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FREN 330 - Contemporary France: Film and Culture
Credits: (3)
A study of contemporary French culture and civilization through the medium of film. The course uses representative films and contemporary literature in order to explore current issues such as the effects of the world wars, colonialism, and immigration on French national identity. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 340 - Phonetics and Francophone Identities
Credits: (3)
This course examines the linguistic characteristics of the French-speaking communities around the world. After studying the basic elements of French linguistics, the International Phonetic Alphabet, the position of speech organs in the production of the principal phonemes of standard French, and speech intonation patterns, students analyze the French language as it is spoken in Africa, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Louisiana, and the Caribbean. Additionally, students consider the history of the French language, the development of French-based creoles, and the formation of vocabulary both formal and slang in a variety of French-speaking regions in order to gain further insight into the nature of Francophone identities. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 350 - French Literary History
Credits: (3)
This course traces the literary development of France from the Middle Ages through the 18th century. In this survey, students acquire an appreciation of the major themes and literary movements of French letters through close readings of select excerpts from the Song of Roland to Candide. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 360 - Modern French Short Fiction
Credits: (3)
This course examines representative nineteenth- and twentieth-century French short fiction by such authors as Sand, Mérimée, Balzac, Maupassant, Gide, Camus, Yourcenar, and Duras. While developing language abilities, this course provides students with foundational cultural knowledge about the literature and history of modern France. The course also introduces methods of analysis and criticism which provide students with tools for continued study of cultural products. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 370 - Study Abroad: Selected Geographical Area
Credits: (3-12)
Individual or group study in a particular geographical area in the French-speaking world. Students will complete language skills courses at an approved foreign language institute or university equivalent to 300-level foreign language Mount courses. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent. May be repeated for credit.
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FREN 398 - Independent Study
Credits: (1-3)
Supervised individual work in selected areas of French language, literature, or culture. Permission of the instructor, department chair and dean is required. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 400 - French in the Americas
Credits: (3)
This course examines one or more of the literary and cultural traditions of the French-speaking peoples of North America and the Caribbean; i.e., the Acadians, the Cajuns, the Québécois, the Haitians, and the French Antilleans. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 410 - French Literary Conquest of Latin America
Credits: (3)
The Argentinean writer Manuel Ugarte characterizes the extensive French influence in Latin American letters and culture as a “conquest.” This course examines the sources of the “literary conquest” by studying several major cultural and literary achievements of 19th- and early 20th-century France that helped to shape the literary production of a number of Latin American authors. The course also examines several works by Latin American writers who have written in French or who have been translated into French. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 415 - Francophone Europe
Credits: (3)
This course explores the importance of linguistic and cultural diversity of the French-speaking cultures in Europe outside of France, including Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Vallée d’Aoste. What especially distinguish these francophone communities from their French neighbors is the official multilingual environments in which these cultures have taken shape. This course examines the diverse nature of each of these multilingual environments and considers the role that such issues as language contact, language prestige, multilingualism, regional variation, diglossia, and language socialization have played in the shaping of the cultural identity in each of these French-speaking communities. Materials studied include short stories, essays, newspaper articles, scholarly articles, film, documentary video and song. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 420 - Francophone Africa and Its Literature
Credits: (3)
This course introduces students to the literatures and cultures of Subsaharan francophone Africa. Students explore notions of orality and orature through traditional texts as they examine in tandem through formal literary analysis representative works of written literature by authors from the Wolof, Mande, Fon and Ewe-speaking peoples in Sénégal, Mali, Guinée, Togo, and Bénin. While gaining an understanding of the distinctness of these cultures, students also consider ways in which the language of the colonizer has been appropriated and transformed to reflect a francophone African literary culture. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 425 - Islamic Cultures in French-Speaking Africa: Mauritania, Chad & Djibouti
Credits: (3)
This course focuses on the often over-looked francophone countries of Mauretania, Chad and Djibouti which possess a common cultural heritage as bilingual nations using Arabic as their second official language alongside French. While considering the commonality of the cultural experiences of these countries, the course also examines the differences that geography and ethnography have produced in these Islamic francophone countries. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 430 - Fictions of the Maghreb
Credits: (3)
This course introduces students to the literary and cultural contribution of the North African writers to French language letters. The course may also include works by French-speaking authors in Lebanon, Egypt, and the Middle Eastern diaspora. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 435 - From Egypt to Lebanon: Francophone Cultural Expressions in the Levant
Credits: (3)
This course examines the political and cultural contributions of the French-speaking writers, visual artists (including filmmakers) and musicians to the mosaic of cultures in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Egypt. Beginning with the establishment of French-speaking communities during the Napoleonic invasions, this course examines ways in which the dialogue with Western culture particularly through the French tradition has shaped the contemporary experience of peoples in the Levant. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 440 - Building Castles in Sand: Tahiti, and Other French speaking Islands
