Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Course Descriptions
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SPE 226 - Practicum in Special Education with Children with Learning Disabilities (Variable Cr.)
Practicum with children with learning disabilities in the elementary/middle-school age range under the supervision of a classroom teacher in special education. The practicum provides insight into the special needs and the unique educational approaches to teaching children with learning disabilities. Prerequisite: one special education course and permission of the instructor before November 1. January intersession. Department.
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SPE 326 - The Assessment of the Behavior and Development of a Child with Learning Disabilities (4 Cr.)
Study of a child with learning disabilities in the elementary/middle-school age range through observation, anecdotal records, behavioral data, informal assessment techniques, tests, school records, developmental data, and tutorial work relationship. Emphasis on factors that affect the behavior and development of the child in the education process. The analysis of the data results in a case study and an IEP. Prerequisite: SPE 327 . Fall semester. Longo.
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SPE 344 - Special Education Internship with Children with Intellectual Disabilities (10 Cr.)
Internship with children with intellectual disabilities in the elementary/middle-school age range under the supervision of a classroom teacher in special education and a member of the Education Department of Goucher College. The course provides for a minimum of 250 hours of observation, participation, teaching, and conferences. The experience stimulates insight into the special needs and unique educational approaches to teaching children with mental retardation. Discussion of teaching problems in seminar meetings. A minimum grade of B- is required for certification. Elected concurrently with ED 246 and SPE 324 or SPE 326 or SPE 328 . Prerequisites: completion of 86 credits, including ED 222 , SPE 327 and successful completion of Praxis I. Fall semester. Department.
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SPE 228 - Practicum in Special Education with Children with Emotional Disturbance (Variable Cr.)
Practicum with children with emotional disturbance in the elementary/middle-school age range under the supervision of a classroom teacher in special education. The practicum provides insight into the special needs and the unique educational approaches to teaching children with emotion al disturbance. Prerequisite: one special-education course and permission of the instructor before November 1. January intersession. Department.
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SPE 328 - The Assessment of the Behavior and Development of a Child with Emotional Disturbance (4 Cr.)
Study of a child with emotional disturbance in the elementary/middle-school age range through observation, anecdotal records, behavioral data, informal assessment techniques, tests, school records, developmental data, and tutorial work relationship. Emphasis on factors that affect the behavior and development of the child in the education process. The analysis of the data results in a case study and an IEP. Prerequisite: SPE 327 . Fall semester. Longo.
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ENG 103 - The College Essay (3 Cr.)
What does it mean to write at the college level? Focus on the organization, coherence, and development required for college papers. Intensive study of the conventions of written English, including grammar, punctuation, and sentence construction. Placement determined by the Writing Program staff. Fall semester. Department.
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ENG 104 - Academic Writing I (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #1)
Introduction to the rhetorical and mechanical skills necessary to develop confident, informed academic voices. Study and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, and editing. Focuses on the aims, strategies, and conventions of academic prose, especially analysis and argumentation. May confer college writing proficiency based on student portfolio. Placement determined by the Writing Program. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ENG 105 - Academic Writing II (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #1) (LER–WP)
Advanced study and practice in the development of an academic voice, preparing students to engage with more complex and specialized texts and questions. Students plan, write, and revise several papers, honing their rhetorical skills and developing strategies for analysis, argumentation, and integration of both primary and secondary sources. Those who demonstrate their ability to write on the college level will earn College Writing Proficiency. Prerequisite: ENG 104 or permission of the Writing Program. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ENG 106 - Academic Writing III (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #1) (LER – WP)
Focuses on refining questions for writing, finding, evaluating, and incorporating evidence and writing rhetorically and grammatically correct and engaging prose. By adding tutorial instruction to classroom work, the course provides each student with intensive, individualized practice. Designed specifically for students who have not yet achieved College Writing Proficiency, the course allows those who demonstrate their ability to write on the college level to earn proficiency. Placement determined by the Writing Program. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ENG 112 - Environmental Science Fiction (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #11) (LER-ENV)
An introduction to college-level analysis of major works of literature. We will be reading (and viewing) Science Fiction with plots and characters that will help us imagine the consequences of our action or our inaction for environmental sustainability, and perhaps give us the courage to unflinchingly examine our situation and save our environment. Fall. Myers.
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ENG 114 - Prizewinning Literature for Everyone (2 Cr.) Read the biggest names in contemporary writing. This course will examine contemporary literature by winners of major literary prizes while also introducing students to the study of literature at the college level. Open to anyone in any discipline. Assignments will be quizzes and short response pieces, not essays. This year we will read 2014 Pulitzer winner Donna Tartt (The Goldfinch), 2011 Bailey’s Prize for Women’s Literature winner Tea Obrecht (The Tiger’s Wife) and 2012 Wole Soyinka Award for African Literature winner Sifiso Mzobe (Young Blood).
Offered 2015 and every 2nd year. Department.
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ENG 120 - Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER–ARC)
Introductory weekly seminar/workshop, developing basic techniques of fiction writing: plotting, characterization, imagery, tone, and other fundamentals. The discussion group employs student work as text along with exemplary works of fiction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Turtle, Flann, U’Ren.
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ENG 200 - Close Reading, Critical Writing (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #7)
This course is intended to provide new English majors with the skills that will enable them to approach unfamiliar texts with confidence. Students will learn what is meant by-and how to perform-close readings of texts. Students will also explore how one goes about conducting literary research. Overall, this course intends to provide a strong foundation to make future encounters with literature more meaningful and rewarding. Students can obtain writing proficiency in the major in this course. Prerequisite: limited to students who have completed their college writing proficiency and are considering a major or minor in English. May confer writing proficiency in the major. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Marchand, Rauwerda, Wells.
