Jun 26, 2024  
Undergraduate Bulletin 2014-2015 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • ENGL 226 - King Arthur: From Myth to Fiction

    3 hours
    Exploration of the early historical and fictional sources for King Arthur with the goal of making sense of the modern manifestations of Arthuriana. Students will read representative texts from Geoffrey of Monmouth (the first historian of Arthur) to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. This course will also focus on the new genre of Arthurian movies.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 .

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 228 - Classical Drama

    3 hours
    Origin, development, and function of Greek classical drama and comedy; close study of selected plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.

    Listed also as THEA 228 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 229 - Sacramental Imagination

    3 hours
    Lectures and seminars engaging the themes of sin and salvation, and examining through poems, plays, films, and novels the sacramental signs of grace and the imagined presence of the divine in the world. Guest lecturers from theology, history, art history, and English will foster a multi-disciplinary approach to the themes.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 230 - World Literature

    3 hours
    Study of classic texts in Western and non-Western world literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 234 - Bible, Mythology, and Literature

    3 hours
    In addition to selected books of the Bible and classical myths, students will explore the relation of the Bible and myth to works of literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 235 - Literature and Medicine

    3 hours
    How can the study of literature help us better understand the experience of illness or the practice of medicine? Students will consider the artistic challenges inherent in representing pain, analyze the cultural contexts surrounding narratives of sickness and health, and explore what the literary imagination has to offer medicine through close readings of works in multiple genres.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 

  
  • ENGL 240 - Forms of Drama

    3 hours
    A survey of the development of significant dramatic forms from the classical period through the modern with a focus on tragedy and comedy. The course includes consideration of representative plays and critical documents from each period.

    Listed also as THEA 240 .

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 245 - Reading Nature/Writing Nature

    3 hours
    Study of classic and contemporary texts exploring connections– physical, ethical, and spiritual– between human beings and the natural world. Application of these texts to current environmental issues through critical and creative writing.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 246 - Telling Lives

    3 hours
    What good does it do to hear then tell the life stories of other people? It helps us learn who we are: where we come from and where we live now, how to dream and how to face adversity. In this course, students will study collections, both old and new, of stories people tell about their lives, taking from that study not only information about others’ lives but an understanding of ways in which writing gives shape and meaning to experience.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 247 - Literary London and Beyond

    3 hours
    Study of literature about London and its environs. A survey of selected texts – poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama – from the 14th century to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 248 - Modern Irish Literature

    3 hours
    Study of a variety of genres in modern Irish literature, including poetry, prose, drama, and nonfiction prose. Exploration and analysis of writings by authors such as Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, O’Casey, Heaney, Boland, O’Brien, and Friel.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 250 - Poetry: Form, Feeling, Meaning

    3 hours
    An introduction to the study of poetry, with particular attention to the ways in which poets use formal structure to express feeling and make meaning.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 260 - The English Drama

    3 hours
    Survey of the development of the English drama, medieval through modern.

    Listed also as THEA 260 .

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 261 - Shakespeare’s Romantic Couples

    3 hours
    Study of several of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, “dark” comedies, and romances, emphasizing his handling of the genre: comedy.

    Listed also as THEA 261 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 262 - Shakespeare’s Tragic Families

    3 hours
    Study of several of Shakespeare’s tragedies and at least one of his history plays, emphasizing his handling of the genre: tragedy.

    Listed also as THEA 262 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the Literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 263 - Introduction to Shakespeare

    3 hours
    Study of several of Shakespeare’s plays, including a selection from his history plays, romantic comedies, “dark” comedies, romances, “problem” plays, and tragedies.

    Listed also as THEA 263 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 270 - The English Essay

    3 hours
    Analysis of the genre: its structure and the techniques used in development of the form from its beginnings to the present; application of various critical theories to individual essays.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 272 - Writing for English Majors

    3 hours
    Study and practice of the fundamentals of writing in a variety of genres with emphasis on the elements of form. Close attention to the design of the whole piece, to the role of style in communicating its meanings, and to the stylistic and rhetorical functions of sentence structure and grammar. Analysis of professional and student models. Several short papers and writing exercises will be required.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 ; English majors or minors only. Must be completed before accumulating 90 credit hours. May be taken concurrently with 300-level courses in the major.

