College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts offers major programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences that comprise the core of human knowledge. Students can earn degrees and minors in the college’s many disciplines and interdisciplinary programs, as well as certificates of specialized training in seven other fields.
200 Bexell Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-6202
Phone: 541-737-0561
Website: http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu
Administration
Philip Williams, Dean, 541-737-8809, philip.williams@oregonstate.edu
John Edwards, Associate Dean, 541-737-8571, john.edwards@oregonstate.edu
Nicole von Germeten, Associate Dean, 541-737-9564, nicole.vongermeten@oregonstate.edu
Peter Betjemann, Executive Director of PRAx, 541-737-2123, peter.betjemann@oregonstate.edu
Karen Sullivan-Vance, Assistant Dean for Student Success, 541-737-0561, karen.sullivanvance@oregonstate.edu
Double Degrees
Undergraduates with majors in the College of Liberal Arts can earn a second degree in Innovation Management, International Studies or Sustainability.
Minors
Students throughout the university may elect to pursue the following undergraduate minors: Anthropology; Applied Journalism; Art History; Arts, Media, and Technology; Asian Languages and Cultures; Asian Studies; Communication; Contemplative Studies; Economics; English; Ethnic Studies; Film Studies; French; German; Global Development Studies; Graphic Design; Guitar; History; Indigenous Studies; Latinx/a/o Studies; Marine Studies; Military History; Music; Music Performance; New Media Communications; Philosophy; Photography; Political Science; Popular Music Studies; Psychology; Queer Studies, Religious Studies; Social Justice; Sociology; Spanish; Studio Art; Theatre Arts; User Experience Research; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Writing.
The College of Liberal Arts also offers many courses in the arts, humanities, and social sciences that are of value to all students and are integral to a liberal education. Such courses help students in their personal development, critical thinking, and enrichment through a deeper understanding of themselves, the world around them and appreciation of human cultural development.
Certificate Programs
Certificate programs in Food in Culture and Social Justice; Global Learning; Language in Culture; Latin American Affairs; Medical Humanities; Peace Studies; Scientific, Technical, and Professional Communication; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Yoga Studies and Yoga Teacher Training are offered to all students and may be taken concurrently with any major degree program.
Pre-Law Preparation
OSU provides opportunities for a complete and rigorous preparation for students interested in attending law school. Our accomplished graduates attend some of the finest schools in the nation.
Law school is one of the few professional schools that do not require a particular set of courses as a prerequisite for admission. Students may major in any subject. Students should choose a major that engages and challenges them, a course of study where they can excel. Students are advised to supplement their major courses with a diverse selection of classes that offer depth, rigor, and skill in three areas: written and oral communication, deductive reasoning and logic, and a general knowledge of the institutions and values of our society.
The College of Liberal Arts offers many effective and engaging ways to prepare for law school, rather than one single pre-law program. Students interested in law school should contact the Pre-Law Advisor.
Academic Advising
Mission Statement: The College of Liberal Arts' academic advising is a teaching and learning process dedicated to student success. Academic advising engages students in developing a plan to realize their educational, career and life goals.
Values Statement: The values associated with advising in the College of Liberal Arts are closely aligned with the stated values of the university.
- Accountability: We are committed to providing timely, accurate and intentional advising.
- Diversity: We honor the unique nature and interests of each student. Advising services and delivery methods will be shaped to fit the diverse needs of our campus populations.
- Respect: We seek to establish a reciprocal relationship with students based on an ethic of care and shared responsibility.
- Social Responsibility: We foster a culture of independent thinking and global awareness so that students make informed, socially responsible choices consistent with their academic, career and life goals.
- Integrity: We seek to engage students in a fair and professional process of meaningful self-reflection and authentic inquiry.
A liberal arts education involves exploration and broad study beyond one's major field. Students are encouraged to understand other cultures, other ways of knowing, and other fields of study. Students are also encouraged to take more courses in areas outside their major field to enhance their experience.
Liberal Arts students are required to satisfy four sets of requirements:
- Oregon State University Baccalaureate Core
- College of Liberal Arts Core (not required for BFA or BM degrees)
- BA or BS requirements
- Major program requirements
The University Baccalaureate Core requirements are explained in a separate section of the Catalog.
A single course cannot count towards all three of the Baccalaureate Core, CLA Core, and major requirements. However, a single course can count towards two of them (e.g., both Baccalaureate Core and major). Courses taken to satisfy the baccalaureate core requirements or the liberal arts core may also be used to satisfy requirements for a minor.
Liberal Arts Core
The liberal arts core consists of five courses (at least 15 credits) as follows:
- Humanities (3): Critical examination of influential traditions and ideas as defined by major scholarly works (includes English literature; ethnic studies; film studies; foreign language and literatures, including culture; history; and philosophy).
- Fine Arts (3): Participation in or appreciation of different forms (includes art, music, theater, and creative writing in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or drama).
- Social Science (3): Scientific investigation and theory pertaining to human individuals, social groups, institutions, and ideologies (includes anthropology; economics; political science; psychology; sociology; women, gender, and sexuality studies; and selected geography courses).
- Nonwestern Culture (3): Study in any of the following areas focusing outside of Western culture—Africa, Asia, Russia, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Middle East, the Pacific, or Native North Americans.
- One additional course from one of the preceding four areas (3).
BA/BS Requirements
Nearly all liberal arts students graduate with either a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree.
- BA Requirement: Second-year proficiency in a second language, including ASL, at the college level with at least a C–.
- BS Requirement: A minimum 15-credit block of science and quantitative studies as follows:
- Any computer science (CS) course approved by the college or major school (3-4);
- Any course from the College of Science except math (MTH) or statistics (ST) (3-4); and
- Two math or statistics courses (6-8 credits). These can be SOC 316, ECON 329, ECON 423, ECON 424, ECON 427, PSY 298, or any course at the 200-level or above taught by MTH or ST.
Some CLA majors require specific courses to satisfy the BS degree requirements; students should consult their academic advisors for details. Courses used to satisfy the BS degree requirements may not also be used to satisfy baccalaureate core requirements.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Bachelor of Music (BM) degrees are offered by the School of Visual, Performing & Design Arts. BFA and BM degree requirements differ from those in other College of Liberal Arts programs. Students in the BFA degree program must complete the baccalaureate core and a minimum of 105 credits in art or digital communication arts. Students in the BM degree program must complete the baccalaureate core and the requirements of the Music Studies major.
Liberal Arts students are required to satisfy four sets of requirements:
- Oregon State University Baccalaureate Core
- College of Liberal Arts Core (not required for BFA or BM degrees)
- BA or BS requirements
- Major program requirements
The Liberal Arts Core consists of five courses (at least 15 credits) as follows:
- Humanities (3): Critical examination of influential traditions and ideas as defined by major scholarly works (includes English literature; ethnic studies; film studies; foreign language and literatures, including culture; history; and philosophy).
- Fine Arts (3): Participation in or appreciation of different forms (includes art, music, theater, and creative writing in poetry, fiction, or drama).
- Social Science (3): Scientific investigation and theory pertaining to human individuals, social groups, institutions, and ideologies (includes anthropology; economics; political science; psychology; sociology; women, gender, and sexuality studies; and selected geography courses).
- Nonwestern Culture (3): Study in any of the following areas focusing outside of Western culture—Africa, Asia, Russia, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Middle East, the Pacific, or Native North Americans.
- One additional course from one of the preceding four areas (3).
Below you will find a list of courses that will fulfill each section of our Liberal Arts Core. Students must take a minimum of 3 credits/1 course for each of the five Liberal Arts Core sections.
Humanities
Code | Title | Credits |
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ART 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES | 3 |
ART 205 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE | 3 |
ART 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | 3 |
COMM 314 | ARGUMENTATION | 3 |
COMM 316 | ADVANCED PERSUASION | 3 |
COMM 320 | INTRODUCTION TO RHETORICAL THEORY | 3 |
COMM 372 | VISUAL RHETORIC | 3 |
COMM 380 | IMAGE AND MYTH IN FILM | 3 |
COMM 385 | COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE IN CYBERSPACE | 3 |
COMM 454 | ADVANCED ARGUMENTATION | 3 |
COMM 456 | ^RHETORIC: 500 BC TO 500 AD | 3 |
COMM 458 | ^RHETORIC: 500 AD TO 1900 | 3 |
COMM 459 | ^CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF RHETORIC | 3 |
COMM 462 | RHETORIC OF REVOLUTIONARIES AND REACTIONARIES: 1900-PRESENT | 3 |
COMM 466 | ETHICS OF RHETORIC | 3 |
COMM 472 | THE RHETORIC OF POPULAR CULTURE | 3 |
COMM 476 | ISSUES IN THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH | 3 |
COMM 478 | POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC | 3 |
ENG 104 | *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: FICTION | 3 |
ENG 104Z | *INTRODUCTION TO FICTION | 4 |
ENG 106 | *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: POETRY | 3 |
ENG 106Z | *INTRODUCTION TO POETRY | 4 |
ENG 201 | *SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
ENG 201H | *SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
ENG 202 | *SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
ENG 202H | *SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
ENG 204 | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | 4 |
ENG 204H | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | 4 |
ENG 205 | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | 4 |
ENG 205H | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | 4 |
ENG 206 | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | 4 |
ENG 207 | LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: CLASSICAL-RENAISSANCE | 4 |
ENG 210 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA | 4 |
ENG 211 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA | 4 |
ENG 211H | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA | 4 |
ENG 212 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN | 4 |
ENG 213 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST | 4 |
ENG 213H | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST | 4 |
ENG 215 | +*CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | 4 |
ENG 220 | *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | 4 |
ENG 220H | *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | 4 |
ENG 221 | *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 221H | *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 253 | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | 4 |
ENG 254 | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 4 |
ENG 254H | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 4 |
ENG 260 | *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES | 4 |
ENG 265 | *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE | 4 |
ENG 275 | *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 275H | *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 317 | *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN | 4 |
ENG 318 | *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD | 4 |
ENG 319 | *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II | 4 |
ENG 320 | *STUDIES IN PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN | 4 |
ENG 345 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY | 4 |
ENG 360 | *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 362 | *AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
ENG 399 | SELECTED TOPICS | 1-16 |
ENG 399H | SELECTED TOPICS | 1-16 |
ENG 416 | POWER AND REPRESENTATION | 4 |
ENG 418 | THE ENGLISH NOVEL: VICTORIAN PERIOD | 4 |
ENG 425 | STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 434 | STUDIES IN LITERATURE 1700-1900 | 4 |
ENG 435 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
ENG 438 | STUDIES IN LITERATURE AFTER 1900 | 4 |
ENG 440 | STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 445 | ^STUDIES IN NONFICTION | 4 |
ENG 454 | MAJOR AUTHORS | 4 |
ENG 460 | STUDIES IN DRAMA | 4 |
ENG 465 | STUDIES IN THE NOVEL | 4 |
ENG 470 | ^STUDIES IN POETRY | 4 |
ENG 480 | STUDIES IN LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 4 |
ENG 482 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
ENG 485 | ^STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 488 | LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY | 4 |
ENG 490 | HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 4 |
ENG 497 | *INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S VOICES | 4 |
ENG 499 | SELECTED TOPICS | 1-16 |
ES 201 | *INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA | 3 |
ES 213 | *LATINO/A IDENTITIES AND ACTIVISM | 4 |
ES 221 | *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I | 4 |
ES 221H | *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I | 4 |
ES 223 | *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES II | 4 |
ES 223H | *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES II | 4 |
ES 231 | *INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 4 |
ES 233 | *ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ACTIVISM AND EMPOWERMENT | 4 |
ES 241 | *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | 4 |
ES 241H | *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | 4 |
ES 243 | *NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIMILATION AND ACTIVISM | 4 |
ES 345 | NATIVE AMERICANS IN OREGON | 4 |
ES 351 | *ETHNIC MINORITIES IN OREGON | 4 |
ES 445 | *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
ES 445H | *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
ES 464 | FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY | 3 |
FCSJ 454 | *INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS | 4 |
FCSJ 464 | FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY | 3 |
FILM 110 | *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1895-1945 | 3 |
FILM 125 | *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1945-PRESENT | 3 |
FILM 220 | *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | 4 |
FILM 220H | *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | 4 |
FILM 245 | *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA | 4 |
FILM 245H | *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA | 4 |
FILM 265 | *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE | 4 |
FILM 265H | *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE | 4 |
FILM 452 | ^STUDIES IN FILM | 4 |
FILM 480 | STUDIES IN FILM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 4 |
FR 333 | *FRENCH CULTURE AND SOCIETY SINCE THE REVOLUTION | 3 |
FR 340 | INTRODUCTION À LA LITTÉRATURE D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE: INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERARY STUDIES | 3 |
FR 344 | CULTURES FRANCOPHONES ET CINÉMA: FRANCOPHONE CINEMA | 3 |
HST 101 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 101H | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 102 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 102H | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 103 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 103H | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 104 | *WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
HST 105 | *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES | 3 |
HST 105H | *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES | 3 |
HST 106 | *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 |
HST 106H | *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 |
HST 201 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 201H | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 202 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 202H | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 203 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 203H | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 310 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT | 4 |
HST 315 | THE EUROPEAN MILITARY, 1400-1815 | 4 |
HST 316 | THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1607-1865 | 4 |
HST 317 | *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 4 |
HST 317H | *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 4 |
HST 318 | THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1865-PRESENT | 4 |
HST 320 | *ANCIENT NEAR EAST | 4 |
HST 321 | GREECE | 4 |
HST 322 | ROMAN REPUBLIC | 4 |
HST 323 | ROMAN EMPIRE | 4 |
HST 327 | HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 4 |
HST 328 | HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 4 |
HST 330 | HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE | 4 |
HST 333 | MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPANISH HISTORY | 4 |
HST 335 | *NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE | 4 |
HST 336 | TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE | 4 |
HST 340 | HISTORY OF RUSSIA | 4 |
HST 341 | HISTORY OF RUSSIA | 4 |
HST 344 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY | 4 |
HST 350 | *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 350H | *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 351 | *MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 362 | WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY | 4 |
HST 363 | WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY | 4 |
HST 366 | *NATIVE NORTH AMERICA | 4 |
HST 368 | *LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 381 | *HISTORY OF AFRICA | 4 |
HST 382 | *HISTORY OF AFRICA | 4 |
HST 382H | *HISTORY OF AFRICA | 4 |
HST 385 | *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT | 4 |
HST 385H | *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT | 4 |
HST 387 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 388 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 391 | *TRADITIONAL CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 |
HST 392 | *MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 |
HST 415 | SELECTED TOPICS | 4 |
HST 415H | SELECTED TOPICS | 4 |
HST 416 | *FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY | 4 |
HST 421 | HELLENISTIC GREECE | 4 |
HST 425 | *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY | 4 |
HST 425H | *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY | 4 |
HST 432 | THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY | 4 |
HST 432H | THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY | 4 |
HST 436 | HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY | 4 |
HST 452 | MODERN MEXICO | 4 |
HST 456 | PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY | 4 |
HST 465 | *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY | 4 |
HST 465H | *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY | 4 |
HST 467 | HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST | 4 |
HST 468 | HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST | 4 |
HST 469 | HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 4 |
HST 471 | COLONIAL AMERICA | 4 |
HST 473 | THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 4 |
HST 474 | JEFFERSONIAN AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY | 4 |
HST 475 | CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION | 4 |
HST 481 | *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 485 | *POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 4 |
HST 486 | A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA | 4 |
HST 495 | CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY | 4 |
HST 499 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1-16 |
HSTS 414 | *HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE | 4 |
HSTS 415 | *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY | 4 |
HSTS 415H | *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY | 4 |
HSTS 417 | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
HSTS 417H | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
HSTS 419 | *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES | 4 |
HSTS 419H | *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES | 4 |
HSTS 421 | *HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
HSTS 423 | *SCIENCE AND RELIGION | 4 |
HSTS 440 | HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY | 4 |
HSTS 440H | HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY | 4 |
HSTS 499 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1-16 |
NMC 280 | +GLOBAL MEDIA | 3 |
PAX 201 | STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT | 3 |
PHL 150 | *GREAT IDEAS IN PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
PHL 160 | *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 |
PHL 160H | *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 |
PHL 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 205 | *ETHICS | 4 |
PHL 205H | *ETHICS | 4 |
PHL 207 | *POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 220 | *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE | 4 |
PHL 280 | *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | 4 |
PHL 280H | *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | 4 |
PHL 301 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 302 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 303 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 360 | *PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS | 4 |
PHL 360H | *PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS | 4 |
PHL 365 | *LAW IN PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE | 4 |
PHL 411 | GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 417 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | 3 |
PHL 440 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | 3 |
PHL 440H | *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | 3 |
PHL 444 | *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 4 |
PHL 444H | *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 4 |
PHL 470 | PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 3 |
PS 206 | +*INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
PS 361 | CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
PS 362 | MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
REL 160 | *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 |
REL 160H | *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 |
REL 201 | STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT | 3 |
REL 220 | *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE | 4 |
REL 327 | HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 4 |
REL 328 | HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 4 |
REL 330 | HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE | 4 |
REL 350 | *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
REL 387 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
REL 388 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
REL 411 | GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
REL 425 | *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY | 4 |
REL 425H | *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY | 4 |
REL 444 | *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 4 |
REL 444H | *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 4 |
SPAN 331 | *THE CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL | 3 |
SPAN 332 | *THE CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL | 3 |
SPAN 336 | TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 3 |
SPAN 337 | TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 3 |
SPAN 338 | TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 3 |
TA 330 | *HISTORY OF THE THEATRE | 3 |
TA 331 | *HISTORY OF THE THEATRE | 3 |
TA 332 | *HISTORY OF THE THEATRE | 3 |
TA 344 | PLAYSCRIPT ANALYSIS | 3 |
TA 360 | *MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN THEATRE | 3 |
TA 360H | *MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN THEATRE | 3 |
Fine Arts
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ANTH 452 | FOLKLORE AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE | 4 |
ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
ART 131 | DRAWING CORE STUDIO | 4 |
ART 281 | PAINTING I | 4 |
ART 291 | SCULPTURE I | 4 |
ART 451 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
MUS 101 | *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY | 3 |
MUS 101H | *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY | 3 |
MUS 102 | *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES | 3 |
MUS 102H | *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES | 3 |
MUS 103 | *MUSIC APPRECIATION III: GREAT COMPOSERS | 3 |
MUS 140 | OSU CHAMBER CHOIR | 1-2 |
MUS 146 | TREBLE CHOIR | 1-2 |
MUS 147 | TENOR/BASS CHOIR | 1-2 |
MUS 150 | SYMPHONIC BAND | 1 |
MUS 160 | UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 1 |
MUS 340 | OSU CHAMBER CHOIR | 1-2 |
MUS 346 | TREBLE CHOIR | 1-2 |
MUS 347 | TENOR/BASS CHOIR | 1-2 |
MUS 350 | SYMPHONIC BAND | 1 |
MUS 360 | UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 1 |
MUS 451 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
TA 121 | ORAL INTERPRETATION I | 3 |
TA 147 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE | 3 |
TA 147H | *INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE | 3 |
TA 242 | VISUAL PRINCIPLES OF THEATRE | 3 |
TA 244 | SCENE CRAFTS | 3 |
TA 248 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING I | 3 |
TA 451 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
WR 224 | *INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING | 3 |
WR 224H | *INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING | 3 |
WR 240 | *INTRODUCTION TO NONFICTION WRITING | 3 |
WR 241 | *INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING | 3 |
WR 324 | SHORT STORY WRITING | 4 |
WR 340 | CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING | 4 |
WR 341 | POETRY WRITING | 4 |
WR 424 | ADVANCED FICTION WRITING | 4 |
WR 441 | ADVANCED POETRY WRITING | 4 |
Social Science
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ANTH 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
ANTH 230 | TIME TRAVELERS | 3 |
ANTH 240 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
ANTH 261 | *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE | 3 |
ANTH 330 | *EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY | 3 |
ANTH 330H | *EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY | 3 |
ANTH 350 | LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 4 |
ANTH 350H | LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 4 |
ANTH 361 | *FOOD JUSTICE | 4 |
ANTH 361H | *FOOD JUSTICE | 4 |
ANTH 374 | *ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
ANTH 374H | *ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
ANTH 380 | *GLOBAL CONFLICTS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES | 3 |
ANTH 380H | *GLOBAL CONFLICTS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES | 3 |
ANTH 486 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | 4 |
COMM 318 | ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
COMM 321 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY | 3 |
COMM 322 | SMALL-GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
COMM 324 | COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
COMM 326 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
COMM 328 | NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
COMM 368 | PROPAGANDA AND SOCIAL CONTROL | 3 |
COMM 416 | ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION | 3 |
COMM 418 | ^INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | 3 |
COMM 422 | ^SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | 3 |
COMM 426 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES | 3 |
COMM 440 | THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
COMM 442 | BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION PROCESSES | 3 |
COMM 444 | THIRD PARTIES IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION: MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION | 3 |
COMM 446 | COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND DISPUTES | 3 |
ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
ECON 201H | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
ECON 202 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
ECON 330 | MONEY AND BANKING | 4 |
ECON 340 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 4 |
ECON 383 | *THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION | 4 |
ECON 420 | GAME THEORY | 4 |
ECON 455 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
ES 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES | 3 |
ES 201 | *INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA | 3 |
ES 321 | AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT: 20TH CENTURY | 4 |
ES 323 | CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL DISCOURSE | 4 |
ES 444 | NATIVE AMERICAN LAW: TRIBES, TREATIES, AND THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
FCSJ 261 | *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE | 3 |
FCSJ 361 | *FOOD JUSTICE | 4 |
FCSJ 454 | *INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS | 4 |
FCSJ 486 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | 4 |
GEOG 106 | *WESTERN TRADITION & EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL NORTH | 3 |
GEOG 300 | *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | 3 |
GEOG 300H | *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | 3 |
HST 101 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 101H | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 102 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 102H | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 103 | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 103H | *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 201 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 201H | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 202 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 202H | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 203 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 203H | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
HST 432 | THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY | 4 |
HST 432H | THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY | 4 |
HSTS 414 | *HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE | 4 |
HSTS 415 | *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY | 4 |
HSTS 415H | *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY | 4 |
HSTS 417 | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
HSTS 417H | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
HSTS 419 | *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES | 4 |
HSTS 419H | *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES | 4 |
HSTS 421 | *HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
LING 201 | INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
PS 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 4 |
PS 201H | *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 4 |
PS 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 4 |
PS 205 | *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 4 |
PS 205H | *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 4 |
PS 317 | GENDER AND POLITICS | 4 |
PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 201H | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 201HZ | +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I | 4 |
PSY 201Z | +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I | 4 |
PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 202H | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 202HZ | +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 |
PSY 202Z | +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 |
PSY 330 | BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | 4 |
PSY 340 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 340H | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 350 | HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
PSY 360 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 360H | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
PSY 370 | PERSONALITY | 4 |
SOC 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
SOC 204H | *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
SOC 205 | *INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 3 |
SOC 205H | *INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 3 |
SOC 206 | *SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES | 3 |
SOC 454 | LEISURE AND CULTURE | 4 |
WGSS 223 | *INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
WGSS 223H | *INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
WGSS 224 | *WOMEN: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 3 |
WGSS 270 | *RESISTING GENDER VIOLENCE | 3 |
WGSS 340 | *GENDER AND SCIENCE | 3 |
WGSS 340H | *GENDER AND SCIENCE | 3 |
WGSS 414 | *SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION IN WOMEN'S LIVES | 4 |
WGSS 460 | ^SEXUALITIES, FEMINISMS, WOMEN | 4 |
Nonwestern Culture
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ANTH 311 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-NORTH AMERICA | 3 |
ANTH 311H | *PEOPLES WORLD-NORTH AMERICA | 3 |
ANTH 313 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
ANTH 313H | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
ANTH 314 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
ANTH 314H | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
ANTH 315 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-AFRICA | 3 |
ANTH 315H | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-AFRICA | 3 |
ANTH 317 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-PACIFIC | 3 |
ANTH 318 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-CHINA | 3 |
ANTH 318H | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-CHINA | 3 |
ANTH 319 | *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-JAPAN AND KOREA | 3 |
ANTH 331 | MESOAMERICAN PREHISTORY | 3 |
ANTH 433 | FIRST AMERICANS, LAST FRONTIERS | 4 |
ENG 210 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA | 4 |
ENG 211 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA | 4 |
ENG 211H | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA | 4 |
ENG 212 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN | 4 |
ENG 213 | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST | 4 |
ENG 213H | *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST | 4 |
ENG 360 | *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
ES 221 | *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I | 4 |
ES 221H | *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I | 4 |
ES 241 | *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | 4 |
ES 241H | *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | 4 |
ES 243 | *NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIMILATION AND ACTIVISM | 4 |
ES 345 | NATIVE AMERICANS IN OREGON | 4 |
ES 444 | NATIVE AMERICAN LAW: TRIBES, TREATIES, AND THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
ES 445 | *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
ES 445H | *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
ES 448 | NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | 4 |
ES 452 | *ETHNICITY IN FILM | 4 |
FCSJ 454 | *INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS | 4 |
GEOG 311 | *GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | 3 |
GEOG 314 | *GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
HST 320 | *ANCIENT NEAR EAST | 4 |
HST 350 | *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 350H | *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 351 | *MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
HST 381 | *HISTORY OF AFRICA | 4 |
HST 382 | *HISTORY OF AFRICA | 4 |
HST 382H | *HISTORY OF AFRICA | 4 |
HST 387 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 388 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
HST 391 | *TRADITIONAL CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 |
HST 392 | *MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 |
HST 485 | *POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 4 |
HST 495 | CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY | 4 |
MUS 108 | *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | 3 |
MUS 108H | *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | 3 |
PHL 208 | INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS | 4 |
PHL 316 | INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS | 4 |
PHL 371 | *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA | 4 |
PHL 371H | *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA | 4 |
PHL 430 | HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 430H | HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
PHL 443 | *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | 3 |
PHL 443H | *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | 3 |
PHL 448 | NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | 4 |
PS 345 | *POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | 4 |
PS 348 | *CHINESE POLITICS | 4 |
REL 208 | INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS | 4 |
REL 316 | INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS | 4 |
REL 350 | *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | 4 |
REL 371 | *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA | 4 |
REL 387 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
REL 388 | *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 4 |
REL 430 | HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
REL 443 | *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | 3 |
REL 443H | *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | 3 |
REL 448 | NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | 4 |
SOC 460 | THE SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION | 4 |
WGSS 480 | *GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS | 3 |
WGSS 480H | *GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS | 3 |
WLC 331 | *CHINESE CULTURE I | 3 |
WLC 332 | *CHINESE CULTURE II | 3 |
WLC 333 | *CHINESE CULTURE III | 3 |
WLC 335 | *JAPANESE CULTURE I | 3 |
WLC 336 | *JAPANESE CULTURE II | 3 |
WLC 337 | *JAPANESE CULTURE III | 3 |
- American Studies Program (AMS)
- Applied Journalism (AJ)
- Anthropology (ANTH)
- Art (ART)
- American Sign Language (ASL)
- Chinese (CHN)
- Communication (COMM)
- College Student Services Administration (CSSA)
- Environmental Arts and Humanities (EAH)
- Economics (ECON)
- English (ENG)
- Ethnic Studies (ES)
- Food in Culture and Social Justice (FCSJ)
- Film Studies (FILM)
- French (FR)
- Graphic Design (GD)
- German (GER)
- History (HST)
- History of Science (HSTS)
- Italian (IT)
- Japanese (JPN)
- Korean (KOR)
- Liberal Studies (LS)
- Linguistics (LING)
- Marine Studies (MAST)
- Music Education (MUED)
- Music Studio (MUP)
- Music (MUS)
- New Media Communications (NMC)
- Peace Studies (PAX)
- Philosophy (PHL)
- Public Policy (PPOL)
- Political Science (PS)
- Psychology (PSY)
- Queer Studies (QS)
- Religious Studies (REL)
- Sociology (SOC)
- Social Science (SSCI)
American Studies Program (AMS)
AMS 311, TOPICS IN AMERICAN STUDIES, 4 Credits
Selected topics, changed annually, that investigate American ideas, regions, events, or periods. Fulfills the requirement for an integrated course in the major. May be repeated as topics vary. Open to nonmajors.
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
AMS 350, *AMERICAN CULTURE AND THE VIETNAM EXPERIENCE, 4 Credits
Examines through literature, film, and popular media the effects of the Vietnam War on American culture. Taught at OSU-Cascades only. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
AMS 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Independent, individual studies supervised by the director, members of the American Studies Board, or assigned professors, as arranged by the student and the director.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
AMS 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Studies of American culture and society centered around topical events or cultural programs of current interest in American studies.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
AMS 410, AMERICAN STUDIES INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Supervised and evaluated work in a variety of professional fields to enhance students' career preparation; arranged at the initiative of the student one semester in advance.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
AMS 450, PRAGMATISM IN AMERICAN CULTURE, 4 Credits
Explores origins and continuing importance of the American tradition of pragmatist thought in American culture and transnationally. Introduces major figures who anticipate pragmatism, its founding generation, and contemporary paths of pragmatism. Explores the relation between pragmatism and democracy.
Applied Journalism (AJ)
AJ 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
AJ 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 308, WORKSHOP, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 311, MEDIA STORYTELLING, 3 Credits
Introduction to community journalism, with a focus on developing storytelling methodologies for a variety of media in firsthand reporting praxis.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with B or better or WR 121H with B or better or WR 121Z with B or better or WR 121HZ with B or better
AJ 312, ADVANCED MEDIA STORYTELLING, 3 Credits
Continued praxis in journalistic storytelling, with an emphasis on developing intensive hard news stories and photojournalistic essay packages through reporting government agencies.
Prerequisite: AJ 311 with B or better
AJ 313, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN APPLIED JOURNALISM, 3 Credits
Faculty, staff and students connect to generate in-depth critiques of polished journalistic projects, culminating in the production and distribution of a best practices job kit.
Prerequisite: AJ 311 with B or better and AJ 312 [B]
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
AJ 408, WORKSHOP, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-6 Credits
Students seeking to obtain the Applied Journalism Minor must complete three sections of AJ 410 Internship, to include reporting, production and/or editorial duties at Orange Media Network (OMN).
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
AJ 490, MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS, 3 Credits
Exploring case studies and other analyses germane to the most relevant and pressing legal and ethical issues in contemporary journalism.
Prerequisite: AJ 311 with B or better
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Anthropology (ANTH)
ANTH 101, *INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY, 3 Credits
Located at the intersection of the humanities and the sciences, anthropology strives for a holistic understanding of the human condition. This course introduces students to the basic concepts, theories and methods of anthropology, including its four main sub-fields: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. The course is driven by fundamental questions, including: What is culture? How do anthropologists study human populations, both past and present? How can this field help us better understand contemporary human problems?
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 159, *LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE US: AN INTRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed notions. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 159/ES 159/WLC 159. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
ANTH 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-3 Credits
Equivalent to: ANTH 199H
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
ANTH 201, INNOVATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT, 3 Credits
Introduces methods for designing solutions to address needs of low-resource or other vulnerable peoples using tools from engineering and social sciences, and investigates techniques to bring ideas to market sustainably through social entrepreneurship. Multidisciplinary teams will step through the design process, including detailed needs assessment and customer discovery, critique and application of theoretical frameworks, exploration of the diffusion process and relevant system/institutions, prototyping, plans for technical and user experience testing, and considering implementation. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 201/HEST 201.
Equivalent to: HEST 201
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 208, *WESTERN CULTURE STUDY ABROAD, 3 Credits
Overseas study of the history and contemporary form of important features of Western culture.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: LING 208
ANTH 210, *INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 3 Credits
Defines culture and how the concept of culture developed in Anthropology, including how anthropologists study culture via fieldwork. Discusses how language impacts culture and how globalization has impacted languages and cultures worldwide. Includes discussion on how race is seen from a non-Western perspective. Uses an anthropological perspective to consider religion, human political history, economic processes, sexuality, and health care practices. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: ANTH 210H
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 230, TIME TRAVELERS, 3 Credits
Introduction to the historical developments of modern archaeology. The often romanticized public image of archaeology will be contrasted with scientific reality. The nature of archaeological data, modern field methods, analytical techniques, and theoretical background will be reviewed in order to illustrate how the unwritten record of human cultural behavior is deciphered. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 240, INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 3 Credits
An investigation of the origin of modern people (Homo sapiens) in a historical context; review of key discoveries and current research on the relationships between humans and other primates; exploration of contrasting views of humanity. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 251, *LANGUAGE IN THE USA, 3 Credits
Examines the linguistic aspects of ethnic, class, and gender differences in the United States of America, with a focus on language attitudes. Uses both oral and written materials and quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ANTH 251H
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 251H, *LANGUAGE IN THE USA, 3 Credits
Examines the linguistic aspects of ethnic, class, and gender differences in the United States of America, with a focus on language attitudes. Uses both oral and written materials and quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 251
ANTH 261, *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE, 3 Credits
Fosters understanding of the meanings of foods and foodways in American culture. Uses food as a lens to explore general topic areas such as work, family, ecology, and identity. Critically examines core issues that shape and have shaped American culture. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 261/FCSJ 261. (Bacc Core Course) (SS)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: FCSJ 261
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 284, *PRIMATE ADAPTATION AND EVOLUTION, 4 Credits
Introduces students to our closest living relatives, the primates. Uses theories and concepts from evolutionary biology to explore the diverse anatomical and behavioral adaptations of different primate species. Explores the relationships between anatomy, behavior, and ecology on the individual and community level. Provides an evolutionary and ecological framework with which to view primates (including humans) and all living organisms.
Attributes: CPBS – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Biological Science
ANTH 311, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-NORTH AMERICA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 311H
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 311H, *PEOPLES WORLD-NORTH AMERICA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 311
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 312, *PEOPLES WORLD-EUROPE, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: ANTH 312H
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 312H, *PEOPLES WORLD-EUROPE, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 312
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 313, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-LATIN AMERICA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 313H
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 313H, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-LATIN AMERICA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 313
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 314, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-MIDDLE EAST, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 314H
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 314H, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-MIDDLE EAST, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 314
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 315, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-AFRICA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 315H
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 315H, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-AFRICA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 315
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 317, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-PACIFIC, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 318, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-CHINA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 318H
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 318H, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-CHINA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Prerequisite: ANTH 110 with D- or better or ANTH 210 with D- or better
Equivalent to: ANTH 318
Recommended: Completion of social processes and institutions requirement
ANTH 319, *PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-JAPAN AND KOREA, 3 Credits
Survey of peoples around the world. Early settlement, cultural history, ecological adaptations, population, family and gender roles, religious ideology, political and economic systems, modern social changes, and contemporary issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in culturally distinct regions of the world. Emphasis is placed on dispelling stereotypic images, both past and present. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210 or completion of social processes and institutions requirement.
ANTH 320, *MARITIME CULTURES AND LIFE-WAYS, 3 Credits
Introduces a selection of rich maritime non-western living traditions through intensive study of the literature, ethnographic films and anthropological lectures. The UNESCO convention on intangible cultural heritage domain of knowledge concerning nature and the universe is a grounding point. This domain includes cultural knowledge, skills, and practices that have been developed by cultural groups through interacting with the natural environment. Examines a range of material for key cultural features and concepts and critically reflects on the diversity of maritime cultures and cultural survival.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
ANTH 330, *EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY, 3 Credits
Overview of the evolution and prehistory of the human species, including the development and interaction of human biology, technology, and society.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 330H
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 330H, *EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY, 3 Credits
Overview of the evolution and prehistory of the human species, including the development and interaction of human biology, technology, and society.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 330
ANTH 331, MESOAMERICAN PREHISTORY, 3 Credits
Explores the archaeology and prehistory of Mesoamerica from Paleo-Indian times through the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztec cultures to the Spanish Conquest. Themes include the transition to settled agriculture, emergence of social inequality and political authority, the role of the natural environment, and the rich cultural heritage of Mesoamerican civilizations.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Recommended: Understanding of the fundamentals of archaeology
ANTH 332, ARCHAEOLOGICAL INFERENCE, 4 Credits
In this course on archaeological inference, or the thought process of forming our understanding about the past, we will take a guided tour of the main stages of archaeological research design and try our hand at making archaeological inferences. We begin by learning about the basic conceptual problems in the study of the past, then, we engage with the theories and models used to address them, and finally we apply this knowledge in hands-on analytical activities during the laboratory sessions with archaeological artifacts. Lec/lab.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 345, *BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE, 3 Credits
The social, cultural, and historical context of human biological diversity in the United States. Students become acquainted with primary resources relating to biological diversity within the modern human species and will offer a critical perspective on racial/ethnic categorization of that diversity.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ANTH 345H
Recommended: Sophomore standing and completion of one anthropology course
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 345H, *BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE, 3 Credits
The social, cultural, and historical context of human biological diversity in the United States. Students become acquainted with primary resources relating to biological diversity within the modern human species and will offer a critical perspective on racial/ethnic categorization of that diversity.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 345
Recommended: Sophomore standing and completion of one anthropology course
ANTH 350, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
An examination of the communicative functions of language and the role of language in the construction of social relations. Covers the origins, structure, and diversity of language. Explores the relationships between language and thought and the use of linguistic models in the study of culture. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 350H
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 350H, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
An examination of the communicative functions of language and the role of language in the construction of social relations. Covers the origins, structure, and diversity of language. Explores the relationships between language and thought and the use of linguistic models in the study of culture. (SS)
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 350
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
ANTH 352, *ANTHROPOLOGY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT, 3 Credits
Engages medical and environmental anthropology research to critically explore the values, meanings and ideologies associated with ecological and public health issues in given localities throughout the world. Drawing on theory from relevant literature and ethnographic case studies from around the world (including North America, Latin America, Africa, Oceania, and China), covers key topics related to how people are affected by, and respond to, environmental change.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 361, *FOOD JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Contemporary food systems are examined from a cultural and social justice perspective. The human right to food as recognized by the United Nations serves as the justice grounding point. Impediments to realizing the right to food will be examined in national and international contexts. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 361/FCSJ 361.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 361H, FCSJ 361
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 361H, *FOOD JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Contemporary food systems are examined from a cultural and social justice perspective. The human right to food as recognized by the United Nations serves as the justice grounding point. Impediments to realizing the right to food will be examined in national and international contexts. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 361/FCSJ 361.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
ANTH 370, ^ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORIES, 4 Credits
Covers foundational theories, concepts, and approaches in anthropology as a means to understanding how anthropologists past and present use theory. Compares and contrasts prominent theories and their application to current events and situations.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 with D- or better or ANTH 210 with D- or better
Recommended: Completion of social processes and institutions requirement
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 371, RESEARCH METHODS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Designed for anthropology majors, this course involves students in learning about and practicing anthropological research methods. Students practice ethnographic fieldwork by conducting participant observation and interviews, writing fieldnotes, analyzing real-life material for cultural values and power differences, and writing up a research paper.
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 with D- or better or ANTH 210 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 372, *SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SOCIETY, 3 Credits
Introduces the foundational theory and concepts of social network analysis (SNA) and explores practical applications of SNA in environmental science, public health, business, politics, education, and public life. Also explores how the Internet, social media, and other information and communication technologies are affecting social networks and culture in the 21st century. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
ANTH 373, APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, 3 Credits
Study various ways of thinking about social justice and evaluate these in case studies and current events. Write a research paper on the theoretical and practical aspects of a social justice issue.
Equivalent to: ES 373, WGSS 373, WLC 373
ANTH 374, *ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH, 3 Credits
Examines historical and contemporary issues in gender health with emphasis on politics, globalization, and the complex outcomes of interventions in diverse cultural settings. Articulates a critical and evidence-based perspective on complex global health issues.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 374H
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 374H, *ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH, 3 Credits
Examines historical and contemporary issues in gender health with emphasis on politics, globalization, and the complex outcomes of interventions in diverse cultural settings. Articulates a critical and evidence-based perspective on complex global health issues.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 374
ANTH 380, *GLOBAL CONFLICTS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, 3 Credits
Introduction to global conflicts. Investigates the origins of global conflicts in cultures of militarism and analyzes the historical connections of militarism with capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other structures of power. Explores anthropological, historical, and interdisciplinary methods to explain the implications and wide-ranging consequences of global conflicts and militarisms and to analyze how they forge relations between people in distant places. Applies concepts and frameworks from the humanities and social sciences to generate critical and original analyses of global conflicts. Analyzes global resistance to conflict and militarization and develops creative alternatives to conflict in dialogue with peers.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 380H
Recommended: ANTH 101, ANTH 210 or completion of non-Western Cultures requirement
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 380H, *GLOBAL CONFLICTS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, 3 Credits
Introduction to global conflicts. Investigates the origins of global conflicts in cultures of militarism and analyzes the historical connections of militarism with capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other structures of power. Explores anthropological, historical, and interdisciplinary methods to explain the implications and wide-ranging consequences of global conflicts and militarisms and to analyze how they forge relations between people in distant places. Applies concepts and frameworks from the humanities and social sciences to generate critical and original analyses of global conflicts. Analyzes global resistance to conflict and militarization and develops creative alternatives to conflict in dialogue with peers.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 380
Recommended: ANTH 101, ANTH 210 or completion of non-Western Cultures requirement
ANTH 383, *INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 3 Credits
Examines human health and healing systems from evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives. Using a case study approach, explores individual- and population-level experiences of illness and healing, while providing the tools to evaluate global disease patterns and international health promotion and education programs.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: ANTH 383H
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 383H, *INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 3 Credits
Examines human health and healing systems from evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives. Using a case study approach, explores individual- and population-level experiences of illness and healing, while providing the tools to evaluate global disease patterns and international health promotion and education programs.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 383
ANTH 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: ANTH 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 401, RESEARCH, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 403, THESIS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
Equivalent to: ANTH 405H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 405H, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 405
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 406, PROJECTS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 407, SEMINAR, 1-3 Credits
Equivalent to: ANTH 407H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 407H, SEMINAR, 1-3 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 407
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 409, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Opportunities for students at junior and first-term senior class levels to take advantage of off-campus work experiences during regular term sessions for academic credit. Allows students to broaden and deepen their understanding and appreciation of the value of their academic activity. Internship is supervised and evaluated by individual faculty members.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 420, WORLD CULTURES--TOPICS, 4 Credits
Recommended: 9 credits of social science including 3 credits of anthropology
ANTH 421, ANALYSIS OF LITHIC TECHNOLOGIES, 4 Credits
Covers the principles, procedures, and purpose of archaeological lithic analysis and the anthropological interpretation of lithic technologies used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better
ANTH 422, HISTORIC MATERIALS ANALYSIS, 3 Credits
Introduction to the analytical and descriptive methods and techniques used by historical archeologists to study late 18th through 20th century machine and handmade objects.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better
ANTH 425, CERAMIC ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, 4 Credits
Provides fundamental practical skills and theoretical perspectives for the analysis and interpretation of archaeological ceramics. On the practical side, students will learn both basic and advanced techniques for describing and analyzing pottery assemblages encountered by field archaeologists. On the theoretical side, the course will explore the diversity of research questions in which pottery can play a critical role, as well as the various ways in which ceramic data can be interpreted.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better
ANTH 430, TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
Recent advances in archaeology and their application to special fields of study. Topics vary from term to term.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better or ANTH 330 with D- or better or ANTH 330H with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ANTH 432, *DOMESTICATION, URBANIZATION, AND THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Reviews the development of culture in the Old and New Worlds with special emphasis placed on the when, where, and how of early domestication of plants and animals. Examines the process of urbanization.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: ANTH 432H
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 432H, *DOMESTICATION, URBANIZATION, AND THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Reviews the development of culture in the Old and New Worlds with special emphasis placed on the when, where, and how of early domestication of plants and animals. Examines the process of urbanization.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 432
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
ANTH 433, FIRST AMERICANS, LAST FRONTIERS, 4 Credits
The initial human occupation of the Western Hemisphere is explored with particular emphasis on northeast Siberian cultural progenitors, routes and timing of entry into the Americas, population dispersal theory, the paleoenvironmental record, and human cultural responses to the conditions of the last frontier prior to 8,000 years ago.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 434, NORTH AMERICA AFTER THE ICE AGE, 4 Credits
The development of regional hunting and gathering adaptive strategies in North America from 8000 B.C. to the historic period are examined against a backdrop of changing climate, natural disasters, population growth, and human invention.