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ENG 202 - Short-Story Writing (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER-ARC)
Fiction techniques, with special attention to the short story. Supervision of individual short stories. Seminar discussion of student work. Prerequisite: submission of a sample of fiction writing to the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. U’Ren, Flann.
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ENG 203 - Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines (3 Cr.)
Intensive writing workshop stressing techniques of interviewing and organizing material into feature stories. Interviews of various subjects from the community. Weekly stories. Final project aimed at publication. Spring semester.
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ENG 205 - Introductory Poetry Workshop (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER–ARC)
A poetry-writing course with in-class discussion of each class member’s poems. Assignments in common poetic forms (sonnet, sestina) as well as “free verse.” Readings in recent British and American poetry. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Turtle.
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ENG 208 - Journalism Workshop (3 Cr.)
Introduction to the basic techniques of journalism and practice in forms of news, interviews, features, and reviews. Critical study of the media and theories of the press. Guest lectures by professional journalists. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Fall semester.
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ENG 211 - English Literature: Beowulf to Dryden (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Comparative study of the literary forms and attitudes dominant in England from Beowulf to Dryden. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency or sophomore standing. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Sanders, Myers.
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ENG 212 - English Literature: Pope to Eliot (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Comparative study of the literary forms and attitudes dominant in the British Isles from the beginning of the 18th century to the Early Modern period. Prerequisite: ENG 200 (or concurrent enrollment). Spring semester. Rauwerda.
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ENG 215 - Literary Theory: Eight Ways of Looking at a Text (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9)
This course explores why we do what we do. Prerequisite: English 200 or permission of instructor. Spring. Marchand.
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ENG 217 - Literature & Film: Screenplay Adaptation (3 Cr.)
Writing for a visual medium poses a set of unique challenges, especially in the adaptation process. This
course guides participants through the elements of film writing and the methods of transforming the
literary narrative into a feature film script. Students analyze award-winning adaptations of novels and
short stories in order to understand cinematic language and its unique method of communication, the
demands of its particular form of narrative design, and the importance of advanced structural planning for
the medium. Students then are shepherded through the complex screenwriting adaptation process, going
through several related projects and approval stages to ensure that their semester project reaches full
potential. Students examine storyline and structure from concept to synopsis to script, with particular
attention to dialogue, adaptation techniques, characterization, plot development, pacing, subtext, and
visual storytelling. The class also features a roundtable workshop format in a demanding environment
where students participate as both artist and critic, providing analyses of each other’s work. The course
allows each student the opportunity to complete a large-scale project in a fully realized workshop
environment. Prerequisite: College Writing Proficiency. First offered 2015. U’Ren.
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ENG 219 - Linguistics (3 Cr.)
An introduction to modern linguistics, with special attention to grammatical structures, word and sound formation, semantics, and pragmatics. The course also explores recent linguistic theories, as well as sociolinguistics, and the history and dialects of the English language. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Spring semester. Garrett.
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ENG 221 - Theories of Composing, Tutoring, and Teaching (3 Cr.)
Designed for students who are recommended as potential Writing Center tutors, students who are interested in teaching careers, and students in the cognitive studies and theory, culture, and interpretation concentrations. Study of current theory and research on how writers write and what teaching methods are most effective. Discussion of collaborative learning, error analysis, writing styles, and tutoring strategies. One hour a week peer tutoring in Writing Center required. Prerequisites: college writing proficiency, the instructor’s permission based on a recommendation by a Goucher College faculty member and instructor’s review of college transcript, a writing sample, and an interview. Fall semester. Sanders.
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ENG 222 - Women and Literature (3 Cr.) (WS 222 ) (GEN. ED. #9 and #10)
Topic: Working Class Women’s Literature. For too long the working class has been used as a coded term for white male blue-collar workers. Women, including women of color, form a large part of the working class. In literary works - fiction, poetry, and memoirs - these women represent themselves and their communities. Yet many readers are not even aware that the category “working-class women’s literature” exists. In ENG/WS 222 we’ll begin by talking about just what we mean by working-class women’s literature. We will then look at several literary works in their historical and cultural context. Writers we’ll study include Sandra Cisneros, Rebecca Harding Davis, Dorothy Allison, and June Jordan. Fall semester. Tokarczyk.
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ENG 226 - Creative Nonfiction I (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC)
An introduction to the techniques of creative nonfiction and possible subjects. Peer revision, readings of contemporary essays, conferences. Prerequisite: certified proficiency in writing or instructor’s permission. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Tokarczyk, Flann.
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ENG 230 - The Classical Tradition (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4)
This survey of Greek and Roman literature will provide useful background for further study in English literature and such fields as women’s studies, theatre, anthropology, and history. The focus will be “Greeks are Cat People/Romans Are Dog People - Continuity and Change in the Classical Tradition,” studying the transmission and reception of classical literature from Homer and Archilochos to Virgil and Longus. Spring semester. Sanders.
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ENG 232 - Shakespeare (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Study of plays in all of the Shakespearean genres and an introduction to the criticism of the plays. Viewing one or two plays to supplement an approach to the plays as drama. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Myers.
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ENG 240 - Medieval Literature (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9) (LER-TXT AND DIV)
Study of a major author or a broad issue in the literature of the Middle Ages. Aesthetic and cultural study of Medieval English verse and prose to rediscover pre-Modern cultural values. Emphasis on oral performance in pre-literate communities, manuscript construction and circulation, and the 15th-century transition to moveable type printed editions, using digital voice boards, original manuscripts and early print editions from Goucher’s Special Collections and the instructor’s collection, and in facsimile. Chaucer, the anonymous “Gawain”(or “Pearl”) poet, Malory, and other anonymous romancers, lyric poets, and dramatists. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or permission of instructor. Alternate years; next offered 2015-16. Sanders.
