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HIST 214 - Building the Past
CR: 3
Prerequisite: ANTH 114 or HIST 223 is suggested, but not required. This course explores how humans built and tried to sustain large-scale settlements in the pre-industrial past. We will examine innovations in construction techniques, city planning, resource utilization, and the human impact on the natural environment. Case studies include Etruscan and Roman engineering, ancient Greek site planning, medieval “organic” cities, and Renaissance urban design. We will also consider how past urban designs may provide solutions for problems facing megacities of the future. Offered alternate years. III.O, V.1
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HIST 219 - Before the Triangle Trade: Pre-modern Slavery
CR: 3
This course examines the history of slavery in the west prior to the emergence of the Triangle Trade. Topics will include: the nature of slavery in ancient Greece and Rome and in the early Islamic world; the shift from slavery to serfdom in the western Middle Ages; and the reemergence and relegalization of slavery in the early-modern Mediterranean. We will investigate the legal, economic, political, and social dimensions of slavery in these times and cultures. We will also explore the extent to which surviving historical records permit a glimpse not only into the institutions that regulated slavery and into the perspectives of slave owners and traders, but also the experience of enslaved people themselves. V.1
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HIST 223 - The Ancient World, 8000 BC to 300 AD
CR: 3
This course probes the origins, rise, and characteristics of the civilizations that appeared in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy in the centuries from the Neolithic era to the rise of Christianity. The political, religious, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic dimensions of these civilizations will be examined. We will also discuss the legacy of the ancient world for the modern west. Offered alternate years. May be counted toward the majors in classics. V.1
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HIST 224 - Martyrs, Crusades, and the Plague: The Middle Ages
CR: 3
This course challenges the perception of the Middle Ages as the “Dark Ages” by introducing the cultural, political, intellectual, and religious complexity of the period from the fall of the Roman empire to the Black Death. While focusing geographically on Europe, north Africa and the Near East, it also explores the medieval West in the context of sub-Saharan Africa and China. Offered alternate years. V.1
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HIST 225 - The U.S. South
CR: 3
A survey of Southern history from founding of Jamestown to the rise of the Sunbelt. Topics will include the plantation, slavery, white society, Civil War, Reconstruction, Redemption, and the rise of Jim Crow. The course will conclude with the South’s continuing efforts to deal with the legacies of its past. Offered alternate years. V.1, V.5
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HIST 258 - History of Crime and Punishment in the West
CR: 3
This course surveys the foundations and development of western criminal law, penal institutions, and criminal jurisprudence from antiquity to the modern world. Patterns of criminality and enforcement, attempts at controlling crime, and philosophies regarding crime and punishment will be explored. We will also examine current debates on such controversial issues as violence, the death penalty, and the prosecution of “crimes against humanity.” No knowledge of statistics or data analysis is assumed. Students will learn the necessary techniques and skills in the course. III.Q, V.1, V.7
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HIST 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One HIST 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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HIST 268 - Studies in Law and History
CR: 3
Prerequisite: One HIST or POLS course. Law is a deeply historical field; at its heart, it relies on pst precedent to construct its future. this special topics course considers the historical foundatins of modern Western legal systems and perennially controversial legal issues. Topics may include: “Ancient Law and Why it Matters;” “Corporations, Constitutions, International Law;” “History of English/American Common Law;” “Rights, Politics, and Radical Constitutional Law.” Readings will address these topics from a broad spectrum of perspectives. Course may be repeated for credit when topic is different.
