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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Environmental Studies
  

  • ENVSTY 371 - Telling the Story: broadcast multi-media communications about natural, built, and human environments

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Through lecture and hands on studio activities, students in this course will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to create and publish audio files necessary for communicating their stories about natural, built, and human environments to a broad audience such as stakeholders and community members. This course will train student sin foundational communications skills such as finding, developing, and storyboarding stories and train student sin current technical best practices such as rights and responsibilities and recording, editing, and posting audio files. Studio time will consist of mixture of directed and independent activities.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 credits

    040241:1
  

  • ENVSTY 380 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    The course covers a variety of areas in environmental studies at an advanced level. The topic is announced during preregistration period.

    016626:1
  

  • ENVSTY 395L - Immersive Field Trip: Exploring Individuals, Societies, and Natural Systems

    3 Credit(s) | Field Studies |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course will provide students with an immersive experience in which students will gain knowledge of individuals, societies, and natural systems away from their home institution. Domestic or global learning will occur as students gain intellectual and practical skills, gain personal and social responsibility, and integrate their learning through synthesis and advanced learning across general and specialized studies. Some sections may also partake in civic engagement and service learning. Each section of the course will visit international or domestic locations and situations based on instructor expertise and opportunities.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: A minimum of 60 credits or permission of instructor

    Department consent

    040154:1
  

  • ENVSTY 410 - Fourth-Year Seminar: Environmental Issues

    1 Credit(s) | Seminar |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    In this fourth-year seminar, students will be exposed to current global environmental issues in a discussion and debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Issues covered will fall under fie topic areas: environmental philosophy, principles versus politics, energy issues, food and pollution, and toxic chemicals. Each issue reading is framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and issue pro and con stance, and an issue post-script. Students will write issue or analysis reports for each issue and discuss the issue in class via general discussion, panel discussions, role-play discussions, and debates. This fourth-year seminar course also is designed for vertical alignment of the curriculum and cohort development for environmental studies and sustainability majors.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENVSTY 310 

    039778:1
  

  • ENVSTY 478 - Independent Study

    1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Research and reading in a selected area of environmental studies, guided by a faculty advisor.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Instructor consent

    016631:1
  

  • ENVSTY 479 - Independent Study

    1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.

    016632:1
  

  • ENVSTY 481L - Introduction to Environmental Management and Clean Energy

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines the rapidly growing field of environmental management in the context of climate change and corporate sustainability. We will assess the strategies pursued by business as it engages with the challenges and opportunities presented by various environmental issues, including resource scarcity, increasing demand for clean energy and energy efficiency, air and water pollution, hazardous waste, environmental reporting and disclosure and working with environmental organizations and regulatory authorities. We will discuss the impact of regulatory, market, and voluntary approaches to addressing environmental concerns through improved organizational environmental performance. The course will introduce students to the relevant scientific, economic, and policy aspects of climate change and consider their physical, regulatory, and market impacts on business in various sectors. The students will have an opportunity to use this newly acquired knowledge by construction and actionable environmental management plan for an individual business sector of their choice.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENVSTY 101  or ENVSCI 122 

    036906:2

Exercise and Health Science
  

  • EHS 120 - Careers in Exercise & Health

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is an overview of professions in the fields of exercise and health science. Career opportunities within fitness instruction and management, clinical exercise, sports medicine, health science, and allied health will be investigated. Objectives include describing various aspects of careers, determining requirements for advanced study and learning what necessary coursework would be for applying to several professions of interest. Activities and faculty/guest speakers will introduce students to the wide array of careers related to exercise and health science.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Exercise and health science students only

    033240:1
  

  • EHS 150 - Introduction to Nutrition

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines ways in which nutrition promotes health, influences disease, and affects exercise and sports performance. A major goal is to have students better understand the role that nutrition plays in their own health. Participants evaluate popular diets and dietary supplements, examine current nutrient recommendations, and acquire confidence in making sensible nutrition recommendations.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Exercise and health science and nursing students only

    000661:1
  

  • EHS 160 - Fitness & Wellness

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Students completing this course will learn introductory concepts about 1) fitness and related topical areas, including physical activity, nutrition, behavior change, body composition, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, and flexibility, and 2) wellness, including lifestyle related chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Students will learn about the components of fitness as it related to health and develop their own personal fitness plan. Students will be introduced to causes and treatments for lifestyle related chronic diseases, relevant organizational websites, and develop their own wellness profile. This is a fundamental course that introduces students to the basic principles of fitness and wellness.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Exercise and health science students only