Recommended: ANTH 433 or 6 credits of anthropology.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 435, CULTURAL RESOURCES: POLICY AND PROCEDURES, 4 Credits
Description and analysis of requirements and demands of cultural resource management. Historical development of cultural resource laws and appropriate field techniques and strategies to implement legislation.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 436, NORTHWEST PREHISTORY, 4 Credits
Materials and theories relating to prehistoric aboriginal cultures of the Northwest. Evaluation of different theories on the origins and adaptations of prehistoric populations to ecological zones within the Northwest; comparisons of the cultural development through prehistoric times of the Columbia Plateau, intermontane and coastal zones of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Special emphasis on the theories of origin, subsequent development of prehistoric cultures in the Northwest, and the present circumstances of archaeology in the Northwest.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology.
ANTH 437, GEOARCHAEOLOGY, 4 Credits
Provides an introduction to geoarchaeological concepts and methods. Emphasis will be placed on the use of geoscientific perspectives and datasets to solve archaeological problems.
Prerequisite: ANTH 230 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 438, ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL, 10-12 Credits
Practical skills, archaeological methods and techniques including use of equipment, site surveying and mapping techniques, site excavation strategies, record keeping, field cataloging, report writing, and field camp management.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 439, ARCHAEOLOGY OF FORAGERS, 4 Credits
Provides an in-depth review of the concepts and approaches employed to study cultural aspects of past foraging peoples using archaeological research methods and theoretical perspectives.
ANTH 440, TOPICS IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 240 with D- or better or ANTH 330 with D- or better or ANTH 330H with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: General biology
ANTH 441, HUMAN EVOLUTION, 4 Credits
The evolutionary history of the primate order as it is represented by fossils of the Paleocene through the Holocene. Special attention given to development of the Hominoids in the Miocene, the Australopithecines in the Pliocene, and members of the genus Homo in the Pleistocene. Lec/lab.
Prerequisite: (ANTH 110 with D- or better or ANTH 210 with D- or better) and ANTH 240 [D-]
Recommended: General biology
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 442, HUMAN ADAPTABILITY, 4 Credits
Overview of human biology and its various subfields, applications of human biology in areas of nutrition, health, growth, adaptation, and demography. Understanding adaptive variations among populations and individuals in responses to environment, disease, and nutritional stress.
Prerequisite: ANTH 240 with D- or better
Recommended: ANTH 340 or general biology
ANTH 443, HUMAN OSTEOLOGY LAB, 4 Credits
Identification and analysis of human skeletal materials in an archaeological context.
Prerequisite: ANTH 240 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 444, NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines human nutrition and food systems from comparative, biocultural and evolutionary perspectives. Long-term evolutionary processes are examined within an ecological framework as significant factors affecting human biology and susceptibility to diet-related disease. An emphasis on anthropological methods in nutritional assessment including anthropometry, paleodietary assessment and nutritional participant-observation will provide students with the tools to evaluate human diet from skeletal and fossil collections through contemporary cross-cultural populations.
Prerequisite: ANTH 240 with C or better or ANTH 330 with C or better or ANTH 330H with C or better
Equivalent to: FCSJ 444
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 446, FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Concepts and practices in the use of anthropology in legal matters and police cases, especially involving identification of human remains.
Prerequisite: ANTH 443 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 447, *ARCTIC PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL PROBLEMS, 4 Credits
The Arctic is on the frontline of today's most pressing global problems. This course uses Arctic perspectives to explore issues affecting us all: climate change, environmental conservation, traditional ecological knowledge, development, energy extraction, indigenous rights, and indigenous media. Using insights from Arctic perspectives, we will plot pathways toward potential solutions. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: ANTH 447H
ANTH 447H, *ARCTIC PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL PROBLEMS, 4 Credits
The Arctic is on the frontline of today's most pressing problems. This course uses Arctic perspectives to explore issues affecting us all: climate change, environmental conservation, traditional ecological knowledge, development, energy extraction, indigenous rights, and indigenous media. Using insights from Arctic perspectives, we will plot pathways toward potential solutions. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 447
ANTH 448, EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE, 4 Credits
Evolutionary medicine is founded on the idea that many challenges to human health can be accounted for by discordances between contemporary environments and those under which humans evolved. This course examines ways anthropologists may help to reframe questions about diseases within long-term, evolutionary contexts.
Prerequisite: (ANTH 110 with D- or better or ANTH 210 with D- or better) and (ANTH 240 [D-] or ANTH 330 [D-] or ANTH 330H [D-])
ANTH 449, BIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Examines human reproduction and sexuality from the perspective of the New Biocultural Synthesis, a theoretical approach in anthropology that examines the interface of evolved biological, sociocultural and political-economic factors that interact to produce complex human behaviors and biologies. Topics are presented from a life-history perspective where questions related to human reproduction and evolutionary history are examined across the lifespan from mating and conception through elderhood and menopause. Lec/lab.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 452, FOLKLORE AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE, 4 Credits
The study of folklore/popular culture in its social and historical context. Examines content, structure, communicative potential, and performative aspects of various forms of oral and written expression. Includes familiarization with the analysis of myths, legends, tall tales, proverbs, riddles, and play languages. (FA)
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 454, KALAPUYA PEOPLES CULTURE AND HISTORY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Presents and analyzes the deep history and cultural contexts of the Kalapuya peoples of western Oregon from multiple academic disciplines, including anthropology, history, linguistics, archaeology, geography, and environmental studies. Addresses historic and prehistoric themes including Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), arts and crafts (material culture), settler colonization, treaties & removal, reservation life, federal Indian policy, termination & restoration, and survivance of contemporary cultural identity. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 454/ES 454.
Prerequisite: ES 241 with C or better or ES 241H with C or better
Corequisites: ES 345
Equivalent to: ES 454
ANTH 455, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: A SERVICE LEARNING COURSE, 4 Credits
Reproductive Justice is a service-learning course that aims to bridge theory and practice in reproductive health and social justice by developing connections between the university campus and members of the local community.
ANTH 458, ANTHROPOLOGY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Introduces the cross-disciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS), also called social studies of Science, Technology and Society. Examines how science and technology shape social-cultural and environmental changes, and conversely how social-cultural and environmental changes shape science and technology. Reviews science, technology and society from various perspectives in the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, history, philosophy/ethics, and political science.
Recommended: Analytical, critical thinking, and synthesis skills
ANTH 459, LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed ideas. Better understand how racism is produced and reproduced in talk and text (this will include symbols and signs), especially in the context of the denial of racism. Focuses on the language of racism, and more specifically, types of discourse that construct Whiteness as dominant over Color. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 459/ES 459/WLC 459.
ANTH 460, ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD SCHOOL, 6 Credits
Involves an intensive field experience, learning and developing practical skills for operating socially and culturally in another culture. Students engage in anthropological and mixed research topics, methods, and analysis, such as research ethics, research design, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, community mapping, qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
ANTH 461, NEUROANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
The emerging interdisciplinary field of neuroanthropology combines anthropological understandings of human biological and cultural variation with recent findings in neuroscience. Key topics include socialization and enculturation, addiction, ritual, depression, and psychiatric disorders.
Prerequisite: ANTH 240 with C- or better or ANTH 345 with C- or better or ANTH 383 with C- or better or ANTH 383H with C- or better
ANTH 466, *RURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Concentrates on study of the socio-cultural dynamics in rural communities as they develop in national and global contexts of political and economic change. Includes anthropological readings on rural issues in domestic and international contexts and a research paper on a contemporary rural issue. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 469, ENERGY IN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
Examines historical and current trends in energy around the globe. Course themes include the role of energy in economic development, cultural innovation in energy production, social problems that arise from energy shortages or the uneven distribution of energy resources and social and cultural changes required as societies attempt to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.
Prerequisite: ANTH 110 with D- or better or ANTH 210 with D- or better
ANTH 470, TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-16 Credits
Covers recent advances in cultural anthropology and their applications to the field. Topics vary from term to term.
Equivalent to: ANTH 470H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 472, CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ISSUES, 4 Credits
Examines the background of Indian treaties and reservations with discussions of present issues such as health care, education, the Indian Child Welfare Act, fishing rights, and religious freedom.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 473, *GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
Study of the practices and ideologies of gender as they intersect with those of ethnicity, race, class, and culture.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: ANTH 473H
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 473H, *GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
Study of the practices and ideologies of gender as they intersect with those of ethnicity, race, class, and culture.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 473
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
ANTH 475, ANTHROPOLOGY IN PRACTICE, 4 Credits
Capstone course for Anthropology majors. Discusses the use of anthropological skills and methods to solve real-world problems. Addresses professional opportunities for anthropologists; provides career development opportunities; and assesses learning outcomes for Anthropology majors.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 477, ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines past and present interactions between humans and their environments. Emphasizes the concept of system and process of human adaptation.
Recommended: Upper-division standing and 3 credits of social science.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 478, *ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM, 4 Credits
Tourism is among the world's largest industries. Seeks to understand the relationships between the industry and the other cultural productions. Explores the cultural practices and impacts of tourism in relation to both host and guest communities, and travel as cultural practice.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 479, ANTHROPOLOGY OF MIGRATION, 4 Credits
Focuses on the multiple aspects of population movements around the globe. Investigates the history of recent human migration; current theories, trends and policies; as well as issues of immigrant incorporation and anti-immigrant politics.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 481, *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES, 3 Credits
Investigates relations between human communities and the values of community members. Resource issues integrate concepts from social science, economics, and ecology. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 481H, *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES, 3 Credits
Investigates relations between human communities and the values of community members. Resource issues integrate concepts from social science, economics, and ecology. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
ANTH 482, *ANTHROPOLOGY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Examines the ideological and theoretical bases of world assistance programs and their effects on different sectors and classes, including women. Causes of world hunger in terms of agronomic, mainstream economic and radical economic paradigms are developed and contrasted.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 484, *WEALTH AND POVERTY, 4 Credits
Summarizes the distribution of wealth observed cross-culturally and through time. Determines the relation between wealth distribution and economic productivity. Shows the impact of industrialization and economic wealth distribution in Western civilization and cross-culturally. Evaluates how cultural practices affect wealth distribution in Western and non-Western societies. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 485, CAPSTONE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, 2 Credits
Working with an advisor from the Social Justice minor, conduct research to synthesize and extend analysis of a particular social justice issue, building on three previous papers or projects. Results are presented in a 10-15 page paper and a public poster, presentation or website. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 485/ES 485/WGSS 485.
Prerequisite: (ANTH 373 with D- or better or ES 373 with D- or better or WGSS 373 with D- or better or WLC 373 with D- or better) and (ANTH 410 [D-] or ES 410 [D-] or WGSS 410 [D-] or WLC 410 [D-])
Equivalent to: ES 485, WGSS 485, WLC 485
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
ANTH 486, ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD, 4 Credits
The role of food in human cultures, both past and present. Includes discussion of different food procurement styles, social movements and the political economy of food. Looks at the symbolic aspects of food as well as its relationship with the environment. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 486/FCSJ 486 and ANTH 586/FCSJ 586.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: FCSJ 486
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 490, TOPICS IN METHODOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
Recent advances in anthropological methodologies and their application to special fields of study. Topics vary from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
ANTH 492, ARCHAEOLOGICAL LABORATORY METHODS, 1-3 Credits
Provides information on the basics of archaeological laboratory work. Students learn the day-to-day operations of a lab, how to classify and catalog artifacts, and how to do artifact analysis, research hypothesis.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
ANTH 497, ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS, 1-3 Credits
Archaeological field strategies emphasizing reconnaissance and survey. Application of field equipment and project management.
ANTH 498, ORAL NARRATIVE, 3 Credits
Methodology course focused on the collection and processing of multiple speech genres, including personal narrative, oral history, folklore, and songs. Attention is given to ethics, legal issues, different forms of transcription, and the politics of representation.
Prerequisite: ANTH 350 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ANTH 499, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: ANTH 499H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ANTH 499
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 501, RESEARCH, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 503, THESIS, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ANTH 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 506, PROJECTS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 507, SEMINAR, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 510, GRADUATE INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Opportunities for students at junior and first-term senior class levels to take advantage of off-campus work experiences during regular term sessions for academic credit. Allows students to broaden and deepen their understanding and appreciation of the value of their academic activity. Internship is supervised and evaluated by individual faculty members.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology.
ANTH 515, ADVANCED RESEARCH LITERATURE REVIEW, 3 Credits
Provides graduate students with knowledge and experience in the advanced literature review process including construction of the literature review as product. One of the primary skills graduate students must master is advanced review of a body of literature for the research project. Mastery of the literature review process influences quality and sophistication of claims developed to justify research, with the written review clearly delineating the unique contribution of the student’s research and the knowledge gap that it fills. The literature review as a product is a strong written argument that builds a case from credible evidence based on previous research.
Equivalent to: ES 515, WGSS 515
ANTH 521, ANALYSIS OF LITHIC TECHNOLOGIES, 4 Credits
Covers the principles, procedures, and purpose of archaeological lithic analysis and the anthropological interpretation of lithic technologies used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Recommended: ANTH 230
ANTH 525, CERAMIC ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, 4 Credits
Provides fundamental practical skills and theoretical perspectives for the analysis and interpretation of archaeological ceramics. On the practical side, students will learn both basic and advanced techniques for describing and analyzing pottery assemblages encountered by field archaeologists. On the theoretical side, the course will explore the diversity of research questions in which pottery can play a critical role, as well as the various ways in which ceramic data can be interpreted.
Recommended: ANTH 230
ANTH 530, TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
Recent advances in archaeology and their application to special fields of study. Topics vary from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 531, ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY, 4 Credits
Historical development of archaeological field techniques and theoretical concepts with an emphasis on modern method and theory in North American archaeology.
Recommended: ANTH 230
ANTH 533, FIRST AMERICANS, LAST FRONTIERS, 4 Credits
The initial human occupation of the Western Hemisphere is explored with particular emphasis on northeast Siberian cultural progenitors, routes and timing of entry into the Americas, population dispersal theory, the paleoenvironmental record, and human cultural responses to the conditions of the last frontier prior to 8,000 years ago.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology.
ANTH 535, CULTURAL RESOURCES: POLICY AND PROCEDURES, 4 Credits
Description and analysis of requirements and demands of cultural resource management. Historical development of cultural resource laws and appropriate field techniques and strategies to implement legislation.
ANTH 536, NORTHWEST PREHISTORY, 4 Credits
Materials and theories relating to prehistoric aboriginal cultures of the Northwest. Evaluation of different theories on the origins and adaptations of prehistoric populations to ecological zones within the Northwest; comparisons of the cultural development through prehistoric times of the Columbia Plateau, intermontane and coastal zones of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Special emphasis on the theories of origin, subsequent development of prehistoric cultures in the Northwest, and the present circumstances of archaeology in the Northwest.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology.
ANTH 537, GEOARCHAEOLOGY, 4 Credits
Provides an introduction to geoarchaeological concepts and methods. Emphasis will be placed on the use of geoscientific perspectives and datasets to solve archaeological problems.
Recommended: ANTH 230
ANTH 538, ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL, 1-10 Credits
Practical skills, archaeological methods and techniques including use of equipment, site surveying and mapping techniques, site excavation strategies, record keeping, field cataloging, report writing, and field camp management.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
ANTH 539, ARCHAEOLOGY OF FORAGERS, 4 Credits
Provides an in-depth review of the concepts and approaches employed to study cultural aspects of past foraging peoples using archaeological research methods and theoretical perspectives.
ANTH 540, TOPICS IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 541, HUMAN EVOLUTION, 4 Credits
The evolutionary history of the primate order as it is represented by fossils of the Paleocene through the Holocene. Special attention given to development of the Hominoids in the Miocene, the Australopithecines in the Pliocene, and members of the genus Homo in the Pleistocene. Lec/lab.
ANTH 542, HUMAN ADAPTABILITY, 4 Credits
Overview of human biology and its various sub fields, applications of human biology in areas of nutrition, health, growth, adaptation, and demography. Understanding adaptive variations among populations and individuals in responses to environment, disease, and nutritional stress.
Recommended: ANTH 240 or ANTH 340 or general biology
ANTH 543, HUMAN OSTEOLOGY LAB, 4 Credits
Identification and analysis of human skeletal materials in an archaeological context.
Recommended: ANTH 240
ANTH 544, NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines human nutrition and food systems from comparative, biocultural and evolutionary perspectives. Long-term evolutionary processes are examined within an ecological framework as significant factors affecting human biology and susceptibility to diet-related disease. An emphasis on anthropological methods in nutritional assessment including anthropometry, paleodietary assessment and nutritional participant-observation will provide students with the tools to evaluate human diet from skeletal and fossil collections through contemporary cross-cultural populations.
Equivalent to: FCSJ 544
ANTH 546, FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Concepts and practices in the use of anthropology in legal matters and police cases, especially involving identification of human remains.
Recommended: ANTH 443
ANTH 547, METHODS IN FOOD IN CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Exposes graduate students to the methodological approaches and methods used in guiding empirical research on the socio-cultural aspects of food, focusing on vulnerable populations, food security, procurement, foodways, disasters, and climate change. Methodological approaches and methods as evidenced in peer-reviewed publications is the grounding for the course. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 547/FCSJ 547.
Equivalent to: FCSJ 547
ANTH 548, EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE, 4 Credits
Evolutionary medicine is founded on the idea that many challenges to human health can be accounted for by discordances between contemporary environments and those under which humans evolved. This course examines ways anthropologists may help to reframe questions about diseases within long-term, evolutionary contexts.
Recommended: (ANTH 110 or ANTH 210) and (ANTH 240 or ANTH 330)
ANTH 552, FOLKLORE AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE, 4 Credits
The study of folklore/popular culture in its social and historical context. Examines content, structure, communicative potential, and performative aspects of various forms of oral and written expression. Includes familiarization with the analysis of myths, legends, tall tales, proverbs, riddles, and play languages.
ANTH 554, KALAPUYA PEOPLES CULTURE AND HISTORY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Presents and analyzes the deep history and cultural contexts of the Kalapuya peoples of western Oregon from multiple academic disciplines, including anthropology, history, linguistics, archaeology, geography, and environmental studies. Addresses historic and prehistoric themes including Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), arts and crafts (material culture), settler colonization, treaties & removal, reservation life, federal Indian policy, termination & restoration, and survivance of contemporary cultural identity. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 554/ES 554.
Equivalent to: ES 554
ANTH 555, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: A SERVICE LEARNING COURSE, 4 Credits
Reproductive Justice is a service-learning course that aims to bridge theory and practice in reproductive health and social justice by developing connections between the university campus and members of the local community.
ANTH 556, SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: METHODS AND THEORY, 4 Credits
An introduction to social network analysis (SNA), focusing on the methods of research design, data collection, and analysis. Students will learn key concepts and theories of SNA, apply these concepts to research projects in their chosen field, develop methods for collecting network data, and perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of these networks. Readings draw on studies of social networks from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, public health, and political science.
ANTH 558, ANTHROPOLOGY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Introduces the cross-disciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS), also called social studies of Science, Technology and Society. Examines how science and technology shape social-cultural and environmental changes, and conversely how social-cultural and environmental changes shape science and technology. Reviews science, technology and society from various perspectives in the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, history, philosophy/ethics, and political science.
ANTH 559, LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed ideas. Better understand how racism is produced and reproduced in talk and text (this will include symbols and signs), especially in the context of the denial of racism. Focuses on the language of racism, and more specifically, types of discourse that construct Whiteness as dominant over Color. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 559/ES 559/WLC 559.
ANTH 560, ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD SCHOOL, 6 Credits
Involves an intensive field experience, learning and developing practical skills for operating socially and culturally in another culture. Students engage in anthropological and mixed research topics, methods, and analysis, such as research ethics, research design, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, community mapping, qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
ANTH 561, NEUROANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
The emerging interdisciplinary field of neuroanthropology combines anthropological understandings of human biological and cultural variation with recent findings in neuroscience. Key topics include socialization and enculturation, addiction, ritual, depression, and psychiatric disorders.
ANTH 566, RURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Concentrates on study of socio-cultural dynamics in rural communities as they develop in national and global contexts of political and economic change. Includes anthropological readings on rural issues in domestic and international contexts and a research paper on a contemporary rural issue.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 567, AGRI-FOOD MOVEMENTS, 4 Credits
Investigates the origins and contemporary status of producer and consumer food movements including, but not limited to, organics, agricultural labor movements, animal welfare, vegetarian and vegan movements, farmers' markets, and permaculture.
Equivalent to: FCSJ 567
ANTH 569, ENERGY IN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
Examines historical and current trends in energy around the globe. Course themes include the role of energy in economic development, cultural innovation in energy production, social problems that arise from energy shortages or the uneven distribution of energy resources and social and cultural changes required as societies attempt to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.
Recommended: ANTH 110 or ANTH 210
ANTH 570, TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-16 Credits
Covers recent advances in cultural anthropology and their applications to the field. Topics vary from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 572, CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ISSUES, 4 Credits
Examines the background of Native treaties and reservations with discussions of present issues such as health care, education, the Indian Child Welfare Act, fishing rights, and religious freedom.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
ANTH 573, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
Study of the practices and ideologies of gender as they intersect with those of ethnicity, race, class, and culture.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 574, CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH AND HEALING, 4 Credits
A comprehensive overview of current issues in global health with particular emphasis on social, cultural, and behavioral interventions. Explores issues of health and development in the international context, focusing on such issues as inequality, structural adjustment, economic development, and community-based approaches to health care, specific cultural beliefs and practices, and the influences of people's perceptions of health, illness, and healing.
ANTH 575, THEORY OF CULTURE, 4 Credits
Core ideas in the discipline of anthropology. Examination of the contributions to anthropological method and theory of the major schools of thought in the history of anthropology.
Recommended: 9 credits of upper-division social science, including at least one 400-level anthropology course.
ANTH 576, ADVANCED ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY SEMINAR, 4 Credits
Investigates theories used by current anthropologists to explicate issues of concern in a world of movement, fragmentation, global-local interactions, individuation via state and media unequal power relations, and neoliberal agendas. Students will participate in discussions, essays and a paper that links these theories to their research topics for theses or dissertations.
Recommended: ANTH 575
ANTH 577, ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines past and present interactions between humans and their environments. Emphasizes the concept of system and process of human adaptation.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science
ANTH 579, ANTHROPOLOGY OF MIGRATION, 4 Credits
Focuses on the multiple aspects of population movements around the globe. Investigates the history of recent human migration; current theories, trends and policies; as well as issues of immigrant incorporation and anti-immigrant politics.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 580, TOPICS IN APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 581, NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES, 4 Credits
Investigates relations between human communities and the values of community members. Resource issues integrate concepts from social science, economics, and ecology.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 582, ANTHROPOLOGY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Examines the ideological and theoretical bases of world assistance programs and their effects on different sectors and classes, including women. Causes of world hunger in terms of agronomic, mainstream economic and radical economic paradigms are developed and contrasted.
ANTH 583, ADVANCED MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
An overview of anthropological studies of the health of human communities from a biological and behavioral perspective. Topics include prehistory of disease, cultural perspectives on causation of disease and approaches to healing; anthropological approach to international health issues; and case studies.
Recommended: (ANTH 110 or ANTH 210) and (ANTH 240 or ANTH 330)
ANTH 584, WEALTH AND POVERTY, 4 Credits
Summarizes the distribution of wealth observed cross-culturally and through time. Determines the relation between wealth distribution and economic productivity. Shows the impact of industrialization and economic wealth distribution in Western civilization and cross-culturally. Evaluates how cultural practices affect wealth distribution in Western and non-Western societies.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 585, USES OF ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines the practical applications of anthropological knowledge in historical and contemporary contexts. Focuses on planned social change and roles of anthropologists in interdisciplinary research and nonacademic settings such as international business, industrial relations, economic and technological development, education, legal institutions, environmental change, minority relations, health care, and cultural preservation. Emphasizes relevance to public policy and ethical issues associated with applications of anthropological knowledge.
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 586, ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD, 4 Credits
The role of food in human cultures, both past and present. Includes discussion of different food procurement styles, social movements and the political economy of food. Looks at the symbolic aspects of food as well as its relationship with the environment. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 486/FCSJ 486 and ANTH 586/FCSJ 586.
Equivalent to: FCSJ 586
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
ANTH 587, LANGUAGE IN GLOBAL CONTEXT, 4 Credits
Deals with practical uses of linguistics in the global political arena. Explores use of official vs. unofficial languages, language standardization, the preservation of dying languages; problems in learning first and second languages, and the relevance of linguistic knowledge to education and cross-cultural communication.
Recommended: ANTH 251 or ANTH 350 or some knowledge of linguistic structure
ANTH 590, TOPICS IN METHODOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
Recent advances in anthropological methodologies and their application to special fields of study. Topics vary from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits anthropology
ANTH 591, ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS, 4 Credits
Cultural descriptions are produced through systematic observation, elicitation, and analysis to achieve proximity to the insider's point of view. Covers techniques of interviewing, validating, and interpreting cultural data. Allows students to practice what they have learned.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
ANTH 592, ARCHAEOLOGICAL LABORATORY METHODS, 1-3 Credits
Provides information on the basics of archaeological laboratory work. Students learn the day-to-day operations of a lab, how to classify and catalog artifacts, and how to do artifact analysis.
Recommended: 6 credits of anthropology
ANTH 593, STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, 4 Credits
Develops the skills necessary to use statistical software to analyze and interpret numerical data. Covers descriptive statistics, correlation, and multivariate statistical procedures. Evaluate the adequacy of data for parametric and nonparametric statistical tests.
Recommended: A minimum of 6 credits of anthropology if an undergraduate
ANTH 595, ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH DESIGN, 4 Credits
Critical examination of research design and methodology in anthropology; analysis of methods and procedures of research in the subfields of anthropology.
Recommended: 9 credits of upper-division social science, including at least one 400-level anthropology course.
ANTH 597, ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS, 1-3 Credits
Archaeological field strategies emphasizing reconnaissance and survey. Application of field equipment and project management.
ANTH 598, ORAL TRADITIONS, 3 Credits
Method of examining unwritten culture preserved in speech, including local history, folklore, and songs passed from one generation to another. May include the use of life history, genealogy, and other means of collecting information. Attention is given to ethics, legal issues, and the process of transcription.
Recommended: ANTH 350
ANTH 599, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 601, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 602, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 603, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ANTH 605, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 606, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 607, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 610, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 695, ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH DESIGN, 4 Credits
Doctoral student seminar focused on the research process, from the selection of a research topic, to the choice of appropriate methods for data collection and analysis, to the submission of a research proposal. Class assignments will result in completion of a research proposal. Seminal discussion will focus on problem formulation, statement of objectives, theoretical background, methodological approach, analytical techniques, ethical responsibilities, justification for the research, data analysis and interpretation, and budgetary concerns.
ANTH 699, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ANTH 808, WORKSHOPS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Art (ART)
ART 003, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, 0 Credits
Engage in research activities appropriate to the discipline; and through the research experience, acquire skills, techniques, and knowledge relevant to the field of study. In consultation with a faculty mentor, engage in research activity, and make and execute a plan for a project.
ART 100, ART ORIENTATION, 2 Credits
Provides an introduction to the art resources and visual art faculty at Oregon State University. Explores artistic concepts and processes using a variety of art techniques. Introduces studio practices of working artists and how they explore issues in their field.
ART 101, *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS, 3 Credits
An introductory lecture course using visual materials with emphasis on methods and motivations that generate the visual experience, both past and present.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Available via Ecampus
ART 115, 2-D CORE STUDIO, 4 Credits
Studio course that introduces the visual language, the elements of design, and the principles of organization. Emphasizes skills, concepts, and problem solving in the areas of two-dimensional design and color.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
ART 117, 3-D CORE STUDIO, 4 Credits
Studio course examining three-dimensional design elements and their spatial organization. Emphasizes innovative problem solving and exposure to varied media. Gives students a sound conceptual basis to apply to more advanced media-oriented courses.
ART 121, DIGITAL CORE STUDIO, 4 Credits
An introductory studio art class using computers in the visual arts. Project-based exploration of digital imaging, layout, 3-D rendering, and video. Examination of the impact of digital technology on the visual arts from contemporary and historical perspectives.
Available via Ecampus
ART 131, DRAWING CORE STUDIO, 4 Credits
Introductory studio course in drawing techniques with emphasis on developing skills in perception and visual organization.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
ART 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 0-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 204, *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES, 3 Credits
A survey of the painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts of Europe and the Mediterranean between the Paleolithic period and the eleventh century.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ART 205, *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE, 3 Credits
A survey of the painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts of Europe between the late Middle Ages and the seventeenth century.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ART 206, *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY, 3 Credits
A survey of painting, sculpture and other visual arts in the Western world from the late eighteenth century to the present.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ART 208, *INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART, 3 Credits
Introduces the distinctive, yet related, aesthetic traditions of South and Southeast Asia, Inner Asia, and East Asia. It focuses on architectural sites, sculptures, and paintings from prehistory to the present.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Available via Ecampus
ART 210, *HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE, 3 Credits
A survey of buildings and architectural thought in the West from antiquity to the twentieth century; focuses on major periods and movements of architectural history by examining building types, patrons, materials, building traditions, structural innovations and other critical aspects inherent to architecture.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
ART 215, COLOR IN THE VISUAL ARTS, 4 Credits
Studio course following ART 115 and ART 117 that examines the properties of colors and their interaction. Emphasizes problem solving and the experimental use of color.
Prerequisite: ART 115 with D- or better
ART 222, INTRODUCTION TO TIME-BASED ART, 4 Credits
Introduction to time-based media using the computer as a tool. Studio art class developing skills in video art, sound art, performance, and other time-based digital arts. Exploration of sequential, experimental, historical, and contemporary themes and the role of the audience in time-based art.
Prerequisite: ART 121 with C- or better
Equivalent to: ART 122
ART 234, DRAWING II: FIGURE, 4 Credits
Drawing from the life model with emphasis on skill and conceptual awareness as well as anatomical consideration.
Prerequisite: ART 131 with C- or better
ART 263, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 4 Credits
Introductory course in digital photography. Focus on creation of photographic images in series format. Technical camera operation will be emphasized as well as basic photographic composition, use of photographic editing software, historical grounding, and discussions of contemporary issues in photography. Students must have the use of a digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) or mirrorless camera (with viewfinder and fully manual controls).
Recommended: ART 115
Available via Ecampus
ART 264, *PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND ART, 3 Credits
Introduction to the history of photography through aesthetic, cultural and technical contexts. This course covers the history of photography and its technologies, photography in art, some photographers and their photographs and the purposes of photography.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Available via Ecampus
ART 271, PRINTMAKING I, 4 Credits
Introduction to the basic processes of printmaking, with options among relief, lithography, intaglio, screen printing and monotype.
ART 281, PAINTING I, 4 Credits
Introductory studio course with emphasis on basic materials and techniques in painting.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: ART 131 with C- or better
ART 291, SCULPTURE I, 4 Credits
Studio course in basic materials and approaches used in sculpture; a foundation for further three-dimensional work.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: ART 117 with C- or better
Recommended: Art core curriculum
ART 306, ADVISOR REVIEW, 1 Credit
A review, conducted by the student's advisor and another faculty member of the student's choosing, of work produced to date in the student's area of concentration.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1
ART 310, *EARLY CHINESE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY, 3 Credits
Introduces major forms of Chinese art from the Neolithic period to the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) and related major archaeological finds. Stresses the materials and processes of making art, development of representational art, and the role of visual arts in an aristocratic and religious culture.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
ART 311, *LATE CHINESE ART AND CULTURE, 3 Credits
Introduction to the major forms of Chinese art and visual culture from the eleventh century to the early twentieth century.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
ART 312, *CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART, 3 Credits
Introduces origins and development of contemporary Chinese art and visual culture in its domestic and global contexts.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
ART 313, *ART OF JAPAN, 3 Credits
Surveys the arts of Japan from the prehistoric period to the twentieth century.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Available via Ecampus
ART 320, *ANCIENT GREEK ART, 3 Credits
Focuses on the major artistic developments in Ancient Greece from the Middle Bronze Age to 31 BCE, and especially on the city-state of Athens during the Fifth Century.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ART 321, *ANCIENT ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, 3 Credits
Survey of ancient Roman art and culture between the sixth century BCE and fifth century CE, covering principal media, styles, and subject matter.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Available via Ecampus
ART 322, *MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE, 3 Credits
Survey of the art and architecture of the major periods and cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean between the fourth and the fourteenth century. Traces salient developments in thought and material culture of western civilization.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ART 323, *ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE, 3 Credits
Survey of Italian Renaissance art and culture, covering the principal artists, patrons, media, styles, and subject matter.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Equivalent to: ART 323H
ART 323H, *ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE, 3 Credits
Survey of Italian Renaissance art and culture, covering the principal artists, patrons, media, styles, and subject matter.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ART 323
ART 331, DRAWING CONCEPTS, 4 Credits
Studio course emphasizing drawing composition as an investigative, conceptualizing and communicative nonverbal language. Independent thinking, problem solving, and creative development encouraged.
Prerequisite: ART 234 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 334, DRAWING III: FIGURE, 4 Credits
Intermediate study of the human figure utilizing life models, the skeleton, and anatomy texts. Emphasis on gaining greater knowledge of the body's underlying structure and potential for aesthetic expression.
Prerequisite: ART 234 with D- or better and (Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1 or Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1)
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: Art core curriculum.
ART 339, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS, 3 Credits
Examination of relevant issues and realities facing working artists today through class discussion, critical readings, gallery visits, guest lectures and panel discussions. Development of professional practices appropriate for artists and the business of art include portfolio development, writing and presentation skills, grants, contracts, exhibition opportunities and marketing strategies.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
ART 340, DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY I, 4 Credits
Studio course in black-and-white film exposure and development, and printing in the darkroom. The medium of silver-based black-and-white photography is explored as a communication mode and art form. Historical, conceptual, technical and legal aspects of traditional wet processing are surveyed. Access to a single lens reflex (SLR) film camera is required.
Recommended: ART 263 for Photography majors
ART 341, DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY II, 4 Credits
Improving silver-gelatin printing and photographic presentation techniques. Emphasis on furthering creative visual language and individual photographic project development. Student must supply a medium format or 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) film camera.
Prerequisite: ART 340 with D- or better
ART 345, INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY, 4 Credits
Emphasis is on both technical and aesthetic expression of digital color photography, from initial image capture, color management to finished print along with color symbolism and composition. Exploration of narrative, sequencing and image-series concepts. Introduction to contemporary color photographers.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C+ or better
ART 347, PHOTOGRAPH: STUDIO LIGHTING, 4 Credits
Practical studio class surveying the basic principles and application of light in the creation of photographs. The development of craft and technique inside the studio will be emphasized but formal and conceptual considerations related to light and photography will also be explored.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C or better
Recommended: ART 345
ART 348, CONCEPTS IN DIGITAL IMAGING, 4 Credits
Approaches to non-traditional and the manipulated image in digital photography with an emphasis on producing personal imagery. Introduction to the history of the manipulated image in photography and to contemporary approaches to digital photography.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with D- or better
Recommended: ART 121 or prior Photoshop knowledge
ART 349, VIDEO ART, 4 Credits
Studio course in video art and time-based media projects. Emphasis on experimental approaches to video art in a contemporary art context, linear and non-linear video production and the projection and screening of video art projects. Introduction to the history of video art as an art form. CROSSLISTED as ART 349/NMC 349.
Prerequisite: ART 222 with C- or better and ART 263 [C-]
Equivalent to: NMC 349
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ART 350, PHOTOGRAPHY ON ASSIGNMENT, 4 Credits
An introduction to shooting photographs on assignment. Students will create, edit, caption, and submit photographs for print publications, online media, and alternative/independent media venues. Students will experiment with text, audio slideshows, and other creative means of illustrating concepts and ideas. Also covered are history, law, and ethics of photojournalism.
Recommended: ART 263 or active knowledge of camera operations, shooting RAW files and Adobe Lightroom.
Available via Ecampus
ART 351, INSTALLATION, 4 Credits
Studio course designed to acquaint the student with the possibilities of using non-traditional means such as site, time, and interaction to communicate ideas.
Prerequisite: ART 291 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: Foundation curriculum
ART 352, *CREATIVE COLLABORATION: DESIGNING AND BUILDING, 3 Credits
Working in multi-disciplinary teams, design, implement, and document a piece of public art work or science museum display. Projects may be made of any media, but must demonstrate creativity both in the engineering used to create them and the technology and society message they convey. CROSSLISTED as ART 352/ENGR 352.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Equivalent to: ENGR 352
ART 354, ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY, 4 Credits
Historical photographic printing methods in use today e.g., cyanotype, gum bichromate and more. Use of digital and analog negatives, mixing emulsions and coating paper by hand.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C- or better and ART 345 [C-]
Recommended: ART 340
ART 355, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK, 4 Credits
Practical studio course focusing on the photographic book in all of its forms. Use appropriated imagery as well as original imagery to create a variety of zines as well as soft and hardcover photo-books. Structure, form, materials, and layout will be discussed as well as content, sequencing, and physical construction. CROSSLISTED as ART 355/GD 355.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C- or better
Equivalent to: GD 355
ART 359, *PHOTOGRAPHY: ACTIVISM, AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 3 Credits
Explores photography as an agent of social change through creative projects and topical discussions. Emphasis on the visual language, ethical considerations, and strategies employed by activist photographers that disrupt dominant ideologies and address institutionalized inequality and privilege in the United States. No prior photography experience necessary.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
ART 360, CREATIVE FIELD WORK I, 4 Credits
Emphasizes intensive experiential learning using Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, Hatfield Marine Science Center and surrounding areas as the studio. Collects or creates material inspired and informed by the interaction with the people and places associated with the area. Explores unique ecosystems consisting of rocky intertidal zones and old growth forests. Considers history of human interaction with the landscape.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Experience in one or more creative disciplines; willingness to adapt to working and spending significant time outdoors; critical thinking, problem solving, and synthesis skills
ART 364, *NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART, 3 Credits
Lecture course covering the principal movements and trends in late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century architecture, painting, and sculpture in Europe and America, from Neoclassicism to Symbolism.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ART 365, *HISTORY OF MODERN ART 1900-1945, 3 Credits
Lecture course covering the principal movements and trends in early twentieth-century Western art, from Expressionism to early American Modernism.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ART 366, ART SINCE 1945, 3 Credits
Lecture course covering the principal movements, theories and ideas in visual art since 1945, including painting, sculpture, photography, installation, performance and participatory art.
ART 367, *HISTORY OF DESIGN, 3 Credits
A survey of the impact of technology on the visual qualities of graphic, advertising, fashion, architecture, and industrial design from the Victorian Arts and Crafts Movement to the computer age.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
ART 371, ART, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 3 Credits
A survey of the influence and application of science and technology in the arts. Provides historical and contemporary context of the effects of the evolution of technology and scientific discovery on visual art practices.
Available via Ecampus
ART 375, PRINTMAKING: RELIEF, 4 Credits
Studio course in relief printmaking with emphasis on linocut and woodcut; may include other relief processes, i.e. photo polymer plate. Black-and-white and color.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 131 [C-] and ART 271 [C-]
ART 376, PRINTMAKING: INTAGLIO, 4 Credits
Studio course in intaglio printmaking with emphasis on drypoint, line etching, aquatint, softground and photo process. Black-and-white and possibly color for final project.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 131 [C-] and ART 271 [C-]
ART 377, PRINTMAKING: LITHOGRAPHY, 4 Credits
Studio course in lithographic printmaking with emphasis on graining the stone, drawing with crayon and tusche, etching and reworking, inking and printing lithographic limestone. Black-and-white and possibly color for final project.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 131 [C-] and ART 271 [C-]
ART 378, PRINTMAKING: MONOTYPE, 4 Credits
Studio course in monotype printmaking with emphasis on drawing/painting with brushes, oil pastels, watercolors, water-based crayons, inking with a lithographic roller and printing with an etching press. Black-and-white and color.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 131 [C-] and ART 271 [C-]
ART 379, PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING, 4 Credits
Studio course in screen printing with emphasis on paper stencil, drawing fluid and photo emulsion processes. Students are exposed to a range of techniques and concepts are encouraged to investigate personal motivations while making multiple color prints.
Prerequisite: ART 115 with C- or better
Recommended: Art core curriculum. ART 100, ART 101, ART 117, ART 131, ART 204, ART 205, ART 206.
ART 381, PAINTING II: THE FIGURE, 4 Credits
Studio course with emphasis on painting from the live model; understanding the figure in terms of color, form and composition, the figure as symbol, implied narrative and vehicle of expression.
Prerequisite: ART 281 with C- or better and ART 234 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Art core curriculum
ART 382, PAINTING II: CONCEPTS, 4 Credits
Painting with emphasis on experimentation and an exploratory investigation of mixed media, new media, collage, and assemblage, utilizing either representation or abstraction.
Prerequisite: ART 281 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: Art core curriculum
ART 383, PAINTING II: ABSTRACT AND MULTIMEDIA, 4 Credits
Intermediate studio course with emphasis on contemporary directions in painting: abstraction and non-literal approaches.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 131 [C-] and ART 281 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: Art core curriculum.
