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FREN 321 - French Literature I
Major writers of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Louis XIV including both the Baroque and Classical periods of French literature. Readings and discussion in French. Students learn to prepare written analyses of literary passages in French and do explications de texte.
Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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FREN 322 - French Literature II
Major writers of the Enlightenment, the 19th and 20th Centuries. Readings and discussions in French. Students prepare analyses of literary passages in French and do explications de texte.
Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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FREN 323 - French Civilization I
French Civilization in its political, economic, cultural, and technological evolution from origins to the end of the 15th Century. Readings and discussion in French.
Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 324 - French Civilization II
Geography, economics, sociology, art and science from the 16th Century to modern day.
Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 325 - French Composition and Conversation II
Through reading, viewing, and listening to a variety of authentic texts, students will examine aspects of contemporary culture in France in the Francophone world. Formal compositions are required. Additional work using Internet media may be included. The course may include the study of vocabulary and the structure of French.
Prerequisite: FREN 320 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 326 - French for International Business Communication
This course provides students with needed background on the economic, administrative, and commercial structures within France and the European Union. Specialized areas of trade, industry, agriculture, and government are studied to provide a better understanding of the economic realities of contemporary France. In addition, students learn business correspondence and documentation.
Prerequisite: FREN 320 or FREN 325
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
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FREN 330 - French Literature in Translation
A study of major literary works of French-speaking cultures in translation. Choice of texts will represent different literary movements or may correspond to a selected theme, period, movement, or genre. Credit is not applicable for French major or minor.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 401 - Topics in Francophone Literature
A topics course focusing on works written in French by authors from French-speaking countries. Possible topics are Francophone African Literature, Quebecois and French Canadian Literature, Francophone Indochinese Literature, and Francophone Caribbean Literature. Course conducted in French. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: FREN 321 or FREN 322.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 402 - Topics in Modern French Literature
A topics course focusing on a particular movement, selected authors or genres, from the Revolution to the present. Possible topics are French Novel, Contemporary Drama, and Existentialism. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: FREN 321 or FREN 322.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 403 - Topics in Francophone Women Writers
A topical course focusing on the literary works of women from France or other Francophone countries. May be repeated for credit. Possible topics: Francophone Women Writers, Black Francophone Women Writers.
Prerequisite: FREN 321 or FREN 322.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 404 - Topics in Literature of the “Ancien Régime”
A topical course focusing on one particular time period, movement, or genre, from the Middle Ages to the Revolution. May be repeated for credit. Possible topics: Medieval Themes, Renaissance Literature, The Baroque Movement, Classicism, The Age of Enlightenment.
Prerequisite: FREN 321 (preferred) or FREN 322.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 425 - Phonology and Advanced Grammar
Detailed analysis and practice of the phonological and grammatical structures of French. Includes multimedia listening activities.
Prerequisite: FREN 325.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 428 - Independent Studies of French
Individualized study in specialized areas of language, culture, or literature.
Prerequisites: FREN 322, 324, 325, and 425. Arrangements should be made during preceding semester.
Credits: 1-6 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 430 - French Capstone Experience
This course is designed to be a culminating experience in which the student will demonstrate skills and knowledge garnered from his/her experience within the French program. The student will develop a linguistic, cultural, or pedagogical strand from the major to be presented orally in a forum of peers and French faculty. The student will also submit a written report on hard copy and disk. FREN 430 is required for French majors in the final semester of their senior year. Students select a supervisor from the French faculty; override permission required. The student will consult with the faculty supervisor on project conception and will meet with the supervisor a minimum of five times throughout the semester. The project may consist of a research paper or one of the following formats accompanied by a written report: 1) a public presentation and/or discussion; 2) a workshop involving other students, faculty, and/or interested non-students; 3) prepared pedagogical materials; 4) a translation; or 5) other (as approved by supervisor). An interdisciplinary study may be done in consultation with a French faculty member and faculty from outside the French program.
Prerequisite: completion of all other coursework in the major with the exception of courses being taken concurrently with Capstone.