    000663:1
  

  • EHS 230 - Strength and Conditioning

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course addresses the scientific and theoretical basis of strength training and conditioning. Basic terms and concepts will be discussed and an overview of the major research that has been conducted in this area will be explored. The fundamental concepts and variables that influence the design of strength and conditioning programs will be discussed, with an emphasis on functional training. The bioenergetics of exercise and training will be explored. Anaerobic training adaptions will be compared and contrasted with aerobic training adaptions. The course is designed to serve as basic preparations for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Exercise and health science students only

    016707:1
  

  • EHS 240 - Prevention and Care of Sport Injuries

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is designed to assist students in recognizing and providing immediate treatment of the common injuries seen in recreational and competitive sports. Additional topics include pre-participation physicals, protective equipment, emergency first-aid, orthotics, illnesses and disease routinely seen in active individuals, and when to treat and when to refer.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Exercise and health science students only

    016708:1
  

  • EHS 250 - Nutrition for Sports & Performance

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines the interaction between nutrition, exercise, and athletic performance. Weeks include the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of nutrition as it relates to exercise performance. Lectures cover current research on nutritional needs in response to exercise including: fluids, energy nutrient requirements and caloric distribution, supplementation, ergogenic aids, pre/post event recommendations. A strong foundation of bioenergetics for sports competition will be emphasized.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 150  

    Exercise and health science students only

    033241:1
  

  • EHS 260 - Physical Activity & Health

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    The relationship between physical activity and health across the life span and the implications for health promotion strategies targeted at both individuals and the community are examined. The course focuses on national health statistics, gaining experience reading peer reviewed scientific literature, and understanding how science is used to guide physical activity program planning.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 160  and EHS 280  

    Exercise and health science students only

    033242:1
  

  • EHS 270 - Worksite Health Promotion

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Components of administering and managing corporate and worksite fitness and wellness programs are examined. Topics covered include: Paradigms in health promotion, health and exercise programs planning, facility planning and design, program management, policies and procedures, staffing, equipment, ethics, safety and legal issues, and marketing all of which will be discussed from the perspective targeting populations within a corporate or work environment.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 150  and EHS 260  

    Exercise and health science students only

    033243:1
  

  • EHS 280 - Statistics for Health Professionals

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course focuses on basic concepts of statistics such as measures of central tendency and variability; concepts of test validity, reliability, and objectivity; and on basic techniques used in inferential statistics such as correlation, regression, t-tests, and analysis of variance. Advantages and limitation of statistical tests will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on interpreting the statistics presented in scientific peer-reviewed research in the field of exercise and health sciences.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: MATH 114QR  or equivalent

    Exercise and health science and nursing students only

    016712:1
  

  • EHS 297 - 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.

    039459:1
  

  • EHS 300 - Health Fitness Assessment

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture and Laboratory |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course focuses on the evaluation of cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal fitness in apparently health populations.Theoretical and practical components relating to coronary artery disease risk factor analysis, body composition assessment, aerobic fitness testing, muscle strength testing and flexibility assessments will be discussed as they relate to an individual’s probability for developing a disease and issues in exercise programming. Completion of this course will help prepare students to take one of the American college of Sports medicine (ACSM) Health Fitness Certifications.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 160  with a grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    000639:1
  

  • EHS 310 - Applied Kinesiology

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Applied Kinesiology is designed to provide a foundational level of knowledge of the field of Human Kinesiology, and will serve as a primer for students who will be entering higher levels of the health and fitness professions. This course places particular emphasis on expanding the student’s level of understanding of functional musculoskeletal anatomy. Mechanical and anatomical concepts essential for understanding human movement are integrated routinely through this course. After introductory sections on these underlying kinesiological principles, this course systematically progresses through the human body on a joint by joint basis, and then explores the synergistic interaction of all joints systems that is the hallmark of human motion. Topics of focus will include classification of joint systems, connective tissue anatomy and biomechanics, arthrokinematics, and kinetics. Clinical and athletic application of these principles will be made through sections on the biomechanics of sport and exercise.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: BIOL 207  and BIOL 208  with a grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    000645:1
  

  • EHS 320 - Adapted Physical Activity

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is designed to ensure that EHS students have current information concerning the physical activity needs of individuals with various disabling conditions including (but not limited to) autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Down syndrome, and spinal cord disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the attributes of specific disabling conditions, techniques for modifying activities so that all can participate, and strategies for developing and administering appropriate and effective community-based adapted physical programs.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 260  with a grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    016702:1
  

