Goucher College 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Course Descriptions
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PSY 394 - Mentored Research Team (variable credits)
This course is designed for students to gain valuable research experience and skills by working on a faculty-mentored research team at a basic level in the planning and/or execution of an empirical research project. Each credit requires 45 research team hours. If PSY 394 is taken as a pre-requisite for the Advanced Practicum Experience (and Capstone) PSY 494 for the psychology major, students should enroll in PSY 394 for at least 2 credits. Graded pass/no pass only. Can be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: PSY 105 and permission of instructor.
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PSY 412 - Seminar in Existential and Humanistic Psychology (4 Cr.)
Advanced exploration of topic in the study of existential and/or humanistic psychology. Topics will be selected from the following: Self-determination theory; the autonomy-relatedness dialectic; terror management theory; Gestalt therapy; intensive study of specific theorists, such as Laing, May, and Rogers. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: PSY 230 or PSY 312 ; and either PSY 302 or PSY 305 ; or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Patrick.
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PSY 419 - Seminar in Cultural Psychology (4 Cr.)
Cultural psychology is a subfield within the areas of social psychology and cultural anthropology. It involves the study of the interconnections between and among intergenerationally transmitted behaviors, meanings, and symbols, and psychological processes such as cognition, affect, personality structure, and behavior. This particular seminar will: (1) consider anti-Black racism in its global context; (2) include anti-discrimination interpersonal response training; and (3) examine the culture and psychology of white racism from multiple perspectives including psychodynamic, clinical, behavioral, social psychological, and developmental psychological perspectives. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisites: PSY 219 or PSY 230 ; and PSY 302 or PSY 305 ; or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Grayman-Simpson.
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PSY 422 - Seminar in Cognitive Psychology (4 Cr.)
A detailed examination of one or more selected topic(s) in cognitive psychology, with an emphasis on critical evaluation of assumptions and methodologies for scientific study of the human mind. Topics may include: applied memory; cognitive perspectives on teaching and learning; representation of knowledge; psycholinguistics; problem solving; reasoning and decision making; case studies in cognitive processes. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: ED 207 or PSY 207 or PSY 222 or PSY 322 ; and PSY 302 or PSY 305 ; or permission of the instructor. Offered in alternating spring semesters. McCabe.
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PSY 424 - Seminar in International Psychology (4 Cr.)
The seminar in international psychology will offer a constructivistic post-colonial psychological understanding of topics in international psychology (e.g. immigration psychology, study abroad in psychology, immigrant health disparities, acculturation, specific immigrant or refugee communities, etc.). The review of critical topics in international psychology may include key definitions, historical underpinnings, cultural identity-related factors, life span perspectives, social activism, and ethical considerations. The course will also examine the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral processes of salience to international communities. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: PSY 224 or PSY 219 , or PSY 227 ; PSY 230 , or PSY 312 ; AND PSY 302 or PSY 305 . Fall semester. Ngoubene-Atioky.
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PSY 428 - Seminar in International Psychology (4 Cr.) *CHANGED TO PSY 424 BEGINNING FALL 2020
The seminar in international psychology will offer a constructivistic post-colonial psychological understanding of topics in international psychology (e.g. immigration psychology, study abroad in psychology, immigrant health disparities, acculturation, specific immigrant or refugee communities, etc.). The review of critical topics in international psychology may include key definitions, historical underpinnings, cultural identity-related factors, life span perspectives, social activism, and ethical considerations. The course will also examine the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral processes of salience to international communities. This course may be repeated for credit as topics in international psychology will vary. Prerequisites: One course from Cluster II (PSY 220 , PSY 230 , or PSY 244 ); AND one course from Cluster III (PSY 219 , PSY 226 - inactive, PSY 227 , or PSY 312 ) of the psychology major curriculum; AND (PSY 302 or PSY 305 ); or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Ngoubene-Atioky.
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PSY 430 - Seminar in Social Psychology (4 Cr.)
Selected topics in social psychology with emphasis on current research. Topics are selected from close relationships, group behavior, attitudes, and social influence. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: PSY 230 ; and PSY 302 or PSY 305 ; or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Patrick.
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PSY 433 - Seminar in Experimental Psychology (4 Cr.)
This seminar serves as an introduction to the experimental study of selected topics in perception and attention through a detailed examination of one or more selected topic(s). Topics are selected from among attention, sensory integration, comparative perception or other related topics. We will approach these topics in the context of the scientific method, research design, data collection techniques, and analytic strategies. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: PSY 233 ; and PSY 302 or PSY 305 ; or permission of instructor. Offered in alternating spring semesters. Ghirardelli.
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PSY 437 - Seminar in Neuroscience (4 Cr.)
This seminar focuses on one or more specific topics relevant to neuroscience and physiological psychology, such as brain imaging, educational neuroscience, psychopharmacology, neuropsychological case studies, or other aspects of brain/behavior relationships. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: PSY 337 and PSY 302 or PSY 305 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Starkey.
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PSY 438 - Seminar in Clinical Psychology (4 Cr.)
In-depth examination of selected topics in advanced clinical psychology. Topics include a discussion of theoretical and social issues in the prevention and treatment of psychological disorders. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: PSY 238 and PSY 302 or PSY 305 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Program Faculty.
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PSY 444 - Seminar in Developmental Psychology (4 Cr.)
In-depth study of a selected topic in developmental psychology. Topic may be a particular stage of life (e.g., infancy, childhood, old age) or a current research issue (e.g., maternal employment, day care, friendship development, moral development). For each topic, attention is given to theoretical underpinnings, methodological issues, assessment of current knowledge, and directions for future investigations. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: PSY 244 and PSY 302 or PSY 305 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Choe.
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PSY 486 - Counseling Psychology (4 Cr.)