Credits: (3)
Through a selection of European and American histories and fictions about the French-speaking non-western insular bodies around the globe, this course examines the ways in which Western narratives have invented and molded the “island” others. Additionally, the course studies the literary texts, myths, and artistic traditions of the island cultures in an effort to understand the ways in which the indigenous cultural traditions are employed by the islanders as a response to the imposed identity. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 445 - Imagining Isreal: The French-Jewish Experience
Credits: (3)
Georges Moustaki, Marcel Proust, Marc Chagall, and Simone Signoret are just a few of the many French musicians, writers, artists, and actors who find their heritage rooted in the Jewish faith. In fact, France possesses the fourth largest Jewish community in the world and presents a true mosaic of both Sephardic and Ashkenazic traditions through its blend of more firmly ensconced Jews from France joined with first- and second-generation Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe. This course will examine through a variety of cultural products (film, art, music and cinema), imagined portrayals of a Jewish home-land. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent. (Occasionally)
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FREN 460 - Topics in French Studies
Credits: (3)
A study of some aspect of literature from France-particular author(s), theme, work or genre. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 465 - Topics in Francophone Studies
Credits: (3)
A study of some aspect of literature from French-speaking world-particular author(s), theme, work or genre. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 475 - Study Abroad: Selected Geographical Area
Credits: (3-12)
Individual or group study in a particular geographical area in the French-speaking world. Students will complete culture or literature courses at an approved foreign language institute or university equivalent to 400-level foreign language Mount courses. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent. May be repeated for credit.
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FREN 480 - Internship
Credits: (credits to be determined)
An off-campus work experience that develops French language proficiencies. Permission of the instructor, the department chair. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent.
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FREN 498 - Senior Seminar
Credits: (1-3)
Through a review and reconsideration of significant cultural and literary readings studied throughout the major program, students will demonstrate in writing and speaking their ability to “read,” the products of a culture, to synthesize its practices, and finally to interpret and reflect upon the perspectives of the target Francophone cultures. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 Beginning French II (3) or equivalent. Senior standing or permission of instructor.
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FSYM 101 - The First Year Symposium
Credits: (3)
The First-Year Symposium welcomes students into the Mount’s Catholic liberal arts community by asking them to explore a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human? Students gain insight into the human condition by reading, discussing, and writing about great literature. With small sections, one-on-one writing instruction, and close teacher/student interaction, the First-Year Symposium serves as first-year students’ introduction to college and to college-level writing.
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FTGE 300 - Global Encounters Theatre Topics
Credits: (3)
Theatre topics in Global Encounters.
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GE 200 - Mount Seminar
Credits: (3)
Mount Seminar is designed as an introduction to the Mount St. Mary’s curriculum for Continuing Studies students. It initiates students into the skills and habits of higher education as students make the transition to accelerated college-level work. The course includes units on writing, speaking, critical thinking, research, computer use and reading. Required as a first or second course for Continuing Studies students at Mount St. Mary’s University.
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GEOG 200 - Global Geography
Credits: (3)
A study of interactions between people, places and environments. Focuses on cultures of difference and diversity with respect to religion, language, food, industry and urbanization. Economic and political development, geodemography, natural resources and globalization will also be emphasized. (Spring)
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GERMN 101 - Beginning German I
Credits: (3)
Introductory courses aim at developing basic communicative proficiency in German and offer insight into German-speaking cultures. (Fall)
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GERMN 102 - Beginning German II
Credits: (3)
Introductory courses aim at developing basic communicative proficiency in German and offer insight into German-speaking cultures. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 101 . (Spring)
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GERMN 201 - Intermediate German I
Credits: (3)
These intermediate courses review material typically covered in a first-year German course. They aim at building student proficiency in all four language skills-listening, speaking, reading and writing-and enhancing knowledge of the cultures of German-speaking people. Upon completion of GERMN 202 with C+ or better, eligible students will receive three credits prior learning for GERMN 200. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent. (Fall)
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GERMN 202 - Intermediate German II
Credits: (3)
These intermediate courses review material typically covered in a first-year German course. They aim at building student proficiency in all four language skills-listening, speaking, reading and writing-and enhancing knowledge of the cultures of German-speaking people. Upon completion of GERMN 202 with C+ or better, eligible students will receive three credits prior learning for GERMN 200. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent. (Spring)
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GERMN 250 - Study Tour: Selected Geographical Area
Credits: (1-3)
Group cultural study tour in a particular geographical area in the German-speaking world. Students will enhance their general cultural knowledge of that region with a Mount professor. This course is conducted in English. May be repeated for credit.
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GERMN 270 - Study Abroad: Selected Geographical Area
Credits: (3-12)
Individual or group study in a particular geographical area in the German-speaking world. Students will complete language skills courses at an approved foreign language institute or university equivalent to 200-level foreign language Mount courses. May be repeated for credit.
