60 Study Abroad All students planning international study are strongly ate courses both here at Fairfield University and your encouraged to plan ahead to maximize program oppor- destination . Be sure to attend the Study Abroad Fair tunities and to ensure optimal match of major, minor, in September and attend a Study Abroad 101 session . previous language studies and intended destination . For Sophomores: attend a Study Abroad 101 meeting Study abroad is intended to build upon and enhance to get information about the application process and majors and minors and for this reason, program the steps required before your departure . Learn about choices will be carefully reviewed to ensure fit between your options and discuss them with your academic academics and destination . advisor, faculty, and family . For fall/spring programs in your Junior year: the deadline in February 1 . For Credits for studying abroad will only be granted for Juniors: you may study abroad during the fall of your academic work successfully completed in approved senior year at Fairfield programs for which grades international programs . All coursework must receive as well as credits are recorded . Applications are due pre-approval (coordinated through the International February 1 of Junior year to go abroad Fall of Senior Programs Office) . Only pre-approved courses, taken at year . To learn more about all our semester, summer, an approved program location, will be transcripted and spring break and intersession programs, consult with a accepted into a student’s curriculum . study abroad advisor or visit the study abroad website Fairfield University administers its own programs in for the current offerings . Florence, Italy; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Galway, Fairfield is YOUR passport to the world.... Ireland; Managua, Nicaragua; Aix-en-Provence, France; Brisbane, Australia and Campos, Brazil . All academic We encourage you to consider the many choices course work completed at University-administered pro- Fairfield offers to spend a semester, a year, a month, or grams is considered Fairfield University resident credit, just ten days abroad earning academic credit and gain- and the grades are calculated into the student’s grade ing the kind of knowledge only an international experi- College point average . ence can provide . The University also has a variety of affiliated programs throughout the world including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America through organizations such as Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), of Academic Programs International (API), and School for Field Studies (SFS) . Not every program in every location is approved for Fairfield University students; please consult with a study abroad advisor or visit the study abroad website for specifics . In addition to Arts and Sciences affiliated programs, the University also has numerous exchange offerings in locations such as France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Japan and Brazil . Students participating in affiliated or exchange programs, earn transfer credit (with pre- approval of coursework), meaning that grades earned will not appear on your Fairfield transcripts . Students must earn a C or better for credit to transfer . In addition, Fairfield faculty members conduct short- term study abroad programs during January interses- sion, spring break and summer . Prior programs have been conducted in English literature in Ireland, Art History in Florence, Language studies in Russia, Area studies in Nicaragua, and many more . These programs carry credit in various disciplines and can be used for core or major or minor requirements . Short-term pro- grams change each year; please consult with a study abroad advisor or visit the study abroad website for current offerings . Planning ahead is essential to ensure a successful experience . Because there are opportunities throughout the year and programs for Freshmen through Seniors there is no time like now to get started on finding the right program . For Freshmen: it’s not too early to con- sider destinations and start planning . Talk with your advisor about study abroad so you can take appropri- 62 College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences 63 Degrees Offered A Message to the Students COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 2012-13 Bachelor of Arts The bachelor of arts is a liberal arts degree with Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences, the oldest and largest of emphasis in the arts, humanities, or social and behav- Fairfield’s six schools, home to 15 departments and 17 programs, led by more ioral sciences . Major concentrations in the B .A . degree than 160 full-time faculty members . Over half of all Fairfield University stu- Dean: Dr . Robbin Crabtree program include American studies, communication, dents - around 2,000 in any given year - focus their studies in the College . The Associate Deans: Dr . Manyul Im, Dr . Aaron Perkus, economics, English, history, international studies, College is also the home of the Core Curriculum, which unifies the education of Dr . James Simon modern languages and literatures (French, German, all Fairfield undergraduates . Rising from our Jesuit mission and the liberal arts Assistant Deans: Dawn Quintiliani DeBiase, Italian, and Spanish), philosophy, politics, psychology, educational tradition, the Core provides the foundations for your professional Susan Peterson religious studies, sociology/anthropology, and visual and personal success, community engagement and global citizenship, imbuing Assistant to the Dean: Jean Daniele and performing arts (art history, music, new media film, you with the value and habits of lifelong learning and reflective practice . The oldest and largest of Fairfield’s six schools, the television and radio, studio art, and theatre) . In the College you will find a rich array of courses and programs in the arts and College of Arts and Sciences offers the bachelor of humanities, the natural sciences and mathematics, the social and behavioral arts and the bachelor of science degree, as well as Bachelor of Science The bachelor of science is a liberal arts degree with sciences, and interdisciplinary studies, along with expert and caring faculty, all master’s degrees in American studies, communication, an emphasis in the sciences . Major concentrations in of which will help you pursue your interests and educational objectives . In order creative writing, and mathematics . In recent years, the B .S . degree program include biochemistry, biology, to help you make the most of your time here, let me offer the following advice the College has won numerous grants to support new chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, and encouragement . and continuing programs . Examples include funding physics, and psychology . to enhance the core science curriculum, to broaden First, discover and follow your passions . Fairfield's curriculum offers you an opportunity to experiment and find out access to science education, to add courses in criti- what excites you, what calls to you . Have confidence that if you follow your passions, you will be well prepared for Specialized Programs in Arts & Sciences cal languages, to enhance diversity at the University, In addition to the traditional major concentrations, the whatever career you choose . However your professional journey unfolds and whatever life choices you make, you will to bring geographic information systems technology find that you need preparation in many disciplines to solve any problem or reach any goal . Your future will require that College of Arts and Sciences offers specialized pro- to area high school classrooms, and to promote fam- grams and academic services . A partial list follows: you encounter, appreciate, and develop the ability to utilize vastly diverse perspectives and modes of inquiry, and that ily literacy . Through various scholarships, grants, and you can "go global" with your interests, abilities, and aspirations . Using your core courses to explore is the first step in internship programs, students in the College have Education: The College of Arts and Sciences, in col- this journey of self-discovery . had the opportunity to study and conduct research laboration with the Graduate School of Education and Second, take responsibility for getting what you want from your college experience . Fairfield University offers in Brazil, China, Nicaragua, Russia, and Tanzania, Allied Professions, offers a 5-year Integrated B .A ./M .A . a top-quality education and many advantages derived from our beautiful campus, ideal geographical location, and among other locations . Degree Teacher Certification Program in Secondary, impressive faculty, students, and alumni network . But none of these benefits will come knocking on your door - all Elementary, and TESOL Education . Secondary educa- Students are encouraged to select a major by the end tion tracks include English, science, math, social stud- require you to be curious and active . Get to know your classmates and professors . Take advantage of peer and of their freshman year (essential in sciences) but no faculty advising and mentoring . Get involved with residential learning communities . Seek answers to your questions ies and world language education . Students earn a BA later than the end of the sophomore year . Pre-major or BS in their major . They minor in Educational Studies and support for your needs . Encouragement, assistance, and collaboration from our faculty and staff, as well as your students who are still exploring should consult with peers await you . (15 credits) and take 2-4 additional teacher preparation their faculty advisor, any of their professors, the Dean courses as undergraduates, depending on certification Third, engage with opportunities outside of the classroom . Internships, research with faculty, community service of Exploratory Academic Advising, or a career counsel- area . Students continue teacher preparation as gradu- and service-learning opportunities, and studying abroad are all occasions to cultivate awareness of the world beyond or to help them choose a program of study . Selecting a ate students, completing a 30 credit MA in Secondary, the classroom, to encounter diverse life experiences, to develop leadership skills, and to connect your formal academ- major is not an irrevocable decision; the academic pro- Elementary or TESOL education and eligibility for CT ic study to other contexts . Your education is not bound by the walls and gates of campus or by the clock marking the gram at Fairfield is flexible enough to allow students to teaching certifications . beginning and end of class . As you discover the world beyond our campus, I hope you will learn to be guided as much discover new interests or identify new goals . Any of the by your compassion for and responsibility to others as you are by your own passions . academic programs in arts and sciences will provide Health Professions Program: Fairfield offers a the broad foundations for success and flexibility in any challenging, competitive, and highly successful pre- Finally, HAVE FUN! These are sure to be four of the best years of your life . Four years may seem like a long time, but career path . medical/pre-dental/pre-health professional program . as the seniors will attest, the years go by very quickly . So don't delay! This is a chance like no other . Students in this program pursue studies in a field or Within each major field of study, courses range from I look forward to sharing your journey with you, major of their personal interest while taking those introductory to highly specialized, with multiple oppor- courses necessary for admission to medical, dental, tunities for independent study and research . Students and veterinary school, as well as any of the profession- may also opt, with faculty advice and agreement, to al schools for allied health careers, such as optometry, design their own major . Double-majors and minors can physical and occupational therapy, and podiatry . also be arranged for students who want to combine the skills and perspectives of two or more disciplines . All students who are considering the health profes- The core curriculum provides many opportunities to sions as a career and were not registered for the pro- Robbin D. Crabtree, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences explore the vast territory of the liberal arts and to dis- gram as admitted students should identify themselves cover individual intellectual passions . and meet with the Health Professions Advisor as early as possible . A great deal of careful planning must be done in order to prepare a strong application for advanced study . Students who apply to health professions schools need to have foundational knowledge in science . These foun- dations can be taken within a science major or added to a non-science major . Many pre-medical students 64 College of Arts and Sciences American Studies College of Arts and Sciences 65 elect to pursue a degree in biology that provides well In addition, the Bachelor of Professional Studies pro- beyond the minimum requirements recommended gram is an interdisciplinary degree offered for part-time Departmental Requirements and Options PROGRAM IN by the Association of American Medical Colleges for students that is particularly suited to students who may AMERICAN STUDIES admission to medical school (similar to requirements for have attempted but not completed undergraduate stud- Each department or program in the College of Arts and other health professions schools) . However, students ies at an earlier time in their lives . Sciences has specific academic requirements and should also recognize that other majors - in the natural American Studies options for earning a degree in its academic field . Those sciences and in non-science fields - are acceptable requirements and options are found in the departmental Faculty alternatives as long as the major is supplemented by Applied Ethics Asian Studies and program sections that are presented in alphabetical a combination of courses that represent preparation order on subsequent pages of this catalog . Co-Directors for medical, dental, and allied health schools . The best Black Studies Bayers (English) preparation for medicine and a number of other health Catholic Studies Additional majors, concentrations, and programs Petrino (English) professions usually includes early completion of the fol- Classical Studies housed in academic departments: lowing basic course sequences: Mathematics 121-122; Educational Studies Departmental Coordinators Carolan (Modern Languages and Literatures) Biology 170-171; Chemistry 11-12 and 211-212; and Environment Anthropology LoMonaco (Visual and Performing Arts) Physics 15-16 . The choice and sequence of courses International Studies (see Sociology and Anthropology) McFadden (History) depend on the student's personal and academic pri- Irish Studies Art History Schlichting (Sociology and Anthropology) orities; these should be discussed with the Health Italian Studies (see Visual and Performing Arts) Judaic Studies Chinese Professions Advisor and other academic advisors . The American Studies Program provides students with Latin American and Caribbean Studies (see Modern Languages and Literatures) an interdisciplinary curriculum devoted to the examina- Internship opportunities are of special interest to Peace and Justice Studies Creative Writing tion of American civilization - its culture, institutions, students preparing for careers in medicine . Options Russian and East European Studies (see English) intellectual tradition, and the relationships of its people available to Fairfield students include the Emergency Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Film - making possible a unified, comprehensive approach Medicine Research Associates Program at St . (see New Media Film, Television, and Radio) to American life and thought . Besides the topical unity Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport and a wide vari- Descriptions of these interdisciplinary major and minor French implicit in this course of study, students discover the ety of local, national, and international opportunities . programs are found, in alphabetical order, among the (see Modern Languages and Literatures) methodological differences that characterize the tradi- departmental sections that follow . German tional scholarly disciplines as they deal with the infinite Pre-Law Program: Fairfield’s pre-law program has (see Modern Languages and Literatures) Professional Studies: The bachelor of arts or bach- complexities of the American experience . been consistently successful during the past decade . Greek No particular major is recommended for law school elor of science in Professional Studies is a flexible, individualized and interdisciplinary degree designed (see Classical Studies) candidates . Pre-law students should elect courses that Greek and Roman Studies Requirements examine the social, economic, and political systems for non-traditional undergraduates (for example, stu- (see Classical Studies) For a 30-credit major in American studies, students of which the law is a part . They should also select dents returning to college after a long hiatus, working Hebrew complete the following: courses that help them develop competencies to read professionals who seek career advancement with a respected university degree, etc .) . This major consists (see Modern Languages and Literatures) analytically, reason logically, write clearly, speak pre- • Twelve credits in a discipline concentration in visual of nine courses from at least two areas (humanities, Italian cisely, and think critically . Finally, students may wish and performing arts, history, English, politics, or social and behavioral science, mathematics and sci- (see Modern Languages and Literatures) to pursue coursework that examines the law from the Japanese sociology; perspective of disciplines such as philosophy, psychol- ence, professional studies) as well as a capstone course . The degree offers many attractive features to (see Modern Languages and Literatures) • Twelve credits selected from American-oriented ogy, sociology, and business . The program is closely Journalism supervised by faculty who serve as special advisors to returning students including a modified core curricu- courses in at least three disciplines that differ from lum, more liberal credit transfer policy, and the ability (see English) the chosen discipline concentration; pre-law students; supplementary advising is available Latin through the Career Planning Center . to receive credit through CLEP and portfolio review . More information is available under the Professional (see Classical Studies) • Three credits in AS 201, The American Intellectual Minors: In addition to the major, a number of depart- Studies program description in the catalog . Marine Science Tradition, taken during junior year; and (see Biology) ments and interdisciplinary programs in the college • Three credits in a research/theme course, AS 300, Internships: Internships provide the opportunity for Molecular Biology offer optional minor concentrations . These concentra- taken during senior year . tions are developed under faculty supervision within practical experience in a career field related to a stu- (see Biology) the context of departmental requirements and offer- dent’s major . Most departments of the College of Arts Music For a 15-credit minor in American studies, students ings . For further information, contact the department and Sciences offer credit for internships in appropriate (see Visual and Performing Arts) complete the following: chair or program director . (The interdisciplinary minors agencies and business firms in Fairfield, nearby com- New Media Film, Television, and Radio • AS 201 The American Intellectual Tradition (three are listed below .) munities, as well as in NYC and New Haven . Majors (see Visual and Performing Arts) who wish to take advantage of these opportunities Professional Writing credits); Interdisciplinary Programs: The Fairfield curriculum should consult their department chair or program (see English) • Three American studies elective courses in one of includes a number of majors and minors that are inter- internship coordinator about eligibility requirements Radio the following disciplines: English, history, politics, disciplinary in nature . Such programs permit students and other details . (see New Media Film, Television, and Radio) sociology, or visual and performing arts (nine cred- to combine coursework from more than one academic Russian its); and department, thereby examining a broad subject from a (see Modern Languages and Literatures) multiplicity of disciplinary perspectives . There are four Spanish • One American studies elective course outside the interdisciplinary majors currently available to students (see Modern Languages and Literatures) concentration (three credits) . in the College of Arts and Sciences: Studio Art American Studies (see Visual and Performing Arts) Biochemistry Television International Studies (see New Media Film, Television, and Radio) Individually Designed Major Theatre (see Visual and Performing Arts) 66 College of Arts and Sciences American Studies American Studies College of Arts and Sciences 67 Fairfield University also offers a master of arts degree HI 257 Who Built America? Working Visual and Performing Arts AS 383 America in the 1930s: Decade of in American Studies . The 400-level core and elec- People in American History AH 161 American Architecture (H) Change tive courses in that program are available to qualified HI 260 American Indian History AH 163 American Art: Colonial to Civil War (H) The Great Depression represents the catalytic agent in senior undergraduate American studies majors and HI 262 African-American History, 1619 to 1865 AH 164 American Art: Civil War to Civil Rights America’s extraordinary transformation in the 1930s, a minors with the approval of the program director . HI 263 Inventing Themselves: African- (1860 to 1960) (H) decade during which the changes in the economic and American Women in U .S . History AH 165 The Black Experience: African- political sectors provided the matter for American cul- Note: Departmental course descriptions may be HI 264 African-American History, 1865 to American Art and Criticism in the tural life . This course acquaints students with the com- found in the appropriate departmental sections of this Present 20th Century (H) plexities of this pivotal period in American life through catalog . HI 331 Era of the American Revolution, FM 102 American Films: Decades (H) feature films and documentaries, popular and serious 1763 to 1800 MU 101 The History of Jazz (H) fiction, the American theatre of the time, popular music, Courses Available for the American HI 342 Immigration, Ethnicity, and MU 102 The History and Development of Rock (H) public and private art, and mass circulation and little Studies Major Race in U S. . History MU 111 The Life and Music of George Gershwin magazines, while introducing them to an interdisciplin- HI 348 Social Movements in 20th-Century (H) ary methodology . Three credits . American Studies U .S . History: The 1960's MU 120 The History of American Song (H) AS 389 Literature and Religion: AS 201 The American Intellectual Tradition HI 356 History of the Cold War MU 201 Critical Issues in American Popular The American Experience AS 300 Independent Research Project HI 362 The Frontier: A Green History Music: Blues to Hip Hop (H) This course surveys the relationship of literature to AS 361 The American Civil War: Myth and Reality of North America TA 120 American Drama (H) AS 383 America in the 1930s: A Decade TA 241 Examining the Sixties: History, Art, religion in the history of American letters . Beginning of Change Philosophy and Legacy (H) with the moral didacticism of early Puritan literature, AS 389 Literature and Religion: PH 211 American Philosophy American writers have manifested a persistent concern The American Experience PH 251 Ethical Theories in America Note: Departmental course descriptions may be found with religio-ethical matters as well as with the impact of in the appropriate departmental sections of this catalog . religious institutions in shaping our social and cultural English Politics environment . Using literary texts by major American EN 122 The Frontier in American Literature PO 118 American Political Thought writers, the course evaluates the critical perspective EN 125 American Drama PO 119 Sex, Sexuality and Gender and relevance of the imaginative writer's treatment of EN 263 African American Women Writers PO 150 Urban Politics Course Descriptions religious questions . Three credits . EN 264 African American Fiction 1940 to 1980 PO 151 Politics of the immigrant: The Irish AS 201 The American Intellectual EN 265 Contemporary African American Fiction Catholic and the East European Tradition Anthropology EN 281 Native American Literature Jewish Communities A seminar on major ideas and themes that have helped (see Sociology and Anthropology) EN 284 American Women Writers of Color PO 155 Public Administration shape American life, this course makes a conscious EN 332 American Romanticism PO 161 The American Presidency effort to demonstrate the interaction between intellec- EN 333 American Realism and Naturalism PO 162 United States Congress tual, social, and cultural dynamics in the formation of EN 334 American Modernism PO 163 Supreme Court I America . Three credits . Art History EN 335 Contemporary American Literature PO 164 Supreme Court II (see Visual and Performing Arts) & Culture PO 165 Political Parties, Interest Groups, AS 300 Independent Research Project EN 374 The Woman Question: Early Feminism and Public Opinion During senior year, each American Studies major writes & 19th-Century Transatlantic PO 166 American Public Policy a research paper under the supervision of several par- Literature PO 167 Media and Politics ticipating faculty members . Students integrate different PO 168 Politics of Mass Popular Culture intellectual disciplines in the design and execution of History their projects . Three credits . HI 232 Jefferson's America: 1760 to 1850 Religious Studies HI 237 The American Prophetic Tradition RS 213 Jews and Judaism in America AS 361 The American Civil War: HI 238 The United States, 1850 to 1900 RS 249 American Catholic Theologians Myth and Reality HI 239 20th-Century United States RS 263 Non-Traditional American Churches This course exposes students to an interdisciplinary HI 240 The Personal is Political: Women's RS 265 Non-Traditional American Religious method of learning . While using standard historical Activism in the 1960's Groups texts to establish the facts regarding the American Civil HI 241 Examining the Sixties: History, Art, War, this course explores the sometimes confusing and Legacy Sociology and contradictory versions of the Civil War as depicted HI 243 American Constitutional and Legal SO 112 American Society in literature, photography, feature films, documentary History I, 1776 to 1900 SO 142 Sociology of the Family films, music, painting, and other modes of expression . HI 244 American Constitutional and SO 151 Sociology of Religion Three credits . Legal History II, 1900 to Present SO 161 American Class Structure HI 245 Feminism in the United States SO 162 Race, Gender, and Ethnic Relations HI 246 Excellent Women, Deviant SO 163 Urban/Suburban Sociology Women: The Female Experience SO 166 Feminism, Gender, and Everyday Life HI 250 America Enters the World: United SO 169 Women: Work and Sport States Foreign Relations, 1763 to 1900 SO 171 Criminology HI 251 The American Century: The United SO 175 Sociology of Law States and the World since 1900 SO 179 Death Penalty in America HI 253 Colonial America, 1584 to 1760 68 College of Arts and Sciences Applied Ethics Applied Ethics College of Arts and Sciences 69 The Patrick J. Waide Jr. Fund AE 265 Ethics in Education AE 276 Ethical Dimensions of Global PROGRAM IN In 2002, Patrick J . Waide Jr ., a former University trust- This survey of the ethical issues that arise in the Business Practices ee and distinguished alumnus of Fairfield University classroom, school, and school district also covers A survey of the ethical dimensions of contemporary APPLIED ETHICS (class of 1959), generously established a continuing those issues, to a lesser extent, in the educational poli- business practice generally, with special emphasis on fund to spend on invited speakers, course materi- cies of the state and federal government . The course the ethical implications of global business enterprise . als, and scheduled activities on topics of international directly addresses issues of race, class, and gender Topics include global employment practices, human Faculty affairs, global ethics, and public policy . The first major in the educational system, addressing entitlement to and employee rights in a global economy, the implica- disbursement established the Resource Center for education, access to education, discipline in the edu- tions of external debt for the economies of developing Director Global Studies, located in the central office of the cational setting, multicultural issues in general, politics, nations, the human costs and benefits of the changes Schmidt (Management) Program on Applied Ethics and open to the University accountability, assessment, and the ethics of respect in global agriculture and food provision generally, and Steering Committee community during working hours . as they pertain to teachers, students, and administra- the work of international agencies (the World Trade Collins, S .J . (Jesuit and Catholic Mission and Identity) tors . This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and Conelius (Nursing) Requirements (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious the World Bank in particular) in guiding the economies studies) Three credits . of the world . A three-week unit will focus on the eco- Hadjimichael (Physics) For a 15-credit minor in applied ethics, students com- Hannafey, S .J . (Religious Studies) nomic implications of natural and man made disasters plete the following: AE 270 Ethical Dimensions of Global and humanitarian crises . This course meets the world Hulse (GSEAP) Violence Naser (Philosophy) diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: one course in phi- • A philosophy course that emphasizes ethics, a reli- A survey of the ethical implications of the new and losophy or religious studies) Three credits . Perkus (College of Arts & Sciences) gious studies course that emphasizes moral theol- alarming potentials for violence in a disorderly world . Van Hise (Accounting) ogy, and one intermediate (200-level or greater) The new faces of violence - insurgency, terrorism course in applied ethics as part of their Area III core Adjunct Faculty inspired by religion, plans for mass destruction, chil- AE 281 Ethics of Communications Brockman credits dren as warriors - will be examined in the context of This course examines the moral dilemmas of media Brown Just War theory, the Christian commitment to social management, political propaganda, campaign promo- • Six to nine credits in intermediate applied ethics justice, and the emerging international order (and dis- tions, public relations, and corporate communication . Colburn courses (AE 262 through AE 299) C . Johnson order) . Fully half the course will explore the perspec- Topics include advertising and marketing practices, Rion • Six to nine credits in advanced applied ethics semi- tives of the developing world, especially as violence especially political advocacy and messages targeted to Sticca nars (AE 391 through AE 398) . AE 384 and AE 399 occurs between factions from the developing world and various audiences; truth and loyalty in public relations Tanner (independent study) will also satisfy this requirement . the traditional wielders of force in the North and West . practices; the philosophical and constitutional bases This course meets the world diversity requirement . of freedom of the press; and problems of media bias, Ventrella Note: Substitutions are possible as approved by the Yoder (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or in religious systematic and otherwise . (Prerequisite: one course in program director . studies) Three credits . philosophy or religious studies) Three credits . Prerequisites AE 271 The Sacred Balance This course examines contemporary perspectives and AE 282 Ethics and Computers Applied ethics courses are normally taken to fulfill the Established in 1980 by a grant from the National diverse cultural worldviews demonstrating a recipro- This course examines the legal and ethical dilem- fifth core requirement in Area III: philosophy, religious Endowment for the Humanities, the Program in Applied cal relationship between humanity and the natural mas spawned by the proliferation of Internet-based studies, and applied ethics . Students must complete one Ethics is an interschool program reporting to the Senior world . This approach analyzes the ways established technologies in an increasingly complex society . course in philosophy or one course in religious studies Vice President for Academic Affairs . It operates in close and new fields in the sciences can reunite knowledge Topics include the philosophical foundations of the before enrolling in any 200-level applied ethics course coordination with the deans of the College of Arts and of the world with a sense of the sacred . Extending right of privacy; the centralization of power; the impact and two courses in either philosophy or religious studies Sciences, the Charles F . Dolan School of Business, the into the realm of meaning and value, scientific as well on employment, computer crime, patents, property, (two in either or one in each) before enrolling in any 300 School of Nursing, and the School of Engineering . as spiritual perspectives jointly address the ecologi- and liability; the tremendous power of instantaneous level applied ethics seminar . cal challenges confronting contemporary society and Internet communications to influence world events; The Program integrates interdisciplinary courses, semi- the evolution of human consciousness . (Prerequisite: and the possibilities and implications of artificial intel- nars, lectures, colloquia, and workshops in the fields of Course Descriptions one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three ligence . Central consideration is given to the digital professional ethics (business, healthcare, science, law, credits . divide: the potential for global injustice in global engineering, education, and communication), ethics AE 262 Ethics and the Community discordances between rich and poor societies in for the citizen (government, community, environmental The course surveys the philosophical grounding of AE 275 Ethics and the Global access to the Internet and other advanced technology . concerns, war and peace), and global studies (ethical the organizations in contemporary society, examining Environment (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious dimensions of global violence, global health, environ- structured human groups from the household, through A survey of environmental issues on the global scale, studies) Three credits . mental policies, business practices, and humanitar- the village (or religious/ethnic association), to the exploring ethical and economic dilemmas of liberty and ian action) . This unified approach to the theory and nation-state to understand their moral undertakings in law, justice and welfare, conflicts of cultures, race, and practice of ethical conduct in all fields raises student their environment; to consider how they implement and gender, as they arise in the increasing interaction of AE 283 Environmental Justice awareness of the moral dilemmas of their chosen fields balance rights and duties, rules and compassion, auton- developed and developing nations . The course focus- This course offers a comprehensive study of the politi- of practice, of allied fields, and of society and the world . omy and common purposes . This course gives special es on the role of science - with special reference to cal impact of our global environmental crisis examined The Program offers a series of core-level and elective attention to structural injustice in the treatment of those scientific uncertainty - in the articulation of issues like through the lens of the relationship of self to society . courses and seminars in service to various academic marginalized by gender, race, or socioeconomic deficit, global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer, and We study current scientific, religious, economic, and and professional programs, and a 15-credit minor . and includes an effort to determine where new under- species extinction . The ethical dilemmas and environ- political perspectives that impact our ecological reality standing may yield suggestions for structural modifica- mental implications of the work of multinational corpo- globally, including health, trade, population, and waste tion . Students are provided the opportunity to research rations are examined through case studies and group issues . Working in self-selected groups, students have and present projects on contemporary social problems discussion; term projects focus on selected areas the opportunity to report on alternative models and that illustrate the themes of the course . This course and industries . This course meets the world diversity activists' movements aimed at creating a global sus- meets the U S. . Diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: one requirement . (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or tainable future . (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits . religious studies) Three credits . or religious studies) Three credits . 70 College of Arts and Sciences Applied Ethics Applied Ethics College of Arts and Sciences 71 AE 284 Environmental Ethics donors of uncertain motives and histories . This course AE 294 Ethics of Media and Politics in the major religious traditions . (Prerequisite: one Students examine the environmental problems that meets the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: This course explores the ethical dimensions of the course in philosophy or religious studies) Three arise in our attempts to reconcile the demands of one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three complex relationship between the media and the politi- credits . human fulfillment and economic activity, and the credits . cal process . The media is the only industry protected requirements of ecological balance . Issues include the by the Bill of Rights, and for good reason: it is critical AE 299 Special Topics in Applied Ethics diverse perspectives of conservation, preservation, AE 289 Global Health Care Policy for a democracy to have well-informed citizens . The The course is an opportunity for the student to carry and deep ecology . Student projects cover the wise This survey of issues of public health on a global scale course looks at the responsibility of the media, and out a major project in Applied Ethics involving work in use of resources; pollution of land, air, and water; con- explores the ethical and economic dilemmas of envi- the difficulties of fulfillment in a capitalist society . Who the community, derived from a previous AE course . servation of species and open space; global climatic ronmental degradation, national sovereignty, individual needs to be informed? What is the role of the govern- Three credits . liberty, and human happiness and productivity as they change; and the future stewardship of oceans, forests, ment in providing information? Students learn ethics AE 384 Reflections on the Environment: and the atmosphere . (Prerequisite: one course in phi- arise in the increasing interaction of developed and from informed discussions, study, and writing on the developing nations . The course studies conditions Focus on Latin America and the losophy or religious studies) Three credits . cases presented . (Prerequisite: one course in philoso- Caribbean prevalent in developing nations - poverty, hunger, the phy or religious studies) Three credits . AE 285 Ethics of Healthcare absence of physical and social infrastructure, and This seminar examines environmental, ethical, and This course considers the moral dilemmas of the uneven education, as well as the role of gender and AE 295 Ethics in Law and Society socio-economic issues of Latin America and the healthcare setting . Topics include patients' rights race discrimination - and examines ethical dilemmas This course is an inquiry into the ethical dilemmas of Caribbean . It integrates the hard sciences (biology, (medical paternalism and patient autonomy, informed confronted in the efforts to deal with health conditions making, enforcing, adjudicating, obeying and practic- chemistry, physics, and physical geography), the social consent to therapy, and participation in research); in the developing nations, through case studies and ing the law . Topics include the nature of law and the sciences (sociology, politics, economics, and busi- dilemmas of reproduction (technological assistance, group discussion; term projects focus on selected province of jurisprudence, responsibility of the criminal ness), and the humanities (history, ethics, theology, abortion, cloning); dilemmas of life and death (assisted regions and health conditions . This course meets the bar (defense, prosecution, judicial), conflicts of inter- and literature) . The capstone experience provides stu- suicide, euthanasia, technological interventions for world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: one course est, election or appointment of judges, the moral infra- dents with an overview of multiple perspectives on the the dying); allocation of healthcare resources; and the in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits . structure of the Constitution, the limits of adjudication, environment of Latin America and the Caribbean with a special dilemmas of healthcare professionals caught and issues relating to investigative technique (torture focus on some specific countries and issues . Students in binds between HMO contracts and professional AE 290 Ethics in America: and extreme confinement conditions) . (Prerequisite: conduct independent research projects that demon- obligations . (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or The Telecourse one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three strate their mastery of at least one component of each religious studies) Three credits . This course is a survey of practical ethics, in which credits . disciplinary group . This seminar counts for the cap- televised discussions of selected topics in applied eth- stone requirement for the minor in Applied Ethics and AE 286 Ethics of Research and ics (ethics in government, ethics in the military, medi- AE 296 Ethics in Government the minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies . Technology cal ethics, business ethics, etc .) illustrate the basic This course examines the moral dilemmas pertaining This course meets the world diversity requirement . This course explores the moral dilemmas that attend concepts of the Western tradition in ethical reasoning to governing and being governed . Topics include the (Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy or religious the search for an application of scientific knowledge . (autonomy, justice, privacy, community, etc .) . The dis- ethical dimensions of making public policy; civil rights studies) Three credits . Topics include the methods of science and their lim- cussions feature influential public figures in each field; and civil liberties; the "establishment of justice" with its (e .g ., in research with human subjects); scientific readings include important writings in the history of regard to minorities, women, immigrants, and those AE 391/ fraud, its dimensions and prevention; and the effects ethics . Format: lecture/discussion with in-class video politically at risk; corruption in government; war, peace, BU 391 Seminar in Business of rapidly expanding fields of technology on medicine presentations . (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy revolution, and the moral principles that govern them; Law, Regulation, and Ethics and industry . (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or or religious studies) Three credits . terrorism and the defense against terrorism; preserva- This seminar investigates ethical dilemmas of busi- religious studies) Three credits . tion of the environment; and the nature and limits of ness management, primarily as encountered in real AE 291 Business Ethics representative government . (Prerequisite: one course cases . Themes vary from year to year . Format: guest AE 287 Engineering Ethics This course investigates ethical problems in business in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits . presentations by members of the business community, This course systematically explores the ethical dimen- practice . Topics include the foundation of the free- followed by discussion . (Prerequisites: two courses in sions of situations and tasks common to engineering market system, personal morality in profit-oriented AE 297 Eco-feminism philosophy or religious studies) Three credits . practice . Issues include professionalism, codes of eth- enterprises; codes of ethics, obligations to employees This course explores the historically strong associa- ics, consumer risk and safety, employee loyalty and and other stakeholders; truth in advertising, whistle- tion between women and nature, in which the image AE 393 Seminar in War, Peace, and whistle-blowing, research and ownership of informa- blowing, and company loyalty; self and government of Mother Earth is central, and critiques the power- Public Policy tion, and the engineer's responsibility to the natural regulation; the logic and future of capitalism; and the as-domination assumption of our culture shown in This seminar examines the philosophical, political, and environment . (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy changing responsibilities of the manager in a rapidly the exploitation of women and of the earth . Students religious aspects of war and peace . Topics include the or religious studies) Three credits . globalizing business environment . (Prerequisite: examine religious, psychological, social, historical, origin and development of just war theory, the pacifist one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three and scientific manifestations of this assumption, along tradition, revolution, guerrilla warfare, and military AE 288 Ethical Dimensions of Global credits . . with alternative models of power and responsibility . preparedness . The course focuses on the increased Humanitarian Policy (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious complexity of these issues in the 20th century and This course surveys the ethical dilemmas that arise in AE 293 Ethics of War and Peace studies) Three credits . especially in the nuclear age . Format: discussion . the context of global need and global opportunity, spe- This is a survey of issues relating to war and interna- (Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy or religious cifically the needs of physical, psychological, and spiri- tional conflict . Topics include Just War theory, human AE 298 Ethics and Feminist studies) Three credits . tual sustenance and support created in the developing Perspectives rights issues, the impact of war on women, the role of AE 395 Seminar in Legal Ethics world by many kinds of violence, exploitation, and the United Nations Security Council, and the history This course offers a philosophical inquiry into the impli- environmental crises, and the opportunities perceived cations of traditional ethical theory and social institu- This seminar examines the peculiar ethical dilemmas of global attempts to proscribe and prevent aggres- confronting lawyers: confidentiality, protection of the in the developed world to provide assistance through sion . The course also looks at related issues that tions from perspectives developed in contemporary international, governmental, and non-governmental feminist literature . Examined through the lens of race, guilty, roles in public policy, conflict of interest, and, have emerged in recent years, such as humanitarian in general, responsibility for the functioning of the avenues . Topics include the ethical analyses of emerg- intervention and economic sanctions . (Prerequisite: class, and gender, specific areas include family, health, ing crises and assessments of needs; the typical struc- work, and media issues . The course explores the psy- adversary system . Format: discussion . (Prerequisites: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three two courses in philosophy or religious studies) Three tures of assistance, public and private, and the con- credits . chological and ethical dimensions of social and family sequences (intended or otherwise) of deploying them; oppression, environmental racism, medical paternal- credits . and the dilemmas of seeking and assessing help from ism, economic imperialism, and patriarchal structures 72 College of Arts and Sciences Asian Studies Asian Studies College of Arts and Sciences 73 AE 396 Seminar in Ethics and • Any three other courses from those listed below . Politics Government PROGRAM IN ASIAN Language courses may count for all three only if PO 12 Introduction to Comparative Politics This seminar examines the dilemmas of lawmaking they are all courses in the same language . PO 145 Asian Politics and governing: principles, tradeoffs, and compromises; STUDIES PO 146 Three Giants in Asia Study abroad in Asia is not required for this minor, but dirty hands and the relationship between government PO 148 Political Violence is strongly recommended . Some courses taken abroad and the individual; international politics; presidential may be counted toward the minor with the Asian Religious Studies secrecy; covert action; and political trust . Format: dis- Faculty Studies Director's approval . RS 101 Exploring Religion: Asian Religions cussion . (Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy or RS 280 Hinduism religious studies) Three credits . Director Zhang (Communication) RS 285 Buddhism AE 397 Seminar in Bioethics I: Ethical Course Offerings RS 287 Buddhist Thought in India Issues in Health Care Practice Program Faculty RS 289 Tantrism Asian Studies This seminar presents an intensive study of select Aksan (Economics) RS 388 Buddhist Spirituality AN 301 Independent Study problems in the ethics of medicine and healthcare Buss (Economics), Emeritus AN 310 Asian Studies Seminar Visual and Performing Arts practice, including abortion; euthanasia; prenatal diag- Davidson (Religious Studies) AH 12 Introduction to the Art History of nosis; reproductive engineering and surrogate mother- Franceschi (Economics) Communication Asia, Africa, and the Americas hood; and treatment decisions for very ill newborns . Im (Philosophy) CO 241 Communication and Culture: (by petition and pre-approval only) Format: student and guest presentations . This course Jung (Politics) East and West AH 100 Arts of India, China, and Japan meets the U .S . diversity requirement . (Prerequisites: Li (History) TA 122 Asian Theatre two courses in philosophy or religious studies) Three LoMonaco (Visual and Performing Arts) Economics credits . Rajan (English) EC 120 Environmental Economics Schwab (Visual and Performing Arts) EC 230 Comparative Economic Systems: AE 398 Seminar in Bioethics II: Ethical Xiao (Modern Languages and Literatures) Asian Economies Course Descriptions Issues in Biomedical Research EC 235 Economic Development of AN 301 Independent Study and Resource Allocation Third World Nations Students undertake an individualized program of study This seminar offers an intensive study of select prob- The Asian Studies program focuses on a region that is in consultation with a director from the Asian studies lems in the ethics, law, and public policy surrounding home to fully half of humanity, the world's most popu- History faculty . Three credits . healthcare, especially in the United States . Topics lous democracy, and one of the fastest growing econo- HI 279 China to the 1800s include research with human subjects, the profession- mies in the world . The importance of Asia in global, HI 285 Modern China: 1800 to Present AN 310 Asian Studies Seminar al/patient relationship, allocation of scarce resources, political, and economic systems - and particularly its HI 286 Rise of Modern Japan: 1800 to Present This seminar examines selected topics concerning and cost containment . Format: student and guest pre- growing impact on the United States - demands a HI 366 Gender, Culture, and Representation: Asia . Students register for AN 310, but the course sentations . (Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy firm understanding of the history, cultures, politics, Women in China and Japan, 1600 is taught in conjunction with another 100-300 level or religious studies) Three credits . religions, and economics of Asian countries . Everyone, to Present courses from a rotation of the course offerings listed regardless of major or profession, will be affected by HI 367 East Asia in 20th-Century above . Consult the Asian Studies director to identify the AE 399 Special Topics in Applied Ethics past, present, and future events and developments in American Wars conjoined course for a given semester . The seminar Students undertake an advanced program of course, Asia . concentrates on topics within the parameters of the field, and library work arranged with the instructor . Modern Languages and Literatures conjoined course syllabus but adds research empha- Proposals for special topics must be approved by Combined with a major in a regular discipline, the CI 110-111 Elementary Chinese sis . Students registered for AN 310 must complete a the director and the dean of the student's school . Asian studies minor prepares the student for a career CI 210-211 Intermediate Chinese research project, to include 300-level research in addi- Ordinarily three credits, although special arrangements in international business or banking, journalism, teach- CI 220 Advanced Chinese tion to the regular research requirements of the con- are possible . ing, the United States government, or in international CI 250/ Modern China Through Fiction organizations, or for further studies in graduate or pro- EN 118 and Film joined course, and a 25-50 page term paper in substitu- Arabic fessional school . CI 251 New Chinese Cinema tion of some portion of the conjoined course require- (see Modern Languages and Literature) CI 252/ ments, as determined by the instructor . For juniors and Requirements EN 119 The City and Modern China seniors only . Three credits . JA 110-111 Elementary Japanese For an 18-credit minor in Asian studies, students com- JA 210-211 Intermediate Japanese plete the following: Philosophy • AN 310 Asian Studies Seminar during the junior or PH 240 Introduction to Asian Philosophies senior year . AN 301 Independent Study may be PH 241 Confucianism substituted if the seminar is not offered or if program PH 242 Philosophical Daoism and faculty approve a student proposal for independent Zen Buddhism study in lieu of the seminar . • One course from CI 250, CI 251, CI 252, or a course from English, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Visual and Performing Arts from the course offerings listed below; AND one course in Communication, Economics, History, or Politics from the course offerings listed below . 74 College of Arts and Sciences Biology Biology College of Arts and Sciences 75 Requirements Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Block English or education . DEPARTMENT OF For a 129-credit to 141-credit major in biology, students (8 courses) complete the following: BI 261 Genetics Faculty research specializations provide opportuni- BIOLOGY BI 327 Cell Biology ties for qualified students to participate in laboratory Year One**** BI 342 Developmental Biology research or library investigations in their chosen inter- BI 170-171 General Biology I and II 8 credits BI 352 Fundamentals of Microbiology est areas under a professor’s guidance . Internships Faculty CH 111-112 General Chemistry I and II 8 credits BI 354 Molecular Biology at off-campus institutions can also be arranged for MA 121-122 Applied Calculus I and II 6 credits BI 357 General Virology qualified students . These opportunities expand and Professors Core curriculum courses 12 credits BI 358 Recombinant DNA Technology enhance the biology program's numerous possibilities Braun Subtotal: 34 credits BI 381 Special Topics Seminar for individualization . Brousseau Phelan, general biology coordinator Year Two Biochemistry and Physiology Block (8 courses) The Capstone Experience BI 172 General Biology III 4 credits BI 107-108 Human Anatomy and Physiology* During the capstone experience, students connect the Associate Professors CH 211-212 Organic Chemistry I and II 8 credits BI 262 Human Physiology diverse experience and knowledge they have acquired J . Biardi PS 15-16 General Physics I and II* 8 credits BI 313 Comparative Physiology as biology majors, focusing these skills on examining Harriott, education advisor Biology block elective (see below) 3-4 credits BI 314 Endocrinology – in depth – a specific topic . In a small class setting Klug Core curriculum courses 12 credits BI 324 Biochemistry I (10-12 students maximum), students and the professor Osier Subtotal: 35 to 36 credits BI 325 Biochemistry II delve deeply into the chosen topic, assessing the peer- G . Sauer BI 356 Immunology reviewed literature and most current trends around Walker, chair Year Three** BI 369 Plant Biology: Morphology, the particular subject . Students bring their breadth Biology block elective (see below) 6 to 8 credits Biochemistry, and Physiology of knowledge to the discussion, and apply what they Assistant Professors Biology electives*** 6 to 8 credits BI 382 Special Topics Seminar have learned over the course of their academic train- Byun, graduate school advisor General electives 6 to 8 credits ing to critically analyze the arguments and experiments Church, health professions advisor Core curriculum courses 12 credits Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science presented in the literature . In most cases, students Fernandez Subtotal: 30 to 36 credits Block (12 courses) will be responsible for presenting a paper to the class, Gerry BI 260 Ecology driving the content of discussion and debate with their Year Four** BI 318 Vertebrate Zoology fellow students and instructor . The capstone is a read- Professors of the Practice BI 319 Zoology Field Experience Earls Biology electives*** 3 to 4 credits ing extensive experience, and, by definition, shows BI 321 Animal Behavior Zavras Biology capstone elective 3 credits that the biology major is able to synthesize and apply General electives 12 to 16 credits BI 362 Marine Invertebrate Zoology their knowledge to examine interesting questions . Lecturers Core curriculum courses 12 credits BI 364 Freshwater Ecology L . Biardi Subtotal: 30 to 35 credits BI 365 Evolutionary Biology To maximize the value of the capstone experience, Canuel BI 366 Ornithology students enroll in an upper-level seminar course (BI Choly BI 368 Plant Biology: Evolution, Diversity, 381, BI 382, or BI 383) during their junior or senior Collins-Priano * Physics may be taken in second or third year. and Environment year . See course descriptions for topics . DeCristofaro BI 372 Environmental Toxicology ** The sequence for biology block electives, biology elec- Research and Internship Experience Dutta tives, and capstone elective shown here are only sugges- BI 375 Biochemical Ecology Students intending to continue their studies in gradu- D . Sauer tions. You may arrange them differently BI 383 Special Topics Seminar ate school should consider participating in two or more Biology Department Web page: *** Various upper-level courses may be double-counted * BI 107 and BI 108 may be taken by students pursuing terms of research . All on-campus research experi- www fairfield. .edu/biology toward the departmental concentrations in molecular biol- allied health programs, where this course is required. ences require prior approval from a student’s faculty ogy or marine science. Taking both semesters will count as one Biochemistry research advisor . Off-campus research or internship and Physiology block upper-level elective with lab. experiences require an on-campus faculty mentor and Permission of the department chair is required. approval from the department chair or internship direc- The biology major prepares students for future See NOTE under course description. tor . Prior consultation is required to assure that the professional work in the life and health sciences or Biology Block Electives and particular activity is suitable . . advanced education in numerous specializations across Additional Requirements The choice of block electives, advanced biology elec- all fields of Biology . In addition to a high success rate tives, and general electives inside or outside the Research and Internship experiences are extra cours- in placing graduates in medical school, physicians During the sophomore (second semester) through department varies according to a student’s career es and do not count towards the biology major degree assistant programs, dental school and other health senior years of the degree, a minimum of six biology objective and interest . Students make their choices requirements . care professions, a significant number of our students courses and a capstone experience (described below) after consultation with appropriate department advisors . also pursue graduate degrees (both Masters and PhD are required . To ensure breadth of exposure, at least Students interested in molecular biology may, for exam- Biology Major with a Concentration in programs) in fields such as microbiology, physiology, one course must be taken from each of the following ple, take advanced courses to fulfill a concentration in Molecular Biology cell biology and ecology . Many other students have three blocks . The three remaining biology course elec- molecular biology . In addition to the requirements noted above, students been successful in careers in the pharmaceutical tives may be any 200- or 300-level courses from the take four courses from the molecular, cell, and devel- Students interested in graduate, medical, dental, or industry, and also, importantly, as teachers in primary blocks listed below . Four of the six courses taken dur- opmental biology block . BI 324 Biochemistry I, BI 325 allied health schools may select electives that meet and secondary education programs . ing the sophomore (second semester) through senior Biochemistry II, and BI 356 Immunology may also be years must include a laboratory component . the requirements for admission to graduate or profes- accepted . Interested students should consult with Dr . sional schools . Students interested in science writing Phyllis Braun for advisement and completion of appro- or teaching in biology may choose to earn minors in priate paperwork . 76 College of Arts and Sciences Biology Biology College of Arts and Sciences 77 Biology Major with a Concentration in BI 16 Fundamentals of Biology II BI 75 Ecology and Society BI 87 Microbes and Your Health Students examine biological systems, such as the This course focuses on environmental issues raised This course surveys the interactions of microorganisms Marine Science human organism, in detail, with an emphasis on patho- by modern society's conflicting needs for land, water, on humans that result in various types of diseases . The In addition to the requirements noted above, students physiology, diversity of life, and evolution . Emphasis a livable environment, and renewable/nonrenewable course emphasizes bacterial and viral infections that take four courses from the marine sciences . Interested varies by instructor . Note: This course counts as a resources . Students examine the available scientific involve the various organs associated with skin, respi- students should consult with Dr . Diane Brousseau for science core course but does not satisfy requirements evidence and are encouraged to draw their own con- ratory, digestive, urogenital, nervous, and lymphatic advisement and completion of appropriate paperwork . for the biology major or minor . Three lectures . Three clusions concerning these environmentally sensitive systems . It also addresses the importance of infection BI 78 Introduction to Marine Science credits . issues, which are presented in lectures, readings, films, control and prevention, the control of growth, and the BI 362 Marine Invertebrate Zoology and occasional, off-campus field trips (by arrangement) . functional anatomy of microorganisms, and provides BI 18 Human Biology: Form and Function BI 383 Ecology Block Seminar This course is open to all except biology majors . Note: a historical perspective on the various diseases sur- This course, which provides a basic introduction to • Principles of Aquaculture This course serves as a natural science elective in the veyed . Note: This course counts as a science core human anatomy and physiology, examines the major • Coral Reef Ecology Program on the Environment . This course counts as a course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology organ systems of the body, focusing on how each • Ecology of the North Atlantic Coast science core course but does not satisfy requirements major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . system functions and how all systems interact with BI 391-394 Biology Research for the biology major or minor . Three lectures . Three one another . Genetics, disease and prevention, nutri- BI 95/ PH 230 Philosophy and Biology of BI 397-398 Biology Internship credits . tion, current issues in public health, and environmental Evolutionary Theory Biology Major with a Minor in Educational health problems that human populations face are dis- BI/CH 76 Environmental Science This course explores the question of evolutionary cussed . Note: This course counts as a science core The science of the environment is presented through theory from the perspectives of philosophy and biology . Studies and the 5-year Teacher Education course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology examination of the interconnections among physical, From the biological perspective, the course focuses Program major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . chemical, and biological fields of inquiry . This course on genetics, adaptive evolution, neutral evolution, the Biology majors who elect a minor in Educational looks at how the global environment is altered by the genetic impact of selection on populations, the origin Studies and who have been admitted to the 5-year BI 70 Science, Technology, and Society human population, technology, and production of fuels and maintenance of genetic variation, the importance Integrated Bachelors-Masters Degree and Teacher This course analyzes the major science and technol- and food . In this course, students will acquire a scien- of development in evolution, and the expression of Certification program should consult with Dr . Olivia ogy issues that confront today's society . Through an tific understanding of current issues in environmental variation . From the philosophical perspective, the Harriott, education adivsor and Dr . Patricia Calderwood, examination of the underlying science, students gain an science and learn to evaluate claims about current course focuses on evolution as theory and ideology, director of the 5-year certificate program to insure that understanding of the impact these issues hold for the environmental problems . Note: This course serves the critique of the adaptationist program, evolution and appropriate thought and reflection on their choices for environment, our natural resources, and our society, as a natural science elective in the Program on the contingency, typological versus population thinking, and upper division biology curriculum be made in assuring including benefit versus hazard expectations . Course Environment . This course counts as a science core the developmental systems critique . Note: This course the best outcome for this unique 5-year program . issues, which change to incorporate timely topics, course but does not satisfy requirements for the biol- counts as a science core course but does not satisfy include acid rain; agriculture; diseases such as AIDS, ogy or chemistry major or minor . Three lectures . Three requirements for the biology major or minor . Three lec- Minor in Biology cancer, and heart disease; energy; genetic engineer- credits . tures . Three credits . For an 18-20-credit minor in biology, students complete ing; the greenhouse effect; ozone depletion; and water the following: pollution . Note: This course counts as a science core BI 78 Introduction to Marine Science BI 96 God and Modern Biology course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology This course introduces the non-science major and the This course introduces students to the dialogue • BI 170, 171, and 172 General Biology (12 credits); major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . marine science minor to the field of oceanography . between science and religion with a detailed consider- and Topics dealing with the geological, physical, chemi- ation of recent advances in modern biological research BI 71 Identity and the Human Genome cal, and biological aspects of science underscore the that raise significant religious, theological, and ethical • any two biology courses numbered 200 or greater This course introduces scientific and social aspects of interdisciplinary nature of world ocean study . Note: issues . The course emphasizes developing a practical from the biology block electives . human genetics to the non-science major . Topics of This course serves as a natural science elective in the understanding of the scientific method through interac- discussion include the structure and function of genes, Double counting is not allowed . Program on the Environment . This course counts as a tive experiences and lecture material . Students consid- human genetic diversity, Mendelian inheritance, and science core course but does not satisfy requirements er how scientific breakthroughs and ideas can influence Please note many upper level biology courses require 4 the ethical and legal issues related to emerging genetic for the biology major or minor . Three lectures . Three or be influenced by religious thought through assigned semesters of Chemistry as prerequisites. technologies . Note: This course counts as a science credits . readings and in-class discussion groups and through core but does not satisfy requirements for the biology the historically significant and most recent findings in major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . BI 79 Latin American Ecosystems the areas of evolution, biotechnology, and the neuro- This course introduces the non-science major to eco- sciences . Note: This course counts as a science core BI 74 Biology of Food systems representative of Central and South America . This course will introduce non-science majors to the course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology The course emphasizes the importance of biological major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . biological processes behind the food that we produce diversity and natural products, and analyzes solu- Course Descriptions and harvest as well as the environmental consequenc- tions for saving ecosystems in peril . This course may es of our diet choices . This course will include material BI 15 Fundamentals of Biology I include a visit to Latin American countries for first hand BI 107/108 Human Anatomy and Physiology on: the rise of agriculture, plant and animal growth exposure to the ecosystems studied . Note: This course This course is required for nursing majors as a pre- This course, an introductory study of biology for the requirements and life cycles, evolution, and a descrip- non-science major, familiarizes students with the gen- serves as a natural science elective in the Program on requisite for most nursing courses . A strong chemistry tion and discussion of food organisms in the modern the Environment and Latin American and Caribbean background is recommended . Homeostasis is the eral biological principles that govern the activities of all North American diet, techniques of food production and living systems . Concepts include the biochemical origin Studies . This course counts as a science core course major theme of the course with form and function cov- effects on the environment . Note: This course serves but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major ered together each semester . BI 107 introduces the of life, cellular morphology and physiology, and human as a natural science elective in the Program on the genetics . Note: This course counts as a science core or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . student to anatomical terminology, homeostasis and Environment . This course counts as a science core feedback control, membrane physiology, and tissues course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . followed by the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and major or minor . Three lectures . Three credits . nervous systems . BI 108 continues with the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, urinary, diges- tive and reproductive systems . Laboratory work closely 78 College of Arts and Sciences Biology Biology College of Arts and Sciences 79 follows the lecture and includes microscopic anatomy archical approach to describe organisms, populations, physiology, morphology and behavior . Students will BI/CH 324-325L Biochemistry Lab (histology), use of anatomical models, Human skel- communities, and ecosystems . We discuss the types discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a This course will investigate classic and most up-to-date etons and dissections for study of gross anatomy, and of questions ecologists ask, and the methods ecolo- member of each group, and compare across groups methodology used in biochemistry . A semester project physiology experiments including muscle recruitment gists use to answer questions . Three lectures, one lab . the things that set these groups apart from each other . will be used to introduce techniques used in biochemis- measurements, cranial nerve tests, blood pressure (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 11-12) Four The course will consist of group discussions based on try to investigate the structure and function of a protein . measurements, blood typing, etc . Note: This course is credits . the required reading in the text, supplemented exten- In characterizing this protein, the analysis of DNA, not open to biology majors except where required for sively by direct examples (preserved and live speci- lipids and carbohydrates will also be covered . One lab . allied health sciences (chair approval required) . Three BI 261 Genetics mens, tissues and samples) showing how the diversity (Prerequisite or concurrent BI/CH 324-325 lecture) One This course offers a comprehensive study of the funda- lectures, one lab . Four credits each semester . of vertebrates makes them an incredibly interesting credit . mental principles of classical and molecular genetics . group . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172; CH 211- BI 151 Elements of Microbiology Major topics include transmission (Mendelian) genetics, 212) Three credits . BI 327 Cell Biology This microbiology course for nursing majors exam- gene linkage and mapping, fundamentals of molecular This course focuses on the structure and function of ines the structure and function of bacteria, viruses, biology, molecular approaches to genetic analysis, BI 319/319L Zoology Field Experience eukaryotic cells . Students explore the relationship yeasts, molds, antibiotics, and bacterial genetics as genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technol- As a supplement to Biology 318 lecture or Biology between gene expression and protein synthesis, and well as the mechanisms of microbial invasion and the ogy, microbial genetics, developmental genetics, and 365, students will take part in an exciting field-trip discuss how different proteins coordinate a complex body's immunological response . Note: This course is population genetics . The course emphasizes the role experience to Brazil, where they will interact directly array of important biological tasks in the cell . The not open to biology majors . Three lectures, one lab . of genetics in evolutionary biology . Three lectures, one with research biologists doing field experiments in course covers the biochemical interactions that occur (Prerequisites: BI 107, CH 84) Four credits . lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) Four credits . the Atlantic Coastal Rainforest and surrounding eco- within and between cells that sustain viability and medi- systems of Brazil . While in Brazil, students will work ate cell communication . Topics include gene expres- BI 170 General Biology I (Majors) BI 262 Human Physiology in the field collecting data on a particular specialized sion and protein production, enzyme structure/func- This introductory course for biology majors covers the This course considers homeostasis in humans by topic, and work closely with the Brazil research team in tion, protein to protein interactions, cytoskeleton and molecular and cellular basis of life, including cell struc- means of a comprehensive survey of the morphol- analyzing and presenting these data in a scientifically extracellular matrix, mechanisms of transport, signal ture and function, cell communication, inheritance, ogy and physiology of human organ systems . Special appropriate format . Upon return to Fairfield, the semes- transduction, cell cycle, and apoptosis . Laboratories gene expression and regulation, and developmental emphasis is given to organ systems associated with ter will be spent perfecting techniques in data organi- include analysis of cell morphology, RNA and protein genetics . Students receive hands-on experience with a water and electrolyte balance, respiration, digestion, zation, analysis and presentation including a formal expression, and assays to study the growth, differentia- broad range of topics and techniques in the accompa- movement, and neurological control . This course can- paper, poster and/or talk . (Prerequisites: BI 318 lecture tion, and death of eukaryotic cells in response to their nying laboratory . Three lectures, one lab . Four credits . not be taken as a biology block elective if BI 313 has or BI 365 or permission of the inistructor, CH 211-212) environment . Three lectures, one lab . (Prerequisites: been completed previously . Three lectures, one lab . Two (BI 319L) or three (BI 319) credits . BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 111-112, and CH 211-212) BI 171 General Biology II (Majors) (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 111-112, and Four credits . This introductory course for biology majors covers bio- CH 211-212) Four credits . BI 321 Animal Behavior chemistry, energy utilization, anatomy and physiology, This comparative survey of the behavioral patterns BI 342 Developmental Biology and the structure and function of plants and animals . BI 296 Special Topics in Biology and social relationships of invertebrate and vertebrate This course explores how the transition from a single- Students receive hands-on experience with a broad This course requires library research and the writing of animals includes an examination of the genetic, physi- celled, fertilized egg to a multicellular animal is accom- range of topics and techniques in the accompanying a scholarly paper on a special topic . Students discuss ological, and ecological mechanisms underlying behav- plished, emphasizing the dynamic interactions that laboratory . Three lectures, one lab . Four credits . topics with and must obtain consent from an appropri- ioral interactions, and their adaptive significance . In the occur on the molecular level to tightly control develop- ate professor prior to registration . Three credits . BI 172 General Biology III (Majors) laboratory, students learn observational and experimen- mental processes . Topics include mechanisms of cell This introductory course for biology majors covers BI 313 Comparative Physiology tal methods used in animal behavior research . Three fate and differentiation, the molecular basis of differ- organismal biology with an emphasis on evolution, bio- This course facilitates the understanding of the physi- lectures, one lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) ential gene expression, analysis of the molecular cues logical diversity, ecology, and environmental science . ological systems in humans (i .e ., circulation, muscle, Four credits . regulating body axis formation, and the development Students receive hands-on experience with a broad endocrine and nervous function) by using a compara- of various specific structures in different experimental BI/CH 324 Biochemistry I organisms . The laboratory for the course consists of range of topics and techniques in the accompanying tive, evolutionary approach . Students will examine and This course will investigate the fundamentals of life experiments that focus on the influence of gene func- laboratory . Three lectures, one lab . Four credits . compare physiological systems in humans to the range - chemistry . The structures and functions of biomol- tion on development . We will do experiments that allow of vertebrates, including other mammals, birds, reptiles, ecules, including proteins, DNA, RNA, lipids, and BI 201-206 Biology Teaching Practicum us to observe expression patterns of important genes and amphibians . This evolutionary approach will pro- carbohydrates will be covered in depth . The concepts This series of courses represent opportunities (up to in development and we will study the effects of perturb- vide a more in-depth comprehension of the functioning behind biological processes will be discussed, including six semesters) for Biology majors to gain experience ing gene function during development . Three lectures, of human physiological systems . This course cannot enzyme kinetics and regulatory strategies, membrane in teaching practices in the laboratory as classroom one lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) Four be taken as a biology block elective if BI 312 has functions, signal transduction, and an overview of setting . Students will be paired with an instructor, and credits . been completed previously . Three lectures, one lab . metabolism . Three Lectures . (Prerequisites: BI 170, assist in instruction, grading and overall successful (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 11-12, and 171, and 172, CH 211-212) Three credits . BI 352 Fundamentals of Microbiology running of a laboratory section . Strong prior perfor- CH 211-212) Four credits . mance in the laboratory to which the student will be This comprehensive introduction to microbiology BI/CH 325 Biochemistry II includes microbial cell structure, physiology, genetics, assigned is required . Selection will be made by the BI 314 Endocrinology This course focuses on the regulation of metabolic evolution and taxonomy, diversity, ecology, and applied biology department, after a general call is put out to This course examines the glands of internal secretion pathways involved in the synthesis, breakdown, and microbiology . Lab sessions introduce microbiological all students who may be interested in the opportunity . and their location, anatomy, and function, including interconversion of biochemical intermediates that are techniques (aseptic technique, microscopy, bacte- (Prerequisites are BI 170, 171 and 172, and the suc- the mechanisms of their secretions and cell signaling fundamental to all life . Basic principles of biological rial staining, culture techniques), and other research cessful completion of the laboratory to be assigned to . importance in the regulation of body functions . Three thermodynamics will be highlighted in order to under- methods . Students use skills acquired in the lab to Instructor permission is required) One credit . lectures . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 111- stand the processes by which living cells obtain and design and conduct independent investigations . Three 112, and CH 211) Three credits . utilize energy . Students will develop an understanding BI 260 Ecology lectures, one lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, of basic biomedical principles in the context of overall This course is designed as an overview of the science BI 318 Vertebrate Zoology CH 211-212) Four credits . of ecology - the study of interactions between organ- Fish, frogs, flamingoes and ferrets . What unites them? cell function . Formerly listed as BI 326 . Three lectures . isms and their environment . This course uses a hier- A backbone . This course addresses how these very (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 211-212) diverse groups of animals actually relate and differ - in Three credits . 80 College of Arts and Sciences Biology Biology College of Arts and Sciences 81 BI 354 Molecular Biology BI 365 Evolutionary Biology will include an overview of chemodynamics of contami- BI 382 Special Topics Seminar - This introduction to molecular biology examines protein The course begins with an examination of the intellec- nants in the environment including fate and transport . Physiology Block structure, DNA structure, RNA structure, the roles of tual origins of biological thought and includes a study The effects of these contaminants will then be explored This course satisfies the Capstone Requirement for DNA and RNA in protein synthesis, and the replication of the historical factors that contributed to Charles on a series of scales: the molecular level (biochemical Biology Majors (see description above) This class and repair of DNA and RNA in eukaryotic and prokary- Darwin's development of the theory of evolution . Topics pathways of metabolism and detoxification); the organ- may be repeated, with department and faculty per- otic cells . Relates the effects of mutations to DNA, include the evidence for evolution, the forces affecting ismal level (target organs, behavioral effects); and the mission to satisfy an upper-level block two course . . RNA, and proteins . Three lectures . (Prerequisites: BI evolution (e .g ., mutation, migration, genetic drift, and ecosystem level (nutrient cycling and ecosystem ser- The same seminar topic cannot be double-counted . 170, 171, and 172, CH 211-212) Three credits . selection), and natural selection as the basis of adapta- vices) . Three lectures, one lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, one course from tion, as well as the philosophical and practical aspects 171, and 172; CH 211 and 212) Four credits . the Physiology Block, and senior status or permission BI 356 Immunology of defining species and reconstructing phylogenetic of the instructor) . Three credits . This introduction to immunology covers the humoral relationships . Students critique (individually and in BI 375 Biochemical Ecology and cellular basis of immune response, emphasizing groups) current papers in evolutionary biology on top- In this course, students investigate the breadth of • Reproductive Tactics This seminar explores the antigens, the structure and function of immunoglobu- ics such as punctuated equilibrium theory, Darwinian chemical compounds used by organisms for feeding, ways animals have evolved creative mechanisms lins, antibody formation, and living/experimental mani- medicine, human origins, co-evolutionary arms races, reproduction, defense, and communication and place – physiological and behavioral – to maximize their festations of the immune response . Three lectures . systematics and biodiversity, and the evolution of sex . these in an appropriate ecological and evolutionary reproductive success . Topics will include mate (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 211-212) Three lectures, one lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, context . In the laboratory, students gain experience in choice & sexual conflict, paternity, variability in Three credits . and 172) Four credits . field and laboratory methods necessary for understand- reproductive anatomy, mechanisms for successful ing chemically-mediated interactions among plants, fertilization, sperm competition and sperm choice . BI 357 General Virology BI 366 Ornithology animals, and their environments . Three lectures, one Course format: A reading extensive course . This introductory course covers the entire field of This upper-level lecture, laboratory, and field course on lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 211-212) Students will read from a source text for foundation virology, with a special emphasis on animal viruses . avian biology has an emphasis on ecology and evolu- Four credits . ideas, then will each find and present to the entire Coverage centers on the physical, biochemical, and tion . The course familiarizes students with the stagger- class, scientific research papers from the primary biological aspects of each bacterial and animal virus ing diversity of birds and the adaptations that have con- BI 381 Special Topics Seminar - literature . class . Discussion stresses viral morphology; replication tributed to their success . Laboratory activities include: Molecular Block and assembly; pathogenesis of viral infections; and the 1) a multi-week student investigation of avian diversity This course satisfies the Capstone Requirement for BI 383 Special Topics Seminar - Ecology Block epidemiology, prevention, and control of viral diseases . of form and function, and 2) a series of field trips that Biology Majors (see description above) This class This course satisfies the Capstone Requirement Three lectures . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) emphasize unique adaptations and means of identifica- may be repeated, with department and faculty per- for Biology Majors (see description above) This Three credits . tion of birds found in Connecticut . Three lectures, one mission to satisfy an upper-level block one course . class may be repeated, with department and faculty lab (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) Four credits . The same seminar topic cannot be double-counted . permission,to satisfy an upper-level block three course . BI 358 Recombinant DNA Technology (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, one course from The same seminar topic cannot be double-counted . This course provides biology majors with practical BI 368 Plant Biology: Evolution, Diversity, and the Molecular Block, and senior status or permission of (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, one course from experience in recent advances in molecular biology and Environment the instructor) . Three credits . Sample topics: the Ecology Block and senior status or permission of biotechnology . The course allows students to become This course covers the evolutionary process before the instructor) . Three credits . Sample topics: familiar with the manipulation of genetic material (DNA) moving on to evolution and diversity of land plants a. The Biology of Cancer This seminar requires stu- and to understand the techniques used for isolation from bryophytes and ferns to gymnosperms and angio- dents to draw on nearly all of their training as biology a. Coral Reef Ecology Students study the complex and characterization of genes . Lab sessions cover top- sperms . Students examine the environmental impact majors to understand the disease of cancer in great ecological relationships found in coral reef ecosys- ics such as the principles of aseptic technique, isolation of using plants for food production and are expected to detail . Topics include the genetic/cellular basis for the tems . Topics include discussions of reef develop- of plasmid DNA from bacteria, transformation of bac- assemble a field plant collection . Three lectures, one disease, physiological effects of tumor progression ment, coral symbiosis and growth, reef trophic teria and yeast, restriction enzyme digestion, agarose lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) Four credits . and metastasis, environmental influences, treatment dynamics, ecology and behavior of coral reef fish and and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and gene modalities, and the personal, familiar and societal invertebrates, and effects of natural and human dis- manipulation . Three labs . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, BI 369 Plant Biology: Morphology, Biochemistry, impacts of the disease . Students read extensively for turbance on coral reef communities . Course format: and 172, BI 354, CH 211-212) Three credits . and Physiology the course and summarize and formally present cur- seminar in which students read, analyze, and present This advanced study of plant biology examines the rent research in the field in an effort to develop their scientific research papers from the primary literature . BI 362 Marine Invertebrate Zoology morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of gymno- scientific communication skills . Formerly listed as BI 383 . Students study the phylogeny, ecology, morphology, sperms and angiosperms . Emphasis is placed upon and physiology of the major marine invertebrate groups the understanding of biochemical and physiological b. Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease This b. Ecology of the North Atlantic Coast This semi- with emphasis on local fauna . The laboratory com- processes such as photosynthesis, water, and sugar seminar covers the molecular and cellular events that nar examines the processes that generate ecological ponent includes field trips to various habitats in Long transport in vascular plants . The laboratory features underlie complex human diseases . Students learn patterns in North Atlantic coastal ecosystems with Island Sound to collect specimens for identification comparative and experimental approaches to under- to critically analyze and interpret primary literature a focus on the ecology of salt marshes, tidal rivers, and study . Three lectures, one lab . (Prerequisites: BI standing structure-function relationships in the plant on the molecular aspects of such diseases as can- sandy beaches, and rocky shores, and the human 170, 171, and 172 or permission of the instructor) Four body and the plant life cycle . Three lectures, one lab . cer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, and AIDS . impact on these systems . The course centers on credits . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) Four credits . Students summarize and present selected articles at student-led discussions of readings from scientific each meeting and use these acquired skills to inves- literature . Formerly listed as BI 388 . BI 364 Freshwater Ecology BI 372 Environmental Toxicology tigate a particular topic of their choice in the form of Students learn the applied and theoretical concepts of Environmental toxicology is the study of the nature, a grant proposal for their final project . Formerly listed the field of ecology using examples from freshwater properties, effects and detection of toxic substances in as BI 385 . aquatic systems . In the laboratory, students learn the the environment and in any environmentally exposed major groups of organisms present in aquatic systems species, including humans . Fundamental toxicological c. Bacterial PathogenesisThis seminar examines and conduct experiments involving ecological concepts concepts will be covered including dose-response rela- the role of prokaryotes in disease, with an emphasis such as predation and competition . Three lectures, one tionships, absorption of toxicants, distribution and stor- on the genetics and physiology of disease mecha- lab . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172) Four credits . age of toxicants, biotransformation and elimination of nisms . Topics include aspects of the human immune toxicants, target organ toxicity, teratogenesis, mutagen- response, host-parasite relationships, and the epide- esis, carcinogenesis, and risk assessment . The course miology and evolution of infectious disease . Formerly listed as BI 386 . 82 College of Arts and Sciences Black Studies Black Studies College of Arts and Sciences 83 c. Principles of Aquaculture This seminar intro- Requirements HI 264 African-American History, 1865 to duces students to the rapidly-growing science of PROGRAM IN Present aquaculture or fish farming . Using a comprehensive BLACK STUDIES: For an 18-credit minor in Black studies, students must HI 291 Africans in the New World, 1500 to approach, the course includes discussions of the complete the following: 1800 following topics: historical development, culture and AFRICA AND • Five courses drawn from the sciences, social sci- HI 292 History of the African Diaspora rearing techniques, diseases, regulations, and per- THE DIASPORA ences, history and from the humanities; no more HI 293 West Africa and the Making of the mitting and marketing of aquatic plants and animals . than three courses can come from any one of these Atlantic World, 1444-1880 Course format: seminar in which students read, ana- areas . The five courses must represent three dif- HI 301/ lyze, and present scientific and technical papers from ferent disciplines . At least three must be "focus" CL 301 Ancient Greece, Rome, & Africa the primary literature . Field trips to nearby aquacul- Faculty courses; the other two may be "component" courses . Philosophy ture facilities may be included . Formerly listed as BI Director PH 360 Critical Race Theory 382 . Williams (History) The final 3 credits will be taken at the 300 level and requires writing and defending a research paper deal- BI 391-394 Independent Research I, II, III, IV Advisory Committee ing with some aspect of the African Diaspora before Politics This course requires a research thesis involving labora- Bucki (History) the Black Studies committee . They can either sign up PO 141 African Politics tory investigation . Seniors and qualified juniors obtain Hohl (History) for BL 398 Independent Study/Research or select one the consent of the professor supervising their research Jones (Sociology and Anthropology) of the 300 level courses listed below . If they select one Sociology interest area prior to registering for this program . Past Lacy (Sociology and Anthropology) of the existing 300 level offerings, students would be SO 165 Race, Cities, and Poverty topics include aquatic ecology, bacterial ecology and McKisick (History) required to declare it as their capstone course to one of physiology, biochemistry, cell-wall biosynthesis, evo- Sealey (Philosophy) the program directors and take on the added responsi- Visual and Performing Arts lution of marine invertebrates, genetic regulation of Torff (Visual and Performing Arts: Music) bility of meeting with the directors and participating in a AH 165 The Black Experience: African American animal development, mammalian physiology, plant bio- Walker-Canton (Visual and Performing Arts: New final defense of their work . Art and Criticism in the Twentieth Century stimulants, plant/insect ecology, population and disease Media Film, TV, and Radio) FM 104 African American Cinema dynamics of shellfish, and signal transduction/gene MU 101 The History of Jazz regulations . Three credits . MU 112 The Music of Black Americans BI 397-398 Internships Black Studies is an interdisciplinary inquiry into the Component Courses Available for junior- and senior-level biology majors body of knowledge about Africa and the African Focus Courses in good academic standing . Internships are avail- Diaspora (the global disperson of people of African Biology able, subject to individual arrangement, for students ancestry) . It involves the study of the African Diaspora Anthropology BI 71 Identity and the Human Genome interested in allied health, environmental science, and its interaction with cultures and societies of the AY 130 Cultures of Africa marine science, medicine, dentistry, biotechnology, and Americas . Thus, African Americans, Afro Caribbeans, AY 190 North African Society and Culture English emergency medicine . Students provide their own trans- Afro Asians, Afro Latinos, and Afro Europeans are EN 114/ Caribbean Literature: History, portation and must discuss their internships with the among those whose histories and contributions are Black Studies FR 295 Culture, and Identity department chair and obtain consent of the supervising included in this field of study . BL 398 Independent Study/Research EN 284 American Women Writers of Color professor prior to registering for this course . Credit by in Black Studies EN 375 Caribbean Women Writers As an interdisciplinary program, Black Studies is arrangement . devoted to scholarship on the histories, political and Economics History cultural movements, institution-building, and identities EC 130 Economics of Haiti HI 238 The United States, 1850 to 1900 of people of African ancestry . It includes the explora- HI 239 20th-Century United States tion of the rich cultural heritage, legacy of resistance English HI 342 Immigration, Ethnicity, and to oppressive structures and unique perspectives on EN 105 The African Diaspora: Literature Race in U .S . History human rights supplied by peoples of African descent . and Culture HI 376 The Spanish Caribbean: Cuba, Many of the courses that specifically explore the EN 261 The African American Literary Santa Domingo, and Puerto Rico reality of African Americans in the United States will Tradition from Columbus to Castro provide a historical and comparative perspective that EN 262 Harlem Renaissance HI 397 Special Topics (in consultation with is informed by the experiences of people of African EN 263 African American Women Writers Black Studies program director) descent throughout the Americas, especially those in EN 264 African American Fiction, 1940- the Caribbean and Africa . The Black Studies curriculum 1980 Politics combines humanities courses from history, literature, EN 265 Contemporary African/American PO 143 Caribbean Politics music, and film, together with the sciences, and social Fiction PO 153 Politics of Race, Class, and sciences to provide students with an understanding of Gender the far-reaching impact of race and ethnicity across French PO 290 Special Topics in Politics (in continents . By engaging in a comparative and theoreti- FR 260 Introduction to Francophone Sub- consultation with Black Studies cal examination of the African Diaspora, students will Saharan African Culture program director) be equipped to utilize a multidisciplinary scholarly anal-

ysis of various complex global questions . The Black History Psychology Studies faculty unequivocally encourages and supports HI 262 African-American History, 1619 to PY 350 Seminar in Psychology of Race students who wish to examine how their scholarship 1865 and Ethnicity is tied to the contemporary African Diaspora, locally or HI 263 Inventing Themselves: African- internationally . American Women in U .S . History 84 College of Arts and Sciences Catholic Studies Catholic Studies College of Arts and Sciences 85 Religious Studies Course Offerings Religious Studies RS 235 Liberation Theology PROGRAM OF RS 220 The Writings of Paul CATHOLIC STUDIES Art History RS 231 The Problem of God Sociology AH 120 Medieval Art RS 230 Introduction to Catholicism SO 162 Race, Gender, and Ethnic AH 121 The Celtic World and Early Irish Art RS 232 Jesus Christ, Yesterday and Today Relations AH 130 Early Renaissance Art in Italy RS 234 The Church SO 163 Urban/Suburban Sociology Faculty AH 131 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy RS 235 Liberation Theology SO 185 Introduction to International AH 135 Renaissance and Baroque Architecture RS 237 The Sacraments in Christian Life Director Migration AH 140 Baroque Art RS 238 Evil Lakeland (Religious Studies) AH 222 Byzantine Art RS 242 Voices of Medieval Women: Silent No More Visual and Performing Arts Advisory Board AH 242 The Arts of Spain and Its World, 1474-1700 RS 244 Finding God in All Things: The Spiritual AH 12 Introduction to the Art History of Behre (History) Legacy of Ignatius Loyola Asia, Africa, and the Americas Carolan (Modern Languages and Literatures) Biology RS 245 The Reformation Era MU 122 World Music History and Ensemble Dallavalle (Religious Studies) BI 96 God and Modern Biology RS 249 American Catholic Theologians Rose (Visual and Performing Arts) RS 252 Contemporary Moral Problems English RS 253 The Morality of Marriage in Christian Course Description EN 115 Dante Perspective Catholic Studies is an inter-disciplinary inquiry into EN 161 Irish Literature RS 255 Catholic Social Teaching BL 398 Independent Study/Research the intellectual tradition, history and culture, both EN 311 Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales RS 257 Lay Perspectives on Christian Spirituality Upon request and by agreement with a professor in “high” and popular, of the Catholic Christian tradition . EN 312 Medieval English Drama RS 320 The Reinterpretation of the New Testament the program, a Black Studies minor may conduct a While the field of study includes religious questions EN 372 All About Eve RS 341 Selected Topics in the Catholic Tradition one-semester independent study on a defined research and theological issues, it primarily follows a “cultural RS 343 The Papacy topic or field of study . Three credits . studies” model . In addition to courses on the Catholic History RS 354 Saints and Sinners: Images of Holiness Church and issues in Catholic theology, it examines HI 203 European Society in the Middle Ages in Contemporary Fiction

the role of the Catholic tradition in history, in literature HI 215 Ireland from the Middle Ages to the Present and the arts, in the history of science, and in cultural HI 288 Colonial Latin America, 1492 to 1800 and ethical issues related to many fields of profes- HI 317 Religious Outsiders in Early Modern France sional practice . Its purpose is to raise awareness of and Europe the distinctive contributions of the Catholic Church to religious, cultural intellectual issues throughout the last Honors two thousand years . HR 202 Honors Seminar: Dante The minor in Catholic Studies will explore the texts, Italian traditions, themes, teachings, and cultural role of the IT 289 Dante Catholic Church from its inception to its contemporary expression . Particular attention will be paid to its place Philosophy in contemporary America . This interdisciplinary pro- PH 207 Augustine, Pascal, and Camus gram will enable students to study the Catholic tradi- PH 208 Mysticism and Philosophy tion, its ethos, identity, and mission, as made tangible PH 220 Philosophy of Religion in history, philosophy, literature, theology, the fine arts, PH 261 Political Philosophy: Plato to Machiavelli the social and behavioral sciences, and the natural PH 305 Aquinas sciences . PH 320 Metaphysics PH 322 The Problem of God

Requirements Politics For a 15-credit minor in Catholic studies, students: PO 115 Introduction to the Study of Peace and Justice • Complete five three-credit courses PO 147 Northern Ireland: The Politics of War and Peace One course must be RS 115 Introduction to PO 151 Politics of the Immigrant: The Irish Catholic Catholicism and the East European Jewish At least two additional courses in the Department of Communities Religious Studies At least one course outside of the Religious Studies department . 86 College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences 87

