2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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DANC 105 - Yoga
CR: 1
Hatha yoga works to encourage an individual’s deepening awareness of inner and external forces so as to free a person to be and feel balanced, whole, centered, and focused. Students will work with breath and mobility as they progress through asanas, through combinatioins of opposites, such as strength and stretch, tension and relaxation. This course requires attendance at 2-3 evening dance performances. May be repeated for credit. IV.3, V.6b
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DANC 107 - Ballet Technique
CR: 1
Ballet originated in Italy during the Renaissance. Catherine de’ Medici brought ballet to France. There ballet developed further, and then spread throughout the royal courts of Europe. In this course, students will learn the highly specific steps and stylized gestures that make up this precise technical genre. The terminology of ballet is French, and the French Academies, at the direction of King Louis the 14th of France, definied the vocabulary, which is used in many other dance techniques as well. May be repeated for credit. IV.3, V.6b
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DANC 109 - Jazz Dance Technique
CR: 1
Jazz dance is an international fusion form that originated in America where the rich movement of the many dance styles and genres combined. In this course, students will move to syncopated polyrhythms, from Africa, crossed with Irish step dancing, influences from Hollywood, Broadway, Rock, Blues, and the flowing arms and asymmetry of East Indian dance. May be repeated for credit. IV.3, V.6b
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DANC 115 - Stretch, Strengthen, and Recover
CR: 0 - 1
This course is designed to help familiarize students with movement techniques to improve their overall physical strength and flexibility, and to become familiar with effective recovery strategies as well. Participation in this course will satisfy the required movement technique needed to participate in dance performances and composition courses during the semester.
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DANC 211 - Contemporary Dance Technique
CR: 1
Dancers develop dynamic ability in motion through study of dance technique. This course introduces a genre of dance practiced especially in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Through experientially based studio instruction and practice, students will gain skills in contemporary dance, which is a blend of dance techniques: modern, ballet, jazz, and somatic forms such as yoga, Alexander Technique, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. May be repeated for credit. IV.3, V.6b
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DANC 218 - Community Dance Performance
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DANC 107 , DANC 109 , DANC 211 , DANC 223 DANC 311 , or THTR 189 ; open to first-year students by permission only. In this course, students will develop a performance and then tour it locally to schools, assisted-living facilities, and other venues. This course encompasses elements of performing arts management including how to create, produce, manage, and market a community-based performance company. Through lectures, reading, and project-based work, the course develops hands-on application of public scholarship in the arts. V.6b
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DANC 223 - Choreography and Improvisation I
CR: 3
Co-requisite: DANC 105 , DANC 107 , DANC 109 , DANC 211 , or DANC 311 . Freedom and the right to pursue happiness are American birthrights. Dance is an art form that frees people to communicate and express abstract and literal ideas, or emotions, in embodied form through movement. In this course, students will learn to move freely, to explore ideas through group improvisation, and to communicate through movement metaphor by creating short, project-based studies and solo dances. Topics include space, time, energy, creating music for dance, music copyright, dancing with the Sweet Briar landscape and other environmentally-based projects, and theories of stagecraft for dance. V.6b
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DANC 234 - Dance History
CR: 3
Dance has been a dynamic part of human culture for millennia; the first evidence of dance appeared in cave paintings made 20,000 years ago. Every recorded civilization has danced. From prehistory to present, this course addresses dance in selected world cultures. Through lecture, historic and contemporary texts, and film and video, it focuses broadly on dance in non-Western societies including Indonesia, India, Africa, aboriginal Australia, and native America. It includes dance in Greece, Rome, Renaissance, romantic ballet in Europe, and post-modern and contemporary dance worldwide. This class will take one field trip to see Native American dancers at a powwow. Offered alternate years. V.4, V.6a
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DANC 246 - Dance for Video
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DANC 223 or permisiion of instructor. This is a project-based course that explores the creation and capture of dance specifically for video. Students will examine a large body of video dance work from artists like Meredith Monk, Twyla Tharp, Yvonne Rainer, DV8 Physical Theatre, and Merce Cunningham. Students will build technical skill in video composition and capture for site-specific choereography using unconvential performance spaces as well as for conventional performance video documentation. Students must have access to a mobile device with video capability or an alternative digital video recording device in order to particpiate in this course.