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HIST 308 - Encounters, Conquest and European Expansion, 1350-1650
CR: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 143 or HIST 224 . This course probes the economic, scientific, and territorial expansions that both fuelled and resulted from the “rebirth” of western Europe during the early modern era. Topics include Columbus’s voyages to the New World; the Portuguese slave trade in Africa; Italian and Ottoman commercial rivalries in the Mediterranean; Spanish, British and French colonization of the Americas; and Europe’s scientific responses to the new and strange environments being mapped and explored. Offered alternate years. III.W, V.1
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HIST 312 - Virginia: History and Memory
CR: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 135 , HIST 136 , or HIST 225 . Virginia, home to founding fathers, Civil War battlefields, and former slave plantations, occupies a central if contested position in American cultural memory. This research seminar introduces students to the rich historical scholarship on Virginia’s distinctive history and legacy from the pre-colonial period through the civil rights era. Students develop a historical research project drawing on the rich digital, archival, printed and public historical records available locally, in Central Virginia, and online. Offered every third year. This course may not be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option. III.O
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HIST 321 - Studies in Medieval History
CR: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 143 . The millennium separating antiquity and the Renaissance witnessed the rise of western Christianity and capitalism, the invention of romantic love, the development of Islamic science, and the Black Death. Topics will alternate: Early Middle Ages or Dark Ages; High Medieval Renaissance(s); Medieval Iberia; The Disastrous Fourteenth Century. Offered alternate years. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be counted toward the major in Spanish as the one course allowed to be taken in English. III.W, V.5
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HIST 322 - Renaissance and Reformation
CR: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 127 or HIST 143 . The course will explore the social and cultural context of Renaissance and Reformation thought as well as the ideas and ideals of humanist intellectuals and religious reformers. The study of Renaissance Italy will include such topics as the family, sex and marriage, crime and criminal justice, and social structure and politics in the city states as well as humanism and art. The Reformation section will examine traditional Catholicism and popular beliefs, as well as the ideals and goals of Protestant and Catholic reformers, and will assess the reformers’ achievements. The focus of the course may be EITHER Renaissance OR Reformation. Offered alternate years.
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HIST 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level HIST 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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HIST 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in HIST and permission of the instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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HIST 452 - Senior Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Open by permission to seniors. The seminar will deal with the question “What is history”? Primarily this will involve an examination of some of the best works of historians in the last few years. It also will consider ways in which people organize, analyze, and interpret past experience. III.O
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HIST 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level HIST course, one 200-level HIST 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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HNRS 399 - Summer Honors Research
CR: 3
Prerequisites: One or more 200-level courses relevant to the research project; a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3; and research proposal selected by Honors Committee. Projects are undertaken and completed over eight weeks in the early summer. The student and her faculty sponsor together determine what the student will produce as the culmination of her research project. At the end of the program each student must turn in to the Honors Program and to her faculty sponsor the final product of her research project. The research papers will be published in a special issue of the Honors Journal. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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HNRS 470 - Advanced Honors
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Upper-level research or creative project determined in advance by the student in consultation with two faculty members who will serve as primary and secondary project sponsors. The course is required for the Honors Degree, and serves as the capstone experience for Honors students who do not pursue a senior Honors thesis project. This course is typically taken in the student’s junior or senior year.
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HNRS 471 - Honors Launchpad
CR: 1
Required of students intending to graduate with an Honors Degree. This course is taken in the 3-week session of a student’s senior year and it will encourage collaboration, critique, and cross-disciplinary discussions in preparation to begin intensive senior research.
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HNRS 472 - Senior Honors Thesis Research
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Thesis approval by Honors Committee. This is a year-long senior research project in the major, approved in advance by the Honors Committee and supervised by a faculty advisor from the student’s major department and a second faculty advisor.
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INTD 100 - Introduction to Information and Media Literacy
CR: .5
Introduction to the methods of finding, identifying, and filtering reliable, verifiable information online and in multiple formats. Emphasis on defining information needs, creating and refining search strategies, and evaluating sources in order to build critical thinking skills. The student will distinguish formats and types of information available online; will be able to evaluate digital text, videos, and photography as an informed information consumer; will understand the need for critical consumption of online information; and will be able to construct an effective academic search strategy. Students will examine diverse sources that may include trusted research or journalism, incomplete information, propaganda, distortion, and falsehood. Students will learn to distinguish fact from fiction for every day information needs as well as for academic research. Not open to first-year students who have earned credit for FYS 100 or an Honors Inquiry course. This course is graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
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INTD 121 - Everyday Life on Miss Indie’s Plantation
CR: 3
Using archival sources and archaeological features, we will research the life-histories of the 150+ individuals who lived at Sweet Briar between c. 1840-1900, including the antebellum, enslaved families, and the postbellum servants and employess of Indiana Fletcher Williams. We will spend class time exploring the artifacts, landscapes, and built environment of the 19th-century farm to understand the dynamics of socio-economic, religious, and environmental forces at Sweet Briar Plantation.