  • EHS 330 - Conditioning for Performance

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines the advanced methods and techniques associated with the design of strength and conditioning programs to enhance human performance in sport and fitness. Topics to be studies include, but will not be limited to, the identification of training priorities, performance testing, periodization and program design, resistance training, mobility and flexibility training, aerobic and anaerobic, energy system training, speed and agility training, core training, plyometrics, and olympic lifting. This course is designed to enhance the student’s level of knowledge attained in EHS 230 and aid in the preparation for the for the National Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification. The scientific and theoretical components of this class will be reinforced with “hands-on” laboratory experiences.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 230  with a grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    033245:1
  

  • EHS 345 - Health Behavior Change

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is an introduction to the science of health behavior change. The most commonly used theories, models and strategies of health behavior change will be explored in the context of promoting health and preventing disease. The particular emphasis of the course is on health behavior change in relation to improving physical activity, eating a healthful diet, eliminating tobacco use, and other lifestyle related habits that impede optimal health and wellness. This course is designed to teach students strategies and skills that they can use to support and facilitate a client or patient’s behavior change goals. Emphasis is placed on improving student competency in designing evidence- and theory-based interventions for individuals and possibly groups. Students will learn the evidence-based counseling skills to interact with individuals in a few settings such as in health care, the community, and worksites. The course has particular relevance to students who plan to be exercise specialists, physical therapists, nutritionists, physical assistants, nurses, health educators, psychologists and other health care professionals.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 160  with a grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    033246:1
  

  • EHS 350 - Obesity and Weight Management

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course provides students with a broad understanding of the global epidemic of obesity and its health and economic consequences. Students in this course learn the scientific basis of energy balance, energy metabolism, and the regulation of body weights in humans. Students also receive and introduction to the fundamentals of the biology of appetite regulation and genetics of obesity. The critical independent and inter-related roles physical activity, healthy nutrition, and health behavior change have to prevent and reduce obesity in children and adults are emphasized throughout the course. Students also study psychosocial factors related to obesity and emerging strategies for obesity treatment such as pharmacological and surgical approaches. An important aspect of this course is the opportunity for students to obtain experience reviewing current literature on a selected topic related to obesity and weight management.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 150  and EHS 260  with grades of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    033247:1
  

  • EHS 360 - Wellness Coaching Techniques

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    The overarching aim of this course is to familiarize the student with evidence-based counseling strategies that can be used to improve healthy lifestyle habits through theory-based health behavior change programs. Students will learn how to take the theories and strategies from Health Behavior Change, with a particular emphasis on the transtheoretical model, social cognitive theory, cognitive and behavioral strategies, and relapse prevention, and apply them during one-on-one counseling sessions. This course focuses on a client-centered approach to counseling which includes learning and practicing motivational interviewing techniques. A variety of experiential activities will be completed to assist students in becoming confident and effective behavior change counselors. The course has particular relevance to students who plan to be exercise specialists, nutritionists, health educators, physical therapists, physical assistants, nurses, psychologists and other health care professionals.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 345  with a grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    033248:1
  

  • EHS 370 - Exercise Program Design

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines the theory and practice of designing exercise programs to improve or maintain cardio respiratory and muscular fitness. Students will study the principles of prescribing safe and effective exercise training programs for apparently health individuals and for persons who have various stable chronic medical conditions such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. Designing exercise programs for other special populations including youth, older adults and pregnancy will also be studied.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 230  and EHS 300  with grades of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    000636:1
  

  • EHS 380 - Exercise Physiology I

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture and Laboratory |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines the acute and chronic effects of exercise on the human body. Specific topic areas to be covered include; 1) energy metabolism, 2) pulmonary system, 3) cardiovascular system, 4) hormones, 5) skeletal muscle, 6) nervous system, and 7) possible other topics such as temperature regulation, affects of altitude, ergogenic aids, etc. Major course concepts will be demonstrated in the accompanying lab sessions. Students cannot received credit for both EHS 380 and EHS 385 .