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DANC 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One DANC course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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DANC 302 - Choreography and Improvisation II
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DANC 223 . Co-requisite: DANC 105 , DANC 107 , DANC 109 , DANC 211 , or DANC 311 . Direct, strong, and powerful, dance is an art form that communicates ideas in embodied form. Through group improvisation and individual project-based studies, students will create dances inspired by visual art, poetry, issues of social justice; create masks for dance, and work with props. Assignments include creation of solo, small-, and large-group choreography for stage as well as dance on camera and digital production projects, including work with storyboard, camera techniques, and editing. The course also includes discussion of aesthetics of dance. V.6b
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DANC 311 - Advanced Contemporary Dance Technique
CR: 1
Prerequisite: DANC 211 . Dancers develop dynamic skill in motion through a continued study of dance technique. This course expands work in a genre of dance practiced especially in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Through experientially-based practice in the dance studio, students will master technical skills in contemporary dance, which is a blend of dance techniques: modern, ballet, jazz, and somatic forms such as yoga, Alexander Technique, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. May be repeated for credit. IV.3, V.6b
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DANC 343 - Teaching Creative Movement and Dance
CR: 3
Prerequisite: One DANC course or THTR 189 . This course focuses on ways of encouraging and developing the instinctive creative impulse to express thought and emotion through movement and dance. Through readings, films, lectures, improvisation, field trips, and teaching projects on and off campus, students will explore principles and methods of teaching creative movement and dance to young people and to specific populations. Topics include lesson planning, classroom management, spatial perceptions, and neurological and movement characteristics of the child through adolescence, including those with disabilities. Offered alternate years. III.O
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DANC 351 - Anatomy and Kinesiology
CR: 3
Prerequisite: First-year students with permission. Understanding movement from the architecture and framework of the human body is important for dancers or for anyone who wants to know more about the way people move. Through lectures and experiential kinetic laboratory, this course covers the systematic study of skeletal and muscular systems of the human body with anatomical analysis of basic movement patterns and discussion of current medical and ethical issues. It offers an introduction to somatic techniques to help develop more efficient use of the body and to avoid injury. Lectures and laboratory. Offered alternate years.
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DANC 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: DANC 223 and permission of the instructor. Study projects in group choreography, dance production and in dance-related areas such as anatomy, kinesiology, methods of teaching, history and music.
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DANC 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in DANC and permission of the instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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DANC 382 - The Dancing Body in Aesthetics and Dance Criticism
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Open to first-year students by permission only. The famed ancient Roman orator Cicero said, “No sober person dances.” Early Puritans and some present-day religions regard dancing as indecent behavior. Exhilarating, entertaining, controversial, and confusing, dance generates strong reactions. Through lecture, film/video, reeading, writing, and class discussion, this course explores historic and cultural attitudes toward the dancing body, and dance - from ancient philosophers to dance critics of today. Students will view 12 dance works of major choreographers in different dance genres and styles, from Martha Graham’s classic retelling of a Greek myth of the Minotaur, Errand Into the Maze, to Mark Morris’ 1950’s post-modern version of the Nutcracker ballet, The Hart Nut. III.W, V.6a
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DANC 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level DANC course, one 200-level DANC course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper-level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.
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DANC 463 - Senior Project in Dance
CR: 3
This course is an independent project for the senior dance major resulting in the presentation of a recital and paper.
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ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
CR: 3
An introduction to the role markets play in determining the prices for products and services, wages workers earn, profits companies realize as participants in competitive markets, and how government policies impact markets. III.Q, V.7
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ECON 201 - Intermediate Microeconomics
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ECON 101 and MATH 123 . Critical study of the theory of the behavior of consumers and business firms, the determination of prices under various market structures, and the welfare implications of the allocation of resources by markets. This course cannot be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option. III.Q
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ECON 202 - Macroeconomics
CR: 3
Prerequisite: CORE 180 . A critical study of the nature and construction of economic models for the determination of the level of income, output, employment, and prices in closed and open economies. V.7
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ECON 205 - Economics of Wine
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or CORE 180 and permission of instructor. Using the wine industry as an example, this course builds upon introductory microeconomic concepts and will cover a wide range of theoretical concepts such as auction theory, market structure, pricing, and quality competition. A particular emphasis will be given to the interaction between environmental parameters and wine price and quality. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the wine industry through trips to the Sweet Briar Vineyard as well as visits with local producers.
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ECON 207 - Economics of Poverty
CR: 3
This course explores the main causes of poverty as well as sustainable approaches to poverty reduction in both developed and developing countries. Particular attention is given to the role of local economic development and entrepreneurship in poverty alleviation. The course examines institutional impediments to entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation. It also examines the role of governments, corporations, and NGOs in facilitating entrepreneurship. V.7
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ECON 234 - Game Theory
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or permission of instructor. Game theory attempts to capture behavior in strategic situations, or games, in which an individual’s success in making choices depends on the choices of others. This class will introduce the equilibrium concept, and apply it to games involving multiple players, multiple periods, and imperfect information. Students will be taught how to approach interactions strategically.
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ECON 252 - Money and Banking
Pre-req: ECON 101 An examination and analysis of the theory, history, and policy of money and banking institutions with particular emphasis on American government programs, fiscal policies, and controls. The course will explore alternative monetary policies and issues in bank regulation. Alternate Years.