Counseling Psychology is a specialty within professional psychology that maintains a focus on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan. It privileges the use of scientific inquiries to: (1) understand and support people through periods of psychological, social, and emotional distress; (2) prevent abnormal psychological, social, and emotional functioning; and (3) promote optimal functioning. Counseling psychology is grounded in evidence-based, strengths-focused, culturally sensitive, socially just practices. Students develop proficiency in microcounseling skills, and apply them in 4 hours/week of practicum work with a crisis hotline service (i.e., Trevor Chat, TurnAround, or Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.). Practicum placements typically require application, background checks, and training during the spring/summer prior to the start of the fall course. Some placement sites require a year-long commitment. Counts as an “Advanced Practicum Experience” course in psychology, and also as a Psychology Capstone. In addition to content and relevant skill development, students will focus on broader integration of and reflection on their educational experiences. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; and PSY 220 or PSY 238 or PSY 312 . Fall semester. Grayman-Simpson.
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PSY 488 - Advanced Self-Directed Projects in Psychology (4 Cr.)
This course provides the opportunity for students to consult with each other toward identifying topics of individual interest in psychology and developing those interests into more fully developed projects and proposals. Projects may consist of empirical research; development of programs, services, or interventions, or creative artwork or writing. Students will review relevant literature and work with their instructor, a faculty project mentor, and their classmates to clarify and refine their interests into a well-defined topic of inquiry before moving toward the generation of a project proposal. Alternatively, some students may enter the class with a previously developed project proposal and will use the class as an opportunity to work toward implementation of their project. Counts as an “Advanced Practicum Experience” course in psychology, and also as a Psychology Capstone. In addition to the course topic and relevant skill development, students will focus on broader integration of and reflection on their educational experiences. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and at least 5 courses in psychology; or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Patrick.
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PSY 490 - Advanced Internship in Psychology (0-4 Cr.)
Placements available in clinical, school, business, research, and other related settings. Students participate on site under the supervision of professionals in the field, and also complete substantive academic work at an advanced level as determined by the faculty internship sponsor. Each credit requires 45 internship hours. To count as an “Advanced Practicum Experience” course in psychology, and also as a Psychology Capstone, ordinarily students will complete 2 credits of PSY 390 (formerly 290) Internship in Psychology, followed by at 2 credits of PSY 490 (4 credits total). In addition to the course topic and relevant skill development, students will focus on broader integration of and reflection on their educational experiences. Must be taken for a letter grade. PSY 390 and 490 must each be taken for a minimum of 2 credits in order to count as an Advanced Practicum Experience (Capstone) for the psychology major. Prerequisites: PSY 290 or PSY 390 ; and junior or senior standing; and permission of instructor. Offered variable semesters.
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PSY 494 - Advanced Mentored Research Team (2-4 Cr.)
Planning and executing an empirical research project on a faculty-mentored research team at an advanced level. Each credit requires 45 research team hours. To count as an “Advanced Practicum Experience” course in psychology, and also as a Psychology Capstone, students will ordinarily complete 2 credits of PSY 394 Mentored Research Team, followed by 2 credits of PSY 494 (4 credits total). In addition to the course topic and relevant skill development, students will focus on broader integration of and reflection on their educational experiences. Must be taken for a letter grade. Can be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 5 courses in psychology, including PSY 302 or PSY 305 ; PSY 394 ; junior or senior standing; and permission of instructor.
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PSY 495 - Senior Thesis (4 Cr.)
Pursue an independent project related to psychology, following Goucher College guidelines for Senior Thesis. Each credit requires 45 thesis hours. Counts as an “Advanced Practicum Experience” course in psychology, and also as a Psychology Capstone. In addition to the thesis topic and relevant skill development, students will focus on broader integration of and reflection on their educational experiences. Prerequisites: Senior standing and instructor permission.
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Public Health |
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PH 101 - Introduction to Public Health (2 Cr.)
The goal of public health is to optimize the well-being of populations. We will learn about historical and contemporary research, policy, and practice aimed at preventing and eradicating contagious and chronic disease and limiting injuries, thus extending healthy life expectancy. The class will also introduce the basic measures and methods of the discipline with a focus on both U.S. and global issues. Fall semester. Greenberg.
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PH 110 - Epidemiology (2 Cr.)
This course introduces students to the study of patterns and determinants of disease in different populations and the application of methods used to improve health outcomes. Epidemiology provides the main science of public health, and students will engage with methods of measurement and study design as they explore biological, behavioral, social and environmental factors associated with health and disease. Fall semester. Booth.
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PH 216 - Topics: Collaboration for Justice (2 Cr.) (PCE 316)
Students in this course will examine the intersections among health, equity, access to services and opportunities in relation to the jobs movement called Turnaround Tuesday and at least one offshoot program working in a Baltimore City elementary school. The course blends theory and practice as students collaborate with Baltimoreans involved in community-building and livability-enhancing activities such as improving access to employment, supporting leadership opportunities for returning citizens, and implementing restorative practice circles with school children. Course content will provide contextualizing information on trauma-informed restorative practices, social capital, social control, solidarity, and community well-being standards while students engage with academic definitions of social cohesion in relation to Turnaround Tuesday and its larger transformative aims. Note that off-campus activities are a required component of this course; interested students should contact the professor regarding the specific times that these activities will take place in any given semester. Course is repeatable for different topics. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Fall and Spring semesters. Bess.
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PH 390 - Public Health Internship (0-4 Cr.)
Experience in public health settings either locally or abroad. Prerequisites: permission of the Public health faculty and completion of appropriate coursework. Internship can be graded or taken pass/no pass, appropriate to the experience. Variable credit. Fall and spring semesters. Bess, Shope, Friedman-Wheeler.
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PH 497 - Public Health Capstone (2 Cr.)
The course will be team-taught by faculty from Psychology, Sociology, and Peace Studies, focusing on approaches to research in Public Health and asking students to apply research skills, including data analysis, in the development and writing of a project proposal on a topic of their choosing. Our approach reflects the multidisciplinary nature of Public Health, and it will help students identify and understand the role of the skills, methodologies, and theoretical paradigms they bring from their majors as they develop new abilities applicable to fields in the sciences and social sciences and to graduate study in Public Health. Prerequisites: Open to juniors and seniors participating in the Public Health minor and having completed SOA 217. In addition, students should have completed a minimum of one course in each of the two additional categories defining the PH minor (Natural Science; Social Sciences and Peace Studies). Spring semester. Bess, Shope, Greenberg.
