Humanities and Critical Thinking and Reasoning (H)
PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (AH)Provides a general introduction to the study of philosophy, including discussion of major problems of philosophy, based on the writings of historical and contemporary thinkers. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
PHL 102 Introduction to Ethics (AH)Provides for the study of major ethical systems in Western philosophy, including their intuitive, authoritarian, deontological, utilitarian, pragmatic or other justifications, through study of selected works of the chief moral philosophers. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
PHL 103 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion (AH)Examines basic issues such as arguments for the existence of God, the coherence of the concept of God, the problem of evil, the relation between faith and reason, and the evidence of religious experience and miracles. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
PHL 104 Critical Thinking (AH)Provides a study of the kinds of fallacious reasoning and arguments found in editorials, political statements, advertising, philosophical works, textbooks and statistics. Focuses on the functions of language, the construction of valid arguments, the avoidance of fallacy, and the relationships among opinion, belief, evidence and fact. 3 Cr.
FCE 201 The French Speaking World (AH)An examination of the concept of the Francophone community. Course explores theoretical texts and Francophone novels from Africa, the Caribbean and North America to develop an understanding of the political and literary history of the Francophone world. 3 Cr.
WMS 201 Little Women to Riot Grrls: Girls' Studies (AHW)Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Girls' Studies. Surveys the construction of girlhood from infancy through the college years as read in history, literature, and social theory with a focus on contemporary girlhood realized across person and place. Examines social constructions of girlhood, media representations of girls/young women, and girls' lived experiences. Considers ways girls use writing, art, and activism to define their lives and create their identities. Crosslisted with ENG201. 3 Cr.
ENG 201 Little Women to Riot Grrls: Girls' Studies (AHW)Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Girls' Studies. Surveys the construction of girlhood from infancy through the college years as read in history, literature, and social theory with a focus on contemporary girlhood realized across person and place. Examines social constructions of girlhood, media representations of girls/young women, and girls' lived experiences. Considers ways girls use writing, art, and activism to define their lives and create their identities. Crosslisted with WMS201. 3 Cr.
PHL 202 Logic (AH)Provides a study of deductive and inductive processes of reasoning, including the relation of logic to scientific inquiry and method, and the identification of fallacies in reasoning and discourse. 3 Cr.
CMC 208 Communication And Democracy (AH)This course investigates the relationship between oratory and the American experience. To explore this link, students study foundational concepts about communication and important speeches that have shaped democracy in the United States. Special emphasis is placed on civic engagement and on issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Part of the "Required Core" for CMC majors. It will be an elective for CMC minors. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
JRB 219 Advertising and Consumer Culture (AHY)Explores the role and influence of advertising and mass persuasion in today's society, theories of persuasion and persuasive techniques commonly employed in advertising and mass persuasion, techniques of persuasive manipulation and its neutralization, and ethics in persuasion. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
ENG 220 Early World Literature (AH)Explores literatures of the world from antiquity to the early modern world, with considerable attention to texts outside the Western tradition. Fulfills the World Literature requirement. 3 Cr.
ENG 221 Who Wrote the Bible (AH)Introduces students to the Bible through consideration and application of various theories of biblical authorship. Situates the Bible in its ancient near eastern cultural context. Fulfills the World Literature requirement. 3 Cr.
ENG 223 Modern World Literature (AH)Explores literatures of the world since 1700, with a focus on texts outside the British and American literary traditions. Fulfills the World Literature requirement. 3 Cr.
ENG 224 Filming Rome (AH)Studies the history, institutions and society of the Roman Empire, including Rome's emergence as a global power and the roles women and slaves played in its cosmopolitan imperial society. Each unit of inquiry culminates in consideration of how Roman history and society have been represented in contemporary film and TV productions focusing on Rome. 3 Cr.
ENG 229 Shakespeare and Film (AH)Engages with questions of close reading, performance, adaptation, and translation by exploring several of Shakespeare's greatest comedies and tragedies as well as various film productions of them. Fulfills the British Literature before 1800 requirement. 3 Cr.
HST 230 History of Women and Medicine (AHW) Addresses key themes in the history of women in medicine with a transnational focus, both in terms of women as nurses, midwives and doctors, as well as patients. Looks at the medicalization of women’s bodies, reproductive issues, diseases and education. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as WMS 230.]
WMS 230 History of Women and Medicine (AHW) Addresses key themes in the history of women in medicine with a transnational focus, both in terms of women as nurses, midwives and doctors, as well as patients. Looks at the medicalization of women’s bodies, reproductive issues, diseases and education. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as HST 230.]
ENG 230 British Literature I (AH)Explores works from British literature written between 800 and 1800, including those of such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton. Examines various styles, forms, and genres. Fulfills British Literature before 1800 requirement. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
ENG 231 British Literature II (AH)Explores British literature written from 1800 to the present, including works by writers such as Wordsworth, Browning, Yeats and Woolf. Fulfills the British Literature after 1800 requirement. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
ENG 232 Women and British Short Fiction: Shelley to Woolf (AH)Surveys the short story from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, paying particular attention to the spread of new genres (the detective story, for example). Emphasize women’s contributions to the genre, especially as innovators in the fields of Gothic and sensation tales. Fulfills the British Literature after 1800 requirement. 3 Cr.