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INTD 131 - Service Learning: Science Outreach
CR: 1
Prerequisite: Completion of at least one introductory course in science or math or placement above the introductory level. Co-requisite: concurrent enrollment in a science or math course. Students will work within the community to foster interest in, knowledge of, and appreciation for the sciences.
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INTD 452 - Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies
CR: 3
This capstone course is co-requisite for intern teachers seeking elementary licensure in the Liberal Studies major. Pre-service teachers will develop and refine their professional portfolios based upThis capstone course is co-requisite for intern teachers seeking elementary licensure in the Liberal Studies major. Pre-service teachers will develop and refine their professional portfolios based upon INTASC standards. III.O, III.W
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INTD 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Research on a topic determined in advance by a student and by members of the departments involved.
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INTD 463 - Senior Project
CR: 3
Senior project determined in advance by a student and by members of the departments involved.
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LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 102 or placement. Review and continuing study of grammar and syntax. Readings from Latin prose.
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LATN 202 - Intermedicate Latin II
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 201. Readings from Latin poetry. V.3
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LATN 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisite: One LATN 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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LATN 312 - Roman Historians
CR: 3
Prerequisite: One 200-level course in Latin. Selections from Livy or Tacitus. Offered alternate years.
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LATN 314 - Later Latin Literature
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. Readings in works of Latin poetry or prose written after the “classical” period of Latin literature. Author and genre will vary; possible topics include Apuleius, St. Augustine, or Latin writings of the Middle Ages or later. V.2, V.3
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LATN 321 - Elegy and Epigram
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. This course explores themes of love, wit, invective, and urbanity that figure prominently in these versatile poetic genres. Beginning with the world of Catullus, this course moves through the Roman elegies of Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid, and at the occasional poems of Martial. V.2, V.3
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LATN 334 - Literature of the Late Republic
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. In this course we will draw on a variety of readings from the turbulent period in the first century B.C.E. that marked the end of the Roman Republic. Genres will vary and possible authors include Cicero, Caesar, Sallust, Lucretius, and Catullus. V.2, v.3
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LATN 342 - Literature of the Roman Empire
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. In this course we will draw upon the post-Augustan authors of the Roman Empire. Genres will vary and possible authors include Lucan, Seneca, Pliny, Tacitus, Martial, and Juvenal. V.2, V.3
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LATN 348 - Ovid
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. Ovid was one of the most prolific and influential authors of the Augustan age. In this course we will explore the various genres of Ovidian poetry, Ovid’s relationship with his poetic antecedents and contemporaries, and his engagement with the political realities of the Augustan regime. V.2, V.3
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LATN 353 - Roman Comedy
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. This course explores the comedies of Plautus and Terence. Through reading their plays both in the original Latin and in translation, we will consider their generic antecedents, performative context, and the colloquial and archaic quality of their Latin. V.2, V.3
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LATN 358 - Topics in Latin Literature
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. This course explores themes in Latin literature and draws on a wide variety of authors and genres. Topics may include Latin epistolography, the Roman Novel, the city and countryside in Latin literature, and Roman ethics.
