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2008-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Economics
  

  • ECN 415 - Mathematics for Economists II

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course presents a study of the principal mathematical techniques used in dynamic economic analysis. Integral calculus, differential equations, difference equations, linear programming, nonlinear programming, and game theory will be applied to economic analysis.Prerequisite: ECN 315.


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  • ECN 425 - Public Finance

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course presents an analysis of the economic problems faced by public decision makers and the economic tools that are available to them. The course will cover such topics as welfare economics, benefit-cost analysis, public choice, taxation, income redistribution, and the relationship between the budget and the setting of national priorities.Prerequisite: ECN 201.


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  • ECN 438 - Introduction to the Theory of Economic Growth

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course presents an analysis of the factors that cause an economy to grow. Attention will be given primarily to one- and two-sector models of economic growth. Some emphasis will be put on the effects of technical progress on growth and optimality aspects of growth models.Prerequisite: ECN 202.


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  • ECN 440 - Economics of Globalization

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This lecture-seminar examines constitutive components of 20th-century global economic integration: trade liberalization, financial globalization, the knowledge economy and market failures. By the end of the semester, students are expected to be conversant with the descriptive and analytical dimensions of globalization using neoclassical economic theory, including the contributions of leading scholars in the field.Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202.


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  • ECN 449 - Financial Economics

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course covers issues critical to the allocation of savings and examines questions related to the efficiency of financial markets and asset pricing. Individual saver/investor portfolio formation and protection will be thoroughly discussed. Basic principles of financial economics, savings instruments, markets, and intermediaries will be covered as needed.Prerequisite: ECN 202.


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  • ECN 484 - Seminar in Contemporary Economic Thought

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course presents a critical examination of the success and failure of economic theory and policy. It also includes an introduction to emerging economic thinking.Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202.


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  • ECN 485 - Seminar in Contemporary Economic Issues

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course presents an in-depth survey of selected economic issues. Students will be expected to perform independent research.Prerequisites: ECN 201 and 202.


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  • ECN 486 - Seminar in Advanced Econometrics

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course studies advanced topics in econometrics. Every seminar will include a rigorous discussion of the basic econometric theory needed to develop and analyze models of economic behavior. The student will be expected to write and present a major research paper using statistical analysis.Prerequisites: ECN 314 and 315.


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  • ECN 490 - Readings and Research

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is open primarily to senior economics majors who would select both the topic and the instructor. Permission to register for this course should be obtained from the instructor whose guidance is sought.Prerequisites: ECN 201 and 202 and prior written approval of chairperson.


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Education: Elementary/Special

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  • EDU 125 - Introduction to Communication Disorders and Development in Children

    1 semester,3 Credits

    The development of speech and language and the impact of language delays, differences, and disorders on communication and literacy in and out of the classroom will be discussed. Issues surrounding English language learning, classroom discourse, and ACC will be addressed. Instructional strategies, accommodations, and modifications of lessons will be considered.


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  • EDU 221 - Intro and Characteristics of Individuals with Special Needs

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is an introduction to students with specialized instructional needs. It begins with an overview of the laws that provide students with disabilities with a free and appropriate public education. The diverse characteristics and needs of students eligible for IDEA 2004, ADA provisions, and 504 accommodation plans will be discussed. School observations and interviews with teachers and specialists are required.


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  • EDU 231 - Literacy I: Methods and Materials for Teaching Reading

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course provides an understanding of the developmental stages in reading and writing in the primary grades. Students learn about instructional approaches and materials used in teaching literacy and apply this knowledge as they develop literacy-related lessons. Students also learn about assessments used to support instruction. A field experience in an elementary school is required. (See EDU 231L.)


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  • EDU 270 - Teaching Science & Mathematics in the Elementary School

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to expose students to a variety of curriculum models and instructional strategies related to teaching science and mathematics in elementary school. Students will develop science and mathematics lessons reflecting national standards. Students will explore methods to meet diverse educational needs, ways to manage activity-based classrooms, and techniques of assessment. Field experience in an elementary school required. (See EDU 270L.)


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  • EDU 285 - Strategies for Classroom Management

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to assist preservice teachers in developing strategies for managing and integrating the physical, academic, social, and behavioral variables of the classroom. Techniques for individual and group management based upon a variety of theories will be explored. Appropriate application of strategies for the diverse student population currently represented in our schools will be included.


