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2018-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Accountancy
  

  • ACC 103 - Introduction to Accounting and Finance

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Open to students pursuing the minor in Business and Innovation only. Covers basic finance and accounting concepts. Students will work with the instructor to pass an Excel competency test prior to, or during the first few weeks after, commencing the course.


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  • ACC 113 - Data Applications in Business

    1 semester, 2 credits-

    Designed to help students structure and define the problems faced by businesses and to acquire proficiency with the tools used to analyze and solve these problems. Focus is on commonly used business decision support software (e.g., Microsoft Excel). Students will be required to demonstrate basic level proficiency on standard certification exams. Students that have earned a passing grade in ACC 110 and ACC 111 are not eligible to take this course. Open to freshmen and sophomores only.


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  • ACC 200 - Introduction to the Profession

    1 semester, 1 credit-

    This co-curricular course introduces students to the professional world of accounting. Various segments of the profession will be explored including, but not limited to, public accounting, tax practice, internal audit, corporate accounting, banking, insurance, non-profit, governmental, and regulatory agency work. This course is offered on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: ACC 310, with concurrent enrollment allowed.


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  • ACC 203 - Financial Accounting

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces basic elements of accounting and the role of accounting in business and society. Provides students with a fundamental understanding of concepts and principles used by corporations to measure and communicate financial results useful to business decision makers. Emphasis is placed on the ability to read and understand financial statements.


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  • ACC 204 - Managerial Accounting

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces basic elements of accounting and the role of accounting in business and society. Explores accounting concepts and procedures used by internal users in running a business and making decisions. Major components include cost accumulation methods; cost behavior, analysis, and control; budgeting and the effects of cost data on the decision process. Basic accounting terminology and procedures are presented as a foundation for further studies in the business disciplines. Prerequisite: ACC 203.


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  • ACC 301 - Cost Accounting

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Focuses on quantitative tools and analytical techniques used by managers in formulating business strategies. Reporting issues relative to planning and control decisions are heavily explored. Topics include cost-volume-profit analysis, manufacturing cost flow, and cost estimation. Alternative management and accounting methods are studied and their impact on business operations and performance is considered. Prerequisite: ACC 204.


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  • ACC 310 - Intermediate Accounting I

    1 semester, 4 credits-

    Begins by examining the conceptual framework of financial accounting as the theoretical foundation for addressing external reporting issues. The application of accounting theory in financial statements, income and expense recognition, and asset valuation and disclosure relative to current and long-term assets are considered in detail. Significant attention is given to the interpretation of financial information. Prerequisite: ACC 203 with a minimum grade of C and ACC 204.


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  • ACC 311 - Intermediate Accounting II

    1 semester, 4 credits-

    Emphasizes the application of accounting principles and objectives of financial reporting in the context of corporate financial statements. Issues related to debt and equity reporting, accounting for income taxes, revenue recognition, and accounting changes will be considered. Preparation and use of the statement of cash flows will also be considered. Prerequisite: ACC 310 with a minimum grade of C-.


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  • ACC 350 - Accounting Information Systems

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Prepares students to be effective users, evaluators, and auditors of accounting information systems (AIS). Major themes include analysis of business processes, system documentation with flowcharts, risk assessment, internal control, and organizational governance. Prerequisite: ACC 204 or permission of instructor.


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  • ACC 405 - Advanced Accounting

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Emphasizes the application of accounting principles and the objectives of financial reporting relative to a variety of entities. The corporate entity is explored in the context of business combinations and consolidations. Accounting and reporting for governmental units and not-for-profit entities are surveyed. Prerequisite: ACC 311 with a minimum grade of C-.


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  • ACC 406 - Taxes and Business Decisions

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement

    Examines the role taxes play in business and individual decisions, particularly Federal taxes on income. A survey of the Federal tax laws as they affect different types of income and deductions is included. The differences between tax and business treatment of common business activities, events, and transactions are discussed. Prerequisite: ACC 203.