Credits: 2 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 432 - Stylistics and Translation I
A practical course in the techniques of translating literary, commercial, and technical texts from French into English and vice-versa. Includes introduction to the theory of translation and extensive practice in translation.
Prerequisites: FREN 320 and (FREN 321, FREN 322, FREN 326, or the equivalent).
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 433 - Stylistics and Translation II
Advanced-level practical course in the techniques of translating literary, commercial, and technical texts from English into French and vice-versa.
Prerequisites: FREN 320 and (FREN 321, FREN 322, FREN 326, or the equivalent).
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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FREN 521G - Seminar in Contemporary French Culture
A revolving topical graduate seminar in contemporary culture that varies depending on the expertise of the instructor. Topics include cultural anthropology, cinema, modern art, politics. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE program.
Credits: 3 hours
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FREN 523G - Topics in Literature
A revolving topical graduate-level seminar designed for the study of a particular recurrent theme, genre, or movement in Francophone literary history. In-depth study of writings by one or more authors as well as relevant critical works. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE program.
Credits: 3 hours
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FREN 530 - Advanced Composition and Conversation
An advanced language course based on the study of authentic material from French media designed to increase students’ knowledge of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. Through extensive writing and intensive conversation, students will master advanced syntactic structures.
Credits: 3 hours
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FREN 530G - Advanced Composition and Conversation
An advanced language course based on the study of authentic material from French media designed to increase students’ knowledge of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. Through extensive writing and intensive conversation, students will master advanced syntactic structures.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 111 - The Geographic Perspective
A systematic introduction to the study of both physical and human phenomena from the interconnecting perspectives of landscapes, environments, and spatial variations.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Social Scientific Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 211 - Global Geography
An overview of evolving global regions using a variety of experiential and analytical approaches to discover and interpret our world.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Social Scientific Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 310 - Environmental Geography
An introductory course in the geographic approach to concepts and issues of environmental science. Emphasis on ecological systems and how humans have altered them. Investigation into the political, philosophical, and social arguments underlying the issues.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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GEOG 311 - Geography of North America
Topical and regional study of the United States and Canada.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 313 - Geography of Europe
Topical and regional study of Europe.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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GEOG 315 - Political Geography
The spatial aspects of politics and the state.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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GEOG 317 - Economic Geography
Explores the reasons for the geographical patterns of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and trade.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GEOG 320 - Geographic Information Science
An introductory course in geographic information systems (G.I.S.). Emphasis on applications in Social Sciences. Skill development in using a desktop G.I.S. software package to create maps and manipulative data linked to them.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 321 - Geography of Africa
A topical and regional study of the continent with emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. Areas of inquiry include environmental, demographic, cultural, economic, political, and social systems.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 322 - Geography of Asia
A topical and regional study of South, Southeast, and East Asia. Areas of inquiry include economics, political, urban, and environmental geography.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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GEOG 471 - Internship: Geography
On-the-job specialized training in fields generally accepted as needing geography field experience to complement the student’s academic training. May be taken on a pass/fail basis only.
Co-requisite: GEOG 472.
Credits: 3-12 hours
NOTE: A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship.
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GEOG 472 - Internship Evaluation and Analysis
Research, evaluation, and analytical analysis of internship experiences. Pre-arrange one semester before enrollment.
Co-requisite: GEOG 471.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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GEOG 487 - Readings in Geography
Selected readings in a specific subject or subject area in geography to be assigned by the instructor.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 498 - Seminar: Geography
Selected topics in geography.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 554 - Independent Studies: Geography
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 554G - Independent Studies: Geography
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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GER 326 - German Culture and Language in Düsseldorf
The course introduces beginners to German culture within an immersion program that develops the student’s communicative skills in German by increasing his/her knowledge of the culture. The city of Düsseldorf, a university town as well as the telecommunications hub of Germany, provides a rich cultural context for the course. Students will stay on campus at the Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf or in inexpensive alternate accommodations. The course also has an interdisciplinary dimension, in which the student can explore the cultural interconnections of literature, music, history, art, and architecture.
