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2020-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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English
  

  • ENG 380 - Creative Writing in Fiction

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

    Helps students learn to write short stories. Exercises are designed to strengthen students’ skill in rendering the elements of fiction. All work is discussed in a workshop situation. An anthology of short stories is read along with students’ work. A folio of exercises, short stories, and revisions provides the basis for the course grade.


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  • ENG 381 - Creative Writing in Poetry

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

    Helps students learn to write poetry. Exercises are designed to sharpen students’ skill in rendering the elements of poetry. All work is discussed in a workshop situation. An anthology of poetry is read along with student work. A folio of exercises, poems, and revisions provides the basis for the course grade. Some previous experience in writing poetry is expected.


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  • ENG 382 - Seminar: The Prose Poem

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed to be both a literature and a creative writing course. Introduces students to prose poetry, and traces the development of its tradition both here and abroad. Scrutinizes this hybrid form and traces its enigmatic history. Students will also write some prose poems.


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  • ENG 384 - Contemporary Rhetorical Theory

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Familiarizes students with a range of key issues, questions, and debates in contemporary rhetorical theory. Writing focuses on applications of theoretical ideas to the analysis of contemporary cultural texts, civic concerns, current events, and issues of academic and/or personal interest. Students learn to collaborate, revise, and compose in diverse genres and modes. Prerequisites: Completion of Level I Writing Proficiency.


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  • ENG 385 - Advanced Writing

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

    Explores the art of the essay by reading selected works of major essayists, analyzing carefully their prose style, and using their works as models for imitation. By semester’s end, students will write original essays that demonstrate their control of the essay form, and their understanding of various techniques of prose style. Prerequisite: Intensive Writing Level I Proficiency.


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  • ENG 386 - Digital Composition

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Applies students’ knowledge of argumentation to designing multimodal texts for digital environments. Students will learn to use a variety of digital tools with an eye towards their rhetorical capacities and will create artifacts that incorporate text, hypertext, image, and sound. Core rhetorical concepts like audience, situation, evidence, and authority will be recontextualized in terms of online media dissemination. Prerequisites: Writing I and Writing II.


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  • ENG 390 - Law and Literature

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

    Introduces students to both literary and legal texts, careful to identify and consider similarities and differences in literary and legal expression. Explores how both lawyers and writers handle legal matters. What, if anything, do they or can they learn from one another? Why are so many great writers drawn to the law?


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  • ENG 391 - Film Noir and the Noir Novel

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    In 1940’s and 1950’s, a new type of popular moviemaking emerged in the U.S. Drawing upon crime and detective stories, it featured lawbreakers were not all evil and law officers who were not always good. The ambiguity of these movies, which suited U.S. attitudes after the Second World War, survives in commercial films today. As we study this “dark” genre, we will consider critical debates about the meaning of noir. Same as TDF 324.


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  • ENG 400 - Literary Criticism and Theory

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

    An intensive examination of major works of literary criticism, from Plato to the present. Students will learn to write theoretically about literature and will be asked to apply specific critical methods to literary works. Readings may include Plato, Aristotle, Coleridge, Nietzsche, Freud, Derrida, Foucault, Nussbaum, and Cixous. Prerequisite for students writing a senior thesis.


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  • ENG 440 - Studies in Literature

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

    Explores special topics not covered in regular offerings; may not be repeated from year to year. The following Studies in Literature topics have been offered recently: Nature and the Arts, 18th-Century Novel, Medieval Romance, and Law and Literature.


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  • ENG 441 - Studies in Literature

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores special topics not covered in regular offerings; may not be repeated from year to year. The following Studies in Literature topics have been offered recently: Comedy in American Poetry, Holocaust Literature, and Romantic Novel.


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  • ENG 460 - Tutorials

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Tutorials provide individualized, independent study of a particular concept, topic, theme, or author, as well as advanced creative and/or expository writing. The student and instructor agree upon a mutual area of interest, the direction of study, and the nature and frequency of the meetings.


