May 07, 2024  
2020-21 College of Liberal Arts 
    
2020-21 College of Liberal Arts [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS


 

English (Writing)

  
  • ENGW 397 - Internship in Writing


  
  • ENGW 460 - The Writer’s Portfolio


    Examines issues for students serious about keeping writing in their lives. Assists students in defining themselves as writers, framing their work for the public, and balancing the desire for voice with the need for professionalism. May also introduce an editing process for correctness (grammar, punctuation), precision (unity, coherence, emphasis), and style (syntax, voice, tone). Prereq(s): 300-level ENGW Workshop (ENGW 361 ENGW 362 ENGW 363 ENGW 367 ENGW 368 , or ENGW 369 ) or instructor consent. May be repeated for credit with different instructors. 
  
  • ENGW 467 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop


    Focuses on readings and writing in a chosen genre. Frequent deadlines and critiques in a workshop atmosphere emphasizing individual instruction. Revision and submission of works encouraged.  Prereq(s): 300-level ENGW Workshop (ENGW 361 ENGW 362 ENGW 363 ENGW 367 ENGW 368 , or ENGW 369 ) or instructor consent. May be repeated for credit with different instructors.
  
  • ENGW 482 - Writing for Publication


    Identifies the demands/restrictions of various publications (newspapers, magazines, literary journals, literary contests, etc.) Students conduct research on the genre, style, and audience of specific publications, write queries and proposals, and submit to at least two publications. Prereq(s): A 300-level ENGW workshop (ENGW 361 ENGW 362 ENGW 363 ENGW 367 ENGW 368 , or ENGW 369 ) or instructor consent.  May be repeated for credit with different instructors. 

Environmental Studies (includes Geology and Geography courses)

  
  • ENV 105 - Topics: Environmental Studies


    Examines contemporary environmental issues. Topics vary from year to year.
  
  • ENV 130 - The Geosphere with Lab


    Introductory earth science course exploring the dynamic interactions between the earth’s climate, landforms, water, ecosystems, and soils. Emphasizes key environmental issues such as climate change, water scarcity, natural hazards, and tropical deforestation.
  
  • ENV 189 - The Environmental Crisis in its Cultural Context


    Weighs humanity’s responsibility to nature, technocratic drift of society, and conflicts between material and environmental values. Traces development of mechanistic worldview and re-emergence of organic or holistic perspectives.
  
  • ENV 204 - Landscapes of Promise: The Ecological Transformation of the West


    Historical study of regional ecology with a critical analysis of economic change. Optional field study component focuses on regional landscapes that reflect the competing attempts to transform and preserve the natural world.
  
  • ENV 205 - Topics: Environmental Studies


    Examines contemporary environmental issues. Topics vary from year to year.
  
  • ENV 206 - Caribbean Environmental History


    Explores the tension among American, European, and African cultures in the Caribbean. Topics include the Spanish conquest, the slave economy, and the exchange of organisms between Old and New World environments.
  
  • ENV 225 - The Biosphere w/Lab


    Introduces ecological principles forming the basis for understanding environmental issues and policy. Explores scientific concepts and laboratory field techniques used to study and assess ecosystems.
  
  • ENV 240 - Ecosystems of North America


    Examines the geographic distribution, characteristics, and present status of terrestrial biomes in North America. Emphasizes case studies of critical environmental regions including the Everglades, the Colorado Plateau, and the Pacific Northwest.
  
  • ENV 250 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)


    A project-based course that explores the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the mapping of land, and how to use GIS to make well-informed decisions regarding land use.
  
  • ENV 270 - Environmental Literature


    Features poets, novelists, and essayists who have spoken out strongly for preservation of the environment – including Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Muir, Leopold, and Abbey.
  
  • ENV 289 - Nature in the City


    Examines the origins of suburban sprawl, its problems and ongoing solutions. Traces efforts of design professionals from Frederick Law Olmstead to the present and examines their efforts to harmonize urban and natural worlds.
  
  • ENV 292 - Political Economy of Environmental Issues


    Traces transformation of organic society into market society and resulting commodification of nature.
  
  • ENV 302 - Traditional Town Planning


    Explores movement to return to pedestrian-friendly communities built along natural lines. Examines problems of suburbanization: traffic congestion, pollution, visual blight, strip malls, and housing designed for autos at the expense of pedestrians and children.
  