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AMS 239 - Religion, Law, and Politics in America (4 Cr.) (PSC 239) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course will cover the roots of the American separation of church and state, its practical application in the courts and in public policy, and some of the trends and evolutions of this understanding resulting from changing aspects of the American political, social, and religious landscape. Students will examine the importance of racial and religious privilege in shaping not only the laws and policies but the paradigms of American identity. Fall alternating years. Duncan.
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RJ 205 - Religion, (In)justice, and Power (2 Cr.)
The aim of this interdisciplinary course is to introduce students to thinking about religion as a global, human phenomenon bound up with the structures of power. Students will explore, among other things, how the category of religion has interacted with and continues to influence and be influenced by political, social, economic, legal, artistic, and cultural frameworks. We will focus especially on how religion can support as much as stand in tension with the aims of social justice, especially as pursued in a global context. Fall semester, first offered 2021. Duncan, Shuster.
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RJ 290 - Internship in Religion and Justice (0-4 Cr.)
Each credit requires 45 hours at the internship site. Course may be taken during academic semesters as well as summer and winter breaks.
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RJ 399 - Advanced Independent Study in Religion and Justice (1-4 Cr.)
Advanced independent study in Religion and Justice.
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RJ 450 - Advanced Practicum in Religion and Justice (0-4 Cr.)
Student initiated independent project focused on on-campus programming and/or community engagement around inter-religious engagement and justice. Variable semesters.
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RLG 268 - Chinese Philosophy (4 Cr.) (PHL 268 )
An analysis of Asian philosophical and religious texts with particular emphasis on the Chinese tradition. Students read selected works from the vast scholarly literature of the Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian traditions, and situate these text, their authors, and the schools they represent within their historical context. Prerequisite: sophomore standing, one course in philosophy, or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Spring 2017 and alternate years thereafter. DeCaroli.
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Sociology and Anthropology |
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SOA 100 - Culture and Society (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course offers an introduction to anthropological and sociological perspectives. We explore cultural variations and similarities among different societies and gain insights into the relationship between our personal lives, the lives of others, and the social forces that structure society. We examine the fundamental importance of human interactions, cultural tools and symbols, belief systems, and the socio-cultural formation of families and communities, self and identity, deviance, and race, gender, and social class. We also address inequality and the socio-cultural conditions of social change. Fall and spring semesters. Program faculty.
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SOA 200 - Development of Social Thought (4 Cr.) (WEC)
This course traces the development of anthropological and sociological theory. We will consider the ideas of influential theorists in their own historical contexts, as well as in relation to contemporary theoretical concerns in the disciplines. We will also use these ideas as frameworks for conceptualizing current issues and for offering insights into everyday social life. Some of the topics we will consider include: agency, subjectivity, social change, power, race, symbolic meaning, and the politics of representation. Prerequisite: SOA 100 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Mullaney and Schwarz.
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SOA 201 - Writing and Interpreting Social Life (4 Cr.)
This course provides a foundation in writing and qualitative research design in the disciplines of sociology and anthropology. The course is team-taught and divided into two main segments. During one part of the course, the focus is on qualitative methods of inquiry, including: in-depth interviewing, focus groups, participant observation, and narrative research. Course readings will allow students to explore the link between theory and methods and examine ethical issues in research as well. The second part of the course will focus on qualitative data analysis and interpretation, as well as developing skills for writing in the disciplines. This writing component of the course includes, (but not limited to) learning how to: develop and support an argument, select and incorporate relevant sources, communicate ideas clearly, find one’s voice in writing, and use appropriate citation styles. An assignment in this course is used to evaluate Writing in the Discipline (WID) for majors in the program. Prerequisite: SOA 100 or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Program Faculty
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SOA 205 - African Cultures and Societies (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course invites students to more deeply consider aspects of cultural process and the human condition in Africa through the lens of ethnographic inquiry and attention to African expression. Readings explore infancy and old age, gender, rural and urban settings, agriculture and industry, work and play. Our framework is simultaneously local and global, historical and contemporary, modern and traditional, situating African lives in the complex layering and contexts that shape social experience. Through our engagement with the readings and with documentary films, we will encounter and address such theoretical themes and issues as agency, colonialism, nationalism, performance, enculturation, political economy, cultural change, and the ethics and practices of ethnographic representation. This course will prepare students to move beyond superficial understanding of African lives, and provide inspiration and possible focus for study abroad or other further research. Spring semester. Offered 2021-22 and alternate years. Turner.
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SOA 211 - Culture and Healing (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course looks at cultural dimensions of healing and illness. How is health understood in different cultures? How do people heal? Material will be explored from a broad range of cultural settings, and will include such topics as indigenous medicine, narrative and the cultural construction of illness, subjectivity, the ethics of biomedicine, and social suffering. Fall semester. Offered 2021-22 and alternate years. Turner.
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SOA 213 - Sociology of Education (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course considers education as a social institution, broadly and comparatively. Topics addressed vary by year, but often include the functions of education; links between education and inequality by class and race; cross-cultural variation in primary, secondary, and tertiary education systems; the role of colleges and universities in the United States; and challenges to “mainstream” educational models such as home-schooling movements and critical pedagogies. This class may include a service-learning component. Program faculty.
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SOA 217 - Methods of Social Research (4 Cr.) (GCR DA-AC)
Concepts and methods of quantitative social science research. Research methods, research design, and statistical analysis of data. Ethics in social research. Training in the selection of appropriate research designs for a variety of sociological problems. Major data sources and methods of data collection. Use of statistics in analyzing and presenting data. Exercises in design, data collection, and statistical analysis. Required of all program majors. Open to other students by permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: SOA 100 and one 200-level SOA course. Spring semester. Shope.
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SOA 220 - Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations (4 Cr.) (formerly SOC 220) (GCR RPP)(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course provides an understanding of contemporary race and ethnic relations in the United States. We explore the historical accounts of the social constructs of race and racism, ethnic groups, racial institutions, privilege, racialized forms of migration, racial inequality and injustices. While our intent in this course is to focus on these social constructs of race and ethnicity in the context of the United States, we also explore them in the contexts of various societies around the world. This course also considers connections between race, gender, and social class. Spring semester. Offered 2020-2021 and alternate years. Swann.
