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Foreign Language Studies-Italian Courses are conducted in the target language unless specified otherwise.
	ITA 370 - Special Topics in Italian 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides students the opportunity for in-depth study of a particular topic not treated in existing course offerings. Topics will vary and may be drawn from current issues, events, debates, or from other related areas of interest to students of the discipline. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: Varies according to topic but always includes at least two ITA courses at the 200-level or above. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ITA 401 - Risorgimento I 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the literature of the years of the unification of Italy in the mid-1800s. Attention is given to the progression of Neoclassicism and Romanticism as evidenced in the works of authors such as Foscolo, Leopardi, and Manzoni. Prerequisites: ITA 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ITA 403 - Modern Italian Literature: The Early 1900s 1 semester, 3 Credits An intensive survey of Italian literature from the beginning of the 1900s with Decadence and Futurism to the literature of the Fascist years in the 1940s. Attention will be paid especially to major writers such as Pirandello, Svevo, Ungaretti, and Montale. The course emphasizes the historical evolution of literary forms, themes, and genres. Prerequisites: ITA 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ITA 404 - Modern Italian Literature: 1950-Present 1 semester, 3 Credits An intensive survey of Italian literature beginning with the years following World War II, from Neo-Realism to the postmodern contemporary writers, including women writers such as Dacia Maraini and Natalia Ginzburg. Prerequisites: ITA 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ITA 490 - Independent Study 1 semester, 3 Credits Readings or research in selected areas of language or literature directed by a member of the department. Topic will be arranged in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite: Department chairperson approval. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Foreign Language Studies-Spanish Courses are conducted in the target language unless specified otherwise.
	SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to the Spanish language for those students who have never studied the language. The course exposes the student to basic grammatical structures and seeks to develop the student’s oral and written expression, listening and reading comprehension, and understanding of the Hispanic culture in the different Spanish-speaking countries. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish II 1 semester, 3 Credits A beginning course for students with some prior knowledge of the Spanish language as determined by the Spanish placement exam. The course seeks to enhance the students’ writing and speaking skills through extensive grammar exercises and class discussion of important themes in the Hispanic world. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 103 - Intermediate Spanish I 1 semester, 3 Credits An intermediate course for students who have taken classes previously in the Spanish language and who achieve the appropriate score on the Spanish placement exam. The course focuses on vocabulary acquisition and extensive practice of fundamental grammar points. The students will improve their listening and speaking skills through class discussion conducted in Spanish on a variety of cultural topics and contemporary issues. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 104 - Intermediate Spanish II 1 semester, 3 Credits An intermediate course for students who have achieved an adequate level of proficiency in Spanish as determined by the Spanish placement exam. The objective of the course is the enhancement of oral and written expression through class discussions and composition assignments. The topics for discussion emphasize the many facets of Hispanic culture. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 201 - Spanish Composition 1 semester, 3 Credits Aims to continue the development of reading and writing skills through the analysis and discussion of cultural and literary texts, fostering the exchange of opinions and ideas in order to help students improve their communication abilities. Also comprises a review of advanced grammatical structures from a contrastive point of view. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 210 - Conversational Spanish 1 semester, 3 Credits A conversation course designed to enable students to express themselves correctly and comfortably in Spanish. Class discussion of contemporary cultural, social, and political issues enhances the students’ perception of the Hispanic world. Essays, newspaper articles, and films provide students with the vocabulary and colloquial expressions to attain fluency in the spoken language. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 212 - Hispanic Civilizations 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts; Oral Communication Surveys the cultural history of Spain and Spanish America through an examination of the arts as a means of access to developing civilizations. Painting, sculpture, and architecture are analyzed, not only as aesthetic expressions, but as instruments of political and philosophical expression. Students acquire a more in-depth knowledge of the richness and complexity of the Hispanic World through the arts. Prerequisites: SPN 201 and 210. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 310 - Spanish Phonetics 1 semester, 3 Credits Designed to master Spanish accentuation and pronunciation systems through study and practice of Spanish sounds and intonation patterns. The Spanish pronunciation is presented in contrast to that of American English to develop awareness of similarities and differences between systems. Students will also learn about Spanish dialects through the analysis of native oral samples. Prerequisites: SPN 201 and 210. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 321 - Survey of Spanish Literature 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II Traces the development of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. Representative writers, together with the main tenets of literary movements, will receive special emphasis. Attention will be given to the cultural and historical ambience in which each work emerges. Students will read works in prose, verse, drama, and essay. Prerequisite: SPN 212. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 322 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Writing II Studies and analyzes representative Spanish-American literary works from the colonial period through the present day. Provides an overview of the development of Spanish American literature via the study of some of the major writers and works from the time of the conquest through the contemporary period. Prerequisite: SPN 212. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 325 - Smells Like Teen Spirit: The Hispanic Novel of Formation 1 semester, 3 Credits Investigates the Bildungsroman throughout the Hispanic world. Attention will be paid to how the novel of individual formation reflects and responds to notions of social and national development. Using important examples of the genre from Spain and Latin America, students will explore the creation of a coherent self in literary texts. Prerequisite: SPN 321. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 326 - The Dramatic and Poetic World of Federico García Lorca 1 semester, 3 Credits Investigates the aesthetics of the Andalusian writer, Federico García Lorca. Students will analyze Lorca’s writings and participate in debates that include the author’s role within the Spanish avant-garde, the relationship between his work and literary tradition–particularly the Spanish Golden Age–and the conflict between reason and passion prevalent in his literary cosmos. Prerequisites: SPN 321. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 370 - Special Topics in Hispanic Studies 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides students the opportunity for in-depth study of a particular topic not treated in existing course offerings. Topics will vary and may be drawn from current issues, events, debates, or from other related areas of interest to students of the discipline. Prerequisite: Varies according to topic but always includes at least two SPN courses at the 200-level or above. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 401 - Spanish Literature of the Golden Age: The Renaissance 1 semester, 3 Credits Focuses on the Renaissance outlook in Golden Age Spain as reflected in the literary genres of chivalric romance, picaresque and pastoral novels, and poetry of the mystic and lyric traditions. Major selections from Cervantes’ Don Quijote and his shorter novels, the novelas ejemplares, will be read and analyzed from the perspective of the sociopolitical and theological debates of the 16th century. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 402 - Spanish Literature of the Golden Age: 17th-Century Spain on the Stage 1 semester, 3 Credits Concentrates on playwrights such as Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calderón, exploring the historical and cultural conditions underlying 17th-century Spanish theater. Designed to please a paying popular and a courtly audience, Spanish drama shaped a collective identity while projecting conflicts between desire and conformity. Analyzes issues of gender, identity, global expansion, scientific discovery, and tensions of a multicultural society. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 403 - The Spanish Novel of the 19th Century 1 semester, 3 Credits A critical study of the literary movements of costumbrismo, realismo, and naturalismo. Special attention will be given to the novels of Alarcón, Clarín, Galdós, Pardo Bazán, and Valera. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 406 - Contemporary Spanish Prose 1 semester, 3 Credits An approach to post-war narrative in Spain, with emphasis on the techniques of the “novel,” particularly its relationship to European and Latin-American novel models. Authors include Cela, Fernández Cubas, Juan Goytisolo, Laforet, Llamazares, and others. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 407 - 20th-Century Spanish Drama 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines the main dramatic tendencies in 20th-century Spain. Attention will be devoted to key theatrical developments within the context of philosophical (existentialism), social (neo-realism), and aesthetic (the theater of the absurd, post-Modernism) tendencies underlying much of Western thought during the 20th century. Arrabal, Buero Vallejo, Gala, Lorca, Sastre, and Valle-Inclán are among the authors included. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 408 - Contemporary Spanish-American Novel 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides an in-depth study of the characteristics of the Boom (1950-1970) and Post-Boom (1968) movements of Spanish-American literature. It also considers the socio-cultural contexts of the respective periods. Works may include: Alejo Carpentier’s Los pasos perdidos, Gabriel García Márquez’s Cien años de soledad, Julio Cortázar’s Rayuela, Isabel Allende’s La casa de los espíritus. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 417 - Spanish-American Literature 1 semester, 3 Credits A critical examination of themes, topics, and authors not otherwise covered in traditional genre or period courses. Readings will vary but will focus on underrepresented groups such as women writers, Afro-Hispanic, and indigenous literature written in genres such as the essay, drama, and poetry. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 418 - Spanish-American Novel 1 semester, 3 Credits Studies the development of the Spanish-American novel through 1950 focusing on issues of colonization, political, economic and cultural independence, identity, gender, and race. Texts may include: Fernández de Lizardi’s El Periquillo Sarniento, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda’s Sab, Alejo Carpentier’s El reino de este mundo. Prerequisites: SPN 321 and 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 450 - Internship in Hispanic Studies 1 semester, 3 Credits Offers majors at the advanced level the opportunity to apply and deepen their knowledge of the major language/culture in a meaningful way outside the classroom. Interns devote a minimum of 10 hours per week to supervised on-site responsibilities and meet regularly with the faculty internship advisor to discuss the ongoing process of the scholarly project that will emerge from the internship experience. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	SPN 490 - Independent Study 1 semester, 3 Credits Readings or research in selected areas of language or literature directed by a member of the department. Topic will be arranged in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite: Department chairperson approval. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Geography
	GEO 175 - Introduction to Geography 1 semester, 3 Credits This course seeks to explore the major concepts and approaches of modern geography (physical, cultural, economic, political, regional, and environmental) and their application in the 21st century. This course uses a variety of pedagogical approaches including but not limited to: direct inquiry, analysis of current world issues, geographic technology labs, hands-on activities, discussion, and lecture. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Global Studies