DEPARTMENT OF Requirements Junior Year Junior Year CHEMISTRY The bachelor of science degree in chemistry or bio- CH 261-262 Physical Chemistry 3 3 CH 261-262 Physical Chemistry 3 3 chemistry, with or without ACS certification can be I and II I and II & BIOCHEMISTRY achieved by following the appropriate course sequence CH 261L-262L Physical 1 1 CH 261L-262L Physical 1 1 outlined below . The first sequence describes the basic Chemistry I and II Lab Chemistry I and II Lab BS degree in chemistry . The second sequence is the preferred track for students seeking employment in the CH 326 Chemical 3 MA 321 Ordinary Differential 3 Faculty chemical industry or pursuing the Ph .D . in chemistry Instrumentation* Equations Professor and includes ACS certification . The third sequence is CH 326L Instrumental Analytical 3 CH 326 Chemical Instrumentation* 3 O’Connell the BS in biochemistry . This sequence is recommended Chemistry Lab* for students interested in the pharmaceutical industry, CH 326L Instrumental Analytical 3 Core courses and electives 6 9 Chemistry Lab* Associate Professors medical or dental school, and the pursuit of the Ph .D . Kubasik in biochemistry or related fields . This biochemistry Core courses and electives 6 9 Steffen, chair sequence can also be ACS certified with the additional Weddle course work described . The ACS certified sequences Senior Year feature more in-depth laboratory work and/or a greater CH 341 Advanced Inorganic 3 Senior Year emphasis on research . Chemistry* Assistant Professors CH 341 Advanced Inorganic 3 J .M .Davis CH/BI 324 Biochemistry I* 3 Chemistry* Harper-Leatherman Miecznikowski CH/BI 324L Biochemistry Lab* 1 CH 341L Advanced Inorganic 2 Chemistry Lab* Professor of the Practice Bachelor of Science with a Core courses and electives 12 12 CH/BI 324 Biochemistry I* 3 Reilly-Wiedow Major in Chemistry * May be taken either Junior or Senior Year CH/BI 324L Biochemistry Lab* 1 Lecturers Credits CH 398 Research and Seminar 3 or 3 Bethray First Year Fall Spring Bachelor of Science with a Major in Chemistry - Borowski ACS Certified Curriculum Core courses and electives 9 9 Fischer CH 111-112 General Chemistry I 3 3 and II Credits Freeman * May be taken either Junior or Senior Year Harper CH 111L-112L General 1 1 First Year Fall Spring Lloyd Chemistry I and II Lab CH 111-112 General Chemistry I 3 3 • Students intending to enter primary or second- ary school teaching should consult annually with Schirmann MA 145-146 Applied Calculus I 4 4 and II the chairs of the departments of Chemistry and Sobczynski and II or MA 171-172 Calculus CH 111L-112L General 1 1 Education to facilitate scheduling of these curricula . Modern chemistry is an interdisciplinary subject that I and II Chemistry I and II Lab • Students intending to enter medical or dental school integrates its own knowledge with that of physics and PS 15-16 General Physics I 3 3 MA 145-146 Applied Calculus I 4 4 should consult with the Chair of the Chemistry mathematics, and applies the result to solve problems and II and II or MA 171-172 Calculus Department and the Health Professions Advisor for in a wide variety of areas including the biological sci- I and II ences and technology . The curriculum for chemistry PS 15L-16L General Physics I 1 1 appropriate modifications of this curriculum, which majors emphasizes fundamental principles and applica- and II Lab PS 15-16 General Physics I 3 3 will include taking BI 170-171 in freshman year in tions . Courses develop critical thinking, problem-solving Core courses 6 6 and II place of PS 15-16, which is then taken in sophomore skills, and experimental technique in order to provide PS 15L-16L General Physics I 1 1 year . ample preparation for future study at the graduate level and II Lab • Students may elect to take CH 324 Biochemistry or or in professional programs . Sophomore Year Core courses 6 6 CH 341 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry in the junior A bachelor of science in chemistry is a very flexible CH 211-212 Organic Chemistry I 3 3 year . undergraduate major . In addition to a career in chemis- and II • Note that CH 398 Research and Seminar is a try, this degree provides a base for study and practice CH 211L-212L Organic 1 1 Sophomore Year research elective to be coordinated with individual of medicine, environmental science, forensic science, Chemistry I and II Lab CH 211-212 Organic Chemistry I 3 3 faculty members . It may be taken for one, two, or pharmacology, materials science, business, law, and CH 222 Chemical Analysis 3 and II three credits . Students may elect to take CH 398 more . Effectively, a student who pursues a chemistry either in the fall or spring . They may also take it both CH 211L-212L Organic 1 1 degree has many career options . CH 222L Chemical Analysis 1 semesters . Chemistry I and II Lab The Department of Chemistry and its curriculum are Lab CH 222 Chemical Analysis 3 • Students are encouraged to participate in summer certified by the Committee on Professional Training MA 227 Applied Calculus III 3 research experiences on or off campus . At the dis- of the American Chemical Society (ACS) . Certified CH 222L Chemical Analysis 1 Core courses and electives 9 9 cretion of the Chemistry Department, involvement programs are defined by high quality faculty, deep and Lab in summer research such as a National Science broad curriculum, modern facilities, and modern instru- MA 227 Applied Calculus III 3 Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate mentation . Programs may be counted toward the research Core courses and electives 9 9 requirement for American Chemical Society certifica- tion . Each case will be evaluated individually by the department . 88 College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences 89 • All research for credit will be consistent with * For a BS in Biochemistry certified by the ACS, a stu- CH 10 Chemistry - Sights and Insights Senior Year the American Chemical Society Committee for dent must take both Chemistry electives, CH 326 and This course, which fulfills a science requirement and Professional Training guidelines . CH/BI 325 Biochemistry II 3 CH 341 with labs . has no prerequisites, presents chemistry via lecture, demonstration, and laboratory work . The course pro- CH/BI 325L Biochemistry Lab* 1 Bachelor of Science with a Minor in Chemistry vides students with insights into the microscopic world Major in Biochemistry Chemistry elective 3(5) or 3 A minor in chemistry requires six courses in chemistry . of atoms and molecules to better understand the mac- At least four of these courses must carry course num- roscopic, observable properties of real substances, Core courses and electives 6/9 6/9 Credits bers of 200 or greater . One of these four courses must and applies the models developed in the course to be a course in physical chemistry (CH 261, 262) . First Year Fall Spring * Biochemistry Lab is taken only once, consecutively representative substances from inorganic, organic with CH/BI 324 or CH/BI 325 Minor in Biochemistry chemistry, and biochemistry . Note: This course counts CH 111-112 General Chemistry 3 3 as a science core course but does not satisfy require- I and II Chemistry Electives The biochemistry minor consists of the following: (Not intended for Chemistry Majors) ments for the chemistry major or minor . Three credits . CH 111L-112L General 1 1 One of the following taken during Junior or Senior Year . Note: A student pursuing a Biochemistry Major CH 33 Chemistry of Nutrition Chemistry I and II Lab Course Prerequisite(s) Credits who takes both chemistry electives is eligible for ACS* This course introduces basic chemical concepts, BI 170-171 General Biology I 4 4 certification . CH 111 General None 4 such as the atom, molecules, chemical reactivity and and II + Lab Chemistry I with Lab energy, as well as integrating fundamental biological MA 145-146 Applied Calculus I 4 4 concepts including cell structure and basic anatomy . Course Credits CH 112 General CH 111 4 and II or MA 171-172 Calculus Further explored, on a chemical level, are the structure Chemistry II with Lab I and II CH 326 Chemical 3 and function of basic nutritional components: proteins, Instrumentation CH 211 Organic CH 112 4 carbohydrate, lipids, vitamins, and minerals . With a Core courses 6 6 CH 326L Instrumental 3 Chemistry I with Lab scientific foundation established, topics pertaining to Analytical Chemistry Lab CH 212 Organic CH 211 4 nutrition and human evolution, the life cycle, and exer- Chemistry II with Lab cise will be discussed . Current social and health issues Sophomore Year or such as obesity, food technology, and fad dieting will CH 211-212 Organic Chemistry 3 3 CH 341 Advanced Inorganic 3 CH 261 Physical CH 212, PS 3 be incorporated throughout the course . Note: This I and II Chemistry I 15-16*, MA course counts as a science core course but does not CH 341L Advanced Inorganic 2 145-146* or satisfy requirements for the chemistry major or minor . CH 211L-212L Organic 1 1 Lab (highly recommended) equivalents Three credits . Chemistry I and II Lab BI 172 General Biology III + 4 CH/BI 324 Biochemistry I CH 212 3 CH/BI 76 Environmental Science Biology Electives (one of the following) The science of the environment is presented through Lab CH/BI 324L CH 212 1 BI 261 Genetics lecture and lab examination of the interconnections among physical, Biochemistry Lab CH 222 Chemical Analysis 3 BI 327 Cell Biology lecture and lab chemical, and biological fields of inquiry . This course CH 222L Chemical Analysis 1 BI 342 Developmental Biology lecture and lab CH/BI 325 Biochemistry CH/BI 324, BI 3 looks at how the global environment is altered by the Lab BI 352 Fundamentals of Microbiology lecture II 170-171-172, human population, technology, and production of fuels and lab CH 212 and food . In this course, students will acquire a scien- PS 15-16 General Physics I 3 3 BI 354 Molecular Biology lecture tific understanding of current issues in environmental and II BI 356 Immunology lecture * PS 15-16 and MA 145-146 or equivalents are required science and learn to evaluate claims about current PS 15L-16L General Physics I 1 1 BI 357 General Virology lecture of all physical science majors. environmental problems . Note: This course serves and II Lab BI 358 Recombinant DNA Technology lab as a natural science elective in the Program on the MA 227 Applied Calculus III or 3 BI 375 Biochemical Ecology lecture Environment . This course counts as a science core MA 217 Accelerated Statistics and lab course but does not satisfy requirements for the chem- Optional: Course Descriptions istry or biology major or minor . Three credits Core courses and electives 3 6 CH 398 Research and 3 or 3 CH 007 Introduction to Forensic Science CH 83 Survey of Chemistry Seminar This course provides an introduction to the scientific This one-semester course presumes no previous Junior Year techniques used for the analysis of common types of chemistry and fulfills a science requirement . The The biochemistry sequence places a greater emphasis physical evidence encountered at crime scenes . Using course consists of an introduction to atomic and CH 261-262 Physical 3 3 on biochemistry and the life sciences . Students pur- critical thinking and laboratory experiences, students molecular structure and the correlation of structural Chemistry I and II suing this track will be well prepared for professional become crime scene investigators . They are charged models to observable phenomena . The course dis- CH 261L-262L Physical 1 1 schools in the life sciences, graduate schools in bio- with the task of solving a mock crime . The investiga- cusses topics of historical and current relevance to Chemistry I and II Lab chemistry and the more traditional fields of chemistry, tions include fabric analysis, ink analysis, blood analy- society, including environmental issues, energy sourc- sis, DNA analysis, fingerprint analysis, ballistics, and/ CH/BI 324 Biochemistry I 3 as well as employment in chemical, environmental, or es, natural products, and the application of chemistry health-related fields . Note: Due to the additional lab or blood alcohol analysis . The lecture part of the course in industry and medicine . Note: This course counts CH/BI 324L Biochemistry Lab* 1 component of the biochemistry major, CH 398 is rec- focuses on exploring the underlying chemical principles as a science core course but does not satisfy require- behind the techniques and includes discussion of his- Biology Elective 3(4) ommended but not required for the B .S . with American ments for the chemistry major or minor . Three credits . Chemical Society certification . torical case studies . Note: This course counts as a sci- Core courses and electives 6 9 ence core course but does not satisfy requirements for the chemistry major or minor . Three credits . 90 College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences 91 CH 84 General Chemistry for Health Science needed to understand drug action and consider the CH 211-212 Organic Chemistry I and II Lab CH/BI 324/325L Biochemistry Lab This course introduces the general principles of chem- design of new ways to intercede in the disease pro- The first semester of this lab emphasizes the manipu- This course will investigate classic and most current istry (matter and measurement, atomic and molecular cess . Note: This course counts as a science core lative techniques of separation, purification, analysis, methodology used in biochemistry . A semester project structure, energetics, acids and bases, oxidation, and course but does not satisfy requirements for the chem- and simple syntheses . The second semester empha- will be used to introduce techniques used in biochem- reduction) in a manner that prepares students to relate istry major or minor . Three credits . sizes investigative experiments, more complex syn- istry to investigate the structure and function of a pro- to properties of organic materials and biologically thesis, and qualitative organic analysis . (Co-requisite: tein . In characterizing this protein, the analysis of DNA, relevant substances such as carbohydrates, lipids, CH 111-112 General Chemistry I and II CH 211-212 lecture; Co-requisite: CH 211-212 lecture) lipids and carbohydrates will also be covered . (Taken peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids . Approximately This two-semester, sequential course covers atomic One credit per semester . concurrently with either CH/BI 324 or CH/BI 325 lec- two-thirds of the course focuses on general principles; and molecular weights, the mole concept, Avogadro’s ture) One credit . the remainder introduces organic and biologically rel- number, stoichiometry, energy relationships in chemi- CH 222 Chemical Analysis evant substances . This course is directed primarily to cal systems, the properties of gases, the electronic This course provides the theoretical basis for the CH/BI 325 Biochemistry II School of Nursing students, who are required to take structures of atoms, periodic relationships among the required laboratory . Topics include statistics, chemical This course focuses on the regulation of metabolic a lab component . The lecture course satisfies a core elements, chemical bonding, geometrics of molecules, equilibria and their analytical applications (acid-base, pathways involved in the synthesis, breakdown, and requirement . Note: This course counts as a science molecular orbitals, liquids, solids, intermolecular forces, oxidation-reduction, complex formation, precipitation), interconversion of biochemical intermediates . Students core course but does not satisfy requirements for the solutions, rates of chemical reactions, chemical equilib- electroanalytical chemistry, spectroanalytical chemis- develop an understanding of basic biochemical prin- chemistry major or minor . (Co-requisite: CH 84 Lab) rium, free energy, entropy, acids and bases, aqueous try, and chemical separations . (Prerequisite: CH 112; ciples in the context of overall cell function . Laboratory Three credits . equilibria, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, chem- Co-requisite: CH 222 lab) Three credits . exercises expose students to a broad range of modern istry of some metals and nonmetals, and chemistry of biochemical investigative methods . Formerly listed as CH 84 General Chemistry for Health Science Lab coordination compounds . (Co-requisite: CH 111-112 CH 222 Chemical Analysis Lab BI 326 . Three lectures . (Prerequisites: BI 170, 171 and This lab illustrates lecture concepts of CH 84 and Lab) Three credits per semester . Students explore quantitative aspects of chemistry 172, CH 211-212) Three credits . allows students to observe relevant physical systems . through the analysis of unknowns and the character- (Co-requisite: CH 84 lecture) One credit . CH 111-112 General Chemistry I and II Labs ization of chemical equilibrium, and pursue classical CH 326 Chemical Instrumentation This lab offers the opportunity to explore and experi- and instrumental methods of analysis . (Co-requisite: Students study chemical analysis in detail, using mod- CH 85 Chemistry, Energy, and the Environment ence the rigors of an experimental physical science . CH 222 lecture) One credit . ern instrumentation . Students explore current methods This course explores the flow of energy in modern soci- Students make and record observations on simple of analysis, theory of transduction, implementation of ety from the perspective of chemistry . Topics include chemical systems while learning fundamental laborato- CH 261-262 Physical Chemistry I and II instrumental principles, and physical theory of chemi- hydrocarbons; biomass; and hydro, solar, tidal, wind, ry manipulative and measurement skills . Experiments A two-semester sequential offering for chemistry and cal systems in the context of the goals of the analyti- and nuclear energy sources . Students consider the demonstrate and supplement concepts introduced physics majors, this course covers thermodynam- cal problem and consider examples of applications . source of energy, how it is harvested, and the short- in lecture . The first semester emphasizes weighing, ics of gases, pure liquids, and both electrolyte and (Prerequisite: CH 222) Three credits . and long-term environmental consequences of using filtering, titrating, using volumetric glassware, observ- non-electrolyte solutions . Additional topics include each energy source and how these consequences are ing data, and recording and synthetic techniques . chemical equilibrium, transport phenomena, reac- CH 326 Instrumental-Analytical Chemistry Lab determined . The course uses the concepts of bond- The second semester integrates these techniques in tion kinetics, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and This course exposes students who have already been ing, thermodynamics, kinetics, and work to investigate experimental procedures and explores physical prop- statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics . introduced to the theory of classical (CH 222) and these and related ideas . The course also discusses erties and quantitative analysis of selected chemical (Prerequisites: CH 112, MA 145 or higher, and PS instrumental (CH 326) methods of analysis to prob- economic and political forces that shape our use of systems . One credit per semester . (Co-requisite: CH 16; Co-requisite: CH 261-262 Lab) Three credits per lem solving using a variety of physical and chemical energy . Note: This course counts as a science core 111-112 Lecture) . semester . methods . The early portion of this course consolidates the classroom principles of analytical chemistry into a course but does not satisfy requirements for the chem- CH 261-262 Physical Chemistry Labs istry major or minor . Three credits . CH 211 Organic Chemistry I holistic understanding of analytical chemistry, giving This course, an introduction to the chemistry of carbon A two-semester sequential offering for chemistry and students a further appreciation of the general consider- CH 86 Chemistry and Art compounds, discusses common functional groups physics majors, this course covers thermodynam- ations made when designing an approach to problem This basic chemistry course with a strong orientation from the perspective of molecular structure . Areas ics of gases, pure liquids, and both electrolyte and solving in analysis . Students receive hands-on expo- to the visual arts fulfills a core science requirement . of emphasis include structure and characterization, non-electrolyte solutions . Additional topics include sure to the following aspects of analytical chemistry: Basic concepts include atoms, molecules, elements, preparation or organic synthesis, and the relations of chemical equilibrium, transport phenomena, reac- basic electronics as appropriate to common instru- compounds, the periodic table, chemical bonding and physical and chemical properties to molecular struc- tion kinetics, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and mentation, methodology involved in equipment main- reaction, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and ture . Stereochemical concepts introduced early in the statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics . tenance and troubleshooting, exposure to solving real- polymers . The lab employs these concepts to examine course are used throughout . (Prerequisite: CH 112; (Prerequisites: CH 112, MA 145 or higher, and PS world analytical problems, and use of small computers aspects of art media such as light, color, dyes, paint, Co-requisite: CH 211 Lab) Three credits . 16; Co-requisite: CH 261-262 Lab) Three credits per and interfaces in the lab . The course emphasizes oral metals, stone, ceramics, glass, plastics, paper, and semester . communication of results among all lab participants . fibers . Note: This course counts as a science core CH 212 Organic Chemistry II (Prerequisites: CH 222, CH 326 course) Three credits . This course is a continuation of CH 211 and presents CH/BI 324 Biochemistry I course but does not satisfy requirements for the chem- This course will investigate the fundamentals of life istry major or minor . Three credits . the chemistry of aromatic, carbonyl, acyl, and nitrogen CH 341 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry compounds . The course relates the chemical proper- - chemistry . The structures and functions of biomol- This course introduces students to the interdepen- CH 87 Molecules of Life ties of naturally occurring substances such as carbo- ecules, including proteins, DNA, RNA, lipids, and dence of chemical bonding, spectroscopic character- This course explores the modern science of biologically hydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids to those carbohydrates will be covered in depth . The concepts istics, and reactivity properties of coordination com- relevant compounds and substances, which exist at the of simpler monofunctional compounds . Spectroscopic behind biological processes will be discussed, includ- pounds and complexes using the fundamental concept intersection of chemistry, biology, and medicine . We methods of structure determination are introduced ing enzyme kinetics and regulatory strategies, mem- of symmetry . The principles of coordination chemistry examine the major molecular components of the cell - early in the course and used throughout . (Prerequisite: brane functions, signal transduction, and an overview will be introduced after reviewing atomic structure, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and more - and illustrate CH 211; Co-requisite: CH 212 Lab) Three credits . of metabolism . (Prerequisites: CH 212 or department the chemical bond, and molecular structure . A basic the application of chemical principles to understanding permission) Three credits . their structure and function . Since our lives are increas- ingly influenced by the availability of new pharmaceuti- cal agents ranging from drugs that lower cholesterol to those that influence behavior, we develop insights 92 College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry Classical Studies College of Arts and Sciences 93 familiarity with symmetry will be formalized by an intro- Course Descriptions CL 123* Women in Classical Literature duction to the elements of symmetry and group theory . PROGRAM IN The course explores the roles of women in ancient The students will use symmetry and group theory CLASSICAL STUDIES Classical Civilization Greek and Latin literature through an examination of approaches to understand central atom hybridization, literary characterizations of women from a variety of ligand group orbitals, and the construction of qualitative genres, including epic poetry, tragedy and comedy . The molecular orbital (MO) energy diagrams including both CL 103/CL 106/EN 106* emphasis of the course will be on the careful reading sigma and pi bonding contributions . The students will Faculty Masterpieces of Greek Literature in and analysis of primary texts in translation . Knowledge continue to utilize their understanding of group theory English Translation of Greek and Latin is not required . Three credits . *May during an introduction of electronic spectroscopy and Professor This course surveys major works of ancient Greek be taken to fulfill the core requirement in English litera- the use of correlation and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams . Rosivach, director literature, emphasizing the content of this literature ture . MO diagrams will then be used as a starting point for as a key to understanding classical Greek civilization Classical Studies Committee CL/EN 127* Romantic Love in Greek and Roman understanding the reactivity properties of coordination Brill (Philosophy) and as meaningful in a contemporary context . Three complexes . (Co-requisite: CH 261) Three credits . credits . *May be taken to fulfill the core requirement in Literature Drake (Philosophy) The course of true love never did run smooth . From Long (Philosophy) English literature . CH 341 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab Homer’s Penelopoe to Ovid’s Remedies of Love we The laboratory portion of CH 341 is a synthetic inor- Rose (Visual and Performing Arts) CL 104/CL 107/EN 107* will examine the permutations of romantic desire and ganic lab with an emphasis placed on characterization . Ruffini (History) Masterpieces of Roman Literature its frustrations in the literature of Greece and Rome . In the laboratory, students will have the opportunity to Schwab (Visual and Performing Arts) in English Translation Readings also include selections from Sappho’s poetry, synthesize, characterize, and investigate the physical This course surveys major works of Roman literature Sophocles’ Women of Trachis, Euripides’ Hippolytos The Program in Classical Studies provides students and reactivity properties of coordination, organometal- of the republic and early empire, emphasizing the con- and Medea, comedies by Menander and Terence, with a broad background in the history and culture of lic, and air-sensitive complexes . Students will utilize tent of this literature as a key to understanding Roman Catullus poems to Lesbia, Vergil’s tale of Dido and classical antiquity, both as an aid to their general cul- the following instrumental methods to characterize their civilization, and as meaningful in a contemporary Aeneas, selections from the elegies of Tibullus Sulpicia, tural education and to assist them in their own major compounds: UV-Visible spectroscopy, magnetic sus- context . Three credits . *May be taken to fulfill the core Propertius and Ovide, and briefer excerpts from other fields . Courses are offered in Latin and Greek, and in ceptibility, polarimetry, infrared spectroscopy, and NMR requirement in English literature . authors . All readings are in English translation . *May be English translation . spectroscopy . The students write formal laboratory CL 108/CL 121/EN 108* taken to fulfill the core requirement in English literature . reports for every experiment . (Co-requisite: CH 261) The Program in Classical Studies offers two minors . Myth in Classical Literature (Prerequisites: EN 11 and EN 12) Three credits . Two credits . The 24-credit bachelor of arts with classics, intended This course introduces students to classical mythol- CL 199 Special Topics in Classical Studies for students wishing to focus on the ancient languages, CH 363 Advanced Topics ogy through an examination of the diverse ways in This course explores a specific topic in the interdis- consists of four courses each in Latin and Greek . This course, intended for second semester senior which myth and legend are treated in the literatures ciplinary field of classical studies . Content will vary in chemistry majors, offers a detailed, advanced treatment The 15-credit minor in classical studies is a broader of ancient Greece and Rome . Students read texts in successive offerings of this course . Three credits . of topics from any of the four major fields of chemistry, program, consisting of five or more courses drawn from English translation; knowledge of Greek or Latin is not CL/HI 221 The Hellenistic World, 336-30 BC tailoring topics in a given semester to meet the needs the program's offerings and from related courses in required . Three credits . *May be taken to fulfill the core The course examines the Mediterranean world and and interests of enrolled students . Professors vary other departments, including Art History, History and requirement in English literature . the ancient near east from the late fourth to late first based on chosen topics . One, two, or three credits . Philosophy . CL 109/CL 122/EN 109* centuries BC . Focus is on: the career of Alexander the CH 398 Research and Seminar Appropriate courses used for the minor in Classical Greek Tragedy in English Great; the Greek kingdoms that emerge after the col- Students undertake a research project in conjunction Studies may also be used simultaneously to fulfill the Translation lapse of his empire; the interaction between local cul- with a faculty member and present two seminars: one core requirements in history, philosophy, arts, English An intensive study in translation of the surviving works tures and religions - e .g . Egypt, ancient Judaism - and pertaining to a literature topic, the other focused on literature, and foreign language . of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides . Knowledge of Greek civilization; the social history of daily life in con- their research . (Prerequisite: by departmental permis- Greek is not required . Three credits . *May be taken to quered lands under Greek rule; and the transformations sion) One, two, or three credits . Students may also design a major in Classical Studies fulfill the core requirement in English literature . in the Hellenistic world with the arrival of Roman rule . as an individually designed major (see catalog entry for (Prerequisite: CL 115 or HI 30) Three credits . CH 399 Independent Study Individually Designed Major) . CL 115** Greek Civilization This course, designed for students seeking an in-depth Students study the Greek experience: the social and CL/HI 222 The Roman Revolution examination of a pre-specified area under the close The program also makes available, as a general ser- cultural values, political institutions, and economic This course presents a comprehensive study of the direction of a faculty member(s) presents topics not vice to the University, courses in English and the origi- structures of the ancient Greeks and their effect on the political, social, artistic, literary, and military transforma- routinely encountered in the normal course sequence . nal languages for those interested in specific aspects of historical process in the period down to the death of tion of Rome from the middle of the second-century (Prerequisite: CH 262 or by departmental permission .) classical antiquity . Alexander . Knowledge of Greek is not required . Three B .C . through the reign of Augustus, with special atten- Three credits . credits . **May be taken to fulfill the core requirement tion given to Rome’s response to the cultural and gov- in history . ernmental challenges imposed by its growing empire . CL 116** Roman Civilization and how its responses forever changed the course of Roman civilization spanned more than 1,000 years of Western civilization . (Prerequisite: CL 116 or HI 30) history and culture, and influenced western society in Three credits . profound ways . This course traces Rome’s develop- ment from a small local tribe to a world power, examin- ing how it expanded and conquered the Mediterranean and absorbed into its culture aspects of the peoples it defeated . Knowledge of Latin is not required . Three credits . **May be taken to fulfill the core requirement in history . 94 College of Arts and Sciences Classical Studies Communication College of Arts and Sciences 95 CL/HI 223 The Roman World in Late Antiquity, LA 210/211 Readings in Latin Prose and Poetry Communication courses engage students actively in 284-642 AD For students with a high school background or the DEPARTMENT OF understanding interaction in interpersonal, organiza- The course examines the Mediterranean world from equivalent in Latin, this course fills out that background tional, public, mediated, and cultural contexts . Students the third to seventh centuries AD . Focus is on: the through extensive readings in the principal authors COMMUNICATION who successfully complete the Communication major collapse of the Roman Empire in western Europe; the and genres not read in high school . The two-semester will be able to: (1) recognize the centrality of commu- dramatic upheavals caused by the arrival in the Roman course fulfills the core requirement in foreign languag- nication in constructing, sustaining and transforming Empire of the Visigoths, Vandals, and other barbarian es . Three credits per semester . Faculty meaning, identities, relationships, communities and tribes; the survival of the Byzantine East through the cultures, (2) understand and apply communication early Islamic conquests; the rise of Christianity from a LA 321/322 Latin Poetry Professors theories and concepts to everyday face-to-face and Crabtree persecuted religion to the official religion of the Roman Involves extensive readings of selected authors of Latin computer-mediated interactions with friends, significant Empire; and the accompanying cultural transforma- poetry . (Prerequisites: LA 210-211) Three credits per others, family, coworkers, acquaintances and strangers, semester . Associate Professors tions, including the rise of monasticism and the impor- Gil-Egui (3) demonstrate critical thinking and analytical reason- tance of the holy man . (Prerequisite: CL 116 or HI 30 .) LA 323/324 Latin Prose Gudelunas, chair ing, which includes identifying, evaluating, and integrat- Three credits . Students undertake extensive readings of selected Pagano ing relevant sources for argumentation, research, and Wills message creation, and identifying explicit and tacit CL/HI 301 Ancient Greece, Rome and Africa Latin prose authors in this two-semester course . (Prerequisites: LA 210-211) Three credits per semester . Zhang constitutive elements of mediated messages, and (4) The course examines the interaction between Greco- demonstrate oral and written competencies, which Roman civilization and ancient African civilizations, in Assistant Professors includes understanding that all communication is rhe- the period from the sixth century BC to the sixth cen- Arendt torically situated, building and evaluating arguments, tury AD . Focus is on: initial contacts between mainland Ryan and designing, conducting, and reporting original com- Greece and Pharaonic Egypt; the period of Greek rule Serazio munication content and research . in Egypt and subsequent Greek expansion in Sudan and the Red Sea; initial contacts between Republican Lecturers Rome and North Africa, and subsequent Romanization Aggestam in that region; the period of Roman imperial rule in Larkin The Major Trust-Schwartz Egypt and subsequent Roman expansion in Sudan and Requirements the Red Sea; and the Byzantine diplomatic interaction To earn a 30-credit major in communication, students with and role in Christianization of Nubia and Axumite follow a program of study designed to develop breadth Ethiopia . This course meets the world diversity require- Communication envelops our lives - it shapes our ideas and values, gives rise to our politics, consumption and and depth of knowledge about communication process- ment . (Prerequisite: either CL 115 or CL116, or a 200- es in a variety of contexts . The communication major level History course .) Three credits . socialization, and helps to define our identities and realities . Its power and potential is inestimable - from consists of ten three-credit courses . All communication CL 399 Capstone Project in Classics briefest of text messages to grandest of public declara- majors complete a set of five (three-credit) required Students completing an individually designed major in tions, we indeed live within communication and invite courses known as communication foundations . With classical studies develop and carry out a major project you to join us in appreciating its increasing importance the aid of the communication faculty, students have the that allows them to pull together the multiple threads in contemporary society . From Twitter and reality televi- ability to focus their studies in several areas of interest of their interdisciplinary major . (Prerequisites: at least sion to family relationships and workplace dynamics, and to develop a personalized trajectory that best suits seven courses in the individually designed major) communication is about understanding ourselves, our their theoretical and applied interests . Communication Three credits . media, our relationships, our culture and how these majors are strongly encouraged to complete minors things connect . related to their areas of interest, to continue their for- GR 111 Elementary Attic Greek eign language beyond the intermediate level, to study Students study the grammar of Attic Greek . The course The study of communication at Fairfield University abroad, and to pursue internships that allow for applied employs readings in easier authors to develop a practi- focuses on the description and analysis of how humans learning of theoretical material . The requirements of the cal reading knowledge of ancient Greek . Three credits . acquire, process, and use information in a variety of communication foundations and the areas of interest contexts . As one aspect of a liberal education, under- GR 210/211 Intermediate Greek Readings are detailed below . graduate work in communication helps students: This two-semester course includes intensive reading Required for all communication majors of selected authors of moderate difficulty in various genres, with extensive readings in translation, to give a • become more aware of factors that influence and are survey of classical Greek literature . The two-semester influenced by human communication behavior and Communication Foundations (15 credits) course fulfills the core requirement in foreign languag- media practices; CO 100 Human Communication Theories es . (Prerequisite: GR 111 or equivalent) Three credits CO 101 Argument and Advocacy per semester . • develop intellectually by providing a basis from which to analyze, synthesize, and critically evaluate mes- CO 130 Mass Media and Society GR 325/328 Advanced Greek Readings I-IV sages from varied sources, including the media; and CO 200 Interpersonal Communication Theories Involves extensive readings of selected works of (Prerequisite: CO 100) ancient Greek literature . (Prerequisites: GR 210-211) • learn techniques and strategies to propose policies, CO 309 Research Projects in Communication: Three credits per semester . advocate positions, and persuasively express them- The Capstone (senior majors only) selves in various contexts in the pursuit of a more LA 111 Basic Latin just society . The course presents an intensive study of Latin gram- mar . Students who complete this course continue in LA 210-211 . Four credits . 96 College of Arts and Sciences Communication Communication College of Arts and Sciences 97 • CO 100 and CO 101 are the foundational courses in Additionally special topics courses as well as new Course Descriptions CO 201 Persuasion the communication major . Students should plan to course offerings may be developed from semester to This course develops students' understanding of the take both courses during the same semester, prefer- semester that would complement particular areas of CO 100 Human Communication Theories major theoretical approaches to the study of persuasion ably during their first or second year . CO 100 and interest . The Communication Department Handbook This course introduces major theoretical perspectives as a particular type of social influence, giving specific CO 101 should be taken before taking the 200- and for Majors, available on the University website, pro- that inform communication scholarship . This founda- attention to the processes of interpersonal influence 300-level communication courses . vides more specific suggestions regarding courses tional course for the major emphasizes understanding and the media's role in changing social attitudes . relevant to specific areas of interest . human communication as a symbolic process that cre- Students construct communication campaigns to apply • Students should plan to enroll in CO 200 and CO 130 ates, maintains, and alters personal, social, and cultural persuasion concepts and skills . (Prerequisites: CO 100, after successful completion of CO 100 and CO 101 . identities . Students critique research literature in the CO 101) Three credits . CO 200 and CO 130 need not be taken during the Minor in Communication communication field in this course, which is a prerequi- same semester . CO 202 Group Communication To earn a 15-credit minor in communication, students site for the 200- and 300-level communication courses . This course examines the basic characteristics and are required to complete the following five three-credit This course counts in the social and behavioral scienc- • Students complete CO 309 - the required capstone consequences of small-group communication process- course - during their senior year . courses: es core curriculum for non-majors . All CO majors must fulfill their social science core requirements outside of es in various contexts including family, education, and Communication Interests (15 credits) CO 100 Human Communication Theories the major . Three credits . work groups . The course stresses interaction analysis CO 101 Argument and Advocacy and teambuilding . Because the course involves exam- All majors must also select five additional CO courses, CO 130 Mass Media and Society CO 101 Argument and Advocacy ining small groups in process, students do a substantial at least one of which must be a 300-level course (that CO 200 Interpersonal Communication Theories This introduction to public speaking and the advocacy amount of group work . (Prerequisite: CO 200) Three does not include internships, independent studies or (Prerequisite: CO 100) process includes topic identification; methods of organi- credits . capstone experiences) . Students who matriculated Any other 200- or 300-level course offered by zation, research, selection, and arrangement of support CO 220 Introduction to Organizational prior to September 1, 2011 are permitted to take two the Department of Communication except CO materials; audience analysis and adaptation; patterns Communication approved courses from outside the major to satisfy up 397 Independent Study and CO 398/9 Internship . and fallacies of reasoning; uses of evidence; logical Taking a historical and communication-centered to 6 credits under “Communication Interests .” Communication minors may not enroll in CO 397 or proof; and refutation . Students practice and critique approach to understanding how business and profes- CO 398/9 . Communication majors receive priority informative and persuasive presentations in this course, which is a skill required in all 200- and 300-level com- sional organizations function, this course addresses the • No course that counts toward the communication registration for all CO courses . munication courses . Three credits . analysis of upward, downward, and lateral communica- major can be applied to "double count" for the tion; communication channels and networks; power and University core . Independent Study and Internship Policies CO 130 Mass Media and Society critical theory; organizations as cultures; internal and This media literacy course offers theoretical and practi- • With the approval from the Department Chair, The Department of Communication offers credit for external public communication; and leadership . The double cal tools to critically analyze media texts, as well as can "double count" up to two courses from independent study - CO 397 - to highly self-motivated course uses a case study approach . (Prerequisite: CO majors understand different ways in which audiences interact their second major as communication electives . communication majors in their junior or senior year of 200) Three credits . with them . Students will inquire into how the pervasive Some second major and minor programs may also studies . Interested students must discuss and docu- mediation of human experience through mass commu- CO 231 Media Institutions choose to "double count" communication courses ment their independent study proposals with a member nication channels affects almost every aspect of social- The course concentrates on the economic, political, to satisfy the second major or minor requirements . of the communication faculty before registering for ization processes and people's symbolic environment . and legal environment of U .S . mass media . Issues Students should check with those second major or credit . As an elective course recommended only for the The interplay between structural constraints conveyed include examination of individual media industries, the minor chairs for approval . most motivated students, CO 397 does not satisfy any in media's messages and humans' capacity to exercise economic structure of U .S . media markets, media law requirements in the communication major (or minor), and regulation, media watchdogs, advocacy organiza- • Internships (CO 398 and 399) can be counted toward but counts towards graduation . interpretive agency is addressed through lectures, the major one time only . Although two internships audiovisual examples, hands-on activities, and a variety tions, and media users' forms of collective action . The can be completed for academic credit (up to 6 cred- The Department of Communication also sponsors an of assignments aimed at discerning the elements that course's content is approached through an institutional its) only 3 credits will count toward the CO major . active internship program for qualified (2 .8 overall GPA) intervene in the construction and reception of media analysis perspective, intended to facilitate students' junior and senior majors . Students may earn no more texts, beyond their apparent components . This course understanding of institutions as dynamic points of con- • Independent studies do not count toward the com- than six internship credits . One three-credit internship counts in the social and behavioral sciences core cur- fluence for organizations, norms, and individual agents . munication major . course - CO 398 - can be used in fulfillment of the riculum for non-majors . All CO majors must fulfill their As part of the course's requirements, students conduct a research project exploring recent developments • Special topics courses (CO 329, CO 339 and CO final elective requirement in any of the three areas of social science core requirements outside of the major . concentrated study within the communication major . Three credits . and/or decision-making processes within one of the 349) can each be taken twice for credit if the titles of major media institutions covered during the semester . the courses are different . Communication majors interested in applying for an internship complete the departmental internship appli- CO 200 Interpersonal Communication Theories (Prerequisite: CO 130) Three credits . An examination of one-to-one relationships from a • Students are encouraged to meet with faculty advi- cation form before registering for CO 398 or CO 399 . CO 236 Gender, Sexuality, and Media sors to design a comprehensive academic plan variety of theoretical perspectives, this course focuses on the centrality of communication in building familial This course enables students to examine the relation- that takes advantage of the varied offerings in the ship between the representation of women and the Communication Department as well as from com- bonds, friendships, and work teams . Students examine factors influencing interpersonal communication such development of personal and social identity . Students plimentary majors, minors and programs across the explore issues of gender and reception, cultivating University . as language, perception, nonverbal behavior, power, status, and gender roles . (Prerequisite: CO 100) Three consumerism, body image, and developing relevant • Possible interest areas that can be pursued through a credits . new images through theoretical readings as well as major in communication include media studies, orga- the analysis of various media, including television, film, nizational communication, communication and the magazines, and advertisements . The course also cov- human condition, intercultural communication, critical ers the experiences of women in a variety of media and cultural studies, interpersonal communication professions . This course meets the U .S . diversity and other interest areas determined in consultation requirement . (Prerequisite: CO 130) Three credits . with a faculty advisor . Students should note that course offerings vary from semester to semester . 98 College of Arts and Sciences Communication Communication College of Arts and Sciences 99 CO 237 Sports, Media, and Culture CO 241 Communication and Culture: CO 321 Communication Processes in CO 329 Contemporary Topics in Organizational Sports have long played a vital yet complex role in East and West Organizations: Negotiation Communication culture and this course examines the intersection of This course examines the dynamics of culture and This course reviews and explores, through simulation This is an upper-level, undergraduate seminar for stu- sports, the mass media, and society . Drawing upon communication focusing on the East-West dyad . It and experiential learning, negotiation as a communica- dents in the Organizational Communication emphasis Durkheimian theory, we will appraise and debate the helps students gain a better understanding of why tion process in and among organizations . It focuses of the major . The course provides an opportunity to ways in which sports are functional or problematic in and how cultural issues influence our communication . on core concepts and approaches to negotiation, and examine in depth particular theories of organizational their impact on and relationship to players, fans, jour- The course explores the East-West cultural similarities exercises the negotiative process in a contemporary communication, or to conduct research about commu- nalists, co-cultural groups, and nations . Students will and differences in values, communication processes, context . In this course, which is open to majors and nication in particular types of organizations . Emphasis read both scholarly and journalistic reflections, view cognition, and relationships . It will enhance students' minors in communication and other disciplines related is on contemporary theoretical and/or methodological popular and documentary films, and analyze fan expe- intercultural awareness and sensitivity in our increas- to the study of humans and their organizations in approaches to the close analysis of interpersonal, riences, mediated presentations, and critical social ingly globalized society . (Prerequisite: CO 100, IL 50 or the work world, participants carry out individual and group, and intercultural communication in organiza- issues . In short, we will go beyond the box score to instructor approval) Three credits . team work, and contribute on time and proportion- tional settings, or strategic communication practices understand the importance - and deconstruct the hype ately to team preparations and class simulations . of organizations with their external audiences/publics . - that accompanies modern sports . (Prerequisite: CO CO 246 Family Communication (Prerequisites: CO 220 and junior or senior status) Topics may include: Organizational Communication in 130 or instructor approval) Three credits . In this course students come to understand how Three credits . the Global Economy; Communication in Healthcare families are constituted through symbolic processes Organizations; Gender and Communication in CO 238 Communication and Popular Culture and interaction; explore the verbal and non-verbal CO 322 Leadership Communication Organizations; and Communication in Organizational This course takes the cultural artifacts that engulf us, communication behaviors that are developed and This course examines the processes and complexities Crisis . Students may take CO 329 up to two times with from fashion to television and from music to comic preferred in different kinds of families; learn various of being a leader in today's dynamic organizational different topics . (Prerequisites: CO 220 and junior or books, and removes these practices and texts from theories for understanding family interactions at the environment . The course explores the leadership senior status) Three credits . simply being "entertainment" or "diversion" and asks individual, dyadic, group, and systems levels; analyze styles, traits, and communication skills required of what these things mean, how they constitute power, family communication patterns using established theo- effective leaders . In addition, theories of leadership CO 331 American Media/American History and how they shape and reflect the lived experiences ries and methods; connect family dynamics to social and the impact of culture and ethics, both historically This course examines the role of communication of consumers . This course takes very seriously those trends and processes including the roles of the mass and currently, will be studied . This course uses a com- media in history, as well as the history of the media things that are typically discarded as lacking substance media and popular culture; and explore ways culture, bination of lecture, discussion, individual and group industries . From the earliest media of symbolic interac- and instead suggests that the meanings and impact class, gender, and sexuality affect and are affected by learning opportunities, including interviews of profes- tion to the newest technologies, the course examines of popular culture have dramatic consequences for family structures, roles, and communication patterns . sional and community leaders, as well as a written and why different media come into being, how they function political, social, and cultural life in the United States . (Prerequisite: CO 200 or instructor approval) Three oral research projects to aid in students' assimilation in various societies, and their impact . Students come (Prerequisite: CO 130 or instructor approval) Three credits . of the material . (Prerequisites: CO 220 and junior or to understand how media have been influential in credits . senior status) Three credits . maintaining social order and as agents of change . The CO 248 Health Communication course pays attention to a variety of national media CO 239 Consumer Culture This course surveys the multidimensional processes CO 323 Gender and Organizing and international perspectives, with special emphasis This course explores how social meanings are con- used to create, maintain, and transform complex sci- Gender is central to how we organize our lives . The on the evolution of American broadcasting . (Pre- or co- structed through commodities and material society, entific information into everyday healthcare practices . way we communicate about gender can enhance or requisite: CO 130) Three credits . how consumer goods and practices create categories A major emphasis is on the processes and complexi- undermine all of our relationships . The purpose of this of social difference . In particular, the course focuses ties of communicating health information in a variety of seminar is to augment, or even change, our under- CO 334 Comparative Media Systems on the intersections of consumer practices and gender/ settings (in hospitals, families, insurance companies, standing of the relationship between gender, commu- This course provides a comparative overview of the sexuality, race and class, articulating the relationship policy organizations, etc .) and through different chan- nication, and organizations . Specifically, the goal for economic and regulatory structure of media industries between communication and consumption practices nels (face-to-face, in medical records, through the this course is to use a combination of scholarly essays worldwide . By exploring the ways in which different and social/cultural identities . Theoretical approaches mass media, etc .) . We will study the verbal and non- and journal articles as well as popular news media to institutional frameworks, structural factors, and audi- include Marxism, Postmodernism, and other economic verbal communication behaviors of providers, patients, examine critically topics such as femininity, masculinity, ences' agency affect mass communication within and and social critiques, and explore research methods to families, insurers, and others in healthcare contexts, and sexuality within the following contexts: education, across regional borders, this course offers a com- empirically investigate questions of culture . Students as well as health-related messages in the mass media, sports, politics/government, leadership, the military, prehensive picture of common and interdependent reflect on questions of social justice in relation to in order to understand effective and problematic com- and other professions and organizations . (Prerequisite: processes underlying the individual development of an increasingly materialistic society as they seek to munication about illness and health . (Prerequisite: CO CO 220 or instructor approval) Three credits . media industries in each region . Students learn about become citizens prepared to "consume with a con- 130, CO 220 or instructor approval) Three credits . emerging market and research trends concerning inter- science ." This course meets the U .S . diversity require- CO 325 Organizational Communication and national media . Issues related to free flow of messag- ment . (Prerequisite: CO 130) Three credits . CO 309 Research Projects in Communication: Advertising es, social responsibility, universal access, intellectual The Capstone This course will highlight how organizations market, commons, participatory communication, developmental CO 240 Intercultural Communication This course allows students to demonstrate their promote, and advertise their brands . The importance communication, and cultural diversity in the global This course deals with challenges to communication expertise as communication scholars through dis- of advertising for organizations, consumers, and the exchange of media messages through discussion of between people of different cultural backgrounds, cussion and evaluation of contemporary research U .S . economy will also be a central focus of this class . current, real-life cases, as well as through design and emphasizing the ways communication practices in communication . The course examines qualitative Furthermore, the critical roles of research, audience execution of an original research project . (Prerequisite: reveal cultural values and the role of communication and quantitative methodologies in understanding the analysis, persuasion, and effective communication CO 130) Three credits . in creating and sustaining cultural identities . Students research design process . As members of research in altering consumers' perceptions will be explored discuss how differences in value orientation, percep- teams, students design and conduct research projects from both theoretical and applied perspectives . The tion, thought patterns, and nonverbal behavior cause related to their areas of concentrated study . This is the value of deconstructing ads from a consumer, brand misunderstanding, tension, and conflict in business, required major capstone course . (Prerequisites: Senior manager, and advertiser's viewpoint will be stressed education, and healthcare settings . This course meets status and CO 100, CO 101, CO 130, CO 200, at least and explored . In addition, the historical and contem- the U S. . diversity requirement (registration preference one intermediate or advanced course in student's area porary ethical implications of advertising, especially in given to Communication and International Studies of concentrated study) Three credits . health care and for children, will be closely examined . majors) . (Prerequisite: CO 100 or IL 50 or instructor (Prerequisites: CO 130 or permission of the instructor) approval) Three credits . Three credits . 100 College of Arts and Sciences Communication Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 101 CO 335 Globalization, Media, and Culture CO 342 Technoculture and Information Society CO 349 Special Topics: Constructing Social Globalization, a complex and transformative process This course explores phenomena, trends, and theories Identities PROGRAM IN that influences our lives at every level, has produced related to emerging information and communication This course focuses on a specific context where social the increased flow of goods, capital, people, knowl- technologies (ICTs), as well as relationships among identities are negotiated through particular discursive COMPUTER SCIENCE edge, images, crime, pollutants, drugs, fashion, those technologies, socio-economic structures, "old" practices, emphasizing the verbal and nonverbal viruses, and beliefs across territorial and ideological media institutions, media users, and culture . Through communication behaviors that are appropriate in this boundaries of all kinds . This course focuses on the a combination of theoretical and practical explorations context and through which people constitute and per- Faculty form their identities . The course examines symbolic role of communication media (radio, television, film, that emphasize historical, ethical, and critical thinking, Associate Professors practices and communication norms in families, self- computers) in the processes of globalization and the course introduces students to academic and non- Spoerri, director examines the impact of globalization on cultural repre- academic perspectives on new media . (Prerequisites: help groups, television talk shows, cyber communities, sentations, cultural identity, and international relations . CO 130 and junior or senior status) Three credits . social movements, and genders/sexualities, using Assistant Professor (Prerequisites: CO 130 or IL 10 and junior or senior approaches such as symbolic convergence theory, Lasseter status) Three credits . CO 346 Spirituality and Communication social constructivism, ethnography of communication, This course engages a critical understanding of the and conversational analysis . Students may take CO CO 337 Visual Communication way in which spirituality is constructed through com- 349 up to two times with different topics . (Prerequisites: Computational thinking and processes permeate our This course provides a broad introduction to the struc- munication . Using the unique perspectives and empiri- CO 200, CO 240 or instructor approval and junior or daily lives, revolutionizing our understanding of the ture, conventions, and effects of visual communication cal tools of the communication discipline, the course senior status) Three credits . natural world, our tools, and of ourselves . Knowledge with a theoretical emphasis on media ecology . The seeks to familiarize students with the variety of ways of computer science has become highly valued in such first half is devoted to understanding formal properties in which spirituality has been studied both within and CO 397 Independent Study diverse fields as psychology, biology, and even phi- including examining the basics of vision, techniques outside of religion . Examining various contexts that This course allows students to thoroughly investigate losophy . A degree in Computer Science gives one both for visual persuasion, and the language of cinema- engage spiritual discourses, from interpersonal com- communication concepts, theories, or issues presented marketable skills and intellectual breadth that can be tography and editing . The second half surveys more munication settings to organizational, health and mass in a previously completed communication course . applied to any career choice . controversial issues like digital manipulation and vio- mediated settings, students reflect on the potential Independent study does not substitute for any other lence and sex in media . Course material and assign- for spiritual discourses to transform individuals and required course(s) in the communication program and The Computer Science program is dedicated to giving ments will be drawn from media domains including society, and consider their own participation in such students' investigations must be scholarly in intent . each student a personal, challenging, and thoroughly advertising, photo/video journalism, and video games . discourses . (Prerequisites: CO 200 and junior or senior An independent study may be taken at most twice . enjoyable experience . Students will read both theoretical contributions to and status) Three credits . (Prerequisites: junior or senior status and a communi- The Computer Science program offers both a B .S . empirical investigations of the field . (Prerequisite: CO cation faculty member's sponsorship) Three credits per degree in computer science, a double major in com- 130) Three credits . CO 347 Communication in Healthcare semester; six-credit limit . Organizations puter science and mathematics, and a minor in com- CO 339 Topics in Media Theory and Criticism This course explores the organizational communica- CO 398/9 Internship puter science that makes a strong addition to one’s This course provides an opportunity to examine in tion of modern U S. . healthcare organizations, includ- Communication internships provide students with first- resume . See the course description for CS 397 to learn depth particular media theories or to conduct careful ing: Managed Care, Insurers, Healthcare Systems, hand knowledge about the field of work, allow them about internship possibilities . All degrees are received media analysis and criticism . The course empha- and Medicare/Medicaid . The primary purposes of this to experience new professional activities and relation- through the Department of Mathematics and Computer sizes contemporary theoretical and/or methodological course are to provide an understanding of how com- ships, help them apply conceptual knowledge and skills Science . Please contact Dr . Peter Spoerri (spoerri@ approaches to the close analysis of television, radio, munication within, and from healthcare corporations in communication in the work environment, and allow fairfield .edu) if you have any questions regarding the newspaper, the Internet, and/or magazine texts so as impacts the organization, its employees, the health them to experience the problems and successes of effi- program . to understand the ways meaning is constructed and of its customers and U .S . healthcare delivery . This ciently and effectively communicating within a complex situated within the larger social context . Topics may course will evaluate and explore the multidimensional organization . One three-credit internship course can be include mass media and the public sphere; television processes involved in healthcare organizations and used toward the major . Students may take an intern- Major in Computer Science ship twice for credit, one to three credits per semester . criticism; sex, lies, and videos; and children and the how communication is critical to their success or failure To earn a B .S . in computer science students complete: media . Students may take CO 339 up to two times and to the health and well-being of their customers . (Prerequisites: 2 .8 overall GPA and junior or senior sta- with different topics . (Prerequisites: CO 130 and junior (Prerequisite: CO 248 or instructor approval) Three tus) One to three credits per semester; six-credit limit . CS 141 Introduction to CS and Programming I or senior status) Three credits . credits . CS 142 Introduction to CS and Programming II

CS 221 Computer Organization and Assembler CO 341 End-of-Life Communication CO 348 Risk Communication CS 231 Discrete Mathematics End-of-Life Communication focuses on the only real- Risk Communication examines the communica- CS 232 Data Structures ity for every human being - death . However, in spite tion theories and research that underlie the study CS 252 Software Construction of its certainty, American culture tends to minimize or of risky behaviors and the development of effective CS 342 Theory of Computation ignore discussions of death and provides little insight responses to perceived risks . This course provides CS 343 Analysis of Algorithms into effective communication strategies for healthcare an understanding of how communication impacts our providers, family members, friends, and lovers . The assessment of risk, critical thinking and policy making complexities of this unique communication will be about risk prevention and response, and the creation • One of: CS 353 Principles of Compiler Design assessed vis-á-vis an applied approach that includes of preventive programs and campaigns . Students will CS 354 Theory of Programming Languages a service-learning opportunity at a 51-bed hospice . In evaluate and explore the multidimensional processes addition, the course will include self-reflection, auto- involved in researching and responding to sustained • Two additional 300 level CS courses ethnography, an exploration of scholarly research in risks or emergency situations, utilize communication • MA 171 Calculus I palliative communication, and scholarly interaction theory to develop appropriate campaigns, and assess between undergraduate students in the classroom and their success or failure . Topics may focus on health • One of: MA 172 Calculus II the hospice setting . (Prerequisite: CO 200, CO 220, or and environmental risks, security, or disaster response . An additional 200 level mathematics course instructor approval) Three credits . (Prerequisites: ANY of the following: CO 201, CO 230, • One semester of a lab science . CO 248 or instructor approval) Three credits . 102 College of Arts and Sciences Computer Science Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 103 Minor in Computer Science Course Descriptions CS 252 Foundations for Software Construction they not only solve problems correctly, but do so effi- This course focuses on the principles underlying con- ciently, with respect to both time and memory . Topics To earn a minor, students complete: struction of production-quality software systems and include algorithm complexity measures, determination CS/MA 141* Introduction to Computer Science and • CS 141 Introduction to CS and Programming I the ways in which these principles are realized in an of upper bounds and mean performance of algorithms, Programming I • CS 142 Introduction to CS and Programming II object-oriented language . Students learn a component- determination of lower bounds for problems, and NP Computer science and computational problem-solving • CS 232 Data Structures based approach to the specification, implementation, completeness . (Prerequisite: CS 232) Three credits . have transformed our society - both practically and and testing of software that facilitates reliability, collab- conceptually . We will study the ideas and methods that orative work, and ease of modification . Topics include CS 351 Database Management System Design One of: • CS 221 Computer Organization make this field so significant and profound . We will also specification, abstract data types, unit testing, and This course examines methods for designing and and Assembler learn how to solve problems by breaking them down, design patterns, along with advanced programming implementing information storage and retrieval systems • CS 252 Foundations of Software thinking logically and precisely, and then creating algo- constructs such as graphical user interfaces (GUI), including specification of information systems, search Construction rithms (programs) - step-by-step instructions . The build- threads, network programming, graphics, animation, strategies, index methods, data compression, security, ing blocks of algorithms, while surprisingly simple, allow and real-time techniques . Each student will complete query languages, relational techniques, and perfor- • One additional 300 level CS course* us to create and explore a myriad of creative projects, a substantial project over the course of the semester . mance analysis . Surveys interesting existing database systems . (Prerequisite: CS 232) Three credits . * Math majors may use MA/CS 342 to satisfy this require- just as musicians create and explore a vast array of (Prerequisite: CS 232) Three credits . ment. beautiful melodies with only twelve notes . This course CS 353 Principles of Compiler Design is interactive, fun, and requires no previous experience . CS 322 Computer Architecture This course examines the theory of logic design includ- This course examines the use of language theory Four credits . * May be taken to fulfill the core require- and automata theory in the design of compilers and ment in mathematics . ing gates, timing diagrams, truth tables, design of basic Double Major in Computer Science arithmetic operations, and control mechanisms, as well includes symbol table organization, lexical analysis, CS 142 Introduction to Computer Science and as general properties of major hardware components syntax analysis, and code generation; code generation and Mathematics Programming II (central processing unit, arithmetic-logic unit, memory, versus interpretation; and storage management, opti- mization, and error handling . Students apply learned To earn a double major in computer science and math- In this continuation of CS/MA 141, we dive deeper into input/output devices) and communication between concepts to the development of a significant part of a ematics, students complete: the concepts and methods covered in CS/MA 141 . them (buses, interrupts) . Surveys actual computer sys- Some of the fascinating topics covered include graph- tems . (Prerequisite: CS 221) Three credits . compiler . This is the required capstone course for all MA 171 Differential Calculus ics, artificial intelligence (programs that can learn, majors in computer science . (Prerequisites: CS 221, MA 172 Integral Calculus much like a human mind), cellular automata (simple CS 324 Microprocessors CS 232, and CS 342) Three credits . MA/CS 231 Discrete Mathematics two dimensional "creatures" that evolve over time), This course reviews conventional logic design using MA 235 Linear Algebra MSI building blocks: multiplexers, decoders, compara- CS 354 Theory of Programming Languages recursion (algorithms that refer to themselves - very Topics in this course include the design of program- MA 273 Multivariable Calculus tors, arithmetic-logic units, registers, and memory . It strange!), interpreters (programs that can create vir- ming languages; organization, control structures, data MA 334 Abstract Algebra introduces microprocessor controllers, applying them tual computers), Turing machines (very simple models structures; run time behavior of programs; and formal MA 371 Real Analysis to the design of several small projects such as a serial- of a computer), and logic . Programming concepts specification and analysis of programming languages . CS/MA 141 Introduction to CS and parallel converter, a four-function calculator, and a traf- include an introduction to object oriented programming . The course includes a comparative survey of several Programming I fic-light controller . Students design a process controller (Prerequisite: CS/MA 141) Four credits . significantly different languages . (Prerequisite: CS 232) CS 142 Introduction to CS and Programming II as a final project . (Prerequisite: CS 221) Three credits . Three credits . CS 221 Computer Organization and Assembler CS 221 Computer Organization and Assembler CS 232 Data Structures This course introduces computer organization using CS 331 Operating Systems This course introduces the major system utilities of a CS 355 Artificial Intelligence CS 252 Foundations of Software Construction several levels of abstraction to represent a simple com- general-purpose computer: editors, assemblers, inter- This course, which examines computer implementation CS/MA 342 Theory of Computation puter, starting with logic gates, progressing to assembly preters, linkers, loaders, and compilers . The course of processes of thought, includes knowledge represen- CS 343 Analysis of Algorithms language, and ending with a high-level programming then presents the operating system for the computer: tation, games, theorem proving, heuristics, symbolic CS/MA 377 Numerical Analysis language . The course concludes with the design command language, access and privacy, manage- techniques, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and of an assembler/simulator for the model computer . artificial life . (Prerequisite: CS 232) Three credits . (Prerequisite: CS 142) Three credits . ment of processes, memory, and input/output devices . • One of: CS 353 Principles of Compiler Design (Prerequisite: CS 232) Three credits . CS 377/MA 377 Numerical Analysis CS 354 Theory of Programming CS 231 Discrete Mathematics For course description see MA 377 Numerical Analysis . Languages Topics in this course include logic; sets; functions; CS 342 Theory of Computation equivalence relations and partitions; mathematical This course explores what computers can and can't CS 391 Cognitive Science Seminar • 3 additional 300 level MA course induction; and countability . Three credits . do by examining simple mathematical models of com- In this course, students explore the intersection of putation . Topics include finite state machines, regular computation and such diverse fields as psychology, • One semester of a lab science CS 232 Data Structures expressions, non-determinism, pushdown automata, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics in search- This course presents problem solving with abstract context-free grammars, and Turing machines . We will ing for an understanding of cognition, be it real or data types such as lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, see that there are limits to what computers can do, and abstract, human, animal, or machine . How does the graphs, and trees . The close connection between data in doing so, we will learn about what a computer really mind work? How do we acquire knowledge, represent and algorithms is stressed . (Prerequisite: CS 142 or CS is - you might be surprised . This course is also listed as that knowledge, and manipulate those representations? 132) Three credits . MA 342 . (Prerequisite: CS/MA 231) Three credits . Can a computer be conscious? Are animals intelligent? CS 343 Analysis of Algorithms (Prerequisite: CS 131 or CS/MA 141) Three credits . Like CS 342, this course is interested in how comput- CS 392 Computer Science Seminar ers can solve problems . When doing a computation, Students take this course, which was designed to cover two resources are in great demand - time and memory . topics not in the curriculum, by invitation only and are If solving a problem takes too much time or too much expected to prepare topics under faculty direction . memory, then it will be very difficult to get an answer . Three credits . This course looks at how to design algorithms so that 104 College of Arts and Sciences Computer Science Economics College of Arts and Sciences 105 CS 397/398 Internship in Computer Science CS 133 Introduction to C Programming Bachelor of Arts Degree The internship program provides computer science This course focuses on the use of C language in top- DEPARTMENT OF With its focus on policy analysis and business applica- majors with an opportunity to gain practical, career- down structured program design . Topics include C tions, this degree is designed for students who plan related experience in a variety of supervised field data types, functions, and file input/output . The course ECONOMICS to enter the job market in business or government, settings . Internships can be in any one of a number introduces software engineering as applied to a proj- or who plan to study business or law at the graduate of areas, such as software applications or hardware ect such as a database management system . Three level . applications . Interns spend a minimum of 10 hours per credits . Faculty week in on-site work, complete a required academic For a 30-credit bachelor of arts degree in economics, component specified by a faculty advisor, and satisfy CS 233 Introduction to C++ Programming Professors students complete the following: Buss, emeritus the University Internship Policy requirements (avail- This course introduces object-oriented programming Deak EC 11 Introduction to Microeconomics able from the Career Planning Center) . Students may using the C++ programming language . The first part of LeClair, chair EC 12 Introduction to Macroeconomics register for internships during the summer session and/ the course introduces C++ extensions the C language Miners EC 204 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory or one or two semesters and may earn a maximum of such as stream input/output, classes, and operator Nantz EC 205 Intermediate Macroeconomics Theory six internship credits . (Prerequisites: Senior standing, overloading . The second part of the course focuses on Elective Economics Department courses totaling 18 completed application form, acceptance by the field design of a graphics interface and illustrates the object- oriented programming concepts of inheritance, object Associate Professors credits . placement supervisor, and approval by the Department Franceschi of Mathematics and Computer Science .) An internship constructors/destructors, and message passing . Three Lane No more than three 100-level courses may be counted may not replace a computer science elective to fulfill credits . Vasquez-Mazariegos toward the requirements of the major . Additional 100- the requirement for a major in computer science . One- level courses may be taken as part of the student’s to-three credits per semester . Assistant Professors Aksan distribution of elective courses . CS 399 Independent Study in Computer Science Murray Independent study provides students with the oppor- Bachelor of Science Degree tunity to study areas not covered in the undergraduate Professor of the Practice With its emphasis on quantitative skills and statistical curriculum . Under the guidance of a faculty member, Martin analysis, this degree prepares students for quantita- advanced students examine an aspect in computer tive applications of economic theory as practiced in science through reading and research . While the study actuarial work, economic research, or graduate studies may focus on a software or hardware project, it must The curriculum of the Department of Economics blends in economics . Students who complete this degree are incorporate an analysis of written material comparable basic economic concepts and their applications with urged to couple it with a minor in mathematics . contemporary issues . Courses develop reasoning to other upper-division elective courses . Students must For a 33-credit bachelor of science degree in econom- capacity and analytical ability in students . By focus- apply to a professor under whose direction they wish to ics, students complete the following: ing on areas of application, students use economic study and obtain the approval of the department chair . principles to stimulate their powers of interpretation, This course does not fulfill the computer science elec- EC 11 Introduction to Microeconomics synthesis, and understanding . The department's indi- tive requirements for majors . Three credits . EC 12 Introduction to Macroeconomics vidualized counseling encourages majors to tailor their EC 204 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Non-Major Course Descriptions study to career and personal enrichment goals . A major EC 204L Intermediate Microeconomics Lab in economics provides an excellent background for CS 131 Computer Programming I EC 205 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory employment in the business world while maintaining This course provides an overview of computer organi- EC 205L Intermediate Macroeconomics Lab the objectives of a liberal education . The economics zation and hardware, and an introduction to the science EC 278 Economic Statistics major also prepares students for advanced study in and theory of object-oriented programming including EC 290 Mathematical Economics graduate or professional schools . top-down structured program design, problem speci- EC 380 Econometrics fication and abstraction, algorithms, data structures, Elective Economics Department offerings totaling nine documentation, debugging, testing, and maintenance . credits . The course presents programming applications includ- ing input/output, selection, repetition, arrays, functions, Requirements A grade of C or better is necessary in the required and procedures . The course, which also addresses the Economics majors are urged to take MA 19 Introduction courses for the bachelor of science degree . No more ethical and social issues in computing, emphasizes to Calculus, or MA 121-122 Applied Calculus I-II, or MA than two 100-level courses may be counted toward the communication skills in documentation and design of 171-172 Calculus I-II to fulfill their core mathematics requirements of the major . user interface . Three credits . requirement . Students interested in the bachelor of sci- Minor in Economics CS 132 Computer Programming II ence degree should take MA 121-122 or MA 171-172, For a 15-credit minor in economics, students complete This continuation of CS 131 covers additional topics which can be waived with permission of the chair . the following: in the science and theory of programming including modular design, recursion, program verification, robust- EC 11 Microeconomics ness, and portability . The course presents high-level EC 12 Macroeconomics language programming applications including records, Three elective Economics Department offerings total- sets, files, class design, inheritance, and polymorphism; ing nine credits . introduces data structures such as stacks, linked lists, searching, and sorting; and discusses ethical and No more than one 100-level economics course may be social issues in computing . The course continues to counted toward the minor . emphasize the communication skills introduced in CS 131 . (Prerequisite: CS 131) Three credits . 106 College of Arts and Sciences Economics Economics College of Arts and Sciences 107 Course Descriptions incentives . Throughout, the course examines current EC 204 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory EC 225 Environmental Economics: Tools and issues regarding environmental protection around the This course builds upon and expands the theoretical Techniques Applied to U.S. Policy EC 11 Introduction to Microeconomic globe . This course meets the world diversity require- models of EC 11 . The course introduces indifference This in-depth examination of the economic tools used This course analyzes the behavior of individual ment . Three credits . curves to explain consumer behavior; short- and long- in environmental economics and policymaking builds on consumers and producers as they deal with the run production functions, showing their relationship to basic environmental economic concepts and provides economic problem of allocating scarce resources . The EC 125 Global Competition and Competitiveness product costs; and the efficiency of various competi- the opportunity to put those concepts into practice . The course examines how markets function to establish This course identifies and explores the factors that tive market structures . Topics include marginal pro- course explores common externalities and market fail- prices and quantities through supply and demand, how make products, firms, and nations competitive, using a ductivity theory of income distribution, monopoly, and ures in the United States and analyzes governmental resource costs influence firm supply, and how variations strong international, case study, and group discussion general equilibrium theory . Required for all majors . policies used to control them . (Prerequisite: EC 11, EC in competition levels affect economic efficiency . Topics emphasis . The course draws on examples from manu- (Prerequisite: EC 11) Three credits . 120, or permission of instructor) Three credits . may include antitrust policy, the distribution of income, facturing and service activities in Asia, Europe, and the role of government, and environmental problems . North America . Three credits . EC 204L Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Lab EC 230 Comparative Economic Systems: Asian In this lab, students actively engage in the science of Economies The course includes computer applications . Three EC 130 Haiti: An Economic Perspective credits . economics . Activities include lectures on mathematical Is communism dead? Is capitalism the only real eco- When Jean-Bertrand Aristide ran for president of Haiti methods, advanced problem-solving projects, collabor- nomic system left? This course explores the various in 1990, his primary campaign slogan was, "From ative teamwork experiences, and computer simulations . economic systems that are used to distribute resourc- EC 12 Introduction to Macroeconomics misery to poverty with dignity ." While poor economi- This course develops models of the aggregate econ- Note: This lab is required of all students pursuing the es, i .e ., to decide "who gets what" in a nation's econ- cally, Haiti is rich in culture, rich in history, and rich in B .S . in economics; it is optional for students earning omy . The course considers the differences between omy to determine the level of output, income, prices, the strength of its people . This course pays special and unemployment in an economy . In recognition of the the B .A . (Co-requisite: EC 204) One credit . alternative distribution mechanisms, what it means to attention to the economic aspects of Haiti's history, transition from one system to another, and how these growing importance of global economic activity, these its economic development (past and present), and EC 205 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory models incorporate the international sector . The course economic decisions are affected by political and nation- the economic prospects for the future . Topics covered This course, which includes computer applications, al realities . Because there are so many international examines and evaluates the role of public economic include slavery and the Haitian revolution, the econom- analyzes the determination of national income and policy, including fiscal and monetary policy . Topics may alternatives to be explored, each semester focuses ic sacrifices made to receive international recognition, output; fiscal and monetary tools; and growth, infla- on an economic region of the globe - Asian, Eastern include growth theory and price stability . The course migration and the Haitian diaspora, micro-lending, and tion, and stabilization policies . Required for all majors . includes computer applications . (Prerequisite: EC 11 or European, African, or Latin American . This course, foreign aid initiatives, especially those related to the (Prerequisite: EC 12) Three credits . where appropriate, is available for credit in international permission of the instructor) Three credits . earthquake of 1/12/2010 . Three credits . EC 205L Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Lab studies or area studies programs . (Prerequisites: EC EC 112 Economic Aspects of Current Social EC 140 Health Economics In this lab, students actively engage in the science of 11, EC 12) Three credits . Problems This course begins by applying microeconomic theory economics . Activities include lectures on mathematical This course uses a policy-oriented approach to study EC 231 International Trade to the health sector of the U .S . economy . The U .S . methods, advanced problem-solving projects, collabor- This course covers international trade theory, U .S . contemporary economic issues . Topics include govern- experience will be generalized to global health issues ative teamwork experiences, and computer simulations . ment spending, the role of federal budgets in solving commercial policy (tariffs, quotas), common markets, and alternative health care systems . Topics include the Note: This lab is required of all students pursuing the trade of developing nations, balance of payments dis- national problems, poverty, welfare, social security, demand for health care and health insurance, managed B .S . in economics; it is optional for students earning population, the limits to growth controversy, pollution, equilibria, and multinational enterprises . (Prerequisite: care and the role of government, physician compensa- the B .A . (Co-requisite: EC 205) One credit . EC 11) Three credits . energy, and regulation . Three credits . tion, and specialty choice, the role of nurses and other healthcare professionals, the hospital sector, and medi- EC 210 Money and Banking EC 233 International Economic Policy and EC 114 The Economics of Race, Class, and This course covers the commercial banking industry, Gender in the American Workplace cal cost inflation . Three credits . Finance the money market, Federal Reserve operations and This course explores international financial relations . This course examines the impact of race, class, and EC 152 Economics of Sports policy making, and monetary theory . (Prerequisite: EC gender differences on decisions made in households Topics include the international monetary system, This course develops and examines the tools and 12) Three credits . exchange rate systems, balance of payments adjust- and in the workplace . It begins with an in-depth analy- concepts of economic analysis as they apply to the sis of labor supply decisions and responsibilities of EC 224 Labor Economics and Labor Relations ment mechanisms, and changes in international finance sports industry . Topics in professional sports include relations . It treats theoretical concepts and considers households, moving to an examination of labor demand free agency, salary cap, and new franchises . The Nearly 70 percent of income earned in the United decisions and wage-rate determination . The course States is a return to labor . This course applies the governmental policy approaches to the various prob- course also explores economic issues and institutional lems . (Prerequisite: EC 12) Three credits . reviews applications of theoretical predictions as they structures of sports such as golf and tennis, and the fundamentals of microeconomic and macroeconomic relate to important public policy issues such as child broader industry including the National Collegiate analysis to important decisions that people make in EC 235 Economic Development of Third World and elder care, social security, pay equity, the glass Athletic Association, sports equipment, advertising, labor markets . From an employee's perspective, ques- Nations ceiling, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and pov- minor leagues, and the Olympics . Students gain an tions include: Should I work in exchange for a wage? This course considers the nature and causes of prob- erty . This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . increased understanding of how economics affect them If so, how much? How will my work affect my lifestyle lems facing low-income nations, with a focus on the Three credits . through this combination of sports and economics . and family decisions? Should I go to school to improve impact that various economic policies have on promot- Three credits . my skills? From an employer's perspective, questions ing economic development . This course meets the EC 120 Environmental Economics include: Should I hire workers? If so, how many? How This course, which presents an overview of the theory world diversity requirement . (Prerequisites: EC 11, EC EC 185 Regional Economic Development should I pick workers out of a pool of applicants? 12) Three credits . and empirical practice of economic analysis as it This course includes two key components: a theoretical What techniques should I use to provide incentives for applies to environmental issues, first establishes a examination of the basic theories of regional economic these workers? Many of the answers to these ques- EC 245 Antitrust and Regulation relationship between the environment and economics . development such as growth poles, spillovers, infra- tions require complex analysis and an understanding This course examines the relationship between gov- It then develops the concept of externalities (or market structure requirements, and center-periphery analysis; of the impact of government policy on the workplace . ernment and business, reviewing antitrust laws and failures) and the importance of property rights before and an application of these theories to a specific eco- The course explores a variety of public policy issues cases in terms of their impact on resource efficiency . It exploring the valuation of non-market goods . It exam- nomic issue . Students participate in a comprehen- such as minimum wage programs, government welfare develops the format of agency command and control ines the practice of benefit-cost analysis and offers sive study of a significant economic issue facing a programs, workplace regulatory requirements, Title IX, regulation with specific examples from the federal sec- economic solutions to market failures, while highlighting Connecticut community, in cooperation with a regional immigration, and the union movement . (Prerequisites: tor . (Prerequisite: EC 11) Three credits . pollution control practices, especially those based on agency, resulting in detailed analysis of the issues and EC 11, EC 12) Three credits . potential solutions . Fieldwork is required . Three credits . 108 College of Arts and Sciences Economics Education College of Arts and Sciences 109 EC 246 Law and Economics EC 290 Mathematical Economics The Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation This course introduces topics from central areas of the This course applies mathematical models and concepts PROGRAM IN Department, located in the Graduate School of common law: property, contracts, torts, and criminal to economic problems and issues . Mathematical tech- Education and Allied Professions (GSEAP), in close law . The course is intended for students who desire an niques include calculus and matrix algebra . Economic EDUCATION collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, understanding of the important role of law in modern applications include the areas of consumer theory, offers a minor in Educational Studies open to all society or who are considering graduate study in law . It theory of the firm, industrial organization, and macro- interested undergraduates, a Five-Year Integrated explains the development of the law and legal institu- economic modeling . (Prerequisites: EC 11, EC 12, and Faculty Bachelor's-Master's degree & Teacher Certification tions in terms of the basic tools of economic reasoning . MA 19 or equivalent) Three credits . Program, and an undergraduate teacher certification (Prerequisite: EC 11) Three credits . Director & Advisor to the Minor in Educational program in K-12 music education . Candidates are EC 298 Independent Study Studies advised by the faculty advisors in their majors and by Calderwood (Educational Studies and Teacher EC 250 Industrial Organization For economic majors only, this course is open to faculty in the Department of Educational Studies and Preparation, GSEAP) Using microeconomic theory, this course examines the seniors by invitation or mutual agreement with the Teacher Preparation . economic behavior of firms and industries, identifying instructor . Three credits . factors affecting the competitive structure of markets Steering Committee for the Minor in Educational Decisions for formal admission to the minor in educa- and using these structural characteristics to evaluate EC 299 Internship Studies tional studies and the undergraduate teacher educa- Calderwood (Educational Studies and Teacher the efficiency of resource use . Topics include merg- Students, placed in a professional environment by tion programs are made on a rolling basis between Preparation, GSEAP) ers, measures of concentration, pricing, entry barri- the department, use economic and analytical skills September and May . Admission information sessions Bowen (CAS) ers, technological change, and product development . acquired from their courses in a non-academic job set- for the minor in educational studies and the teacher Goldberg (Educational Studies and Teacher (Prerequisite: EC 11) Three credits . ting . Students submit a written assignment detailing education program are offered each semester, and Preparation, GSEAP) their internship experience to a faculty sponsor by the the faculty of the Educational Studies and Teacher Im (ex officio, CAS) EC 252 Urban Economics end of the term . (By invitation only) Three credits . Preparation Department are available for individual Nantz (at large, CAS) This course analyzes the development of modern advising by appointment throughout the year . urban areas by applying the tools of economic analysis EC 320 Financial Markets and Institutions Smith (Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation, to their problems . Topics include transportation, hous- Topics include capital markets, financial intermediar- GSEAP) ing, and the provision and financing of public services . ies, equities, bonds, options, futures, security analysis, (Prerequisites: EC 11, EC 12) Three credits . portfolio theory, and the efficient markets hypothesis . Teacher Education Faculty Teacher Education Students manage a hypothetical portfolio and use a Calderwood (Advisor to minors in educational studies) EC 265 Distribution of Income and Poverty in computer model . (Prerequisite: EC 210) Three credits . Alibrandi (Director of Secondary Education; program Candidates interested in pursuing certification to teach America coordinator, social studies) Elementary Education (K-6) or Secondary Education Students examine various theories of economic justice EC 380 Econometrics Campbell (program coordinator, world language) (7-12) can do so through one of two 5-year Bachelor’s- so that the actual distribution of income in the United This course introduces students to the process used to Crandall (Director of the Connecticut Writing Project) Master’s Programs in Teacher Education . Candidates States can be analyzed . The course considers factors formulate theories of economic behavior in mathemati- Goldberg (Director of Elementary Education) interested in pursuing certification in TESOL Education that cause changes in income distribution and in the cal terms and to test these theories using statistical Kohli (Professor of Curriculum and Instruction) (K-12) can do so in a 5 ½ years program . The Teacher number of persons in poverty . This course meets the methods . The course discusses the technique and Smith (Department Chair, Educational Studies and Education Programs prepare scholar-practitioners who U .S . diversity requirement . (Prerequisites: EC 11, EC limitations of econometric analyses as well as methods Teacher Preparation program coordinator, English have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to enact 12) Three credits . available for overcoming data problems in measuring education) meaningful connections between theory and practice, quantitative economic relationships . (Prerequisites: EC Storms (advisor, world language) promote a developmental model of human growth and EC 275 Managerial Economics 11, EC 12, and EC 278) Three credits . Welles-Nyström (Associate Professor of Curriculum learning, exercise ethical professional judgment and Students apply economic concepts and theory to the EC 398 Senior Seminar and Instruction) leadership, and advocate for quality education for all problem of making rational economic decisions . Topics learners . As members of an inclusive community of include inventory control, decision-making under risk Limited to senior majors in economics, this seminar Contributing Faculty and Advisors seeks to familiarize participants with recent develop- learners, we (university faculty, experienced and aspir- and uncertainty, capital budgeting, linear programming, Bowen (English) ing classroom teachers, and community members and product pricing procedures, forecasting, and economic ments in the discipline and sharpen research skills . Bucki (History) Students complete a research project concerning a leaders) work together to create and sustain exemplary versus accounting concepts of profit and cost . The Greenberg (Politics) learning environments that empower P-12 students course includes computer applications . (Prerequisite: topic of their choice . The course includes computer Harriott (Biology) applications . (Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) to become engaged, productive citizens in their com- EC 11) Three credits . J . Johnson (Modern Languages and Literatures, munities . Across all programs, our foci for inquiry and Three credits . Spanish) EC 276 Public Finance action include the socio-cultural and political contexts of Jones (Sociology and Anthropology) education and schooling, the complexities of teaching This course examines government expenditure Lane (Economics) and tax policies with an emphasis on evaluation of and learning, teacher work and professional cultures, Nash (Music) culturally relevant understandings of human growth and expenditures; the structure of federal, state, and local McSweeney (Mathematics) taxes; and the budget as an economic document . development, and socially responsible uses of technol- O’Connell (Chemistry and Biochemistry) ogy in schooling and society . (Prerequisites: EC 11, EC 12) Three credits . Primavera (Psychology) EC 278 Statistics Schaffer (Physics) Descriptions of all the required education undergradu- This course introduces students to descriptive statistics, Sourieau (Modern Languages and Literatures, French) ate and graduate courses are found in the GSEAP cat- probability theory, discrete and continuous probability Zhang (Communication) alog . Descriptions of undergraduate courses are found distributions, sampling methods, sampling distributions, under appropriate departmental course listings . interval estimation, and hypothesis testing . A weekly lab provides opportunities for active exploration and application of course concepts . (Prerequisites: EC 11, EC 12) Four credits . 110 College of Arts and Sciences Education Education College of Arts and Sciences 111 Program Description program, depending on the nature of the conviction . e . Relevant cognate area course: Choose one Course Requirements For The Five-Year Students must present the receipt documenting that course from recommended list below (must differ Integrated Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree and To be admitted to the undergraduate teacher education they have undergone fingerprinting at a RESC to the from your diversity course choice) programs, students must: GSEAP Dean’s office (Canisius 102) prior to course Certification Programs BI 18 Human Biology: Form and Function 1 . Declare a minor in Educational Studies . registration . BI 70 Science, Technology, and Society Elementary Certification Program 2 . Major in an appropriate discipline . Additional 400-level and graduate teacher education BI 75 Ecology and Society (57 Credits: 27 undergraduate, 30 graduate) course listings are available in the GSEAP catalog . If a CH 007 Introduction to Forensic Science 3 . Possess and maintain an overall minimum GPA of student has completed all requirements for an under- CH 11 General Inorganic Chemistry I Undergraduate Courses (21 credits) 2 67. . graduate degree, while an undergraduate, on a space CH 33 Chemistry of Nutrition ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to 4 . Complete a fingerprinting and criminal background available basis, the student with the permission of the CH 85 Chemistry, Energy, and the Environment Teaching, Learning And Schooling . check . chair of Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation CH 86 Chemistry and Art ED 241 Educational Psychology may complete up to two graduate courses for graduate CO 101 Argument and Advocacy (Wills' sections) ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction 5 . Pass or waive the Praxis I testing requirement . credit . CO 130 Mass Media and Society (Service ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream 6 . Submit an application . Learning section only) Classroom The Minor in Educational Studies EC 114 Economics of Race, Class & MD 300 Introduction to Educational Technology a . Attach an essay that discusses your reasons for Gender in the American Workplace Diversity course from educational studies minor menu pursuing teaching in your desired subject area . The minor in educational studies provides an expanded EN 172 Literacy and Language Cognate course from educational studies minor menu b . Attach two letters of recommendation . opportunity for Fairfield University undergraduates to EN 373 Literature for Young Adults c . Interview with the faculty . incorporate the study of education into their under- ENW 311 Advanced Composition for Teachers Graduate Courses taken by undergraduates (6 credits) d . With faculty guidance, determine a plan of study . graduate living and learning experiences, whether as EN 114/FR 295 Caribbean Literature: History, ED 437 Developing Literacy in the Elementary prospective teachers or as prospective citizens, or to Culture and Identity School: Primary Grades To waive the PRAXIS I requirement, a candidate must enhance their preparation as policy makers, practicing LAC 300 Justice and the Developing World ED 447 Learning Mathematics in the Elementary have a minimum SAT score of 1100, with verbal and professionals or scholars in other fields . MU 101 The History of Jazz Classroom mathematics sub-scores of 450 or higher . Requirements MU 112 The Music of Black Americans MU 122 World Music History and Ensemble Graduate Courses (30 credits) In view of the teacher’s role in the school and com- The minor in educational studies, open to any inter- NS 112 Healthcare Delivery Systems ED 405 Contexts of Education in the Primary munity, candidates whose relevant academic productiv- ested undergraduate student, has the following require- PJ 298 Internship in Advocacy and Community Grades (meets HG&D requirement) ity is marginal or inadequate, who do not embody a ments: socially responsible professional disposition, or who Organizing ED 497 Supporting Science and Health-based demonstrate unsuitable personal qualities, will not be • Apply for and be admitted to the minor PO 115 Introduction to the Study of Peace Inquiry and Action by Elementary Students and Justice ED 499 Introduction to Educational Research recommended for continuation in the teacher prepara- • Complete *15 credits as follows: tion program, student teaching placement, or state PS 71 Physics of Light and Color ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility and Civic certification . In addition, all prospective and admitted a . ED 200 Explorations in Education: Teaching, PS 76 Physics of Sound and Music Engagement: A Capstone Seminar candidates to an undergraduate teacher education Learning and Schooling (USD) PS 77 The Science and Technology of War and ED 531 Extending Literacy in the Elementary program are expected to demonstrate the personal Peace - The Way Things Work School: Grades 3-6 and professional dispositions that are embodied in the b . ED 241 Educational Psychology PS 89 Physics of Sports ED 545 Developing Integrated Curriculum for PS 93 Energy and Environment Elementary Students: Inquiry and Action Mission Statement of the Graduate School of Education c . ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction and Allied Professions and outlined in the ethical codes PY 264 Developmental Psychology for ED 559 Empowering Struggling Readers And of their chosen profession . d .  Choose one course from these recommended Majors with Lab Writers in the Elementary Grades diversity courses: RS 175 Contemporary Moral Problems ED 583 Student Teaching; Immersion in a Background Check and SO 162 Race, Gender and Ethnic Relations Community of Practice (six credits) EC 114 Economics of Race, Class & Gender in SO 165 Race, Cities and Poverty ED 584 Reflective Practice Seminar: Elementary Fingerprinting the American Workplace (USD) SO 185 Introduction to International Migration Education EN 172 Literacy and Language (USD) SP 359 Culture, Civilization & Literature in the In compliance with Connecticut state law effective EN 114/FR 295 Caribbean Literature: History, July 1, 2010, applicants whose programs of study will Spanish-American Caribbean Region Course Requirements for The Five-Year Integrated Culture and Identity (WD) Students pursuing teaching certification must also take Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Program in Secondary require participation in school-based field experiences NS 112 Healthcare Delivery Systems (USD) (i .e ., observations, practica, student teaching, intern- a 3-credit US History course covering 50 years or more Education with Initial 7-12 Certification MU 101 The History of Jazz (USD) of US history . ships, etc .) must undergo state and national criminal MU 112 The Music of Black Americans (USD) history background checks before beginning their pro- MU 122 World Music History and Ensemble (WD) Note: Biology majors and minors may use any upper- English Education Track gram of study . The regional educational service centers SO 162 Race, Gender and Ethnic Relations (USD) division 200 and 300 level Biology lab course to satisfy (51 Credits: 21 undergraduate, 30 graduate) (RESCs) that are authorized to conduct fingerprinting SP 359 Culture, Civilization & Literature in the cognate course for the minor in educational studies . Undergraduate Courses (18 credits) services and provide the background check results to the Spanish-American Caribbean *Certain courses taken to fulfill the minor in educational ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to the Connecticut State Department of Education and Region (WD) local school districts are listed at www fairfield. .edu/ studies may be used to fulfill requirements for the Teaching, Learning And Schooling documents/admission/ga_fingerprinting .pdf . University undergraduate core and US or World diversity require- ED 241 Educational Psychology students who have a history of a federal or state ments . Some may also be used to fulfill requirements ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction conviction may be barred from participating in school- for a major . ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream based fieldwork and may be exited from their degree Classroom Diversity course from educational studies minor menu 112 College of Arts and Sciences Education Education College of Arts and Sciences 113 Graduate Courses taken by undergraduates (6 credits) Science Education Track ED 515 Teaching Economic and Physical Student Teaching (6 credits) ED 417 Teaching and Learning Grammar (51 Credits: 21 undergraduate, 30 graduate) Geography ED 593 World Language Seminar EN 411 Teaching Writing in the 3-12 Classroom ED 530 Assessment & Differentiated Instruction ED 499 Introduction to Educational Research [or EN/W 311 Advanced Composition for Undergraduate Courses (18 credits) MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School Secondary School Teachers] ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to SL 439 Methods of Foreign Language Teaching for Teaching, Learning and Schooling One additional course from menu of approved Elementary School Graduate Courses (30 credits) ED 241 Educational Psychology Graduate level social studies courses and one of the following: ED 459 Developmental Reading in the ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction ED 599 Professional Writing Seminar: Product of Secondary School ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream ED 581 Directed Observation and Supervised Learning (3 credits) ED 530 Assessment & Differentiated Instruction Classroom Student Teaching (6 credits) OR ED 581 Directed Observation and Supervised Diversity course from educational studies minor menu ED 594 Social Studies Seminar ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility and Civic Student Teaching (6 credits) Cognate course from educational studies minor menu ED 499 Introduction to Educational Research Engagement: A Capstone Seminar ED 589 English Seminar ED 499 Introduction to Educational Research Graduate Course taken by undergraduates (3 credits) and one of the following: Course Requirements For The Five 1/2-Year MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School EN 405 Literature for Young Adults ED 599 Professional Writing Seminar: Integrated Bachelor’s-Master’s With TESOL EN 466 English Methods Product of Learning (3 credits) Graduate Courses (30 credits) Certification Program MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School OR (72 credits: 39 undergraduate, 33 graduate) and one of the following: ED 455 The Literate Learner: Using Critical ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility ED 599 Professional Writing Seminar: Product and Strategic Literacy in the Content and Civic Engagement: Note: The TESOL certification most easily works with of Learning (3 credits) Areas, Grades 5-12 A Capstone Seminar a major in English or Modern Languages . Please OR ED 462 Science Methods consult with both Dr . Anne Campbell and Dr . Patricia ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility and ED 530 Assessment & Differentiated Instruction For the history and social studies endorsement, candi- Calderwood for advising about how to combine this Civic Engagement: A Capstone Seminar ED 572 Guided Research in Science dates must earn a major awarded by an approved insti- certification with these or different majors . ED 573 Independent Study in Science tution in history, or a major in political science; econom- Undergraduate (30 Credits) Mathematics Education Track ED 581 Directed Observation and Supervised ics; geography; anthropology or sociology including at ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction (51 Credits: 21 undergraduate, 30 graduate) Student Teaching (6 credits) least 18 semester hours of credit in history, or an inter- ED 592 Science Seminar disciplinary major consisting of 39 semester hours of to Teaching, Learning And Schooling Undergraduate Courses (18 credits) ED 499 Introduction to Educational Research credit in subjects covered by the endorsement, each of ED 241 Educational Psychology ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School which shall include 18 semester hours of credit in his- ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction Teaching, Learning And Schooling tory including United States history, western civilization Diversity course: SO 162 Race, Class & Ethnic ED 241 Educational Psychology and one of the following: or European history and nonwestern history, provided Relations ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction ED 599 Professional Writing Seminar: that for the interdisciplinary major, study shall include a Cognate course: US History Course ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream Product of Learning (3 credits) minimum of one course in each of the following areas: ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream Classroom OR political science; economics; geography; sociology or Classroom Diversity course from educational studies minor menu ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility anthropology or psychology . Modern Language Study (minimum 9 hours of credit on Cognate course from educational studies minor menu and Civic Engagement: transcript) A Capstone Seminar World Language Education Track Graduate Course taken by undergraduates (3 credits) (51 Credits: 21 undergraduate, 30 graduate) Undergraduate English Major Coursework Required for MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School Social Studies Education Track TESOL (51 Credits: 21 undergraduate, 30 graduate) Undergraduate Courses (18 credits) ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to EN/W 290 Writing and Responding (prerequisite Graduate Courses (30 credits) Undergraduate Courses (18 credits) Teaching, Learning And Schooling for 300-level classes) OR ED 455 The Literate Learner: Using Critical and ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to ED 241 Educational Psychology EN/W 295 Composition and Style Strategic Literacy in the Content Areas, Teaching, Learning And Schooling . ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction EN 311 eaching Writing in the 3-12 Classroom Grades 5-12 ED 241 Educational Psychology ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream ED 464 Mathematics Methods ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction Classroom Graduate Courses taken by undergraduates (6 credits) ED 530 Assessment & Differentiated Instruction ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream Diversity course from educational studies minor EN 417 Traditional & Structural Grammar ED 581 Directed Observation and Supervised Classroom menu SL 433 Advanced Practicum in TESOL/Bilingual Student Teaching (6 credits) Diversity course from educational studies minor menu Cognate course from educational studies minor Elementary OR ED 591 Mathematics Seminar Cognate course from educational studies minor menu menu SL 489 Advanced Practicum in TESOL/Bilingual ED 499 Introduction to Educational Research Secondary MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School Graduate Course taken by undergraduates (3 credits) Graduate Course taken by undergraduates (3 credits) MD 413 Technology Methods for Middle School SL 467 Language Acquisition Graduate (33 credits) MD 400 Educational Technology Two graduate-level mathematics courses from the SL 423 Bilingualism mathematics master’s program and one of the following: Graduate Courses (30 credits) Graduate Courses (30 credits) SL 436 Methods and Materials for Second ED 599 Professional Writing Seminar: Product of ED 455 The Literate Learner: Using Critical and ED 455 The Literate Learner: Using Critical and Language Teaching Learning (3 credits) Strategic Literacy in the Content Areas, Strategic Literacy in the Content Areas, Grades 5-12 Grades 5-12 SL 441 Teaching and Learning within Multicultural OR Contexts of Education ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility and Civic ED 465 Social Studies/History Methods ED 463 World Language Methods SL 451 Infusing Content Language Instruction into Engagement: A Capstone Seminar ED 510 Teaching Cultural and Political Geography ED 530 Assessment & Differentiated Instruction OR ED 581 Directed Observation and Supervised TESOL/Bilingual Programs SL 467 Second Language Acquisition 114 College of Arts and Sciences Education Education College of Arts and Sciences 115 SL 527 Testing and Assessment in TESOL/Bilingual Undergraduate Teacher Education and working effectively with children and youth with MD 300 Introduction to Educational Technology Programs special learning needs in the regular classroom; the This course covers the principles and applications of SL 581 Directed Observation and Supervised Course Descriptions roles and responsibilities of counselors, psychologists, technology literacy in education . Topics include design- Student Teaching TESOL (6 credits) educators, and ancillary personnel as members of a ing effective teaching strategies and environments SL 582 TESOL Student Teaching and ED 200 Explorations in Education: Introduction to multidisciplinary team in planning educational services conducive to learning; application of media and com- DSAP I Seminar Teaching, Learning and Schooling for exceptional learners; and laws that impact on puter technologies in teaching; the use of the Web in ED 511 Educating for Social Responsibility In this course, students/candidates discover how edu- assessment, placement, parent and student rights, and teaching K-12; MSOffice applications; developing home and Civic Engagement: A Capstone Seminar cation is accomplished in schools through the social support services . This course may require a fieldwork pages; evaluating software; and examining new tech- SL 099 Comprehensive Examination TESOL construction of teaching and learning . Through partici- component as part of the evaluation process . Note: nologies for education . A field experience is included in pant observation, service learning, reflections, assigned This course is not for those pursuing an initial certifi- this course . Lab fee: $45 . Three credits . cate or cross-endorsement in special education; it is Certification in K-12 Music Education readings, class discussions and collaboration, candi- Graduate courses available for Undergraduates Candidates seeking K-12 music certification should dates contribute positively to student learning in local for general educators and students in affiliated fields of study . Three credits . enrolled in the 5-year Bachelors-Masters Degree confer with both Dr . Laura Nash and Dr . Patricia schools and communities with diverse (socioeconomic, programs in Teacher Education Calderwood for further information about the required linguistic, race/ethnicity) populations, understand the ED 369 Developmental Reading in the Secondary ED and MU courses for certification . They include, but complexities of schooling from multiple insider perspec- School ED 447 Learning Mathematics in the Elementary are not limited to: tives, and engage in the process of discerning whether Topics include methods and materials for improving Classroom to pursue a career in education . Successful completion reading and study skills at the secondary level and the In accordance with the professional standards for MU 363 Music Technology for Music Educators of this course is one of the prerequisites for admis- teaching mathematics, this course emphasizes the MU 360 Elementary General Music Methods application of developmental reading skills in all cur- sion to the teacher education program . The course is riculum areas . Three credits . important decisions a teacher makes in teaching: set- MU 361 Choral Conducting Methods, and open to all interested students . Approximately 25 hours ting goals, selecting or creating a variety of appropriate MU 362 Secondary Instrumental Methods of service in a local school is required . This courses ED 381 Directed Observation and Supervised mathematical tasks, supporting classroom discourse; Music candidates must also complete an meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . Student Teaching (for students in the integrating mathematics across the curriculum; assess- Instrumental Practicum. sunsetting four-year Undergraduate ing student learning; and creating a supportive class- ED 241 Educational Psychology teacher certification program, until spring room environment . During this course, candidates This course considers a particular application of the 2013) explore the relevance of theory in the classroom . In more important psychological principles to educational This course offers a semester-long experience in a addition, candidates investigate the development of Academic Advisement Note theory and practice, embracing a systematic study of local public school for qualified candidates for second- specific concepts such as computation and geometry Teacher education candidates should seek academic the educable being, habit formation, phases of learning, ary teaching . Candidates engage in observation and in elementary age children . Candidates engage in advisement from the advisor for education certifica- intellectual and emotional growth, and character forma- teaching five days each week . Emphasized concepts adult-level mathematics activities designed to increase tion in their major and an educator advisor to insure tion . The course, which includes a 15-hour field experi- include classroom management dynamics, teach- an understanding of mathematics, examine the lat- that planned program requirements are fulfilled for ence in an approved, ethnically diverse public school ing techniques, lesson plan organization, and faculty est research on how children learn mathematics, and their major and core requirements, educational studies setting, also examines individual differences, transfer duties . Candidates participate in group seminars one explore strategies for dealing with diverse learners . minor, and their teacher education program . of training, interest, attention, and motivation insofar as afternoon each week where they discuss their expe- Additionally, as socially responsible educators, candi- they influence the teaching process . Three credits . riences and issues pertinent to teaching in today's dates examine how mathematical practices and teach- ED 329 Philosophy of Education: An Introduction classrooms . Candidates participate in individual con- ing methods are influenced by underlying theoretical Minority Teacher Incentive Grants This course applies the basic concepts of philosophy ferences and receive assistance from their University principles linked to history and the position of the class- The Minority Teacher Incentive Grant Program provides to education in general and to contemporary educa- supervisors and the cooperating teacher(s) who is room teacher . Course requirements include on-site up to $5,000 a year for two years of full time study in a tion theory in particular to acquaint educators with BEST trained . Candidates must submit an application fieldwork in an elementary school for a minimum of two teacher preparation program - usually junior or senior philosophical terminology, to improve the clarity of their for placement with the director of student teaching hours per week during the semester . Three credits . year, as long as you are an admitted education minor placement in the prior semester . (Prerequisite: formal thinking, and to encourage personal commitment to ED 462 Science Methods and complete all the requirements . their own life philosophies . It also provides the opportu- acceptance into the education minor; completion of all pre-practicum requirements) Twelve credits . This course includes a comprehensive study of the As an added bonus, you may receive up to $2,500 a nity to ask fundamental questions about the aims and principles, methods, and materials necessary for teach- year, for up to four years, to help pay off college loans purposes of education and schooling in a multicultural ED 382 Student Teaching Seminar ing science at the secondary level . Candidates explore if you teach in a Connecticut public elementary or sec- democratic society; the ethical dimensions of the teach- (Undergraduate teacher certification effective elements of instruction as they relate to practi- ondary school . ing/learning relationship; the effects of poverty and program, until spring 2014) cal applications in the classroom . The course address- injustice on the lives of young people, their families This weekly seminar is taken concurrently with stu- es teaching science through course readings, lesson To qualify, you must be a full-time college junior or and communities; and the roam of the imagination in dent teaching . The seminar focuses on the issues and and unit plan design, and videotaped mini-teaching senior of African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian- transforming the world . A range of philosophical per- problems faced by student teachers and on the culture sessions . This course includes a required field service American, or Native American heritage, and be spectives will be explored including Jesuit Education/ and the organization of schools . Although much of the component consisting of 10 hours of teaching with a nominated by the chair of the Educational Studies and Ignatian Pedagogy, Deweyan Progressive education, subject matter of the seminar flows from the on-going practicing science teacher . (Prerequisites: Submission Teacher Preparation Department . and Freirian Critical Pedagogy . This course includes a student teaching experience, attention is paid to issues of a resume, a one-page philosophy of education writ- 20-hour service learning experience in an approved, To apply, obtain a nomination form from www .ctdhe .org/ such as school governance, codes of professional ing sample, a data form, and permission of the coordi- ethnically diverse school setting . Three credits . mtigp htm. . conduct, standards for teaching, CMT/CAPT, school nator of Science Education) Three credits . and district organizational patterns, classroom manage- For Candidates seeking secondary certification concur- ED 350 Special Learners in the Mainstream This course familiarizes the mainstream professional ment, conflict resolution, communication with parents, rent with their undergraduate degree see page 109 with the special learning needs of children and youth sensitivity to multicultural issues, inclusion, and deal- of the Fairfield University 2010-2011 Undergraduate with intellectual and developmental disabilities, learn- ing with stress . The job application process, including Catalog . This option is available for students graduating ing disabilities, emotional disturbances, severe dis- résumé writing, interviewing, and the development of a by May 2014 . abilities, multiple disabilities, and those who are gifted professional portfolio, is supported during the seminar . and talented . Topics include methods of identifying Three credits . 116 College of Arts and Sciences Education English College of Arts and Sciences 117 ED 464 Mathematics Methods learning of all students; develop a deep understand- Scruton This course includes a comprehensive study of the ing of the needs of all students; develop strategies to DEPARTMENT OF Serazio principles, methods, and materials necessary for teach- promote caring, justice, and equity in teaching; learn Shaw ing mathematics at the secondary level . Candidates to respect linguistic, racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural ENGLISH Sobocinski explore effective elements of instruction as they relate diversity; investigate how students construct knowl- Sweeney to practical applications in the classroom . The course edge; demonstrate an understanding of the relationship Vancza addresses teaching mathematics through course read- between students' daily life experiences and education; Faculty Whitaker ings, lesson and unit plan design, and videotaped mini- and critique systematic processes of discrimination that M .M . White Professors teaching sessions . This course includes a required field marginalize and silence various groups of students . Winslow Boquet service component consisting of 10 hours of teaching Cross-referenced as ED 441 . Three credits . Bowen with a practicing mathematics teacher . (Prerequisites: Rajan Submission of a resume, a one- page philosophy of SL 467 Language Acquisition Sapp "What do you read, my lord?" education writing sample, a data form, and permission This course introduces the core hypotheses of current Simon "Words, words, words." of the coordinator of Mathematics Education) Three theory on language acquisition . Participants learn to M .C . White credits . recognize fundamental patterns of social and cultural As Hamlet's reply to Polonius amply indicates, we live contexts that facilitate language acquisition, build upon Associate Professors in a world of words - written, spoken, read, recited, the processes and stages of language acquisition ED 466 Special Methods in Secondary School Bayers analyzed, debated . In the English Department, students and literacy to provide comprehensible input, facilitate English Epstein learn to appreciate the inherent value of reading and Candidates explore the organizational pattern in which communicative competence and evaluate teaching Gannett writing, to value the beauty and power of language . English can best be taught and analyze the effective- and learning strategies across ability levels and within Garvey At the same time, our students are trained to sharpen ness of various methodology in bringing about changes discipline-specific content areas . Approved for the O’Driscoll their skills for an ever-competitive job market by devel- in the language usage of young people . The course Elementary Foreign Language cross-endorsement . Pearson oping the ability to write clearly and persuasively, to considers such factors as appropriate curriculum Three credits . Petrino, chair think critically and creatively, and to engage in thought- materials, methods of organization, approaches to ful analysis, skills that are essential to success in our literature study, and procedures most cogent in the Assistant Professors contemporary, global marketplace . fields of grammar, composition, oral communication, Davis and dialogue . The course addresses teaching English Huber While there are many ways to pursue English studies, through course readings, lesson and unit plan design, Kelley we have some basic goals that apply to all of our many, and videotaped mini-teaching sessions . This course López varied programs . Our goals include: requires a field service component consisting of 10 Orlando Additional 400-level and graduate teacher educa- • To foster students' abilities to reflect on texts as hours of teaching with a practicing English teacher . Perkus tion course listings are available in the GSEAP cat- global citizens and as members of an academic (Prerequisites: Submission of a resume, a one-page R . Regan alog. If a student has completed all requirements community; philosophy of education writing sample, a data form, for an undergraduate degree, while an undergradu- Xie and permission of the coordinator of English Education) ate, on a space available basis, the student with • To impart to students a sense of the history of Emeritus Professors Three credits . the permission of the chair of Educational Studies English language and literature, in its local, national, Menagh and Teacher Preparation may complete up to two and transnational forms, as well as their ED 468 Social Studies/History Methods Mullan graduate courses for graduate credit. interconnections; This course combines theory, research and practice M . Regan through a comprehensive application of the principles, N . Rinaldi • To teach skills in close reading, textual analysis, the- methods, and materials necessary for teaching social sis development, and argumentation; studies/history at the secondary level . Candidates Lecturers explore effective elements of instruction as they relate Bailey • To acquaint students with various types of imagina- to practical applications in the classroom . The course Baumgartner tive literature such as the novel, the short story, addresses teaching social studies/history through Bayusik poetry, and drama; Belden course readings and resources, lesson and unit plan • To develop students’ analytic and organizational skills design, and videotaped mini-teaching sessions . This Bellas Breunig through the interpretation of literature and through course includes a required field service component their own writing; consisting of 10 hours of teaching with a practic- Burlinson ing social studies/history teacher . (Prerequisites: Chesbro • To give students further training in the organization Submission of a resume, a one-page philosophy of Cordell and effective articulation of ideas in writing, including education writing sample, a data form, and permission Hilts in some cases preparation for careers as profes- of the coordinator of Social Studies/History Education) Jourdan sional writers or for careers where strong writing Three credits . Krauss skills will be an asset; Magas SL 441 Teaching and Learning within Marciano • To give students an appreciation of the value of the Multicultural Contexts of Education Miller writing process, including revision; This course explores and addresses the multifaceted Moliterno • To provide a variety of writing experiences, including aspects of multicultural education with the aim of Murphy the application of research methods; engaging in a teaching-learning process where partici- Opidee pants explore their commitment to the well-being and Price • To address issues such as literacy studies, using new Rathert media for composing or reception of text, and train- J . Rinaldi ing teachers for the language arts . 118 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 119 Requirements The Concentrations Capstone Experience The requirements for the journalism concentration All English majors also complete one of the include: The English curriculum was updated in Spring 2010 to Department's six concentrations . The coursework is in Students take the capstone course for the Literature better serve our students . Students declaring the major addition to the university core and 16 department core and Cultural Studies concentration, a faculty-guided Introductory Courses or minor after September 1, 2010, follow the guidelines courses . The concentrations are: research project that produces a 20-page paper . As of Fall 2012, it can be completed as an Independent Students take the following two courses, in sequence: in this section . Students declaring the major or minor EN/W 220 News Writing (may be taken before September 1, 2010, have the option of following • Literature and Cultural Studies Study or, with instructor permission, as part of a regu- larly scheduled 300-level literature course . simultaneously with EN 12) these guidelines or following the previous guidelines • Creative Writing EN/W 221 Digital Journalism (does not have to be outlined in the English section of the University's online Concentration in Creative Writing taken immediately after EN/W 220) • Journalism catalog . (http://www .fairfield edu/documents/academic/. The concentration in creative writing is designed for aca_undercat10 .pdf) Specialized Courses • Professional Writing students committed to becoming fiction writers, poets, or non-fiction writers, and for students who want to pur- Students take at least one of the following: English Major • Teacher Education sue a career in the field of publishing or editing . Recent There are many different ways to pursue an English EN/W 222 Journalism Editing and Design students have had their work published in national major, based on students' interests and career goals . EN/W 320 Writing the Feature Story • English Studies literary magazines such as Quarterly West, Indiana EN/W 323 Photojournalism 1 . Students must first complete the EN 11-12 core All concentrations include at least one EN/W writing Review, The Spoon River Poetry Review, and Writer's EN/W 327 Photojournalism II: Documenting curriculum sequence; all of the requirements below course (not including Internship or Independent Study) Forum and have interned at magazines such as The The Community are in addition to EN 11-12 . and a capstone experience . Students are allowed to New Yorker and Cosmopolitan and publishers such as EN/W 329 Issues in News Writing 2 . All English majors complete the department core complete more than one concentration; the second Greenwood Press, Harper-Collins, and St . Martin's . EN/W 330 Literary Journalism curriculum of five EN literature classes beyond EN concentration will be listed as an academic minor on a Students can also, with permission of the editor, EN/W 340 The World of Publishing 11-12; the five EN literature courses can include student's transcript for graduation . receive academic credit for working on the University's the literature course taken as part of the core cur- national literary magazine, Dogwood: A Journal of Capstone Experience riculum . Poetry and Prose . Students take at least one of the following: 3 . All English majors complete a concentration of Concentration in Literature and Cultural Studies The requirements for the creative writing concentration EN/W 345/6 Internship five additional courses . All concentrations include at The Literature and Cultural Studies concentration is include: EN/W 397 Journalism Practicum least one EN/W writing class (other than Internship designed for students interested in a challenging and or Independent Study) and a capstone experience; Introductory Courses Students must also complete a fifth EN/W course of students develop the concentration in consultation stimulating study of literature and culture . This con- their own choosing . with their department academic adviser . centration promotes a theoretical and interdisciplinary Students take two of the following: approach that moves beyond national and canonical EN/W 200 Creative Writing Concentration in Professional Writing boundaries . Students learn to interpret cultural artifacts EN/W 202 Creative Writing: Poetry I The professional writing concentration is designed Department Core Courses and texts within the socio/historical contexts of their EN/W 205 Creative Writing: Fiction I for students who want to strengthen their writing and Given the large number of literature courses, students production and reception . They will acquire knowledge EN/W 206 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction I speaking skills as preparation for careers in business, in a number of theoretical frameworks to develop this the non-profit sector, legal studies, government, public have considerable freedom to pick classes that will Specialized Courses both interest them and benefit them in terms of educa- approach (e .g ., historical materialism, post structural- relations, fundraising, politics, or education . Courses tion and career plans . ism, feminist theory, postcolonial studies, queer studies, Students take at least one of the following: in this concentration focus on using writing and com- race and ethnic studies, science studies, and critical EN/W 204 Creative Writing: Drama munication to make information accessible, usable, and After completing EN11-12, most majors begin the pro- theory) . Students completing the concentration are able EN/W 302 Creative Writing: Poetry II relevant to a variety of audiences . Internships are avail- gram by taking a 100-level literature class that also to offer a historically grounded and rigorous critique of EN/W 305 Creative Writing: Fiction II able to students in the professional writing concentra- counts as their final English core course . With instructor global formations that structure literature, culture, and EN/W 340 The World of Publishing I tion, including placements in corporate communication, permission, they can take a 200-level lit course instead the self . The concentration is especially useful in pre- EN/W 341 The World of Publishing II grant writing, advertising, marketing, technical writing, of the 100-level . Students can use only one 100-level paring students for graduate or professional school . and the mass media . course to fulfill the requirements of the English major . Capstone Experience They then take four additional literature courses at the The requirements for the Literature and Cultural The requirements for the professional writing concen- 200 or 300 levels . At least one course must be at the Studies concentration include: Students take at least one of the following: tration include: 300 level . EN/W 345/6 Internship Introductory Courses EN/W 347/8 Independent Writing Project Introductory Course Of the five literature courses in the department core Students take one of the following: EN/W 398 Publishing Practicum Students are required to take the following course: curriculum, at least two must be centered in the years EN 351 Introduction to Literary Theory Students must also complete a fifth EN/W course of EN/W 332 Business Writing before 1800 and at least one must be centered in the EN 352 Introduction to Cultural Studies years after 1800 . The historical period is listed as fol- their own choosing . Specialized Courses Specialized Courses lows in the catalog: A (before 1800) and B (after 1800) . Concentration in Journalism Students take at least two of the following: The historical period also appears in the online descrip- Students take all of the following: The journalism concentration is designed for students EN/W 214 Professional Presentations: Writing tion of literature courses (http://www .fairfield .edu/cas/ One EN course at the 200 or 300 level interested in strengthening their news gathering, report- and Delivery eng_courses .html) . One EN/W course ing, and writing skills . Many students in this concentra- EN/W 222 Journalism Editing and Design One EN course cross-listed with an Interdisciplinary tion pursue careers as writers, editors, and reporters at EN/W 317 Traditional and Structural Grammar Program (e .g ., Program on the Environment, The web sites, newspapers, magazines, radio/television sta- EN/W 335 Technical Writing Program in Peace and Justice Studies, Latin American tions, web sites, and marketing and publishing compa- EN/W 336 Issues in Professional Writing (e .g ., and Caribbean Studies, Women, Gender, and Sexuality nies . Students interested in careers in public relations Writing for Public Relations) Studies) and marketing especially find it useful . EN/W 338 Persuasive Writing EN/W 339 Grant and Proposal Writing 120 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 121 Capstone Experience Concentration in English Studies is intended to foster greater appreciation for the power more than one course beyond EN 11 and EN 12 . This Students create their own concentration in consultation of literature and literary study as a foundation to all course meets the world diversity requirement . Formerly Students are required to take the following course: with a faculty adviser . Such students might put together the liberal arts . (Prerequisite: EN 11 or its equivalent) . EN 263 . Three credits . (B) EN/W 345/6 English Internship a coherent package of literature courses of their own Designated sections may meet the U S. . or world diver- choosing, mix and match writing courses in different sity requirement . Three credits . EN 103 Fairy Tales Students must also complete a fifth EN/W course of A study of classic fairy tales in their oldest preserved their own choosing . concentrations, or combine relevant literature and writ- ing course work . All department core requirements Literature Courses versions by authors like Charles Perrault and the Concentration in Teacher Education must still be met; at least one course must be in writing The 100-level courses are introductory classes ap- Brothers Grimm; in nineteenth- and twentieth-century This concentration is designed for students who want (other than Internship or Independent Study) . propriate for the University Core Curriculum require- literature influenced by the fairy tale tradition; in post- to prepare for careers teaching English in elementary ment for non-majors and as the first literature course modern literary retellings; and in film and popular cul- or secondary schools, or as specialists in the teaching Capstone for majors . If students identify a 200-level or 300-level ture . The class leads to the production of a term paper of English to speakers of other languages [TESOL] . It Students take at least one of the following: literature course that they wish to take instead of a involving research in primary sources and literary and prepares students with the content knowledge needed EN/W 345/6 Internship 100-level course to fulfill the University Core Curricu- folklore criticism . Three credits . (B) An Independent Study in either literature or writing lum requirement, they can request permission from for successful student teaching, the Praxis exams, and EN 105 African Diaspora: Literature and Culture the instructor to take that course instead . Students are a career in teaching . Qualified students who minor or This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to English Minor required to have completed the EN 11-12 requirement major in the Education concentration in the English the African Diaspora, incorporating texts from Africa, English minors must complete a five-course concentra- to register for 100-level EN courses . Department are given preferred admission status in tion beyond EN 12 . Note: English Studies allows you to the Caribbean, North America, and Europe . Beginning graduate programs in Elementary, Secondary, and with colonization in Africa and representations of the combine writing and literature courses and to possibly (Note on Special Topics Courses: Under the title of TESOL education . This concentration is designed both Middle Passage, the course covers historical top- count the required core literature course as part of the “Special Topics,” a literature course can be offered for students who plan to enroll in the joint B .A ./M .A . ics such as enslavement and the plantation system, minor . once before it is reviewed for final acceptance into the program in teacher preparation which leads to a abolition movements, migration within and out of Fairfield University Undergraduate Course Catalog . Master’s degree and eligibility for teacher certification the Caribbean, resistance movements, the Harlem Each such course will correspond to a specific cur- and for students who seek other kinds of teaching Renaissance, and independence struggles . As we Course Descriptions ricular area and have a course number that ends with a careers . [See pg . 111 for information about the joint study the Atlantic world and globalization across sev- zero . For example, since literature courses from EN210 B A. ./M .A . Program in Education .] Introductory core courses eral centuries, we will examine cultural syncretism, to EN219 are listed as “British surveys,” any Special Students gain experience with college reading and commodity culture rooted in the Triangle Trade, and The requirements for the teacher education concentra- Topics course in British Surveys would be listed as 210 . writing strategies, including the processes of invention, creative endeavors in literature and the arts (painting tion include: These “Special Topics” literature courses satisfy the revision, editing, and publication . They practice inquiry, and sculpture, film, music, dance, theatre) . Three cred- requirements for the major, minor, and concentrations . Required Courses reflection, critical thinking, and argumentation through its . (B) the reading and composing of increasingly complex Students can take a Special Topics course more than EN/W 311 Advanced Composition for Teachers texts across a range of academic and literary genres once as long as it has a different description after the EN 106/CL 103 Masterpieces of Greek Literature EN/W 317 Teaching and Learning Grammar and audiences . Students gain experience with academ- EN number .) in English Translation EN 141, 213, or 214 [any course on Shakespeare] ic research projects and make connections to writing See CL 103 for course description . Formerly EN 203 . 200- or 300-level course in American literature across the Core Curriculum and prepare portfolios to A = Literature before 1800 Three credits . (A) 200- or 300-level course in British literature demonstrate their development as writers and thinkers . B = Literature after 1800 EN 107/CL 104 Masterpieces of Roman Literature Recommended Courses EN 101 Gateway to Literary and Cultural Studies in English Translation This course allows students to develop ways of read- See CL 104 for course description . Formerly EN 204 . Students are encouraged to take one or more of the EN 11 Texts and Contexts I: Writing As ing, analyzing, and interacting with texts in English from Three credits . (A) following: Craft and Inquiry This course engages students in the academic life by around the globe . You will focus on such questions EN 108/CL 121 Myth in Classical Literature A course on African American literature (e .g . EN 105; as: How are literary texts produced? How do local, introducing them to the many kinds of reading and See CL 121 for course description . Formerly EN 221 . 261, 262, 264, 265, 284) national, and global cultures and events affect the way writing they will do across the curriculum and beyond . Three credits . (A) A course on Latino/a literature (e .g . EN 282) Students learn to draft, revise, and edit their own texts authors fashion their texts? Do literary works produced A course on world literature (e .g . EN 102, 111, 113,114; and respond effectively to the texts of their peers . EN in different cultures at the same time “speak to each EN 109/CL 122 Greek Tragedy in 274; 375) 11 offers practice with writing & reading assignments other” across time and space? The course will be run English Translation EN 172 Literacy and Language that call on different contexts (purposes, audiences, as a combination of lecture and small group discussion See CL 122 for course description . Formerly EN 222 . EN 292 Contemporary Children’s Literature forms or modes) . Through the careful use of primary and will make use of web-based background materi- Three credits . (A) EN/W 290 Writing and Responding and secondary sources, students will foster their aca- als to provide context and depth to the readings . This demic curiosities, practice reflection, and read deeply course meets the world diversity requirement . Three EN 110 Major Works of European Literature [The EN courses listed above also may be used as to join the conversation of ideas . Designated sections credits . (B) This course surveys major works of world literature Department Core courses .] may have specific themes and/or meet the U .S . or from ancient times to the present . Because the works EN 102 Introduction to Contemporary are chosen from a broad span of cultures and periods, Capstone world diversity requirement . Three credits . World Literature the course focuses on the function of literature: What Students who enroll in the joint B .A ./M .A . program EN 12 Texts and Contexts II: Writing Students will review recent fiction from around the kinds of stories do people tell about their societies? take their capstone course at the end of the M .A . pro- About Literature world, including Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, What are their major concerns, and how are these rep- gram . Students who do not enroll in the joint B .A ./M .A English 12 builds on the reading, writing, and critical New Zealand, and the Middle East . Students learn resented in fiction? How can we compare stories from program take an Independent Study, a faculty-guided inquiry work of English 11, focusing on the develop- strategies for comparing stories and narrative styles one culture or period with those from another? The research project that produces a 20-page paper . ment of increasingly sophisticated reading, writing, from different cultures, subject positions, and socio- course discusses genre and style as well as content . researching and inquiry skills through the exploration of political frameworks . Students develop a stronger Texts include The Epic of Gilgamesh, as well as works literary texts and their contexts . Students will practice awareness of different types of subjectivity in a global by Boccaccio, Marguerite de Navarre, Madame de close reading techniques, be introduced to key terms context . The course is suitable for non-majors seeking Lafayette, and Gabriel García Márquez . Formerly EN and concepts in literary study, and practice writing in a to fulfill the world diversity and English core require- 265 . Three credits . (A) variety of academic and creative genres . The course ments, and for English majors who have not yet taken 122 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 123 EN 111 International Short Fiction EN 119/CI 252 The City in Modern China EN 126 American Social Protest Literature EN 142 Myths & Legends of Ireland & Britain This course examines works of short fiction from See CI 252 for course descriptionn . Three credits . (B) This course explores the long tradition of non-violent This course studies the literature of early medieval around the world written during the twentieth and social protest in American literature . We examine how cultures of Ireland and Great Britain, with special twenty-first centuries . The degree to which - and the EN 120/TA 123 American Women Playwrights many writers have challenged their contemporaries attention to Celtic culture . The course is divided into specific manners in which - these works contribute to See TA 123 for course description . Three credits . (B) to become aware of important issues - race, women’s four parts, focusing on the Irish Táin Bó Cuailnge, a characteristically modern sense of human existence EN 121 American Literature and the rights, Native American activism, the environment, the Welsh Mabinogion, the Latin Christian legends and the function of narrative art forms the basis for Environment war, and poverty . Students keep a journal in which of Celtic saints, and the Old English epic Beowulf . reading selections . Through textual analysis, students This course aims to explore the ways in which ideas they reflect on the literature and develop strategies Critical issues for discussion include: paganism and compare and contrast various versions of the modern about the physical, “natural” environment have been for changing themselves and the world around them . Christianity; conceptions of law, kinship, and nation- experience as produced by authors such as Gogol, shaped in American literature . The course will survey A final project asks students to consider ways to raise hood; warrior culture and the idea of the hero; the Melville, Mansfield, Joyce, Lawrence, Cather, Tolstoy, a variety of important texts in this tradition and intro- awareness about a social issue at the University or status of art and poetry; orality and literacy; the natu- Chekhov, Kafka, Hemingway, Lessing, Borges, Barth, duce students to the scholarly perspective known as in the larger community . Selected writers include ral and the supernatural; the construction of gender . Böll, Mishima, Achebe, Erdrich, and Atwood . Formerly “Ecocriticism .” Texts may include those by Austin, Stowe, Davis, Thoreau, Crane, Douglass, Steinbeck, Counts towards the minor in Irish Studies . Formerly EN 285 . Three credits . (B) Cather, Leopold, Muir, Silko, Thoreau . Formerly EN King, Wright, and Ginsberg . Formerly EN 277 . Three EN 256 . Three credits . (A) credits . (B) EN 112 19th-Century Russian Novel 274 . Three credits . (B) EN 143 The "Greenworld": English Literature and World Literature EN 122 The Frontier in American Literature EN 127/CL 127 Romantic Love in Greek and and the Environment This comparative study of major Russian authors and For the last five centuries, the frontier - understood Roman Literature A survey of prose, poetry, and drama, EN 143's focus their counterparts in France, Germany, England, and as the place where humanity comes into contact with The course of true love never did run smooth . From is on the "Greenworld" in early modern English litera- the U S. . begins with short fiction and moves to novels its apparent absence in the shape of alien beings and Homer’s Penelope to Ovid’s Remedies of Love we ture . The "Greenworld" encompasses all visions of the such as Père Goriot, Crime and Punishment, A Hero landscapes - has been the subject of some of the most will examine the permutations of romantic desire and natural world - forests, gardens, oceans, caves, parks, of Our Time, and Madame Bovary . Russian writers lasting and powerful American stories . In this course, its frustrations in the literature of Greece and Rome . animals, etc . - as represented in many different aes- include Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, students concentrate on some of the major representa- Readings also include selections from Sappho’s poet- thetic forms . Students will be introduced to a number and Tolstoy . Topics include the role of marriage and tions of the frontier produced between the 1820s and ry, Sophocles’ Women of Trachis, Euripides’ Phaedra of environmental studies topics, including land dispos- attitudes towards the family, urban versus rural experi- the present to learn how to recognize and talk about and Medea, comedies by Menander and Terence, session, natural disasters, New World plantations, land ence - especially the role of the city, the fantastic in the position that the American western has occupied Catullus’ poems to Lesbia, Vergil’s tale of Dido and stewardship, and animal rights, as these topics appear literature, narrative technique, and the development of in our culture . Authors include Cooper, Twain, Cather, Aeneas, selections from the elegies of Tibullus, in literature . Course readings range broadly from Virgil, 19th-century fiction . Formerly EN 266 . Three credits (B) and McCarthy; filmmakers include Ford, Peckinpagh, Sulpicia, Propertius and Ovid, and briefer excerpts Montaigne, and Shakespeare to James Cameron's and Eastwood . Formerly EN 271 . Three credits . (B) from other authors . All readings are in English transla- Avatar, and from the philosophical transactions of EN 113 Literature of the Holocaust tion . Three credits . (A) the Royal Society to transcriptions of witchcraft trials . After an introduction to the historical, political, and EN 123 Colonial Contacts and Flights Three credits . (A) social backgrounds of the Holocaust, this course inves- This course focuses on stories from writers whose EN 128 Cities in Literature tigates through literature the systematic genocide of countries came in contact with American coloniza- This course offers a comparative, cross-cultural EN 161 Irish Literature Jews and other groups by Germany (1933-1945) . The tion . The course examines postcolonial themes in approach to literature about the city, focusing pri- The course studies the deep connections between course seeks to discover how the Holocaust came a historical context, and asks what it means to be a marily on fiction from the nineteenth century to the the literature and history of Ireland from 1800 to the about and what it means now to our understanding of writer whose identity is formed by the diasporic flight of present . Beginning with a novel by Balzac, stories present . Building on EN 11 and 12, it further develops human nature and of our civilization . Readings and one’s people . We begin with theorizing postcoloniality by Gogol’ and Dostoevsky, and poetry by Baudelaire the ability to read literature closely (to analyze and films include Appelfeld’s Badenheim, 1939, Weisel’s and move to a study of 20th century writing by Puerto and Whitman, we discuss topics including detec- interpret the figurative language and stylistic features Night, Borowski’s Survival in Auschwitz, Epstein’s King Rican, Filipino, Vietnamese, and other ethnic American tive narratives, the figure of the flâneur, the country/ of fiction, drama, and poetry) and to write convinc- of the Jews, Ozick’s The Shawl, and Speigelman’s writers . Topics include the influences of English on ver- city dichotomy, the crowd, the metropolis and mental ingly about the meanings and ideas that such close Maus . Formerly EN 290 . Three credits . (B) nacular literatures and the relationship of the postcolo- life, and the rise of an urban middle class . In texts by reading yields . It also adds to this skill by teaching nial to contemporary politics and art . Three credits . (B) authors such as James Joyce, Edith Wharton, Naguib students to recognize and articulate the inherent links EN 114/FR 295 Caribbean Literature: Mahfouz, Monica Ali, Edward P . Jones, and Paulette between literature, history, and culture - links which are History, Culture, and Identity EN 124 American Literature: Myths and Legends Poujol-Oriol, issues surrounding gender, sexuality, particularly evident in modern Irish writing, and which See FR 295 for description . Formerly EN 295 . This Our national literary tradition has been defined by the race, ethnicity, and citizenship emerge as central top- are revealed through close reading . Formerly EN 279 . course meets the world diversity requirement . Three stories we tell about ourselves and our conversations ics . Three credits . (B) Three credits . (B) credits . (B) about important social and political issues, including race, reform, democracy, suffrage, Native American EN 141 Imagining Shakespeare EN 162 Irish Women Writers EN 115/IT 289 Dante Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer in the A study of women writers both Anglo and Gaelic, See IT 289 for course description . Formerly EN 257 . removal, class, technology, and Manifest Destiny . This English language . This course will investigate how his from 19th-century fiction to 20th-century poetry . The Three credits . (A) course explores how literature reflects, constructs, and questions the dominant image and understanding of genius is expressed in comedy, history, tragedy, and course focuses on the cross-cultural differences EN 116/IT 262 Rome in the Cultural Imagination the American identity from the Puritans through the romance . We will study how each kind of play influenc- between these two groups, one privileged, the other See IT 262 for course description . Three credits . (A) nineteenth century . The course leads to developing a es the others in every part of Shakespeare’s career . marginalized, and perhaps who share only a com- term paper drawing on research and using literary criti- Plays include The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, A mon language . Besides women's issues - education, EN 117/FR 260 Sub-Saharan African Culture cism . Writers include Bradstreet, Franklin, Wheatley, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry IV, Twelfth Night, emigration, marriage, motherhood, and equality - the See FR 260 for course description . Three credits . (B) Irving, Douglass, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, James, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, The Winter’s Tale, and themes include the Big House, colonization, the EN 118/CI 250 Modern China through and Twain . Formerly EN 270 . Three credits . (B) The Tempest . We will take a multimedia approach by Literary Revival, folklore, theology, the tradition of Fiction and Film analyzing performances as well as text . The history of the storyteller, and the roles of religion and politics EN 125/TA 120 American Drama See CI 250 for course description . Three credits . (B) Shakespeare’s era and of his critics will be studied as in the society . Among the authors to be explored are See TA 120 for course description . Formerly EN 264 . well . Formerly EN 255 . Three credits . (A) Maria Edgeworth, Lady Morgan, Somerville and Ross, This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Elizabeth Bowen, Lady Gregory, Marina Carr, Peig Three credits . (B) 124 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 125 Sayers, Mary Lavin, Edna O'Brien, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, ing understanding of form within a socio-historical con- fourteenth century - the age of Chaucer and his con- Modern . As much a study of ideas as of literary works, Eavan Boland, Nula Ni Dhomhnaill, and Medbh text . Readings may range from Walt Whitman, Emily temporaries . Students will gain access to the Middle the course examines the crucial ideological, philosoph- McGuckian . Formerly EN 278 . Three credits . (B) Dickinson, William Carlos Williams, Elizabeth Bishop, English language, and study examples of the main ical, and cultural transformations that shape each of Wallace Stevens, Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Frost, genres of medieval literature, including religious and these important literary eras . Formerly EN 252 . Three EN 171 Literature and the Visual Arts Langston Hughes, Pedro Pietri, Joy Harjo, and others . secular lyric, mystical writing, courtly romance, religious credits . (B) This interdisciplinary course will examine the dynamic Formerly EN 342 . Three credits . (B) drama, chronicle, and comic narrative . Literature will be relationship between literature and the visual arts . considered within its social and historical contexts, with EN 218 20th Century British Literature A survey of major developments in twentieth-century Special attention will be paid to literature written in EN 204 Introduction to the British Novel special attention to representations of social order, and British, Irish, and Anglophone Post-colonial literature . English during the 19th and 20th centuries - a time An intensive study of the novel as a developing liter- challenges to that order, notably the Great Rebellion of 20th-Century England is shaped by rapid technologi- when writers and cultural critics were increasingly ary form over the first 200 years of its existence, this 1381 . Prerequisite: 100-level English literature class, or cal changes, the breakdown of Victorian mores and interested in the visual arts in general (painting, sculp- course considers stylistic and thematic aspects of this permission of instructor . Three credits . (A) ture, photography, film, etc) and the impact of the earliest or traditional phase of the novel with regard orthodox beliefs, the devastation of the Great War, new mass media in particular . These artists forged a to its historical evolution . Authors may include Aphra EN 213 Shakespeare I the advent of psychoanalysis, and the height and unique and significant relationship between their bod- Behn, Eliza Haywood, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, In the first half of Shakespeare's career, comedy, decline of the British empire . Students learn to rec- ies of work and the visual arts; several of the writers Laurence Sterne, Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, and tragedy, and history plays express both the spirit of ognize and evaluate how these events relate to the studied worked in the tradition known as "ekphrasis" Charles Dickens . Formerly EN 364 . Three credits . (A) the Elizabethan age and their own identities as differ- new, experimental styles of Modern, Postmodern, and (e .g ., poems "speaking" to a work of art) . Writers of ent genres that reference each other . A Midsummer Postcolonial writing . Authors studied range from early focus might include Blake, Poe, the Brownings, the EN 205 Writing the Self: Autobiography Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV, and Much figures such as Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, W B. . Rossettis, Siddall, Wilde, Wharton, and Larsen . Three in America Ado About Nothing are among a selection of ten plays Yeats, and James Joyce to contemporary stars such credits . (B) Autobiography holds a special place in its presentation that explore dimensions of love, religion, and politics . as Kazuo Ishiguro, J .M . Coetzee, and Zadie Smith . of the writer’s self, enlisting the reader’s belief in the We learn how critics have approached Shakespeare in Formerly EN 267 . Three credits . (B) EN 172 Literacy and Language author’s “confession” while crossing the line between many different ways, and how to evaluate and respond This course examines the concept of literacy in the fictional work and truth . This course examines autobi- to critical opinion . Multimedia presentations show how EN 223 Comparative Renaissance Literature A comparative introduction to European literature United States . Students explore four questions: How ography and related genres, including memoir, diaries, performance and text combined enrich our under- written from 1500-1700 . Students will learn popular did they themselves become literate? How has literacy and personal essays, from Franklin to the present standing of this great writer . Formerly EN 355 . Three Renaissance genres, such as epic, lyric, closet drama, been defined in US history? How do children learn and considers their purpose: what do these authors credits . (A) to write? Why do 30 million American adults have reveal about themselves, and why? How much is pastoral, and tragedy, in addition to major literary and severely limited literacy? Students have the opportu- convention, how much is truth? What impact do race, EN 214 Shakespeare II artistic achievements . Coterminous historical move- nity to put theory into practice by working with young gender, class, nationhood, and ethnicity have on the The second half of Shakespeare's career begins ments will also be discussed: scientific revolution(s), children on literacy and school readiness, through the construction of identity? Writers may include Shepard, with bright Elizabethan comedies (As You Like It, religious warfare, magic and witchcraft, colonization service-learning component of the course . This course Douglass, Barnum, Johnson, Winnemucca, Zitkala- Twelfth Night) and transitions to the darker Jacobean and empire, gender hierarchies, and the rise and fall meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN Sa, Malcolm X, Wright, Baldwin, Stein, Walker, and tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear) . These trou- of sovereignty . We will pay careful attention to the 249 . Three credits . (B) Cisneros . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- bling modern visions lead through problem plays to biases of Eurocentrism, and repeatedly evoke alterna- ment . Formerly EN 362 . Three credits . (B) the antiheroic late tragedies and the romances (The tive traditions and histories . Authors include Wyatt, 200-level Literature Courses Tempest), exploring issues of racism, colonialism, and Ariosto, Spenser, Montaigne, Sidney, Tasso, Rabelais, Students must complete the EN11-12 sequence and a EN 206 The American Short Story social justice . We learn how critics have approached Shakespeare, and Milton . Three credits . (A) 100-level literature course before enrolling in 200-level The American Short Story covers the rise of this Shakespeare in many different ways, and how to eval- literature courses . They also can recieve permission of genre form from the early Nineteenth Century begin- uate and respond to critical opinion . Multimedia pre- Surveys in American Literature the instructor to take a 200-level literature course with- ning with Poe and continues through the realistic/ sentations show how performance and text combined out first completing a 100-level literature course . naturalistic periods up through modernist and post- enrich our understanding of this great writer . Formerly EN 233 American Literature, modernist movement through the present . Some of EN 356 . Three credits . (A) 20th Century to the Present Studies in Genre the authors studied include Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, A survey of 20th Century American Literature to the Crane, Twain, Cather, McCullers, Welty, O’Connor, EN 215 Introduction to British 18th Century present within the socio-historical context of diverse EN 201 Introduction to Poetry Hemingway, Faulkner, Roth, Updike, O’Brien, Lahiri . Literature and overlapping literary and cultural traditions of This course is an introduction to the genre of poetry . It (Formerly EN 272) Three credits . (B) This selective survey of 18th-century English literature the United States, such as (though not limited to) is offered for students with no previous knowledge of includes authors such as Pope, Swift, Gray, Jonson, Native American, African American, Anglo American, poetry, or those who wish to develop and enrich their EN 207 The Contemporary American Novel Boswell, Goldsmith, Burns, and Montague . Formerly and Asian American . Writers might include Eliot, understanding of the genre . Topics vary in each offer- The Contemporary American Novel covers the past EN 361 . Three credits . (A) Hemingway, Faulkner, Yezierska, Hughes, Hurston, ing of the course but fit into one or more of the general 30 years of this genre form . The course introduces the McNickle, Bellow, Okada, Kerouac, Rich, Plath, Welch, areas of poetry studies: theories of poetry and poetic student to on-going developments in the realistic novel EN 216 The Victorian Epoch Gaines, Jen . Three credits . (B) production; an examination of a specific poet; surveys as well as post-modernist forms such as magical real- This course examines the poetry and theories of poet- focusing on work in historical periods or (trans-)nation- ism and metafiction, as well as the novel of social criti- ry posited by Victorian men and women who explored EN 234 American Women Writers of al literatures; studies of critical and prose writings of cism . Some of the writers studied include Philip Roth, concepts of identity vis-á-vis Victorian notions of cul- the 19th Century poets . Formerly EN 260 . Three credits . Marilynne Robinson, Elizabeth Strout, Ann Patchett, ture, religion, science, politics, and sexuality . Beginning A study of American female writers who have made an Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, Edward P . Jones, with Arnold and ending with Wilde, the course covers impact on the world through their fiction, journalism, EN 202 American Poetry Jeffrey Eugenides, Charles Frazier, Jonathan Lethem, both poetry and literary movements such as Pre- or poetry . The course is organized thematically around This course surveys a range of significant works of Ha Jin . Three credits . (B) Raphaelitism, Decadence, aestheticism, and symbol- a set of topics related to nineteenth-century women's American poetry . It is an introduction to various move- ism . Formerly EN 275 . Three credits . (B) lives and selves: gender and domesticity, suffrage, ments (e g. ., transcendentalism or modernism), various Surveys in British Literature slavery, labor, frontier life, sexuality, and social activ- schools (e .g ., New Formalism), and the turn to a multi- EN 217 Romantics, Victorians, Moderns: ism . African-American and Native-American women's lingual and multi-vocal poetry found in the Harlem EN 211 The Age of Chaucer British Literature 1800-1950 writings and those of other ethnicities also form an Renaissance and Spoken Word movements . The A survey of the literature of late-medieval England, A survey of three distinct but overlapping periods integral part of the tradition . Writers may include course pays particular attention to form, while ground- focusing on its richest period, the second half of the in British literary history - Romantic, Victorian, and Alcott, Beecher, Cary, Child, Chopin, Dickinson, Fern, 126 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 127 Freeman, Gilman, Jacobs, Kirkland, Harper, Keckley, of the Great Migration, and the responses to Du Bois's and later figures are often included) . The radical EN 282 Latino/a Literature Jewett, Piatt, Ruiz de Burton, Sin Far, Spofford, Stowe, call for a "Talented Tenth ." The Harlem Renaissance aesthetics of literary Modernism respond to the rapid This is an introductory course on the literature pro- and Wharton . Three credits . (B) provides the major focus, as do the debates about social and political transformations of the 20th cen- duced by Latinos in the U .S . The course approaches whether there was such a movement at all . The course tury and to innovative styles in the visual arts, film, the subject from an interdisciplinary lens, examining Postcolonial Literature and Studies looks towards the development of a contemporary Black music, and architecture . They are also controversial: the literature from not only the tools available in liter- tradition in literature and culture . This course meets the Are these new styles subversive or reactionary? The ary studies but history and sociology, as well . The EN 251 British/Imperial Texts U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN 339 . Three art of Europe's elite or the art of a global revolution? course will address historical, contemporary political Maps the trajectory of the novel from the 18th century credits . (B) Students learn to debate these issues in an informed and socioeconomic issues affecting Latinos (the most to its modern avatar in the 20th century by investi- way, and produce core-integrative projects that explore historically prevalent of which have been immigration gating how Victorian novelists addressed tensions EN 263 African American Women Writers the connections between modernist literature and other status, language regulation, and racial/ethnic discrimi- between the classes and contentions between the This course offers a survey of writing by African fields of study . Formerly EN 397 . Three credits . (B) nation) and connect them to cultural production . We sexes and races . It situates the origins of ideological, American women from the mid-nineteenth century to the read such authors as Sandra Cisneros, Junot Diaz, psychological, and social issues that come to dominate present, focusing primarily on autobiography and fiction . EN 275 Modern Women Writers Ed Vega Yunque, various Nuyorican and Chicano the modern novel by deconstructing the discourses Beginning with Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave This course examines the work of late nineteenth- and Poets, and others to better understand the literary and around the self, gender/woman/sexuality, and fam- Girl and examining late-nineteenth-century fiction by early twentieth-century American and British "sisters in cultural products of the now largest minority group ily/marriage . Authors include Sand, Eliot, Dickens, authors such as Harper, the course examines issues of error" (as described by poet Dilys Laing) . We consider in the U .S . Course readings and discussions are in Thackeray, Pater, Hardy and Forrester . Questions redefining womanhood, participating in racial uplift, and literature and its contexts - social, historical, political, English . Spanglish is welcomed . This course meets the raised in this context focus on colonized subjectivities coming to voice as both women and as writers . Moving ideological, artistic, and more . Among the concerns U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN 280 . Three through tropes of nation/narration, minority discourse/ through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, raised by these women are the following: the body, credits . (B) canonical injunctions, imperial/colonial subjectivity, the course may include writers such as Larsen, Fauset, sexuality, marriage, motherhood, domesticity, voca- identity, home, and location/dislocation . Formerly EN Hurston, Petry, Morrison, Lorde, Naylor, Sapphire, tion, the making of art and the artist, the homosocial, EN 283 Films and Novels in the Asian Diaspora: 370 . Three credits . (B) Blackman, Youngblood, and Packer . This course meets patriarchy, the struggle for individuality, relations Challenges to Citizenship the U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN 371 . Three between the sexes, tensions between True Woman This course examines the explosion of Asian fiction/ EN 252 Topics in Modern and Contemporary credits . (B) and New Woman, and what it means to be "modern ." cinema in the 20th century in the United States, to Irish Literature The reading list embraces fiction, poetry, drama, and understand how diaspora, colonial histories, border A survey of important themes and developments in EN 264 African American Fiction 1940 to 1980 nonfiction prose . Writers of focus may include Bowen, identities, and cultural and ethnic representations 20th-Century Irish literature . Specific authors and top- A comparative study of novels by African American Chopin, Dinesen, Eaton, Gilman, Glaspell, Hurston, operate . Texts include novels, films, and artworks ics may vary, but the course always emphasizes an men and women, beginning with Richard Wright and Larsen, Mansfield, O'Connor, Parker, Porter, Spencer, that deal with the interpellation of contemporary understanding of Irish literature in historical and politi- Ann Petry in the 1940s, continuing through the 50s West, Wharton, and Woolf . Formerly EN 289 . Three Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Japanese, Bangladeshi, cal contexts . In particular, the course examines the and 60s with writers such as Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn credits . (B) Vietnamese, and Sri Lankan writers/artists into host compelling, tense relationships between the aesthetic Brooks, James Baldwin, and Alice Walker, and ending cultures . Simultaneously, students learn about compli- aims of Irish literature and its engagement with social with major novelists from the 1970s, such as Charles EN 276 20th-Century Russian Novel & cated Asian American identity around critical questions and political concerns such as nationalism, decoloni- Johnson, Toni Cade Bambara, Ernest Gaines, and Toni World Literature of citizenship . This is a notable shift that broadens con- zation, class conflict, postcolonial identity, migrations, Morrison . The course focuses on topics such as fam- In this comparative study, students read works by cepts of political and cultural belonging for the second- transnational culture, and/or globalization . Formerly EN ily, religion, education, and urban experience, educa- Russian and Soviet authors in tandem with texts largest immigrant minority . The course examines how 279 . Three credits . (B) tion, gender and sexuality, and shifting definitions of by novelists from Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Asian American filmmakers adapt genre categories Blackness . Narrative techniques offer a main thread of Americas . From the Silver Age, the course move to African American Literature such as realism (documentary), romance (musical), discussion throughout the course . This course meets post-Revolutionary fiction and versions of dystopia, and comedy (animated/silent film) to stress their his- the U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN 344 . Three considers exile, dislocation, relocation, and dual iden- torical presence in the U .S ., to claim American citizen- EN 261 The African American Literary Tradition credits . (B) tity, then examines the effects of the Stalin years, and ship, and to challenge racist stereotypes of "aliens" This survey course examines the development of concludes with contemporary fiction of the post-Soviet as outsiders and foreigners . This course meets the African American literature from the late eighteenth EN 265 Contemporary African American Fiction era . The course sets the literature with its historical, U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN 286 . Three century to the present, with a focus on issues of litera- This course studies African American fiction from 1980 political, and cultural contexts, incorporating mate- credits . (B) cy, authority, and identity . The course traces this tradi- to the present, offering a mix of non-canonical authors rial from the arts, as well . Formerly EN 366 . Three tion's history from Phillis Wheatley's role in defining such as Wideman and Morrison, along with emerging credits . (B) EN 284 American Women Writers of Color American poetry and Olaudah Equiano's Interesting writers such as Helen Elaine Lee and Paul Beatty . The This course focuses on works by Latinas, Native, Narrative, to the narratives of enslavement by authors course begins with a neo-slave narrative and a novel Ethnic American Literature Asian American, and African American women writ- such as Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass, to the that illustrates how the legacies of enslavement persist- ers, as well as moving beyond the borders of the U .S . New Negro Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, ed into the twentieth century, and explores both urban EN 281 Native American Literature to include writers from the Ameicas, emphasizing the and contemporary African American fiction and poetry . and rural experience in primarily African American towns This course focuses on novels, short stories, and decades from the 1970s to the present . We consider This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . and neighborhoods, as well as analyzing the conse- poems written by Native American writers during the the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual- Formerly EN 253 . Three credits . (B) quences of desegregation in different locales . Gay and 20th century . For purposes of background, the course ity, and socio-economic class, as these contribute to lesbian lives have become more prominent in Black fic- also covers a number of significant works composed concepts of identity - for both the individual and the EN 262 The Harlem Renaissance tion in the past three decades, as depicted in several of prior to this century . Students examine texts primar- community . Authors may include Gloria Anzaldúa, This course examines African American literature and the texts . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- ily for their literary value, but also consider the broad Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise Erdrich, Lan Cao, Nora culture from Washington's Up from Slavery and Du ment . Formerly EN 347 . Three credits . (B) image of Native American culture that emerges from Okja Keller, Sky Lee, Ana Castillo, Carla Trujillo, Achy Bois's The Souls of Black Folk, through the 1920s and these works . The course also examines the philo- Obejas, Loida Maritza Pérez, Danzy Senna, Dorothy the Great Depression, to the eve of U .S . participation Comparative and Transnational Literature sophical, historical, and sociological dimensions of the West, and Chitra Diakaruni . This course meets the in World War II . Grounded in U .S history, the course material . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly EN 348 . Three explores fiction, poetry, and other forms of cultural pro- EN 274 Modernism in World Literature ment . Formerly EN 386 . Three credits . (B) credits . (B) duction such as painting, sculpture, film, and music . It A survey of the international literary movement known examines the aftermath of Reconstruction, the effects as "Modernism" (roughly 1890-1930, though earlier 128 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 129 Thematic Courses the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, focusing on his between modernism and postmodernism; the signifi- EN 334 American Modernism Canterbury Tales . Students analyze the stylistic forms cance and value of aesthetic innovation; interrogation This course explores the wide ranging cultural EN 291 Gender & Sexuality in Film & Literature and representations of 14th-century society through of the British empire; imperial cultural traditions and dynamics of American literary modernism (roughly This course examines the way gender and sexuality tales, selected for their generic and stylistic variety, their aftermath; defining and redefining "Britishness" 1920-1950) in the works of writers such as Hurston, are represented in film and literature, beginning with that include the tragic and the comic, the sacred and from modernity through the contemporary global and Hemingway, Yezierska, Eliot, Hughes, Falkner, an overview of lesbians and gays in film history with the profane . Formerly EN 352 . Three credits . (A) transnational era; history, memory, and narrative; Matthews . Topics to discuss include, but are not limited Vito Russo’s The Celluloid Closet . The course then poetry, poetics, and social change . Formerly EN 374 . to, time, space, gender, nations(s), race, and ethnicity . EN 312 Medieval English Drama Three credits . (B) Formerly EN 383 . Three credits . (B) moves through popular films and novels from the This study of medieval dramatic literature and the 1960s to the present day, looking at the ways attitudes history and theory of its performance focuses on the EN 319 James Joyce EN 335 Contemporary American Literature about gender are enmeshed with representations of Corpus Christi cycles and the miracle and morality An intensive study of James Joyce's comic novel & Culture homosexuality . Themes and topics include: What is plays of late medieval England . The course examines Ulysses, emphasizing thorough close reading of the This course examines significant developments in the relationship between gender and sexuality? How critical issues such as civic and commercial contexts, text, understanding the work relative to Joyce's other American Literature and Culture from the period follow- are concepts of masculinity and femininity presented intermingling of the sacred and the profane, unique fictional masterpieces, and extensive reading of relat- ing World War II to the present . The course explores in novels and on screen? How have these representa- symbolic language of medieval drama, orality and ed criticism and scholarship . Highly recommended: the turn to cultural studies in the field of literary studies tions changed as our culture’s rules about gender and literacy, and the dramatization of contemporary social students should have read at least one complete work that occurred during this period, allowing us to exam- sexuality have become less rigid? The course aims to conditions . The course includes a performance com- by James Joyce before taking the course . Formerly ine non-traditional literary texts such as music, film, develop an analysis of current cultural assumptions ponent that takes the form of a research paper on EN 393 . Three credits . (B) graphic novels, and games . We ground our discus- about gender and sexuality, as they are revealed in performance history or a historically and theoretically sion heavily in literary theory . Formerly EN 384 . Three film and literature . Formerly EN 335 . Three credits . (B) informed stage production of a medieval dramatic text . EN 321 Life & Print Culture in credits . (B) Formerly EN 360 . Three credits . (A) 18th-Century London EN 292 Contemporary Children’s Literature What was it like to live in eighteenth-century London? This course explores children’s literature published in Theory EN 314 Renaissance Eros This course will explore daily life in London from the the United States between 1950 and the present . The This course explores eroticism in literature and visual Great Fire to the French Revolution, using novels course will give you both the chance to re-acquaint EN 351 Literary Theory culture in the Italian and English Renaissance(s), a alongside other forms of popular literature - pamphlets, The course examines the major theoretical approaches yourself with books that you enjoyed as a child and time period from the late fourteenth century to the early ballads, broadsides, cookbooks, and newspapers - to encounter books you missed when you were young . to the study of literature that developed in relation to seventeenth century . Topics of study include desire, trace what ordinary people talked about and care important political and intellectual movements of the You will develop what critic U .C . Knoephflmacher calls sexual love, and beauty; the philosophy of friendship; about in their workaday world . Popular art such as “the double perspective” - that is, the ability to consider twentieth century . Despite highly significant differ- the legacy of Petrarchanism; the pervasiveness of Hogarth's engravings will show us what London and its ences, we presuppose that all literary theories pose books written for children as both a child and an adult same-sex desire; cross-class relationships; and female people looked like . The course will investigate how to reader . You will read literary criticism on children’s lit- similar questions: What is literature? Why does litera- sovereignty . The course offers a variety of interpre- evaluate and discuss all forms of popular print culture ture matter, and how do critics assign aesthetic value? erature, as well as information on careers in children’s tive models to analyze the complex role of eros in the within the larger context of literature . Formerly EN 276 . books publishing . Three credits . (B) This course studies the way various schools of theo- works of Petrarch, Boccaccio, Plato, Shakespeare, Three credits . (A) ries have answered these questions . Included in our Lyly, Marlow, and Montaigne . Formerly EN 354 . Three 300-level Literature Courses Advanced Studies in American Literature study are Formalism/New Criticism, Poststructuralism, credits . (A) Psychoanalytic criticism, Feminist theory, Gender and Queer Studies, Postcolonialism, and others . Course Students must complete at least one 100-level or 200- EN 316 Theoretical Readings of EN 332 American Romanticism 19th Century Novel readings range broadly from Kant to Derrida, Freud to level leterature course before enrolling in 300-level This course explores transcendentalism and romanti- Spivak . Formerly EN 337 . Three credits . (B) literature seminars . This course discusses and debates the meaning of cism during the flowering of intellectual and social life "decadence" as an aesthetic and literary category . in America from 1830 to 1865 . Studying the transatlan- EN 352 Cultural Studies Advanced Studies in Genre Beginning with the works of the pre-Raphaelites in tic origins of this movement in philosophy, religion, and This interdisciplinary course examines the concept of mid-19th-century England, moving to Walter Pater literature, we examine how these writers responded culture as it is constructed, sustained, and contested and Oscar Wilde in the Victorian era, and then into EN 309 Modern and Contemporary Drama to literary influences and crafted their unique style . within the United States and the United Kingdom . Europe with Baudelaire, Flaubert, and Mann, the This course covers the modern and contemporary The course also focuses on the relationship between Readings focus on the history, theory, and practice of course focuses upon the role of pleasure in European (postmodern) periods of drama, from the 1850s to the literature and American culture, including a study of culture (high and mass) in the two countries . Class dis- cultures . Paintings by Moreau, Delacroix, and Ingres present . Students read plays by such major Western the visual arts and material culture . Authors include cussions focus on the interactive impact of our under- complement the understanding of the literary texts . dramatists as Buchner, Ibsen, Shaw, Pirandello, Emerson, Fuller, Thoreau, Alcott, Poe, Hawthorne, standing of the term “culture” upon contemporary soci- The course treats metaphors of Salome as a femme- Chekhov, and Brecht, as well as writers who might be Melville, Douglass, Davis, Whitman, and Dickinson . eties as it factors into nationhood, race, gender, class, fatale and literary characters such as Huysmans' considered minor, non-canonical, and/or non-Western . Formerly EN 381 . Three credits . (B) sexuality, and media . As a way of understanding the Des Esseintes or Wilde's Dorian Gray as models for This course emphasizes close reading and requires various theories that undergird the experiential mani- behavior - figures in a typology of unorthodox self- EN 333 American Realism and Naturalism participation in discussions in which students demon- festations of culture, students will be exposed to print/ fashioning . Theoretical frameworks posited by Adorno This course examines the literary modes of represen- strate a grasp of dramatic conventions, form, structure, visual texts and multimedia forms of expressions circu- and Benjamin will be used to query the constrictions tation known as realism and naturalism . We will con- themes, as well as context including the cultural/mate- lating in society . Formerly EN 349 . This course meets and deconstructions of the European self in that critical sider the ways in which literature represents, responds rial conditions under which each play was written and the U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . (B) cusp between the centuries . Formerly EN 336 . Three to, and shapes the extraordinary transformations in produced . Formerly EN 376 . Three credits . (B) credits . (B) American culture from 1865 through the turn into the EN 353 Representations Advanced Studies in British Literature twentieth century . The course will consider literature This course focuses on “ways of seeing” and the EN 317 Advanced Studies in 20th Century and its contexts - social, historical, political, ideologi- “gaze” that are constructed and maintained in contem- British Literature cal, artistic, and so on . Writers may include Chesnutt, porary culture within the concept of representation . EN 311 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales An intensive study of an important theme, topic, or Chopin, Crane, Davis, Dreiser, Du Bois, Eaton, The course balances on the margins of textual and This course introduces students to Middle English debate that spans most or all of the 20th century in Freeman, Gilman, Howells, James, Jewett, Norris, visual materials (paintings and films); offers an inter- language and literature through a close study of British literature . Possible topics include: the distinction Twain, Washington, and Wharton . Formerly EN 382 . Three credits . (B) 130 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 131 disciplinary theoretical base; examines the presenta- Students find and interpret depictions of Eve in con- EN 376 Global Women's Fiction plot, character, language or speech-action, envisaged tion and representation of self, subject, and identity as temporary popular culture during this course, which This comparative study of fictional works by women staging, and form . It also involves timely submission of narrative, biography, and autobiography; and questions emphasizes a variety of possible interpretations of begins with a discussion of issues raised in Virginia assignments and drafts of scenes and whole plays for notions of realism and politics of realism as manifested Eve, including feminist and anti-feminist traditions . Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, and focuses on periodic in-class readings and feedback . Students are by deploying race, class, nationality, sexuality, and Non-English sources are read in English translation . writers from the early twentieth century to the pres- expected to submit at specified times midterm and final gender . By reading theoretical tracts on the ways of Formerly EN 357 . Three credits . (A) ent . Drawn from a wide range of world literatures drafts that demonstrate the technique or art of playwrit- seeing and by using films and visual art to test these and cultures, authors may include Aleramo, Djebar, ing as well as conform to the general requirements of theoretical materials, students critique contemporary EN 373 Literature for Young Adults al-Shaykh . Aidoo, Truong, Valenzuela, Menéndez, the course . Three credits . notions of seeing and being seen . Formerly EN 345 . During the past two decades, adolescent literature Roy, Dangarembga, Gordimer, Olsson, Rachlin, and EN/W 205 Creative Writing: Fiction I Three credits . (B) has proliferated, grown more diverse, and improved Lispector . Topics include narrative techniques, wom- This course for the student who seeks an intensive in richness and quality . The course explores the major en’s relationship to the polis, women’s participation in workshop approach to fiction composition emphasizes EN 354 Theories of/in Globalization current authors, poets, and illustrators of works written public culture and their artistic creativity, gender and the short story and focuses on the analysis of student This course teaches students how globalization is for young adults . Topics include theories and purposes sexuality, cross-class relations between women, and manuscripts . It includes some discussion of the work defined by major theorists and how to interpret the of reading literature in the classroom; criteria devel- contemporary issues linked to globalization . Formerly of significant authors (past and present) as a way of effects of its massive and random forces . Students opment for evaluating adolescent literature; reader EN 398 . Three credits . (B) grasp the differences between economic, political, and response in the classroom; reading workshop; and sharpening student awareness of technique and the cultural explanations and the actual impact of global- adolescent literature integration across the curriculum . EN 377 Urban Texts & Contexts literary marketplace for fiction . Three credits . ization . The theories are tested against new literatures Formerly EN 305 . Three credits . (B) This course explores literary and visual evocations of EN/W 206 Creative Writing: Nonfiction I to see how novelists manipulate the forces of global- the city from an interdisciplinary and theoretical per- This course offers students the opportunity to study and ization - such as explaining the feminization of poverty, EN 374 The Woman Question: Early Feminism & spective . In many ways, a city is as much a mental practice the art and craft of literary nonfiction . Students ethnic cleansing, human rights violations, access to 19th-Century Transatlantic Literature construct as a physical one, referred to as image, idea, will study the work of accomplished writers in the field, natural resources like water and land, terrorisms and This course will examine the issue properly known as myth, metaphor, vision, catalyst, and more . The course both past and present, as a foundation for analyzing proliferation of nuclear arms, religious fundamental- the Woman Question through some of the major works considers how such terms apply to representations of and critiquing each other's manuscripts in workshop isms - through their characters . One of the crucial and of 19th-century literature . Because the philosophi- a metropolis, as well as how the city can be viewed as format . Forms studied and practiced will include the consistent foci of class discussions is exploration of cal and political debates concerning Woman’s role artifact or fiction . Drawing upon theories from geog- memoir, personal essay, and reflective essay . Three ethical ways to deal with globalization, the potential for preoccupied not only 19th-century America but also raphy, architecture, sociology, and urban studies, we credits . civic engagement, and the responsibility we all share Victorian Britain, we will consider American and British examine the traditional dichotomy between city and discussions as part of a transatlantic conversation . in creating a global civil society . This course meets the country, the relationship between gender and sexuality EN/W 214 Professional Presentations: The course begins with early Victorian literature, mov- world diversity requirement . Formerly EN 287 . Three and urban representation, and the ways that commu- Writing and Delivery ing across the Atlantic to the 1840s and 50s, when a credits . (B) nity is defined and envisioned in contemporary urban The ability to speak confidently and convincingly is an group of “domestic feminists” became the most popu- contexts . Formerly EN 392 . Three credits . asset to everyone who wants to take an active role in EN 355 Gender Theory lar writers in the U .S . The course closes at the fin de his or her workplace and community . This interdisci- This course explores recent theories of gender and siècle, when the conventions of sentimental fiction and EN 399 Independent Study plinary and writing-intensive course provides students sexuality . Topics include the debate over origins “True Womanhood” were being superseded by realism See department chair for details . Three credits . with the necessary tools to produce audience-centered (nature versus nurture), changing historical ideas and naturalism, and when an explicitly anti-domestic presentations and develop critical-thinking skills . It about gender and sexuality, transgender identity, image of womanhood began to be formulated around Writing Courses also introduces the techniques of argumentation and and intersexuality . The course focuses on theoreti- the figure of the “New Woman .” Authors may include persuasion, and the use of technology in presentations . cal material, fiction and film . Formerly EN 338 . Three Brontë, Fuller, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Stowe, EN 12 or equivalent is a prerequisite for all EN/W Three credits . credits . (B) Fern, Jacobs, Christina Rossetti, Taylor, Mill, Patmore, courses unless otherwise noted. Linton, Dickinson, Alcott, James, Harper, Gilman, EN/W 220 News Writing Advanced Thematic Studies Chopin, Freeman, and Wharton . Formerly EN 346 . This introductory course emphasizes the techniques EN/W 200 Creative Writing Three credits . (B) This course fosters creativity and critical acumen used by reporters to collect information and write EN 371 Comedy stories for newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and EN 375 Caribbean Women Writers through extensive exercises in the composition of This course studies various forms of literary, dramatic, broadcast outlets . Students learn to gather information, This course offers a Pan-Caribbean study of women’s poetry and fiction . Three credits . and film comedy, emphasizing how comic writers and interview sources, write leads, structure a story, and writing, primarily contemporary fiction . Setting the directors use structure, character, tone, and convention EN/W 202 Creative Writing: Poetry I work with editors . Students analyze how different news novels in a context that begins in the Middle Passage to create comic forms, including festive comedy, satire, This workshop course concentrates on the analysis organizations package information, hear from guest or comparable forced migration to the Americas, comedy of manners, farce, and black comedy . Weekly and criticism of student manuscripts, devoting a por- speakers, and visit working journalists in the field . we examine the interconnections between those short papers engage critical theories of humor and of tion of the course to a discussion of major trends in Students develop a higher level of media literacy and traumatic experiences and the relations established comedy as literary and social form . Authors and direc- contemporary poetry and significant movements of the learn to deal with the news media in their careers . (Can and demanded by imperialism . Topics for discus- tors include Voltaire, Molière, Austen, Shaw, Huxley, past . The course considers traditional forms, such as be taken simultaneously with EN 12) Three credits . Beckett, Heller, Kubrick, Stoppard, Nichols, Hallström, sion include spaces and languages of resistance; the sonnet and villanelle, as well as modern experi- Lee, Coen . Formerly EN 372 . Three credits . genealogies, family trees, roots; memory and exile; mental forms and free verse . Students learn how to political activism and its consequences; labor and prepare and submit manuscripts to publishers . Three EN/W 221 Digital Journalism EN 372 All About Eve socioeconomics; the role of education in colonialism credits . The journalism world is in the middle of a transforma- This course surveys the literary and artistic repre- and in immigrant life; and challenges to conventional tion in the way stories are conceptualized, generated sentation of the legendary first woman of the Judeo- categories of identity . Authors may include Marshall, EN/W 204 Creative Writing: Drama and communicated . Digital Journalism will help stu- Christian tradition from Genesis to the present . The Hopkinson, Kincaid, Condé, Danticat, Santiago, This course teaches the writing of one-act plays for dents discover how to take advantage of the multime- course centers on a reading of Milton's Paradise Lost . Santos-Febres, Obejas, McWatt, Brand, Collins, the stage in a workshop format that involves envision- dia possibilities in this new world of online story telling . Other authors include Christine de Pizan, Aemilia Mootoo, Espinet, Lara, and John . Formerly EN 396 . ing, writing/drafting, and regular revision of seed-ideas Lanyer, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Ursula Le Guin . Three credits . (B) and subjects . The process requires skillful, imaginative handling of the formative elements of drama, including 132 College of Arts and Sciences English English College of Arts and Sciences 133 This intermediate writing & multimedia course will allow EN/W 311 Advanced Composition for Teachers photo documentary story to help foster change in the EN/W 336 Issues in Professional Writing students to build more complex and engaging story This course prepares students to teach writing in Bridgeport and Fairfield communities . (Prerequisites: This course investigates a variety of issues relevant packages, taking advantages of new computer tools grades 7-12 . The course explores four significant ques- EN/W 220 and EN/W 323 or permission of the profes- to contemporary professional writing . In addition to like the Adobe Creative Suite . It also will introduce tions: How do students learn to write? What assign- sor .) Three credits . surveying theoretical positions in the discipline, the students to the literature of publication design and help ments encourage good writing? What do professional course emphasizes preparing effective written products them develop an appreciation of the contributions that or state standards (such as the Common Core State EN/W 329 Issues in News Writing for academic and professional settings . In-class writing various world cultures have made to communication Standards) require students to know about writing? This intermediate course will focus on a different activities, workshops, and lengthier projects prepare and design aesthetics . (Prerequisite: EN/W 220 News and, How should writing be assessed? We will also dimension of news writing each semester . Guest students to think critically in this dynamic and ever- Writing) Three credits . examine topics such as censorship, the “achievement speakers will help students develop an ethical decision- changing profession while familiarizing them with the gap,” and the ethical responsibilities of a writing teach- making approach to journalism and deepen their writing styles, organizations, and formats of various EN/W 222 Journalism Editing and Design er . Three credits . understanding of the role of the press as a govern- documents . Topics include writing for public relations, Editing skills are in high demand in today's journalism ment watchdog . Students may take this course twice international technical writing, and technical and pro- job market both for traditional and online sources of EN/W 317 Teaching and Learning Grammar under different subtitles . Replaces EN/W 324-326 . fessional editing . This course is suitable for advanced information . This intermediate level course emphasizes This course is intended for students who may want to (Prerequisite: EN/W 220) Three credits . undergraduate students preparing for writing-intensive conciseness, precision, accuracy, style, and balance teach English Language Arts and who want to build EN/W 330 Literary Journalism careers or graduate school . Students may take this in writing and editing . The course includes researching (or build on) a strong foundation in both traditional and course twice under different subtitles . Three credits . and fact-checking, basic layout and design, headline alternative models of English grammar and pedagogy . This course focuses on the use of story-telling tech- and caption writing, and online editing . (Prerequisite: This course will help students develop the knowledge niques in writing creative nonfiction . Students learn how EN/W 338 Persuasive Writing EN/W 220 or permission of instructor) Three credits . skills and competences to meet the NCTE/ NCATE to make factual articles come alive by incorporating This course sharpens students' skills in argument and Standards for the Initial Preparation of Teachers of techniques such as narrative, dialogue, scene-setting, encourages a clear, forceful prose style . Students EN/W 290 Writing and Responding Secondary English Language Arts . A primary goal of pacing, conflict and resolution . The course emphasizes practice writing skills in a variety of projects including This course introduces the field of contemporary com- the course is to help future teachers understand the interviewing and advanced research techniques used resumes and cover letters, editorials, formal propos- position theory . Composition theorists consider ways of study of grammar as more than learning a static list of in writing these creative nonfiction articles for newspa- als, and public service announcements designed for responding to the words of other people in a manner “rules,” but rather as a set of overlapping inquiries into pers, magazines, books, and on-line sources . There video podcasts . Students will learn how to analyze an that is thoughtful, careful, and provocative . At the same the origins, nature, uses, and consequences of lan- will be substantial reading and analysis of classics in audience and use key features of persuasion such time, they learn that by responding to the work of oth- guage . Three credits . the literary journalism field . No formal pre-requisites as concessions, disclaimers, rebuttals, and effective ers, they ultimately become better writers and better beyond EN 11-12, but students are encouraged to have leads . The course examines the ethical responsibilities thinkers themselves . This course focuses specifically EN/W 320 Writing the Feature Story completed EN/W 220, EN/W 320, or have taken sev- of a persuasive writer in business and civic life . Three on the response types appropriate for one-to-one work Students learn how to generate and develop feature eral literature courses . Three credits . credits . with writers . Students also gain hands-on experience story ideas, including human-interest stories, back- in the course by writing extensively, sharing writing grounders, trend stories, personality profiles and other EN/W 332 Business Writing EN/W 339 Grant and Proposal Writing with other class members, critiquing student texts, and softer news approaches for use by newspapers, maga- This course investigates the demands of business writ- This course prepares students to write effective pro- engaging in trial tutoring sessions . This course is a pre- zines, and web sites . The course stresses story-telling ing, including designing documents that visually display posals and reports . Students learn to define and requisite for anyone wishing to apply for a paid position techniques and use of alternative leads . Interviewing, information and invite readers to read either quickly or write problem statements, objectives, plans of action, as a peer tutor in the Fairfield University Writing Center . web research and rewriting techniques are stressed . thoroughly . The course stresses theoretical issues as assessment documents, budget presentations, and May be taken concurrently with EN 12 . Three credits . (Prerequisite: EN/W 220) Three credits . well as practical skills . Students practice writing skills project summaries . In addition, they sharpen their on a variety of projects including memos, proposals, teamwork, editing, writing, audience awareness, and EN/W 295 Composition and Style EN/W 323 Photojournalism I reports, collaborative writing, and writing as part of the design skills as they engage in collaborative proj- This intermediate course in basic non-fiction prose Photography is derived from the Greek words for light job-hunting process . Learning goals include under- ects with non-profit organizations in the community . expands the writing skills gained in EN 11, emphasiz- and writing . Just as a journalist masters the art of standing the purposes of writing in business and indus- Relevant historical and ethical considerations are dis- ing cultivation of an individual style in short essays on words, a photographer masters the art of writing with try, writing with a clear sense of audience, becoming cussed . A service-learning component is included in everyday topics . Three credits . light . A photographer tells a story with a single image, familiar with document design and electronic communi- this course . Three credits . or multiple images, which impact the readers with a cation, ethical and cross-cultural issues, and reviewing EN/W 302 Creative Writing: Poetry II wide variety of human emotions . This course is about scholarly writing and research in this academic field . EN/W 340 The World of Publishing In a workshop setting, the class discusses six assign- reporting with a camera, the visual aspect of journal- Three credits . This course introduces students to the field of pub- ments, writing about a painting or writing in a structured ism . Some technical aspects will be covered, but the lishing, particularly book and magazine publishing . It form such as a sestina or sonnet . In addition to looking majority will be hands-on assignments that are typical EN/W 335 Technical Writing provides students with a solid foundation in the pub- at models that illustrate individual assignments, the of newspapers, magazines, and web sites . There is This course investigates the theory and practice of writ- lishing field (e .g ., selecting and editing manuscripts, class reads collections by six poets and discusses a substantial reading on photojournalism, plus a variety ing in technical fields, introducing students to types of book/magazine production, and marketing) and offers book on traditional forms . (Prerequisite: EN/W 202) of writing assignments . EN/W 220 or photography oral, written, and hypertext communication that techni- students practical hands-on experience similar to that Three credits . experience recommended . Formerly Visual Journalism . cal writers use in workplace settings . In-class writing of an internship position at a magazine or publishing Three credits . activities, workshops, and lengthier projects familiarize house . In addition to attending lectures and participat- EN/W 305 Creative Writing: Fiction II students with the styles, organizations, and formats This advanced workshop further develops skills begun ing in discussion, students work on the University's EN/W 327 Photojournalism II: Documenting of various documents, and prepare students for the national literary magazine, Dogwood . Three credits . in EN/W 205 by looking closely at the craft of fiction . The Community special demands of technical writing . The course also Students produce a substantial body of quality work Photojournalism is all about the decisive moment . This introduces students to research and scholarly writing in EN 341 The World of Publishing II such as several full-length short stories or substantial course explores social documentary photographers the academic field . This course is suitable for advanced Students gain hands-on experience in the field of revisions, a novella, or several chapters of a novel . In from the 1890's to the present . We will explore the undergraduate students preparing for writing-intensive publishing, particularly book and magazine publishing, addition to reading selections from published fiction variety of issues that were documented in various careers or graduate school, as well as technical writ- by working as associate editors in the preparation of writers, students read and comment extensively on publications, as well as more recent digital projects in ing professionals and practitioners who wish to plan, the University’s national literary magazine, Dogwood . their peers' work . (Prerequisite: EN/W 205 or permis- the age of the Web . Student will study and practice the research, and write more effectively . Three credits . sion of instructor) Three credits . valuable concept of photography as a tool to impact social change and immerse themselves in their own 134 College of Arts and Sciences The Environment The Environment College of Arts and Sciences 135 Prerequisite: EN/W 340 The World of Publishing or Requirements EN 121 American Literature and the permission of instructor if student has equivalent expe- PROGRAM ON THE Environment rience . Three credits . Students complete at least 6 courses, including a cap- EN 143 The Greenworld: English Literature ENVIRONMENT stone experience . and the Environment EN/W 345/346 Fall/Spring Internship ENW 325 Environmental Reporting Program on the Environment Curriculum The internship program allows students to gain on-site EV 298 Environment Internship experience in the fields of journalism, publishing, and Faculty A . One course from each of the three major areas of EV 299 Independent Study public relations through supervised work for local news- EV 301 Environment Workshop Director study: papers, magazines, publishers, and news agencies . EV 302 Special Topics in the Environment Downie (Politics) These positions are available upon recommendation 1) Natural Sciences (one of the following)*: HI 287 A Green History of Latin America of the department intern supervisor, under whose guid- Steering Committee HI 362 The Frontier: A Green History of ance the students assume the jobs, which require 10 BI 74 Biology of Food Bachelor (History) North America to 15 hours a week . Students may take one internship BI 76 Environmental Science Bayers (English) PO 131 International Environmental Policy for credit toward the English major . Students may take CH 85 Chemistry, Energy, and the J . Biardi (Biology) PO 132 Climate Change: Politics and Policy a second internship for elective credit . (Prerequisite: Environment Brousseau (Biology) PO 169 US Environmental Politics and Policy Permission of department intern supervisor) Three 2) Social Sciences (one of the following): Franceschi (Economics) PS 93 Energy and the Environment credits . Kelley (English) BU 220 Environmental Law and Policy EN/W 347/348 Fall/Spring Independent Klug (Biology) EC 120 Environmental Economics Writing Project Lacy (Anthropology) PO 131 International Environmental Policy Students undertake individual tutorials in writing and McEvoy (Management) 3) Humanities (one of the following): can obtain credit for writing for The Mirror, The Sound, Osier (Biology) EN 121 American Literature and the or for other projects of personal interest . Only one inde- Petrino (English) Environment pendent writing project can be counted toward fulfilling Simon (English) EN 143 Greenworld: English Literature the five field electives required to complete an English Steffen (Chemistry) and the Environment major . The department will consider exceptions only Walker (Biology) B . Two elective courses from the list of elective courses Course Descriptions if multiple Independent Writing Project courses cover Additional Faculty below (can include courses from above) . different subject areas and approval in advance is EV 298 Environment Internship Gerry (Biology) Environment minors gain firsthand experience work- obtained . (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor) Three C . One capstone course, (one of the following): Strauss (Business Law) ing off campus in fields related to environment sci- credits . Svoboda (Philosophy) EV 301 Environment Workshop ence, policy, economics, education, and other issues . EN/W 350 Special Topics: Writing Winn (Physics) EV 299 Independent Study Typically, an internship requires 8 to 12 hours per week This course is an umbrella under which a variety of EV 298 Internship on site . The internship requires a journal or summary Lecturers courses can be taken on an experimental or temporary *Biology majors may substitute BI 260, BI 364, or BI 366 report for credit . An on-site supervisor and an environ- Brown (Applied Ethics) basis, exploring different writing styles and approaches . for one of these courses. ment professor evaluate student work . (Prerequisites: Choly (Biology) Three credits . 3 .0 GPA, completion of three environment courses, and Snydacker (Visual and Performing Arts) Elective Courses: program approval .) One to three credits . EN/W 397 Journalism Practicum AE 283 Environmental Justice Students apply the material learned in class by working EV 299 Independent Study Understanding the natural environment, human impacts AE 284 Environmental Ethics as a reporter, photographer or editor with the campus A student may conduct a one-semester indepen- on the environment, and human perspectives on these AE 297 Eco-feminism newspaper, The Mirror . The course is designed for dent study on a defined research topic or field of relationships is more important than ever . The program AH 282 Green Architecture Mirror editors or students with equivalent experience . study under the supervision of a professor in the on the environment centers on an interdisciplinary AY 175 Sustainable Development: Prerequisites: EN/W 220 News Writing, junior/senior Environment Program . Credit requires prior approval approach that combines study of the natural sciences, Anthropological Perspectives status, and one semester on Mirror, or approval of by the Professor which whom the student will work social sciences and the humanities; the encouragement BI 74 Biology of Food instructor . Three credits . as well as the Director of the Environment Program of critical thinking; and opportunities for in-depth inves- BI 75 Ecology and Society tigative research and applied experiential activities . (Prerequisites: 3 .0 GPA, junior or senior status, three EN/W 398 Publishing Practicum BI 76 Environmental Science environment program courses, and program approval .) Students apply material learned in World of Publishing Students may double-count courses with all core and BI 78 Introduction to Marine Science One to three credits . as they serve in a senior editorial role as a Managing major requirements . Students who study abroad in an BI 79 Latin American Ecosystems Editor in the preparation of the University’s national environmental program can work with the director or BI 260 Ecology EV 301 Environment Workshop literary magazine, Dogwood . Prerequisite: Junior/senior their advisor in the Program to match courses taken BI 364 Freshwater Ecology The Environment Workshop is a capstone course for standing and ENW 341 The World of Publishing II or overseas with Environment Program requirements . BI 366 Ornithology students in the Program on the Environment but is equivalent experience . Enrollment by permission only . BI 372 Environmental Toxicology also open to all juniors and seniors at the University . Three credits . Most courses in the environment program also count BU 220 Environmental Law and Policy Students should have completed most of the require- toward degree programs in other departments, includ- CH 85 Chemistry, Energy and the ments for the environment minor prior to enrolling in ing Anthropology, Applied Ethics, Biology, Business, Environment this course . This course centers on a semester long, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Politics, and EC 120 Environmental Economics interdisciplinary project that examines a particular envi- Physics . Therefore, descriptions for most of the envi- EC 225 Environmental Economics: ronment-related issue and proposes practical solutions . ronment courses listed above appear in those sections Tools and Techniques Applied to Three credits . of this catalog . U .S . Policy 136 College of Arts and Sciences History History College of Arts and Sciences 137 EV 302 Special Topics in the Environment Requirements Course Descriptions Students and faculty explore a specific topic in environ- DEPARTMENT OF ment science or policy in great detail . Three credits . Bachelor of Arts in History HI 10 Origins of the Modern World HISTORY (formerly HI 30 Europe and the For a 30-credit major in history students complete the following: World in Transition) The course, which examines the history of Europe and Film Faculty • HI 10 Origins of the Modern World (formerly HI 30 its relationship to the world from the end of the Middle (see New Media Film, Television, and Radio) Europe and the World in Transition) Ages through the 19th century, emphasizes the cultur- Professors al, social, economic, and political forces and structures • A minimum of nine upper-division history courses von Arx, S .J . that led to the development of commercial and indus- (200 level and above) French Bucki, internship coordinator trial capitalism, and the effects of this development on McFadden • Four upper-division courses must be designated Europe, the New World, Asia, and Africa . Topics include (see Mondern Languages and Literature) Rosenfeld advanced (300 level) . the Renaissance and Reformation; the Transatlantic Associate Professors Slave Trade; European expansion and colonial- • Two upper-division courses must be in European his- ism; the development of strong nation states; the Abbott tory; two must be in U .S . history; and two must be German Behre Enlightenment; the Industrial Revolution and conflicting in non-Western history (Africa, Asia, Latin America, ideological and political responses; changing social, (see Mondern Languages and Literature) Li Middle East) . Ruffini family, and gender relationships; and the increasing Williams, chair • At least one upper-division course must focus on a interaction of Europeans and non-Europeans . Critical period prior to 1750 . analysis of primary and secondary sources develops Greek Assistant Professors skills in historical methodology that are of great value (see Classical Studies) Bachelor • At least one upper-division course must focus primar- in many other academic pursuits . Written assignments Lawrence ily on a period after 1750 . and class discussions enhance these skills . (Not open McKisick to students who have completed HI 30) Three credits . Greek and Roman Studies Adjunct Faculty HI 201 History of Western Science (see Classical Studies) Hohl History Minor This course is an introduction to the history of western Palmer For an 18-credit minor in history, students complete the science from antiquity to the present . Science informs following: our understanding of and interaction with every aspect Hebrew The Department of History introduces students to the • HI 30 Europe and the World in Transition of the world around us . In this course we will explore the historical paths that brought us to our contemporary (see Mondern Languages and Literature) richness and complexity of the human experience . The • A minimum of five upper-division courses discipline of history trains students to understand his- understanding of the core sciences . We will examine tory as process: to research, analyze, synthesize, and • Two upper-division courses must be designated scientists and their science within the broader historical critically evaluate evidence . To the historian, factual advanced (300 level) . contexts that shaped their lives and work . We will think information is never an end in itself, but a means to critically about how scientific knowledge is created and understand how the conditions of our own day evolved • One upper-division course must be in European his- the way society has used and abused scientific infor- out of the past . Those who major or minor in history tory, one must be in U .S . history, and one must be mation . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . receive a broad preparation for entrance into graduate in non-Western history (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East) . HI 202 Health and Healing in America school and the traditional professions of law, govern- 1650-1980: History of Western Medicine ment, foreign service, journalism, business, and teach- To ensure a well-planned and coordinated program, This course examines major themes and problems in ing . The department participates in interdisciplinary pro- students are required to work closely with their history the history of health and medicine in America . Students grams, including American studies, Asian studies, Black faculty advisor . will explore the changing conceptions of health, illness, studies, Program on the Environment, Judaic studies, and disease from the colonial period through the 20th Latin American and Caribbean studies, International Educational Studies Minor century in the U .S . Students will analyze the economic, studies, Russian and East European studies, Women, History majors and minors who elect a minor in political and cultural forces that helped shape the Gender and Sexuality studies, and University honors . Educational Studies and who have been admitted to activities of patients and medical practitioners within Students who attain high standards of scholarship are the 5-year Integrated Bachelors-Masters Degree and an evolving medical marketplace . This course will sponsored for membership in the department’s Psi Teacher Certification Program will fulfill the State of introduce students to the perspectives of a wide range Theta Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the International Connecticut content requirements for certification in of sufferers and healers . Students will examine how Honor Society for History, and participate in the special Social Studies through their coursework for the History medical theories, gender, race, class, and ethnicity programs under its auspices . major or minor, plus 18 credits in other social sci- have shaped the history of medicine in complex ways . Core History Courses ences . Please consult with Dr . Cecelia Bucki in the (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credit . Department of History and Dr . Patricia Calderwood in HI 203 European Society in the Middle Ages All Fairfield University students take two history cours- the Department of Educational Studies and Teacher es as part of their liberal arts core curriculum require- This course examines the social history of Europe from Preparation, GSEAP, for additional information . See the barbarian migrations of the fifth century until the ment . This requirement is fulfilled by HI 10 Origins of catalog entry for Program in Education . the Modern World (formerly HI 30) plus one 200-level end of the Hundred Years War . From feudalism and the course . concept of courtly love, to the bitter power struggles of popes and monarchs, the course emphasizes emerging institutions - secular and religious - that came to define 138 College of Arts and Sciences History History College of Arts and Sciences 139 Western Europe in this and subsequent ages and to HI 213 In the Wake of Destruction: HI 217 Britain and its Empire Since 1800 beyond the borders of France itself . Source readings, provide its most enduring rifts and hatreds . The course Europe Since World War II This course examines the British Empire from its great from the salon writings of the Bourbon court to the offers in-depth consideration of the role of women in This course surveys the major political, social, and 19th-century expansion into Africa and Asia to its even- raucous songs of the streets of Paris, aid in consider- medieval society, the persecution of Jews and other cultural trends that have swept Europe since 1945 . tual crumbling under the impact of 20th-century inde- ing if a French identity was formed during the period . minorities, the Crusades, and the Black Death, with Themes include the struggle to reconstruct a stable pendence movements and global war . Students com- (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . particular focus on their impact on the lives of average political order in the immediate aftermath of WWII, the pare the various independence movements, from the Europeans . Students read from primary and secondary conservative retrenchment of the 1950s, the New Left relatively peaceful transitions of Canada and Australia HI 237 The American Prophetic Tradition sources . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . radicalism of the 1960s, the neo-conservative reaction to the more violent ones by Ireland, South Africa, and This Ignatian Residential College course explores of the late 1970s and 1980s, the alleged "end of his- India . The course finishes with an examination of the the experiences of individuals and social movements HI 205 Antisemitism: Medieval to Modern tory" following the revolutions of 1989, and Europe's current racial and cultural conflicts that beset Britain's throughout U .S . history, who from a variety of religious This course surveys the history of Jewish-Christian political future in the post-9/11 age of globalization . former colonies, with particular focus upon Ireland and philosophical traditions found meaning in their interaction in Europe from late antiquity until the Against the backdrop of these political trends, we and South Africa . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three lives and made an impact on U .S . society . Individuals Dreyfus Affair, with emphasis on the 10 centuries examine how the trauma of war, the achievement of credits . range from Mary Dyer and Roger Williams to Lucretia between the ninth and the 19th . Using primary and economic prosperity, the upsurge in anti-establishment Mott, Walter Rauschenbusch, Dorothy Day, John secondary sources, literature, and film, students radicalism, the emergence of a multicultural European HI 221/CL 221 The Hellenistic World, 336-30 BC Cardinal Murray, and Jonathan Kozol, from the aboli- explore the complex relationships between Jews and society, and fears of decline have affected a wide range The course examines the Mediterranean world and tionists to the anti-war movement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 Christians in these years, including often overlapping of cultural realms, spanning literature, philosophy, art, the ancient Near East from the late fourth to late first or HI 30) Three credits . instances of persecution, segregation, disputation, centuries BC . Focus is on: the career of Alexander architecture, and film . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) HI 238 Nineteenth-century United States coexistence, assimilation, and cooperation . The major Three credits . the Great; the Greek kingdoms that emerge after the political events, social shifts, and intellectual trends that collapse of his empire; the interaction between local Students study the major transformations in U .S . profoundly altered European society in this extended HI 214 Modern Jewish History: 1750 to Present cultures and religions -- e .g . Egypt, ancient Judaism economy, society, and politics from the Federalist period provide the backdrop against which the chang- This course surveys the history of the Jewish people -- and Greek civilization; the social history of daily life era, through the Civil War to the beginning of the ing lives of Jewish and Christian Europeans are stud- from the middle of the eighteenth century up to the in conquered lands under Greek rule; and the trans- Progressive Era . The course analyzes forces of ied . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . present day . Following a brief survey of the ancient and formations in the Hellenistic world with the arrival of change in the United States - the struggle over slavery, medieval periods, we will examine the social, political, Roman rule . This course meets the world diversity as well as urbanization, industrialization, the matura- HI 210 The Third Reich and cultural changes brought about by the dawning requirement . (Prerequisite: CL 115, CL 116, HI 10 or HI tion of corporate capitalism, and the growing impor- This course examines the origins and legacy of the of the Jewish Enlightenment, the struggle for political 30) Three credits . tance of international affairs - and their effects on the Nazi dictatorship during the years 1933-1945 . We emancipation, and the pursuit of religious reform in way people lived, thought, and acted . The experiences begin by analyzing the factors that facilitated the Nazis' Western and Eastern Europe . We will then examine HI 222/CL 222 The Roman Revolution of African-Americans, immigrants, and women receive rise to power including the long-term peculiarities of modern anti-Semitism, Zionism, the Holocaust, and the This comprehensive study of the political, social, artis- special attention . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three German history, the short-term crises of the years founding of the state of Israel . The course concludes by tic, literary, and military transformation of Rome from credits . 1918-33, and the relationship between Hitler and the the middle of the second century B .C .E . through the surveying the history of American Jewry . (Prerequisite: HI 239 Twentieth-century United States German people . Thereafter, the course examines the HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . reign of Augustus gives special attention to Rome's social, economic, political, and cultural life of the Third response to the cultural and governmental challenges The course surveys developments in American social, Reich during the years, 1933-39, before turning to HI 215 Ireland from the Middle Ages imposed by its growing empire and how its responses political, and economic life since 1900 . Major themes Hitler's unleashing of World War II and the Holocaust in to the Present forever changed the course of Western civilization . include problems of advanced industrial society, the the years 1939-45 . The course concludes by surveying This course examines political, religious, economic, (Prerequisite: CL 115, CL 116, HI 10 or HI 30) Three growing government role in the economy, America's the Nazi era's lingering legacy in postwar German and and social developments in the Irish island from early credits . growing role in the world, and social movements of the European memory . Formerly HI 310 . (Prerequisite: HI medieval times to the present day . Topics include Celtic 1930s and 1960s . Ethnic and cultural diversity within 10 or HI 30) Three credits . culture and civilization, the coming of Christianity, the HI 223/CL 223 The Roman World in Late American society receive attention . The course meets Viking and Norman invasions, the English conquests Antiquity, 284-642 AD the U .S . diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 212 Modern Germany: From Reich in the 16th and 17th centuries, the 18th-century The course examines the Mediterranean world from 30) Three credits . to Republic the third to seventh centuries AD . Focus is on: the Protestant ascendancy, the subsequent struggle for HI 240 The Personal is Political: This course examines the turbulent history of mod- Catholic emancipation and home rule, the Potato collapse of the Roman Empire in western Europe; the ern Germany from the Second German Empire, or dramatic upheavals caused by the arrival in the Roman Women’s Activism in the 1960s Famine of 1845 to 1850, the struggle for independence Little fanfare and much derision accompanied the re- Kaiserreich, to the present-day Federal Republic . during the early 20th century, the ultimate establish- Empire of the Visigoths, Vandals, and other barbarian Themes include the destabilizing emergence of tribes; the survival of the Byzantine East through the emergence of a women's movement in the mid-1960s . ment of the Irish republic, the current problems in Within less than a decade, massive changes were Germany as a great power in the late 19th century, the Northern Ireland, and the historical ties between Ireland early Islamic conquests; the rise of Christianity from a outbreak of World War I, the collapse of the Empire, persecuted religion to the official religion of the Roman underway . From the dismantling of gendered employ- and the United States . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or 30) Three ment ads to the identification of domestic violence as and the revolutionary upheaval of 1918 to 1919 . The credits . Empire; and the accompanying cultural transforma- course examines the birth of the ill-fated Weimar tions, including the rise of monasticism and the impor- a crime, few argued that Second Wave Feminism was Republic, the rise of Nazism, and the establishment of HI 216 Rise of the British Empire tance of the holy man . (Prerequisite: CL 115, CL 116, meaningless . Students in this course discuss the depth the Third Reich before moving to Hitler's unleashing This course examines British overseas expansion HI 10 or HI 30 .) Three credits . and range of women's grass roots activism as well of World War II, his genocidal campaign against the between 1500 and 1815: the Tudor-Stuart conquest as the features of a social movement; they trace the Jews, and Germany's ensuing wartime devastation, of Ireland; the establishment of the North American HI 230 Early Modern France: Passion, Politics, development of consciousness, the growth of different occupation, and division . The course concludes with an colonies and West Indian plantations; the growth of and the Making of National Identity ideologies, and the formation of agendas . The course examination of the postwar political, social, and cultural British power in India during the 18th century; and the This course covers the political, social, and cultural also explores movement fault lines such as the fictive development of West and East Germany through the early phases of British rule in Canada, Australia, and development of France from the 16th-century Wars of category of woman, racism, and "structurelessness," in nation's unification in 1990 . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI South Africa . Students study the causes and effects of Religion to the ascension of Napoleon I in 1804, with addition to the difficulties of sustaining coalition . From 30) Three credits . imperial expansion from the standpoints of British politi- an emphasis on the effects of revolutionary change the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 to the Houston cal development, British society, the English-speaking on daily life (including the role of women, popular Conference 22 years later, students encounter the colonists, and the native peoples of the empire . piety, the church and religious dissent, and labor rela- women who illuminated the political nature of issues (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . tions), and on the impact of new political languages 140 College of Arts and Sciences History History College of Arts and Sciences 141 once relegated to the private arena . Course material HI 246 Women and Gender in U.S. History the Middle East and Persian Gulf crises, and the post- HI 262 African-American History, 1619 to 1865 includes extensive use of autobiography . This course This course surveys American women's history from Cold-War world . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three This course examines the role that Africans played in meets the U S. . diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI the colonial era to the present, exploring the impact credits . the building of America after their forced migration to 10 or HI 30) Three credits . as well as the interdependence of gender, race, and these shores . It emphasizes the rise of the plantation class on experience . Although the term social history HI 253 Early America to 1800 system, the cultural transformation of Africans into HI 241/TA 241 Examining the Sixties: describes the course approach, it uses biography to This study of the foundations of American civiliza- African-Americans, and the essential roles that slaves History, Art, and Legacy illuminate key issues and enrich student perspectives . tion compares the colonial systems of Spain, France, and slavery played in the emergence of the United This course, offered by two historians who special- Through careful examination of primary and second- and England . The course stresses the development States as an independent nation and its political and ize in 20th-century American history, explores the ary sources, the course pursues two themes: the of the British colonies in New England, the mid- economic consolidation into a modern nation-state . 1960s from the dual perspectives of history and the interplay of gender constructs through the myths and Atlantic, and the South, with special emphasis on Slaves and free blacks figure in this history, not just as arts . Political and artistic change happened concur- realities of women's lives, and the crucial role women such topics as Puritanism, the Great Awakening, and tools and backdrop, but as social and political actors, rently in this era, and was often instigated by people played in transforming public and private space . The the Enlightenment in America . The course contin- rebels, and major builders of American civilization . who promoted societal change via the creation of art . course views women as agents whose testimony and ues through the American Revolution and the early This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . The course approaches the period as "the long '60s," actions are vital to understanding our history . Formerly United States to 1800 . The role of outsiders - free and (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . beginning in the early 1950s and ending in 1975 with listed as HI 142 . This course meets the U .S . diversity enslaved Africans, women and American Indians - is the U .S . withdrawal of forces from Vietnam . Class ses- requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three stressed . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . HI 263 Inventing Themselves: African-American sions combine lecture, discussion, and experiential credits . Women in U.S. History events as a means of understanding how art and activ- HI 255 The United States in World War II At the intersection of race, gender, and class, African- ism worked hand-in-hand . Students may choose to HI 247 Family and Sexuality in U.S. History This course investigates the origins of World War II American women often challenged the codification of take this course for either visual and performing art or This course examines the growing scholarship in the from the failures of the World War I peace settlements, blackness and femaleness as well as a limited con- history core credit . Also listed as TA 241 . This course fields of family history and sexual history in America . the League of Nations, and collective security to the ception of class consciousness . From the diaspora to meets the U S. . diversity requirement . Three credits . Students will explore the changing meanings of family, eruption of war in Europe and the Japanese attack on the present, they created forms of resistance, devised love, intimacy, emotions and sexuality from the colonial Pearl Harbor . The course examines important diplo- survival strategies, and transmitted cultural knowledge HI 243 American Constitutional and period through the 20th century in the U .S . Students macy of the wartime alliance; the major theaters of while defying racial/gender stereotypes . The multiple Legal History I, 1776 to 1900 will analyze the economic, political and cultural forces war; the military campaigns of Europe, Russia, North roles assumed by African-American women during This course covers the origins of the American consti- that helped shape sexual and family history . This Africa and the Mediterranean, Asia, and the Pacific; their struggle from slaves to citizens in the United tutional tradition, the manifold heritage of the American course will introduce students to a wide range of use of the atomic bomb; and failure to make a satisfac- States represent a complex study of the relational Revolution, Jeffersonian republicanism and federal American families and sexualities in history, examin- tory peace . Formerly HI 355 . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI nature of difference and identity . This course focuses judicial power, nationalism and the centralization of the ing how race, class, and ethnicity have made familial 30) Three credits . on African-American women as subjects and agents Marshall court, the reaction on the Taney court, slavery formation, sexual behavior and personal identity richly HI 257 Who Built America? Working People of pivotal importance within the family, community, and sectionalism, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the varied and complex . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) and labor force . This course meets the U .S . diversity Second American Constitution, and the Gilded Age in American History Three credits . This course explores the history of working people's requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three turn in American law . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) credits . Three credits . HI 250 America Enters the World: lives and social movements in the U .S . from the United States Foreign Relations, pre-industrial era, through the Industrial Revolution, HI 264 African-American History, HI 244 American Constitutional and 1763 to 1900 to today's "post-industrial" society . This is not an 1865 to Present Legal History II, 1900 to Present Students explore the foundation of U .S . foreign rela- Industrial Relations course . We look at three broad This course examines the role people of African This course examines the latter portion of the Fuller tions from independence in 1776 to the outbreak of areas of historical change: 1) work itself; 2) the mak- descent played as freed people and free people during court, Imperialism and the Constitution, governmental World War I in 1914 . This course looks closely at the ing and re-making of the American working class; and Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and the 20th century . efforts to restore economic competition, the police interrelationship between ideals and reality as the new 3) the definitions of social justice that working people It emphasizes the Southern origins of African America, power, economic reform, progressivism, the tradition United States struggled to protect and confirm its inde- constructed for themselves and that informed their the politics and economic activism of common people, of national supremacy, new turns in civil liberties, the pendence, establish a constitutional basis for foreign social movements . Our goal is to understand how and and the recurring theme of struggle against racial New Deal and the old Supreme Court, civil rights and policy, and expand its borders and influence across the why the "Labor Question" was at the heart of American injustice . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- the incorporation theory of the 14th amendment, and North American continent and around the world . The reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries . ment . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . new roads back to legal conservatism . (Prerequisite: course discusses such questions as manifest destiny, Special attention will be given to the experiences of HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . the Monroe Doctrine, the Mexican War, the displace- women, African Americans, and other racial and ethnic HI 270 History of Global Humanitarian Action ment of Native Americans, southern expansionism groups . This course meets the U S. . diversity require- This course, an intermediate (second core) history HI 245 Feminism in the United States ment . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . course, surveys the history of global humanitarian Participants study feminism based on the premise that and the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and the open door policy as the United States became a world action in the face of famine, war, plague, natural disas- it is a multi-faceted struggle for women's autonomy HI 260 American Indian History ter, refugees and other crises, since the middle of the and self-determination . The course focuses largely power on the eve of World War I . (Prerequisite: HI 10 After a broad survey of prehistoric Indian cultures in or HI 30) Three credits . nineteenth century . We will focus on intervention by on the United States, birthplace of the first organized North America as they existed before contact with European powers, the United States, the international women's movement; however, it periodically expands HI 251 The American Century?: The United Europeans, this course focuses upon European con- community, and non-governmental actors . Special its view beyond the United States for purposes of States and the World since 1900 tact and its effects on Native-American culture . The focus in case studies will be on 20th century war, fam- comparison . Students analyze the development of the This course examines the development, crises, and course explores the Native American's role in the ine, and genocide . Each student will research a case feminist movement as well as feminist theory during turning points in U .S . relations with the world from colonial period of eastern North American history and study with a focus on potential points of life-saving the 19th and 20th centuries and explore the discourse Woodrow Wilson to the present, exploring issues such the ways in which Native American societies west of intervention . This course meets the world diversity on gender mediated by race and class, and its impact as U .S . reactions to the Russian Revolution, World the Mississippi River responded to U .S . expansion in requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three on women's lives . Using primary and secondary sourc- War I, isolationism and the coming of World War II, the 19th century and to that of the Spanish earlier . The credits . es, students work toward a historical definition of femi- the Grand Alliance, the origins and development of the evolution of federal Indian policy from the American nism . Formerly listed as HI 143 . This course meets the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, the Vietnam War, the Revolution to the late 20th century is a major topic . U .S . diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI United States and Latin America, U .S /Soviet. relations, This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . 30) Three credits . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . 142 College of Arts and Sciences History History College of Arts and Sciences 143 HI 271 Introduction to Russian History, HI 275 Russia's Road to Revolution, HI 280 The West and the Middle East Chinese Communism, the anti-Japanese War, the Culture and Civilization 1689 to 1917 This course examines Western and Middle Eastern history of the People's Republic of China, the current This intermediate level history and culture course will Topics in this course include the modernization of relations from the 18th century to the present, relating economic reform movement and social changes, and introduce students to the multiple facets of Russian Russia since Peter the Great; the impact of Western recurring upheavals of the Middle East, including con- China's role in the new world order . This course meets identity . Embracing the period from East Slavic settle- culture in the 18th century; Catherine the Great as flicts between ethnic-religious groups and economic the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or ments in the ninth century to contemporary Russia reformer; intellectual protest against autocracy and classes, to structural transformations that have devel- HI 30) Three credits . under Yeltsin, Putin and Medvedev, the course will serfdom; revolutionary ferment: Slavophiles and oped across two centuries . Topics include Western survey major themes that contributed to the creation of Westerners; from populism to Marxism-Leninism; the colonization and conquest; Middle Eastern nationalism; HI 286 The Rise of Modern Japan: the Russian archetype . The idiosyncrasies of Russia's revolution of 1905; the industrialization of Russia to the Arab-Israeli conflict; the economics and politics 1800 to Present geographic location, the enduring presence of Russian 1914; and the revolutions of 1917 . This course meets of oil; and the Islamic revival . This course meets the This course examines the transformation of Japan Orthodoxy, the complex relationship with the West, the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI from the late Tokugawa period in the 1800s to the debates about "Russianness" among the Russian intel- HI 30) Three credits . 30) Three credits . emergence of Japan as a post-industrial society . It ligentsia and the context of the Soviet Union and its focuses on historical forces and events, and on the disintegration, will be explored through literary texts, HI 276 St. Petersburg in Russian History HI 281 Portrait of the Arab efforts of Japanese women and men that have shaped film, and significant works of art . This course meets the Students explore the history of Russia from Peter This interdisciplinary course provides a broad introduc- Japan's transition from a late developing industrial world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI the Great to the present through the political, social, tion to Arab culture and society in the past and pres- nation during the Meiji period (1868-1912) to a great 30) Three credits . and cultural heritage of Peter's city - St . Petersburg - ent, using novels, poetry, films, and scholarly studies economic power in the 20th century . The dramatic Russia's "window on the west ." St . Petersburg served to investigate contemporary issues and their relation- social, political, economic, and cultural changes of the HI 272 Russia, 700-1700: History and Myth as imperial Russia's capital from 1703 to 1918 . After ship to a complex historical legacy . Topics include 1980s and 1990s receive attention . Students compare This course is a survey of the eastern forest-steppe the consolidation of Soviet power, St . Petersburg (as the formation of Arab identity; the relationship of city Japan's path to modernization with that of the West . frontier of Europe (the territory of what is now Russia, Leningrad) continued to play a key role in 20th-century and countryside; women and the family; literature; the This course meets the world diversity requirement . Ukraine, and Belorussia) from its first pagan rulers Russian social, political, and cultural history . The col- arts and architecture; and nation building . This course (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . up to Russian Tsar Peter the Great, covering such lapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the rebirth of meets the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI themes as Russian Orthodoxy, the Mongol invasion, St . Petersburg as a cultural center . The course empha- 10 or HI 30) Three credits . HI 287 A Green History of Latin America the growth of the Russian State and the founding sizes historical sites and cultural accomplishments of This course covers the understanding and treatment of the Russian empire . This course meets the world St . Petersburg through the use of slides, video, and HI 282 Last Empires of the Islamic World, of human and natural resources in Latin America from diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) music . This course meets the world diversity require- 1400-1923 the time of triumphant indigenous empires in the 1500s Three credits . ment . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . An introduction to the history of the Muslim empires of through the colonial Spanish and Portuguese empires, the early modern period: the Ottomans, the Safavids/ the unstable 19th-century independent republics, the HI 273 History and Culture of Central HI 277 Mexico: Cortés to NAFTA Qajars, and the Mughals . The geographical scope of modernizing 20th-century republics, and the neo-liberal and Eastern Europe since 1945 Topics in this course include Aztec society on the eve these three empires extended from Southeast Europe empire of the new world order . The course examines This core history course explores the extraordinary of the Spanish conquest; the nature and techniques to the Middle East, from Iran to India . The course will how the ruling elites throughout these eras understood story of accommodation, resistance, and oppression of Spanish imperialism; Colonial society - church, examine how these empires were formed at the end and used human and natural resources, how voices in Central and Eastern European societies during the state, hacendados, castas, indios; the revolutions for of the Middle Ages; how they claimed the universal- of dissent responded to the policies of those ruling second half of the 20th century and the crucial role independence (1810-1821); the failure of liberalism in ist discourse of Islam; how they employed innovative elites, and how those voices fared under the elites . that cultural and intellectual forces played from the the mid-19th century and the subsequent dictatorship administrative and military technology; how they ruled This course meets the world diversity requirement . period of fascist and wartime occupation, through the of Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911); the Mexican revolution, in large and culturally diverse geographies; how they (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . communist period to the overthrow of communism and 1910 to 1940; and post-revolutionary Mexican society, confronted the challenges of European expansion; and the development of new societies in the period 1985 to 1940 to present . This course meets the world diver- how they disintegrated in modern times . (Prerequisite: HI 288 Colonial Latin America, 1492 to 1800 the present . The course interweaves film from Poland, sity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . The course examines Indian cultures, Portuguese and the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Hungary, histori- credits . Spanish institutions, and values on the eve of the con- cal texts and documents, and memoirs and writings HI 284 20th-Century Russia quests, including the clash of cultures and interests, of key dissident intellectuals, such as Vaclav Havel . HI 279 China from Classical Time to the 1800s This course covers such major themes as the and three ensuing centuries of New World dialectics: (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . To many people China is one of the most mysterious impact of the 1905 and 1917 revolutions; Lenin, War conquistadores, viceroys, colonists, priests, friars, and intriguing civilizations . Its fascinating concepts Communism, and the new economic policy; Stalin, col- Indian caciques and peasants, black slaves, and free HI 274/IL 260 Historical Perspectives on of philosophy, government, religion, art, and science lectivization, and the Great Purges; the Russian war mulattoes mutually interacting and forming, by 1800, Contemporary Global Crises that formed several thousand years ago continue to experience and the Cold War; Khrushchev, reform, and a new civilization composed of varying hybrid cultures This course examines, using topical, geographic, and influence the modern world . This course examines the de-Stalinization; Brezhnev, stagnation, and detente; from the Rio Grande to Tierra del Fuego . The course critical approaches, the interaction of the United States history, culture, self-image, worldview, and the ideas Gorbachev, glasnost, perestroika, and political and also considers the Iberian colonies on the eve of the and western Europe with the rest of the world in the and institutions that shaped China and its people from economic crisis; the Revolution of 1987 to 1991; and 19th-century revolutions for independence . This course 20th century, giving considerable attention to non- the classical time to the 1800s . It is difficult to cover post-Soviet Russia . Formerly HI 384 . This course meets the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI Western perspectives such as those of Asia, Africa, several thousand years of Chinese civilization in one meets the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . Latin America, the Arab world, Russia, and Eastern semester . However, after this course, students should 10 or HI 30) Three credits . Europe . The course also includes an introduction to emerge with basic knowledge of Chinese culture and HI 289 Modern Latin America, 1800 to Present the history of U .S . foreign relations, international orga- people . This course is an analytical survey of major HI 285 Modern China: 1800 to Present This course examines the successful overthrow of the nizations, social change in the developing world, and topics and themes in Chinese history and culture . This course examines the major developments in mod- colonial establishment from 1808 to 1826, two centu- world systems theory . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) The format of the course includes lectures, group ern Chinese history from about 1800 to the present ries of ensuing political, economic, social, and cultural Three credits . discussion, debate, and audio-visual presentation . to show China's transformation from a semi-colonial instability, and the search for a viable social order, This course meets the world diversity requirement . country in the 19th century to a major player in world emphasizing the elusive search for reform in the 20th (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . affairs today . Topics include the Opium Wars, the century - an age of revolution, counter-revolution, and impact of imperialism on China and China's response persistent oligarchies . The failure of the revolutionary to it, the revolutionary movements of the first two experience in Mexico, Chile, and Nicaragua; the cur- decades of the 1900s, the rise of nationalism and 144 College of Arts and Sciences History History College of Arts and Sciences 145 rent ascendancy of neo-liberalism; and the great cul- primary source evidence understand, evaluate and examine a wide range of counterfactual novels, films, HI 316 The French Revolution and Napoleon tural achievements of the 20th century receive special contribute to historiographical debates, construct television shows, comic books, plays, and histori- The course considers the causes of the Revolution, consideration . This course meets the world diversity sound written arguments with proper documenta- cal essays in comparative analytical fashion . In the the move from moderate to radical change, the dynam- requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three tion, and develop appropriate presentation and oral process, we attempt to arrive at general conclusions ics of the Terror, the roots of counterrevolution, and the credits . communication skills . Students will not only come to about how counterfactual narratives help us better reaction that led to military dictatorship . It also analyz- appreciate the multiple ways history is constructed (by understand the roles of causality and morality in his- es Napoleon's career, the basis of his empire and its HI 293 West Africa and the Making of both historical actors and those who write history) but tory, as well as the broader workings of collective relationship to the satellite kingdoms, and the effects the Atlantic World, 1444-1880 also become equipped with the analytical and research memory . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200- of French hegemony upon Europe . (Prerequisites: HI Traditionally, historians have treated West Africans as skills necessary to evaluate, interpret, and synthesize level history course) Three credits . 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level history course) Three passive or unwilling participants in the Atlantic slave historical data and the representational texts that sur- credits . trade and the development of the Americas . West round them . (Prerequisite: HI 10, HI 30, CL 115 or CL HI 304 The Holocaust in History and Memory Africans have been depicted as pawns who were 116) Three credits . The Holocaust demands, yet stubbornly resists, histori- HI 317 Religious Outsiders in Early Modern manipulated and kidnapped into slavery by Europeans . cal understanding . This course addresses the Nazis' France and Europe However, since the 1970s, scholars have increasingly HI/CL 301 Ancient Greece, Rome and Africa genocidal assault upon European Jewry and others by The course explores the role of religious minorities, recognized the fallacies of these assumptions . Prior The course examines the interaction between Greco- examining a wide range of factors that contributed to including Protestants, Jews, and Catholic splinter to European contact, numerous West African king- Roman civilization and ancient African civilizations, in it . The course explores the roots of modern German groups, from 1492 to the French Revolution, with doms, empires, confederations, and smaller polities the period from the sixth century BC to the sixth cen- anti-Semitism, the origins of Nazism, the establishment emphasis on the political and social aspects of had developed . These polities were militarily powerful tury AD . Focus is on: initial contacts between mainland of the Nazi dictatorship, the sharpening of anti-Jewish each group's existence . Students examine images enough to resist European imperial designs until the Greece and Pharaonic Egypt; the period of Greek rule measures during the Third Reich, and the escalation of of religious minorities and forms of oppression and late 19th century, to prevent Europeans from kidnap- in Egypt and subsequent Greek expansion in Sudan persecution following the outbreak of World War II that persecution to determine the boundaries of author- ping their citizens into bondage and control the slave and the Red Sea; initial contacts between Republican culminated in the so-called Final Solution . Students ity and the nature of belonging in European society, trade . This course will explore how West Africa contrib- Rome and North Africa, and subsequent Romanization consider the legacy of the Holocaust after 1945 by and how these aspects were changing during this uted to the cultural and economic development of the in that region; the period of Roman imperial rule in examining the postwar struggle to preserve its lessons period . Students use primary and secondary sources . Atlantic world and consider how European contact and Egypt and subsequent Roman expansion in Sudan in memory, the difficulty in finding adequate cultural (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level interaction contributed to West Africa's development and the Red Sea; and the Byzantine diplomatic inter- means of representing its extreme dimensions, and the course) Three credits . and underdevelopment . This course engages several action with and role in Christianization of Nubia and challenge of understanding the lessons that the event historiographical debates to explore how West Africa Axumite Ethiopia . This course meets the world diver- left for the postwar world . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI HI 323 England: Reformation to Revolution influenced the cultural and economic development of sity requirement . (Prerequisites: CL 115, CL 116, HI 30, and one 200-level history course) Three credits . This course examines the changes in church, state, the Atlantic world . This course meets the world diver- 10 or HI 30, plus one 200-level history course) Three and society that took place in the British Isles from sity requirement . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three credits . HI 314 Peasant Toil, Peasant Revolt: Daily Life the accession of Henry VII to the death of Queen credits . in Rural Europe before 1900 Anne . These centuries saw the unification of England, HI 302 History and Memory: Coming to This course examines European peasant life from the Ireland, and Scotland under a single government, the HI 294 The Middle East Under the Terms with Traumatic Pasts Middle Ages until roughly 1900, with particular empha- development of that government from feudal kingship Ottoman Empire Genuine historical understanding requires not only sis on historians' views of the topic . Based on histori- into Parliamentary-based bureaucracy, and the shat- This course will trace the history of the Ottoman knowledge of what transpired in the past but an cal studies of the peasantry, beginning with those of tering of medieval Catholicism into a variety of different Empire from 1500 to 1920 . Focusing on the social, cul- appreciation of how perceptions have changed over a pivotal group of 20th-century French scholars who churches and doctrines . The course also examines tural and economic topics in the history of the Middle time . This course introduces students to the complex transformed the study of European history and of his- the structure of Tudor-Stuart society and the cultural East during the Ottoman Era, it will treat diverse relationship between history and memory by exam- tory in general, the course considers how peasants changes resulting from the Renaissance and the themes including, but not limited to, Islamic law and ining how divisive pasts have been remembered, lived, worked, and raised families; how they practiced Scientific Revolution . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, mysticism, households, slavery, the socio-political role politicized and, if at all possible, come to terms with religion; and how they related to political change in and one 200-level course) Three credits . of women and non-Muslims, epidemics, and natural the 20th century . The pasts in questions are historical their communities . The course introduces students to disasters . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) Three Credits . legacies that have been marked by extremity rather various important scholars' treatments of peasant cul- HI 331 The American Revolution and than normalcy . They include cases of genocide, such ture, and when and how peasants were moved to acts the New Nation HI 298 Historical Geography as the Nazi Holocaust and the decimation of Native of violence . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one An examination of the coming of the American Historical geography applies the tools of geography Americans in the New World, as well as episodes of 200-level history course) Three credits . Revolution and the transition from colonial to national to the phenomena and events of the past . Maps, sta- military conflict such as World War II and the American status, this course discusses the military struggle tistics, and an understanding of how people interact Civil War . Marked by war, criminality, and death, these HI 315 Ireland Since the Famine itself and provides an assessment of the political, with the physical world allow the historical geographer historical events have left deep scars upon the collec- This course is an in-depth examination of political, social, and economic effects of the Revolution . Topics to achieve a new perspective on historic events . This tive memories of the nations involved . They are thus social, religious, and economic developments in include the Confederation period, the forming of the class will be grounded primarily in the historical geog- excellent case studies for understanding how the past Ireland from 1850 to the present day . Up to 1921 the 1787 Constitution, and the Federalist era . Figures raphy of North America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, has evolved into the present . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or focus is on the entire island including Ulster . After such as John Adams, Tom Paine, Jefferson, Hamilton, and will also consider the general topics of history of HI 30, and one 200-level history course) Three credits . 1921 the focus turns to the Irish Free State and later Madison, and Washington receive special attention . place, change over time, the nature and uses of maps, Republic (Eire), although developments in Northern (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level and spatial analysis . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI 30) HI 303 What If? Alternate History and Ireland are studied as they compare with the history of course) Three credits . Three credits . the Historical Imagination the southern republic and as they bear upon relations What if the American Revolution had failed? What if with it . Students examine the interaction of politics with HI 335 Civil War and Reconstruction HI 299 History Workshop the South had won the Civil War? What if Hitler had religious and ethnic divisions, international relations, The principal goal of this seminar will be to familiarize Designed for majors and minors in history, this course never been born? This seminar investigates why these economic conditions, and cultural patterns, including students with some of the most important aspects of trains students in the skills and methods associated and other counterfactual questions have increasingly education and social mores . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI the Civil War and Reconstruction period in the United with the discipline of history . Participants will learn to been posed in works of Western popular culture in the 30, and one 200-level history course) Three credits . States, including the close examination of some of ask good historical questions, design and implement last generation . In exploring the recent emergence the more important historiographical debates . Topics effective research strategies, locate and interpret of "alternate history" as a cultural phenomenon, we include: sectionalism, antebellum political parties, 146 College of Arts and Sciences History History College of Arts and Sciences 147 slavery, abolition, Civil War politics, Presidential and HI 348 Social Movements in U.S. History: lived through them . This course meets the world diver- HI 392 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Congressional Reconstruction, and Redemption . The 1960’s sity requirement . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and Systems (GIS) Students will use primary and secondary resources to This research seminar explores the social history of one 200-level course) Three credits . A first course in Geographic Information Systems produce a significant research paper . (Prerequisites: HI grass-roots movements in the 1960's United States (GIS), emphasizing the development of computer skills 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level course) Three credits . HI 371 Arab-Israeli Conflict and an appreciation of the spatial dimensions of prob- and their effect on the contours of formal politics in The course traces the Arab-Israeli conflict from the American history . The course examines political pro- lem-solving . Given that "spatial thinking" is a frequently HI 337 Race, Violence and Punishment end of the 19th century until the present, emphasiz- desired and needed skill in many professional fields, in the United States 1865-1976 cesses such as pressure-group activity within the ing the political and socioeconomic transformation of two-party structure, grass-roots political action, the rise including history, this course will offer regular examples Beginning with Black Reconstruction in the South Palestine as Zionists and Palestinian Arabs struggled of historical-geographical problems and solutions, and and ending with the Supreme Court's temporary ban of third parties and alternative ideologies, as well as for political sovereignty in the same land . Topics the development, transmission, and change of popular require the design and execution of a research project on capital punishment in Furman v . Georgia (1972), include Anti-Semitism and the Birth of Zionism; the in each student's area of interest . The course will nec- this intensive reading, writing, and research seminar political culture; the effects on politics of organization British Mandate; the creation of Israel; the relation- in other arenas; and the importance of racial and eth- essarily include a significant quantitative component, explores the history of lynching, capital punishment, ship between Israel and the Arab states; the Israeli and some familiarity with statistical methods is recom- and other forms of racial violence in the United States . nic identities in American politics . (Prerequisites: HI 10 occupation of the West Bank and Gaza; the rise of the or HI 30, and one 200-level course) Three credits . mended, though not required . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or Using primary sources, it charts the spread of extra- Palestinian resistance; Israel's war in Lebanon; and HI 30, and one 200-level course) Three credits . legal violence in the aftermath of the American Civil HI 356 History of the Cold War prospects for the future . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, War to understand the social, economic, and politi- This intensive reading, writing, and discussion seminar and one 200-level course) Three credits . HI 395 History Internship cal forces that fueled such violence . It explores the focuses on the origins, deepening, and decline of the Majors work a minimum of eight hours per week complex relationship between lynching and capital HI 372 Terrorism in History during the semester at the Fairfield Museum and Cold War between the United States and the Soviet This course examines terrorism as it has been per- punishment through the eyes of contemporaries as Union from 1917 to 1991, covering such issues as History Center, the Bridgeport Public Library Historical well as through the research of scholars . Students will petrated by individuals, political-military groups, and Collections, or a similar institution . An intern's work Lenin-Wilson ideological antagonism, the shift from states of varying political ideologies . Topics include also engage in a semester- long project to research, Grand Alliance to Cold War, the arms race, the rise at these sites may include researching and mounting record and document instances of lynching, extra-legal political violence in antiquity and medieval times; the an exhibit, cataloging manuscript and artifacts collec- and fall of detente, and the collapse of the Cold War French Revolution; terrorism, anarchism, and Marxism; violence, and capital punishment as part of a final order in Europe and the Soviet Union from 1989 to tions, or organizing and conducting historical walking research paper . (Pre-req: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200- terrorism and national liberation; and terrorism and tours . Training in required skills is provided at the site . 1991 . The course attempts to approach the topic by religion . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200- level History course) Three credits . understanding both sides of the conflict, studying Under the supervision of a history department faculty level course) Three credits . member, interns write a research paper based on the HI 338 The Long Black Freedom Struggle decisions, policies, and actions in a bilateral fashion . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level HI 385 Comparative Russian Revolutions work of the internship . Open to juniors and seniors as This seminar explores the history of the varied local, available, by permission of the department Internship national and international protest movements that con- course) Three credits . An intensive reading, writing and discussion seminar studying in some depth the background, origins, devel- Coordinator . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one tributed to what historian Hassan Jeffries has called HI 366 Gender, Culture, and Representation: 200-level course) Three credits . the long "Black Freedom Struggle ." While recognizing opment, and outcomes of two Russian revolutionary Women in China and Japan periods of the 20th century: the interrelated upheav- the boundaries of time and space, it explores connec- 1600 to Present HI 397 Special Topics in History tions between various efforts by African Americans to als of 1905 to 1917, resulting in the overthrow of the This course offers an in-depth investigation of a signifi- Are Chinese and Japanese women mere victims tsarist regime and its replacement by the Bolsheviks; win freedom and equality in the late 19th century with of a patriarchal society? Do socialist revolution and cant historical problem or topic, conducted in a semi- protest movements of the 20th Century . The course and the reform, collapse, and transformation of the nar format . The professor teaching the course chooses industrial modernization liberate women? This seminar Communist government of the Soviet Union from not only examines key figures, major organizations, examines those questions by studying the historical the topic . The course is limited to 15 junior- or senior- and ideologies of various protest organizations but also Mikhail Gorbachev to the present . In the process level students . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one changes and continuities in the experience of women of two in-depth examinations, the course explores uncovers the social, political, and economic issues that in China and Japan from approximately the 17th cen- 200-level course) Three credits . mobilized African Americans and their allies in the fight contrasts among the social, economic, political, and tury to the present . The construction and representa- cultural forces at work in the two revolutionary peri- HI 399 Independent Study against American Apartheid . (Prerequisite: HI 10 or HI tion of gender relations in China and Japan represent 30, and one HI 200-level .) Three credits . ods . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level Open to juniors and seniors only, this course provides complex processes with many changes . Using verbal course) Three credits . an opportunity for advanced students to develop HI 342 Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race and visual texts, this course considers women's lives critical reading skills and writing ability in a tutorial in U.S. History and their struggles to represent themselves in both HI 391 The Meanings of History arrangement with a chosen professor . Normally, the This thematically arranged intensive reading, writing, societies as well as the historiography on those sub- This upper-division seminar for juniors and seniors course results in a serious paper of publishable quality and discussion seminar on the history of U S. . immigra- jects . This course meets the world diversity require- analyzes the ideas of seminal Western and non-West- in student-centered journals (15 to 20 pages) . Students tion in the 19th and 20th centuries situates the United ment . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200-level ern thinkers - historians and philosophers who have arrange for independent study during registration peri- States within the context of global migration patterns course) Three credits . had a profound influence on historical understanding od of the semester prior to the one in which they wish and the practice of historians . Topics include the fol- and economic development . Students investigate pat- HI 367 East Asia in 20th-Century American Wars to take the course by applying to a professor under terns of migration and community settlement, family lowing questions: What is history? To what extent has whose direction they wish to study . All independent During the 20th century the United States fought three the understanding of history changed in various times, strategies of survival and adaptation, and immigrant wars in East Asia: the Pacific War, the Korean War, study must have the concurrence of the department cultures . They analyze how successive groups of places, and cultures? Are "scientific" history and the chairperson . Students may take only two independent and the Vietnam War . How did the East Asians per- discovery of objective truth possible? Do stable civili- immigrants were received by U .S . society by examin- ceive and react to the wars? How did the wars affect studies . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200- ing the origins and effects of recurrent waves of rac- zational identities exist and what value do such con- level course) Three credits . people's lives and societies in East Asia? How did cepts have for historical understanding? The course ism, nativism, and ethnic and class antagonism that the wars affect postwar relations between the United pervade American history . This course meets the U .S . examines the contemporary political, social, and States and East Asia? Did race, culture, and ethnic- cultural relevance of these and comparable questions diversity requirement . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, ity play significant roles in these wars? This course and one 200-level course) Three credits . through intensive readings, discussions, and analytical examines those questions by studying East Asia in the papers . (Prerequisites: HI 10 or HI 30, and one 200- three American wars as an oral and social history . The level course) Three credits . course focuses on the human dimensions of the wars as experienced by those East Asians who fought and 148 College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program Honors Program College of Arts and Sciences 149 Curriculum Fulbright Track in Honors HR 202 Honors Seminar HONORS PROGRAM The Honors Program comprises 23 credits . Twenty The Honors Program offers an alternative ordering of This seminar, offered in one of the traditional disci- credits are earned through six Honors courses com- courses to support Honors students who apply for the plines, seeks to cultivate the skills of critical thinking, pleted in the first three years of the program (HR 100, prestigious Fulbright Scholarship . This "Fulbright track" cogent argumentation, and effective writing, all by HR 101, HR 200 or HR 201, 2 sections of HR 202, in the Honors curriculum allows Fulbright applicants to attending to a particular subject matter . Honors stu- HR 300); the program recognizes three credits earned complete their Senior Honors Projects in their junior dents earn six credits in HR 202 by completing one Faculty through an independent study usually undertaken in the year so that this research can provide a foundation for version of the seminar in their second year of honors student's major during the senior year . their Fulbright applications . Honors students who are coursework and another version of the seminar in Director their third year of honors coursework . A complete Thiel (Religious Studies) interested in the Fulbright track should speak to the Students who complete the Honors Program are Honors Program Director . title, reflecting the seminar's particular subject matter, Associate Director exempt from 21 credits in the core curriculum . appears on the student's transcript . Students may not enroll in any section of HR 202 offered in a discipline in Rakowitz (Psychology) Students who enter the program as freshmen are which they major or minor . Three credits . Advisory Board exempt from the 3 English core courses (9 credits) . Drake (Philosophy) They also may exempt themselves from 4 courses Third Year: Garvey (English) chosen from the following 6 areas or disciplines, with Interdisciplinary Inquiry Harriott (Biology) no more than 1 exemption claimed in any area or Patton (Politics) discipline: Natural Science, History, Social/Behavioral Course Descriptions HR 300 Interdisciplinary Inquiry Scheraga (Business) Science, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Visual and This team-taught course stresses the value of inter- Performing Arts (4 courses, 12 credits) . In choosing First Year: disciplinary approaches to scholarly inquiry by inves- The Western Tradition The Honors Program at Fairfield University is an inter- to fulfill their remaining core requirements in Applied tigating a wide-ranging theme from the perspective of disciplinary course of study open to invited freshmen Ethics, History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, at least two disciplines . Possible themes treated in a Honors students may enroll in 200-level courses with- HR 100 Ideas That Shaped the West given year are progress and its critics, genius and cre- and sophomores from all of the University's under- This team-taught lecture/seminar course examines graduate schools . Since the program offers a curricu- out having taken the stipulated prerequisites . ativity, and the city in the American imagination . Three selected ideas or themes from Western intellectual his- credits . lum of team-taught courses and small seminars, it is Students who enter the program as sophomores and tory, focusing on developments in philosophy, society, highly selective . Students who pursue Honors study at who have completed EN 11 and EN 12 are exempt science, and the arts . The ideas selected vary from HR 202 Honors Seminar Fairfield are highly motivated, passionate about learn- from the third English core course (3 credits) . They are course section to course section . Four credits . This seminar, offered in one of the traditional disci- ing, and willing to engage their professors and fellow also exempt from 1 course in each of the following 6 plines, seeks to cultivate the skills of critical thinking, students in lively discussions about the great ideas that areas or disciplines: Natural Science, History, Social/ HR 101 Minds and Bodies cogent argumentation, and effective writing, all by have shaped our culture and world cultures . Honors Behavioral Science, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and This team-taught lecture/seminar course examines attending to a particular subject matter . Honors stu- students at Fairfield also are invited to attend intellec- Visual and Performing Arts (6 courses, 18 credits) . In constructions of the human person, and the social dents earn six credits in HR 202 by completing one tual and cultural events outside the classroom such as choosing to fulfill their remaining core requirements reflections of these constructions, in Western culture . version of the seminar in their second year of honors Broadway plays, guided museum tours, operas, and in Applied Ethics, History, Philosophy, and Religious The ideas selected vary from course section to course coursework and another version of the seminar in faculty-led colloquia on a variety of topics . Studies, Honors students may enroll in 200-level cours- section . Four credits . their third year of honors coursework . A complete The Honors curriculum challenges students to achieve es without having taken the stipulated prerequisites . Second Year: title, reflecting the seminar's particular subject matter, appears on the student's transcript . Students may not the following educational goals: The student's second year of Honors course work will Beyond the Western Paradigm enroll in any section of HR 202 offered in a discipline in satisfy either the U .S . diversity requirement (HR 200) or • to become culturally literate in the Western tradition which they major or minor . Three credits . by studying some of its "great ideas" as expressed the world diversity requirement (HR 201) depending on HR 200 Challenges to the in the humanities, the arts, and the social and natu- the course the student completes . Apart from fulfilling Western Tradition HR 399 Senior Honors Project: ral sciences; 1 diversity requirement and replacing 7 core courses, This course examines alternatives to the configuration Independent Study Honors courses cannot be double-counted to satisfy of knowledge, art, power, and justice in the classical, The senior honors project provides an opportunity • to appreciate challenges to the Western intellectual any other curricular requirement . majority culture of the West by considering critical for students to engage in mature research under the tradition either by considering critical voices tradi- supervision of a faculty mentor . The senior honors proj- Students who complete the Honors Program in good voices traditionally marginalized in that culture . In the tionally marginalized in that culture or by investigat- ect is not a course in its own right but an independent standing have their achievement noted on their final second year of honors coursework, students complete ing the assumptions of a non-Western culture; study of three credits, typically conducted in the stu- transcripts . Those who complete the program with an either HR 200 or HR 201 . This course meets the U .S . dent's major field of study, which is recognized toward • to learn to make connections between disciplines, average grade of B+ in Honors courses receive the diversity requirement . Three credits . the completion of honors requirements . In the humani- and to learn to ask the larger questions that tran- designation "University Honors Program Completed HR 201 Non-Western Culture ties, the project should be a paper of at least 25 to 50 scend any single discipline; and with Distinction ." Those who complete the program with This course examines alternatives to the configuration pages in length . In studio art and creative writing, the an average of A in Honors courses receive the designa- • to bring the honors experience to bear on the field of of knowledge, art, power, and justice in the classical, project should take the form of a significant portfolio . tion "University Honors Program Completed with High their chosen major at a high level of accomplishment majority culture of the West by investigating the history, In the natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences, Distinction ." through the completion of a research project appro- worldview, and assumptions of a non-Western culture . nursing, and in the various areas of business, the fin- priate to the particular discipline . In the second year of honors coursework, students ished project should conform to the discipline's accept- complete either HR 200 or HR 201 . This course meets able format and length for publication . Three credits . the world diversity requirement . Three credits .

150 College of Arts and Sciences Individually Designed Major Individually Designed Major College of Arts and Sciences 151 Eligibility International Studies Major INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED To be eligible, the student must have a GPA of at least PROGRAM IN 3 .0 at the time of application . Applications and informa- Requirements MAJOR tion may be obtained from the office of the Dean of the INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Students majoring in International Studies begin with College of Arts and Sciences . If you are interested in foundational coursework in international relations, pursuing this major, please schedule an informational economics, geography, and sociology/anthropology, The Individually Designed Major allows qualified meeting with the Associate Dean of the College of Arts Faculty and complete their degree requirements with a senior students in the College of Arts and Sciences, under and Sciences at your earliest convenience . research project . To prepare for this, they develop their appropriate direction of at least two faculty advisors, to Director own specialization drawing on courses in the thematic design and pursue an interdisciplinary major presently Jones (Sociology/Anthropology) areas of Global Development; Conflict, Diplomacy not available in the College . Associate Director and Peace Building; and Humanitarianism and Social The Individually Designed Major is, as its name Griffin Justice . The challenges and perils that face the global implies, a major designed by the student . It must be community are multifaceted and complex . Students Adjunct Faculty a true major, with a progression of courses, including acquire different sets of knowledge, tools, and perspec- tives to deal with the complexities that face local to an appropriate number of advanced courses . It can- Bass global communities . not be a simple collection of introductory courses in Klaf several disciplines . The major may be an extension of a presently existing interdisciplinary minor, or it may Coordinating Committee Complementary Studies and International be a wholly new subject, e .g . Social Justice in Latin Crawford (Sociology/Anthropology) Opportunities American Culture . Franceschi (Economics) Students complement their International Studies major Gil-Egui (Communication) with coursework in related departments like politics, Courses already taken may be included in the major, Jung (Politics) economics, sociology, history or foreign languages, but the Individually Designed Major should be, as a Leatherman (Politics) and in the Dolan School of Business . Many students whole, a planned endeavor, not simply the pulling Li (History) also pursue related interdisciplinary programs, such together of courses already taken . For this reason Martinez (Finance) as environment, Women, Gender, and Sexuality application must be completed and approved by the McFadden (History) Studies, peace and justice, and area studies with which Individually Designed Major Committee no later than Micu (Marketing) International Studies works especially closely . They the end of the student’s second year . Strauss (Management) also study economics and business emphasizing mul- tinational organizations and regional trade pacts, eco- Ex-officio nomic and political systems, socio-cultural structures, Petraglia (Business) Course Requirements microfinance and diversities that have operational The major requires a minimum of ten courses . significance for community and economic development and international business . 1 .The major must be truly interdisciplinary . While there may be a primary department, at least four courses The International Studies Program at Fairfield The International Studies Program reinforces mul- must be taken outside that department . University draws from a group of interdisciplinary fac- tidimensional learning with real-world experience 2 .The major requires a suitable number of advanced ulty, practitioners and students from many parts of the through language studies, service learning, Model courses . world with a commitment to thinking critically about United Nations, the Undergraduate Journal of Global Citizenship, internships, and study abroad opportuni- 3 .Only language courses taken at the intermedi- global challenges, promoting social justice, and ser- vice . Students have opportunities to pursue a major ties, and through work with our faculty in research proj- ate level or above may count toward the Individually ects and as student teaching assistants . Designed Major . or minor in International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences or an innovative co-curricular program in 4 .The major also requires a senior project (seminar, International Business with a complementary major or Graduation with Honors in International capstone course, supervised lab, or whatever is appro- minor in the Dolan School of Business (consult cata- Studies priate for the relevant disciplines) . The purpose of this log entry for Dolan School of Business) . The Program Fairfield University has a campus chapter of Sigma project is to allow students to pull together the multiple seeks to heighten global awareness in the ways we Iota Rho, the national honor society for international threads of the interdisciplinary major . situate ourselves geographically, and encounter con- studies . Students must have attained a junior stand- 5 .Finally, the major requires that the student maintain flict, gender, race, class, nationality, the environment, ing and completed at least twenty-one hours of course a portfolio for the purpose of a reflective review and and development . work toward the International Studies/Business major, self-assessment of the progress and changes in direc- and nine hours towards the International Studies minor . tion, if any, of the major . The student will use these Students with an overall GPA of 3 .2 or greater and materials as part of a progress review with advisors at a GPA of 3 .3 or higher in their International Studies/ least once a semester . The student must also submit Business major, International Studies minor are nomi- a final assessment of the major to the Individually nated for membership . Designed Major Committee as a requirement for graduation . 152 College of Arts and Sciences International Studies International Studies College of Arts and Sciences 153 Requirements International Studies Minor Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace Building - Theory Course Descriptions Courses The College of Arts and Sciences offers a six-course, AE 293 Ethics of War and Peace Foundational Courses: International Studies Major 18 credit minor in International Studies consisting of: For a major in International Studies through the AE 393 Seminar on War, Peace, and IL 50 People, Places and Global Issues College of Arts and Sciences, students: • IL 50 People, Places and Global Issues Public Policy This course introduces students to some of the fun- IL 197 UN Security Council Simulation damental concepts of International Studies . Major 1 . Complete the following foundational courses in the • IL 51 Challenges of Global Politics PH 266 The Concept of Human Rights world regions and selected countries within them are major: discussed with respect to the people, and their physi- • IL 52 Culture and Political Economy Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace Building - Applied cal, demographic, cultural, political, and economic • IL 50 People, Places and Global Issues • IL 53 Introduction to Economics (or EC 11 and Courses characteristics . Several concepts and global issues • IL 51 Challenges of Global Politics EC 12) HI 251 The American Century? U .S . are explored, among which the physical environment, Foreign Relations since 1900 conflict, inequality, global interconnectedness, and • IL 52 Culture and Political Economy • Two electives from the thematic areas, with one HI 273 Cultural and Historical Aspects of the movement of goods and people across borders theory and one applied course . Post-Communist Transition • IL 53 Introduction to Economics (or EC 11 and EC are central . This course will emphasize contemporary IL 151/PO 136 Gender, War, Peace events, particularly as they relate to the fundamental 12, as required for International Business majors) IL 260/HI 274 Historical Perspectives on International Business Major themes covered . The course meets the world diversity • IL 300 Senior Capstone Seminar Contemporary Global Crises requirement . Three credits . For B .S . in International Studies through enrollment in IL 280 Global Leadership for Research the Dolan School of Business, please see pg . 281 . and Project Development IL 51 Challenges of Global Politics 2 . Complete 15 credits of electives selected from any IL 298 Internship Global politics is multifaceted and has many different three thematic areas, with at least two theory and Course Offerings IL 299 Independent Studies kinds of players, ranging from states and international two applied courses, to develop a specialization in MG 360 Negotiation and Dispute organizations, to transnational social movements and International Studies . These electives may be taken Foundational Courses Resolution illicit networks . The course examines how these players IL 50 People, Places and Global Issues any time during the student’s undergraduate studies, PO 133 U .S . Foreign Policy work together or confront each other over issues in: (1) IL 51 Challenges of Global Politics though students may wish to spread these courses PO 141 African Politics global development; (2) global justice and humanitari- (cross-listed with PO 130) over their junior and senior year . Students in study PO 147 Northern Ireland: The Politics of anism; (3) diplomacy and peace building . The course IL 52 Culture and Political Economy abroad may take approved courses to satisfy these War and Peace draws from international relations theories and related (cross-listed with AY 52) electives . However, students are encouraged to com- disciplines and methodologies to understand the chal- IL 53 Introduction to Economics Humanitarianism and Social Justice - Theory plete IL 50, 51, 52, and 53 in their Freshman and lenges of shaping narrow or multidimensional solutions, IL 300 Capstone Courses Sophomore years, as described below . Students may and the ethical concerns, and consequences - both AE 288 Ethical Dimensions of Global intended and unintended . Three credits . also complete 15 credits of electives through a self- Electives Humanitarian Policy designed study, with approval of the director . Global Development - Theory Courses AY 163 Culture and Inequality IL 51/PO 130 Challenges of Global Politics EC 230 Comparative Economic Systems IL 152 International Human Rights For this course description, see PO 130 in the Politics EC 231 International Trade PH 266 The Concept of Human Rights section of this catalog . Three credits . Suggested Course of Study EC 233 International Economic Policy and PO 12 Introduction to Comparative IL 52 Culture and Political Economy Finance Politics This course examines the ways in which global politi- EC 235 Economic Development of PO 115 Introduction to Peace and Justice Freshman Year cal economic dynamics impact local cultures . Students Third World Nations RS 235 Liberation Theology will begin with classic texts in social theory, examine • IL 50 MG 350 International Law how this theory informs contemporary debates, and PO 134 Globalization: Who Rules the Humanitarianism and Social Justice - Applied Sophomore Year Courses look to small-scale societies in the Global South for an World? intimate, ethnographic perspective of our global era . PO 149 Third World: Common Fate? AY 180 International Research Practicum • IL 51 or 52 (take both in sophomore year if studying EC 120 Environmental Economics Three credits . abroad in junior year) Common Bond? SO 190 Globalization HI 270 History of Global and Humanitarian IL 52/AY 52 Culture and Political Economy • IL 53 (usually offered in the Fall Semester) SO 191 Social Change in Developing Nations Action This course examines the ways in which global politi- IL 150 International Operations of Non- cal economic dynamics impact local cultures . Students Junior Year Global Development - Applied Courses Profits will begin with classic texts in social theory, examine AY 152 Islamic Societies and Cultures IL 280 Global Leadership for Research • IL 51 or 52 how this theory informs contemporary debates, and HI 284 20th Century Russia and Project Development look to small-scale societies in the Global South for an • Choose 5 electives from the thematic areas (at least HI 285 Modern China: 1800 to Present IL 298 Internship intimate, ethnographic perspective of our global era . two theory and two applied courses) HI 289 Modern Latin America, 1800 to IL 299 Independent Study Three credits . Present LAC 300 Justice and the Developing World Senior Year HI 366 Gender, Cultures, and MG 385 Managing People for Global IL 53 Introduction to Economics • Complete any remaining electives from the thematic Representation: Women in China Business This course introduces the fundamentals of economic areas (at least two theory and two applied) and Japan SO 185 International Migration and analysis from individual consumer behavior to the IL 280 Global Leadership for Research Refugees choices firms make, as well as framing the aggregate • IL 300 Capstone and Project Development economy and indicators that measure global economic IL 298 Internship activity . It will cover the basics of both micro and macro IL 299 Independent Studies economic study . Supply and demand, market struc- PO 144 Middle Eastern Politics tures, international trade, fiscal, and monetary policy are introduced . Three credits . 154 College of Arts and Sciences International Studies Irish Studies College of Arts and Sciences 155 IL 150 International Operations of Non-Profits IL 197 United Nations Security IL 298 Internship in International Studies This course introduces students to the environment of Council Crisis Simulation Students accept placements with local organizations, PROGRAM IN international not-for-profit organizations . The course This course gives students a hands-on learning government agencies, or non-profit organizations in examines the relationships between non-profits and the experience in world diversity by simulating a United positions with an international component . Interns IRISH STUDIES private and public sectors . Accountability is discussed Nations Security Council crisis in international peace learn to apply knowledge acquired in their course of in terms of short-term financial efficiencies and long- and security . The objective is to introduce students study to real-world situations . Completion of the intern- term program quality assessment . Course objectives to the challenges of global governance in light of the ship requires regular meetings with the supervising Faculty include understanding internal and external environ- different perspectives they encounter representing dif- faculty member, submission of a work log, and one Director ments in which non-profits operate; the relationship ferent constituencies of the UN Security Council who paper . Note: Students complete the internship in addi- Pearson (English) between non-profits with the public and private sectors; come from diverse cultural, historical, and geo-political tion to the basic requirements for the major or minor . acquiring skills for accounting and financial information regions of the world . A key goal of the course is to (Prerequisites: junior or senior status and a 2 .8 GPA) Professors in the non-profit sector; understanding roles, perfor- bring to light whether and how power disparities limit Three credits . Abbott (History) mance and accountability issues of nongovernmental the global south's effective representation, and the Baumgartner (Lecturer, English) organizations in international development assistance; stakes in reform of the Security Council . While the topic IL 299 Independent Study Cassidy (Politics) Students pursue an independent research project on and developing case study analyses . Three credits . of the simulation will vary, the focus is on a crisis in a Epstein (English) international issues under the supervision of a faculty non-Western region of the world . This course meets the Greenberg (Politics) member . Open to juniors and seniors with the director's IL 151/PO 136 Gender, War, Peace world diversity requirement . Three credits . O’Connor (American Studies) This course examines the complexities and gendered permission . Three credits . Pearson (English) impact of war on children, family and other social IL 260/HI 274 Historical Perspectives on Rose (Art History) actors, drawing on a wide range of theories, concepts IL 300 Senior Capstone Seminar Contemporary Crises M .M . White (Lecturer, English) and case studies on violence, conflict escalation and Using topical, geographic, and critical approaches, this This course requires students to theorize and analyze M .C . White (English) peacebuilding . Part I examines the multifaceted forces course examines the interaction of the United States emerging trends in the political, socio-cultural, eco- Yarrington (Visual and Performing Arts) of globalization, structural violence and gender based and Western Europe with the rest of the world in the nomic, and business dimensions of global affairs, and develop the implications in a particular context or set- violence (GBV) that set up the gendered dynamics of 20th century, giving considerable attention to non-West- Steering Committee ting . Students undertake a major research project as a war . Part II draws from this framework to understand ern perspectives such as those of Asia, Africa, Latin Abbott (History) central activity in this course drawing on the expertise the fluid contexts of gender and violence in war, includ- America, the Arab world, Russia, and Eastern Europe . Cassidy (Politics) and research methodologies they have developed in ing sexual violence . It looks at how people try to remain The course includes an introduction to the history of Epstein (English) International Studies . This course is offered the senior safe from armed conflict and marauding bands of reb- U .S . foreign relations, international organizations, social O’Connor (American Studies) year after students have completed all core courses in els or soldiers, and the difficulties of sorting victim from change in the developing world, and world systems Pearson (English) international studies . Three credits . perpetrator . Part III examines theories of social justice theory . Three credits . Rose (Art History) in the aftermath of war, and policies that can lead to M .M . White (English) improved security, safety, health, rehabilitation and IL 280 Global Leadership for Research reconstruction . Course requirements include exams and Project Development and a research paper on the theory and policy implica- The course equips students to prepare prestigious tions of gender in war and its aftermath . The course international grants and fellowship projects that will The Irish Studies program explores various aspects meets the world diversity requirement . Three credits . make a difference in the world . Students develop their of a culture that has produced the oldest vernacular own ethical global imagination on transformational literature in Europe, a rich tradition of Celtic art, and a IL 152 International Human Rights leadership . The course covers a variety of theoretical devotion to scholarship that perhaps was crucial in sav- This course is devoted to an examination of basic approaches and methodologies for research and proj- ing Western civilization . As a nation, Ireland has had human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and ect development informed by feminist, gender, cultural a long, turbulent, and fascinating history and politics . institutions . It introduces students to the origins and competency, power, race, class, ability/disability, and In the last fifty years, Ireland has changed from a con- development of international human rights; the need critical pedagogical perspectives . The students choose servative, agricultural country to a modern, technologi- to apply and enforce legal obligations and establish the grant or fellowship that is the focus of their project, cally innovative one, from a colony of Great Britain to a accountability for human rights violators; and the pro- along with the particular topic (puzzle) and research free, democratic republic, and from one of the poorest cedures enforced by the international community for question . (Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of nations in the world to one of its most prosperous . human rights violation . Students will engage in focused instructor) . Three credits . discussions and debates on contemporary issues of Irish Studies at Fairfield affords students the oppor- human rights, such as Environmental Rights, Women’s IL 295 Seminar in International Studies tunity to investigate the contributions of Ireland to the Rights, Rights Against Trafficking, and Economic The course examines special topics in international world in terms of its literature, history, politics, film, Rights . The final part of the course includes a spe- studies . The specific topic for a given semester is and art . Now affiliated with the National University of cial focus on U .S Foreign Policies on Human Rights, announced at the time of registration . The course may Ireland, Galway, the Irish Studies program, through concluding with Guantanamo . As part of the research be repeated with permission of the program director . study abroad, also allows students to take Irish-focused requirements of the course, students will focus on Three credits . courses in archaeology, economics, the Irish language, human rights for which they want to be advocates and/ music, sociology, and politics . or in which they want to be engaged . Three credits . 156 College of Arts and Sciences Italian Studies Italian Studies College of Arts and Sciences 157 Requirements While study abroad is not required for completion of PROGRAM IN the minor, participation in the University’s programs PROGRAM IN For a 15-credit minor in Irish Studies, students: ITALIAN STUDIES in Florence, Italy (fall, spring, or summer sessions) JUDAIC STUDIES Complete five three-credit courses including one of the is strongly encouraged . Italian studies courses are following: offered in a variety of fields and disciplines . A complete list of Italy-focused and Italy-component courses is Faculty available from the program director . Faculty • EN 161 Irish Literature, HI 215 History of Ireland, Director Director Middle Ages to the Present, or HI 315 Irish History Carolan (Modern Languages and Literatures) Rosenfeld (History) from the Famine to the Present . Course offerings: Advisory Committee Faculty • Those who choose EN 161 may take up to two addi- P . Eliasoph (Visual and Performing Arts) Modern Languages and Literatures Behre, Bucki, Rosenfeld (History) tional English courses and must take the remaining Long (Philosophy) IT 110-111 Elementary Italian P . Eliasoph, Grossman (Visual and Performing Arts) two courses in different fields . IT 210-211 Intermediate Italian Harkins, Umansky (Religious Studies) • Those choosing HI 215 or HI 315 may take up to IT 220 Topics in Language and Culture Lecturers three additional courses in English, with the remain- The Italian Studies Program focuses on a nation and IT 233 Creative Writing Prosnit (Religious Studies) ing course in a field other than English or history . people whose contribution to civilization has been IT 253 Contemporary Italian Culture Dewan (Religious Studies) significant . Virtually every area of the arts, humanities, IT 255 The Novella Lerner (Modern Languages and Literatures) • Notes: Subject to the Irish Studies Program Director's social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics IT 262*/ Ostrow (English) approval, students may apply up to 9 credit hours partakes of that heritage, while Italy continues to influ- EN 116 Rome in the Cultural Imagination Vogel (Modern Languages and Literatures) taken while studying abroad in Ireland during the ence cultural, political, scientific, and economic trends IT 271*/ fall or spring semesters toward the minor’s require- today . FM 103 Italian Cinema/World Cinema ments . English credits earned (as EN 369) during IT 289/ Fairfield University’s two-week Galway Summer Italian Studies at Fairfield offers students an oppor- EN 115* Dante Dating back nearly 4,000 years, Judaism is the world’s Experience at the National University of Ireland, tunity to explore, analyze, and appreciate Italy from IT 330 Redefining the Cosmos: Voyages to oldest monotheistic faith and the foundation of both Galway may be counted as EN 161 . the perspectives of a variety of academic disciplines, the New World in the Italian Renaissance Christianity and Islam . Studying Judaism is thus central including language, literature, film, art history, archi- IT 381/ for understanding the roots of Western Civilization . tecture, politics, history, philosophy, religion, science, IT 382 Coordinating Seminar/ The Judaic Studies minor at Fairfield University is While studying abroad is not required for completion and business . This interdisciplinary program includes Independent Study an interdisciplinary program, primarily based in the of the Irish studies minor, students are encouraged to courses offered in Connecticut and at Fairfield IT 393* ** Italian American Experience Departments of Religious Studies and History . In addi- do so . University’s campuses in Florence . *Taught in English tion to its undergraduate courses, the Judaic Studies **Counts toward the U .S . diversity requirement program also presents campus-wide lectures and other Studies courses are offered in a variety of fields and special events in cooperation with the University’s Carl disciplines . Please contact the program director for a Requirements History and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies . course list and course descriptions . Some available HI 203 European Society in the Middle Ages courses are: To complete a 15-credit minor in Italian Studies stu- HI 222 Roman Revolution Requirements AH 121 Celtic and Early Irish Art dents must demonstrate ability in the Italian language HI 223 Roman World in Late Antiquity, 284-642 AD For a 15-credit minor in Judaic studies, students: AH 221 The Arts of Ireland and the British Isles, through the intermediate level . Philosophy 500-1000 The language of modern Italy is Italian . Inasmuch as • Complete five three-credit courses . At least two of PH 261 Political Philosophy: Plato to Machiavelli AS 327 The Irish in American Film cultural mores and concepts are reflected and com- these courses must be taken in the Department of EN 142 Myths and Legends of Ireland and Britain municated in language, students must achieve minimal Religious Studies; at least one course must be taken Politics EN 161 Irish Literature proficiency in the language to begin to access the outside of the department . PO 123 Modern Political Ideologies EN 162 Irish Women Writers richness and complexity of Italy . Hence, all students EN 252 Topics in Modern and Contemporary PO 139 European Politics Students may structure their own course of study in pursuing the minor must meet this language expecta- consultation with the program director, but they are Irish Literature tion by successfully completing IT 211, Intermediate Religious Studies expected to gain an understanding of basic Jewish EN 319 James Joyce Italian, or by passing a placement test administered by RS 242 Voices of Medieval Women: Silent No More religious beliefs and practices as well as those political, HI 215 Ireland from the Middle Ages to University faculty that verifies competency through the the Present RS 343 The Papacy social, and cultural forces that have helped shape the intermediate level . Note: Completion of this require- historical experiences of the Jewish people . HI 315 Ireland Since the Famine ment is not considered a prerequisite for coursework Visual and Performing Arts PO 147 Northern Ireland: The Politics of in the minor . Instead, students are permitted to begin Independent study and internships are encouraged and AH 112 Etruscan and Roman Art and Archaeology War and Peace minor coursework during or prior to fulfilling the lan- can be substituted for any course (other than the two AH 130 Early Renaissance Art in Italy PO 151 Politics of the Immigrant: guage requirement . required religious studies courses) with the approval AH 135 Renaissance and Baroque Architecture The Irish Catholic and the East European of the program director . Students are also encouraged AH 140 Baroque Art Jewish Communities At least four of the five required courses must be Italy- to apply for summer, and semester - or yearlong pro- AH 191 Art and Mythologies of Nazi Germany, focused (dealing exclusively with Italy) or Italian lan- grams in the United States or Israel, especially those Fascist Italy, Bolshevik Russia: guage and literature courses numbered 211 or higher . offering Hebrew language study . Students receiving Comparative Systems/Outcomes Italian The fifth course may be another Italy-focused course credit for such programs and/or Judaic studies courses or it may be an Italy-component course in which at (see Modern Languages and Literatures) taken at another university may count up to six Hebrew least half of the course material deals with Italy . Note: Japanese language credits and three additional credits toward the No more than three of the five courses may be com- Judaic studies minor . pleted in a single discipline . (see Modern Languages and Literatures) 158 College of Arts and Sciences Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies College of Arts and Sciences 159 Course Offerings: Requirements Course Offerings PROGRAM IN Religious Studies The Latin American and Caribbean Studies minor, an Applied Ethics RS 101 Exploring Religion (only sections taught LATIN AMERICAN AND interdisciplinary program, offers students an opportu- AE 384 Reflections on the Environment: Focus by Dewan or Harkins) CARIBBEAN STUDIES nity to develop a focus on this multifaceted area of the on Latin America and the Caribbean RS 201 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament world . RS 205 Women in the Bible Art History RS 209 Jewish Interpretations of Scripture To earn a 15 credit Latin American and Caribbean AH 142 Art of Early Modern Spain and RS 210 Introduction to Judaism Faculty Studies minor, students (1) complete four three-credit Latin America RS 211 History of the Jewish Experience courses and one capstone seminar, and (2) must dem- AH 242 Arts of Spain and its World, 1474 Co-Directors onstrate proficiency in one of the following languages: to 1700 RS 213 Jews and Judaism in America Franceschi (Economics) Spanish, French, or Portuguese . The four courses, RS 215 Women in Judaism Vasquez-Mazariegos (Economics) Biology RS 218 Faith After the Holocaust from a range of fifteen disciplines, must be exclusively or substantially concerned with Latin American and/ BI 79 Latin American Ecosystems RS 300 Second Temple Judaism and the Steering Committee BI 318 Vertebrate Zoology with Laboratory Gil-Egui (Communication) or the Caribbean . A Capstone Seminar selected from Dead Sea Scrolls BI 383 Coral Reef Ecology Seminar RS 301 Religious Diversity in Early Judaism Griffin (International Studies) LAC 300, 301, and 302 is required of all minors in their and Christianity Jones (Sociology and Anthropology) junior or senior year . Business, Dolan School RS 315 Modern Jewish Theology Sourieau (Modern Languages and Literatures) IS 350 International Information Systems Walker (Biology) Language Proficiency English Student may demonstrate language proficiency when Economics EN 113 Literature of the Holocaust Contributing Faculty they pass SP 211, FR 211, or PG 211 . EC 120 Environmental Economics Bachelor (History) EC 230 Comparative Economic Systems History Campos (Modern Languages and Literatures) Language Electives EC 235 Economic Development of HI 205 Antisemitism: Medieval to Modern Dew (Emeritus, Politics) Students may count one course of Spanish or French Third World Nations HI 210 The Third Reich Garvey (English) culture and literature listed below to count among HI 212 Modern Germany: From Reich to Gordon (Philosophy) their five elective courses . Students may count one English Republic Maldonado, S .J . (Modern Languages and Literatures) Portuguese course with the approval of their advisor . EN 105 African Diaspora: Literature and HI 214 Modern Jewish History: Tellis (Information Systems and Operations Culture 1750-Present Management) Study Abroad EN 114/ Caribbean Literature: History, HI 304 The Holocaust in History and Students are strongly advised to apply for a junior FR 295 Culture and Identity Memory semester or year abroad in a country of Latin America EN 123 Colonial Contacts & Flights HI 317 Religious Outsiders in Early Fairfield University's commitment to a humanistic per- or the Caribbean from a wide range of programs . EN 282 Introduction to Latino Literature Modern France and Europe spective and to the concept of social justice requires Summer programs are also available . Students are par- EN 375 Caribbean Women Writers HI 342 Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race that Fairfield students be introduced to the "other" ticularly encouraged to study in Nicaragua through our Americans who inhabit this hemisphere . The vibrant History in U .S . History partner UA-Managua, or in Brazil through our FIPSE HI 277 Mexico: Cortés to NAFTA cultures of the Caribbean and Central and South funded program at Universidad Estadual do Notre Modern Languages and Literatures HI 287 A Green History of Latin America American nations, blending indigenous, European and Fluminense and UNISINOS . Other countries include: HE 110 Elementary Hebrew I HI 288 Colonial Latin America, 1492 to African influences, provide a rich field of study that can Argentina, Chile, Costa-Rica, Mexico, and Turks and HE 111 Elementary Hebrew II 1810 be approached from many points of view . Caicos . HE 210 Intermediate Hebrew I HI 289 Modern Latin America, 1800 to HE 211 Intermediate Hebrew II The Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Students are also encouraged to do an internship in a Present offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the Latin American or Caribbean country (see LAC 373) HI 291 Africans in the Americas, 1500 to Visual and Performing Arts study of the multifaceted aspects of the Latin American description in Course Offerings) . 1800 AH 109 Jewish Art: Moses to Modernity and Caribbean countries, including the political and AH 191 Art and Mythologies of Nazi economic involvement of the United States . The pre- Note: While the majority of courses taken abroad International Studies Germany, Fascist Italy, Bolshevik Columbian indigenous cultures, the systems of African should count towards a LACSP minor, in some cases, IL 295 Seminar in International Studies Russia: Comparative Systems/ slavery, economic dependency, 20th-century revolu- based on content, an abroad course may not be award- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Outcomes tions in politics, poetry, painting, literature, the church- ed credit towards the LACSP minor . LAC 300 Justice and the Developing World MU 111 The Life and Music of George es, and the reassertion of negritude and Indian rights Students may count courses taken for the Latin LAC 301 Latin America and the United States Gershwin are some of the themes considered in the courses LAC 302 The Human Condition in Latin offered in the program . American and Caribbean studies minor toward their core course or major program requirements . America LAC 373 Internship in Latin America Latin and the Caribbean (see Classical Studies) LAC 399 Independent Study Music MU 122 World Music and Ensemble 160 College of Arts and Sciences Latin American and Caribbean Studies Mathematics and Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 161 Nursing, School of LAC 301 Latin America and the United States The mathematics major offers students a strong and NS 330 Public Health Nursing This interdisciplinary course is NOT a course in diplo- DEPARTMENT OF broad background in undergraduate mathematics, matic relations . Rather it considers the ways in which providing the foundation for further graduate stud- Politics Latin Americans have perceived, analyzed, depicted, MATHEMATICS AND ies in theoretical or applied fields of mathematics, for PO 142 Latin American Politics reacted to, and dealt with the United States . The COMPUTER SCIENCE advanced study in fields where strong quantitative skills PO 143 Caribbean Politics course considers essayists, poets, film makers, social are needed, or for employment in mathematics-related Religious Studies scientists, statesmen, journalists, revolutionaries, art- fields in industry or in teaching . The mathematics minor RS 235 Liberation Theology ists, vendepatrias, and diplomats . This course, which offers students an opportunity to strengthen their math- fulfills the requirement for the capstone seminar in Faculty ematical backgrounds . Sociology and Anthropology Latin American and Caribbean studies and counts as a Professors SO 185 Introduction to International history course, includes research papers and oral pre- Bernhardt Migration sentations . Three credits . Coleman, chair SO 188 Contemporary Latin American and Dennin Requirements LAC 373 Internship in Latin America Caribbean Society Fine and the Caribbean The typical mathematics major curriculum consists of SO 191 Social Change in Developing Mulvey Short-term internships in the field of Latin American 38 courses and 120 credits . The typical major must Nations Sawin and Caribbean Studies combine academic work with take: Spanish (Only one from courses below) Weiss service that answers a community-identified need, • 13 mathematics courses: MA 171, 172, 231, 235, SP 253 Spanish American Civilization and critical reflection . Such internships are offered in Associate Professors SP 271 Hispanic Film 273, 334, and 371, along with six 300-level math- a Latin American or Caribbean country generally dur- Demers ematics electives; SP 303 From Empire to Modernization in ing the summer for a four to six-week period . Three King Spanish Literature credits . McSweeney • CS 141 (students who can demonstrate proficiency SP 305 Popular Culture in Latin America Rafalski in a computer programming language can have this LAC 399 Independent Study SP 353 Spanish American Narrative Spoerri requirement waived by the department chair); A student may conduct a one-semester independent SP 359 Culture, Civilization, and Literature in Staecker the Spanish-American Caribbean study on a defined research topic or field of study • Two semesters of a laboratory science (this also ful- Region under the supervision of a Professor in the LACS Assistant Professors fills the natural science core); Program . Requires prior approvals by the Professor Lasseter SP 360 Dictatorship and Revolutionary • The mathematics capstone requirement . Movements in Contemporary Latin with whom the student will work as well as the Director Striuli America of the LACS program . (Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Although physics is the usual science taken by majors Lecturers SP 363 Literature and Culture of the status, a minimum of one previous course completed in mathematics and computer science, another labora- Cron Hispanic Caribbean Migration from the LACS course listing, and appropriate approv- tory science may be substituted with permission of the Danaher and Diaspora als .) One to three credits . chair . Giegengack SP 371 Images of Latin American Indians Grant All mathematics majors are expected to complete a See departmental listings for course descriptions. Joannon-Bellows two-part capstone requirement consisting of comple- Note that some of the courses listed above are Lalani tion of the mathematics comprehensive examination instructor dependent, in that not all sections of a Levai in the spring of their senior year and attendance at a particular course may be suitable for LACS pro- Magner total of five MACS Department Colloquium talks (or gram credit. Michailidis equivalent) over their final two years . Those who attend O’Dowd the requisite colloquia and receive a Pass or Pass with Ostroff Distinction on their mathematics comprehensive exam Reed will have a grade of "Mathematics Capstone Passed" D . Ryan or "Mathematics Capstone Passed with Distinction," Course Descriptions Wakin respectively, recorded on their transcript; those who Williamson do not attend a total of five colloquia during their final LAC 300 Justice and the Developing World two years or fail the mathematics comprehensive exam This interdisciplinary course combines the insights of (or both) will have a grade of "Mathematics Capstone history, politics, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, For the student of the humanities, the social sciences, Failed" recorded on their transcript . business, and economics to examine problems of or business, mathematics at Fairfield University offers poverty and justice in the developing world - includ- training in basic mathematical skills and their applica- Students who wish to double major in mathematics and ing health, education, and environmental sustainabil- tion to real world problems . However, more importantly, another area are encouraged to meet with the chairs of ity - with particular focus either on Central or South it attempts to make the student aware of the relation- the respective departments so that appropriate modifi- America, or the Caribbean . Significant to the course ships between mathematics and other branches of cations to the requirements can be made to allow these is a one-week immersion in one country, which is not knowledge, while imparting a sense of its historical and students to graduate in four years . Popular double required but strongly encouraged . Students plan and cultural value . majors with mathematics include computer science, carry out a research project asking the critical ques- economics and physics . tions and using the research methodologies of their The Department of Mathematics and Computer academic major or minor . The immersion trip provides Science offers majors and minors in both areas . Mathematics majors are required to have a graphing students with an intensive field research opportunity, Information about computer science can be found in calculator at least as powerful as a TI-84 . the findings from which they incorporate into their the computer science section of this catalog . papers . This course meets the world diversity require- ment . Four credits . 162 College of Arts and Sciences Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 163

