2020-2021 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Undergraduate Residential Courses
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Psychology |
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PS 3160 - Child Psychology
This course studies child development from conception through adolescence. We will examine milestones and implications of not meeting those milestones when anticipated. The course will cover topics of physical, social, psychological, emotional, moral, and cognitive development, as well as family and educational structures. Disorders of childhood (biological as well as psychological), learning differences, social/cultural and socioeconomic status also will be explored at length. Prerequisites: PS 2160 every Spring (4 Credits)
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PS 3170 (CJ3170) - Forensic Psychology
The goal of this course is to acquaint the student with the different psychological characteristics, levels of motivation, and different prognoses for criminal behavior. Homicide will be presented, not as a unitary event, but as a complex behavior, with different phenomenology, psychopathology, and dynamics. The course focuses on a number of case studies that illustrate the complex psychological issues involved in domestic violence, hate crimes, sexual homicide, and the role of mental illness in crime. In addition, the course covers the relationship of psychology to the practice of law and justice, and the role a forensic psychologist plays within the criminal justice arena. Concepts of personality assessment, expert testimony, and profiling of various offenders are discussed. Prerequisites: PS 1110 or CJ 1110 and 30+ credits. (4 Credits)
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PS 3210 - Abnormal Psychology
This course focuses on the causes, symptoms, definition, and treatments of psychological disorders. Emphasis is on the more serious forms of psychopathology. The complexities involved in judging normalcy (i.e. the forensic vs. clinical model); the correlation between delinquency and mental illness, deinstitutionalization, and the rights of the mentally ill are also studied. Prerequisites: PS 1110 , SW 1110 or CJ 1110 and 30+ Credits every Fall (4 Credits)
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PS 3260 - Cognitive Psychology
This course examines cognition and investigates how individuals acquire, store, create, and use information. Cognition includes a variety of mental processes used in everyday activities. These include attention, memory, expectancy, imagery, reasoning, perception, creativity, language, and problem solving. The course includes research and application of cognitive processes. Prerequisite: PS 1110 Offered every other Fall. (4 credits)
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PS 3290 (OE 3290) - Adventure Therapy
Experiential practices of team building and problem solving have been proven to support children, teenagers, and families in overcoming adversity. This course in Adventure Therapy explores the theories and practice of working with groups and individuals in a psychological setting. Programs explored will be those that practice safe wilderness trips, ropes courses, or other outdoor excursions that create perceived risk for therapeutic approach. This four-credit course will focus on best practices as well as programs that are successful in the field of adventure therapy. Students will take away skills and a deeper understanding of the field of Adventure therapy. Prerequisites: None Offered Every Fall (4 Credits)
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PS 3310 - Culture and the Practice of Psychology
This course is an effort to critique the practice of psychotherapy, counseling, psychology research, and applied psychology through the lens of culture. From this critique, students will be given tools to develop sensibilities reflecting a commitment to grow in their understanding of diversity. Concepts such as race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, mental and physical abilities, socio‐economics, profession, spirituality, and a host of other ideas will serve as touchstones for discussion and learning. Students will learn to think critically about themselves, their learning process, asking questions and research, and the prospects for making change in this world as well as examine assumptions that underpin the professions and practices of psychology. This course will branch into a myriad of other topics and fields to illustrate its points. Students will participate in active discussions and learn to work the ideas from the course into personal learning. Prerequisites: PS 1110 and PS 2160 . Offered every Fall (4 Credits)
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PS 3650 - Theories of Personality
In this course, contemporary theories of personality (as they relate to personality structure, development, and community) and the dynamics of behavior are examined in depth. A major writing project is required. Prerequisites: PS 1110 and PS 2160 (4 Credits)
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PS 3750 - Non‐Profit Organizations & Community Mental Health
In addition to speakers coming to class to discuss their experiences in the field, these classes typically visit local sites where students will be able to see the day‐to‐day workings of a variety of non‐profit and community mental health agencies. Prerequisites: Junior standing Every Fall (4 Credits)
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PS 3910 (SO 3910) - Aging and Society
This course examines a broad range of issues related to aging and to the role of elders in our society. Topics covered include: attitudes towards aging, theoretical perspectives on aging, physical and psychological issues of aging, elder services and political and social impacts of aging. Guest speakers, class projects, discussions and lectures are geared toward providing the student with both a theoretical and practical introduction to the field of aging. Prerequisites: PS 2160 (4 Credits)