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SOA 228 - Subcultures and Social Problems (4 Cr.) COURSE IS FOR STUDENTS IN GOUCHER PRISON EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ONLY (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Course is for students in the Goucher Prison Education Partnership program ONLY. Traditionally associated with youth, subcultures differ from mainstream society in a variety of ways: their norms, values, beliefs, behaviors, and style. Researchers examine how these groups arise as both responses to blocked structural opportunities and attempts to resist mainstream culture and create distinct social identities. This course explores the emergence of subcultures, the construction and maintenance of subcultural identities, perceived connections to social problems and moral panics, and subcultures beyond youth. Special attention is paid to the theory and methods used by researchers in the field.
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SOA 230 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
We all need to eat in order to survive. Yet the ways that we as a species have addressed this basic biological need-both historically and in modern times-are incredibly diverse. What and how we eat are dependent on many social and cultural factors, such as religion, identity, gender, ethnicity, class, technology, and access to political power. This course uses an anthropological perspective to help us gain insights into the dynamic relationship of culture, food, and nutrition. We will look at the diet and eating habits of people all over the world, from prehistoric times to the cultures of today. Some of the topics we will consider are: human evolution and diet, obesity, food symbolism and taboos, global food industries, and alternative food movements. Offered 2023-2024 and alternate years. Schwarz.
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SOA 234 - Ethnography of Religion (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
In this course we will engage with ethnographic inquiries into spiritual life that provide rich windows into the range of religious meaning and experience. These ethnographies offer analytic and interpretive strategies to understand what it is like to be human in different times and places, and the importance of myth, symbol, and ritual in the individual and collective challenge of the human condition. Exploring this material may challenge our assumptions about other people’s religious practices, and invite us to reconsider our own understanding of ourselves and the world. Offered 2022-2023 and alternate years. Turner.
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SOA 238 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.) (WEC)(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Overview of major themes and current fieldwork of Europeanist cultural anthropology. Themes include: immigration and nationhood; political ritual and collective memory; family and kinship; religion and politics; gender; and social class. Includes survey of post-1945 era (economic recovery, decolonization, the collapse of Communism, European unification). May be taken with FR 295 (1 credit). Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2021-22 and alternate years. Ingram.
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SOA 243 - Ethnographic Fieldwork (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course engages with ethnographic fieldwork and representation in its practical and theoretical dimensions. How can we meaningfully, accurately, and ethically come to understand and represent the lives of others? We will look at the history, challenges, and contributions of ethnographic fieldwork and undertake a sustained ethnographic inquiry. This course will be of interest to writers, researchers, artists, and activists who want to connect deeply with people and represent them with respect, insight, and purpose. Offered 2022-23 and alternate years. Turner.
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SOA 245 - Wealth, Power, and Prestige (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)
Exploration of the origins, nature, and functions of social inequality, focusing on the processes that produce and maintain inequalities in wealth, power, privilege, and prestige in modern societies. Comparative analysis of objective and subjective consequences of class and caste stratification systems. Relative impact of class, race, gender, or ethnic differences on life opportunities. Fall semester. Offered 2021-2022 and alternate years. Shope and Swann.
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SOA 250 - Sociology of Crime (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course highlights the social construction of crime by examining the social factors that impact how we define, recognize, measure, and respond to criminal behavior. Using criminological theory, the course traces how ideas surrounding the nature of crime and punishment have changed and continue to change across time and place. The course also gives special attention to the intersections between various forms of social stratification and experiences with crime and the criminal justice system, including police, courts, and prisons. Mullaney.
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SOA 255 - Political Anthropology (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Political orders and processes vary tremendously across cultures. How do different societies address such issues as legitimacy, order, justice, violence, hierarchy and power through political ideas and actions? How do societies respond to political domination and change? How is culture political and the political culture? Consideration will be given to traditional forms of political organization and to the relationship of peoples to the state and other dominating institutions. Offered 2021-2022 and alternate years. Turner.
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SOA 260 - Deviance and Social Control (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course introduces the concept of deviance as a social process, constructed by social actors with differing degrees of power in defining deviance and responding to it through various measures of social control. Topics explored include: how individuals become deviant, who defines the boundaries of deviance, stigma and other consequences of deviant labels, the temporal boundaries of deviant identities, and ethical considerations of researchers studying deviance. Mullaney.
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SOA 262 - Studies in Self-Determination in Native America (4 Cr.) (cross-listed as PCE 262) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course provides a critical overview of Native American self-determination. Drawing on examples from prehistory, the era of conquest and US expansion, and modern-day battles over natural resources, this course will encourage students to examine concepts such as identity, colonization and sovereignty through an inter-disciplinary perspective. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2022-2023 and alternate years. Bess.
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SOA 265 - Health and Illness (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Examination of illness, health, and the organization of medical care from a sociological perspective, focusing on the medical system as a social institution and the history of public health and medicine. Specific topics include the reciprocal roles of patient, practitioner, and ancillary health care personnel and the social and cultural factors affecting etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Fall semester. Offered 2022-2023 and alternate years. Greenberg.
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SOA 270 - Gender, Work, and Family (4 Cr.) (cross listed as WGS 270 ) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Examination of gender expectations and experiences in work and family. Review of theories explaining effects of gender on employment and family life. Issues discussed include occupational segregation, pay inequities, household division of labor, intimate partner violence, and alternate family forms. Shope.
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SOA 271 - Social Movements (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course provides an understanding of social movements with an emphasis on questions about social movement formation and the historical context of power relations in the United States. The course explores movement organization, participants, ideology, and the social effects of various movements, including the civil rights movement, women’s liberation movement, anti-war protests, and environmental movements. This course also explores the reasons for pushback and resistance to social movements. Other social movements around the world among societies struggling over issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, and the environment, are also discussed. Fall semester. Offered 2022-2023 and alternate years. Swann.
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SOA 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (1-5 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area if taken for at least 3 credits)
May be repeated if topic is different.
ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC IN BALI (5: 4+1) This 4 credit interdisciplinary course invites students to experience Bali through intensive immersion in its music, dance, and visual arts, and exploration of its culture and history. In this intensive course abroad, students will have opportunities to document their experiences and share their reflections on Bali, grappling with such questions as the everyday nuances of cultural difference, the impact of the creative economy and tourism on Balinese culture, the transformative power of Balinese performance and art, and their own role as global consumers and citizens. We will explore Bali’s rich history, performing and visual arts, traditions and heritage through workshops, lectures, performances, and site visits led by Balinese scholars and artists. Students will come away from this course with a deep, informed, and experiential appreciation of Bali’s unique artistic gifts, the ability to document, describe and critically reflect on Balinese cultural performances, and an understanding of the unique Balinese response to challenges of cultural sustainability in our global era. The 1 credit pre-departure course focuses on ethnographic practices of participant-observation, reflexivity, and cultural documentation, and introduces key readings and concepts in the study of Balinese culture and society and encourages awareness of the body through exercises focusing on body movement. Turner, Free.
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SOA 280 - Themes in Sociology and Anthropology (4 Cr.) (GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Critical analysis of substantive issues in the fields of sociology and anthropology. Topics are determined by interests of the instructor and students and are announced one semester in advance. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Fall or spring semester. Program Faculty.
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SOA 290 - Internship in Sociology and Anthropology (0-4 Cr.)
Faculty-directed, off-campus experience in administration, research, and service with private institutions, community organizations, agencies, or government, and (occasionally) independent professionals. Graded pass/no pass. Preliminary application and interview required.
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SOA 299 - Independent Work (1-4 Cr.) (formerly SOC 299)
An independent research project and presentation of findings or a special program of directed readings. Students arrange individually with any member of the program. Prerequisite: SOA 100 or permission of the instructor.
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SOA 310 - Seminar: Understanding Gen Z Social Media, and Race (4 Cr.)
This course will touch on contemporary understandings and intersections of race, social media, and I-gen. We will have detailed conversations that require you to bring open minds and your life experiences to class. We will talk about cultural products that have gained cultural importance in your (most of your) generation, and the cultural productions made by your generation. Specifically we will talk about the role social media has played in the socialization of I-gen, and how that may affect their lives. Students will gain an understanding of the intersection of social forces that produce unique social experiences. Additionally, students will understand how conceptions of race have manifested themselves in today’s young people. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Offered 2022-2023 and alternate years. Swann.
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SOA 381 - Seminar: Common Sense(s) (4 Cr.)
This seminar in cognitive sociology examines how the social influences our senses or the ways we take in the world around us. Special attention will be given to the processes of perception, classification and boundary creation, time reckoning, identity formation, and collective memory. Course materials will draw from the fields of sociology, psychology, economics, literature, and other related areas. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Fall semester. Mullaney.
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SOA 383 - Seminar: The Good Life (4 Cr.)
What does it mean to live a life that is a “good life”? This course takes an anthropological approach to understanding the many ways that human beings conceptualize and live out “the good,” both in terms of aspirations to live well and in terms of moral worth. We will bring together a wide range of studies in anthropological subfields, such as economic anthropology, medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and the anthropology of morality, to address what people around the world think makes life worth living. How is happiness defined and pursued cross-culturally? What does it mean to be a “good person” or to “do good” in the world, and how might these meanings vary from one cultural context to another? How are the obstacles to achieving the good life experienced, and what are the implications of these experiences for personal or cultural wellbeing? Some of the topics we will consider are: health and healthcare; wealth distribution and inequality; volunteerism; pleasure and emotional wellbeing; and humanitarianism and human rights. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Spring. Offered 2022-2023 and alternate years. Schwarz.
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SOA 389 - Seminar: Sociology of Mental Health (4 Cr.)
This course examines the way people define mental health, the causes and consequences of mental health problems, and how institutions respond to mental illness. Specific issues explored include the social construction of mental disorder, depression, medicalization of life problems, and the social consequences of mental health problems. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Spring semester. Offered 2021-2022 and alternate years. Greenberg.
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SOA 391 - Seminar: Environmental Sociology (4 Cr.) (cross listed as ES 391) (GCR ENV)
Environmental sociology explores the interactions and interdependencies between societies and the natural environment. This seminar emphasizes current theory and research in environmental sociology aimed at understanding and addressing social and environmental trends, changes, and problems in advanced industrial nations, resource-deprived nations, and the world system as a whole. Seminar topics include: science and technology, industrialization, production, advertising and consumption, ecological modernization, ideologies of environmental domination and concern, risk society, and ecofeminism. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 .
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SOA 393 - Seminar: Selected Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (4 Cr.)
Selected topic seminars are offered to provide a flexible space for critical examination of relevant issues related to current and emerging debate within the disciplines as determined by the interests of faculty and students. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Fall or spring semester. Program Faculty.
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SOA 482 - Seminar: Life and Death (4 Cr.)
How do cultures around the world explain and cope with death? How do beliefs about mating, reproduction, and child rearing compare from one cultural context to another? What kinds of cultural rituals do the events of birth and death involve? This course takes an anthropological perspective to the beginnings and ends of human life, with a focus on reproduction, birth, childhood, and death. We will draw from a wide range of studies in anthropological subfields, such as medical anthropology, the anthropology of religion, archaeology, and forensic anthropology, to try and understand how these major periods of the human life course, and just beyond it, are conceptualized and experienced, both in historical and contemporary cultures. Some of the topics we will consider are: reproductive technologies, birthing, child rearing, mortuary ceremonies, body farms, and zombification and vampirism. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Fall semester. Offered 2021-2022 and alternate years. Schwarz.
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SOA 484 - Seminar: Sociology of Masculinities (4 Cr.)
This course examines men’s lives and the construction of multiple masculinities in contemporary American culture. In doing so, it takes a critical approach to masculinities and their relationships to hegemonic masculinity and various forms of femininity. Special attention will be given to men’s movements and their connections to women’s movements, female masculinity, media representations, sex, friendship, violence, and sports. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Spring semester. Offered 2023-2024 and alternate years. Mullaney.
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SOA 492 - Seminar: Domestic Violence (4 Cr.)
