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Exercise and Health Science |
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3 Credit(s) |
| |
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EHS 485 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A student may register for independent study only with the permission of the department. The proposed study must be approved by the appropriate departmental committee and supervised by a member of the faculty.
Enrollment Requirements:
Department consent
016727:1
1 - 6 Credit(s) |
| |
12 Credit(s) |
| |
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EHS 497 - Special Topics
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Addresses a specific topic in exercise and health sciences. Course content varies according to the topic.
039458:1
3 Credit(s) |
French |
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FRENCH 100 - Intensive Elementary French
8 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Intensive elementary work in the four language skills, with concentration on an audio-lingual approach, for students with no previous training in French. Students completing this course satisfactorily will be allowed to enter directly into courses at the intermediate level. Equivalent to one year of elementary French.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017035:1
8 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 101 - Elementary French I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Practice in the four language skills, with concentration on an audio-lingual approach, for students who have no creditable training in French. Includes an introduction to French and francophone culture. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017036:1
4 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 102 - Elementary French II
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A continuation of FRENCH 101 . Concentrated practice in the four language skills, with an audio-lingual approach, for students who have completed FRENCH 101 or its equivalent. Continued attention to French and francophone culture. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: FRENCH 101 or equivalent
017037:1
4 Credit(s) |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 201 - Intermediate French I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course seeks to help students attain the level of intermediate competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, through imaginative and personalized activities that are relevant to student interests. These activities include an introduction to the culture and literature of the French-speaking world. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017038:1
4 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 202 - Intermediate French II
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course seeks to build on the level of achievement reached in FRENCH 201 . Participants study a variety of literary and cultural texts as models of written expression. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017033:1
4 Credit(s) |
| |
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 301 - Composition et stylistique
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A course in written expression beyond the intermediate level. Emphasis is on composition as well as on grammatical and stylistic analysis of contemporary texts.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017144:1
3 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 302 - Initiation a la litterature et a la civilisation francaises: Depuis le Moyen Age jusqu’a la fin du 1
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the end of the seventeenth century. Selected readings from Chanson de Roland, courtly novels, lyric poetry of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Rabelais, Montaigne, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, LaFontaine, with lectures on the cultural backgrounds of the periods under study.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017147:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 303 - Intro Lit & Cult II
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
French literature and culture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Selected readings from Diderot, Marivaux, Voltaire, Rousseau, Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Hugo, Vigny, Musset, Balzac, Baudelaire, and Zola, with lectures on the cultural background of the periods studied.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017151:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 304 - French Conversation
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Discussions based on authentic documents from a broad variety of sources representing diverse aspects of French and francophone culture: individual oral presentations, exchanges with a partner or small group, full-class discussions. Written summaries of documents, review of grammar points as needed.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017040:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 305 - 20th/21st Century French and Francophone Literature
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will cover major topics in French and Francophone literature and culture during the 20th and 21st centuries. Following historical developments and a chronological order of literary production, this course covers the themes of war, love, language, feminism, immigration and exile. The course is taught in French
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: FRENCH 202 or permission of instructor
036819:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 306L - Introduction to French Cinema (in French)
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An introduction to the major works, filmmakers, and movements of French cinema. We will develop a basic knowledge of French film through the analysis of different genres. Through cinema we will also study social, historical and political issues. The course will be taught in French. FRENCH 306L and CINE 306L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: FRENCH 202 or permission of instructor
036820:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 307 - French and Francophone Popular Culture
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course explores trends in popular culture in the French-speaking world from the early twentieth century to the present day. We will study digital media, popular music, and films from the French-speaking world for language learning and cultural awareness. These materials will be analyzed for their textual, historical, and cultural values. The course will be taught in French.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: FRENCH 202
037793:1
3 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 308L - Feminist Histories: Renaissance France and Beyond
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Students will study one important branch of the history of global feminism: women’s writing in medieval and Renaissance France. In addition to literature, we will also consider the social history of these women, as well as the impact of their feminist thinking on the rest of Europe and beyond, through to our contemporary world.