  
  • ENGL 274 - Introduction to English Studies

    3 hours
    An introduction to the formal study of written texts, principally but not exclusively literary, with emphasis on critical concepts, theories, and methods; instruction in close reading, research, and writing for English majors.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing. Must be taken before accumulating 90 credit hours.

  
  • ENGL 277 - Women, Gender, and Literature

    3 hours
    Exploration of the development of women’s writing and writings about women and gender through study and analysis of literary (narrative, poetry, drama) and nonliterary texts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 284 - The English Novel

    3 hours
    The development of the English novel from Defoe to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 285 - The American Novel

    3 hours
    Survey of the most important developments in the American novel from its beginnings to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 286 - American Short Story

    3 hours
    The rise and development of the American short story from its beginnings to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 287 - Contemporary Multiethnic U.S. Literature

    3 hours
    Study of multiethnic U.S. literature with a particular emphasis on modern and contemporary U.S. writers. By examining a variety of texts by writers from diverse backgrounds, students will trace the ways in which U.S. writers have represented intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, language, class, and nation in literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the iterature core area requirement and the multicultural requirement.
  
  • ENGL 289 - U.S. Latino/a Literature

    3 hours
    Study of U.S. Latino/a literature. Literary texts may focus on the representation of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, and other Latino/a communities of the United States. The course examines the cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts of Latino/a literature. Texts are in English, although many authors mix English with different varieties of Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement and the multicultural core requirement.
  
  • ENGL 290 - Modern British Fiction

    3 hours
    Study of major trends and developments in British fiction since World War I.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 291 - Modern American Fiction

    3 hours
    Study of major trends and developments in American fiction since World War I.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 292 - Modern Drama

    3 hours
    Study of major trends and developments in drama, principally English and American.

    Listed also as THEA 292 .

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 293 - Modern Poetry

    3 hours
    Study of major trends and developments in poetry, principally English and American.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 294 - Southern Literature

    3 hours
    Examination of modern Southern literature and what is often referred to as the Southern Renaissance (1920-1950), with an emphasis on authors such as William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, and Tennessee Williams.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 295 - The Chicago Scene in Literature

    3 hours
    Fiction and poetry written by Chicago writers or by writers who have used the city as a background for their works. The course covers the period from the Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the present.

    Listed also as AMST 305 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • ENGL 297 - Postcolonial Literature

    3 hours
    Study of a selection of writings by authors whose works reflect postcolonial conditions. These writers may inhabit a formerly colonized nation or describe cultural changes after the end of empires. Selected writers from the African, Caribbean, Indian, Irish, and American diasporas.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement and the multicultural core requirement.
  
  • ENGL 298 - African-American Literature

    3 hours
    Study of major African-American writers and the literary and historical movement to which these writers contributed.

    Listed also as AMST 298   and BWS 298 .

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement and the multicultural core requirement.
  
  • ENGL 306 - Medieval Literature

    3 hours
    Study of romances, lyrics, visions, and plays from the early and high Middle Ages. Students will read from Beowulf to Malory in translation. Excludes the Canterbury Tales.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 310 - 16th Century English Literature

    3 hours
    Study of a variety of genres written during the Renaissance in England. Special attention to works of Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, and the “new poetry” of humanism.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 316 - 17th Century English Literature 1600-1660

    3 hours
    Study of selected works of the pre-Restoration period with emphasis on works of Jonson, Milton, Donne, and Herbert.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 317 - Restoration and 18th Century British Literature

    3 hours
    Study of selected works of the period with emphasis on the works of Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 322 - 19th Century British Literature

    3 hours
    Study of major writers of the romantic and Victorian periods, including the romantic poets and the Victorian poets, novelists, and prose writers.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 326 - 20th Century British Literature

    3 hours
    Study of modernity’s distinguishing features in poetry, prose fiction, drama, and nonfiction with emphasis on Yeats, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf, Beckett, Auden, Orwell, and Heaney.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 333 - The Art of Editing

    3 hours
    Instruction in editorial practices followed in a variety of contexts: academic, journalistic, literary, and organizational (for-profit and nonprofit). Students will have opportunities to practice in real-world settings the skills they acquire in the course.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , and junior standing or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 335 - Writing as Social Action

    3 hours
    Study of the theory and practice of writing as a social action. Students will read literary and nonliterary texts aimed at social transformation; meet with local social service organizations to study their mission, activities, and needs; and work in collaboration with students from ART 357  to develop materials needed to promote and raise funds for one or more of these organizations. This course requires off-campus service hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 336 - Writing at Work

    3 hours
    In this course you will learn to write effective workplace correspondence (including job-search correspondence), proposals, and reports, and you will also learn to prepare and deliver workplace presentations.  Assignments include both individual and group projects.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and junior standing, or consent of the instructor.