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GERMN 301 - German Composition
Credits: (3)
Students learn to express themselves clearly and correctly in written German and offer insight into German-speaking culture. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 302 - Advanced German Conversation
Credits: (3)
Students learn to express themselves clearly and correctly when they speak German and to understand German spoken in a variety of contexts. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent. GERMN 301 is not a prerequisite for GERMN 302. Native speakers are not permitted to enroll in conversation courses.
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GERMN 310 - Business German
Credits: (3)
This course acquaints students with the world of German business and economics and provides the student with German business language. The course continues to strengthen the students’ understanding of German, especially the reading, writing, and speaking skills. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 320 - German Culture
Credits: (3)
A study of the various historical or contemporary aspects of culture of Germany or Austria-art, music, cuisine, film, drama, religion and society. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 330 - Die Deutschen
Credits: (3)
This course acquaints the student with German history and contemporary German society. Though the focus is Germany, Austria and Switzerland will also be discussed. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent
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GERMN 340 - Topics in German Language/Translation
Credits: (3)
The study of a particular aspect of the German language; for example, phonetics, business German, film, advanced translation, etc. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 350 - Introduction to German Literature I: Early German Literature
Credits: (3)
The objective of this course is to provide students of advanced German with an overview of early German literature. The course materials and class activities will continue to strengthen and reinforce the students’ command of German. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 351 - Introduction to German Literature II: Masterpieces of German Literature
Credits: (3)
The objective of this course is to provide the advanced students of German with an overview of German literary and non-literary works. The course materials and classroom activities will continue to strengthen and reinforce the student’s command of German. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 370 - Study Abroad: Selected Geographical Area
Credits: (3-12)
Individual or group study in a particular geographical area in the German-speaking world. Students will complete language skills courses at an approved foreign language institute or university equivalent to 300-level foreign language Mount courses. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent. May be repeated for credit.
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GERMN 398 - Independent Study
Credits: (1-3)
Supervised individual work in selected areas of German language, literature, or culture. Permission of the instructor, the department chair and the dean of academic services is required. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 400 - Modern German Literature
Credits: (3)
Selected works by major modern German-speaking writers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The texts, in German, will deal with the Post-World War II period. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 410 - Der deutsche Krimi
Credits: (3)
The objective of this course is to introduce the advanced students of German to the German Krimi, or German detective and crime stories. The course materials and classroom activities will continue to strengthen and reinforce the students’ command of German. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 420 - Troubled Visions: German Cinema
Credits: (3)
The objective of this course is to study German Cinema both as a unique medium and as a carrier of important cultural values. The course materials and classroom activities will continue to strengthen and reinforce the students’ command of German. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 460 - Special Topics
Credits: (3)
Study of some particular aspect of the German language, literature or culture. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 475 - Study Abroad: Selected Geographical Area
Credits: (3-12)
Individual or group study in a particular geographical area in the German-speaking world. Students will complete culture or literature courses at an approved foreign language institute or university equivalent to 400-level foreign language Mount courses. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent. May be repeated for credit.
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GERMN 480 - Internship
Credits: (credits to be determined)
An off-campus work experience that develops German language proficiencies. Permission of the instructor, the department chair. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent.
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GERMN 498 - Senior Seminar
Credits: (1)
Through a review and reconsideration of significant cultural and literary readings studied throughout the major program, students will demonstrate in writing and speaking their ability to “read,” the products of a culture, to synthesize its practices, and finally to interpret and reflect upon the perspectives of the target German-speaking cultures. Prerequisite(s): GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3) or equivalent. Senior standing.
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GNSCI 100 - General Science: ST: Special Topic
Credits: (1)
Special Topics in General Science. (As Needed)
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GNSCI 101 - General Science: Physical Science
Credits: (4)
Physical Science course with lab for non-science majors. Used for transfer equivalency only.
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GNSCI 102 - General Science: Biology
Credits: (4)
Biological Science course with lab for non-science majors. Used for transfer equivalency only.
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GNSCI 103 - General Science: Chemistry
Credits: (4)
Chemistry course with lab for non-science majors. Used for transfer equivalency only.
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GNSCI 104 - General Science: Physics
Credits: (4)
Physics course with lab for non-science majors. Used for transfer equivalency only.