040746:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 310 - French for Heritage Speakers
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
French 310 is an intermediate-level grammar course for students who are heritage speakers of French and for those who have had significant exposure to oral/spoken French and little contact with written French. The course will focus on developing written proficiency of French in a wide variety of real-life situations, explore the cultures of France and the French-speaking world, and practice French grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions. Emphasis will also be placed on all four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing), and students will concentrate on developing formal skills in order to articulate more abstract ideas in a coherent and cohesive way. The class is organized thematically and conducted entirely in French.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
040994:1
3 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 312 - French in the Professional and Business World
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is designed for students who wish to acquire a general understanding and practice of professional communication in French. The course enables students to become familiar with the French professional world from a wide variety of areas: administration, banking, personnel, marketing, management and advertising. ti is designed to help strengthen oral and written communication skills, in French from a practical perspective. The focus of this course will be to write clear and concise professional documents (reports, letters, employment communication, memos and emails) as well as to simulate real life situations pertaining to business and the professional world.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: FRENCH 202 or equivalent
040993:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 378 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
017202:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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FRENCH 379 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
For those students wishing to pursue the study of French language, literature or culture beyond the intermediate level. A course of study is jointly designed by supervising instructor and student.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
017205:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
FRENCH 411 - Theme et version
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Translation from English into French, and from French into English, with analysis of the grammatical and stylistic problems presented by the texts.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017174:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 452 - Roman et theatre romantiques
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The French romantic theatre and novel of Hugo, Vigny, Musset, Sand, Balzac, and Stendhal.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017187:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 464 - Roman Du 20e Siecle
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Discussion of representative twentieth century novels, by such writers as Camus, Gide, Bernanos, Malraux, Robbe-Grillet, Sartre, Mauriac, Duras, ben Jelloun and Ba.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017189:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 465 - 20th Century French Theater
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines societal trends in 20th century France and the Francophone world through theater. In order to highlight the diversity of French theater throughout the century this course is organized thematically around questions such as war, cruelty, existentialism, art and love. Playwrights include Giraudoux, Sartre, Genet, C?saire, and Reza among others.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017193:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
FRENCH 478 - Readings & Research
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Primarily for seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 in their major who wish to pursue a research topic in depth, one ordinarily not available in standard course offerings. A written prospectus detailing the plan of study must be submitted to supervising instructor and department.
017165:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 479 - Readings & Research
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Primarily for seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 in their major who wish to pursue a research topic in depth, one ordinarily not available in standard course offerings. A written prospectus detailing the plan of study must be submitted to supervising instructor and department. (Course offered in the spring only.)
032452:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 480 - Images of Otherness in French and Francophone Literature
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Through a thorough examination of novels, plays, film and poetry in French this class will focus on images of the ‘foreigner’, the ‘stranger’, the ‘other’ as well as on the representation of gender and national differences. Historical and sociological contextual frameworks will help situate the different representations. Course will be taught in French.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: FRENCH 301 or permission of instructor
036821:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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FRENCH 490 - Special Topics
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Topics vary each semester according to instructor.
017213:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
FRENCH 498 - Honors Research Project
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Independent and original investigation of a specific aspect of French studies of interest to the student, under the supervision of a departmental advisor. Student will read primary and secondary texts and determine a critical methodology in preparation for the writing of the thesis. Completion of a thesis prospectus and acceptance by the student’s proposed thesis supervisor are prerequisites for admission to FRENCH 499.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017238:1
3 Credit(s) |
Freshmen Seminar |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
| |
4 Credit(s) |
German |
| |
-
GERMAN 101 - Elementary German I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Intensive practice in the four language skills, with an audio-lingual approach, for students who have no creditable training in German. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required. (Course offered in the fall only.)
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017826:1
4 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERMAN 102 - Elementary German II
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Continuation of GERMAN 101 . (Course offered in the spring only.)
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: GERMAN 101 or equivalent
017827:1
4 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERMAN 103 - German for Business
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is designed for students at the beginning of the low intermediate level who wish to prepare for the world of business. The course will familiarize students with the appropriate communications tools for a range of work and business related situations, such as team meetings, telephone conversations, job search, business developments, oral presentations, etc. This course is open to students who have completed GERMAN 102 or have equivalent language proficiency.