This course systematically examines the social character and causes of domestic violence, with special attention given to intimate partner violence, child abuse, and courtship violence. Students explore the social, historical, and political processes that influence domestic violence. Includes a required service-learning component. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: SOA 200 , SOA 201 , or SOA 217 . Shope.
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SOA 495 - Senior Thesis (4 Cr.)
A senior thesis in sociology and anthropology allows students to pursue original research and scholarship in an area of study of the student’s choosing. Integral to the senior thesis process is the opportunity to work closely with faculty members. Planning for the senior thesis starts in the junior year, when students develop a thesis proposal, which must be approved by the thesis director and the members of the thesis committee. Students enrolling in SOA 495 must enroll in 4 credits in both the fall and spring semesters of the senior year.
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SOA 497 - Senior Capstone in Sociology and Anthropology (4 Cr.)
The capstone is an intensive culminating experience for majors. Students work to integrate their previous coursework and understanding of disciplinary perspectives into a culminating piece of original scholarship. Prerequisites: Senior standing and one 300- or 400-level seminar in Sociology or Anthropology. Spring semester. Mullaney and Schwarz.
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THE 105 - Effective Public Speaking (2 Cr.)
Students learn to effectively compose, organize, and present a variety of speeches. Stress is placed on critical listening, effective vocal production, speaking persuasively and with authority, research, effective presentation technique and rhetoric. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 119 - Acting Workshop (4 Cr.)
(GCR Arts area)
Each year the Acting Workshop looks at a particular theatrical style and performance challenge, with topics such as Realism and the Modern Actor, The Absurd, The Epic, Classic Characters, and Poetic Performance. Students develop their physical, vocal, and emotional techniques to meet the aesthetic demands of each style, in the process exploring relevant play scripts and the artistic and cultural worlds that produce(d) them. The course may be taken once at the 100 level and once (on a different topic) at the 200 level. Fall semester. Curry, Free
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THE 124 - Applied Theatre Production (1 Cr.)
Students apply production skills and training to practical projects. Through workshops, studio work and rehearsals, students prepare and fulfill some of the wide array of roles that make a theatrical production possible, by contributing in such areas as performer, designer, stagehand, technician, producer, pr promotions, for example. Through training, practice, critique and reflection, students gain insights that will help them grow as theatre artists. May be taken twice for credit, on different projects. Fall and Spring semesters. Program faculty.
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THE 140 - Theatre Production (4 Cr.) (GCR Arts area)
Students will explore, through project-based assignments, the ways and means of theatre production and recognize how designed elements contribute to meaning-making in theatre productions. The student will learn and practice the processes, skills, and language designers and technicians use to imagine and create the visual and aural components of a theatre production-sets lights, costumes, props, and sound Spring semester. Campbell.
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THE 213 - The World’s a Stage (4 Cr.) (WEC)
All areas of theatre require strong research skills, whether from the perspective of the actor researching a role, or the designer studying an historical period, or the dramaturge uncovering the meaning in a dramatic text. Students in this course will take an in-depth look at the rich array of dramatic literature and theatre history from around the world, while also building research and communications skills. While exploring a specific area of theatre history and/or dramatic literature such as US Theatre History, Comedy, Storytelling in World Traditions, etc., and developing strategies for play reading and situating plays in context, students learn how to do effective research for the theatre: analyzing primary and secondary sources, finding credible and useful source materials, uses of textual and non-textual materials, the application of research for aesthetic purposes, and the persuasive presentation of results. Prerequisite: Either sophomore standing or a 100-level course in Theatre, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Free.
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THE 219 - Intermediate Acting Workshop (4 Cr.) (GCR Arts area)
Each year the Acting Workshop looks at a particular theatrical style and performance challenge, with topics such as Realism and the Modern Actor, The Absurd, The Epic, Classic Characters, and Poetic Performance. Students develop their physical, vocal, and emotional techniques to meet the aesthetic demands of each style, in the process exploring relevant play scripts and the artistic and cultural worlds that produce(d) them. The course may be taken once at the 100 level and once (on a different topic and including more advanced assignments) at the 200 level. Prerequisite: 100-level acting workshop. Fall semester. Curry, Free.
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THE 228 - Expressive Use of Voice and Movement (2 cr.) (GCR Arts area, students must take four credits of this course to fulfill the GCR.)
Expansion of the performer’s physical and vocal range. The course examines methods of interpreting scripts through voice and movement, studies the physiological and psychological components of speech and movement, and focuses on the connection between stage speech and stage movement. The course may be taken twice for credit, on different topics. The course will be offered annually, with three topics in rotation. Prerequisite: THE 119 Spring semester, seven week course. Free.
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THE 233 - Devised Production (2 Cr.)
A collaborative working experience for students interested in exploring theatre in all its dimensions-acting, designing, writing, etc. Students work together to create a new work for the stage without the benefit of a pre-existing dramatic text. Dramatic material may be drawn from current events, social issues, from non-dramatic literature or art, or from other sources. The course culminates in a public performance of the work in progress. Students in the course will work alongside advanced students and will meet for four hours. Additionally, students should expect to spend time outside of class, as needed, to rehearse. May be taken twice. Prerequisite: 100 level or higher theatre course, Sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Program faculty.
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THE 245 - Topics in Design for the Stage (2 Cr.)
Through hands-on projects stimulated by play texts students will understand how designed elements contribute to the construction of meaning in the theatre. Rotating topics include set design, lighting design, costume design and puppetry. Topics in Design for the Stage may be repeated with a change of topic. In each topic students will look at historical and contemporary work; learn and apply technical skills to designs of their making; and respond critically to the topic area. Students will be encouraged to think about the topic in “performances” off the stage as well. Questions such as the relationship of clothes to identity, an environments impact on human choice and human relationships, and the power of objects to communicate will be entertained. . The course may be taken twice for credit, on different topics. The course will be offered annually, with three topics in rotation. Pre-requisite: THE 140 or permission of the instructor. Fall, seven week course. Campbell.
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THE 269 - Repertoire Production (2 Cr.)