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LATN 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level LATN course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an indivisual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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LATN 367 - Vergil
CR: 3
Prerequisite: LATN 202. This course will survey the works of Vergil and include selections from the “Aeneid,” “Georgics,” and “Eclogues.” The course will conclude with a look at the vast tradition of later medieval and renaissance poems and poets influenced directly by Vergil’s timeless corpus. V.2, V.3
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LATN 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level LATN course, one 200-level LATN 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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Leadership Core |
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CORE 110 - Design Thinking
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Limited to and required for all incoming first-year and new transfer students. A team of faculty members from varied disciplines will introduce students to the design-thinking process, and its application to a range of problems from local through global scale. Faculty will show how design thinking is expressed in different disciplines, and at the end of the course students will engage in the process for themselves in different disciplinary contexts, and engage in a multidisciplinary endeavor. This course introduces our leadership core, which will produce students who are inquisitive when approaching new challenges; empathetic, informed, and fearless when framing potential solutions to those challenges; flexible, organized, and collaborative when designing and implementing solutions; articulate and confident when communicating those solutions; focused upon the creation of well-executed products; and perceptively self-critical when reviewing the effectiveness of their own work. This course is graded Pass/Credit/No Credit only. III.O
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CORE 120 - The Mindful Writer
CR: 3
A workshop-based writing course that helps students become confident and effective readers and writers. Using the New Yorker magazine as the primary text-each student will have an individual ten-week subscription-students will learn to read carefully, identify the style and structure of individual pieces, from profiles to reviews to political and cultural commentary, and write several pieces of their own, practicing a range of rhetorical methods while also conducting research, crafting persuasive arguments, and producing multiple drafts through careful and sustained revision.
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CORE 130 - Women and Gender in the World
CR: 3
A multidisciplinary study of the social, cultural, and political issues that influence women in societies across the world. The course introduces theoretical perspectives and social contexts for the diverse challenges that confront contemporary women. v.5
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CORE 140 - Sustainable Systems
CR: 3
Prerequisite: CORE 110. This class introduces the concept of sustainability by emphasizing the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and economic systems. Case studies from around the world will demonstrate the importance of understanding both cultural and political contexts when developing innovative solutions to intractable environmental problems. Translating knowledge into action, students will participate in projects related to local and campus sustainability. V.7
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CORE 150 - Expression and the Arts
CR: 3
Prerequisite: CORE 110. An interdisciplinary course that helps students develop creative and critical capacities through the study and practice of the arts. Students will learn the techniques of making art in one discipline while folding in perspectives from a variety of artists and artworks. In addition to making and presenting art, students will study methods of art theory and criticism, focusing on how art communicates diverse values. Students will also meet with Fellows from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts to understand how a variety of artists think about art and culture. The overarching theme for CORE 150 will change from year to year, and each section’s content will be determined by the instructor(s). Topic for Fall 2018: “Nikolais, a Kinetic Bridge to Arts and Technology.” Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) was a creative genius whose wide-ranging contributions went far beyond the field of dance. He explored 3-D art, electronic music, and lighting. Nikolais’ groundbreaking work laid the foundations for world-renowned performance companies, such as Pilobolus, Cirque du Soleil, Mummenschanz, Momix, and for art installations globally. Topics include readings, discussions, videos, moving, and creating (making a music sound score with a moog synthesizer, looping, fabric and theater props, costumes, mask making, choreographing short motion studies, and more). No prior dance or music experience is necessary. V.6a, V.6b
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CORE 160 - STEM in Society
CR: 3
Prerequisite: CORE 110. Students will conduct open-ended investigations on a scientific or technological topic relevant to society. Each section will have a specific focus; all sections are designed to empower students to develop evidence-based opinions, and make informed decisions, about societal issues related to science and technology. V.8ab
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CORE 170 - Decisions in a Data-Driven World
CR: 3
Prerequisite: CORE 110. The volume of data available to help us make decisions is increasing at a staggering rate. How do we sort through data to find what is relevant and useful? How do we evaluate, organize, and interpret the information to make good decisions? This course will focus on data-rich topics drawn from the fields of economics, personal finance, science and technology, health, and political science to develop the ability to reason and work with data, as well as understand and present arguments supported by quantitative evidence. III.Q
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CORE 210 - Contemporary Ethical Questions
CR: 3
Prerequisites: CORE 120, CORE 130, and sophomore standing. Global climate change, human migration, and technological manipulation of genes all present pressing ethical questions for which no clear-cut answers exist. This course helps students address such complex issues by introducing them to major branches of philosophical ethics and then helping them apply these diverse perspectives to propose solutions. All sections initially follow a common syllabus of theoretical readings; then each section concentrates on contemporary ethical dilemmas in particular spheres (e.g., medicine, business, law, etc.). III.O
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CORE 220 - Leadership Realized I
CR: 3
Prerequisites: Two of the following: CORE 140, CORE 150, or CORE 160. This course guides teams of students in using leadership tools to address a problem of their own choosing. Students will be given support to design and propose their projects; develop the skills integral to effective project management and the financial literacy required for project budgeting; and practice the effective communication of a proposal through both public speaking and the use of new media.