ART 384, PAINTING II: NEW GENRE, 4 Credits
Exploration of current directions in painting using traditional and non-traditional concepts and techniques.
Prerequisite: ART 281 with D- or better and (Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1 or Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1)
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 385, PAINTING II: ENCAUSTICS, 4 Credits
Exploration and application of a variety of traditional and non-traditional techniques using encaustics paint; beeswax and pigment fused to a surface.
Prerequisite: ART 281 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ART 386, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART I, 4 Credits
The first course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Conquest to Civil War. CROSSLISTED as ART 386/ENG 386.
Equivalent to: ENG 386
ART 387, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART II, 4 Credits
The second course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Civil War to Harlem Renaissance. CROSSLISTED as ART 387/ENG 387.
Equivalent to: ENG 387
ART 388, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART III, 4 Credits
The third course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Great Depression to Postmodernity. CROSSLISTED as ART 388/ENG 388.
Equivalent to: ENG 388
ART 391, SCULPTURE II, 4 Credits
Intermediate studio course with emphasis in material research and developing greater skills and technical knowledge in sculptural fabrication processes.
Prerequisite: ART 291 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: Art core curriculum.
ART 395, SPECIAL TOPICS IN EARLY ART HISTORY, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ART 398, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ART 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 0-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 0-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 409, PRACTICUM STUDENT MEDIA, 1 Credit
Equivalent to: NMC 409
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
A one-quarter residency with an appropriate, approved agency or organization where a student may receive practical experience related to the objectives of the Department of Art. The intern observes and produces; the work is supervised and evaluated, both by the agency and the art faculty.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 411, ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES, 3 Credits
Seminar developing writing and research skills in the field of art with interdisciplinary approaches.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1
Recommended: Art core curriculum plus 12 credits of upper-division studio credits.
ART 415, ART FOR TEACHERS I, 4 Credits
A studio course covering basic art materials and techniques. Integrates aesthetics and art criticism, creating art, and the cultural and historical context of works of art for K-12.
Recommended: Fine Arts Portfolio Review (ART1) and Graphic Design Portfolio Review (ART2)
ART 418, PORTFOLIO SEMINAR, 2 Credits
An advanced lecture course providing an overview of pertinent issues in creating a professional graphic design portfolio.
Prerequisite: Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1
ART 422, NEW MEDIA: INTERACTIVE, 4 Credits
An advanced course designing digital experiences with emphasis on innovative navigation, architectural structures, theoretical, and historical issues of new media.
Prerequisite: Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1
Recommended: CS 295
ART 431, DRAWING IV, 3-5 Credits
Development of an individual approach to the varied aspects of drawing, emphasis on exploration of traditional and contemporary techniques and styles.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1 or Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of ART 331.
ART 432, *GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, 3 Credits
A creative and discussion-based course focusing on ways in which photography can and has addressed issues of gender and sexuality. An introduction to key concepts and intersections in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Queer Studies and photography theory. Create written and photographic responses to artworks, texts, personal experience and pop-culture. CROSSLISTED as ART 432/QS 432/WGSS 432 and ART 532/QS 532.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: QS 432, WGSS 432
Available via Ecampus
ART 434, DRAWING IV/FIGURE, 3-5 Credits
Development of an individual approach to the varied aspect of figure drawing; emphasis on exploration of traditional and contemporary techniques and styles.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1 or Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of ART 334.
ART 439, SONIC ARTS, 2 Credits
Create experimental sonic art projects using analog and digital technologies to make natural, artificial, and curated sound installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sound art project. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. Demonstrate competency through describing and applying sound art concepts including those that involve active listening practices. Explore the breadth and range of sonic-art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 439/GD 439/MUS 439/NMC 439/TA 439 and ART 539/MUS 539.
Equivalent to: GD 439, MUS 439, NMC 439, TA 439
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 441, ADVANCED DARKROOM, 4 Credits
Explores using the camera as a tool to sharpen aesthetic and visual perception. Creates exhibition-quality silver-gelatin prints in pursuit of an individual student portfolio. Introduction to the view camera. Applies advanced darkroom techniques.
Prerequisite: ART 340 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 443, COMBINED MEDIA: PHOTO INSTALLATION, 4 Credits
This studio course explores the use the photographic image in conjunction with other studio media to create multi-media works and site-specific installations. Designed to remove and release the photographic image from its ubiquitous tradition, it looks to reassign the association of photography as merely a two dimensional pursuit. Emphasizing the relationship between objects, the course investigates installation art as a contemporary practice and focuses on the role photography or the photographic image has played in expanding this dialogue. Issues involved with using photography for the purposes of creating multimedia spatial experiences are discussed and compared with ideas related to traditional photographic presentation.
Prerequisite: ART 345 with C or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Understanding of basic camera functions and competency using digital printing techniques
ART 444, THE CONSTRUCTED IMAGE, 4 Credits
An advanced studio photography course that explores directed, manipulated, and constructed photographs. It investigates this rich tradition by looking at both historical and contemporary photography. Issues involved with making clearly artificial photographs are discussed and compared with traditional ideas related to veracity of the photographic image.
Prerequisite: ART 345 with C or better
Recommended: Pre-established foundation of technical camera operations and digital printing skills
ART 446, DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY, 4 Credits
Intensive in-depth documentary photography course designed to develop skill in telling stories with pictures. The course requires pitching a photographic project, reading and writing about documentary photography, and producing a sustained photographic essay with a self-selected documentary subject. Expanded documentary mediums and socially concerned photography are also covered.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C or better and ART 345 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 447, ADVANCED STUDIO LIGHTING, 4 Credits
Practical studio course focusing on the advanced applications of studio and location lighting. Students will use digital cameras in combination with professional strobe and mixed artificial lighting. Real-world location lighting challenges will be mastered: scouting locations, hauling and setting up gear, working with models and products, and learning to work on-location.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C or better and ART 347 [C]
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ART 451, INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 3 Credits
Survey of the business strategies behind a successful career in the arts. Emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurial thinking, engages students with the fundamentals of the arts "business", and explores ways to influence and shape the industry's future. CROSSLISTED as ART 451/MUS 451/TA 451.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: MUS 451, TA 451
Available via Ecampus
ART 454, ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY II, 4 Credits
Advanced projects using historical photographic processes.
Prerequisite: ART 354 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ART 455, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK II, 4 Credits
Practical studio course focusing on advanced practices and techniques in relation to the photographic book. Use appropriated imagery as well as original imagery to complete well-developed book projects. Structure, form, materials, and layout will be discussed as well as content, sequencing, and physical construction. Advanced elements such as application of blanking, slip cases, screen printing, and other construction techniques will be taught. CROSSLISTED as ART 455/GD 455.
Prerequisite: ART 355 with C- or better
Equivalent to: GD 455
ART 456, PORTFOLIO-PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO ART, 4 Credits
Culmination-level course for the creation of an exhibition-level photographic portfolio or other artistic product using lens-based media. Taught using lectures, critiques, readings, writing and self-reflection.
Prerequisite: ART 340 with C- or better and ART 345 [C-] and ART 347 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 457, OFF THE SCREEN - VIDEO INSTALLATION ART, 2 Credits
Create experimental video-art installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the video art project. Explore the breath and range of experimental approaches to video installations, multi-screen projections, immersive visual and sound environments, and projection-mapping from a historical and contemporary art perspective. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. CROSSLISTED as ART 457/GD 457/MUS 457/ NMC 457/TA 457 and ART 557/MUS 557.
Equivalent to: GD 457, MUS 457, NMC 457, TA 457
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 460, CREATIVE FIELD WORK II, 4 Credits
Emphasizes intensive experiential learning studio art that focuses on site-based research and investigation. Collects or creates material inspired and informed by the interaction with the people and places associated with the area. Explores unique ecosystems consisting of rocky intertidal zones and old growth forests. Considers history of human interaction with the landscape. Practices leadership and mentorship for camp organization and best practices during site-based learning.
Prerequisite: ART 360 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Art Core Studio, experience in one or more creative disciplines; willingness to adapt to working and spending significant time outdoors; critical thinking, leadership, and synthesis skills
ART 462, DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART, 3 Credits
Specialized study of current trends, developments, and critical issues, including the study of new media such as video and photography, as they manifest themselves in the contemporary art world.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of art history
ART 464, CULTURAL STUDIES OF THE MUSEUM, 3 Credits
Overview of the history, visual culture, and cultural significance of the Western museum. Special attention paid to the development of the art museum and artist's projects that pertain to museums.
Recommended: 9 credits of art history
ART 468, HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING, 3 Credits
Survey of the social, economic, intellectual, and technical history of printmaking between the early Middle Ages and the twentieth century in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Treats the major printmaking processes of woodcut, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, and photography.
ART 475, PRINTMAKING STUDIO, 4 Credits
Studio workshop in relief, intaglio, lithographic, and silkscreen media on an individual project basis.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 131 [C-] and ART 271 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 20 credits.
Recommended: 8 credits of 300-level printmaking.
ART 479, PRINTMAKING: ADVANCED SCREEN PRINTING, 4 Credits
Studio course in screen printing with an emphasis on photo emulsion processes. Students are encouraged to integrate these processes with other art-making methods in their creative work.
Prerequisite: ART 379 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 481, PAINTING III, 4 Credits
Development of individual interests and directions in painting.
Prerequisite: ART 382 with C- or better and ART 384 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
ART 488, SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ARTS, 2 Credits
Create interactive arts, design, or communication projects using sensor technologies in combination with sound, video, lights, video games, and generative digital art. Translate gestures of the physical world into interactive control using plug and play wireless sensors. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sensor technologies project. Explore the breadth and range of interactive art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 488/GD 488/MUS 488/NMC 488/TA 488 and ART 588/MUS 588.
Equivalent to: GD 488, MUS 488, NMC 488, TA 488
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 491, SCULPTURE III, 4 Credits
Development of individual interests and directions in sculpture.
Prerequisite: ART 391 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 24 credits.
Recommended: 12 credits of 300-level sculpture
ART 492, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN ART, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ART 494, SPECIAL TOPICS IN EARLY ART HISTORY, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ART 495, EXHIBITION DESIGN, 1 Credit
Participatory experience in art gallery exhibition design working in Fairbanks Gallery. Includes specialized study in visual design, lighting, and technical installation.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts Portfolio Review with a score of 1 or Graphic Design Portfolio Revie with a score of 1
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
ART 498, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ART 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ART 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ART 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
ART 532, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, 3 Credits
A creative and discussion-based course focusing on ways in which photography can and has addressed issues of gender and sexuality. An introduction to key concepts and intersections in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Queer Studies and photography theory. Create written and photographic responses to artworks, texts, personal experience and pop-culture. CROSSLISTED as ART 432/QS 432/WGSS 432 and ART 532/QS 532.
Equivalent to: QS 532, WGSS 532
Available via Ecampus
ART 539, SONIC ARTS, 2 Credits
Create experimental sonic art projects using analog and digital technologies to make natural, artificial, and curated sound installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sound art project. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. Demonstrate competency through describing and applying sound art concepts including those that involve active listening practices. Explore the breadth and range of sonic-art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 439/GD 439/MUS 439/NMC 439/TA 439 and ART 539/MUS 539.
Equivalent to: MUS 539
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 546, DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY, 3 Credits
An intensive shooting course in 35mm photography designed to develop skill in telling stories using pictures. Single picture and multiple picture stories.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: ART 350
ART 556, PORTFOLIO-PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO ART, 4 Credits
Culmination-level course for the creation of an exhibition-level photographic portfolio or other artistic product using lens-based media. Taught using lectures, critiques, readings, writing and self-reflection.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ART 557, OFF THE SCREEN - VIDEO INSTALLATION ART, 2 Credits
Create experimental video-art installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the video art project. Explore the breath and range of experimental approaches to video installations, multi-screen projections, immersive visual and sound environments, and projection-mapping from a historical and contemporary art perspective. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. CROSSLISTED as ART 457/GD 457/MUS 457/ NMC 457/TA 457 and ART 557/MUS 557.
Equivalent to: MUS 557
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 562, DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART, 3 Credits
Specialized study of current trends, developments, and critical issues, including the study of new media such as video and photography, as they manifest themselves in the contemporary art world.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of art history
ART 564, CULTURAL STUDIES OF THE MUSEUM, 3 Credits
Overview of the history, visual culture, and cultural significance of the Western museum. Special attention paid to the development of the art museum and artist's projects that pertain to museums.
Recommended: 9 credits of art history
ART 581, PAINTING III, 3-5 Credits
Development of individual interests and directions in painting.
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of 300-level painting
ART 588, SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ARTS, 2 Credits
Create interactive arts, design, or communication projects using sensor technologies in combination with sound, video, lights, video games, and generative digital art. Translate gestures of the physical world into interactive control using plug and play wireless sensors. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sensor technologies project. Explore the breadth and range of interactive art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 488/GD 488/MUS 488/NMC 488/TA 488 and ART 588/MUS 588.
Equivalent to: MUS 588
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ART 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
American Sign Language (ASL)
ASL 111, FIRST-YEAR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A beginning course to learn the basics of American Sign Language. The course focuses on the ASL language and its uses of syntax, grammar, vocabulary, facial expressions and deaf culture.
Available via Ecampus
ASL 112, FIRST-YEAR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A continuation of ASL 111 with the development of structures, receptive/expressive skills and vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of ASL will not receive credit for ASL 111, ASL 112, ASL 113.
Prerequisite: ASL 111 with D- or better
Recommended: Basic foundation of the language
Available via Ecampus
ASL 113, FIRST-YEAR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A continuation of ASL 111 and ASL 112 with the further development of structures, receptive/expressive skills and vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of ASL will not receive credit for ASL 111, ASL 112, ASL 113.
Prerequisite: ASL 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ASL 211, SECOND-YEAR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A continuation of the first-year ASL courses with the further development of structures, receptive/expressive skills and vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of ASL will not receive credit for ASL 211, ASL 212, ASL 213.
Prerequisite: ASL 113 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ASL 212, SECOND-YEAR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A continuation of the second-year ASL series with the further development of structures, receptive/expressive skills and vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of ASL will not receive credit for ASL 211, ASL 212, ASL 213.
Prerequisite: ASL 211 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ASL 213, SECOND-YEAR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A continuation of the second-year ASL series with the further development of structures, receptive/expressive skills and vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of ASL will not receive credit for ASL 211, ASL 212, ASL 213.
Prerequisite: ASL 212 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
Chinese (CHN)
CHN 111, FIRST-YEAR CHINESE, 4 Credits
Essentials of colloquial Mandarin with emphasis on conversation, reading, and writing. Designed for students with no prior training in Chinese. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Chinese will not receive credit for CHN 111, CHN 112, CHN 113.
Available via Ecampus
CHN 112, FIRST-YEAR CHINESE, 4 Credits
Essentials of colloquial Mandarin with emphasis on conversation, reading, and writing. Designed for students with no prior training in Chinese. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Chinese will not receive credit for CHN 111, CHN 112, CHN 113.
Prerequisite: CHN 111 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
CHN 113, FIRST-YEAR CHINESE, 4 Credits
Essentials of colloquial Mandarin with emphasis on conversation, reading, and writing. Designed for students with no prior training in Chinese. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Chinese will not receive credit for CHN 111, CHN 112, CHN 113.
Prerequisite: CHN 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
CHN 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 211, SECOND-YEAR CHINESE, 4 Credits
Further development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on conversational fluency and increased vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Chinese will not receive credit for CHN 211, CHN 212, CHN 213.
Prerequisite: CHN 113 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
CHN 212, SECOND-YEAR CHINESE, 4 Credits
Further development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on conversational fluency and increased vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Chinese will not receive credit for CHN 211, CHN 212, CHN 213.
Prerequisite: CHN 211 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
CHN 213, SECOND-YEAR CHINESE, 4 Credits
Further development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on conversational fluency and increased vocabulary. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Chinese will not receive credit for CHN 211, CHN 212, CHN 213.
Prerequisite: CHN 212 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
CHN 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 311, THIRD-YEAR CHINESE LANGUAGE, 3 Credits
Further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to a more advanced level with emphasis on the practical application of the Chinese language.
Prerequisite: CHN 213 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
CHN 312, THIRD-YEAR CHINESE LANGUAGE, 3 Credits
Further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to a more advanced level with emphasis on the practical application of the Chinese language. Lec/rec.
Prerequisite: CHN 311 with C- or better
CHN 313, THIRD-YEAR CHINESE LANGUAGE, 3 Credits
Further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to a more advanced level with emphasis on the practical application of the Chinese language.
Prerequisite: CHN 312 with C- or better
CHN 379, PROCTOR EXPERIENCE, 1-2 Credits
Supervised practicum for advanced students, with assignments as proctor or tutor in lower-division Chinese courses.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Recommended: Completion of third-year Chinese with a minimum 3.0 GPA in that sequence
Available via Ecampus
CHN 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
CHN 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CHN 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
PREREQ: Departmental approval required.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Communication (COMM)
COMM 111, *PUBLIC SPEAKING, 3 Credits
Public communication as it relates to informative and persuasive discourse. The theory and practice of public speaking in informative and persuasive contexts. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER COMM 111Z.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech
Equivalent to: COMM 111H, COMM 111HZ, COMM 111Z
Available via Ecampus
COMM 111H, *PUBLIC SPEAKING, 3 Credits
Public communication as it relates to informative and persuasive discourse. The theory and practice of public speaking in informative and persuasive contexts. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER COMM 111HZ.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: COMM 111, COMM 111HZ, COMM 111Z
COMM 111HZ, +*PUBLIC SPEAKING, 4 Credits
Emphasizes developing communication skills by examining and demonstrating how self-awareness, audience, content, and occasion influence the creation and delivery of speeches and presentations.
Attributes: CFCM – Core Ed - Communication, Media & Society; CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
COMM 111Z, +*PUBLIC SPEAKING, 4 Credits
Emphasizes developing communication skills by examining and demonstrating how self-awareness, audience, content, and occasion influence the creation and delivery of speeches and presentations.
Attributes: CFCM – Core Ed - Communication, Media & Society; CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech
Equivalent to: COMM 111, COMM 111H, COMM 111HZ
Available via Ecampus
COMM 114, *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE, 3 Credits
Examination of argumentation as a part of human interaction and investigation. Emphasizes the processes by which people give reasons to gain adherence and to justify beliefs and actions. Includes readings, writing, and presentations concerned with the nature of arguments, processes of arguing, and argument criticism.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech
Equivalent to: COMM 114H
Available via Ecampus
COMM 114H, *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE, 3 Credits
Examination of argumentation as a part of human interaction and investigation. Emphasizes the processes by which people give reasons to gain adherence and to justify beliefs and actions. Includes readings, writing, and presentations concerned with the nature of arguments, processes of arguing, and argument criticism.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: COMM 114
COMM 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 211, *COMMUNICATING ONLINE, 3 Credits
In our increasingly technological world, we use mediated communication to build relationships. Introduces students to the theoretical and practical dimensions on online communication in order to facilitate more informed analysis and performance of online communication as a means of developing both interpersonal and public relationships.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech
Available via Ecampus
COMM 218, *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Introduction to dyadic and relational communication. Overview of current research in such areas as verbal and nonverbal messages, self-concept and perception, culture and gender stereotypes and styles, relational development and dissolution, deception, compliance gaining and conflict management. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER COMM 218Z.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech
Equivalent to: COMM 218H, COMM 218HZ, COMM 218Z
Available via Ecampus
COMM 218H, *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Introduction to dyadic and relational communication. Overview of current research in such areas as verbal and nonverbal messages, self-concept and perception, culture and gender stereotypes and styles, relational development and dissolution, deception, compliance gaining and conflict management. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER COMM 218HZ.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: COMM 218, COMM 218HZ, COMM 218Z
COMM 218HZ, *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 4 Credits
Increases the knowledge and use of competent communication skills to better understand oneself, others, and the role of communication in interpersonal relationships.
Attributes: CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
COMM 218Z, +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 4 Credits
Increases the knowledge and use of competent communication skills to better understand oneself, others, and the role of communication in interpersonal relationships.
Attributes: CFCM – Core Ed - Communication, Media & Society; CSW3 – Bacc Core, Skills, Speech
Equivalent to: COMM 218, COMM 218H, COMM 218HZ
Available via Ecampus
COMM 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 312, ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING, 3 Credits
Advanced theory and practice in public speaking. Simulated public speaking situations, audience analysis, and rhetorical strategies will be emphasized. Students will prepare and present a variety of public speeches.
Prerequisite: COMM 111 with D- or better or COMM 111H with D- or better or COMM 111Z with D- or better or COMM 111HZ with D- or better or COMM 114 with D- or better or COMM 114H with D- or better
COMM 314, ARGUMENTATION, 3 Credits
Concepts and processes of argumentation, systems of logic, critical analysis of contemporary efforts to influence. Examination of arguing to gain adherence and argumentation as a way of knowing. Development of cases and argument briefs for presentation.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 114 with D- or better or COMM 114H with D- or better
COMM 316, ADVANCED PERSUASION, 3 Credits
Advanced theory and practice in persuasion, with evidence on social and behavioral science research. Examination of the cognitive and affective aspects of persuasion, focusing particularly on the audience. Consideration of persuasion in interpersonal relations, organizations, public advocacy, and public relations.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: COMM 111Z
COMM 318, ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Advanced theory and practice in communication in interpersonal relations.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: COMM 218 with D- or better or COMM 218H with D- or better or COMM 218Z with D- or better or COMM 218HZ with D- or better
COMM 320, INTRODUCTION TO RHETORICAL THEORY, 3 Credits
Introduction to the basic theories of rhetoric, as well as the background of rhetoric as a discipline in speech communication.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
COMM 321, INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY, 3 Credits
Introduction to 20th century models, theories, and empirical research programs in communication. Survey of selected theories and social scientific methods across diverse contexts in communication.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
COMM 322, SMALL-GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING, 3 Credits
Theory and practice of small-group decision making. Group processes of problem solving and decision by consensus. The history and role of group problem solving in a democratic society. Group power, leadership, and roles. Experience with problems of fact, value, and policy.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Recommended: COMM 218Z
COMM 323, COMMUNITY DIALOGUE, 4 Credits
Examination of the nature and role of community dialogue in formal and informal social scenes in which participants communicate differing perspectives, values and beliefs.
COMM 324, COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS, 3 Credits
Examination of the nature and role of communication in formal and informal organizations. Introductory survey of central issues in the study of organizations, including corporate communication, leadership, organizational effectiveness, power, organizational culture, management styles, organizational conflict, and decision making.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
COMM 325, COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP, 4 Credits
Theory and practice of communicating leadership. Communication processes of facilitating productive climates, innovative and creative leading, and goal-oriented community leading.
COMM 326, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Perspectives, theories, and experiences of communication in intercultural, cross-cultural, and pan-cultural relations.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
COMM 328, NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
The study of human communication behavior that transcends the spoken and written word; nondiscursive symbolism. The course examines the relationship between nonverbal and verbal communication behavior and nonverbal communication skill development. Topics addressed include space, distance, the environment, touch, gesture, facial expression, and gaze as communication.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
COMM 332, FAMILY COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
How various elements of communication impact familial relationships. Two main discussions: general communication patterns in the family, and various understudied types of family relationships. Provides students with insights into past familial experiences and skills for future family relationships.
Prerequisite: COMM 218 with D or better or COMM 218H with D or better or COMM 218Z with D or better or COMM 218HZ with D or better
COMM 342, INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS, 3 Credits
Emphasizes theory and philosophy of public relations, and applications of theory through specific tools and techniques. Analyze current events from public relations perspective. Systematically develops public relations plan through research, planning, communication, and evaluation processes. CROSSLISTED as COMM 342/NMC 342.
Prerequisite: NMC 101 with D- or better or NMC 101H with D- or better or COMM 111 with D- or better or COMM 111H with D- or better or COMM 111Z with D- or better or COMM 111HZ with D- or better
Equivalent to: NMC 342
COMM 350, DEBATE AND FORENSICS WORKSHOP, 1-3 Credits
Laboratory experience in debate, public speaking, and interpretation of literature. Preparation for intercollegiate debate and forensics participation.
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
COMM 368, PROPAGANDA AND SOCIAL CONTROL, 3 Credits
Case studies, examples, and analyses of direct and indirect influences upon thought, belief, and action involving mass media of communication, including film, theatre, radio, television, posters, and art objects. Historical approach using film, tape, and recordings for student analysis and discussion.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
COMM 372, VISUAL RHETORIC, 3 Credits
The course will survey the major theories of semiotics. Using semiotics as a foundation, students will explore the nature of the rhetoric of the visual image.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
COMM 380, IMAGE AND MYTH IN FILM, 3 Credits
Film as a medium for creating, reflecting, and defining values, roles, styles, conflicts, problems, strategies, expectations, and institutions in American life. Various methods of analysis and evaluation are applied to film as an agent and artifact. Film images of the frontier, war, women, men, justice, America, progress, and beauty are explored.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
COMM 385, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE IN CYBERSPACE, 3 Credits
Covers history and culture of the Internet, as well as social, political, and economic issues of computer-mediated communication.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
COMM 388, SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 3 Credits
Examines how individuals build and maintain close relationships through new media and social networks. Currently, scholars are seeing a shift in how individuals self-report building close relationships, as people use elements of new media more and more frequently. Designed to look into the similarities and differences of these relationships as compared to face-to-face relationships. CROSSLISTED as COMM 388/NMC 388.
Equivalent to: NMC 388
Available via Ecampus
COMM 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 410, COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
An assignment in a private or public business or agency. The student observes or works in one or more departments of the enterprise, perhaps in one area of interest or specialization (e.g., public relations, training, personnel, research and planning). Work is supervised by the agency staff, supervising school faculty members(s) provide academic evaluation.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: Minimum of 21 credits
COMM 412, TOPICS IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Contemporary issues in speech communication: appraisal and discussion of current theories, trends, research methods, problems, or applications.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of speech communication.
COMM 414, COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS, 3 Credits
Communication research and its relationship to theory. Quantitative and qualitative methods of investigation in speech communication. Experimental and non-experimental research design; naturalistic observation; issues of reliability and validity; statistical analysis. Standards and principles of writing and reporting research.
Prerequisite: COMM 321 with D- or better
COMM 416, ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Study and practice of using ethnography of communication as a research method for developing theory in communication studies; topics include data collection, analysis, and writing ethnographic reports.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: COMM 321 with D- or better
COMM 418, ^INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Current theory, research, and practice in interpersonal communication. Issues addressed may include compliance gaining, nonverbal behavior, family communication, gender issues, impression formation, rules, and human relations.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: COMM 321 with D- or better
COMM 421, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Introduces students to theoretical knowledge in the field of science communication along with important concepts and applied issues concerning effective science communication. Utilizes a social scientific approach to provide students with a broad overview and foundation for understanding science communication, including the background, purpose, theory, and practice of science communication. Applies this knowledge and creates a science communication for the benefit of a real-world client.
Prerequisite: COMM 321 (may be taken concurrently) with C or better
COMM 422, ^SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Current theory, research, and practice in communication and small-group communication. Issues addressed may include leadership, decision making, problem solving, training, and human relations.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: COMM 321 with D- or better
COMM 425, COMMUNICATION AND YOUTH OUTREACH, 4 Credits
Examines the role of communication outreach when working with youth. Study and examination of applied youth communication theory and research. Topics may include establishing communication boundaries, communicating identity, anti-smoking and anti-drug campaigns, social exclusion, effects of media, and pro-social communication. Students are required to volunteer in a youth context coordinated by the instructor.
COMM 426, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES, 3 Credits
Advanced study in intercultural communication theoretical developments and research directions. Topics addressed may include intercultural research methods, training, language and culture, acculturation, and intercultural effectiveness.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: COMM 321 with D- or better and COMM 326 [D-]
Available via Ecampus
COMM 427, CULTURAL CODES IN COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Study and examination of the contextualized use of communication within speech communities and cultures; topics include the cultural patterning of communication and cultural communication theory.
COMM 432, GENDER AND COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Investigation of impact of sex and gender on communication in conflict, decision-making, leadership, nonverbal messages, language, and interpersonal relationships. Focus on definitions of sex and gender in regard to knowledge, social constructs, and self-development.
Prerequisite: COMM 321 with D- or better
COMM 437, HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
This class is designed to unpack various elements of how communication impacts health, and vice versa. There are three main sections to this course: 1) discussing doctor-patient communication, 2) discussing the effects of health campaigns, and 3) discussing the link between communication and both psychological and physiological health.
Available via Ecampus
COMM 440, THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, 3 Credits
Conflict on a variety of levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, public, and social. Conflict in a variety of contexts: relationships, family, organizations, community, and society. Constructive and destructive means of confronting and managing conflict; social and psychological aspects of conflict; conflict analysis; causes of conflict; conflict and peace, social order, and social change; case studies of conflict.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 442, BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION PROCESSES, 3 Credits
Theory and practice of bargaining and negotiation as means of settling disputes, with emphasis on the role of communication. Strategies and tactics of distributive and integrative bargaining orientations. Negotiation preparation and experience through case studies and simulations.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 444, THIRD PARTIES IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION: MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION, 3 Credits
Philosophies, strategies, practices, and characteristics of mediation and arbitration processes in the settlement of conflicts and disputes. Study of the role of the third party neutral in the peace making process. Case studies and simulations in mediation and arbitration.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 446, COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND DISPUTES, 3 Credits
Examination of the nature of international conflicts and disputes and the roles culture and communication play in resolving them constructively. Analysis of negotiation, mediation, and international law as approaches to dealing with international political, economic, cultural, and religious disputes. Scrutiny of contemporary world conflicts.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 454, ADVANCED ARGUMENTATION, 3 Credits
Advanced study in classical and current theories of the persuasive and epistemological functions of argumentation. Examination of the dominant contemporary theorists, including Toulmin, Perelman, and Willard. Analysis of research and applied perspectives, including conversational argument, argument fields, the philosophy of argument, argument as rhetoric, and argument in contexts.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 456, ^RHETORIC: 500 BC TO 500 AD, 3 Credits
History and philosophy of rhetorical principles.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 458, ^RHETORIC: 500 AD TO 1900, 3 Credits
History and philosophy of rhetorical principles.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 459, ^CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF RHETORIC, 3 Credits
A survey of contemporary rhetorical theories from 1900 to the present.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 462, RHETORIC OF REVOLUTIONARIES AND REACTIONARIES: 1900-PRESENT, 3 Credits
Speech criticism; great American speakers; relation of their speaking to the history of ideas; rhetoric and political, social, and religious movements.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 464, RHETORICAL CRITICISM, 3 Credits
Explores the approaches to the criticism of rhetoric, including aesthetic, social movement, genre, feminist, and other modes of criticism.
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 466, ETHICS OF RHETORIC, 3 Credits
Examines the ethical questions raised by the use of persuasive discourse, including the derivation of standards of ethical persuasion and approaches to ethical judgment about persuasion.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: COMM 320 with D- or better
COMM 472, THE RHETORIC OF POPULAR CULTURE, 3 Credits
A survey of theories of popular culture from Arnold to Hall. Students will examine various artifacts of popular culture and the influences they exert.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
COMM 476, ISSUES IN THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, 3 Credits
Examination of the theories of free expression and case materials related to tests of free speech in key U.S. Supreme Court cases. The course emphasizes the context of social and political movements from which the cases arise.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 478, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, 3 Credits
Theory, research and methods of political campaign rhetoric. Topics include rhetorical strategies and tactics in advertising, national conventions, broadcast debates, media coverage and public opinion polls.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
COMM 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
COMM 510, COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
An assignment in a private or public business or agency. The student observes or works in one or more departments of the enterprise, perhaps in one area of interest or specialization (e.g., public relations, training, personnel, research and planning). Work is supervised by the agency staff, supervising school faculty member(s) provide academic evaluation.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
COMM 512, TOPICS IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Contemporary issues in speech communication: appraisal and discussion of current theories, trends, research methods, problems, or applications.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: 9 credits of speech communication.
COMM 514, COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS, 3 Credits
Communication research and its relationship to theory. Quantitative and qualitative methods of investigation in speech communication. Experimental and non-experimental research design; naturalistic observation; issues of reliability and validity; statistical analysis. Standards and principles of writing and reporting research.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 515, CRITICAL METHODS IN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Provides students with the skills necessary to critically analyze technological, discursive, and material communication phenomena. Introduces theoretical traditions, canonical texts, and critical vocabulary that are used to analyze communication from a critical humanistic perspective. Instructs students to produce their own original critical and interpretive research rooted in relevant disciplinary and interdisciplinary frameworks.
COMM 516, ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Study and practice of using ethnography of communication as a research method for developing theory in communication studies; topics include data collection, analysis, and writing ethnographic reports.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 517, RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Introduction to the structure, process, and logic of quantitative empirical research in communication. Topics include research design, measurement, methodology, and descriptive statistics. Think of this as a skills course, where you are going to learn how to understand, critique, and design quantitative methodological approaches. Note that this course is rigorous, and will hopefully challenge you to better understand how research applies to your life outside of the classroom.
COMM 518, INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Current theory, research, and practice in interpersonal communication. Issues addressed may include compliance gaining, nonverbal behavior, family communication, gender issues, impression formation, rules, and human relations.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 520, INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDY IN COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Introductory graduate seminar in the field of communication. Emphasis on the breadth and depth of the discipline, graduate study, and research directions.
COMM 521, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Introduces students to theoretical knowledge in the field of science communication along with important concepts and applied issues concerning effective science communication. Utilizes a social scientific approach to provide students with a broad overview and foundation for understanding science communication, including the background, purpose, theory, and practice of science communication. Applies this knowledge and creates a science communication for the benefit of a real-world client.
COMM 522, SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Current theory, research, and practice in communication and small-group communication. Issues addressed may include leadership, decision making, problem solving, training, and human relations.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 526, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES, 3 Credits
Advanced study in intercultural communication theoretical developments and research directions. Topics addressed may include intercultural research methods, training, language and culture, acculturation, and intercultural effectiveness.
COMM 532, GENDER AND COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
Investigation of impact of sex and gender on communication in conflict, decision-making, leadership, nonverbal messages, language, and interpersonal relationships. Focus on definitions of sex and gender in regard to knowledge, social constructs, and self-development.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 537, HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits
This class is designed to unpack various elements of how communication impacts health, and vice versa. There are three main sections to this course: 1) discussing doctor-patient communication, 2) discussing the effects of health campaigns, and 3) discussing the link between communication and both psychological and physiological health.
COMM 540, THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, 3 Credits
Conflict on a variety of levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, public, and social. Conflict in a variety of contexts: relationships, family, organizations, community, and society. Constructive and destructive means of confronting and managing conflict; social and psychological aspects of conflict; conflict analysis; causes of conflict; conflict and peace, social order, and social change; case studies of conflict.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 542, BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION PROCESSES, 3 Credits
Theory and practice of bargaining and negotiation as means of settling disputes, with emphasis on the role of communication. Strategies and tactics of distributive and integrative bargaining orientations. Negotiation preparation and experience through case studies and simulations.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 544, THIRD PARTIES IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION: MEDIATION/ARBITRATION, 3 Credits
Philosophies, strategies, practices, and characteristics of mediation and arbitration processes in the settlement of conflicts and disputes. Study of the role of the third party neutral in the peace making process. Case studies and simulations in mediation and arbitration.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 546, COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND DISPUTES, 3 Credits
Examination of the nature of international conflicts and disputes and the roles culture and communication play in resolving them constructively. Analysis of negotiation, mediation, and international law as approaches to dealing with international political, economic, cultural, and religious disputes. Scrutiny of contemporary world conflicts.
Recommended: COMM 321
COMM 554, ADVANCED ARGUMENTATION, 3 Credits
Advanced study in classical and current theories of the persuasive and epistemological functions of argumentation. Examination of the dominant contemporary theorists, including Toulmin, Perelman, and Willard. Analysis of research and applied perspectives, including conversational argument, argument fields, the philosophy of argument, argument as rhetoric, and argument in contexts.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 556, RHETORIC: 500 BC TO 500 AD, 3 Credits
History and philosophy of rhetorical principles.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 558, RHETORIC: 500 AD TO 1900, 3 Credits
History and philosophy of rhetorical principles.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 559, CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF RHETORIC, 3 Credits
A survey of contemporary rhetorical theories from 1900 to the present.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 562, RHETORIC OF REVOLUTIONARIES AND REACTIONARIES: 1900-PRESENT, 3 Credits
Speech criticism; great American speakers; relation of their speaking to the history of ideas; rhetoric and political, social, and religious movements.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 564, RHETORICAL CRITICISM, 3 Credits
Explores the approaches to the criticism of rhetoric, including aesthetic, social movement, genre, feminist, and other modes of criticism.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 565, RESEARCH METHODS IN RHETORIC, 3 Credits
A graduate-level introduction to research methods in rhetorical studies. Topics include rhetorical criticism, discourse analysis, and historiography. Course goals include the ability to understand and critique common methodological approaches in rhetorical studies.
COMM 566, ETHICS OF RHETORIC, 3 Credits
Examines the ethical questions raised by the use of persuasive discourse, including the derivation of standards of ethical persuasion and approaches to ethical judgment about persuasion.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 572, THE RHETORIC OF POPULAR CULTURE, 3 Credits
A survey of theories of popular culture from Arnold to Hall. Students will examine various artifacts of popular culture popular culture and the influences they exert.
COMM 576, ISSUES IN THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, 3 Credits
Examination of the theories of free expression and case materials related to tests of free speech in key U.S. Supreme Court cases. The course emphasizes the context of social and political movements from which the cases arise.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 578, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, 3 Credits
Theory, research and methods of political campaign rhetoric. Topics include rhetorical strategies and tactics in advertising, national conventions, broadcast debates, media coverage and public opinion polls.
Recommended: COMM 320
COMM 590, GRADUATE SEMINAR IN RHETORIC, 3 Credits
Examines topics dealing with the current state of research in rhetorical studies. This includes discussing a number of approaches to the history, theory, and criticism of rhetoric, as well as to the relationship between rhetoric and related disciplines. Course goals include increased competence in understanding the current state of rhetorical theory and research in the area being explored.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
COMM 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-18 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
COMM 808, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
College Student Services Administration (CSSA)
CSSA 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: AHE 501, ED 501
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CSSA 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: AHE 502
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
CSSA 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: AHE 505
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: AHE 506
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-18 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 513, RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits
Basic understanding of research and assessment ideas, uses, and practices in higher education and student affairs.
Equivalent to: AHE 513
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 520, MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits
Developing understanding, knowledge, and skills of multiculturalism affecting the student affairs profession and careers in student affairs administration.
Equivalent to: AHE 520
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 530, FUNDAMENTALS OF COUNSELING, 3 Credits
Explores basic helping skills and processes appropriate in a variety of settings, specifically within the higher education arena. Focuses on a variety of counseling skills and techniques through videotape and role plays. Explores ethical standards of conduct, multicultural considerations and competencies, and engages in discussions of counseling issues within higher education.
Equivalent to: COUN 530
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 535, TRAGEDY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits
Introduction to the history of major incidents of college and university tragedies and best practices for preventing and responding to these crisis situations.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 548, AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits
The origins and development of higher education in the United States from the colonial colleges to the present.
Equivalent to: AHE 548
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 549, GLOBALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits
Exposes students to the multifaceted nature of global education by exploring Globalization/internationalization as it relates not only to student affairs, but to the greater higher education setting.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 551, PROGRAMS AND FUNCTIONS IN COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICES, 3 Credits
Historical, philosophical, and organizational foundations; operational components and functional areas; overview and analysis of college student services in postsecondary educational institutions; leadership development.
Equivalent to: AHE 551
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 552, STUDENT DEVELOPMENT IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, 3 Credits
Theoretical and philosophical foundations of student development; analysis of college student characteristics and the student culture; nontraditional student subgroups; student attitudes, values, and beliefs; concepts and models that promote student learning; and assessment of student growth.
Equivalent to: AHE 552
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 553, STUDENT DEVELOPMENT IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES II, 3 Credits
Gain a deeper understanding of adult student populations and development theory (specifically, cognitive theories and typologies) and its application to practice.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 554, LEGAL ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits
A comprehensive presentation and discussion of the law governing administration within public colleges and universities with a special emphasis on tort liability and freedom of expression.
Equivalent to: AHE 554
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 557, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICES, 1 Credit
Self-assessment, goal setting, professional growth, and professional ethics as a practitioner in college student services administration. Graded P/N.
Equivalent to: AHE 557
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 558, ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICES, 3 Credits
Legal foundations, governance models, planning, and goal setting, resource acquisition and allocation, personnel and financial management and administrative leadership
Equivalent to: AHE 558
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 559, CSSA TRANSITIONS, 3 Credits
First-term CSSA students will explore issues of professional transition, orientation and acculturation, including: foundational professional values that inform student affairs work; student affairs professional associations; student affairs research and scholarship; social justice in higher education; and approaches to self-care and professional well-being.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 560, FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, 3 Credits
Examines the foundations of social justice in higher education. Considers foundational critical pedagogists and explores how to engage in action to address issues of inequity and injustice in higher education.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 574, BUDGET AND FINANCE, 3 Credits
Introduces budget and finance in student services. Covers topics which student affairs practitioners should be familiar, able to use, and to assess.
Equivalent to: AHE 574
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 575, INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 3 Credits
Develops a baseline understanding of key community college concepts. Explores an overview of history and mission, culture, governance, funding, student demographics, academic programs, and student support services.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 580, ACADEMIC ADVISING, 2 Credits
Provides an introduction to academic advising as a profession and an essential component of quality higher education. Examines the history, theory, core values and practices that encompass this dynamic functional area and considers how advising skill sets play out in other student services areas.
Available via Ecampus
CSSA 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Environmental Arts and Humanities (EAH)
EAH 411, *PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES, 4 Credits
Introduction to methods of inquiry in the field of environmental arts and humanities. Learn key concepts in approaches to environmental humanities scholarship and environmental art, informed by ecological principles and other perspectives from the natural sciences. Disciplinary approaches include history, literature, philosophy, and the formal arts.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
EAH 412, *ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN CONTEXT, 4 Credits
Introduction to environmental science methods and practice, especially for students studying in the arts and humanities. Gain a working understanding of the scientific method, theory, and analysis, including how to interpret and evaluate risk assessment, statistics-based arguments, and visual representations of data. Understand the history and role of the sciences in environmental discourse.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
EAH 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
EAH 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
EAH 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
EAH 506, FIELD COURSE PROJECTS, 3 Credits
EAH 507, SEMINAR, 2-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 10 credits.