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: BIOL 207  and BIOL 208  with grades of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    000647:1
  

  • EHS 385 - Exercise Physiology I

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines the acute and chronic effects of exercise on the human body. Specific topic areas to be covered include; 1) aerobic and anaerobic energy metabolism, 2) pulmonary system physiology, 3) cardiovascular system physiology, 4) hormones related to energy metabolism, 50 skeletal muscle physiology, 6) nervous system physiology, and 7) possible other topics such as temperature regulation, the effects of altitude, ergogenic aids. Students cannot received credit for both EHS 380  and EHS 385.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: BIOL 207  and BIOL 208  

    Exercise and health science students only

    039885:1
  

  • EHS 386 - Exercise Physiology I Laboratory

    1 Credit(s) | Laboratory |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course utilizes laboratory experiences to illustrate topics taught in EHS 385 - Exercise Physiology I. Specific labs include: 1) measuring work and power, 2) field tests of aerobic and anaerobic capacity, 3) muscle fatigue and relationships between muscle force, velocity and power, 4) the measurement of oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production and the respiratory exchange ratio, 5) Oxygen deficit and excess post exercise oxygen consumption, 6) direct test of maximal aerobic power, 7) heart rate and blood pressure response to exercise, 8) the ventilator response to exercise, 9) body temperature and exercise, and 10) substrate utilization during exercise.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Pre- or corequisite: EHS 385  

    039884:1
  

  • EHS 400 - Practicum in Adult Fitness

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course explores the physiological and psychological basis of physical conditioning; body weight control and exercise adherence for apparently health adults. Students will gain practical experience administering fitness tests, designing safe and effective exercise programs and developing effective leadership and communication skills. Students will enhance their competencies in adult fitness programming by serving as instructors, test administrators and fitness counselors. Theories and practices related to exercise physiology and health behavior change will be employed throughout the course.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 370  with grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    016716:1
  

  • EHS 410 - Exercise & Aging

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course focuses on fitness, exercise, physical activity, and health issues in the geriatric population. Topics include methods of evaluating fitness levels, exercise prescription, public health issues, and current research issues.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 380  or EHS 385 

    033249:1
  

  • EHS 420 - Pediatric Exercise

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course focuses on exercise and physical activity in children and adolescents. This course introduces students to the anatomical, physiological, and psychosocial issues related to exercise and physical activity in children such as effects of maturation, growth and puberty on the fitness components (body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance and flexibility), normal responses to exercise, and adaptations of exercise training. Students will also explore clinical pediatric health issues (asthma, diabetes, congenital heart disease, obesity, etc), and how to adapt appropriate and safe physical activity and exercise programs. A special emphasis will also be on public health policies and national recommendations for children and adolescents including physical activity, physical education, nutritional intake, and sedentary behaviors.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 380  or EHS 385  

    Exercise and health science students only

    033250:1
  

  • EHS 421 - Pediatric Exercise Externship

    1 Credit(s) | Practicum |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Students will have a practicum experience with hands-on learning through volunteering at a local community site with children and/or adolescents. Time will be spent not only in the community site, but also on campus with special workshops to develop skills related to working with children/adolescents in health/wellness programming. Space is limited and special permission is needed to enroll. Selection for the course is done through a competitive application process. Please contact the instructor for details.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Corequisite: EHS 420  

    040039:1
  

  • EHS 440 - Health Fitness Management

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Students in this course study basic concepts, theories, and organizational management as applied to the field of health, fitness, and recreation. Concepts associated with facility operation, including organizational structure and function, program development and administration, marketing, human resource management, financial management, equipment purchasing and maintenance, information management, insurance issues, and legal considerations in the health and fitness industry are examined.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 300  with grade of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    033252:1
  

  • EHS 460 - Research Methods I

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is designed to provide students with a background in quantitative research methods with an emphasis on studies conducted in exercise and health sciences. Students will become familiar with the scientific method and basic principles of designing descriptive and experimental projects. Students will learn to review and evaluate the literature, interpret research results, and conduct ethical research.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 260  and EHS 280  with grades of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    016720:1
  

  • EHS 470 - Research Methods II

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is designed to provide students with experience in quantitative research design, implementation, analysis, and reporting. In this course, students gain hands-on practical experience conduction their own pilot research study. Students will work in small groups and serve as `investigators’ and may also participate as `subjects’ for other class pilot research projects. At the conclusion of the course, each group of students will present their study as a written research abstract and as a poster presentation.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: EHS 300  and EHS 460  with grades of C or higher