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  • EDU 322 - Collaboration: Home/School/Community

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to provide students with knowledge about the special education system and its relationship to general education. It includes an overview of special education history and laws, as well as the emergence of inclusive education. An important focus of the course is to analyze strategies to improve communication and collaboration among families, school staff, and community resources.


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  • EDU 331 - Literacy II: Teaching Language Arts & Social Studies in the Elementary School

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to expose students to current language arts and social studies theories and practices. Students will develop and implement integrated language arts and social studies lessons that incorporate literature and process writing and reflect national standards. Students will also explore methods of authentic assessment. A field experience in an elementary school is required. (See EDU 331L.)


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  • EDU 332 - Art, Music, Health, and Physical Education in the Elementary School

    1 semester,4 Credits

    This course has been designed to familiarize the preservice elementary teacher with the basic techniques, curricula, and materials used in teaching music, art, literature, drama, physical education, and health to children from a developmental perspective. Integrating the arts into the regular elementary and special education curriculum will also be addressed.


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  • EDU 390 - Assessment of Children’s Individual Differences

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to provide a student with background information on the assessment of children and the special education process. Practical applications of observation, standardized norm-referenced tests, curriculum-based assessment, and educational report writing are emphasized.


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  • EDU 418 - Assessment & Curriculum Methodologies of Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities at the Elementary Level

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to assist teachers in developing skills and techniques for facilitating learning in children with disabilities. Techniques based on systematic teaching and an expanded understanding of the learning characteristics of the child with disabilities will be explored. See also EDU 418L.Prerequisites: EDU 270 and EDU 370.


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  • EDU 451 - Student Teaching in the Elementary School

    1 semester,6 Credits

    Teaching on the elementary level under the joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a College supervisor in the school systems of Rhode Island or neighboring Massachusetts communities. Weekly seminars are required.Prerequisites: EDU 231, EDU 270, and EDU 331.


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  • EDU 452 - Student Teaching in Elementary/ Special Education

    1 semester,6 Credits

    Teaching special education under the joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a College supervisor in the school systems of Rhode Island or neighboring Massachusetts communities. Weekly seminars are required.Prerequisites: EDU 390 and EDU 418.


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  • EDU 470 - Selected Topics in Education

    1 semester,3 Credits

    In this elective course, special topics in education will be offered that are not covered in depth in existing courses. The courses will reflect current issues, innovations, debates, and/or controversies within the field of education. Topics may include those being considered for new courses as well as those permitting faculty to develop areas of individual and/or research interests.


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Education: Secondary

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  • EDU 201 - Educational Psychology

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is the study of those facts and principles of psychology that will assist the students in formulating and clarifying objectives as classroom teachers. It deals with such matters as cognitive development, motivation, retention, problem solving, and the social and emotional problems involved in personality integration.


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  • EDU 206 - Principles of Secondary Education

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course considers the secondary school in its totality. Students are introduced to lesson and unit planning, national and state content standards, as well as to the importance of literacy across the secondary curriculum. A field experience in a secondary school is required. (See also EDU 206L.)


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  • EDU 301 - Foundations of Education

    1 semester,3 Credits

    The historical, philosophical, and social influences that have contributed, through education, to American traditions, ideas, institutions, and the cultural development of our way of life. Service-learning component may be required. Check with your advisor for further information.


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  • EDU 303 - The Child with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to provide prospective teachers with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to identify students with special needs and to work with support staff in meeting the students’ needs within the general curriculum. It will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of these students within a least restrictive environment. (See also EDU 303L.)


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  • EDU 401 - Educational Measurement

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of cognitive assessment including the construction, application, and interpretation of standardized and teacher-made tests used to inform teaching and curriculum decision-making. Students also will examine alternative assessments including authentic and portfolio assessments. (See EDU 401L.)


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  • EDU 411 - Teaching English in Secondary Schools

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Consideration will be given to the methods, procedures, and techniques found effective in the teaching of English on the secondary level. Attention will be given to the formulation of lesson plans and the use of micro teaching in the critique of the presentation of these lesson plans. (See also EDU 411L.)