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CORE 310 - Leadership Realized II
CR: 3
Prerequisites: CORE 210 and CORE 220. Students employ the skills and expertise they have acquired at Sweet Briar to carry out a collaborative project that addresses a substantial problem faced in the real world. The project combines individual contributions in small-group collaborations to develop and implement solutions. Teams organize around “big problems” and ask individual team members to navigate the question: What can you solve with your skills?
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Mathematics |
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MATH 103 - Humanistic Mathematics
CR: 3
Mathematics as a human endeavor has always benefited from a diversity and inclusivity of ideas from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, government, music, visual arts, history, and literature. The course examines important mathematical concepts and theory through the prism of this fundamental connection. III.O
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MATH 123 - Calculus I
CR: 3
Limits, differentiation and integration of polynomials and trigonometric functions. Applications of calculus including graphing, related rates and max-min problems. III.Q
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MATH 124 - Calculus II
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 123 . Applications of calculus to area and volume problems, the exponential and logarithm functions, techniques of integration, sequences and series of real numbers. III.Q
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MATH 205 - Applied Statistics
CR: 3
Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 123 or BUSN 127 ; not open to students who have received credit for MATH 106 . An introduction to data analysis and statistics. Descriptive statistics, random variables and their distributions, independence, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and linear regression. Applications in science, social sciences and economics. III.Q
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MATH 211 - Fundamental Mathematics I
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Not open to first-year students. A course for prospective elementary teachers covering the methods of instruction of mathematics and emphasizing a hands-on approach. Topics include number systems, elementary number theory, ratio, proportion, and percent.
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MATH 213 - Fundamental Mathematics II
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Not open to first-year students. A course for prospective elementary teachers covering the methods of instruction of mathematics and emphasizing a hands-on approach. Topics include mathematical reasoning, geometry, and probability and statistics.
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MATH 218 - Discrete Mathematics
CR: 3
While continuous mathematics is the language of calculus and requires the use of real numbers, discrete mathematics is the language of formal logic, graph theory, and computer science, and it can be characterized by the use of integers. This course is an introduction to the tools and methods used in discrete mathematics. Topics include sets, logic, recursion and mathematical induction, trees, graphs, methods of proof, counting and probability, and relations and digraphs, with applications to computer science.
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MATH 223 - Calculus III
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 124 . Topics in analytic geometry in two- and three-dimensional euclidean space, functions of several variables, partial differentiation, gradients, and multiple integration. III.Q.
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MATH 232 - Linear Algebra
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 124 . A study of linear systems, matrices and matrix algebra, determinants, vector spaces, and linear transformations; includes applications to Euclidean n-dimensional spaces as well as theory of abstract vector spaces.
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MATH 261 - Directed study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One MATH 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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MATH 303 - Probability
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 223 . Permutations and combinations, discrete and continuous distributions of several random variables, independence, and conditional probability, expectation, variance, the Central Limit Theorem. Offered alternate years.