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ENG 241 - Archeology of Text (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #7)
This interdisciplinary English course uses hands-on “laboratory” methods to introduce students to archival research using Goucher’s Rare Book Collection and online digital archives. Working backward in time, from the present to the Early Modern and Medieval periods, the course will survey ways people have packaged and used written/visual information, from digital media to early printed books to manuscripts. After training in codicology (rare book and document analysis), iconography (study of visual design), and paleography (study of old handwriting) students will conduct independent research using materials from Special Collections and Archives. Field trips to the Garrett Library (Johns Hopkins), the Library of Congress Rare Book Collection, and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Students who have completed the course will be equipped to do additional archival research in 200- and 300-level courses, and for continued work in Special Collections and Archives and internships at Johns Hopkins, LC and the Folger. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency or permission of instructor. Alternate years; next offered Fall 2015. Sanders.
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ENG 242 - From Puritan Diaries to Oprah’s Book Club: Readers and Writers in American History (4 Cr.) (HIS 242)
Using insights gleaned from various disciplines, this course examines the history of reading and writing in America. In particular, we will study how written texts are produced, disseminated, and consumed. Topics include Indians and the discovery of print; the sentimental novel; slave narratives; religious readers; the making of an American literary canon; comic books in modern America; and, of course, Oprah’s book club. Prerequisites: sophomore standing or or . Spring semester. Hale.
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ENG 243 - Renaissance Literature (3 Cr.)
Study of a major author or broad issue in the literature of the Renaissance, from Sidney to Massinger, emphasizing Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Prerequisite: ENG 211 . Alternate years; next offered 2015-2016. Myers.
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ENG 249 - The Legacy of Slavery (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #10)
In this interdisciplinary course on African-American literature, culture, and history students will examine the impact and legacy of slavery on the experiences of all Americans, but particularly African Americans as they negotiate and define “freedom” for themselves throughout history. The theme of enslavement will be explored from the American Colonial period to the present in literary genres that include slave narratives, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and science fiction. Authors include Butler, Chesnutt, Douglass, Hansberry, Ellison, and Wright. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency, permission of the instructor, or sophomore standing. Alternate years; next offered 2015-2016. Robinson.
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ENG 250 - American Literature I (3 Cr.)
This course explores issues of nationality, spirituality, race, gender and sexuality from the Colonial Period to the Civil War in literary genres that include letters, journals, essays, poetry, the sermon, autobiography, short story, novel, and the slave narrative. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Fall semester. Robinson.
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ENG 254 - American Literature II (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
This course traces developments in American Literature from the 1880s through the 1920s, a period dominated by the rags-to-riches plot. Students will explore how writers such as Alger (Ragged Dick), Twain (Puddn’head Wilson), Dreiser (Sister Carrie), James (Daisy Miller), Wharton (The House of Mirth), Chopin (The Awakening), Harper (Iola Leroy), Norris (McTeague), and Burroughs (Tarzan) obsessively reworked this plot, even as they grappled with the moral costs of social ambition and the obstacles that women, minorities, and the lower classes faced in their struggle upward. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Spring semester. Marchand.
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ENG 255 - The Modern American Novel (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9)
Studies of modern American fiction. Alternate years; next offered 2015-2016.
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ENG 256 - Multiethnic American Literature (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9) (LER-TXT AND DIV)
An examination of literature written by Americans of various ethnic and racial backgrounds. Works studied may include Native American tales, Sui Sin Far, Anzia, Yezierska, Rudolfo Anaya, and Maxine Hong Kingston. Course also discusses theories of ethnic literature and immigrant experience. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Alternate years; next offered 2015-2016.
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ENG 259 - Poverty & Privilege in Victorian Novels (4 Cr.) (old course title was Victorian Period and course was 3 credits) (if taken prior to Spring 2015 course satisfied GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
What responsibilities does privilege confer? What do marginalized or struggling people have to offer to the culture at large? Such questions – all too familiar to us – also deeply concerned authors during the Victorian period (1837-1901), a time of enormous social, economic, and political change. Using the technique of literary realism, Victorian novelists sought to increase awareness of and sympathy for those disadvantaged by social class, gender, and disability. We’ll read Elizabeth Gaskell’s Mary Barton(1848), Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley(1849), Charles Dickens’ Bleak House (1853) and George Gissing’s The Odd Women (1893) in the context of contemporary social debates as well as in terms of each work’s publication history and critical reception. Prerequisite: . Spring semester. Wells.
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ENG 265 - The English Novel, from Austen to Woolf (3 Cr.)
This course examines the evolution of the novel in English from the Romantic era through the Victorian to the Modern. We will explore changes in authors’ techniques and concerns, paying particular attention to the evolution of styles of narrative; approaches to psychological characterization; the appearance of other genres within the realist tradition; conventions of fiction, and responses to these conventions; attitudes towards authorship, especially when influenced by gender; and representations of “Englishness”. Readings: Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Shelley’s Frankenstein, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Emily Bronte’s Wurthering Heights, Dickens’ Great Expectations, Hardy’s Jude the Obscure, Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. For majors, this is a recommended core course in later British literature. Prerequisite: College Writing Proficiency or permission of the instructor. Recommended prior course: ENG 200. Fall semester. Wells.