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PS 4100 - Professional Preparation in Psychology
Professional Preparation in Psychology will develop students’ ability to synthesize their research project and/or internship site experience(s) in relation to their professional field(s) of interest. Topics included in the course consist of interpersonal, interviewing, and oral presentation skills, as well as work searches, workplace decorum, and ethics. Students will present their work in a formal academic setting. Prerequisites: PS 2100 and PS 4220 (2 Credits)
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PS 4220 - Research Methods
This seminar course involves an examination of the various research strategies used by psychologists and other social scientists. The advantages and disadvantages of each methodology are analyzed. Control, experimental and alternative designs, context, and standards for ethical research are discussed. A research project constitutes a major feature of the course. Students generate, conduct, write up, and present an original APA style research study. Prerequisites: PS 1110 or SO 1110 , PS 2310 or MT 2310 , PS 2110 and 60+ credits. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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PS 4250 - Health Psychology
Health psychology examines how psychological factors contribute to the prevention of illness, the treatment of illness, the recovery from illness, and the maintenance of good health. Based on the assumption that “treating only the physical body is not enough,” psychologists are playing an ever‐expanding role in improving health habits, increasing the effectiveness of medical care and delivery, and facilitating recovery. Prerequisites: PS 2000‐level and PS 3000‐level course. Offered every other spring. (4 Credits)
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PS 4260 - Neuropsychology
This course will examine the structures of the brain, the neurotransmitters and hormones that help influence brain function and how all these aspects relate to human behavior. We will examine several known psychological disorders as well as physical disorders that create on-going problems for individuals and their loved ones. The etiology and progression of the disorders will also be examined. These will include things such as perceptual difficulties to severe delusional disorders. The students will leave with a good understanding of what a healthy brain vs a brain with damage or disease impact behaviors and lives in our society. Prerequisites: JR status (4 credits)
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PS 4310 - Psychology of Women
This course examines the lives of girls and women. Students will study the influence of biological, sociological and cultural factors on females’ mental and physical well-being. Prerequisite: 60+ credits. (4 credits)
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PS 4320 - Fundamentals of Counseling and Therapy
This course involves an in‐depth examination of the various approaches to the process of counseling and psychotherapy applied to a variety of life conflicts. Included are the accepted theoretical approaches to counseling and therapy as well as the specific skills of communication, listening and empathy. Prerequisites: PS 1110 , PS 3210 and 60+ credits. every Spring (4 Credits)
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PS 4500 - Social Advocacy and Action
Social advocacy is about developing an informed position on a public issue and actively working to build support for this position among others who are opposed to it or unclear about where they stand. The advocate not only believes in a position, but makes a concerted public effort to insure that it prevails over competing perspectives when funds are allocated, policies are established, or other actions taken. In this course we will explore various forms of individual and collective advocacy used to advance a certain position on a social issue and ask: Why, and under what conditions, have some been effective and others not? What makes for an effective advocate? Prerequisites: PS 2050 and 45 Credits (4 Credits) (Not open to students who have taken SO 4500)
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PS 4910 - Internship
Internships are available to psychology majors who wish to develop a clearer understanding of a specific profession and develop skills needed to work in the human services field. The student must exhibit strong emotional maturity, a strong sense of responsibility and be approved by the majority of the psychology faculty. The student is expected to work on‐site for a semester and to fulfill academic requirements of the internship (research, written assignments, seminar attendance, etc.). Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐16)
Variable Credits (1‐16) |
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PS 4920 - Practicum in Psychology
The practicum is designed to provide the student with an experiential learning experience in an area within psychology, based on interest and availability. The practicum can be completed either on‐or‐off campus. Contract required. Variable credit (1‐ 16)
Variable credit (1‐ 16) |
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PS 4930 - Internship and Field Experience Class
During the Fall and Spring Semesters this class is paired with PS 4910 and PS 4920 , so that students who are in an internship will also be in this class. This format will allow for multiple students to benefit from each other’s Internship and field experiences in a weekly meeting with a faculty leader. (1 Credit) (May be repeated)