    Exercise and health science students only

    033253:1
  

  • EHS 480 - Clinical Exercise Physiology

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course focuses on the role of exercise in managing several common chronic disease conditions. Risk reduction and the treatment of chronic conditions using exercise will be addressed. The chronic conditions studied in this course are endocrine and metabolic diseases (such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity) pulmonary diseases (such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and cardiovascular diseases (such as heart failure, cardiovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease). Graded exercise testing and prescription in clinical populations will be included.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: EHS 380  or EHS 385  

    Exercise and health science students only

    000619:1
  

  • 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
  

  • EHS 490 - Internship in Exercise Physiology

    12 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    The purpose of this internship program is to provide students with hands-on practical experience in the fields of exercise and health sciences. This course is a 12 credit non-paid internship for students who have completed or are in the process of completing all other course work for graduation. Students are required to complete approximately 400 hours of work over 14-16 weeks at an agency/affiliation that has been approved by the Faculty Internship Coordinator. In addition to the practical field experience, students will also participate in several seminars directed by the Faculty Internship Coordinator. These seminars will provide a forum for sharing experiences, further developing career objectives, and stimulating creative thinking related to their professional development.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Exercise and health science students only

    Instructor consent

    000617:1
  

  • EHS 491 - Internship in Exercise and Health Sciences

    6 Credit(s) | Internship | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    The purpose of this internship program is to provide students with hands-on practical experience in the fields of exercise and health sciences. This course is a 6 credit non-paid internship for students who have completed or are in the process of completing all other course work for graduation. Students are required to complete approximately 200 hours of work over 14-16 weeks at an agency/affiliation that has been approved by the Faculty Internship Coordinator. In addition to the practical field experience, students will also participate in several seminars directed by the Internship Faculty. These seminars will provide a forum for sharing experiences, further developing career objectives, and stimulation creative thinking related to their professional development.

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites:



    041601:1
  

  • 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

French
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • FRENCH 122G - A Long History of the Comic Book

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    The birth of comics is traditionally dated to the 19th century. But pictorial storytelling has a much longer history. In this course, we read word and image together, across centuries, exploring texts from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern era. Along the way, we will ask questions about literacy and media, adaptation and translation, and how the imagination works. Special attention will be paid to the rich French-language tradition, from medieval illustrated bibles to Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar)

    040562:1
  

  • FRENCH 150G - Self and Other in French Literature

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    A study of individual identity within communities of other selves, through close reading and analysis of literary works by major modern French writers (Gide, Mauriac, Camus, Sartre). These works represent a broad range of viewpoints, from atheist to agnostic to believer. The essential human questions they pose challenge students to re-examine their own education, beliefs, and actions. All readings are in English.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar)

    017265:1
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • FRENCH 265G - Greek Myths on Twentieth-Century French Stages

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course will explore the reappearance of Greek myths in a number of French plays from the twentieth century. Through close reading and analysis of major works by Andre’ Gide, Jean Cocteau, Jean Giraudoux, Jean Anouilh, and Jean-Paul Sartre, we will examine the factors that encouraged the resurrection of these ancient stories and the imaginary response of these contemporary authors through the creation of their own version of the memorable characters and challenging situations of antiquity. In a more general way, we will also consider how our reading of this dramatic literature differs from other kinds of reading and can, therefore, serve as an important contribution to the overall academic experience here at UMass Boston. No previous knowledge of Greek mythology is required. all readings are in English.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Intermediate Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102  and a minimum of 30 credits

    Degree students only

    Students may not take more than one 200G (Intermediate Seminar) course

    039993:1
  

  • FRENCH 285L - French Cinema

    Formerly History of French Cinema
    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course will acquaint students with films and filmmakers that have made an impact on French cinema and society from the early 20th century to today. It provides a broad survey of cinematic practices in France and explores the major social issues political debates, and historical memories that have preoccupied French society. The course focuses on how French film interrogates social and national identity in France, but also in Africa and Europe more broadly.

    FRENCH 285L and CINE 285L  are the same course.

    038686:1
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • FRENCH 340L - Moving Across Borders: Migration and Diversity in Europe

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    While focusing on questions of transculturality and literary representations of diversity, this comparative class introduces students to key authors and texts in the field of contemporary European literature. The course examines the discursive construction of diversity in today’s de-centered, globalized world and discusses the analytic benefits of the relatively new paradigm of `transculturality’ for literary and cultural studies. The focal point of interest are questions of identity and migratory experiences in German and Francophone novels in particular. This course will be taught in English.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    041616:2
  

  • FRENCH 355L - European Crime Fiction

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines suspects, felons and detectives in European crime fiction between the 18th century and today (in England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia). It introduces students to the historical development of crime literature focusing on key authors, genres and movements. Beginning with the popularization of crime narratives in the era of Enlightenment, the course examines the development of genre conventions in subsequent centuries until post-modern disintegration of narrative patterns. Particular emphasis is placed on the construction of gender roles, social class, national and regional identity through literature as a cultural practice.