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ENG 273 - Postmodernism (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9)
This course explores various theories and examples of postmodern literature and culture. Texts, from 1960 to the present, that focus on writing, reading, and storytelling as acts of profound political, social, and existential significance will be studied. Authors include Pynchon, DeLillo, Gibson, Wallace. Prerequisite: ENG 212 or junior standing. Alternate years; next offered 2015-2016.
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ENG 275 - Literature of the Harlem Renaissance (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #10) (LER–TXT AND DIV)
Poetry and Fiction conventionally assigned to the Harlem Renaissance. Authors include Hughes, Hurston, Cullen, McKay, and others. Discussion of the delineation of the movement’s boundaries, both temporally and by subject, the construction and reconstruction of a racial identity, and the tension between a progressive literary movement and the “masses” it would represent. The approach will be interdisciplinary. Fulfills American studies elective. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Fall semester. Robinson.
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ENG 276 - Modern Poetry (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
An exploration of works by British and American poets of the early 20th century in their historical, intellectual, and cultural context. Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Auden, Stevens, Moore, Frost, and their contemporaries. Prerequisite: Frontiers or sophomore standing. Alternate years; next offered 2015-2016. Tokarczyk.
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ENG 277 - Contemporary American Poets (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9)
Major writers representing various schools, regions, and ethnic groups. Particular attention will be paid to the historical and cultural context of the work. Lowell, Ginsberg, Ashbery, Rich, and others. Prerequisite: Frontiers or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Tokarczyk.
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ENG 285 - Contemporary Literature From India, Africa, and Australia (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9 and #10) (LER-TXT AND DIV)
How do the time you spend abroad and the time you spend on campus fit together? What is the legacy of colonialism in the modern world? This contemporary literature course may allow you to find some answers by examining works from three very different locales (India, Africa and Australia).We will pursue our literary study of novels, plays and poetry while also considering the socio-cultural contexts that produce these works and the historical events and legacies that have made them what they are. Prerequisite: Frontiers or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Rauwerda.
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ENG 290 - Internship in English (3-4 Cr.)
Internships involving the application of knowledge and skills in composition, language, and literature, typically in editing, publishing, journalism, radio and television, advertising, and public relations. Businesses, professional firms, and government agencies sometimes accept students with composition skills as interns. Credit for off-campus experience is available in some cases to students working for the college newspaper. Prerequisite: Varies according to the nature of the internship, but usually consists of a course in journalism, ENG 221 , or a 200-level course in composition. Faculty sponsorship required. May be taken either for a letter grade or pass/no pass. Department.
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ENG 299 - Independent Work in English (1.5-4 Cr.)
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ENG 300 - Special Topics in English (3 Cr.)
Advanced creative writing workshop taught by a visiting writer to the Kratz Center for Creative Writing. Prerequisite: ENG 315 and/or manuscript submission and approval of Madison Smartt Bell. Can be taken twice. Spring semester. Visiting Instructor.
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ENG 305 - Writing Workshop: Poetry (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8)
Supervision of individual creative projects in poetry. Formal and thematic weekly assignments with in-class discussion of class members’ poems. Suggested prerequisite: ENG 205 or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Spires.
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ENG 306 - Writing Workshop: Fiction (3 Cr.)
Supervision of individual creative projects. Individual conferences and weekly seminar meetings. Prerequisites: ENG 202 and submission of a sample of creative writing to the instructor. Spring semester. Bell.
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ENG 307 - Creative Nonfiction II (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8)
Further work in creative nonfiction. This writing workshop requires several extensively revised papers, peer critiques of essays, and submission of a final portfolio. Prerequisite: ENG 226 or another 200-level writing course, certified proficiency in writing. Spring semester. Tokarczyk.
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ENG 315 - Advanced Seminar in Creative Writing (3 Cr.)
An advanced workshop with sections in fiction and poetry. Written work for the seminar will be an extended project consisting of either three or four finished short stories or 10 to 12 pages of poetry. Can be taken twice if different genre. Suggested prerequisite (one of the following): ENG 202 or ENG 306 , or ENG 205 or ENG 305 . Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Fall semester. Bell (fiction) and Spires (poetry).
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ENG 325 - Overseas: When World Travelers Write (3 Cr.)
This course starts by examining iconic non-fiction travel narratives like Graham Greene’s Journey without Maps and its contemporary successor, Tim Butcher’s Chasing the Devil: A Journey Through Sub-Saharan Africa in the Footsteps of Graham Greene. We then consider how creative non-fiction narratives of being an immigrant differ from travel narratives, using Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family as an example. Finally we shift to what will be the course’s primary focus: fiction written by third culture authors (where “third culture” means authors who spent their formative childhood years outside their ostensible “home” nation). As examples of third culture authors we treat, among others, Ian McEwan and Barbara Kingsolver. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Rauwerda.
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ENG 330 - Special Topics in English Literature to 1700 (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Topic: Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: A complete reading of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, with attention to the critical controversies of the past five hundred years, and to the cultural context from which the tales emerged. Early Modern (1475-1700) commentaries on, and editions and translations of the tales will be consulted in Goucher’s Rare Book Collection and at the Garrett Library (Johns Hopkins). May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: ENG 211 , ENG 240 , or ENG 243 , or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Sanders.
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ENG 335 - Jane Austen and Her Readers (3 Cr.)
Enduring popular as well as critically praised, the novels of Jane Austen have intrigued and inspired readers from her day through ours. We will make extensive hands-on use of Goucher’s Jane Austen Collection in order to explore changing responses to her writings; film adaptations will part of our study as well. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Also counts towards the new Book Studies minor. Next offered fall 2015. Wells.
