Courses

Offers a cultural history of Greek and Roman religion. Students read ancient texts in translation and use evidence from archaeology to reconstruct the shift from paganism to Christianity in antiquity. No Greek or Latin required. Same as PHIL 2610. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Includes analysis of independent and experimental animation and an introduction to various animation techniques (object, line, collage, sand or paint on glass, Xerox, cameraless, pixellation, etc.). Students produce exercise films and a final film exploring these techniques. Prereq., FILM 2000 or 2300. Recommended prereq., FILM 2500.

Required for students who are selected as flock leaders for the Kittredge honors residence program. Teaches skills and techniques to enable them to lead a small group in the unique environment of a residential honors program. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., consent of Kittredge honors program associate director.

Offers a cultural history of Greek and Roman religion. Students read ancient text in translation and use evidence from archaeology to reconstruct the shift from paganism to Christianity in antiquity. Same as CLAS 2610. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Introduces the literature, beliefs, practices, and institutions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, in historical perspective. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Eighteen films depict our capacities for good and evil. Topics addressed include the following: the Holocaust, Jung's concept of "The Shadow," the Seven Deadly Sins, altruistic and sociopathic personalities, capital punishment, the redemptive narrative, and the satanic in film. Same as FARR 2510. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Examines the history of women in United States culture and society over time. Particular emphasis on the roles of women in family, economy, society, and politics. Specific course focus may vary. History majors are restricted from taking this course. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

Close study of literary classics of Western civilization: the Odyssey or Iliad, Greek drama, and several books of the Bible. Formerly ENGL 2602.

Introduces literature, beliefs, practices, and institutions of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Shintoism in historical perspective. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Examines the multiple connections between Chinese history and other parts of the world over the course of China's long history. History majors are restricted from taking this course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

Close study of literary classics of Western civilization: major Roman and medieval texts. Formerly ENGL 2612.

Studies the history of social activism in the United States by women of color, with an emphasis on modes of social activism, issues that have organized specific communities of color, issues that have crossed ethnic/racial boundaries, and the interaction of women from different ethnic/racial groups, including women of color and white women. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or 2600. Same as WMST 2400. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

Lect., lab, and rec. Introduces principles of ecology, emphasizing patterns and processes at various levelsof biological organization. Scope global, but examples often from local environment. Lab emphasizes techniques of field biology. Uses animals and/or animal tissues. Prereqs., EBIO 1210, 1220, 1230,and 1240; or 1030, 1040, and 1050. Credit not granted for this course and EPOB 2050 or 2650 or 3020 or EBIO 2040.

Surveys major psychological processes of childhood and adolescence. Prereq., PSYC 1001.

Chronological survey of the literature from Bradford to Whitman. Restricted to English, humanities, and film studies majors only. Credit not granted for this course and ENGL 3654. Similar to ENGL 3655. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) English (ENGL), Humanities (HUMN) or Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.

Through selected readings in classical literature on ethics and through more contemporary readings and films, examines critical ethical issues relating to the competition of ambitions and the alternative styles of choosing between courses of action in adangerous world. Uses biographies of those whose lives illustrate both the complexities of the struggles and the profundity of possibilities. Considers the unconscious metaphors of national visions and ambitions, the competing ethics of ends and means, the conflicting ambitions in a pluralistic society, and the transcendent ambitions of visionaries. Same as HONR 2250. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Chronological survey of the literature from Whitman to Faulkner. Continuation of ENGL 3655. Credit not granted for this course and ENGL 3664. Similar to ENGL 3665. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) English (ENGL), Humanities (HUMN) or Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.

Introduces basic field techniques necessary to collect geologic data and samples, and necessary to map geologic units. Prereqs., GEOL 1030 and either GEOL 1010 and 1020; or GEOL 1010 and 1040; or GEOL 1010 and 1060; or GEOG 1001 and 1011.

Surveys psychological theory and research concerning contemporary American women. Deals with such issues as masculine bias in American culture, sex difference in cognitive functioning and personality, psychological conflict for women between career and home, and specific areas pertaining to women's mental health. Prereq., PSYC 1001 or WMST 2000. Same as WMST 2700. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Introduces religions of the peoples indigenous to the Americas. Concerns include ritual, mythology, and symbolism occurring throughout these cultures in such areas as art, architecture, cosmology, shamanism, sustenance modes, trade, and history. Same as ETHN 2703. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values or human diversity.

Surveys psychological theory and research concerning contemporary American women. Deals with such issues as masculine bias in American culture, sex difference in cognitive functioning and personality, psychological conflict for women between career and home, and, finally, specific areas pertaining to women's mental health. Prereq., WMST 2000 or PSYC 1001. Same as PSYC 2700. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Contact Improvisation is the practice of spontaneously generating movement guided by moment-to-moment physical contact and sharing of weight between two or more dancers. Fundamental skills of contact improvisation will be introduced; rolling, falling, giving and taking weight, use of momentum, and gravity. Skills are developed in both duets and larger groups. Similar to DNCE 4013.

Offers students at sophomore and junior levels an introduction to some of the forms, concerns, and genres of contemporary lesbian, bisexual, and gay writing in English. Prereq., sophomore standing. Same as LGBT 2707.

Offers students at sophomore and junior levels an introduction to some of the forms, concerns, and genres of contemporary lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gay writing in English. Prereq., sophomore standing. Same as ENGL 2707.

Surveys historical and contemporary North American Native American literature. Examines the continuity and incorporation of traditional stories and values in Native Literature, including novels, short stories, and poetry. Same as ENGL 2717.