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  • ACC 412 - Auditing

    1 semester, 4 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    Develops an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of the auditing process and the role of internal and external auditing in an organization. The concepts of risk and control, evidence, and documentation are considered. Ethical issues in the audit environment are considered. Prerequisite: ACC 311 and ACC 350 or permission of instructor.


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  • ACC 450 - Accountancy Internship

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Offers credit to students participating in department-approved internships in for-profit or not-for-profit organizations or governmental agencies. Provides the student with a valuable experiential learning opportunity. Academic assignments, as specified in the accountancy internship contract, must be completed. Departmental approval required.


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  • ACC 470 - Special Topics

    1 semester, 1-3 credits-

    The topics discussed in the seminar vary from semester to semester. Prerequisites: ACC 412 or ACC 406 or permission of instructor.


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  • ACC 485 - Accounting Policy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Requires students to integrate, extend, analyze, and apply knowledge gained in the major to demonstrate mastery of the accounting discipline within a liberal arts experience. Focuses on internal and external reporting issues incorporating concepts from financial accounting, cost/managerial accounting, accounting information systems, advanced accounting, auditing, and taxation. Prerequisites: Senior accountancy majors; ACC 301, ACC 405, ACC 406, and ACC 412, FIN 207, FIN 310, MGT 301, and MKT 205, or permission of instructor.


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  • ACC 490 - Independent Study in Accounting

    1 semester, 1-3 credits-

    Open primarily to senior Accountancy majors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in accountancy outside of the regular departmental offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the chairperson. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson.


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American Studies
  

  • AMS 101 - Introduction to American Studies

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces students to the basic issues, methodology, and tools in examining a broad range of topics relevant to the study of American history and culture. Thematic topics vary from semester to semester. Satisfies an AMS elective requirement.


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  • AMS 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. This introductory course is designed for non-majors. Same as HIS 103.


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  • AMS 106 - 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. This introductory course is designed for non-majors. Same as HIS 104.


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  • AMS 107 - African American Art: A Look at Hip Hop

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Students explore Hip-Hop’s impact on American popular culture. Focuses on the music and culture’s contentious relationship to blackness, African American identity-in terms of gender, sexuality and class among other social categories-and notions of American multiculturalism. Strives to offer a survey of Hip-Hop’s impact on a wide range of social and artistic practices. Same as ARH 107 and BLS 107.


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  • AMS 120 - History of Film: Early Hollywood

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Traces the history of cinema from its beginnings at the turn of the 20th century to the establishment of the sound cinema. Emphasis is given to film as an art form as well as a social and political phenomenon in the United States and throughout the world. Same as TDF 120.


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  • AMS 121 - History of Film: The Classic Era 1940-1960 and Beyond 1960-1990

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Traces key films and movements in the history of the cinema, from the classic Hollywood era in the 1940s to the flowering of international and independent cinema of the present. Emphasis is on cinema as an art form, medium of entertainment, and its development alongside politics, society, and the other arts. Same as TDF 121.


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  • AMS 206 - American Musical Theatre

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Exposes students to all aspects of the Broadway or American musical theatre. Emphasis on appreciation and analysis in terms of music, book, lyrics, and design. Eight or nine musicals of various types are studied through analysis of scripts, sound recordings, DVDs, and live performances when possible. Same as TDF 206.


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  • AMS 207 - American Art

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    An introduction to American painting, sculpture, and architecture from Colonial times to the present. Same as ARH 207. Prerequisite: ARH 106 suggested.


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  • AMS 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. Same as HIS 215 and LALS 215. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Prerequisite: Completion of a 200-level theology core course.


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  • AMS 218 - Multicultural America: Racism, Ethnicity, and Immigration History in the Contemporary United States

    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 HIS 218.