040747:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERMAN 200 - Intensive Intermediate German
8 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This is an intensive language course that covers the entire intermediate level in one semester. Speaking, listening, reading and writing are practiced in situations based on real-life, using authentic texts. Open to students who have completed GERMAN 102 or have equivalent language proficiency. After completing GERMAN 200, students may enter courses at the advanced level. German 200 is equivalent to the level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: GERMAN 100 or GERMAN 102
040750:1
8 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERMAN 201 - Intermediate German I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Development of the skills of speaking, aural understanding, reading, and writing on the intermediate level. Review and further study of grammar; vocabulary building; readings of varied materials; practice in oral and written expression. (Course offered in the fall only.)
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017889:1
4 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERMAN 202 - Intermediate German II
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A continuation of GERMAN 201; intensive work in skills of reading, understanding, speaking and writing. Through active engagement with a variety of written and audio-visual materials students improve their command of the language and deepen their knowledge of contemporary German culture. (Course offered in the spring only.)
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
017891:1
4 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERMAN 230 - Crisis and Continuity: German Culture and Society in the 20th Century
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An interdisciplinary introduction to modern German culture, drawing on historical and literary texts, film, art and music. Using the German capital of Berlin as its focal point, this course investigates such themes as national identity, authoritarian traditions versus modern movements, the roles of women and minorities as they appear in both popular and “high” culture from the turn of the century to reunification. Taught in English; no knowledge of German necessary.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
017897:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERMAN 280 - Special Topics in German Literary and Cultural History
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Announced topics, generally a particular author, work or historical moment.
018008:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERMAN 330L - Doppelganger: The Uncanny Double in World Literature and Film
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will examine the figure of the uncanny doppelganger in world literature and film as well as in psychoanalytic and film theory. For more than two centuries, the figure of the doppelganger has played a major role in folklore, fiction and popular culture. A doppelganger is a ghostly double of a living person and typically appears as his or her twin, shadow or mirror image, representing evil or misfortune. The motif of “self-as-other” fuses supernatural horror with a philosophical inquiry concerning personal identify and psychological investigation into the hidden depths of the human psyche.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
040677:3
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERMAN 365 - Masterpieces of German Literature
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course introduces students to key authors, genres, and movements in German literary history between 1770 and the present. Focusing on some of the most prominent works of German literature - including prose, drama, and poetry - this course explores key themes and tendencies of the German literary tradition. It reflects on the question how the concept of “German” culture developed over time and assesses its importance int he current era of globalization and mass communication.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures
017887:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERMAN 372L - German Cinema
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
German cinema constitutes one of the most creative, influential and exciting of all filmic traditions. In this course students will analyze masterpieces of the German cinema and develop an understanding of their expressive modes and formal structures. Topics may include Nazi cinema, cinema and technology, minority filmmaking, German filmmakers in American exile, German New Wave, women filmmakers, and contemporary German cinema. GERMAN 372L and CINE 372L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: The Arts | Diversity Area: International
039760:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERMAN 379 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Independent Study |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Independent Study is offered to students to study particular topics that are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. The course enables a student to pursue a topic that is directly relevant to the student’s course of study and to do so with a course instructor’s oversight.