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Sport and Recreation Management |
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SM 1510 (KI 1510) - Introduction to Sport and Recreation Management
This introductory‐level course is an overview of the theoretical disciplines and professions in sport and recreation management. Using lecture and discussion following a course text, students also will engage in in‐class and out of‐ class projects covering the diverse areas of the non‐profit and for‐profit sport industries. The course will survey: the history of modern U.S. sport; introduction to management, supervision, and leadership theories; legal aspects of sport and recreation including negligence, contracts, and risk management; sport in society; recreation facilities management; the NCAA and collegiate administration; marketing and services; accounting and budgeting; sport psychology; and more. (Students majoring in Sport and Recreation Management should take this course during the first year.) Offered every semester. (4 Credits)
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SM 2130 (PS 2230/KI 2130) - Psychology of Sport and Movement
This course explores the influence of psychological skills on sport/movement performance as well as the reciprocal influence of participation on the individual. The general areas examined include motivation, confidence, stress/arousal/anxiety, attention, personality, anxiety, coping, social influences, and psychobiological aspects. Prerequisites: 30 credits. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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SM 2750 (KI 2750) - Organization and Administration of Sport and Recreation
This sophomore‐level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of theoretical and practical components of administration in various sport and recreation venues. Utilizing a course text, current research, class discussion, guest speakers, and numerous hands‐on projects, the students will analyze organizations (including interscholastic and intercollegiate programs, conferences, and other sport groups) and methods and theories of administration and budgeting. Student projects include: budget development & presentations, games management for a New England College athletic contest, administration of an NEC Homecoming event, sponsoring an intramural event for Rec. Sports, planning and organizing a pep rally for NEC Athletics, and debates. Prerequisites: SM 1510 or KI 1110 . Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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SM 3120 (KI 3120) - Sport in the Global Society
This course explores the ways in which sport both reflects and shapes culture around the world. It examines the extent to which sport reinforces and/or resists dominant values in the United States and in other countries around the globe. In this course, students will examine the history of modern sport, as well as social theories used to analyze sport in its broadest context. Students will analyze the connections and challenges surrounding sport at various levels, including youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional, and international. Specific sub topics will include the relationship of sport to violence; politics; economics; gender, race and ethnicity; deviance; and media relations. The overall goal is to assist students in a cultural and social analysis of sport, and to illustrate how sport and society both influence and challenge human conditions. This upper‐level and writing intensive course is offered as an LAS 7 in the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum, meeting both the outcomes of the departments of Sport and Recreation Management and Kinesiology, as well as those of the LAS curriculum. Prerequisites: 60 credits. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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SM 3390 (KI 3390) - Advanced Coaching Seminar: Management and Leadership
Designed for both administrators and coaches, this upper-level seminar will deal with coaching issues beyond the Xs and Os. Focusing on team management and leadership, the course will examine coaching styles, bench management, leadership, off-field/court/ice issues, team culture, community relations, methods of evaluation, ethics, coaching philosophies, and defining a “successful season.” The objective of this course is to familiarize students with issues faced in the coaching profession and gain tools to manage and lead successfully. The seminar will incorporate lectures, discussions, handout readings, case study analyses, essays, and projects. Prerequisite: Junior Status or Permission of Instructor (2 Credits)
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SM 3540 (BU 3540) - Sport Marketing
This course will examine the role of marketing, services, and sponsorship in sport, recreation, and leisure services. Focusing on the various structures within the sports industry, students will study tactical uses of a marketing mix, for both for‐profit and non-profit entities. Using a text, lecture, discussion, and projects, the class will examine marketing needs from a range of perspectives including large multi‐sport corporations to small recreation programs. Additionally, students will engage in a hands-on marketing project, the specifics determined by the needs of the selected entity. Prerequisites: BU 2510 Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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SM 3550 - Sport and Adventure Tourism