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  • AMS 220 - The Catholic Imagination of Four American Filmmakers

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An intensive study of the films of John Ford, Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, and Martin Scorsese emphasizing the Catholic imagination from which each of these directors was influenced. The social, psychological, and theological themes found in each filmmaker are considered as ways in which they used their personal concerns to tell popular stories. Same as TDF 220.


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  • AMS 224 - American Film Genres

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    A film genre is a recognizable type of movie, characterized by certain pre-established conventions. Genres evolve over time and are directly connected to the cultures that produce and cultivate them. Surveys the history and theory of popular American film genres such as horror, comedy, westerns, sci-fi, musicals, etc. Same as TDF 225.


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  • AMS 227 - History of Jazz

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A study of the history of jazz from African music to contemporary trends and more popular forms. Emphasis will be placed on styles and performers. Analytical listening will be required. Same as BLS 227 and MSC 227.


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  • AMS 230 - Early Latin American History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication; Diversity Proficiency

    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. Same as HIS 230 and LALS 230. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • AMS 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 HIS 255.


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  • AMS 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 HIS 256. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • AMS 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 HIS 257. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • AMS 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 HIS 258.


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  • AMS 260 - Women in Dance and Sport

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Women have made tremendous strides in both dance and sport over the last century. Studies the achievements of and challenges to women in these fields, with a focus on contemporary artists and athletes. A historical background will provide the foundation for analysis of current issues. Same as TDF 260 and WMS 260.


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  • AMS 265 - Twentieth-Century African-American Literature

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    A reading-intensive introduction to 20th-century African-American fiction, autobiography, drama, and poetry, with particular attention to social and cultural contexts. Writers include Nella Larsen, Ralph Ellison, Amiri Baraka, Toni Morrison, John Edgar Wideman, and Anna Deavere Smith. Focus on race, class, and gender, and on the authors’ approaches to the role of literary art in society. Same as BLS 365 & ENG 365.


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  • AMS 304 - American and European Art Since 1945

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Introduces major trends in Western and especially, American art post-World War II. A variety of media will be addressed, including not only the traditional visual arts, but a full range of new genres, as well. Social and cultural context for works of art and the shifts in style will be emphasized. Same as ARH 304.


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  • AMS 305 - Social Movements

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    What was it like to be a part of the 1950s and 1960s U.S. civil rights movement? Examines why people join social movements, how they are organized, why they occur when they do, and why they succeed or fail, and offers a critical evaluation of current theories of social and political movements. Same as BLS 304 and SOC 304.


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  • AMS 306 - The American Presidency

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An analysis of the contemporary presidency and its relationship to the American political system. Presidential power and roles are examined in terms of constitutional, institutional, personal, and contextual factors. Attention is given to evaluations and interpretations of the office, to presidential elections, and to the nature of presidential activity in domestic and foreign policy making. Same as PSC 306. Fulfills the American Politics requirement.


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  • AMS 307 - The American Supreme Court

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An examination of the history of the American Supreme Court, the judicial decision-making process, and theories of constitutional interpretation, with an emphasis on the current docket. Follows events as they unfold before the Court, including nominations and confirmation hearings. Reviews prior jurisprudence and historical context, while considering all sides of the legal and political issues, for each case covered. Same as PSC 307.


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  • AMS 308 - Urban Sociology

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Identifies the extent of, and reasons for, such urban problems as poverty, crime, and homelessness in cities such as Providence, New York, Boston, and Chicago. In generating explanations and developing solutions, the course draws on the theories of urban sociologists and on the personal experience of those who confront urban problems. Same as BLS 307, and SOC 307.


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  • AMS 310 - American Foreign Policy

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The larger foreign policy problems confronting the United States today, considered in the light of American values, historic patterns, and the current world situation. Same as PSC 310.


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  • AMS 315 - The Civil War and Reconstruction

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    The road to war is traced from the Texas Revolt to the bombardment of Ft. Sumter. The slavery issue is analyzed, and the course of the war is studied in detail. The consequences of the war, attempts to implement differing plans of Reconstruction, and the end of the Reconstruction are examined. Same as BLS 316 and HIS 316.