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MATH 310 - Modern Geometry
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 124 . Topics in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, particularly geometry on a sphere. Students in this course deepen their understanding of geometry and the nature of geometric proof through discussion, discovery, and writing. Offered alternate years. III.O
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MATH 320 - Biomathematics
CR: 4
Prerequisites: BIOL 112 , MATH 123 ; and either MATH 205 or PSYC 219 . The course is an introduction to the use of mathematical models in biology and in the life sciences. Mathematics facilitates progress in biology in a myriad of ways: it is used to predict the spread of infectious diseases, map the genome, reconstruct phylogeny, unveil signaling networks, detect and treat medical disorders, classify RNA and protein folding, understand ecological networks and food webs, and demonstrate emergent behaviors of biological systems. Three or four topics will be selected from the list above each year. Data, algorithms, computing applications, and specialized software will be used throughout. Skills developed include the ability to examine an unfamiliar problem, analyze it to determine the type of data necessary to address the problem, select the appropriate mathematical tools to be applied to the data, and evaluate the adequacy of the results. Credit cannot be earned for both this course and BIOL 320 or MATH 321 . V.8a
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MATH 321 - Current Problems in Biomathematics
CR: 3
Prerequisite: BIOL 112 , MATH 123 ; and MATH 205 or PSYC 219 . The course is an introduction to the use of mathematical models in biology and in the life sciences. Mathematics facilitates progress in biology in a myriad of ways: it is used to predict the spread of infectious diseases, map the genome, reconstruct the phylogeny, unveil signaling networks, detect and treat medical disorders, classify RNA and protein folding, understand ecology networks and food webs, and demonstrate emergent behaviors of biological systems. Three or four topics will be selected from the list above each year. Data, algorithms, computing applications, and specialized software will be used thorughout. Skills developed include the ability to examine an unfamiliar problem, analyze it to determine the type of data necessary to address the problem, select the appropriate mathematical tools to be applied to the data, and evaluate the adequacy of the results. Credit cannot be earned for both this course and BIOL 320 or MATH 320 . V.8a
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MATH 323 - Sequences and Series
CR: 3
A rigorous study of sequences and series of real numbers and functions, developed from the axioms of the real number system and elementary point set theory.
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MATH 328 - Ordinary Differential Equations
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 124 . Topics include separation of variables, first and second order linear equiations, numerical methods, Laplace transforms, and systems of equiations. Applications to the physical and biological sciences are emphasized. V.8a
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MATH 333 - Algebraic Structures
CR: 3
A rigorous study of abstract algebraic structures, focusing primarily on group theory.
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MATH 336 - Vector Calculus
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 223 . This course extends the material in Calculus III, covering further topics in multidimensional calculus. It includes Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem and the divergence theorem, as well as calculus in spherical and cylindrical coordinates. Applications to physics are discussed. Offered alternate years.
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MATH 342 - Mathematical Modeling and Optimization
CR: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 125 , MATH 223 , and MATH 232 . Mathematical models with application to economics and the social, life, and managerial sciences. Continuous multi-variable optimization models - unconstrained optimization, Lagrange multipliers, sensitivity analysis. Linear programming and one or more topics chosen from game theory, agent-based modeling, Markov chains, queueing models, networks, and graph theory. Offered alternate years.
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MATH 345 - Complex Analysis
CR: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 223 . Algebra of complex numbers, analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy’s theorem, Taylor and Laurent expansions, calculus of residues. Offered alternate years.
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MATH 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level MATH 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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MATH 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in MATH and permission of the instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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MATH 381 - Advanced Statistics
CR: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 125 or ENGR 125 ; and MATH 123 and MATH 205 . This course introduces intermediate statistical methods. Topics will be chosen from x2 test for independence; tests for correlations; non-parametric tests, including Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, and Sign tests; multiple regression; logistic regression; ANOVA; and basic cluster analysis.
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MATH 452 - Senior Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Open to senior mathematics majors; others by permission. This seminar is the departmental senior exercise, required of all mathematics majors. Under the direction of faculty mentors, students select and research topics in order to present them to the class. Historical topics comprise one focus of the course. III.O
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MATH 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: one 100-level MATH course, one 200-level MATH 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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MOLA 103 - Introduction to Russian Language and Literature
CR: 3
This course will introduce students to Russian language and culture. Students will learn the Cyrillic alphabet, practice elementary writing skills, and learn to read and understand spoken Russian at an elementary level. In addition, because of the complexity and diversity of the Russian language, we will study Russian literature and history to provide a cultural context. No prior background in Russian is expected, but an aptitute for learning languages will be useful.