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GNSCI 106 - Environmental Sustainability
Credits: (4)
This course is designed to fulfill the Natural World domain requirement. It explores the nature of science through in-depth discovery of contemporary issues in the discipline of Environmental Sustainability. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific worldview, the process of scientific inquiry, the enterprise of science, and the role of science in history and society. By using quantitative reasoning and critical thinking, students will solve problems in an integrated lecture and lab setting. Specific issues addressed in this course include climate change, energy resources and policy, food and water security, and loss of biodiversity. Students with junior standing or higher can complete this course to fulfill the 300-level leadership portfolio requirement. (As needed)
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GNSCI 130 - Physical Science: Chemistry of Food
Credits: (4)
This integrated laboratory and lecture course surveys the chemical and physical aspects of food; carbohydrates, lipids (fats), proteins, alcohols, vitamins, and additives, as well as a variety of cooking and preparation processes. Students will also gain an understanding of foodborne illnesses. The course will also include the current interest in genetically modified foods and molecular gastronomy techniques, popular with many chefs today. Students will gain a better understanding of the food we eat, the preparation, taste, and nutrition. Prerequisite(s): none. (As needed)
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GNSCI 131 - Biological Science: Biology of Healthcare
Credits: (4)
This course examines the role of biological science in healthcare through an in-depth exploration of a selected group of anatomical and physiological conditions and topics that challenge medicine in the 21st century. Lecture and laboratory combine critical thinking and quantitative reasoning that enable students to investigate and analyze these healthcare issues and simultaneously gain an understanding of the scientific worldview, the role of science in history and society, the enterprise of science, and the process of scientific inquiry. Integrated lecture and lab. Prerequisite(s): none. (As needed)
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GNSCI 132 - Biological Science: Infectious Disease
Credits: (4)
This subject will include a survey of various infectious diseases, their vectors, and their global, economic, and social implications. In the course of the semester the student will develop a basic understanding of science and biology including; public health, immunology, epidemiology, and physiology. This course will proceed through and discuss topics of foodborne, waterborne, bloodborne, and vectorborne disease, disaster epidemiology, vaccination and vaccine compliance, and bioterrorism, using contemporary and relevant examples and publications. The student will develop fluency in reading about, researching, and discussing these topics with the help of current articles, studies and media. Integrated lecture and lab. Prerequisite(s): none. (As needed)
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GNSCI 133 - Physical Science: Astronomy
Credits: (4)
This laboratory-based course is designed to introduce the student to the role that observational astronomy has played in the development of scientific thought and our understanding of the universe, from the Big Bang to the distant future. Topics will include the history of astronomy, the physics and chemistry underlying the functioning of the universe, the development of the telescope, extraterrestrial threats to life on earth, as well as a detailed examination of our solar system and beyond, from its beginning to its eventual end. Laboratory experiments will include telescopic observations as well as computer simulations. Integrated lecture and lab. Prerequisite(s): none. (As needed)
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GNSCI 134 - Biological Science: Biotechnology
Credits: (4)
This is an integrated laboratory and lecture course. Topics will be covered in a way that is accessible to non-science majors. This course is an exploration of contemporary biotechnology and the underlying science and ethics; how DNA, genes and cells work. Students will gain an understanding of recombinant DNA technology, cloning and gene therapy. Additional topics covered will include the application of biotechnology to pharmaceuticals, industry, agriculture, cancer, medicine, forensics, genetically modified foods and organisms. Prerequisite(s): none. (As needed)
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GNSCI 135 - Forensic Science
Credits: (4)
This laboratory-based course is designed to introduce the student to the scientific aspects of forensic investigation as well as the ethical issues facing the forensic scientist. Topics include a broad range of forensic procedures such as physical and chemical methods for visualizing fingerprints, ballistics including bullet identification and gunshot residue analysis, blood detection and characterization, testing of controlled substances, DNA profiling, and fiber and hair analysis. Students will experience some of the analytical and instrumental methods used in investigating crimes, with an emphasis on the measurement accuracy and traceability required in criminalistics. Numerous case studies from the literature will be evaluated and the course will culminate in the investigation of a simulated crime followed by student presentations of their investigation to a jury. Integrated lecture and lab. (As needed)
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GNSCI 136 - Physical Science: Earth Science
Credits: (4)
Earth Science is an introductory survey course that explores earth processes including the fields of geology, paleontology (fossils), climatology (weather) , ocean and fresh water dynamics, estuaries (Chesapeake Bay), biodegradation and carbon cycling, extraction and depletion of earth resources such as oil, gas and fresh water, and mechanisms of climate change. Specific topics in astronomy such cosmology are explored. Emphasis is placed on how earth science processes have determined geo-historical events and human circumstances. This course satisfies all known educational elementary certification requirements in Earth Science in the Mid-Atlantic States and serves as a basis for informed decision making of earth science related policy of land, water, atmosphere and resource use. Integrated lecture and lab. Prerequisite(s): none. (As needed)
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GNSCI 137 - Biological Science: Evolution of Social Behavior
Credits: (4)
This course is designed to fulfill the core science requirement. It explores the nature of science through in-depth discovery of contemporary issues in the discipline of Sociobiology, which is the study of the evolution of social behavior in animals and humans. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific worldview, the process of scientific inquiry, the enterprise of science, and the role of science in history and society. By using quantitative reasoning and critical thinking, students will solve problems in an integrated lecture and lab setting. Specific issues addressed in this course include cooperation and conflict, mate preferences, communication, and morality. (As needed)
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GNSCI 138 - Biological Science: Nutrition &Lifestyle
Credits: (4)