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ECON 258 - International Economics
Pre-req: ECON 101. A critical study of the theory of international trade, foreign trade policies, and foreign exchange markets. The theory is applied to historic and current cases of free trade and protectionism with emphasis on gains from trade and welfare effects of various trade policies. Alternate years.
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ECON 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One ECON course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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ECON 325 - Economics of the Public Sector
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 201 . A study of the government’s role in the economy, with a focus on equity and efficiency of markets. Specific topics include the effects of government tax and expenditure programs on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. Offered alternate years.
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ECON 327 - Methods of Economic Analysis
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 201 . An introduction to the techniques of quantitative economic analysis, including the use of linear algebra, calculus and constrained optimization. The course is designed to introduce mathematics as a practical tool for economic analysis and to help students understand the foundations of economic thought. The focus of the course is on the application of mathematics to economics, not on mathematical theory. Offered alternate years. Not open to students who have earned credit for ECON 227. III.Q
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ECON 330 - Experimental Economics
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 201 or permission of instructor. Experimental economics is a relatively new field in which economic decision making is examined in a controlled laboratory setting. The data from these experiments are used to evaluate theories as well as to test and fine-tune policies that could not be easily tested with naturally-occurring data. The range of applications for economic experiments is broad and of general interest. This course surveys research in many of these fields and provides a basic framework for designing and conducting experiments. In this sense, the course fulfills two objectives: (1) to encourage students to think about the empirical and policy implications of the economic theories taught in other classes and (2) to teach skills that may be used to conduct empirical analysis (using experimental data).
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ECON 332 - Econometrics
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and MATH 205 . An introduction to statistical quantitative analysis of economic behavior. The ordinary least squares technique and the assumptions underlying it are developed. Methods designed to detect and correct for the violations of these assumptions are examined. Special emphasis is given to the practical application of the procedures discussed through the use of computer exercises.
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ECON 336 - International Economics
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 . Prerequisite or co-requisite: CORE 180 highly recommended. This course explores three major areas of international economics: international trade, international development, and international finance. The course will introduce and apply various theories of international trade to enable students to analyze and understand the gains from trade as well as welfare effects on different groups in society. The course also explores key theories of international economic development including the role of trade and foreign investment in developing economics. In addition, the course studies various aspects of international finance including foreign exchange rates and key international accounting measures. The course also explores the potential effects of international agreements on domestic policies, and will integrate a discussion of political influences on public policies related to international economics. Not open to students who have earned credit for ECON 338 or ECON 357.
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ECON 342 - Environmental Economics
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 . An application of economic theory to problems of environmental degradation, natural resource use and ecological disruption. Economic concepts, such as market failure, property rights, and public goods, are combined with natural and physical science principles to explore the integration of economic and ecological systems. Emphasis is placed on the use of analytical economic tools such as benefit-cost analysis, economic policy instruments and non-market valuation. Offered alternate years. V.7
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ECON 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level ECON course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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ECON 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in ECON and permission of instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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ECON 452 - Senior Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Senior standing or concurrently completing all major requirements. A comprehensive review of basic economic reasoning and exercises in its application to the understanding and solution of contemporary problems. III.O, III.W
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ECON 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level ECON course, one 200-level ECON course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper-level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.
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EDUC 103 - Teaching, Learning and Human Development
CR: 3
This course provides an introductory experience to the teaching profession by emphasizing the connections between developmental learning theories, cognitive processes, and effective instructional strategies. Course content includes a broad overiview of educational research, theory, and psychology; effective learning strategies, motivation, and self-regulation; cultural diversity; and instructional planning, classroom management, and assessment. Field experience in a public school setting is required. A fee for a background check may be required for this course.
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EDUC 104 - Preparing for Praxis Core Math and the VCLA
CR: 2
This course is designed to prepare future teachers to take the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators; Mathematics (Praxis Core Math), and the Virginia Communication Literace Assessment (VCLA). Praxis Core Math is a nationally normed assessment that measures the skills and content knowledge of candidates entering teacher preparation programs. The VCLA measures the communicaiton and literacy skills necessary for Virginia educators and is required for teacher licensure. The course will review the topics covered on the assessments. Students will be expected to take practice tests, study for the tests using online resources and ARC mentors, and register to take the two tests. A course fee of $220 is required for registration for both tests.
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EDUC 133 - Culturally Responsive and Restorative Practices
CR: 4
Prereq: EDUC 103. This course discuses various facets of diversity associated with race, ethnicity, culture, religion, and gender within classroom contexts. Students are prompted to explore relevant research as well as their own cultural identities, backgrounds, and perceptions, and how those underlying features impact classroom management decisions. Students will acknowledge their own privilege, power, and personal bias so that they are better positioned to create a culturally responsive classroom environment for all students. This course includes a clinical lab component in a public school setting. A fee for travel may be required; students may apply for the Grant for Experiential Learning to defray this cost.