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  • ENG 461 - Tutorials

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Tutorials provide individualized, independent study of a particular concept, topic, theme, or author, as well as advanced creative and/or expository writing. The student and instructor agree upon a mutual area of interest, the direction of study, and the nature and frequency of the meetings.


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  • ENG 480 - Seminars

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

    Seminars explore intensively a selected literary concept, genre, topic, or author. Classes are small in size and offer students the opportunity for oral presentations, leadership of class discussion, and a major research project. Recent seminar topics include Wordsworth, Literature of Spiritual Crisis, The Prose Poem, Women and Slavery, Yeats and Joyce, and New York Avant-Garde.


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  • ENG 481 - Seminars

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

    Seminars explore intensively a selected literary concept, genre, topic, or author. Classes are small in size and offer students the opportunity for oral presentations, leadership of class discussion, and a major research project. Recent seminar topics include Wordsworth, Literature of Spiritual Crisis, The Prose Poem, Women and Slavery, Yeats and Joyce, and New York Avant-Garde.


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  • ENG 488 - Seminar: Poetry Capstone

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Builds on the craft skills acquired in ENG 381 in a smaller class with an intense focus on revision and critical reading. Students are encouraged to write more extensively while also concentrating with greater sophistication on applying ideas about prosody, form, and subject matter. Culminates in a final portfolio of twelve poems, a book review of a contemporary poet, and a recitation. Prerequisite: ENG 381.


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  • ENG 489 - Seminar: Fiction Capstone

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An advanced writing workshop, building on skills acquired in earlier English and Creative Writing courses. In addition to reading a selection of short fiction, students are expected to write and workshop their own short stories. At the end of the course, students submit a bound volume of their short stories prefaced with brief scholarly introduction.


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  • ENG 492 - Publishing and Producing the Alembic: A Practicum

    1 semester, 1 credit-

    Offered for student editors of The Alembic; focuses on the work of publication, production, design, and distribution of the annual literary magazine. Students oversee the call for submissions; correspond with poets and writers who have submitted work; read submissions and make editorial decisions; read assigned poems, stories, and translations as examples of strong contemporary literature; write annotations of both submissions and assigned poems and stories; design a web page; work on layout and liaising with printers; organize a launch party for the new issue; and distribute the journal locally and to contributors. May be taken multiple times for credit. Registration by permission of the Chair.


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  • ENG 498 - Senior Thesis

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed for seniors wishing to undertake a significant research project. Students work with a faculty advisor who will guide them from the planning stages of the thesis to its completion. A written proposal must be approved by a faculty advisor and department chair before registering. The thesis will be evaluated by the advisor and a second reader. Prerequisite: ENG 400.


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  • ENG 499 - Senior Thesis

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed for seniors wishing to undertake a significant research project. Students work with a faculty advisor who will guide them from the planning stages of the thesis to its completion. A written proposal must be approved by a faculty advisor and department chair before registering. The thesis will be evaluated by the advisor and a second reader. Prerequisite: ENG 400.


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Finance
  

  • FIN 113 - Data Application for Business

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed to help students structure and define problems faced by data-driven businesses and to acquire proficiency with the tools used to analyze and solve these problems. Students will be required to demonstrate basic level proficiency on competency exams and to solve reality-based business problems utilizing the tools learned in the class. Open to freshmen and sophomores with a declared major in business or minor in accountancy only.


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  • FIN 200 - Principles of Investing

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An introduction to the investment process through the study of various financial assets and their characteristics. The concepts of risk, portfolio diversification, and the analysis of financial data will be stressed. Non-finance majors only.


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  • FIN 207 - Managerial Finance I

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The fundamental theory and practice of corporate financial management. Covers the basic tools and techniques of financial analysis, valuation, capital budgeting, long-term financing, and risk and return. Prerequisites: ACC 203 and ECN 101 or ECN 102.