  • ENV 310 - Ecological Restoration


    Analysis of the origins and evolution of ecological restoration. Field trips and field projects supplement the classroom experience, which will analyze restoration projects in a variety of settings. Prereq(s): ENV 130  or ENV 225  or ENV 289 .
  
  • ENV 323 - Conservation of Biodiversity


    Examines our present biodiversity crisis through the lens of biogeography, an integrative field of study focused on large-scale human interactions with the earth’s ecosystems. Case studies presented throughout the semester sharpen our focus on specific regions. Prereq(s): ENV 130  or ENV 225 .
  
  • ENV 325 - Natural Habitats of Florida


    In-depth look at Florida’s natural habitats. Examines how human activity is changing the face of Florida’s physical landscape and natural communities. Prereq(s): ENV 130  or ENV 225 .
  
  • ENV 330 - Women and the Environment


    Since colonial days, women have been important activists and leaders in the American environmental movement. This course will examine their roles, focusing on specific women such as Rachel Carson, Everglades defender Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and EPA Administrator Carol Browner, with an eye to Florida activism and the evolution of women’s status and environmental thinking into the 20th Century.
  
  • ENV 340 - Environmental Justice


    History shows that the people most affected by environmental degradation are society’s powerless–the poor and minorities. This course will examine this issue on local, state, national, and international levels. The course, supported by texts and assigned readings and videos, will include several in-class and on-campus speakers as well as one major field trip.
  
  • ENV 348 - Sustainable Development


    Explores both theoretical and actual development strategies that are ecologically and socially acceptable.
  
  • ENV 350 - Food, Culture, and Environment


    Is agriculture about more than simply producing food? Is modern agriculture sustainable? Do ‘local’ or ‘organic’ really make a difference? These questions guide our exploration of the relationships between food, culture, and the environment.
  
  • ENV 353 - National Parks and Protected Areas


    Discusses value of national parks as pleasuring grounds, genetic banks, working ecosystems, and symbols of national heritage. Optional field study component also available. Co-requisite(s): ENV 353F .
  
  • ENV 353F - National Parks and Protected Areas Field Study


    Costa Rica has been successful in achieving economic growth and human development, even as the country has been able to preserve and restore much of its environment. By contrast, much of Central America, including Nicaragua, has experienced widespread deforestation, rapid population growth and considerable instability. In combination with several environmental factors, this has led to depressed living standards throughout the region. We will devote considerable attention to understanding these very different outcomes and consider appropriate models of sustainable development for the region. In Costa Rica, we visit a wide range of projects including coffee farms, wildlife refuges, national parks, craft cooperatives and energy facilities. In Nicaragua we visit the spectacular volcanic island of Ometepe, composed of two volcanoes, which emerges from the largest lake in Central America, the Cocibolca, the great Lake of Nicaragua. Co-requisite(s): ENV 353 .
  
  • ENV 365 - Environment and Development in Central America


    Studies the need for broad-based sustainable development using Central America as a case study. Considers how widespread deforestation and rapid population growth have combined with other factors to depress living standards throughout the region. Examines why Costa Rica has attained a high level of human development. Explores appropriate models of sustainable development for the region. Co-requisite(s): ENV 365F .
  
  • ENV 365F - Central America Field Study


    The Central Highlands of Costa Rica provide an excellent case study in sustainable development. Students observe and analyze models of sustainability in the areas of agriculture, tourism, and ecosystem services, while examining a wide range of projects including a large-scale coffee plantation, an organic coffee cooperative, and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. Co-requisite(s): ENV 365 .
  
  • ENV 372 - Images of the Environment as Seen Through Film


    Examines attitudes toward nature and wilderness, attitudes toward technology, exploitation of nature, and visions of the future.
  
  • ENV 375 - Island Economies and Sustainability in the Caribbean


    Examines the natural resources and conservation of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats of the Caribbean. Conservation of these resources for future generations while meeting the legitimate material needs of people in the region also discussed. Explores the prospects for sustainable economic development. Co-requisite(s): ENV 375F .
  