Prerequisites: GERM 130 and GERM 131.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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GERM 130 - Elementary German I
An introduction to basic grammatical structures, pronunciation and vocabulary. Development of listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills, and of cultural knowledge. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GERM 130 and the continuing course, GERM 131, fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 131 - Elementary German II
Continued introduction to basic grammatical structures and vocabulary. Refinement of pronunciation. Further development of listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills, and of cultural knowledge. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Prerequisite: GERM 130 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GERM 131 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 230 - Intermediate German I
A systematic review of fundamental grammatical structures and an introduction to more complex structures. Reading of cultural and literary materials as well as conversation and listening comprehension activities. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Prerequisite: GERM 131 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 231 - Intermediate German II
A continuation of GERM 230 with emphasis on more complex grammatical structures and further refinement of reading, conversation, and listening comprehension skills. Practice in written composition. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Prerequisite: GERM 230 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 232 - Immersion Weekend
GERM 232 is offered to students who desire additional, intensive practice in speaking and understanding German at or beyond the intermediate level. This course may be repeated up to three times for credit.
Credits: 1 hour
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 300 - German Composition and Conversation
Conversation and written composition based on reading, film, and auditory materials, and a comprehensive grammar review.
Prerequisite: GERM 231 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GERM 332 - Introduction to German Literature I
A survey from the medieval period through classicism.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 333 - Introduction to German Literature II
A survey of modern German literature from Romanticism at the beginning of the 19th Century through Naturalism (Hauptmann) at the end of the 19th Century. The literary periods and works studied will be treated in their political, social, and cultural contexts. Works and excerpts from works will be read in the original texts. Class discussion primarily in German. Use of audio-visual materials.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 334 - Advanced Readings in German
Selections from the sciences or other areas compatible with a student’s major field.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 335 - German in Contemporary Society: Applied Economic and Political Aspects
Continuing development of the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing at the advanced level with specific reference to the use of German in contemporary society. The main objective of the course is to help students gain insight into major aspects of the daily lives, assumptions, and attitudes of members of German society and culture. The socio-cultural topics considered are those which affect every adult German citizen. Among the topics considered are: geographic characteristics of Germany and their influences, the European Union, types of taxes and social benefits, and the culture of the workplace (e.g., employers and employees as “social partners”). Writing-intensive units will enable students to write a résumé, an application for a job or for admission to an educational institution, and other similar personal business correspondence. Students will acquire a background for better understanding discussions and reports in the printed or broadcast media of the German-speaking countries. The course will prepare students with skills and knowledge requisite to study or work in a German-speaking country.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only; even years)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
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GERM 336 - German Civilization I
German civilization in its cultural, economic, geographic, linguistic, political, and social development from the time of the German tribes through the 16th Century. Early literary documents and works will be read in excerpt form. Text materials, audio-visual materials, and class discussion primarily in German.
It is recommended that German majors have taken GERM 333 and non-German majors have taken GERM 300 prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 338 - German Civilization II
A continuation of German Civilization I. Cultural, economic, geographic, linguistic, political, and social development from the 17th Century through modern Austria, Switzerland, and Germany from a historical perspective. Attention will be given to the former two Germanies and the reunification of Germany. Text materials, audio-visual materials, and class discussion primarily in German.
It is recommended that German majors have taken GERM 333 and non-German majors have taken GERM 300 prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 339 - German Culture in English
Examination of select aspects of German culture from the earliest beginnings to the present. Class topics will include the arts, literature, and philosophy. The class will be conducted entirely in English.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 429 - German Capstone Experience
May consist of: 1) a written research project; 2) a pre-approved coordinated teaching opportunity within the community; 3) an activity in which the student applies previous work in the major to a significant topic. Preferably taken in spring.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GERM 430 - Topics in German
Specialized topics not dealt with in other courses. Topics include: Medieval German literature; German-Americana; German Stylistics (advanced grammar, vocabulary usage, and composition); Geistegeschichte; Goethezeit; the Faust Theme in German literature; German Romanticism; Schopenhauer and German literature; Hegelianism; Biedermeierzeit; Poetic realism; Nineteenth Century women writers; Freud and Freudianism in German literature; Finde-Siècle Vienna; the novels of Thomas Mann; German aesthetic theory; the Holocaust in German literature. Course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
It is recommended that students have advanced standing in German prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3-6 hours
When Offered: (when staff are available)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 432 - German Linguistics
The course will entail analysis of German on the phonetic, phonemic, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic levels, with comparative and contrastive analysis of English. German pronunciation will be especially emphasized.