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EDUC 211 - Teaching Exceptional Learners
CR: 3
Prerequisite: EDUC 103 . This course is an introduction to major issues in the field of special education with emphasis placed on understanding the characteristics, definitions, and etiologies of individuals with diverse needs. Topics explored include: historical perspectives of special education, legal issues, ethical considerations, and the identification of the qualities of home, school, and community environments that support special education students in achieving their full potential. A fee for a background check may be required for this course. V.5
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EDUC 245 - Designing Curriculum for Assessment and Differentiated Instruction
CR: 4
Prerequisite: EDUC 103. This course is designed to explore current research and best practices for curriculum design, lesson planning, differentiated instruction, and unit development. Expert teachers use assessment results to design high-quality, differentiated curriculum and instruction. This course defines principles and strategies of assessment and responsive teaching in order to effectively match curriculum and instruction with the ongoing needs of learners. Rubrics, quality indicators, and performance criteria will be used to assess the effects of teaching as well as learning. In accordance with a clinical lab component and the Virginia Standards of Learning, students will use backward design to develop a cohesive curriculum unit framework that aligns lesson objectives, standards, and assessments with differentiated activities and instructional resources to address individual student and class needs. A fee for a background check may be required for this course.
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EDUC 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One EDUC course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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EDUC 313 - Adapting for Diverse Learners in General Education K-12
CR: 3
Prerequisite: EDUC 211 . This course focuses on creating responsive environments, planning and organizing instruction, and various educational approaches for diverse learners with mild/ moderate disabilities. It is designed to provide pre-service teachers with specific strategies and knowledge of materials which are important in meeting the needs of students with mild disabilities in a variety of classroom settings.
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EDUC 322 - Assessments in Special Education General Curriculum K-12
CR: 3
Prerequisite: EDUC 313 . This course addresses psycho-educational assessment instruments, procedures used to determine eligibility, and instructional planning based on evaluation results for students in special education general curriculum K-12. Emphasis will be placed on administration of formal and informal assessments, interpretation of results, and formulation of individual educational plans based on assessment results.
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EDUC 325 - Literacy Development I
CR: 4
Prerequisite: EDUC 245 and acceptance into the undergraduate portion of the Education Program. This course explores the research on literacy development, assessment, and instruction for emergent, beginning, transitional, and specialized primary level (PK-2) readers. Students will administer, score, and interpret diagnostic literacy assessments that evaluate spelling, word recognition, oral reading fluency, and comprehension. Data from informal reading and spelling inventories, oral reading fluency measures, motivation and attitude surveys, and writing assessments will be used to create data-driven learning goals that will inform instruction related to guided reading, writing instruction, and word study. This course includes a clinical lab component in a public school setting. A fee for a background check may be required for this course.
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EDUC 327 - Literacy Development II
CR: 4
Prerequisite: EDUC 245 , EDUC 325 , and acceptance into the undergraduate portion of the Education Program. This course converges instructional techniques and assessment philosophies introduced in EDUC 325 with the literacy decelopment theories and research-based instructional strategies needed to develop a balanced literacy program for upper elementary (grades 3-6) readers. Students will design and implement data-driven, developmentally appropriate literacy lessons by utilizing leveled texts and research-based instructional methods involving metacognition, reading comprehension, word study, vocabulary, and writing instruction. This course includes a clinical lab component in a public school setting. A fee for a background check may be required for this course.
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EDUC 331 - Content Area Methods
CR: 4
Prerequisite: EDUC 245 . The process of instruction unites all teachers, regardless of the subject area or age of the learners they teach. This course focuses on methods of instruction that have broad applicability across learning contexts. Emphasis will be placed on using those methods to plan learning experiences for a specific audience, formulating objectives and evaluation procedures, and selecting appropriate materials and procedures. This course includes a clinical lab component in a public school setting. A fee for a background check may be required for this course.
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EDUC 333 - Reading in the Content Areas
CR: 4
Prerequisite: EDUC 245 and acceptance into the undergraduate portion of the Education Program. This course emphasizes the importance of utilizing research-based reading and literacy strategies in the secondary, 6-12 classroom to facilitate learning through cross-curricular connections to the content areas. Students will design and implement lesson plans that focus on aiding content area instruction through the use of reciprocal teaching techniques, before, during, and after reading comprehension strategies, and critical and creative methods for multigenre response to course content. This course includes a clinical lab component in a public school setting. A fee for a background check may be required for this course.
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EDUC 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 200-level EDUC course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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EDUC 377 - Internship
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and program chair. Provides a formative experience for students in teacher licensure programs. An internship in a public or private school setting provides students with opportunities to explore the “real world” of teaching through intensive classroom experience. Requires 120 hours of supervised field experience. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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EDUC 410 - Transition, Collaboration, and Consultation in Special Education K-12
CR: 3
Prerequisite: EDUC 322 . This course provides an understanding of the transition process as defined by IDEA and the skills needed to implement an effective transition plan. This course also builds an understanding of collaboration, the collaborative team, and the roles and responsibilities of each team member as well as appropriate strategies for consulting with general educators, parents, and other resource agencies.