This course introduces the student to one segment of sport, recreation, and leisure that accounts for more than a billion dollars annually in the sport/recreation/leisure industries. In particular, this course is designed for sport & recreation majors, business majors, or kinesiology majors interested in exploring this exciting industry segment. Various areas within sport tourism will be analyzed including economics, society and culture, marketing, sport competition, event management, risk management and liability, and eco‐tourism and the environment, as well as an historical overview of sport tourism. Prerequisites: SM 1510 /KI 1510 and 30 credits. (4 Credits)
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SM 3610 (KI/OE 3610) - Theory of Outdoor Education
This course examines the theoretical basis of experiential and outdoor education and the educational, psychological, and historical underpinnings. Emphasis is given to each student’s philosophical development of leadership and education. The philosophies of outdoor education programs and leaders are researched and discussed in this course. This course is considered to be a writing intensive course and students will work on researching and processing of foundations. Students will participate in one extensive group experience. Successful completion of this course prepares students to design and lead experiential education activities both indoors and out. Prerequisites: OE 1110 or SM 1510 or KI 1110 . Minimum of 30 credits. (4 Credits)
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SM 3710 (BU 3710) - Recreation Facilities Management
This course is designed to prepare students to plan, design, and manage sport and recreation facilities. The class members tour numerous facilities on field trips to large and small, for‐profit and non‐profit facilities including prep schools, colleges/universities, YMCAs, ice arenas, summer camps, private fitness facilities, municipal facilities and playgrounds, and specialized venues (such as curling and rock climbing). Students will study and discuss client needs and the theories involved in planning, constructing, and managing facilities. Throughout the course, consideration is given to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines, and “green” environmentally‐sound construction practices and materials incorporating LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards. Throughout the semester, each student will make several presentations based on research of facility needs, construction, and equipment and furnishings. The course will culminate with the presentation of a group project which will reflect a foundation and expanse of knowledge in the field. Prerequisites: SM 1510 /KI 1510 or BU 1110 , BU 2220 , and BU 2510 ; 60 credits. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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SM 3720 (BU 3720) - Event Management
Event management is a form of marketing promotion activity where the organization and its brand are linked to a themed activity that the target audience experiences. The class members will create, market, and sponsor an activity for an off‐campus or on campus event; the event will be reviewed from the initial idea, to the development of a plan, to the execution and evaluation of the activity. Students also will learn to use fundraising techniques, manage volunteers, and write press releases. Prerequisites: BU 2510 & 60 credits, or permission of instructor. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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SM 3730 - Sport Finance
This course provides an analysis of financial concepts and theories and their application in the professional, intercollegiate, and commercial sport industries. Topics include revenues and expenses of professional, intercollegiate, non‐profit community and for‐profit sport industries. The course will examine the drivers of these revenues and expenses, budgeting methods, economic impact, fundraising, ownership in sport, and public and private funding for non‐profit sport programs. Prerequisites: BU 2220 . (4 Credits)
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SM 3990 - Topics in Sport and Recreation Management
A changing selection of courses designed to offer a variety of enrichment studies in Sport and Recreation Management. Recent topics courses offered have included: Risk Management Strategies; Advanced Coaching Seminar: Management & Leadership; Sport Literature; The “Greening” of Sport; The Ancient Olympics. Variable Credit (1‐4) Since topics change, the course may be repeated for credit for different topics.
Variable Credit (1‐4) |
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SM 4710 (KI 4710) - Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation
This course will familiarize students with basic legal concepts and relevant legal issues pertaining to athletics, sports, physical education, outdoor education, recreation, and leisure activities. Through text and case law readings, lecture, and discussion the course will focus on negligence within activity itself and with equipment, facilities, supervision, and employees, with the ultimate objective of minimizing and managing legal risks within the industry. Additionally, diverse legal issues will be covered such as contracts, business structures, standards of practice, arbitration and mediation, criminal behavior, emergency care, products liability, and more. Class members also take a field trip to a large event (usually the Boston Marathon) to identify the numerous legal issues involved at such an event. Prerequisites: 60 credits. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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SM 4810 - Directed Study in Sport and Recreation Management
This is a course of study to be arranged between faculty and student in the field of Sport and Recreation Management. Contract required. Variable Credit (1‐4) May be repeated for credit for different topics.