EAH 508, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
EAH 510, WORK AND FIELD EXPERIENCE, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
EAH 511, PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES, 4 Credits
Introduction to methods of inquiry in the field of environmental arts and humanities. Learn key concepts in approaches to environmental humanities scholarship and environmental art, informed by ecological principles and other perspectives from the natural sciences. Disciplinary approaches include history, literature, philosophy, and the formal arts.
Available via Ecampus
EAH 512, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN CONTEXT, 4 Credits
Introduction to environmental science methods and practice, especially for students studying in the arts and humanities. Gain a working understanding of the scientific method, theory, and analysis, including how to interpret and evaluate risk assessment, statistics-based arguments, and visual representations of data. Understand of the history and role of the sciences in environmental discourse.
EAH 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Economics (ECON)
ECON 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 201, +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Introduces the principles of microeconomics including economic scarcity, price theory, consumer behavior, producer behavior, market structure, government role in the market, externalities, and market failure. Additional selected topics may include game theory, behavioral economics, international trade, poverty, and inequality.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ECON 201H
Recommended: MTH 111Z
Available via Ecampus
ECON 201H, +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Introduces the principles of microeconomics including economic scarcity, price theory, consumer behavior, producer behavior, market structure, government role in the market, externalities, and market failure. Additional selected topics may include game theory, behavioral economics, international trade, poverty, and inequality.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ECON 201
Recommended: MTH 111Z
ECON 202, +*INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Introduces the principles of macroeconomics including the study of the aggregate activity of a market economy, sources of economic growth, inflation, unemployment, and the use of fiscal and monetary policy to address macroeconomic problems.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Recommended: MTH 111Z
Available via Ecampus
ECON 311, INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY, 4 Credits
An examination of demand theory, production and cost theory, game theory, behavioral economics, competitive and imperfectly competitive markets, and general equilibrium and welfare economics. ECON 311 and ECON 411 cannot both be taken for credit toward the economics major.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better
Equivalent to: AREC 311, EC 311
Available via Ecampus
ECON 314, PRICES, MARKETS AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Explains determinants of demand and supply. Analyzes alternative market structures and behavioral economics. Assess impact on social welfare of alternative assumptions regarding market competition, externalities, asymmetric information, behavioral economics. Applies behavioral economics to analysis of public policy. Explains why policies often fail to achieve objectives.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better
ECON 315, INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY, 4 Credits
An examination of macroeconomic aggregates, income determination, aggregate demand and supply. The basic macroeconomic models will be discussed such as Keynesian, Classical, Monetarist, and Neo-Classical. ECON 315 and ECON 415 cannot both be taken for credit toward the Economics major.
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and (ECON 202 [D-] or ECON 202H [D-])
Equivalent to: EC 315
Available via Ecampus
ECON 329, INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Mathematical methods of economic analysis. Theory of economic structure and optimization developed through calculus and linear algebra, dynamic systems analyzed through integral calculus and difference and differential equations. The mathematical tools are developed in conjunction with their application to economic problems. Some acquaintance with calculus recommended.
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and (ECON 202 [D-] or ECON 202H [D-]) and (MTH 241 [D-] or MTH 251 [D-] or MTH 251H [D-])
Equivalent to: EC 329
ECON 330, MONEY AND BANKING, 4 Credits
Nature and functions of money; functions and operations of depository institutions; the money market; central banking and monetary policy. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and (ECON 202 [D-] or ECON 202H [D-])
Equivalent to: EC 330
Available via Ecampus
ECON 340, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
An overview of international economics with an emphasis on current events and applications, including classical and modern trade theory and the study of trade and exchange-rate policies. (SS) (See Schedule Comment regarding Bacc Core status.)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and (ECON 202 [D-] or ECON 202H [D-])
Equivalent to: EC 340
Available via Ecampus
ECON 350, FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Discusses how various securities meet the needs of different economic agents and the efficiency of financial markets in meeting those needs. Topics include interest rates, valuation, investment risk, trading and market structure, arbitrage, market efficiency, debt markets, equity markets, and financial derivatives.
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and ECON 202 [D-]
Available via Ecampus
ECON 352, *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY, 3 Credits
Provides an overview of the interrelationships between economic activity, the environment, and public policy. Through case studies, discussion groups, readings, and group activities, students learn how economists define and analyze environmental problems and the types of policies they advocate for managing environmental quality. CROSSLISTED as AEC 352/ECON 352.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Prerequisite: AEC 250 with D- or better or AEC 250H with D- or better or ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better
Equivalent to: AEC 352
Available via Ecampus
ECON 383, *THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
An economic analysis of discrimination, focusing on labor market inequities for women and minorities. Historical and current trends in pay, education, and employment disparities, economic explanations for such disparities, and econometric evidence for wage and employment discrimination. (SS) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: ECON 201 with C- or better or ECON 201H with C- or better
Equivalent to: EC 383
Available via Ecampus
ECON 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: ECON 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ECON 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 401
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ECON 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 402
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 403
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 405
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 406
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 407
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 408
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 410
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 411, ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY, 4 Credits
Rigorous treatment of optimizing behavior of economic agents and markets. Examines utility maximization and demand; cost minimization, profit maximization and supply; perfect competition and monopoly; imperfect competition and game theory; and general equilibrium, social welfare and market failure using sophisticated mathematical tools. Students cannot receive credit toward the major for both ECON 311 and ECON 411.
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and (MTH 241 [D-] or MTH 251 [D-] or MTH 251H [D-])
ECON 414, BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Economic analysis of the effects of social, cognitive, and emotional factors on individual decision making and their implications for market outcomes and policy making. Topics include time inconsistency, decision making under risk, cognitive dissonance, heuristics, social preferences, and experimental economics.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 415, ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC THEORY, 4 Credits
Macroeconomics as an application of general equilibrium theory. Macroeconomic models are developed taking preferences and technology as primitives. The models' short and long run predictions are analyzed and compared to the data. The welfare implications of fiscal and monetary policy are discussed. ECON 315 and ECON 415 cannot both be taken for credit toward the major.
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and (ECON 202 [D-] or ECON 202H [D-]) and (MTH 241 [D-] or MTH 251 [D-] or MTH 251H [D-])
ECON 420, GAME THEORY, 4 Credits
Systematically studies strategic interactions among multiple decision makers with applications in economics, politics, sociology, law, computer science, sports, and biology. Topics taught include static, sequential, and repeated games of perfect and imperfect information.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 423, PRE-ECONOMETRICS, 4 Credits
Introduction to probability and statistics with an emphasis on estimation and hypothesis testing. Applications to economic models.
Prerequisite: MTH 241 with D- or better or MTH 251 with D- or better or MTH 251H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 424, INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS, 4 Credits
Application of statistical techniques, including sampling theory, hypothesis testing, and multiple regression analysis, to economic models. Economic modeling, analysis of economic data, and policy analysis are emphasized.
Prerequisite: (ECON 311 with C or better or ECON 411 with C or better) and (ST 351 [C] or ST 351H [C] or ECON 423 [C])
Available via Ecampus
ECON 427, INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS WITH CALCULUS, 4 Credits
Addresses both the theory and practice of econometrics, including properties of estimators, modeling economic processes, estimation, hypothesis testing, prediction and interpretation of results. Students cannot receive credit toward the major for both ECON 424 and ECON 427. Lec/lab.
Prerequisite: (ECON 311 with C or better or ECON 411 with C or better) and ECON 423 [C]
ECON 428, ^INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 4 Credits
Basic methods of economic research: concepts and models; data sources, collection, and presentation; hypothesis formulation and testing; policy analysis. Written assignments apply methods.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with C- or better or ECON 411 with C- or better
Recommended: Prior completion of WR II
Available via Ecampus
ECON 435, PUBLIC ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Composition and growth of government spending; theory of public expenditure; analysis of public expenditure programs; benefit-cost analysis; theory and practice of taxation; analysis of local, state, and federal taxes; government borrowing and fees; current issues in tax and expenditure policy.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with C- or better or ECON 411 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 439, ^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Theory of public problems and decision making. Evaluation of public policy strategies, selected public programs and individual public projects considering the full range of efficiency and equity effects. Direct and indirect impacts of policy, strength of implicit incentives, administrative feasibility, and problems of policy implementation.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 440, ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION, 4 Credits
Examines the phenomenon of globalization using economic analysis to explore controversial themes of the globalization debate--offshoring, sweatshops, child labor, environmental standards, intellectual property protection, cultural diversity, economic development, immigration, and governance.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
ECON 441, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEORY AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Theories and policies of exchange rate regimes; fixed, floating and managed floats; internal and external trade and capital balances; international capital flows and institutions.
Prerequisite: ECON 315 with D- or better
Equivalent to: EC 441
ECON 455, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Describes the patterns of income, growth, poverty, and inequality across countries and through history with a focus on low-income countries. Examines definitions of development, theories of economic growth, development metrics, and the forces that have led to the distribution of wealth across the world. Analyzes inequality, population, education, health, trade, sustainability, foreign aid, urbanization and related topics.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better) and ECON 202 [D-]
ECON 460, INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION THEORY AND POLICY, 4 Credits
The study of the causes of market structure, the behavior of firms in game theoretic settings, and the welfare implications of competitive and imperfectly competitive markets; United States antitrust and other laws regulating business behavior.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 461, LAW, ECONOMICS, AND REGULATION, 4 Credits
The analysis of the effectiveness of laws and government regulations in fostering economic efficiency and fairness. Topics include the design of laws and policies to promote social welfare and the study of the effectiveness of criminal law, antitrust law, and the government regulation of business in promoting social goals.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 462, MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
The application of microeconomic theory and quantitative methods to management decisions. Case-oriented course emphasizing actual business decisions.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
ECON 464, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, 4 Credits
Examines history of K-20 education in the United States. Analyzes education decisions and career choices. Assesses impact of funding formulas, major education reforms, teacher experience, unions on student learning outcomes. Analyzes how educational attainment impacts technological change, economic growth and wage gap in the United States.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
ECON 466, ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, 4 Credits
Reviews and analyzes the economics and structure of world markets for various traditional energy (e.g., oil, coal, natural gas), as well as renewable energy (wind, geothermal and solar) with the latter focusing on the Pacific Northwest electrical industry structure and regulatory framework.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 with D- or better or ECON 201H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 480, LABOR ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL POLICY, 4 Credits
Interaction of workers and firms in labor markets, social policy and its effects on labor markets, human capital theory and education policy, discrimination and other sources of wage differentials, immigration, unemployment, inequality.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
Recommended: Microeconomics
Available via Ecampus
ECON 491, ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY, 4 Credits
Analyze economic inequality. Describe and measure inequality, historical and current trends in inequality, causes and consequences of inequality, and policy implications.
Prerequisite: ECON 311 with D- or better or ECON 411 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
ECON 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 501
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 502
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 503
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ECON 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 505
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 506
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 507
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 517, MICROECONOMIC THEORY FOR MPP, 4 Credits
Familiarizes MPP students who do not have a strong background in microeconomics with the material they will need for their future economics course work.
Recommended: Working knowledge of algebra and geometry.
Available via Ecampus
ECON 520, GAME THEORY, 4 Credits
Systematically studies strategic interactions among multiple decision makers with applications in economics, politics, sociology, law, computer science, sports, and biology. Topics taught include static, sequential, and repeated games of perfect and imperfect information.
ECON 524, INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS, 4 Credits
Application of statistical techniques, including sampling theory, hypothesis testing, and multiple regression analysis, to economic models. Economic modeling, analysis of economic data, and policy analysis are emphasized.
Recommended: (ECON 311 or ECON 411 or ECON 517) and (ST 351 or ECON 423)
Available via Ecampus
ECON 535, PUBLIC ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
Composition and growth of government spending; theory of public expenditure; analysis of public expenditure programs; benefit-cost analysis; theory and practice of taxation; analysis of local, state, and federal taxes; government borrowing and fees; current issues in tax and expenditure policy.
ECON 539, PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Theory of public problems and decision making. Evaluation of public policy strategies, selected public programs and individual public projects considering the full range of efficiency and equity effects. Direct and indirect impacts of policy, strength of implicit incentives, administrative feasibility, and problems of policy implementation.
Equivalent to: EC 539
Recommended: ECON 311 and ECON 435
Available via Ecampus
ECON 540, ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION, 4 Credits
Examines the phenomenon of globalization using economic analysis to explore controversial themes of the globalization debate--offshoring, sweatshops, child labor, environmental standards, intellectual property protection, cultural diversity, economic development, immigration, and governance.
Recommended: ECON 517
ECON 541, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEORY AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Theories and policies of exchange rate regimes; fixed, floating and managed floats; internal and external trade and capital balances; international capital flows and institutions.
Equivalent to: EC 541
Recommended: ECON 315
ECON 555, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Describes the patterns of income, growth, poverty, and inequality across countries and through history with a focus on low-income countries. Examines definitions of development, theories of economic growth, development metrics, and the forces that have led to the distribution of wealth across the world. Analyzes inequality, population, education, health, trade, sustainability, foreign aid, urbanization and related topics.
ECON 560, INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION THEORY AND POLICY, 4 Credits
The study of the causes of market structure, the behavior of firms in game theoretic settings, and the welfare implications of competitive and imperfectly competitive markets; United States antitrust and other laws regulating business behavior.
ECON 561, LAW, ECONOMICS, AND REGULATION, 4 Credits
The analysis of the effectiveness of laws and government regulations in fostering economic efficiency and fairness. Topics include the design of laws and policies to promote social welfare and the study of the effectiveness of criminal law, antitrust law, and the government regulation of business in promoting social goals.
Recommended: ECON 201
ECON 562, MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 4 Credits
The application of microeconomic theory and quantitative methods to management decisions. Case-oriented course emphasizing actual business decisions.
ECON 564, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, 4 Credits
Examines history of K-20 education in the United States. Analyzes education decisions and career choices. Assesses impact of funding formulas, major education reforms, teacher experience, unions on student learning outcomes. Analyzes how educational attainment impacts technological change, economic growth and wage gap in the United States.
ECON 566, ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, 4 Credits
Reviews and analyzes the economics and structure of world markets for various traditional energy (e.g., oil, coal, natural gas), as well as renewable energy (wind, geothermal and solar) with the latter focusing on the Pacific Northwest electrical industry structure and regulatory framework.
Recommended: ECON 201 or ECON 201H
Available via Ecampus
ECON 580, LABOR ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL POLICY, 4 Credits
Interaction of workers and firms in labor markets, social policy and its effects on labor markets, human capital theory and education policy, discrimination and other sources of wage differentials; immigration, unemployment, inequality.
Recommended: ECON 311 or ECON 411 or Microeconomics such as ECON 517
ECON 591, ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY, 4 Credits
Analyze economic inequality. Describe and measure inequality, historical and current trends in inequality, causes and consequences of inequality, and policy implications.
Recommended: ECON 517
ECON 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: ECON 311 or ECON 411 or Microeconomics such as ECON 517
ECON 601, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 601
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 602, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 602
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 603, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 603
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ECON 605, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 605
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 606, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 606
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 607, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: EC 607
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ECON 610, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
English (ENG)
ENG 101, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: THE YOUNG ADULT NOVEL, 3 Credits
Explores the craft, culture and racial significance, and emotional impact of contemporary young adult fiction. Examines Young Adult fiction as a category of reading audience that contains multiple genres. Considers such urgent topics as race, immigration, and gender identity while also attending to formal elements such as significant detail, tone, symbolism, and metaphor as portrayed in the young adult experience.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Available via Ecampus
ENG 104, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: FICTION, 3 Credits
Study of fiction for greater understanding and enjoyment. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER ENG 104Z.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 104H, ENG 104Z
Available via Ecampus
ENG 104Z, *INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, 4 Credits
Invites students to enter imaginative narratives and confront the challenges of being human. Provides opportunities for the appreciation of fiction, including deeper awareness of craft and insight into how reading fiction can lead to self-enrichment. Reads a variety of types of fiction, from diverse perspectives and eras, and develops skills in discussion, literary analysis, and critical thinking.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 104, ENG 104H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 106, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: POETRY, 3 Credits
Study of poetry for greater understanding and enjoyment. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER ENG 106Z.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 106H, ENG 106Z
Available via Ecampus
ENG 106Z, *INTRODUCTION TO POETRY, 4 Credits
Invites students to delve into the biggest questions about life and culture alongside the seemingly smallest issues of words and sounds. Provides opportunities for the appreciation of poetry, including deeper awareness of craft and insight into how reading poetry can lead to self-enrichment. Reads a variety of types of poetry and poetic forms, from diverse perspectives and eras, and develops skills in discussion, literary analysis, and critical thinking.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 106, ENG 106H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 107, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: CREATIVE NONFICTION, 3 Credits
An introduction to the study of creative nonfiction as a diverse genre, from journalism to memoir and essay.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Recommended: WR 121Z
ENG 108, *INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, 3 Credits
Focuses on modern and contemporary examples of science fiction and fantasy with some attention paid to the roots of the genres (myths, folklore, and fairy tales). Hypothesizes that both genres reflect the anxieties and aspirations of the eras that produce and consume them. Introduces students to a range of modern classics, including contemporary science fiction and fantasy written by women and people of color.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Available via Ecampus
ENG 109, *INTRODUCTION TO TRUE CRIME, 3 Credits
Focuses on the American true crime genre, from its origins in the earliest colonial literature to the contemporary popularity of crime stories in various media. Pays particular attention to true crime examples from the last five decades, tracing the genre’s evolution and rise in popularity. Develops a collective understanding of how the true crime genre has evolved, why it has become so popular, and how its constituent texts reflect the cultural assumptions and anxieties of their American eras, especially in terms of their relationship to the genre’s core ideas of violence and truth. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 201, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The earlier plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 201H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 201H, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The earlier plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 201
ENG 202, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The later plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 202H
ENG 202H, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The later plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 202
ENG 204, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 204H
ENG 204H, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 204
ENG 205, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 205H
ENG 205H, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 205
ENG 206, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 207, LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: CLASSICAL-RENAISSANCE, 4 Credits
The great plays, poems and fiction of Western civilization. Covers the Classical World: (Greek, Hebrew, Roman) and Western European major authors through the Renaissance.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 210, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Asia.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 211, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Africa.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 211H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 211H, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Africa.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 211
ENG 212, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Meso- and South America and the Caribbean. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
ENG 213, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of the Middle East.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 213H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 213H, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of the Middle East.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 213
ENG 214, *LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: EUROPE, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama written by European authors.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
ENG 215, +*CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores Greek and Roman mythology, its allusions, and continuing influences. Examines excerpts from Classical literature and their adaptations in a variety of modes (statues, film, dance, novels, internet memes) up to the present day. Investigates why we continue to turn to powerful archetypes to express the human experience and when and how they fail in this regard.
Attributes: CFAH – Core Ed - Art & Humanities General; CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 216, *ILLUMINATING HAPPINESS, 3 Credits
Explores subjects essential to human happiness, such as gratitude, kindness, joy, grief, grace, disgrace, emotional and spiritual growth, community, social identity, and global stewardship through the reading of poetry. Explores approaches arising from the reading of poetry, such as Reader Response techniques, imagination studies, and self-awareness inquiries. Develops rewirement models in conjunction with literary analysis and critical writing. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 217, READING FOR WRITERS, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the varieties of reading necessary to the writer’s life. Surveys the main literary devices common to fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and engages students in the understanding of these devices through analysis and creative practice.
Equivalent to: ENG 217X
ENG 220, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 220H, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 221, *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Reading and critical analysis of African-American literature in historical, political, and/or thematic perspective.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 221H
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ENG 221H, *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Reading and critical analysis of African-American literature in historical, political, and/or thematic perspective.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 221
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 222, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales, and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Equivalent to: ENG 222H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 222H, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales, and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 222
ENG 240, *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE, 4 Credits
An exploration of the key figures, themes, theories, and works of American environmental literature.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 253, *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900, 4 Credits
Readings from American literature presented in chronological sequence, important eras and movements with emphasis on major writers.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 254, *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT, 4 Credits
Readings from American literature presented in chronological sequence, important eras and movements with emphasis on major writers.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 254H
ENG 254H, *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT, 4 Credits
Readings from American literature presented in chronological sequence, important eras and movements with emphasis on major writers.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 254
ENG 260, *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES, 4 Credits
Study of the literature of American minorities: North American Indian, black, Chicano/Chicana, Asian, Middle Eastern, gay and lesbian.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 260H
ENG 265, *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of film, literary, and philosophical visions of the future. Three hours of lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 275, *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Biblical structure, literary types, ideas, influences.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 275H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 275H, *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Biblical structure, literary types, ideas, influences.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 275
ENG 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 301, WAYS OF READING, 4 Credits
What’s the difference between reading a book for pleasure and reading it for a class? What kinds of skills are necessary for upper-level work as an English major? What exactly is literary criticism? Pursue these questions by studying a selection of texts paired with works providing historical and critical context. Learn how to think and write like a literary critic by reading carefully, discussing these works in class, and writing analytical essays.
ENG 302, ^WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Explore the conventions of academic writing, with the goal of developing original textual interpretations and situating those interpretations in relation to secondary sources. Develop an understanding of a broader scholarly conversation by writing about issues of difference, including but not limited to categories of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and ability. Practice evaluating scholarly resources, including secondary sources and archival research.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: ENG 301 with D- or better
ENG 304, CAREER PREPARATION FOR ENGLISH MAJORS, 2 Credits
Introduces students majoring in English to tasks and processes needed to successfully prepare for a future career. Includes exercises in self-reflection, guidance in exploring professional options and networking, and feedback on job-seeking materials.
Prerequisite: ENG 301 with D- or better
ENG 311, ^STUDIES IN BRITISH PROSE, 4 Credits
An introduction to the prose genre in British literature with intensive practice in reading and writing practices for literary study.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
ENG 317, *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN, 4 Credits
Chronological survey of the novel in America. Covers from the beginnings to Chopin.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 318, *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD, 4 Credits
Chronological survey of the novel in America. Covers Modernist Period from Dreiser to Faulkner.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 319, *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II, 4 Credits
Chronological survey of the novel in America. Covers Post-World War II: Mailer to the present.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 320, *STUDIES IN PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author through the relations of text and performance. Topics change from term to term and may include content from film, drama, digital sources, and other visual media. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 321, *STUDIES IN WORD, OBJECT, AND IMAGE, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author through the relations of texts to material artifacts and/or static visual objects (e.g., paintings, engravings, printed matter, or photographs). Topics change from term to term. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 322, *STUDIES IN GLOBALISM, TEXT, AND EVENT, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author as informed by patterns of globalization, issues in international relations, and/or landmark moments of cultural exchange. Topics change from term to term.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 330, *THE HOLOCAUST IN LITERATURE AND FILM, 4 Credits
Study of fiction, memoir, and film representing Nazi Holocaust of European Jewry. Reviews history of racial Anti-Semitism and rise of Nazism as context for textual analysis of Holocaust literature. Examines literary and filmic form as productive to social awareness of the roots, events, and aftermath of the Holocaust. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 340, LITERATURES OF THE COAST, 4 Credits
Introduces the diverse means by which literature and the arts represent coastal and marine life. The working thesis is that modern cultural artifacts and literary theories are reflected in and have the power to transform the societal challenges facing coastal community and ocean health. Explores the significance of such interdisciplinary translations through a variety of generic perspectives including poetry, short story, philosophy, creative nonfiction, and graphic narrative.
ENG 345, INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY, 4 Credits
Focuses on study and analysis of critical frameworks and methodologies for the interpretation of literature and culture.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: ENG 301 (may be taken concurrently) with D- or better
ENG 360, *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
An introduction to the prose and poetry written by Native Americans of the North American continent.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 362, *AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS, 4 Credits
Study of important literary works of any genre by American women from historical, thematic, or formalist perspectives. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 362H
ENG 375, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales, and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Equivalent to: ENG 375H
ENG 375H, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 375
ENG 386, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART I, 4 Credits
The first course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Conquest to Civil War. CROSSLISTED as ART 386/ENG 386.
Equivalent to: ART 386
ENG 387, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART II, 4 Credits
The second course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Civil War to Harlem Renaissance. CROSSLISTED as ART 387/ENG 387.
Equivalent to: ART 387
ENG 388, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART III, 4 Credits
The third course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Great Depression to Postmodernity. CROSSLISTED as ART 388/ENG 388.
Equivalent to: ART 388
ENG 399, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 399H, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 406H, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 406
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 410, INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 16 credits of literature; 6 credits of writing beyond WR 121Z
ENG 416, POWER AND REPRESENTATION, 4 Credits
Critical analysis of works by colonized peoples, women, and ethnic minorities, with a focus on the issue of representation.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
ENG 418, THE ENGLISH NOVEL: VICTORIAN PERIOD, 4 Credits
Selected English novels focusing on those from the Victorian period. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 425, STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Particular genres, themes, and writers in medieval literature. Topics change from term to term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 427, GLOBAL MEDIEVAL, 4 Credits
Investigates how the “medieval period”, spanning the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century CE) and the Fall of Constantinople (1453) and generally cast as European, was a complex millennium of global travel, commerce, and cultural exchange, far more heterogeneous than contemporary television, movies, and medievalising fantasy literature usually depicts. Identifies how the literature, travelogues, and life narratives written in Europe, Africa, and Asia reflect political, religious, philosophical, and artistic interpenetration. Examines how these texts help us redefine the medieval and illuminate modern discourses of the nation-state, debates about race and ethnicity, and the concerns of post- and decoloniality.
Prerequisite: ENG 301 with C- or better
Recommended: 8 credits of 200-level ENG courses
ENG 434, STUDIES IN LITERATURE 1700-1900, 4 Credits
Explores literature and culture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (1700-1900). Topics vary and address current conversations in eighteenth-century, Romantic, and/ or Victorian studies. Content may include a variety of genres as well as modern responses to older texts and traditions. Emphasizes texts in their historical context and examines the development of social categories, concepts, and/or crises.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: ENG 301; critical thinking, evaluation, and writing skills
ENG 435, STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
Shakespeare's works from a variety of critical and scholarly perspectives. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 438, STUDIES IN LITERATURE AFTER 1900, 4 Credits
Explores literature and culture of the twentieth century and beyond. Topics vary and address current conversations in Modernist (early 20th c.), Postmodernist (late 20th c.) and/ or Contemporary (21st c.) period studies. Content may include a variety of genres as well as modern responses to older texts and traditions. Emphasizes texts in their historical context and examines the development of social categories, concepts, and/or crises.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: ENG 301; critical thinking, evaluation, and writing skills
ENG 440, STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Studies in the literature and contexts of the period of Irish writing often referred to as the Irish Renaissance. Authors may include Yeats, Joyce, Shaw, O'Casey, Gregory, Synge, Bowen, Moore, Behan, O'Brien, Kavanaugh, Cronin. Sometimes offered as a study of Joyce's works alone. Topics change from term to term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 445, ^STUDIES IN NONFICTION, 4 Credits
Particular essayists and journalists, movements, problems, conventions, and types of nonfiction writing in English. Topics change from term to term.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
Available via Ecampus
ENG 454, MAJOR AUTHORS, 4 Credits
Advanced study of major and influential authors from various cultures and backgrounds. Subjects change from term to term. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 460, STUDIES IN DRAMA, 4 Credits
Particular dramatists, movements, conventions, and types of world drama. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 465, STUDIES IN THE NOVEL, 4 Credits
Particular novelists, movements, conventions, and types of the novel throughout its history. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 470, ^STUDIES IN POETRY, 4 Credits
Particular poets, movements, problems, conventions, and types of poetry in English or English translation. Topics change from term to term.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 480, STUDIES IN LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of literature in its relationship to society and culture; study of literary culture. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FILM 480
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 482, STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 4 Credits
Creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and film from the mid-19th century to the present, examining relationships between rural and urban, and investigating the development of important patterns in how the physical environment is perceived, represented, interpreted, and used in the United States.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 485, ^STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Special topics in American literary history. Organized around movements, regions, themes, or major authors. Topics change from term to term.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 488, LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY, 4 Credits
Practices, approaches, histories, and theories of teaching literature appropriate for secondary through college settings. Considers text selection, assignments, and evaluation. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 489, WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE, 4 Credits
Considers medical themes in literature, social meanings of illness, and writing strategies appropriate to the healing arts.
ENG 490, HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A study of the origins, changes, and reasons for changes in the grammar, sounds, and vocabulary of English from its earliest stages through its modern forms.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
ENG 497, *INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S VOICES, 4 Credits
A study of women and literature in an international context, focusing on the cultural differences among women and the effects of gender on language and literature.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
ENG 499, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ENG 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
CROSSLISTED as AMS 507/ENG 507.
Equivalent to: AMS 507
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 510, GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH, 1-2 Credits
Provides graduate students with supervised, on-the-job work experience and professional development. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ENG 512, STUDIES IN BRITISH THEATER AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of major dramatists and the audiences they addressed, of socio-economic conditions and their interrelations with theatrical institutions. Readings may include dramatic and non-dramatic literature. Historical period and content may vary.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 514, INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Introduction to the MA program; theories and methods of English studies. Offered fall term only. Required for first-year MA students.
ENG 516, POWER AND REPRESENTATION, 4 Credits
Critical analysis of works by colonized peoples, women, and ethnic minorities, with a focus on the issue of representation. Not offered every year.
ENG 521X, STUDIES IN WORD, OBJECT, AND IMAGE, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author through the relations of texts to material artifacts and/or static visual objects (e.g., paintings, engravings, printed matter, or photographs).
ENG 525, STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Particular genres, themes, and writers in medieval literature. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 527, GLOBAL MEDIEVAL, 4 Credits
Investigates how the “medieval period”, spanning the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century CE) and the Fall of Constantinople (1453) and generally cast as European, was a complex millennium of global travel, commerce, and cultural exchange, far more heterogeneous than contemporary television, movies, and medievalising fantasy literature usually depicts. Identifies how the literature, travelogues, and life narratives written in Europe, Africa, and Asia reflect political, religious, philosophical, and artistic interpenetration. Examines how these texts help us redefine the medieval and illuminate modern discourses of the nation-state, debates about race and ethnicity, and the concerns of post- and decoloniality.
ENG 534, STUDIES IN LITERATURE 1700-1900, 4 Credits
Explores literature and culture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (1700-1900). Topics vary and address current conversations in eighteenth-century, Romantic, and/ or Victorian studies. Content may include a variety of genres as well as modern responses to older texts and traditions. Emphasizes texts in their historical context and examines the development of social categories, concepts, and/or crises.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 535, STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
Shakespeare's works from a variety of critical and scholarly perspectives. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: At least one quarter of Shakespeare
ENG 538, STUDIES IN LITERATURE AFTER 1900, 4 Credits
Explores literature and culture of the twentieth century and beyond. Topics vary and address current conversations in Modernist (early 20th c.), Postmodernist (late 20th c.) and/ or Contemporary (21st c.) period studies. Content may include a variety of genres as well as modern responses to older texts and traditions. Emphasizes texts in their historical context and examines the development of social categories, concepts, and/or crises.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 540, STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Studies in the literature and context of the period of Irish writing often referred to as the Irish Renaissance. Authors may include Yeats, Joyce, Shaw, O'Casey, Gregory, Synge, Bowen, Moore, Behan, O'Brien, Kavanaugh, Cronin. Sometimes offered as a study of Joyce's works alone. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 545, STUDIES IN NONFICTION, 4 Credits
Particular essayists and journalists, movements, problems, conventions, and types of nonfiction writing in English. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 554, MAJOR AUTHORS, 4 Credits
Advanced study of major and influential authors from various cultures and backgrounds. Subjects change from term to term. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 560, STUDIES IN DRAMA, 4 Credits
Particular dramatists, movements, conventions, and types of world drama. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 565, STUDIES IN THE NOVEL, 4 Credits
Particular novelists, movements, conventions, and types of the novel throughout its history. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 570, STUDIES IN POETRY, 4 Credits
Particular poets, movements, problems, conventions, and types of poetry in English or English translation. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 575, STUDIES IN CRITICISM, 4 Credits
Particular critics, critical movements, issues, and histories of criticism. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 580, STUDIES IN LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of literature in its relationship to society and culture; study of literary culture. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
Equivalent to: FILM 580
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 582, STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 4 Credits
Creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and film from the mid-19th century to the present, examining relationships between rural and urban, and investigating the development of important patterns in how the physical environment is perceived, represented, interpreted, and used in the United States.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 585, STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Special topics in American literary history. Organized around movements, regions, themes, or major authors. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 588, LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY, 4 Credits
Practices, approaches, histories, and theories of teaching literature appropriate for secondary through college settings. Considers text selection, assignments, and evaluation.
ENG 589, WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE, 4 Credits
Considers medical themes in literature, social meanings of illness, and writing strategies appropriate to the healing arts.
ENG 590, HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A study of the origins, changes, and reasons for changes in the grammar, sounds, and vocabulary of English from its earliest stages through its modern forms.
Ethnic Studies (ES)
ES 101, *INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES, 3 Credits
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the ethnic group experience in the United States with emphasis on African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos/as, Latinos/as, and Asian Americans.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 159, *LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE US: AN INTRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed notions. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 159/ES 159/WLC 159. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
ES 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 201, *INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA, 3 Credits
An examination of past and present constructions of race and ethnicity in U.S. culture and society and their impact on individuals, institutions, policies, and practices, with particular emphasis on contemporary America. (Bacc Core Course) (H) (SS)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 211, *INTRODUCTION TO LATINO/A STUDIES, 4 Credits
An introduction to key concepts and ideas in Latino/a Studies, with a focus on the processes that led to the historical incorporation of various Latin@ groups into the United States, and the factors that have shaped contexts of reception for Latino/as historically. Explore connections and disconnections between historical and present day discourses and processes.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
ES 213, *LATINO/A IDENTITIES AND ACTIVISM, 4 Credits
A comparative interdisciplinary treatment of contemporary Latino/a cultures and current issues affecting their status in the United States.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 221, *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary survey of the African American experience beginning with pre-colonial Africa to the early 1900s. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 221H
ES 221H, *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary survey of the African American experience beginning with pre-colonial Africa and ending with World War I. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 221
ES 223, *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES II, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary survey of the African American experience from World War I to the present. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ES 223H
ES 223H, *SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES II, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary survey of the African American experience from World War I to the present. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ES 223
ES 231, *INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES, 4 Credits
An examination of the histories and experiences of Asian Americans from the mid-1800s to the present through historical texts, oral histories, personal essays, video, audio, and creative writings. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ES 233, *ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ACTIVISM AND EMPOWERMENT, 4 Credits
A look at Asian Pacific American activism and issues, from early labor organizing to contemporary community efforts, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the present. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ES 241, *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, 4 Credits
A survey of Native American cultures and history, both prior to and following contact with Europeans. Introduces the key contemporary issues and questions in the field of Native American studies.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 241H
Available via Ecampus
ES 241H, *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, 4 Credits
A survey of Native American cultures and history, both prior to and following contact with Europeans. Introduces the key contemporary issues and questions in the field of Native American studies.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 241
ES 243, *NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIMILATION AND ACTIVISM, 4 Credits
Comprehensive course dealing with Native American experiences in the United States. Focuses on tribal and individual Native American activism and responses to government policies and cultural practices of assimilation since 1900.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 260, *INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES, 4 Credits
Introduction to the geography, societies, histories, cultures, and contemporary issues of Oceania (Pacific islands). Especially concerned with the experience of indigenous communities and the representations generated inside and outside Oceania. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
ES 270, MAKING ALLIANCES AND SOLIDARITIES, 4 Credits
Examines the history of social justice movement alliances and solidarity work. Students will learn from case studies and analyses of successes and failures in collaborations across race, gender, class, sexuality, and indigenous communities. Students will extend course learning via experiential projects requiring the application and practice of alliance-making and solidarity principles.
ES 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 319, *FEMINIST DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Examines traditional scientific methods through a feminist philosophy of science lens that incorporates critiques of the racialized and gendered origins of modern science. Introduces the breadth of feminist research methods associated with social justice research.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Prerequisite: WGSS 223 with D- or better or WGSS 223H with D- or better
Equivalent to: WGSS 319
ES 321, AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT: 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits
This interdisciplinary course examines the dialogues, conflicts and self-representations produced by African Americans beginning with the closing years of the 19 century (1895) and ending with the opening days of World War II. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
ES 323, CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL DISCOURSE, 4 Credits
Interdisciplinary course examines key African American political discourse(s) that emerged in response to major social and cultural transformations occurring in the United States after World War II to the present. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
ES 334, ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
An examination of various works by Asian Pacific American writers and some of the critical debates surrounding them.
ES 345, NATIVE AMERICANS IN OREGON, 4 Credits
Analysis and understanding of the complex experiences of Native Americans in the present state of Oregon, from early contact with those of other ethnicities to contemporary demographic contexts.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 350, ^PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND WRITINGS ON RACE, 4 Credits
Explores historical and contemporary cases of private, political, and public discourse on race and difference. Students will study diverse examples to explore strategies and methods of dominant and resistant discourse, as well as their social and material impacts.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
ES 351, *ETHNIC MINORITIES IN OREGON, 4 Credits
Exploration of the cultures and contributions of major ethnic groups in the state of Oregon. With timelines, oral histories, and audiovisual aids, the course will allow students to learn the ethnic and regional diversity in Oregon history. (Bacc Core Course) (H)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 353, *ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, 4 Credits
Introduces environmental racism; the unequal impact of environmental harm on communities of color and indigenous peoples. Presents empirical evidence and theoretical frames, and explores efforts by government, residents, and activists to combat it. Considers questions of environmental justice via social structure, public access, open space, indigeneity, food, and media. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ES 353H
ES 353H, *ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, 4 Credits
Introduces environmental racism; the unequal impact of environmental harm on communities of color and indigenous peoples. Presents empirical evidence and theoretical frames, and explores efforts by government, residents, and activists to combat it. Considers questions of environmental justice via social structure, public access, open space, indigeneity, food, and media. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ES 353
ES 355, *RACE, SPACE, AND DIFFERENCE, 4 Credits
A hands-on approach to exploring how we make space, and why geography is always infused with markers of social identity and exercises of power. Will practice "reading" space and landscapes, and learn how notions of race and other forms of "difference" shape space (and vice versa) to produce experiences of inclusion, exclusion, cooperation, and conflict. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ES 355H
ES 355H, *RACE, SPACE, AND DIFFERENCE, 4 Credits
A hands-on approach to exploring how we make space, and why geography is always infused with markers of social identity and exercises of power. Will practice "reading" space and landscapes, and learn how notions of race and other forms of "difference" shape space and (vice versa) to produce experiences of inclusion, exclusion, cooperation, and conflict. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ES 355
ES 357, *FARMWORKER JUSTICE MOVEMENTS, 4 Credits
Justice movements for farmworkers have a long and storied past in the annals of US history. This course begins with the 1960s Chicano civil rights era struggles for social justice. Focus on the varied strategies of four farmworker justice movements: United Farm Workers, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The course is structured around the question of the movement and its various articulations. Course covers central themes and strategies that comprise the core of farmworker movements but is designed to allow students to explore other articulations they find relevant. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ES 357H
ES 357H, *FARMWORKER JUSTICE MOVEMENTS, 4 Credits
Justice movements for farmworkers have a long and storied past in the annals of US history. This course begins with the 1960s Chicano civil rights era struggles for social justice. Focus on the varied strategies of four farmworker justice movements: United Farm Workers, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The course is structured around the question of the movement and its various articulations. Course covers central themes and strategies that comprise the core of farmworker movements but is designed to allow students to explore other articulations they find relevant. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ES 357
ES 360, *INDIGENOUS OCEAN AND COAST, 4 Credits
An intensive experiential course that explores Indigenous ocean and coast relationships. Work directly with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz on several possible coast related projects, all using hands-on learning and application methods. All projects will be centered on traditional knowledge, including traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). Projects will center current tribal interests and needs as well as engage with the complexities of continuing cultural practices within a confederated (and once terminated) tribe comprised of both coastal and inland bands and tribes.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
ES 375, *ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Explores concepts of structural inequality, difference, power, and discrimination through a critical survey of arts activism. Think critically about artwork and artists which address a number of social issues in the United States, including race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, immigration, and indigeneity. CROSSLISTED as ES 375/QS 375/WGSS 375.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
ES 377, *HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Introduction to the intersection of health and social justice, to better understand socially unjust health differences (inequities) present in communities across the United States and abroad. Examination of relevant historical issues, theories of justice, human rights, and empirical evidence of health inequities, with an emphasis in critical analysis and applied knowledge. Overview of community -engaged participatory approaches that may be used to address social injustices and health inequities.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
ES 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: ES 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ES 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
ES 409, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 431, *QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES, 4 Credits
"Queer of color critiques" refers to political theories and activism that emerge from LGBTQ people of color to examine the intersections between race, sexuality and gender. Addresses these intersections through theory, history, and activism. CROSSLISTED as ES 431/QS 431/WGSS 431 and ES 531/QS 531/WGSS 531.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
ES 440X, INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE & POP CULTURE, 4 Credits
Examines Indigenous resistance through the mode of pop culture. Explores pop culture medium which includes street art, clothing, music, film/video, online gaming, and other forms of popular culture. Analyzes current issues facing Indigenous people in the Americas as well as Indigenous responses and resistance to these same struggles through pop culture.
ES 444, NATIVE AMERICAN LAW: TRIBES, TREATIES, AND THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Examination of the parameters of native treaty relationships with the federal and state governments, and considers the future of these agreements.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 445, *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examination of scientific and technological discovery, continuity, and change among indigenous peoples, with particular emphasis on selected communities of pre- and post-European contact North America. (Bacc Core Course) (H) (NC)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 445H
ES 445H, *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examination of scientific and technological discovery, continuity, and change among indigenous peoples, with particular emphasis on selected communities of pre- and post-European contact North America. (Bacc Core Course) (H) (NC)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 445
ES 448, NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this exploration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life. CROSSLISTED as ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
ES 449, INDIGENOUS FEMINISMS, 4 Credits
Explores Indigenous feminisms as well as some of the issues facing Indigenous women in the Americas and Pacific Islands. Relates Indigenous feminisms to the complexity of federal law and policies as well as land struggles between Indigenous communities and contemporary settler colonial nations. Raises awareness of current Indigenous struggles as well as Indigenous feminist responses and resistance to these same struggles.
Equivalent to: QS 449, WGSS 449
Recommended: Critical thinking, evaluation, and synthesis skills
ES 451, THEORIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY, 4 Credits
A seminar examining various theories of race and ethnicity, their historical contexts, and applications.