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ENG 340 - Special Topics in English Literature Since 1700 (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #7 and #9)
Topic: Austen, Brontë, Eliot. What does it mean for a novel to be both critically acclaimed and beloved? Our discussions of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847), and Eliot’s Middlemarch (1871-72) will be enriched by both scholarship and writings by readers, including Rebecca Mead’s My Life in Middlemarch (2014). We’ll also take advantage of the resources in Goucher’s Jane Austen Collection. Fall semester. Wells.
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ENG 350 - Seminar in Shakespeare (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Topic: A very close reading of King Lear in an attempt to understand (or at least understand why we don’t understand) every line in the play. We will also examine the quarto and folio texts, supplemented by important secondary material on the play. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or ENG 232 . Spring semester. Myers.
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ENG 371 - Seminar in American Literature (3 Cr.)
The Whale. Several years ago the New York Times Book Review surveyed readers about the book they most regret not having read. The number one answer? Moby-Dick. Avoid their terrible fate and read Moby-Dick, the true story it was inspired by, and the works it inspired in turn, including satires (Mad Magazine’s “Call me Fish-Smell”), films, and a techno-opera.
Fall semester. Marchand.
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ENG 372 - Seminar in African American Literature (3 Cr.)
Topic: The African American Novel—an examination of thematic, structural, and stylistic characteristics of the African American novel from its rise in the 19th century through contemporary works. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and a course in literature, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Robinson.
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ENG 392 - Contemporary Literary Theory (3 Cr.)
An introduction to Postcolonial Theory, which is one branch of literary theory, this course deals with international contexts and the power differences between the western world and its former colonies. We study works by Said, Fanon, Bhabha and Spivak. Though this counts as a literature seminar for students in the English major, we do not emphasize the study of literature, but rather ideas about what “postcoloniality” means and what its implications are. The texts we read are, admittedly, challenging, but are provocative and exciting too. This course will hopefully expand your own ideas about race, gender, nationalism and the effects of political and cultural influence. Prerequisite: ENG 215 . Next offered spring 2016. Rauwerda.
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ENG 400 - Independent Work in English (1.5-4 Cr.)
Fall and spring semesters. Department.
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ENG 420 - Senior Capstone in English (2 Cr.)
Open to all students in the English major and minor, this seminar offers an opportunity to reflect
on and integrate prior learning in literature and creative writing, as well to consider both broadly and personally
the significance of these disciplines. You will convey to a range of audiences and in a variety of modes –
including electronic portfolios and oral presentations – the knowledge, skill set, and habits of mind that you
are taking with you from your English coursework into your life beyond Goucher. In other words, you’ll be
fully prepared to address the enduring question, “Why study English?” Offered Pass / No Pass. Offered 2015. Wells.
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ENG 450 - Senior Thesis (4/4 Cr.)
Fall and spring semesters. Department.
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WRT 101 - Studio for Writers (1 Cr.)
Students will concentrate on craft in this fast-paced, interactive studio. The Writing Studio covers eight points of emphasis for writers: drafting and composing, revising and editing, mechanics and grammar review, style and voice, research, collaboration, critical thinking, and effective writing strategies and habits of mind. Final evaluation will be bsed on an e-Portfolio. Placement by department. Pass/No-Pass graded only. Department.
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WRT 101A - Studio for Writers (1 Cr.)
Students in this section will receive additional support as they make the transition to college-level writing and analysis. Students will concentrate on craft in this fast-paced, interactive studio. The Writing Studio covers eight points of emphasis for writers: drafting and composing, revising and editing, mechanics and grammar review, style and voice, research, collaboration, critical thinking, and effective writing strategies and habits of mind. Final evaluation will be based on an e-Portfolio. Placement by department. This is the first course in the two-course sequence. Pass/No-Pass graded only. Department.
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WRT 101B - Studio for Writers (1 Cr.)
This is the required second course in the two-course Studio 101A/101B sequence. Students will continue to concentrate on craft and review the eight points of emphasis in this fast-paced, interactive studio. Final evaluation will be based on an e-Portfolio. Placement by department. Pass/No-Pass graded only. Department.
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WRT 101C - Studio for Writers (1 Cr.)
This course is designed for students who need further support in preparing successful portfolios to earn College Writing Proficiency. Placement by department. Pass/No-Pass grading only. Department.
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WRT 101E - Studio for Writers (1 Cr.)
Multilingual writers will receive additional support in this section. Students will concentrate on craft in this fast-paced, interactive studio. The Writing Studio covers eight points of emphasis for writers: drafting and composing, revising and editing, mechanics and grammar review, style and voice, research, collaboration, critical thinking, and effective writing strategies and habits of mind. Placement by department. Pass/No-Pass graded only. Department. Department.
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WRT 181 - Writing Studies (3 Cr.)
This course welcomes you into the Goucher Community of Writers and to the creative processes of inquiry, composition, collaboration, revision, and editing. You will develop strategies to read perceptively, think deeply, and write with clarity about complex issues. This course emphasizes research - the thoughtful, responsible use of sources that is part of joining ongoing academic conversations. In this intensive workshop, you will develop the habits of mind and practice of craft that characterize academic writing in all its complicated and graceful forms. Placement by department. Department.
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WRT 181H - Writing Studies - Honors (3 Cr.)
This course welcomes you into the Goucher Community of Writers and to the creative processes of inquiry, composition, collaboration, revision, and editing. You will develop strategies to read perceptively, think deeply, and write with clarity about complex issues. This course emphasizes research - the thoughtful, responsible use of sources that is part of joining ongoing academic conversations. In this intensive workshop, you will develop the habits of mind and practice of craft that characterize academic writing in all its complicated and graceful forms. In addition, students will hone their skills in extended writing projects and/or community-based learning opportunities. Placement by department. Pass/No-Pass graded only. Department.