  • ENV 375F - Caribbean Field Study


    Dominica is currently experiencing a major transition from an economy based primarily on agricultural exports to a tourism-based economy. Examines the tension between various competing interests and identifies opportunities for achieving broad-based sustainable development. Co-requisite(s): ENV 375 .
  
  • ENV 380 - American Environmental History


    Follows the changing patterns of land and resource use. Examines the displacement of Native Americans, expansion of the frontier, the progressive conservation movement, and development of contemporary environmentalism. Prereq(s): ENV 189 .
  
  • ENV 385 - Sustainable Development in the Amazon Basin


    Examines the Amazon Basin, the largest remaining tropical ecosystem on earth, considering the crucial ecological services it provides as well as the exceptional biological and cultural diversity it supports. Reviews historic attempts to exploit the rich biological and mineral resources of the region, which failed through a misunderstanding of tropical ecology and an inability to recognize environmental limitations. Discusses new approaches to development that generate income while protecting crucial ecological systems supporting economic development. Examines such efforts in the areas of tourism, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Optional field study component also available. Co-requisite(s): ENV 385F .
  
  • ENV 385F - Amazon Basin Field Study


    The Peruvian Amazon provides an excellent case study of how governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private companies can form partnerships to promote sustainable development. Students work with local naturalist guides and project managers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the ecotourism industry. Co-requisite(s): ENV 385 .
  
  • ENV 386 - Environmental Law


    Focuses on the interpretation and application of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
  
  • ENV 389 - Environmental Planning


    Examines competing demands for urban growth and development and the need to conserve and protect limited natural resources. Prereq(s): ENV 130 ENV 189 , and ENV 225 .
  
  • ENV 390 - Culture and Landscape


    Analyzes American landscapes and human cultures that created them, particularly intensive development that has radically altered natural systems.
  
  • ENV 395 - Topics: Environmental Studies


    Examines contemporary environmental issues. Topics vary from year to year. Previously offered as ENV 305.
  
  • ENV 399 - Independent Study Environmental Research


    Designated for field-based or problem-centered topics. Prereq(s): Sophomore or junior standing for ENV 399; senior standing and consent of advisor for ENV 499 .
  
  • ENV 413 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Issues


    Senior capstone seminar. Challenges students to apply key concepts in the discipline and examine their relationship to current environmental issues. Prereq(s): Senior standing, environmental studies major, and ENV 389 .
  
  • ENV 499 - Independent Study Environmental Research


    Designated for field-based or problem-centered topics. Prereq(s): Sophomore or junior standing for ENV 399 ; senior standing and consent of advisor for ENV 499.

European Studies

  
  • EUR 120 - The European Union: A Cultural Evolution


    Examines development of the European Union from the Treaty of Rome in 1957, to the Treaty of Nice in 2001. Explores institutions, focusing on various cultural aspects that have been integrated into the Union. Prereq(s): Prerequisite for EUR 320  only: a 300-level course in French, German, or Spanish. Course taught in English.
  
  • EUR 320 - The European Union: A Cultural Evolution


    Examines development of the European Union from the Treaty of Rome in 1957, to the Treaty of Nice in 2001. Explores institutions, focusing on various cultural aspects that have been integrated into the Union. Prereq(s): Prerequisite for EUR 320 only: a 300-level course in French, German, or Spanish. Course taught in English.

Film Studies

  
  • FIL 150 - Introduction to Film


    Focuses on film literacy and the culture of film, using films from the history of film.
  
  • FIL 245 - Film as Art


    The Florida Film Festival: immerses students in a top regional film festival in the U.S., the Academy-screen Florida Film Festival. Through attending an orientation class meeting, experiencing two full weekends of film viewing and festival events, and undertaking writing assignments, students learn the historical, cultural, and contemporary aspects of cinema and film festivals.
  
  • FIL 350 - Special Topics in Film Studies


    Experiential and/or traditional “classroom” courses that allow immersion in a specific area of film director, genre, national cinema(s), film making, film festivals and/or examination race, class, gender, sexuality, multiculturalism, globalization.
  
  • FIL 450 - Film Seminar


    Capstone course for the minor emphasizing film theory, history, and culture. Features an in-depth examination of a specific construct of film. Prereq(s): FIL 150 .