017961:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
Gerontology |
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GERON 150 - Frontiers in Global Human Aging
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This introductory course provides an overview of research and knowledge in human aging. This course builds a framework for understanding the biopsychosocial aspects of human aging and the characteristics of older adults in the world today. The survey course looks at the latest findings across many disciplines that study global aging (e.g., psychology, sociology, political science, public health, social work, nursing). For example, it explores a number of variables that are important to human aging such as personal health and well-being, social support, and race and cultural contributions to the life course. This course also covers the basic aspects of planning and delivering health and social services for older adults.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
040432:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 160 - Global Aging and the Life Course I
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This foundational course introduces the major topics, concepts and terminology in life course studies using a global comparative perspective. This course builds a framework for understanding aging populations and aging individuals. It considers how different cultures and contexts influence attitudes toward aging and the aged. Case studies and essays from international gerontology scholars will be presented and studied.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
040433:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERON 240 - Policy and Aging
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This undergraduate course provides an overview of policy and aging. The course provides a general framework for understanding and analyzing social policy and introduces students to the study of public policy. In addition, the course offers an overview of aging policy in the United States, with attention to financial security, access to health care, long-term care, and the Older Americans Act. Students are introduced to policy analysis. This course includes two sections, the first section introduces the legislative bodies and administrative agencies. This section allows students to critically analyze the state legislative process and to master verbal reasoning skills necessary to engage in strategic planning for influencing the decision makers. The second section provides a general framework for understanding and analyzing social policy and introduces students to the study of public policy.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
036604:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERON 250 - Mental Health and Aging
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of psychological aspects of aging. this course will be organized into three broad sections. 1) In the first section of this course, you will become aware of the increasing population of older adults, methods in aging studies, biological theories, physical changes, quality of life and longevity, common diseases, and person -environment interactions. 2) The second section of this course will cover attentional processes, types of memory, intelligence, and social cognition. 3) For the final section of this course, we will focus on mental health. Specifically learning about changes in personality with age, psychological and cognitive disorders including depression, anxiety, dementia, relationships throughout the lifespan, death and dying, and end of life care. To finish the semester we will reflect back on what we have learned and focus on how we can successfully age and encourage others to do so also.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
040434:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 260 - Health and Physical Aspects of Aging
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses on the physical changes in the body associated with normal aging. There is a lessened reserve capacity in all organ systems in the body that increase susceptibility to disease and illness. Emphasis is on health promotion and disease and disability prevention.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
036599:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
-
GERON 305 - Concepts of Aging
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course builds a framework for understanding the biopsychosocial aspects of human aging and the older adult in the United States today. It explores a number of variables that are important to the study of human aging and fundamental to the planning and delivery of effective health and social services of older persons. Each student examines his/her own aging process regardless of his/her chronological age.
036603:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 315 - Working with Elders
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skill to engage learners in a helping relationship with older adults. The structured experience of friendly visitation to a frail older adult provides an opportunity to perform in the role of an effective helper in purposeful relationship with a frail elder.
036600:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 325 - Applied Research in Aging
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This 3-credit course is a project in conjunction with a community organization about an issue affecting the elderly. Students learn to clearly articulate significant questions, develop a research methodology, prepare instruments and gather data that informal debate on the issue. Students will participate in the design and implementation of a group field project. We will use mixed methods to explore the attitudes and behavior of these older adults.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
036602:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 342L - Aging and Society
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This undergraduate course provides an overview of the significant sociological perspectives, social issues, and social science research pertaining to the phenomenon of aging in society. During the semester we will deconstruct myths of aging and stereotypes about the aged, examine the roles we have constructed for older people in society and analyze the impact of gender, race and social class on the aging process in the United States. GERON 342L and SOCIOL 342L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Diversity Area: United States
027899:2
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 350 - Families in Later Life
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is designed as an overview of major areas of research on later life families. The class provides an opportunity to develop and evaluate research dealing with families in later life. Students will learn about theoretical bases of research and special methodological issues facing family researchers. Selected substantive topics include: intimate relationships in later life, intergenerational relationships, sibling relationships, the demographics of later life families, family caregiving, and policy issues.
037062:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 355 - Service Delivery Issues for Aging Populations
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is concerned with the link between consumers and aging services in settings with well-developed formal services. The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the structural problems that underlie the challenges that consumers face in using formal services. the course will cover a wide range of services that older people may need, the complementary relationship between formal and informal services, boundaries issues among service specialties and service professionals, service coordination and integration, and the role of both consumer direction and professional case management in negotiating service systems.
036845:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 411 - Introduction to Longterm Services and Supports
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This is the first part of a two-semester seminar leading toward more advanced work in gerontology. It offers students an opportunity to examine, discuss, and apply one of several current major social policy issues within the field of aging, and to study the challenges to everyday life from the perspectives of individuals, their families, and their communities. We will learn about advocacy efforts locally and nationally to support policies to improve the quality of life for persons dealing with the particular issue being studied.
036598:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 415 - Environmental Gerontology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This undergraduate course introduces the major topics and concepts in environmental gerontology. The micro-level interventions (e.g. home modifications, products for older adults) have become a component of a newer, larger movement: Age-Friendly Communities. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of design interventions for older adults. We will cover important related theories and frameworks, details of home modifications, aspects of age-friendly communities (urban, suburban, and rural - both public and private), and important policies that inform this work. Students will have an opportunity to conduct environmental micro- and macro-level audits and to interview allied professionals. Readings will provide details that students can immediately apply to their current aging services work.