  
  • ENGL 337 - Writing Life Stories

    3 hours
    Study and practice in the literary genre of autobiography with emphasis on memoir. Students will use autobiographical selections by professional and student writers as models to compose a portfolio of short essays - “fragments” of their own autobiography.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and ENGL 211 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 338 - Writing Fiction

    3 hours
    Study and analysis of effective short fiction by professional and student writers. Students will compose a portfolio of original short stories.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and ENGL 211 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 339 - Writing Poetry

    3 hours
    Study and analysis of effective poetry by professional and student writers. Students will compose a portfolio of original poems.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and ENGL 211 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 340 - Writing Drama

    3 hours
    Study and analysis of effective drama by professional and student writers. Students will compose an original script for a one-act play.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and ENGL 211 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 342 - American Native/Colonial and Revolutionary Literature

    3 hours
    Study of American literature from its origins to 1830, highlighting the European encounter with native cultures, the colonial experience, and the beginnings of a national literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 343 - American Romantic and Realist Literature

    3 hours
    Study of American literature from 1830 to 1914, highlighting the Transcendentalists, American literary realists, regional writers, and literary naturalism.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 344 - American Modern and Postmodern Literature

    3 hours
    Study of American literature from 1914 to the present, highlighting the major movements of the 20th century, including modernism, the New Negro Renaissance, and postmodernism.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 345 - Advanced Academic Writing

    3 hours
    Development of skills in writing and presenting academic papers. Students will write a substantial annotated bibliography and literature review on a chosen topic, work toward completion of an extended academic paper on that topic, and give two presentations. This course is open to students in any major and is particularly recommended for students who plan to apply to graduate or professional school and students who are preparing honors projects.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and junior standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 354 - Chaucer

    3 hours
    Detailed study of the Canterbury Tales.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 359 - Shakespeare

    3 hours
    Study of Shakespeare’s ideas and craftsmanship in a variety of his plays and of the critical response to his work.

    Listed also as THEA 359 .

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102  and sophomore standing.

  
  • ENGL 404 - Comprehensive Examination

    1 hour
    Selected readings in preparation for the senior comprehensive examination. Completion of the comprehensive exam with a passing grade is required for graduation.

    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing; enrollment in ENGL 412 .

  
  • ENGL 405 - Senior Writing Portfolio

    1 hour
    Supervision in preparing the senior writing portfolio. The senior writing portfolio and registration in English 405 are required of English majors who plan to graduate with a concentration in writing.

    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 412 - English Senior Integrating Seminar

    3 hours
    A culminating seminar for English majors emphasizing literary history, theories, and genres, as well as research and oral presentations, leading to a personal exit interview.

    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 420 - Modern Journeys

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 421 - Piers Plowman

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 422 - American Literary Realism

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 423 - Literary Darwinism and Contemporary Critical Theory

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 424 - Before Jane: Women Writers of the Long 18th Century

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 425 - Multilingualism and Contemporary Multiethnic U.S. Literature

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 427 - The Myth of Romance

    3 hours
    This course will explore the evolution of medieval romance beginning with its roots in historical texts and progressing to an analysis of political, cultural, and theological contributions to its flowering in the high middle ages. Starting with Geoffrey of Monmouth and ending with malory, we will discuss in detail the historical realities and the myth making that went into creating this cultural phenomena.

    Prerequisite(s): English majors with senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 450 - Independent Study

    1-8 hours
    With the consent of the cooperating professor and the department head, an advanced student may undertake a program of independent reading in a particular genre or period or writing of a particular type, if a comparable course is not offered in the same year. The work may extend beyond a semester if the cooperating professor approves.