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  • EDU 412 - Teaching Science in Secondary Schools

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce prospective teachers to new curricula in science. The students will examine science standards and have an opportunity to develop and present a series of lessons based on these standards. Students also will develop a series of experiments to demonstrate basic scientific principles as preparation for actual classroom teaching.


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  • EDU 414 - Teaching History in Secondary Schools

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to make students aware of the principles and methods of social studies instruction and current research in the field.(See also EDU 414L.)


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  • EDU 415 - Teaching Modern Languages in Secondary Schools

    1 semester,3 Credits

    The purpose of this course is to develop more effective foreign language teaching through the examination of recent research in methodology and educational media. Laboratory experiences will be offered. (See also EDU 415L.)


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  • EDU 416 - Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of teaching mathematics in a concrete fashion. NCTM standards will be reviewed and the students will use a variety of strategies and resources including technology to prepare materials and lessons. (See also EDU 416L.)


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  • EDU 449 - Classroom Management for High/Middle School Teachers

    1 semester,1 Credit

    Introduces various managerial strategies, offers future teachers ideas for effective classroom management, and develops understanding of the value of collaborating with the school community. Classroom management is the set of activities that the classroom teacher develops and maintains for effective and efficient instruction. Teachers who modify these activities to meet changing needs will benefit from the presentation of course curriculum.


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  • EDU 450 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School

    1 semester,9 Credits

    This course involves a semester of teaching in a secondary school under the joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a College supervisor. Seminar meetings will be held.Prerequisites: EDU 206 and either EDU 411, EDU 412, EDU 414, EDU 415, or EDU 416.


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  • EDU 471 - Selected Topics in Education

    1 semester,1-3 Credits

    In this elective course, special topics in education will be offered that are not covered in depth in existing courses. The courses will reflect current issues, innovations, debates, and/or controversies within the field of education. Topics may include those being considered for new courses as well as those permitting faculty to develop areas of individual and/or research interests.


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Engineering-Physics-Systems
  

  • EPS 101 - General Physics I

    1 semester,4 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    Introductory physics intended for physics, engineering, biology, chemistry, and mathematics majors. EPS 101 includes mechanics, waves, and heat. Calculus is used. (Lectures 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.)


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  • EPS 102 - General Physics II

    1 semester,4 Credits(Natural Science Group II Core*)

    A continuation of EPS 101; includes electricity, magnetism, optics, and an introduction to relativity. Calculus is used. (Lectures 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.)Prerequisite: EPS 101. * See page 46 for specific policies related to the Natural Science Core requirement.


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  • EPS 105 - Conceptual Physics

    1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    A course specifically designed for non-science majors. Topics included are: the classical ideas of motion as exemplified by Newton’s Laws, the conservation theorems of energy and momentum and their application, the ideas of 20th-century physics, and selected subjects which relate to current concerns in everyday life.


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  • EPS 115 - Concepts of Systems Science

    1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    A course specifically designed for non-science majors. The course introduces the concept of a system and looks at the properties and features that all systems have in common. General systems principles will be illustrated by specific examples from natural systems: life cycles, entropy, system environments, feedback, and control. The morphology of models and their use will be emphasized.


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  • EPS 117 - Astronomy

    1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    An introduction to the principles of astronomy for non-science majors. Topics to be covered include the history of the science and methods of study, the study of stars and galaxies, and a general survey of cosmological models. Recent discoveries such as background black-body radiation, pulsars, and quasars, as well as the implications of general relativity, will be discussed qualitatively.


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  • EPS 118 - Introduction to Meteorology

    1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    Intended for non-science majors. The student will use actual data and perform in-class experiments to form a link between the empirical and theoretical aspects of the study of weather in order to appreciate how meteorology is a natural extension of the methods of inquiry used in physics. Numerical work is done, but the primary approach to the course material is conceptual.


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  • EPS 120 - The Science of Sound and Music

    1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    For non-science majors with an interest in the scientific underpinnings of music and sound, through hands-on workshops, this course conceptually treats sound production, propagation, and sensing and topics including: pitch, loudness, timbre, scales, intervals, and performance spaces. Music knowledge is a plus.


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  • EPS 125 - How Things Work

    1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group I Core)

    In this course, we will attempt to understand the workings of common technical devices in terms of simply physical principles. Examples range from bicycles to rockets, lights to lasers, radios to CDs, and solar panels to electrical power plants. No mathematics beyond algebra and trigonometry will be assumed.