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  • AMS 322 - American Diplomatic History II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines the emergence of the United States as a world power in the 20th century. Topics will include the rise of the Imperial presidency, U.S. involvement in the two world wars, the origins and course of the Cold War, and determination of America’s role in the post-Cold War international order. Same as HIS 322.


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  • AMS 326 - The American Revolution

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The American Revolution is traced from the Seven Years War to the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the imperial crisis are examined in detail. The War for Independence, as well as the short and long-term consequences of Independence, are also covered. Same as HIS 325.


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  • AMS 330 - The Age of Hamilton & Jefferson, 1789-1815

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Focuses on the early years of the United States under the Constitution. The course covers Alexander Hamilton’s vision for the new nation, the origin of political parties, American reactions to the French and Haitian Revolutions, the challenges faced by the Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison administrations, reform, religion, and the development of American art, literature, and drama.  Same as HIS 330.


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  • AMS 355 - American Literature to 1865

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Concentrates on the period of the American Renaissance (1836-1860) with some attention to earlier writings. Authors may include Franklin, Poe, Emerson, Cooper, Douglass, Jacobs, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Stowe, Melville, Dickinson, and Whitman. The central topics concern the variety of responses to the question of American democratic opportunity, the frontier, and slavery. Same as ENG 355.


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  • AMS 356 - American Literature 1865-1914

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Surveys American literature through some of the most difficult years in our history, the years of industrialization, urbanization, mass immigration, Reconstruction and Jim Crow. Authors may include Twain, James, Dreiser, Dickinson, Chesnutt, Crane, Gilman, Robinson, Cahan, Wharton, and Frost. Same as ENG 356.


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  • AMS 360 - Panics and Depressions in US History, 1789

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Examines the political, legal, economic, social, and cultural impact of economic downturns in American history, from the nation’s founding through the Great Recession of 2008. Employing the case study method, it explores the interaction of the public will (“democracy”) and the regulatory establishment, with the markets, institutions, and instruments in finance-set in the context of financial crises. Same as HIS 364.


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  • AMS 364 - Modern American Fiction

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Covers American fiction since World War I. Authors include Anderson, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Cather, Dos Passos, Faulkner, Welty, O’Connor, Salinger, Heller, Percy, Pynchon, Morrison, and Bellow. Topics include the search for identity through tradition, the disillusionment of the ‘30s, the Southern Renaissance, and the problematics of mass society. Same as ENG 364.


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  • AMS 367 - Marketing Campaigns in U.S. History, c.1850

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Examines how different industries, products, and companies employed their marketing campaigns to take advantage of opportunities, respond to internal and external challenges and threats, and adapt to the social and cultural environment of their times. Includes the historical context of changing needs and wants of consumers, as well as developments in advertising media and marketing approaches. Same as HIS 367 and MKT 367.


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  • AMS 375 - Food in U.S. History

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Food is the subject of joy and fascination for studying American history. Course examines the complex history of food in the United States in many ways: as an item of national identity, an object of cultural resistance, a source of workers’ efficiency, a means for political engagement, and a measure of economic prosperity or impoverishment. Same as HIS 375.


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  • AMS 376 - Toni Morrison

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Examines a selection of novels by the 1993 Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. Analyzes her dialogue with African American and American history, with an emphasis on individual and communal trauma, memory, and healing. Selected, accessible Morrison scholarship will be studied as well, with a focus on race, class, and gender, and on Morrison’s strategies as a creative writer. Same as BLS 376, ENG 376, and WMS 376.


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  • AMS 380 - Gender and Politics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A study of the political significance of the treatment, roles, and status of women, with emphasis on the United States. Examination of the meaning of gender, sexism, and feminism. Same as BLS 380, PSC 380, WMS 380.