	GST 101 - Introduction to Global Studies 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement Explores the concepts and practices of citizenship in an age of globalization, and how best to promote economic development, democracy, community, and social justice. Students discuss globalization issues and the socio-economic, political, and cultural interconnections of the world by combining community experience and academic study. Particular attention will be drawn to perspectives on globalization beyond the Euro-American framework. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 201 - Case Studies in Globalization: Globalization and Cultural Identity 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science Building on the Global Studies introductory course, this course examines more particular issues related to globalization and develops an understanding of research methods and practical research skills. Case study analysis will provide the focusing tool for the study of a specific issue area. Prerequisite: GST 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 202 - Globalization and Social Change 1 semester, 3 Credits Builds upon the introductory course by examining in greater depth and scope the history and impacts of globalization in its cultural, economic, political and environmental dimensions. Students also explore their interest in particular global issues through research and community engagement, as well as develop skills necessary for effectively creating social change in a globalized world. Prerequisite: GST 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 290 - Global Engagement 1 semester, 1 Credit Prepares students for the study abroad experience with particular attention to developing cross-cultural competency and global awareness. Pass/Fail credit only (Spring 2016/Fall 2016). Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 303 - Case Studies in Globalization 1 semester, 3 Credits Allows students to examine more particular issues related to globalization as well as develop an understanding of research methods and practical research skills. Case study analysis will provide the focusing tool for the study of a specific issue area. Note: Course may be taken only one time for credit even if it is addressing different topics. Prerequisite: GST 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 318 - Globalization and Social Justice 1 semester, 3 Credits With the fall of socialist states, capitalist markets, economic relations, and consumerism have become global. Examines the political, cultural, and economic origins, consequences, and responses (with specific concern for the prospects for social justice, democracy, and equality) in the rich and poor countries of the world; impacts on workers; ecological, resource, and environmental implications; and anti-corporate globalization resistance movements. Same as AMS 318, SOC 318, and WMS 318. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 325 - The Global Economy 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides an overview of current economic theory and practice, and the role it plays in globalization. Interconnections among economic, social and cultural, educational, political, and environmental factors are also examined. Specific emphasis is given to understanding the impact of economic globalization on local economies, and vice versa. Prerequisites: GST 101 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 333 - Community Lens 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Fine Arts Examines the concept and practice of community and social change through the lens of photography. Students learn digital photography skills, engage in a community-based photography project, and produce a final photo exhibition. Same as ART 333 and PSP 333. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 337 - Philosophy and Globalization 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Philosophy Students will study the phenomenon entitled ‘globalization’ through readings and assignments that focus on its epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical import and challenges. Emphasizes the multiple ways of addressing globalization—i.e., it places students in dialogue with scholars from both the developed and developing worlds and with key texts in both the history of philosophy and contemporary Continental and Catholic thought. Same as PHL 337. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 352 - Global Feminisms in an Age of Empire and Beyond 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Addresses the relationship between feminism, colonialism, and postcolonialism. The legacies of the unequal relationship between Western and non‐western feminists often weighed heavily on emergent feminisms in postcolonial societies, and feminism took on new forms in response to those legacies. Course incorporates historiography, literary fiction, and film focused on the British and French empires. Not open to freshmen. Same as HIS 352 and WMS 352. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 354 - Immigration 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Public discourse questions whether contemporary immigration is beneficial for society and whether today’s immigrants will assimilate similarly to previous immigrants. This course engages these debates by situating present-day U.S. immigrant experiences in historical and comparative perspectives. Topics include: theories of migration, immigrant incorporation, effects of migration on sending and receiving societies, and immigration laws and current policies. Same as SOC 354. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 355 - Comparative Race and Inequality 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines histories and contemporary experiences of race across multiple settings, with attention to how race intersects with other social identities. Explores the relevance of race in understanding inequality, privilege, and community. Scholarly publications, autobiographies, films, non-fiction, media coverage, and community events serve as course texts. Same as SOC 355 and BLS 355. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 360 - Justice Across Borders 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Focuses on the meaning of “justice across borders,” with special attention to the historical and contemporary relationship between the U.S. and its border communities. Reflection on cross-border service experience will be included in the course with opportunities to identify and develop strategies for defining and enhancing justice across borders. Same as PSP 360. Prerequisites: PSP 101 or GST 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 370 - Special Topics in Globalization 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Provides students the opportunity for the in-depth study of a current controversy or theoretical issue in international relations and events of global interest. Topics may include global environmental policies, the anti-corporate-globalization movement, women in the global economy, global diasporas and cultural change, and ethnicity and nationalisms. Prerequisite: Varies. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 371 - Topics in Global Service Learning 1 semester, 4 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement Provides the opportunity for the in-depth study of a current controversial or theoretical issue in global studies with real-world applications. Taught as an advanced seminar special topics course, which includes an international service learning component of at least one week (5 days) of service, field work, excursions, and lectures. A small discussion-based seminar with an intensive writing component; students must be willing to critically reflect on material and engage in theoretical and practical discussions surrounding international cross-cultural engagement. Students are charged trip fees and airfare in addition to tuition. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 395 - Research in Global Studies 1 semester, 1-3 Credits Students will engage in a creative research project under the direction of a faculty member. Variable credit hours (1-3 credit hours) where 1 credit hour equals 4 hours research time. May be repeated for credit. Pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor required. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 401 - Political Economy of Race 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines the co-evolution of race and capitalism over the past 500 years, from racial justifications of imperialism (for an early critique see de las Casas 1552) to contemporary processes of neo-colonialism, neo-liberalism and racial capitalism. Same as SOC 401 and BLS 401. Prerequisites: One of the following: BLS 101, SOC 313, SOC 315, GST 355, or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 410 - Crossing Borders 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Examines the concept and practice of “border crossing” with readings, intensive writing, in-class and public presentations, and digital media to reflect upon and integrate the study abroad experience. Geared toward upper level students returning from international immersion; particular attention will be drawn to cross-cultural communication, global leadership, and post-graduate opportunities. Prerequisite: Students must have studied abroad at an approved study abroad program to take this course, either during one of the academic semesters prior to the course or during the summer. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 450 - Global Studies Internship 1 semester, 3 Credits Students have the opportunity to broaden their understanding of globalization by engaging in approved on-site internship experiences related to issues such as world hunger and poverty, immigration, the rights of world children, indigenous rights and cultures, and local alternatives to global agribusiness. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 480 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar I 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II The capstone is designed to provide students with the tools for conducting research and for critically analyzing issues at global, national, and local levels. Students are responsible for analyzing topics on globalization and facilitating in-class discussions drawn from their experiences and research. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 481 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar II 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Majors in global studies are required to develop a thesis as part of their graduation requirements. This course assists with further development of critical thinking, research, and communication skills. Each student engages in a research project on a topic previously explored and selected in the Capstone Seminar I, along the lines of their concentration area of global studies. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	GST 490 - Global Studies Independent Study 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides students the opportunity for in-depth study of a particular area related to global studies. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Health Policy and Management
	HPM 101 - The American Health Care System 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores the historical evolution and current structure of the U.S. health care system. Examines the socioeconomic context in which health care is delivered, the providers of health services, and those who pay for this care. Students also analyze contemporary proposals for reforming the health care system. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 202 - Principles of Health Care Management 1 semester, 3 Credits Builds a foundation for health care management by introducing students to topics such as leadership, management theory, strategic planning, quality and performance improvement, information technology, financial management, human resources, teamwork, cultural competency and diversity, ethics, and fraud and abuse. Theory is integrated with real world problems through the use of case studies and relevant literature. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 240 - The Epidemiology of Health and Disease 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science How do epidemics start? How can we control the spread of disease? Epidemiology studies the determinants of health and disease from a population perspective. Students gain familiarity with concepts and methods in the field using case studies to illustrate how epidemiologists conduct research, analyze data, and make public health recommendations. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 250 - Computer Information Systems in Health Policy and Management 1 semester, 3 Credits Students explore new developments in information systems and technology in health care organizations, master the use of commonly used software tools, develop presentation skills, and gain experience working in teams. No prior knowledge of computer information systems is assumed. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 300 - Financial Management of Health Care Institutions 1 semester, 3 Credits Introduces students to the challenges of financial management in a complex health care environment. Topics include the third-party payer system, basic accounting principles, analyzing financial statements, and concepts such as cost allocation and product costing, cost variance analysis, the time value of money and its role in capital project analysis, and managing cash flow. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 303 - Management of Human Resources in the Health Care Setting 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores the human resource manager’s responsibility to recruit and retain personnel and to coordinate policies throughout the organization. Lectures and class exercises examine the interaction of managers and other members of the health care team to promote both organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 310 - Health Law 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores practical aspects of health law, with an emphasis on personal liability, corporate liability, and intentional torts. Students learn essential guidelines for health care managers in establishing policies concerning medical records, insurance considerations, and risk management. State regulation of health care organizations and the liability of personnel working in health care facilities also are considered. Prerequisite: HPM 101 and junior standing. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 315 - Issues in Global Health 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores some of the important health problems and issues that transcend national boundaries such as infectious diseases, health disparities among countries, or global warming. Students examine how these problems are addressed through cooperative actions and international programs and analyze the role of key national and global actors. Prerequisite: HPM 101 and junior standing. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 319 - Sociology of Health and Illness 1 semester, 3 credits Explores the social aspects of health and illness, the relationship of illness to the organization of society, and the organization of medical care—the distribution of correlates of mortality and morbidity, attitudes toward illness, the sick role, the organization of therapeutic settings, the economics, and the politics. Health delivery systems are evaluated cross-culturally and proposals for change in the American health system are critiqued. Same as SOC 319. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 320 - Perspectives on Not-for-Profit Organizations 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to the history and role of not-for profit organizations (NFPs) in the health care system. The mission and goals of NFPs are contrasted with those of for-profit organizations. Students review managerial activities within NFP organizations, such as health insurers, community hospitals, and advocacy groups. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 322 - Public Health Administration and Practice 1 semester, 3 Credits Focuses on the development of policies and programs designed to promote the health of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. Students will consider the challenges of measuring and targeting interventions to prevent and control diseases and will consider the role of both public health agencies and private actors in addressing these issues. Prerequisite: HPM 240. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 323 - Administration of the Extended Care Facility 1 semester, 3 Credits Offers an in-depth study of the demand for, and organization of, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care providers. Students will compare the managerial challenges of caring for patients in both institutional and home/community-based settings. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 331 - Aging and Health 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines the impact of aging on individuals, health providers, and the American health care system. Special attention paid to the health service needs generated by an aging society and contemporary responses to these needs in the United States. Prerequisite: HPM 101. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 395 - Research 1 semester, Variable credit hours (1-3 credit hours) where 1 credit hour equals 4 hours research time. Students will be engaged in a creative research project under the direction of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but may only be applied to the Health Policy and Management major once. Offered in the fall semester. Must be taken on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor required. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 396 - Research 1 semester, Variable credit hours (1-3 credit hours) where 1 credit hour equals 4 hours research time. Students will be engaged in a creative research project under the direction of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but may only be applied to the Health Policy and Management major once. Offered in the spring semester. Must be taken on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor required. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 408 - Policy Analysis in the Health Sector 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement Explores the role of public officials and private interests in shaping health care policy and develops essential skills for students to participate in the policy making process. Policy issues are discussed using case studies, role playing, and debates. Students examine the processes of agenda-building, decision-making, and program implementation on a variety of state and federal health policy issues. Prerequisite: HPM 310 and junior status. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 420 - Strategic Management in Health Care 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores the strategic decision-making process in health care organizations. Topics include the analysis and evaluation of health-related programs as well as the marketing, financing, and operational analysis conducted within health care provider institutions. Students will make extensive use of case studies. Prerequisites: HPM 300 and HPM 310. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 430 - Intensive Writing Seminar 1 semester, 3 credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II Explores a theme in contemporary health policy and management through advanced readings, student led discussions, and a major writing project. Offers intensive, personalized instruction in academic writing in the field of health policy and management. Guides students through conducting research, planning a writing project, and developing advanced skills in rhetoric, grammar, and revision. Prerequisites: HPM 101 and HPM 240. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 445 - Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity in the United States 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II; Oral Communication Is obesity a disease? Is obesity a matter of personal responsibility, or is it due to a culture overloaded with unhealthy foods? This research and writing-intensive seminar explores answers to these and other key questions using an interdisciplinary approach. Students will examine changes in health policy, medicine, and other areas that contribute to understanding and defining obesity. Prerequisites: HPM 101 and HPM 240. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 450 - Field Experience 1 semester, 3 Credits Students develop their professional skills under the guidance of an internship supervisor at a placement site arranged in collaboration with a faculty member. Students will be expected to apply concepts and skills from their previous course work to practical problems in their organization. Seminar meetings allow students to reflect upon their experiences. Prerequisites: HPM 300, 310, and 408. Open to HPM seniors or by permission. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 470 - Special Topics in Health Policy and Management 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II This research seminar offers students an opportunity to study selected topics and issues that are not addressed in-depth elsewhere in the curriculum. Topics will change over time in response to new trends and issues in the health care system. Prerequisite: Open to HPM juniors and seniors. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 480 - Senior Seminar in Health Policy and Management 1 semester, 3 Credits A team-taught capstone seminar for seniors that examines contemporary health policy and management issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students develop a deeper appreciation for the historical, ethical, legal, socioeconomic, and political dimensions of contemporary health policy and management issues. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HPM 490-491 - Independent Study in Health Policy and Management 1 semester, 3 Credits Allows for in-depth study of a topic in health policy and management. This is designed as an advanced course; the student and the faculty member must agree upon a syllabus that includes a schedule of assigned readings and a major paper/project. Students may enroll in more than one independent study to explore different topics in the field. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
History
	HIS 100 - Thinking and Writing about History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing I Introduction to the study of the field of history. Considers the methods of historical thinking that involve the critical investigation, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of historical sources as well as the development of essential writing, research, and verbal skills. Further considers basic issues of historiography and the philosophy of history. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 103 - U.S. History to 1877 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science Survey course of American history from colonial beginnings through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Same as AMS 103. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 104 - U.S. History Since 1877 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Survey course of American history from the end of Reconstruction through the present day. Same as AMS 104. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 200 - Japanese Pop Culture as Postwar History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Interdisciplinary exploration of modern Japanese popular culture and as a way of understanding Japan’s postwar history. Examines such familiar pop-cultural objects as the samurai, baseball, giant monsters (kaijū), and Japanese animation (anime), among other topics, while also analyzing their historical context and appropriation in other milieux. Same as AST 200. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 202 - American Military History 1 semester, 3 Credits Using lecture and small group discussions, this course is a survey of the American military experience from the Colonial wars to Desert Storm. The instruction analyzes the policies, strategies, and tactics of three centuries of military history. These events are analyzed using the conventional discipline of historical methodology and the classical norms of the principles of warfare. Same as MIL 202. Satisfies pre or post-1877 American history requirement for minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 205 - Introduction to Public History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement Public History is the interdisciplinary, applied, and collaborative practice of history outside of the academy. Introduces the theory and practice of public history, including subfields such as archives, historic preservation, contract history, cultural resource management, oral history, and curatorial work. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 207 - African-American History 1619 to Present 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Examines the African-American experience from the establishment of slavery in North America to the present. Examines the establishment of slavery, the Civil War and the end of slavery, the establishment of systems of racial segregation, and the corresponding efforts to end racial oppression in the United States. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 214 - North American Religious History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II; Theology Explores diverse figures, movements, and issues in American religious history from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. Contesting a “melting pot” or “Americanization” narrative, we ask instead how religious groups have continued to remake and reimagine themselves amidst the multiplicity of American life. Special attention will be given to issues of tolerance and church-state relations. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level Theology Core course. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 215 - The Diversity of Latin American Religious History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Theology An awareness of the centrality of religion in changing and shaping society in Latin America from the pre-Contact period, through the colonial period, and to the twenty-first century is imperative to understand this region. Systematically explores the sophisticated and multifaceted religious history of Latin America to develop students’ knowledge of the socio-cultural, economic, and political role of religion. Some prior knowledge of Latin American, North American, or European religious history is helpful, but not required. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level theology core course. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 218 - Multicultural United States: Racism, Ethnicity, and Immigration History in the Contemporary U.S. 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Racism in the United States remains a topic of fierce debate today. This course places contemporary racial issues in an historical context by examining institutional racism, ethnicity, and immigration from the Civil War to today. Specifically compares how Native Americans, African Americans, Latino/a Americans, Asian Americans, and American Muslims have shaped their own identities in the United States over time. Same as AMS 218. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 220 - Living in an Imperial World: Cities and Empires, 1500 to the Present 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity From the early modern period through to the mid-twentieth century the dominant political structure in a globalizing world was not the nation-state but the empire. This course examines and compares early modern and modern empires through the histories of the cities that were central to imperial networks, including Tangiers, Calcutta, Hanoi and Newport. Satisfies pre- or post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 226 - Women and the Modern American Experience 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II Explores the contributions of women to the American historical experience since the Civil War and the impact of changes in American politics, economics, and society on women and family; the emergence of the modern American family and a working class culture; the impact of industrialization; and the upheavals of the 20th century, such as two World Wars, the Great Depression, etc. Same as WMS 226. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 230 - Early Latin American History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Survey on Early Latin America, from the initial encounter to Independence, assesses the impact of contact, conquest, and colonization on pre-contact peoples, the introduction of non-Indigenous populations, and the evolution of political, economic, cultural, and religious institutions. Specific topics include rural and urban communities, accommodation and resistance patterns, as well as race, class, gender, and kinship. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 231 - Modern Latin American History 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Writing II Surveys the period from Independence to today, and gives particular attention to politico-economic and socio-cultural transformations (i.e., revolutions, military dictatorships, social movements, economic expansions, and democratic consolidations) that have affected Latin America from the 19th to the 21st centuries. Its regional and comparative perspective highlights Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, and Peru. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 240 - Native American History to 1815 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores the historical development of the indigenous peoples of North America to 1815. Pays special attention to the development of pre-Columbian societies, the impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples, and the social, cultural, political, diplomatic, and military methods native peoples used to confront Western imperialism. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 241 - Native American History since 1815 1 semester, 3 Credits Explores the development of the native peoples of North America from 1815 to today. Pays special attention to Indian removal, forms of resistance utilized by indigenous leaders, the challenge of westward expansion, the rise of the American Indian Movement, and the origins and course of modern Native America. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 255 - Colonial North America: From Contact to Constitution (to 1789) 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Looks at diverse and resilient native cultures; the hopes and struggles of colonists as they established themselves in each region; the ways entrenched slave economies developed alongside powerful new ideas about freedom; and the fiery debates that led to the Revolution and the Constitution. Same as AMS 255. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 256 - Creating a Nation from Founding to Civil War (1789-1877) 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines the struggles of early Americans to create a viable, lasting republic despite disagreements over the meaning of the Constitution; demands for increased democracy; industrial development; rapid immigration; and expansion westward. Yet nothing threatened the nation more than sectional disagreements over slavery, culminating in the Civil War and Reconstruction. Same as AMS 256. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 257 - Redefining the United States at Home and Abroad (1877-1939) 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines how Americans grappled with the emergence of the United States as an industrial and world power, including continued racial tensions and opposition to new immigrant groups, Native Americans, and African Americans; imperial expansion into the Caribbean and Pacific; the politics of the Gilded Age; Progressive Era reform movements; the First World War; and the Great Depression and New Deal. Same as AMS 257. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 258 - The American Century (1939-Present) 1 semester, 3 Credits Studies the role of America as a global superpower, from the Second World War, through the Cold War, Vietnam, and the war against terrorism, as well as how domestic civil rights battles by blacks, women, immigrants, and other minority groups have shaped American society and culture to the present day. Same as AMS 258. Satisfies: Post-1877 American History requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 260 - Renaissance Florence: City and Culture: 1300-1550 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Analyzes the political, social, economic, cultural, and artistic changes that occurred between the 14th and 16th centuries. It especially focuses on the Italian experience. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 280 - Ethnicity in the Ancient World 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication; Diversity Studies ancient thinking about ethnicity and race in the Greco-Roman World, how ethnicity was defined, how Greeks and Romans used concepts of ethnicity to differentiate peoples, and how ancient thinking about ethnicity and race influences modern thinking. Uses primary and secondary texts, and requires no background in ancient history. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 298 - East Asian History I 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity A survey of East Asian history from its beginnings through the late-eighteenth century. Acquaints students with the major topics in early Chinese, Japanese, and Korean history and explores such themes as the construction of political authority, the place of marginal social groups, and the intercultural interactions that characterized the region’s history. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 299 - East Asian History II 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity A survey of modern East Asian history from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. Focuses on Asia’s transition to modernity, and such topics as the development of the modern nation-state in Japan, imperialism and revolution in China, Korea’s colonial period, the Second World War, and Asia’s place in the Cold War world. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 304 - Modern Britain 1 semester, 3 Credits Covers the history of Britain and the British Empire from the end of the seventeenth century until the present, with a focus on British politics, society and culture. Key themes include the relationship between Britain and the rest of the world; the long, troubled emergence of democracy in Britain; and interactions between social, political and cultural change. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	HIS 305 - Europe from 1555 – 1648 1 semester, 3 Credits Considers the history of Europe during the hegemony of Spain from the Religious Peace of Augsburg to the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years War. Attention is given to England during the age of Elizabeth and the early Stuarts to France during the age of the religious wars and under the centralizing influence of Richelieu. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings

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ITA 370 - Special Topics in Italian

ITA 401 - Risorgimento I

ITA 403 - Modern Italian Literature: The Early 1900s

ITA 404 - Modern Italian Literature: 1950-Present

ITA 490 - Independent Study

SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I

SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish II

SPN 103 - Intermediate Spanish I

SPN 104 - Intermediate Spanish II

SPN 201 - Spanish Composition

SPN 210 - Conversational Spanish

SPN 212 - Hispanic Civilizations

SPN 310 - Spanish Phonetics

SPN 321 - Survey of Spanish Literature

SPN 322 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature

SPN 325 - Smells Like Teen Spirit: The Hispanic Novel of Formation

SPN 326 - The Dramatic and Poetic World of Federico García Lorca

SPN 370 - Special Topics in Hispanic Studies

SPN 401 - Spanish Literature of the Golden Age: The Renaissance

SPN 402 - Spanish Literature of the Golden Age: 17th-Century Spain on the Stage

SPN 403 - The Spanish Novel of the 19th Century

SPN 406 - Contemporary Spanish Prose

SPN 407 - 20th-Century Spanish Drama

SPN 408 - Contemporary Spanish-American Novel

SPN 417 - Spanish-American Literature

SPN 418 - Spanish-American Novel

SPN 450 - Internship in Hispanic Studies

SPN 490 - Independent Study

GEO 175 - Introduction to Geography

GST 101 - Introduction to Global Studies

GST 201 - Case Studies in Globalization: Globalization and Cultural Identity

GST 202 - Globalization and Social Change

GST 290 - Global Engagement

GST 303 - Case Studies in Globalization

GST 318 - Globalization and Social Justice

GST 325 - The Global Economy

GST 333 - Community Lens

GST 337 - Philosophy and Globalization

GST 352 - Global Feminisms in an Age of Empire and Beyond

GST 354 - Immigration

GST 355 - Comparative Race and Inequality

GST 360 - Justice Across Borders

GST 370 - Special Topics in Globalization

GST 371 - Topics in Global Service Learning

GST 395 - Research in Global Studies

GST 401 - Political Economy of Race

GST 410 - Crossing Borders

GST 450 - Global Studies Internship

GST 480 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar I

GST 481 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar II

GST 490 - Global Studies Independent Study

HPM 101 - The American Health Care System

HPM 202 - Principles of Health Care Management

HPM 240 - The Epidemiology of Health and Disease

HPM 250 - Computer Information Systems in Health Policy and Management

HPM 300 - Financial Management of Health Care Institutions

HPM 303 - Management of Human Resources in the Health Care Setting

HPM 310 - Health Law

HPM 315 - Issues in Global Health

HPM 319 - Sociology of Health and Illness

HPM 320 - Perspectives on Not-for-Profit Organizations

HPM 322 - Public Health Administration and Practice

HPM 323 - Administration of the Extended Care Facility

HPM 331 - Aging and Health

HPM 395 - Research

HPM 396 - Research

HPM 408 - Policy Analysis in the Health Sector

HPM 420 - Strategic Management in Health Care

HPM 430 - Intensive Writing Seminar

HPM 445 - Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity in the United States

HPM 450 - Field Experience

HPM 470 - Special Topics in Health Policy and Management

HPM 480 - Senior Seminar in Health Policy and Management

HPM 490-491 - Independent Study in Health Policy and Management

HIS 100 - Thinking and Writing about History

HIS 103 - U.S. History to 1877

HIS 104 - U.S. History Since 1877

HIS 200 - Japanese Pop Culture as Postwar History

HIS 202 - American Military History