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ES 100 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3.5 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #6 and #11) (LER–ENV)
This course explores current environmental issues with the goal of evaluating how the integration of biological, chemical, geological, and physical principles is vital for identifying and understanding environmental problems and for shaping policies for effective solutions. The laboratory centers on the application of scientific principles and protocols to investigate both natural and urban environments. Discussions will focus on global environmental issues, including global warming, water and air quality, urbanization, biodiversity, human population growth, and food production. This course involves required field trips. Four hours lecture/laboratory. Fall and spring semesters. Mora.
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ES 130E - Intermediate Reading in Spanish and Environmental Studies in Ecuador (6 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #2, #3, and #11) (LER–ENV, LER-SA, LER-FL)
This interdisciplinary course allows students to study environmental sustainability issues and Spanish in Ecuador, which is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. This course encompasses a pre-program course and an international field experience that includes field trips to the rain-forest and the San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands. Using current environmental problems in Ecuador and elsewhere, this course focuses on environmental politics, economic development, and/or ethical considerations about the relationship between human populations and their surrounding ecosystems. This course also examines the intellectual history of the idea and discipline of ecology, including Darwin’s legacy and the importance of the Galapagos Islands in shaping Darwin’s thought. Credits will be distributed as follows: 3 credits during the pre-program course in the Spring semester at Goucher (2 Environmental Studies and 1 Spanish), and 4 credits during the three week intensive course in Ecuador (1 Environmental Studies and 3 Spanish). This course will be offered every other year in the Spring semester at Goucher, in combination with a three week intensive course in Ecuador during May/early June. Offered May/June 2012 and every other year. Department.
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ES 130G - Intermediate Reading in Spanish: Environmental Studies (6 Cr.) (SP 229G and SP 299G) (GEN. ED. #2, #3, and #11) (LER-ENV, LER-SA, LER-FL)
This interdisciplinary course allows students to study environmental sustainability issues and Spanish in Ecuador, which is one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world. This course encompasses a pre-program course and an international field experience that includes living on San Cristóbal Island, visiting several other islands in the Galapagos, and visiting Otavalo (an indigenous community) in Ecuador. This course will examine the tensions that exist in the Galapagos between preserving one of the world’s most pristine ecosystems and sustaining the people who live and depend on the islands’ resources. We will also consider the role of the indigenous cultures in helping the government of Ecuador advance progressive sustainability initiatives in the face of demands to extract the non-renewable resources that exist in this bio-diverse country. 3 credits during the pre-program course in the Spring semester at Goucher (2 Spanish and 1 Environmental Studies), and 3 credits during the three week intensive course in Ecuador (2 Environmental Studies and 1 Spanish). Prerequisite: SP 130. Students will receive credit for SP 229 or for independent work in Spanish (1-3 credits, the equivalent to SP 299). Spring/summer. Offered 2014 and alternate years. Cortes-Conde and Kasniunas.
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ES 140 - Introduction to Environmental Studies (3 Cr.) (PSC 140) (GEN. ED. #11) (LER–ENV)
An introductory course intended to broaden and deepen understanding of the environmental issues facing humanity today. The course focuses on how human institutions and ways of living create—as well as offer resources for solving—the problems that we face. We examine a selection of topics that have become central environmental issues of our time: climate change, biodiversity loss and conservation, food production, energy and sustainable development. We then consider how contemporary social activists and thinkers are defining central problems and questions. Finally we investigate our role in creating humanity’s collective social-environmental future. Fall and spring semesters. Billo.
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ES 200 - Environmental Geology (3 Cr.) *BEGINNING FALL 2015 THIS COURSE NO LONGER SATISFIES LER - ENV (GEN. ED. #11) (LER-ENV if taken prior to Fall 2015)
This course examines the interconnectivity of geologic processes, climate change, and life on Earth. Topics include rock formation, soils, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, and river and groundwater pollution. Emphasis will be placed on the application of geologic principles to solve some environmental problems. Variable semesters. Mora.
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ES 202 - The South China Seas: A History (3 Cr.) (HIS 202)
The South China Sea is one of the most hotly contested bodies of water in the world today, but how the current disputes arose is not well understood. This class will explore the historic origins of contemporary problems by taking a very long-term approach to the study of human interactions with, and knowledge of, the South China Sea. It will adopt the approach and methodology of environmental history, and will incorporate GIS mapping technology so that the students will be able to show how ideas about, and territorial claims upon, the sea have changed over the past 1000 years by creating overlapping digital map layers. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. First offered 2015. Dawley.
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ES 204 - Environmental Engineering (3 Cr.) (BIO 204 ) (GEN. ED. #11) (LER – ENV)
Critical examination of current problems related to environmental engineering approaches applied to protect resources, human health, and the environmental quality. Topics include: Environmental Health Microbiology (drinking water, sewer processes and wastewater), Xenobiotics (Man-made toxic compounds), Sustainable Waste Technology and Life Cycle Assessment (evaluation of products from “Cradle-to-Grave”). Emphasis is on the environmental impacts of the Greater Baltimore area and the Chesapeake Bay including water sheds and on the protection of resources. Lectures, student presentations & discussion, guest lectures and field trips to facilities such treatment plants for drinking water and wastewater. Prerequisites: BIO 104 or ES 100 or CHE 106 /CHE 111 . Spring Semester. Offered 2014 and alternate years, Kjellerup.
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ES 210 - Biosphere and Society (3 Cr.)