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  • FIN 210 - Introduction to the Finance Profession

    1 semester, 1 credit-

    Introduces finance majors to the various career opportunities in finance including banking, wealth management, securities sales and trading, corporate treasury management, insurance and risk management, management consulting, as well as careers in the legal profession and information technology. Provides valuable information to students as they prepare for internship and field experiences in finance.


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  • FIN 211 - Personal Financial Planning

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A review of the major components of a sound personal financial plan designed to maximize current wealth while providing for a secure financial future. Coverage includes topics such as cash budgeting, individual income taxes, insurance, retirement planning, and investment principles.


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  • FIN 217 - Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces students to the basic statistical methods used to support problem-solving and decision-making in business and economics. Emphasis is placed upon understanding elementary concepts and procedures which include: descriptive statistics, basic probability rules, discrete and continuous probability distributions, the central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, regression, and correlation. Prerequisite: MTH 107 or higher.


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  • FIN 218 - Financial Markets and Institutions

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

    An introductory study of the financial system in capitalist societies, which includes analyses of the structure and functions of financial intermediaries and markets, financial instruments, and financial variables such as securities prices and returns. Also covers the Federal Reserve System, regulation, and financial stability. Prerequisites: ECN 101, ECN 102, and FIN 207.


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  • FIN 308 - Managerial Finance II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Intermediate-level study in corporate finance. The course investigates financial concepts and theories in greater depth. General topics include capital investment analysis, capital structure, dividend theory, decision-making under uncertainty, and firm ownership structure. Prerequisite: FIN 207.


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  • FIN 310 - Operations Management

    1 semester, 4 credits-

    Students will learn to identify customer value, and to effectively manage the processes that translate the input of resources into the desired output. Prerequisite: FIN 217 or MTH 217. Open to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors only.


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  • FIN 311 - Management Science

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces the standard tools in Management Science as applied to problem-solving and decision-making in business. Emphasis is placed upon understanding elementary concepts and procedures which include: optimization, simulation, and network modeling. Prerequisite: FIN 310.


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  • FIN 317 - Investments

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A survey of various investment assets from the viewpoint of the investor and the security analyst. Emphasizes a blend of theoretical and practical applications and covers such topics as the investment environment, financial asset valuation, market efficiency, portfolio management, and derivative asset markets. Prerequisites: FIN 207 and FIN 218.


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  • FIN 320 - Insurance and Risk Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A presentation of the fundamental principles of insurance. The course examines various types of insurance contracts, their risk-shifting nature, and evaluates basic features such as cost, exclusions, caps, deductibles, and co-payments.


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  • FIN 417 - Fixed Income Securities

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Material covers fixed income securities that are available to portfolio managers and the various investment strategies that individuals and institutional investors can employ to satisfy their asset-liability objectives. Interest rate risks, mortgage-backed securities, bonds with equity kickers and the spectrum of other asset-backed income securities, their associated derivatives and structural products are discussed. Prerequisite: FIN 308.


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  • FIN 419 - International Finance

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A study of the assessment and management of risk faced by multinational corporations with emphasis on problems emanating from fluctuating currency values. Additional sources of risk, such as political risk, also will be considered. A variety of techniques such as forecasting, hedging, and international financial management principles will be examined. Prerequisites: ECN 101 and ECN 102.


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  • FIN 420 - Corporate Treasury Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Covers the treasury management principles and practices used to manage a company’s global liquidity, capital, and risk management functions. Fundamental concepts of treasury management, working capital management, and managing corporate global liquidity will be discussed. Treasury management principles for the profit corporation, not-for-profit, and government entities are discussed. Prerequisites: FIN 218 and FIN 308.


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  • FIN 422 - Commercial Credit Risk Analysis

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed for students seeking career options in commercial banking, investment banking (including investment management), credit ratings and risk analysis in general. Covers a myriad of underwriting topics from cash flow and financial statement analysis to structuring commercial loans, personal financial statement analysis, business tax return analysis and industry and market analysis. Prerequisites: FIN 218 and FIN 308.