French

  
  • FRN 101 - Elementary French I


    Stresses speaking through intensive oral practice of grammar and vocabulary. Includes short readings, cultural materials, and lab work. For beginners or those with one year of high school French. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 102 - Elementary French II


    Drills grammar and vocabulary. Includes readings, cultural materials, and lab work. Prereq(s): FRN 101  or no more than two years of high school French. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 201 - Intermediate French I


    Reviews and builds upon grammar while emphasizing vocabulary and more challenging reading and writing assignments. Lab work. Prereq(s): FRN 102  or no more than three years of high school French. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 202 - Intermediate French II


    Focuses on reading, writing, and speaking to improve grammar, vocabulary, and cultural background. Lab work. Prereq(s): FRN 201  or four years of high school French. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 242 - Imaginary Voyages in French Prose Fiction


    Investigates genre’s polemic. Concentrates on utopian motif, characterization of non-Europeans, and changing social, political and philosophical concepts presented by French authors from Middle Ages to present – Chretien de Troyes, Rabelais, Voltaire, Verne, Celine, Butor, and Tournier. Course taught in English.
  
  • FRN 301 - Advanced French


    Discusses short literary texts. Assigns grammar exercises and compositions related to readings. Prereq(s): FRN 202  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 305 - Business French


    Provides the essential terminology of commerce and industry needed to function in the world of business: banking, stock markets, post office, commercial correspondence, or interning for a French company. Taught in French. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 311 - Composition and Conversation


    Uses readings on French culture and literature as basis for class discussions. Requires compositions and oral presentations. Prereq(s): FRN 202  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 320 - Introduction to French Civilization


    Explores cultural, social, political, economic, religious, intellectual, and linguistic aspects of French civilization. Highlights conflict between traditional and modern values in education, family, employment, and status of women and minorities. Varies focus (metropolitan France or Francophone countries outside Europe) year to year. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FRN 323 - Introduction à la civilization maghrébine.


    Explores the historic, cultural, and artistic expressions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, particularly the ways that the region’s literature reflects hidden facets of society. While the diverse languages of the region (Arabic, French, and Berber) have produced a plurality of literatures, the focus will be upon works in French, with an emphasis on what can be learned about identity, history, politics, and religion. In French. Prereq(s): FRN 202 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 331 - Introduction to French Literature


    Analyzes poetry, essays, drama, and fiction structurally and contextually. Varies period or genre. Prereq(s): FRN 202  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 381 - Topics in Contemporary France


    Analyzes topics of major significance in contemporary France, such as competing ideologies, exile and immigration in a global world, racism, unemployment, the rise of terrorism and right wing politics, conflicts between environmental and economic concerns, the place of humans in maintaining biodiversity, through essays, news programs, videos, film, novels. Taught in French. Prereq(s): FRN 202  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FRN 441 - The French Novel


    Traces development of novel from 17th century to present. Includes such authors as Mme. de la Fayette, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Hugo, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Proust, Gide, Camus, Sarraute, and Robbe-Grillet. Prereq(s): completion of one 300-level French course. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 451 - French Poetry


    Chronicles development of poetry from Middle Ages to present. Presents work by La Chanson de Roland, Ronsard, du Bellay, La Fontaine, Chenier, Hugo, Lamartine, de Vigny, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarme, Apollinaire, Valery, Eluard, and Prevert. Prereq(s): completion of one 300-level French course. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 461 - Le Théâtre Français


    Follows French theatre from 17th century to present. Assigns plays by Corneille, Racine, Moliére, Beaumarchais, Marivaux, Musset, Vigny, Hugo, Monterlant, Anouilh, Genet, Cocteau, Girandoux, Salacrou, Pagnol, Sartre, and Ionesco. Prereq(s): completion of one 300-levelFrench course. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • FRN 481 - Seminar


    Explores such topics as history of ideas; French nonfiction, short stories, or new novels; avant-garde theatre; Francophone literature from Canada, Africa, or Caribbean. Prereq(s): completion of one 300-level French course or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FRN 497 - Senior Capstone Seminar in French


    Prepares French majors for the Comprehensive Examination in French, a final exam given at the end of the semester to evaluate student abilities in French language, literature, and both French and Francophone civilizations. Includes reading lists and guidelines for exam preparation. Required of all senior French majors. Prereq(s): French major and senior standing. Course taught in Foreign Language.