    FRENCH 355L and GERMAN 355L  and MLLC 355L  are the same course.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

    041548:1
  

  • FRENCH 378 - Independent Study

    1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Instructor consent

    017202:1
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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

Freshmen Seminar
  

  • SEMINR 114G - Invest Across Curriculum

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Working in teams and individually, students conduct library research; analyze and orally present arguments; and write and revise essays. Students ultimately evaluate the effectiveness of their own and others’ arguments. Topics vary by section.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

    027743:1
  

  • SEMINR 120G - Mind-Body Connection

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines traditional and modern views of the mind and body, for example he interaction between physical awareness and mental functions, and connects these views to study strategies. Physical exercises - adaptable for students with disabilities - are integrated into most class sessions.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

    027744:1
  

  • SEMINR 125G - Defining Freedom

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    By examining the issues of race, class, and gender, participants look at what freedom has meant to different people in the United States. They are also asked to reflect on and write about their personal definitions of freedom, and to broaden and deepen the understanding they bring to their own historical situations.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Department consent

    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

    027748:1
  

  • SEMINR 126G - Aging & Wisdom

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course is a First Year Seminar for non-native speakers of English. We will examine varied historical, cross-cultural, and literary views on aging and wisdom. Through a wide range of texts and genres, a visit to a nursing home and an interview with an octogenarian, we will take an in-depth look at the way individuals, society and families deal with and view the elderly, death and dying. We will analyze the causes and effects of these attitudes and how they relate to social and political expectations, policies and changes.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Department consent

    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

    032587:1
  

  • SEMINR 127G - Food Matters

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    Why does food matter? In this class we will explore our relationship to food and the role we play in the complex food system. We will read a selection of texts from a variety of genres as we examine different views on the meaning of food, food consumption, production and sustainability. With the help of the readings and class materials, we will reconsider the ways in which we think about food and the association we have with food, and we will carefully reflect on the implications of our food choices and our responsibilities as consumers in the complex food system. We will have a wiki that I created for our class. Students will be able to extend our class discussions to cyberspace by having a place to further communicate with each other and exchange views and opinions on the issues discussed in class, as well as posting some assignments for review.

    Course Attribute(s):
    First Year Seminar

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Department consent

    Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

    Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

    039518:1

German
  

  • GERMAN 100 - Intensive Elementary German

    8 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    An intensive language course that covers the entire elementary level in one semester. Speaking, listening, reading and writing are practiced in situations based on real-life, using authentic texts. Open to all students with no previous academic training in German. After completing GERMAN 100, students may enter courses a the intermediate level.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Languages

    017856:1
  

  • GERMAN 101 - Elementary German I

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    GERMAN 101 is designed for students with no or very limited previous knowledge of German. Students will develop strategies for understanding spoken and written German and learn to express themselves orally and in writing. At the end of this course, students will be able to communicate in German in a basic manner. GERMAN 101 is equivalent to the level A1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Languages

    017826:1
  

  • GERMAN 102 - Elementary German II

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    GERMAN 102 is designed for students with basic knowledge of German (GERMAN 101  or equivalent). Students will broaden their ability to express themselves orally and in writing and expand their strategies for understanding spoken and written German. At the end of this course, students will be able to communicate in German in a simple manner using everyday expressions. GERMAN 102 is equivalent to the level A1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Languages

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: GERMAN 101  or equivalent

    017827:1
  

  • 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
  

  • GERMAN 200 - Intensive Intermediate German

    8 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    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.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Languages

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: GERMAN 100 or  GERMAN 102  

    040750:1
  

  • GERMAN 201 - Intermediate German I

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    GERMAN 201 is designed for students with solid basic knowledge of German (GERMAN 102  or equivalent). Students will increase their skills in understanding spoken and written German and expressing ideas orally and in writing. At the end of this course, students will be able to communicate in German in many routine situations. GERMAN 201 is equivalent to the Level A2.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Languages