Students will work collaboratively to transform a play chosen from the repertoire of classic, modern, or contemporary theatre for a 21st century audience. Over the course of the semester students will analyze the play text, develop a production concept, and shepherd the play through auditions, rehearsal and build period, and public performances. Students will apply their abilities to the needs of the production. Students in the course will work alongside advanced students and will meet for four hours. Additionally, students should expect to spend time outside of class as needed for rehearsals and/or production work. May be taken twice. Prerequisite: 100 level or higher theatre course, or Sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Program faculty.
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THE 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (3-4 Cr.) (FR 272Y )(DAN 272Y ) (GCR - SA)(GCR Arts area if taken for at least 3 credits)
Courses include a pre-departure or post-departure component (or both) in the fall or spring term and a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter or summer.
The Scottish Connection: A Cultural and Artistic Immersion (5 Cr.)
An intensive international dance and theatre experience in Edinburgh, Scotland. During the first week of the course we will work intensively with Scottish artists in dance and theatre to build a performance piece that we will flashmob in Edinburgh. During the second week the focus will be on cultural and historic investigations of the city of Edinburgh. We will learn Scottish Country dancing and participate in a traditional ceilidh, and will participate in various historical and cultural tours to familiarize you with the city and its history. During the final week of the course will become audience members for the many performance events that are available as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe Festival. Students will also examine the historical, aesthetic, theoretical, philosophical, and critical issues concerning dance and theatre in the British Isles and Europe. This course requires a pre-course in the spring semester. Summer 2018 and alternate years. Program faculty.
French Theatre in Paris and Marseilles: Languages of Performance (4-8 Cr.)
An experiential introduction to contemporary French theatre in Avignon, Marseille, and Paris. In immersion settings such as homestay families, workshops, and cooking classes, students develop skills in French language and theatre (vocal projection, stage presence, and characterization), and see performances as windows into contemporary French culture and traditions of acting and staging. The capstone production is part of the Theatre program’s fall season. Participation (acting or in another production role) is based on skill and interests. Students with no prior French language study may take the English language track. Otherwise, students must be enrolled in FR 120 or have equivalent proficiency. Students must enroll in both FR 272Y (3-4 cr.) and THE 272Y (3-4 cr.) but may take only SP/SU or SU/FA components with instructor permission. Offered 2021 and alternate years. Free and Ingram.
For Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 only, students who take both the pre-courses and post-courses for FR/THE 272Y French Theatre will fulfill the GCR Study Abroad requirement.
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THE 290 - Internship in Theatre (0-4 Cr.)
Full and part-time internship opportunities with professional production companies, or the fulfillment of professional projects are available through the theatre program. Prerequisite: THE 275 or permission of the advisor. Pre- and post-internship conferences with the faculty advisor required. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/no pass.
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THE 299 - Independent Study (1-2 Cr.)
Working closely with a theatre faculty advisor, students have the opportunity to develop their own independent projects in theatre. Projects may include performance projects, design projects, playwriting, or research. Repeatable one time. Offered every semester by the program. Prerequisite: THE 140 , THE 213 , or THE 220 .
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THE 314 - Culture and Community: Topics in Theatre (4 Cr.) (Formerly THE 214)
This topics course offers students an in-depth look at the rich array of dramatic literature and theatre history from around the world, exploring a specific body of dramatic literature, historical era, or theme. Building on skills and knowledge gained at the 200 level, students in 314 will have greater opportunity and responsibility for research that is broader in scope and for independent project design. Prerequisite: THE 213 or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Free.
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THE 335 - Integrative Theatre Practice (4 Cr.)
Theatre includes at its most fundamental, a text or score, performances, and visual and aural phenomena. In this course students will take an integrated approach to theatre study in topics that require the student to consider these fundamental elements to create new work or interpret existing texts for the stage. Rotating topics may include, dramaturgy, playwriting, directing, or puppetry. May be taken twice with a change of topic. Prerequisites: The World’s a Stage or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Department.
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THE 400 - Independent Work (1-4 Cr.)
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THE 433 - Devised Production Advanced (4 Cr.)
A collaborative working experience for students interested in exploring theatre in all its dimensions-acting, designing, writing, etc. Students work together to create a new work for the stage without the benefit of a pre-existing dramatic text. Dramatic material may be drawn from current events, social issues, from non-dramatic literature or art, or from other sources. The course culminates in a public performance of the work in progress. In addition, advanced students will take on leadership roles to produce the public performance. Students should expect to spend time outside of class meetings for rehearsal and production work. Pre-requisite: THE 233 ,THE 269 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Program faculty.
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THE 470 - Repertoire Production Advanced (4 Cr.)
Students will work collaboratively to transform a play chosen from the repertoire of classic, modern, or contemporary theatre for a 21st century audience. Over the course of the semester advanced students will analyze the play text, develop a production concept, and take on leadership roles to shepherd the play through auditions, rehearsal and build period, and public performances. Additionally, students should expect to spend time outside of class as needed for rehearsals and/or production work. Pre-requisite: THE 233 or THE 269 or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Program faculty.
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VMC 103 - Introduction to the History of Art (4 Cr.) (ARH 103) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Introduces the study of Western art and the discipline of art history, its methods, terminology, and critical issues, including the problems of the canon, aesthetics, chronology, and periodization. Students will explore images and objects produced at different moments and in a variety of geographic and cultural contents, considering throughout the ways in which art conveys meaning through visual form, the ebb and flow of various stylistic trends, the use of symbolic images in the sacred and secular realms, the persistence of major visual motifs, the role of the spectator in shaping the meaning the meaning of images and objects, and the influence of political and economic conditions on the making of art. Spring semester. Oettinger.
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VMC 110 - Preserving our Heritage (4 Cr.) (GCR ENV)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
An introduction to the field of historic preservation, covering its development and its role in American society. Students will study American architectural history, and will explore the impact of the built environment on the quality of urban life. The role of historic preservation in the environmental sustainability movement will also be examined. Also open to students who have not previously taken courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Sheller.
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VMC 213 - Historical Archaeology and Material Culture (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course will examine the goals, methods, and contributions of archaeology to Historic Preservation and the historical record. It will also focus on understanding and interpreting the meaning of objects, artifacts, and cultural landscapes as historical evidence. Prerequisite: VMC 110 or sophomore standing. Offered Spring 2019 and alternating years. Sheller.