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  • EPS 131 - Introduction to Engineering

    1 semester,1 Credit

    An introduction to the process and practice of engineering. Topics included are: the history of engineering, engineering design, optimization and mathematics in engineering, fields of engineering, the engineer and society, contemporary opportunities, and challenges. The class will meet one hour per week.


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  • EPS 201 - Introductory Modern Physics

    1 semester,4 Credits

    Principles of special relativity and quantum physics; application to atomic, nuclear, molecular, solid state, and elementary particle physics. (Lectures 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.)Prerequisite: EPS 102.


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  • EPS 202 - Electronic Devices

    1 semester,4 Credits

    An introduction to the principles of operation of the basic components of electronic devices. Included: circuit problems, models, integrated circuits, analog and digital systems, complex analysis, equivalent circuits. (Lectures 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.)


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  • EPS 221 - Scientific Programming

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course treats the structure and vocabulary of programming languages such as C, Fortran, or JAVA and their application in science/engineering problems. Input/output, control and branching, iteration, arrays and subscripts, file processing, and sub programming will be treated. Standard modular/structured approaches will be emphasized. The course is intended for science and engineering majors.


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  • EPS 222 - Elements of Systems Modeling

    1 semester,1 Credit

    This course treats the concept of a system model and includes a basic introduction to Monte Carlo simulation and to dynamic representations such as Industrial Dynamics methods.


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  • EPS 301 - Mechanics

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course examines vector algebra and vector calculus, statics, dynamics of particles, central force motion, oscillations, dynamics of rigid bodies, Lagrange’s equations, and provides an introduction to Hamiltonian mechanics.Prerequisite: EPS 101.


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  • EPS 302 - Electromagnetism

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Basic electromagnetic field theory, charges in fields, radiation from charges, electrodynamics of continuous media, transmission of electromagnetic waves through materials.


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  • EPS 303 - Systems Approach to Complex Problem Solving

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Philosophy and techniques for defining problems, generating alternative solutions, and evaluating solutions for problems which require a multidisciplinary study will be discussed. Topics to be included: defining objectives, analysis of functions to be performed, enhancing creativity, the structure of systems, cost and effectiveness, and project management.Prerequisite: EPS 222.


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  • EPS 430 - Thermodynamics

    1 semester,3 Credits

    The course investigates the transfer of energy in complex objects. The tools employed will be mathematical modeling, statistics, the use of tables, differential equations, and computer programs. Emphasis will be placed on entropy and the limits it places on the performance of physical devices.Prerequisite: EPS 102.


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  • EPS 448 - Applied Quantum Physics

    1 semester,3 Credits

    The course examines the physical concepts governing the atomic and subatomic domain of matter. How these concepts manifest themselves in the mathematics of quantum mechanics and how they are used to investigate various physical states of matter will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on solutions to Schrödinger’s equation.Prerequisite: EPS 201.


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  • EPS 450 - Internship

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is available to seniors who wish to gain experience in an industrial/company setting. Students will independently explore the practical applications of physical principles learned in the classroom.


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  • EPS 495 - Research

    1 semester,3 Credits

    An original research problem which demands a thorough search of the literature and an intensive laboratory and/or theoretical investigation.


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  • EPS 496 - Research

    1 semester,3 Credits

    An original research problem which demands a thorough search of the literature and an intensive laboratory and/or theoretical investigation.


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English
  

  • ENG 101 - Freshman Writing Seminar

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is designed for students who require training in the essential skills of writing. Students will master mechanics (grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, correct usage) as well as paragraph organization and essay development. It is a required course for all those designated as not meeting college-level writing standards.Fulfills English proficiency.


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  • ENG 161 - Introduction to Journalism

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course introduces students to basic journalistic experiences including interviewing, researching, and news, feature, and sports writing. It defines both standards of journalistic writing and the legal standards that govern journalism, and combines lively writing experience with critical awareness.Prerequisite: English proficiency.


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  • ENG 175 - Introduction to Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    An investigation of the three main literary genres—poetry, fiction, and drama—with an emphasis on writing. Students completing this course should be able to read with engagement and discernment, discuss literature critically, and write analytically and with an awareness of scholarly conversations. Required for English majors.May fulfill English proficiency.