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EDUC 421 - Concepts in Educational Research
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the undergraduate portion of the Education Program. This course provides an introduction to educational research. Students will articulate their philosophy of education and connect it to educational theories and research-based practices, document their teaching selves through an ePortfolio, and develop a review of the literature of a chosen education topic. III.O, III.W
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EDUC 441 - Place-Based Pedagogy and Practicum for the Elementary Classroom
CR: 4
Prerequisite: Open only to accepted elementary education majors; permission of the Director of Education; EDUC 103, 104, 133, 211, 245, 325, 327, 331, and 333 and evidence of passing the VCLA, RVE, Praxis Core Mathematics, Reading, and Language Arts (5002), and Social Studies (5004) or Science (5005). This field-based course will include supervised teaching in the PreK-6 classroom for a minimum of 20 hours. Students will explore the ways in which educators organize curriculum around the significant questions students have about their world. By designing authentic place-based investigations, students in this course will weave together the deep knowledge of content, locally relevant information, and authentic skills to create learning opportunities that matter to PreK-6 students, the community, and our collective future. Students will also explore, develop, and implement classroom management techniques that are responsive and relevant to the context in which they teach.
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EDUC 446 - Teaching Internship for the Elementary Classroom
CR: 9
Prerequiste: Completion of EDUC 103, 104, 133, 211,245, 327, 331, 333 421 and 441; earned at least a C- in all content courses associated with their licensure area and psychology courses; evidence of passing scores for the RCLA, RVE, Praxis Core mathematics, and all Praxis II tests (i.e. Reading and Language Arts(5002), Mathematics (5003), Social Studies (5004), and Science (5005)); and approval of the Director of the Education Program. Co-requisite: EDUC 452 . Supervised teaching in the PreK-6 classroom for a minimum of 300 hours. Student teachers are expected to demonstrate best-practice curriculum design, to differentiate instruction, and to complete a research project. Required for licensure and for completion of the elementary education major.
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EDUC 452 - Elementary Teaching Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequiste: Completion of EDUC 103, 104, 133, 211,245, 327, 331, 333 421 and 441; all content courses associated with their licensure area and psychology courses; evidence of passing the RCLA, RVE, and Praxis Core mathematics, as well as registration to take the Praxis II test(s) by the mid-point of the 15-week period; and approval of Director of the Education Program. Co-requisite: EDUC 446 . This seminar will address a broad range of educational topics that build toward initial licensure and future employment. Students will explore strategies for data-driven decision making in the context of their teaching internship. Students will explore the job search process, finalize their ePortfolios to demonstrate their mastery of InTASC standards, and prepare their application for teacher licensure.
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EDUC 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 300-level EDUC course, permission of the instructor, and junior or senior standing. Pursuit of an upper level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.
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EDUC 641 - Place-Based Pedagogy and Practicum
CR: 12
Prerequisite: Only open to accepted M.A.T. students. This field-based course will include supervised teaching in the PreK-12 classroom for a minimum of 150 hours. Students will explore the ways in which educators organize curriculum around the significant questions students have about their world. By designing authentic place-based investigations, students in this course will weave together the deep knowledge of content, locally-relevant information, and authentic skills to create learning opportunities that matter to PreK-12 students, the community, and our collective future. Students will also explore, develop, and implement classroom management techniques that are responsive and relevant to the content in which they teach. Note: Courses numbered at the 600 level are exclusively for graduate students. Should an undergraduate student register in a 600-level class, they will be dropped without prior notice.
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EDUC 673 - Teacher Action Research
CR: 3
Prerequisite: EDUC 421, Concepts in Educational Research. Open only to accepted M.A.T. students. Corequisite: EDUC 641, Place-Based Pedagogy and Practicum. Action research is systematic inquiry conducted by educators to gather information about their schools, how they teach, and how their students learn. It allows teachers to study their own classrooms in order to better understand them and be able to improve their quality or effectiveness. Building on concepts from EDUC 421, Concepts in Educational Research, students will propose a method for collecting and analyzing data in their teaching internship placement, and begin to collect and analyze data for their proposed action research studies. Note: Courses numbered at the 600 level are exclusively for graduate students. Should an undergraduate student register in a 600-level class, they will be dropped without prior notice.
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EDUC 677 - Teaching Internship
CR: 12
Prerequisite: Only open to accepted M.A.T. students who have fulfilled all other requirements for licensure.
Corequisite: EDUC 678, Teacher Researcher Seminar. Supervised teaching in the PreK-12 classroom for a minimum of 400 hours. Student teachers are expected to demonstrate best practice curriculum design, to differentiate instruction, and to complete an action research project. Required for licensure and for completion of the M.A.T. program.