This science course will introduce nutrition principles, computerized analysis, and food as medicine using evidence-based research that covers anatomy, physiology and biological processes. Students will analyze their own nutrient recommendations and nutritional needs & recognize the health impact these decisions make toward their future health. Traditional and current medical nutrition therapies will be read using scholarly research and evidence based libraries that focus on the chronic epidemics and pandemics the US population and government now faces including weight control, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dental health, cancer and malnutrition. Labs will include computerized analysis of diet intakes, recipe evaluations of whole foods. Students will understand and develop critical thinking skills for reading and evaluating nutrition science research from both original and lay sources. (As needed)
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GNSCI 139 - Biological Science: Plants and Society
Credits: (4)
This laboratory course is designed to fulfill the core science requirement. It explores the nature of science through in-depth discovery of contemporary issues in the discipline of Plant Biology. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific worldview, the process of scientific inquiry, the enterprise of science, and the role of plants in history and society. By using quantitative reasoning and critical thinking, students will solve problems in an integrated lecture and lab setting. Specific issues addressed in this course include impact of agricultural development on society, economic effects of specific plants, and historically important plants and their development through both traditional breeding and biotechnology. (As needed)
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GNSCI 141 - Biological Science: Health and Disease
Credits: (4)
This course is designed to fulfill the Natural World domain requirement and is designed to be accessible for students with little scientific background. The first half of the course will explore the fundamentals of immunity from a cell biology perspective, building towards a whole body view of the immune response and the mechanisms and effectiveness of vaccination. The second half of the course will cover the fundamentals of viral, bacterial and human immune diseases by using various “case-study” diseases as guides. Students will gain an understanding of the proper functioning of the immune system, and understand how various pathogens and disease circumvent the human immune response to cause disease. Additionally, this course will rely on student interaction and participation to frame our discussions in the context of current world events, “popular science culture” and relevant scientific and social topics. This course will be complimented by in depth discussions, critical and analytic reading, and labs designed to further the students understanding of the scientific method and general biological mechanisms. (As needed)
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GNSCI 142 - Biological Science: Pollinators and Global Change
Credits: (4)
Through an in-depth examination of pollinator biology and the contemporary threats to pollinators, students will explore the process of doing science and the role of science in society. By using critical thinking and quantitative methods, students will solve problems in an integrated lecture and lab setting, and upon completion, students will have the tools necessary to understand and critically evaluate the science that they encounter in their lives. In the first half of the course, specific topics covered will include pollinator biology and diversity, plant-pollinator interactions, and the importance for pollinators in natural and agricultural system. With a solid foundation in pollinator biology and ecology, students will be prepared to explore components of global change and their causes and evaluate how and why these changes negatively affect pollinators. The course will conclude with a synthesis of the status of pollinators and steps that can be taken to conserve pollinators. This General Science course is designed to fulfill the core science requirement. (As needed)
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GNSCI 143 - Biological Science: Vaccines
Credits: (4)
This laboratory course is designed to fulfill the Natural World domain requirement. It explores the nature of science through in-depth discovery of contemporary issues in the discipline of Vaccines. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific worldview, the process of scientific inquiry, the enterprise of science, and the role of science in history and society. By using quantitative reasoning and critical thinking, students will solve problems in an integrated lecture and lab setting. Specific issues addressed in this course include: components and functions of the immune system; biotechnology; vaccine characteristics, development, testing, use, efficacy, and safety; and the vaccine debate. (As needed)
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GNSCI 144 - Biological Science: Global Climate Change
Credits: (4)
This course is designed to fulfill the Natural World Domain requirement. It explores the nature of science through in-depth discovery of issues related to global climate change. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific worldview, the process of scientific inquiry, the enterprise of science, and the role of science in history and society. By using quantitative reasoning and critical thinking, students will solve problems in an integrated lecture and lab setting. Using data from the most recent assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the course will address causes of and evidence for climate change. We will discuss current and future impacts of climate change on biodiversity and human welfare (including human health, food and water security, and national security). We will also explore strategies for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. (As needed)
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GNSCI 145 - Physical Science: Meteorology
Credits: (4)
This laboratory-based course is designed to introduce the student to the interactions of the various components of the atmosphere that comprise our weather, both on a local scale and a global one. Topics will include the history of meteorology, the physics and chemistry underlying the processes of weather, severe weather occurrences, climate change, pollution, as well as forecasting and the role of the meteorologist in society. Laboratory experiments will include atmospheric observations, graphic interpretations, and computer simulations. Integrated lecture and lab. As needed
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GNSCI 146 - Biological Science: Evolution and Human Disease
Credits: (4)
This course will investigate how an evolutionary approach to the study of human health and disease can lead to a deeper understanding of the causes of disease and more effective ways to prevent and treat disease. We will begin by discussing the basic principles of evolutionary theory, and then we will use an evolutionary framework to address issues related to human health, including infectious diseases, cancer, nutrition and diet, addiction, and aging. Students will use quantitative reasoning and critical thinking skills in an integrated lecture and lab setting to analyze these issues in evolutionary medicine and gain an understanding of the nature of science, the process of scientific inquiry, the enterprise of science, and the role of science in society.