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  • ENG 201 - Readings in Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    These courses are offered specifically for non-English majors who wish to cultivate their enjoyment of literature. Students read and write about a variety of works focusing on themes such as money and power in literature, fallen heroes, or the tragic dilemma.May fulfill English proficiency.


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  • ENG 204 - Literary Journalism

    1 semester,3 Credits

    A plus on any résumé, magazine journalism gives students practical hands-on experience editing and publishing a literary journal. We will solicit and edit work, design and help produce The Alembic. Students will read literary texts in several genres within a critical context, formulate, discuss, and develop sophistication in critical issues. Comparative essays, close readings, and book reviews will all be part of the course.


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  • ENG 207 - Reading in Dramatic Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits(Fine Arts Core)

    Comparative study of dramatic literature in the medium of theatre and cinema (script and screenplay) as an expression of the tragic/comic world view Students will attend specific theatre performances and view appropriate screen adaptations of plays in the syllabus.May fulfill English proficiency.


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  • ENG 231 - Survey of British Literature I

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is an intensive survey of English literature from its Anglo-Saxon beginnings through the 18th century. The course traces the rise of the English language as a vehicle for literary art and emphasizes historical development of literary genres.


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  • ENG 232 - Survey of British Literature II

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This is an intensive survey of English literature from Romanticism to Modernism. The course emphasizes the development of a specific British literary tradition, manifested in a variety of literary genres.


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  • ENG 301 - Intermediate Writing

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course emphasizes argumentative writing. Students will write and discuss essays in order to master the art of persuasion. Considerable attention will also be given to matters of style and organization.Prerequisite: English proficiency.


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  • ENG 304 - History of the English Language

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course examines the historical and linguistic development of the English language as revealed through selected literary texts from the Middle Ages to the present. We will examine the technical aspects of language (semantics, syntax, phonology), as well as larger literary concerns.


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  • ENG 305 - Medieval Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course varies in organization: sometimes it concentrates on a major genre (Romance, Drama, Dream Vision); sometimes it surveys the period (Beowulf to Malory); sometimes it focuses on the richness of the last quarter of the 14th century (Gawain-Poet, Chaucer, Langland).


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  • ENG 306 - Modern English Grammar

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course teaches students to analyze Modern English as it is actually spoken and written. Students learn to recognize the subconscious rules they use to fashion sentences and how to use these to write elegantly and incisively. Attention also is paid to the notion of proper usage.Same as LIN 306.


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  • ENG 307 - Chaucer

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course concentrates on Chaucer’s major work, The Canterbury Tales, from multiple perspectives: linguistic, historic, comparative, and iconographic. The Tales are read in Middle English but no previous experience with that language is required.


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  • ENG 308 - Sixteenth-Century Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Surrey, Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Drayton. The course may include prose romances, especially Sidney’s Arcadia.


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  • ENG 310 - Milton

    1 semester,3 Credits

    We will sample Milton’s works from his early poetry on, culminating in his great epic, Paradise Lost. The focus is on Milton’s ability to create moving experiences in his verse, as well as his original concerns about 17th century English culture.


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  • ENG 311 - Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course concentrates on Shakespeare’s early plays, primarily comedies and histories, with close analysis of the texts in the light of relevant political, social, and cultural contexts, and with some attention to stage history and film productions.


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  • ENG 312 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course concentrates on Shakespeare’s later plays, primarily tragedies and romances (or tragic-comedies), with close analysis of the texts in the light of relevant political, social, and cultural contexts, and with some attention to stage history and film productions.


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  • ENG 313 - Shakespeare’s Contemporaries

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course surveys non-Shakespearean drama from 1585-1700. Authors include Marlowe, Dekker, Jonson, Webster, Middleton, Wycherly, and Congreve. The plays are read against the invigorating and turbulent political era that shaped modern England.


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  • ENG 314 - Spenser

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course provides us with the universe according to the great allegorist of Elizabethan England, Edmund Spenser. He is placed within the context of authors whom he quarried (Vergil, Ovid, Petrarch, Ariosto, Tasso, Castiglione, Sidney; two or three of these will be studied each semester) to construct his monumental poem The Faerie Queene. We will read that poem in its entirety.