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EDUC 678 - Teacher Researcher Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Only open to accepted M.A.T. students who have fulfilled all other requirements for licensure. Corequisite: EDUC 677, Teaching Internship. This seminar will address a broad range of educational topics that build toward initial licensure and future employment. Students will explore strategies for data-driven decision making in the context of their teaching internship. Students will explore the job search process, finalize their ePortfolios to demonstrate their mastery of InTASC standards, and prepare their application for teacher licensure.
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ENGR 110 - An Introduction to Engineering
CR: 4
This course emphasizes the design process - the process by which engineers approach problem-solving. Mechanisms are designed, built, and tested via active student participation in hands-on team projects. Students conduct experiments, apply underlying scientific principles, and analyze and present data. Underlying themes include teamwork, communication, optimization, design trade-offs, and decision making. Intended for first- and second-year students. III.Q, V.8ab
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ENGR 120 - Foundations of Engineering Analysis
CR: 1
Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 123 . This course focuses on developing proficiency in analytical approaches and techniques used by engineers in problem solving and design. Topics include solid modeling and engineering drawing using Inventor, and data manipulation and basic programming using Excel. A cooperative, hands-on learning approach will be used to encourage student interaction in and out of the classroom. III.Q
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ENGR 125 - Introduction to Computer Science and Data Science
CR: 3
An introduction to computer programming using Python, including the basic ideas of algorithmic problem solving, structured programming, and object-oriented design. Topics include software engineering concepts, problem solving, programming control structures, class definition and instantiation fundamentals, file input/output, and elementary data processing. Students use real world datasets to learn why and how data influences decision-making across a variety of areas, inclduing social sciences and economics. Same as CSCI 125 .
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ENGR 205 - Statics and Strength of Materials
CR: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 124 and PHYS 171 . This course focuses on static force analysis. Students will study stresses, two- and three-dimensional force systems, equilibrium, structures, distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, and friction. The course will also emphasize strength and elastic deflection of engineering materials due to loads applied axially, in torsion, in bending, and in shear.
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ENGR 206 - Dynamics and Kinematics
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ENGR 205 , MATH 124 , and PHYS 171 . This course focuses on the application of vector algebra, matrix algebra, and freebody diagrams to the solution of two- and three-dimensional problems in rigid-body dynamics. The course covers motion of particles, motion of particle systems, mass center and moments of inertia, planar kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, and work-energy and impulse-momentum methods.
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ENGR 209 - Matlab Programming
CR: 2
Prerequisite: PHYS 171 . This course will introduce students to Matlab programming through applications to computational problems in mathematics, physics, and engineering.
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ENGR 215 - Materials Science and Engineering
CR: 4
Prerequisites: CHEM 131 and CHEM 141 . This course investigates relationships between microstructural characteristics of engineering materials and their macroscopic properties. The importance of defects in affecting material properties, methods of modifying properties, and manufacturing processes are studied. Particular emphasis is placed on the ability to select a combination of material and manufacturing process that is suitable for a specific engineering application. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. III.W
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ENGR 221 - Electrical Circuits
CR: 4
Prerequisite: PHYS 172 . This course introduces the fundamental principles and the mathematical techniques used to analyze and model analog and digital circuits including energy storage elements. Course topics include resistive circuits, alternating current circuits, transient analysis, operational amplifier circuits, transistors, diodes, digital systems, and instrumentation. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Same as PHYS 221 .
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ENGR 232 - Engineering Design in the Community
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Students work on teams to design devices for community partners in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, or South America. In making design decisions, students evaluate problems holistically, taking into account technical, environmental, ethical, health/safety, social, manufacturing, economic, and political constraints. The impacts of engineering solutions on society as well as the impacts of society on engineering are examined, with particualr emphasis on global issues. V.4, V.7
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ENGR 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One ENGR course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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ENGR 307 - Thermal and Fluid Systems
CR: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 124 and PHYS 171 . This course introduces the fundamental laws of mass, momentum, and energy transport in thermal and fluid systems. Topics include thermodynamic and transport properties, conservation principles, fluid statics, internal and external fluid flow and heat transfer, mixtures, and chemical separation processes. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
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ENGR 323 - Finite Element Analysis
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ENGR 205 . The finite element method is a numerical procedure for solving problems in continuum mechanics. This course emphasizes stress analysis and structural mechanics. The method is also applied to problems in heat transfer, fluid flow, and electric fields. The course emphasizes a hands-on approach based on solving real engineering problems using the ANSYS software package. Offered alternate years.
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ENGR 324 - Mechatronics
CR: 4
Prerequisite: ENGR 221 . This course focuses on designing systems by integrating mechanical, electrical, and control systems engineering. Topics covered include: electromechanical sensors, actuators, DA and AD convertors, and data acquisition methods. Digital control methods and microprocessors will be introduced in class and used to design and conduct experiments.