Variable Credit (1‐4) |
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SM 4830 - Independent Study in Sport and Recreation Management
This study allows for advanced, independent study of a selected topic arranged with a faculty member. Contract required. Variable Credit (1‐4)
Variable Credit (1‐4) |
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SM 4910 - Internship in Sport and Recreation Management
Qualified students apply knowledge and theories gained in class in their internship setting. Students may work with cooperating employers on either a full‐ or part‐time basis to achieve predefined objectives that have been developed and accepted by the student, the employer, and a faculty supervisor. The student’s internship is developed under the guidance of a Sport and Recreation Management faculty member. With permission of faculty member. Contract required. Variable credit (1‐16)
Variable credit (1‐16) |
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SM 4920 - Practicum in Sport and Recreation Management
This practical experience is designed to offer insight and experiential learning in a student’s area of interest, or to broaden a student’s understanding and exposure to various settings related to sport and recreation management. Students actively participate and assist in determining the placement setting, which may include: management of recreation and intramural programs, coaching, fitness center programming & management, facility management, event management, or numerous other related areas. Students taking this course will engage in hands‐on experiences supervised by a professional in the specific area of expertise, will establish personal learning objectives for the experience, will reflect and self‐assess on demonstrated skill development and the transferability of learned skills and concepts to future experiences. Students will work closely with the advisor and/or field experience faculty supervisor to determine an appropriate experiential opportunity which is consistent with the student’s goals and interests. It is strongly recommended that the sport and recreation management major enroll in the first field experience in the sophomore year. Prerequisites: SM 1510 , and permission of faculty supervisor. Variable credit (1‐4) May be repeated for credit with varying site experiences.
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SM 4950 - Senior Seminar in Sport and Recreation Management: Issues in Professional Practice
Senior Seminar serves as the capstone course for the major. The course will bring together all previous coursework in preparing students for a career in the profession. Issues in professional practice will be covered through a variety of assignments: essays and discussion, a daily review of “current events” topics pertinent to the profession, a major research paper and presentation to the College community, and a group project and in‐class evaluation (recently ranging from leading on‐campus projects, to participating as a focus group for Danforth Library’s online products). Additionally, the Seminar will engage students in the various job search techniques: all students will write a resume, a list of references, and several letters of application; students will locate job sources, develop interview skills and engage in mock interviews, and practice professional preparation and presentation. Prerequisites: 90 credits. (4 Credits)
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Sociology |
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SO 1110 - Introduction to Sociology
This course introduces students to the dynamic and varied discipline of sociology. It provides an overview of major concepts, perspectives, and methods used in sociological inquiry. Students are encouraged to look at society and its institutions in new ways, and to identify and challenge social injustice. (4 Credits)
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SO 2040 - U.S. Social Problems
The U.S. faces many challenging social problems, including economic insecurity and poverty, family and school violence, spiraling health care costs, racial and religious intolerance/discrimination, environmental degradation, substance abuse and addiction, homelessness, and so on. In this course, students will learn about the causes and human consequences of these and other problems through readings, films, guest speakers, web‐based research and visits to various community sites. Equally important, the class will explore public and private initiatives that are attempting to address these problems. Students will be encouraged to reflect on some of the ways they can help ameliorate the problems that they care about the most. (4 Credits)
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SO 2220 - Global Social Problems
This course explores pressing global problems like poverty, war, discrimination against women, human trafficking, political repression, human rights violations, refugee resettlement, terrorism, and global warming, deforestation and other environmental challenges. Readings, films and guest speakers from or working in solidarity with the people of countries around the world will help students understand these problems, learn about some of the many organizations and agencies that are working on them, and gain insight into the diverse job opportunities there are in international development, human rights advocacy, conflict mediation, and related fields. (4 Credits) Not open to students who have taken SO 3040.