Available via Ecampus
ES 452, *ETHNICITY IN FILM, 4 Credits
Using ethnicity and gender as primary frames of reference, this upper-division/graduate level seminar seeks to introduce students to critical film theory and examine ethnicity and gender as a force both in front of and behind the camera.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
ES 453, *ETHNOHISTORY METHODOLOGY, 4 Credits
A seminar developing techniques for collecting, analyzing, and incorporating ethnic community histories in research papers and theses.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
ES 454, KALAPUYA PEOPLES CULTURE AND HISTORY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Presents and analyzes the deep history and cultural contexts of the Kalapuya peoples of western Oregon from multiple academic disciplines, including anthropology, history, linguistics, archaeology, geography, and environmental studies. Addresses historic and prehistoric themes including Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), arts and crafts (material culture), settler colonization, treaties & removal, reservation life, federal Indian policy, termination & restoration, and survivance of contemporary cultural identity. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 454/ES 454.
Prerequisite: ES 241 with C or better or ES 241H with C or better
Corequisites: ES 345
Equivalent to: ANTH 454
ES 455, INTERNSHIP SEMINAR, 1 Credit
Prepares students for the internship and provides an opportunity to explore career options and/or graduate study.
ES 459, LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed ideas. Better understand how racism is produced and reproduced in talk and text (this will include symbols and signs), especially in the context of the denial of racism. Focuses on the language of racism, and more specifically, types of discourse that construct Whiteness as dominant over Color. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 459/ES 459/WLC 459.
ES 460, ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Seminar examines inequities and social justice issues in contemporary U.S. society, particularly dimensions of race and ethnicity in our public policies and practices impacting communities in areas such as housing, poverty, employment, public health, education, law enforcement, and the environment.
ES 461, RACISM AND THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, 4 Credits
The prison industrial/punishment complex in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has become a growth industry with the privatization of prisons, and mass incarceration of mostly people-of-color. This course examines the history and growth of this industry and the implications that it has on this democracy.
ES 463, US EMPIRE/IMPERIALISM, SETTLER/COLONIALISM, CAPITALISM/RACE, 4 Credits
How and when did the United States become an empire? This course approaches the historical and contemporary actions of the United States as both a continental and global empire through historiography, socio-political, economic, and racial analyses of U.S. hegemony. Students will learn from recent interdisciplinary scholars who have worked to understand the development of U.S. empire as a series of overlapping cultural projects in the homeland, and beyond the borders of the United States as mutually constitutive of political, and economic, and cultural processes of empire-building, that is capital accumulation, and power.
ES 464, FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY, 3 Credits
This interdisciplinary and comparative course will examine the relationship between food and identity. Food, from its production to consumption, is a powerful symbol of social and cultural meaning. As an expression of identity and subjectivity, food also marks borders between humans and non-humans, plants and animals, nature and culture, tradition and modernity, etc. CROSSLISTED as ES 464/FCSJ 464 and ES 564/FCSJ 564.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FCSJ 464
ES 475, *RACE, GENDER, AND LABOR ON THE OREGON COAST, 4 Credits
Examines the sociopolitical and cultural processes that constitute coastal spaces in Oregon, including issues of race/ethnicity, immigration, labor/class, and gender, as these shape and are shaped by human interactions with the coast and the ocean. In addition to reading, writing, and discussion, engage in guided-inquiry and problem-solving projects, to explore substantive issues in Newport and other locations along the Oregon coast. Takes advantage of the Hatfield Marine Science Center and available technologies, to connect students with Newport and other coastal locations including Coos Bay, Lincoln City, and Astoria. CROSSLISTED as ES 475/WGSS 475.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: WGSS 475
Recommended: Junior class standing; collaboration, critical thinking, and synthesis skills
ES 477, QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM, 4 Credits
LGBTQ people of color often engage struggles for social justice through artistic movements. Focuses on arts by LGBTQ people of color and the way these artistic movements contribute to activism that interrupts interlocking systems of oppression. CROSSLISTED as ES 477/QS 477/WGSS 477 and ES 577/QS 577/WGSS 577.
Equivalent to: QS 477, WGSS 477
Recommended: QS 262 and QS 462
Available via Ecampus
ES 485, CAPSTONE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, 2 Credits
Working with an advisor from the Social Justice minor, conduct research to synthesize and extend analysis of a particular social justice issue, building on three previous papers or projects. Results are presented in a 10-15 page paper and a public poster, presentation or website. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 485/ES 485/WGSS 485.
Prerequisite: (ANTH 373 with D- or better or ES 373 with D- or better or WGSS 373 with D- or better or WLC 373 with D- or better) and (ANTH 410 [D-] or ES 410 [D-] or WGSS 410 [D-] or WLC 410 [D-])
Equivalent to: ANTH 485, WGSS 485, WLC 485
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
ES 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ES 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 506, SPECIAL PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 531, QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES, 4 Credits
"Queer of color critiques" refers to political theories and activism that emerge from LGBTQ people of color to examine the intersections between race, sexuality and gender. Addresses these intersections through theory, history, and activism. CROSSLISTED as ES 431/QS 431/WGSS 431 and ES 531/QS 531/WGSS 531.
ES 540X, INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE & POP CULTURE, 4 Credits
Examines Indigenous resistance through the mode of pop culture. Explores pop culture medium which includes street art, clothing, music, film/video, online gaming, and other forms of popular culture. Analyzes current issues facing Indigenous people in the Americas as well as Indigenous responses and resistance to these same struggles through pop culture.
ES 544, NATIVE AMERICAN LAW: TRIBES, TREATIES, AND THE U.S., 4 Credits
Examination of the parameters of native treaty relationships with the federal and state governments, and considers the future of these agreements.
Available via Ecampus
ES 548, NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this exploration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life.
Equivalent to: PHL 548, REL 548
ES 549, INDIGENOUS FEMINISMS, 4 Credits
Explores Indigenous feminisms as well as some of the issues facing Indigenous women in the Americas and Pacific Islands. Relates Indigenous feminisms to the complexity of federal law and policies as well as land struggles between Indigenous communities and contemporary settler colonial nations. Raises awareness of current Indigenous struggles as well as Indigenous feminist responses and resistance to these same struggles.
ES 551, THEORIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY, 4 Credits
A seminar examining various theories of race and ethnicity, their historical contexts, and applications.
Available via Ecampus
ES 552, ETHNICITY IN FILM, 4 Credits
Using ethnicity and gender as primary frames of reference, this upper-division/graduate level seminar seeks to introduce students to critical film theory and examine ethnicity and gender as a force both in front of and behind the camera.
Available via Ecampus
ES 553, ETHNOHISTORY METHODOLOGY, 4 Credits
A seminar developing techniques for collecting, analyzing, and incorporating ethnic community histories in research papers and theses.
ES 554, KALAPUYA PEOPLES CULTURE AND HISTORY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Presents and analyzes the deep history and cultural contexts of the Kalapuya peoples of western Oregon from multiple academic disciplines, including anthropology, history, linguistics, archaeology, geography, and environmental studies. Addresses historic and prehistoric themes including Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), arts and crafts (material culture), settler colonization, treaties & removal, reservation life, federal Indian policy, termination & restoration, and survivance of contemporary cultural identity. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 554/ES 554.
Equivalent to: ANTH 554
ES 559, LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed ideas. Better understand how racism is produced and reproduced in talk and text (this will include symbols and signs), especially in the context of the denial of racism. Focuses on the language of racism, and more specifically, types of discourse that construct Whiteness as dominant over Color. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 559/ES 559/WLC 559.
ES 560, ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Seminar examines inequities and social justice issues in contemporary U.S. society, particularly dimensions of race and ethnicity in our public policies and practices impacting communities in areas such as housing, poverty, employment, public health, education, law enforcement, and the environment.
ES 561, RACISM AND THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, 4 Credits
The prison industrial/punishment complex in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has become a growth industry with the privatization of prisons, and mass incarceration of mostly people-of-color. This course examines the history and growth of this industry and the implications that it has on this democracy.
ES 563, US EMPIRE/IMPERIALISM, SETTLER/COLONIALISM, CAPITALISM/RACE, 4 Credits
How and when did the United States become an empire? This course approaches the historical and contemporary actions of the United States as both a continental and global empire through historiography, socio-political, economic, and racial analyses of U.S. hegemony. Students will learn from recent interdisciplinary scholars who have worked to understand the development of U.S. empire as a series of overlapping cultural projects in the homeland, and beyond the borders of the United States as mutually constitutive of political, and economic, and cultural processes of empire-building, that is capital accumulation, and power.
ES 564, FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY, 3 Credits
This interdisciplinary and comparative course will examine the relationship between food and identity. Food, from its production to consumption, is a powerful symbol of social and cultural meaning. As an expression of identity and subjectivity, food also marks borders between humans and non-humans, plants and animals, nature and culture, tradition and modernity, etc. CROSSLISTED as ES 464/FCSJ 464 and ES 564/FCSJ 564.
Equivalent to: FCSJ 564
ES 575, CRITICAL RACE FEMINISM AND OUTSIDER JURISPRUDENCE, 4 Credits
Critical exploration of critical legal justice movements and their relationship to social identities. Seminar emphasizes specific legal cases, federal and state laws, and constitutional issues that impact groups deemed outsiders in legal discourse as well as their social implications. The critical justice movement and anti-subordination struggles will be explored via case analyses that shape race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability relations. Theoretical contributions of law and society, critical race theory, LatCrit, and critical race feminism, critical white studies, critical mixed race studies, OutCrit, ClassCrit, and critical disability studies applied to historical precedent and current attempts at marginalizing/empowering communities. CROSSLISTED as ES 575/WGSS 575.
Equivalent to: WGSS 575
ES 577, QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM, 4 Credits
LGBTQ people of color often engage struggles for social justice through artistic movements. Focuses on arts by LGBTQ people of color and the way these artistic movements contribute to activism that interrupts interlocking systems of oppression. CROSSLISTED as ES 477/QS 477/WGSS 477 and ES 577/QS 577/WGSS 577.
Equivalent to: QS 577, WGSS 577
Recommended: QS 262 and QS 464
ES 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ES 808, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
Food in Culture and Social Justice (FCSJ)
FCSJ 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 261, *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE, 3 Credits
Fosters understanding of the meanings of foods and foodways in American culture. Uses food as a lens to explore general topic areas such as work, family, ecology, and identity. Critically examines core issues that shape and have shaped American culture. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 261/FCSJ 261. (Bacc Core Course) (SS)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 261
Available via Ecampus
FCSJ 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 361, *FOOD JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Contemporary food systems are examined from a cultural and social justice perspective. The human right to food as recognized by the United Nations serves as the justice grounding point. Impediments to realizing the right to food will be examined in national and international contexts. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 361/FCSJ 361.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 361, ANTH 361H
Available via Ecampus
FCSJ 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 403, THESIS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 406, FOOD PROJECTS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
FCSJ 407, SEMINAR, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Opportunities for students to take advantage of off-campus work experiences during regular term sessions for academic credit. Allows students to broaden and deepen their understanding and appreciation of the value of their academic activity. Internship is supervised and evaluated by individual faculty members.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of FCSJ
FCSJ 454, *INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS, 4 Credits
Macro and micro-comparative overview of food systems in at least two different international settings, highlighting the influences of culture, social structure, geography, and economy on food systems. Non-traditional and emerging theoretical critiques of such influences on food systems are highlighted.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
FCSJ 464, FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY, 3 Credits
This interdisciplinary and comparative course will examine the relationship between food and identity. Food, from its production to consumption, is a powerful symbol of social and cultural meaning. As an expression of identity and subjectivity, food also marks borders between humans and non-humans, plants and animals, nature and culture, tradition and modernity, etc. CROSSLISTED as ES 464/FCSJ 464 and ES 564/FCSJ 564.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ES 464
Available via Ecampus
FCSJ 467, CAPSTONE: FOOD IN CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 1 Credit
Working under the supervision of a Food in Culture and Social Justice faculty person, students further engage with a topic previously explored in FCSJ course work and produce a 5-page paper and public poster, presentation or website that demonstrates critical thinking and writing competencies about food, culture and social justice.
Equivalent to: ANTH 467
Recommended: Completion or concurrent enrollment in the last coursework for the FCSJ undergraduate certificate
Available via Ecampus
FCSJ 486, ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD, 4 Credits
The role of food in human cultures, both past and present. Includes discussion of different food procurement styles, social movements and the political economy of food. Looks at the symbolic aspects of food as well as its relationship with the environment. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 486/FCSJ 486 and ANTH 586/FCSJ 586.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: ANTH 486
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
Available via Ecampus
FCSJ 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 501, RESEARCH, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 503, THESIS, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
FCSJ 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 506, FOOD PROJECTS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
FCSJ 507, SEMINAR, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FCSJ 510, GRADUATE INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Opportunities for students to take advantage of off-campus work experiences during regular term sessions for academic credit. Allows students to broaden and deepen their understanding and appreciation of the value of their academic activity. Internship is supervised and evaluated by individual faculty members.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of FCSJ
FCSJ 547, METHODS IN FOOD IN CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Exposes graduate students to the methodological approaches and methods used in guiding empirical research on the socio-cultural aspects of food, focusing on vulnerable populations, food security, procurement, foodways, disasters, and climate change. Methodological approaches and methods as evidenced in peer-reviewed publications is the grounding for the course. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 547/FCSJ 547.
Equivalent to: ANTH 547
FCSJ 554, INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS, 4 Credits
Macro and micro-comparative overview of food systems in at least two different international settings, highlighting the influences of culture, social structure, geography, and economy on food systems. Non-traditional and emerging theoretical critiques of such influences on food systems are highlighted.
FCSJ 564, FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY, 3 Credits
This interdisciplinary and comparative course will examine the relationship between food and identity. Food, from its production to consumption, is a powerful symbol of social and cultural meaning. As an expression of identity and subjectivity, food also marks borders between humans and non-humans, plants and animals, nature and culture, tradition and modernity, etc. CROSSLISTED as ES 464/FCSJ 464 and ES 564/FCSJ 564.
Equivalent to: ES 564
FCSJ 586, ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD, 4 Credits
The role of food in human cultures, both past and present. Includes discussion of different food procurement styles, social movements and the political economy of food. Looks at the symbolic aspects of food as well as its relationship with the environment. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 486/FCSJ 486 and ANTH 586/FCSJ 586.
Equivalent to: ANTH 586
Recommended: 3 credits of social science.
FCSJ 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Film Studies (FILM)
FILM 110, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1895-1945, 3 Credits
An introduction to the serious study of world cinema, 1895-1945. Class lectures will offer a variety of historical, critical and theoretical approaches. Weekly screenings of important films from the U.S., Europe, and Asia accompany the lectures. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 125, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1945-PRESENT, 3 Credits
Provides an introduction to the serious study of world cinema, 1945-present. Class lectures will offer a variety of historical, critical and theoretical approaches. Weekly screenings of important films from the U.S., Europe, and Asia accompany the lectures. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 145, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1968-1999, 3 Credits
Explores and examines American and European cinema, 1968-1999. Emphasizes on important films and filmmakers of the era as well as key events in American and European cultural history.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Equivalent to: FILM 145H
Available via Ecampus
FILM 145H, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1968-1999, 3 Credits
Explores and examines American and European cinema, 1968-1999. Emphasizes on important films and filmmakers of the era as well as key events in American and European cultural history.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FILM 145
Available via Ecampus
FILM 220, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 220H, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 245, *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA, 4 Credits
A formalist, ideological, and commercial investigation into contemporary American cinema.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FILM 245H
Available via Ecampus
FILM 245H, *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA, 4 Credits
A formalist, ideological, and commercial investigation into contemporary American cinema.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FILM 245
FILM 255, *WORLD CINEMA PART I: ORIGINS TO 1968, 4 Credits
A systematic introduction to the arts and history of international cinema, from the invention of the medium in 1895 to the rise of New Wave and Third Cinema in the 1960s. Weekly screenings of films such as Rashomon, Tokyo Story, Pather Parchali, Terra em Transe, and La Noire de. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
FILM 256, *WORLD CINEMA PART II: 1968-PRESENT, 4 Credits
A systematic introduction to the arts and history of international cinema, from the decolonization movement in the 1960s and the 1970s to the dynamics of globalization that we are experiencing today. Weekly screenings include such films as A Better Tomorrow, Chungking Express, Spirited Away, Oldboy, Bombay, and City of God. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
FILM 265, *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of film, literary, and philosophical visions of the future. Three hours of lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 265H, *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of film, literary, and philosophical visions of the future. Three hours of lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 310, *FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM, 4 Credits
Survey of significant works and movements in film theory and criticism, from classical to contemporary eras. Begins with the question of what distinguishes film from other visual arts, pursuing questions about the ontology of film, medium specificity, and aesthetics. Proceeds with investigations concerning issues of technology, authorship, genre, the avant-garde, gender, race and ethnicity, commercialism, transnationalism, queer theory, and affect. Weekly screenings will supplement class readings, lectures and discussions.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Prerequisite: FILM 110 with C or better or FILM 125 with C or better
FILM 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: FILM 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FILM 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 445, DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIES, 4 Credits
Examines the worldwide development of documentary filmmaking. Interrogates the nature, form, and function of non-fiction cinematic forms by analyzing diverse films, filmmakers, and theoretical models, while paying attention to social, technological, and aesthetic influences. Studies significant modes of documentary including the city symphony, political documentary, direct cinema/cinema verite, and postmodern documentary. Pays special attention to the cross-fertilization of non-fiction with other filmmaking modes. Seeks to answer the following questions: How do documentary conventions mark the "Real"? How is documentary film a tool for social change?
FILM 452, ^STUDIES IN FILM, 4 Credits
Particular cinematographers, movements, types, conventions, or problems in film. Topics change from term to term. Lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
FILM 480, STUDIES IN FILM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of film in its relationship to society and culture; study of film culture.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 480
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
FILM 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
FILM 506, SPECIAL PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 545, DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIES, 4 Credits
Examines the worldwide development of documentary filmmaking. Interrogates the nature, form, and function of non-fiction cinematic forms by analyzing diverse films, filmmakers, and theoretical models, while paying attention to social, technological, and aesthetic influences. Studies significant modes of documentary including the city symphony, political documentary, direct cinema/cinema verite, and postmodern documentary. Pays special attention to the cross-fertilization of non-fiction with other filmmaking modes. Seeks to answer the following questions: How do documentary conventions mark the "Real"? How is documentary film a tool for social change?
FILM 552, STUDIES IN FILM, 4 Credits
Particular cinematographers, movements, types, conventions, or problems in film. Topics change from term to term. Lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 580, STUDIES IN FILM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of film in its relationship to society and culture; study of film culture.
Equivalent to: ENG 580
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
French (FR)
FR 111, FIRST-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Develops speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills in French at the novice level through interactive and communicative activities, the study and practice of French grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, as well as the exploration of cultural practices, products, and perspectives in the French-speaking world. Taught in French and English. Fluent users of the language are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Available via Ecampus
FR 112, FIRST-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Develops speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills in French at the novice level through interactive and communicative activities, the study and practice of French grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, as well as the exploration of cultural practices, products, and perspectives in the French-speaking world. Taught in French and English. Fluent users of the language are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: FR 111 with D- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 113, FIRST-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Develops speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills in French at the novice level through interactive and communicative activities, the study and practice of French grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, as well as the exploration of cultural practices, products, and perspectives in the French-speaking world. Taught in French and English. Fluent users of the language are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: FR 112 with D- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 121, SURVIVAL FRENCH FOR STUDENTS AND TRAVELERS, 3 Credits
Provides practical linguistic tools for short stays in France. Basic conversation skills, pronunciation, introduction to French non-verbal language, as well as cultural tools, introduction to French etiquette, visual dictionary, and tips for avoiding cross-cultural misunderstandings common between Americans and the French.
Available via Ecampus
FR 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
Conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary-building, etc. Supplements basic sequence FR 111, FR 112, FR 113. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 211, SECOND-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Continued development of basic language skills, pronunciation, and vocabulary acquisition; introduction to extensive reading. Native and/or bilingual speakers of French will not receive credit for FR 211, FR 212, FR 213.
Prerequisite: FR 113 with D- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 212, SECOND-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Continued development of basic language skills, pronunciation, and vocabulary acquisition; introduction to extensive reading. Native and/or bilingual speakers of French will not receive credit for FR 211, FR 212, FR 213.
Prerequisite: FR 211 with D- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 213, SECOND-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Continued development of basic language skills, pronunciation, and vocabulary acquisition; introduction to extensive reading. Native and/or bilingual speakers of French will not receive credit for FR 211, FR 212, FR 213.
Prerequisite: FR 212 with D- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
Conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary-building, etc. Supplements basic sequence FR 211, FR 212, FR 213. May not be offered every year. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 311, THIRD-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
First course in the third-year sequence. Consolidates and expands writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills in French at the Intermediate level and above through authentic materials and interactions including short stories, news reports, and conversations with diverse fluent speakers and learners of French. Develops awareness of French-speaking cultures beyond France. Reviews grammatical structures and pronunciation rules. Conducted in French.
Prerequisite: FR 213 with C- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 312, THIRD-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Second course in the third-year sequence. Consolidates and expands writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills in French at the Intermediate level and above through authentic materials and interactions including short stories, news reports, and conversations with diverse fluent speakers and learners of French. Develops awareness of French-speaking cultures beyond France. Reviews grammatical structures and pronunciation rules. Conducted in French.
Prerequisite: FR 311 with C- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 313, THIRD-YEAR FRENCH, 4 Credits
Third course in the third-year sequence. Consolidates and expands writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills in French at the Intermediate level and above through authentic materials and interactions including short stories, news reports, and conversations with diverse fluent speakers and learners of French. Develops awareness of French-speaking cultures beyond France. Reviews grammatical structures and pronunciation rules. Conducted in French.
Prerequisite: FR 312 with C- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
FR 315, LE FRANÇAIS PROFESSIONNEL: BUSINESS FRENCH, 3 Credits
Introduces French business world and business language. Develops business vocabulary; practice in writing resumes, business letters and business reports through reading and listening comprehension activities, conversations, peer collaborations. Taught in French.
Prerequisite: FR 312 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FR 319, SELECTED TOPICS IN FRENCH LANGUAGE, 3 Credits
Skill-orientation variable. Conducted in French.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Available via Ecampus
FR 321, FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR ADVANCED SPEAKERS I, 1 Credit
Designed for students who would like to continue developing basic listening and speaking skills in French through independent work with a variety of media.
Prerequisite: FR 213 with D- or better
FR 322, FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR ADVANCED SPEAKERS II, 1 Credit
Designed for students who would like to continue developing basic listening and speaking skills in French through independent work with a variety of media.
Prerequisite: FR 213 with D- or better
FR 323, FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR ADVANCED SPEAKERS III, 1 Credit
Designed for students who would like to continue developing basic listening and speaking skills in French through independent work with a variety of media.
Prerequisite: FR 213 with D- or better
FR 333, *FRENCH CULTURE AND SOCIETY SINCE THE REVOLUTION, 3 Credits
Cultural life of the French people from 1789 to the present. Conducted in French. Need not be taken in order. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Completion of 6 credits of 300-level French
Available via Ecampus
FR 339, ESPACES FRANCOPHONES: FRANCOPHONE STUDIES, 3 Credits
Explores geographical, historical, political, artistic and literary facets of the francophone world; examines questions of identity linked to cultural, linguistic, political, and economical dynamics that persist in the francophone world. Applies various linguistic and analytical skills through written analyses, debates, and discussions around authentic textual, multimedia, and/or cinematographic resources. Taught in French.
Prerequisite: FR 313 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Available via Ecampus
FR 340, INTRODUCTION À LA LITTÉRATURE D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE: INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERARY STUDIES, 3 Credits
Explores concepts and vocabulary fundamental to the study of French literature. Synthesizes the main currents of French literary history. Introduces French genres: prose, poetry, and drama. Applies techniques of literary analysis through close reading activities, discussions, peer collaborations and essay writing. Taught in French.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: FR 313 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FR 344, CULTURES FRANCOPHONES ET CINÉMA: FRANCOPHONE CINEMA, 3 Credits
Explores different cultures of France and the Francophone world through film. Discover socio-historical, political, economic, and cultural contexts through the study of films from (and/or about) France, West Africa, Quebec, the Maghreb, Vietnam, and the Caribbean. Taught in French.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: FR 313 with D or better
FR 349, SELECTED TOPICS IN FRANCOPHONE CINEMA, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Available via Ecampus
FR 379, PROCTOR EXPERIENCE, 1-2 Credits
Supervised practicum for advanced students. Assignments as proctors or tutors in lower-division French courses. No more than 2 credits may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a major in French; may not be used to satisfy requirements for a minor in French.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Recommended: Completion of 12 upper-division credits in French, including FR 311, FR 312, FR 313 and FR 351, with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Available via Ecampus
FR 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
FR 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
FR 411, FOURTH-YEAR FRENCH, 3 Credits
A language-use course; primary emphasis on developing oral and written proficiency; extensive practice in speaking and writing. Grammar review; vocabulary study; analysis of writing styles and techniques; oral reports and original presentations in French; original compositions. Conducted in French.
Prerequisite: FR 313 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
FR 439, ^FRENCH-ADVANCED COMPOSITION, 3 Credits
Examines diverse discourse structures and genres. Reinforces reading and analytical skills using French (and Francophone) short literary and other cultural materials. Explores informal and formal writing in French. Taught in French.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: FR 411 with C or better
Recommended: Courses with extensive writing and reading practice in French
Available via Ecampus
FR 449, SELECTED TOPICS IN FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE, 3 Credits
Conducted in French. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
FR 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
Equivalent to: FR 499H
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
FR 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites. Not offered every year.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FR 499
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
FR 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
FR 505, READING AND CONFERENCE., 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FR 511, FOURTH-YEAR FRENCH, 3 Credits
A language-use course; primary emphasis on developing oral and written proficiency; extensive practice in speaking and writing. Grammar review; vocabulary study; analysis of writing styles and techniques; oral reports and original presentations in French; original compositions. Conducted in French.
Recommended: FR 313
FR 539, FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE STUDIES, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Graphic Design (GD)
GD 110, GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES, 4 Credits
A foundation-level course covering software skills and production techniques aimed at building a confident understanding and demonstration of the tools of design, making, craft, and delivery.
Available via Ecampus
GD 126, GRAPHIC DESIGN PRO APPLICATION, 2 Credits
Required pre-graphic design course. Course will focus on the development of a final portfolio to be reviewed by the graphic design faculty at the end of the spring term.
Prerequisite: ART 101 with C- or better and ART 115 [C-] and ART 121 [C-] and ART 131 [C-]
GD 200, GRAPHIC DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION 1, 4 Credits
The first of a two-course series covering software skills and production techniques aimed at building a confident understanding and demonstration of the tools of design, making, craft, and delivery.
GD 210, GRAPHIC DESIGN I, 4 Credits
Explores the basic elements and principles of graphic design, using a variety of analog and digital techniques. Examines both visual and verbal vocabulary to describe and complete design projects with targeted intention. Introduces the practice, theory, methodologies and delivery systems of graphic design, including image making, typography, and composition, building upon technical skills gained in GD 110.
Prerequisite: GD 110 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GD 220, GRAPHIC DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION 2, 4 Credits
The second of a two-course series covering software skills and production techniques aimed at building a confident understanding and demonstration of the tools of design, making, craft, and delivery.
Prerequisite: GD 200 with C- or better
GD 224, INTERACTIVE DESIGN 1, 4 Credits
Introductory class to interactive design principles in the graphic design professional core.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better and GD 226 (may be taken concurrently) [C-] and GD 228 (may be taken concurrently) [C-]
GD 226, TYPOGRAPHY 1, 4 Credits
An introductory course in the discipline, function and tradition of typography as it relates to visual and verbal communication.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better
GD 228, PROCESS: MAKING AND MEANING, 4 Credits
Course utilizes creative problem solving techniques, communication theories, combined with media explorations to bring together message, meaning, medium, and form.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better
GD 230, GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2 Credits
A required professional development course for graphic design sophomores aimed at preparing and empowering students to navigate professional opportunities ‘as students’.
GD 269, GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY, 3 Credits
A historical and theoretical overview of the evolution and innovations in graphic design.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with D- or better
Equivalent to: GD 369
Available via Ecampus
GD 300, GRAPHIC DESIGN ADVANCED TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES II, 4 Credits
An intermediate technology course covering software skills and production techniques for interactive and motion delivery, aimed at building a confident understanding and demonstration of the industry standard tools of interactive and time-based design.
Prerequisite: GD 210 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GD 310, GRAPHIC DESIGN 2: INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN, 4 Credits
Explores the theory, methodologies and delivery systems of graphic design, including image making, typography, and composition, at the intermediate level of practice. Applies design thinking from brief to concept to delivery in practical, realistic scenarios of integrated media campaigns. Builds upon concepts learned in GD 210, and emphasizes integrated media projects, involving a variety of deliverables using a single visual language. Examines Print, digital, and emerging media in application of design systems, including the writing and interpretation of design briefs.
Prerequisite: GD 210 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GD 312, ^CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN DESIGN, 3 Credits
For all graphic design students in the professional graphic design program. The course examines contemporary design issues through reading, research, writing, presentations and discussion.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: GD 126 with D- or better
GD 325, GRAPHIC DESIGN: COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES, 4 Credits
Intermediate course in graphic design. Emphasis on collaborative projects exploring principles of group problem solving in typography.
GD 326, TYPOGRAPHY 2, 4 Credits
An intermediate course exploring the design of organizational typographic structures and systems.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better
GD 327, TYPOGRAPHY 3, 4 Credits
An intermediate course exploring the visual, expressive vocabulary of typography, using innovative experimentation.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better
GD 328, INTERACTIVE 2, 4 Credits
An introduction to the contemporary issues of interactive design: experience design, application design, e-publication design, and from a visual communications perspective.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better
GD 330, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY, 4 Credits
An in-depth and hands-on exploration of the strategies, frameworks, and problem solving skills required for a sustainable and regenerative graphic design practice. Focus is on applying perspectives and systems thinking skills to design projects in the real world.
Prerequisite: GD 210 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GD 355, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK, 4 Credits
Practical studio course focusing on the photographic book in all of its forms. Use appropriated imagery as well as original imagery to create a variety of zines as well as soft and hardcover photo-books. Structure, form, materials, and layout will be discussed as well as content, sequencing, and physical construction. CROSSLISTED as ART 355/GD 355.
Prerequisite: ART 263 with C- or better
Equivalent to: ART 355
GD 419, PORTFOLIO REVIEW, 3 Credits
A course to advise students during their final portfolio preparation. The objective is to complete the portfolio and hone presentation skills and techniques.
Prerequisite: GD 420 with C- or better
GD 420, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES, 3 Credits
Professional ethics and standards, business practices and tactics, and pre-press production techniques and concerns for graphic designers.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with D- or better
GD 421, INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION DESIGN, 4 Credits
Theoretical and historical issues of organizing and visualizing statistics, numbers, and/or complex relationships. Emphasis on conceptualization, visual diagramming, and analysis of subtle visual relationships.
GD 422, NEW MEDIA: INTERACTIVE, 4 Credits
An advanced course designing digital experiences with emphasis on innovative navigation, architectural structures, theoretical, and historical issues of new media.
Recommended: Junior block in graphic design and CS 295.
GD 423, EXPERIMENTAL TYPOGRAPHY, 4 Credits
An advanced course in experimental typography focusing on intent, meaning, and method.
GD 424, BRAND IDENTITY SYSTEMS, 4 Credits
Studio course that explores both the theory and the practice of brand identity systems, through the creation of a comprehensive visual branding project.
Prerequisite: GD 126 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
GD 426, GRAPHIC DESIGN CAPSTONE 1, 3 Credits
The first in a two-course sequence of senior-level graphic design capstone courses. The focus is on applying more in-depth design research methods to graphic design senior capstone projects.
GD 427, CAPSTONE 2, 4 Credits
The second in a two-course sequence of senior-level graphic design capstone courses. The focus is on the design and development of the senior capstone project.
GD 429, GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO, 4 Credits
Provides opportunity for students to work with clients on actual projects in a professional environment.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GD 430, GRAPHIC DESIGN PRACTICUM, 2 Credits
Works from the skills and lessons learned in GD 230 to provide a system of evaluation and reflection in a structured class environment for students in a graphic design internship or project-based practicum.
Prerequisite: GD 230 with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
GD 439, SONIC ARTS, 2 Credits
Create experimental sonic art projects using analog and digital technologies to make natural, artificial, and curated sound installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sound art project. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. Demonstrate competency through describing and applying sound art concepts including those that involve active listening practices. Explore the breadth and range of sonic-art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 439/GD 439/MUS 439/NMC 439/TA 439 and ART 539/MUS 539.
Equivalent to: ART 439, MUS 439, NMC 439, TA 439
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GD 440, USER RESEARCH FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, 4 Credits
Examines the theory and methodology of user and audience research (qualitative and quantitative) as it relates to the graphic design discipline. Examines specific methodologies for the execution of design and user research through the conceptualization and implementation of design projects. Explores how theory can be put into practice through a student-initiated primary research project consisting of a design methodology and implementation.
Prerequisite: GD 210 with C- or better
GD 450, VISUAL BRANDING SYSTEMS, 4 Credits
Examines the methods, techniques, and tools for visual communication in the context of branding systems. Explores the basic principles of logo design, and implements them through the design of corporate identity systems from a defined creative brief. Examines the considerations for evaluation of logo and branding systems in use. Builds upon the principles introduced in GD 210 using integrated media and technology.
Prerequisite: GD 210 with C- or better
GD 455, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK II, 4 Credits
Practical studio course focusing on advanced practices and techniques in relation to the photographic book. Use appropriated imagery as well as original imagery to complete well-developed book projects. Structure, form, materials, and layout will be discussed as well as content, sequencing, and physical construction. Advanced elements such as application of blanking, slip cases, screen printing, and other construction techniques will be taught. CROSSLISTED as ART 455/GD 455.
Prerequisite: ART 355 with C- or better
Equivalent to: ART 455
GD 457, OFF THE SCREEN - VIDEO INSTALLATION ART, 2 Credits
Create experimental video-art installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the video art project. Explore the breath and range of experimental approaches to video installations, multi-screen projections, immersive visual and sound environments, and projection-mapping from a historical and contemporary art perspective. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. CROSSLISTED as ART 457/GD 457/MUS 457/ NMC 457/TA 457 and ART 557/MUS 557.
Equivalent to: ART 457, MUS 457, NMC 457, TA 457
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GD 488, SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ARTS, 2 Credits
Create interactive arts, design, or communication projects using sensor technologies in combination with sound, video, lights, video games, and generative digital art. Translate gestures of the physical world into interactive control using plug and play wireless sensors. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sensor technologies project. Explore the breadth and range of interactive art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 488/GD 488/MUS 488/NMC 488/TA 488 and ART 588/MUS 588.
Equivalent to: ART 488, MUS 488, NMC 488, TA 488
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GD 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
German (GER)
GER 111, FIRST-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Development of basic writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills; includes cultural component. Designed solely for students with no prior training in German. Native or bilingual speakers of German will not receive credit for GER 111, GER 112, or GER 113.
Available via Ecampus
GER 112, FIRST-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Development of basic writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills; includes cultural component. Designed solely for students with no prior training in German. Native or bilingual speakers of German will not receive credit for GER 111, GER 112, or GER 113.
Prerequisite: GER 111 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 113, FIRST-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Development of basic writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills; includes cultural component. Designed solely for students with no prior training in German. Native or bilingual speakers of German will not receive credit for GER 111, GER 112, or GER 113.
Prerequisite: GER 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 211, SECOND-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Continuing development of writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills; cultural component. Native or bilingual speakers of German will not receive credit for GER 211, GER 212 or GER 213.
Prerequisite: GER 113 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 212, SECOND-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Continuing development of writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills; cultural component. Native or bilingual speakers of German will not receive credit for GER 211, GER 212, or GER 213.
Prerequisite: GER 211 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 213, SECOND-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Continuing development of writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills; cultural component. Native or bilingual speakers of German will not receive credit for GER 211, GER 212, or GER 213.
Prerequisite: GER 212 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 311, THIRD-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Focus on development of German writing, speaking, and listening skills towards the level B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Languages. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GER 213 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 312, THIRD-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Develop writing, speaking, and listening skills in German towards the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Languages. Focus on continued development of intermediate language skills learned in GER 311. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GER 311 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 313, THIRD-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Develop writing, speaking, and listening skills in German towards the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Languages. Focus on continued development of intermediate language skills learned in GER 312. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GER 312 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 319, SELECTED TOPICS IN GERMAN LANGUAGE, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Available via Ecampus
GER 320, GERMAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS, 3 Credits
Emphasizes intensive application of language for intermediate and advanced everyday proficiency (B1-C1), career exploration, and employment. Explores German-speaking companies: business practices, corporate structure, human resources, product development, marketing, finance, law, cultural aspects. Develops skills in different modes of communication as appropriate in business settings. Taught in German.
Prerequisite: GER 213 with C or better
Recommended: Language proficiency at level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Available via Ecampus
GER 329, SELECTED TOPICS IN LITERATURE AND/OR CULTURE, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
GER 339, SELECTED TOPICS IN GERMAN CULTURE, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: GER 213
GER 349, SELECTED TOPICS IN GERMAN LITERATURE, 3 Credits
Attention to development of German language skills. Conducted in German. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: GER 213
Available via Ecampus
GER 350, INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LINGUISTICS, 3 Credits
Introduces the linguistic structure of German and its variations through linguistic problem-solving. Explores what comprises the German language and how it is used today. Examines linguistic subfields and their relationship with a special focus on morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Develops skills for language analysis and applied linguistic knowledge in order to improve comprehension and communication skills in German. Taught in German.
Prerequisite: GER 213 with C- or better
Recommended: Language proficiency minimally at A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Available via Ecampus
GER 351, GERMAN PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS, 3 Credits
Analysis of the fundamentals of the German sound system, including pronunciation, phonology, phonetic and contrastive analysis of sounds; phonemes, intonation, and tone patterns.
Recommended: GER 213
Available via Ecampus
GER 355, TRANSLATION, 3 Credits
Introduces students to translation studies in theory and practice. Students will learn problems behind translating texts and strategies to overcome these issues, before working on shorter and longer translation projects of a variety of texts. Taught in English.
Prerequisite: GER 312 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 361, CRITICAL ISSUES OF GERMAN CINEMA, 3 Credits
Critique of current scholarly debates in German cinema (popular cinema, stars, institutional and cultural frameworks, cultural politics, and transnational connections) in connection with the critical viewing of a large variety of films from various periods. Taught in English.
GER 362, DIVIDED SCREEN: GERMAN CINEMA BETWEEN 1945 AND 1990, 3 Credits
Introduces German cinema between the corner dates 1945--division into East and West--and German unification in 1990. Compares and contrasts films made in East and West Germany to understand differences and similarities in the political and cultural set-up of the two states.
GER 363, CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CINEMA, 3 Credits
Introduces German cinema after unification in 1990. Analyzes German films from various genres, "schools," and directors. Reflects and compares contemporary issues of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to Hollywood cinema.
GER 379, PROCTOR EXPERIENCE, 1-2 Credits
Supervised practicum for advanced students, with assignments as proctors or tutors in lower-division German language courses. No more than 2 credits may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a major in German; no credit may be used to satisfy requirements for a minor in German.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Recommended: Completion of 12 upper-division credits in German, including GER 311, GER 312, GER 313
Available via Ecampus
GER 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
GER 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
Available via Ecampus
GER 411, ^FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Develops German writing, speaking, and listening skills towards the level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Languages. Conducted in German.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: GER 313 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 412, FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Focus on development of German writing, speaking, and listening skills towards the level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Languages. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GER 411 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 413, FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN, 4 Credits
Develops German writing, speaking, and listening skills towards the level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Languages. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GER 412 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
GER 449, SELECTED TOPICS IN GERMAN LITERATURE, 3 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Conducted in German.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: 9 upper-division credits in German.
GER 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
GER 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
GER 549, SELECTED TOPICS IN GERMAN LITERATURE, 3 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Conducted in German.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: 9 upper-division credits in German.
History (HST)
HST 101, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers the Ancient World to 1000 A.D. HST 101, HST 102 and HST 103 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (SS) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 101H
Available via Ecampus
HST 101H, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers the Ancient World to 1000 A.D. HST 101, HST 102 and HST 103 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (SS) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 101
HST 102, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1000 A.D. to 1789.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 102H
Available via Ecampus
HST 102H, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1000 A.D. to 1789.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 102
HST 103, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1789 to the present.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 103H
Available via Ecampus
HST 103H, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1789 to the present.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 103
HST 104, *WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, 3 Credits
A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations from antiquity to roughly 600 to 700 A.D. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 105, *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES, 3 Credits
A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations roughly from the 8th century to the late 18th century. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 105H
Available via Ecampus
HST 105H, *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES, 3 Credits
A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations roughly from the 8th century to the late 18th century. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 105
HST 106, *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD, 3 Credits
A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations from the 18th century to the contemporary period. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 106H
Available via Ecampus
HST 106H, *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD, 3 Credits
A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations from the 18th century to the contemporary period. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 106
HST 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 201, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers pre-Columbian and colonial origins to 1820.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 201H
Available via Ecampus
HST 201H, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers pre-Columbian and colonial origins to 1820.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 201
HST 202, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers 1820 to 1920.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 202H
Available via Ecampus
HST 202H, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers 1820 to 1920.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 202
HST 203, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Emphasizes economic, political, and social trends as well as international relations. Covers 1920 to present.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 203H
Available via Ecampus
HST 203H, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Emphasizes economic, political, and social trends as well as international relations. Covers 1920 to present.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 203
HST 210, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 210H, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210
Available via Ecampus
HST 210H, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 210, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210, REL 210H
HST 215, *INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
An introduction to Judaism's traditions, histories, and practices. Covers historical origins and developments from the biblical period through the Middle Ages, and considers Judaism in the modern world. Topics include the Jewish calendar (including holidays and their traditions), Jewish life cycle events, Jewish prayer, and traditional texts such as the Mishnah and Talmud. CROSSLISTED as HST 215/REL 215. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: REL 215
HST 250, LEGAL PERSPECTIVES, 2 Credits
Introduces the study of law and law’s relationship to culture, society, and a variety of adjacent disciplines, including history, philosophy, and religious studies. Familiarizes students with key theories, historical movements, and structures and philosophies of law, emphasizing both US and global contexts. Develops skills in legal modes of analysis and close reading. CROSSLISTED as HST 250/PHL 250/REL 250.
HST 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: HST 299H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 299H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 299
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 310, THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT, 4 Credits
A study of the practice as well as theory of historical work. Combines training in reading, writing, and thinking historically with a survey of the development of history, philosophies of history, types and use of historical evidence, varieties of historical investigation, and factors that influence the writing of history. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 420
Recommended: 9 credits of history or upper-division standing.
Available via Ecampus
HST 314, MARITIME HISTORIES OF THE PACIFIC, 4 Credits
Emphasizes the study of maritime histories of the Pacific Ocean. Incorporates themes of globalization, imperial expansion, and cultural contact. Covers the time between 1400CE and 1800CE, including both renaissance and enlightenment eras.