Students are recommended to have taken GERM 300 and LING 238 prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3 hours
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GERM 433 - Independent Studies of German
Open only to advanced students. An opportunity to study writings of famous German philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, etc. in the original.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 3-6 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 435 - Translation: German-English/English-German
Translation of previously untranslated German and/or English texts. The course includes translation theory and techniques and presents comparative linguistics and comparative culture studies as a tool for translation.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall, odd years)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GERM 437 - Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Masterpieces of German Literature
A selection of works not read in previous courses will be read in their entirety and treated in depth. The works will represent the literary periods studied in GERM 332 and GERM 333 and will provide exposure to various genres, authors, and literary movements. Text materials and class discussion in German.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 439 - Twentieth Century Literature of the German Speaking Countries
Modern German literature from Expressionism through contemporary literature. Works by Austrian, Swiss, and German authors will be read in the original texts. Attention will be given to a comparison between the literary production in the former German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany as well as German literary production after reunification. Class discussion in German.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GRE 300 - Sacred Sites in Greece
This course traces the shift from pagan to Christian worldviews in Greek antiquity by examining several sacred sites of the ancient and Byzantine Greek world, such as Athens, Delphi, and Corinth. English is the language of instruction.
Credits: 6 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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GRE 301 - The Sacred Feminine: Goddesses and Mortal Women in Ancient Greece
The Sacred Feminine: Goddesses and Mortal Women in Ancient Greece is a three-credit study abroad course. The course traces the feminine origins of several religious sites in the Greek world, and compares and contrasts ancient attitudes to goddesses and mortal women (both historical and literary). Students focus on understanding sacred sites such as the Athenian Acropolis, the Oracle of Delphi, and Aphrodite’s Temple at Corinth within their archaeological, economic, historical, military, and social context, and especially through the lens of gender.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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GREK 100 - Elementary Classical Greek I
This course, along with its continuation (GREK 101: Elementary Classical Greek II) covers the basic grammar and vocabulary of classical Attic Greek, the dialect in use in Athens and its environs (Attica) in the period ca. 480-330 B.C.E. With this linguistic base, students are prepared to progress to readings in ancient Greek texts from a variety of authors, periods, and genres.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GREK 100 and the continuing course, GREK 101, fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 101 - Elementary Classical Greek II
This course is a continuation of GREK 100 Elementary Classical Greek I and covers more of the basic grammar and vocabulary of the ancient Greek Language as embodied in the Attic dialect of the classical period. With the linguistic base achieved in GREK 100 and GREK 101, students are prepared to progress to readings in ancient Greek texts from various authors, periods, and genres.
Prerequisite: GREK 100.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: (offered spring only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GREK 101 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 200 - Intermediate Classical Greek I
Readings from the works of Plato directed towards developing skills in translation and also achieving some understanding of Platonic thought as expressed through the figure of Socrates.
Prerequisite: GREK 101.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (offered fall only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 201 - Intermediate Greek II
A course in reading Greek prose literature, with an emphasis on the development of translation skills, the acquisition of text-appropriate vocabulary, review of grammar, as well as attention to cultural context. Depending on the students’ interests, text may include works such as Herodotus’ Histories, law speeches of Lysias, and selections from the New Testament.