036601:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GERON 440 - Global Aging II
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This advanced undergraduate course offers a comprehensive coverage of population aging around the world. Throughout the semester students become familiar with how people age differently in various cultures and how individuals, governments, and organizations adapt to meet the needs of this demographic change.
036597:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GERON 441 - Global Aging Field Placement II
1 - 4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit up to 2 times/8 credits
Description:
This advanced course provides an opportunity for students to experience a field placement in a global setting. This cross-national placement will provide students with a guided practical experience in gerontology in a variety of possible settings. Field placements may vary in length to accommodate the needs of the site and students (range of 1-4 weeks).
040586:1
1 - 4 Credit(s) |
Global Affairs |
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GLBAFF 220 - Introduction to Global Affairs
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to global affairs and will provide student with an introduction to the complexities and interconnectedness of the global arena. Students will be introduced to major theories, key terms, important concepts and issues in global affairs. The purpose of this course is to analyze the dynamic interactions that transcend the nation-state to shape the world around us. This requires an appreciation of the interconnectedness of global and local events as well as the associated processes and structures.
040709:1
3 Credit(s) |
| |
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GLBAFF 301 - Contemporary Issues in Global Affairs
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses on major issue areas and topics with an international dimension and/or global impact and with salience for the emerging patterns of world politics. While engaging in critical analysis of current topics, it also examines the broader conceptual context and analytic framework which explain interactions among nations.
038484:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 305 - Global Communications and Information
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will focus on the information revolution and international relations, media coverage of international issues such as the war in Iraq, the use of geographic information systems to analyze conflict, and the popular revolutions that swept across the Middle East. Students will learn to utilize the internet to analyze themes and geographic patterns of coverage of world events from a wide-variety of online media sources, including English language newspapers such as The Jerusalem Post, The Independent (Bangladesh), the St. Petersburg Times, The Japan Times, The Hindustan Times, The East African Standard, The People’s Daily, The Teheran Times, The Jakarta Post, and the Yemen Times. Students can log on to the Kidon media link, which will connect them to hundreds of newspapers and news sources from Europe (some in English) or “Paperboy”, which is a source of hundreds of newspapers and magazines online. Students will learn to access other media sources online such as the US State Department’s media reaction page, the “World News Connection” website, and “Middle east online” among others. The course will conclude with a case study of the phenomenon of WikiLeaks as it applies to global affairs.
038487:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 308 - Human Security
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Human security stands out in sharp contrast to the traditional approach to state security. This course will focus on such factors as the protection of the human rights of people, the responsibility of governments to protect people from genocide, the importance of human development, global health, food security, and the protection of the environment.
038536:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 309 - International Terrorism
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses on International Terrorism. It defines terrorism as a deliberate act designed to inflict violence on and cause harm to innocent civilians for a variety of motivations, ranging from ideological factors on both the left and the right wings of the political spectrum to promoting a religious cause such as engaging in a Holy War, to realizing the self-determination of a group of people who ae pursuing separatist objectives. Special attention in this course will be paid to 9/11, al Qaeda, the war against terror, and some of the ethical and moral dilemmas which this raises.
038537:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 310 - Global Financial Markets
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is designed to familiarize non-business students with the global financial markets, including stocks, bonds, derivatives, real estate and currency markets; to acquaint students with the history of global financial market’s crises; to expand students’ awareness and understanding of financial markets’ products and services; the global financial markets players and financial markets regulators.
039727:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 311 - Global Health Issues
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses on an investigation of the extent to which an effective system of global governance exists to deal with such international health issues as health security and the human right to health within the context of the increasingly important role of information technology in the prevention and surveillance of infectious and communicable diseases. A major focus of the course will also be placed on the health disparities which exist between the developed and developing countries and efforts by the international health community to eliminate those gaps. The role of the World Health Organization in dealing with international health issues will also be analyzed especially in connection with the growing importance of other non-state international health actors such as NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and foundations (the Gates Foundation). The relationship between world politics and global health will also be examined throughout the course.