Honors Seminar Junior Year Course Descriptions MA 121 Applied Calculus I Students who take the MA 390 or MA 391 Honors Topics in this course include: plane analytic geometry; Seminar receive three credits for one of their math- MA 334 Abstract Algebra 3 Mathematics Courses for Non-Majors foundations of the calculus; differentiation of alge- ematics electives upon completion of one semester of MA 371 Real Analysis 3 braic, exponential and logarithmic functions; extrema MA 390 or 391 . Students who complete two semesters MA 10 Mathematics for Liberal Arts and curve sketching; and applications of derivatives . of MA 390-391 earn six credits: the first semester Mathematics electives 0 6 This course presents major mathematical concepts Students enrolling in MA 121 should have a reasonable background in high school algebra and pre-calculus . counts as a 3-credit math elective, while the second Laboratory Science 4 4 in an historical and cultural setting . Topics include counts as a 3-credit free elective . geometry, set theory, logic, and differential and inte- MA 121 is not a prerequisite for MA 171; students who Core course 3 3 gral calculus . Students explore the interplay between received credit for MA 19 or for MA 171 may not take Students Interested in Teaching MA 121 for credit . Three credits . Elective courses 3 3 mathematics, philosophy, and the arts in addition to the Mathematics in High School or Middle more traditional relationship between mathematics and MA 122 Applied Calculus II School the physical sciences . The course treats mathemat- Topics in this course include antiderivatives; the Students planning a career in secondary education Senior Year ics as an art for its aesthetic beauty and as a science, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; integration of providing a mathematician's view of the subject rather should consult with the department chair, and with the Mathematics electives 6 6 algebraic, logarithmic, and exponential functions; dif- Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, than preparing students for a specific application of ferentiation and integration of trigonometric functions; as early as possible . Elective course 6 6 mathematics . Three credits . techniques of integration; and applications of the defi- Mathematics Comprehensive x MA 11 Precalculus nite integral . MA 122 is not a prerequisite for MA 171; Internships Exam Topics in this course include: algebra; linear, rational, students who have received credit for MA 122 or MA The intern program provides mathematics majors exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions 172 may not take the other for credit . (Prerequisite: MA with opportunities to gain practical, career-related Totals 60 60 from a descriptive, algebraic, numerical and graphical 121 or equivalent) Three credits . experience in a variety of supervised field settings . point of view; limits and continuity . Primary emphasis MA/CS 141 Introduction to Computer Science Internships may be available in actuarial science, finan- Bachelor of Science - Double Major in Mathematics is on techniques needed for calculus . This course cial analysis, statistics, and other areas . Students may and Programming I and Computer Science does not count toward the mathematics core require- Please see description under CS/MA 141 in the com- complete one or two semesters of internship . Interns A specific curriculum has been developed in order to ment, and is meant to be taken only by students who puter science section of the catalog . Students may take work a minimum of 10 hours per week at their place- allow students to double major in mathematics and are required to take MA 121, 145 or 171 for their this course to satisfy the non-calculus portion of the ment site and complete the required academic compo- computer science . This curriculum is designed to allow majors, but who do not have a strong enough math mathematics core curriculum . (See also below, under nent specified by the faculty advisor . An internship may the student to complete the double major in four years . background . Three credits . Mathematics Courses for Majors) Four credits . not replace a mathematics elective to fulfill the require- If you are interested, please speak with the chair of ments for a major . the department or the director of the computer science MA 17 Introduction to Probability and Statistics MA 145 Calculus I: Engineering and program . This introduction to the theory of statistics includes Physics Majors The curriculum given below represents a typical option measures of central tendency, variance, Chebyshev's for completing the major in mathematics . This course covers analytic geometry; continuous Bachelor of Science - Double Major in Mathematics theorem, probability theory, binomial distribution, nor- functions; derivatives of algebraic and trigonometric and Physics mal distribution, the central limit theorem, and estimat- functions, product and chain rules, implicit functions; A specific curriculum has been developed in order to ing population means for large samples . Students who extrema and curve sketching; indefinite and definite have received credit for any mathematics course at the Bachelor of Science - Major in allow students to double major in mathematics and integrals; applications of derivatives and integrals; physics . This curriculum is designed to allow the stu- 100-level or higher may not take this course for credit Mathematics (120 credits) exponential, logarithmic and inverse trig functions, dent to complete the double major in four years . If you without the permission of the department chair . Three hyperbolic trig functions, and their derivatives and inte- Credits are interested, please speak with the chair of either of credits . grals . It is recommended that students not enroll in MA these two departments . First Year Fall Spring MA 19 Introduction to Calculus 145 unless they have a solid background in high school This course introduces differentiation and integration, algebra and precalculus . Four credits . MA 171 Calculus I 4 Minor in Mathematics For a 15-credit minor in mathematics, students: and shows how these ideas are related . The course MA 146 Calculus II: Engineering and MA 172 Calculus II 4 illustrates how important and interesting applied ques- Physics Majors • Complete two mathematics courses at the 100 level; tions, when expressed in the language of mathematical Core courses 12 12 and This course covers applications of the integral to functions, turn out to be questions about derivatives area, arc length, and volumes of revolution; integra- • Complete three mathematics courses at the 200 level and integrals and, thus, can be solved using calculus . tion by substitution and by parts; indeterminate forms Sophomore Year or higher . The course presents the basic concepts numerically, and improper integrals: Infinite sequences and infinite algebraically, and geometrically, using graphing calcu- series, tests for convergence, power series, and Taylor MA 231 Discrete Mathematics 3 The specific selection of courses must have the lators to illustrate many of the underlying geometrical series; geometry in three-space . (Prerequisite: MA 145 MA 235 Linear Algebra 3 approval of the chair of the Department of Mathematics ideas . MA 19 is not a prerequisite for any other course; or MA 171 or equivalent) Four credits . and Computer Science . If a student places out of a students who have received credit for one of MA 19, MA 273 Multivariable Calculus 4 first calculus course, then she or he need only take the MA 121 or MA 171 may not take any of the other two MA 211 Applied Matrix Theory CS 141 Introduction to Computer 4 second calculus course and three 200-level mathemat- for credit . Three credits . Students majoring in the sciences, economics, and Science and Programming ics courses in order to fulfill the minor . Similarly, if the business learn the basic techniques and applications of student is placed out of the first and second calculus linear algebra, including solving linear systems of equa- Core courses 9 9 courses, then they need only take three 200-level tions, determinants, linear geometry, eigenvalues, and mathematics courses to fulfill the minor . eigenvectors . Closed to mathematics majors . Students may receive credit for only one of MA 211 and MA 235 . Mathematics majors may not take this course as a mathematics requirement or elective . This is a typical course for students earning a minor in mathematics . Three credits . 164 College of Arts and Sciences Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 165 MA 217 Accelerated Statistics MA 321 Ordinary Differential Equations MA /CS 231 Discrete Mathematics MA/CS 342 Theory of Computation This introductory, calculus-based statistics course This course presents the solution of first order differ- Topics in this course include logic; sets; functions; This course explores what computers can and can't focuses on applications in business, statistics, and ential equations and of higher order linear differential equivalence relations and partitions; mathematical do, although it does not require any background in everyday events . Topics include descriptive statistics equations; power series solutions; Laplace transforms; induction; and countability . Three credits . computer science or programming . Topics include including mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and a multitude of applications . Mathematics majors finite state machines, push-down automata, Turing histograms, distributions, box plots, and scatter plots; may not take this course as a mathematics elective . MA 235 Linear Algebra machines and recursive functions; mechanisms for for- probability theory including counting rules, random Students may receive credit for only one of MA 321 Students examine linear spaces and subspaces; linear mal languages, such as regular grammars, context-free variables, probability distributions, expected values, and MA 331 . (Prerequisite: MA 225, MA 227 or MA 271 independence and dependence; bases and dimension; grammars, context-sensitive grammars; and decidable binomial and normal distributions, and the central limit or equivalent) Three credits . linear operators; matrix theory; determinants and sys- versus undecidable problems . Also listed as CS 342 . theorem; inferential statistics including point estimates, tems of linear equations; eigenvalues and eigenvec- (Prerequisite: MA 231 or permission of the department confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing; and MA 332 Partial Differential Equations tors . Students may receive credit for only one of MA chair) Three credits . regression theory . Students learn to analyze data with Topics in this course include solution of constant and 211 and MA 235 . (Prerequisite: MA 231 or permission the aid of common software packages . Mathematics variable coefficient linear equations; separation of vari- of the department chair) Three credits . MA 351 Probability and Statistics I ables in two and three variables; eigenvalue problems; Topics in this course include counting techniques; axi- majors may not take this course as a mathematics MA 273 Multivariable Calculus elective . Students who have received credit for one Fourier series solution of the heat equation, the wave omatic probability theory; discrete and continuous sam- equation, and the Laplace equation; Fourier transforms; Topics in this course include vectors in the plane and ple spaces; random variables, cumulative distribution of MA 217 and 352 may not take the other for credit . in three-space; equations of lines and planes; vector This is a typical course for students earning a minor in Gamma and Bessel functions; Legendre, Hermite, and functions, probability density and mass functions; joint Laguerre polynomials . (Prerequisites: MA 228 or MA functions; arc length; functions of several variables, distributions; expected value and moments; common mathematics . (Pre- or co-requisite: MA 122, MA 126 or limits, continuity, differentiability and partial derivatives, MA 172 or equivalent) Three credits . 272 or equivalent, and MA 321 or MA 331 or equiva- distributions like the normal, binomial, and Poisson lent) Three credits . the gradient, directional derivatives; tangent planes; distributions; and limit laws . (Prerequisites: MA 231 and MA 225 Applied Calculus III relative and absolute extrema; multiple integration in MA 227 or MA 271, or permission of the department This course covers partial differentiation, multiple Mathematics Courses for Majors and Other cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates; vector chair) Three credits . integrals, infinite series, and first order differential Interested and Qualified Students fields; line integrals; Green’s theorem . (Prerequisite: equations . This is the third course in the three-course MA 172 or MA 146 or equivalent) Four credits . MA 352 Probability and Statistics II sequence MA 121-122-225 . (Prerequisite: MA 122, MA MA/CS 141 Introduction to Computer Science This course covers transformations of random vari- MA 331 Applied Mathematics ables; statistical application of probability; theory of 126 or MA 172 or equivalent) Three credits . and Programming I This course covers the theory and solution of ordi- Please see description under CS/MA 141 in the com- sampling and the Central Limit Theorem; variances of MA 227 Calculus III: Physics and nary differential equations: first-order equations, lin- sums and averages; estimation and hypothesis test- puter science section of the catalog . Students may take ear equations of arbitrary order, and linear systems; Engineering Majors this course to satisfy the non-calculus portion of the ing; and least squares, curve-fitting, and regression . Topics include infinite series, tests for convergence, power series solutions; Laplace transforms; and (Prerequisite: MA 351 or permission of the department mathematics core curriculum . (See also below, under existence and uniqueness of solutions . Students may power series, Taylor series; geometry in three-space; Mathematics Courses for Majors) Four credits . chair) Three credits . partial differentiation of continuous functions; chain receive credit for only one of MA 321 and MA 331 . rule, exact differentials, maxima and minima; multiple MA 171 Calculus I (Prerequisites: MA 235 and MA 272, or permission of MA 361 Topics in Algebra integration; application to volumes, center of grav- MA 171-172 is our most rigorous first-year calculus the department chair) Three credits . This course investigates three topics in greater depth than can be done in the first linear or abstract alge- ity; and polar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates . sequence . However, students are not expected to have MA 332 Partial Differential Equations (Prerequisite: MA 126 or MA 172 or equivalent) Three had calculus before taking this course . Topics include bra course . Topics may include canonical forms for Topics in this course include solution of constant matrices, metric linear algebra, ideal theory, finite non- credits . functions; limits (including the epsilon-delta definition), and variable coefficient linear equations; separation continuity, and derivatives; trigonometric functions and abelian groups, and Galois theory . The course typically MA 228 Calculus IV: Physics and of variables in two and three variables; eigenvalue includes one linear and one abstract algebra topic . their derivatives; applications; relative and absolute problems; Fourier series solution of the heat equation, Engineering Majors extrema, and curve sketching; related rates; Rolle's (Prerequisite: MA 334 or permission of the department Topics in this course include: vector arithmetic and the wave equation, and the Laplace equation; Fourier chair) Three credits . Theorem and the mean value theorem; antiderivatives, transforms; Gamma and Bessel functions; Legendre, algebra, dot and cross products, parametric equations, definite integrals and area, and the fundamental theo- lines and planes; gradient, directional derivative, curl, Hermite, and Laguerre polynomials . (Prerequisites: MA MA 371 Real Analysis rem of calculus . It is recommended that students not 228 or MA 272 or equivalent, and MA 321 or MA 331 This course examines the set of real numbers as a divergence; line integrals, work, Green's theorem, enroll in MA 171 unless they have a solid background surface integrals; Stokes's and divergence theorems . or equivalent) Three credits . complete, ordered, archimedean field; R as a linear in high school algebra and pre-calculus . Students who vector space equipped with inner product and norm; (Prerequisite: MA 227 or MA 271 or equivalent) Three have received credit for MA 121 or MA 125 or MA 171 MA 334 Abstract Algebra credits . metrics, particularly Euclidean, on R, topological con- may not take any of the others for credit . Four credits . Students study group theory, rings and ideals, integral cepts: continuity, connectedness, and compactness; domains, and fields . (Prerequisites: MA 231 and MA MA 245 Calculus III: Engineering and MA 172 Calculus II the intermediate value, extreme value, monotone Physics Majors 235 or permission of the department chair) Three convergence, Bolzano/Weierstrass and Heine/Borel This course is the continuation of MA 171 . Topics credits . Topics include partial differentiation; chain rule, exact include integration by substitution and by parts; areas theorems; convergence and uniform convergence of differentials, maxima and minima; multiple integration; between curves; volumes of revolution; inverse func- MA 337 Number Theory sequences of continuous functions; differentiation . application to volumes, center of gravity; and polar, tions; logarithms and exponential functions; inverse This study of the integers includes but is not limited Prerequisites: MA 231 and MA 272 or permission of the cylindrical, and spherical coordinates; vector arithmetic trigonometric functions; indeterminate forms and to: primes and their distribution, divisibility and congru- department chair) Three credits . and algebra, dot and cross products, parametric equa- l'Hopital's rule; improper integrals; and infinite sequenc- ences, quadratic reciprocity, special numerical func- tions, lines and planes; gradient, directional derivative, MA 373 Complex Analysis es and series, including convergence tests, absolute tions such as Euler's one-function, and Diophantine Topics in this course include algebra of complex num- curl, divergence; line integrals, work, Green’s theorem, and conditional convergence, power series and Taylor equations . Students consider the influence number surface integrals; Stokes’s and divergence theorems . bers, Cauchy-Riemann equations and analytic func- series . Students who have received credit for MA 122 theory has had on the development of algebra and the tions, complex differentiation, integration in the complex (Prerequisite: MA 146 or MA 172 or equivalent) Four may not take MA 172 for credit . (Prerequisite: MA 125 interplay between the two . (Prerequisite: MA 231 or credits . plane, Cauchy's Theorem and integral formula, confor- or MA 171 or equivalent) Four credits . permission of the department chair) Three credits . mal mapping, Laurent series and residue theory, and applications . (Prerequisite: MA 231 and MA 272 or per- mission of the department chair) Three credits . 166 College of Arts and Sciences Mathematics and Computer Science Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 167 MA/CS 377 Numerical Analysis MA 399 Independent Study in Mathematics The department offers instruction in the following lan- This course investigates computer arithmetic, round-off Independent study provides students with the opportu- DEPARTMENT OF guages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, errors, the solution of nonlinear equations, polynomial nity to examine areas not covered in the undergradu- Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish . approximation, numerical differentiation and integra- ate curriculum . Under the guidance of a faculty mem- MODERN LANGUAGES Currently, majors and minors are available in French, tion, and the solution of systems of linear equations via ber, advanced students learn about an area in math- AND LITERATURES German, Italian, and Spanish . student-written code to implement the algorithms and/ ematics through reading and research . Independent In addition to its own programs, the Department of or the use of available software . Also listed as CS 377 . study includes written work in the form of exercises or Modern Languages and Literatures participates in the (Prerequisites: MA 172, MA 235 and proficiency in a papers . Students apply to a professor under whose International Studies program and the minor programs computer language, or permission of the department Faculty direction they wish to study and obtain the approval in Asian Studies, Italian Studies, Judaic Studies, Latin chair) Three credits . of the department chair . This course may not replace Professors American and Caribbean Studies, Russian and East a mathematics elective to fulfill the requirements for Campos MA 383 Modern Geometry European Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality the major, unless special permission is given by the Sourieau Topics in this course include: foundation for plane Studies . department chair . Three credits . geometries; theorems of Menelaus, Ceva, Desargues, Associate Professors Select language courses may count toward those pro- Pascal, Brianchon, and Feuerbach; inversion and Carolan, chair grams . A limited number of courses taught in English reciprocation transformations; projective, Riemannian Goldfield may count towards majors and minors . Courses offered and Lobachevskian geometries; and Poincar' model . Johnson by other departments may count as well . Please con- (Prerequisites: MA 231 and MA 235 or permission of Xiao sult individual directors of French, German, Italian and the department chair) Three credits . Assistant Professors Spanish sections for a list of relevant courses from out- MA 385 Point Set Topology Grau-Sempere side the department . This course considers topological spaces, continuous Maldonado, S .J . Note: Education minors need a minimum of 30 credits functions; product, metric, and quotient spaces; count- Farrell in the language area, of which at least three credits ability and separation axioms; existence and extension must be in literature and three in culture/civilization . of continuous functions; compactification; metrization Professors of the Practice theorems and complete metric spaces . (Prerequisite: Arango-Martin MA 371 or permission of the department chair) Three Erotopoulos credits . Wilkinson Language Core Requirements Core requirements may be fulfilled by successfully MA 390/391 Honors Seminar Lecturers completing two semesters at the intermediate level Participation is open to senior mathematics majors with Avery of any language listed among the offerings of the a mathematics GPA of 3 .50 or higher and invited junior Beccalli Department of Modern Languages and Literatures . and senior mathematics majors with demonstrated abil- Bellocchio ity who have been recommended by the mathematics Branson Core mission statement faculty . This seminar provides talented students with Y . Eliasoph an opportunity to undertake individualized study under Hamed The study of languages is a key element in working faculty direction . Participants present several reports Joosten and learning across cultures and geographical bound- on their findings before a group of peers . The seminar's Knight aries . Language in the Core Curriculum focuses on the subject matter varies each semester . Three credits . Lerner acquisition of the skills of reading, listening, speaking, Lyons and writing, though the emphasis varies according to MA 397/398 Internship in Mathematics Morrissette the chosen language . Students in core language study The internship program provides senior mathematics Ortiz acquire knowledge about other cultures, literatures, and majors with opportunities to gain practical, career- Pavon historical periods . It is expected that students will use related experience in a variety of supervised field Poulos the skills and knowledge acquired in language courses settings . Student interns select from a variety of Quaglia in practical and intellectual pursuits . placements, especially those requiring applications of Syssoeva mathematics, numerical methods, and statistics . Interns Tauro Through their study of foreign languages, students will: spend a minimum of 10 hours per week working at the Vogel placement site and complete the required academic • be able to read a passage of moderate difficulty in component specified by their faculty advisor . Internship their chosen language and be able to communicate The study of modern foreign languages, as well as with a native speaker; credits vary; interns may register for a summer session cultures and literatures in their original languages, is and/or one or two semesters for an overall maximum an intellectual experience that offers students another • learn grammatical and syntactical rules which will of six credits . In addition, an internship must satisfy point of view on life . Knowledge of a language other facilitate oral and written expression in the language; the requirements outlined in the University Internship than English frees students from the restraints of see- Policy, which is available from the Career Planning ing but one reality, and the new perspectives gained • become acquainted with the life, customs, and cul- Center . An internship may not take the place of a from understanding the expression of another people tural traditions where the language is spoken . mathematics elective . (Prerequisites: senior standing, are the essence of a liberal education . completed application form, acceptance by the field placement supervisor, and approval by the Department The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures of Mathematics and Computer Science .) One to three stresses proficiency in all language skills to prepare credits per semester/session . students for careers in business, communication, edu- cation, government, health sciences, social work, and related professions . 168 College of Arts and Sciences Modern Languages and Literatures Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 169 Requirements German Minor Spanish Major • Study Abroad: Students are encouraged to study Students seeking a minor in German complete 15 cred- A total of 30 credits (10 course) at the 200-300 level abroad in a Spanish speaking country . In order to French Major its in the language beyond the intermediate (210) level (beyond the 211 level) are required for the Spanish have courses taken abroad count toward the French majors elect a minimum of 30 upper-division for a total of 5 courses, at least 3 courses of which are major . There are six required courses and four elec- Spanish major or minor two conditions must be met: credits in French for a total of 10 courses, at least 7 in the target language (which may include 211 with a tives . One course may be taken in English . 1) the courses are taught entirely in Spanish; and courses of which are in the target language (this may B or better); up to 2 courses may be taken in English, 2) the content is related to some aspect of Latin include 211 with a B or better); up to 2 courses may be either from the department's offerings or from a list Required courses: American or Spanish culture, history, politics, or taken in English, either from the department's offerings of approved courses in other departments . Students The six required courses for the major (all taken at literature . or from a list of approved courses in other departments; select their courses with a departmental advisor . Fairfield University) are: and one capstone seminar taught in English . Students select their course of study from a variety of offerings Special credit notes: • SP 220: Topics in Language and Culture (3 credits) Spanish Minor including courses on composition and conversation, GM 211 with a grade of B or better counts towards the • SP 245: Analysis and Interpretation of Hispanic Students who wish to minor in Spanish must complete creative writing, France's culture, francophone culture, minor and major . Literature (3 credits) 15 credits (5 courses) at the 200-300 level (beyond literature, film . French majors also have the opportunity the 211 level) . There is one required course and four to apply for internships that count towards the major . Italian Major • One course from each of the following areas (total of elective . Students are encouraged to study abroad in France or Italian majors elect a minimum of 30 upper-division 3 courses, 9 credits): Required course: in a francophone country either during the junior year credits in Italian for a total of 10 courses, at least 7 or in the summer . The final course for the French major courses of which are in the target language (this may SP 220 Topics in Language and Culture must be taken at Fairfield University . include 211 with a B or better) . Up to 2 courses may be Peninsular (Spanish) literature and culture: taken in English, either from the department's offerings All majors are urged to work closely, as soon as pos- SP 251 Spanish Civilization and Culture Note: We strongly recommend that all minors also or from a list of approved courses in other departments; sible, with an advisor of their choice to plan a program . SP 301 Love, Life, and Death in Spanish Literature take SP 245 Analysis and Interpretation of Hispanic and one capstone seminar taught in English . Students SP 346 Memory, Amnesia and Engagement Literature . French Minor select their course of study from a variety of offerings in Contemporary Spanish Theater Students seeking a minor in French complete 15 including courses on composition and conversation, SP 311 Glory, Splendor, and Decay: Spanish Elective courses: credits in the language beyond the intermediate 210 creative writing, contemporary culture and film, the Golden Age Literature short story, literature of the New World, and Dante The remaining four (4) courses can include any 200- level for a total of 5 courses, at least 3 of which are SP 357 The Spanish Novel 300 level course (beyond the 211 level) taught at in the target language (this may include 211 with a B (which is offered in translation; majors are encouraged SP 331 Love and Deception in 19th Century to do their written work in Italian) . Italian majors also Fairfield University, courses taken abroad, or the coor- or better); up to 2 courses may be taken in English, Spanish Literature dination seminar (with professor approval .) either from the department’s offerings or from a list have the opportunity to apply for internships that count SP 341 20th Century Spanish Literature of approved courses in other departments) . Students towards the major . Students are encouraged to study Notes: select their courses in consultation with a departmental abroad at our affiliates in Florence either during the junior year or in the summer . The final course for the Latin American literature and culture: • SP 220 is a prerequisite for all subsequent Spanish advisor . classes . After taking SP 220, students may take all Italian major must be taken at Fairfield University . SP 253 Spanish American Civilization remaining course (required and elective) at any time Special credit notes: SP 271 Hispanic Film All majors are urged to work closely, as soon as pos- and in any order, provided individual course prereq- SP 303 From Empire to Modernization in FR 211 with a grade of B or better counts towards the sible, with an advisor of their choice to plan a program . uisites are met . minor/major . Spanish American Literature Italian Minor SP 305 Popular Culture in Latin America • Students who received their High School education German Major Students seeking a minor in Italian complete 15 credits SP 353 Spanish-American Narrative in a Spanish-speaking country, in Spanish, are not German majors elect a minimum of 30 upper-division in the language beyond the intermediate 210 level for a SP 359 Culture, Civilization, and Literature in the allowed to take SP 220 . They must still take 30 cred- credits in German for a total of 10 courses, at least 7 total of 5 courses at least 3 courses of which are in the Spanish-American Caribbean Region its for the major or 15 credits for the minor . courses of which are in the target language (this may target language (including 211 with a B or better); up SP 360 Dictatorships and Revolutionary • Study Abroad: Students are encouraged to study include 211 with a B or better) . Up to 2 courses may be to 2 courses may be taken in English, either from the Movements in Contemporary Latin America abroad in a Spanish speaking country . In order taken in English, either from the department’s offerings department's offerings or from a list of approved cours- SP 363 Literature and Culture of the Hispanic to have courses taken abroad count toward the or from a list of approved courses in other departments; es in other departments . Students select their courses Caribbean Migration and Diaspora Spanish major or minor two conditions must be met: and one capstone seminar taught in English . Students in consultation with a departmental advisor . SP 371 Images of Latin American Indians 1) the course are taught entirely in Spanish: and also have the opportunity to apply for internships that 2) the content is related to some aspect of Latin count towards the major . German majors also are Special credit notes: Structure of the Spanish Language: American or Spanish culture, history, politics, litera- encouraged to study abroad in Germany with Fairfield’s IT 211 with a grade of B or better counts towards the ture or linguistics . Baden-Württemberg exchange program either during minor in Italian . SP 208 Intermediate Spanish for the junior year or in the summer . The final course for Health Professionals • Any questions regarding the minor should be directed the German major must be taken at Fairfield University . SP 231 Career-Oriented Spanish to the director of the Spanish section . SP 285 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

• SP 381 Exit Research Study / Senior Capstone . (Students must take this course during their senior year .) (3 credits)

Notes: • SP 220 is a prerequisite for all subsequent Spanish classes . 170 College of Arts and Sciences Modern Languages and Literatures Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 171 Course Descriptions AR 381-382 Coordinating Seminar/Independent socio-cultural transformations? And how do they rep- on a more advanced level, and includes review of Study resent the increasingly diversified cultural and social essential points of grammar, vocabulary building, and Arabic Students undertake readings and studies in a special- landscape of contemporary China? Cross-listed with regular practice in speaking and writing . The language ized area of Arabic language and culture, under the EN 118 . This course meets the world diversity require- cultures are explored through a wide variety of materi- AR 110-111 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic direction of a staff member . Designed to fill the special ment . Three credits . als (literary texts, press articles, films, etc .) Students needs of specific students, this course is offered at the attend three classes per week and do mandatory This two-semester sequence teaches the essentials of CI 251 New Chinese Cinema phonology, script, structure, and usage, allowing stu- discretion of the department chair . Hours by arrange- online work determined by the instructor . Four credits ment . Three credits per semester . The course examines the films of major directors per semester . dents to acquire the skills of listening, speaking, read- contributing to the rise of "New Chinese Cinema" ing, and writing in the standard means of communicat- Chinese in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong since FR 220 Topics in Language & Culture ing in the Arab world . Teaching is proficiency-based, the mid-1980s . Emphasis is on individual directors' This course improves proficiency in written and oral implying that all activities within the courses are aimed CI 110-111 Elementary Chinese distinctive aesthetics and philosophy in the specific expression by focusing on topics in French language at placing student learners in the context of the native- Designed for students with no prior experience with cultural-historical context of film production and recep- and culture . Students develop advanced writing and speaking environment . Four credits per semester . Chinese or whose placement scores are in the range tion . Students will study how these films represent speaking skills while concentrating on grammar, style, AR 210-211 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic for this course level . This two-semester sequence history and memory, the relationship between indi- and appropriateness . Weekly compositions, based Designed for students who have completed AR 110- teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and vidual and society, woman and gender, and how such primarily on the genres studied (short story, theater, 111 or whose placement scores are in the range of this usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- films participate in the cultural imagination of China memoir, essay) allow students to identify and correct course level . This two-semester sequence continues to ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures and Chineseness in the global context . The goal will grammatical mistakes . Students present speeches in build upon the skills acquired in the first-year course . are explored through a variety of media . Students be development of a basic film-critical vocabulary . All class and conduct situational dramas such as job inter- Emphasis will be placed upon improving grammar, attend three classes per week and do mandatory online films have subtitles, and readings are in English . This views, television reporting, courtroom trials, debates listening comprehension, and speaking and reading work determined by the instructor . Four credits per course meets the world diversity requirement . Three in French . Films and various cultural artifacts (comic skills . Students will gain confidence in conversing with semester . credits . strips, proverbs, songs) familiarize students with idiom- native speakers on a variety of topics, will be able to atic French . (Prerequiste: FR 211 or equivalent or by CI 210-211 Intermediate Chinese CI 252 /EN 119 The City and Modern China permission of the instructor) Three credits . write more complex texts on everyday themes, and Designed for students who have completed CI 110-CI The course studies the literary and visual representa- will acquire the skills to read uncomplicated authentic 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for this tions of the city in modern China through a sampling FR 251-252 Culture and Civilization of France texts, such as newspaper articles on familiar topics . course level . This two-semester sequence prepares of stories, novels, photos, films, and critical essays . and the Francophone World Prerequisite: AR 111 or permission of instructor .) Four students to continue the study of language on a more Students discuss how literature and visual art bear This two-semester sequence explores France and credits per semester . advanced level, and includes review of essential points witnesses to the changing faces of the metropolis and French-speaking people in a cultural, social, and his- AR 215 Intermediate Intensive of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular practice urban life during the time of Chinese modernization torical context . In the second semester the exploration Modern Standard Arabic in speaking and writing . The language cultures are and globalization and how the city expresses modern moves into regions that comprise the francophone This intensive second-year course is designed to build explored through a wide variety of materials (literary ethos, desires and paradoxes in literary works and world . Students use multimedia, Internet, and audio- upon skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing texts, press articles, films, etc .) . Students attend three films . All texts are in English . Films have subtitles . visual resources extensively and submit frequent oral developed in earlier elementary courses . Students classes per week and do mandatory online work deter- Cross-listed with EN 119 . This course meets the world and written reports . FR 252 course meets the world will acquire a broader range of vocabulary and be mined by the instructor . Four credits per semester . diversity requirement . Three credits . diversity requirement . Three credits per semester . introduced to more complex grammatical structures . CI 220 Advanced Chinese CI 381-382 Coordinating Seminar/Independent FR 260 /EN 117 Introduction to Francophone Students will learn to recognize and understand a wider This course will continue to build on work completed Study Sub-Saharan African Culture range of cultural and linguistic components . Students through the intermediate level Chinese . All four skills, Students undertake readings and studies in a special- This course taught in English explores the issues that will also increase their proficiency in Arabic script and reading, listening, reading and writing, will be further ized area of Chinese under the direction of a staff confront Sub-Saharan Africa in its transformation from sound system, and practice more conversation and strengthened, but with emphasis on consolidating con- member . Designed to fill the special needs of specific tradition to colonization, and finally to independence dictation . Weekly Oral Practice Sessions (OPS) are versational skills and improving reading confidence . students, this course is offered at the discretion of the through a large variety of literary texts (traditional oral mandatory (Prerequisite: AR 111 or permission of Upon completion of the course, students should be department chair . Hours by arrangement . Three credits literature and modern written literature), critical theory, instructor ). Six credits . able to use integrated skills and cultural strategies to per semester . films, music, and magazine and newspaper articles . speak with some fluency on everyday conversational Texts and films will be discussed from a multi-disciplin- AR 220 Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I French This course will continue to build on work completed topics, read lengthier and more complex materials, ary perspective to illustrate their cultural, sociological, write short but accurate compositions on computers political, and religious import . Africa's geography and through the intermediate level . Emphasis will be placed FR 110-111 Elementary French upon mastering more advanced grammar, and speak- using Chinese software, and develop a more sophis- major historical markers will be woven into the read- ticated sense about the language and the culture . Designed for students with no prior experience with ings and discussions . Students taking this course for ing, listening and reading skills at an Advanced-Low French or whose placement scores are in the range for level . Students will gain more confidence in conversing Prerequisites: CI 211 or permission of instructor . Three French credits will do a significant part of the readings credits . this course level . This two-semester sequence teaches and assigned writing in French . Three credits . with native speakers on a variety of topics . The course the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and usage, will lead students towards a fairly comprehensive CI 250 /EN 118 Modern China through Fiction allowing students to acquire the skills of listening, FR 265 French Translation Workshop understanding of Arabic language features through and Film speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures are In this course, students develop expertise in the art the study of a variety of documents (written, audio and A study of various cultural aspects of modern China in explored through a variety of media . Students attend and craft of translation . The course presents terminol- video) . The selection of documents will also serve as the 20th century through reading translated fiction as three classes per week and do mandatory online ogy, advanced grammar analysis, and procedures that a basis for discussion on some social issues regarding well as films . Students explore topics such as moder- work determined by the instructor . Four credits per assist the translator in describing and solving transla- the contemporary Arabic-speaking world, as well as the nity, nationalism, individualism, gender, and cultural semester . tion problems . It uses real and simulated case studies history and cultural backgrounds . Students are required identity in the modern cultural-historical context . Also in a variety of fields including commercial correspon- to attend one weekly one-hour Oral Practice Session will be discussed are issues particular to fiction and film FR 210-211 Intermediate French dence, tourism, food, transportation, telecommunica- (OPS) (Prerequisite: AR 211, or AR 215, or permission as representational modes: How do fiction and film nar- Designed for students who have completed FR 110- tions, social science, and literature . Students practice of instructor) Three credits . rate history and the complex Chinese experience? How FR 111 or whose placement scores are in the range with native script, giving attention to individual interests have they both been shaped by and contributed to the for this course level . This two-semester sequence prepares students to continue the study of language 172 College of Arts and Sciences Modern Languages and Literatures Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 173 and majors, using French-to-English and English-to- torical, political, and cultural contexts of their regions of FR 399 Capstone Seminar artifacts (comic strips, proverbs, songs) familiarize French translations . The class, which is conducted in origin . The course introduces French feminist theories . Majors in French participate in an interdisciplinary students with idiomatic German . (Prerequisite: GM 211 both languages, uses human, computer-based, and Students read and conduct discussions in French and seminar in the spring of their senior year . The focus or equivalent or by permission of the instructor) Three print resources . (Prerequisite: FR 221 or permission of complete frequent oral and written assignments . Three of this seminar varies according to the professor, but credits . instructor) Three credits . credits . possible topics include European Film, The Grand Tour, Immigration in Europe, Capital Cities, Language GM 251-252 German Culture and Civilization FR 267 French Commercial Culture FR 321 18th-Century Literature Teaching and Technology, Europe and America . In the first semester, this course examines the main This introduction to the business practices and Students undertake readings and discussions of Students research their capstone papers in target lan- currents of German culture and civilization through economic situation of France in the context of the works by Voltaire, Marivaux, Diderot, Rousseau, guage and present final work in English . The instruc- lectures, films, the Internet, and literary and cultural European Union emphasizes commercial vocabulary Beaumarchais, and others . The course emphasizes tor may, in some cases, evaluate work in the target readings . Students complete frequent oral and written and business situations presented through extensive class discussion and student participation, and language in consultation with colleagues in that area reports . During the second semester, the course exam- use of authentic material and documents . This course, requires frequent papers . Three credits . of expertise in the department . Seminar is conducted ines German immigration, especially to the United which is of particular interest to students seeking a States, considering in-depth the German-American FR 337 Literature of the 19th Century: in English . (Prerequisite: senior standing or by permis- career in international business or international affairs, sion of the instructor) Three credit . experience through lectures, films, the Internet, and uses multimedia, Internet, and audio-visual resources Romanticism to Naturalism literary and cultural readings . The first semester is con- extensively, and includes regular practice in speaking From Romanticism to Naturalism, this course selects FR 366-367 Film and Literature in French ducted in German; the second semester is conducted and writing . Three credits . from a variety of genres - fantastic and exotic tales, This two-semester sequence examines the relationship in English . Both semesters require frequent oral and science fiction, short stories, poetry and novels - to between film and literature . Students view the film ver- written reports . Three credits per semester . FR 271 Contemporary French Press and Media provide an overview of the rich literature of nineteenth- sion of each work, which serves as a basis for class Students read and discuss articles from representa- century France . Love, war, and the imagination con- discussion . The course requires frequent oral and writ- GM 261-262 Survey of German Literature tive magazines and newspapers in French, as well tend for attention while the country emerges from polit- ten works . Three credits per semester . This two-semester sequence offers an overview of as reports from television news broadcasts and the ical and social revolution, headed toward democracy German works and literary movements from the Middle Internet . The course considers how the media and and the Industrial Revolution . This course requires German Ages to 1945, providing students with the fundamen- technology are shaping French society in the 21st frequent oral reports and critical papers . Three credits . tals of literary analysis in the genres of poetry, drama, century and discusses a wide range of topics such as GM 110-111 Elementary German novellas, novels, short stories, and film . The course politics, education, religion, the arts, science, privacy, FR 346 Modern French Theatre Designed for students with no prior experience with requires frequent oral and written reports . Three cred- and censorship . Students complete frequent oral and This course introduces students to the history of German or whose placement scores are in the range its per semester . written reports . Three credits . French theatre and its various genres, and to the the- for this course level . This two-semester sequence ory and practice in contemporary France . Participants teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and GM 271 18th-Century German Literature FR 295/ EN 114 Caribbean Literature: History, study full-length works by major modern dramatists usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- This course covers the development of German lit- Culture, and Identity from France and the francophone world, viewing ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures erature from the Sturm und Drang movement through This course serves as an introduction to the field of these works on videos or in local theaters . The course are explored through a variety of media . Students the classic period of Goethe and Schiller, including Caribbean literatures in English and English transla- requires frequent oral reports and critical papers . attend three classes per week and do mandatory Henrich von Kleist and an analysis of the Romantic tion, with a focus on the French-speaking Caribbean . Three credits . online work determined by the instructor . Four credits literary theory (Eichendorff, Novalis, Hoffmann) . Three We survey a wide range of theoretical and fictional per semester . credits . texts (poetry, short stories, novels, theatre), and intro- FR 347 Modern French Novel duce students to the debate surrounding the forma- Students in this course read and discuss important GM 210-211 Intermediate German GM 281 19th-Century German Literature tion of Antillean cultural identity/identities . This course modern novelists such as Mauriac, Malraux, Sartre, Designed for students who have completed GM 110- This course focuses on fairy tales . We explore the examines "Caribbean literatures" with respect to their Beauvoir, Camus, Duras, Le Clezio, and others . The GM 111 or whose placement scores are in the range tales by the Brothers Grimm, but also meet such sus- language of origin, colonization, slavery, racial experi- course requires frequent oral reports and critical for this course level . This two-semester sequence penseful writers as E .T A. . Hoffmann, Hauff, and others . ence, landscape, migration, and diaspora, specifically papers . Three credits . prepares students to continue the study of language Numerous stories have been written and filmed that in Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad, on a more advanced level, and includes review of enable us to connect 19th-century tales with life today . FR 377-378 Internship We immerse ourselves in these stories by listening, Cuba, and the Netherlands Antilles/Surinam . No pre- The internship program gives students first-hand essential points of grammar, vocabulary building, and requisite for French majors . Cross-listed with EN 295 . regular practice in speaking and writing . The language telling, reading, writing about, and watching them . experience in the fields of translation, interpretation, Three credits . This course meets the world diversity requirement . cataloging, public relations, advertising, teaching, etc ., cultures are explored through a wide variety of materi- (Prerequisite for English: EN 12 or its equivalent) in the language of their specialization . Department als (literary texts, press articles, films, etc .) . Students GM 291 Modern German Literature Three credits . members, who agree to guide the endeavor, supervise attend three classes per week and do mandatory This course introduces students to a variety of German student work . When required by a faculty supervisor, online work determined by the instructor . Four credits literature and genres (novel, short story, and poem) FR 301-302 Survey of Literature in French per semester . The two-semester sequence presents a chronologi- an evaluation of student interns may be required from written in the 20th century . All works are heavily cal view of French literature, emphasizing the most the institution where students work . The student's work GM 220 Topics in Language & Culture influenced by the two world wars . The literary canon important writers and major literary movements and should demand no less than one full day per week, or This course improves proficiency in written and oral includes a text by Kafka, portraying hope and despair, themes . The first semester considers varied genres its equivalent . Three credits per semester . expression by focusing on particular topics in German and Anna Seghers' novel written in exile, poems and short stories portraying the various social and politi- from the Middle Ages through the 17th century . The FR 381-382 Coordinating Seminar language and culture . Students develop advanced second semester studies the forces unleashed by the writing and speaking skills while concentrating on cal changes in West Germany, and the essays by the Students undertake readings and studies in a spe- East German writer Christa Wolf that deals with loyalty Revolution and considers the development of modern cialized area of French, under the direction of a staff grammar, style, and appropriateness . Weekly compo- French literature . Three credits per semester . sitions, based primarily on the genres studies (short and dissidence . The course also addresses narrative member . Designed to fill the special needs of specific strategies and the challenges faced by the translator . students, this course is offered at the discretion of the story, theater, memoir, essay) allow students to identify FR 305 French and Francophone Women Writers and correct grammatical mistakes . Students present Furthermore, we talk about the different roles literature The course explores a wide range of literary genres department chair . Hours by arrangement . Three credits can play, including the influence and value in further- per semester . speeches in class and conduct situational dramas produced by women writers from France and the fran- such as job interviews, television reporting, courtroom ing the understanding of material to contextualize the cophone world, investigating women's issues such as trials, debates in German . Films and various cultural readings . Particular interest is the portrayal of social race, gender, class, status, and power within the his- and political issues . This course is also offered as EN 282 . Three credits . 174 College of Arts and Sciences Modern Languages and Literatures Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 175 GM 377-378 Internship Italian IT 253 Contemporary Italian Culture IT 330 Redefining the Cosmos: oyagesV to The internship program gives students first-hand This course examines aspects of contemporary Italian the New World in the Italian Renaissance experience in the fields of translation, interpretation, IT 110-111 Elementary Italian culture in the arts, film, music, media, and literature . The Italian Renaissance has traditionally been under- cataloging, public relations, advertising, teaching, etc ., Designed for students with no prior experience with Students analyze the debates that inform the political, stood as the very laboratory of Modernity . In a time in the language of their specialization . Department Italian or whose placement scores are in the range for social, and cultural dimensions of Italian society today . where new and revolutionary ideas about art, politics members, who agree to guide the endeavor, supervise this course level . This two-semester sequence teaches Readings include magazine and newspaper articles, and science took shape, Europe faced an extraordi- student work . When required by a faculty supervisor, the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and usage, print advertisements, novels, short stories, and comic nary challenge: how to integrate into "the Renaissance an evaluation of student interns may be required from allowing students to acquire the skills of listening, books . Students view television news reports, soap experiment" the new natural and human experience the institution where students work . The student's work speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures are operas, commercials, and movies, and listen to vari- that opened up with the discovery of the New World . should demand no less than one full day per week, or explored through a variety of media . Students attend ous types of contemporary Italian music . The course Italy produced an extraordinarily heterogeneous body its equivalent . Three credits per semester . three classes per week and do mandatory online is conducted in Italian . (Prerequisite: IT 211 or equiva- of work that stemmed from these voyages: that is, a work determined by the instructor . Four credits per lent) Three credits . "literature of discovery" . This course will explore this GM 381-382 Coordinating Seminar semester . literature, which includes epic poems, popular cantari, Students undertake readings and studies in a special- IT 255 The Novella travelogues, historical and geographical treatises, as ized area of German under the direction of a staff IT 210-211 Intermediate Italian This course (formally IT 255) analyzes the most suc- well as epistolary collections . (Prerequisite: IT 223 or member . Designed to fill the special needs of specific Designed for students who have completed IT 110-IT cessful genre in Italian literature, the novella (short permission of instructor) Three credits . students, this course is offered at the discretion of the 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for story), as it evolved from the medieval era through the department chair . Hours by arrangement . Three credits this course level . This two-semester sequence pre- Renaissance to present day . Students read selections IT 377-378 Internship per semester . pares students to continue the study of language on a from Boccaccio, Basile, Bandello, Verga, Pirandello, The internship program gives students first-hand more advanced level, and includes review of essential Deledda, Morante, Moravia, Calvino, and others . The experience in the fields of translation, interpretation, GM 399 Capstone Seminar points of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular course is conducted in Italian . Three credits . cataloging, public relations, advertising, teaching in Majors in German participate in an interdisciplinary practice in speaking and writing . The language cultures the language of their specialization . Department mem- seminar in the spring of their senior year . The focus are explored through a wide variety of materials (liter- IT 262/EN 116 Rome in the Cultural Imagination bers, who agree to guide the endeavor, supervise of this seminar varies according to the professor, but ary texts, press articles, films, etc .) Students attend The city of Rome has been a source of wonder and student work . When required by a faculty supervisor, possible topics include European Film, The Grand three classes per week and do mandatory online amazement throughout recorded history . This course an evaluation of student interns may be required from Tour, Immigration in Europe, Capital Cities, Language work determined by the instructor . Four credits per examines the foundation myths of the Eternal City the institution where students work . The student’s work Teaching and Technology, Europe and America . semester . in contrast with the historical accounts, discusses should demand no less than one full day per week, or Students research their capstone papers in target lan- early accounts of the life of the city, evaluates the its equivalent . Three credits per semester . guage and present final work in English . The instruc- IT 220 Topics in Language & Culture reasons for its decline and fall, considers the riches of tor may, in some cases, evaluate work in the target This course improves proficiency in written and oral Renaissance and Baroque periods, reads poetry by IT 381-382 Coordinating Seminar/ Independent language in consultation with colleagues in the area expression by focusing on particular topics in Italian the Roman people, and examines Rome’s centrality Study of expertise in the department . Seminar is conducted language and culture . Students develop advanced writ- for the world of art . This course, which is conducted in Students undertake readings and studies in a spe- in English . (Prerequisite: senior standing or by permis- ing and speaking skills while concentrating on gram- English, also focuses on the political importance of the cialized area of Italian, under the direction of a staff sion of the instructor) Three credits . mar, style, and appropriateness . Weekly compositions, city from its inception through the Risorgimento (Italian member . Designed to fill the special needs of specific based primarily on the genres studied (short story, Unification), to Fascism and World War II, to present students, this course is offered at the discretion of the Hebrew theater, memoirs, essay) allow students to identify day . Three credits per semester . department chair . Hours by arrangement . Three credits and correct grammatical mistakes . Students present per semester . HE 110-111 Elementary Hebrew speeches in class and conduct situational dramas such IT 271/FM 103 Italian Cinema Designed for students with no prior experience with as job interviews, television reporting, courtroom trials, This survey of Italian films as textual, cultural, and his- IT 393 The Italian-American Experience Hebrew or whose placement scores are in the range debates in Italian . Films and various cultural artifacts torical artifacts analyzes movements such as neoreal- This course analyzes the concept of nationality and for this course level . This two-semester sequence (comic strips, proverbs, songs) familiarize students ism, commedia all’italiana, the spaghetti western, and national identity in literature, film, and critical essays teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and with idiomatic Italian . (Prerequisite: IT 211 or equiva- new Italian cinema thIT 27rough the works of selected by and about Italian-Americans . The course also usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- lent or by permission of the instructor) Three credits . directors . The course follows a chronology from the discusses the concept of ethnicity together with the ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures silent period to present day, with special emphasis on phenomenon of emigration and the difference in roles are explored through a variety of media . Students IT 233 Creative Writing the “golden ages” of Italian cinema, neo-realism of the for men and women in this subgroup of American attend three classes per week and do mandatory This course will explore the craft of fiction, touching postwar period, the 1960s’ comedy of manners, and society . The success of Italian-Americans in various online work determined by the instructor . Four credits on both its theory and practice . Students will begin by the new Italian cinema of the ‘80s and ‘90s . Students sectors of society reveals the vitality and determination per semester . examining some masters of prose in order to discuss analyze the works of Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, of this particular ethnic group in the face of prejudice key elements of fiction writing (plot, character, point Visconti, Germi, Antonioni, Wertmüller, Leone, Pasolini, and economic hardship . Students examine the contri- HE 210-211 Intermediate Hebrew of view, and style) . They will consider the panorama Moretti, Benigni, and others . The course, which is con- butions of Italians who left their native land for a new Designed for students who have completed HE 110- of modern and contemporary Italian fiction, from the ducted in English, counts toward the core requirement beginning and discuss the perception and reality of HE 111 or whose placement scores are in the range novella to the historical novel, coming-of-age fiction in Visual & Performing Arts . Three credits . America as the "promised land" in the Italian-American for this course level . This two-semester sequence to the postmodern immigrant narrative . Students will community . The course is conducted in English . This prepares students to continue the study of language develop individual creative projects, which will be IT 289/EN 115 Dante course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Formerly on a more advanced level, and includes review of shared with their workshop classmates and revised in This course examines the works of Dante Alighieri, IT 293 . Three credits . essential points of grammar, vocabulary building, and cooperation with the instructor . (Prerequisite: IT 211 or including the Vita nuova, in addition to the "Inferno," regular practice in speaking and writing . The language equivalent) Three credits . "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso" from the Divine Comedy . IT 399 Capstone Seminar cultures are explored through a wide variety of materi- Students are introduced to the political, linguistic, Majors in Italian participate in an interdisciplinary als (literary texts, press articles, films, etc .) . Students theological, and poetic ideas that make Dante's works seminar in the spring of their senior year . The focus attend three classes per week and do mandatory not only significant in the medieval context, but also of this seminar varies according to the professor, but online work determined by the instructor . Four credits continue to challenge and inform modern debates . This possible topics include European Film, The Grand per semester . course, which is conducted in English, counts towards Tour, Immigration in Europe, Capital Cities, Language the core requirement in literature . Three credits . 176 College of Arts and Sciences Modern Languages and Literatures Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 177 Teaching and Technology, Europe and America . Brazil and Luso-Brazilian cultures, human ecology and SP 208 Intermediate Spanish for Health SP 225 Spanish and English in Contrast Students research their capstone papers in target lan- resource management . Four credits per semester . Professionals This class offers an in-depth review and study of guage and present final work in English . The instruc- This course covers the same language skills as the first the more problematic aspects of Spanish grammar tor may, in some cases, evaluate work in the target Russian part of Spanish Intermediate (SP 210) with an empha- for English speakers and provides students with the language in consultation with colleagues in the area of sis on vocabulary and content related to the medical essentials of their own native grammar necessary expertise in the department . Seminar is conducted in RU 110-111 Elementary Russian field . Participants will continue the study of Spanish to comprehend the similarities between English and English . (Prerequisite: senior standing or by permis- Designed for students with no prior experience with language on a more advanced level and will review Spanish . (Prerequisite: SP 211) Three credits . sion of the instructor) Three credits . Russian or whose placement scores are in the range essential points of grammar, vocabulary, and regular for this course level . This two-semester sequence practice in speaking and writing . The course will pro- SP 231 Career-Oriented Spanish Japanese teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and vide the necessary language skills to deal with Spanish This course, for students who wish to acquire a skill usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- speaking patients in health care delivery in hospitals that provides a career asset and who want to continue JA 110-111 Elementary Japanese ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures and doctor's offices, for the reception, general exami- their work in written and spoken Spanish, uses papers Designed for students with no prior experience with are explored through a variety of media . Students nation, symptoms, and prognosis . This course will also and classroom discussion to emphasize Spanish Japanese or whose placement scores are in the range attend three classes per week and do mandatory online explore the diversified Spanish cultures through a vari- vocabulary that relates to business, law, medicine, for this course level . This two-semester sequence work determined by the instructor . Four credits per ety of materials (Spanish health magazines, literature, social work, and other professions . (Prerequisite: SP teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and semester . or Internet) and their role in health idioms and phrase- 221, SP 222, or equivalent) Three credits . usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- RU 210-211 Intermediate Russian ology . Students attend three classes per week . Note: SP 245 Analysis and Interpretation ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures This course does not fulfill any part of the language are explored through a variety of media . Students Designed for students who have completed RU 110- of Hispanic Literature RU 111 or whose placement scores are in the range requirement . (Prerequisite: SP 111 or equivalent) Three The course provides students with the fundamentals attend three classes per week and do mandatory online credit . work determined by the instructor . Four credits per for this course level . This two-semester sequence pre- of literary analysis in the genres of poetry, narrative, semester . pares students to continue the study of language on a SP 210-211 Intermediate Spanish theater, and film . It uses materials from around the more advanced level, and includes review of essential Designed for students who have completed SP 110- SP Hispanic world to present a broad historical-cultural JA 210-211 Intermediate Japanese points of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for this context for further reading and to sharpen the skills Designed for students who have completed JA 110- JA practice in speaking and writing . The language cultures course level . This two-semester sequence prepares of analysis, argumentation, speaking, and writing . 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for are explored through a wide variety of materials (liter- students to continue the study of language on a more Focused on a literary study whose critical terms derive this course level . This two-semester sequence pre- ary texts, press articles, films, etc .) Students attend advanced level, and includes review of essential points from the structure of literature itself (plot, scene, shot, pares students to continue the study of language on a three classes per week and do mandatory online work of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular practice verse, etc .), the course includes a survey of the periods more advanced level, and includes review of essential determined by the instructor . Four credits per semester . in speaking and writing . The language cultures are of literary history . Students complete critical papers . points of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular (Prerequisite: SP 221 or permission of instructor) Three Spanish explored through a wide variety of materials (literary practice in speaking and writing . The language cultures texts, press articles, films, etc .) . Students attend three credits . are explored through a wide variety of materials (liter- SP 110-111 Elementary Spanish classes per week and do mandatory online work deter- SP 251 Spanish Civilization and Culture ary texts, press articles, films, etc .) . Students attend mined by the instructor . Four credits per semester . three classes per week and do mandatory online work Designed for students with no prior experience with This course presents the main currents of Spanish civi- determined by the instructor . Four credits per semester . Spanish or whose placement scores are in the range SP 215 Intermediate Intensive Spanish lization by means of lectures and student participation for this course level . This two-semester sequence This is an intensive course designed as a continuation in written and oral reports . Studies of the geography, Portuguese teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and of Elementary Intensive Spanish, SP 115 . It is offered history, literature, and fine arts of Spain underscore usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- in the spring semester . This course aims to develop class discussions . Three credits . PG 110-111 Elementary Brazilian Portuguese ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures in one semester the language skills expected of stu- Designed for students with no prior experience are explored through a variety of media . Students SP 253 Spanish-American Civilization dents after two semesters in a regular Intermediate This course presents a general view of Spanish- with Portuguese or whose placement scores are in attend three classes per week and do mandatory online Spanish course . This course teaches the essentials of the range for this course level . This two-semester work determined by the instructor . Four credits per American civilization from pre-Columbian times to the pronunciation, structure, and usage, allowing students present . Participants study the culture, social history, sequence is designed to present the student with the semester . to acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and essentials of pronunciation, structure, and usage, and politics of Spanish-America through select literary SP 115 Elementary Intensive Spanish writing . Language cultures are explored through a vari- readings, articles, documentaries, films, newspapers, allowing students to acquire the skills of listening, ety of media . (Prerequisite: SP 115) Six credits . speaking, reading, and writing . Cultures are explored This is an intensive course for near beginners aiming to and Internet research . The course includes a special through a variety of media . The course will broaden develop in one semester the language skills expected SP 220 Topics in Language & Culture topic covering the globalization in Latin America and its the students’ understanding of the cultures of the differ- of students after two semesters in a regular Spanish This course improves proficiency in written and oral impact in the 21st century . Students complete exams, ent countries where Portuguese is spoken, especially course . It is offered in the fall semester . This course expression by focusing on particular topics in Spanish oral presentations, written papers, and a final paper . Brazil . Four credits per semester . teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and language and culture . Students develop advanced writ- This course meets the world diversity requirement . usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listen- ing and speaking skills while concentrating on gram- Three credits . PG 210-211 Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese ing, speaking, reading, and writing . Language cultures mar, style, and appropriateness . Weekly compositions, Designed for students who have completed PG 110- are explored through a variety of media . Students based primarily on the genres studied (short story, 111 or whose placement scores are in the range of attend three 1 hour and 40 minute classes per week theater, memoirs, essay) allow students to identify this course level . This two-semester sequence contin- and do mandatory online work . After completion of this and correct grammatical mistakes . Students present ues to build upon the skills acquired in the first-year course, students are expected to take SP 215 to fulfill speeches in class and conduct situational dramas such sequence . The course focuses on increasing the the language requirement . Six credits . as job interviews, television reporting, courtroom trials, development of communication and comprehension debates in Spanish . Films and various cultural artifacts skills while exploring in more depth the complexity (comic strips, proverbs, songs) familiarize students with of the Brazilian Portuguese language . Emphasis is idiomatic Spanish . (Prerequisite: SP 211 or equivalent placed on the development of listening, speaking and or by permission of the instructor) Three credits . writing skills, as well as the development of cultural literacy . Cultural emphasis is placed on the regions of 178 College of Arts and Sciences Modern Languages and Literatures Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences 179 SP 271 Hispanic Film SP 305 Popular Culture in Latin America SP 353 Spanish-American Narrative approach: historical, sociopolitical, ethnic, multi-linguis- This course examines and analyzes film by Spanish This course examines the interaction among mass, This critical analysis and discussion of key words tic and global contexts . Films and oral presentations and Latin-American directors (Buñuel, Saura, Littin, elite, traditional, and indigenous art forms, their rela- of the narrative genre emphasizes the 20th-century are part of the course . This course is taught in Spanish . Sanjines, etc .) . Students initially study films as an tionship with the dynamics of national/cultural identity development of the novel and short story . Authors (Prerequisites: SP 245 and SP 253) Three credits . independent genre using specific structural form as the in Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries, and include Azuela, Quiroga, Borges, Bombal, Somers, SP 371 Images of Latin American Indians means of analysis (close-up, soundtrack, frame, etc .) . globalization . Forms of expression include oral poetry Cortázar, García Márquez, Fuentes, Ferré, and This course examines the vision of Latin American Students then begin to formulate interpretations that and narrative; the folletin (19th-century melodramas by Allende . The course also considers experimental writ- Indians from the first letters of the “discoverers” move between the formal, technical composition of installment) to 20th-century "fotonovelas," "radionove- ing, the short story of fantasy, testimonio, and others, and conquistadores (Colón, Cortés, Bernal Díaz del films and the concrete socio-historic and cultural real- las," and "telenovelas"; broadsides; comics; musical and requires critical papers and oral reports . Open to Castillo), and missionaries (Bartolomé de las Casas) ity to which each film refers . Course activities include and political movements such as neo-folklore, new juniors and seniors only . (Prerequisite: permission of through relevant novels, short stories, and films of screening of films, discussion of articles that deal with song, Nueva Troba, and Rock Latino; artistic move- the instructor) Three credits . the 19th and 20th centuries . To understand the post- literary theory and analysis of film, and writing short ments such as Mexican muralist; traditional and popu- discovery vision of the Indians, this course also studies papers . This course meets the world diversity require- lar crafts; cooking; popular dance; and film . Open to SP 357 The Spanish Novel the major pre-Columbian civilization of Mesoamerica ment . (Prerequisite: SP 221 or permission of the juniors and seniors only . (Prerequisites: SP 253 and This course studies the novel of Spain from its first and the Andean region . Authors include: Matto de instructor) Three credits . permission of the instructor) Three credits . tentative manifestation with the picaresque through its major development with Cervantes and into the 20th Turner, Icaza, Arguedas, Castellanos, and others . Open SP 285 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics SP 311 Glory, Splendor, and Decay: century, emphasizing the works of more important writ- to juniors and seniors only . This course meets the world This course is an introduction to the scientific study of Spanish Golden Age Literature ers . Open to juniors and seniors only . (Prerequisite: diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: permission of the language, with a focus on Spanish . It particularly aims This course studies the most important literary mani- permission of the instructor) Three credits . instructor) Three credits . at the descriptive level, that is at the understanding of festations of the 16th- and 17th-centuries’ Golden Age SP 377-378 Internship the mechanisms of the language in the various areas: Spanish culture, with emphasis on Cervantes, Tirso SP 359 Culture, Civilization, and Literature in The internship program gives students first-hand how sounds are articulated and work within a sys- de Molina, Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Góngora, and the Spanish-American Caribbean Region experience in the fields of translation, interpretation, tem (phonetics and phonology); how small units with Calderón de la Barca . Open to juniors and seniors This study and explanation of distinctive elements of cataloging, public relations, advertising, teaching, etc ., meaning are combined to form words (morphology); only . (Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) Three Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Central in the language of their specialization . Department how words are combined to form sentences (syntax); credits . American countries focuses on the fusion of indig- members, who agree to guide the endeavor, supervise how meaning is attached to the different units, and enous, Black, and Hispanic as manifestation in the student work . When required by a faculty supervisor, how meaning operate at different levels (semantics) . SP 331 Love and Deception in 19th-Century Spanish-American Caribbean Region . Students will evaluation of student interns may be required from the It explores such basic fields of linguistic analysis Spanish Literature read, study, and critically analyze relevant documents, institution where students work . The student's work within the context of current linguistic theories . It also Students study and analyze representative works and cultural materials from pre-Columbian populations should demand no less than one full day per week, or explores the notion of linguistic variation, both geo- of the romantic and realist movements . The course until the contemporary period . Juniors and seniors its equivalent . Open to juniors and seniors only . Three graphical and social . Taught in Spanish . Three credits . emphasizes theatre and poetry, or the novel, only . This course meets the world diversity require- depending on students’ needs . Juniors and seniors ment . (Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) Three credits per semester . SP 301 Love, Life, and Death in only . (Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) credits . SP 381 Coordinating Seminar: Exit Spanish Literature Three credits . Research Study This course, open to juniors and seniors only, presents SP 360 Dictatorships and Revolutionary Students in the spring of their senior year must com- a thematic view of Spanish literature from its origins to SP 341 20th-Century Spanish Literature Movements in Contemporary plete a research study paper for the major . The student the end of the 18th century . When possible, students This course examines works and literary movements Latin America chooses from a list of topics or books offered by profes- analyze and discuss complete works in class . Students from the early part of the 20th century (Generation of This course will analyze various revolutionary move- sors from the Spanish section . (Prerequisite: permis- are advised to complete SP 245 or a course similar ‘98) to present times . Representative authors include ments in Latin America as well as the dictatorships sion of the instructor) Three credits . to the content of SP 245 prior to enrolling in SP 301 . Unamuno, Baroja, Valle-Inclán, García Lorca, J .R . that emerged in early 20th Century and ended almost Jiménez, Cela, Laforet, Delibes, and Matute . Open to at the turn of the century . We will discuss the new (Prerequisite: permission of instructor) Three credits . SP 382 Coordinating Seminar/Independent juniors and seniors only . (Prerequisite: permission of "neo socialist" governments that have emerged in XXI Study SP 303 From Empire to Modernization in the instructor) Three credits . Century Latin America since the end of the Socialist Students undertake readings and studies in a special- Spanish American Literature Block (1990's), under the dominant global economy . ized area of Spanish, under the direction of a staff This critical study of the principal authors and works SP 346 Memory, Amnesia and Engagement In this class we will read, analyze, and discuss critical member . Designed to fill the special needs of specific from European contact with indigenous cultures to in Contemporary Spanish Theater essays and literature (narrative, poetry, and testimo- students, this course is offered at the discretion of the the end of the 19th-century provides students with an This course examines how Spanish theater has nies), and other cultural forms (such as fiction and department chair . Hours by arrangement . Open to understanding of the origins and some of the preoccu- engaged with the memory of historical moments documentary films, art, music, etc .) . This course meets juniors and seniors only . Three credits per semester . pations of Spanish-American literature through critical such as the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), the ensuing the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: SP 245 Franco dictatorship (1939-75), and terrorism under analysis of documents of travel, discovery, descriptions and SP 253 or SP 359) Three credits . Music of the struggles for independence, rural versus urban democratic rule, particularly the post-9/11 terrorist bombings in Madrid . While reading a selection of con- SP 363 Literature and Culture of the Hispanic life, and modernismo . The course may require critical (see Visual and Performing Arts) papers and oral reports . Open to juniors and seniors temporary Spanish plays, we will study the strategies Caribbean Migration and Diaspora used by playwrights to evoke or avoid the historical This course explores the overlapping experiences of only . Students are advised to complete SP 245 or New Media, Film Television and Radio complete a study abroad course similar to the content memory of these events . We will put into practice migrations and diaspora in the Hispanic Caribbean . of SP 245 prior to enrolling in SP 303 . (Prerequisite: much of what we study in class when we produce our The course reviews the history of Caribbean migra- permission of the instructor) Three credits . own staged reading of one of the plays . (Prerequisite: tions and the experiences of Caribbean migrants in the (see Visual and Peforming Arts) SP 245) Three credits . United States through major literary works of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Cuba . With its complex racial, cultural and linguistics mixture, the Caribbean is where today's globalization began, over 500 years ago . Students will draw on an interdisciplinary 180 College of Arts and Sciences Peace and Justice Studies Peace and Justice Studies College of Arts and Sciences 181 Students pursuing a peace and justice studies minor Course Descriptions PROGRAM IN may also elect PJ 298 Internship in Advocacy and Community Organizing . This internship provides stu- PO 115 Introduction to the Study of PEACE AND JUSTICE dents in the minor with the opportunity to understand, Peace and Justice STUDIES through direct participation, how citizens organize to This course introduces students to the concepts of empower their communities and promote policies that peace and justice, the connections between them, and will benefit them . Interns are often placed with com- the relationship of these concepts to the idea of faith . Faculty munity organizations in the greater Bridgeport area and The course focuses on case studies beginning with an some placements include advocacy work in the state analysis of the crisis of America's cities and finds the Co-Directors legislature in Hartford . The internship is currently an causes in de-industrialization and its resulting poverty, Boryczka (Politics) elective and not required of students in the minor . which is compared to the poverty in developing nations . Sealey (Philosophy) The introductory course, PO 115, and the concluding In both cases, the course views poverty as the effect of unjust economic and social structures including exag- Coordinating Faculty seminar, PJ 398, are required for the minor . Students Cassidy (Politics) select three electives, with approval of the director, gerated military budgets at home and the militarization Johnson (Modern Languages and Literatures) from courses in the University curriculum relevant to of developing countries . Examining these fundamental Leatherman (Politics) the study of peace and justice . problems in peace and justice, according to the prin- Pearson (English) ciples of Marxism, liberalism, and Catholicism, provides Below are examples of courses that fulfill the elective a theoretical basis for the study . Each of these tradi- Contributing Faculty requirement . This list is suggestive only . Numerous tions has its own perspective for understanding these Bucki (History) other courses may also serve as electives; consult with problems and for responding to them . In this way the Garvey (English) the director for additional information . course provides an awareness of the major problems Gordon (Philosophy) in peace and justice as well as an understanding of the Gorman (Religious Studies) AE 276 Ethical Dimensions of Global different ways to think about them . Three credits . Jung (Politics) Business Practices Lakeland (Religious Studies) AE 283 Environmental Justice PJ 298 Internship in Advocacy and Li (History) AE 284 Environmental Ethics Community Organizing Patton (Politics) AE 297 Eco-feminism This internship provides students in the minor with the McFadden (History) EN 113 Literature of the Holocaust opportunity to understand, through direct participation, Rodrigues (Sociology and Anthropology) EN 114 Caribbean Literature: History, how citizens organize to empower their communities Culture, and Identity and promote policies that will benefit them . Interns are EN 262 The Harlem Renaissance placed with community organizations in the greater HI 257 Who Built America? Working Bridgeport area and some placements include advo- The Peace and Justice Studies program is an expres- People in American History cacy work in the state legislator in Hartford . The intern- sion of the Jesuit educational commitment, which is HI 274 Historical Perspectives on ship requires a journal and final reflection paper based fundamentally identified with the promotion of the Contemporary Global Crises on analysis of the site experience and its relationship values of peace and justice . The program is based on IL 51/PO 130 Challenges of Global Politics to peace and justice . (Prerequisite: permission of the the principle that true peace is not only the absence of PH 263 The Concept of Human Rights program director) . Three credits . hostilities, but also requires the establishment of a just PH 260 Social and Political Philosophy PO 116 Utopian Politics PJ 398 Capstone Research Seminar social order providing a decent and dignified life for all . This course creates a context for integrating and The program gives focus and substance to concerns PO 147 Northern Ireland: The Politics of War and Peace reflecting on experiences and knowledge acquired in about troubling social and political issues while provid- the program by providing the students the opportunity ing the academic and real-world skills to address them . PO 153 The Politics of Race, Class and Gender to examine how their major connects to the values and Accordingly, the minor provides students with an oppor- RS 235 Liberation Theology practices of peace and justice . Students undertake tunity to study systematically a variety of issues in RS 255 Catholic Social Teaching a major research project focused on applying their world peace and social justice, including how religions SO 161 American Class Structure practical engagement with peace and justice issues to and philosophical traditions approach these values, SO 162 Race, Gender and Ethnic Relations broader theoretical frameworks with attention to con- and the ways in which people from across the globe SO 179 Death Penalty in America templating a vision for change in the future . The course engage to create positive change for the future . SO 181 AIDS in the United States is built around student-led discussion and an in-depth research project that analyzes an issue from the stu- For a 15-credit minor in peace and justice studies, stu- dent's major area of study through the lens of peace and justice . Three credits . dents complete:

• PO 115 Introduction to the Study of Peace and Justice, • Three electives from the University curriculum chosen in consultation with the director of the minor, and • PJ 398 Capstone Research Seminar . 182 College of Arts and Sciences Philosophy Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences 183 • The acceptance of the invitation of philosophy to emphasizes primary sources (that is, one course PH 201 Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy wonder at the big questions . from PH 300-319) . This course will examine texts from representative DEPARTMENT OF thinkers from Augustine of Hippo in the period of the PHILOSOPHY The Department of Philosophy has also adopted the • PH 330: Logic . post-Constantinian Empire to Thomas More in the following Student Learning Objectives: • Six additional PH 200 or 300 level courses chosen Renaissance, all sharing the new conception of phi- losophy . For Christians, as well as for Muslims and • Thinking Skills: Students should be able to construct with departmental guidance . Faculty (or re-construct) a philosophical argument, both Jews, the enterprise of philosophy took on new motiva- tion - the understanding of one’s faith - and addressed Professors verbally and in writing . They should be able to • At least two of these six courses must be PH anticipate and clearly articulate counter-arguments . 300 level courses . new problems, not considered by the ancient Greeks DeWitt and Romans . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three Gordon Students should be able to recognize and question their own assumptions/prejudices . Students should • Two of these six courses may be 200 or 300 credits . Keenan level applied ethics courses . Long be able to frame questions aware that what is asked PH 202 Modern Philosophy often determines the response . In light of the development and success of the new Associate Professors mechanistic science in the 17th and 18th centuries Bayne, chair • Reading Skills: Students should be able to interpret 15 Credit Minor in Philosophy: texts and to recognize and reflect on textual ambi- philosophers began to reexamine such fundamental Brill philosophical topics as the nature of the human mind, Drake guities . Students should be able to discern the steps • PH 101: Introduction to Philosophy . of a philosophical argument, as well as the stated the relationship between the mind and body, the source Dykeman • One PH 200 level course . and scope of human knowledge, the existence of a Im and (more importantly) unstated presuppositions of the argument . divine being, and the source and nature of morality . Naser • Three additional philosophy courses chosen with In this course we will trace the development of philo- departmental guidance . Assistant Professors • Writing Skills: Students should be able to write logi- sophical thought in the writings of modern philosophers Peduti cally compelling arguments in a clear, concise, and • At least one of these three courses must be a such as Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Sealey well-ordered manner . 300 level philosophy course . Berkeley Hume, Reid, and Kant . (Prerequisite: PH 10 Svoboda or PH 101) Three credits . • Familiarity with some of the central philosophical • One of these three courses may be a 200 or 300 Lecturers questions in the history of philosophy (broadly level applied ethics course PH 203 19th Century Philosophy Ambury construed): Students should have a rudimentary This course examines the representative philosophers Ben-Shai knowledge of the history of philosophical questions of the 19th century, notably Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Fincke and their attendant concepts and arguments, and Hegel, Schleiermacher, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Jacob be able to recognize versions of these questions in Kierkegaard, and Marx . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH Jiménez contemporary philosophical discussions . Students 101) Three credits . should be able to recognize and articulate alterna- Lew PH 204 20th Century Philosophy Stambovsky tive perspectives to the problems and claims with which they are confronted in contemporary life . Course Descriptions This course presents a coherent picture of the main Tugushev currents of contemporary philosophy in the Western • Students should be able to reflect critically on philo- and the non-Western tradition: phenomenology and According to Plato’s Socrates, the love of wisdom sophical questions in the context of their own lives . PH 101 Introduction to Philosophy existentialism, pragmatism and analytic philosophy, (philosophia) begins in wonder . In the nearly 2,500 This course is a topical introduction to philosophy . The Marxism and dialectic materialism, and philosophy of In addition to offering core courses in Area III, years since Plato made this observation, philosophy aim of the course is to introduce students to the voca- history and culture . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) the department offers both a major and minor in has evolved into a vocation of incessant questioning tion of wonder and questioning by engaging students Three credits . in which nothing is taken for granted . Today, philoso- philosophy . in discussions about some of the basic questions of phers from a variety of traditions and spheres of inquiry philosophy . Students will read texts from historical and PH 205 Ancient Medicine and Philosophy continue to grapple with the field’s most enduring ques- Requirements contemporary writers, and will be asked to develop The various methods for investigating the human body tions, questions like: Who am I? Why am I here? What their own skills of thinking, reading, and writing critical- have been subject to foundational questions of scientif- is the nature of reality? How do I know? What should I Core Requirements in Philosophy: ly . Note: Students with credit for PH 10 may not receive ic investigation, religious sanction, social condemnation do? The Department of Philosophy invites students to First Core Course in philosophy: PH 101: Introduction credit for PH 101 . Three Credits . and philosophical impasse . In this class, we will look at take up this vocation by introducing them to its history to Philosophy . the way in which Ancient Greek medical practitioners PH 200 Ancient Philosophy and philosophers took up these investigations, negoti- and aiding them in cultivating the critical and creative Second Core Course in philosophy: any PH 200 level In this course we will investigate how the earliest thinking necessary for its study . ated problems of method, and profoundly influenced course . practitioners of Western philosophy conceived of their the ways we talk about, think about and treat the body The Department of Philosophy has adopted the follow- Any PH 200 or 300 level course may be taken to fulfill own activity . The word ‘philosophy’ stems from two today . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . ing Student Learning Goals: the fifth course in Core Area III . ancient Greek words and means, literally, ‘love of wis- dom .’ A lover of wisdom is one who pursues wisdom • The ability to identify arguments and provide counter- Requirements for Major and Minor in Philosophy rather than possesses it; consequently, we can think arguments, of ancient philosophers as founding a history of inquiry 30 Credit Major in Philosophy: • The critical engagement with and the questioning of into questions whose relevance for human beings one’s assumptions . • PH 101: Introduction to Philosophy . ensures their persistence, questions like: What is the nature of the universe? What can be known? and • The thoughtful integration of action with values, • One PH 200 level course . What in any given situation is the right thing to do? (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . • The existential risking of crisis and transformation • One course that provides an intensive study of through self-reflection . a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Kant, Aquinas, or Nietzsche, and that 184 College of Arts and Sciences Philosophy Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences 185 PH 206 Philosophical Perspectives on Women in guishes this method from other approaches? What are PH 220 Philosophy of Religion the writings of contemporary Confucians . Emphasis Classical Literature its key contributions? (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) This course inquires into the nature of religion in gen- is given to drawing out the philosophical content of Ancient Greek and Latin literature presented its audi- Three credits . eral from the philosophical point of view . That is, it Confucian thought by engaging both traditional com- ence with a cast of characters who continue to enjoy employs the tools of critical analysis and evaluation mentaries and recent philosophical interpretations . We social, political and cultural currency . Antigone and PH 211 American Philosophy without a predisposition to defend or reject the claims also assess the appropriateness of regarding certain Oedipus, Helen and Paris, Cassandra and Prometheus This course examines the origin and development of of any particular religion . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH practices and institutions as Confucian . This course have all had a hand in shaping western thought about the American philosophical tradition and its culmination 101) Three credits . meets the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: the natures of beauty and freedom, the limits of human in pragmatism, including the relation of philosophical PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . knowledge, and the role of law . In this course we will ideas in America to literature, religion, and politics . The PH 221 The Question of Religion focus specifically upon the literary characterizations of course emphasizes the writings of Jonathan Edwards, Nineteenth- and 20th-century continental philosophy PH 242 Philosophical Daoism and Zen Buddhism women found throughout the ancient Greek and Latin Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Sanders Peirce, calls into question the traditional understanding of This course explores writings and philosophical influ- worlds . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . William James, and John Dewey . (Prerequisite: PH 10 religion, God, transcendence, incarnation, sacrifice, ences of Daoism and Zen Buddhism in East Asia and or PH 101) Three credits . responsibility, evil, and ritual . This course explores in the West . The key philosophical themes covered are PH 207 Augustine, Pascal, and Camus the transformation of the traditional understand- the related ideas of non-action (wuwei) and empty-mind This course takes as its focus the rich and enduring PH 212 Critical Theory ing of these ideas in the wake of thinkers such as (mushin) . Emphasis is given to philosophical exegesis philosophical synthesis of the Bishop of Hippo as com- This course examines the 20th century philosophical Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Bataille, of these themes and their potential application to ide- pared with two of his modern/contemporary disciples, movement of cultural critique arising out of the associa- Lacan, Levinas, Girard, Nancy, Derrida, and Marion . als of personal, moral, and professional integrity . The Blaise Pascal and Albert Camus . These three thinkers tion of German Jewish scholars known as the Frankfurt (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . course includes reading and discussion of historical came from three very different eras, and these differ- School . Central problems within this movement include and contemporary texts . It may also involve explorato- ences should not be minimized . However, students the persistence of violence within human reason, the PH 222 Evil ry, reflective engagement in Dao and Zen associated discover a common strain in their thinking during this various forms and forces of ideology, the relation of This course explores the problem of evil from the activities such as breathing meditation, T’ai Chi exer- course . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . political activity to artistic activity, the proper undertak- perspectives of theology and philosophy . The course cises, brush-calligraphy, haiku composition, or archery . ing of immanent social critique, and the possibility of considers God and evil, classical theodicies (reason- This course meets the world diversity requirement . PH 208 Mysticism and Philosophy freedom in societies that are increasingly authoritar- able justifications of God before the prevalence of evil), (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . This course studies and compares the sometimes con- ian . Representative thinkers within this field include modern philosophical accounts of evil, social evil, and flicting, sometimes complementary traditions in the his- Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse, the possibility of belief in the face of evil . Within the PH 250 Ethical Theory tory of thought: the intellective and the affective or mys- Erich Fromm, and Walter Benjamin . (Prerequisite: PH context of these subjects, the course addresses the This course presents an in depth examination of how tical . One stresses the ability of the reason to know, 10 or PH 101) Three credits . following questions: What is evil? What are the roots moral judgments are justified . The history of philosophy even something of the divine; the other abandons the of evil? What effect does an individual’s understanding has led to a number of different theoretical frameworks reason for the “one thing necessary .” Philosophers PH 215 Philosophy of Science of evil have on his or her understanding of the human that seek to set out methods for moral justification . include Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Science and philosophy have always proceeded hand being, of God, and of religion? What is our responsibil- We examine several of these methods and reflect Bernard, Bonaventure, Thomas d’Aquino, Eckhart, and in hand, with the major figures in Western science ity in the face of evil? (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) upon how they support and/or contradict each other Dante . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . being heavily influenced by the philosophy of their Three credits . and what is at stake when moral systems conflict . times and the major figures in Western philosophy In addition to examining the writings of philosophers PH 209 Existentialism heavily influenced by the science of their times . In this PH 223 The Problem of God such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant, Nietzsche, Mill, The word, ‘existentialism’ describes a particular atti- course we will explore the interconnections between This course studies the problem of the existence of and Rawls, students will be asked to consider how tude toward the creation of meaning out of an inher- philosophy and science . In doing so we will find some God, including the metaphysical and epistemological these theoretical frameworks apply in actual cases . ently meaningless existence . Despite the diversity of the most deep, difficult, and fundamental questions issues entailed therein, as developed by such think- (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . within the tradition, the ‘existentialists’ of the 19th and there are, but with the “lens of science,” so to speak, ers as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, 20th century often address questions pertaining to focusing these questions more sharply than they are Spinoza, Kant, and Hartshorne . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 251 Ethical Theories in America human freedom and responsibility, values and nihilism, often otherwise focused . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH PH 101) Three credits . This course examines the growth and development anguish and affirmation, authenticity, and the absurd . 101) Three credits . of ethical theory in America . America’s first philoso- This course traces how existentialism has answered PH 240 Introduction to Asian Philosophies phers, Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas these questions . In so doing, students are encouraged PH 216 Philosophy and Biology of This course provides a philosophical overview of Jefferson, et al, distinguished their philosophies in to rethink the foundation of their own existence and Evolutionary Theory the major philosophical traditions that originate in terms of religious, political, and social values . This ethi- personal values, while understanding the implications This course explores the question of evolutionary Indian and China, including significant philosophical cal stance became a tradition in America . The course of Dostoyevsky’s “If God is dead, then everything is theory from the perspectives of philosophy and biology . responses and contributions to them from throughout examines this tradition in the writings of representative permitted” and Sartre’s “Man is condemned to be free .” From the biological perspective, the course focuses greater Asia . These traditions include, but are not American philosophers . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . on genetics, adaptive evolution, neutral evolution, the limited to, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and 101) Three credits . genetic impact of selection on populations, the origin Daoism . Emphasis is given to philosophical exegesis PH 210 Phenomenology and maintenance of genetic variation, the importance of of texts and practices; some comparison with Western PH 260 Social and Political Philosophy This course introduces students to phenomenology . development in evolution, the expression of variation, traditions may also be included . This course meets the This course analyzes the writings of leading social Considered by many to be the most important theoreti- and coevolution . From the philosophical perspective, world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH and political thinkers, with special consideration of the cal movement of the 20th-Century, phenomenology is the course focuses on evolution as theory and ideology, 101) Three credits . movements of protest and dissent . (Prerequisite: PH 10 both a philosophical tradition and a method . From its the critique of the adaptationist program, evolution and or PH 101) Three credits . founder Edmund Husserl to authors like Heidegger, contingency, typological versus population thinking, and PH 241 Confucianism Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Derrida, and Levinas, to more the developmental systems critique . (Prerequisite: PH Confucianism is a reflective tradition that for over 2500 recent voices in broader gender and race discussions, 10 or PH 101) Three credits . years has shaped social norms and moral values in phenomenology still has significant influence today East Asia . It underlies traditional political theory and in existentialism, hermeneutics, and deconstruction . religious practice and remains the template for social Students will engage in questions such as these: What interactions . In this course we examine the Confucian is phenomenology? How is it practiced? What distin- tradition through its major figures and primary texts, from the Analects of Confucius (551-479 BCE) to 186 College of Arts and Sciences Philosophy Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences 187 PH 261 Political Philosophy: Plato to Machiavelli PH 301 Aristotle PH 311 Kant PH 320 Metaphysics This course considers the evolution of political think- This course introduces Aristotle through a selection of Almost everyone recognizes that through experience This course concerns itself with being and our knowl- ing from the golden age of Athenian democracy to his works, exploring their relation to other works, their the human mind is shaped by the world . Immanuel edge of being, developing in student minds an opera- the dawn of the modern period . It takes as its focus place in the scheme of the sciences, and thoroughly Kant, however, argued for the revolutionary claim that tive habit of viewing reality in its ultimate context . the changing views of the body politic from Plato investigating their subject matter . (Prerequisites: two the world is shaped by the human mind . In developing (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy) through Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Marsilius previous courses in philosophy) Three credits . this position Kant was led to formulate a radical view Three credits . to Renaissance thinkers like More and Machiavelli . concerning the nature of space and time . It also led (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . PH 304 Aquinas him to draw striking conclusions about our knowledge PH 321 Knowledge This course focuses on Aquinas’s most mature work, of ourselves, objects, causation, God, freedom, and The focus of this course is to examine the fundamental PH 263 The Concept of Human Rights Summa theologiae . This work exemplifies the Christian immortality - conclusions that changed philosophy questions concerning human knowledge . For example: Bosnia, Somalia, Guatemala, the Holocaust - the notion intellectual reaction to Islamic Aristotelianism, while at forever . In this class we will study Kant’s revolution in What is knowledge? Can I know anything? Do I of human rights and accusations of human rights viola- the same time bearing witness to Thomas’s belief in the philosophy . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in phi- know something because I can trace it back to some tions are a constant presence in our political environ- unity of truth . The course examines and analyzes such losophy) Three credits . indubitable foundation or because it fits together with ment and in the formulation of U .S . foreign policy . This questions as the existence and intelligibility of God, the everything else like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle? Can I course follows the emergence of this concept from nature and powers of the human composite, human PH 312 Hegel have knowledge without being able to say how I know the political and ethical thought of the Greeks, to the destiny, the human act, good and evil, providence and The philosophy of G .W .F . Hegel, the most famous of it? Do men and women know things in different ways? Enlightenment, to the explicit formulation of “human freedom, natural law, and the virtues . (Prerequisites: the German idealists, directly spawned the philosophy Is knowledge something I can gain on my own or is rights” in the 20th century as a guiding principle of two previous courses in philosophy) Three credits . of Karl Marx . Hegel is considered the father of existen- knowledge essentially a social activity? (Prerequisites: international relations . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) tialism and influenced contemporary schools of critical two previous courses in philosophy) Three credits . Three credits . PH 307 Descartes theory, continental philosophy, and post-structuralism . Three years after he finished college, Descartes got This course focuses on Hegel’s most famous work, PH 323 Philosophy of Mind PH 264 Philosophy of Law stuck in a snowstorm on his way to fight in a war . Phenomenology of Spirit . Students learn the mechan- This course acquaints students with the most recent This course examines the major questions of legal Alone in his room, he reflected on his education, com- ics of dialectical reasoning by examining Hegel’s philosophical theories on the workings of the mind . philosophy, the nature of legal rights and legal duties, ing to believe that many of the things he had been reflections upon time and space, perception, scientific Although it emphasizes philosophical theories of the the definition of law, and the grounds of legal authority . taught in college were pretty dubious . He also realized reasoning, the concepts of life and death, the master- mind, it also pays close attention to the philosophical (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) Three credits . that he had believed many things all his life without slave dialectic, and self-consciousness . The course implications of recent research in sciences such as giving thought to his reasons for believing them . He psychology and neuroscience . This is an exciting topic; PH 270 Aesthetics works through this text in detail, and pays particularly decided the best thing he could do was rid himself of close attention to how Hegel interprets the philosophy join us on this quest to address the Delphic dictum: The course examines aesthetic experience and con- all his old beliefs and then, relying only on his own Know Thyself! (Prerequisites: two previous courses in cepts like imitation, expression, and psychic distance; of Immanuel Kant . (Prerequisites: two previous courses mind, replace them with only those beliefs for which in philosophy) Three credits . philosophy) Three credits . considers the relationships among the various arts; and he could find good reasons . This course discusses the explores the role of art in life . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or development and results of Descartes’ search for truth . PH 314 Nietzsche PH 330 Logic PH 101) Three credits . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy) This course deals with the thought of one of the This course provides a basic acquaintance with prevail- ing systems and methods of logic, notably traditional PH 271 Philosophy and Tragedy Three credits . leading philosophical figures of the 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche . In terms of both style and con- (Aristotelian) and modern (standard mathematical) log- This course explores various works on tragedy by, PH 309 G. W. Leibniz ics . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy) for example, Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, Kierkegaard, tent, Nietzsche was an innovator who called into Can everything in the world be rationally explained? question the traditional notions of science, systematic Three credits . Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, Lacan, Derrida, and Even the existence of the world itself? G . W . Leibniz Irigaray, which are read alongside various tragedies knowledge, ethics, and culture as such . The task of PH 331 Philosophy of Language (1646-1716) thought so . Together with his understand- the course is to examine several themes central to such as Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Antigone, ing of the nature of truth, this led him to some startling This course introduces the student to the philosophy and Shakespeare’s Hamlet . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH Nietzsche’s work, among them the will to power, the of language: its themes, complexities and problems . conclusions, such as nothing causally interacts with perspectival approach to truth, the concept of geneal- 101) Three credits . anything else, everything internally reflects everything Employing a historical approach, the course surveys ogy, the revaluation of values, eternal recurrence, and key philosophers who investigate the meaning, source PH 288 Social and Political Philosophy else, and even though evil exists this is the best of all the death of God . (Prerequisites: two previous courses possible worlds . In this course we examine these con- and structure of language . Typically their primary This course analyzes the writings of leading social in philosophy) Three credits . question investigates various ways that the human and political thinkers, with special consideration of the clusions as well as Leibniz’s theories about such puz- zling topics as the nature of the mind, body, God, free- PH 316 Bergson person, while immersed within a context, understands movements of protest and dissent . (Prerequisites: PH language . After a brief investigation of ancient and 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits . dom, and space . (Prerequisites: two previous courses This course explores the work of Henri Bergson (1859- in philosophy) Three credits . 1941) . The course primarily takes the form of a close medieval thinkers, the course focuses on a number of PH 299 Special Topics reading of Time and Free Will (1889), Matter and modern and contemporary figures who represent the This course explores a specific topic in the discipline PH 310 Hume Memory (1911), and The Two Sources of Morality and mainstream discussion of the philosophy of language, of philosophy, in an effort to deepen students’ voca- This course offers an in-depth understanding of the phi- Religion (1932) . The course will also explore the influ- including representatives of both analytic and continen- tions of incessant questioning not only by exploring a losophy of David Hume . Hume, one of the most inter- ence of Bergson’s work on contemporary philosophy, tal traditions . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in specific thinker, question, or historical period, but also esting (and influential) of the 18th-century philosophers, psychology, science, and religion . (Prerequisites: two philosophy) Three credits . by further developing their own thinking, reading, and made major contributions to our understanding of previous courses in philosophy) Three credits . critical writing skills . (Prerequisite: PH 10 or PH 101) causation, morality, and the mind, to name just a few . Three credits . Hume began with principles that seemed quite plau- PH 317 Heidegger sible but, taking these ideas to their logical conclusions, This course explores the work of Martin Heidegger PH 300 Plato arrived at a philosophy that is, to say the least, surpris- (1889-1976), one of the most influential philosophers of This course covers central ontological and epistemolog- ing . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy) the 20th century . It primarily takes the form of a close ical themes in selected early, middle, and late Platonic Three credits . reading of Being and Time (1927) and The Origin of dialogues, paying particular attention to Plato’s inclina- the Work of Art (1936) . The course hinges on Derrida’s tion to identify virtue with knowledge . (Prerequisites: reading of Heidegger’s existential analysis of death . two previous courses in philosophy) Three credits . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy) Three credits . 188 College of Arts and Sciences Physics Physics College of Arts and Sciences 189 PH 360 Critical Race Theory Requirements PS 203 Optics and Laser 1 Although race can be considered as one of several DEPARTMENT OF Laboratory physical features of an individual, this course will Bachelor of Science - PHYSICS PS 241 Thermal and 3 investigate the recent research and literature in the Major in Physics (127 Statistical Physics field of Critical Race Theory that critiques this purely credits) biological conception . For the purpose of understand- Faculty MA 321 Ordinary Differential 3 ing how race functions in our socio-political world, this First Year Credits Professors Equations body of work treats the concept as a social construc- Beal Fall Spring tion, drawing heavily on the phenomenological and MA 332 Partial Differential 3 Hadjimichael existential traditions . Pertinent themes like lived experi- PS 15-16 General Physics 3 3 Equations Winn I and II ence, authenticity, and racial privilege will be explored English and philosophy core 3 3 using key texts (by Jean-Paul Sartre, Franz Fanon, Associate Professors PS 15L-PS 16L General 1 1 requirements Lewis Gordon, and Robert Bernasconi, to name a few) . Biselli, chair Physics Laboratory (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy) Xu HI 10 Origins of the Modern 3 Three credits . PS 65 Introduction to 2 World Computation Methods in Assistant Professor of the Practice 200-level history course 3 PH 370 Philosophy of Literature Das Physics and the Sciences This course examines the philosophy “of” literature (the Total 15 16 general nature of poetry and prose) and philosophy MA 145-146 Calculus I and 4 4 “in” literature (specific works that harbor philosophical II ideas) . (Prerequisites: two previous courses in philoso- EN 11-12 English 3 3 Senior Year Credits phy) Three credits . Foreign language core 4 4 PS 204 Modern 2 PH 397 Special Topics Seminar requirement Experimental Methods Lab This course will be an in-depth exploration of a specific Arts Core requirement 3 PS 386 Quantum 4 topic in the discipline of philosophy . It will be conducted The science of physics is concerned principally with Mechanics in a seminar format and will include a significant Total 17 18 physical laws that determine the nature and interac- research component . This course may be repeated for PS 388 Nuclear Physics tions of matter and energy that underlie all physical credit when the topic varies . (Prerequisite: two previous OR phenomena . It is the fundamental science for most courses in Philosophy) Three credits . Sophomore Year Credits branches of engineering and technology, and has PS 390 Special Topics 3 PH 398 Independent Study innumerable applications in medicine, industry, and PS 285 Modern Physics 3 PS 391-392 Independent Upon request and by agreement with an individual everyday life . PS 226 Classical 3 Study; credit by professor in the department, a student may conduct a The educational objectives of the Department of Mechanics arrangement one-semester independent study on a specific philo- Physics are: (1) to prepare students for entrance into sophical topic . (Prerequisite: two previous courses in PS 212 Circuit Analysis & 4 Religious studies 3 3 and successful completion of a graduate education in Philosophy) Three credits . Analog Systems and philosophy core physics or related fields, and (2) to prepare students for requirements entrance into the technological and non-technical work PS 216 Computational 3 forces . Physics Arts core requirement 3 Social science core 3 To accomplish these objectives, physics students are MA 245 Calculus III 4 requirement guided to an understanding of physical laws and their CH 111-112 General 4 4 applications; students are trained to think logically Chemistry I and II Electives 3 3 and develop their problem-solving abilities; students Social Science core 3 Total 15 12 develop experimental skills and become knowledge- able in the use of instrumentation; and students receive PH 101 Introduction to 3 Minor in Physics instruction in advanced mathematical and analytical Philosophy Students who major in an area other than physics techniques and in the use of computers and micropro- RS 101 Exploring Religion 3 can earn a 15-credit minor in physics by completing cessors . Physics majors automatically earn a minor in the following minimum requirements of two courses mathematics . and an advanced lab beyond the introductory physics Total 18 16 The applied component of the physics curriculum sequence: focuses on laser technology, digital electronics, electro- • Introductory sequence: PS 15-16 General Physics I optics, and materials science . Students learn the fun- Junior Year Credits and II with lab (eight credits) damental physical processes that constitute the basis PS 271 Electricity and 3 of modern technology . As a result, physics graduates AND can pursue graduate studies in any subfield of phys- Magnetism I ics, follow industrial careers in research and develop- • Modern Physics (PS 285) and a three-credit course PS 371 Electricity and 3 ment in corporate or industrial environments, or pursue chosen among the 200- and 300-level physics Magnetism II professional careers in such fields as health, physics, courses, with the chairman’s approval (six credits) . computer science, medicine, biostatistics, architecture, PS 222 Modern Optics 3 • Modern Experimental Methods Laboratory (PS 204, patent/high-tech law, and science teaching . two credits) . 190 College of Arts and Sciences Physics Physics College of Arts and Sciences 191 Substitution of the Modern Physics courses must be waves . Three credits . mechanism of the hearing process . The course applies sports phenomena from football, golf, skiing, climbing, approved by the chair . concepts to the construction and characteristics of sailing, skating, baseball, scuba, fishing, sky-diving PS 16L General Physics II Lab musical instruments and to the design of auditoriums and so forth . The association of sports with motion, Note: Biology and chemistry majors can minor in This laboratory provides students with a greater and concert halls . Three credits . forces, and energy is explained by scientific reasoning physics by taking two lecture courses and one labora- understanding of electromagnetic phenomena, and analysis . The course includes a small laboratory/ tory course beyond the requirements of their major . wave phenomena, and optics, and supports PS 16 . PS 77 The Science and Technology of War experiential component that illustrates the scientific Engineering majors can minor in physics by taking one Measurements of microscopic quantities, like the and Peace - The Way Things Work method, where various examples of sports are made lecture course and one laboratory course beyond the charge and mass of the electron, give students an Designed for the non-science major, this course quantitative, using readily available equipment . Three requirements of the major . opportunity to explore the structure of matter . Other includes critical discussion and descriptive exposition credits . experiments involve the physics of electrical currents, of the swords and plowshares dilemma, of the concept Physics Major with a Minor in Educational Studies electric properties of bulk matter, magnetic fields and that science and technology have been used to build PS 93 Energy and Environment and the 5-year teacher education program their effect on beams, wave phenomena, and the up - and tear down - civilization, and of the forces of This course introduces students not majoring in the