Prerequisite: GREK 200.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 300 - Greek Epic Poetry
Selected readings in Greek from the Epic poets, with supplementary reading and discussion in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 301 - Greek Drama and Lyric Poetry
Selected readings in Greek from the works of the tragic, comic, and lyric poets, with supplementary reading and discussion in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 302 - Greek Prose
Selected readings in Greek from authors of the Classical Period (480-323 B.C.E.), with possible forays into the subsequent Hellenistic and Roman eras. Students also will spend substantial time developing their skills in Greek morphology and grammar. Supplementary reading and discussion will be conducted in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 303 - Hellenistic Greek Literature
Selected reading in Greek from authors of the Hellenistic Period (323-30 B.C.E.), with possible forays into the subsequent Roman Period as well; supplementary reading and discussion in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HEBR 108 - Elementary Hebrew I
This course, along with its continuation (HEBR 109) is designed to provide an intensive introduction to classical Hebrew by developing skills in reading and comprehending written Hebrew of the Biblical period. Systematic treatment is given to both grammar and syntax as well as to the phonological and orthographic characteristics peculiar to a Semitic language.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Successful completion of HEBR 108 and the continuing course HEBR 109 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HEBR 109 - Elementary Hebrew II
This course is a continuation of HEBR 108, Elementary Hebrew I, and completes study of the verb system in all of its derived and modified forms. More time is spent with translation as students are equipped to handle texts of increased difficulty.
Prerequisite: HEBR 108.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Successful completion of HEBR 109 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 104 - United States History I, 1607-1877
A survey of major themes and events in American history from European settlement though Reconstruction.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 105 - United States History II, 1877-present
A survey of major themes and events in United States history from the end of Reconstruction through the present.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 131 - World Civilizations before A.D. 500
This course covers major themes of world history from the dawn of civilization, ca. 3500 BC through the rise and fall of several early empires to ca. AD 500.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major World History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 132 - World Civilizations A.D. 500 to 1700
This course offers an introduction to the broad political, social, cultural, and economic trends in the world between A.D. 500 and 1700.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major World History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 133 - World Civilizations since 1700
This course offers an introduction to the broad political, social, cultural, and economic trends that have transformed human societies in various regions of the globe over recent centuries.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major World History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 140 - Latin America During the National Period
A survey of Latin American history from the Independence Era to the recent past from a comparative perspective.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Latin American History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 141 - East Asian Civilization I
The first half of the two-semester sequence of East Asian Civilization. It deals with cultural, political, and socioeconomic evolution in “traditional” China and Japan.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 142 - East Asian Civilization II
The second half of the two-semester sequence of East Asian Civilization. It explores the following themes: the interaction between East Asia and the West, nationalism and imperialism, reform and revolution, democracy and modernization, leaders and masses, the future of East Asia and its role in global development.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 151 - History of Africa I
The African past is filled with controversies. This course is designed to identify and discuss the major historiographical issues in the history of Africa from earliest times up to 1800.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 152 - History of Africa II (since 1800)
This course traces the development of Africa from about 1800 to the contemporary period. It examines the factors that facilitated European conquest of the continent, explores the political economy of colonialism and the gradual transformation of formerly independent pre-colonial African societies.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 201 - U.S. History and Historiography, To 1877
This course focuses on American history from the initial period of European settlement in North America through the Civil War. Students will consider the major themes of early American History, as well as the conflicting interpretive lenses that historians have used to explain the past. Students will learn how historical interpretation is shaped by theory, scientific method, moral and political choices, and the application of methodologies drawn from other disciplines.
Prerequisite: History major or minor, or permission of Department Chair.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 202 - U.S. History and Historiography, Since 1877
A topical survey of American history from Reconstruction to the very recent past with emphasis on understanding the development of divergent, sometimes conflicting, interpretations on subjects central to understanding America’s past. Designed for students who successfully complete the first semester of the sequence. Students successfully completing this course will learn how historical interpretation is shaped by theory, scientific method, moral and political choices, and the application of methodologies drawn from other disciplines. This second semester of a two-semester survey is required of all history majors during their first year as a declared history major.
Prerequisites: HIST 201 AND (history major or minor, OR permission of Department Chair).
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 298 - American Institutional History
American political institutions. Includes the United States and Missouri constitutions to meet the requirement of Missouri Statute 170.011. May not be used as an elective in U.S. History for History majors.
Credits: 1 hour
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 310 - African-American History
A seminar covering major events and trends in African-American history from the beginnings of the slave trade in the New World to the present. The seminar will focus on the role African-Americans have played in the development of American history and culture. The struggle to define freedom and the dynamics of acculturation are treated as central aspects of both African-American and American history.