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MOLA 377 - Internship
CR: 3
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MOLA 390 - Linguistic Competence Project
CR: 3
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DART 105 - Introduction to Arts Management
CR: 4
This course provides students with an introduction to a variety of topics they will encounter when pursuing the certificate in arts management, including public policy and the arts, the economic structure of markets in various branches of the arts, and the issues and trends affecting arts management professionals. Content will be covered through readings, discussions, guest speakers, and 20 hours of hands-on fieldwork in an arts organization or facility located on or off campus. Offered each fall semester. III.W
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DART 113 - Technology for the Arts
CR: 3
This class will give students beginning technical skills in lighting, sound, design, video, and digital graphics. It also include basic construction techniques for scenic elements, properties, and costuming. These techniques will teach students how to safely and beautifully execute their art for an audience. V.6b
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DART 121 - Urban Arts Excursion
CR: 1
Prerequisites: DART 105 and permission of the instructor. This intensive, immersion course will explore the arts world through travel to an urban area (such as New York City, Washington, D.C., etc.) during which students attend performances, tour museums, and engage in instructor-guided in-depth discussions with arts managers and artists. It provides students with critical appreciation for a broad spectrum of major cultural institutions focused on visual arts, dance, theatre, music, and arts policy. Scheduled during Winter or Spring Break. Students are responsibile for the cost of their transportation as well as lodging, meals, and tickets. Offered on a four-year rotation.
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DART 141 - Arts Management Practicum I
CR: 1
Prerequisites: DART 105 and permission of the instructor. Very focused practicum of study centering around a single project, for example, the development of a specialized museum tour, and pre- and post-visit study materials for the same. Assigned readings will accompany the practicum project. A minimum of 40 hours is required. This course is offered on a P/CR/NC grading option only.
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DART 210 - The Fellows Studio
CR: 3
Artists from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a year-round, international artists’ retreat on Sweet Briar’s Mt. San Angelo campus, will offer studio classes in a variety of artistic disciplines, including creative writing, dance, music, filmmaking, visual arts, and perofrming and conceptual art. Topics for this course will vary by semester.
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DART 213 - Introduction to Museums: History and Practice
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DART 105 . This course combines a comprehensive history of museums with an introduction to museological theory, museum management, and professional standards. Students will examine the critical issues surrounding nonprofit museum collections, exhibitions, programs and education, conservation, governance, and ethics. Offered alternate years. III.W
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DART 217 - Performing Arts Management
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DART 105 . In this seminar, students gain an understanding of the various aspects of managing performing arts organizations. Topics covered include cultural policy; governance, mission, capacity building, and personnel management; the role of development, fundraising, and grant writing; programming, audiences, and marketing; strategic planning; financial management; capital planning; evaluation of outcomes; non-profit status, tax and legal issues for organizations; and education and lifelong learning. Teaching will be both theoretical and practical, employing case studies, and by the end of the course, student arts managers will have developed a portfolio associated with the topics covered that will serve them in their pursuit of internships and employment with performing arts organizations. Offered on a three-year rotation. III.W
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DART 221 - The Art and Antiquities Marketplace
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DART 105 . This course will provide students with a general understanding of the history and operation of the art and antiquities marketplace in the United States. Topics covered include legal and ethical issues, tax policy, connoisseurship, authentication, and the socio-economic impact of the art and antiquities business. Offered alternate years. III.W
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DART 236 - The Creative Artist as Entrepreneur
CR: 3
How do you gain visibility and promote your work? Business and marketing for anyone in the arts. Students will create a website,navigate social media in their fields, write blogs, learn grant writing, and understand the fundamental media techniques of successful professionals. Offered alternate years. III.O
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DART 241 - Arts Management Practicum II
CR: 2
Prerequisites: DART 105 and permission of the instructor. Students will be introduced to the practical aspects of presenting artistic events on the campus. Projects will include the organization, promotion, and mounting of exhibitions, the booking and promotion of concerts, theatre, or dance productions, or other appropriate arts activities. A minimum of 80 hours is required. This course is offered on a P/CR/NC grading option only.