nature of light and its interaction with optical materials . civilization driving and being driven by the dual nature natural sciences to topics relating to work, energy, Physics majors who elect a minor in Educational This course trains students in experimental measure- of our technological heritage . The course begins with and power, and explores many of the environmental Studies and who have been admitted to the Five Year ments, data manipulation and analysis, error analysis, the first lever and club and ends with laser surgery and consequences resulting from our use of energy . The Integrated Bachelor's-Masters Degree and Teacher deductive thinking, and instrumentation . Students com- Star-Wars lasers, taking a historical and a thematic course examines the finite nature of fossil fuels as well Certification program may count ED 462 Science plete a weekly lab report . One credit . approach where appropriate . The course describes, as many alternative energy sources including solar Methods as their Physics 3 credit Independent Study in the simplest terms, the way important real devices energy; wind, tidal, and geothermal energy; nuclear fis- project . Physics majors with an Education Minor should PS 65 Introduction to Computational Methods (television, telephones, lasers, gas turbines, thermonu- sion; and nuclear fusion . Students use arithmetic and consult with Dr . Les Schaffer, education advisor, and in Physics and the Sciences clear weapons, etc .) work, examining their illustration simple algebra . Three credits . Dr . Patricia Calderwood, director of the Five Year This course presents an introduction to computational of and limitations by scientific principles at a qualitative Integrated Bachelor's-Masters Degree and Teacher methods in physics and other sciences . Topics covered level . The course also considers the technical future PS 203 Optics and Lasers Lab Certification program . are problem solving, modeling, and algorithm design . from a past, present, and future perspective, asking: In this companion lab course to PS 222, students Problem solving techniques are illustrated through What can, could, didn’t, might, and can we not do? investigate classical optical experimental methods iteration, Monte Carlo, and finite difference techniques . The course illustrates the moral and ethical implica- including experiments in geometrical optics, optical These problem solving techniques are applicable in tions of science where appropriate . Knowledge of instruments, optical materials, velocity of light, interfer- upper division physics and science courses to solve Course Descriptions no more than high school algebra is required . Three ence, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, Michelson advanced problems . Languages used in this course and Fabry-Perot interferometers, and polarization . The PS 15 General Physics I credits . may include Basic, Mathematica, and Excel . This course includes an introduction to spectroscopy, fiber This introductory course - for students concentrat- course does not count as a core course . Two credits . PS 78 The Nature of the Universe optics, and lasers, and requires comprehensive lab ing in physics, mathematics, chemistry, or engineer- This course, intended for non-science majors, reviews reports . One credit . ing - covers mechanics, heat, and fluid dynamics . It PS 71 Physics of Light and Color the scientific field of cosmology, or the nature of also includes rigorous mathematical derivations using This course, intended for students who are not major- the physical universe, from a historical perspective . PS 204 Modern Experimental Methods Lab integral and differential calculus . Topics include veloc- ing in the physical sciences, covers the particle-wave Beginning with the ancients, the course traces the PS 204 offers lab experience in modern experimental ity and acceleration, Newton’s laws of motion, work, duality of light and the relationship of light to other development of cosmological principles through the methods and techniques . It involves lab investigation energy, power momentum, torque, vibratory motion, electromagnetic waves . Additional topics include polar- Greek and Egyptian era of Aristotle, C . Ptolemy, and of fundamental concepts in modern physics including elastic properties of solids, fluids at rest and in motion, ization, vision, color and the perception of color, optical others; the 16th and 17th centuries of Copernicus, atomic, nuclear, solid-state, X-ray, acoustic, super- properties of gases, measurement and transfer of heat, phenomena in nature and in biological systems, color Galileo, and Newton; and the cosmology of the 20th conductivity, and quantum physics . Lab procedures and elementary thermodynamics . Three credits . and light in art, simple optical instruments, sources of century based upon Einstein’s theories of relativity emphasize hands-on work with basic experimental light and their spectra, lasers, and holography . Three equipment such as vacuum systems, power supplies, PS 15L Lab for General Physics I coupled with several fundamental observations . This credits . electronics and instrumentation, detectors, diagnostic This lab course engages students in experimental leads to an examination of the current model of the techniques, computer interfaces, data acquisition and measurements spanning the areas of mechanics universe, which is based upon the Big Bang theory . PS 75 Physics of the Human Body control, hardware and software, etc . This lab course and thermal stresses on matter, with the objective Designed for the non-science major, this course exam- Three credits . gives students maximum opportunity to work on their of training students in experimental measurements, ines the functionality of the human body from a physics PS 87 Fundamentals of Astronomy own with minimum supervision . Two credits . data manipulation and analysis, error analysis, deduc- perspective . The course introduces introductory level This course introduces students who are not major- tive thinking, and instrumentation, providing depth to physical principles and applies them to various body ing in science to the principal areas, traditional and PS 206 Modern Optics Lab students’ understanding of the phenomena taught in systems . Topics include the mechanical efficiency of contemporary, of astronomy . Traditional topics include In this lab course, student experiments include mea- PS 15 . Specific experimental measurements include the body and its heat management; fluid pressures; a historical background to astronomy, telescopes, the surement of the photoelectric effect, electro-optic phe- accelerated motion, periodic motion, gravitational force, flow processes; forces and muscles; skeleton, bones, sun, the moon, the major and minor planets, com- nomena, diffraction phenomena, spectroscopy, interfer- ballistics, conservation of energy and momentum, rota- and lever systems; lungs and breathing; cardiovascular ets, and meteors . After discussing these subjects in ometry, interference effects, and optical heterodyning . tional dynamics, and measurements of the coefficient system; sound, speech, and the hearing system; and detail, the course covers areas appropriate to modern Students may - and are encouraged to - develop of linear expansion and the heat of fusion . Students optical imaging and the vision system . The course, astronomy such as the composition and evolution of relevant experiments . The course requires comprehen- complete a weekly lab report . One credit . offered in common vernacular language, emphasizes stars, star clusters, quasars, pulsars, black holes, and sive lab reports . (Prerequisite: PS 222 or permission of conceptual understanding . Three credits . instructor) One credit . PS 16 General Physics II cosmological models . Three credits . This continuation of PS 15 covers electricity and mag- PS 76 Physics of Sound and Music PS 89 Physics of Sport PS 211 Digital Electronics and Microprocessors netism, light and optics, and sound . Topics include Designed for the non-science major, this course exam- This course introduces concepts from science, particu- Cross-listed in engineering as EE 245, this lecture magnetism and electricity; simple electric circuits; elec- ines the physical principles in the production of sound, larly physics, by using illustrations from a wide variety and lab course trains students in the practical aspects trical instruments; generators and motors; character- with an emphasis on sound produced by musical of sports . For example, it explains why a baseball of digital electronics, beginning with simple digital cir- istics of wave motion; light and illumination; reflection; instruments . Topics include the nature of wave motion curves, why gears work on a bike, the speeds obtain- cuits and advancing to the design and development refraction, interference; polarization of light, color, and as produced by vibrating strings and organ pipes, har- able by a windsurfer or skier or tennis ball or arrow, the spectrum; and production and detection of sound monic content, musical scales and intervals, and the how scuba divers survive, and a wide variety of other 192 College of Arts and Sciences Physics Physics College of Arts and Sciences 193 of microprocessor circuits . Topics include number pollution sources, pathways by which pollutants travel fields and Laplace’s equation; moving charges and eigenvalue problems, special functions and Gaussian systems (decimal, binary, octal, hexadecimal, BCD); through the ecosystem, the deleterious effects of pollu- currents; Ampere’s law; and magnetic fields and forces . quadrature, and matrix operations . Topics in wave Boolean algebra; integrated circuits versus discrete tion, and approaches to pollution prevention and reme- (Prerequisites: PS 15-16 and MA 125, MA 126, MA phenomena include electric and mechanical oscillators, components; logic gates; AND/OR/NAND/NOR/XOR diation . The lectures present a review of the relevant 227, MA 228) Three credits . coupled oscillators, transverse and longitudinal waves, circuits; flip-flops; multiplexers and decoders; counters; physical and chemical processes whereby pollutants waves on transmission lines, and electromagnetic PS 285 Modern Physics registers; memory devices; arithmetic and logic units; enter and affect the ecosystem . The lab component This course introduces modern physics, i .e ., the phys- waves . Quantum phenomena include advanced topics programmable logic devices; and analog/digital and gives students hands-on experience in environmental ics of the 20th century . The basic ideas that led to in quantum mechanics with applications in the structure digital/analog conversion techniques . (Prerequisites: sample collection, analysis, and data interpretation, and of nuclei, atoms, molecules, metals, crystal lattices, the formulation of quantum mechanics together with PS 15-16) Three credits . features the use of sophisticated analytical instrumen- Einstein’s theories of relativity provided a means to semiconductors, and superconductors . (Prerequisites: tation . (Prerequisites: CH 11-12) Four credits . PS 15-16, PS 285) Three credits . PS 211L Laboratory for Digital Electronics explore many new aspects of the physical world . This and Microprocessors PS 222 Modern Optics course examines the discovery of quanta of energy; PS 391-392 Theoretical/Experimental Students learn the use of basic laboratory test equip- Starting with a review of electromagnetic wave theory Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity; the Bohr model Independent Study ment such as the digital volt-ohm-amp meter, function and the differential wave equation, this course cov- of the atom; wave mechanics, angular momentum, This course provides opportunities for intensive investi- generator, and oscilloscope . Breadboard techniques ers the propagation of light from a scattering and an and spin; various aspects of quantum mechanics that gation - experimental or theoretical - of selected topics are utilized to assemble and test various digital cir- electromagnetic wave phenomena point of view . The explain much of the subatomic world; and aspects of at an advanced level under the guidance of a faculty cuits . Simulation software is introduced . (Co-requisite: course investigates superposition, polarization, interfer- atomic and nuclear physics including solid-state phys- member . Participation in this course is required of all PS 211) One credit . ence, and diffraction in detail and discusses the pho- ics and superconductivity . The course also examines seniors . Credit by arrangement . ton theory of light along with the photoelectric effect . several of the major experimental observations that PS 212 Circuit Analysis and Analog Systems The course covers the basic theory of coherence with support and confirm these new theories . (Prerequisites: PS 399 Independent Study Cross-listed under engineering as EE 213, this lecture its contemporary application to lasers and additional PS 15-16) Three credits . This independent study, primarily for scientists and and lab course introduces students to the theory and selected topics in applied optical devices . It stresses engineers, focuses on developing student computer practice of basic electronics and linear/analog cir- the application of theory to devices and observations, PS 371 Electricity and Magnetism II skills . Students select from study projects such as intro- cuitry . Topics include Kirchhoff’s laws and applications; and requires completion of the complementary lab This lecture course continues PS 271, covering addi- duction to computer-aided design, Web page design, resistor circuits; concepts of capacitive and inductive course, PS 203 . (Prerequisite: PS 271) Three credits . tional topics in electric and magnetic phenomena . and computer programming for technical problem solv- reactance; impedance calculation using vector and Topics include Farady’s laws and induced electromotive ing . No prerequisites . One or two credits . complex notation; DC, AC, and transient circuit behav- PS 226 Classical Mechanics force; electric and magnetic fields in matter; methods ior; operation of basic solid state devices (diodes, junc- The formulation of classical mechanics represents a of solving boundary value problems; Maxwell’s equa- tion transistors, FETs, SCRs); operational amplifiers; major milestone in our intellectual and technological tions in integral and differential form; electromagnetic active and passive filters; feedback techniques; and history as the first mathematical abstraction of physical radiation and wave propagation; and Einstein’s Special frequency dependent effects . The basic laws and theo- theory from empirical observations . This achievement Theory of Relativity for electrodynamics . (Prerequisite: rems of circuit analysis are introduced . (Prerequisites: is rightly accorded to Isaac Newton, who first translated PS 271) Three credits . PS 15-16) Three credits . the interpretation of various physical observations into a compact mathematical theory . More than three centu- PS 386 Quantum Mechanics PS 212L Laboratory for Circuit Analysis ries of experience indicate that mechanical behavior in This course introduces students to the physical con- and Analog Systems the everyday domain can be understood from Newton’s cepts and mathematical formulations of nonrelativistic Students learn the use of basic laboratory test equip- theories . Topics in this course include elementary quantum mechanics . Topics include the Schrodinger ment such as the digital volt-ohm-amp meter, func- dynamics in one and two dimensions, gravitational wave equation, Fourier techniques and expectation tion generator, oscilloscope, and frequency counter . forces and potentials, free and forced harmonic oscil- values, operator formalism, angular momentum, cen- Breadboarding techniques are utilized to assemble and lations, central fields and the motions of planets and tral forces, matrix representations, and approximation test various linear/analog circuits . Simulation software satellites, Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations, small methods . (Prerequisites: PS 285, PS 226, MA 228, MA is introduced . (Co-requisite: PS 212) One credit . oscillations, and normal mode analysis . (Prerequisites: 321, MA 332) Four credits . PS 215 Computational Physics PS 15-16) Three credits . PS 388 Elementary Particles and In this course students will learn numerical methods PS 241 Thermal and Statistical Physics Nuclear Physics to solve scientific problems and to integrate the use of Thermodynamics, viewed primarily as the science that This course begins with a review of elementary par- the computer into their research . The course will cover deals with energy transformations and the relation- ticles, their properties and classification, and their numerical methods to solve integrals, differential equa- ships between properties of systems, is a fairly modern nuclear and electromagnetic interactions . It proceeds tions, partial differential equations, systems of linear science . As its name implies, thermodynamics deals with the study of bound nuclear systems, conditions equations, and to model random processes . Problems with heat and power; originally, this now broad subject for nuclear stability, and radioactive decay modes . that will be solved in this class include: Laplace equa- dealt almost exclusively with heat engines . This course The course concludes with an examination of particle tion, chaotic pendulum, Schrodinger’s equation, and begins with a review of the three fundamental laws of accelerators and other nuclear experimental facilities . magnetic and electric field calculations . The program- thermodynamics . Additional topics include the kinetic (Prerequisite: PS 386) Three credits . ming languages that will be used in this course are theory of gasses and modern statistical mechanics . PS 390 Special Topics high level languages, such as C and C++, whose basic (Prerequisite: PS 285) Three credits . This course covers the following content: condensed syntax will be taught in class . (Prerequisites: PS 15-16 matter physics, numerical analysis and computational or equivalent) Three credits . PS 271 Electricity and Magnetism I This lecture course covers the foundations of electric physics, and wave phenomena and quantum phenom- PS 220 Pollution in the Environment and magnetic phenomena . Topics include electrostat- ena . Condensed matter topics include mechanical, This lecture/lab course introduces students to a range ics and the concepts of the electric field, flux, and thermal, and electric properties of matter; magnetism; of physical and chemical techniques used to monitor potential; Coulomb’s law and Gauss’s law and their superconductivity; and magnetic resonance . Topics in and assess the sources, level, and flux of pollutants applications; vector and scaler fields and vector opera- numerical analysis and computational physics include in the environment . The course considers the specific tors; electric energy of systems of charges; dipole solutions of differential equations, boundary value and 194 College of Arts and Sciences Politics Politics College of Arts and Sciences 195 Minor in Politics limits to or dangers of utopian thought and practice? Students learn about the gendered dimensions of war DEPARTMENT OF For an 18-credit minor in politics, students: What kinds of challenges do utopian communities institutions, social structures and narratives of war . face? This course explores and critically assesses They explore the topic especially from the voices and POLITICS • complete PO 11 Introduction to American Politics; utopian, and dystopian themes from utopian fiction, perspectives of women in war zones and post-conflict political theory, science fiction, and popular culture . The settings around the world, including historical memo- • complete PO 12 Introduction to Comparative Politics; course involves students in building model utopias that ries . Students learn how the forces of globalization and Faculty • complete PO 14 Introduction to Political Theory; and resolve major world problems . Three credits . existing conditions of structural violence make women extremely vulnerable as societies slide toward war . Professors • complete three upper-division (100-level or greater) PO 118 American Political Thought Three credits . Cassidy politics courses taken in any politics subfield or as This course considers the philosophical roots of Leatherman internships or independent study offered by the American political thought and the influence of the PO 153 The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender Patton, chair department . American revolutionaries, constitution-makers, This course investigates how race, class, and gen- Federalists, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, Alexis de der function in American political culture . Students Associate Professors Tocqueville, examiners of the welfare state, prag- explore how the theoretical ideas of central thinkers Boryczka Course Descriptions matists, and new frontiersmen on the contemporary such as Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr ., and Downie American mind and institutions . The course also covers Susan B . Anthony shape the political practices of the Greenberg PO 11 Introduction to American Politics Students examine the American political system and challenges and reform of the American political system people who express themselves in songs, speeches, Assistant Professors the American political culture; consider the major within the scope of political science through an applica- art, and music . The focus on race, class, and gender Alphonso political institutions in relation to policy perspectives; tion of the concepts of human nature, idealism, consti- enables students to engage with historically challeng- Garcia-Iommi examine the ability of the political system to deal with tutional power, and nationalism . Three credits . ing questions about equality, freedom, individualism, Jung societal problems; and analyze proposals for reform of republicanism, liberalism, and American exceptionalism PO 119 Sex, Sexuality and Gender from alternative perspectives . The course does so by the political system . Three credits . This course explores the contemporary terrain of sex, The Department of Politics offers a balanced and assessing whether or not the contemporary Hip Hop PO 12 Introduction to Comparative Politics sexuality,and gender with an eye on each identity vari- movement can overcome the barriers of race, class, diversified curriculum that covers the major subfields able’s theoretical grounding . It covers controversial of this discipline . While very much aware of the peren- This course introduces students to the concepts and and gender . This course meets the U . S . diversity theories used to understand the structures and pro- topics shaping young people’s lives and introduces requirement . Three credits . nial questions of government and society that puzzled students to masculinity studies, queer theory, feminist political philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato, the cesses of diverse political systems . Comparing similari- ties and differences between different political systems political theory, and intersectionality while keeping fac- PO 170 Battle over Family Values in department is concerned that its students be well tors such as race, class, ability, age, religion, and eth- American Politics versed in the affairs and contending theories of the will enable students to identify interesting questions about politics in specific countries, and to make sys- nicity in focus . The course aims to examine how sex, Contemporary American politics is marked by numer- contemporary world . It is also committed to the devel- sexuality, and gender shape political life in the United ous debates about the family in American society . opment of rigorous analytical skills, the arts of commu- tematic comparisons across countries .This course meets the world diversity requirement . Three credits . States and across the globe . This course meets the Issues of gay marriage, abortion, abstinence/ pre- nication (spoken and written), and experiential learning . U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . marital sex, shifting gender roles within the family, and Professors are closely involved with the programs in PO 14 Introduction to Political Theory new parenting and reproductive methods are some of International Studies, Asian Studies, Peace and Justice This course introduces students to the field of Western PO 123 Modern Political Ideologies the hotly debated policy issues, illustrating the political Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Irish political theory . It analyzes the liberal political theories This course primarily examines the political belief struggle to define the soul of America and the role of Studies, and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies . of Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John systems in the United States including conservatism, the family within . This course explores such contem- Thus, while it is designed to provide a broad liberal Locke, J .S . Mill, and Karl Marx, and compares and con- liberalism, democratic socialism, and the idea of indus- porary political debates over the family, their policy education, the politics curriculum is also appropriate for trasts them to a variety of communitarian, socialist, and trial policy . It analyzes these “isms” with reference to implications and significance to current elections, also many career orientations, especially law, government, anarchist political theories . Three credits . democracy’s ability to deal with the contemporary prob- examining the historical context and previous ideologi- the media, teaching, and business . lems of American society . It also explores Marxism in cal battles that characterize the tumultuous relationship Political Theory Courses terms of the basic political and economic ideas of Marx between the family and the American state . Seminar Requirements and Engels as well as the modifications made in their format . Three credits . system by Lenin; discusses the basic concepts of rac- Major in Politics PO 112 Critiques in Contemporary ism; and briefly analyzes the meaning of totalitarianism . PO 220 Seminar on Feminist Theory For a 30-credit major in politics, students: Political Thought Three credits . This course explores advanced topics in feminist This course focuses on how the modern tradition theory, examining a number of trends in contempo- • complete PO 11 Introduction to American Politics; shapes contemporary political thought in the West . PO 132 Climate Change: Politics and Policy rary feminist theory . Topics include conceptions of the It carefully examines the work of key thinkers such This course provides an important opportunity to • complete PO 12 Introduction to Comparative Politics; female body in Western culture, feminist theories of the as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Friederich Nietzsche, examine key political, scientific and economic issues family, global feminisms, theories of feminist subjectivity • complete PO 14 Introduction to Political Theory; and Hannah Arendt, Franz Fanon, and Michel Foucault . surrounding global climate change . Topics include: the and gender performativity, and the intersections among Each of these theorists presents a critical assessment causes and impacts of climate change; policy-making gender, race, class, and sexuality . This course meets • complete seven upper-division (100-level or greater) of the nature and value of modern society’s cherished under uncertainty; climate policy at the global, national, the U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . politics courses . Majors complete one upper-division ideals of social and economic progress, secularization, state and local levels; technology and energy options; course in each of the following areas: political theo- and scientific reason, and individual autonomy and lib- the economics of climate change; ethical issues; and International Relations Courses ry, comparative politics, international relations, and erty . This course explores and evaluates these contro- evaluating options for individual action . Students will American politics . versial critiques of life in the modern age . Three credits . gain the ability to understand and analyze climate policy options at the global, national and local levels . PO 130 International Relations PO 116 Utopian Politics Three credits . This course introduces students to key concepts, This course examines the nature and function of utopi- frameworks, and issues in the field of International an thinking and utopian communities . What is the value PO 136/IL 151 Gender, War and Peace relations (IR) . We will examine mainstream and novel of utopian reflection? What forms of critical thinking and This course examines the complexities of the gendered approaches, and debate some of the limitations as imaginative speculation does it enable? What are the impact of war on men, women, families and children . 196 College of Arts and Sciences Politics Politics College of Arts and Sciences 197 well as challenges faced by IR theory today . Two ques- PO 140 Islam and Muslim Politics PO 145 Asian Politics the roots of wealth and poverty, obstacles to develop- tions will guide our inquiry, What are the causes of war Islam is most often treated as a monolithic force when This course examines the domestic politics of Asian ment, responses to globalization, and current debates (among great powers)? And, what are the conditions in fact the relationship between Islam, politics, and countries . Asia is a vibrant region politically and eco- over the development prospects of the Third World . for peace among great powers)? Three credits . society is varied and dynamic . The aim of this course nomically, and is very important to the United States for This course meets the world diversity requirement . is to introduce students to the pluralism of Islam- international security and economic stability . Given its Three credits . PO 131 International Environmental Policy influenced practices (such as in politics, education, importance, this course provides broad and essential This course examines important current issues in inter- charitable aid, and business) drawing on examples knowledge about Asian nations . The course begins PO 249 Seminar on Russia national environmental policy . The course consists of from Turkey, Indonesia, Central Asia and China . Three with historical background of various countries in Asia, This survey of Russian political, economic, and social four interrelated sections designed to provide the fac- credits . and then examines politics in selected Asian countries . developments under Communism sets the scene with tual knowledge and conceptual frameworks required for Country studies are intended to introduce major issues a review of conditions that preceded the Revolution . working in this field: The process and difficulty of creat- PO 141 African Politics in comparative politics such as democracy, economic The course then examines changes wrought by the ing effective International environmental policy; history, This course examines political patterns in Africa with development, ideology and political conflict . This course Revolution and some of their unanticipated conse- trends and actors; key current issues including climate an emphasis on the relationships between politics and meets the world diversity requirement . Three credits . quences, giving special attention to the dilemmas change, biodiversity, toxic pollution, trade and the envi- culture, and politics and economy . Themes and con- in Mikhail Gorbachev’s and Boris Yeltsin’s efforts to ronment, sustainable development, and environment cepts, not country studies, structure the course, which PO 146 Three Giants in Asia restructure and open the society . The course reviews and security, among others; and, factors that assist extracts patterns that are universal or typical in sub- This course is designed to provide a basic understand- United States/ Soviet relations . This course meets the effective policy . Three credits . Saharan Africa, examines the colonial legacy on which ing of governments and politics in Japan, China, and world diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: permission of contemporary states build, and considers the political India . The course examines the major aspects of the instructor) Three credits . PO 132/IL 151 Gender, War and Peace problematic that the colonial experience imparts with political development, political economy, and ethnic This course examines the complexities of the gendered respect to cultural issues of identity, tribalism, and and regional conflict as well as contemporary issues . PO 344 Seminar on Middle East Politics impact of war on men, women, families and children . ethnicity in Africa . The course also examines the role Students will acquire knowledge and tools to under- The affairs of the Middle East continue to engage a Students learn about the gendered dimensions of war of force and violence in consolidating political rule, the stand and analyze a mature great power and two great deal of international attention . This course offers institutions, social structures and narratives of war . economic constraints that fetter Africa, and considers emerging world powers in our rapidly changing world . the opportunity to examine a significant problem or They explore the topic especially from the voices and prospects for Africa’s political . This course meets the This course meets the world diversity requirement . issue concerning politics in the MENA (Middle East and perspectives of women in war zones and post-conflict world diversity requirement . Three credits . Three credits . North Africa) region conducted in a seminar format . In settings around the world, including historical memo- various semesters the seminar may be taught with a ries . Students learn how the forces of globalization and PO 142 Latin American Politics PO 147 Northern Ireland: The Politics of different focus . (Prerequisite: PO 144 or permission of existing conditions of structural violence make women Building a strong political system seems impossible in War and Peace the professor) Three credits . extremely vulnerable as societies slide toward war . a setting of economic underdevelopment and socio- This course focuses on “the Troubles” in Northern Three credits . cultural disunity . This course studies the political sys- Ireland from 1969 to the present beginning with histori- American Politics Courses tems of selected countries of mainland Latin America cal background that emphasizes England’s role from PO 133 United States Foreign Policy such as Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the 17th century through the present . It examines the PO 115 Introduction to the Study of Peace This course analyzes the formation and conduct of for- Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil . In par- 20th century conflict primarily as a national liberation eign policy in the United States . The course combines and Justice ticular, it examines the revolutionary method of change; struggle against a sectarian regime in the North sup- This course introduces students to the concepts of a study of the history of American foreign relations, and reviews the policy dilemmas of land reform, industrial- ported by England . The course follows a chronological discussion/debate of the major issues in comtemporary peace and justice, the connections between them, and ization, and control of natural resources; and reviews format starting with the civil rights marches in the late the relationship of these concepts to the idea of faith . US foreign policy . This course reviews U .S . involve- U .S . foreign policy toward the area - past and present . 1960’s, the state repression that followed and sub- ment in world affairs from the 1930s to the present, The course focuses on case studies beginning with an Students complete research projects . This course sequent community responses including the hunger analysis of the crisis of America’s cities and finds the with special attention to the rigors and logic of the Cold meets the world diversity requirement . Three credits . strikes and electoral campaigns . It concludes with the War . Students discuss constitutional and other factors causes in de-industrialization and its resulting poverty . peace process and grassroots efforts by former para- In both cases, the course views poverty as the effect of in the making of foreign policy and debate major con- PO 143 Caribbean Politics militaries from both Catholic and Protestant communi- temporary policies and commitments . Three credits . Racism and ethnic conflict, colonialism and neocolo- unjust economic and social structures including exag- ties to work together on issues of common concern . gerated military budgets at home and the militarization nialism, grating poverty and bustling tourism all have Three credits . PO 134 Globalization: Who Rules the World? their impact on the politics of these struggling coun- of developing countries . Examining these fundamental In a globalizing world, understanding the link between tries . This course examines migration across the first PO 148 Political Violence problems in peace and justice, according to the prin- wealth and power is increasingly important . This course world’s borders in countries that include Cuba, Puerto This course offers a comparative study of political ciples of Marxism, liberalism, and Catholicism, provides seeks to explore the international and global context Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, violence including civil war, terrorism, and separatist a theoretical basis for the study . Each of these tradi- of the intersection of politics and the economy today . Guyana, and Suriname . Students complete a research movements . We will examine a variety of theoretical tions has its own perspective for understanding these It examines the impact of globalization on states, mar- project . This course meets the world diversity require- and empirical approaches to violence . The course is problems and for responding to them . In this way the kets, societies, businesses, and people by posing such ment . Three credits . designed to introduce students to core debates as well course provides an awareness of the major problems questions as “in whose interest?” and “who benefits?” as cutting edge research on violence . Students will also in peace and justice as well as an understanding of the Three credits . PO 144 Middle East Politics learn about political violence across the globe through different ways to think about them . Three credits . This course examines the modern Middle East by famil- single country studies . Three credits . Comparative Politics Courses iarizing students with the most significant contemporary PO 150 Urban Politics problems and controversies in the region . Themes and PO 149 Third World: Common Fate? This course examines structures and processes of PO 139 European Politics concepts, not individual country studies, structure the Common Bond? urban politics and considers the major participants This analysis of political institutions and dynamics of course . Some of the topics covered are youth, war, This course introduces a comparative approach to and policy areas of urban political processes . It sets Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy emphasizes revolution, oil, political Islam, economic reform, and studying the forces affecting development in the Third the evolution of urban areas in historical perspective, the relationship between the political culture and the the Arab spring . This course meets the world diversity World . Examples are selectively drawn from Asia, discusses major contemporary problems, and analyzes political system and analyzes alternate methods of requirement . Three credits . Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East . It examines alternative solutions . Three credits . dealing with societal problems . Formerly listed as PO 140 . Three credits . 198 College of Arts and Sciences Politics Professional Studies College of Arts and Sciences 199 PO 155 Public Administration and public opinion in terms of their contributions to Internships, Independent Study Courses, The course focuses on the role of the bureaucracy popular control of American politics . What mechanisms and Special Topics PROFESSIONAL within the political process, examining the problems of do citizens have to gain compliance for their policy efficiency and accountability, and studying the classic preferences? How responsive are decision makers in STUDIES models of bureaucratic organization and function in the American system to citizens’ demands? The course PO 190 Special Topics in Politics juxtaposition to the reality of bureaucratic operation . It considers these and other questions . This course This course offers a focused examination of a signifi- The Professional Studies program offers both tradition- analyzes proposed reforms to determine the viability of meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . cant political issue or topic chosen from the areas of al and online degree completion for students looking change . Three credits . American Politics and Public Policy, Political Theory, for flexibility and convenience from a comprehensive PO 166 American Public Policy Comparative Politics, and International Relations . university . Advisor-guided emphasis on courses in par- This course examines the policy process in the United PO 161 The American Presidency Content will vary in successive offerings of this ticular fields allows students to design their programs The course will examine the expansion of presidential States by assessing a variety of contemporary policy course . May be repeated for credit when topic varies . to meet professional or personal goals for the degree . powers by 20th-21st century modern presidents, focus- issues . Students investigate different policy domains to (Prerequisite: six hours of politics credits or permission A student may earn a Bachelor of Arts by emphasizing ing on the constitutional and political development uncover the politics and societal myths affecting differ- of instructor) Three credits . courses from the humanities and/or social and behav- in the President’s role as chief executive, legislative ent stages of the complicated policy process, paying ioral sciences, or a Bachelor of Science by emphasiz- leader, and administrative head of state . It will also special attention to people and institutions that formally PO 296 State Legislature Internship ing courses from mathematics and science and/or explore and seek explanations for differences and and informally influence public policy in the United Politics majors participate in the Connecticut General professional programs . patterns among presidents in their foreign & domestic States, including media, elected officials, bureaucrats, Assembly Legislative Internship Program, where stu- policy success, evaluating changes in the recruitment consumers, private citizens, workers, political activists, dents become acquainted with the legislative process process (primaries, conventions and elections), issues corporations, interest groups, lobbyists, and political by serving as aides to a legislator . Students complete of psychology, race, religion, economic forces, political parties . Three credits . a required research paper . (Prerequisites: 3 .0 GPA, This degree is designed for: completion of PO 11 and two other politics courses, parties, ‘political time’, and media . Three credits . • Adults who are returning to college to finish what they PO 167 Media and Politics and departmental approval) Six credits . PO 162 United States Congress This course examines the impact of the media on the started PO 297 Washington Semester Internship This course firstly examines the development of American political system and, conversely, how govern- • Community college students seeking a bachelor’s Politics majors work full-time as interns in a variety rules, procedures, and structures of Congress as the ment attempts to influence the media for its purposes, degree foremost institution of representation within American and implications of the electronic media for a demo- of public and private sector positions in the nation’s democracy, exploring its place in contemporary cratic and informed society . The course pays close capital, giving them the opportunity to experience • Working students who are looking to advance their American politics and its often-contentious relationship attention to the media’s impact on national elections governmental problems firsthand and apply what they career with a respected degree from an accredited with the other branches of national government, the and analyzes the media as an agent of political social- have learned . Students earn nine credits for working university Presidency and Courts . It will also introduce some pri- ization . Three credits . as an intern, three for a course taken in Washington, • Students who need to complete their degree to mary theoretical approaches to the study of Congress D .C ., and three credits for a major research paper . advance to a graduate program as a deliberative body designed to produce national PO 168 Politics of Mass Popular Culture (Prerequisites: 3 .0 GPA, completion of PO 11 and two policy outcomes . Finally, it will develop students’ under- This course surveys the political aspects of American additional politics courses, plus departmental approval) standing of individual members of Congress - their popular culture by examining the relationship between 15 credits . relationship to constituents, their differing styles of rep- sports and politics, the politics of rock music, political The program facilitates individualized educational plans humor, and satire of American politics . Mass popular PO 298 Politics Internship to help students achieve their goals . Advisors work with resentation, and the effects of race, gender, ideology, Politics majors gain firsthand experience working off and money on their legislative work . Three credits . culture often serves as a regime-maintaining diversion . students to help them map out a baccalaureate curricu- What values and political positions do organized sports campus in fields related to their major . Typically, an lum . Previous experience is evaluated: up to 75 credits PO 163 Supreme Court I in the United States convey? What is the political internship requires 10 to 12 hours per week on site . may be transferred in from a combination of accredited This examination of the politics of the Supreme Court impact of American popular music? How have citizens The internship requires a journal and a term paper . colleges and universities coursework as well as CLEP analyzes the relationship between the Court and used political humor and satire of American politics to An on-site supervisor and a politics professor evalu- exams and/or portfolio credits for life/work experience . the remainder of the political system; examines the develop an outlook toward government? The course ate student work . (Prerequisites: 3 .0 GPA, completion Professional Studies offers classes in online formats as Court’s treatment of government power including com- explores these and other questions . Three credits . of three politics courses, plus departmental approval) well as accelerated and traditional programs . merce clause, taxing power, and relations between the Three credits . PO 169 US Environmental Politics and Policy College Equivalency Exams branches; and emphasizes the political consequences PO 390 Politics Seminar of Court decisions . Three credits . This course introduces students to the processes, actors, casual factors and theoretical approaches This course offers an in-depth investigation of a sig- Credit may be granted for specific college-level learning PO 164 Supreme Court II central to the creation and implementation of US envi- nificant political issue or topic and is conducted in a gained through self-education or non-collegiate-spon- This examination of the individual and the Court pays ronmental policy . The first section examines the history seminar format and contains a significant research sored instruction . Fairfield University is a participating direct attention to Supreme Court decisions regard- of US environmental politics, the policy process, and component . The course is limited to 15 students . Open institution in accepting approved CLEP (College Level ing civil liberties, including freedoms of speech, press, prominent theories that seek to explain that process . only to juniors and seniors by permission of the instruc- Examination Program) examinations for credit . This religion, and assembly . It also examines the rights of The second examines the role of key institutions, tor . Three credits . standardized examination program is designed to let accused persons and the 14th amendment equal pro- including the President, Congress, courts, federal students demonstrate proficiency in various college- PO 398 Independent Study/Research level subjects . An advisor should be consulted about tection, emphasizing the political implications of these agencies, environmental groups and corporations . The Upon request and by agreement with an individual decisions as well as the political environment in which third section examines key current issues, including applicable examinations prior to taking any CLEP professor in the department, a politics major may con- exams . the Court functions . Three credits . risk assessments, economic tools, air and water pollu- duct a one-semester independent study on a defined tion, toxic chemicals, public lands endangered species, research topic or field of study . (Prerequisites: 3 .0 GPA, PO 165 Political Parties, Interest Groups, water shortages, and climate change . Three credits . and Public Opinion completion of PO 11, two additional politics courses, This course examines various linkage models that and departmental approval) Three credits . describe representation of citizens by leaders . Moreover, it examines political parties, interest groups, 200 College of Arts and Sciences Professional Studies Psychology College of Arts and Sciences 201 Portfolio Credit for Life Experience Learning Professional Studies Requirements of the • Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience: For psychology DEPARTMENT OF majors who wish to concentrate on the biological Matriculated students may choose the portfolio assess- University Core Curriculum mechanisms of behavior and/or cognition . ment process as a means of receiving credit for non- PSYCHOLOGY collegiate sponsored learning or life experience where • General Psychology: For students who wish to devel- there are no CLEP examination . An evaluation process Humanities (36 credits) - Twelve courses as follows: op their own program by mixing concentrations or by of the documented learning is necessary . Portfolios English - EN 11 and EN 12 Faculty taking advantage of Fairfield’s liberal arts curriculum, must be submitted to the director’s office a minimum of History - Two courses (one must be HI 10) filling electives with courses from other disciplines . one semester prior to the anticipated graduation date . Philosophy - One course Professors Contact the Professional Studies director for complete Religious Studies - One course Braginsky information . Gardner, emerita With guidance from their advisors, students develop a Applied Ethics - One course program of study relevant to their concentration from a Visual and Performing Arts - Two courses - one may Henkel Primavera, chair list of courses both within and outside of the psychol- be a studio arts course ogy department . Humanities - Three courses Salafia Social Sciences (12 credits) - Four courses, with no Associate Professors more than two from any one subject, from: Harding McCarthy Degree Requirements Anthropology Complete a minimum total of 120 credits with a GPA of Communication (CO 100 or CO 130) Assistant Professors Requirements 2 .0 or better . At least 45 of those credits must be taken Economics Andreychik at Fairfield University, including: Politics McClure B.A. With a Major in Psychology Rakowitz Psychology The curriculum for a B .A . degree in psychology is: • Meeting the Professional Studies requirements of the Sociology University core curriculum (see below) Required Courses Suggested Time Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 credits) - The Department of Psychology introduces students • Completing GS 399 Senior Project Capstone PY 101 General Psychology Semester 1 or 2 Four courses, including at least one science and one to the content and methods of the science of psychol- PY 261 Biological Bases • Completing nine upper-level courses in at least four mathematics course, from: ogy . Students survey the foundations of the field, learn of Behavior Semester 2 or 3 subjects from two of the areas below to concentrate about statistics and experimental design, and have an Biology opportunity to pursue specific interests through upper- your studies . No more than four courses can be Chemistry PY 263/4 Developmental taken in any one subject . level seminars, applied internships, and supervised Psychology for Physics and independent research . The Department offers Mathematics Majors with Areas and Subjects two degrees (a B .A . and a B .S . degree) . Beyond the or without Lab Semester 2 or 3 requirements of the major, students are also given The Humanities: Applied Ethics, Classics, English, PY 203 Statistics for the opportunities to develop their interests through specific Life Sciences Semester 3 or 4 History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Diversity Requirement - All students must complete Studies, Visual and Performing Arts concentrations that prepare them for graduate work in PY 209 Research Methods Semester 4 or 5 one U .S . and one World Diversity course selected from areas of psychology, or prepare them for work in relat- One Senior seminar Semester 7 or 8 Social and Behavioral Sciences: Anthropology, the published list on pages 54-57 . ed fields such as medicine, law, education, social work, Economics, Politics, Sociology, Communication, and and public policy . Students with a degree in psychology International Studies are also particularly well suited for any entry-level posi- Students must also complete four elective courses tion that demands a solid liberal arts education . including at least one from each of the two groups Mathematics and Science: Biology, Chemistry, listed below . Mathematics, Physics, Psychology Group I Professional Programs: Accounting, Information Course of Study Description of concentrations: PY 248 Social Psychology Systems, Engineering, Finance, Management, Students who wish to develop their interests within a PY 251 Abnormal Psychology for Majors Marketing, Nursing GS 399 Senior Project Capstone specific concentration have the opportunity to follow PY 284 Theories of Personality This required course for all students earning a B .A . or one of four distinct tracks: Mental Health Research and Group II B .S . degree in Professional Studies is typically taken Practice; Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience; Social/ PY 250 Sensation and Perception during the final semester . The course synthesizes and Developmental Research and Policy; and General PY 265 Learning and Applied Behavior Analysis integrates students’ multidisciplinary studies . Students Psychology . These concentrations are described below: PY 285 Cognitive Psychology complete a project or thesis under the direction of a faculty member after first discussing the proposed proj- Permission of instructor is required prior to taking PY • Mental Health Research and Practice: For psychol- ect with an academic advisor and the faculty member . 294-295 and PY 398 . Students are allowed a maximum ogy majors who wish to concentrate on the fields of The course requires a written paper reflecting the vari- of two applied internships and one teaching internship . clinical psychology, school psychology, counseling, ous disciplines studied . Three credits . Students may take PY 298 only once and PY 398 only I/O psychology, or clinical social work . once . • Social/Developmental Research and Policy: For psy- In their senior year, psychology majors may be required chology majors who wish to concentrate on issues to participate in a departmental assessment, such as related to child and family studies, social cognitive an exit questionnaire, interview, focus group, or Major studies, group processes, social justice, multicultur- Field Test in Psychology . alism, and law . 202 College of Arts and Sciences Psychology Psychology College of Arts and Sciences 203 B.S. with a Major in Psychology selection, training and development, and appraisal of PY 187 Applications of Industrial/ PY 251 Abnormal Psychology for Majors The psychology courses that constitute the curriculum individuals and groups; development and change of Organizational Psychology This advanced course in abnormal behavior offers an for a B .S . degree in psychology are identical to those organizational cultures; and relations between organi- This course reviews selected issues in the characteris- in-depth analysis of current research and theories of required for the B .A . degree . Additionally, the B .S . zations and their stakeholders . The course emphasizes tics and dynamics of contemporary organizations, and psychopathology . Building upon the student’s knowl- requires a year of math at least at the level of MA 121- the unique contributions of psychological science to examines, in the context of such issues, contemporary edge of developmental psychology, the course exam- 122, along with the following courses: understanding human work skills, interests, attitudes, applications and emerging needs for approaches, ines the biological and psychological antecedents of motivations, satisfactions and stresses; work careers, constructs, research, and methods in industrial/orga- abnormal behavior . The course emphasizes oral and Required Courses Suggested Time management, leadership, communication, group pro- nizational psychology . The course examines the roles written analysis . (Prerequisite: PY 101) Three credits . CH 111-112 General Inorganic cesses, and organization . Three credits . and contributions in this field in the context of issues and changes in workforce demographics, diversity, PY 252 Tests and Measurements Chemistry I and II Year 1 PY 138 Psychology and the Law This course offers an introduction to the principles of BI 170-171 General Biology Year 2 and motivations; regulatory and litigating environ- Implicit psychological assumptions about human ments; organizational ethics; organizational values and psychological test construction, administration and CH 211-212 Organic Chemistry I behavior and how it should be controlled form the interpretation, and reviews the roles that these tests and II Year 2 cultures; management and leadership; globalization; basis for the legal system, particularly our criminal international alliances and competition; environmental- have in a broad clinical assessment and research . PS 15-16 General Physics I justice system, from its code to its enforcement . This Specific evaluation of test reliability and validity are and II Year 3 ism and consumerism; and technological change . The course examines those assumptions in light of current course is open to students in any discipline related applied to test construction and to various published psycho-legal theory and research . It covers the treat- to the study of organizations in the world of work . tests of intelligence, achievement, personality, and neu- Minor in Psychology ment of traditional psychiatric populations (the mentally (Prerequisite: PY 132) Three credits . ropsychological functioning . (Prerequisite: PY 101, PY 203) Three credits . For a 15-credit minor in psychology, students in other ill, mentally retarded, homeless) by the justice system majors: in contrast to that received by normal people; clinical PY 203 Statistics for the Life Sciences issues such as the insanity defense, predicting danger- This introductory course in statistical methodology PY 261 Biological Bases of Behavior Understanding the brain is one of the last and most • complete PY 101 General Psychology ousness, the validity of psychiatric examinations and and analysis includes descriptive statistics such as lie detectors; and jury selection, eyewitness testimony, frequency distributions, central tendency, variability, challenging frontiers of science . Our brain functioning • complete four additional psychology courses (two of decision-making, sentencing, and parole . Three credits . and correlation as well as an introduction to probability, determines what we see, hear, know, think, or feel . these courses also fulfill the behavioral and social sampling theory, and tests of significance including the Starting with the molecular and cellular machinery of neurons and the anatomy of the nervous system, the science core requirement .) PY 148 Fundamentals of Social Psychology t-test, chi-squared, ANOVA, and non-parametric statis- This course surveys the major areas of concern in tics . This course is open to majors in the behavioral, course proceeds through the neural basis of sensa- Students contemplating a minor are urged to consult social psychology, emphasizing current issues and biological, and physical sciences . The lab complements tion, perception, memory, emotion, language, sexual with a member of the psychology faculty regarding research in the fields of social influence and conformity, the course by giving students supervised computation behavior, drug addiction, depression, schizophrenia, course choices . human aggression, prejudice, interpersonal attraction, and problem-solving exercises using calculators and etc . The enormous strides made by neuroscience in propaganda, and persuasion . Psychology majors and computers . Note: this course does not fulfill any core the last several decades show every sign of continu- students who have taken PY 248 may not take this requirements . Four credits . ing and increasing; this course provides the foundation course . Psychology majors can take PY 248 . Three upon which a thorough understanding of brain-behavior credits . PY 209 Research Methods in Psychology relationships can be built . Note: This course can be Course Descriptions Building on PY 203 Statistics, this course teaches stu- used by non-psychology majors to fulfill one of the core PY 151 Abnormal Psychology for Non-Majors dents to read, evaluate, design, conduct, and report natural science requirements . Three credits . This course introduces students to the field of abnormal psychological research . The course emphasizes critical PY 101 General Psychology behavior, presenting the classic behavior patterns in thinking and effective oral and written communication . PY 263 Developmental Psychology for Majors This course introduces the science of mental processes the classification system and discussing the possible Students work through several different research proj- Using a research-oriented approach, this course and behavior by addressing a range of questions causes and remediation of such . Psychology majors ects . (Prerequisites: PY 101, PY 203) Four credits . focuses on the principal themes, processes, and prod- including: How is brain activity related to thought and and students who have taken PY 251 may not take this ucts of human development from conception through behavior? What does it mean to learn and remember course . Psychology majors can take PY 251 . Three PY 248 Social Psychology adolescence . Students who have taken PY 163 or PY something? How do we see, hear, taste, and smell? credits . This course surveys the major areas of concern in 264 may not take this course . (Prerequisite: PY 101) How do we influence one another’s attitudes and social psychology, emphasizing current issues and Three credits . PY 162 Psychology of Death and Dying research in the fields of social influence and conformity, actions? What are the primary factors that shape a Recent biomedical research, psychological theory, and PY 264 Developmental Psychology for child’s mental and emotional development? How and human aggression, prejudice, interpersonal attraction, clinical experience provide the foundation for this life- propaganda, and persuasion . Students who have taken Majors with Lab why do we differ from one another? What are the ori- cycle study of death, dying, and bereavement . Some Although the content of this course is identical to PY gins and most effective treatments of mental illness? PY 148 may not take this course . (Prerequisite: PY topics include the funeral process, cultural differences, 101) Three credits . 263, it offers psychology majors the opportunity to par- Three credits suicide, the hospice approach, end-of-life issues, and ticipate in a laboratory experiential learning component PY 132 Introduction to Industrial/ euthanasia . Three credits . PY 250 Sensation and Perception in preschool Head Start classrooms . Specific hands-on How do we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell? What assignments complement course material . Students Organizational Psychology PY 163 Developmental Psychology This course introduces the field, contributions, and about individual differences? This course deals with who have taken PY 163 or PY 263 may not take this for Non-Majors basic sensory mechanisms and with perceptual pro- course . Designated sections meet the U .S . diversity methods of industrial/organizational psychology . It cov- The course encompasses a developmental psychology ers the history of this branch of applied psychology and cessing . Students examine color, depth, pattern, and requirement . (Prerequisite: PY 101) Four credits . approach to the growth of the individual from birth to motion perception and complete an integrative final the psychologist’s role, along with other scientist-practi- old age, tracing motor, perceptual, language, cognitive, PY 265 Learning and Applied Behavior tioners concerned with the world of work, in developing project . Students may do experiential learning to enrich and emotional growth and emphasizing normal devel- their understanding of individual differences in sen- Analysis (L&ABA) and maintaining human work performances and work opment . Psychology majors and students who have L&ABA focuses on the environmental determinants environments . The course explores current concepts sation and perception . (Prerequisite: PY 101) Three taken PY 263 or PY 264 may not take this course . credits . of behavior and behavior change . The first two-thirds and methods in several specialties within this field: Psychology majors are required to take PY 263 or 264 . of the course highlight current concepts and research personnel, organizational behavior and development, Designated sections meet the U .S . diversity require- in Pavlovian and operant conditioning, reinforcement, counseling, labor relations, consumer, and engineer- ment . Three credits . ing/ergonomic psychology . Topics include recruitment, 204 College of Arts and Sciences Psychology Psychology College of Arts and Sciences 205 discrimination, extinction, punishment, avoidance learn- PY 290 Drugs and Behavior and public relations . Internships emphasize the integra- PY 350 Seminar in Psychology of Race ing, etc . The remaining third of the course emphasizes This survey course discusses the psychopharmaco- tion of learning, both cognitive and experiential . Interns and Ethnicity applied behavior analysis (aka: behavior modification) logical properties of the more significant drugs used may register for one or two semesters, depending on This seminar explores a variety of aspects of the psy- that is, how these learning concepts and principles can for research and by society in general . Drug classes the availability of appropriate placement sites and quali- chology of race and ethnicity . We study the develop- be successfully applied to education, parenting, thera- include alcohol and nicotine, depressants and stimu- fied supervisors . Interns spend a minimum of 10 hours ment of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, py, medicine, and everyday life . During this part, which lants, tranquilizers, opium derivatives, and halluci- per week in on-site work and complete the required how to measure them, and methods to counter them . is run seminar style, each student makes a PowerPoint nogenic compounds . The course emphasizes drug academic component specified by the faculty coordina- We also learn about the influence of race and ethnic- presentation of one aspect of ABA, from methods to the action sites in the central nervous system as well as tor . (Prerequisites: completed application form, accep- ity in judicial and other settings . Students read current ethics . (Prerequisite: PY 101) Three credits . behavioral alteration in the controlled and uncontrolled tance by the field placement supervisor, and approval literature on these topics and write a review paper . In environments . (Prerequisite: PY 261 or permission of by the psychology department’s internship program addition, they design and carry out group projects with PY 271 Neuroanatomy and Behavior instructor) Three credits . director) Three credits . an emphasis on changing attitudes and behavior . Open This hand-on laboratory course in behavioral neuro- to senior psychology majors; permission of the instruc- science will introduce students to comparative neuro- PY 291 Cognition, Culture, Race, and Identity PY 296-297 Internship in the Teaching tor is required for junior psychology majors . This course anatomy using rat, sheep, and human brain specimens . Racism, sexism, classism, and their attitudinal and of Psychology meets the U S. . diversity requirement . Three credits . Students will participate in animal handling, brain sec- behavioral corollaries, bias, prejudice, and discrimina- This practicum experience, open to advanced psychol- tioning, small animal surgeries, and drug administra- tion are characteristics of American culture that have ogy majors, affords students an opportunity to explore PY 364 Abnormal Child Psychology tion, and will gain experience with rodents on a number plagued society and compromised America’s demo- teaching psychology as a profession . Under the direct Senior Seminar of behavioral assays, including tests for spatial memory cratic ideals throughout its history . The course explores supervision of a faculty mentor, students engage the This course provides a survey of the theory and and reproductive behaviors . In small group exercises, the notion of race as a social construct and the devel- issues of curriculum development, methods of class- research in the field of clinical psychology related to students will become proficient in critiquing and pre- opment of individual cultural and racial identities, as room instruction, selection and use of media resources, children and adolescents . More specifically, the semi- senting scientific literature, and will help in all stages well as ethnocentrism, racism, and ways to counter test construction, and strategies for the academic and nar explores: the diagnostic characteristics of the major of an experiment, from design to data collection to racism . All cognition takes place in the context of cul- practical motivation of students . Interns observe par- types of child psychological disorders, the etiology of analysis and the writing up and presentation of results . ture . The course also explores the influence of culture ticipating faculty engaged in the profession of teaching each disorder from the different theoretical perspec- In addition, students may work on a service-learning on cognition, between people in monocultural race/eth- and share in some instructional activities (Prerequisite: tives, and effective approaches to treatment and pre- project with a community partner during the semester . nic groups and within bicultural groups . An experiential permission of instructor) Three credits . vention . Open to senior psychology majors . Permission (Prerequisite: PY 261 or BI 171 and BI 172 and permis- component offers multicultural exposure . This course of the instructor required for junior psychology majors sion of the instructor) Four credits . meets the U .S . diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: PY PY 298 Supervised Research and non-majors . (Prerequisites: PY 163, PY 263, or PY 101) Three credits . The course provides research training experience in 264) Three credits . PY 272 Hormones and Behavior a supervised setting in which students work closely This upper level course in psychology will provide PY 293 Human Neuropsychology with a faculty mentor on various research projects . PY 385 False Memories Senior Seminar students with an overview of behavioral neurosci- Human neuropsychology is a branch of psychology Such work may include assisting in designing and run- Can people repress memories for childhood trauma? ence, with an emphasis on behavioral endocrinology that focuses on functional structures and systems of ning lab research, data analysis, field experience, and How accurate are eyewitnesses at reporting what they (hormones and behavior) . Topics include the descrip- the human brain and how they support various higher library research . This hands-on experience enhances saw? Although most of the time, our memories serve tion of major classes of hormones, the techniques order psychological processes (e .g ., learning, attention, students’ understanding of issues in research design us quite well, many of the strategies and mechanisms used in behavioral neuroscience, and the discussion executive functioning, higher-order thinking, memory, and analysis, and prepares them for more advanced that help us remember accurately can also lead to of hormone-mediated behaviors including male and language, emotion, and motor skills) . This course research opportunities should they choose to pursue errors . This course examines various types of memory female reproductive behaviors, stress / fear, memory thus concentrates on the brain-behavior relationships them (e .g ., independent research) . Student research- distortions and what they can tell us about the mecha- and cognition, parental behaviors, ingestive behaviors, beyond the cellular-molecular level, with an emphasis ers are expected to spend a minimum of 10 hours nisms of memory . Through readings and class discus- and circadian rhythms . After weekly mini-review ses- on typical life-span development and common neuro- per week in their faculty mentor’s lab . (Prerequisites: sions, we will explore research addressing confusions sions of the relevant text, this course will emphasize pathological syndromes (e .g ., strokes, dementia, and PY 101, PY 209, and permission of instructor) Three between real and imagined memories, the reliability primary research (journal) articles with student-led dis- traumatic brain injury) in relation to functional structures credits . of eyewitnesses recollections, children’s suggestibility, cussions . (Prerequisite: PY 261 or BI 171 and BI 172) and systems of the human brain . Assessment and as well as clinical issues such as repression and dis- Three credits . treatment interventions of neuropsychological disor- PY 299 Theories in Psychotherapy sociation from a cognitive perspective . Open to senior ders are addressed within this context . (Prerequisites: This course explores similarities and differences across psychology majors . Permission of instructor is required PY 284 Theories of Personality PY 163, PY 263 or PY 264; or PY 285; or PY 261; or a wide range of psychotherapeutic endeavors by for junior psychology majors . Three credits . The advanced presentation, analysis, and evaluation permission of instructor) Previously listed as PY 397 . means of lectures, films, and tapes . The course covers of theories of personality from Freud through Skinner Three credits . traditional psychoanalytic techniques and more recent PY 394 Senior Seminar in Health Psychology broadens student understanding of the normal human innovations . (Prerequisites: PY 101 and PY 251 or per- This course provides an in-depth survey of the disci- personality in terms of theoretical structure, function, PY 294-295 Internship in Applied Psychology mission of instructor) Three credits . pline of health psychology framed within the context and dynamics, while enriching theoretical and histori- Senior psychology majors gain practical, career-related of socio-cultural factors such as ethnicity, gender and cal understanding of the topic . (Prerequisite: PY 101) experience in a variety of supervised field settings PY 300 Modern Psychology Senior Seminar: socio-economic status . Among the topics covered: Three credits . through the internship program . Student interns choose History and Current Issues stress, coping behaviors, biomedical and biopsycho- from a wide selection of placements in traditional This seminar introduces students to the major histori- social models of health and illness, health behaviors, PY 285 Cognitive Psychology psychology-related programs: mental health, social cal perspectives in psychology; encourages critical patient-provider communication . The students explore How can we study the mind? This course surveys service, school psychology, early child and special thinking and the generation of creative ideas; and new ways to integrate theory and research with the topics in cognitive psychology, including attention, education, probation, and hospital administration . Intern helps students engage in thoughtful questioning of the advances in the science and practice of health psy- memory, thought, imagery, language, problem solving, placements in related disciplines include human factors theory and knowledge base that constitutes the sci- chology, and present their work in a final independent and decision making . Through lectures, readings, dem- engineering, human resource development, advertising, ence of psychology . Open to senior psychology majors . project . Open to senior psychology majors . Permission onstrations, and exercises, students learn about how Permission of the instructor is required for junior psy- of instructor is required for junior psychology majors . we think and about scientific explorations of the mind . chology majors . Three credits . Three credits . (Prerequisite: PY 101) Three credits . 206 College of Arts and Sciences Religious Studies Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences 207 PY 396 Special Topics in Psychology Core Curriculum Options Course Descriptions In this seminar, students undertake an in-depth study DEPARTMENT OF Area III of the core curriculum, described on page 53 of a current topic in psychology, using mostly primary of this catalog, requires students to take a minimum of sources . Coursework emphasizes discussion and writ- RELIGIOUS STUDIES two religious studies courses . All students must take RS 101 Exploring Religion ing . Open to junior and senior psychology majors or by RS 101 Exploring Religion . Students may then select This course invites students to explore the religious permission of instructor . Three credits . a 200-level course based on their interests, keeping in dimensions of human experience, emphasizing the Faculty mind that it may not be a second section of RS 101 . themes of scripture, community and practice . In a criti- PY 398 Independent Research A third course in religious studies, at the 200 or 300 cal appraisal of one or more of the great religious tradi- This course involves a limited number of upper-division Professors level, may also be chosen to complete the five-course Benney tions of the world, students will analyze sacred texts in students (usually seniors) in all aspects of an advanced requirement of Area III . research project . Students must obtain the consent of Davidson context, discover how social patterns shape religious the professor with whom they will work prior to regis- Dreyer, emerita communities, and survey a wide variety of religious tering for this course . Frequently a research proposal Fitzgerald, S .J . devotions and practices, both personal and communal . is required prior to acceptance into this course; early Humphrey Requirements Students in this course will learn to investigate the reli- planning is essential . Four credits . Lakeland Students interested in a minor, a major, or a double gious lives, beliefs, experiences and values of others, Thiel in their scope and diversity, respecting both the differ- Umansky major should contact the religious studies department chair . ences from, and the similarities to, their own . While Associate Professors several sections of RS 101 will offer a variety of lenses Dallavalle, chair Major in Religious Studies for such a critical understanding, all sections will inquire about the relationship between religion and culture, Hannafey, S .J . For a 30-credit major in religious studies, students: Harkins employing the tools of the humanities and the social • complete RS 101 Exploring Religion, sciences . Section subtitles and descriptions follow . Assistant Professor Three credits Nguyen • complete no more than five courses at the intermedi- Slotemaker ate (200) level, • Asian Religions . This section examines the basic religious systems of India and China, including Lecturers • complete no fewer than four courses at the advanced their fundamental differences, performative func- Dewan (300) level, including two semesters of RS 360 . tions, and worldviews . The course evaluates Euro- Gorman In addition, in consultation with the major advisor, stu- American theories of religion in light of Asian reli- Prosnit dents should also gious expressions . This section of RS 101 meets the world diversity requirement . • ensure that the courses selected at the 200 and 300 level include courses that emphasize three of these • Common Questions, Traditional Responses . This The Religious Studies curriculum presents a critical five world religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, section examines the major questions addressed inquiry into the religious dimension of human experi- Hinduism and Buddhism - and by most world religions, with special emphasis on ence . After an introduction to the nature of religion and how they are answered in a specific major tradition . the methods employed in its study, students can select • ensure that at least one of the courses selected at Topics include the nature of the sacred and its rela- from a variety of courses exploring specific topics such the 200 or 300 level is a course on scripture . tionship to human persons; the problem of evil and as sacred texts, issues in sexual ethics, questions of innocent suffering; religion’s call for social responsi- Courses taken in fulfillment of the core requirement in life and death, and the wide variety of devotions and bility; and the nature and function of ritual . practices that animate religious communities . Religious Studies are counted toward the major . • Peoples of the Book, Sacred Texts and their The study of religion allows for an informed apprecia- Minor in Religious Studies Communities . This section examines the relation- tion of the motivations and values given expression in For a 15-credit minor in religious studies, students: ship between sacred text and the historical commu- religious belief, and the way in which culture shapes, nities of Judaism, Christianity and Islam . Focusing and is shaped by, that belief . Students may take cours- • complete RS 101 Exploring Religion, on shared narratives, such as Adam and Eve in the es offered by the Religious Studies Department as part • complete no more than three courses at the interme- Garden, the course illustrates the different ways of the required core curriculum, as electives, or as part diate (200) level, that texts are interpreted and the various roles that of a major or minor program in religious studies under Scripture plays in these communities . the direction of a departmental advisor . • complete at least one course at the advanced (300) level . • Religion and the Critical Mind . This section exam- Majors in Religious Studies are eligible for induction ines some of the themes in the study of religion to Theta Alpha Kappa, the national honor society for Courses taken in fulfillment of the core requirement in and offers a comparative analysis of the nature, religious studies and theology . In addition, each year Religious Studies are counted toward the minor . function, and purpose of religion as found in a vari- the department honors the academic achievement of ety of models of religion . A wide variety of contem- an outstanding senior with the Mary Irene Gallagher porary religious practices will serve as discussion Theology Medal, Fairfield’s oldest academic award . points for scholarly analysis . 208 College of Arts and Sciences Religious Studies Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences 209 • Religion in a Comparative Key . This section exam- RS 211 History of the Jewish Experience RS 222 The Writings of John After a brief examination of the history of patriarchy ines different kinds of religious experience, doc- The course examines the origin and development of This course examines the text of the gospel and in the Christian tradition and earlier responses by trine, and practice through a close examination Judaism and the Jewish people . It begins with the epistles attributed to John, placing particular empha- pre-modern feminists, the course considers issues of two different religious traditions, engaging the Hebrew Bible as the source of Judaism and follows its sis upon the recurring themes in these writings, the such as feminist methodology, feminist perspectives traditions as these appear in a variety of cultural development to the modern era . This overview intro- distinctive view of Christianity they represent, and the on traditional Christian doctrines of God, creation, contexts . duces the Jewish religion, its history, and development . development of early Christianity to which they witness . anthropology, Christology, and eschatology . The course Formerly listed as RS 100 . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . concludes with a discussion of the nature of authority RS 201 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 101) Three credits . and an examination of a feminist theology . This course This course will survey the texts that are normative RS 230 Introduction to Catholicism meets the U S. . diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: RS for Judaism and Christianity today; the Hebrew Bible RS 213 Jews and Judaism in America This introduction to the beliefs, doctrines, ideas, and 10 or RS 101) Three credits . (TaNaK) and the Christian Old Testament . These texts What has it meant and what does it mean today to be a practices that shape the unity and diversity of the will be studied according to a wide range of modern Jew in America? Viewing Judaism and Jewishness as Catholic tradition explores theological, devotional, and RS 237 The Sacraments in Christian Life methods of biblical criticism which consider carefully inseparable from one another, Jews remain a distinct spiritual forms of expression in their historical and cul- A theological investigation of the sacraments as the their literary and historical aspects . Special effort will be though by no means homogeneous religious and ethnic tural contexts in order to appreciate the particularity of source of Christian character, involvement, and wit- made to situate these texts within their historical and group in American society . This course explores the Catholic themes . The course also considers how these ness, this course proposes an anthropological theol- cultural setting in the ancient near east . (Prerequisite: religious, cultural, social, economic, and political diver- themes engage contemporary Catholic life and exer- ogy as a basis for understanding faith and develops a RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . sity among American Jews as well as distinctive beliefs, cise an influence on the wider culture . (Prerequisite: process/model view of the Christian’s relationship with concerns, and experiences that continue to unite them . RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . God . The course presents the Eucharist as the focus RS 205 Women in the Bible The course gives special attention to issues concerning of Christian self-awareness; baptism, confirmation, and This course examines stories about women that appear immigration, acculturation, gender, and Black-Jewish RS 231 The Problem of God penance as sacraments of reconciliation; and considers in both Jewish and Christian Scriptures by applying relations . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- This historical and theological examination of the special sacramental questions . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or various methodological approaches . Conventional ment . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . Christian doctrine of God pays special attention to the RS 101) Three credits . methods of interpretation, namely literary and historical- problematic aspects of the development of this doctrine critical, will be used and critiqued . While the focus RS 215 Women in Judaism through the ages, exploring this development in biblical RS 238 Evil will be on images of women in the Hebrew Bible/Old This course examines ways in which women have sources; patristic, medieval, Reformation, and modern This course explores the problem of evil from the Testament (viz ,. the Jewish TaNaK and the Christian understood and experienced Judaism from the Biblical times . The course concludes with a consideration of perspectives of theology and philosophy . The course Scriptures), other non-canonical stories about women period through the present, drawing on historical writ- the challenge of post-Enlightenment atheism and of the considers God and evil, classical theodicies (reason- will also be considered . This course does not presume ings, novels, theological essays, and films and giving efforts of contemporary theologians to recast the classi- able justifications of God before the prevalence of evil), any previous knowledge of the biblical texts themselves particular attention to the traditional religious roles and cal conception of God . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) modern philosophical accounts of evil, social evil, and or biblical methodology . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS status of women, the many ways in which women have Three credits . the possibility of belief in the face of evil . Within the 101) Three credits . understood Jewish self-identity, and recent feminist context of these subjects, the course addresses the efforts to re-evaluate and transform contemporary RS 232 Jesus Christ Yesterday and Today following questions: What is evil? What are the roots of RS 207 Prophetic and Apocalyptic Voices Jewish life . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three A systematic treatment of the person and work of Jesus evil? What effect does one’s understanding of evil have This course studies the major prophetic voices of the credits . Christ, this course examines different interpretations on one’s understanding of the human being, of God, Hebrew and Christian scriptures, concentrating on each of the meaning of the Christ event from the scriptural and of religion? What is our responsibility in the face of prophet’s unique vision of God and of the requirements RS 218 Faith After the Holocaust sources to contemporary developments . (Prerequisite: evil? (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . of justice . The course blends these themes with the The course examines the complexity and horror of the RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . later apocalyptic consciousness, which demands rectifi- Holocaust and its contemporary historical, moral, theo- RS 239 Last Things: The Catholic Belief cation of the wrongs of hatred and injustice, and offers logical, and political implications . Was the attempted RS 234 The Church in Life After Death hope for a better future . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS annihilation of European Jewry an historical aberration A study of the development and present-day under- This course first explores the Christian understanding 101) Three credits . in German politics or did it represent an eruption of standing of the idea of the Church in Roman Catholic of life after death, affirmed in such beliefs as the resur- psychic, social, and religious malignancies embedded theology, this course examines the roots of the concept rection of the body, the last judgment, heaven and hell, RS 209 Jewish Interpretations of Scriptures in Western civilization? Was the Holocaust unique? in scripture and the earlier traditions of the Church, and and the forgiveness of sins . It then goes on to examine This course explores ways in which Jews have under- Could it have been prevented? And, in light of the presents a contemporary ecclesiology through a critical the Catholic tradition’s particular contributions to these stood the Hebrew Bible from the first centuries of the Holocaust, what does it mean to speak of faith, either discussion of the First and Second Vatican Councils . beliefs in its teachings on purgatory and the commu- Common Era through today . Focusing on specific bibli- in God or in humanity? (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . nion of the saints . The course asks why these ancient cal texts, the course draws interpretations from early 101) Three credits . RS 235 Liberation Theology beliefs continue to resonate in contemporary popular classical, legal, and non-legal rabbinic material; medi- culture, and examines modern theological efforts to eval commentaries and codes; mystical literature; and RS 220 The Writings of Paul This course analyzes contemporary theological move- ments that emphasize the relationship of religious faith re-construct these hopeful beliefs for our own times . modern literary, theological sources . (Prerequisite: RS This course examines the texts and recurring themes (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . 10 or RS 101) Three credits . of the writings attributed to Paul, with particular empha- and praxis to the sociopolitical realm . The course treats sis on Paul’s treatment of ethical situations, community, at length the development of the Latin American theolo- RS 242 Voices of Medieval Women: RS 210 Introduction to Judaism and religious experience . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS gy of liberation and examines its theological principles, Silent No More This course examines Jewish faith and community 101) Three credits . tracing the influence of this theological outlook on other As scholars work to recover the history of women in the from the biblical period through the present, paying Third World theologies and on North American and Western Christian tradition, they are discovering that particular attention to the concepts of God, revelation, RS 221 The Good News of the Gospels European theological reflection . The course proceeds medieval women were neither as silent nor as invisible religious authority, divine election, and personhood; the This course examines the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, to a constructive proposal for a contemporary political as previously thought . In this class, students read and celebration of holidays and observances; contemporary Luke, and John according to contemporary exegetical theology . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- interpret the works of select medieval women in a criti- religious movements; and organizations and institutions and literary methodologies . The course examines and ment . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . cal yet appreciative way . Students gain familiarity with that continue to support Jewish life . (Prerequisite: RS compares the theological positions of early Christianity RS 236 Christian Feminist Theology recent discussions on women’s spirituality; a mastery 10 or RS 101) Three credits . as represented by each writer and by other early of methods used in the critical analysis of medieval Christian gospels . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Participants examine some of the key issues being Three credits . raised in religion by contemporary feminist thinkers . 210 College of Arts and Sciences Religious Studies Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences 211 texts (that date from approximately 200-1500); a basic RS 252 Contemporary Moral Problems RS 265 Non-Traditional American procedures devised to elicit the awakened state . Using understanding of the social and historical context of This theological examination of contemporary moral Religious Groups written and visual works, the course examines develop- these texts; a grasp of the texts’ religious content problems considers selected ethical issues in contem- This course develops a critical sense regarding the ments in Buddhist religious orders, lay social life, and and meaning; and analyze how this material might porary society and leading approaches to moral deci- nature of religion as experienced in pluralistic America the rise of the Great Vehicle tradition . Art and archaeol- be relevant to contemporary interests and concerns . sion-making . The course investigates moral problems by investigating a number of groups that illustrate the ogy provide a context for Buddhism’s compelling mis- (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . such as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, the diversity of religious experience in America such as The sionary activity throughout Central and Southeast Asia . death penalty, violence and just war theory, bioethics, Mighty I Am, Jonestown, Morningland, and Theosophy . Formerly listed as RS 188 . This course meets the world RS 244 Finding God in All Things: sexual and reproductive ethics, global poverty, environ- Students formulate criteria for judging the authenticity diversity requirement . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) The Spiritual Legacy of Ignatius of Loyola mental ethics, and issues in business and legal ethics . of religious movements through an analysis of these Three credits . The course aims at a deeper understanding of the (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . examples . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three origins, development, and present forms of Ignatian credits . RS 287 Buddhist Thought in India spirituality . Students are invited to study in an open yet RS 253 The Morality of Marriage in The course investigates the basic Buddhist contribu- critical fashion: the life and history of Ignatius of Loyola; Christian Perspective RS 270 Introduction to Islam tions to philosophical thought in the country of its origin the founding and development of the Society of Jesus; This course explores marital commitments by exploring This course introduces Islam as a global religion and - India . Through the writings of the seminal doctors of the historical context of the major themes of Jesuit the many phases of partnership - courtship, marriage, civilization . After a brief historical overview, the course the tradition, ideas concerning metaphysics, causation, spirituality and ways in which these have been worked intimacy, parenting, death - and the specialized skills focuses on the foundational concepts of Islam - Quran, linguistic deconstruction, and psychological modeling out in history; strengths, weaknesses, and potential or virtues these phases require . The course considers Prophet, Ritual and Community, and then analyzes are explored . Each direction is examined in light of the lacunae of this particular charism in the church; its rel- questions such as: What kinds of communities, espe- how these concepts are interpreted in the main intel- lively and dynamic theoretical environment that provid- evance to contemporary spiritual needs, especially in cially faith communities, support marital commitments? lectual traditions, in the ways that Islam is practiced in ed India with the intellectual sophistication it still enjoys the context of university life; its potential for nurturing What are the forces of society and culture that might different cultures and in the works of modern thinkers . today . This course meets the world diversity require- lives characterized by love for others and justice for threaten them? How might vices, such as physical or This course meets the world diversity requirement . ment . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . the world . Students are also exposed to the dynam- sexual abuse, alcoholism, and addiction, erode com- (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . ics of the Spiritual Exercises; a variety of prayer forms mitments? The course concludes by assessing how RS 289 Tantrism developed by Ignatius; and a service learning project . virtuous families might promote peace and justice, and RS 275 Islam in America The course covers the medieval formation of tant- The course culminates in a creative project designed developing an integrated theological account of the This course is a survey of Muslim life and religious rism, a pan-Indian approach to religion that was to by each student . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or 101) Three moral project we call marriage . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or movements connected to Islam in North America . The develop separate but related subcultures in Buddhism, credits . RS 101) Three credits . course traces the history of Islam on the continent Hinduism, and Jainism . With its ability to sacralize from the Atlantic slave trade to the post-9/11 era . We formulations of power and sexuality, it went on to RS 245 The Reformation Era RS 255 Catholic Social Teaching will investigate the many ways in which Islam, as both become the most widely spread form of Buddhism, Participants study the religious reform of the 16th cen- This course examines the modern teachings of the a religion and idea, has appeared on the American with premodern forms found in Tibet, China, Japan, tury . The course begins by probing the seeds of reform Catholic Church on peace and justice; Christian/ horizon and in the American imagination . The historic and Eastern Europe . Recent expressions have been in the late scholastic tradition and in popular spirituality, humanist attitudes towards war; pacifism and the just diversity of Muslim communities on the continent will found all over the world . The course examines ques- and proceeds by tracing the development of the ideas war theory; and changes in global political and eco- be explored through their respective beliefs, cultures, tions of tantrism’s medieval origins, its espousal of and impact of the reformers: Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, nomic structures that seem necessary to ensure a and sense of identity . Special attention will be paid to antinomian conduct, its geographical spread, attempts Munzer, and Schwenckfeld . The course concludes peaceful and just world order . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or the African-American and Immigrant Muslim communi- at its domestication, and its recent developments in with an investigation of the Roman Catholic response RS 101) Three credits . ties . This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . India and abroad . This course meets the world diversity to reform in the events of the Council of Trent and the (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . requirement . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three Counterreformation . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) RS 257 Lay Perspectives on Christian Spirituality credits . Three credits . This course examines the foundations and elements of RS 280 Hinduism a spirituality of everyday life from a lay perspective . It This course introduces the seminal texts, concepts, RS 300 Second Temple Judaism RS 249 American Catholic Theologians considers issues related to the spirituality of university and images of the major religious tradition of India . and the Dead Sea Scrolls This lecture/reading course gives students insight life and to one’s broader, future developmental calling Topics include Vedic ritualism; Upanishadic mysticism; The Dead Sea Scrolls have rightly been called the into the modern development of Catholic theology on personal, spiritual, and professional levels . Themes yoga meditation; the Bhagavad Gita; the caste system; greatest manuscript discovery of the twentieth century . in America and what makes it specifically American . of the course include historical overview of Christian Vedanta philosophy; the cults of Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Discovered in 1947, they have made a tremendous Discussion/analysis covers the work of Gustav Weigel, spiritual traditions; key theological foundations such as and the Goddess; and Gandhi’s philosophy of non-vio- impact on how scholars today understand Judaism and John Courtney Murray, George Tavard, Frank Sheed, creation, incarnation, doctrine of the Holy Spirit, grace, lent action . The course views Hinduism as a historical Christianity in antiquity . Our examination of the com- Walter Burghardt, and Robley Whitson . (Prerequisite: priesthood of all believers, action, and contemplation; phenomenon, a formative influence on Indian culture munity, texts, and archeology of the Dead Sea Scrolls RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . exploration of the practical implications of such a spiri- and society, and a response to the human condition . will begin with a study of the Second Temple Period tuality; and reflection on action for justice . (Prerequisite: This course meets the world diversity requirement . (520 BCE-70 CE), one of the most important in the his- RS 250 Contemporary Morality: Basic Questions RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . tory of Judaism . This course will examine the political, This course introduces the fundamental concepts in social, and theological developments of this period so moral theology, drawing on major traditions in con- RS 263 Non-Traditional American Churches RS 285 Buddhism that the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls and their This course begins with a critical inquiry into the nature This course explores the Indian Buddhist tradition, from temporary Christian thought . The course examines writings may be situated within their proper context . of religion in America and the history that led to the its beginning in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha through the moral foundations of conscience, freedom and Students will learn to read primary texts closely and constitutional guarantee of religious freedom . Students the present revival of neo-Buddhism in the activism of responsibility, virtue and character, and methods of secondary texts critically as they consider the influence develop and defend criteria to evaluate nontraditional oppressed classes . The course considers the early for- moral decision-making . To deepen the study of basic and relationship between texts and their community . forms of “church” that have resulted from this free- mative ideas of the Buddha - the Awakened One - as questions in Christian morality, the course concludes (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, and one 200-level dom . After reviewing the origin, history, and beliefs they unfold in the course of Indian history and society, by examining selected applied issues in contemporary religious studies course) Three credits . morality . (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . of the major non-traditional churches established by and discusses Buddhist meditation and philosophy as Americans, the course explores the development of American evangelism and its impact on modern society through the “Electronic Church .” (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . 212 College of Arts and Sciences Religious Studies Russian and East European Studies College of Arts and Sciences 213 RS 301 Religious Diversity in Early Judaism RS 343 The Papacy Subcontinent of India, Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe/ and Christianity This survey of the Roman Catholic papacy, generally America . The course will include critical readings of PROGRAM IN This course examines the emergence of Early Judaism focuses on a single figure, theme, or period, and places famous mystics like Rumi, Hafiz, and Ibn ‘Arabi . Artistic during the ancient and late antique period (450 BCE- that figure, theme, or period within the larger historical, and performative projects will accompany the course RUSSIAN AND EAST 650 CE) and the many different expressions that it cultural, and ecclesial context . A significant part of the in order to immerse students in the arts, cultures and EUROPEAN STUDIES had, many of which did not survive into the modern course treats theological issues, using as texts either ideas important to Islamic spirituality . This course period . Among the groups that will be studied are the papal writings, significant encyclicals, or conciliar state- meets the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisites: Samaritans, Sadducees, Zealots, Pharisees, Essenes, ments and actions . The course also includes a critical RS 10 or RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies and Christians . This course will consider how different assessment of the role of the papacy within the Roman course) Three credits . Faculty Jewish communities, both inside and outside the land Catholic Church and a consideration of the role of the Director of Judea, constructed images of the “other” as they papacy in interreligious dialogue and world affairs . RS 388 Buddhist Spirituality McFadden (History) sought to develop distinct religious identities . In addi- (Prerequisite: RS 10 or RS 101) Three credits . The course explores the cultivation of meditation and tion to a focus on primary texts from this time period, spirituality in the Buddhist tradition, its embodiment Steering Committee secondary readings will be introduced that contextual- RS 350 The Classic: Truth in Religion in seminal figures in India, China, Japan, and Tibet, Bowen (English/Writing) ize these groups in antiquity . (Prerequisites: RS 10 or and the Arts and their individual expressions of contemplation and Garvey (English/Comparative Literature) RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies course) This course examines the idea of the classic as a spiritual experience . The association of these Buddhist Kohli (GSEAP/Educational Studies and Teacher Three credits . model for establishing relationships between religious saints with value systems, specific sites, and sacred Preparation) language on the one hand, and poetic discourse and activities is examined, especially as the relationships Nantz (Economics) RS 315 Modern Jewish Theology artistic expression on the other . What truth do classics between these persons and their activity in the world Pichlikova (RES) This course explores ways in which selected 19th- and lay claim to and how do they embody it? The course reflect their religious path . Particular emphasis is Rose (Art History) 20th-century Jewish theologians (Buber, Rosenzweig, compares secular and religious classics before investi- placed on the questions of religious inspiration and Salavei (DSB/Finance) Heschel, Hartman, Fackenheim, Blumenthal, gating the value of the classic model in the process of creativity, and the manner that these are formed in the Sysoeva (RES/MLL) Greenberg, Plaskow) attempt to meet challenges doing theology . (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, and process of training in contemplation . This course meets of faith and Jewish self-identity . Topics include the one 200-level religious studies course) Three credits . the world diversity requirement . (Prerequisites: RS 10 Affiliated Faculty nature of the covenant, the role of human autonomy, or RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies course) Dew (Politics), Emeritus liturgical images of divinity, and faith after Auschwitz . RS 354 Saints and Sinners: Images of Holiness Three credits . P . Eliasoph (Art History) (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, and one 200-level in Contemporary Fiction Grossman (Music) religious studies course) Three credits . This course examines the complexity of current under- RS 398 Independent Study Leatherman (International Studies/Politics) standings of what it is to be holy . It begins with a brief Students, in consultation with a department director, Miners (Economics) RS 320 The Reinterpretation of the consideration of traditional models of holiness . It turns define their course of study . (Prerequisites: RS 10 or Poli (DSB/Accounting) New Testament next to several influential theories of spiritual growth, RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies course) Tucker (DSB/Finance) This introduction to the critical study of the New and then, in the light of these theories, looks at a series Three credits . Testament and its Christologies reviews the vary- of 20th-century novels that examine the idea of holi- The end of the Cold War, along with the collapse of ing titles for Jesus, comparing them with the origi- ness . Authors vary but include Georges Bernanos, RS 399 Religious Studies Seminar This seminar offers an in-depth investigation of a sig- the Soviet Union and communist regimes in Eastern nal Jewish or Greek usage . The course considers Shusaku Endo, Mary Gordon, Graham Greene, David Europe, offers a unique opportunity to take a fresh look the process of reinterpretation of Jesus in the New Lodge, Flannery O’Connor, Gloria Naylor, Muriel Spark, nificant figure, issue, or problem in religious studies . Enrollment requires the permission of the instructor . at an old field: Russian and East European area stud- Testament as a possible model for interpretation today . and Jean Sullivan . (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, ies . Formerly caught within the framework of the Cold (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, and one of the follow- and one 200-level religious studies course) Three (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies course) Three credits . War, new societies are emerging, struggling to come ing: RS 220, 221 or 222) Three credits . credits . to grips with their pasts and forging their own unique RS 325 The Quest for the Historical Jesus RS 363 Religious Values in Film futures . This course examines the increasingly public debate This course focuses on the search for meaning in The Russian and East European studies minor, an over whether an adequate basis exists for reconstruct- human life as experienced and depicted in 12 films by interdisciplinary program developed jointly by the ing a description of the life of Jesus of Nazareth . It distinguished filmmakers . The first six films mirror this College of Arts and Sciences and the Charles F . Dolan examines the evidence available from all sources, the search in personal life, asking in various ways whether School of Business, offers students an opportunity, criteria by which that evidence has been interpreted, we are isolated and alone or linked and dependent from a base major either in international studies or one and the resulting, often contradictory, portrayals . The on others . They also grapple with the problem of evil of the disciplines, to develop a focus on this dynamic course also discusses the relationship between this and the experience of salvation . The second six films area of the world . “historical Jesus” and the subsequent faith tradition of concern themselves with the meaning of life in society . Christianity . (Prerequisites: RS 10 or RS 101, and one In different historical contexts they ask whether the uni- Requirements 200-level religious studies course) Three credits . verse is indifferent or friendly to our community build- To earn an 18-credit Russian and East European stud- ing, and raise the problem of God and the religious ies minor, students complete six three-credit courses . RS 341 Selected Topics in the Catholic Tradition significance of secular achievement . (Prerequisites: Five of these courses, from a range of seven disci- This course examines particular themes, events, or RS 10 or RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies plines, must be exclusively or substantially concerned individuals in the Catholic tradition, with special regard course) Three credits . for their historical contexts and the ways in which they with Russia and/or Eastern Europe . At least three contribute to the self-identity of the Catholic tradition . RS 377 Sufism and Islamic Spirituality different disciplines must be represented . The final The course includes close reading of primary sources; In this course, students will study the beliefs, history, course, RES 310 Capstone Seminar: Current Topics in the subject matter changes from semester to semester . and practices found in different forms of Islamic spiritu- Russia and Eastern Europe, is required of all minors Students should consult the University registrar’s listing ality, especially the mystical tradition of Sufism . During in their junior or senior year . This seminar is either of new courses to determine the specific material treat- the course of this semester students will look at several team-taught by a rotating group of faculty from several ed when the course is offered . (Prerequisites: RS 10 spiritual movements from across the Muslim world disciplines, or is an independent project with a faculty or RS 101, and one 200-level religious studies course) with special attention given to the Middle East, the advisor . Three credits . 214 College of Arts and Sciences Russian and East European Studies Sociology and Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 215 Independent study and internships are encour- Course Descriptions The faculty strives to clarify career goals and to put aged, and can be substituted for any course with DEPARTMENT OF together a concentration of courses and experiences the approval of appropriate faculty and the program SOCIOLOGY AND that ensure for the student intellectual fulfillment and a director . Students are also encouraged to apply RES 110 Introduction to Russian Culture viable career . for a junior semester or year abroad in Russia or and History ANTHROPOLOGY Central or Eastern Europe from a wide range of All majors and minors are urged to consult with This interdisciplinary course provides a comprehensive the chair and other members of the Sociology and affiliated programs, including American Councils introduction to Russian civilization seen through the (St . Petersburg), the Consortium on International Anthropology Department in planning their academic lens of visual expression, performance, and drama . Faculty programs . This is especially important in coordinating Educational Exchange (Prague, Budapest, St . . Students revisit Russian painting, architecture, dance, Petersburg, Yaroslavl, and Fairfield’s own pro- Professors particular course concentrations most suitable for indi- music, and film at pivotal historical junctures, seeking vidual career goals . grams at St . Petersburg’s Herzen University, the St . to comprehend the underlying ideologies of orthodoxy, Hodgson Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, autocracy, totalitarianism, and perestroika . Images Ryscavage, S .J . Pomor University (Arkangelsk), Cherepovets State serve as our principle gateway to the deeply reli- Schlichting University (Cherepovets), or Immanuel Kant University gious cultural imagination that has never experienced (Kaliningrad) . Associate Professors Renaissance and Reformation . Critical examination of Crawford, chair extensive Western and Eastern influences explains the Jones creation of native Russian aesthetic and ideology by Lacy Requirements Course Offerings way of adaptation, accommodation, and transformation Mielants of multicultural and multiethnic input . Three credits . Russian Language Assistant Professor Sociology Major RU 110 Elementary Russian I RES 310 Capstone Seminar: Current Topics Rodrigues For a 30-credit major in sociology, students complete: RU 111 Elementary Russian II in Russia and Eastern Europe RU 210 Intermediate Russian I This interdisciplinary seminar, team-taught by faculty Visiting Assistant Professor RU 211 Intermediate Russian II members from different disciplines or available as an Ramlal-Nankoe • SO 11 Introduction to Sociology independent project, focuses on current and chang- History Lecturers ing developments in Russia or Eastern Europe and Aronsen • SO 221 Statistics: Social and Political Data Analysis HI 271 Introduction to Russian History, covers culture, politics, business, and economics, Culture and Civilization Bass • SO 222 Methods of Research Design enabling students to integrate their different disciplines Kammerman HI 272 Russia, 700-1700: History and Myth in a case-study format . The course includes oral and HI 273 History and Culture of East Central Martorella • SO 228 Classical Social Theory written assignments in addition to a special seminar Oliver Europe Since 1945 project, designed by students in close consultation • SO 229 Contemporary Social Theory HI 275 Russia’s Road to Revolution, 1689 to 1917 with instructors . Open to juniors or seniors only . Three • an additional 15 credits in elective sociology and HI 276 St . Petersburg in Russian History credits . HI 284 20th-Century Russia Sociology is the scientific study of human society and anthropology coursess HI 356 History of the Cold War RES 395 Internship in Russian and social behavior . It seeks to understand why individuals HI 385 Comparative Russian Revolutions East European Studies form groups and how membership in groups influences Candidates work a minimum of eight hours per week a person’s behavior . Why do human beings live in fami- Sociology Minor Visual and Performing Arts during the semester either for the Russian and East lies? Why do the rich act, and even think, differently For an 18-credit minor in sociology, students complete: AH 191 Art and Mythologies of Nazi Germany, European Studies Program director, helping with from the poor? What makes some people break social Fascist Italy, and Bolshevik Russia: publicity, coordination, and public events, or for an rules and others obey them? What holds societies Comparative Systems/Outcomes organization or business in the area doing work in together? Why do they sometimes break apart? Why • SO 11 Introduction to Sociology AH 122 Byzantine Art Russia or Eastern Europe . Under the direction of a do all societies change over time? These are questions • SO 222 Methods of Research Design Economics faculty member in Russian and East European stud- that sociologists ponder . OR ies, interns regularly report on their work and write an EC 230 Comparative Economic Systems Anthropology asks similar questions, while empha- SO 228 Classical Social Theory evaluation of the experience at the end of the summer . sizing cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and longer- Politics The internship is available only to juniors and seniors • an additional 12 credits in elective sociology and term perspectives . The discipline includes biological, PO 249 Seminar on Russia seeking a minor in Russian and East European stud- anthropology courses archeological, linguistic, and cultural approaches . The ies . Three credits . English (Comparative Literature) comparative approach highlights patterns of similarity EN 112 19th-Century Russian Novel and and difference among human groups and helps people Anthropology Minor World Literature understand their own practices and those of others in a EN 276 20th-Century Russian Novel and broader cross-cultural and historical context . World Literature • AY 10 Introduction to Four Field Anthropology The department currently offers a major and a minor in sociology, and a minor in anthropology . Students • AY 110 Introduction to Biological Anthropology majoring in sociology at Fairfield University begin their OR study by taking several fundamental courses that pro- AY 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology vide them with an understanding of the basic concepts • an additional 9 credits in elective anthropology cours- and methodology of the field . Students build on this es (may include one sociology course) foundation by selecting from a wide variety of elective courses . Students are carefully and individually advised throughout their stay at Fairfield . 216 College of Arts and Sciences Sociology and Anthropology Sociology and Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 217 Internships AY 110 Biological Anthropology AY 168 Women and Men: The Anthropology in the North African context with the aim of coming to Students may elect to take Field Work Placement for The study of natural selection, primate evolution, and of Gender appreciate this ancient nexus between Europe, Africa, one or two semesters in their senior year in addition to living primate societies provides a baseline from which Through a comparison of selected Asian, Middle and the Middle East . This course will explore the value fulfilling the basic requirements of their major . to study the evolution of the human species . The Eastern, African, and Native American societies, this and limits of knowing people different from ourselves . course also traces human cultural and social develop- course explores the ways that culture can mold the bio- This course meets the world diversity requirement . Sociology Major with a Minor in Educational ment from the foraging bands of the first humans to the logical facts of sexual difference into socially accepted Three credits . Studies and the 5-Year Teacher Education Program civilizations that appeared at the dawn of written his- behavior, creating two, and sometimes more, genders . Sociology majors who elect a minor in Educational tory . Students also examine physical variation among Topics include the allocation of work, power, and pres- SO 11 Introduction to Sociology Studies and who have been admitted to the 5-year living populations . Three credits . tige between men and women; the belief systems that This introduction to sociology provides students with Integrated Bachelors-Masters Degree and Teacher legitimate gender roles; and some possible causes a sense of sociology’s orientation; its particular way of Certification Program should consult with Dr . Terry- AY 111 Cultural Anthropology for the wide variation that exists among cultures . This looking at human behavior in the context of people’s Ann Jones in the Department of Sociology and Why is there such variety in the way people live, dress, course meets the world diversity requirement . Three interaction with each other . The course emphasizes the Anthropology and Dr . Patricia Calderwood, Department speak, eat, love and fight? This course explores the credits . kinds of questions sociology asks, the methods it uses of Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation, shared patterns of thought, behavior, and feelings - that to search for answers, and how it applies the answers GSEAP, for additional information . See Program in is, the cultures - of a number of peoples and presents AY 175 Sustainable Development: to problems of people’s everyday lives and issues of Education, pg . 111 . explanations for the forms they take and the differences Anthropological Perspectives social policy . Three credits . between them . The course helps students develop This course examines sustainable development from Course Numberings a new perspective on the values and institutions of an anthropological perspective . With a focus on the SO 112 American Society Course numbers have changed from prior catalogs; Western culture . This course meets the world diversity contested meaning of both “sustainability” and “devel- This course analyzes the dominant ideology and val- courses listed here, and those cross-listed in other requirement . Three credits . opment,” students will grapple with various theoretical, ues that have shaped American culture - namely the departments, are not open to students who took them methodological, and ethical perspectives on building Protestant ethic - and how and why these values are for credit under a previous number . AY 130 Cultures of Africa a just future . Learning will be practice driven and stu- changing . The course also analyzes major institutional This course explores the great diversity of the numer- dents will write journals, blogs and reflective essays, trends that have transformed and continue to transform ous cultural traditions of Africa . It begins with historiog- develop expertise in various anthropological methods, America and the modern world - bureaucratization, raphy and an abridged review of African history from and pursue independent research on sustainability industrialization, urbanization, the rise of the business the dawn of humankind to creation of modern African in their local community . Students will integrate their corporation, science, and technology - and the effects nations . To explore several cultural traditions from the experiential learning with readings on ecology and eco- of these institutions in producing new personality types, continent, regional case studies, African literature, film, nomic development in order to critically examine the mass society, and rapid social change . The course and music are analyzed . The objective of this course is values, assumptions and data that underpin different provides a macro-sociological framework . This course to introduce students to the rich diversity of African cul- perspectives on desirable social change . Three credits . meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . tural traditions, and to equip students with the African Course Descriptions Studies and Anthropology research skills necessary AY 180 International Research Practicum SO 142 Sociology of the Family for further explorations into the Cultures of Africa . This This will introduce students to the practicalities of The family is a basic social institution of all societies . course meets the world diversity requirement . Three international research, with particular emphasis on This course, which examines family systems as they AY 10 Introduction to Four-Field Anthropology credits . qualitative social science methods and the eventual exist in other cultures and in times past, focuses on Who are we, where do we come from, and how do aim of producing a viable grant proposal . The course understanding the contemporary American family sys- AY 152 Islamic Societies and Cultures will be taught from an anthropological perspective, but tem . Students consider American patterns of dating, we know? Why is life unfair and why do intolerance, This anthropological inquiry into a number of “Muslim poverty and inequality exist? Anthropologists hold no the skills developed should be broadly applicable to the mate selection, sexual behavior, marriage, parenting, societies,” from Africa and the Middle East to Asia and social sciences and humanities . Three credits . and aging, as well as alternative life styles and family monopoly on truth or explanation, but they do employ a the Pacific . This course investigates the cultural, eth- wide-range of methods to explore what it means to be instability . Three credits . nic, and linguistic diversity within these societies, while AY 189 Ethnographic Knowledge and Practice human . In this introduction to anthropology we will sur- seeking to understand what they have in common with This course focuses on the history and practice of SO 144 Sociology of Sexuality vey four sub-fields that comprise this multi-disciplinary each other and with their non-Muslim neighbors . This ethnographic writing, a form of intellectual production This course explores the social construction of human science: biological anthropology, archaeology, sociocul- course meets the world diversity requirement . Three at once art and science, evocation and explication . sexual behavior, examining the influence of social tural anthropology, and linguistics . Over the course of credits . Emerging in the 20th century as the preeminent form institutions on sexuality, social responses to variations the semester, we will explore what anthropology and its of anthropological expression, ethnographies are one in behaviors, and the organization of sexual identities . sub-fields contribute to our understanding of ourselves, AY 163 Culture and Inequality of the few scholarly means of understanding other cul- Three credits . our histories, and our world . This course meets the This course focuses on the concepts of “culture” and tures and societies in meaningful depth . At the same world diversity requirement . Three credits . “inequality” - two terms employed to deal with “differ- time, ethnographies reveal as much about the disci- SO 151 Sociology of Religion ence” in a range of intriguingly different, and morally This course offers a combined theoretical and empirical AY 52/IL 52 Culture and Political Economy plines and societies in which they are produced as they charged, ways . The course explores recent work in do about distant “others .” Three credits . treatment of the sociology of religion, the character of This course examines the ways in which global politi- anthropology, economics, and sociology using culture religious institutions, the relations of religious institu- cal economic dynamics impact local cultures . Students and/or inequality as a lens through which to view vari- AY 190 North African Society and Cultures tions with other institutions in society, and the internal will begin with classic texts in social theory, examine ous issues in contemporary social theory . In the pro- This course is an anthropological examination of North social structure of religious institutions . It gives par- how this theory informs contemporary debates, and cess, students work to discover what kind of lens cul- Africa, with a specific emphasis on Morocco . From ticular attention to the process of secularization in the look to small-scale societies in the Global South for an ture and/or inequality provides, how our implicit under- agriculture to military history, food to dress, literature to modern world and the crisis this poses for traditional intimate, ethnographic perspective of our global era . standings of these ideas shape how we think about the contemporary issues like Islamism, feminism, migration, religion . This course meets the U .S . diversity require- Three credits . world, and how we might better use such ideas to do and development: students will immerse themselves ment . Three credits . our thinking . Three credits . 218 College of Arts and Sciences Sociology and Anthropology Sociology and Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 219 SO 161 American Class Structure and explores sites of resistance in art and activism . SO 184 Population: Birth, Death, and Migration SO 191 Social Change in Developing Nations This course examines the roots and structure of class The course pays special attention to the ways in which Demography, the study of population, is the basis of This course examines the major societal changes in the United States and the consequences of this race, class, and sexualities intersect processes of gen- this course . It examines the causes and consequences occurring in developing countries, seeking answers hierarchical arrangement on everyday life . It focuses der relations and social change . Three credits . of population change . The course addresses global to two basic questions: To what extent are the current primarily on social class; however, the dynamics and population problems and those faced by the United modernization efforts of Third World nations compa- consequences of social class cannot be fully under- SO 169 Women: Work and Sport States . Students analyze real demographic data during rable to the earlier experience of the United States stood without addressing the complex interconnections Sex and gender stratification exists in most areas weekly demographic techniques sessions . This course and Western Europe? How do existing inequalities and between class, race, and gender . This course meets of everyday life throughout American society . This meets the world diversity requirement . Three credits . dependencies between developed countries and Third the U S. . diversity requirement . Three credits . course concentrates on women in the workplace and World nations affect their chances of modernizing? in sport . It analyzes women’s occupational status and SO 185 Introduction to International Migration Students complete a semester-long Web-based study SO 162 Race, Gender, and Ethnic Relations the accompanying roles from the colonial period to the This course examines the causes, processes, and of a particular country . This course meets the world This course analyses sociological and social psycho- present from a variety of theoretical perspectives . Since concerns of international migration, which are explored diversity requirement . Three credits . logical dimensions of race relations, ethnic interaction, sport is a microcosm of society, the course treats the through the use of case studies that include a wide and the changing role and status of women . It focuses perceptions and experiences of female athletes in 20th- range of countries from different world regions . These SO 192 Social Work: An Introduction on the American scene but also examines problems century America as a mirror of the inequality within case studies include international migrants, such as This overview of the social work profession emphasizes of women and minorities in other parts of the world the larger world . This course meets the U .S . diversity refugees, labor migrants, and undocumented migrants . the knowledge base, theories, values, and skills that and their importance for world politics . It also consid- requirement . Three credits . In addition to studying the migrants and the reasons underlie generalist social work practice with individuals, ers what sociologists and social psychologists have for their international movement, participants have groups, families, and communities . Students consider learned about improving dominant/minority relations . SO 171 Criminology the opportunity to discuss opposing perspectives on a range of social problems and social policy concerns This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement . This course examines crime rates and crime trends the immigration policies of developed countries . This as well as the impact of these issues on diverse client Three credits . in the U .S . Theories of criminal behavior are critically course meets the world diversity requirement . Three populations . The course also conducts a related explo- analyzed . It also explores victimless crime, white collar credits . ration of the role of the social worker in agency settings SO 163 Urban/Suburban Sociology crime and organized crime . Societal responses to crime and the various fields of practice . Three credits . This course explores the nature of the city and growth and criminals are addressed . Three credits . SO 188 Contemporary Latin American of metropolitan regions in the contemporary world; the and Caribbean Society SO 193 Social Work: The History of Social ecological approach and the use of demographic data SO 175 Sociology of Law This course introduces the basic political, economic, Welfare and Social Work in the analysis of modern urban communities; social Based in the relationship of law and society, this and sociological elements of contemporary Latin The course explores the development of the social organization of metropolitan regions and the emer- course explores the meaning of law, civil disobedience, America and the Caribbean . It begins with an overview work profession within the context of the evolution of gence of urban-suburban conflict; big-city politics, com- and other challenges, and law as an agent of social of the historical events that have shaped the region . social welfare in the United States, emphasizing the munity control, and regional government as dimensions change . It takes as its major theme legal equality ver- While examining the region as a whole, this course political, economic, social, and philosophical forces that of organization and disorganization in city life; and city sus social inequality and analyzes this theme in terms also emphasizes the political, economic, and cultural have forged social welfare policy and helped shape the planning and urban development at local and national of discrimination against the poor, women, and various diversity that characterizes Latin America and the social work profession . Exploration of the importance levels as efforts to solve the urban crisis . Three credits . racial groups . Students discuss the role of lawyers, the Caribbean . Drawing from several disciplines, while of divisions in American society regarding social justice police, and the courts in American society in the sec- emphasizing sociological approaches, this course and issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender provide SO 165 Race, Cities and Poverty ond half of the semester . Three credits . explains some of the positive, as well as the more a framework through which to view current controver- The geography of cities is in constant flux . People SO 179 Death Penalty in America dubious events in contemporary Latin American and sies such as welfare reform and the feminization of move in and out, businesses open and close, city Caribbean society . Topics include popular culture, poverty . Three credits . government institutes social policy in response to This course is an in-depth analysis of capital punish- ment . The history of the death penalty and its contem- migration, political change, regional integration, urban- existing changes in different communities . Many of ization, gender, and inequality, among others . Case SO 221 Statistics: Social and Political the changes in cities have been influenced by racial- porary status in the U .S . is explored . Public opinion and Data Analysis the decisions of the courts, prosecutors, and juries are studies will be selected for more detailed discussion ethnic and economic dynamics . In this course we will based on current events . Three credits . This course provides a basic introduction to the role of examine the ways race has shaped our perceptions addressed . Some of the questions raised include the statistical analysis in understanding social and political of and responses to community . Why are urban areas following: Is the death penalty a deterrent? Is it racially SO 190 Globalization data, with an emphasis on actual data analysis using “racialized”? Why does talk of the underclass imply biased? Does it victimize the poor? Are the innocent The single most powerful force transforming the world the University’s computer facilities . It uses an extensive black Americans and Latinos? We will focus primarily ever convicted and executed? What sociological factors in which we live is the accelerating process of global- social and political data archive including 2000 Census on black Americans, but will also consider white ethnic influence clemency decisions? How is the U .S . posi- ization . Information á la the Internet, ideas, technol- data, political polls, and national survey data for com- groups and other ethnic groups in discussion . In our tion on the death penalty perceived by the international ogy, products, services (and even people, the slowest puter analysis . (Prerequisite: SO 11) Four credits . examinations we will focus on case studies of urbaniza- community? Three credits . to move) are all moving within and across national SO 222 Methods of Research Design tion and race such as post-Katrina New Orleans, south- SO 181 AIDS in the United States boundaries every hour of every day . As Joseph Stiglitz, ern migration to Chicago, and Bridgeport . This course former chief economist for the World Bank, puts it, This course examines the nature and function of sci- This course covers epidemiological, public health, entific methods as applied to the field of sociology, meets the U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . social scientific, and artistic responses to the AIDS “Globalization is like a giant wave that can either cap- size nations or carry them forward on its crest .” The emphasizing survey research design and secondary SO 166 Feminism, Gender, and Everyday Life crisis . Topics include the genesis of AIDS and its epi- analysis of existing data . Student teams design and demiological shifts, the global impact of the disease, goal of this course is to begin to understand the com- This course provides an introduction to the study of plex causes and effects of globalization . What’s driving conduct research projects as part of the course assign- gender through a feminist lens . The central themes of reproductive health, sexuality, community efforts to ments . (Prerequisite: SO 11) Four credits . “fight AIDS,” policy developments concerning the virus, it and what kind of future is it likely to bring? Three the course are the changes and continuities of gender credits . roles within the United States, the social processes that and the ethical and political implications of such poli- influence our gender identities, and the connections cies . The goal of this course is to address how vari- between gender, power, and inequality . The course ous factions (politicians, social scientists, health care addresses the ways in which the media, popular cul- providers, activists, and so on) have grappled with HIV ture, work, and schools have been pivotal sites for the and AIDS . This course meets the U S. . diversity require- creation and maintenance of gender performances, ment . Three credits . 220 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 221 SO 228 Classical Social Theory Department Coordinator, Caitlin Hughes: Canisius 3, Learning Outcomes This course in sociological theory concentrates on the DEPARTMENT OF extension 2459 All courses offered in Visual and Performing Arts writings of Smith, Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, placing emphasize 3-5 of the following learning outcomes: their theories in the context of the social, economic, VISUAL AND Studio Manager, Katie O'Leary: Loyola 16, extension political, and intellectual turmoil of the late 18th and PERFORMING ARTS 3216 • Students gain factual knowledge (terminology, clas- early 19th centuries . The course includes a focus on , Carey Weber: Bellarmine Visual Resources Curator sifications, methods, trends) of an art form (various the development of sociology as a discipline in the Museum, extension 2499 early 20th century and the enduring concerns of the Faculty aesthetics, paintings, styles, movements, etc .) perspective to analyze “modern” industrialized societ- Professors The Major • Students learn fundamental principles, generaliza- ies . (Prerequisite: SO 11) Three credits . P . Eliasoph Visual and Performing Arts offers five different pro- tions, or theories (such as awareness of metaphor SO 229 Contemporary Social Theory Grossman, emeritus grams of study . Students may choose to major in: and symbol in a particular art form .) Art History (requires 30 credits), Music (requires 30 This course focuses on contemporary American and LoMonaco • Students learn to apply course material to improve credits), New Media (requires 33 credits), Studio Art European sociology and its development after 1945, Schwab thinking, problem solving and decisions (by making (requires 33 credits), and Theatre (requires 33 credits) . examining critical social theory, structural functional- Torff meaning of art, placing art in context, and under- ism, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, Yarrington standing art as a human endeavor .) feminism, world systems theory and post modernism . The Minor Associate Professors A minor in visual and performing arts can be obtained • Students develop specific skills, competencies and Contemporary application is a central concern in the Chamllin course . (Prerequisite: SO 11) Three credits . upon completion of 18 credits in one of the five areas points of view needed in the field most closely relat- Mayzik, S .J . of concentration: art history; music; new media, film, ed to this course (such as identification, assessing SO 279 Criminal Justice System Seminar Nash, chair television, and radio; studio art; or theatre . For further and self-assessing quality .) This seminar explores in detail the workings and Porter information about the curriculum and areas of concen- problems of the criminal justice system in the United Rose tration, consult the program directors: • Students develop creative capacities (inventing, States . In addition to investigating the sources of crimi- Scalese, S .J . designing, performing in arts, music, drama, etc ., as nal behavior, the course focuses on the arraignment Art History: M . Rose well as taking a creative approach to any problem Assistant Professors Music: B . Torff or task .) process, probation, the trial, sentencing, prison reform, J . Deupi and parole . Three credits . New Media: M . Scalese, S .J . Malone Studio Art: J . Yarrington • Students develop skill in expressing oneself orally or SO 397-398 Field Work Placement Sage Theatre: M . LoMonaco in writing . In this one- or two-semester internship program, stu- Walker-Canton • Students learn how to find and use resources for dents are placed in professional and service settings Lecturers answering questions or solving problems (through where they work under supervision and acquire experi- Belanger different venues, websites, libraries, etc .) ence in the area chosen for placement . In addition, Connolly they integrate their experiences with the intellectual Department Mission and Goals • Students learn to analyze and critically evaluate C . Cooney The visual and performing arts have always been an foundation acquired in their academic courses . Open M . Cooney ideas, arguments, and points of view (by synthesiz- to senior majors only . Three or six credits . integral part of the human experience as they weave ing, discerning what is most important in works .) Covaci together knowledge, skills, and personal and cultural SO 399 Independent Research D’Angelo values . Skill expresses knowledge, and personal values Upon the request and by agreement of an individual Dalen drive one’s artistic and aesthetic choices . All students Davis University Core Course Requirement professor in the department, students undertake a one- should acquire knowledge of history, context, theory, The core curriculum requires that all Fairfield under- V . Deupi semester independent study on a defined research and the interaction of art, society, and the self . Towards graduate students complete two semesters of course- Evans topic or field . Three credits . this end, students will become familiar with the major work in Visual and Performing Arts . Our courses are Ford artistic achievements of the visual and performing arts . divided between those that cover material from an his- Fumasoli torical/theoretical point of view, and those that involve Haas The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the use of applied skills with which you actually make Joo Fairfield inculcates the practice of developing intuitive, or perform works of art . The core curriculum requires Leavitt-Learson creative, expressive, and aesthetic faculties and the that at least one of your two courses in this depart- McDonald ability to connect these with reasoning skills . The cre- ment be a history/theory course . Courses that fulfill the Mendelsohn ative process is a means of giving shape to one’s own history/theory requirement for the core curriculum are Merry experience and requires a certain amount of introspec- labeled "(H)"; those that fulfill the applied art require- Messner tion, experimentation, and risk taking . The aim of the ment are labeled "(A)" . Murchie core curriculum requirement is to instill empathy, dis- Noyes cernment, and sensitivity to and respect for the expres- Additional Fees Pilotti sions of individuals and groups and their visions of the Studio art, new media, and some theatre courses Pischikova world . With exposure to the visual and performing arts require a materials fee . There are also separate charg- Poe as a major or minor in the department, students have es for private music lessons Students enrolling in these Ramirez the creative and artistic abilities required for a variety of courses will be billed an additional fee per course . Roth future professional challenges . Schenfeld Schneck Snydacker 222 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 223 Facilities and Resources Internships and logical structure; analyze and critically evaluate • The Bellarmine Museum of Art stewards a rich col- Visual and performing arts majors are eligible for ART HISTORY ideas, arguments and points of view, by synthesizing lection of paintings, sculptures, and decorative art internship programs in the local and regional art com- and discerning what is most important . objects, including the Samuel H . Kress Collection munities . Students may receive credit for gaining Students who have taken upper-level art history semi- of Italian Paintings, a large selection of historic valuable practical experience in a variety of activities . Program Director nars should be able to: plaster casts, a range of non-Western art objects, Available internships include work at the University’s Rose and a loan of twenty objects from the Metropolitan Thomas J . Walsh Art Gallery, local galleries, muse- Analyze and critically evaluate traditions as systems Museum of Art/The Cloisters Museum . The BMA Faculty and constructions of knowledge and power; develop ums, historical societies, television and radio stations, J . Deupi mounts up to five temporary exhibitions each year . writing and research skills, competencies and points art studios, professional theatres, and production P . Eliasoph companies . of view necessary in the field of Art History; develop • The Thomas J . Walsh Gallery features temporary Schwab creative capacities in oral and written expression exhibitions of modern and contemporary art . Performance Opportunities Lecturers using the full resources of language in invention, • Experimental art galleries feature student work . In addition to its regular courses, the Music Program Covaci drafting, revising, and editing . sponsors a number of student performing groups V . Deupi • Our historic plaster cast collection began in 1991 including the Fairfield University Orchestra, Jazz Pilotti and it is comprised of long-term loans and gifts Ensemble, Chamber Singers, and Pep Band . Members Pischikova from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, represent- of these performing groups receive one credit for each Poe ing masterpieces from ancient Greece, Rome, semester . Students may apply up to six of these cred- Snydacker Requirements and Renaissance Italy . Additional gifts from the its toward a major or minor in music; however, these Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Acropolis Museum, credits do not count towards the 38 three-credit cours- Art History Major and individual donors, have expanded the collection es required for graduation . The Fairfield University The field of art history provides essential tools for to eighty casts . The collection provides students Glee Club is a non-credit performing organization experiencing humanity's visible achievements . The Art For a 30-credit Art History major students: in the Art History and Studio Arts programs, and sponsored by Student Affairs . History Program offers a complete academic curriculum Classical Studies, additional opportunities for study covering the major periods of Western civilization, as 1 . Complete two of the following introductory courses in the Bellarmine Museum of Art and the casts Theatre Fairfield is the production wing of the Theatre well as courses on the arts of Asia, the Americas, and (six credits) rooms in Loyola Hall . Program . The annual season includes professionally Africa . Students explore contemporary developments in AH 10 Origins and Transformations in directed and designed productions; performances that art and art history within our increasingly global society Western Art • The Mutrux Visual Resources Collection (VRC) is the feature the work of advanced directing, acting and AH 11 Visual Culture Since 1400: primary visual teaching resource and laboratory for design students; and independent projects created The Art History Program attracts many motivated and Expression and Experimentation the Art History Program, with state of the art com- by junior and senior majors . Participation in Theatre creative undergraduates who demonstrate, through AH 12 Introduction to the Art History puter and digital imaging equipment . The VRC has Fairfield productions is open to all members of the critical analysis and application, their understanding of Asia, Africa, and the Americas a burgeoning digital image library used by all of the University community . of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and AH 15 History of Architecture faculty many of whom also access images through applied arts . the university’s subscription to ARTstor, an online 2 . Complete two of the following 100-level courses (six repository of over 1,000,000 digital images . Among the many outstanding resources and programs credits) available to art history students are: internships at AH 100 Arts of India, China and Japan • A computer-music lab for MIDI and other music- the University's Bellarmine Museum of Art; specially AH 109 Jewish Art: Moses to Modernity based computer software . arranged visits to major museums in New York and AH 111 Greek Art and Archaeology Connecticut with behind-the-scenes tours; internships AH 112 Etruscan and Roman Art and • The Aloysius P . Kelley proscenium theatre and the at regional museums and cultural organizations; and Archaeology Wien Experimental Black Box theatre in the Regina research using the Bellarmine Museum’s collection and AH 113 Art and Archaeology of Ancient A . Quick Center for the Arts host frequent student the Plaster Cast Collection . Egypt performances presented by the music and theatre AH 115 Archaeology of Athens programs . Many art history majors choose to enrich their experi- AH 120 Medieval Art of Western Europe ence further by spending a semester or year abroad . • The Media Center in Xavier Hall contains exceptional AH 121 Celtic and Early Irish Art The skills learned in Art History are valuable for careers equipment and facilities for students in new media, AH 130 Early Renaissance Art in Italy in teaching, museum and gallery curating, marketing including an instructional television studio, a produc- AH 135 Renaissance and Baroque and media, as well as nearly every job that requires tion television studio, a satellite uplink truck, and Architecture observation . Campus Television Network head-end . Production AH 140 Baroque Art capabilities are supported by state-of-the-art Students who have taken art history core courses AH 142 The Art of Early Modern Spain computer-based digital graphic design and editing should be able to meet the following learning out- and Latin America technology . comes: AH 150 Neoclassical and Romantic Art AH 152 Modern Art • The PepsiCo Theatre, with its intimate theatre, Demonstrate factual knowledge within the discipline AH 161 American Architecture dance studio, and design studio, is the home of of Art History; apply course material in order to AH 164 American Art: Civil War to Civil Theatre Fairfield, the production wing of the theatre improve critical thinking and problem solve (by mak- Rights program . ing meaning of art, placing art in context, and under- AH 165 The Black Experience: African- standing art as a human endeavor); find and use American Art and Criticism in the resources effectively to answer questions and solve 20th Century problems; generate questions, evaluate research/ AH 172 History of Photography information, and develop claims using evidence AH 180 Fundamentals of Architecture 224 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 225 AH 191 Art and Mythologies of Nazi Germany, Course Descriptions AH 15 History of Architecture (H) of Greek achievement in the context of its impact on Fascist Italy, Bolshevik Russia: This introductory course surveys the major periods and the Roman world and later art . The course emphasizes Comparative Systems/Outcomes Note: All courses count for the history/theory credit key monuments in the history of architecture - largely in objects in area museums and includes field trips . Three AH 195 Museum/Gallery Curating towards the Visual and Performing Arts component of the West - from antiquity to the present . Topics include credits . the University core curriculum . Greek and Roman temples and civic architecture; 3 . Complete one of the following 200-level or 300-level Medieval mosques and cathedrals; Renaissance and AH 112 Etruscan and Roman Art and A= Applied courses (three credits) Baroque cities and their monuments; Early Modern Archaeology (H) H= History AH 209 The MMA Plaster Cast Collection at factories and gardens; Machine Age museums and This course surveys the art of the Etruscans, prede- Fairfield University houses; and contemporary architectural developments cessors to the Romans on the Italic peninsula, and AH 210 Myth in Classical Art AH 10 Origins and Transformations of all sorts . Students will work with actual buildings in its impact on the Roman Republic . The course traces AH 213 The Arts of Egypt: Four Artistic in Western Art (H) writing assignments, and learn the skills necessary to the development of Roman art and archaeology from Periods and Cultural Exchange From the mysterious depths of Paleolithic cave paint- critique and interpret the built environment of the past the Republic to the late empire, and from the center of AH 221 The Arts of Ireland and the ing to the soaring heights of Gothic cathedral vaulting, and present in the United States and beyond . Three Rome and the achievements of Augustus to the official British Isles, 500-1000 this course surveys the early history of Western art . credits . recognition of Christianity by Constantine the Great . AH 222 Byzantine Art The course begin with the origins of art-making in pre- Students consider the influence of the Greek legacy AH 275 Contemporary Art historic, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman AH 100 Arts of India, China, and Japan (H) and Roman developments . The course emphasizes AH 282 Green Architecture cultures before viewing the transformations of these This survey of the art and architectural history of three objects in area museums and includes field trips . Three AH 290 Special Topics Seminar ancient arts traditions in early Christian and medieval major civilizations in Asia studies sacred and secular credits . AH 291 The History, Theory and societies . The course offers students a working vocabu- material culture in painting, sculpture, and architecture AH 113 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: Practice of Museums lary with which to compose visual analyses of works of during the formation and development of each civiliza- Images for Eternity (H) AH 292 Museums, Art, Ethics and the Law art and evaluate them in a social and historical context . tion, comparing them with their modern achievements . VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles and In each instance the scope of history covers at least This course, devoted to the history of ancient Egyptian One class takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of art from the pre-dynastic period (4200 B .C .E .) to its Practices Art in New York City . Three credits . three millennia . Foci include the Mauryan, Kushan, and Gupta periods in India; the Chou, Han, T’ang, Song, last manifestation in the time of the Roman occupation 4 . Complete junior and senior seminars (six credits) AH 11 Visual Culture Since 1400: and Ch’ing dynasties in China; and the Nara, Heian, (100 C .E .), focuses on major themes, important stylistic AH 320 Junior Seminar (fall semester of Expression and Experimentation (H) Kamakura, Edo, Tokugawa, and Meiji periods in Japan . movements, and selected masterpieces of Egyptian junior year) This course explores the ways in which people use The course emphasizes contrasting periods of isolation architecture, sculpture, relief, painting, and minor AH 330 Senior Capstone Seminar images to record their world . From the development and open contact between these civilizations and with arts . Students consider the formation of major arts in (spring semester of senior year) of linear perspective in the early Renaissance to the those in the West and highlights collections of Asian the pre-dynastic period; great monuments of the Old assimilation of advances in optical sciences in the art at Yale University and in New York City during the Kingdom such as Djoser, Khufu, and Khafre pyramid 5 . Complete three art history courses at the 100-level complexes; classical art of the Middle Kingdom with the or higher (nine credits) baroque period and the incorporation of photography course and on trips to study these collections . This in the 19th century, art has responded to technological course meets the world diversity requirement . Three royal temples, pyramids, and tombs at Lisht and Deir 6 . Other courses available to advanced students (only advances and created distinct and expressive visual credits . el Bahari; New Kingdom temples at Karnak and Luxor; one can be counted toward the Art History Major) cultures . By exploring painting, sculpture, the graphic and the splendor and revolution of Amarna art . The AH 300 Independent Study arts, and architecture, students learn to analyze how AH 109 Jewish Art: Moses to Modernity (H) course emphasizes objects in area collections, espe- AH 310 Internship the contemporary world is designed and defined by a The earliest known written description of the Jewish cially in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Three credits . visual heritage that incorporates historical images into people is a visual record on an ancient victory monu- ment . Dated from the 13th century B .C .E ., a carved AH 115 The Archaeology of Athens (H) Art History Minor film, television, and advertising . One class takes place This course comprises a chronological survey of the For an 18-credit Art History minor students: stele dedicated to Pharaoh Merneptah presents a at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City . physical remains of the ancient city of Athens and the Three credits . hieroglyphic relief inauspiciously boasting: “Israel is 1 . Complete two of the following introductory courses laid waste, his seed is no more .” Tracing 4,000 years Attic peninsula from the Prehistoric age through the (six credits) AH 12 Introduction to the Art History of Asia, of Jewish art, culture, and ritual, this course is a pan- Late Roman period (30,000 B .C . - 6th century A .D .) . AH 10 Origins and Transformations in Africa, and the Americas (H) oramic overview of visual expression of a people wan- Recent systematic excavations within the modern city Western Art This introductory lecture course examines artworks dering through six continents, innumerable styles and have revealed a substantial amount of new information AH 11 Visual Culture Since 1400: and architecture from each continent to understand the artistic identities . How did the ineffable theophany at about ancient Athens, particularly during the Roman Expression and Experimentation respective traditions of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, Sinai spark the complexity of Judaism’s struggle with period . Students study the growing archaeological AH 12 Introduction to the Art History of emphasizing a selection of examples within a chrono- Greco-Roman pagan idolatry versus attempts at cap- record including the results of recent excavations Asia, Africa, and the Americas logical sequence . It studies material culture from turing the “spirit of God with wisdom and discernment to gain an understanding of the ancient city through AH 15 History of Architecture each of the three areas using different art historical and the knowledge of workmanship to design designs” material finds . One class on location is scheduled at approaches . India, China, and Japan form the basis the Metropolitan Museum of Art . On campus, students 2 . Complete four art history courses at the 100-level or [Exodus 35] transforming spirituality into a living art? for the study of Asia . Cultures designated by their geo- study the Metropolitan Museum of Art Cast Collection higher (12 credits) (AH 310 may not be used; at least Three credits . graphical locations provide a frame of study for African with particular emphasis on important examples three art history courses must be taken while in resi- Art . Pre-Columbian, Northwest coast, and Native AH 111 Greek Art and Archaeology (H) from Athens and Attica during the Greek Archaic and dence at Fairfield .) American visual arts represent the Americas . The This survey covers the major developments in archi- Classical periods, and from the Roman period . Three course emphasizes art collections in New Haven and tecture, sculpture, and painting from the time of Homer credits . New York City, and one bus trip during the semester to the collapse of the Hellenistic world . The course AH 120 Medieval Art of Western Europe (H) affords students a first-hand experience studying origi- considers the formation of the Pan-Hellenic sanctuar- ies of Olympia and Delphi in the geometric and archaic This introduction to medieval art and architecture in nal works of art . This course meets the world diversity Western Europe - from its Roman, Jewish, and early requirement . Three credits . periods and the rise of democracy under the leadership of Pericles in Athens, culminating in the Parthenon of Christian sources to the Gothic period - explores the high classical period and the creation of an empire continuity and change in art and society, including under Alexander the Great . Students explore the legacy relationships to Islamic and Byzantine art . Themes of 226 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 227 the course include the relationship of belief and ritual to classicism as an artistic ideal; the role of academies Rothko, Wyeth, Warhol, and the Downtown art scene, expression; all means of persuasion are fair game . This religious imagery and architecture, the impact of impe- and the market in promoting the arts; the phenomenal the course answers the question: What is uniquely course allows students to better understand the com- rial and ecclesiastical patronage, and the influence of output of portraiture and self-portraiture; and the shap- American about American art? Three credits . plexities of these political/nationalist issues; the “win- other cultures on art forms and iconography . The course ing of cities as works of art . Three credits . dow” is the lens provided by the visual arts and mass includes a field trip to the Cloisters Collection in New AH 165 The Black Experience: African-American media . In doing so, students recognize how the sym- York City . Three credits . AH 142 The Art of Early Modern Spain Art and Criticism in the 20th Century (H) bolic languages of mythology were married to political and Latin America (H) This course explores Black art and culture in the 20th ideologies and shaped public opinion from the national AH 121 Celtic and Early Irish Art (H) This course surveys the art and architecture produced century, focusing on the art works themselves and how consciousness . Three credits . This course traces Celtic art from its sources and his- in the complex cultural landscape of early modern these works use Black culture as subject and context . tory on the European continent (1200 B .C E. . to the first Spain and Latin America . Students will examine art It traces the development of African-American art from AH 195 Museum/Gallery Curating (H) century C E. .) to its migration to the British Isles and its in the context of Spain’s multicultural past and its the social upheavals and rapid identity transformations This course explores the role of the museum and gal- subsequent transformation as it interacts with native ever-expanding role in the Mediterranean and Atlantic of the Civil War Era through World War I, to the emer- lery curator as well as the curator’s responsibilities to cultures there, particularly the Irish culture . The course worlds, as well as exploring the Pre-Columbian art of gence of the “New Negro” of the Harlem Renaissance the object, the museum, and collectors; and federal examines native Irish art from the stone circles and pas- the Americas . Three credits . and Jazz Age, to the return of Black folk imagery in and corporate funding . The course includes field trips . sage graves of 3000-2000 B .C E. . to the introduction of Depression and post-Depression art, to the social and Three credits . the Celtic style and continuing through the golden age AH 150 Neoclassical and Romantic Art (H) political awareness of the Civil Rights era, to the recon- of Ireland’s conversion to Christianity, a development This survey of art and architecture during the turbu- sideration of “blackness” explored during the feminist AH 209 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Plaster that led to rich new art forms such as illustrated bibles, lent 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and America and postmodern decades . The course gives equal con- Cast Collection at Fairfield University (H) jeweled chalices and reliquaries, high crosses, and the includes the neo-classical style favored by Napoleon sideration throughout to the artistic dialogue including Students will study the history of plaster cast collec- introduction of monastic and ecclesiastical architecture . and Jefferson, the dramatic emotionalism of the text, criticism, and video . This course meets the U .S . tions in Europe and the U .S . including Fairfield’s grow- The course also discusses the medieval revivals in the Romantic era, the clarity of realist style, and the revolu- diversity requirement . Three credits . ing collection . Emphasis will be given to the Fairfield 19th and 20th centuries and includes a first-hand exami- tionary invention of photography . This course is recom- collection by conducting research on the plaster casts . nation of Fairfield University’s facsimile of the Book of mended as the basis for studying 20th-century painting . AH 172 History of Photography (H) Students will assist with museum and website infor- Kells . Three credits . Three credits . Photography, one of the youngest artistic media, is the mation . Students will clean and apply light restora- medium most evident in and crucial to 20th-century tion to plaster casts in preparation for their display in AH 130 Early Renaissance Art in Italy (H) AH 152 Modern Art (H) culture . This course traces the history of photography different areas on campus . Class visits to the Slater Beyond the introductory survey of the major masters This course examines the shifting styles and currents in the 19th and 20th centuries, emphasizing the inter- Museum, the Institute for Classical Architecture and and monuments of the early Italian Renaissance, this of modern art from the realists Courbet and Manet, play between the growth of photography as an art form the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be scheduled . course offers an in-depth study of several paradigm and their contemporaries, to the rebellious years of the and technological developments of the medium, and Consultation with curators and sculptors will provide projects created between 1300 and 1500 . With a diverse Impressionists . The course explores the 20th century the multiple functions photography fills in modern and additional guidance to students . (Prerequisite: one 100- tool box of practical and art historical methods, we focus from the Fauvists’ explosion of color to the new spatial- postmodern culture . The course stresses photographic level or lower art history course or permission of the on selected artistic initiatives spanning some major mon- physics of cubism under Picasso, and documents movements and the work of individual photographers instructor)Three credits . uments and lesser known, but equally intriguing contri- the triumphs and failures of modern civilization in the and analyzes the relationship of photography to other butions by second-tier artists . Our task is to study key experimental efforts of the constructivists, Dadaists, art forms . Three credits . AH 210 Myth in Classical Art (H) works of Duccio, Giotto, Lorenzetti, Brunelleschi, Alberti, surrealists, and abstract expressionists . A principal Greek and Roman art serve as a rich depository of Ghiberti, Donatello, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Uccello, concern in the course is the question: What is the artist AH 180 Fundamentals of Architecture (H) Greek mythology with a wide range of representa- Castagno, Piero, Ghirlandaio, Botticelli, Mantegna, of the 20th century telling us about our world? Three This course provides students with an introduction to tions that evolved across the centuries . As a source of Giovanni Bellini, Perugino, Leonardo, and juvenile works credits . the study of architecture, urban design, and the built information, classical art sometimes preserves myths by Raphael and Michelangelo . Three credits . environment through the analysis of architectural form that are otherwise unknown in the surviving literature . AH 161 American Architecture (H) and through consideration of architectural theory . In some cases visual representations date earlier AH 135 Renaissance and Baroque This course examines the art of building in America Through a focus on design principals and vocabulary, than an extant literary description or differ in the story Architecture (H) from pre-Columbian times to the present, including students will examine the relationship between practice details . This course focuses on ancient sources - visual This survey of the architecture and urbanism of 15th- tradition, economics, engineering, and environmental and theory in architecture . The intent of the course is and literary - to study the Olympian gods; the heroes, through early 18th-century Europe and its colonial world factors influencing its development . Students examine to develop a profound awareness and understanding Perseus, Herakles, Theseus, and Odysseus; the Trojan addresses topics such as the Renaissance revival of the home, the church, the school, the business center, of the built environment through rigorous analysis, in War; and battles such as the gods and giants, Lapiths antiquity and its impact on architecture, the changing and the sports complex as reflections of the American situ observations, and studio-based investigations . and Centaurs, and Amazons and Greeks . The course nature of architectural practice, the role of religious way of life, emphasizing the architecture of today . The Finally the course considers the challenges, choices, compares the appearance of certain of these myths on orders like the Jesuits in the dissemination of architec- course develops an understanding of the man-made and responsibilities associated with the discipline today . specific monuments during certain periods in the clas- tural style and taste, and the importance of illustrated environment and its special relations to individuals and Three credits . sical world, emphasizing examples in the Metropolitan books in advancing theoretical and practical notions to society . Three credits . Museum of Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the about architecture and the city . The course term paper AH 191 Art and Mythologies of Nazi Germany, Metropolitan Museum of Art Cast Collection at Fairfield . AH 164 American Art: Civil War to Civil Rights (H) Fascist Italy, Bolshevik Russia: assignment considers the legacy of Renaissance and This course examines the arts and architecture of the (Prerequisite: one 100-level or lower art history course baroque architecture in the northeastern United States . Comparative Systems/Outcomes (H) or permission of the instructor) Three credits . early republic introduced in AH 163, expanding into the This interdisciplinary approach to the visual Zeitgeist Three credits . major movements and masters of American art from of these major political/national crises in Europe AH 213 The Arts of Egypt: Four Artistic Periods the Civil War to the present . In tracing the themes and AH 140 Baroque Art (H) between 1917 and 1945 surveys the visual rhetoric and Cultural Exchange (H) The 17th century in Europe was marked by profound artistic statements of American artists the course takes of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Bolshevik Russia The course concentrates on four distinct artistic periods shifts in politics, religion, and culture, which are reflected special notice of unifying national myths such as the through the widest possible definition of the visual arts . in ancient Egyptian art and archaeology and examines in the art produced during then . This course surveys Founding Fathers, Manifest Destiny, America as the The course includes the traditional fine arts of paint- the contributions they made to the unique art of this painting, sculpture, architecture, and urbanism of the new Eden, the frontier from the Rockies to the lunar ing, sculpture, and architecture as well as the mass ancient civilization . The four periods are 1) the Middle Baroque era, with a focus on Italy, Spain, and France . surface, heroes from Davy Crockett to Superman, cultural outlets of film, radio, propaganda posters, and Kingdom as the cultural apogee, 2) the New Kingdom’s Among the themes explored are: the impact of religious and America as utopia . Through the masterpieces of the staging of public events . The class eliminates the Amarna revolution, 3) the Late Period as a renaissance reform on the visual arts of Catholic lands; the notion of Church, Cole, Homer, Eakins, Sloan, Hopper, Pollock, distinctions between high and utilitarian mediums of of arts in the 8-6th century B C. ., and 4) Egypt under 228 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 229 foreign rule in the Libyan, Nubian, Persian, Greek, and one class on location at the Museum of Modern Art in AH 300 Independent Study (H) Roman Periods . Egyptian art as a cultural form will be New York City . (Prerequisite: one 100-level or lower art This in-depth exploration of a specific topic in art his- MUSIC situated within the larger context of the Mediterranean history course or permission of the instructor) Three tory involves students in independent research and region to consider external cultural exchanges and credits . field study . Open to students with approval of a faculty influences . (Prerequisite: one 100-level or lower art member and the director of the Art History program . Program Director history course or permission of the instructor) Three AH 282 Green Architecture (H) Three credits . Torff credits . There has been a recent awareness of the need for an architecture that is sustainable and environmentally AH 310 Internship (H)(A) Faculty AH 221 The Arts of Ireland and the British Isles, friendly . This course will focus on the latest sustain- Internships allow students to gain hands-on experi- Grossman, emeritus 500-1000 (H) able design principles by studying a wide range of ence in fields related to art history through supervised Nash This course explores the art and architecture produced commercial, industrial, and residential “green architec- work for galleries, museums, auction houses, and in Ireland, Northumbria, and Scotland during the early ture .” It will examine the Leadership in Environmental other venues . Internships give students experience in Lecturers medieval period, often called the “Golden Age” of insu- Engineering and Design (LEED) standards of the U .S . a professional environment, help them to identify pos- C . Cooney lar art . It was an era of rich cultural exchange during Green Building Council and look at the new aesthetic of sible career paths, and give them skills that they do not M . Cooney which Irish and continental monks were instrumental in Green Architecture . Students will survey work bringing acquire in the classroom . Students may apply for on- D'Angelo the spread of Christianity throughout the British Isles; these standards to college campuses across the coun- campus internships at the Bellarmine Museum or the Fumasoli Irish settled in Scotland; the Anglo-Saxon kingdom was try and submit a report summarizing their findings that Walsh Art Gallery in the Regina A . Quick Center for the Murchie established in England; and Vikings invaded Ireland will include recommendations to help make Fairfield Arts, or pursue placement in regional arts institutions . Noyes and Britain . Arts in all media combined pre-Christian University a greener campus . (Prerequisite: one 100- Internships require permission from the Art History pro- Schenfeld Celtic and Germanic traditions with new Christian level or lower art history course or permission of the gram’s internship coordinator before registration . Three forms . Irish monasteries throughout the British Isles instructor) Three credits . credits . were centers of production for sumptuous manuscripts Music allows for analytic, critical, and speculative such as the Book of Kells and liturgical vessels includ- AH 290 Special Topics Seminar (H) AH 320 Junior Seminar (H) humanistic inquiry, but is built on a foundation of math- ing the Ardagh Chalice . Monastic architecture and high Students conduct an in-depth study of a specific sub- Required of all art history majors in the fall semester of ematics and science . It allows creativity and personal crosses will also be considered, as well as secular ject in the history of art . (Prerequisite: one 100-level or the junior year . The seminar introduces students to the interpretation and requires a rigorous understanding of objects such as aristocratic jewelry . (Prerequisite: one lower art history course or permission of the instructor) history of the discipline of Art History . Students learn syntax and abstract reasoning; it provides insight into 100-level or lower art history course or permission of Three credits . the different methods and approaches art historians culture and history and relates to and illuminates what the instructor) Three credits . use to study works of art, and apply these approaches is happening here and now; it is a language by which AH 291 The History, Theory and Practice through discussion and written assignments . Three of Museums (H) we can communicate with one another and is an art AH 222 Byzantine Art (H) credits . that expresses what words cannot . This course focuses on the art of the medieval This two-track course focuses on both museology Byzantine Empire, a period of strong imperial patron- (the history and theory of museums, their operations AH 330 Senior Capstone Seminar (H) As one of the original seven liberal arts, music main- age that saw the rise of Christianity and its associated and polyvalent roles in society) and museography Required of all art history majors in the spring semester tains a place in the university as a subject of broad and new forms of art and architecture . The course is orga- (the practical application of museum theory) . Such an of the senior year, this seminar offers rotating topics passionate interest to educators, historians, performers, nized chronologically, from Byzantine art’s late antique approach will allow students to put the rapidly evolv- that reflect the areas of expertise and research among composers, and theorists, as well as those interested Pagan Roman, Early Christian, and Jewish sources ing field of museum studies into a meaningful context Fairfield’s art history faculty members and culminates in in arts management, recording, music industry, and in the 2nd and 3rd centuries C .E . to its impact on the while simultaneously gaining a clearer understanding an in-depth research project . Three credits . the interaction of music with other arts such as film of contemporary industry standards and modes of development of the arts of Western Europe and Russia VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles and theatre . At Fairfield, all of these form a community in the 15th and 16th centuries . The major themes of the best professional practice . Students who complete this dedicated to furthering a knowledge and love of music . course will be well equipped to evaluate museums - and Practices course are: the relationship of belief and ritual to reli- This course explores the fundamental principles associ- We not only want students to understand, evaluate, gious imagery and architecture; cultural exchange and and their multi-faceted activities - with a critical eye and and analyze music, but also want to make music a a well-informed mind . (Prerequisite: one 100-level or ated with not-for-profit arts organizations . This course influence on art forms and iconography; and the impact is for all arts students, as the study of arts adminis- meaningful part of their life . We want students to find of imperial patronage on art and architecture . These lower art history course or permission of the instructor) the passion in music and to actively engage with the Three credits . tration core principles sets a foundation of essential themes will also be related to the art of other places knowledge vital for employment within a non-profit arts issues and the contexts surrounding, impacting, and and times, including our own . We will explore continuity AH 292 Museums, Art, Ethics and the Law (H) organization . Such training also is for practicing artists influencing music . and change in the content and style of Byzantine Art This course examines the complex legal and ethical and those with for-profit intentions . Students will come The study of music is not just about preserving knowl- over time, while constantly being aware of the relation- issues surrounding the conception, creation, communi- away with knowledge and skills, as well as a strong edge of the past - it is a field of study that provides ship between art and society . (Prerequisite: one 100- cation, display, reproduction, ownership, transfer, and self-awareness of their leadership and management forums for debate and action, and also delivers content level or lower art history course or permission of the protection of works of art . The first unit is devoted to capacities . (Prerequisite: At least 2 VPA courses in any that gives context to learning . instructor) Three credits . defining “art” and discussing artists’ rights . The legal combination of the five VPA programs: Art History, New The goals of the Music program are to: AH 275 Contemporary Art (H) and ethical constraints affecting museums, collectors Media, Music, Studio Art, Theatre) . Three Credits . This course offers a historical, critical, and stylistic and the art market generally will be covered in the second unit, while the third unit will grapple with the analysis of major trends in contemporary art in Europe • offer students a variety of opportunities to develop problematic area of cultural property (with particular and the United States such as abstract expressionism, musical skills and knowledge pop art, minimalism, conceptual art, neodada, neo- emphasis on looting, plunder, identity, trade, reparation, expressionism, postmodernism, and feminist art, giving restitution and restitution) . In each of these three seg- • acquaint students with the growing scope and sub- special consideration to artist dialogue (text and video) ments, we shall read and discuss relevant case law, as stance of musical thought and practice and criticism . The course specifically examines artistic well as a number of commentaries authored by lead- ing experts in the field . (Prerequisite: one 100-level or • advance the historical, theoretical, and critical study dialogue against the broader cultural, political, social, of music and philosophical context of the artwork . The course lower art history course or permission of the instructor) emphasizes objects in area museums and includes Three credits . 230 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 231 • equip students with technical, cognitive, and creative 2 credits . Lesson times are arranged individually with • MU 112 The Music of Black Americans Course Descriptions skills that will enable them to use their knowledge the instructor . effectively in any field or discipline • MU 113 Introduction to Piano and the Elements of These credits do not count towards the 38 three-credit Music • foster students’ understanding of both the creative courses required for graduation . Students interested A= Applied • MU 122 World Music History and Ensemble process in music and the products of musical in registering for lessons must do so before the end H= History creation of the Add/Drop period as identified on the University • MU 132 Critical Issues in American Popular Music: Academic Calendar . More information and registration • develop the ability to write critically and analytically, Blues to Hip Hop MU 101 The History of Jazz (H) forms are available from the Department Coordinator and express a well-developed opinion both orally • MU 157 Introduction to the Music Industry This course traces the development of American jazz and in writing in Canisius Hall, Room 3 . For more information, please from its origins in African-American musical traditions . contact Dr . Laura Nash . Students examine the roots of jazz in ragtime, blues, • provide students the knowledge and modes of inquiry • MU 202 Digital Audio Workstation Lesson fees for the 2012-2013 academic year are: work songs, and march music and study the develop- characteristic of other disciplines Complete one to two 300-level courses, with permis- ment of different jazz styles such as Dixieland in the • cultivate in students the desire for continued musical Ten - one-hour lessons: $575 (two credits) sion of faculty . ‘20s, swing in the ‘30s, bop in the ‘40s, and continuing and intellectual growth throughout their lives Ten - 45-minute lessons: $500 (one credit) to the present . The course emphasizes the connec- Music Major with a Minor in K-12 Music tion between historical periods and the music of jazz Education - America’s original art music . This course meets the Students may choose one of the following majors or Music Major with a Concentration in Classical U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . minors: Music For requirements please contact Dr . Laura Nash . MU 102 The History and Development of Rock (H) Music Major with a Concentration in Classical Music For a 30-credit music major with a concentration in classical music, students complete: This course surveys the musical and social trends Music Major with a Concentration that resulted in the emergence of rock and roll as an in Jazz/Popular Music Music Minor with a Concentration in Classical • MU 103 Early Survey of Musical Styles Music important musical and cultural force in America . The Music Minor with a Concentration in Classical Music OR course traces the roots of rock, blues, and country Music Minor with a Concentration For an 18-credit music minor with a concentration in classical music, students: styles, showing how they merged with popular music . in Jazz/Popular Music • MU 104 Late Survey of Musical Styles Students examine periods from the 1950s to the Music Major with a Minor in K-12 Music Education • MU 150 Music Theory and Composition I • Complete MU 103 OR MU 104 present, along with Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, the Beatles, the British invasion, folk music, • Complete MU 150 Music Theory and Composition I Music Major with a Minor in K-12 Music • MU 250 Music Theory and Composition II Bob Dylan, jazz and art rock, Jimi Hendrix, the west Education • Three to five additional courses at the 100- or 200- • Complete MU 250 Music Theory and Composition II coast movement, and the music industry . Students learn to understand, discuss, and differentiate between level • Complete one additional elective music course Students majoring in music may also minor in K-12 stylistic periods and their historical relevance to music education (see catalog entry for Program in • One or two courses at the 300-level, with permission • Earn six performance credits from music lessons OR American culture . Three credits . of faculty Education) . Please contact Dr . Laura Nash or the chair group performance participation OR two additional MU 103 Early Survey of Musical Styles (H) of the Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation • Up to six performance credits (lessons or performing courses in music theory or music history . From the humble beginnings of prayer set to chant, Department in GSEAP for additional information about groups) may be applied to the major through the golden age of polyphony, to the masters of becoming certified in music education . In addition to the baroque, this course surveys the origin of western required ED courses and student teaching, the follow- Music Minor with a Concentration in Jazz/Popular art music . Students learn the basic elements of music ing Music Courses are required: MU 360, MU 361, MU Music Major With a Concentration in Jazz/ Music and chart the evolution of these elements through the 362, and MU 363 . Popular Music For an 18-credit music minor with a concentration in centuries . Students also learn about the cultural and Qualified students minoring or majoring in music are For a 30-credit music major with a concentration in jazz/popular music, students: intellectual environment that gave birth to different music genres and styles . Three credits . given preferred admission status in the graduate edu- jazz/popular music, students: • Complete MU 101 History of Jazz cation programs and are warmly invited to consult MU 104 Late Survey of Musical Styles (H) about options with their advisors and with the chair Complete two of the following applied music courses: • Complete three of the following courses in music his- This course explores the ways in which composers of the Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation tory or music theory: • MU 155 Jazz Theory, Keyboard Harmony, and manipulated musical language to meet the growing Department in GSEAP about this opportunity . Improvisation • MU 102 History and Development of Rock demands of the middle class . After learning the basic elements of music, students explore the world of the • MU 156 Intro to Music Technology: History and • MU 111 The Life and Music of George Gershwin Enlightenment and Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven . In Performing Ensembles Practice the romantic period, the course explores the interaction For information about performance ensembles, stu- • MU 112 The Music of Black Americans of all the arts and the influence of politics and econom- dents are encouraged to contact Dr . Laura Nash, Music • Complete six credits in MU 256 Jazz Ensemble • MU 122 World Music History and Ensemble ics on compositional style . With the dawn of the 20th Program Director . (one credit per semester) . Music lessons may be substituted for Jazz Ensemble with permission of century, the course explores what “modern” means, • MU 132 Critical Issues in American Popular Music: learns about attempts to expand and replace musical Professor Torff . Blues to Hip Hop Applied Music Lessons language, and studies the impact of American culture The department provides private lesson instruction for Complete four to five of the following courses . • MU 156 Intro to Music Technology: History and on music . Three credits . all interested students and University members in most Practice • MU 101 History of Jazz MU 111 The Life and Music of areas of music performance . Instruction carries an George Gershwin (H) extra charge beyond tuition and includes 10 private les- • MU 102 History and Development of Rock • MU 157 Introduction to the Music Industry This course focuses on the life and music of one of sons per semester . Students may enroll for 45-minute Earn six credits in MU 256 Jazz Ensemble or in indi- America’s greatest composers, George Gershwin . At lessons and earn 1 credit or one-hour lessons and earn • MU 111 The Life and Music of George Gershwin vidual lessons or take two additional music courses . home in popular as well as serious music, Gershwin 232 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 233 is beloved for his popular songs written for Broadway an ensemble on set show-and-tell occasions that may MU 156 Intro to Music Technology: MU 244 Music of the 20th Century (H) shows and Hollywood musicals, and concert works be open to invited guests and/or the University commu- History and Practice (A) This introduction to the mainstreams of music of our such as Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris . nity . No previous musical experience is required . This This course provides students with an introduction to time begins with Debussy, Ravel, and the French mod- His fascinating life illuminates the decades of the 1920s course meets the world diversity requirement . Three the use of musical instrument digital interface and its erns . After investigating the music of Stravinsky, Bartók, and 1930s . This course studies his life and music credits . various formats . Participants study principles of MIDI, and other European composers, the course concludes through readings, movies, listening, and class discus- the use of computers in music, and music software with such modern trends as electronic music, film sion . Three credits . MU 124 Bach and Beethoven (H) as it applies to composition, arranging, sequencing, music, jazz, and popular music . Three credits . This course examines the lives and music of two and music notation, examining how these formats MU 112 The Music of Black Americans (H) masters . The first half of the course explores the great enhance the performance of music and music produc- MU 245/FM 245 Survey of Film Music - This musical and historical survey of African-American secular and religious music of Johann Sebastian Bach, tion . Students learn the technology used in pop music, “Hearing the Movies” (H) music and its important contributions to American cul- the last great exponent of baroque style . The second soundtracks, and commercial music . This course This course provides an overview of film music from ture examines African heritage, slave songs, and the half of the course investigates the life and works of requires a basic knowledge of music and is open to 1900 to today . Students investigate the defining char- colonial era, followed by the role of African-Americans Ludwig von Beethoven, the composer who, more than students with some musical background . Three credits . acteristics of the major historical periods of film music; in the music and culture of the Revolutionary and Civil any other, represents the struggle for artistic truth . explore the social and historical events that shaped War periods . Students examine the evolution of spiritu- Three credits . MU 157 Introduction to the Music Industry (A) the industry; learn to actively listen to a score; and als, minstrel songs, and ragtime as they relate to dance This course introduces students to the various aspects discuss salient features of a given score . The object in forms; the role of African-Americans as performers and MU 126 History of Choral Music (H) of the music industry . Students discuss the history this course is to develop skills in analyzing the sound composers in classical music and music of the theatre; From Palestrina’s masses to Verdi’s Requiem, this and process behind the creation, manufacture, and track, music’s role in the sound track, and the relation and the blues as it evolves into jazz, soul, reggae, funk, course explores the history of music through choral distribution of prerecorded music . The course covers of sound track and image track on small-scale and disco, and rap . This course takes a look at racism and music . The composers themselves often considered the earliest record companies, changes in the technol- large-scale (narrative) levels . The course develops criti- issues of gender in America, and how musicians of these masterpieces to be the culmination of their com- ogy, and the growing awareness and sophistication of cal listening and viewing skills as well as a film-music diverse backgrounds have collaborated and contributed positional development and work . A basic ability to read the consumer and the artists, as well as the function historical survey . (Prerequisite: MU 103 or MU 104 or to the evolution of American music despite prejudice music is helpful . Three credits . of managers, attorneys, musicians, and agents in the NM 10) Three credits . and adversity . This course meets the U S. . diversity MU 132 Critical Issues in American Popular music industry . Three credits . requirement . Three credits . MU 250 Music Theory and Composition II (A) Music: Blues to Hip Hop (H) MU 202/FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation (A) In this continuation of MU 150 students build a theo- MU 113 Introduction to Piano and This course provides an in-depth look at the important This course will provide the student with an in-depth retical and compositional foundation by studying 7th the Elements of Music (A) musical, social, and racial issues in American popular knowledge of the practical application of the Digital chords, part-writing, harmonic progressions, and chro- This lab performance class enables students to learn music, from the media exploitation of the blues in the Audio Workstation (DAW) . This course is primarily matic harmony . In addition, students compose original the piano keyboard, basic note-reading, and important 1920s through current issues in hip hop . Subject areas designed for students interested in audio editing as it melodies and learn how to harmonize them, and under- fundamental musical concepts . No prior piano experi- will include blues and its origins, jazz and modernism, applies to producing recordings, creating sound effects, take simple analysis projects to further understand how ence is required . Students gain an understanding of the obstacles of race in music, the death of rhythm and and soundtrack design for film/TV/radio . Creating music is put together . (Prerequisite: MU 150 or permis- music in the areas of melody, rhythm, harmony, and blues, rock’s evolution in the ‘50s, rap and hip hop cul- samples, recording techniques, waveform manipulation, sion of instructor) Three credits . form . Keyboard skills, technique, and performance ture, and issues in both postmodernism and perverse mixing, and the role of the Digital Audio Workstation in of folk songs, simple classical pieces, blues, boogie- as seen by many music and art critics . (Prerequisite: the overall process of sound design will be explored . MU 300 Independent Study in Music (H)(A) woogie, ragtime, and popular music are covered . Three MU 101, MU 102, or MU 112) This course meets the Students will be proficient at using Logic Pro audio soft- By arrangement with music faculty, students work inde- credits . U .S . diversity requirement . Three credits . ware to manipulate MIDI and audio . Students will learn pendently on special topics within the field of music . how to record live sound effects from the environment Open to music majors and minors only . (Prerequisite: MU 120 The History of American Song (H) MU 150 Music Theory and Composition I (A) permission of music faculty) Three credits . This course introduces students to the basic con- and manipulate the recordings to create Foley sound This course examines the history of our most popular effects, and apply them to a film segment . Students will form of American music - the song . It explores the ori- cepts of music theory and beginning compositional MU 301 Independent Study in Music Theory (A) skills . Starting with the notation of pitch and rhythm, learn to mix and master a segment of multi-track audio . By arrangement with music faculty, students continue gins of song, the impact of immigrants, war, women, (Prerequisites: MU 150, MU 156, or MU 158; or FM and political agendas on the development of this genre, the course investigates the major/minor key system, the work of MU 250 with an advanced study of music intervals, chord construction, melody writing, and rudi- 11 and FM 130; or by permission of instructor) Three theory and composition . This course may be taken as well as popular American songwriters, singers, and credits . styles . Through critical analysis, we will see the pat- mentary harmonization . No background in music is more than once . Open to music majors and minors terns that shaped the music of today . Three credits . expected . Three credits . MU 242 Music of the Classical Era (H) only . (Prerequisite: permission of music faculty) Three credits . MU 155 Jazz Theory, Keyboard Harmony, During the classical era (about 1750 to 1830), music MU 122 World Music History and Ensemble (H) shifted from an aristocratic concern to the favorite The course includes a survey and hands-on instrumen- and Improvisation (A) MU 305 Performing Arts Management This course, designed for majors and minors in jazz popular art of the middle class . The course examines Internship (A) tal experimentation with world music including African, the lives and music of the three most important com- Brazilian, African-American, Native American, Latin performance, gives students a working knowledge Internships are available in a number of organizations . of jazz and pop harmony . Students attain keyboard posers of this period: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven . Students receive semester credit in exchange for work- American, Indian, and South Asian styles . Students Three credits . attend a formal lecture and a practice or performance proficiency through an emphasis on ear-training, voic- ing a minimum of 10 hours per week . Students may session each week . During the latter session, students ings, tritone substitutions, and improvisation theory; MU 243 19th-Century Romanticism in Music (H) count no more than six credits towards a major, and learn to play (primarily African) percussion instruments, this proficiency can be used on other instruments . This comprehensive survey of 19th-century romanti- no more than three credits towards a minor . Open to coming to view them as the first building blocks of Students learn all upper-structure chords in all keys as cism in music considers the music of Beethoven, music majors and minors only . (Prerequisite: permis- much larger units of ethnic, folk, traditional, or popu- well as ways to improvise on various chord structures . Chopin, Verdi, and Wagner, among others . The music sion of music faculty) Three credits . Students should be able to play through lead sheet lar ensembles . The course raises student awareness of the romantic era contains some of the richest mas- MU 310-311 Senior Capstone Project of corresponding songs and traditions; links history, material with reasonable proficiency using jazz voicings terpieces in music history . The course considers the and voice-leading techniques . Basic knowledge of the The capstone project provides opportunities for majors tradition, music, and culture; and introduces students relationship between music and the other arts . Three to work at a very high level, reflecting their expertise to the contribution of a wide range of cultures to the keyboard is recommended, but the course is open to all credits . instrumentalists and vocalists . (Prerequisite: permission and ongoing research . (Prerequisite: permission of music world and to the widespread belief that music is music faculty) Three credits per semester . a universal language . Students perform as a class or of the instructor) Three credits . 234 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 235 MU 360 Elementary General Music Methods (A) Performance Ensembles Film Concentration courses survey the origins and This course is a multi-faceted exposure to teaching NEW MEDIA FILM, development of motion picture art; analyze periods, general music in an elementary school . It includes a genres, and styles of filmmaking; and offer hands-on MU 255 Symphony Orchestra (A) review of major concepts and philosophies of music TELEVISION, AND experience in film production technique . In production This ensemble helps instrumental musicians develop education, and exposure to a variety of materials courses, students are introduced to the collaborative, their skills further through public concert performances . RADIO including singing, playing, movement, and literacy creative process of filmmaking, with an emphasis on Students learn ensemble performance ethics and sty- activities . Students research issues through profes- storytelling through a broad spectrum of aesthetic listic interpretation, as well as performing pieces from sional journals and textbooks; understand the content approaches . Student films produced in these courses a wide variety of genres and time periods . This course Program Director and construction of the classroom; plan and implement are showcased in a campus film festival - Cinefest may be taken repeatedly . (Prerequisite: orchestra or Scalese, S .J . mini-lessons; discuss the musical behavior, develop- Fairfield - and are Web-streamed over the University’s symphonic band performance experience) One credit . ment, and ability of children; demonstrate a knowledge Faculty Web page . of classroom management techniques; articulate MU 256 Jazz Ensemble (A) Mayzik, S .J . courses survey the techno- a rationale for music education in the K-5 environ- Jazz Ensemble is open to musicians who wish to Walker-Canton Television Concentration logical and stylistic history of the medium; the particu- ment; and discuss major topics and issues presented develop their skills in jazz performance . Students Lecturers lar visual and audio language of television texts; the throughout the semester . Onsite fieldwork at a nearby rehearse and receive instruction in performing and Connolly genres, narrative, and generic conventions of televi- elementary school is scheduled . (Prerequisites: MU improvising in different styles of jazz, from swing Dalen sion; and hands-on production experience designed to 104 and MU 150 or permission of instructor) Three to fusion . This course may be taken repeatedly . Davis teach skills in studio and remote television production . credits . (Prerequisites: instrumental or vocal performance expe- Evans In the production courses, students produce programs rience; selection through audition) One credit . MU 361 Choral Conducting Methods (A) Haas of a variety of familiar genres but are encouraged to This course explores teaching vocal/choral music at VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles McDonald push the creative boundaries of the medium . Student the elementary, middle, and high school levels . It is a and Practices Merry programs air on a regular nightly schedule on the HAM comprehensive study of the skills, knowledge, materi- This course explores the fundamental principles associ- Ramirez Channel, the student-broadcast television station, and als, and techniques required for the effective instruc- ated with not-for-profit arts organizations . This course are Web-streamed . tion of choral music . The major units of study include is for all arts students, as the study of arts adminis- courses survey the program- history and philosophy, vocal principles and practice, tration core principles sets a foundation of essential Radio Concentration matic and technical development of the medium; sound choral principles and practice, principles and practice knowledge vital for employment within a non-profit arts development and recording techniques; and broadcast relating to children and education, artistic musical organization . Such training also is for practicing artists (Please Note: A revised curriculum of the New Media production and management . Production courses conducting, and choral management and organization . and those with for-profit intentions . Students will come Program is undergoing approval as this catalog goes contribute programming to WVOF, the University’s FM Onsite fieldwork at nearby public schools is scheduled . away with knowledge and skills, as well as a strong to press . The curriculum below applies to majors in the station, and to its Web-streaming address . Students in (Prerequisites: MU 104 and MU 150 or permission of self-awareness of their leadership and management classes of 2013-15 . Majors in the class of 2016 should the New Media program benefit from close personal the instructor) Three credits . capacities . (Prerequisite: At least 2 VPA courses in any consult with their academic advisors to ensure they attention and mentoring from full time faculty, and they combination of the five VPA programs: Art History, New take the courses necessary for graduation in the new are encouraged to set specific academic, personal and MU 362 Secondary Instrumental Methods (A) Media, Music, Studio Art, Theatre) . Three Credits . curriculum .) This course is a multi-faceted exposure to teaching new media program goals for each semester . A special instrumental music at the middle and high school lev- The New Media Film, Television, and Radio major and weekly freshmen seminar is designed to help students els . It is a comprehensive study of the skills, knowl- minor provide a coherent awareness of the aesthetic, begin a collaborative association with their classmates edge, materials and techniques required for the effec- artistic, and communicative power of these varied from which they will benefit for their entire Fairfield tive instruction of instrumental music . The major units media by offering courses in theory, history, genres, tenure . They are also encouraged to participate in a of study include creating instructional plans based, styles, and structures with hands-on production cours- special fall production (overseen by members of the systematic analysis of the performance of individuals es . The program curriculum reflects the convergence sophomore and junior classes), specifically created to and ensembles, assessment techniques, rehearsal of traditional media of film, television, and radio into socialize the newest members into the creative New skills, conducting, and a global understanding of how new media of creative possibilities . Students learn the Media community . instrumental music fits into the profession of music theory and collaborative practice of all aspects of visual education . Onsite fieldwork at nearby public schools is storytelling: writing, moving-image design, producing, On the theory that classroom learning requires regular scheduled . (Prerequisites: MU 104 and MU 150 or per- directing, cinematography, sound design, digital imag- application, all New Media students are required to par- mission of the instructor) Three credits . ing, and editing . ticipate on an extracurricular production project at least once every year (they are encouraged to do so every MU 363 Music Technology for Music Students understand the expressive power of these semester), for which they receive one credit (each Educators (A) media and experiment with their own creative voices, semester) . To fulfill this requirement, students might This course is a multi-faceted exposure to teaching engaging their imagination and intellect with the tools assist seniors on their capstone projects as produc- music with and through technology . It is a comprehen- of these crafts . Many of the program’s faculty members ers, cinematographers, directors, editors or crew; work sive study of the skills, knowledge, materials, and tech- come from the ranks of working professionals, ensuring on HAM Channel or Film Club projects; participate in niques required for the effective integration of technol- that information transmitted in the classroom is at the the professional video or audio projects of the Media ogy in a music classroom: hardware, notation software, cutting edge of the field . Center; or work on extracurricular projects of their recording software/techniques, and music theory soft- New Media courses focus on new digital technologies classmates . ware . The major units of study include creating instruc- as they relate to the sound and moving image of film, tional plans, assessment techniques, notation skills, The home of the program is in the University’s award- television, and radio . Nonlinear narrative theory and winning Media Center, a 15,000-square-foot facility on recording skills, and a global understanding of how technique, computer graphics, two- and three-dimen- technology fits into the profession of music education . the ground floor of Xavier Hall . The Media Center facil- sional animation, multimedia network communications, ity consists of two fully equipped television studios and Onsite fieldwork at nearby public schools is scheduled . DVD and HD production are featured . (Prerequisites: MU 104 and MU 150 or permission of the instructor) Three credits . 