Recommended: Upper division standing
Available via Ecampus
HST 315, THE EUROPEAN MILITARY, 1400-1815, 4 Credits
Major aspects of European military history, 1400-1815, notable developments in weaponry and strategy, the social history of the military, impact of war on the civilian front, and pacifism and antimilitarism. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 316, THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1607-1865, 4 Credits
Major aspects of American military history, 1607-1865, notable developments in weaponry and strategy, the social history of the military, impact of war on the civilian front, and pacifism and antimilitarism. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 317, *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the origins of mass violence. Theory and case studies are used to suggest possible causes of international war, civil war, revolution, and genocide. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 317H
Available via Ecampus
HST 317H, *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the origins of mass violence. Theory and case studies are used to suggest possible causes of international war, civil war, revolution, and genocide. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 317
HST 318, THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1865-PRESENT, 4 Credits
Major aspects of American military history, 1865-present: evolution of strategy, tactics, and technology in war; the impact of the military on American society in peace and war; historiographic aspects of U.S. military history. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 319, *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD, 4 Credits
Historical examination of the articulations, development, and enforcement of human rights in a global context since the 1770s. Particular attention devoted to nineteenth-century transnational humanitarian missions, wartime codes of conduct, international war crimes tribunals, European imperialism and decolonization, twentieth-century genocides, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (UDHR), and the legacy of the UDHR. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: HST 319H
HST 319H, *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD, 4 Credits
Historical examination of the articulations, development, and enforcement of human rights in a global context since the 1770s. Particular attention devoted to nineteenth-century transnational humanitarian missions, wartime codes of conduct, international war crimes tribunals, European imperialism and decolonization, twentieth-century genocides, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (UDHR), and the legacy of the UDHR. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 319
HST 320, *ANCIENT NEAR EAST, 4 Credits
A detailed survey of the peoples and cultures of the ancient Near East, including Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, Israel, Mesopotamia, and Persia, from the earliest recorded beginnings of civilization to about 500 B.C. Particular attention is given to the art, religion, law, and literature of these civilizations. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
HST 321, GREECE, 4 Credits
The history of the Greek city-states and the civilization they produced; the archaeological discovery of early Greece; the development of the polis; Sparta, Athenian democracy, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars; Greek private life and religion. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 322, ROMAN REPUBLIC, 4 Credits
The rise of Rome from a city-state to a world power, Rome's wars with Carthage, her growing domination of the Mediterranean, the ensuing breakdown of Roman society and traditional values, and the rise of ambitious leaders who ultimately destroyed the Republic. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 323, ROMAN EMPIRE, 4 Credits
Roman history from 31 B.C. to A.D. 493. The establishment of the Principate, Roman social and private life, the rise of Christianity, the decline and fall of the Western Empire, Rome's contributions to arts, religion, and law. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 324, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits
History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
HST 324H, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits
History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
HST 325, *EARLY CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS TO 600, 4 Credits
Traces early Christianity from its origins to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It deals with the origins and Jewish background of Christianity in Palestine, the ministry and teachings of Jesus, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire by his disciples and early missionaries, the formation of the New Testament canon, the development of Christian doctrine, controversies over heresy, and the origin of monasticism and the Papacy. CROSSLISTED as HST 325/REL 325. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: REL 325
Available via Ecampus
HST 326, *HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, 4 Credits
Examines the history of global Christianity from the fifth through the seventeenth centuries. Themes to be investigated include the evolving relationship between the church and the state; mysticism; conversion and resistance; the emergence of Protestantism; marriage and sex, as well as women in the history of Christianity. CROSSLISTED as HST 326/REL 326.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: REL 326
Available via Ecampus
HST 327, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits
Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 284 A.D. to 1000. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 327/REL 327. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: REL 327
Available via Ecampus
HST 328, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits
Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 1000 to 1400. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 328/REL 328. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: REL 328
Available via Ecampus
HST 330, HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 4 Credits
Political, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe from 1400-1789. Focuses on the Reformation. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 330/REL 330. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: REL 330
Available via Ecampus
HST 333, MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPANISH HISTORY, 4 Credits
From Islamic conquest to conquest of America, the social, religious, political and economic history of Spain from 1000 to 1700.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: REL 333
HST 335, *NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the "long" nineteenth century, from the French Revolution (1789) to the outbreak of the first World War (1914): the industrial revolution and the class struggles that accompanied it; the growing importance of the nation in politics and culture; imperial expansion and Europeans' contacts with non-Europeans; urbanization; Darwinism and Social Darwinism; and the developments leading to the cataclysm of Europe's first "modern" war. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 336, TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, 4 Credits
Examines the politics, culture, and society of Europe from World War I to the present. Themes include total war; ways that art and literature influenced politics; communist and fascist visions of the relationship of the individual to the society or collective; racial theories and genocide; the cold war division of Europe into East and West; decolonization; and the development of the European Community. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 338, *HITLER'S EUROPE, 4 Credits
Examines WWII and Nazi Germany's efforts to construct an empire. Themes include: the Nazi Party's rise to power in 1933 and pursuit of war, battles and occupation policies in Western and Eastern Europe, anti-Semitism and the concept of Lebensraum, collaboration among occupied peoples and Germans, and the Holocaust. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
HST 340, HISTORY OF RUSSIA, 4 Credits
Survey of political, economic, and social developments from the origin of Russia to the post-Soviet period. Focuses on the period from 862 to 1917. Not offered every year. HST 340 and HST 341 need not be taken in sequence. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 440, HST 540
Available via Ecampus
HST 341, HISTORY OF RUSSIA, 4 Credits
Survey of political, economic, and social developments from the origin of Russia to the post-Soviet period. Focuses on the period from 1917 to the present. Not offered every year. HST 340 and HST 341 need not be taken in sequence. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 441, HST 541
Available via Ecampus
HST 344, SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY, 4 Credits
Special topics and problems in Russian history not covered in other courses. May be repeated when topic varies. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
HST 348, *INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits
Dedicated to studying the indigenous histories of Mexico, Central, and South America from 2000 BCE to 1600 CE through their own voices with an emphasis on religion, gender, and society. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Available via Ecampus
HST 350, *EARLY LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits
History of Latin America leading up to and after Spanish and Portuguese conquest. Focus on indigenous American, European and African cultures and religions in contact under colonial government and economic systems. Covers the period from 1400 to 1810. CROSSLISTED as HST 350/REL 350. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 350H, REL 350
Available via Ecampus
HST 350H, *EARLY LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits
History of Latin America leading up to and after Spanish and Portuguese conquest. Focus on indigenous American, European and African cultures and religions in contact under colonial government and economic systems. Covers the period from 1400 to 1810. CROSSLISTED as HST 350/REL 350. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
HST 351, *MODERN LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits
History of the development of Latin America, emphasizing the issues of imperialism, economic dependency, social stratification, political instability, and nationalism within an international context. Covers 1850 to the present. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 351H
Available via Ecampus
HST 353, *SLAVERY IN THE AMERICAS, 4 Credits
A survey of the roles of Africans and their descendants in the history of the Atlantic World, linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Examines slavery and freedom in the African Diaspora, as well as social, cultural, and spiritual life.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: REL 353
HST 362, WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY, 4 Credits
Women in the United States--their roles in and contribution to American political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual life. Pays particular attention to the diversity of American women's backgrounds and experiences. Covers 1620 to 1890.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 363, WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY, 4 Credits
Women in the United States--their roles in and contribution to American political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual life. Pays particular attention to the diversity of American women's backgrounds and experiences. Covers 1890 to the present.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 364, *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness of how various religious groups have thought about and engaged with social change pertaining to slavery, feminism, civil rights, same-sex marriage, and immigration. Focus on reading primary sources related to each of these issues. CROSSLISTED as HST 364/REL 364. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: REL 364
Available via Ecampus
HST 365, *THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE MODERN U.S., 4 Credits
An exploration of the "long civil rights movement" among African Americans and their allies during the 20th century United States, with attention to the structure of racial inequality, movement philosophies and strategies, white allies and opponents, relationships to other freedom movements, and the movement's legacies. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 365H
HST 365H, *THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE MODERN U.S., 4 Credits
An exploration of the "long civil rights movement" among African Americans and their allies during the 20th century United States, with attention to the structure of racial inequality, movement philosophies and strategies, white allies and opponents, relationships to other freedom movements, and the movement's legacies. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 365
HST 366, *NATIVE NORTH AMERICA, 4 Credits
Explores the history, culture, and representation of various Native American groups from the pre-Columbian era to the twenty-first century. Through a range of interdisciplinary readings and media, explore themes like the construction and maintenance of cultural identity, politics and warfare between indigenous groups and European or American interlopers, the influence of Native economies, and Native groups' persistence in American life amidst ongoing economic and demographic change.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 367, *HISTORY OF LATINA/OS IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Exploration and analysis of the Latino/a experience in the United States. Traces the Native American, Spanish, and African roots of Latinos from colonization to the present day. Analyzes the political, social, economic, and cultural develops of six major Latino groups in the United States: Central Americans, Cubans, Dominicans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and South Americans. Explores the similarities and differences between these groups, as well as the unique problems faced by each groups of Latinos.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
HST 368, *LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA, 4 Credits
Examination of lesbian and gay male identities, lives, and collectivities in American culture from the post-Civil War period to the present. The political and cultural participation, rather than human sexual behaviors, orientations, or values. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 369, *IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. SINCE 1880, 4 Credits
The history of immigrants to the U.S. after 1880. Focuses on the experience of immigrants and their children in the U.S. and on the history of U.S. immigration policy. Includes several types of writing assignments: nongraded, drafts and revisions, and a research paper using outside primary and secondary sources and scholarly notations specific to the discipline of history. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
HST 370, *SOCIAL CHANGE AND AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC, 4 Credits
An examination of the interactions between social history and popular music, including creation, performance, production, distribution, and reception. Social, ethnic, and economics groups have notoriously used popular music to identify themselves and their boundaries. This course examines how the functions of popular music in our culture and economy have changed over time, and the ways in which popular music reflects and sometimes helps precipitate social change.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 370H
Available via Ecampus
HST 370H, *SOCIAL CHANGE AND AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC, 4 Credits
An examination of the interactions between social history and popular music, including creation, performance, production, distribution, and reception. Social, ethnic, and economics groups have notoriously used popular music to identify themselves and their boundaries. This course examines how the functions of popular music in our culture and economy have changed over time, and the ways in which popular music reflects and sometimes helps precipitate social change.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 370
HST 372, *AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION, 4 Credits
Introduces the history of African American religious experience in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Examines African influences on black American religions and flowering of new religious movements among African Americans during the Great Migration. Explores African-American religion in the civil rights and black consciousness movements, and explores in detail the growth of the Nation of Islam during this period. Discusses recent roles of Black religions in contemporary U.S. politics and African American life. CROSSLISTED as HST 372/REL 372. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: REL 372
Available via Ecampus
HST 375, *GLOBAL HISTORY OF SPORTS, 4 Credits
Historical and contemporary examination of the ties between global sports and politics, economy, culture, and society. Particular attention devoted to the development of various sports and their modern articulation. Among other, the course deals with these crucial questions: How is 'sports' defined? What led to the development of different sports in different places throughout the world? How are global sports institutions influencing our lives? What are the changes witnessed in consuming sports in the last half a century? How can sports tackle institutionalized racism, but also promote nefarious practices, chauvinism, and exclusion based on ethnicity or religion?
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: HST 375H
Available via Ecampus
HST 375H, *GLOBAL HISTORY OF SPORTS, 4 Credits
Historical and contemporary examination of the ties between global sports and politics, economy, culture, and society. Particular attention devoted to the development of various sports and their modern articulation. Among other, the course deals with these crucial questions: How is 'sports' defined? What led to the development of different sports in different places throughout the world? How are global sports institutions influencing our lives? What are the changes witnessed in consuming sports in the last half a century? How can sports tackle institutionalized racism, but also promote nefarious practices, chauvinism, and exclusion based on ethnicity or religion?
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 375
HST 378, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: HST 378H, REL 378, REL 378H, WGSS 378
Available via Ecampus
HST 378H, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
HST 381, *HISTORY OF AFRICA, 4 Credits
History of Africa from earliest times to present, including origins of human society, slave trade, European imperialism and African nationalism. Covers Africa before 1830. HST 381 and HST 382 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 382, *HISTORY OF AFRICA, 4 Credits
History of Africa from earliest times to present, including origins of human society, slave trade, European imperialism and African nationalism. Covers Nineteenth and Twentieth century Africa. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 382H
Available via Ecampus
HST 382H, *HISTORY OF AFRICA, 4 Credits
History of Africa from earliest times to present, including origins of human society, slave trade, European imperialism and African nationalism. Covers Nineteenth and Twentieth century Africa. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 382
HST 385, *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 4 Credits
Examination of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict and subsequent efforts to find a lasting solution. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 385H
Available via Ecampus
HST 385H, *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 4 Credits
Examination of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict and subsequent efforts to find a lasting solution. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 385
HST 386, *MODERN IRAN: REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH, 4 Credits
The history of 20th century Iran with a focus on the Islamic revolution and its consequences. Readings will provide the cultural and political background for understanding contemporary Iran and its place in the world. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: HST 386H
HST 386H, *MODERN IRAN: REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH, 4 Credits
The history of 20th century Iran with a focus on the Islamic revolution and its consequences. Readings will provide the cultural and political background for understanding contemporary Iran and its place in the world. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 386
HST 387, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Political, social, and religious developments from 600 to 1400. Early history and the formation of Islamic society to the Mongol invasion. CROSSLISTED as HST 387/REL 387. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: REL 387
HST 388, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Political, social, and religious developments from 1400 to the present. The expansion of Islam, Turkic, and Asian dynasties, impact of Western imperialism and modern Islamic world. CROSSLISTED as HST 388/REL 388. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: REL 388
Available via Ecampus
HST 391, *TRADITIONAL CHINA AND JAPAN, 4 Credits
Prehistory to Western encounters in the middle of the nineteenth century, with emphasis on the philosophical, artistic heritage, and social institutions of these two countries which form East Asia. HST 391 and HST 392 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 392, *MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN, 4 Credits
From the opening of East Asia in the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with emphasis on modern political movements and cultural transformation. HST 391 and HST 392 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: HST 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 407, ^SEMINAR, 5 Credits
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Equivalent to: HST 407H
This course is repeatable for 20 credits.
Available via Ecampus
HST 407H, ^SEMINAR, 5 Credits
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 407
This course is repeatable for 20 credits.
HST 410, HISTORY INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Supervised work of a historical nature with historical societies, archives, museums, or other public or private organizations. No more than 6 of the maximum 12 credits may be used to satisfy the history major requirement of 51 credits.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
HST 415, SELECTED TOPICS, 4 Credits
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 415H
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
HST 415H, SELECTED TOPICS, 4 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 415
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
HST 416, *FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY, 4 Credits
Historical analysis of food and cooking from pre-history to the present, with an emphasis on cross-cultural differences of food production and consumption.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 417, *HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING, 4 Credits
History of beer and brewing from the beginnings of civilization through the modern microbrewery movement.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
HST 421, HELLENISTIC GREECE, 4 Credits
History of the Greek world from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the Roman conquest of Greece; the careers of Alexander the Great and his successors; the art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy of the post-classical or Hellenistic world.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 422, MEDIEVAL SLAVERY, 4 Credits
A seminar-style course on the history of slavery from late Rome until the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. Focuses on both primary sources which shed light on premodern slavery, and on recent scholarly debates, as seen in secondary sources. Through the study of slavery, students will investigate the social and cultural history of the long Middle Ages, including questions of class, religion, economics, gender, race, and law.
HST 424, *GENOCIDE & ITS AFTERMATH: ATROCITY, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION, 4 Credits
Examines the historical causes, courses, and legacies of mass atrocities and genocides in the modern and contemporary world. Focuses on case studies of genocide from the past two centuries, as well as the pursuits of recognition, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of mass atrocities.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Recommended: HST 103 or HST 106 or HST 203; analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills
HST 425, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 425H, REL 425, REL 425H
Available via Ecampus
HST 425H, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 426, WORLD WAR I: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits
Examines World War I from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and their colonial possessions. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.
Prerequisite: HST 103 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
HST 427, TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST, 4 Credits
Examines the Holocaust from a pedagogical perspective. Themes include recent developments in Holocaust education, teaching rationale, the history and historical context of the Holocaust, strategies for developing age-appropriate curriculum for either K-12 or college learners, and best practices for designing K-12 teaching modules and/or college syllabi.
Recommended: Critical thinking, organization, synthesis skills
Available via Ecampus
HST 431, *A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD, 4 Credits
Examines childhood as a social and historical construct and explores how race, class, gender, and geography have created unequal access to this protected category for individual children and continues to produce inequalities in children’s health, education, and access to designated safe spaces. Explores how historical phenomena have impacted children, including colonialism, slavery, revolution, the rise of the modern state, the professionalization of medicine and social work, compulsory education, developing legal concepts about children’s rights, the development of consumer mass culture, WWI, WWII, and the Cold War. Traces shifting understandings of the ‘normal’ child.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
HST 432, THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, 4 Credits
The history of human sexuality from ancient Greece to the present. (H) (SS)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 432H
HST 432H, THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, 4 Credits
The history of human sexuality from ancient Greece to the present. (H) (SS)
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HST 432
HST 436, HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY, 4 Credits
Political, economic, social and intellectual developments from 1815 through the imperial, Weimar, and Nazi eras to the present. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 451, CRIME IN HISTORY, 4 Credits
Provides a historical analysis of crime from the earliest civilizations to the present day. Examines the social, economic, and scientific impact of crime on various societies at different times. Special attention will be paid to race, gender, and sexuality in criminal history, archival case studies, the narratives created within court cases, criminality and politics, as well as crime and imperialism/globalization.
Recommended: Critical thinking, synthesis, and writing skills
Available via Ecampus
HST 452, MODERN MEXICO, 4 Credits
History of Mexico since 1810--economic, political, and social change and relations with the United States.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 350 or HST 351 or upper-division standing.
Available via Ecampus
HST 456, PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, 4 Credits
A focused examination of the origins and development of selective institutions and problems important to understanding the region, such as the church, the military, labor, political instability, economic stagnation, and social stratification. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 465, *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 4 Credits
American diplomatic relations from 1898 to the present.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 465H
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing
Available via Ecampus
HST 465H, *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 4 Credits
American diplomatic relations from 1898 to the present.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 465
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing
HST 466, RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS, 4 Credits
An examination of the intersection of religion and U.S. foreign relations from the late nineteenth century to the present. Surveys major events in U.S. diplomacy, including war and peace and explores the role of religion and religious ideas in shaping national identity, core values, and civil religion.
Equivalent to: REL 466
Recommended: HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.
HST 467, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.
HST 468, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.
Available via Ecampus
HST 469, HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, 4 Credits
The demographic, ecological, and cultural transformation of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho from Indian times to the present. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.
HST 470, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.
Equivalent to: REL 470
HST 471, COLONIAL AMERICA, 4 Credits
Economic, political, social, religious, and intellectual development of colonial North America from the English background to 1689. HST 471/HST 571, HST 472/572 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201 or upper-division standing.
HST 473, THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 4 Credits
The American Revolution, the drafting of the Constitution, and the launching of the new nation, 1763 to 1789.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201 or upper-division standing.
HST 474, JEFFERSONIAN AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, 4 Credits
American political, economic, religious, and social development during the early and middle national era with emphasis on the formation and growth of political parties, territorial expansion and western settlement, and the beginnings of sectional conflict.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 or upper-division standing.
HST 475, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 4 Credits
Origins of the war, nature of the war, and the critical postwar era, 1830s to 1880s, with special attention to the changing historiography of the period.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 202 or upper-division standing.
HST 476, *HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits
Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: REL 476
Available via Ecampus
HST 480, ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES, 4 Credits
Offers a look at different events or processes from the perspective of different disciplines within the humanities. Understands and applies techniques, ethics, and methodologies of writing and research, resulting in the final capstone project.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Equivalent to: PHL 480
Available via Ecampus
HST 481, *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A study of human interaction with the environment and the transformation of the landscape and ecology of North America from the Indian period to the present, with special attention to the progressive alterations induced by the modernizing world of agriculture, industry, urbanism, and their relation to the market system in the United States.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: HST 201, HST 202 and HST 203
Available via Ecampus
HST 485, *POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits
The role of religious and secular ideologies in the politics of the 20th century Middle East. Topics include the impact of liberal and nationalist thought, the Iranian revolution, radical Islamist movements, and Zionism.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: REL 485
HST 486, A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA, 4 Credits
An investigation of the historical development and changing character of Christianity in Africa. Topics include the examination of the role of Christianity in the development of social identity and politics in historic Ethiopia from the early first millennium CE; Portuguese missionary efforts in Central Africa during the period of the Atlantic slave trade from the 15th to the 18th centuries; the role of 19th century missionaries in both spreading Christianity in Africa and during the European colonization of Africa at the end of the 19th century, the emergence of African independence churches and prophetic Christianity in the 20th century; and the "Africanization" of Christianity.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
HST 487, WORLD WAR II: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits
Examines World War II from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at the US, USSR, Britain, Germany and Japan. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.
Recommended: HST 103
Available via Ecampus
HST 488, THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM 1945-1995, 4 Credits
Examines the Vietnam War from both the US and Vietnamese perspective within the context of the Cold War. Political, military, social and moral issues will be covered within the concept of American exceptionalism.
Available via Ecampus
HST 490, *ISRAELI SOCIETY AND PLURALISM, 4 Credits
Overwhelmingly a nation of immigrants, modern Israel displays an extraordinary amount of ethnic and social diversity among the 75% of its citizens who identify as Jews and among the 25% defined as Arab or “other.” By introducing students to Israel’s ethnic, religious, LGBQT, migrant worker and refugee communities, this course examines the tensions that inform Israel’s efforts to construct a national identity within a multicultural society. Israel aspires to be both liberal democratic and Jewish, secular and religious. As such, it provides an unparalleled case study for investigating how a society negotiates the dynamics of inclusion, exclusion and difference.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
HST 491, THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR, 4 Credits
Examines how humans have experienced of warfare over the recorded millennia of military history. Includes topics of the direct experience of warfare, the differing roles and changing definitions of combatants and noncombatants, and the "home front" as compared from antiquity to today. Explores the human experience and collective memory in this diverse, broadly imagined course.
Recommended: Analytical, synthesis, and writing skills
Available via Ecampus
HST 495, CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits
Treats the decline of the Confucian tradition, shifts in the economy, and metamorphoses of the political system. Attention is given to China's attempt to balance her Communistic revolutionary legacies with her current modernizing goals.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
HST 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Supervised readings designed to allow students to explore in depth key issues in Asian history. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 499H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 499
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
Available via Ecampus
HST 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
HST 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
HST 507, SEMINAR, 5 Credits
This course is repeatable for 20 credits.
HST 510, HISTORY INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Supervised work of a historical nature with historical societies, archives, museums, or other public or private organizations. No more than 6 of the maximum 12 credits may be used to satisfy the history major requirement of 51 credits.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
HST 511, HISTORIOGRAPHY IN HISTORY, 4 Credits
Introduces graduate students to the range of scholarship within the literature of history. Reveals the full sweep of history as an academic discipline and the process of its professionalization.
Available via Ecampus
HST 512, METHODOLOGIES OF HISTORY, 4 Credits
A study of the practice as well as theory of historical work. Combines training in reading, writing, and thinking historically with a survey of the development of history, philosophies of history, types and use of historical evidence, varieties of historical investigation, and factors that influence the writing of history.
Available via Ecampus
HST 514, PUBLIC HISTORY, 4 Credits
Introduces graduate students to the varied aspects and roles of public history, including cultural resource management, research, and report writing.
HST 515, SELECTED TOPICS, 4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HST 516, FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY, 4 Credits
Historical analysis of food and cooking from pre-history to the present, with an emphasis on cross-cultural differences of food production and consumption.
Available via Ecampus
HST 517, ORAL HISTORY, 4 Credits
Introduces oral history theory and methodology. Discusses best practices in recording, editing, archiving, and presenting interviews. Examines the overlaps and divergences of history and memory. Discusses the legal and ethical issues that concern oral historians and examines how oral history can be used to shape and reshape private narratives and public memories. Explores the ways that oral history can be presented and used in museum exhibitions, plays, documentary works, podcast, digital projects, and other media.
HST 521, HELLENISTIC GREECE, 4 Credits
History of the Greek world from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the Roman conquest of Greece; the careers of Alexander the Great and his successors; the art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy of the post-classical or Hellenistic world.
Recommended: HST 101
HST 522, MEDIEVAL SLAVERY, 4 Credits
A seminar-style course on the history of slavery from late Rome until the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. Focuses on both primary sources which shed light on premodern slavery, and on recent scholarly debates, as seen in secondary sources. Through the study of slavery, students will investigate the social and cultural history of the long Middle Ages, including questions of class, religion, economics, gender, race, and law.
HST 524, GENOCIDE & ITS AFTERMATH: ATROCITY, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION, 4 Credits
Examines the historical causes, courses, and legacies of mass atrocities and genocides in the modern and contemporary world. Focuses on case studies of genocide from the past two centuries, as well as the pursuits of recognition, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of mass atrocities.
HST 525, THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century.
Equivalent to: REL 525
Available via Ecampus
HST 526, WORLD WAR I: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits
Examines World War I from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and their colonial possessions. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.
Recommended: HST 103
Available via Ecampus
HST 527, TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST, 4 Credits
Examines the Holocaust from a pedagogical perspective. Themes include recent developments in Holocaust education, teaching rationale, the history and historical context of the Holocaust, strategies for developing age-appropriate curriculum for either K-12 or college learners, and best practices for designing K-12 teaching modules and/or college syllabi.
Available via Ecampus
HST 531, A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD, 4 Credits
Examines childhood as a social and historical construct and explores how race, class, gender, and geography have created unequal access to this protected category for individual children and continues to produce inequalities in children’s health, education, and access to designated safe spaces. Explores how historical phenomena have impacted children, including colonialism, slavery, revolution, the rise of the modern state, the professionalization of medicine and social work, compulsory education, developing legal concepts about children’s rights, the development of consumer mass culture, WWI, WWII, and the Cold War. Traces shifting understandings of the ‘normal’ child.
HST 532, THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, 4 Credits
The history of human sexuality from ancient Greece to the present.
HST 536, HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY, 4 Credits
Political, economic, social and intellectual developments from 1815 through the imperial, Weimar, and Nazi eras to the present. Not offered every year.
HST 551, CRIME IN HISTORY, 4 Credits
Provides a historical analysis of crime from the earliest civilizations to the present day. Examines the social, economic, and scientific impact of crime on various societies at different times. Special attention will be paid to race, gender, and sexuality in criminal history, archival case studies, the narratives created within court cases, criminality and politics, as well as crime and imperialism/globalization.
Available via Ecampus
HST 552, MODERN MEXICO, 4 Credits
History of Mexico since 1810--economic, political, and social change and relations with the United States.
HST 556, PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, 4 Credits
A focused examination of the origins and development of selective institutions and problems important to understanding the region, such as the church, the military, labor, political instability, economic stagnation, and social stratification.
HST 565, AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 4 Credits
American diplomatic relations from 1898 to the present.
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203
Available via Ecampus
HST 566, RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS, 4 Credits
An examination of the intersection of religion and U.S. foreign relations from the late nineteenth century to the present. Surveys major events in U.S. diplomacy, including war and peace and explores the role of religion and religious ideas in shaping national identity, core values, and civil religion.
Equivalent to: REL 566
HST 567, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year.
HST 568, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year.
Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203
Available via Ecampus
HST 570, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.
Equivalent to: REL 570
HST 571, COLONIAL AMERICA, 4 Credits
Economic, political, social, religious, and intellectual development of colonial North America from the English background to 1689. HST 471/HST 571, HST 472/572 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year.
Recommended: HST 201
HST 573, THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 4 Credits
The American Revolution, the drafting of the Constitution, and the launching of the new nation, 1763 to 1789.
Recommended: HST 201
HST 574, JEFFERSONIAN AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, 4 Credits
American political, economic, religious, and social development during the early and middle national era with emphasis on the formation and growth of political parties, territorial expansion and western settlement, and the beginnings of sectional conflict.
HST 575, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 4 Credits
Origins of the war, nature of the war, and the critical postwar era, 1830s to 1880s, with special attention to the changing historiography of the period.
Recommended: HST 202
HST 576, HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits
Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.
Equivalent to: REL 576
Available via Ecampus
HST 581, ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A study of human interaction with the environment and the transformation of the landscape and ecology of North America from the Indian period to the present, with special attention to the progressive alterations induced by the modernizing world of agriculture, industry, urbanism, and their relation to the market system in the United States.
Recommended: HST 201, HST 202, HST 203
Available via Ecampus
HST 585, POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits
The role of religious and secular ideologies in the politics of the 20th century Middle East. Topics include the impact of liberal and nationalist thought, the Iranian revolution, radical Islamist movements, and Zionism.
HST 587, WORLD WAR II: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits
Examines World War II from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at the US, USSR, Britain, Germany and Japan. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.
Recommended: Completion or concurrent enrollment in HST 103
Available via Ecampus
HST 588, THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM 1945-1995, 4 Credits
Examines the Vietnam War from both the US and Vietnamese perspective within the context of the Cold War. Political, military, social and moral issues will be covered within the concept of American exceptionalism.
Available via Ecampus
HST 590, ISRAELI SOCIETY AND PLURALISM, 4 Credits
Overwhelmingly a nation of immigrants, modern Israel displays an extraordinary amount of ethnic and social diversity among the 75% of its citizens who identify as Jews and among the 25% defined as Arab or “other.” By introducing students to Israel’s ethnic, religious, LGBQT, migrant worker and refugee communities, this course examines the tensions that inform Israel’s efforts to construct a national identity within a multicultural society. Israel aspires to be both liberal democratic and Jewish, secular and religious. As such, it provides an unparalleled case study for investigating how a society negotiates the dynamics of inclusion, exclusion and difference.
HST 591, THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR, 4 Credits
Examines how humans have experienced of warfare over the recorded millennia of military history. Includes topics of the direct experience of warfare, the differing roles and changing definitions of combatants and noncombatants, and the "home front" as compared from antiquity to today. Explores the human experience and collective memory in this diverse, broadly imagined course.
Available via Ecampus
HST 595, CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits
Treats the decline of the Confucian tradition, shifts in the economy, and metamorphoses of the political system. Attention is given to China's attempt to balance her Communistic revolutionary legacies with her current modernizing goals.
Available via Ecampus
HST 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
History of Science (HSTS)
HSTS 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: HSTS 407H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 413, *SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF EMPIRES, 4 Credits
Considers the development of modern science in the time of political revolutions, slavery and racism, voyages of exploration, industrialization, and imperialism. Links scientific ideas and practice to social and cultural change in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Recommended: At least one science sequence
HSTS 414, *HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE, 4 Credits
Focuses on the organization, practice, and theories of the natural sciences in the twentieth century, with emphasis primarily on the European and American scientific traditions from the 1890s to the present.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
HSTS 415, *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY, 4 Credits
Origin and development of Darwin's theory of evolution. Reception of theory and history of evolution to the present.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 415H
Recommended: Upper-division standing
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 415H, *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY, 4 Credits
Origin and development of Darwin's theory of evolution. Reception of theory and history of evolution to the present.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 415
Recommended: Upper-division standing
HSTS 416, *HISTORY OF MEDICINE PRE-1800, 4 Credits
History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture, to 1800.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 417, *HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 4 Credits
History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 417H
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 417H, *HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 4 Credits
History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 417
HSTS 419, *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES, 4 Credits
Course focuses on accounts of scientific discoveries that have been controversial, to understand the rational, psychological, and social characteristics which have defined the meaning and procedures of the natural sciences. Case studies are used from the 18th through 20th centuries.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 419H
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 419H, *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES, 4 Credits
Course focuses on accounts of scientific discoveries that have been controversial, to understand the rational, psychological, and social characteristics which have defined the meaning and procedures of the natural sciences. Case studies are used from the 18th through 20th centuries.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 419
HSTS 421, *HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores historical views of technology and associated cultural changes and the contexts in which these developed; the changing role of technology in modern industrial society, especially in the United States; efforts to predict and control technological developments and the social and cultural consequences.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
HSTS 423, *SCIENCE AND RELIGION, 4 Credits
A historical survey of critical issues in the relationship of Western science and religion from ancient times to the end of the twentieth century.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 440, HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits
The history of psychotherapy in modern Western societies, from biomedical, cultural, political, and psychosocial perspectives.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 440H
HSTS 440H, HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits
The history of psychotherapy in modern Western societies, from biomedical, cultural, political, and psychosocial perspectives.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 440
HSTS 451, *THE HISTORY OF OUTER SPACE, 4 Credits
Advancements in technology and science has made it possible to observe, robotically explore, personally visit, and daily use outer space including an overview of what we have learned, how this endeavor has shaped human civilization and culture, and what may lie ahead.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 452, *A WOMEN'S HISTORY OF OUTER SPACE, 4 Credits
Since early Babylon, women have also observed the sky, performed fundamental calculations, examined astronomical plates, and made significant fundamental discoveries that changed the way we see the cosmos. At NASA, women have gone from purely secretarial positions in 1958 to commanding the International Space Station and administering the Mars Rover Program today. These advancements in opportunity and responsibility reflect a larger story of how traditional roles for women have evolved in response to changes in both technology and social norms. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
HSTS 481, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits
Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.
HSTS 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HSTS 499H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
HSTS 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
HSTS 513, SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF EMPIRES, 4 Credits
Considers the development of modern science in the time of political revolutions, slavery and racism, voyages of exploration, industrialization, and imperialism. Links scientific ideas and practice to social and cultural change in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Recommended: At least one science sequence
HSTS 514, HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE, 4 Credits
Focuses on the organization, practice, and theories of the natural sciences in the twentieth century, with emphasis primarily on the European and American scientific traditions from the 1890s to the present.
HSTS 517, HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 4 Credits
History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture.
HSTS 521, HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores historical views of technology and associated cultural changes and the contexts in which these developed; the changing role of technology in modern industrial society, especially in the United States; efforts to predict and control technological developments and the social and cultural consequences.
HSTS 523, SCIENCE AND RELIGION, 4 Credits
A historical survey of critical issues in the relationship of Western science and religion from ancient times to the end of the twentieth century.
HSTS 540, HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits
The history of psychotherapy in modern Western societies, from biomedical, cultural, political, and psychosocial perspectives.
HSTS 581, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits
Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.
HSTS 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 36 credits.
HSTS 603, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
Italian (IT)
IT 111, FIRST-YEAR ITALIAN, 4 Credits
Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Designed for students with no previous training in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for IT 111, IT 112, IT 113.
Available via Ecampus
IT 112, FIRST-YEAR ITALIAN, 4 Credits
Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Designed for students with no previous training in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for IT 111, IT 112, IT 113.
Prerequisite: IT 111 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
IT 113, FIRST-YEAR ITALIAN, 4 Credits
Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Designed for students with no previous training in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for IT 111, IT 112, IT 113.
Prerequisite: IT 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
IT 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
IT 211, SECOND-YEAR ITALIAN, 4 Credits
Develops more advanced listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for IT 211, IT 212, IT 213.
Prerequisite: IT 113 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
IT 212, SECOND-YEAR ITALIAN, 4 Credits
Develops more advanced listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for IT 211, IT 212, IT 213.
Prerequisite: IT 211 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
IT 213, SECOND-YEAR ITALIAN, 4 Credits
Develops more advanced listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for IT 211, IT 212 IT 213.
Prerequisite: IT 212 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
IT 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
IT 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
IT 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
IT 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Japanese (JPN)
JPN 111, FIRST-YEAR JAPANESE, 4 Credits
Designed to help students develop an understanding of basic language structures and to acquire the ability to use them appropriately in a variety of practical, everyday social contexts. Primary focus is on verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Japanese will not receive credit for JPN 111, JPN 112, JPN 113.
Available via Ecampus
JPN 112, FIRST-YEAR JAPANESE, 4 Credits
Designed to help students develop an understanding of basic language structures and to acquire the ability to use them appropriately in a variety of practical, everyday social contexts. Primary focus is on verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Japanese will not receive credit for JPN 111, JPN 112, JPN 113.
Prerequisite: JPN 111 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
JPN 113, FIRST-YEAR JAPANESE, 4 Credits
Designed to help students develop an understanding of basic language structures and to acquire the ability to use them appropriately in a variety of practical, everyday social contexts. Primary focus is on verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Japanese will not receive credit for JPN 111, JPN 112, JPN 113.
Prerequisite: JPN 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
JPN 151, INTRODUCTION TO KANJI, 1 Credit
Covers basic kanjis (Chinese characters) to complement the First Year Japanese course series. Explores characteristics and functions of kanji such as on-reading, kun-reading, and how and when to use them. Practices reading and writing kanjis. Taught in English.
Prerequisite: JPN 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
JPN 199, SPECIAL STUDIES: INTENSIVE JAPANESE, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 211, SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE, 4 Credits
Continued development of basic oral communication skills as required in a variety of social contexts. Initial development of reading skills. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Japanese will not receive credit for JPN 211, JPN 212, JPN 213.
Prerequisite: JPN 113 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
JPN 212, SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE, 4 Credits
Continued development of basic oral communication skills as required in a variety of social contexts. Initial development of reading skills. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Japanese will not receive credit for JPN 211, JPN 212, JPN 213.
Prerequisite: JPN 211 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
JPN 213, SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE, 4 Credits
Continued development of basic oral communication skills as required in a variety of social contexts. Initial development of reading skills. Native and/or bilingual speakers of Japanese will not receive credit for JPN 211, JPN 212, JPN 213.
Prerequisite: JPN 212 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
JPN 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 311, THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE, 3 Credits
Continued development of oral communication skills as required in a variety of social contexts. Further development of reading skills.
Prerequisite: JPN 213 with C- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
JPN 312, THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE, 3 Credits
Continued development or oral communication skills as required in a variety of social contexts. Further development of reading skills.
Prerequisite: JPN 311 with C- or better or placement test
Available via Ecampus
JPN 313, THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE, 3 Credits
Continued development or oral communication skills as required in a variety of social contexts. Further development of reading skills.
Recommended: JPN 312
Available via Ecampus
JPN 329, SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE, CULTURE, OR LITERATURE, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 379, PROCTOR EXPERIENCE, 1-2 Credits
Supervised practicum for advanced students, with assignment as proctor or tutor in lower-division Japanese courses. No credit may be used to satisfy requirements for a minor in Japanese.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
JPN 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
JPN 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
JPN 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Korean (KOR)
KOR 111, FIRST-YEAR KOREAN, 4 Credits
For students with no prior training in Korean. Basic language skills along with cultural understanding by introducing the history of Hangul, traditional holidays, games, songs, foods and drama. Provides the Korean alphabet (Hangul), basic vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Three areas of focus: (1) reading and writing the Korean alphabet; (2) basic colloquial expressions; and (3) cultural understanding.
Available via Ecampus
KOR 112, FIRST-YEAR KOREAN, 4 Credits
Basic language skills along with cultural understanding by introducing the history of Hangul, traditional holidays, games, songs, foods and drama. Provides the Korean alphabet (Hangul), basic vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Three areas of concentration: (1) reading and writing the Korean alphabet, (2) basic colloquial expressions, and (3) cultural understanding.
Prerequisite: KOR 111 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
KOR 113, FIRST-YEAR KOREAN, 4 Credits
Designed to increase fluency in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through various topics that are relevant to students' life; sports, health, experiences, housing. Enlarge vocabulary and knowledge of grammar and sentence structure with honorifics, adjectives, connectives, and comparatives. Discuss Korean culture and literature using folk tales.
Prerequisite: KOR 112 with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
KOR 211, SECOND-YEAR KOREAN, 4 Credits
Designed to increase fluency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through pragmatic topics necessary for survival in the target language culture. Topic-based lessons consist of model dialogues, narration, vocabulary, grammar and culture corresponding to the level of intermediate low (ACTFL).
Prerequisite: KOR 113 with D or better or Korean 113 with a score of 1
Available via Ecampus
KOR 212, SECOND-YEAR KOREAN, 4 Credits
Designed to increase fluency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through pragmatic topics necessary for survival in the target language culture. Topic-based lessons consist of model dialogues, narration, vocabulary, grammar, and culture corresponding to the level of Intermediate Mid (ACTFL). Students learn to describe favorite activities, feelings, foods, restaurants, fashions, colors, and physical appearances. Students also learn to engage in a conversation as well as to write compositions related to daily life, making recommendations, asking for and giving directions, making a telephone call, and writing a recipe.
Prerequisite: KOR 211 with D or better
Available via Ecampus
KOR 213, SECOND-YEAR KOREAN, 4 Credits
Designed to increase fluency in integrated language skills through pragmatic topics necessary for survival in target language culture. Topic-based lesson consists of model dialogues, narration, vocabulary, grammar and culture corresponding to the intermediate high level. Students will learn to speak in paragraph length conversations; write compositions related to their daily lives, and such social needs as giving suggestions, making appointments and plans, giving descriptions and excuses, asking for and giving advice for a job interview. Visual media makes learning more fun and authentic. Students are required to participate in face-to-face meetings on a regular basis with a weekly partner and the instructor.
Prerequisite: KOR 212 with D or better
Available via Ecampus
Liberal Studies (LS)
LS 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LS 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LS 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LS 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LS 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
LS 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Graduate credit must not exceed 9 credits.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LS 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LS 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Restricted to students enrolled in off-campus programs. Not available to students in residence on the Corvallis campus. Maximum of 12 credits.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
LS 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Linguistics (LING)
LING 114, MASTER/APPRENTICE STUDY OF A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE, 1-4 Credits
LING 114, LING 115, and LING 116 provides context-rich beginning language instruction, in close collaboration with a native speaker, of a language otherwise not taught at OSU. Learners work toward a level of communicative proficiency approaching the intermediate low level in each of the primary skill areas. Four credits of one language are required before moving on to the next course in the sequence. May be repeated for credit for up to three languages. Not for students who have previous proficiency in the target language.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
LING 115, MASTER/APPRENTICE STUDY OF A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE, 1-4 Credits
LING 114, LING 115, and LING 116 provides context-rich beginning language instruction, in close collaboration with a native speaker, of a language otherwise not taught at OSU. Learners work toward a level of communicative proficiency approaching the intermediate low level in each of the primary skill areas. Four credits of one language are required before moving on to the next course in the sequence. May be repeated for credit for up to three languages. Not for students who have previous proficiency in the target language.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
LING 116, MASTER/APPRENTICE STUDY OF A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE, 1-4 Credits
LING 114, LING 115, and LING 116 provides context-rich beginning language instruction, in close collaboration with a native speaker, of a language otherwise not taught at OSU. Learners work toward a level of communicative proficiency approaching the intermediate low level in each of the primary skill areas. Four credits of one language are required before moving on to the next course in the sequence. May be repeated for credit for up to three languages. Not for students who have previous proficiency in the target language.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
LING 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 201, INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER, 4 Credits
Examines linguistic diversity systematically and critically. Explores everyday, ordinary connections between language and larger power dynamics. Provides linguistic tools for navigating everyday social and cultural interactions. Describes and explains the linguistic subfields and disciplines, and presents various techniques of linguistic analysis through problem-solving experience.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
LING 251, *LANGUAGES OF OREGON, 3 Credits
Basic lessons in languages spoken in Oregon's minority language communities presented by native informants; discussion, language analysis, and assessment facilitated by linguistics faculty. Languages presented will vary. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: LING 251H
LING 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 311, THE SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE: PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY, 3 Credits
Examines key topics in phonetics and phonology ranging from the anatomy of the vocal tract to the cognitive processes behind the comprehension of speech sounds; spoken and non-spoken languages take focus. Explores and evaluates key phonological theories, common phonological processes, and computational techniques for speech analysis. Critically analyzes relationships between phonetics/phonology and sociolinguistic variation, first language acquisition, and second language learning. Provides linguistic tools for examining phonetics and phonology in everyday life.