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VMC 215 - Museums, Exhibitions, and the History of Collecting (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)
This course introduces students to the art and history of collecting from the ancient world to the modern museum. We will explore this topic through a wide range of case studies from the ekphrastic writings of late antiquity, medieval hoarding, and 17th century Curiosity Cabinets to the first museums of natural history, World’s Fairs, art exhibitions, and Epcot. Students will read primary and theoretical texts that touch on exhibition and the power of placement, the art of collecting and collecting as art form, the practice and theory of exhibition, diverse modes of exhibition, and the ethics of collecting and exhibition. Prerequisites: VMC 103 , VMC 110 , or permission of instructor. Fall semester, offered 2020 and every other year. Oettinger.
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VMC 230 - Architecture and Society (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Development of the vocabulary to describe buildings: elements of a building, traditional construction techniques and building materials, and preservation issues. Students will study the architectural heritage of Baltimore through field trips. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Sheller.
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VMC 253 - Philosophy and/of Art (4 Cr.) (PHL 253) (GCR RPP)
This course explores what art is and what aesthetic experience is, and especially what significance art has or can have for us as human beings. We will read some classic texts on these topics in the history of philosophy while examining pieces of art, whether painting, music, literature, graphic novel, film, television, and/or particular genres like humorous, political, religious, or abstract art. Some topics that we might cover include: How are our emotions involved in our experience of art? What is the relationship between art and representation? How are art and ethics related (why is some art considered offensive or dangerous)? What’s the relationship between politics and art? And how do notions of race, gender, and class relate to art? We will discuss these and other issues associated in the context of particular art forms. This class will thereby serve both as an introduction to thinking about art and as an introduction to philosophy. Offered Spring 2020 and every other spring semester. Shuster.
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VMC 263 - Romanticism: Art in the Age of Revolution (4 Cr.) (ARH 263)
European and American painting, sculpture, and visual culture in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period of great social, political and cultural upheaval, with particular emphasis on changing attitudes towards tradition, nature, genius, originality, and innovation in the visual arts and how they relate to an emerging modern spirit. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of instructor. Fall. Variable semesters. VMC Faculty.
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VMC 264 - Realism and Impressionism: Art and the Rise of the Middle Class (4 Cr.) (ARH 264)
European and American painting, sculpture, and visual culture from 1840s through the 1880s, with particular emphasis on the economic, political, and intellectual context in which this art was conceived and produced, including the impact of political, economic, and industrial revolutions, urbanization, commercialism and consumerism, and the rise of a middle class. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of instructor. Fall. Variable semesters. VMC Faculty.
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VMC 266 - Medieval Art (4 Cr.) (ARH 266) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
European art from the catacombs to the cathedrals. Includes Early Christian, Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic, and Byzantine art. Stylistic evolution and the ideas motivating style. A survey from Early Christian art through the High Gothic, including Byzantium. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Oettinger.
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VMC 272Y - Arts of Amsterdam (ICA) (5 Cr.) (ARH 272Y) (GCR SA)
This three-week intensive blends Arts Administration-the business practices of arts and culture-with behind-the-scenes explorations of the performing and visual arts in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Students attend performances and tour museums and alternative arts spaces not just experienced as an audience member or tourist, but as an active observer to examine how they are professionally managed and presented. Students will learn about the management and funding structures found in the Netherlands and will frequently meet with administrators, cultural leaders, practitioners, and other behind-the-scenes staff. We will also enjoy and explore the rich offerings of our host country’s culture, history, and architecture, frequently traveling by bike for the ultimate Dutch experience. This program is prioritized for Arts Administration Concentration students and students who are Arts Majors or Minors (Art History, Dance, Music, Studio Arts, Theatre, and VMC). A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. 2021 and alternating years. Lohr, Oettinger.
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VMC 275 - Renaissance Art in Europe (4 Cr.) (ARH 275) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course surveys painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe from the 14th-17th centuries. We will consider northern and southern Renaissance artists from Giotto and Jan Van Eyck to Michelangelo and Durer in their cultural and social contexts. Topics for discussion include the rise of the Artist, the emergence of early modern art theory, the assimilation of antiquity, and the development of portraiture, landscape, and mythological subjects in the visual arts. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of the instructor. Fall. Variable semesters. Oettinger.
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VMC 279 - Global Rock Stars: 17th Century Artists and Visual Culture (4 Cr.) (ARH 279) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course surveys the painting, sculpture, and architecture of 17th- and 18th- century Europe. We will study masterpieces by artists including Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer in their social and cultural contexts. Topics for consideration include the development of art theory and art market, the emergence of genres and specialized subject matter, the history of collecting, and the politics of art patronage. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of the instructor. Spring. Fall semester. Oettinger.
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VMC 281 - Modern and Contemporary Art & Criticism (4 Cr.) (ARH 281) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Painting and sculpture in Europe. Emphasis on the development and exploration of a modern vision from the late 19th through 21st centuries. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of instructor. Spring semester. VMC faculty.
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VMC 285 - History of Photography (4 Cr.) (ARH 285/COM 310) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
The history of photography from the earliest manifestations to the present. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of instructor. Fall semester, alternate years. VMC Faculty.
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VMC 287 - Special Topics in Visual and Material Culture (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
An in-depth investigation of a topic of current interest in the fields of visual and material culture. Examination of a variety of methodologies and critical approaches. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters, first offered fall 2019. Oettinger, Sheller.
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VMC 288 - Topics in World Art (4 Cr.) (ARH 288) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
A course devoted to the visual culture of non-western and marginalized communities. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: VMC 103 (ARH 103 ) or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. VMC Faculty.
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VMC 290 - Internship in Visual and Material Culture (2-4 Cr.)
Students are placed in museums, galleries, federal art and historic foundations, preservation organizations, libraries, historical societies, and at historic sites for practical experience. Prerequisite: permission of the program faculty. Fall and spring semesters. Oettinger, Sheller.
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VMC 299 - Independent Work in Visual and Material Culture (2-4 Cr.)
Research or study of a focused topic in visual and material culture. Prerequisite: permission of the program faculty. Fall and spring semesters. Oettinger, Sheller.
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