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GNSCI 150 - Special Topics in General Science
Credits: (4)
Special Topics in General Science.
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GNSCI 224 - Test with Prerequiste
GNSCI 224 is being used for test purposes within the systems. Prerequisite(s): Test with Prerequiste
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GREEK 101 - Beginning Modern Greek I
Credits: (3)
This introductory course aims to develop basic communicative proficiency in Modern Greek and also offer insight into Greek culture. (Fall)
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GREEK 102 - Beginning Modern Greek II
Credits: (3)
This introductory course aims to develop basic communicative proficiency in Modern Greek and also offer insight into Greek culture. Prerequisite(s): GREEK 101 (Spring)
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HIGE 300 - ST: Special Topics in History Global Encounters
Credits: (3)
Courses on various topics to fulfill Global Encounters requirement in History.
This course fulfilles the Global Encounters requirement.
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HIGE 307 - Modern South Africa
Credits: (3)
Provides an introduction to the history of the Western Cape of southern Africa, which is today part of the Republic of South Africa. The course is organized around two chronological units: the pre-industrial Western Cape to 1870 and South Africa from 1870 to the present. The first unit explores the interaction between hunter-gatherers and pastoralists, frontiers of interaction between European colonists and the Khoisan, the construction of colonial identities, and slavery, racism, class formation, and politics. Topics in the second unit include: British imperialism, Afrikaner nationalism, “coloured identity,” the growth of working class consciousness, rural transformation and agricultural development, the struggle against apartheid, townships, the 1994 elections, tourism, and South Africa’s relationship with the United States.
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HIGE 311 - History of Mexico
Credits: (3)
Beginning with Cortes’ violent conquest of the Aztec empire and continuing to Mexico’s present, this course introduces and challenges the traditional narratives of modern Mexican history. Students will study the history, art, literature, and politics of our often misunderstood neighbor to the south, while analyzing such important themes as native responses to conquest and colonization; the role of religion and the Church in Mexican society; Mexico’s struggles with modernity; and Mexican relations with the United States, including current debates on immigration, trade, and drug-cartel related violence.
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HIGE 316 - Central America and the Caribbean
Credits: (3)
Provides an introduction to the history of Central America and the Hispanic Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic) since the early nineteenth century. The course explores the dialogue between the “national,” political histories of the independent states that formed after centuries of Spanish colonial rule and the heterogeneous experiences of workers, farmers, peasants, artisans, and slaves. Within this framework, students will gain an understanding of aspects of land and labor systems, gender relations, race and ethnicity, community and class formation, state formation, and religion.
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HIGE 324 - Rebels of the Atlantic: Age of Revolutions
Credits: (3)
This course will examine the growth of slavery across the various European empires in the Americas (Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, and Dutch). While plantations differed between the European colonies, slave labor was a constant. Thus, in the face of extreme exploitation, how did slaves respond? Beginning in the sixteenth century with the revolt of Enriquillo in Santo Domingo, the class will trace developments of resistance and marronage up to the late-nineteenth century by examining topics like runaway communities in Brazil, Jamaica, and Surinam; as well as uprisings in Cuba, Haiti, and the U.S.
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HIGE 335 - Native American History
Credits: (3)
This course surveys Native American history from pre-European settlement to the present. Through short lectures, readings, discussion, presentations, and writing assignments, we will examine major themes in the history of America’s Native peoples. Topics will include Native American cultures prior to European invasions, early contact between Native and European cultures, Native American roles in colonial and revolutionary America, Indian removal and resistance, response to consolidation and reservations, assimilation policy, the Indian New Deal, termination, self-determination, and contemporary Native American cultures. Students will be challenged to engage with Native American cultures and to use their study of this material to reflect on their own traditions and backgrounds.
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HINW 322 - Food, Water, Power, Dignity
Credits: (3)
The effects of post-1992 globalization on the “Bottom Billion”. Special emphasis on cultural and political responses to environmental and economic stress, especially within mega cities.