Prerequisite: sophomore status or above.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 312 - Women in American History
Survey of women’s history in America from the arrival of Europeans to the present. The course explores the public and private lives of American women of different class, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. It also analyzes the way gender has shaped American society, culture, and politics.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 318 - Asian American History
Since the nineteenth century, Asian immigrants have braved their way to America in search of better economic opportunity. Today Asian Americans belong to the fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States, and they have been a dynamic part of American socioeconomic and political life. Yet very little is known about them and their history. Why and how did they come to America? What are their American experiences as workers, professionals, family members, and activists? How have issues of gender, race, and class affected their lives?
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History and Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 319 - Asian American Women
This course explores the lives and history of Asian American women from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. It focuses on the socio-economic and political forces that have shaped their lives: immigration, settlement, employment, education, family and marriage, community services, and political empowerment. This course shall be counted as either an American elective or an Asian elective within the History major (but not both) at the option of the student and advisor concerned.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History and Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 320 - American Intellectual History, 1600-1865
This course traces major ideas and themes in American thought from the colonization of New England to the Civil War, with a focus on political theory, philosophy, and theology and an emphasis on the intellectual biographies of the men and women who advanced arguments in these fields of thought.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 321 - American Intellectual History, 1860-2000
This course traces major ideas and themes in American thought from the mid-19th Century to the recent past, with a focus on political and social criticism, philosophy, theology, and literary theory and an emphasis on the intellectual biographies of the men and women who advanced arguments in these fields of thought.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 322 - The Western Film
A Twentieth Century American history course, using the genre of Western film as a site to study American popular culture, mythologies, and particular historical moments.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 326 - History of Missouri
Missouri’s role in the history of the nation.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 332 - Native Peoples of Eastern North America
This course surveys the evolution of Native American societies and cultures east of the Mississippi River from about 100 CE to present. The focus will be on the dynamics and effects of the encounters, struggles, and relationships between Natives and newcomers, Indians and non-Indians.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 333 - Native Americans’ Frontiers
After 1500 the indigenous peoples of North America found their world turned upside down. European exploration, trade, and invasion brought epidemics, radical cultural changes, and loss of power, autonomy, and land. Some groups fell quickly under this barrage, while others survived by virtue of their location, power, or adaptability. This class will look at native peoples before contact with Europeans, the motivations and goals of the invaders, and the common ground and conflicts that shaped their encounters.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 334 - Introduction to Public History
This seminar will seek to enable students to answer the question “What is public history?” Students will examine the way the field has been shaped by past precedent, cultural trends, and the dialogue public historians have with both academic historians and a diverse public. Special emphasis will be on the relationship between local history and the new social history.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 335 - Oral History
A seminar providing students with an introduction to the role of oral history in historical research and the opportunity to plan, conduct, and transcribe an interview that they will use in a research project.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 336 - American Cultural History
American Cultural History is a seminar focusing on aspects of American culture. American dreams, values, and definitions of reality will be examined through a study of various forms of cultural expression, such as literature, music, photography, and movies. These forms of cultural expression and representation will be studied in their historical context.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 341 - Ancient West Asia and Egypt
This course begins with the dawn of humankind, then traces the major civilizations of West Asia and Egypt from their beginnings to about 500 B.C.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 342 - Ancient Greece
This course covers the main historical developments from Bronze Age Greece and Crete through the Hellenistic Age.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 343 - Ancient Rome
This course begins with the semi-mythological Roman Monarchy, surveys trends of Republican Rome, and traces the empire through its decline and fall in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 348 - Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
A topical approach to medieval and/or early modern Europe, focusing on a particular theme throughout the semester. The themes will vary, but possible offerings include: The Renaissance, The Reformation, Science and Culture in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Europe in the Fifteenth Century. Students will analyze historical interpretations and do research in appropriate secondary and primary sources. This course may be repeated for credit as long as there is no duplication of previous topics.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 350 - Survey of Medieval Europe I
Political, social, economic, religious, cultural, and scientific trends in Europe from c. 300 A.D. to c. 1400 A.D.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: General Honors Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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