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  • AMS 413 - The Power of Whiteness

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Historical development of “whitenesses” within the context of colonialism, slavery, imperialism and globalization, and their aftermaths as a way of understanding the cultural environments and processes of ethno-racial and gender-sexual identity formation today. Hegemonic whiteness is deconstructed and challenged. Whiteness is examined as an unnamed, unmarked category, “whites are just normal,” that carries powers and privileges. Same as BLS 413, SOC 413, and WMS 413.


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  • AMS 418 - Globalization and Social Justice

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    With the fall of socialist states, capitalist markets, economic relations, and consumerism have become global. Examine 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 GST 418, SOC 418, and WMS 418.


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  • AMS 425 - African-American Women

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Focuses on sociological analyses of the constructions and reconstructions of African-American women, examining the interrelationships of gender, race, caste, class, racism, and sexism in the United States, past and present. Topics include the family, male-female relations, poverty, discrimination, and social movements with particular emphasis on origins, consequences, social and individual changes and resistance to change, sociological, and feminist theories. Same as BLS 425, SOC 425, and WMS 425.


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  • AMS 427 - Classical America

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Traces the influence of Greece, Rome, and the ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia) on the United States of America from colonial times to the present. Develops an appreciation for the profound influence of antiquity in such areas as history, government, art, architecture, and literature. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. Same as HIS 427 and CLA 427.


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  • AMS 445 - The Consumer Society

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Consumption and consumerism are driving forces sustaining the expansionist logic of advanced capitalism and globalization. Consumption of commodities has become the basis for the formation of ever-changing individual and group identities. Examines the historical development of consumerism, theoretical approaches to understanding the political, social, economic, individual, and very importantly, the environmental consequences of consumerism. Same as GST 445, SOC 445 and WMS 445.


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  • AMS 450 - Internship

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An opportunity for students to broaden their understanding of American history and culture by working as interns at institutions such as the Rhode Island or Newport Historical Society, Peabody Essex Museum, Providence City Hall, Slater Mill Historic Site, or the Providence Maritime Foundation. Internship opportunities within the broad area of communications also are available for students wishing to test out career interests and to develop professional skills.


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Anthropology
  

  • APG 101 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Social Science

    Focuses on canonical and contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches in the field of Anthropology. Students will explore different subfields of Socio-Cultural Anthropology-such as Political Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Economic Anthropology, among others. Students will also become familiar with one of the main tools of Anthropology: ethnographic field research.


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  • APG 301 - Art in Everyday Life

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Art, aesthetic expression, and social standards for judging artistic products and process are examined in cross-cultural perspective. Data are drawn from Oceania, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as from the folk art of Europe. A variety of art forms, such as ritual symbols; pottery; basketry; wood, stone, and bone carving; dwellings; textiles; and bodily adornment, will be studied.


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  • APG 309 - Introduction to Latin American Anthropology

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines the way in which Latin America’s culturally and racially diverse peoples and cultures have been imagined and represented by Anthropologists. Using core research, canonical texts, case studies and analytical anthropological approaches, and focusing particularly on vernacular expressive cultural practices, we will explore issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, tourism, and social movements. Same as GST 309, LAS 309, and SOC 309.


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  • APG 328 - Native Peoples of the United States and Canada

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science

    Concentrates on contemporary Native Americans: environmental setting, ways of life, historical experience, and cultural background. Attention is given to native life on and off the reservations, including governmental policies, and to present means of expressing indigenous cultural identity and of preserving or revitalizing traditional culture patterns in areas such as arts, religion, technology, and view of the world.


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  • APG 338 - Religion and Magic

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science

    The most general forms of religion and magic including the belief in spirits, souls, and impersonal supernatural power are studied. The relationship between culture change and religion is considered with special reference to religious syncretism, revitalization movements, altered states of awareness in sacred context, and the interest in the occult.


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  • APG 360 - Prehistoric Archaeology

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces the student to the methods, theory, and interpretation of prehistoric archaeology, focusing on the evolution of human cultures, their subsistence technologies, and forms of social organization and ideology as revealed by the archaeological record, from the end of the Ice Ages to the rise of early civilizations in both the Old and New Worlds. Same as ARH 360.