    017889:1
  

  • GERMAN 202 - Intermediate German II

    4 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    GERMAN 202 is designed for students with advanced basic knowledge of German (GERMAN 201  or equivalent). Students will further improve their skills in understanding spoken and written German and expressing ideas orally and in writing. At the end of this course, students will be able to communicate fluidly in German in routine situations. GERMAN 202 is equivalent to the level A2.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Languages

    017891:1
  

  • GERMAN 225L - Berlin: Crossroads of History

    Formerly GERMAN 230 - Crisis and Continuity: German Culture and Society in the 20th Century
    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    An interdisciplinary introduction to modern German history and culture from the late nineteenth century to the present. Using the German capital of Berlin as its focal point, the class examines the varied historical, socio-political, and artistic changes in German culture throughout the twentieth century. Based on a broad range of media - from literature, film, photography, drawing, and other visual arts to music and theater - students will investigate topics such as the aftermath of the German unification of 1871, Berlin’s vibrant and provocative culture of the 1920s and early 1930s, the devastating Jewish genocide, the divided city of the Cold War, the collapse of the Wall and the creation of today’s Berlin Republic. Taught in English; no knowledge of German necessary.

    GERMAN 225L and HIST 225L  and MLLC 225L  are the same course.

     

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International

    017897:1
  

  • GERMAN 255L - Pacting with the Devil: The Faust Tradition

    3 Credit(s) | Lacture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    A reading and discussion course emphasizing critical interpretation of major texts in the Faust tradition from German folklore, Christopher Marlowe, J.W. von Goethe, Mikhail Bulgakov and others. Attention is given to the evolution of the legend and to other adaptations (in music and film) of Faustian material.

    HUMAN 255L  and MLLC 255L  and GERMAN 255L are the same course.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    000509:3
  

  • 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
  

  • GERMAN 330L - Ghostly Doubles and Evil Twins

    Formerly Doppelganger: The Uncanny Double in World Literature and Film
    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    For more than two centuries, the figure of the doppelganger has played a major role in global folklore, fiction, popular culture and film. 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. This course examines the doppelganger as a figure of supernatural horror that simultaneously facilities inquiries into questions of personal identity and the nature of the cinematic medium. Taught in English.

    MLLC 330L  and CINE 330L  and GERMAN 330L are the same course.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: Humanities

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  or permission of instructor

    040677:3
  

  • GERMAN 340L - Moving Across Borders: Migration and Diversity in Europe

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fsil
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    While focusing on questions of transculturality and literary representations of diversity, this comparative class introduces students to key authors and texts in the field of contemporary European literature. The course examines the discursive construction of diversity in today’s de-centered, globalized world and discusses the analytic benefits of the relatively new paradigm of `transculturality’ for literary and cultural studies. The focal point of interest are questions of identity and migratory experiences in German and Francophone novels in particular. This course will be taught in English.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    041616:3
  

  • GERMAN 350L - Green Germany: Environmental Thought and Policy

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course will introduce students to German conceptions of nature and to the environmental debates and policies that have emerged from those ideas. Over the course of the last two centuries, environmental thought has had a major impact on German politics, history and culture. Comparing German perspectives and policies to those of other countries, this course will foster an understanding of the factors that have shaped German national identity, sustained the country’s environmental movement and elicited Germany’s current image as a world leader in environmental policy.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  or permission of instructor

    041389:1
  

  • GERMAN 355L - European Crime Fiction

    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    Course can be counted for credit once

    Description:
    This course examines suspects, felons and detectives in European crime fiction between the 18th century and today (in England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia). It introduces students to the historical development of crime literature focusing on key authors, genres and movements. Beginning with the popularization of crime narratives in the era of Enlightenment, the course examines the development of genre conventions in subsequent centuries until post-modern disintegration of narrative patterns. Particular emphasis is placed on the construction of gender roles, social class, national and regional identity through literature as a cultural practice.

    FRENCH 355L  and GERMAN 355L and MLLC 355L  are the same course.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

    041548:2
  

  • GERMAN 365L - Masterpieces of German Literature

    Formerly GERMAN 365
    3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
    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. Taught in English.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: World Cultures

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  or permission of instructor

    017887:1
  

  • 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. Taught in English.

    GERMAN 372L and CINE 372L  and MLLC 372L  are the same course.

    Course Attribute(s):
    Distribution Area: The Arts | Diversity Area: International

    Enrollment Requirements:
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  or permission of instructor

    039760:1
  

  • 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

Gerontology
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
 

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