Prerequisite: LING 201 with C- or better
LING 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
LING 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
LING 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
LING 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Marine Studies (MAST)
MAST 201, HUMANS AND THE OCEAN, 3 Credits
An introduction to marine systems and the history of humans’ interaction with the ocean from a unique literary perspective. Lectures, group and individual library research, fieldtrips, and assignments will collate approaches from a range of disciplines including marine science, history, literary study, and other arts and humanistic disciplines. Through fiction and non-fiction literary perspectives designed to enhance critical reading skills, learn about historic and contemporary ocean and coastal issues, such as sustainable fisheries, pollution, and climate change, with perspectives from faculty in the humanities, arts, and sciences.
Available via Ecampus
MAST 300, SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, 4 Credits
Explore the dynamic relationship between people and the marine environment, as it relates to different ways of studying change. Emphasis is on liberal arts approaches from the social sciences, arts, and humanities. Applies theoretical foundations and associated methodological approaches from these liberal arts disciplines to understand and study issues of the coasts and ocean.
Available via Ecampus
MAST 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MAST 410, MARINE STUDIES INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MAST 425, MARINE STUDIES DEGREE CAPSTONE, 4 Credits
Examines issues related to the ocean and coasts through a transdisciplinary process recognizing insights from multiple perspectives and disciplines. Integrates the varied content explored in the Marine Studies Major through engagement in a substantial research or creative project evidencing intensive study of the social, political, historical, and/or cultural issues of the ocean and coasts.
Prerequisite: MAST 300 with C- or better
MAST 444, ^WRITING FOR MARINE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Applies techniques, ethics, and methodologies of writing and research in the transdisciplinary field of Marine Studies. Produces an artifact summing up the work throughout the degree and a written narration of this artifact. Presents the project findings and/or expressions to a broad audience at a Marine Studies student conference.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Music Education (MUED)
MUED 100, MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 3 Credits
An introduction to the practice of teaching music in public schools in the United States. Participants will learn about teaching and learning music through reading, discussion, creative projects, field observations, and peer teaching experiences. Provides a breadth of experiences so prospective teachers can make informed decisions regarding their career path. While completion of this course does not guarantee admittance to the Music Education Program at OSU, it will prepare candidates for the admission process.
Prerequisite: MUS 121 with C or better
MUED 275, PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION I, 1 Credit
Provides a professional community for emerging music educators. Students will complete field-work, interact with field specialists and practitioners, and study emerging topics and contemporary practices in music education. Students will begin to develop their professional portfolios. This course begins a series of seminars, which will be dedicated to professional development the exploration of trends in music education.
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 276, PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION II, 1 Credit
Continued engagement in field-work, interaction with field specialists and practitioners, and a study of emerging topics and contemporary practices in music education.
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 277, PEDAGOGIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE MUSIC EDUCATOR, 1 Credit
Focuses on pedagogic techniques of Brass, Woodwind, String, Voice (Instrumentalist), Vocal Pedagogy, Percussion and Guitar. Performance using proper beginning technique for each instrument, and description/assessment of proper technique for each instrument at the intermediate and advanced level. Emphasis is on techniques for teaching in classroom settings.
This course is repeatable for 7 credits.
MUED 350, JAZZ PEDAGOGY, 1 Credit
Explores basic concepts and pedagogies of jazz music as applicable to the school jazz ensemble. Establishes a basic foundation of jazz knowledge and pedagogy that can be built upon in future independent learning endeavors.
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 353, MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 3 Credits
Examines historical practices, philosophical differences and pedagogical approaches that influence public school music programs. Field experiences provide contextual models with genuine teaching opportunities each week.
Prerequisite: MUS 121 with D- or better
MUED 375, PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION III, 1 Credit
Continued interaction with field specialists and practitioners, and study of emerging topics and contemporary practices in music education. Fieldwork focuses on instructional strategies for guiding critical thinking and creative music listening.
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 376, PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION IV, 1 Credit
Continued interaction with field specialists and practitioners, and study of emerging topics and contemporary practices in music education. Fieldwork focuses on observation, leadership of composition, and improvisation activities.
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 391, SECONDARY GENERAL MUSIC FOUNDATIONS, 3 Credits
Prepares the teacher candidate to design and facilitate experiences in music learning appropriate for secondary students (grades 6 to 12).
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 400, ^PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN MUSIC EDUCATION, 3 Credits
Examines, reviews, and engages in professional writing in music education as it relates to research, theory, and practical application. Reads and responds to relevant literature pertaining to teaching and learning in music. Provides basis of knowledge for writing assignments throughout the term and promotes critical thinking in music education. Focuses on writing formal and informal texts related to teaching music, including a review of related literature, lesson and unit plans, and teaching reflections.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: MUED 376 with C- or better
Corequisites: MUED 410
Recommended: Completion of a WR II course
MUED 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 406, PROJECT, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 410, INTERNSHIP/STUDENT TEACHING, 1-10 Credits
An immersive 60-day experience. Daily experience with communicating content, planning, assessment, and classroom management in a guided field setting. Student teaching is a requirement for Oregon licensure.
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
MUED 413, THEORY AND PRACTICUM: FIELD, 1-4 Credits
Field experience in music classroom. For pre-MAT students taking 4 credits, the experience is approximately 10 hours per week in elementary-level classroom.
MUED 450, SURVEY OF WIND LITERATURE, 1 Credit
Examines different time periods of wind band literature from the Renaissance through current repertoire. Explores wind band literature through study of the music and historical practices.
Prerequisite: MUS 326 with B- or better
MUED 469, MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES LABORATORY, 1 Credit
Provides an in-depth study of the unique techniques and demands of running a marching band.
Prerequisite: MUS 121 with C or better
MUED 470, METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL WIND BAND, 3 Credits
Includes examination of method books, instructional materials, and music for middle school and high school band. Class format is lecture, discussions, and microteaching demonstrations. Includes study of past and current methods of improving student musical understanding and performance through band literature and rehearsal techniques.
MUED 473, METHODS FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY MUSIC, 3 Credits
Focuses on pedagogical content knowledge in music for specialists preparing to teach Kindergarten through grade five. Students will focus on the developmental characteristics of learners, repertoire and instructional techniques appropriate for the elementary music classroom, and lesson planning incorporating state and national standards. Issues related to diverse and special needs populations will be interwoven throughout each segment of the course.
Prerequisite: MUED 353 with D- or better
MUED 474, ELEMENTARY APPROACHES SEMINAR I, 1 Credit
Topics include practical applications of varied teaching methods, lesson planning, curricular design, repertoire, and resources for the general music classroom at the elementary level.
Prerequisite: MUED 473 with B- or better
MUED 475, ELEMENTARY APPROACHES SEMINAR II, 1 Credit
Provides the foundation for teacher candidates to develop a critical disposition regarding contemporary issues in the general music classroom.
Prerequisite: MUED 473 with B- or better
MUED 480, CLASSROOM CHORAL METHODS, 3 Credits
Examines research, theory, and pedagogical methods of choral classrooms. Primary topics: the role of choral music in various school settings and the responsibilities of the music teacher in developing/implementing goals and objectives for a choral music education curriculum.
Prerequisite: MUED 100 with B- or better
MUED 499, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
MUED 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 507, THEORY AND PRACTICUM SEMINAR, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 10 credits.
MUED 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUED 510, PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP, 3-15 Credits
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
MUED 521, SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC ED, 3 Credits
Advanced pedagogy in one particular area within music education, such as jazz band techniques, computer design of marching band drills, advanced technology in music education. Topics will vary.
MUED 573, METHODS FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY MUSIC, 3 Credits
Focuses on pedagogical content knowledge in music for specialists preparing to teach Kindergarten through grade five. Students will focus on the developmental characteristics of learners, multiple representations of the subject matter, and lesson planning incorporating state and national standards. Issues related to diverse and special needs populations will be interwoven throughout each segment of the course.
Recommended: MUED 353
MUED 580, SECONDARY VOCAL MUSIC EDUCATION, 3 Credits
This methods course focuses on vocal music education, grades nine through twelve. Students explore relationships between teaching and learning in order to effectively plan for instruction.
MUED 581, SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EDUCATION, 3 Credits
This methods course focuses on instrumental music education, grades nine through twelve. Students explore relationships between teaching and learning in order to effectively plan for instruction.
MUED 591, CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONS IN MUSIC EDUCATION, 3 Credits
Examination of historical, philosophical, and social influences on contemporary music education emphasizing 1950 through the present, culminating in the National Standards for Arts Education.
MUED 592, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, 3 Credits
Design and construct a comprehensive music education curriculum grounded in current research, the National Standards for Arts Education and Oregon's Common Curriculum Goals.
MUED 599, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Music Studio (MUP)
MUP 170, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: INTERMEDIATE PIANO, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 190, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: KEYBOARD, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 191, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 192, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: STRINGS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 193, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: WOODWINDS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 194, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: BRASS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 195, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: PERCUSSION, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 196, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR, 1-2 Credits
Private studio guitar lessons designed to explore effective practice strategies, technique, and repertoire.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 290, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: KEYBOARD, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 291, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 292, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: STRINGS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 293, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: WOODWINDS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 294, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: BRASS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 295, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: PERCUSSION, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 296, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR, 1-2 Credits
Private studio guitar lessons designed to explore effective practice strategies, technique, and repertoire.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Recommended: MUS 164
MUP 390, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: KEYBOARD, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 391, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 392, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: STRINGS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 393, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: WOODWINDS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 394, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: BRASS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 395, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: PERCUSSION, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 396, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR, 1-2 Credits
Private studio guitar lessons designed to explore effective practice strategies, technique, and repertoire.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 398, JUNIOR RECITAL, 1 Credit
Time is dedicated towards the applied music project for junior music performance majors. A public recital will be given during junior-level applied study with the approval of the applied teacher.
MUP 490, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: KEYBOARD, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 491, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 492, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: STRINGS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 493, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: WOODWINDS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 494, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: BRASS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 495, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: PERCUSSION, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 496, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: GUITAR, 1-2 Credits
Private studio guitar lessons designed to explore effective practice strategies, technique, and repertoire.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 498, SENIOR RECITAL, 1 Credit
Time is dedicated towards the final applied music project for instrumental and voice music majors. A public recital will be given after the completion of junior-level applied study with the approval of the applied teacher.
MUP 591, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUP 592, INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: STRINGS, 1-2 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Music (MUS)
MUS 101, *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY, 3 Credits
Dealing primarily with the Western classical tradition, the course focuses on developing perceptive listening skills through the study of musical forms and styles. For non-majors.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: MUS 101H
Available via Ecampus
MUS 101H, *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY, 3 Credits
Dealing primarily with the Western classical tradition, the course focuses on developing perceptive listening skills through the study of musical forms and styles. For non-majors.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: MUS 101
Available via Ecampus
MUS 102, *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES, 3 Credits
A study of the masterworks of a single era (such as Baroque, classic, romantic, twentieth century) or a genre (such as orchestra, chamber, opera, musical theatre). For non-majors.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: MUS 102H
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 102H, *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES, 3 Credits
A study of the masterworks of a single era (such as Baroque, classic, romantic, twentieth century) or a genre (such as orchestra, chamber, opera, musical theatre). For non-majors.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: MUS 102
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUS 103, *MUSIC APPRECIATION III: GREAT COMPOSERS, 3 Credits
The life and works of one or more significant composers including Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and others. For non-majors.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: MUS 103H
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 104, *SURVEY OF JAZZ, 3 Credits
Study of jazz as a technical framework and values system for performing, composing and, experiencing music. Survey the history of jazz music up to the present to learn how this music works—from its technical musical elements to the culture that gave birth to and influenced its development. Actively listen, critique and discuss jazz, identify major artists and styles, and understand the cultural forces that shaped its development over time.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Available via Ecampus
MUS 107, INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS AND PUBLISHING, 3 Credits
An introduction to project based music composing applications to create original music, remixes and contemporary productions. Students build skills through weekly exercises in both Reaper and Musescore notation software.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 108, *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD, 3 Credits
Survey of the world's music with attention to musical styles and cultural contexts. Included are Oceania, Indonesia, Africa, Asia, Latin America. For non-majors.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: MUS 108H
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 108H, *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD, 3 Credits
Survey of the world's music with attention to musical styles and cultural contexts. Included are Oceania, Indonesia, Africa, Asia, Latin America. For non-majors.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: MUS 108
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 111, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, 3 Credits
Covers the principles and approaches used in contemporary music technology. Lectures and demonstrations will be rooted in physics, psychoacoustics, digital and analog recording, various software and hardware platforms, composition, and audio production in order to give students greater context into the creative and technical avenues of the music technologist.
MUS 112, INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO, 3 Credits
Students will develop a thorough understanding of digital audio in both theory and application. Topics to be explored include common DAW operations, CD authoring, audio for web, sound design, MIDI, songwriting and composition, and digital effects. Course projects will engage students in both technical and creative capacities of digital audio production.
Prerequisite: MUS 111 with C- or better
MUS 113, AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES, 3 Credits
Students will gain a thorough understanding of the technical and creative potential of various audio equipment used in sound production including microphones, speakers, mixers, recording equipment, effects processors, patch bays, MIDI, and various video equipment. Through discussion and experimentation, students will pursue real-world audio problems in collaborative and individual projects.
Prerequisite: MUS 111 with C- or better
MUS 114, FOUNDATIONS: APPLIED LISTENING AND THEORY, 3 Credits
A general music foundation series that facilitates students with no prior formal musical background to develop contemporary music literacy using modes of listening including radio, digital music libraries, interactive tutorials and guided listenings and visual mapping.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 115, FOUNDATIONS: APPLIED LISTENING, THEORY, AND PRACTICE, 3 Credits
Part two of a general music foundation series that facilitates students with no prior formal musical background to develop contemporary music literacy using modes of listening including radio, digital music libraries, interactive tutorials and guided listenings and visual mapping.
Prerequisite: MUS 114 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 121, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I, 3 Credits
Covers fundamentals of music theory along with a brief introduction to Western art music. This requires students to learn to read and write all notes in treble and bass clef, and all common scales, intervals, triads and seventh chords, using key signatures. They also learn to recognize basic rhythms and write them down.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
MUS 122, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I, 3 Credits
An integrated, team-taught approach to the study of Western art music, including repertory, melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic components, formal organization, and composition.
Recommended: MUS 121
MUS 123, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I, 3 Credits
An integrated, team-taught approach to the study of Western art music, including repertory, melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic components, formal organization, and composition.
Recommended: MUS 122
MUS 126, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS LAB II, 1 Credit
Transpose scores, harmonic idioms, harmonic progressions.
Equivalent to: MUS 125
Recommended: MUS 122 and MUS 125. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 123 for music majors
MUS 134, AURAL SKILLS I, 1 Credit
Aural comprehension of the basic melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic elements of music.
Corequisites: MUS 121
MUS 135, AURAL SKILLS II, 1 Credit
Aural comprehension of the basic melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic elements of music.
Recommended: Concurrent enrollment with MUS 122
MUS 136, AURAL SKILLS I, 1 Credit
Aural comprehension of the basic melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic elements of music.
MUS 140, OSU CHAMBER CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A select ensemble of approximately 40 mixed voices. Performances each term. Annual tours.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 146, TREBLE CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A soprano/alto ensemble designed for vocal development and exploration of treble choral literature. Performances each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 147, TENOR/BASS CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A tenor/bass ensemble designed for vocal development and exploration of TTBB choral literature. Performances each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 150, SYMPHONIC BAND, 1 Credit
A select ensemble of approximately 80 wind and percussion players. Performance each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 151, CAMPUS BAND, 1 Credit
Wind and percussion ensemble of approximately 70 players. Performance each term. Open to all students.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 152, RHYTHM AND BEAVS PEP BAND, 1 Credit
An auditioned group of 12 musicians who perform at university, community, and athletic events throughout the year.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 153, MARCHING BAND, 1-2 Credits
A marching and playing unit of more than 160 musicians. Performs for home football games.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
MUS 154, BASKETBALL BAND, 1 Credit
An ensemble of approximately 50 players. Performs for home games.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
MUS 156, INDOOR DRUM LINE, 1-2 Credits
A derivative of the Marching Band Drum Line, this ensemble performs and competes around the Pacific Northwest. Audition required.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 158, LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 1 Credit
Concentration on current jazz styles. Performance each term.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 160, UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 1 Credit
An ensemble of 65-80 players. Performance of orchestral repertoire from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Performance each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 162, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: GUITAR, 1 Credit
A guitar performance group designed to explore ensemble rehearsal techniques and repertoire.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 163, ACCOMPANYING, 1 Credit
Piano accompanying and chamber music skills, studio experience and weekly performance class.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 164, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: STRINGS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 165, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: WOODWINDS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 166, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: BRASS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 167, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: PERCUSSION, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 168, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: MISCELLANEOUS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 169, OPERA WORKSHOP, 1-2 Credits
Examines musical, linguistic, and dramatic preparation and performance of roles and scenes from the opera, operetta, and musical theatre repertory. Explores the history and literature of opera and American musical theatre, and begins to prepare students for a career in the stage industry for singer/actors (auditioning, young artist programs, etc.).
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 171, GROUP LESSONS: PIANO I, 1 Credit
Part 1 of the first-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
MUS 172, GROUP PIANO II, 1 Credit
Part 2 of the first-year group piano sequence. A continuation of MUS 171.
Prerequisite: MUS 171 with C- or better
MUS 173, GROUP PIANO III, 1 Credit
Part 3 of the first-year group piano sequence. A continuation of MUS 172.
Prerequisite: MUS 172 with C- or better
MUS 186, GROUP GUITAR, 1 Credit
Teaches fundamentals of the guitar in a small-group setting. Emphasis on practical use of the instrument.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 190, APPLIED MUSICIANSHIP: BEGINNER BEAT MAKING (DAW), 2 Credits
Teaches the process involved in composing and constructing drum beats for any style of popular music. This course will take you through the basics of understand the roles of each individual drum on a typical drum kit, to programming on an 808 or sequenced style virtual kit. We will also explore putting together your own collection of sounds and building drum and percussion kits for your own creative applications and compositions.
Prerequisite: MUS 111 with C or better
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 191, INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, 1 Credit
Examines principles and approaches used in contemporary music technology and production with a slant towards affordability and bedroom recording practices which incorporates low-budget technology and high reliance on post-production technique. Composes original work, edits and mixes existing audio and music projects, records audio using both low and high-budget equipment, and analyzes the effectiveness of their creative assets.
MUS 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 200, AMERICAN MUSIC TRADITION, 3 Credits
Explores religious, classical, folk, and pop idioms, American music is both a reflection of the nation’s rich creative elements and a defining factor of our national identity. Analyzes the history of American music and the role it plays in society today.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 201, ENGLISH AND LATIN DICTION FOR SINGERS, 1 Credit
Presents the principles of lyric diction in English and Latin and provides practice in the skills needed to sing the languages accurately and expressively.
MUS 202, ITALIAN LYRIC DICTION FOR SINGERS, 1 Credit
Presents the principles of lyric diction in Italian and provides practice in the skills needed to sing the languages accurately and expressively.
Prerequisite: MUS 201 with C or better
MUS 203, GERMAN LYRIC DICTION FOR SINGERS, 1 Credit
Presents the principles of German lyric diction and provides practice in the skills needed to sing the language accurately and expressively.
Prerequisite: MUS 201 with C or better
MUS 204, FRENCH LYRIC DICTION FOR SINGERS, 1 Credit
Presents the principles of French lyric diction and provides practice in the skills needed to sing the language accurately and expressively.
Prerequisite: MUS 201 with C or better
MUS 216, THE MUSIC BUSINESS, 3 Credits
An overview of the many elements that comprise today’s music industry, with an emphasis on the most recent entrepreneurial and creative trends in this multi-billion-dollar business.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 221, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC, 3 Credits
Advanced harmony, techniques of analysis, musical form, composition. Continued study of the repertory of Western music through the mid-twentieth century.
Recommended: MUS 123
MUS 222, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC, 3 Credits
Advanced harmony, techniques of analysis, musical form, composition. Continued study of the repertory of Western music through the mid-twentieth century.
Recommended: MUS 221
MUS 223, LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC, 3 Credits
Advanced harmony, techniques of analysis, musical form, composition. Continued study of the repertory of Western music through the mid-twentieth century.
Recommended: MUS 222
MUS 234, AURAL SKILLS II, 1 Credit
Sight-singing; melodic and harmonic dictation. To be taken in sequence.
MUS 235, AURAL SKILLS II, 1 Credit
Sight-singing; melodic and harmonic dictation. To be taken in sequence.
Recommended: MUS 234
MUS 236, AURAL SKILLS II, 1 Credit
Sight-singing; melodic and harmonic dictation. To be taken in sequence.
Recommended: MUS 235
MUS 237, CRITICAL STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY & POPULAR MUSIC, 3 Credits
Examines Contemporary and Popular Music, not as a narrow singular approach with a unitary cultural lens, but as a complex phenomenon with vast stylistic diversity, practices, participants and methodologies. Explores plurality of sonic approaches, interdisciplinary relations, and social, racial, and gender histories and cultural practices. Introduces critical approaches surrounding construction, embodied listening, sensuality and reception, dissemination perception, fandom, popular aesthetics and taste of contemporary and popular musical forms.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 251, INTRO TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 3 Credits
Emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurial thinking in the arts while engaging students with the fundamentals of the arts “business”. The focus of this course is the development of each student's Digital Portfolio. Each student will explore the arts industry through first-hand experiences with creative problem-solving exercises, discussion questions, collaborative projects, case studies, and hands-on activities.
MUS 255, INTERMEDIATE DAW AND MUSIC PUBLISHING, 3 Credits
Emphasizes project-based music composing application to create original music, live popular and contemporary music performance, using controllers, DJing and contemporary productions. Builds skills through weekly exercises in both Ableton and Musescore notation software.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Recommended: MUS 107 or MUS 111 or skills/experience with DAW
Available via Ecampus
MUS 271, GROUP PIANO IV, 1 Credit
Part of the second-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
MUS 272, GROUP PIANO V, 1 Credit
Part of the second-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
Prerequisite: MUS 271 with C- or better
MUS 273, GROUP PIANO VI, 1 Credit
Part of the second-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
Prerequisite: MUS 272 with C- or better
MUS 279, INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING 1, 3 Credits
The study of songs and songwriting will be introduced, with special attention paid to the art of lyrics, melody, harmony, and structure to create songs. Songs will be analyzed and composed, and students will listen to popular American songwriting throughout modern history. Students are expected to listen critically and create and collaborate on original song lyrics and music.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 301, SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: ENGLISH, 2 Credits
Survey of the development of English solo vocal literature from the Renaissance period to the present.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with C or better
MUS 302, SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: ITALIAN, 2 Credits
Survey of the development of Italian solo vocal literature from the Renaissance period to the present.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with C or better
MUS 303, SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: GERMAN, 2 Credits
Survey of the development of German solo vocal literature from the Renaissance period to the present.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with C or better
MUS 304, SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: FRENCH, 2 Credits
Survey of the development of French solo vocal literature from the 19th century to the present.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with C or better
MUS 309, *WOMEN IN WESTERN MUSIC, 3 Credits
Explores the powerful roles women have played in both Western classical and popular music, from the Medieval Era to the present day. Drawing on historical, contemporary, and cross-cultural ideas and repertoire, the course will identify contributions women have made as composers, performers, patrons, educators, and consumers, and will examine why women's contributions were ignored in the past.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Available via Ecampus
MUS 313, SOUND SYNTHESIS, 3 Credits
Examines the various forms of synthesis used in modern electronic music and audio production. Throughout the course of the term, students will cultivate listening, programming, and analytical skills through the study of analog and digital synthesis. Emphasis will be placed on practical applications of synthesis through original creative projects.
MUS 315, INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING, 2 Credits
Basic terminology, beat patterns, and baton technique. Introduction to score preparation. Philosophy and history of conducting are also addressed.
Recommended: MUS 223 and MUS 236 and piano proficiency exam.
MUS 316, CHORAL CONDUCTING, 2 Credits
Continuation of MUS 315. Hand gesture technique, score reading, and score preparation of literature from all major historical periods. Focus upon principles of developing choral excellence. Includes conducting practice with a campus ensemble. To be taken in sequence.
Recommended: MUS 315
MUS 317, CHORAL CONDUCTING, 2 Credits
Continuation of MUS 315. Hand gesture technique, score reading, and score preparation of literature from all major historical periods. Focus upon principles of developing choral excellence. To be taken in sequence.
Recommended: MUS 315
MUS 318, INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING, 2 Credits
Continuation of MUS 315, including types of instrumental groups, seating arrangements, score preparation, and instrumental transposition and ranges. Advanced baton technique. To be taken in sequence.
Recommended: MUS 315
MUS 319, INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING, 2 Credits
Continuation of MUS 315, including types of instrumental groups, seating arrangements, score preparation, and instrumental transposition and ranges. Advanced baton technique. To be taken in sequence.
Recommended: MUS 315
MUS 324, HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC, 3 Credits
Chronological survey of the Euro-American traditions in music to be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with D- or better
Recommended: MUS 223
MUS 325, HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC, 3 Credits
Traces the development of Western music history from the early Classic period through the end of the 19th century. Explores major trends in orchestral, solo, chamber and vocal music through lectures, readings, research, discussion, score studies, and intensive writing assignments.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with D- or better
Recommended: MUS 223
MUS 326, HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC, 3 Credits
Chronological survey of the Euro-American traditions in music to be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite: MUS 123 with D- or better
Recommended: MUS 223
MUS 331, *GENRE STUDIES: POPULAR MUSIC AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA, 3 Credits
Explores traditional and popular musical practices in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Focusing on the rich mixture of African, European, and indigenous cultures that characterize this region, the class will examine technical aspects of music itself, cultural contexts of musical creation and performance, and the historical development of particular musical styles. Case studies, explored through listening and reading, will highlight various local and national musical traditions and their presence in transnational migrant communities and emerging world music markets.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 334, CONTEMPORARY MUSIC TECHNIQUE & PRACTICE, 4 Credits
Creates individual and community-based musics from a variety of popular and contemporary music genres, techniques and practices. Valuable to those that require personalized feedback and want to develop the ability to imitate favorite hits, workshop new ideas, and generate original approaches to music making through improvisation, charts, audio recordings, experimentation and collective music practices. Focuses on making music through improvised means, real-time music practices as well as utilizing previous collected knowledges both through ear training, notation, or digital renderings to foster a personal voice.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 338, APPLIED MUSICIANSHIP: GROUP GUITAR, 2 Credits
Focuses on learning the architecture of the guitar, its styles, and functionality in a contemporary music-making context. Provides a basic understanding of the fretboard through weekly practices that center on improvising and composing with simple scales, modes and chords. Applies skills to learning iconic guitar repertoire with an emphasis on learning by ear, the blues tradition, funk, rock and pop styles and trends. Emphasizes participatory practice required to incorporate chordal blocks and stylistic practice.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 340, OSU CHAMBER CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A select ensemble of approximately 40 mixed voices. Performance each term. Annual tours.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: Two years college-level vocal experience
MUS 341, VOCAL PEDAGOGY I, 2 Credits
Provides an understanding of the singing voice and establishes guidelines for teaching vocal techniques. Explores the anatomical, physiological and acoustic elements of singing, providing students with a working knowledge of the vocal mechanism.
Prerequisite: MUP 291 with C or better
MUS 342, VOCAL PEDAGOGY II, 2 Credits
Provides a clear understanding of the singing voice as it progresses through the stages of maturation. Emphasizes appropriate repertoire selection for each voice classification. Provides theoretical framework and practical application of vocal pedagogy.
Prerequisite: MUS 341 with C or better
MUS 343X, VOCAL PEDAGOGY PRACTICUM, 2 Credits
Provides practical application of MUS 341 and MUS 342 through planning and implementation of vocal instruction. Emphasizes vocal tone building.
MUS 344, INSTRUMENTAL PEDAGOGY AND REPERTOIRE, 3 Credits
This course is directed towards the student who anticipates a career as a professional musician in a performance group, soloist, or as an instrumental studio instructor.
Recommended: Music lessons MUP 300 or higher
MUS 346, TREBLE CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A soprano/alto ensemble designed for vocal development and exploration of treble choral literature. Performances each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 347, TENOR/BASS CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A tenor/bass ensemble designed for vocal development and exploration of TTBB choral literature. Performances each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 350, SYMPHONIC BAND, 1 Credit
A select ensemble of approximately 80 wind and percussion players. Performance winter and spring terms.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 351, CAMPUS BAND, 1 Credit
Wind and percussion ensemble of approximately 70 players. Performance each term. Open to all students.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 352, RHYTHM AND BEAVS PEP BAND, 1 Credit
An auditioned group of 12 musicians who perform at university, community, and athletic events throughout the year.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 353, MARCHING BAND, 1-2 Credits
A marching and playing unit of more than 160 musicians. Performs for home football games; one trip each year to an off-campus game.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
MUS 354, BASKETBALL BAND, 1 Credit
An ensemble of approximately 50 players. Performs for home games. Students must have two years college-level experience.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
MUS 356, INDOOR DRUM LINE, 1-2 Credits
A derivative of the Marching Band Drum Line, this ensemble performs and competes around the Pacific Northwest during winter term. Audition required.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
MUS 358, LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 1 Credit
Concentration on current jazz styles. Performance each term.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 360, UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 1 Credit
An ensemble of 65-80 players. Performance of orchestral repertoire from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Performance each term.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 362, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: GUITAR, 1 Credit
A guitar performance group designed to explore ensemble rehearsal techniques and repertoire.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 363, ACCOMPANYING, 1 Credit
Piano accompanying and chamber music skills, studio experience, and weekly performance class.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: Two years college-level ensemble
MUS 364, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: STRINGS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 365, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: WOODWINDS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 366, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: BRASS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 367, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: PERCUSSION, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 368, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: MISCELLANEOUS, 1 Credit
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 369, OPERA WORKSHOP, 1-2 Credits
Examines musical, linguistic, and dramatic preparation and performance of roles and scenes from the opera, operetta, and musical theatre repertory. Explores the history and literature of opera and American musical theatre, and begins to prepare students for a career in the stage industry for singer/actors (auditioning, young artist programs, etc.).
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 371, GROUP PIANO VII, 1 Credit
Part of the third-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
MUS 372, GROUP PIANO VIII, 1 Credit
Part of the third-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
Prerequisite: MUS 371 with C- or better
MUS 373, GROUP PIANO IX, 1 Credit
Part of the third-year group piano sequence. Group instruction in piano skills and basic theory.
Prerequisite: MUS 372 with C- or better
MUS 399, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 400, ^STUDIES IN WRITING ABOUT MUSIC, 3 Credits
Students will read relevant literature pertaining to a selected topic. These readings will be discussed during the class period, serve as a basis of knowledge for the writing assignments throughout the quarter, and promote critical thinking about the topic. A large portion of the term will be devoted to learning various genres of writing about music, including formal writing and informal, low-stakes writing. Students will be introduced to a variety of ways of writing about music through the course readings and will learn how to tailor one’s writing style towards a genre’s particular audience.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: MUS 325 with C or better
Recommended: Completion of a WR II course
MUS 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 403, THESIS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 406, PROJECTS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 407, SEMINAR, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 408, WORKSHOP, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 409, PIANO PEDAGOGY PRACTICUM, 2 Credits
A practical application course offering experiential learning and supervised teaching experiences to piano pedagogy students. Serves as a practicum co-requisite for the final two terms of Piano Pedagogy (MUS 446 and MUS 447).
Corequisites: MUS 446, MUS 447
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
MUS 410, INTERNSHIP, 3 Credits
Provides experience in field settings, opportunity to develop personal and professional skills. See school for details.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 415, SCORING VISUAL MEDIA I, 3 Credits
Introduce film scoring techniques. Gain proficiency at working with visual media, understanding stylistic and creative approaches and acquire technical skills to run Logic X. Cover range of sound solutions used in silent films, independent films, mainstream and international films. Create a mock up, work quickly and efficiently and develop a simple reel as well as use techniques such as leitmotif building, layering, contour mapping, temporal building and be familiar with various sample libraries, and introductory MIDI orchestration.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Recommended: Experience with music making or completion of introductory courses in music or media
Available via Ecampus
MUS 428, SENIOR PROJECT, 4 Credits
Develop, project manage and execute an independent and original creative, performative or research-based final project that is appropriate to their main professional interests.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 439, SONIC ARTS, 2 Credits
Create experimental sonic art projects using analog and digital technologies to make natural, artificial, and curated sound installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sound art project. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. Demonstrate competency through describing and applying sound art concepts including those that involve active listening practices. Explore the breadth and range of sonic-art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 439/GD 439/MUS 439/NMC 439/TA 439 and ART 539/MUS 539.
Equivalent to: ART 439, GD 439, NMC 439, TA 439
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MUS 442, GENRE STUDIES, 3 Credits
Intensive study of selected genres, such as orchestra, chamber music, keyboard literature, vocal literature, music theatre and opera.
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
MUS 443, THEORY AND COMPOSITION STUDIES, 3 Credits
Intensive study of selected subjects, such as analysis, composition, choral arranging, band arranging, and orchestration.
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Recommended: MUS 223
Available via Ecampus
MUS 445, PIANO PEDAGOGY I: BEGINNING AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, 3 Credits
Introduces basic foundational ideas of piano instruction at the beginning and elementary levels. Students will engage with topics surrounding methodology, materials, and the techniques of teaching piano to the beginning and elementary student.
MUS 451, INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 3 Credits
Survey of the business strategies behind a successful career in the arts. Emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurial thinking, engages students with the fundamentals of the arts "business", and explores ways to influence and shape the industry's future. CROSSLISTED as ART 451/MUS 451/TA 451.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Equivalent to: ART 451, TA 451
Available via Ecampus
MUS 457, OFF THE SCREEN - VIDEO INSTALLATION ART, 2 Credits
Create experimental video-art installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the video art project. Explore the breath and range of experimental approaches to video installations, multi-screen projections, immersive visual and sound environments, and projection-mapping from a historical and contemporary art perspective. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. CROSSLISTED as ART 457/GD 457/MUS 457/ NMC 457/TA 457 and ART 557/MUS 557.
Equivalent to: ART 457, GD 457, NMC 457, TA 457
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MUS 472, ITALIAN AND LATIN DICTION FOR SINGERS, 2 Credits
Presents the principles of lyric diction in Italian and liturgical Latin and provides practice in the skills needed to sing the languages accurately and expressively.
MUS 475, ^CREATIVITY AND THE CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL IMAGINATION, 3 Credits
Examines both the theory and practice of creativity. Explores how musical thinking, and real-time sonic practices, in particular can be applied to those seeking new ways to discover and develop innovative and generative works. Utilizes an interdisciplinary framework in order to focus, apply and connect those ideas to musical outcomes through production and performativity and practice. Examines a variety of writings on creativity and synthesize ideas about creativity from various fields through both reflective and critical writing.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Available via Ecampus
MUS 481, PIANO LITERATURE I: 18TH THROUGH EARLY 19TH CENTURIES, 3 Credits
Examines the evolution of piano literature from the Baroque period through the early 19th Century. Examines individual styles and composers' works in the context of the surrounding cultural and social history, beginning with the birth of the piano and continuing with the piano’s growing popularity in Western European society. An emphasis will be placed on listening experience and the aural identification of landmark piano works. Students to gain familiarity with a rich body of piano repertoire in the historical and social context in which it was composed.
MUS 482, PIANO LITERATURE II: 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, 3 Credits
Examines the evolution of piano literature in the 19th and 20th centuries. Students will learn about individual styles and composers’ works in the context of the surrounding cultural and social history of the piano. An emphasis will be placed on listening experience and the aural identification of landmark piano works. The overall objective of the course is for students to gain familiarity with a rich body of piano repertoire in the historical and social context in which it was composed.
MUS 488, SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ARTS, 2 Credits
Create interactive arts, design, or communication projects using sensor technologies in combination with sound, video, lights, video games, and generative digital art. Translate gestures of the physical world into interactive control using plug and play wireless sensors. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sensor technologies project. Explore the breadth and range of interactive art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 488/GD 488/MUS 488/NMC 488/TA 488 and ART 588/MUS 588.
Equivalent to: ART 488, GD 488, NMC 488, TA 488
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MUS 493, BASIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES, 3 Credits
The first of a three-term sequence on analog and digital recording and editing techniques. The first term deals with issues such as signal processing, microphone design and placement, and an introduction to Digidesign Pro-Tools.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Recommended: MUS 123
MUS 494, INTERMEDIATE RECORDING TECHNIQUES, 3 Credits
The second of a three-term sequence on analog and digital recording and editing techniques. The second term deals with multi-track recording, MIDI interfacing and recording, advanced microphone placement, intermediate Pro-tools, and an introduction to E-magic Logic.
Recommended: MUS 493
MUS 495, ADVANCED RECORDING TECHNIQUES, 3 Credits
The third of a three-part sequence on analog and digital recording and editing techniques. The third term deals with advanced multi-track recording, sampling MIDI interfacing and recording, mixing and mastering using Waveburner, advanced Pro-Tools, advanced use of E-magic Logic recording and editing and portable ADAT recording and editing.
Recommended: MUS 494
MUS 499, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 503, THESIS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
MUS 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 506, PROJECTS, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 507, SEMINAR, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 508, WORKSHOP, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
MUS 510, INTERNSHIP, 3 Credits
Provides experience in field settings, opportunity to develop personal and professional skills. See school for details.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
MUS 516, ADVANCED CONDUCTING: CHORAL, 3 Credits
Baton technique, interpretation and the study of major choral scores.
Recommended: MUS 317
MUS 518, ADVANCED CONDUCTING: INSTRUMENTAL, 3 Credits
Baton technique, interpretation and the study of major instrumental scores.
Recommended: MUS 319
MUS 519, ADVANCED CONDUCTING: INSTRUMENTAL, 3 Credits
Baton technique, interpretation and the study of major instrumental scores.
Recommended: MUS 319
MUS 539, SONIC ARTS, 2 Credits
Create experimental sonic art projects using analog and digital technologies to make natural, artificial, and curated sound installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sound art project. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. Demonstrate competency through describing and applying sound art concepts including those that involve active listening practices. Explore the breadth and range of sonic-art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 439/GD 439/MUS 439/NMC 439/TA 439 and ART 539/MUS 539.
Equivalent to: ART 539
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MUS 540, OSU CHAMBER CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A select ensemble of approximately 40 mixed voices. Performance each term. Annual tours.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
MUS 543, THEORY AND COMPOSITION STUDIES, 3 Credits
Intensive study of selected subjects, such as analysis, composition, choral arranging, band arranging, and orchestration.
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Recommended: MUS 223
MUS 546, TREBLE CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A soprano/alto ensemble designed for vocal development and exploration of treble choral literature. Performances each term.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 547, TENOR/BASS CHOIR, 1-2 Credits
A tenor/bass ensemble designed for vocal development and exploration of TTBB choral literature. Performances each term.
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
MUS 550, SYMPHONIC BAND, 1 Credit
A select ensemble of approximately 80 wind and percussion players. Performance winter and spring terms.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
MUS 557, OFF THE SCREEN - VIDEO INSTALLATION ART, 2 Credits
Create experimental video-art installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the video art project. Explore the breath and range of experimental approaches to video installations, multi-screen projections, immersive visual and sound environments, and projection-mapping from a historical and contemporary art perspective. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. CROSSLISTED as ART 457/GD 457/MUS 457/ NMC 457/TA 457 and ART 557/MUS 557.
Equivalent to: ART 557
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MUS 560, UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 1 Credit
An ensemble of 65-80 players. Performance of orchestral repertoire from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Performance each term.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
MUS 588, SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ARTS, 2 Credits
Create interactive arts, design, or communication projects using sensor technologies in combination with sound, video, lights, video games, and generative digital art. Translate gestures of the physical world into interactive control using plug and play wireless sensors. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sensor technologies project. Explore the breadth and range of interactive art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 488/GD 488/MUS 488/NMC 488/TA 488 and ART 588/MUS 588.
Equivalent to: ART 588
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
MUS 599, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
New Media Communications (NMC)
NMC 100, *NEW MEDIA AND CULTURE, 3 Credits
Provides students with the basic critical skills to analyze the cultural, social, and political impact of new media technologies, new media texts, and new media institutions. Students will be exposed to a variety of social scientific and humanistic conceptual approaches to analyzing new media and culture. Special emphasis will be placed on historical analyses of how new media have shaped culture, as well as how culture has shaped new media.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Available via Ecampus
NMC 101, *INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, 3 Credits
Principles of new media communications. Perspectives on the communications media. How the communications media operate and how they interact with society.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Equivalent to: NMC 101H
Available via Ecampus
NMC 101H, *INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, 3 Credits
Principles of new media communications. Perspectives on the communications media. How the communications media operate and how they interact with society.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: NMC 101
NMC 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 240, SURVEY OF SOCIAL MEDIA, 3 Credits
Explores history, business, and current social research in social media, especially the cultural logic of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest and beyond. Establishes critical context for advanced study of platforms and professionalization.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 241, APPLIED MEDIA AESTHETICS, 4 Credits
Foundational elements and principles of art and design in relation to visual media production and the communicative arts. Topics include composition, layout, color theory, typography, image manipulation, graphics creation and design in visual media. Provides core competencies digital visual communication arts tools.