ENG 234 Jane Austen and Pop Culture (AHW)Introduces students to the early nineteenth-century contexts that Jane Austen wrote her works in, and the modern and post-modern offshoots, adaptations, transformations of, and obsessions with her works. Studies four Austen novels in both their Regency contexts and in relation to the twentieth and twenty-first century continuing popularity of Austen’s work. Special attention to questions of gender and genre will help to shape the course. Fulfills the British Literature after 1800 requirement. 3 Cr.
AAS 235 Introduction to African American Literature (AH)Provides an introductory survey of the literature of people of African ancestry in the Americas. Acquaints students with major literary figures and significant historical periods through a discussion of issues regarding the relationship between the writers and socio-political and cultural movements, and of questions concerning the socio-cultural function that the black writer serves for his/her community. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as ENL 235.]
HST 235 The Vikings (AH)Explores the origins, nature, and consequences of the "Viking-Age" -- a period between the 8th and 11th centuries C.E. when Scandinavians traveled across the seas as explorers, traders, conquerors, and colonists, setting in motion events that transformed their norther homelands, reshaped the rest of Europe, and touched the wider world. Course requires a minimum grade of "C" for major/minor/certification. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
ENG 235 Introduction to African-American Literature (AH)Provides an introductory survey of the literature of people of African ancestry in the Americas. Acquaints students with major literary figures and significant historical periods. Discusses issues regarding the relationship between the writers and socio-political and cultural movements and questions concerning the socio-cultural function that the black writer serves for his/her community. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as AAS 235.]
ENG 241 American Literature II (AHW)Surveys texts written in or about America from the post-Civil War era to the present. Introduces students to literary movements of the period such as realism, modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat generation, postmodernism, and the rise of ethnic American writing. May include writers such as James, Stein, Hughes, Ginsberg, Pynchon, and Kingston. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
WMS 245 Imagining Women's Lives in American Literature (AHW)Explores ways in which writing by and about women has exposed structural gender inequality in the United States while also fostering resistance and social change through the revelation of the imagination. Examines how women writers from a variety of identity positions—those of race, class, and sexual orientation—have imagined women’s lives and new possibilities in the US since the early twentieth century. As part of the General Education program, this course develops skills in critical thinking and writing and helps students understand how gender is constructed in the US. Crosslisted with ENG245. 3 Cr.
ENG 245 Imagining Women's Lives in American Literature (AHW)Explores ways in which writing by and about women has exposed structural gender inequality in the United States while also fostering resistance and social change through the revelation of the imagination. Examines how women writers from a variety of identity positions—those of race, class, and sexual orientation—have imagined women’s lives and new possibilities in the US since the early twentieth century. As part of the General Education program, this course develops skills in critical thinking and writing and helps students understand how gender is constructed in the US. Crosslisted with WMS245. 3 Cr.
HST 252 Oral History Interviewing Across Time and Place (AH)A COIL course that trains students in the best practices of oral history, including interviewing skills, transcription, use of technology and analysis of interviews. Students will conduct interviews focusing on the college experience: of students of different backgrounds, alumni, family members and students at foreign universities. Students will develop communication skills that are applicable to a wide variety of future professions. **crosslisted with CMC252 *elective 3 Cr. (Fall.)
BUS 278 Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Business (AHY)Investigates ethical issues related to environmental sustainability and business to develop students' abilities to critically analyze environmental issues from the perspective of business firms, consumers, and policy makers. Examines how business can both help solve sustainability issues and can create or exacerbate threats to environmental sustainability, including climate change. Explores how decision making frameworks from business and economics approach questions about how to properly value the natural environment. 3 Cr.
HST 335 The Roman Empire (AH)Investigates reasons for the fall of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Empire. Explores Rome's imperial administration and cultural achievements, Rome's relations to Persia and the barbarian tribes, and reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire in the West but not the East. 3 Cr.
HST 336 Medieval Europe (AH)Introduces the social, cultural, religious, and intellectual life of medieval Europe from the fourth to the 15th centuries. Focuses on themes such as the ideals of piety, nobility, and chivalry that shaped medieval people's lives and how these changed or stayed the same over time. 3 Cr.
HST 349 Europe in the 20th Century (AH)Surveys Europe during the 20th century. Includes the emergence of racial nationalism, two world wars, decolonization, the rise and fall of communist regimes, and the impact of migration on European societies. 3 Cr.
HST 359 History of European Women (AHWY)Examines the history of European women since 1500, including traditional roles in political, economic, cultural and social life. Focuses on the changes over the centuries. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as WMS 359.]
WMS 359 History of European Women (AHWY)Examines the history of European women since 1500, including traditional roles in political, cultural, and social life. Focuses on change over the centuries. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as HST 359.]