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ENGR 328 - Special Topics in Engineering
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate or advanced topic not normally covered in other engineering courses. Topic will vary by semester. This course builds on topics from ENGR 324 and further focuses on the integrated use of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems for information processing and control of machines and devices. topics include closed-loop control strategies, communication interfaces, and signal conditioning. Course may not be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.
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ENGR 335 - Soil Mechanics
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ENGR 205 and ENGR 215 . This course introduces the fundamental properties and behavior of soil as an engineering material. Topics of study include soil formation, physical properties, water flow through soils, capillarity, seepage, stresses, shear strength, lateral pressure, and bearing capacity. Hands-on soil identification and property testing along with design problems will be emphasized.
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ENGR 341 - Theory of Structures
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ENGR 205 and ENGR 206 . This course examines the fundamental tools and methods of structural analysis including moment-area, slope-deflection, force, and moment-distribution methods with applications to beams, trusses, and simple frames.
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ENGR 356 - Micro and Nano-Engineering: Devices and Processes
CR: 3
Prerequisites: PHYS 172 , and either CHEM 252 or ENGR 215 . This course will provide an overview of nano and micro-engineering. Topics will include the fundamentals of working in the submicron scale, manufacturing processes, and discussion of specific devices. Processes covered incldue silicon, soft device, and polymer device fabrication. Students will be introduced to specific devices and technology including MEMS, biomimicry, photonics, filtration membranes, lab-on-a-chip devices, quantum dots, and nanomaterials. Offered alternate years. This course cannot be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.
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ENGR 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level ENGR course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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ENGR 378 - Engineering Co-op
CR: 0
Prerequisites: ENGR 120 and sophomore standing. Students complete the equivalent of 8 weeks of full-time work in an industrial or research setting while collaborating with practicing engineers. The work topic and project location must be approved by the supervising engineering faculty member. The student’s work is evaluated by the employer and by an engineering faculty member. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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ENGR 409 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
CR: 3
Prerequisites: CHEM 131 , CHEM 141 , and ENGR 307 . This course focuses on the design of physical, chemical, and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment. The sizing and design criteria for preliminary treatment, softening, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, primary and secondary microbial treatment, disinfection, and biosolids will be discussed in depth. Other topics include water demand projections, water source selection, water quality goals, and relevant federal and state regulations. Emphasis will be placed on the group design of hypothetical water and wastewater plants. Offered alternate years.
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ENGR 411 - Thermal and Chemical Energy Applications
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ENGR 307 . This course applies the principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and chemical engineering to topics in energy. Topics include energy conservation in building heating and cooling, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, solar and wind energy, and electric/hybrid vehicles.
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ENGR 415 - Systems Modeling and Controls
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ENGR 206 , ENGR 221 , MATH 328 , and ENGR 209 . This course focuses on developing and analyzing models that describe input/output behavior of physical systems. Topics include transfer functions, frequency response, time/frequency domains, transient and time constant, rootlocus, bode plots, and feedback control design.
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ENGR 426 - Robotics
CR: 3
Prerequisites: ENGR 206 , MATH 328 , and ENGR 209 . The field of robotics is concerned with the design of electromechanical systems to assist or substitute for human effort. Typically, a robot has four fundamental capabilities: manipulation, locomotion, perception, and intelligence. This course focuses on all of these areas. Topics include spatial transformations, inverse kinematics, differential motions, dynamic force analysis, trajectory generation, actuation, sensing, and autonomous control.
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ENGR 451 - Capstone Design I
CR: 1
Prerequisites: ENGR 206 , ENGR 215 , and ENGR 221 . This is the first of a three-session capstone design sequence. Engineering seniors, operating in design teams, apply principles of the design process to create a product or process to meet the needs of a customer. Projects may originate in industry, as a contest sponsored by a professional society, or in other venues. This course may not be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option. III.O, III.W
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ENGR 452 - Capstone Design II
CR: 2
Prerequisites: ENGR 307 and ENGR 451 . This is the second course in a three-session capstone design sequence. Engineering seniors, operating in design teams, apply principles of the design process to create a product or process to meet the needs of a customer. Projects may originate in industry, as a contest sponsored by a professional society, or in other venues. Design projects usually result in a deliverable prototype. III.O, III.W
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ENGR 453 - Capstone Design III
CR: 1
Prerequisite: ENGR 452 . This is the third of a three-session capstone design sequence. Engineering senior, operating in design teams, apply principles of the design process to create a product or process to meet the needs of a customer. projects may originate in industry, as a contest sponsored by a professional society, or in other venues. Design projects usually result in a deliverable prototype.
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ENGR 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level ENGR course, one 200-level ENGR course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper-level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor
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ENCW 100 - The Introductory Writer
This course focuses on the fundamentals of English written-communication skills with attention to grammar and mechanics. It also covers how to structure an essay, develop an argument, and locate reliable evidence to support that argument. Students will build these skills through a series of short assignments in a variety of formats. Students will also receive feedback in class workshops and one-on-one review sessions with the instructor. Each semester.