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HINW 323 - China, America, and the Pacific Rim
Credits: (3)
Today, the Western Pacific incorporates three sets of states - a pair of behemoths in China and America as well as only slightly less-powerful nations including Japan, Indonesia, and Australia. Competition appears inevitable, but is cooperation also an option? To what effects?
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HINW 326 - Environmental Challenges of Developing Nations
Credits: (3)
The world’s rich, post-industrial, developed nations got that way by exploiting their environments. Today, many of the economic and environmental “rules” are different…How have the still-developing nations responded?
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HINW 331 - Resisting States
Credits: (3)
The last 500 years have seen the invention and refinement of the nation-state, in all of its power and “glory”. But some have resisted, including Burmese, Algerians, Czechs, and others without countries. Are there continuities in their efforts or results?
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HINW 332 - Weak State Nuclear War
Credits: (3)
The dominant nuclear paradigms were developed in the 1950s and -60s by a pair of superpowers - the USA and USSR. But when far weaker states, such as Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea, build nuclear strategies and arsenals, how does their weakness inform their process?
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HINW 335 - Native American History
Credits: (3)
This course surveys the diverse experiences of Native American people from the pre-Columbian invasions to the present.
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HINW 337 - Medes and Othered Barbarians
Credits: (3)
Othering is a sociological process in which people define both themselves and those outside their communities. How has Othering evolved since ancient times? Did the Greeks Other in the same way as did the Romans? Do we Other the same today?
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HINW 338 - Non-West Middle Classes
Credits: (3)
Both the function and myth of the middle class are northern Atlantic inventions, born in Europe and the United States. But what about modern middle classes in other parts of the world, such as Brazil, India, and China? Do their middle classes serve the same functions and occupy the same economic, political, and cultural spaces within their countries?
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HINW 395 - History Non-West: Special Topics
Credits: (3)
Special topics in non-Western History and culture offered to fulfill the History and Non-West requirements.
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HIST - - History
Credits: (3)
Students fulfill this requirement by taking a course in U.S. History, World History, or a special topic in History.
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HIST 104 - Harry Potter and the Middle Ages
Credits: (3)
You’ve read all the books; you’ve seen all the movies. Now you’re in college. Is it time to leave Harry Potter behind, along with your stuffed animals and band posters? No! It’s time to combine your love of the Potterverse with your new role as an apprentice in the modern descendant of the medieval universitas, the guild of scholars. In “Harry Potter and the Middle Ages,” we will explore the medieval historical, intellectual, and literary background to Rowling’s series of novels. The exploration of such topics as medieval magic and science, heresy and witchcraft, medieval manuscripts, alchemy, bestiaries, and medieval universities will provide us with a deeper understanding of both the Middle Ages and the Potter books.
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HIST 107 - Historically Based Games
Credits: (3)
This course explores the way in which history is imagined, presented, formed, and deformed in historically based, deep strategy games. Utilizing game theory, primary sources, and secondary readings, the course will analyze classic and contemporary games in an effort to answer such questions as: How does the narrative form of such games relate to their content? How can games serve as a pedagogical device? What do games reflect about our understanding of various historical periods? As a final project, students will develop their own historically based deep strategy game.
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HIST 120 - Pirates!
Credits: (3)
Stories about pirates, privateers, and other seaborne raiders have captured the popular imagination for as long as people have traveled across water. The “Golden Age” of piracy (from about 1650 to 1726) has provided the Caribbean with some of its most memorable legends. “Pirates” provides a foundation in the key themes, events, controversies, and individuals involved in Atlantic and Caribbean piracy before, during, and after the “Golden Age,” why they were important at a particular point in a particular place and why they ceased to be so. The purpose of the class is to introduce and discuss how people in, and connected through, the Atlantic World from the 1500s to the 1700s answered questions about piracy related to the above themes, and how these issues have shaped the popular portrayal of Caribbean piracy since the 18th century.
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HIST 151 - Reagan’s America in the 1980’s
Credits: (3)
In his campaign for re-election to the presidency in 1984, Ronald Reagan released a television commercial that began with the line, “It’s morning in America again.” “Under the leadership of President Reagan,” the commercial concluded, “our country is prouder and stronger and better.” Reagan’s campaigns for the nation’s highest office stressed the themes of patriotism and individual responsibility, while his presidential administrations oversaw an economic agenda that privileged wealth production and a foreign policy that focused on defense spending and third world interventions. Reagan’s economic and foreign policies influenced the major events of the decade for sure, while his politics helped to shape the wider culture, a period often characterized as “the greed decade” (and one Madonna called “a material world” in a hit song). This course complicates the traditional narrative of the 1980s, which begins and ends with Ronald Reagan. Students explore and debate Reagan’s politics, policies, and mass appeal while also paying close attention to four defining themes of the 1980s: (1) rapid advancements in personal computer and entertainment/video game technology; (2) the trials of industrial labor; (3) the Cold War, specifically U.S.-Central American relations; and (4) the HIV/AIDS scare. Students will write brief argumentative essays on each of these four themes, as well as complete a creative project of their own design.