236 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 237 control rooms, a head-end satellite downlink and distri- Requirements b . or from other courses in film, television, or radio VIII . NM 90 New Media Production Practicum (One bution center, three nonlinear editing suites with more concentrations credit, at least once every year, freshman-junior year) than 30 editing bays, three media class and screening (Please Note: A revised curriculum of the New Media rooms, a digital-imaging lab, and offices for Media Program is undergoing approval as this catalog goes c . or from the following VPA courses: 11 Courses total Center personnel and equipment distribution . We have to press . The curriculum below applies to majors in the VPA Electives a new custom-designed 32-foot Mobile Satellite Uplink classes of 2013-15 . Majors in the class of 2016 should AH 11 Visual Culture since 1400 Television Concentration Required Courses Production truck with high definition cameras and a consult with their academic advisors to ensure they take AH 152 Modern Art AH 172 History of Photography Grass Valley Switcher - for productions of our students the courses necessary for graduation in the new cur- I . One Foundational Course MU 101 The History of Jazz and staff . This truck enables Fairfield to produce sports, riculum .) NM 10 Introduction to New Media Arts Film, MU 156 Intro to Music Technology: news, public affairs, and entertainment programs virtu- Television, and Radio ally anywhere, with immediate broadcast via satellite to New Media Film, Television, and Radio History and Practice the nation or the world . The Media Center is also home SA 11 Foundation: Structure, Major II . One Intro Course to the student television channel, The HAM Channel, Space and Environment For a 33 credit major, students must choose one of TL 11 Art and Language of Television with offices and work areas for their production efforts . SA 133 Photography I: Alternative Processes three concentrations (film, or television, or radio), and (Must be taken first as prerequisite Full-time personnel of the Media Center are profes- SA 136 Investigation of Text and Image complete the following: for television concentration majors) sional video and digital producers, writers, editors, and TA 10 Intro to the Performing Arts design and repair technicians, and many also teach Film Concentration TA 30 Acting I courses within the program . Required Courses TA 230 Acting II III . Two History/Theory Courses from the following: VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles and Practices TL 101 Television Drama The Media Center is the home to the Resource Center I . One Foundational Course TL 102 Nonfiction Film and Television for Advanced Digital Exploration . RCADE offers a col- NM 10 Introduction to New Media Arts Film, d . or from approved courses in other departments: TL 103 Television Comedy laborative setting for University students, staff, and Television, and Radio Electives from Other Departments TL 104 Sports Broadcasting faculty to use new media technologies for research, CI 251 New Chinese Cinema TL 110 Special Topics in Television (history/theory) teaching, and imaginative work . It offers a regular II . One Intro Course EN 171 Literature and the Visual Arts TL 301 Independent Study in Television schedule of free workshops on digital hardware, includ- FM 11 Art and Language of Film EN 283 Films and Novels in the Asian ing digital still and video cameras, and digital software (Must be taken first as prerequisite Diaspora: Challenges to Citizenship IV . One Writing Course Required: products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, for film concentration majors) EN 291 Gender and Sexuality in Film and Flash, Final Draft and digital editing with Pro-Tools, FM 120 Beginning Screenwriting for III . Two History/Theory Courses from the following: Literature Film and Television Final Cut Pro After Effects and Motion . Students in the FM 101 Filmmaker Studies EN/W 220 News Writing New Media Film, Television and Radio program are FM 102 American Films: Decades EN/W 329 Issues in News Writing (select sections) welcome to supplement their course work with RCADE FM 103 World Cinemas IT 271 Italian Cinema V . Three Applied Production Courses from the following workshops . FM 104 African American Cinema PS 71 Physics of Light and Color (TL 11 Art and Language of Television Majors are also encouraged to explore the interconnec- FM 105 American Film Survey PS 76 Physics of Sound and Music is prerequisite for all production courses) tions between this program and other disciplines of stu- FM 110 Special Topics in Film (history/theory) PY 250 Sensation and Perception All Three are Required: dio art, music, theatre, and art history as offered within FM 200 Film Genres RS 298 Religious Values in Film FM 131 NonLinear Editing for TV and Film the Department of Visual and Performing Arts . FM 301 Independent Study in Film SP 271 Hispanic Film TL 130 Studio Television Production TL 102 Nonfiction Film and Television TL 230 Remote Television Production The major concentration is a good introduction for stu- dents interested in continuing as professionals in any of e . or from the following Communication Department VI . One Elective Course these media . Since Fairfield has an excellent reputation IV . One Writing Course Required: courses: and is situated in the greater New York region, many FM 120 Beginning Screenwriting for Film Communication Electives opportunities exist for internships in media production and Television CO 130 Mass Media and Society a . Choose from following advanced courses in televi- and significant internships are available at the Media (most recommended) sion area: Center and in production companies throughout the V . Three Applied Production Courses from the following CO 201 Persuasion FM 132 Directing for Film and Television metropolitan area . After graduation, many students (FM 11 Art and Language of Film is prerequisite for all CO 202 Small Group Communication FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation in this program acquire solid entry-level jobs in vari- production courses) CO 220 Intro to Organizational Communication FM 245 Survey of Film Music: "Hearing the Movies" ous media fields or continue to develop their interest All Three are Required: (recommended for students with interests TL 110 Special Topics in Television (applied) through graduate studies . FM 130 Filmmaking I in media management) TL 133 Digital Graphics for New Media Film FM 131 Non-Linear Editing for TV and Film CO 236 Gender, Sexuality, and Media and Television FM 132 Directing for Film and Television (also counts for Women, Gender, and TL 301 Independent Study in Television Sexuality Studies minor) TL 302 Television Internship CO 335 Globalization, Media, & Culture VI . One Elective Course (highly recommended; also counts for IL minor/major) b . or from other courses in film, television or radio con- a . Choose from following advanced courses in film area: CO 339 Topics in Media Theory & Criticism centrations FM 110 Special Topics in Film (applied) (highly recommended) FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation CO 342 Technoculture and Information Society FM 230 Filmmaking II c . or from the following VPA courses: VPA Electives FM 245 Survey of Film Music: “Hearing the Movies” AH 11 Visual Culture since 1400 FM 301 Independent Study in Film VII . Two New Media Capstone Project AH 152 Modern Art FM 302 Filmmaking Internship NM 310 Senior Capstone Seminar I AH 172 History of Photography NM 311 Senior Capstone Seminar II MU 101 The History of Jazz 238 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 239 MU 156 Intro to Music Technology: History III . Two History/Theory Courses from the following: e . or from the following Communication Department Television Concentration: and Practice RA 101 Radio Drama courses: TL 101 Television Drama SA 11 Foundation: Structure, Space RA 102 Nonfiction Radio TL 102 Nonfiction Film and Television and Environment RA 110 Special Topics in Radio (history/theory) Communication Electives TL 103 Television Comedy SA 133 Photography I: Alternative Processes RA 301 Independent Study in Radio CO 130 Mass Media and Society TL 104 Sports Broadcasting SA 136 Investigation of Text and Image TL 104 Sports Broadcasting (most recommended) TL 110 Special Topics in Television (history/theory) TA 10 Intro to the Performing Arts CO 201 Persuasion TL 301 Independent Study in Television TA 30 Acting I IV . Three Applied Production Courses from the CO 202 Small Group Communication TA 230 Acting II following: CO 220 Intro to Organizational Communication Radio Concentration: (RA 11 Art and Language of Radio is prerequisite for all (recommended for students with RA 101 Radio Drama d . or from approved courses in other depts: production courses) interests in media management) RA 102 Nonfiction Radio Electives from Other Departments All Three are Required: CO 236 Gender, Sexuality, and Media RA 110 Special Topics in Radio (history/theory) EN/W 220 News Writing FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation (also counts for Women, Gender, and RA 301 Independent Study in Radio IT 271 Italian Cinema RA 130 Radio Production I Sexuality Studies minor) TL 104 Sports Broadcasting PS 71 Physics of Light and Color RA 230 Radio Production II CO 335 Globalization, Media, and Culture PS 76 Physics of Sound and Music (highly recommended; also counts III . Two Applied Production Courses from the following: PY 250 Sensation and Perception for international studies minor/major) V . One Elective Course (FM 11, TL 11, RA 11 are prerequisites for all production RS 298 Religious Values in Film CO 339 Topics in Media Theory and Criticism courses in their respective concentrations) SP 271 Hispanic Film (highly recommended) a . Choose from following advanced courses in radio CO 342 Technoculture & Information Society Film Concentration: area: FM 110 Special Topics in Film (applied) e . or from the following Communication Department RA 110 Special Topics in Radio (applied) FM 120 Beginning Screenwriting for Film courses: VI . Two New Media Capstone Project and Television RA 301 Independent Study in Radio NM 310 Senior Capstone Seminar I Communication Electives RA 302 Radio Internship FM 130 Filmmaking I CO 130 Mass Media and Society NM 311 Senior Capstone Seminar II FM 131 NonLinear Editing for TV and Film (most recommended) FM 132 Directing for Film and Television CO 201 Persuasion b . or from other courses in film, television or radio VII . NM 90 New Media Production Practicum (One cred- FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation CO 202 Small Group Communication concentrations: it, at least once every year, freshman-junior year) FM 230 Filmmaking II CO 220 Intro to Organizational Communication FM 301 Independent Study in Film 11 Courses total (recommended for students with c . or from the following VPA courses: FM 302 Filmmaking Internship interests in media management) VPA Electives CO 236 Gender, Sexuality, and Media Requirements AH 11 Visual Culture since 1400 Television Concentration: (also counts for Women, Gender, and AH 152 Modern Art New Media Film, Television and Radio FM 120 Beginning Screenwriting for Film Sexuality Studies minor) AH 172 History of Photography and Television CO 335 Globalization, Media, & Culture Minor MU 101 The History of Jazz FM 131 Non-Linear Editing for TV and Film (highly recommended; also counts For a 6-course, 18-credit minor, students must choose MU 156 Intro to Music Technology: History FM 132 Directing for Film and Television for international studies minor/major) one of three concentration (film, television, or radio), and and Practice FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation CO 339 Topics in Media Theory and Criticism complete the following: SA 11 Foundation: Structure, Space TL 110 Special Topics in Television (applied) (highly recommended) and Environment Required Courses TL 130 Studio Television Production CO 342 Technoculture and Information Society SA 133 Photography I: Alterntive Processes I . One Foundational Course TL 133 Digital Graphics for New Media Film SA 136 Investigation of Text and Image and Television TA 10 Intro to the Performing Arts NM 10 Introduction to New Media VII . Two New Media Capstone Project Arts Film, Television, and Radio TL 301 Independent Study in Television NM 310 Senior Capstone Seminar I TA 30 Acting I TL 302 Television Internship NM 311 Senior Capstone Seminar II TA 130 Acting II II . Two History/Theory Courses from the following: Film Concentration: Radio Concentration: VIII . NM 90 New Media Production Practicum (One d . or from approved courses in other departments: FM 202 Digital Audio Workstation Electives from Other Departments FM 101 Filmmaker Studies credit, at least once every year, freshman-junior year) FM 102 American Films: Decades RA 110 Special Topics in Radio (applied) EN/W 220 News Writing RA 130 Radio Production I 11 Courses total FM 103 World Cinemas IT 271 Italian Cinema RA 230 Radio Production II PS 71 Physics of Light and Color FM 104 African American Cinema FM 110 Special Topics in Film (history/theory) RA 301 Independent Study in Radio Radio Concentration PS 76 Physics of Sound and Music RA 302 Radio Internship PY 250 Sensation and Perception FM 200 Film Genres Required Courses FM 301 Independent Study in Film I . One Foundational Course RS 298 Religious Values in Film SP 271 Hispanic Film TL 102 Nonfiction Film and Television IV . Theory or Applied Production Course From Any NM 10 Introduction to New Media Concentration Arts Film, Television, and Radio 6 Courses total II . One Intro Course RA 11 Art and Language of Radio (Must be taken first as prerequisite for radio concentration majors) 240 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 241 Course Descriptions Program . The Capstone Seminar not only synthesizes full title, so as to provide a theme that can be traced are emphasized . Students learn the elements of dra- ideas and skills already learned and mastered, but also through the selected films . Formerly listed as FM 103 . matic storytelling for film; creating characters, scenes push students to a higher level of theoretical explora- Three credits . and dialogue; and script analysis . This is a required A= Applied tion and technical achievement, producing professional- course in the film and television concentrations of the H= History level work they can include in portfolios and demo reels FM 103 World Cinemas (H) New Media Film, Television, and Radio major . Three when seeking employment or applying to a graduate This course may survey a number of important coun- credits . school . This course is required for all New Media tries’ cinemas, or focus on a particular country, lan- NM 10 Intro New Media Arts Film, Television guage, or area of the world . Emphasis is placed on FM 130 Filmmaking I (A) and Radio (H) majors, who must take it in the fall semester of their senior year . The capstone project is completed in NM indigenous cinema, reactions to the U .S . film industry This course is designed to follow FM 11 Art and We live in an age inundated by audio and visual media . and culture, important themes and topics, the socio- Language of Film, and is a required course for film Whereas earlier cultures communicated ideas through 311 in the spring semester of a major’s senior year . (Prerequisites: required production courses in major political climate of a country, and historical moments, majors . As an application course, it focuses in depth on the spoken word or through printed texts, contemporary such as the French New Wave, Cinema Novo, or the three stages of filmmaking - preproduction, produc- modes of communication are mass-produced sounds track concentration in addition to senior year status .) Three credits . Italian Neo-Realism . It also includes major filmmakers tion, and post-production . Students learn how to use and images . In order to be truly literate in today’s such as Fellini, Fassbinder, Kurosawa, Truffaut, and camera and editing equipment to tell a visual story, world, people should be fluent in the “language” of NM 311 Senior Capstone Seminar II (A) Buñuel . Films are shown in original languages with while learning the production details of filmmaking . modern media . This course explores the principles and This course completes work on the capstone project English subtitles . Formerly listed as FM 104 . Three Several small projects lead up to production of a short elements of visual design - the basic concepts (such begun in NM 310 during fall semester and focuses pri- credits . film . (Prerequisite for film majors: FM 11) Three credits . as line, balance, and motion) that are used to create marily on production (filming and recording) and post- attractive ads, Web pages, commercials and movies . It production (editing) . It provides an opportunity for New FM 104 African American Cinema (H) FM 131 Nonlinear Editing for Television also introduces basic audio terms and the use of sound Media majors in their senior year to produce a creative This course explores the historical, social and cultural and Film (A) design in film and video . The class is built around work that pulls together the theoretical concepts and significance of African American film from the silent This course introduces the theory and basics and aes- a series of lectures and screenings of movie clips, technical skills they have acquired during their years era until present-day . Students will grapple with issues thetics of digital editing, using Final Cut Pro and Avid TV commercials, and published materials . Students in the Program . It not only synthesizes ideas and skills concerning the politics of representation of people of digital-editing systems . Participants study the char- explore the use of design elements and principles already learned and mastered, but also pushes stu- African descent in the American film industry . Through acteristics of nonlinear systems and learn how these through lab exercises and class presentations using a dents to a higher level of theoretical exploration and regular screenings, readings, short essays, group pre- systems are used to create effective and affective variety of computer illustration and editing programs . technical achievement, producing professional-level sentations, major research papers, and the integration visual and audio programs . This is a required produc- This course is the introductory course for the New work they can include in portfolios and demo reels of core course material, students will deepen their over- tion course for the film and television concentrations of Media Film, Television, and Radio major/minor . Three when seeking employment or applying to graduate all understanding of the impact of historical events and the New Media Film, Television and Radio major . Three credits . school . Offered spring semester . (Prerequisite: NM key filmic technological advancements on the establish- credits . 310) Three credits . ment of the separate and unequal African American film NM 11 Lights, Camera, Audio (A) industry . Three credits . FM 132 Directing for Film and Television (H) This course will introduce and familiarize students FM 11 Art and Language of Film (H) This course explores what a film or television director with all the production tools of the New Media film and The course provides an overview of film - its history as FM 105 American Film Survey (H) does, how he/she manipulates and manages the diver- television major program, including: every digital cam- an art form and as a business, its technological devel- American cinema has evolved from its origins as a gent elements of cinema into a coherent whole, and era in the inventory; all available lighting instruments opment, and its special ability to tell stories visually . technological novelty at the end of the 19th century into often, into a unique and personal vision . The specific and equipment packages; all audio equipment in the Students write a short screenplay and produce a short arguably the most distinctive art form of the past 100 tasks of a director are studied from practical and theo- inventory, including microphones, audio recorders, mix- film as members of small film crews . Topics include years . In the process, it has become a key component retical perspectives . This is a required course for the ers, windscreens, etc . The course will feature multiple producing, directing, and acting for the camera . This of a multibillion-dollar, multinational industry that pro- film concentration of the New Media Film, Television, practicum assignments designed to give a thorough course is required for students majoring in New Media foundly influences popular culture in the United States and Radio major . Three credits . hands-on experience and to illustrate camera, lighting with a concentration in film and is a prerequisite for and around the world . This course examines important American films of the past 100 years in conjunction FM 133/TA 231 Acting for the Camera (A) and audio theory . This course will count as an applied all production courses in the major or minor . Formerly This course is an experiential introduction to the spe- with the technological, economic, and cultural develop- course for the Visual and Performing Arts core require- listed as FM 101 . Three credits . cialized techniques used in successful on-camera ments that have influenced their creation . Formerly ment, and it is an elective production course in the acting . On-camera exercises will emphasize the FM 101 Filmmaker Studies (H) taught as FM 102-American Films: Decades Survey, Film, Television and Radio Tracks for the New Media importance of listening, truthful moment-to-moment Each semester that it is offered, this course takes up this course satisfies a history/theory requirement for Film, Television and Radio major/minor . (Prerequisite: response, and effective communication skills . Students the study if one or more individual filmmakers - primar- New Media majors and minors, as well as a history NM 10) Three credits . will practice their skills and apply their training to com- ily directors - and surveys that person’s body of work, requirement for VPA core . Three credits . NM 90 New Media Production Practicum (A) examining major themes, techniques, motifs, topics, mercials, current television scripts, and screenplays . New Media majors must take this course for at least collaborations . In so doing, it seeks to measure and FM 110 Special Topics in Film (H)(A) Initial classes examine the difference between acting one semester during each of their freshman, sopho- evaluate his or her contribution to the history and craft These courses, offered periodically, focus in depth on a for the stage and acting for the camera . Students will more and junior years . They will participate in a variety of film . Filmmakers have included Alfred Hitchcock, specific theme or issue, and may draw upon films from practice a variety of on-camera styles including com- of film, television or radio productions beyond those Woody Allen, John Huston, D .W . Griffith and Charlie one or more countries, from among numerous direc- edy, crime drama, and commercials . The course builds assigned within individual courses, including: regular Chaplin, Lon Chaney and Buster Keaton, Quenton tors, and from various periods in film history from the towards longer scene work from a screenplay . Topics programs on the Ham Channel or WVOF; independent Tarantino and the Coen Brothers . Formerly listed as FM dawn of cinema to the present . Special applied courses include script analysis, nuance and depth of perfor- student films; student TV broadcasts of annual campus 102 . Three credits . may also be offered in this category . Three credits . mance, and relaxation and confidence on-camera . events; Media Center productions or broadcasts; or (Prerequisite: TA 30) Three credits . senior capstone projects . This course may be repeated . FM 102 American Films: Decades (H) FM 120 Beginning Screenwriting for Film FM 200 Film Genres (H) (Prerequisite: by permission only) One credit . Whatever is happening in the country culturally and and Television (A) historically, one way or another finds its way into the This course blends group and individual instruction A genre is a category or film characterized by a recog- NM 310 Senior Capstone Seminar I (A) popular media . This course examines how the films with intensive writing workshops . Students develop and nizable set of conventions, which may include settings, This course provides an opportunity for New Media of a given 10-year period consciously and uncon- then write a screenplay for a 30-minute film, or the first stock characters, narrative patterns, stylistic devices, majors in their senior year to produce a creative work sciously reflect the era in which they were made . Each 30 pages of a feature-length film from their own original historical contexts, and themes . Genres work off of film- that pulls together the theoretical concepts and techni- decade in the series has a focus indicated by the idea . Character development and narrative structure makers’ and audience’ shared expectations . Over time, cal skills they have acquired during their years in the 242 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 243 these conventions develop and evolve . Genres offered located within Connecticut and the New York metro- analyze scripting, camera, lighting, and editing tech- the confines of a TV studio, using portable “prosumer” have included: the western, the horror film, science politan area . The course combines on-site supervision niques . This course fulfills a history/theory requirement video cameras, tripods, microphones, lighting equip- fiction, independent film, classic comedy, and film noir . and meetings with faculty advisors with weekly journal for the television concentration of the New Media ment, and non-linear post-production editing . In Three credits . submissions and an assigned paper at the end of the major/minor . Formerly listed as TL 104 . Three credits . addition to in-class demonstrations, lectures, screen- internship . This is an elective applied course in the film ings, and discussions, students engage in a series of FM 202/MU 202 Digital Audio Workstation (A) concentration of the New Media Film, Television and TL 104 Sports Broadcasting (A) assignments that build skills in pre-production story This course will provide the student with an in-depth Radio program . Three credits . Sports broadcasting is a major component of the development and scripting, camera use and composi- knowledge of the practical application of the Digital television, radio, and Internet industry . This course tion, continuity and verité shooting/editing techniques, Audio Workstation (DAW) . This course is primarily TL 11 Art and Language of Television (H) introduces students to the principles and practice of the and portable lighting and sound recording . Students designed for students interested in audio editing as it This basic introduction to the study of television world of sports broadcasting . Topics include the history also produce short documentary and fiction projects for applies to producing recordings, creating sound effects, explores the visual and audio style of various television of the industry, its developing techniques, the aesthetic broadcast on the HAM Channel . This course counts and soundtrack design for film/TV/radio . Creating texts, their narrative and generic conventions, the prac- and narrative structure of broadcast sportscasting, its as a production requirement for the New Media Film, samples, recording techniques, waveform manipulation, tical implications of aesthetic choices, and the mean- economic impact on the industry, media law and eth- Television, and Radio major/minor . (Prerequisites: TL mixing, and the role of the Digital Audio Workstation in ings and pleasures generated . The course reviews the ics as applied to the sports world, and its significant 11 and TL 130) Three credits . the overall process of sound design will be explored . historical roots of television content and technology, place within the general broadcast world . Some applied Students will be proficient at using Logic Pro audio soft- and traces the evolution of program types on broad- practicum experiences are required, allowing students TL 301 Independent Study in Television (H)(A) ware to manipulate MIDI and audio . Students will learn cast and cable television and the Web . This course experiential learning in writing, interviewing, reporting, Usually open only to students majoring or minoring how to record live sound effects from the environment is required for students majoring in New Media with and producing for sports shows and live events . This in New Media with a concentration in television, this and manipulate the recordings to create Foley sound a concentration in television and is a prerequisite for is an elective applied course in the television concen- course allows a student to pursue in depth a topic or effects, and apply them to a film segment . Students all production courses in the major or minor . Formerly tration of the New Media Film, Television and Radio project in television history/theory or production, in will learn to mix and master a segment of multi-track listed as TL 101 . Three credits . Program . Formerly listed as TL 107 . Three credits . close consultation with a faculty member of New Media audio . This is an elective production course for the film, Film, Television, and Radio Program . Three credits . television and radio concentrations of the New Media TL 101 Television Drama (H) TL 110 Special Topics in Television (H)(A) Film, Television and Radio major . (Prerequisites: MU This history of dramatic form in television examines This course offers rotating television topics . Three TL 302 Television Internship (A) 150, MU 156, or MU 158; or FM 11 and FM 130; or by early teleplays and the development of the dramatic credits . In consultation with a faculty member, upper-level permission of instructor ). Three credits . series, the soap opera, and narrative films for televi- students arrange a semester-long internship with one sion . The course covers the unique characteristics of TL 130 Studio Television Production (A) of the many television production companies located FM 230 Filmmaking II (A) the medium as it applies to drama, the special qualifi- This course offers an immediate, intensive, hands-on within Connecticut and the New York metropolitan area . In this advanced motion picture production course, cations and pressures applied to drama for broadcast introduction to the art and technology of creative televi- The course combines on-site supervision and meetings students have access to advanced camera, lighting, consumption, and the staging and aesthetic differences sion production within the structure of Fairfield’s HAM with faculty advisors with weekly journal submissions audio, and editing equipment, and work in teams to between drama for film and drama for television, includ- Channel . Students receive intensive instruction on and an assigned paper at the end of the internship . produce more complex films . (Prerequisite: FM 130) ing different directing and acting techniques . It treats creative and aesthetic use of the tools and elements This is an elective applied course in the television Three credits . television drama as a viable and substantive genre, not of television - cameras, audio, lighting, editing, set concentration of the New Media Film, Television, and simply a form of popular entertainment . This course design, and program development - and participate Radio Program . Three credits . FM 245/MU 245 Survey of Film Music - fulfills a history/theory requirement for the television in a series of projects completed individually and with “Hearing the Movies” (H) concentration of the New Media major/minor . Formerly partners . They learn the structure and operation of the VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles This course provides an overview of film music from listed as TL 102 . Three credits . HAM channel and participate in the production of a and Practices 1900 to today . Students investigate the defining char- regularly scheduled program that will be aired on the This course explores the fundamental principles associ- acteristics of the major historical periods of film music; TL 102 Nonfiction Film and elevisionT (H) HAM channel during the semester . This course counts ated with not-for-profit arts organizations . This course explore the social and historical events that shaped This course introduces students to a wide range of as a production requirement for the New Media Film, is for all arts students, as the study of arts adminis- the industry; learn to actively listen to a score; and documentary practices and purposes as well as a num- Television, and Radio major/minor . (Prerequisite: TL 11) tration core principles sets a foundation of essential discuss salient features of a given score . The object in ber of aesthetic and ethical issues raised by the non- Three credits . knowledge vital for employment within a non-profit arts this course is to develop skills in analyzing the sound fiction film and television form . It explores the evolution organization . Such training also is for practicing artists track, music’s role in the sound track, and the relation of documentary motion pictures from the birth of the TL 133 Digital Graphics for New Media Film and those with for-profit intentions . Students will come of sound track and image track on small-scale and film medium to the present day explosion of “reality TV” and Television (A) away with knowledge and skills, as well as a strong large-scale (narrative) levels . The course develops criti- programs such as Survivor and Real World and fea- The digital revolution has arrived for production of self-awareness of their leadership and management cal listening and viewing skills as well as a film-music ture films such as Fahrenheit 9/11 and Super Size Me . television and video . This course introduces the theory capacities . (Prerequisite: At least 2 VPA courses in any historical survey . (Prerequisites: MU 103 or MU 104 or Students examine a variety of non-fiction styles and and basics of digital graphic design and editing, incor- combination of the five VPA programs: Art History, New NM 10) Three credits . the many agendas of this mode of filmmaking, such as porating three-dimensional graphics, music, and sound Media, Music, Studio Art, Theatre) . Three Credits . persuasion, social commentary, voyeurism, and political effects . Students master nonlinear programs and tech- FM 301 Independent Study in Film activism . This course fulfills a history/theory require- nology such as Final Cut Pro, Avid, Photoshop, Flash, RA 11 Art and Language of Radio (H) Usually open only to students majoring or minoring in ment for the television concentration of the New Media and Dreamweaver . This is an elective applied course This course introduces the theoretical, creative, and New Media with a concentration in film, this course major/minor . Three credits . in the television concentration of the New Media Film, practical world of radio broadcast and production . The allows a student to pursue in depth a topic or project Television and Radio Program . Formerly listed as TL overview traces the development of technology, pro- in film history/theory or production, in close consulta- TL 103 Television Comedy (H) 131 . Three credits . gramming, and radio management and radio’s links tion with a faculty member of the New Media Film, Television comedy has its roots and parallels in theater, to theatre, film, and television . Students consider the Television and Radio Program . Three credits . radio, and film . This course traces the development TL 230 Remote Television Production (A) future of radio, including digital transmission and satel- of the comedic form from the early days of television This course offers an immediate hands-on exploration lite radio . This course is required for students major- FM 302 Film Internship (A) to the present . Topics include the development of the of the art and technology of remote television produc- ing in New Media with a concentration in radio and is In consultation with a faculty member, upper-level three-camera format for sitcoms, the rise and fall of tion, also known as “electronic field production” or a prerequisite for all production courses in the New major and minor students arrange a semester-long variety formats, comedic casts, British imports, late- EFP . Students receive instruction on the creative and Media major/minor . Formerly listed as RA 101 . Three internship with one of many film production companies night entertainment, and political comedy . Students aesthetic use of the tools of video production beyond credits . 244 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 245 RA 101 Radio Drama (H) • Developing knowledge of major artistic achievements For a 33-credit Studio Art major, students must Unlike theatrical, film, or television performance, radio STUDIO ART in Western and non-Western visual arts satisfy the following requirements. has a long history as a medium . It rose to prominence • Communicating critical observations clearly, concise- in the 1930s, highlighted by the broadcast of Orson Program Director ly, and with sensitivity, in written and oral forms Complete all four foundation courses Welles’s Mercury Theatre on the Air . This course exam- Yarrington SA 10 Foundation: Interpreting the Self 3 credits ines that history, particularly with respect to its roots • Cultivating a deep commitment to and curiosity for SA 11 Foundation: Structure, Space, in theatre and its effects upon television . This course Faculty the intellectual and creative life and Environment 3 credits fulfills a history/theory requirement for the radio concen- Chamlin SA 12 Foundation: Drawing 3 credits tration of the New Media major/minor . Formerly listed • Encouraging students to take advantage of the world- SA 13 Foundation: Figure Drawing 3 credits Lecturers as RA 102 . Three credits . class museums in Connecticut and New York City Subtotal foundation credits: 12 credits Belanger RA 102 Non-fiction Radio (H) Ford The Studio Art Program is divided into three develop- Complete at least three of the following studio courses: This course examines news, talk radio, sports, and Joo mental areas: foundation studios, advanced studios, First Level public radio formats, including the history of the medium Mendelsohn and capstone studios . SA 105 Color Workshop as a source of information and live-event broadcasting . Messner The foundation studios are recommended as a basis 3 credits Students analyze the roles of the producer, director, for all other studio art courses . They develop formal, SA 130 Painting I 3 credits interviewer, and editor . This course fulfills a history/ technical, expressive, and problem-solving skills . They SA 131 Photographic and Digital Techniques theory requirement for the radio concentration of the The Visual Arts broaden an awareness of the self, stress knowledge of modern and contemporary art and in Printmaking 3 credits New Media major/minor . Three credits . society and culture by communicating fundamental ideas and images . The Studio Art program is commit- provide a survey of artistic disciplines . Through these SA 132 Sculpture I 3 credits RA 110 Special Topics in Radio (H)(A) ted to teaching students to develop a visual language courses, students begin to investigate visual thinking . SA 133 Photography I: This course offers radio topics on a rotating basis . and working methodology based on skills, knowledge, The advanced studios build upon the foundation stu- Alternative Processes 3 credits Three credits . technique and the integration of historical, personal and dios and focus on a particular discipline, such as paint- SA 134 Digital Photography 3 credits cultural artistic values . The faculty is dedicated to men- SA 136 Investigation of Text & Image 3 credits RA 130 Radio Production I (A) ing, photography, and sculpture . Students develop a toring students of all levels, encouraging them to build SA 137 Time Arts 3 credits In this introductory radio production course, students formal vocabulary, visual sensitivity, and manual dexter- on their innate talents and discover a personal vision . SA 138 From Drawing to Painting 3 credits learn writing, editing, reporting, and production of ity . Materials and historical concerns are integral parts By developing a creative process as a means of giving SA 139 Watercolor 3 credits radio news in studio and field, and produce air-quality of directed and individual investigations . form to their experience, students can search for what newscasts, enterprise reports, and documentaries . In the capstone studios, students further develop the is true and challenge unexamined ideas through prac- Second Level This course counts as a production requirement for diverse experiences and knowledge they have acquired tice, experimentation, and by problem solving . SA 230 Painting II 3 credits the radio concentration of the New Media major/minor . as studio art majors and focus their newly acquired SA 231 Printmaking II 3 credits (Prerequisite: RA 11) Three credits . At the Foundation Level, the program is committed skills on a specific theme or area of artistic research . In to teaching students to work with the core visual ele- SA 232 Sculpture II 3 credits RA 230 Radio Production II (A) addition to creating this visual work, students develop ments of composition, perception, abstraction, and SA 233 Photography II 3 credits This course offers advanced experience in radio opera- an appreciation for aesthetics and concept exploration . concept while introducing students to a range of 2D SA 235 Advanced Drawing 3 credits tions and broadcast . Students produce special live Capstone experiences develop creative autonomy . and 3D materials . A strong foundation allows students Subtotal studio credits 9 credits programming for broadcast on WVOF and projects Students who complete the capstone studios are no to interpret and conceptualize their ideas before mov- for Web-casting . This course counts as a production longer dependent upon externally supplied assign- ing into Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture, requirement for the radio concentration of the New ments; they are able to focus upon artistic questions of Complete both capstone studios Installation, Sited work and Interdisciplinary projects . Media major/minor . (Prerequisites: RA 11 and RA 130) their own . These courses are excellent preparation for SA 300 Junior Seminar 3 credits The faculty is comprised of artists, as it is the belief of Three credits . life after Fairfield . SA 301 Senior Seminar 3 credits the program that students benefit from working with Subtotal capstone studio credits 6 credits RA 301 Independent Study in Radio (A) practitioners actively engaged in the discipline . Along Students interested in the Studio Art major or minor Complete a minimum of one course in Art History Usually open to students majoring or minoring in New with intellectual rigor, the ability to empathize and should consult with the Studio Art Program Director AH 152, AH 164, AH 165, or AH 172 is required; Media with a concentration in radio, this course allows develop a visual vocabulary as students create and before beginning the program . Students are encour- AH 10, AH 11, AH 12, or AH 15 is recommended a student to pursue in depth a topic or project in radio review work is emphasized; sensitivity for the visual aged to declare the major officially no later than Subtotal history credits 6 credits history/theory or production in close consultation with a arts throughout cultures is supported as students the end of the sophomore year of studies . Transfer Total: 33 credits faculty member of the New Media Film, Television, and deepen their understanding for their own work, and that credits in studio art must be approved by the studio Radio Program . Three credits . of others . program director . Advanced Placement credits will not Special Topics Electives be accepted . Evening and intersession courses may SA 302 Independent Study 3 credits RA 302 Radio Internship (A) The Studio Art Program goals include: not count for the studio art major or minor . There is a SA 304 Studio Internships 3 credits In consultation with a faculty member, upper-level • Developing intuitive, creative, expressive, and aes- $55 laboratory fee for each studio art course . Courses students arrange a semester-long internship with one thetic faculties, and the ability to connect these with in the Florence University of the Arts or other study of the many radio broadcast production companies For an 18-credit Studio Art minor, students must reasoning skills abroad programs must be approved by the studio located within Connecticut and the New York metropoli- art program director for studio credit for majors and satisfy the following requirements. tan area . The course combines on-site supervision and • Developing perceptual, critical, and conceptual skills minors . meetings with faculty advisors, weekly journal submis- Complete three foundation studios sions, and an assigned paper at the end of the intern- • Cultivating empathy, sensibility, and discernment SA 10, SA 11 6 credits and either SA 12 or SA 13 3 credits ship . This is an elective applied course in the radio con- • Training and disciplining oneself to express individual centration of the New Media Film, Television and Radio form, style, and meaning Complete two advanced studio courses 6 credits Program . Three credits . Complete a minimum of one course in art history AH 10, AH 11, AH 12, AH 15, AH 152, AH 165 is recommended 3 credits Total: 18 credits 246 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 247 Course Descriptions line, value, perspective, anatomical studies, and analy- SA 134 Digital Photography (A) Second Level sis of structure . Students participate in critiques of their This course covers basic techniques of digital photog- projects and, through writing and speaking, develop a raphy, including print production, the development of SA 230 Painting II (A) language of aesthetic awareness and a sense of artis- concepts and theory in photography, the relationship A= Applied This course builds on the experience of Painting I and tic quality . The course is typically offered fall semester . of photography to other visual media, and the study of H= History stresses fluency in paint and the advanced develop- Formerly listed as SA 111 . Three credits . historical and contemporary precedents . In addition, ment of technical and expressive skills . It focuses on students will explore the manipulation of photographic the generation of ideas as a central component in the Advanced Studio Courses images in both black and white and color through the Foundations Studios process of painting . Individual direction is developed First Level use of Adobe Photoshop . Students must provide their in consultation with the instructor . The course, typically own digital camera . For this course, cameras must SA 10 Foundation: Interpreting the Self (A) offered in the spring semester, includes individual and have a manual over-ride option . There are nine pos- This course develops fundamental studio skills and an SA 105 Color Workshop (A) group criticism . (Prerequisite: SA 130) Three credits . sible loaner cameras available through the Studio Art understanding of visual thought processes . The course This course investigates fundamental color theory Program, but loans are available on a first come basis . emphasizes concepts, contemporary art and theory, through studio projects using contemporary and histori- SA 231 Printmaking II (A) An additional $50 fee for materials will be collected on and a wide variety of materials and aesthetic catego- cal references . Students focus on the development This course focuses on the development of technical the first day of class . Three credits . ries such as drawing, painting, book arts, sculpture, and exploration of ideas using a variety of color media and conceptual skills as a central component in the and installation . Students investigate the ways in which and study the practical mixing and application of pig- process of printmaking, with an emphasis on develop- SA 136 Investigation of Text and Image (A) ing individual direction through studio work, drawing, visual thinking can be used to realize an awareness ments . The course stresses perception, visual aware- How does visual language differ from written language? writing, and research . Students explore intaglio, silk- of one’s self . Through the themes of line and the self, ness, sensitivity, attitude, and judgment, and is typically How do they interact? This course considers these screen, and painterly methods of mono-printing . The the course exposes students to the visual languages offered fall semester . Three credits . and related issues concerning the nature of visual and course is typically offered fall semester . (Prerequisite: of abstraction and representation, and emphasizes the written language . The course introduces students to SA 130 Painting I (A) SA 131) Three credits . honing of perceptions, the process of selection and This course introduces the methods, techniques, and the working methods and thought processes of inde- organization, and the seemingly constant revision and language of oil painting . Students explore principles of pendent artists, and engages students in a dialogue SA 232 Sculpture II (A) decision making involved in art making . Formerly listed color, construction, paint handling, delineation of form with contemporary artistic, social, and natural and/or This course builds on the experience of Sculpture I as SA 100 . Three credits . and space, light and shadow, surface, texture, and political issues under the tutelage of a practicing artist . and stresses the advanced development of technical Typically offered every other spring semester . Formerly and expressive skills . It focuses on the generation of SA 11 Foundation: Structure, Space, and composition . Students paint primarily from observa- listed as SA 113 . Three credits . ideas as a central component in sculpture . Individual Environment (A) tion and employ representational and abstract modes . This course develops fundamental studio skills and an Materials and historical concerns are integral parts of direction is developed in consultation with the instruc- SA 137 Time Arts (A) tor . Typically offered in the spring semester, the course understanding of visual thought processes . Emphasis directed and individual investigations . Three credits . This course uses a wide variety of media to develop includes individual and group criticism . (Prerequisite: is placed on concepts, contemporary art and theory, and present performance and installation art, empha- SA 131 Photographic and Digital Techniques SA 132) Three credits . and a wide variety of materials and aesthetic catego- in Printmaking (A) sizing interconnections with video, computer, telecom- ries including drawing, collage, sculptural construction, This foundation level course introduces traditional and munications, photography, film, live performance, SA 233 Photography II (A) and installation . Students investigate the ways in which experimental approaches to printmaking . It encourages music, and sound . It is typically offered every other This course builds upon the fundamentals of digitally- visual thinking can be used to realize an awareness development of imagery and technique, and emphasiz- spring semester . Formerly listed as SA 114 . Three based photography learned in Digital Photography, SA of the world outside oneself . Through the themes of es context through the medium . Areas explored include credits . 134 . It covers advanced and mixed media techniques . space and the world, the course exposes students to photographic transfer methods, digital imaging, mono- The course emphasizes the generation of ideas as the visual languages of abstraction and representation, SA 138 From Drawing to Painting (A) the central component in the process of photography . prints, silkscreen, and etching . The course is typically This course specializes in teaching students to work and emphasizes the honing of perceptions, the process A digital camera is required for this course . There are offered fall semester . Three credits . with drawing as a way to develop subject matter and of selection, organization, and the seemingly constant a small number of loaner digital cameras available for transition into painting . The first part of the semester revision and decision making involved in art making . SA 132 Sculpture I (A) use . Typically offered spring semester . An additional is focused on collecting and drawing from visual refer- Formerly listed as SA 102 . Three credits . An introduction to three-dimensional form and space, $50 fee for materials will be collected on the first day of ences such as nature, the figure, interiors and still life . this broad-spectrum studio encompasses the diversity class . (Prerequisite: SA 134) Three credits . SA 12 Foundation: Drawing (A) of contemporary sculptural activities, including the Working with sketches, students learn to develop a This course focuses on the act of seeing and its inti- construction of objects, installations, and site work . visual vocabulary to articulate ideas that are meaning- SA 235 Advanced Drawing (A) mate connection with mark-making . Experiences devel- Students investigate specific concepts presented by the ful and personal to them . This practice is used as a This course builds upon the experience of SA 12 and op observational, expressive, and conceptual skills . instructor using a variety of materials including wood, starting point to develop a language of expression and stresses advanced development of skills . It focuses Students explore the formal elements of drawing, such metal, plaster, clay, paper, mixed media, and fabric . transition into painting . Three credits . on the generation of ideas as a central component as line, value, composition, and form, and how they Three credits . in the process of drawing and emphasizes individual can be used to express an awareness of one’s self and SA 139 Watercolor (A) direction and inventive drawing through studio projects This course is an introduction to the methods, tech- the world around one . The course explores a variety of SA 133 Photography I: Alternative Processes (A) developed in consultation with the instructor . Typically niques and language of watercolor . In exploring the materials and processes through in- and out-of-class This course covers alternative techniques in photog- offered in spring semester, the course includes indi- fundamentals of watercolor this course helps students projects . Students participate in critiques of these proj- raphy, including Cyanotypes, Kallitypes, collage, and vidual and group criticism . (Prerequisite: SA 12) Three develop their abilities to see and explore washes of ects and, through writing and speaking, develop a lan- instant photography . Additionally, students will have credits . guage of aesthetic awareness and a sense of artistic readings pertaining to the history of the medium, and color in relation to pictorial space and form . Color rela- quality . Formerly listed as SA 120 . Three credits . will be introduced to contemporary concepts and use tionships, value, layering of washes, and wet into wet Capstone Studios of the photographic image . A digital camera, while not processes are explored . Three credits . SA 13 Foundation: Figure Drawing (A) required, will be useful . There are a small number of This introduction to drawing from the human figure SA 300 Junior Seminar manual and digital loaner cameras available through Open only to juniors majoring in studio art, this course uses a wide variety of media and techniques . The the Studio Art Program, but loans are available on a course emphasizes understanding, interpretation, and helps students develop a unique body of work repre- first come basis . An additional $50 fee for materials will sentative of their explorations, discoveries, and devel- expressive use of the figure in contemporary studio be collected on the first day of class . Three credits . practice . Students discover proportion and form through opment . Students read and discuss contemporary and 248 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 249 art historical issues and participate in collaborative and McLure; Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Tim Requirements solo exhibitions . Visiting artists and critics are a feature THEATRE Robbins’s Dead Man Walking; Aristophanes’ The Birds; of the class . Spring semester only . Three credits . Shakespeare’s As You Like It; Lend Me a Tenor by Ken The Theatre Major Ludwig; the rock-musical Hair; Lillian Hellman’s The SA 301 Senior Seminar Children’s Hour; and The Laramie Project by Moises Open only to seniors majoring in studio art, students Program Director • All incoming students are first registered as LoMonaco Kaufman . Fairfield also has its own improvisation in this course continue to develop a unique body of company, On The Spot, an award-winning company Comprehensive Majors . work representative of their explorations, discoveries, Faculty which performs regularly throughout Theatre Fairfield’s • Students are presented with a series of questions to and development . Students regularly read and discuss Porter season . Participation in Theatre Fairfield productions ponder, designed to help them discern their goals contemporary and art historical issues and participate Sage is open to all students at the University, regardless of and career plans . in collaborative and solo exhibitions . Visiting artists and major or minor . critics are a feature of the class . Spring semester only . Lecturers • At the end of sophomore year/beginning of junior Three credits . Leavitt-Learson In 2010, the Theatre Program hosted the first guest year each student has a conversation with several Roth artist residency in the history of Fairfield University . faculty members . The faculty and student decide Special Topics Electives Schneck Founder and Artistic Director of the TONY-award win- which track is most appropriate for the student . ning Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Barbra Berlovitz, direct- • Students may stay “Comprehensive” or change to SA 302 Independent Study The Theatre Program at Fairfield offers students a ed a contemporary-styled production of Shakespeare’s By arrangement with studio faculty, juniors and liberal arts education balanced between the theoretical Romeo & Juliet that responded to global events and “Performance” or “Design/Tech” Major . issues of our time . She was joined by costume design- seniors work independently on specific studio projects . and practical aspects of the discipline . Students who A. Comprehensive Major 33 credits Progress is reviewed through individual critiques . complete a major or minor concentration in theatre er Sonya Berlovitz, who has designed for major theatre Students regularly read and discuss contemporary and know how to put on a show from conception through companies throughout the world, in creating this revo- art historical issues . Students must finalize indepen- strike and have a broad, liberal education . They have lutionary production . Theatre Fairfield’s production was Theatre Core: dent studies with the studio program director by the had the benefit of instruction from theatre profession- the culminating event of The R&J Project, a campus- TA 11 Introduction to Theatre 3 credits midpoint of the preceding semester . Three credits . als in acting, dance, design, directing, playwrighting, wide, multidisciplinary exploration of Shakespeare’s TA 30 Acting I 3 credits production, and stagecraft, and have studied with pro- play as it relates to young love, family and political tur- TA 50 Backstage Fundamentals 3 credits SA 304 Studio Internships fessors specializing in history, literature, and criticism of moil, and issues of race, gender, and religion . Please TA 110 Studio internships are for students who have com- the stage . visit the website www .fairfield .edu/randj to see the total- OR pleted at least three studio courses and whose aca- ity of this extraordinary project . TA 111 World Theatre 3 credits demic work has prepared them for professional work Goals for students taking theatre core courses are: to TA 120/ related to the major art internships as studio assistants gain factual knowledge of all aspects of theatre in prac- In helping students become well-rounded theatre peo- EN 125 American Drama 3 credits to professional artists or for work in museums, galler- tice and theory; to develop the specific skills required ple, this program emphasizes the development of good TA 155 Design I 3 credits ies, or professional print shops in the metropolitan and for working theatre professionals; and to develop communication skills, which are essential to work in the TA 210 Theatre in Production 3 credits regional areas . Internships require faculty sponsor- creative capacities as artists, thinkers, and problem theatre, as well as to all aspects of life . Courses stress TA 310 Technique and Theory of ship and departmental approval, and are developed solvers . In advanced courses, students’ abilities are the development of written, verbal, and artistic abili- Production 3 credits by each student in consultation with the supervising enhanced through rigorous engagement in analyzing, ties . The program also advocates double majors and/or One Additional History/Drama professor . A student sets up a time to meet with the critically evaluating, and creating theatre art . All cours- minors with other academic disciplines such as English, Literature Class: 3 credits supervising professor and can either have a specific es focus on the development of strong communication psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, communica- EN 141 Imagining Shakespeare venue already selected and/or ask the supervising skills and help students become better writers, speak- tion, and modern languages, as well as double-majors EN 213 Shakespeare I professor for assistance in finding a studio, gallery, ers, and collaborators . with the School of Business . EN 214 Shakespeare II museum, or artist to contact . Internships must be final- Theatre Fairfield is the production wing of the program . Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this program, TA 110 ized with the studio program director by the midpoint of Theatre Fairfield's season includes professionally undergraduate education in theatre is excellent prepa- OR the preceding semester . Three credits . directed and designed productions, as well as student- ration for careers in all facets of the theatre industry as TA 111 World Theatre TA 122 Asian Theatre VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles written, directed and designed work . In any given well as in public relations, communications, advertis- TA 123/ and Practices four-year period we produce plays from many historical ing, writing or publishing, marketing, education, public This course explores the fundamental principles asso- periods and styles: musicals, comedies, serious dra- service, and law . The Theatre Program also advocates EN 120 American Women Playwrights ciated with not-for-profit arts organizations . This course mas, period plays, contemporary works, original plays, double majors and/or minors with other disciplines such One Additional Performance Class: 3 credits is for all arts students, as the study of arts adminis- and devised work . A group of four scholarship students as English, psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, TA 230 Acting II tration core principles sets a foundation of essential works closely with faculty and staff in administering communication, and modern languages, as well as TA 231/ knowledge vital for employment within a non-profit arts Theatre Fairfield’s season . with all programs in the School of Business . Students FM 133 Acting for the Camera organization . Such training also is for practicing artists interested in a major or minor concentration in theatre TA 240 Technique and Art in Directing Recent productions have included The Glass and those with for-profit intentions . Students will come should consult with theatre faculty before beginning the TA 300 Special Topics Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Sarah Ruhl's Dead away with knowledge and skills, as well as a strong program . One Additional Design/Tech Class: 3 credits Man’s Cell Phone, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet self-awareness of their leadership and management TA 153 Makeup and Costume Construction directed by distinguished guest artist Barbra Berlovitz, Students participating in Theatre Fairfield productions capacities . (Prerequisite: At least 2 VPA courses in any TA 157 Rendering and Drafting Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, Three Sisters by earn one credit per show for either performance (TA combination of the five VPA programs: Art History, New TA 158 Scene Painting Anton Chekhov; Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror 94), or production (TA 95) . Theatre majors must earn a Media, Music, Studio Art, Theatre) . Three Credits . TA 250 Advanced Stagecraft Show; We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! by Dario Fo; total of three credits in TA 94 or TA 95 each academic TA 255 Advanced Design Cabaret, the Kander/Ebb musical; The Importance year . Theatre minors must earn a total of two credits in TA 300 Special Topics of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; The Shadow Box TA 94 or TA 95 each academic year . TA 395 Technical Internship: Stage Management by Michael Cristofer; ’59 Pink Thunderbird by James 250 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 251 Plus C . Design/Tech Concentration 33 credits Credit for Theatre Fairfield Productions • All tech points are awarded to students through TA It is impossible to understand the nature of theatre 95, Theatre Fairfield Production Practicum . • A minimum of 12 Tech Points total in Freshman/ Theatre Core: without engaging in the process of making theatre . • Students do not earn tech points for directing in Sophomore Years TA 11 Introduction to Theatre 3 credits Therefore, major and minor coursework is supple- TA 30 Acting I 3 credits Director’s Cut, which is a course requirement for TA • A minimum of 12 Tech Points total in Junior/Senior mented by required participation in Theatre Fairfield TA 50 Backstage Fundamentals 3 credits 240, Technique and Art in Design . Years productions . TA 110 • If a student performs a production position not on • Involvement in the majority of the Theatre Fairfield OR Students earn course credit for such participation . This this list, faculty will assign a tech point value . productions in each year . Students participating in TA 111 World Theatre 3 credits acknowledges and embraces the educational nature of Theatre Fairfield productions earn one credit per TA 120/ production work . • Continual faculty oversight will ensure that stu- show for either performance (TA 94), or production EN 125 American Drama 3 credits dents will gain experience in a variety of production positions . (TA 95) . Theatre majors must earn a total of three TA 155 Design I 3 credits • TA 94, Theatre Fairfield Performance Practicum is a credits in TA 94 or TA 95 each academic year . TA 210 Theatre in Production 3 credits 1 credit course that enrolls all students who perform TA 310 Technique and Theory of in Theatre Fairfield shows . Credit in these classes Production is figured in the student GPA, but the class hours B. Performance Concentration 33 credits 3 credits count over and above the 120 hours required for Three Additional Tech/Design Classes: 9 credits graduation . TA 153 Makeup and Costume Construction Theatre Core: TA 157 Rendering and Drafting • TA 95, Theatre Fairfield Production Practicum is a TA 11 Introduction to Theatre 3 credits TA 158 Scene Painting 1 credit course that enrolls all students who are on TA 30 Acting I 3 credits TA 250 Advanced Stagecraft crews for Theatre Fairfield shows . Credit in these TA 50 Backstage Fundamentals 3 credits TA 255 Advanced Design classes is figured in the student GPA, but the class TA 110 TA 300 Special Topics hours count over and above the 120 hours required OR TA 395 Technical Internship for graduation . TA 111 World Theatre 3 credits Plus TA 120/ • A minimum of 15 Tech Points total in Freshman/ Tech Points EN 125 American Drama 3 credits Tech point requirements will be reasonably adjusted, as Sophomore Years TA 155 Design I 3 credits necessary, for semesters when students are studying TA 210 Theatre in Production 3 credits • A minimum of 15 Tech Points total in Junior/Senior abroad . TA 310 Technique and Theory of Years Production 3 credits Production positions earn the following number of Two Additional Advanced • Involvement in the majority of the Theatre Fairfield points: Performance Classes: 6 credits productions in each year . Students participating in 10 Designer TA 230 Acting II Theatre Fairfield productions earn one credit per 10 Director, Festival/Independent Project TA 231/ show for either performance (TA 94), or production 10 Technical Director FM 133 Acting for the Camera (TA 95) . Theatre majors must earn three credits in 10 Stage Manager, full-length piece TA 240 Technique and Art in Directing TA 94 or TA 95 each academic year . One Additional Design/Tech Class: 3 credits 6 Assistant Stage Manager, full-length piece TA 153 Makeup and Costume Construction 6 Stage Manager, one-act piece 6 Master Carpenter TA 157 Rendering and Drafting Theatre Minor (18 credits) TA 158 Scene Painting 6 Props Manager TA 250 Advanced Stagecraft 6 Costume Manager TA 255 Advanced Design TA 11 Introduction to Theatre 3 credits 5 Props Crew TA 231/ TA 30 Acting I 3 credits 5 Costume Crew FM 133 Acting for the Camera TA 50 Backstage Fundamentals 3 credits 5 Paint Charge TA 395 Technical Internship: Stage Management TA 120/ 4 Assistant Stage Manager, one-act piece Plus EN 125 American Drama 3 credits 4 Master Electrician A minimum of 12 Tech Points total in Freshman/ TA 155 Design I 3 credits 4 Paint Crew Sophomore Years TA 310 Technique and Theory of 3 Light Board Operator A minimum of 12 Tech Points total in Junior/Senior Production 3 credits 3 Sound Board Operator Years 3 Running Crew Plus 2 House Manager 2 Electrician • Involvement in the majority of the Theatre Fairfield • A minimum of 15 Tech Points total in Freshman/ 2 Carpenter productions in each year . Students participating in Sophomore Years 1 Assistant Box Office Manager Theatre Fairfield productions earn one credit per • A minimum of 15 Tech Points total in Junior/Senior show for either performance (TA 94), or production Years (TA 95) . Theatre majors must earn three credits in TA 94 or TA 95 each academic year . • Involvement in at least half the Theatre Fairfield pro- ductions in any year 252 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 253 Curriculum categories for Visual and Course Descriptions automatically enrolled in this one-credit practicum; stu- live performance . This course meets the world diversity Performing Arts - Theatre dents may not enroll on their own . This course may be requirement and is cross-listed with the Asian Studies repeated . One credit . program . Three credits . History and Theory A= Applied TA 95 Theatre Fairfield Production TA 123/EN 120 American Women Playwrights (H) TA 110 World Theatre, Beginnings to 1800 H= History Practicum (A) This course will focus on American Women TA 111 World Theatre, 1800 to Tomorrow Students gain first-hand training in the art of theatre Playwrights, 1775-2005 . We will trace the evolution of drama by women from Mercy Otis Warren’s anti- TA 210 Theatre in Production TA 11 Introduction to Theatre (H) production under the guidance of theatre profession- TA 300 Special Topics Seminar This course challenges and expands upon previously als . Everyone working on a crew of a Theatre Fairfield British political satires of the Revolutionary War to TA 310 Technique and Theory of conceived notions of theatre . Students will come to production is automatically enrolled in this one-credit plays reflecting the 21st-century concerns of African Production - Capstone understand the unique contribution that theatre pro- practicum . Students must consult with theatre faculty American, Asian, American, and Latina playwrights . VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles vides for human society, and ultimately become better regarding placement in stage management, technical, Plays will be discussed in light of the social, political, and Practices audience members . Topics include: dramatic structure, or front-of-house duties . This course may be repeated . and economic climates that produced them . Special One credit . emphasis will be given to questions of sex, gender, Literature genres, the actor/audience relationship, and the inter- pretation of the script by designers, actors, and direc- race, ethnicity, and class as we explore how American TA 120/EN 125 American Drama TA 110 World Theatre, Beginnings to 1800 (H) women, despite considerable obstacles, have devel- TA 122 Asian Theatre tors . Emphasis is placed on improving analysis and Theatre serves as a vehicle to consider the social, writing skills . The course is strongly recommended for oped their own theatrical voices . Our study will be fur- TA 123/EN 120 American Women Playwrights political, and economic forces that shaped societies ther informed by the work of feminist performance theo- EN 141 Imagining Shakespeare non-majors and students interested in fulfilling a visual and their entertainments . This course surveys theatre and performing arts core requirement . Three credits . rists . This course meets the U .S . diversity requirement EN 213 Shakespeare I and performance (dance, pageantry, spectacle, and and is cross-listed with Women, Gender and Sexuality EN 214 Shakespeare II TA 30 Acting I (A) popular entertainments) as a mirror of the people and Studies . Three credits . This class is an intensive introduction to technique times that shaped them . It begins with a consideration Playwrighting of the human need for mimesis and entertainment, and TA 135 Modern and Contemporary Dance (A) EN/W 204 Creative Writing: Drama and training essential to acting . Manifesting the under- standing of key concepts through demonstrating skills swiftly moves into the fifth-century B .C .E . and the gold- This course explores the movement principles of the Performance is the primary focus of the course . Physical openness en age of Greek drama . Other topics include Roman major dance figures in the 20th century, including TA 11 Introduction to Theatre and responsiveness are explored and developed in theatre, medieval religious drama, Japanese theatre, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Hanya Holm, Jose TA 30 Acting I pursuit of performance that is dynamically immediate Renaissance spectacle and pageantry, censorship, the Limon, and Merce Cunningham . Students complete TA 93 Physical Performance Lab and wholly engages audience, ensemble, and per- advent of women on the stage, and popular theatre research, compositional assignments, and structured TA 94 Theatre Fairfield Performance former . Students will learn and practice Viewpoints, forms through the 18th century . The course includes improvisations to support the classroom activity . Practicum an approach to performance that allows performers theatre trips . Three credits . Overall, students gain a historical perspective of mod- ern dance as an art form and improve their own dance TA 135 Modern and Contemporary Dance to develop stage presence, play as a member of an TA 111 World Theatre, 1800 to Tomorrow (H) TA 136 Introduction to Jazz Dance ensemble, and make exciting performance choices . technique in terms of strength, alignment, and flexibility . This course examines 19th- and 20th-century theatre Three credits . TA 137 Dance in Musical Theatre The class also introduces vocal technique for stage, the and performance (ballet, modern and post-modern TA 138 Folk and Social Dance key ingredient to theatrical storytelling . Three credits . dance, “happenings,” musical comedy) in the context TA 136 Introduction to Jazz Dance (A) TA 210 Theatre in Production of the people and societies that shaped them . It begins This course combines dance technique and a histori- TA 230 Acting II TA 50 Backstage Fundamentals (A) This class covers the rudiments of the technical end by examining the impact of technology on the theatrical cal survey of jazz dance . Students explore jazz dance TA 231/FM 133 Acting for the Camera world and continues to the present day with a consider- origins from African and European traditions; their TA 240 Technique and Art in Directing of theatrical production . Topics include stage manage- ment, proper tool use, basic scenery construction, light- ation of the avant-garde and contemporary forms such manifestation in the United States through slavery, TA 300 Special Topics: Advanced Acting; as performance art . The course includes theatre trips . minstrel shows, and vaudeville; and the development Scene Study; Characterization ing, prop management, and basic costume construc- tion . Students are required to participate in construction Three credits . of style through the influences of tap, ballet, and mod- Direction ern dance . Students complete research, compositional and rigging for Theatre Fairfield productions . Three TA 120/EN 125 American Drama (H) Design and Technology credits . assignments, and structured improvisations to support This course examines the development of American the classroom activity . Three credits . TA 50 Backstage Fundamentals theatre from the 18th through the 21st centuries, TA 95 Theatre Fairfield Production TA 93 Physical Performance Lab (A) Excellent and sustainable acting requires physical train- including a study and analysis of the special problems TA 137 Dance in Musical Theatre (A) Practicum affecting the development and changes in American This course explores dance for the popular stage in TA 153 Makeup and Costume Construction ing and this lab develops students’ physical and breath support conditioning, core strength, physical align- society as seen through American playwriting and the- America . Through investigation of well-known musicals TA 155 Design I atre production . Students read over twenty plays that such as West Side Story, Grease, Guys and Dolls, TA 157 Rendering and Drafting ment, overall kinesthetic and breath-center awareness, openness and responsiveness, and physical and vocal grapple with issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and Oklahoma! students understand how each musi- TA 158 Scene Painting and what it means to be an American, and take at least cal requires its specific idiom of movement, and how TA 250 Advanced Stagecraft expressiveness . Each semester and session integrates conditioning with an overarching focus on addressing one field trip to see a live performance . The course styles, trends, and traditions affect theatre choreogra- TA 255 Advanced Design meets the U S. . diversity requirement and is cross-listed phy . Students learn the components within an effective TA 300 Special Topics particular techniques or performance challenges (i .e . Viewpoints, speaking verse) . The course is open to all with the American Studies program . Three credits . musical theatre number as well as gain strength, flex- Internships and Independent Studies Fairfield students; students may take the course more ibility, and proficiency in technique . Students complete TA 122 Asian Theatre (H) research, compositional assignments, and structured TA 395 Internship than once and are encouraged to do so . No prerequi- Asian Theatre is a survey of major classical and TA 399 Independent Study site . One credit . improvisations to support classroom activity . Three contemporary theatres of Japan, China, India, and credits . TA 94 Theatre Fairfield Performance Indonesia . Included are traditional plays as well as Practicum (A) dance, puppetry, and opera . Students view productions Students gain first-hand training in the art of perfor- on video and film, read and discuss plays, explore the mance under the guidance of theatre professionals . historical and sociological context which shaped these Everyone cast in a Theatre Fairfield production is entertainments, and take at least one field trip to see a 254 College of Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts College of Arts and Sciences 255 TA 138 Folk and Social Dance (A) TA 210 Theatre in Production (A or H depending TA 241 Examining the Sixties: History, Art, TA 395 Theatre Internship (A) This course explores dance as social interaction and on semester offered) and Legacy (H) With faculty sponsorship and departmental approval, communal activity . Students discuss and participate in Open to students by instructor invitation, TA 210, This course, offered by two historians who specialize in students develop internships as assistants to profes- various kinds of folk dances originating from different Theatre in Production offers an expansive immersion 20th-century American history, explores the 1960s from sional theatre designers and managers or with profes- ethnic cultures and explore their common roots in prim- as students engage in focused theatrical research in the dual perspectives of history and the arts . Political sional theatres, studios, and production companies in itive rituals, religious worship, courtship, recreation, cel- both classroom and theatre, resulting in a fully real- and artistic change happened concurrently in this era, the regional/metropolitan area . Internships are also ebration, and therapeutic or healing experiences . The ized Theatre Fairfield production . The class-production and was often instigated by people who promoted available in the organizational and management areas course also explores contemporary forms of ballroom, format makes available particularly challenging scripts societal change via the creation of art . The course of Theatre Fairfield . Students interested in becoming disco, and club dancing . Students complete research, and/or artistic approaches that might not otherwise be approaches the period as “the long ‘60s,” beginning in interns must consult with theatre faculty well in advance compositional assignments, and structured improvisa- approached . Though each course varies depending on the early 1950s and ending in 1975 with the U .S . with- of the desired internship semester . Three credits . tions to support classroom activity . Three credits . instructor and production, the TA 210 class-production drawal of forces from Vietnam . Class sessions combine experience focuses on building significant bridges lecture, discussion, and experiential events as a means TA 399 Independent Study (H)(A) TA 153 Makeup and Costume Construction (A) between theory and practice . Accordingly, TA 210 is a of understanding how art and activism worked hand- Usually open only to students earning a major or minor This workshop introduces the basic principles, skills, foundational class of the theatre major and one section in-hand . Students may choose to take this course for in theatre, this course allows students to intensively and techniques of applying theatrical makeup and is required, though multiple sections may be taken for either visual and performing art or history core credit . explore stage management, design, acting or directing building costumes . The makeup portion explores credit . Three credits . Also listed as HI 241 . This course meets the U .S . diver- under the guidance of a faculty member . Students must two- and three-dimensional makeup techniques includ- sity requirement . Three credits . have the approval of the theatre faculty before register- ing corrective makeup, age makeup, facial hair, and TA 230 Acting II (A) ing for this course . Three credits . prosthetic makeup . The costume portion focuses on This is an intensive acting course that builds upon the TA 250 Advanced Stagecraft (A) hand and machine sewing techniques, fabrics and basic acting principles taught in TA 30 Acting I . In this This introduction to the technical aspects of theatre VPA 306 Arts Administration Principles fabric modification, and garment construction . Students course students apply what they have learned about production provides an overview of the physical stage, and Practices are required to participate in costume construction for the art, analysis, and interpretation of acting to a variety including the use of scenery and lighting . Students learn This course explores the fundamental principles associ- Theatre Fairfield productions . Three credits . of dramatic styles . Students explore several period act- basic techniques of set construction and rigging, light- ated with not-for-profit arts organizations . This course ing styles through in-class exercises and performances ing, and electronics for today’s theatre . Students are is for all arts students, as the study of arts adminis- TA 155 Design I (A) of rehearsed scenes and monologues . This course required to participate in construction and rigging for tration core principles sets a foundation of essential This practical course introduces the student to the skills culminates in a public performance . Students gain a Theatre Fairfield productions . Three credits . knowledge vital for employment within a non-profit arts of the theatre designer, and the elements of scenic, well-rounded and thoughtful understanding of acting organization . Such training also is for practicing artists costume and lighting design . This course focuses on as a practical and intellectual art that prepares them TA 255 Advanced Design (A) and those with for-profit intentions . Students will come the underlying theories and principles that affect theatre for further work in theatre and related performing arts . This practical course fosters the development of visual away with knowledge and skills, as well as a strong design, as well as the history of how design has been (Prerequisite: TA 30 or the permission of the instructor) communication skills, play analysis skills, and sensitiv- self-awareness of their leadership and management used in theatrical production . Focus will be placed on Three credits . ity to the communicative properties of visual images . capacities . (Prerequisite: At least 2 VPA courses in any developing the skills designers employ: observation, The course covers scenic design, costume design, and combination of the five VPA programs: Art History, New analysis, research, visualization, conceptualization, TA 231/FM 133 Acting for the Camera (A) lighting design, and emphasizes concept development, Media, Music, Studio Art, Theatre) . Three Credits . communication, collaboration and creative thinking . This course is an experiential introduction to the special- visual research, and creative thinking . Readings include Three credits . ized techniques used in successful on-camera acting . influential designers Robert Edmond Jones and Edward On-camera exercises will emphasize the importance Gordon Craig . (Prerequisite: TA 155) Three credits . TA 158 Scene Painting (A) of listening, truthful moment-to-moment response, and This workshop introduces the basic principles, skills, effective communication skills . Students will practice TA 300 Special Topics (H)(A) and techniques of the scenic artist . Through a series their skills and apply their training to commercials, cur- Students undertake an in-depth study of a specific prob- of painting projects, students explore common painting rent television scripts, and screenplays . Initial classes lem, period, or style of acting, dance, or other aspect of techniques, including marble, brick, wood, and wallpa- examine the difference between acting for the stage and production conducted by a leading scholar/practitioner per . The course gives special attention to matching the acting for the camera . Students will practice a variety of in the field . The course is open to invited students only . paint project to the paint elevation, as well as develop- on-camera styles including comedy, crime drama, and Three credits . ing creative thinking skills . Students serve as members commercials . The course builds towards longer scene of the paint crew for a Theatre Fairfield production . TA 310 Technique and Theory of Production (H) work from a screenplay . Topics include script analysis, This in-depth exploration of theatre aesthetics and pro- Projects emphasize craftsmanship and the ability to nuance and depth of performance, and relaxation and work as part of a team in addition to dealing with the duction theory centers on study and analysis of the writ- confidence on-camera . (Prerequisite: TA 30) Three ings and work of such major figures as Antonin Artaud, time factors of actual production . Research into various credits . techniques, styles, and visual textures supplements Peter Brook, Harold Clurman, Edward Gordon Craig, hands-on work in the class . Three credits . TA 240 Technique and Art in Directing (A) Jerzy Grotowski, and Susan Sontag . Students consider This course for advanced students covers the theory, what theatre is, can, and should be while studying vary- practice, and history of directing for the theatre . In a ing perspectives on theatrical design, directing, and workshop format, students explore various ways of staging practices . The course also examines contempo- bringing a play script from conception to full production . rary theatre management and administration . The class The course includes sessions in text analysis, working culminates in group projects that present details for a with actors and designers, and the role and responsibil- theatre company as well as a selected play, including ity of the director to the overall production . Students a consideration of style, period, point of view, historical direct several in-class scenes and a one-act play that precedent, acting, directing, design, venue, and budget . is produced in Director’s Cut, part of Theatre Fairfield’s This is the capstone class for theatre majors and minors season . (Prerequisite: TA 30) Three credits . but other interested students with sufficient background are welcome . Three credits . 256 College of Arts and Sciences Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies College of Arts and Sciences 257 Requirements EN 314 Renaissance Eros RS 204 Voices of Medieval and Modern Women PROGRAM IN WOMEN, EN 353 Representations RS 237 Christian Feminist Theology For an 18-credit minor in Women, Gender and EN 355 Gender Theory GENDER AND Sexuality Studies, students complete: EN 371 All About Eve Sociology and Anthropology EN 374 The Woman Question: Early Feminism AY 168 Women and Men: The Anthropology SEXUALITY STUDIES • Five courses, three of which must be gender-focused, and 19th-Century Transatlantic Literature of Gender and two others, which may be gender-focused or EN 375 Caribbean Women Writers SO 142* Sociology of the Family gender-component courses . Courses must be cho- EN 376 Global Women’s Fiction SO 162* Race, Gender, and Ethnic Relations sen from at least two disciplines . Faculty EN 377 Urban Texts & Contexts SO 167 Contemporary Media: Race and Gender SO 169 Women: Work and Sport • WS 301 WGS Capstone Seminar after complet- SO 239 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality Director ing the other five courses . With permission of the History Gudelunas (Communication) HI 240 The Personal is Political: Women’s director, other capstone experiences that focus on Activism in the 1960s Theatre women, gender and sexuality topics may be counted Coordinating Faculty HI 245 Feminism in the United States TA 123 American Women Playwrights in place of WGS 301 . If another capstone experi- Arendt (Communication) HI 246 Excellent Women, Deviant Women: ence is substituted, then a sixth WGS course must Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Campbell (Nursing) The Female Experience be completed from the list of approved courses . WS 299 WGS Studies Internship Garvey (English) HI 247 Family and Sexuality in U .S . History Harriott (Biology) WS 301 WGS Studies Capstone Seminar HI 257* Who Built America? Working People WS 399 WGS Studies Independent Study Haas (New Media) in U .S . History Hohl (History) HI 263 Inventing Themselves: African-American Kohli (Education) Course Offerings Women in U .S . History Lawrence (History) Courses available for the Women, Gender and HI 366 Gender, Culture, and Representation: O'Driscoll (English) Sexuality minor: Women in China and Japan, Orlando (English) 1600 to the Present Rajan (English) (*indicates gender-component course) Rodrigues (Sociology and Anthropology) Modern Languages and Literatures Course Descriptions Walker-Canton (New Media) Applied Ethics FR 305 French and Francophone Women Writers AE 271 The Sacred Balance SP 359 Culture, Civilization, and Literature in AE 283 Environmental Justice the Spanish-American Caribbean Region WS 299 Women, Gender and Sexuality AE 297 Eco-feminism (when taught as "Gender, Class, and Studies Internship Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies is an interdis- AE 298 Ethics and Feminist Perspectives ciplinary program that challenges the cultural, intellec- Race in the Spanish-Speaking The internship program allows students to gain on- tual, social and political assumptions about sex, gender Biology Caribbean") site experience that can be related to the discipline of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies . Internship and sexuality systems . A unique field, Women, Gender BI 71 Identity and the Human Genome Music areas include health, publishing, communications, poli- and Sexuality Studies draws on scholarship from mul- MU 125 Women in Music tiple disciplines to develop its own theories, methods Business tics, and many other fields . Students consult the pro- and epistemologies . The inextricable linkage of theory BU 325 Law, Women, and Work New Media, Film, Television and Radio gram director for a list of internship opportunities before and practice forms the foundation of the field . Courses Classics FM 101 Filmmaker Studies (when taught registering for this course . Faculty supervision helps in the program critically engage issues of race, ethnic- CL 123 Women in Classical Literature as "Women Directors") students integrate their experiences with the intellectual ity, class, gender, sexuality and other key components foundation acquired in their academic courses . Three of identity, and the ways they intersect . Communication Nursing credits . CO 236 Gender, Sexuality, and Media NS 314 Nursing of Women and The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program CO 246 Family Communication the Childbearing Family WS 301 Women, Gender and Sexuality offers you opportunities to: CO 323 Gender and Organizing Studies Capstone Seminar Philosophy Students take this final course in the minor sequence in Economics PH 294* American Philosophy the senior year after completing the other five required • Identify intersecting systems of power; including race, EC 114 The Economics of Race, Class, and courses . The course integrates feminist approaches class, ethnicity, gender, sex and sexuality . Politics Gender in the American Workplace PO 119 Sex, Sexuality and Gender across the disciplines, emphasizing the relationship • Gain specialized knowledge and acquire proficiency PO 136 Gender, War, and Peace (also IL 151) between theory and practice . It is open to seniors only; English juniors may enroll with the permission of the program in course content . EN 162 Irish Women Writers PO 153 The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender director . Three credits . EN 171 Literature and the Visual Arts PO 170 The Battle over Family Values in • Apply theories, methods and epistemologies to American Politics course materials and lived experience . EN 216 The Victorian Epoch WS 399 Women, Gender and Sexuality EN 234 American Women Writers of PO 220 Seminar on Feminist Theory Studies Independent Study • Analyze and critically evaluate the implications of the 19th Century Religious Studies By arrangement with Women, Gender and Sexuality specialized knowledge put into practice . EN 263 African American Women Writers RS 152 Women in the Bible Studies faculty, students may choose to work indepen- EN 271 Comparative Renaissance RS 203 Women in Judaism dently on special topics . See the program director for EN 275 Modern Women Writers details . Three credits . As an interdisciplinary program, Women, Gender and EN 283 Films and Novels in the Asian Sexuality Studies offers a unique way to combine ele- Diaspora: Challenges to Citizenship ments from other disciplines and bring them together EN 284 American Women Writers of Color in especially powerful ways: Women, Gender and EN 291 Gender and Sexuality in Film Sexuality Studies encourages research and scholarship and Literature that integrate diverse ideas . 258 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Administration Faculty and Administration College of Arts and Sciences 259 Steven J. Bachelor Diane J. Brousseau Jessica M. Davis Assistant Professor of History Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Chemistry COLLEGE OF ARTS B .A ., University of California B S. ,. Ph .D ., University of Massachusetts, Amherst B S. ,. Marist College AND SCIENCES M .A ., M .Phil ., Ph .D, Yale University Cecelia F. Bucki M S. ,. Ph .D ., Yale University Peter Bayers Professor of History Edward J. Deak FACULTY AND Associate Professor of English B A. ,. University of Connecticut Professor of Economics ADMINISTRATION B .A ., Villanova University M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Pittsburgh B A. ,. M .A ,. Ph .D ,. University of Connecticut M .A ., New York University Ashley (Soyong) Byun Mark Demers Ph .D ., University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor of Biology Associate Professor of Mathematics Steven Bayne B Sc. ,. York University B A. ,. Amherst College Administration Associate Professor of Philosophy Ph D. ., University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada M S. ,. Ph .D ., Courant Institute, New York University B .A . Evangel College Javier F. Campos Joseph B. Dennin M .A ., Ph .D ., The Ohio State University Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Professor of Mathematics Robbin Crabtree, Ph.D. Jack W. Beal Pedagogía en Espanol, Universidad de Concepción B A. ,. College of the Holy Cross Dean Professor of Physics and Computer Engineering (Chile) M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Wisconsin Manyul Im, Ph.D. B .S ., Texas Technological University Ph D. ., University of Minnesota Jill Deupi Associate Dean M .S ., Ph .D ., Michigan State University Mary Ann Carolan Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Aaron Perkus, Ph.D. Patricia E. Behre Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures B A. ,. Mount Holyoke Associate Dean Associate Professor of History B A. ,. Dartmouth College M A. ,. University of London B .A ., M .A ., Ph .D ., Yale University M A. ,. M . Phil ,. Ph .D ,. Yale University Ph D. ., University of Virginia James Simon, Ph.D. Associate Dean Alfred F. Benney Kevin J. Cassidy W. Richard DeWitt Professor of Religious Studies Professor of Politics Professor of Philosophy Dawn Quintiliani DeBiase M.S.W. A .B ., Pontifical College Josephinum B A. ,. Catholic University B S. ,. University of Idaho Assistant Dean M .A ., The University of Detroit M S. ,. Hunter College M A. ,. Ph .D ., The Ohio State University Susan Peterson Ph .D ., Hartford Seminary Foundation Ph D. ., City University of New York Assistant Dean David Downie Christopher R. Bernhardt Suzanne Chamlin Director, Program on the Environment Professor of Mathematics Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Associate Professor of Politics B .A ., M .Sc ., Ph .D ., University of Warwick B A. ,. Barnard College B A. ,. Duke University James E. Biardi MFA, Yale University M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of North Carolina Assistant Professor of Biology Geoffrey A. Church Ryan Drake Faculty B .S ., University of California, Irvine Health Professions Advisor Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ph .D ., University of California, Davis Assistant Professor of Biology B A. ,. University of Oregon Angela Biselli B S. ,. Clarkson University Ph D. ., Pennsylvania State University Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J. Associate Professor of Physics M S. ,. Ph .D ., Albert Einstein College of Medicine King J. Dykeman President, Fairfield University B .S ., Universita’ di Genova Matthew P. Coleman Associate Professor of Philosophy Professor of History M .S ., Ph .D ., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor of Mathematics B A. ,. Creighton University B .A ., Princeton University Elizabeth H. Boquet B A. ,. LaSalle College M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Chicago M .A ., M . Phil ., Ph .D ., Yale University M A. ,. Ph .D ., Pennsylvania State University M .Div ., Weston School of Theology Dean of Academic Engagement Christine Earls Professor of English Robbin D. Crabtree Professor of the Practice of Biology William M. Abbott B .A ., Nicholls State University Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences B S. ,. Fairfield University Associate Professor of History M .A ., University of Southern Mississippi Professor of Communication M S. ,. University of Bridgeport A .B ., University of California, Berkeley Ph .D ., Indiana University of Pennsylvania B A. ,. University of California, Santa Barbara D .Phil ., Oxford University, England Philip I. Eliasoph Jocelyn M. Boryczka M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Minnesota Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Anna-Marie Aksan Associate Professor of Politics David L. Crawford B A. ,. Adelphi University Assistant Professor of Economics B .A ., The College of William and Mary Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology M A. ,. Ph .D ., State University of New York at Binghamton B .A ., Tufts University M .A ., Louisiana State University B A. ,. California State University, Fullerton Ph .D ., University of Oregon Robert Epstein M .A ., Wayne State University M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of California, Santa Barbara Associate Professor of English Gwendolyn Alphonso Ph .D ., City University of New York Nancy A. Dallavalle B A. ,. University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Politics Betsy A. Bowen Associate Professor of Religious Studies M A. ,. Ph .D ., Princeton University B .A . L .L .B ., National Law School of India Professor of English B Mus. ,. Benedictine College B .C .L ., Oxford University, Lincoln College Zoe Erotopoulos B .A ., Colby College M A. ,. St . John’s University Professor of the Practice of Modern Languages J .S .D ., Cornell University Law School M .A ., Middlebury College Ph D. ., University of Notre Dame Ph .D ., Cornell University and Literatures Ph .D ., Carnegie Mellon University Bidyut Das B A. ,. College of New Rochelle Michael Andreychik Dorothea D. Braginsky Assistant Professor of the Practice, Physics M A. ,. M .Phil ., Ph D. ., Columbia University Assistant Professor of Psychology Professor of Psychology M S. ,. Indian Institute of Technology, Kampur B .A ., M .S ., Ph .D ., Lehigh University Anita Fernandez B .A ., Queens College Ph D. ., City University of New York Assistant Professor of Biology M. Covadonga Arango-Martin M .A ., Ph .D ., University of Connecticut Ronald M. Davidson B S. ,. University of Michigan Professor of the Practice of Modern Languages Phyllis C. Braun Professor of Religious Studies M S. ,. Ph .D ., University of Wisconsin and Literatures Professor of Biology B A. ,. M .A ,. Ph .D ,. University of California, Berkeley Benjamin Fine B .A ., Universidad de Valladolid, Spain B .S ., Fairfield University M .A ., University of Wisconsin, Madison Carol Ann Davis Professor of Mathematics Ph .D ., Georgetown University Assistant Professor of English B S. ,. Brooklyn College Colleen Arendt Sara Brill B A. ,. Vassar College M S. ,. Ph .D ., Courant Institute, New York University Assistant Professor of Communication Associate Professor of Philosophy M F. .A ., University of Massachusetts B .A ., St . Norbert College B .A ., Trinity University M .A ., Ph .D ., Purdue University Ph .D ., The Pennsylvania State University 260 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Administration Faculty and Administration College of Arts and Sciences 261 Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J. Francis T. Hannafey, S.J. Jennifer L. Klug Fredy Cesar Maldonado, S.J. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Associate Professor of Religious Studies Associate Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Professor of Religious Studies B .S ., Southern Connecticut State University B S. ,. Indiana University Licenciate in Philosophy, Universidad Católica Bolivian B .A ., Santa Clara University MBA, Ph .D ., Loyola University of Chicago M S. ,. Ph .D ., University of Wisconsin B A. . in Divinity, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Ph .B ., Hochschule für Philosophie M .Div ., S .T .M ., Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley Matthew A. Kubasik M A. ,. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales M .Div ., S .T .L ., Weston School of Theology Shannon Harding Associate Professor of Chemistry Ph D. ., Georgetown University D .E .A ., D .ès L ., University of Paris IV La Sorbonne Associate Professor of Psychology B A. ,. Swarthmore College Mary Frances A. H. Malone S .T .D ., Institut Catholique de Paris B .A ., College of the Holy Cross M A. ,. Ph .D ., Cornell University Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Dina Franceschi M .S ., University of Connecticut Scott Lacy Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Associate Professor of Economics Ph .D ., New York University Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology B A. ,. Molloy College B .S ., Pennsylvania State University Angela K. Harkins B A. ,. Otterbein College M A. ,. Fordham University Ph .D ., University of Tennessee, Knoxville Associate Professor of Religious Studies M A. ,. Ph .D ., Univerisity of California Ph D. ., New York University Cinthia Lee Gannett B .A ., Loyola University, Chicago Paul F. Lakeland Todd Martin Director of Core Writing M .A ., Ph .D ., University of Notre Dame Aloysius. P Kelley, S.J., Chair Professor of the Practice of Economics Associate Professor of English Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman and Professor of Catholic Studies B A. ,. New England College, New Hampshire B .A ., Plymouth State College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Professor of Religious Studies MBA, University of Bridgeport M .A ., Ph .D ., University of New Hampshire B .A ., St . Olaf College M A. ,. Oxford University, England James Mayzik, S.J. Lucrecia Garcia Iommi Ph .D ., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B D. ., University of London, England Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Assistant Professor of Politics Olivia Harriott Ph D. ., Vanderbilt University B A. ,. Georgetown University B .A ., Universidad de San Andrés Associate Professor of Biology Philip J. Lane M A. ,. Weston School of Theology M .A ., Universidad Torcuato Di Tella B .S ., Ph .D ., University of Connecticut Associate Professor of Economics MFA, New York University M .A ., Ph .D ., University of Notre Dame Linda A. Henkel B A. ,. Providence College John F. McCarthy Johanna X. K. Garvey Professor of Psychology M A. ,. Northeastern University Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of English B .A ., Friends World College Ph D. ., Tufts University B S. ,. Boston College B .A ., Pomona College M .A ., Ph .D ., State University of New York at Stony Brook John H. E. F. Lasseter M A. ,. Ph .D ., Catholic University M .A ., Ph .D ., University of California, Berkeley Dennis G. Hodgson Assistant Professor of Computer Science Margaret McNamara McClure Shannon Gerry Professor of Sociology and Anthropology B A. ,. Earlham College Assistant Professor of Psychology Assistant Professor of Biology B .A ., Fordham University M S. ,. Ph .D ., University of Oregon B A. ,. M .A ,. Ph .D ,. Fordham University B .Sc ., Bucknell University M .A ., Ph .D ., Cornell University Anna Lawrence David W. McFadden Ph .D ., University of Rhode Island Sonya Huber Assistant Professor of History Professor of History Gisela Gil-Egui Assistant Professor of English B A. ,. Carleton College B A. ,. University of Denver Associate Professor of Communication B .A ., Carleton College M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Michigan M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of California, Berkeley B .A ., Universidad Central de Venezuela M .A ., MFA, Ohio State University Janie Leatherman Derrick McKisick M .A ., Ph .D ., Temple University Hugh M. Humphrey Professor of Politics Assistant Professor of History Joel D. Goldfield Professor of Religious Studies B A. ,. Manchester College B A. ,. M .A ,. Ph .D ,. University of Arkansas Associate Professor of Modern Languages A .B ., St . Bernard’s Seminary M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Denver Laura A. McSweeney and Literatures M .A ., University of Louvain, Belgium Mark S. LeClair Associate Professor of Mathematics B .A ., Dartmouth College Ph .D ., Fordham University Professor of Economics B S. ,. Bridgewater State College M .A ., Brandeis University B A. ,. Colgate University M S. ,. Ph .D ., University of New Hampshire Ph .D ., Universite Paul Valery Manyul Im Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences M A. ,. Northeastern University John Miecznikowski C. Joy Gordon Associate Professor of Philosophy Ph D. ., Rutgers University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Professor of Philosophy B .A ., University of California, Berkeley Danke Li B S. ,. Trinity College B .A ., Brandeis University M .A ., Ph .D ., University of Michigan Associate Professor of History M S. ,. Ph .D ., Yale University J .D ., Boston University School of Law B A. ,. Sichuan University, China M .A ., M .Phil ., Ph .D ., Yale University Jerelyn Johnson Eric H. Mielants Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures M A. ,. Michigan State University Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Donald W. Greenberg B .A ., University of California at Santa Barbara Ph D. ., The University of Michigan B A. ,. M .A ,. State University of Ghent Associate Professor of Politics M .A ., Middlebury College Martha S. LoMonaco Ph D. ., State University of New York at Binghamton B .A ., Alfred University M .A ., Ph .D ., Brown University Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Ph .D ., City University of New York Laurence A. Miners Terry-Ann Jones B A. ,. Boston College Professor of Economics Orin L. Grossman Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology M A. ,. Tufts University B A. ,. State University of New York at Binghamton Professor of Visual and Performing Arts B .A ., York University Ph D. ., New York University Ph D. ., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill B .A ., Harvard University M .A ., Ph .D ., University of Miami R. James Long M .Phil ., Ph .D ., Yale University Irene Mulvey Eunsook Jung Professor of Philosophy Professor of Mathematics David J. Gudelunas Assistant Professor of Politics B A. ,. Saint Mary’s College B A. ,. Stonehill College Associate Professor of Communication B .A . Catholic University of Korea M S. L. ,. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Ph D. ., Wesleyan University B .A ., University of San Francisco Ph D. ., University of Toronto, Canada M .A ., Seoul National University, Korea Thomas Murray M .A ., Ph .D ., The Annenberg School for Communication M .A ., Ph .,D ., University of Wisconsin, Madison Edrik López University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Economics Dennis K. Keenan Assistant Professor of English B A. ,. Stonehill College Evangelos Hadjimichael Professor of Philosophy B A. ,. University of North Florida M A. ,. Ph .D ., University of Notre Dame Professor of Physics M A. ,. University of Florida B .A ., St . John’s University Kathryn A. Nantz B .S ., The City University of New York M .A ., Ph .D ., Loyola University of Chicago Ph D. ., University of California Ph .D ., University of California, Berkeley Professor of Economics Shannon Kelley B A. ,. Western Kentucky University Assistant Professor of English M S. ,. Ph .D ., Purdue University B .A ., University of Louisville Ph .D ., Duke University 262 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Administration Faculty and Administration College of Arts and Sciences 263 Curtis R. Naser Lynne K. Porter Mariah Sage Marie-Agnès Sourieau Associate Professor of Philosophy Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures B .A ., University of Pittsburgh B .A ., Western State College of Colorado B F. .A ., New York University D .E .S ,. University of Paris, France Ph .D ., State University of New York at Stony Brook MFA, Indiana University MFA, Brown University M A. ,. Marquette University Laura Nash Judith Primavera W. Ronald Salafia Ph D. ., University of Virginia Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts Professor of Psychology Professor of Psychology Peter Spoerri B .A ., Wellesley College B .A ., Mount Holyoke College B S. ,. 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