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ENCW 101 - Introduction to The Literary Studio
CR: 3
This course introduces students to the studio model, developing their skills as readers and writers through the study and discussion of classic and contemporary works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and through the composition and revision of analytical and creative assignments. Not open to students who have earned credit for ENGL 106. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 201 - The Love Story: On the Page, On the Stage, and In the World
CR: 3
This course explores both classic and contemporary works of literature that examine the endless manifestations and complications of love. Students will complete both analytical and creative assignments. Attendance at SBC events and excursions to the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse, museums, and other sites of interest will allow students to consider how various artistic mediums - opera, poetry, film, and visual art - expand their understanding of this most complex realm of human experience and inspire the creative imagination. Offered alternate years. Students are responsible for the costs of theater tickets. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. III.W, C150, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 202 - Varieties of the Fantastic in Fiction
CR: 3
This course explores the different ways in which classic and contemporary works of fiction cross the boundary betwen the real and the fantastic. How and why do writers employ the surreal, the magical, and the impossible to address the complexities of human experience? Students will complete both creative and analytical assignments. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 203 - The Art of the Personal Essay
CR: 3
This course acquaints students with the personal essay as a literary genre. Readings range widely in subject matter, period, and style in order to afford students and understanding of the different ways in which essays can be “personal”. Students will complete both creative and analytical assignments. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 204 - Form, Function, and Meaning in Poetry
CR: 3
The poem is a combination of music and meaning, with each element guided by form or structure. This course teaches rhyme, meter, a variety of forms, and free verse strategies. What elements of form can amplify meaning? How can free verse avoid arbitrary lineation? Students will study poems from different periods and traditions. Students will complete both creative and analytical assignments. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 205 - Art and Identity in New Orleans
CR: 3
This course explores the relationship between historical and contemporary portraits of the culturally and ethnically diverse city of New Orleans in literature, journalism, film, visual art, and music. Authors and artists to be studied include Kate Chopin, Tennessee Williams, Walker Percy, Natasha Trethewey, Brenda Marie Osbey, Spike Lee, Louis Armstrong, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, and Deborah Luster. Offered alternate years. Students will complete both creative and analytical assignments and will attend SBC arts events. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. III.W, C150, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 206 - Literature and Landscape: O Earth, What Changes Hast Thou Seen!
CR: 3
From Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura to Tennyson’s In Memoriam to contemporary post-apocalyptic poetry and fiction, writers have long reckoned with the history of the natural world and their place in it. This course will explore how artists’ knowledge of the natural world shapes how they respond to it. We will look at the influence of science writers and thinkers on canonical poets, essayists, and fiction writers; we will explore how contemporary writers respond to current conversations about climate change and environmental disaster; and we will engage our own local landscape and our relationship to it. Students will write analytical papers, putting unlikely writers in conversations. Offered alternate years. Students will complete both creative and analytical assignments. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 207 - Mapping the Monstrous: Deviant Forms and Bodies in Literature
CR: 3
This course will explore literary representations of monstrosity - both physical and psychological - in literature and film and the ways such works function in relationship to its broader socio-cultural moment. We will attempt to understand how monsters are represented; we will analyze how the monstrous body becomes both screen and metaphor for broader cultural fears of the other; and we will explore the role of the literary monster in constructing its own text through stitching, layering, and methods of literary productivity and procreation. Along the way, students will construct their own monstrous texts and analytical essays. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. III.W, C150, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 210 - The Magic Hour: The Hypnotic Spell of Classic Children’s and Young Adult Literature
CR: 3
What makes certain books for children endure through the decades? More easily than adults, children enter into that willing suspension of disbelief required of any meaningful experience of literature, and their experiences with books form lasting, deep, and sometimes mysterious impressions on the human psyche. Are there qualities in certain beloved works of children’s literature that transcend the particular charm of an illustration or character? How can identifying those qualities lead to illuminating conversations with and among children and young readers? How does engagement with text build communication and writing skills among young learners? The course will include both analytical and creative writing assignments. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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ENCW 211 - The Writer Abroad
CR: 3
What does it mean to be a writer abroad? How does living among and amid other cultures shape the way we see the world? This course, a three-week intensive travel writing class at the VCCA’s residence in Auvillar, France, will introduce students to a range of travel writing literature and approaches to writing about place. Through total immersion in a new environment, students will explore the implictions of writing about place as an outsider, the ethical implications of representation, and the ways in which their own particular areas of expertise - be they historical, scientific, or artistic - frame the ways they engage writing about place. Assignments will include both analytical and creative pieces, all of which will use Auvillar or its environs as the primary subject. Students will be responsible for additional travel costs and may apply for the Grant for Experiential Learning. III.W, V.2, V.6b
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