German

  
  • GMN 101 - Elementary German I


    Introduces basics of reading, writing, listening, and speaking in German. Includes lab work and computer drills. For beginners or those with only one year of high school German. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 102 - Elementary German II


    Develops vocabulary and grammatical skills. Includes lab work and computer drills. Prereq(s): GMN 101  or no more than two years of high school German. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 110 - Münster Intensive Elementary German I


    Introduces the fundamentals of German. Emphasis on speaking and listening comprehension. No previous knowledge of German is presumed. Students with more than one year of high school German or any previous study of German at college should take GMN 120 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 120 - Münster Intensive Elementary German II


    Students continue learning fundamentals of German. Emphasis on speaking and listening comprehension with some basis reading and writing. Previous knowledge of German is presumed–either two years of high school or one semester of college German. Students with more previous exposure to German should enroll in GMN 210. Prereq(s): GMN 101  or equivalent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 161 - Elementary German Conversation in the Language Living and Learning Community


    Students living in the Language Living and Learning Community work with the German native-speaker tutor to make level-appropriate presentations. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 201 - Intermediate German I


    Reviews basic grammar while building vocabulary and reading comprehension. Includes computer drills. Prereq(s): GMN 102  or no more than three years of high school German. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 202 - Intermediate German II


    Enhances skills in writing, reading comprehension, and group discussion. Prereq(s): GMN 201  or four years of high school German. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 203 - Intensive Intermediate German


    Allows students to complete GMN 201  and GMN 202  in a single semester. Prereq(s): GMN 102  or equivalent. Course taught in English.
  
  • GMN 221 - Germany Today: East Meets West


    Examines German society in 20th century: political institutions, political parties, educational system, media, industry and trade unions, role of women, youth, foreign workers, and cultural scene. Course taught in English.
  
  • GMN 241 - There’s No Place Like Home


    Contrasts German ideas of home as place of residence, set of relationships, “homeland” nation, and region of birth as portrayed in folk tales, novels, and films. Course taught in English.
  
  • GMN 252 - Looking Back at the Third Reich


    Investigates the events unleashed by Nazi Germany and seeks to understand their reverberations today. Involves looking at Internet sites, viewing films from and about the period, and visiting local archives and museums. Course taught in English.
  
  • GMN 261 - Intermediate German Conversation and Culture


    Students work with the German native-speaker tutor to make level-appropriate presentations and learn more about German language, culture, and everyday life. Prereq(s): GMN 101  and GMN 102 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 310 - Münster Intensive Advanced German


    Students continue learning the fundamentals of German. Emphasis is on speaking and listening comprehension with some basic reading and writing. Some previous knowledge of German is presumed – either two years of high school or one semester of college German. Students with more previous exposure to German should join GMN 210. Prereq(s): GMN 202  or equivalent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 311 - Advanced Composition and Conversation


    Builds vocabulary by providing extensive practice in writing and conversing in German. Prereq(s): GMN 202  or equivalent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 331 - Survey of German Literature


    Spotlights specific themes in German such as Madness and Evil or Germans and Jews. Students read larger texts in English with supplemental works in German. See LIT 231 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 332 - Survey of German Literature II


    Concentrates on 20th-century writers such as Mann, Kafka, Brecht, Bobrowski, Seghers, Eichinger, Hesse, Böll, and Dürrenmatt, as well as on cultural and literary developments. Prereq(s): GMN 202  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 341 - There’s No Place Like Home


    Contrasts Germans ideas of home as place of residence, set of relationships, “homeland” nation, and region of birth as portrayed in fairy tales, novels, and films. Students read larger texts in English with supplemental works in German. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 351 - Fiction into Film


    Explores the relationship between some key works of literature/biography and their film versions. Students read larger texts in English with supplemental works in German. See LIT 251 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 352 - Looking Back at the Third Reich


    Investigates the events unleashed by Nazi Germany and seeks to understand their reverberations today. Involves looking at Internet sites, viewing films from and about the period, and visiting local archives and museums. Prereq(s): GMN 202  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 391 - German Business and Media Language


    Investigates and develops vocabulary used in newspapers, business correspondence, television, and radio. Prereq(s): GMN 202  or equivalent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 392 - German Cultural History


    Surveys cultural achievements from 800 AD to present. Prereq(s): GMN 202  or equivalent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  
  • GMN 481 - Seminar


    Probes literary, cultural, historical, political, or linguistic topics. Prereq(s): completion of one 300-level GMN course or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.