This course employs interdisciplinary inquiry and mixed methodological approaches towards understanding current environmental issues. Built around critical evaluation and analysis of current scientific reports and other primary materials, the course focuses on topical issues at the intersection of ecological questions and social institutions. Emphasis is placed on cultivating the ability to understand disciplinary abstraction and apply such knowledge to context-dependent explanations of environmental challenges. The course is intended to support development of key intellectual and practical tools for upper division work and future careers in environmental studies. Satisfies requirement for writing proficiency in the major. Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: ES 100 and ES 140 /PSC 140 . Fall semester. Department.
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ES 215 - Fossil Fuels and Society (3 Cr.)
In this course students will approach societal relationships to fossil fuels from a contemporary perspective. We will cover multiple conceptual themes, including envrionmental justice and corporate social responsibility. The course concentrates on consumption patterns in shaping specific social and political relationships. By studying the social and political aspects of fossil fuel consumption, students should be able to apply this knowledge to current events and politics, and begin to develop practical real-world solutions for our current energy challenges.
Prerequisite: . Offered 2014 and alternate years. Billo.
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ES 220 - Directed Readings in Environmental Studies (1-3 Cr.)
Directed reading permits a student to learn a topic or area within the field of environmental studies at a deeper level. Under the direction of a faculty member, readings tailored to a topic or area are selected, and a formal written report is submitted by the student at the end of the semester. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing as an environmental studies major and permission of instructor. Fall and spring semesters. Department.
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ES 225 - Qualitative Environmental Research (3.0 Cr.)
The research process encompasses a wide continuum, from the articulation of a research theme or question to the determination of how to collect data to considerations about what to “count” as evidence. This class focuses on the process of knowledge production within human-environment interactions through an in-depth engagement with qualitative research methods. We will examine the epistemological, methodological, and political implications of specific methods as well as learn and practice the techniques for conducting qualitative social-science research.
Prerequisite: or or sophomore standing. First offered 2014. Billo.
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ES 230 - Political Ecology: Culture, Politics, and Environmental Change (3 Cr.) *change in prereq beginning Fall 2015 - ANT 107 no longer a required prereq. (ANT 232) (ANT 232 inactivated beginning Fall 2015)
This course examines various interpretations of political ecology, outlining the crucial theoretical and methodological problems in the field. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation that views political ecology as an analytical tool that seeks both to unravel the political and cultural forces at work in environmental change and to provide for a more comprehensive understanding of how global and local environmental issues relate to each other. Prerequisite: ES 140 /PSC 140 , , or permission of instructor. (ANT 107 no longer a required prereq beginning Fall 2015) Variable semesters. Department.
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ES 238 - Ecology (3 Cr.) (BIO 238 ) (GEN. ED. #11) (LER–ENV)
An introduction to the diverse terrestrial, marine, and aquatic habitats of the Earth and how the organisms found these habitats interact with their biotic and abiotic environment. Individual, population, community, and ecosystem levels of ecology will be discussed, with an emphasis on environmental sustainability and how climate change and other human induced activities may impact the ecology of organisms. Lecture, discussion, and some fieldwork. Course not open to students enrolled in BIO 240 or biological science majors or minors. Prerequisite: BIO 104 . Spring semester. Offered 2013 and alternate years. Kicklighter.
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ES 245 - Psychology of Environmental Problems (4 Cr.) (PSY 245) (GEN. ED. #11) (LER ENV)
This course outlines current environmental problems and their historical bases. The course then explores how different psychological perspectives view the relationship between individuals and the environment, as well as reviews psychological research related to environmental sustainability. Guidance for improving environmental sustainability based on the different psychological perspectives are examined. A major goal of this course is for students to develop an understanding of how psychology can contribute to promoting sustainability of the environment. Prerequisite: ES 140, PSC 140, or PSY 111. Fall semester. Mills.
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ES 275 - Transnational Security & Sustainability (3 Cr.) (PSC 275) (GEN. ED. #11)
The course will examine non-traditional threats to the national security of the United States or any other nation. New threats arising from changing environmental and social conditions are no less dangerous than armies, and no less applicable to the field of international relations and environmental studies. This course will examine the effect that climate change, resource availability, demographics, and globalization are having on the foundation on which nations build their security. Prerequisite: PSC 111 or PSC 114 or ES/PSC 140 or permission from instructor. Spring. First offered 2012. Chalecki.
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ES 290 - Internship in Environmental Studies (3-4 Cr.)
Students hone their critical and problem-solving skills by addressing issues in environmental studies through positions in non-profit, academic, governmental, or industrial institutions. Prerequisite: or . Fall and Spring semesters. Department.
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ES 310 - The Role of Science in World Affairs (3 Cr.)
This class will examine the role that science and scientific discoveries play in world affairs. As science-driven discoveries and topics take a greater place of prominence among nations, students will need to be able to separate scientific truths from political expediency. We will discuss some of the earliest modern scientific discoveries and their international ramifications, and how international scientific cooperation has borne fruit for many nations. We will examine some of the most contentious modern-day scientific topics that bear on current world affairs such as GMO foods, climate change, space technology development, global disease, and weapons systems. We will also consider ethics in science, the intersection of science and politics on the world stage, and how science and technology can change the global balance of power. Prerequisites: or PSC 114 , and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Every other Fall semester. First offered 2012. Chalecki.
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ES 315 - Climate Change (3 Cr.)
This course critically examines the science of climate change, the predicted effects of this change on the planet, and the proposed approaches to address it. This examination also involves an analysis of both domestic and international policy debates and an evaluation of the ecological, social, and economic costs and benefits of the leading solutions that have been proposed to mitigate or to adapt to climate change. Prerequisites: or , and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2013 and alternate years. Mora.
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ES 325 - Environmental Political Theory (3 Cr.)