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HIST 201 - Class, Race, & Baseball
Credits: (3)
Class, Race, and Baseball covers the history of “America’s Pastime” from its creation in 1845 to the present. In so doing, it examines social and political changes in American society from the vantage point of this popular sport. The struggle for player free agency, the Black Sox scandal, the rise of the Negro Leagues, Jackie Robinson and baseball’s integration, expansion, and the steroids era will all be covered in this course.
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HIST 202 - Making History
Credits: (3)
One of three courses required for students who major in history. The course is designed to stoke the fires of enthusiasm for the conscious and deliberate analysis of the human interaction and activity that is central to historical discourse. Examines how historians piece together what they can about the past to produce a record of human activity that has meaning today. Each semester, working with a member of the department, students will address a particular theme and undertake research using primary and secondary sources. The professor may require students to work together on a course project or on other collaborative endeavors. Ideally, students should be able to apply what they learn in other department electives. This course should be taken no later than the sophomore year.
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HIST 205 - Ancient Greece
Credits: (3)
Imagine yourself spending a day in the Athens of the fifth century B.C.: debating legislation in the Assembly with Pericles, discussing philosophy in the agora with Socrates and Alcibiades, admiring the sculpture and architecture of the Parthenon, perhaps attending a performance of a tragedy or a comedy. Ah, the glory that was Greece. But wait a minute. Weren’t those Greeks a bunch of hypocrites? What kind of democracy excludes women and allows slaveholding? And wasn’t all that culture stolen from Egypt, anyway? Did you know that the ancient opinion of Athenian democracy was not that it wasn’t democratic enough, but that it was too democratic? Far from worrying that women and slaves had no power, the ancients grumbled that democracy gave power to the poor. This course explores these apparent contradictions. We encounter the Greeks on their own terms through the study of primary sources, and are introduced to modern interpretations of ancient history through our reading of secondary sources.
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HIST 206 - Ancient Rome
Credits: (3)
The theme of this course is romanitas, or “Roman-ness”-what it meant to be a Roman. Through our reading, discussion, and writing about primary sources, we will discover the meaning of this term from the legendary founding of Rome in 753 B.C. until the overthrow of the last western emperor in A.D. 476. In the first half of the course, after a brief look at the Etruscan heritage and the legends of the Roman monarchy, we will consider the Roman Republic, established in 509 B.C. We will study the creation of romanitas in the institutions, values and ideas of the Republic; the expansion of romanitas as Rome grew from a single city-state to the head of an Italian confederacy to the ruler of an empire ringing the Mediterranean; and challenges to romanitas during the Roman Revolution. The second half of the course will be devoted to Imperial Rome, which began in 27 B.C. Topics will include the revival of romanitas during the early Empire; further expansion of romanitas during the “Roman peace”; and more challenges to romanitas during Rome’s decline and fall. We will conclude by inquiring how romanitas survived the end of antiquity and was transformed in the beginning of the Middle Ages.
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HIST 207 - Introduction to Archival Science
Credits: (3)
This course will introduce students to the science of caring for historic documents and photographs. Students will gain extensive hands-on experience working with archival materials from the Mount Archives. Major themes in this course will include: arrangement and description, preservation, and digital curation. Upon completion of this course, students will have the basic knowledge and background to confidently pursue internship opportunities in archives and historical societies.
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HIST 208 - Technology and the Digital Liberal Arts
Credits: (3)
This course will introduce students to the evolving role of technology in liberal arts research and its impact on how we approach the interpretation and understanding of human nature. Students will gain hands-on experience with some of the core technologies used in modern liberal arts research and will explore the practical and philosophical questions that arise from implementing digital research methodologies.
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HIST 210 - The High Middle Ages
Credits: (3)
Ignorant barbarians or knights in shining armor? Dark Ages or Age of Faith? We in the twentieth century are heir to two contrasting images of the Middle Ages. One, the legacy of the Renaissance, sees the medieval era as the “Dark Ages”: centuries of gloom, barbarism, ignorance, and filth. The other is the creation of the nineteenth-century Romantics, who, reacting against the rationalism and classicism of the Enlightenment, saw new value in medieval culture. From the Romantics we get our picture of the Middle Ages as a time of knights and ladies, castles and cathedrals. Both these sets of images compete in our minds. But as scholars, we must attempt to get past these inherited preconceptions and discover the Middle Ages for ourselves. We will spend most of our time on the period around 1200, during the papacy of Innocent III (r. 1198 - 1216). Innocent III had his hand in most of the important developments of this period, from the growth of papal power to the suppression of heresy to new religious movements like the Franciscans to the Crusades to Magna Carta. We will explore each of these subjects using primary sources.
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