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SO 4500 (PS 4500) - Social Advocacy and Action
Social advocacy is about developing an informed position on a public issue and actively working to build support for this position among others who are opposed to it or unclear about where they stand. The advocate not only believes in a position, but makes a concerted public effort to insure that it prevails over competing perspectives when funds are allocated, policies are established, or other actions taken. In this course we will explore various forms of individual and collective advocacy used to advance a certain position on a social issue and ask: Why, and under what conditions, have some been effective and others not? What makes for an effective advocate? Students will be given many opportunities to grapple with these questions and, through various hands‐on assignments and projects, help cultivate their own social advocacy skills - skills that are useful, if not indispensable - in many settings. (4 Credits)
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SW 2420 (PS 2420) - Systems of Care
This course is a “must” for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Child and Family Welfare, Mental Health, and in particular, Children’s Mental Health. Students will be afforded to opportunity to learn about the history, philosophy, and concepts of Systems of Care, as well as how Systems of Care can have a transformative effect in the lives of the individuals experiencing social and emotional difficulties and their families. Offered every spring. (4 credits)
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Spanish |
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SP 1110 - Beginning Spanish I
Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Designed for those whose study of Spanish has been interrupted for a significant amount of time and for those who have had only two years of high school Spanish or no previous experience. Offered upon sufficient demand (4 Credits)
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SP 1120 - Beginning Spanish II
This class is a continuation of Beginning Spanish I. Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Prerequisites: SP 1110 or equivalent. (4 Credits)
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SP 2110 - Intermediate Spanish I
Complete literary texts; review of language structure; and oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Spanish. Open to students who have passed both semesters of Beginning Spanish or who have had three years or more of high school Spanish. Prerequisites: SP 1120 or equivalent. (4 Credits)
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SP 2120 - Intermediate Spanish II
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Spanish I. Students can expect to read complete literary texts; review of linguistic structure; oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Spanish. Prerequisites: SP 2110 or equivalent. (4 Credits)
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Social Work |
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SW 1110 - Introduction to Social Work
This course affords students the opportunity to develop an understanding of the social work profession. The many facets of social work - theory, methods, and fields of practice - will be examined. (4 Credits)
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SW 4000 - Social Work Methods and Practicum
This course is the foundation for the study of the methods employed by social workers to assist individuals, families, groups, communities, and society at large. Students will learn the values, theoretical perspectives, and skills utilized in the practice of social work on the micro level (individuals, groups, organizations) and macro level (communities and society). This course is also an opportunity to receive practical experience in a social work setting. Students will be required to complete 70 hours of fieldwork in an approved professional social work setting. (4 Credits)
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Theatre |
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TH 1210 - Acting Fundamentals (for non - majors)
An introduction to the use and development of the fundamental tools of the actor through lectures, discussions, critical analysis, and practice, with an emphasis on acting exercises, improvisation, monologues and scene study. Offered every fall. (4 Credits) Not Open to students who have taken TH 1211.
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TH 1211 - Acting I - For Majors and Minors
This course is designed for the student who has a background in Acting. Emphasis is placed on taking this student deeper into the realm of playing which is at the heart of all acting. Students will participate in acting exercises, improvisation, monologues and scene study. Offered during the first seven weeks of every spring. (2 Credits)
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TH 1220 - Production Management
Designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the process of theatrical production from conception to execution and evaluation. Particular emphasis is placed on the hierarchy and careers of the theatre, the process of designers, directors and actors and more detailed experience with the elements of stage management. Offered during the second seven weeks of every spring. (2 Credits)
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TH 1310 - Seminar in Technical Theatre: Scenery
A concentrated course on the planning, methodology and construction of scenery for the theatre. Specific areas of study will include reading and interpreting shop drawings, basic woodworking tool use, and fundamental techniques of scenery construction. Practical application through crew work on departmental productions is stressed and required. Offered during the first seven weeks of every fall. (2 Credits)
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TH 1320 - Seminar in Technical Theatre: Stage Lighting
A concentrated course on modern stage lighting principles and practice. Specific areas of study include electrical theory and safety, stage lighting instruments, and distribution control. Practical application through crew work on departmental productions is stressed and required. Offered during the second seven weeks of every fall. (2 Credits)
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TH 2010 - Theatre Lab
Members of this class will become involved in a main stage or student‐directed production in a significant acting, directing or technical role. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required. This course requires an average of three (1 credit) to twelve (4 credits) hours per week of production participation. Offered every semester. Variable Credits (1‐4) May be repeated for credit.