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  • ENG 317 - Seventeenth-Century Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course will explore three remarkable eras of British literature: the late Renaissance (1600-1642), the Interregnum (1642-1660), and the Restoration (1660-1700).The literary works of this century are as magnificent and eclectic as the culture they reflect, popularizing and refining such genres as the play, the novel, the epic, the lyric, the masque, the essay, the newspaper, and the joke book.


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  • ENG 320 - Colonial and Federal U.S. Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is an introduction to the writings of the colonizers of North America and their hosts and slaves, with close attention to historical milieu and interpretation. The intention of the instructor is to provide a sound basis for the examination of literary trends and the later establishment of the “tradition” of “American” literature.


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  • ENG 321 - Age of Satire

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course explores a range of works published during the Restoration and early 18th century, but concentrates on satire. We shall consider the works of major and minor writers, including Dryden, Rochester, Defoe, Swift, Pope, and Fielding.


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  • ENG 322 - Age of Johnson

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course examines changes in the definition, use, and manufacturing of literature that took place from roughly 1745 to 1800.We shall consider the works of major and minor writers, including Fielding, Gray, Sterne, Blackstone, Gibbon, Boswell, and Burns. Special attention will be paid to the writings of Samuel Johnson.


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  • ENG 351 - Romantic Age

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course concentrates on British literature written in the late-18th and early-19th centuries. From semester to semester, the course has different thematic emphases, such as Romanticism and Nature, Romantic Representations of Women, Romanticism and Revolution, and Romantic Ballad and Song. The reading list may include Austen, Baillie, Blake, Byron, Coleridge, Keats, Scott, Mary and Percy Shelley, Wollstonecraft, and Wordsworth


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  • ENG 353 - The Victorian Age

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Social reform, shifting perceptions of religion and science, expanding empires, and aesthetic experimentation defined the Victorians and produced new literary genres. Thematic emphasis of this course varies but always connects Victorian literature and its social context. Authors combine the canonical (Dickens, Tennyson, the Brownings, Wilde) with pioneers of sci fi, detective fiction, and children’s lit (Wells, Conan Doyle, Carroll, etc.).


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  • ENG 354 - Nineteenth-Century British Novel

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course focuses on 19th century novels in a variety of styles: realistic, Gothic, sensationalistic, comic, and horror. Students will investigate how these novels fit, develop, or disrupt novelistic conventions and social expectations of their day, particularly those concerning social class, gender roles, and imperialistic British nationality. Major authors may include Austen, Dickens, Eliot, the Bront, Trollope, Collins, and Stoker.


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  • ENG 355 - American Literature to 1865

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course concentrates on the period of the American Renaissance (1836-1860), with some attention to earlier writings. Authors include Franklin, Poe, Emerson, Cooper, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman. The central topic is the variety of responses to the question of American democratic opportunity.


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  • ENG 356 - American Literature 1865 – 1914

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course surveys American literature through some of the most difficult years in our history, the years of industrialization and urbanization. Major authors include Twain, James, Dickinson, Crane, Robinson, Wharton, Frost, and Adams. Some regionalist and naturalist works are also read.


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  • ENG 357 - Modern Drama

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is a survey of drama including authors such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Wilde, Chekhov, Lorca, Yeats, Giraudoux, O’Neill, Pirandello, Albee, Miller, and Williams. The course explores the development of drama in its social, political, and psychological contexts.


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  • ENG 358 - Communications Internship

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Juniors and seniors may obtain internships at local businesses and agencies to develop and apply skills in writing and analysis, in the workplace. In addition to the 10-15 hours of supervised experience, students must compose and fulfill a contractual learning agreement.Pass/Fail credit only.


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  • ENG 359 - Communications Internship

    1 semester,3 Credits

    Juniors and seniors may obtain internships at local businesses and agencies to develop and apply skills in writing and analysis, in the workplace. In addition to the 10-15 hours of supervised experience, students must compose and fulfill a contractual learning agreement. Pass/Fail credit only.


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  • ENG 360 - Modern Irish Literature

    1 semester,3 Credits

    This course is a survey of Irish literature from 1880 to the present. Emphasis is placed on the Literary Revival (1880-1940). Authors include Yeats, Synge, Joyce, O’Casey, Lady Gregory, O’Faolain, O’Connor, O’Flaherty, Beckett, Bowen, Heaney, and Friel. Topics include the appeal of the past, literature and politics, the formation of a new Ireland, and the problem of violence.


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