038538:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 312 - International Institutions and Management of Development
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This 3 credit core course will provide an in-depth exploration of the role that various types of international organizations play in international development. The course will look at the major development organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and regional development banks, as well as bi-lateral aid agencies (USAID, DFID, JICA), international NGO’s (Soros, Clinton, Gates) as well as the increasing role of international corporations and militaries in development efforts. Students will read assigned materials, review websites and other online materials, engage in online discussion with their cohort, and complete writing assignments.
038539:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 313 - Regional Political Economy
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will begin with a theoretical discussion of regions, regionalism, and regional organizations. Special attention will be paid to the case of regionalism and political economy in Europe and the future of the European project within the context of the Eurozone crisis. Emphasis will also be placed on the role of the European Union as a major non-state actor in the international, regional, and sub-regional systems both during and after the Cold War. Particular attention will be paid to the enlargement of the European Union and NATO eastward into the former communist sphere of influence. Other important regional and sub-regional organizations, in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East will be analyzed.
038540:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 350 - Research and Methods in Global Affairs
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will focus on the research methods and steps needed to produce a top quality research paper on an important issue/topic in the field of global affairs. Students will learn to engage in all aspects of researching, developing, and completing a quality paper indicative of focused research, rigorous investigation, critical analysis, effective utilization of relevant concepts, and review of the literature. An analysis of the major approaches to global affairs is designed to provide a framework for an investigation of the topic (usually a case study or case studies) that you have selected for your paper. The major approaches t global affairs that will be covered are realism, neo-realism, constructivism, critical theory, classic Marxist analysis and various neo-Marxist approaches to the study of global affairs. The course will include learning how to use scholarly journals, books, and websites in researching your paper.
038541:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 420 - Diplomacy
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses on the theory and practice of diplomacy. Diplomacy, which involves the science and art of negotiation, is viewed as an institution which is central to global affairs as it has evolved over the centuries. The course examines the evolution of diplomacy from its classic origins to the new, modern diplomacy which has been affected by the revolution which has occurred in the field of information technology as illustrated by the phenomenon of Wikileaks. The course will focus on the different types and forms of diplomacy, including bilateral diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy, citizen or two-track diplomacy, and public diplomacy among others. The course will also engage in an analysis of such topics as sub-state and regional diplomacy, diplomacy and war, diplomacy and foreign policy, diplomacy and intelligence.
038542:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 424 - Foreign Policy Analysis
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will equip the student with the skills to apply foreign policy analysis to the real world based on a consideration of the various approaches to the study of the process of foreign policy, such as decision-making, Graham Allison’s rational actor model, the organizational process and bureaucratic politics model, social psychology, the role of public opinion in foreign policy-making, comparative foreign policy, the pre-theory model of foreign policy, the role culture and identity in foreign policy making, and national role conception identity work. Students will analyze real world case studies utilizing these various approaches. Students will engage in intensive analysis of historically significant international crises. At the end of the course, students will engage in a role playing and simulation exercises based on a topical geopolitical situation.
038543:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GLBAFF 490 - Internship in Global Affairs
3 - 6 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Students will be required to participate in an internship related to global affairs. The internship can be international or domestic, if associated with global issues. The internship may take place over the summer semester or in conjunction with other courses during the spring or fall semesters. Many internship are listed every week in the Global Job Board by the Foreign Policy Association. A number of internships are usually available in the Washington, DC or New York City area, especially during the summer. It is also expected that students will be able to find a number of internships in countries other than the United States. There are a number of internship opportunities in the Boston area with organizations such as the United Nations association of Greater Boston, World Boston, and the 70 foreign consulates located in the metro area.
038544:1
3 - 6 Credit(s) |
Greek |
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GREEK 101 - Elementary Classical Greek I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Fundamentals of ancient Attic Greek, designed to complete a standard, basic textbook with GREEK 102 . (Course offered in the fall only.) Students are allowed credit for GREEK 101, 151 and 120 .
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018183:1
4 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 102 - Elementary Classical Greek II
4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A continuation of GREEK 101 . (Course offered in the spring only.)
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018186:1
4 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 120 - An Introduction to Sappho’s Greek
4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This one-semester introductory course teaches students enough ancient Greek grammar and vocabulary to read nearly all the poems of Sappho of Lesbos. Although her poems are famous for their hints of same-sex love, they also touch on a wide range of topics pertaining to myth, nature, the gods, family relationships, and the composition of poetry.
