on analyses and strategies aimed at successful critique, problem-solving and professional achievement within such institutions. Topics vary by semester.
(Formerly WSTP 0201)
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EGST 0225 - Institutional Racism in the U.S.
Credits: 3
This course will examine the historical basis of racial themes and attitudes in the U.S., analyze racist manifestation extant within contemporary institutions and propose some strategies for action which might lend themselves to easing and eventually eradicating the problem. Additionally, we will present selected theoretical frameworks or “analytical models” that have been developed – some of which have actually fanned the flames of racism more than subdued it – to help provide students with a kid of graphic understanding of racial phenomena. Lastly, the terminal course objective will be synthesis of class learning and your own invaluable personal perspective in the form of a final paper or project based on your research and evaluation of a particular U.S. institution.
Prerequisites: EGST 0101 or permission of instructor.
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EGST 0230 - Special Topics in Ethnic and Gender Studies
Credits: 3
The study and analysis of specific groups, issues, or case studies related to the field of multicultural and ethnic studies.
(Formerly MCES 0205)
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EGST 0232 - Puerto Rican Literatures
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: LLIT 0232
Focus on the intersections of race, class, gender and sexual beliefs and practices in the processes of colonialism in Puerto Rican. We will examine how colonialism used constructions of sexuality to create political, cultural, and social dynamics that have pervaded the lives of the colonized, and influences the sensitivities, beliefs, and perspectives of Western cultures and practices in general. These goals will be accomplished through a close reading of Puerto Rican writers on the island, that reflect those political, cultural, and social changes that it has undergone since it was ceded to the United States as a direct result of the Spanish-American War (1898).
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EGST 0235 - Queer Studies and Popular Cultures
Credits: 3
An introduction to queer studies through the investigation and exploration of the social construction and intersections of categories of identities including race, ethnicity, class, culture and nationality through representation in popular cultures. particular attention will be given to (trans)national popular cultures to see how media cultural texts (re-)produce particular ideologies of queerness and queer identity and understand the patterns that structure their representation. Topics include early and contemporary histories of sexuality; politics of sexuality and sexual identities; forms of oppression (i.e. heterosexism, homophobia, transphobia) and resistance to oppression; violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersexual (LGBTQQI) individuals and communities; queer activism, and diverse experiences of sexuality.
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