Global Health

  
  • GBH 200 - Introduction to Public Health


    Introduces health and disease at the population level. Students will learn the concepts and methods for measuring health in populations. They will consider the impact of health care systems, public health systems and broad governmental policies on health and disease patterns.
  
  • GBH 300 - Introduction to Epidemiology


    Introduces the theory methods and practice of epidemiology. Students will learn to interpret epidemiological data and to use epidemiological approaches to investigate communicable and non-communicable diseases and other health problems. Prereq(s): GBH 200  or GBH 310 .
  
  • GBH 310 - Introduction to Global Health


    ANT 310  Examines the roles of biological and social factors in global health issues, paying particular attention to the health needs and concerns of poor and disadvantaged populations. Students will learn about some of the major health concerns of the developing world and look critically at how local and international communities attempt to address those problems.

Greek

  
  • GRK 101 - Introductory Ancient Greek


    Presents grammar and syntax of ancient Greek, Classical and New Testament. Aims for reading texts as soon as possible. Available as tutorial only.
  
  • GRK 102 - Introductory Ancient Greek


    Presents grammar and syntax of ancient Greek, Classical and New Testament. Aims for reading texts as soon as possible. Available as tutorial only.
  
  • GRK 201 - Intermediate Ancient Greek


    Reviews and strengthens grammar and syntax. Increases speed and facility in translating ancient Greek prose and poetry of Xenophon, Plato, and Euripides. Prereq(s): GRK 102  or equivalent (see instructor).
  
  • GRK 202 - Intermediate Ancient Greek


    Reviews and strengthens grammar and syntax. Increases speed and facility in translating ancient Greek prose and poetry of Xenophon, Plato, and Euripides. Prereq(s): GRK 102  or equivalent (see instructor).
  
  • GRK 391 - Advanced Ancient Greek


    Translates ancient Greek texts chosen by students and instructor. Prereq(s): consent. (may be repeated)

Health Professions Advising

  
  • HPA 150 - Careers in Health Sciences


    Explores various careers in the health sciences including human and veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, and other related fields. Provides students with information about the scope of disciplines through lectures, student research, and guest speakers from the medical fields. Requirements for successful application to programs and specific issues in medicine are discussed. Additional Courses Occasionally Offered
  
  • HPA 397 - Health Sciences Observership


    Students interested in health-related careers can gain practical experience through the Advent Health Observership or related program. With HPA support, juniors may plan academic observerships/internships with working practitioners for credit. Additional Courses Occasionally Offered

Hebrew

  
  • HBR 101 - Elementary Hebrew I


    This course is an introduction to Modern Hebrew and to contemporary Israeli culture. It is the first course in a two-semester Elementary Hebrew sequence that introduces speaking, listening, reading and writing for beginners. In this course, students develop a foundation in the language by acquiring a vocabulary base, an understanding of grammar and sentence structure, and an awareness of the cultural contexts in which the language is used. 
  
  • HBR 102 - Elementary Hebrew II


    The second semester of the first-year course in Modern Hebrew continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the Hebrew language and contemporary Israeli culture while ensuring a solid command of fundamental grammatical structures, communicative skills, reading and writing. Through written and verbal exercises, students will enhance their vocabulary and grammatical skills.  Prereq(s): HBR 101  
  
  • HBR 201 - Intermediate Hebrew


    Reinforces skills acquired during the first year of speaking, listening, reading and writing modern Hebrew.  using short stories, songs, newspaper articles, blog posts, and television episodes, students learn intermediate level vocabulary and grammar and further their knowledge and understanding of contemporary israeli literature and culture Prereq(s): HBR 102  

History

  
  • HIS 120 - Decade of Decision


    Introduces the study of history through an examination of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural events of a specific ten-year period (chosen by the instructor). Appropriate for non-majors. BASED ON INSTRUCTOR:  Ewing (Europe), Savala (Latin America), Strom (U.S), Yao, Asia.  May be repeated for credit.
 

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