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DART 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One course required for the Arts Management Certificate 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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DART 309 - Creative Collaboration in the Arts
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Collaboration can be a vital component of artistic creation. Dancers, writers, actors, visual artists, and musicians work with one another to forge original and compelling works of art. In this course, students will explore the challenges and rewards of collaborating together by creating, composing, practicing, and performing original works. May be repeated for credit. III.O
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DART 311 - Leadership of Arts Organizations
CR: 3
Prerequisite: DART 105 . This seminar is designed to integrate theory, practice, and skills on topics critical to preparing leaders in a non-profit arts organization. Participants will examine their own leadership ideas, styles, and behaviors in relation to general principles and to their own organizational context. Student arts managers will also be expected to help their colleagues achieve their objectives through collaborative work, discussions, consultation, and feedback. Offered each spring semester. III.O
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DART 321 - Fundraising and Philanthropy in the Arts
CR: 3
Prerequisites: DART 105 and one course at the 200-level that is required for the Arts Management Certificate. This course examines the fundraising process in non-profit arts organizations. This includes major theoretical foundations and general fundraising principles as well as a variety of fundraising techniques, sources of donations, and key aspects of managing the fundraising and development process. The course combines applied and conceptual study, and provides students with opportunities to apply concepts and techniques through assignments and projects. Offered on a three-year rotation.
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DART 341 - Arts Management Practicum II
CR: 3
Prerequisites: DART 105 and permission of the instructor. An intensive apprenticeship in a particular area of the arts, such as exhibitions, cataloguing, booking and promoting theatrical events, or an internship at an arts organization outside the college. A final portfolio or record of the project must be presented at the completion of the course. The practicum will be supervised by the Program Director, or other appropriate faculty members. A minimum of 120 hours is required. This course is offered on a P/CR/NC grading option only.
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DART 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level course required for the Arts Management Certificate 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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DART 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: DART 105 , one additional course required for the Arts Management Certificate, and permission of instructor and program chair. This internship provides students with professional experience in a cultural or creative enterprise or in an organization that services the cultural or creative industries. Internship opportunities may include, but are not limited to, dance companies, theatre companies, galleries, municipal cultural affairs agencies, museums, opera companies, orchestras, presenting organizations, foundations, producing organizations, or trade organizations. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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DART 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level course and one 200-level course, both required for the Arts Management Certificate, 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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DART 462 - Senior Project Preparation
CR: 1
Prerequisite: Open on to junior and senior majors in the theatre track of performing arts. During this course, taken either in the spring term of the junior year or the fall term of the senior year, a student under the supervision of an advisor will prepare the research, textual analysis, and prompt book or design drawings to prepare for her senior project in the following term. The class meets weekly with the entire theatre faculty to monitor progress. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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DART 463 - Senior Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Open only to senior majors in performing arts. An independent project for the senior performing arts major, under the supervision of a faculty member resulting in the presentation of a recital, design, performance, direction of a play, or a paper. This course may not be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.
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MUSC 115 - Daisy’s Harp
CR: 0/1
This course is for all musicians (composers, conductors, instrumentalists, and vocalists) as well as any artist seeking to collaborate with musicians on a musical performance (dancers, writers, visual artists, dramatic artists, etc.). Participants will design a unique performance event, curating the works to be performed (including possibly creating new works), choosing the space for performance, rehearsing the works, handling all logistics and marketing for the event, and executing the final performance. Through this comprehensive experience, students will learn both the musical skills and the practical skills required to produce a performance event. Each session will feature a different theme. May be repeated for credit. V.6b
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MUSC 143 - Special Topics in Music
CR: 3
This course addresses topics related to music. Topics will vary by semester. The course may be repeated for credit when the topic is different. Topic for Fall 2018: “Carnival Music in Trinidad.” This course provides an introduction to music in global perspective, exploring music both as a phenomenon of sound and a phenomenon of culture, through the study of Carnival music in Trinidad. Topics will be explored through readings, discussions, watching videos, and a variety of hands-on activities (learning to play steel pans, designing our own Carnival mas characters and costumes, writing aesthetically and contextually appropriate calypso lyrics, and more). No prior knowledge of music is necessary. V.4
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