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  • APG 401 - Theory in Anthropology

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science

    From both historical and ahistorical perspectives, students will engage with canonical and contemporary theoretical approaches in the field of Anthropology. Students will explore culture as one of the main theoretical/conceptual areas of study in Anthropology. Prerequisite: APG 101.


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  • APG 444 - The Global Food System

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    How are our food systems implicated in the global problems of hunger, obesity, climate change, and resource depletion? This seminar will examine the workings and consequences of the industrial agro-food system and the challenges and resistances to it by activists and movements dedicated to small-scale, community-based sustainable food production and consumption, with an emphasis on class discussion and student participation. Same as BLS 444, GST 444, SOC 444, and WMS 444.


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  • APG 470 - Special Topics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The topics discussed in the seminar vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status or permission of instructor.


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  • APG 490 - Independent Study

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed to permit students to engage in intensive reading or special research under the direction of one or more members of the anthropology staff. Prerequisite: Permission of Department of Sociology chairperson.


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  • ART 101 - Visual Design 2D

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    An investigation of the elements of two-dimensional design: line, shape, value, texture, and color according to the principles of organization in the formulation of compositional unity as expressed on two-dimensional surfaces in the visual arts whether it be in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, or digital imaging. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 102 - Visual Design 3D

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    An investigation of the elements of three-dimensional design, including plane, volume, mass, scale, structure, relief, and modularity as expressed in the three-dimensional visual arts, including sculpture, ceramics, architecture, industrial design, and spatial design. May be taken independently of ART 101. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 108 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Graphic design using desktop publishing software. Topics include: history of graphic design, visual perception, typographic layout, and an introduction to desktop computer software. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 111 - Drawing Fundamentals

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Elements of drawing, with emphasis on the development of perceptual abilities. Studio assignments involve direct observation of still life, the human figure, landscape, and interior spaces.  This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 112 - Drawing II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Studio work from the live model and other topics. Further development of perceptual approach, with emphasis on compositional structure. Students develop a critical vocabulary through group discussion of class assignments and consideration of historical and contemporary examples of drawing. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 111.


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  • ART 121 - Sculpture I

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Materials, tools, principles, and elements of sculpture taught through problem solving of assigned projects. Introduction to techniques of modeling, casting, and carving. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 122 - Sculpture II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Continuation of the principles and techniques mastered in ART 121. Creation and completion of in depth sculptural projects. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 121.


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  • ART 131 - Painting I

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Studio work dealing with basic problems of organizing and evaluating two-dimensional form. Emphasis on the use of structure and design to establish pictorial relationships in color, space, and form. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 132 - Painting II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Studio work seeking to develop more complex treatment of the principles studied in Painting I. Emphasis on technical proficiency through practice. Familiarity with historical and contemporary idioms of painting will be expected. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 131.


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  • ART 141 - Monotype

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    A combination of drawing, painting, and print vocabulary serving to familiarize the student with printmaking and its ability to assist in developing a visual statement. Images will explore the serial progression of an idea through multiple black and white and color impressions. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 151 - Ceramics I

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Basic and advanced hand-building skills such as coil, slab, pinch, and press molding are taught as students gain knowledge about materials, glazing, and firing. This course requires six class hours per week.


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  • ART 152 - Ceramics II: Wheelworking

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Basic and advanced wheel-throwing skills, material concepts, glazing, and firing are covered. Reduction, Raku, and electric glazes are introduced as the student constructs functional and non-functional forms of clay. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 151.


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  • ART 171 - Introduction to Photography: Darkroom Practice and Concept

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    Black and white photography, including negative processing and printing, darkroom technique, camera, optics, composition, and critiques of student work. The student should have access to a 35mm camera with an adjustable shutter and lens. This course requires six class hours per week.


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