  
  • ENGL 455 - Internship

    3-6 hours
    Employment in an approved workplace for a designated number of hours a week under the guidance of a faculty member and workplace supervisor. The student will be given training and practice in writing tasks as agreed upon by the student, workplace supervisor, faculty member, and director of internships.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 333  or ENGL 336 , junior standing, and consent of instructor.

  
  • ENGL 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation

    1-3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor

  
  • ENVS 185 - Marine Environmental Science

    3 hours
    Listed also as NSC 185 

    This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
  
  • ENVS 221 - Environmental Chemistry

    3 hours
    Listed also as CHEM 221  and NSC 221 

    This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
  
  • ENVS 231 - Environmental Geology

    3 hours
    Listed also as GEOL 231  and NSC 231 

  
  • ENVS 251 - Water, Wetlands, and Aquasphere

    3 hours
    Listed also as NSC 251 

    This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
  
  
  • ENVS 292 - Environmental Biology

    4 hours
    Listed also as NSC 292 .

    This course will satisfy the natural science core area requirement.
  
  • ENVS 295 - Politics and Environment

    3 hours
    Federal control of environmental issues has been replaced by a new phenomenon: civil environmentalism, or cooperation between the private and the public sectors - business and nonprofit groups, local, state, and federal governments. Students will use an interdisciplinary, hands-on approach to a local area or issue in order to explore this developing field.

    Listed also as POSC 295 .

    This course will satisfy the social sciences core area requirement.
  
  • ENVS 362 - Theology and Ecology

    3 hours
    Both ecological crises and attempts to respond to these crises raise profound religious and theological issues this course seeks to address. Theological traditions to be considered during a particular semester might include Thomism, “Christian Realism,” liberation theology, feminism, and Catholic social thought.

    Listed also as THEO 362 .

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.

    This course will satisfy the theology core area requirement.
  
  • ENVS 455 - Internship

    1-8 hours
    Training in an environmental organization.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.

  
  • FREN 101 - Elementary French I

    4 hours
    This course introduces students to the French language by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French in a cultural context. Through a study of French grammar and vocabulary, students will develop a basic proficiency in all language skills.

  
  • FREN 102 - Elementary French II

    4 hours
    This course continues to develop the four language skills.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 101  or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 201 - Intermediate French I

    4 hours
    This course is designed to reinforce and build upon basic skills in French through grammar review, short readings and compositions, conversational practice, and practice in comprehension.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 102   with a minimum grade of C- or placement through examination.

  
  • FREN 202 - Intermediate French II

    4 hours
    This course continues the development of reading and writing skills with an emphasis on written and spoken communications. Visual, oral, and written materials form the point of departure for work that enhances students’ communication skills.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 201   or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 260 - Introduction to French Literature

    4 hours
    The primary objective of this course is to teach students to read critically. Cultural and literary issues in French and Francophone literature will be explored using various texts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Students will be introduced to French literary terminology and explication de texte.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 302  or equivalent.

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • FREN 261 - French Culture and Civilization

    3 hours
    A survey of the French political, social, economic and cultural history from the Paleolithic period to the revolution in 1789. Using selected readings, films, websites, and music, this course examines how major historical events helped shape French society.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 262 - French Culture and Civilization II

    3 hours
    A survey of the French political, social, economic, and cultural history from the revolution of 1789 to the present. Using selected readings, films, websites, and music, this course examines how major historical events helped shape French society.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 261  or instructor consent.

  
  • FREN 272 - Oral French

    3 hours
    This course seeks to develop oral proficiency in French and to enhance oral comprehension through a variety of speaking and listening activities. Students will acquire the essential vocabulary needed to communicate in everyday life, simulate real-life situations, and discuss various topics of contemporary interest. The course also introduces French phonetics and pays particular attention to pronunciation and intonation.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 280 - Contemporary France

    3 hours
    Designed to engage students with France’s most contemporary sense of culture, this course moves over four topics and combines media (internet journals, film, YouTube) with traditional genres (short stories, poetry, popular music) to create a virtual immersion experience in which language is experienced and produced in its most current usage.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 202   or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 289 - Introduction to French and Francophone Cinema: From Pictures to Pixels 1890 to the Present

    3 hours
    This course traces the history of French cinema from the first films produced by the Lumiere brothers to the latest films coming out of France and the larger French-speaking world. (This course is conducted in English.) To receive credit for the French major or minor, students who have taken FREN 202  or the equivalent will register for the 1-credit intensification for reading, writing, and discussion in French.