Variable Credits (1‐4) |
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TH 2210 - Acting II
An acting course that emphasizes character development through role and scene analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on the scoring of the role using a variety of exercises and journal work. Prerequisites: TH 1210 or TH 1211 . Offered the first seven weeks every fall. (2 Credits)
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TH 2230 - Movement for the Performer
A theatrically‐oriented dance course for the performer. This course explores alternative movement forms through the use of music, masks, properties and furniture. Students participate in exercises and develop presentations in an effort to experience varying and innovative techniques through which the performer can communicate. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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TH 2430 - Survey of Western Drama
A text‐centered investigation of drama, the physical theatre, and modes of production from the ancient Greeks to the 21st century. This course is offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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TH 2440 - Production Analysis
Designed to provide students with a richer understanding of the process of theatrical production from conception to execution and analysis. This course focuses on the Theatre Department Main stage production. Through readings, discussions, and lecture, students will examine the text of the play itself as well as other plays by that particular author. We will also examine the historical, theoretical and social context surrounding the text. Particular emphasis will be on creating connections between the production and the textual and historical material. For example: A production of Mother Courage and Her Children would result in a course that focuses on that play, other representative plays by Bertolt Brecht and his theories on Epic Theatre. Offered every fall. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit.
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TH 2530 - Speech and the First Folio
A concentrated course with particular emphasis on speech, voice work and the tools of Shakespeare’s First Folio. The fundamentals of voice work including relaxation, alignment, breath awareness, and the strengthening of resonance and tone will be explored. These skills will be applied to monologue and soliloquy work in Shakespeare’s First Folio. (2 Credits)
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TH 3240 - Directing
The goal of this course is to develop and discover an understanding of the responsibilities, resources and process of the theatrical artist known as the director through lecture, discussion and class exercise. This hands‐on creative approach will explore the journey of the director from casting to production through exercises and scene work. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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TH 3320 - The Design Process
An exploration of the process of theatrical production design (scenery, lighting, and costumes). Specific areas of study include design history, theory, and script analysis. Offered the first seven weeks of every spring. (2 Credits)
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TH 3420 - Play Analysis
An in‐depth examination of script analysis utilizing plays representative of a variety of genres and time periods. We will utilize a detailed process of evaluating a plays structure and content through the examination of triggers and heaps, stasis and intrusion, obstacle and conflict, forwards, character, images, and themes. This course is offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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TH 3610 - Seminar in Playwriting
An introduction to playwriting, where students explore the fundamentals of character, action, conflict and structure through writing exercises. Students continuously revise their work, hear it aloud, and critique the work of their peers. Though the work consists primarily of writing, students also analyze the dramatic structure of both new and classic plays. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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TH 3950 (EN 3950) - Shakespeare
Studies in the tragedies, comedies, history, and problem plays of William Shakespeare from the perspectives of both literature and theatre, with an emphasis on the performance of the literary work. Offered every other fall. (4 Credits)
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TH 3990 - Topics in Theatre
A changing selection of courses designed to offer a variety of subjects in theatre. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required. Offered upon sufficient demand. Variable Credits (2‐4) This course may be repeated for credit for different topics. Topics to be determined by the theatre faculty.