Students are allowed credit for GREEK 101 , GREEK 151 , and 120.
For foreign language proficiency a student must complete GREEK 102 .
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
040857:1
4 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 151 - Biblical Greek I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course offers an introduction to koine (Hellenistic) Greek, with particular emphasis on the great Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible and on the Christian New Testament. Grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills acquired in this course are readily transferable to the study of Greek literature of earlier periods as well.
Students are allowed credit for GREEK 101 , 151, and 120 .
For foreign language proficiency a student must complete GREEK 102 .
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
039062:1
4 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 211 - Intermediate Greek
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Review of basic principles and introductory reading of a prose author: Plato, Lysias. (Course offered in the fall only.)
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018191:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 222 - Intermediate Greek II: Homer
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Introductory reading in the Iliad or Odyssey; continuation of GREEK 211 ; credit may be applied toward any departmental major. (Course offered in the spring only.) Note: Either GREEK 222 or GREEK 224 is a prerequisite for all Greek courses at or beyond the 300 level. Students may not receive credit for both GREEK 222 and GREEK 224.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018192:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 301 - Attic Orators
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Selected readings in Lysias, Demosthenes, and other major orators; background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: One 200-level GREEK course
018194:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 302 - Plato
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Readings in selected dialogues, background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018195:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 303 - Aeschylus
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Reading of selected tragedies; background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018197:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 304 - Sophocles
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Reading of selected tragedies; background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018198:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 307 - Herodotus
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Reading of selected books of the histories; background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018201:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 308 - Thucydides
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Reading of selected books of the histories; background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018203:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 310 - Epic Poetry
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Advanced reading of Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey; background and scholarship.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
018205:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 311 - Menander and Hellenistic Drama
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Students will read fragments of Middle Comedy, selections from plays of Menander in Greek, and Greek Mime, in order to explore the rich dramatic traditions of Hellenistic Greece.
040702:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 397 - Special Topics
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will cover selected topics in Greek, taught by staff or visiting lecturers
032615:1
3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 478 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Directed projects in Greek language and literature.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
018208:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 479 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Directed projects in Greek language and literature.
018209:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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GREEK 490 - Honors
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Special projects in Greek language and literature for honors candidates.
018211:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
History |
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HIST 101 - Introduction to Historical Thinking and Analysis
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the discipline of history, to the way in which primary sources are used to assemble historical narratives and explanations. The course introduces the student to the basic skills of historical thought and analysis, how to read and understand sources, to weigh evidence, evaluate it and place it in a larger context, and to explain why and how past events happened. Each section of the class will be focused upon a particular person, event or theme that will allow students to examine primary and secondary sources and to use the former to evaluate the latter as a means to developing the skills appropriate to a beginning student of history.
035602:1
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 115L - Survey of Contemporary Asia
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course introduces students to aspects of history, society and culture in early modern and modern South Asia to demonstrate its diversity and richness, and the variety of human experience in this region. This course is designed as a gateway for the Asian Studies major and satisfies Asian History breadth requirements for the History major. ASIAN 115L and HIST 115L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
035806:2
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 125L - Jerusalem: Sacred Space, Contested Space
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course traces the history of Jerusalem from the Bronze Age to the present. Using a sampling of relevant primary sources (e.g., literary, archaeological, iconographical), students will study the political, physical, and conceptual development of this urban space through its multiple destructions and reconstructions, considering especially the emergence of Jerusalem as a sacred space for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Students will also give some attention o the political tensions in modern Jerusalem, using the study of the past to inform reflection on the present.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
039157:2
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 130 - Goddesses and Supergirls
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course provides an introduction to some of the female divinities, saints, queens, and other “supergirls” who have been important in Western history from the rise of ancient Greece until today, including the goddess Athena, Christian saints, Queen Elizabeth I, and Wonder Woman. We explore the gap between idealizations of these “supergirls’ and the lives and experiences of “ordinary” women. We also examine modern representations of these figures and discuss the ways in which they have contributed to our conceptions of and debates about gender roles in the twenty-first century.
040916:1
3 Credit(s) |
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