    Listed also as MFL 289 , BWS 289 , and CAS 289 .

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 .

    This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
  
  • FREN 290 - French Women Writers: Poetry, Theater, Prose

    3 hours
    In this course, taught in English, students read a wide variety of texts authored by French or French-speaking women across multiple historical periods. Students will also practice literary analysis based on several different approaches. To receive credit for the French major or minor, students will register for the 1-credit intensification for reading, writing, and discussion in French. This course will fulfill the literature core area requirement.

    Listed also as SWG 290 

  
  • FREN 295 - Literary Paris

    3 hours
    Conducted in English, this course explores aspects of the two thousand year history of the capital of France through world literature in which Paris plays a key role. From its Gallo-Roman origins through the French Revolution to its twenty first century status as a multicultural capital, students will gain perspectives and insight on the role of Paris in France, French society and the world. To receive credit for the French major or minor, students who have completed FREN 202 or the equivalent will register for the one credit intensification for reading, writing, and discussion in French.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102

    This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
  
  • FREN 301 - Advanced Discussion

    3 hours
    Development of increased fluency in the spoken language in a variety of forms through conversations, reports, etc., and the use of relevant contemporary materials contained in short stories, films, magazines, newspaper articles, and videos.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 272  or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 302 - Advanced Grammar and Composition

    4 hours
    Development of writing skills with emphasis on the complexities of structure and idiom; composition techniques and grammar review.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 202  or equivalent.

  
  • FREN 319 - Professional French

    3 hours
    Advanced study of written and oral French as it applies to the business and other professional careers. This course prepares students for the Paris Chamber of Commerce examination.

  
  • FREN 353 - Contemporary France Through Film

    3 hours
    This course introduces students to cinematic representations of contemporary French society, in the context of the changing political, social and cultural climate of the last 20 years, with particular attention to the issues of youth, gender, and ethnicity. All films are in French with English subtitles.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 

  
  • FREN 374 - France in Its Literature

    3 hours
    Analysis and discussion of representative literary works, with an emphasis on the manner in which they reflect the cultural reality of France.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 260  and FREN 261  or consent of instructor.

  
  • FREN 399 - Directed Study

    1-4 hours
    This option is to be selected only when absolutely necessary (i.e., the student has already taken all courses offered that semester or has a scheduling conflict that cannot be resolved otherwise). The student will work closely with the instructor.

  
  • FREN 450 - Independent Study

    1-4 hours
    Open to advanced students of exceptional ability with consent of the instructor and senior standing.

  
  • FREN 455 - French Internship

    1-8 hours
  
  • GEOG 250 - World Regional Geography

    3 hours
    A study of the physical and cultural patterns of the world to observe specific types of interrelationships and distributions of processes and people.

  
  • GEOG 320 - Global Economic Geography

    3 hours
    A consideration of the location and functioning of economic activities in various parts of the world.

  
  • GEOL 200 - Our Dynamic Planet

    4 hours
    This is a course in basic physical geology. Study of the formation, occurrences and structures of minerals and rocks; plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain-building processes; glaciers and deserts; erosion and geologic time. To satisfy the laboratory component, students must enroll for 4 semester hours and attend the lab section.

    Listed also as NSC 202 .

    This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
  
  • GEOL 231 - Environmental Geology

    3 hours
    The study of the earth’s environment from a multidisciplinary systems approach. Each system – atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and anthrosphere – is studied separately and then interrelated with the others through considerations of five main topics: methods of study, evolution, physical and chemical composition and structure, classification and behavior or function, and anthropogenic effects in the past, present and future.

    Listed also as NSC 231  and ENVS 231 

    This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
  
  • GERM 101 - Elementary German I

    4 hours
    This course introduces students to the German language by listening, speaking, reading, and writing German in a cultural context. Students will develop a basic proficiency in all language skills through a study of German grammar and vocabulary.

  
  • GERM 102 - Elementary German II

    4 hours
    This course continues to develop the four language skills.

    Prerequisite(s): GERM 101  or equivalent.

 

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