Variable Credits (2‐4) |
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TH 4230 - Advanced Topics in Theatre
Advanced Topics in Theatre is a venue in which to explore the tools and training you have already received culminating in a final presentation of your work. Through the further examination of specific acting techniques, topics in Theatre History, the management of a theatre company, or advanced technical and design issues in theatre you will further examine a specific course of study and present a body of work either in performance or portfolio at the end of the course. (2 Credits)
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TH 4810 - Directed Study in Theatre
Course of study to be arranged between faculty and student in the field of Theatre. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐4) May be repeated for credit.
Variable Credits (1‐4) |
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TH 4830 - Independent Study in Theatre
This course involves study in an area of theatre done independently by a student under supervision of a faculty sponsor. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐4)
Variable Credits (1‐4) |
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TH 4910 - Internship in Theatre
The student serves as a theatre intern with an appropriate theatre company. Potential interns must meet the college wide internship requirements and must be approved by the theatre faculty. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor contract required. Variable Credits (1‐16)
Variable Credits (1‐16) |
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TH 4920 - Summer Professional Immersion Experience
Students will be fully involved in all aspects of a production of the Open Door Theatre. Students will work alongside and with a professional company and culminating course work will result in an acting showcase or technical portfolio to be critiqued by company members. Offered every summer. 6 Credits.
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WR 1010 - Composition
The goals of this course are, first, to develop the students’ critical and analytical thinking skills in the context of a sound rhetorical approach to written communication; and, second, to instill a fundamental sensitivity to and facility with language. Areas of study include the nature of the writing process, situation and audience, problem definition, invention techniques, thesis statements, organization, drafting, revisions, and the fundamentals of editing. Assignments follow thematic sequences leading students from experience-based, issue-oriented arguments to the essentials of formal academic research. This course is offered every semester and is required of all students to meet institutional graduation requirements. Prerequisite: Students must earn a grade of C or better to fulfill the college writing requirement. (4 Credits)
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WR 1011 - Composition for Multilinguals
In this course, students whose native language differs from English will gain the opportunity to improve their critical thinking, reading, and writing proficiencies in a language supported classroom. Students will develop strategies for turning their experience, observations, and analyses into evidence suitable for academic writing. Over the course of the semester, students will build upon their critical thinking skills to learn the processes necessary for gathering and incorporating research material in their writing. With an emphasis on civics and the natural environment, students will learn how to evaluate, cite, and document primary and secondary research sources, as well as how to develop arguments and support them with sound evidence. The language supported classroom will offer opportunities for additional example analyses, lexical development, semantic awareness, and cultural aspects of academic written work. Corequisite: WR 1010
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Women’s & Gender Studies |
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WS 2710 (PA 2710) - Philosophy of the Irrational
In antiquity, Socrates tells us, “Some of our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness.” What is the relationship between the irrational and the madness of love, of creativity, or of religious ecstasy? Has madness/irrationality been associated with one sex more than the other? This course will explore the meaning of madness in the context of the development of reason in the western philosophical tradition. In addition to philosophy and women’s studies, this course will be of benefit to students of psychology, education and the arts. (4 Credits)
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WS 3060 (SO 3060) - Social Inequality
Power in the U.S. and in the world ‐ its causes and consequences ‐ will be examined in this course. This is essentially a study of political and economic power and powerlessness. Specific topics to be discussed include poverty, hunger, homelessness, welfare, class conflict, racism, and sexism. (4 Credits)
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WS 3990 - Topics Courses in Women & Gender Studies
A changing selection of courses designed to offer a variety of subjects in theatre. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required Offered upon sufficient demand Variable Credits (2‐4) This course may be repeated for credit for different topics. Topics to be determined by the Woman’s Study faculty.
Variable Credits (2‐4) |
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WS 4010 (PA 4010) - Moral Philosophy
Advanced study of the concepts and judgments of value, including treatment of the notions of good and bad, right and wrong, and theories of moral obligation. Classic and contemporary readings will be engaged to explore contrasting views on the proper role of rules and virtues in morality, the relation of rules to the exercise of morality, moral psychology, an PA 4110 (WS 4110) Feminist Philosophies d the connection of morality to reason. (4 Credits)
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