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  • FIN 440 - Options and Futures

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A study of options and futures contracts markets including a rationale for the existence of these assets, an historical perspective on their development, various hedging and speculative strategies, and their impact on the underlying financial markets. Prerequisite: FIN 200 or FIN 317.


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  • FIN 444 - Financial Analysis Valuation

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Allows students to apply and further develop their knowledge of financial theory by performing a detailed stock valuation exercise and competing in a prestigious global research competition. In the competition, the students will be assessed on their performance in financial analysis; corporate valuation; critical thinking, writing, and presentation skills.


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  • FIN 445 - Portfolio Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The theory and practice of optimally combining securities into portfolios. Among topics examined are modern portfolio theory, managing portfolio risk through hedging, and measuring portfolio risk and return. Prerequisite: FIN 200 or FIN 317.


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  • FIN 450 - Finance Internship

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A mechanism by which students engage in professional work in an external environment for academic credit. Internships must consist of academic and experience components and will be supervised by a sponsoring faculty member. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson.


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  • FIN 456 - Real Estate Finance

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    This course covers the debt and equity financing of real estate. It will allow students to understand the risks and rewards associated with investing in and financing both residential and commercial real estate. Students will acquire the skills necessary to evaluate investments in various classes of real estate from income-producing properties to development projects. Prerequisite: FIN 317.


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  • FIN 475 - Financial Modeling

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Provides a direct hands-on application of theory and practice in finance and reinforces the importance of financial modeling in Corporate Finance and Investments. Requires extensive use of relevant computer applications (which may include Python, Excel, or other tools) and is intended for Finance majors who have a strong interest in applying financial theory to real-world data. Prerequisites: FIN 308 and FIN 317.


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  • FIN 480 - Seminar in Finance

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Taught by a team of finance professors. Exposes the student to advanced topics in finance through a combination of lecture, critical discussion, and case analysis. Prerequisite: ACC 110/111 or ACC 113, ACC 203/204, FIN 207, FIN 308, FIN 310, MKT 205, MTH 217 or FIN 217, and MGT 301.


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  • FIN 490 - Independent Study in Finance

    1 semester, 1-3 credits-

     

    Open primarily to senior Finance majors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in finance 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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  • FIN 495 - Student Managed Investment Fund I

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    First course of two-semester sequence. Involves hands-on learning experience in security analysis and portfolio management. Provides valuable real-time experience in investment research, asset allocation and valuation, investment management, and the dynamics of the financial markets. Permission of the department chairperson is required prior to registration. Prerequisite: FIN 317.


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  • FIN 496 - Student Managed Investment Fund II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Continuation of FIN 495. Involves hands-on learning experience in security analysis and portfolio management. Provides valuable real-time experience in investment research, asset allocation and valuation, investment management, and the dynamics of the financial markets. Permission of the department chairperson is required prior to registration. Prerequisite: FIN 495.


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Geography
  

  • GEO 175 - Introduction to Geography

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores the major concepts and approaches of modern geography (physical, cultural, economic, political, regional, and environmental) and their application in the 21st century. 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.


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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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • GST 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 APG 309, LAS 309, and SOC 309.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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 post-colonialism. 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. Same as HIS 352 and WGS 352. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • 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.


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  • 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 & SOC 360. Prerequisites: PSP 101 or GST 101.


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  • GST 371 - Topics in Global Service Learning

    1 semester, 4 credits-

    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.


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  • GST 379 - Special Topics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Topics discussed in the seminar will vary from semester to semester, meeting a core requirement or proficiency. Prerequisite: Varies.


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  • 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.


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  • 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 BLS 401 and SOC 401. Prerequisites: One of the following: BLS 101, GST 355, SOC 305, SOC 413, or permission of instructor.


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  • 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.


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  • GST 418 - 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 418, SOC 418, and WGS 418.


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  • GST 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 APG 444, BLS 444, SOC 444, and WGS 444.


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  • GST 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 AMS 445, SOC 445, and WGS 445.


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  • 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.


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  • GST 454 - 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 454.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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Health Sciences
  

  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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