This course begins with an examination of the origins of environmental thought through a reading of several, well-known nature writers, namely, Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold. It then turns to a discussion of how aspects of the relatively new field of environmental political theory intersect with the tradition of political thought, reinterpreting and broadening the meanings of citizenship, justice, and other political concepts in light of the ascendancy of environmentalism. Prerequisite: ES 140 /PSC 140 or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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ES 330 - Urban Sustainability (3 Cr.)
With over half of the world’s population living in cities and with an increasing trend toward urbanization to continue for the foreseeable future, it is imperative that we evaluate different approaches to make cities sustainable. This course examines the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of urban sustainability in an effort to examine resource consumption in cities and to assess critically the urban policies designed to reduce environmental damage and improve quality of life. Emphasis will be placed on the use of ecological principles on both the biophysical environment of a city and its societal dimensions to provide a novel context to the functioning and structure of cities and to create a useful framework upon which different policies can be evaluated. Prerequisites: Junior standing, , and . Fall semester. Offered 2013 and alternate years. Mora.
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ES 335 - Globalization & Environmental Sustainability (3 Cr.)
This course explores the international dimensions of envrionmental issues, including the effect of economic globalization on the environment and globalization of environmental conservation. The course is grounded in histories of globalization, particularly as a process of uneven development. We will explore the rise of “sustainable development”, a term that links economic globalization and global conservation. By studying the ongoing linkages between globalization, environment, and inequality, students will better understand why mainstream environmentalism fails to achieve sustainability.
Prerequisite: and junior standing. Spring, every other year. First offered 2014. Billo.
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ES 375 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies (3-4 Cr.)
This course examines advanced topics in environmental studies through an in-depth evaluation of contemporary environmental concerns. Topic varies from year to year, and they may include political ecology, environmental justice, conservation, environmental governance and policy, land-use transformation, sustainable development, or environmental activism. Course may be repeated for credit if a different topic is offered. Prerequisites: Junior standing and . Fall semester. Department.
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ES 390 - Environmental Studies Senior Capstone (3 Cr.)
This course for majors and minors integrates concepts covered in the Environmental Studies curriculum by providing students with opportunities to synthesize knowledge and to apply skills and methods learned throughout their study in the major. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills that are critical for students in their future careers, including communication, analytical, research, critical thinking, and problem solving. Students work on individual and group projects to further their understanding of a particular environmental problem, issue, or subject area. The central activities of the course are a semester long project designed to further integrative thinking and a series of exercises designed to hone students’ preparedness for careers and/or further studies in the environmental field. Students will have the option to embed service-learning opportunities into their semester project. Prerequisite: Senior standing as an environmental studies major or minor. Spring semester. Department.
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ES 399 - Independent Research in Environmental Studies (1-3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #7)
Library research work and/or laboratory-based project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member affiliated with the Environmental Studies Program. Results of the research will be presented in the form of an annotated bibliography, an oral presentation/examination, a formal written report, a public presentation, or a combination of the above. The type of research presentation will be established in consultation with the faculty member supervising the research. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing as an environmental studies major and permission of instructor. Fall and spring semester. Department.
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FR 110 - Elements of French I (4 Cr. Each)
This two-semester sequence is an introduction to the French language. At the completion of the series, students will have achieved basic proficiency in the four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension. Four contact hours with the instructor. Prerequisite: placement. A minimum grade of C- must be attained to advance from one course to the next. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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FR 120 - Elements of French II (4 Cr. Each)
This two-semester sequence is an introduction to the French language. At the completion of the series, students will have achieved basic proficiency in the four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension. Four contact hours with the instructor. Prerequisite: placement. A minimum grade of C- must be attained to advance from one course to the next. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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FR 130 - Intermediate French (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #2) (LER–FL)
A continuation of FR 110 and FR 120 , this course focuses on the further acquisition of linguistic skills (understanding oral and written French, speaking, and writing) taught in cultural context. Includes close reading of short pieces by Francophone authors, close viewing of audiovisual materials, and discussion of particular cultural elements in the target language. Four contact hours with an instructor. Prerequisite: placement test or FR 120 with a minimum grade of C-. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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FR 231 - L-T-L Special Topics in African Literature and Film (1 Cr.)
This Linkage-Through-Language course is an option for students proficient in French and concurrently enrolled in WL 230 . Students meet and discuss (in French) various francophone texts related to the general syllabus of WL 230 . Written assignments are also in French. Co-requisite with WL 230 and approval of the instructor. Spring semester 2015 and alternate years. Martin.
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FR 233 - Conversation and Composition (4 Cr.)
Development of comprehension, conversation and writing skills through the study of French films, television programs, readings of contemporary texts, followed by discussions and writing exercises. The latter will reinforce sentence patterns in French and grammar. Prerequisite: with a minimum grade of C-. Offered Fall and Spring. Department.
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FR 245 - Bouillon De Culture—Introduction to French Studies (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9) (LER–TXT AND DIV)
This course traces significant themes in the evolution of French culture from the Middle Ages to the post-World War II era. It prepares students to integrate concepts and methods drawn from the social sciences and the humanities in the study of French and Francophone culture. Special attention is given to building a cogent argument in French (oral and written), cinematic and textual analysis, and to the critical reading of sources in French history. Prerequisite: one 200-level French course. Fall semester. Ingram, Martin, St. Ours.
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FR 253 - Introduction to French/Francophone Cinema (4 Cr.)
A survey of French/Francophone cinema, this course introduces students to the history of French/Francophone film, various approaches to film and modes of film analysis. It also teaches French film terminology. Prerequisite: or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. First offered Fall 2012. Martin, St. Ours.
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