Recommended: NMC 101
Available via Ecampus
NMC 245, CULTURAL ANALYTICS AND DATA SCIENCE, 3 Credits
Computational approaches to cultural research have changed what it means to work with media today. This course provides a foundation in data science tailored for work in social and cultural research including basic work in natural language processing, social network analysis, and information visualization.
NMC 255, APPLIED SOUND DESIGN, 4 Credits
Foundational elements and principles of sound design in relation to audio production and the communicative arts. Topics include elements of sound, technical terminology, types of equipment and digital audio workflows. Provides core competencies in audio recording, editing and manipulation in sound media.
Recommended: NMC 101
Available via Ecampus
NMC 260, NEW MEDIA FUTURES, 3 Credits
Covers historical context and current perspectives on the various aspects of new multimedia communications, including linear and nonlinear or time-based and interactive media. Primary topics include digital cinema (compositing and nonlinear access), visual music, information visualization, interactive narrative, and virtual space.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 280, +GLOBAL MEDIA, 3 Credits
Explores theoretical and practical concepts of global media. Addresses historical and contemporary perspectives on the topic, particularly as they relate to globalization, systems of different world regions, cultural imperialism, media ownership, medium as the message, media representation, politics, entertainment, pop culture and trends in global technology and economic media developments.
Attributes: CFGH – Core Ed - Art & Humanities Global; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
NMC 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 301, ^WRITING FOR THE MEDIA PROFESSIONAL, 3 Credits
Fundamentals of gathering information, evaluating information, writing information of the media and editing media content in written form.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Recommended: NMC 101
Available via Ecampus
NMC 302, REPORTING, 3 Credits
An introduction to the practices, procedures, techniques, and organizational structures of basic news gathering and writing.
Recommended: WR 201
Available via Ecampus
NMC 305, COPYEDITING, 3 Credits
Copyreading, headline writing, newspaper layout and design.
NMC 306, ART AND CULTURE CONTENT CREATION, 3 Credits
Explores various forms of the arts and culture using criticism/reviewing/feature writing's forms, principles and ethics. Encourages students to be artful in response, given certain time and space boundaries, but also to discuss pushing the boundaries, exploding those boundaries and doing excellent, artful creation in response to the arts that affect our lives.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 311, INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, 3 Credits
Introduction to the principles of effective nonprofit management and lays a foundation for future leaders and managers in the nonprofit sector. Focuses on historical perspectives, ethics, governance and leadership, legal structure and standards, financial management, strategic planning principles, fundraising principles, volunteer management, marketing and communications, and the future of the nonprofit sector.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 321, HISTORY OF BROADCASTING, 3 Credits
The technological, economic and corporate, legal and political, artistic, and social developments that shaped American broadcasting in the 20th century are examined. Implications for the future of broadcasting are addressed as well.
Prerequisite: NMC 260 with C- or better
Recommended: WR II completed with a passing grade.
NMC 322, LANDMARKS IN MEDIA CONTENT, 3 Credits
Introduces students to media content that represents advances in the art and science of creative use of media technology. Some of these advances were recognized immediately, some only after time had passed.
Prerequisite: (NMC 101 with C- or better or NMC 101H with C- or better) and NMC 260 [C-]
Recommended: WR II completed with a passing grade.
NMC 330, THE MEANING OF VIDEO GAMES, 3 Credits
Examines approaches to understanding the experience of playing video games, including the role of storytelling in diverse games, the relationship between the player and the game, the game as art, and intersections between games and real life.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 101
NMC 340, SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY, 3 Credits
Designing systems of interaction is important for understanding how people come to be a part of social networks. Students will participate in a series of simulation games that will explore the dimensions of the interaction between publics and social networks, culminating in an original research project.
Prerequisite: NMC 240 with C- or better and NMC 260 [C-]
Recommended: NMC 301
NMC 341, MEDIA SPIN AND DECEPTION DETECTION, 3 Credits
Examines common ways media is used to deceive, and how media scholars and creators can avoid falling prey to spinners, platformed prevaricators, and purveyors of "fake news" using knowledge of production techniques, logic, and other skills.
NMC 342, INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS, 3 Credits
Emphasizes theory and philosophy of public relations, and applications of theory through specific tools and techniques. Analyze current events from public relations perspective. Systematically develops public relations plan through research, planning, communication, and evaluation processes. CROSSLISTED as COMM 342/NMC 342.
Prerequisite: NMC 101 with D- or better or NMC 101H with D- or better or COMM 111 with D- or better or COMM 111H with D- or better or COMM 111Z with D- or better or COMM 111HZ with D- or better
Equivalent to: COMM 342
NMC 349, VIDEO ART, 4 Credits
Studio course in video art and time-based media projects. Emphasis on experimental approaches to video art in a contemporary art context, linear and non-linear video production and the projection and screening of video art projects. Introduction to the history of video art as an art form. CROSSLISTED as ART 349/NMC 349.
Prerequisite: ART 222 with C- or better and ART 263 [C-]
Equivalent to: ART 349
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
NMC 350, DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN, 4 Credits
Explores several techniques for communicating narrative through pictorial design with digital arts tools. Builds a digital drawing skill set including vector based drawing, digital painting, 3D illustration, collage, typography and photographic compositing. Covers illustration in editorial content, publishing, advertising, social media and the entertainment industry. Emphasis on visual research, creative workflows, concept development through the creation of illustration and design content.
Prerequisite: NMC 241 (may be taken concurrently) with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
NMC 351, NEW MEDIA VISUALIZATION, 4 Credits
Explores principles of spatial design, interactive design and immersive storytelling as they relate to Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality (collectively referred to as Extended or X-Reality). Additional topics include the history and current applications of X-Reality technology.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 355, SOUND DESIGN FOR VISUAL MEDIA, 4 Credits
Explores creative application of sound design for linear narrative, interactive and experimental visual media. Topics include evolving sound aesthetics for visual media in a historical and technological context. Emphasis on post-production synchronization, sound effect creation and manipulation, music underscoring and expressive experimentation in the audio visual story.
Prerequisite: (NMC 101 with C- or better or NMC 101H with C- or better) and NMC 255 [C-]
NMC 356, PODCAST PRODUCTION, 3 Credits
Focuses on intermediate-level production to develop, launch, distribute, and maintain professional-quality podcasts. Uses podcasting tools and resources for other storytelling enterprises.
Prerequisite: NMC 101 with C- or better or NMC 101H with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 255 or experience in audio production
Available via Ecampus
NMC 380, PRE-PRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Focuses on pre-production or the planning phase of various audio/visual storytelling media. Explores creative application of visualizing a text narrative into a audio/visual media production. Topics include story structure, concept development, visual research, cinematic language, shot composition, storyboarding, animatics and editing.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 382, STUDIO AND MULTICAMERA PRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Proficiency in organizing, producing, directing, and evaluating television programs using multicamera studio techniques, including graphics, set design, audio for television and digital video production, and lighting. Emphasis on bringing ideas from conception to realization in a studio setting.
Recommended: NMC 101
NMC 383, FIELD PRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Development of the technical abilities and conceptual approaches to audio, film, video and multimedia production. Emphasis on single-camera production techniques and concepts. Students will begin the study of post-production process. Students will also begin to study lighting and audio as they relate to single-camera field production.
Prerequisite: NMC 380 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 351
NMC 385, MOTION DESIGN FOUNDATIONS, 4 Credits
Explores foundational elements and principles of animation for motion design. Topics include introductory animation techniques, history of motion graphics, the production process and workflows. Concept development, visual research, asset creation will be exercised through the creative development and execution of motion design projects.
Prerequisite: NMC 101 with C- or better or NMC 101H with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 241
Available via Ecampus
NMC 388, SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 3 Credits
Examines how individuals build and maintain close relationships through new media and social networks. Currently, scholars are seeing a shift in how individuals self-report building close relationships, as people use elements of new media more and more frequently. Designed to look into the similarities and differences of these relationships as compared to face-to-face relationships. CROSSLISTED as COMM 388/NMC 388.
Equivalent to: COMM 388
NMC 392, WEB DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING, 3 Credits
Web apps are applications that are loaded as web pages. They can store data locally and continue to function while offline. In this hands-on class, students will create web apps that run on smart phones. No prior programming skills are required. Programming concepts that are required to create interactive web apps will be covered in this class.
Prerequisite: NMC 260 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
NMC 393, SERVER SIDE PROGRAMMING, 3 Credits
Create websites that focus on the server side. Sever side website can store or retrieve data from users. In this hands-on class, students will create server side websites. No prior programming skills are required. Programming concepts that are required to create interactive server side websites will be covered in this class.
Prerequisite: NMC 260 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 392
NMC 394, INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND USER EXPERIENCE, 3 Credits
Explores core skills of interactive design within media communications and systems, including conceptualizing interactive systems, prototyping, iterating, and managing interactive design workflow processes. Primarily examines interactivity through the lens of app design, while considering how these principles apply to other domains such as web interactivity, digital applications, tangible products, and mixed reality. Expands interactive formats and user experiences through visual consideration. Emphasizes hands-on aspect for artists to re/create interactive designs and focuses on the practical facet of the design.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 395, VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAMMING, 3 Credits
Teaches the fundamental programming skills to create virtual reality experiences using the Unity game engine and C# programming language.
NMC 397, INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION VISUALIZATION, 3 Credits
Applies visualization and interaction techniques to help people analyze and understand the sources of data.
NMC 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 403, THESIS/DISSERTATION, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 418, VIRAL CONTENT, 3 Credits
Online media is often filled with memes, likes, shares, tweets and even hilarious cat videos. Companies like Buzzfeed exist to create, maintain and drive traffic to content. In 2015, collectively the top 10 YouTube content creators made 70.5 million dollars. So, what’s the secret to going viral? This class is designed to look at this question by examining the culture of viral content, the social and psychological influences that shape online behavior and the business of creating and spreading viral content. Throughout the term, students will apply these principle concepts in an attempt to make their own viral content.
Available via Ecampus
NMC 419, REEFER MADNESS IN THE MEDIA, 3 Credits
Critically examines the history of hemp and marijuana prohibition, issues of propaganda and the media's role during the transition between prohibition and the current state of reform. The purpose of this course is to better understand the role media plays in shaping our political, cultural and personal experiences. For students, this knowledge is invaluable for analysis, evaluation and critical thinking skills. The framework of this class is based on four modules: "History of Marijuana Prohibition", "Marijuana, Media and Culture", "Medicinal Marijuana Movement" and "Legalizing Marijuana Campaigns".
NMC 421, DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS, 3 Credits
An introduction to old and emerging theories that explain the spread of innovative ideas and technologies among members of a society, emphasizing the role of communication processes and the special problems for diffusion in communication technology.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 101
NMC 427, *DIGITAL PORNOGRAPHY, 3 Credits
Exploration of the prominent role pornography plays in digital communication innovation globally including the examination of social consequences; diffusion of technology, business models and economic impact; legal, ethical, and moral issues; and community health and well-being.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
NMC 430, MEDIA THEORY, 3 Credits
Exposes students to major theoretical paradigms and controversies in media studies. Introduces a broad theoretical vocabulary for the analysis of media. Emphasizes theoretical approaches to new media technology.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 101
NMC 435, MEDIA EFFECTS, 3 Credits
Reviews the potential for media technology and media content to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals. Discusses the media's ability to bring about specific changes in people's attitudes, values, political agendas, purchasing habits, and jury decisions. Emphasizes the impact of new media's interactive technology and content on people's beliefs and behaviors.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
NMC 437, NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY, 3 Credits
Examines the impact of new media technology on American institutions and political life. Emphasizes the way that social institutions, the government, the military, and corporations have evolved in the face of new media. Discusses social and political changes in terms of their connection to developments in media technology.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 101
NMC 439, SONIC ARTS, 2 Credits
Create experimental sonic art projects using analog and digital technologies to make natural, artificial, and curated sound installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sound art project. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. Demonstrate competency through describing and applying sound art concepts including those that involve active listening practices. Explore the breadth and range of sonic-art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 439/GD 439/MUS 439/NMC 439/TA 439 and ART 539/MUS 539.
Equivalent to: ART 439, GD 439, MUS 439, TA 439
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 440, MEDIA MANAGEMENT, 3 Credits
Changes in technology and in the media's role in converging technologies require creative, innovative organizational structure and strategic management and leadership techniques. Identify basic roles, principles and concepts as related to media management. Through group work, role-plays, and projects, investigate the creative and practical aspects of managing diverse teams and interpersonal dialogue, while becoming more culturally competent.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
NMC 441, MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 3 Credits
Studies the entrepreneurial process as it relates uniquely to the arts and sciences of new media. Students will study the basic entrepreneurial processes of law, finance, accounting, organizational structure, budgeting, business plans, market analyses, taxes, licensing, and insurance as they relate to new media enterprises. Students will also study the sales/revenue generation side of new media ventures.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
NMC 457, OFF THE SCREEN - VIDEO INSTALLATION ART, 2 Credits
Create experimental video-art installations within an arts, design, or communication context. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the video art project. Explore the breath and range of experimental approaches to video installations, multi-screen projections, immersive visual and sound environments, and projection-mapping from a historical and contemporary art perspective. Develop collaborative skills by working with people from other disciplines. CROSSLISTED as ART 457/GD 457/MUS 457/ NMC 457/TA 457 and ART 557/MUS 557.
Equivalent to: ART 457, GD 457, MUS 457, TA 457
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 461, TRANS-MEDIA CREATION IN SCI-FI & FANTASY, 3 Credits
Develops an exploitable sci-fi/fantasy storyworld suitable for trans-media franchise development, anchors it with a novelette-length work of fiction writing, and makes preparations to utilize it as the hub of a trans-media storytelling franchise. Although a tremendous amount of writing happens in this class as part of the story-creation process, writing is used simply as a capture tool. This is not a writing class.
NMC 462, TRANS-MEDIA PUBLISHING IN SCI-FI & FANTASY, 3 Credits
Simulates a trans-media story shop. A franchise canon is selected (usually from the public domain) and student teams work on specific trans-media assets for the franchise, bringing their existing skill sets to the table and learning new ones from their peers in a collaborative setting. Examples of such assets include webcomics, short video productions, virtual-reality experiences, video games, tabletop games, interactive novels, alternate-reality games, podcasts, radio dramas, e-books, YouTube channels.
NMC 470, MEDIA LAW, 3 Credits
The relevant laws and regulations that govern the mass media; the participants in the law making process; the analytical methods and problem solving techniques used in the law making process; the laws and policies affecting journalists. Issues such as libel, privacy, obscenity, indecency, fair trail/free press and copyright are covered.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
NMC 480, ADVANCED MOTION DESIGN, 4 Credits
Explores advanced techniques in motion graphics design. Builds an advanced animation skill set including complex compositing, animated textures, looping, basic rigs, hierarchies and behaviors. Emphasis on in-depth concept development, advanced asset creation and storytelling through motion. Analyze motion design content within contemporary visual culture.
Prerequisite: NMC 385 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
NMC 481, COMPOSITING AND DIGITAL EFFECTS, 4 Credits
Explores compositing and digital effects as production techniques in digital storytelling. Explores several compositing techniques and workflow options for digital manipulation of moving image content. Topics include green screen extraction, motion and camera tracking, rotoscoping, and 2D/3D workflows.
Prerequisite: NMC 380 (may be taken concurrently) with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 385
Available via Ecampus
NMC 482, DOCUMENTARY, 4 Credits
Examines theory and production of the documentary genre. Covers all stages of producing a documentary film from the idea through development, marketing, planning, shooting, editing, and post-production.
Prerequisite: NMC 380 (may be taken concurrently) with C- or better
NMC 483, NEW MEDIA 3-D, 4 Credits
Provides hands-on introduction to the world of 3-D computer modeling and animation, including investigations of light, texture, form, spatial design and motion (to a limited degree). Discusses professional and artistic practice and critiques student and professional work.
Prerequisite: NMC 351 with C- or better
NMC 484, NEW MEDIA ANIMATION, 4 Credits
An in-depth theoretical and hands-on investigation of advanced animation tools and techniques used for educational, scientific, entertainment, and expressive communication projects. Tools and techniques covered include motion capture (full body, face, hand), automated lip-sync dialogue processing, dynamic simulation, particle motion, and other simulation or performance-based animation approaches. Students will work individually and in teams to explore the communicative and creative possibilities of the described technologies.
Recommended: NMC 101
Available via Ecampus
NMC 487, VIRTUAL WORLDS, 4 Credits
Explores design of virtual space from theoretical, historical and practical perspectives. Compares and contrasts real world physical space with virtual space. Examines narrative back story, style, form, color, light, motion and sound in video games. Develops detailed cultural and environmental backs stories for virtual worlds based on research. Plans and maps layout of interactive virtual worlds that encourage exploration. Researches and applies principles of color, light, form, motion, sound and spatial narrative design. Builds interactive virtual spaces using 3D modeling and game development software. Creates cinematic trailers of virtual worlds, including complex camera moves and soundtracks. Designs logos for virtual worlds based on principles of design, and research of brand identities.
Prerequisite: (NMC 100 with C or better or NMC 101 with C or better or NMC 101H with C or better or NMC 260 with C or better) and NMC 351 [C]
NMC 488, SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ARTS, 2 Credits
Create interactive arts, design, or communication projects using sensor technologies in combination with sound, video, lights, video games, and generative digital art. Translate gestures of the physical world into interactive control using plug and play wireless sensors. Apply the iterative design process to ideate, prototype, implement, reflect and then re-imagine the sensor technologies project. Explore the breadth and range of interactive art from a historical and contemporary art practice. CROSSLISTED as ART 488/GD 488/MUS 488/NMC 488/TA 488 and ART 588/MUS 588.
Equivalent to: ART 488, GD 488, MUS 488, TA 488
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 490, MEDIA ETHICS, 3 Credits
Explores ethical issues surrounding new media communications. Emphasizes professionalism in journalism, new media visual production, new media management, advertising, film, and public relations. Topics also include new media's relationship with society, violence in the media, and sex in the media.
Prerequisite: NMC 301 with C- or better
Recommended: NMC 101
NMC 493, *MEDIA AND POWER, 3 Credits
Analyzes the relationship between media and power. Media technologies like television, film, the smartphone, and GPS have been central to the analysis, governance, and control of populations. Emphasizes how media technologies have allowed for the exertion, extension, and resistance of power in the United States.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
NMC 498, ADVANCED COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE, 3-4 Credits
Senior-level course designed to integrate the skills and knowledge obtained through NMC course work into a group research, group project, and/or group production that will be useful to students for their professional portfolio or serve as the basis for academic publication. Topic changes per term.
Prerequisite: (NMC 101 with C- or better or NMC 101H with C- or better) and NMC 301 [C-]
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
NMC 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
NMC 530, MEDIA THEORY, 3 Credits
Exposes students to major theoretical paradigms and controversies in media studies. Introduces a broad theoretical vocabulary for the analysis of media. Emphasizes theoretical approaches to new media technology.
NMC 535, MEDIA EFFECTS, 3 Credits
Reviews the potential for media technology and media content to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals. Discusses the media's ability to bring about specific changes in people's attitudes, values, political agendas, purchasing habits, and jury decisions. Emphasizes the impact of new media's interactive technology and content on people's beliefs and behaviors.
NMC 537, NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY, 3 Credits
Examines the impact of new media technology on American institutions and political life. Emphasizes the way that social institutions, the government, the military, and corporations have evolved in the face of new media. Discusses social and political changes in terms of their connection to developments in media technology.
NMC 590, MEDIA ETHICS, 3 Credits
Explores ethical issues surrounding new media communications. Emphasizes professionalism in journalism, new media visual production, new media management, advertising, film, and public relations. Topics also include new media's relationship with society, violence in the media, and sex in the media.
Peace Studies (PAX)
PAX 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 201, STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT, 3 Credits
Examination of the causes of personal, social, and institutional conflict and peaceful, constructive means of dealing with conflict. The history and current status of peace movements within and outside governments; prospects for world peace. Case studies in peace and conflict. CROSSLISTED as PAX 201/REL 201. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: REL 201
PAX 301, *PEACE STRATEGIES, 4 Credits
Investigates the relationship between science, peace and justice on personal, community and global scales. Applies peace literacy skills to understand the historical foundations of complex issues today. Emphasis on how students can contribute to solving current scientific and social problems.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
PAX 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
Individual basic and applied study projects on peace-related issues, designed in consultation with the Peace Studies Program director or a member of the Peace Studies faculty.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Study supervised and directed by members of the Peace Studies Program committee or approved faculty, as arranged by the student and Peace Studies Program director.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Close examination of peace-related topics, including theory, method, research, and application. May be taken more than one time as topics vary.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 410, PEACE STUDIES INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Directed, supervised, and evaluated field work, to supplement the student's classroom work, arranged one term in advance.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 415, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: PAX 415H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 415H, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PAX 415
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 481, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits
Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.
PAX 499, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a particular nonviolence theorist or of a specific problem; e.g., pacifism and humanitarian intervention, nonviolence and gender. Course may be repeated as appropriate. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
PAX 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
Individual basic and applied study projects on peace-related issues, designed in consultation with the Peace Studies Program director or a member of the Peace Studies faculty.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Study supervised and directed by members of the Peace Studies Program committee or approved faculty, as arranged by the student and Peace Studies Program director.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Close examination of peace-related topics, including theory, method, research, and application. May be taken more than one time as topics vary.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 510, PEACE STUDIES INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Directed, supervised, and evaluated field work, to supplement the student's classroom work, arranged one term in advance.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PAX 515, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
PAX 581, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits
Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.
PAX 599, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a particular nonviolence theorist or of a specific problem; e.g., pacifism and humanitarian intervention, nonviolence and gender. Course may be repeated as appropriate. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Philosophy (PHL)
PHL 121, *REASONING AND WRITING, 3 Credits
Develops critical thinking skills to increase clarity and effectiveness of student writing; uses writing experiences to teach critical thinking skills. Subjects include identifying and evaluating arguments, analyzing assumptions, justifying claims with reasons, avoiding confused or dishonest reasoning, applying common patterns of reasoning in everyday contexts, and writing cogent complex arguments. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Equivalent to: PHL 121H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 150, *GREAT IDEAS IN PHILOSOPHY, 3 Credits
Explores the assumptions and deeper meanings of familiar concepts and experiences. An introduction to some basic and famous ideas in Western thought. Topics may include truth, beauty, infinity, perception, freedom, pleasure, knowledge, mind and body, morality, justice, and political authority. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
PHL 160, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits
A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 160H, REL 160, REL 160H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 160H, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits
A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
PHL 170, *THE IDEA OF GOD, 4 Credits
Concepts and images of God and their connections to world-views, experience, science, gender, society, self-understanding, and religions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 170/REL 170. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: REL 170
PHL 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Equivalent to: PHL 199H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 201, *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
An in-depth introduction to the methods and ideas of Western philosophy, concentrating on such great figures as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant and Nietzsche and such topics as the nature of reality, the existence of God, knowledge and doubt, the relation of consciousness to the world, free will and determinism, good and evil, and minds and machines. Philosophers and ideas covered will vary by the section. Written assignments are required. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
PHL 202, INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS STUDIES, 4 Credits
An introduction to the academic study of religion. It examines the concepts of religion and the sacred, approaches to the study of religion, ubiquitous features of religious experience, including symbol, myth, ritual, and community, understandings of the human condition in diverse religious traditions, and ways religious communities address challenges of pluralism and secularization. CROSSLISTED as PHL 202/REL 202.
Equivalent to: REL 202
Available via Ecampus
PHL 203, *THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE, 4 Credits
Introduction to existentialism; explores different philosophical approaches to the significance of human life, meaning, and freedom.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Available via Ecampus
PHL 205, *ETHICS, 4 Credits
Introduction to ethical theory and to the evaluation of ethical issues in society such as sexual ethics and euthanasia. Includes the study of philosophical theories of moral responsibility and moral virtue, and the philosophical ideas behind ethics debates in society. Students are encouraged to develop their own positions on ethical issues through discussion projects and term papers.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 205H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 205H, *ETHICS, 4 Credits
Introduction to ethical theory and to the evaluation of ethical issues in society such as sexual ethics and euthanasia. Includes the study of philosophical theories of moral responsibility and moral virtue, and the philosophical ideas behind ethics debates in society. Students are encouraged to develop their own positions on ethical issues through discussion projects and term papers.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 205
PHL 206, *RELIGIOUS ETHICS AND MORAL PROBLEMS, 4 Credits
An examination of the practical ethics of the monotheistic religious traditions of the West--Judaism, Christianity, Islam--and their different approaches to concrete moral problems. Topics include sexuality and marriage, euthanasia, capital punishment, pacifism and just war, and environmentalism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 206/REL 206. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: REL 206
PHL 207, *POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Introductory study of the philosophical justifications of political systems and philosophical theories about the rights and obligations of citizens and governments. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 207H
PHL 208, INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
Survey of the historical development of Buddhism in India and its spread throughout Asia and beyond by investigating the literature, rituals, history and social structure of the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Tibet and the Himalayan region, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and finally its growth in the West. CROSSLISTED as PHL 208/REL 208. (NC)
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: REL 208
Available via Ecampus
PHL 209, *SELF AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
An introduction to social philosophy, addresses the interactions between the development of personal identity (self) and social structures, including social relations, institutions, norms and values. Includes issues in philosophical anthropology (what it means to be human), social theories of the self, and perspectives from feminist philosophy, post-colonial studies, and non-Western contributions in so-cial philosophy. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
PHL 210, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210H, REL 210
Available via Ecampus
PHL 210H, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210, REL 210, REL 210H
PHL 213, *INTRODUCTION TO HINDU TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
Survey of the historical development of Hinduism in India and the "Hindu Diaspora." Topics will include the Indus Valley civilization, the Vedic tradition, yoga, and Hindu renunciation, "Classical" Hindu theism and devotion, Hindu philosophy and ritual, and modern and contemporary Hinduism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 213/REL 213. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: REL 213
Available via Ecampus
PHL 214, *INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
Development of Islamic traditions in the Arab world and in the global context. Origins of Islam, the narrative of the Prophet Muhammad, the development of the Qur'an, and the central tenets of Islamic faith and practice. Transformation of Islam from a regional to a global tradition. CROSSLISTED as PHL 214/REL 214. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: REL 214
Available via Ecampus
PHL 220, *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE, 4 Credits
A study of central portions of the Bible (in the Old Testament: Torah, prophets, psalms, and wisdom; in the New Testament: Jesus, gospels, and letters) from the perspective of the academic discipline of biblical scholarship, exploring the philosophical questions of the relationships between story, myth, thought, values, and understandings of life. CROSSLISTED as PHL 220/REL 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 220H, REL 220
PHL 234, *PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS, 3 Credits
Explores various philosophical and psychological approaches to happiness and how culturally specific ideas of happiness have shaped the social and cultural realities around the world. Explores the human need for happiness within cultures. Examines happiness through the writings of the greatest Eastern and Western philosophers. Analyzes research on happiness within positive psychology.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Available via Ecampus
PHL 250, LEGAL PERSPECTIVES, 2 Credits
Introduces the study of law and law’s relationship to culture, society, and a variety of adjacent disciplines, including history, philosophy, and religious studies. Familiarizes students with key theories, historical movements, and structures and philosophies of law, emphasizing both US and global contexts. Develops skills in legal modes of analysis and close reading. CROSSLISTED as HST 250/PHL 250/REL 250.
PHL 251, *KNOWERS, KNOWING, AND THE KNOWN, 4 Credits
An introduction to the major debates in Western philosophy concerning the nature of reality, and the ways we come to know about that reality. One example concerns debates about the problem of skepticism: Is it possible that humans could be completely mistaken about the way the world is? Another example concerns debates about human identity and free will. Beginning with historical figures such as Descartes and Hume, the course also provides an introduction to more contemporary thinkers. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: PHL 251H
PHL 251H, *KNOWERS, KNOWING, AND THE KNOWN, 4 Credits
An introduction to the major debates in Western philosophy concerning the nature of reality, and the ways we come to know about that reality. One example concerns debates about the problem of skepticism: Is it possible that humans could be completely mistaken about the way the world is? Another example concerns debates about human identity and free will. Beginning with historical figures such as Descartes and Hume, the course also provides an introduction to more contemporary thinkers. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PHL 251
PHL 275, *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Introduces core concepts and themes in the multidisciplinary field of disability studies. Analyzes disability as a product of discriminatory, oppressive, and inaccessible built environments and societies. Explores disability pride, culture, and community as alternatives to medical and charity models of disability. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: PHL 275H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 275H, *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Introduces core concepts and themes in the multidisciplinary field of disability studies. Analyzes disability as a product of discriminatory, oppressive, and inaccessible built environments and societies. Explores disability pride, culture, and community as alternatives to medical and charity models of disability. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PHL 275
PHL 278, PHILOSOPHY WITH A PORPOISE: MAKING MEANING AT (AND WITH) SEAS, 4 Credits
Explores the many ways humans make meaning from and with oceans and ocean being. Discusses philosophical problems, concepts, and issues relating to the oceans, coasts, and Marine studies generally. Examines the role of philosophy in the development of the Marine studies discipline.
PHL 280, *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY, 4 Credits
Uses moral philosophy to examine difference-based discrimination and prejudice in the human community. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 280H
PHL 280H, *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY, 4 Credits
Uses moral philosophy to examine difference-based discrimination and prejudice in the human community. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 280
PHL 299, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: PHL 299H
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PHL 301, *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
A study of the history of Western philosophy from the early Greeks into the twentieth century. Designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the Western philosophical tradition and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization. May be taken independently. PHL 301: Greek and Roman philosophy. PHL 302: The rise of modern philosophy through Hume. PHL 303: Kant and the nineteenth century. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy
Available via Ecampus
PHL 302, *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
A study of the history of Western philosophy from the early Greeks into the twentieth century. Designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the Western philosophical tradition and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization. May be taken independently. PHL 301: Greek and Roman philosophy. PHL 302: The rise of modern philosophy through Hume. PHL 303: Kant and the nineteenth century. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy
PHL 303, *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
A study of the history of Western philosophy from the early Greeks into the twentieth century. Designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the Western philosophical tradition and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization. May be taken independently. PHL 301: Greek and Roman philosophy. PHL 302: The rise of modern philosophy through Hume. PHL 303: Kant and the nineteenth century. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy
PHL 308, *INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Combines a “third-person” scholarly approach with “critical first-person” experience and reflection in the study of contemplative practices. Explores both religious and secular contemplative traditions, practices and worldviews in cultures-of-origin, and as adopted by other cultures and adapted over time. Reviews practices including yoga, movement, meditation, prayer, presence in nature, ritual, service, recitation, introspection, writing and creative expression. Analyzes practices in primary philosophical, religious, historical, cultural, and psychological contexts. Emphasizes textual study, expert dialogues, discussion and development of contemplative skills. Applies principles to social issues and integrates values and meaning-making with career development. CROSSLISTED as PHL 308/REL 308. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: REL 308
Available via Ecampus
PHL 310, *CRITICS OF RELIGION, 4 Credits
An introduction to critiques of religion by Nietzsche, Freud, Marx, and other influential thinkers. Examines the nature, scope, and effects of criticisms that challenge the psychological, moral, political, and epistemological foundations of religious belief, practice, and institutions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 310/REL 310.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: REL 310
Available via Ecampus
PHL 315, *GANDHI AND NONVIOLENCE, 4 Credits
An examination of the life and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the 20th century activist and author, and the theory and practice of nonviolence in his life and work. Emphasis will be placed upon Gandhi's biographical narrative, the development of satyagraha, Gandhi's nonviolent approach to social transformation, and post-Gandhian nonviolent movements. CROSSLISTED as PHL 315/REL 315. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PHL 315H, REL 315
Available via Ecampus
PHL 316, INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS, 4 Credits
The philosophical, social, cultural, and political reality of Mexican Americans and their historical roots in Mexico since the Spanish Conquest. Analysis of internal colonialism, racism, machismo, fatalism, alienation, cultural identity, as well as more contemporary including NAFTA, immigration, and U.S.-Mexican relations. CROSSLISTED as PHL 316/REL 316. (NC)
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: REL 316
PHL 321, DEDUCTIVE LOGIC, 4 Credits
Development of formal language and deductive systems for first-order, quantificational logic. Emphasis on translation of ordinary English statements into formal language. Discussion of the contrast between semantic and syntactic treatment of logical concepts.
Recommended: Upper-division standing or PHL 101.
Available via Ecampus
PHL 325, *SCIENTIFIC REASONING, 4 Credits
Introduction to and analysis of scientific reasoning. Emphasis on understanding and evaluation of theoretical hypotheses, causal and statistical models, and uses of scientific knowledge to make personal and public decisions. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: PHL 325H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 330, *TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS, 3 Credits
Develops ethical reasoning skills crucial for future technical professionals. Explores philosophical questions that arise where technology, humans, and society interact, and thereby constructs a critical lens to analyze decision alternatives. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Recommended: Upper division standing
PHL 344, *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM, 4 Credits
An examination of the philosophical and theological issues pertaining to pacifism, justified war, and forms of terrorism in Islamic and Western traditions. Special attention is given to concepts of jihad, justifications of war, and restraints on conduct in war. CROSSLISTED as PHL 344/REL 344.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: REL 344
Available via Ecampus
PHL 345, *FIRST FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND INTOLERANCE, 4 Credits
An examination of the religious, philosophical, political, and historical issues regarding religious freedom, conscience, and disestablishment as enshrined in the First Amendment and as illustrated by historical and contemporary examples of religious intolerance in the United States. CROSSLISTED as PHL 345/REL 345. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: REL 345
PHL 360, *PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS, 4 Credits
Major philosophical theories about art and its meaning, from ancient to modern times. How philosophers have understood beauty, the imagination, art and knowledge, art and pleasure, art and emotion. Offered every other year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 360H
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing
Available via Ecampus
PHL 360H, *PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS, 4 Credits
Major philosophical theories about art and its meaning, from ancient to modern times. How philosophers have understood beauty, the imagination, art and knowledge, art and pleasure, art and emotion. Offered every other year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 360
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing
PHL 365, *LAW IN PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
A study of philosophical issues in the law through the examination of legal cases and major essays in jurisprudence. Special attention given to concepts of justice, responsibility, liberty, law, and legal ethics. Offered every other year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing.
PHL 371, *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA, 4 Credits
A study of the traditional philosophies of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as PHL 371/REL 371. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 371H, REL 371
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing.
Available via Ecampus
PHL 371H, *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA, 4 Credits
A study of the traditional philosophies of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as PHL 371/REL 371. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 371, REL 371
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing
PHL 399, SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific philosophical problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception, philosophy of mind. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
Equivalent to: PHL 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 3 credits of upper-division philosophy
PHL 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific philosophical problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception, philosophy of mind. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every term.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PHL 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 3 credits of upper-division philosophy
PHL 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PHL 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: PHL 405H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing
PHL 407, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Equivalent to: PHL 407H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Two upper-division philosophy courses and sophomore standing
Available via Ecampus
PHL 407H, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PHL 407
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Two upper-division philosophy courses and sophomore standing
PHL 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 411, GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Study of the works of a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, or Marx. Each course normally devoted to the work of a single figure. CROSSLISTED as PHL 411/REL 411.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: REL 411
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.
PHL 415, FREEDOM, DETERMINISM, AND RESPONSIBILITY, 3 Credits
Analyzes concepts, reasoning, and social and intellectual contexts shaping approaches in Western philosophy to human agency, deciding, choosing, and their connections to responsibility in law and in everyday contexts. Examines historic and contemporary approaches. Examines philosophical perspectives on related subjects, e.g., mental illness and addiction, irresistible impulses, desires, personhood, group actions.
PHL 417, FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES, 3 Credits
Diverse forms of feminist philosophy, including a variety of critiques, especially those based on race and class, with in-depth consideration of selected social issues such as rape and pornography.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing
Available via Ecampus
PHL 430, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 430H, REL 430
Available via Ecampus
PHL 430H, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
PHL 431, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.
Equivalent to: PHL 431H, REL 431
Available via Ecampus
PHL 431H, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
PHL 432, *YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
An examination of the theory and practice of yoga and tantra in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and in their contemporary popular manifestations. Emphasis on the representation of yoga and tantra in Indian literature and history, including contemplative practices, bodily disciplines, and ritual. CROSSLISTED as PHL 432/REL 432 and PHL 532/REL 532.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: REL 432
Available via Ecampus
PHL 433, *THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA, 4 Credits
An examination of the phenomenon of modern yoga in theory and in practice. Emphasis on the roots of contemporary forms of yoga in the intersection between traditional Hindu and Buddhist formulations of yoga, Indian wrestling and martial arts, European gymnastics, and cosmopolitan conceptions of "bodily culture" of both European and Indian origins. CROSSLISTED as PHL 433/REL 433.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: REL 433
PHL 434, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits
An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
PHL 434H, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits
An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
PHL 436, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, 3 Credits
Examination of significant philosophical issues or movements and their relationship to theology and religion.
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.
PHL 440, *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 3 Credits
Philosophical ideas about our ethical relationships with parts of the non-human world and future generations, with applications to current environmental issues. Includes a study of different conceptions of environmental ethics, philosophical problems in environmental ethics (such as the moral status of animals, plants, species, and ecosystems), the uses of environmental ethics by environmental groups, and selected contemporary global environmental issues such as global warming and loss of biodiversity.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 440H
Recommended: PHL 205 and PHL 342 and PHL 365 or 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing
PHL 440H, *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 3 Credits
Philosophical ideas about our ethical relationships with parts of the non-human world and future generations, with applications to current environmental issues. Includes a study of different conceptions of environmental ethics, philosophical problems in environmental ethics (such as the moral status of animals, plants, species, and ecosystems), the uses of environmental ethics by environmental groups, and selected contemporary global environmental issues such as global warming and loss of biodiversity.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 440
Recommended: PHL 205 and PHL 342 and PHL 365 or 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing
PHL 443, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits
A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 443H, REL 443, REL 443H
Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.
Available via Ecampus
PHL 443H, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits
A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 443, REL 443, REL 443H
Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.
PHL 444, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits
Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 444H, REL 444, REL 444H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 444H, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits
Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 444, REL 444, REL 444H
Available via Ecampus
PHL 445, *PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: REL 445
PHL 448, NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this exploration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life. CROSSLISTED as ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 448, REL 448
Available via Ecampus
PHL 450, TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Uses the IDEAS MATTER lectures as the focus for an exploration of ideas that make a difference in the world. Students read background materials, attend lectures, meet with the speakers, and write essays on the ideas they learn.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 455, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits
A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.
Equivalent to: REL 455
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy or sophomore standing
PHL 456, *MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES, 4 Credits
Past and present theories about consciousness, the relationship of mind and body, minds in human and non human animals, and the roots and implications of those theories. Includes historical foundations in philosophy (e.g., dualism, monism) and contemporary philosophical approaches. Contemporary issues emphasize computational models of thought, extended cognition and the future of personhood, intelligence and artificial intelligence (e.g., decision and agency in artificial intelligence), ethical issues of artificial intelligence (e.g., autonomous cars, autonomous weaponry, health monitoring and privacy).
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Recommended: PHL 251
PHL 470, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 Credits
Examination of philosophical questions, classic and contemporary, about science and scientific knowledge. Scientific explanations, the structure of theories, the concept of a natural law, revolutions in science, influences of the sciences and philosophy on one another, science and values.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy and sophomore standing
PHL 474, *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY, 4 Credits
An introduction to some of the conceptual challenges engendered by contemporary evolutionary biology, including the nature of fitness, natural selection, adaptations, and species; identifying organisms, traits, and the units of selection; the evidence required to support particular adaptive or historical hypotheses; and others.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: PHL 474H
Recommended: Previous university-level coursework in either philosophy or the biological sciences
Available via Ecampus
PHL 474H, *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY, 4 Credits
An introduction to some of the conceptual challenges engendered by contemporary evolutionary biology, including the nature of fitness, natural selection, adaptations, and species; identifying organisms, traits, and the units of selection; the evidence required to support particular adaptive or historical hypotheses; and others.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PHL 474
Recommended: Previous university-level coursework in either philosophy or the biological sciences
PHL 475, *HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootropics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 475/REL 475.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: REL 475
Available via Ecampus
PHL 477, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.
Equivalent to: REL 477
Recommended: Analytical, critical thinking, and synthesis skills
PHL 480, ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES, 4 Credits
Offers a look at different events or processes from the perspective of different disciplines within the humanities. Understands and applies techniques, ethics, and methodologies of writing and research, resulting in the final capstone project.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Equivalent to: HST 480
Available via Ecampus
PHL 481, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits
Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.
PHL 499, TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
Equivalent to: PHL 499H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy, sophomore standing.
PHL 499H, TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PHL 499
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy, sophomore standing
PHL 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
PHL 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Two upper-division philosophy courses
PHL 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 511, GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Study of the works of a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, or Marx. Each course normally devoted to the work of a single figure.
Equivalent to: REL 511
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy
PHL 515, FREEDOM, DETERMINISM, AND RESPONSIBILITY, 3 Credits
Analyzes concepts, reasoning, and social and intellectual contexts shaping approaches in Western philosophy to human agency, deciding, choosing, and their connections to responsibility in law and in everyday contexts. Examines historic and contemporary approaches. Examines philosophical perspectives on related subjects, e.g., mental illness and addiction, irresistible impulses, desires, personhood, group actions.
PHL 517, FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES, 3 Credits
Diverse forms of feminist philosophy, including a variety of critiques, especially those based on race and class, with in-depth consideration of selected social issues such as rape and pornography.
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy
Available via Ecampus
PHL 525, PHILOSOPHICAL METHODS, 3 Credits
Examines diverse ways of approaching philosophical issues. Contains readings from different philosophical traditions. Develops understanding of the skills and conventions of philosophical argumentation.
PHL 530, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.
Equivalent to: REL 530
PHL 531, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.
Equivalent to: REL 531
Available via Ecampus
PHL 532, YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
An examination of the theory and practice of yoga and tantra in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and in their contemporary popular manifestations. Emphasis on the representation of yoga and tantra in Indian literature and history, including contemplative practices, bodily disciplines, and ritual.
Equivalent to: REL 532
PHL 533, THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA, 4 Credits
An examination of the phenomenon of modern yoga in theory and in practice. Emphasis on the roots of contemporary forms of yoga in the intersection between traditional Hindu and Buddhist formulations of yoga, Indian wrestling and martial arts, European gymnastics, and cosmopolitan conceptions of "bodily culture" of both European and Indian origins.
Equivalent to: REL 533
PHL 534, SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits
An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.
Equivalent to: REL 534
PHL 540, ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 3 Credits
Philosophical ideas about our ethical relationships with parts of the non-human world and future generations, with applications to current environmental issues. Includes a study of different conceptions of environmental ethics, philosophical problems in environmental ethics (such as the moral status of animals, plants, species, and ecosystems), the uses of environmental ethics by environmental groups, and selected contemporary global environmental issues such as global warming and loss of biodiversity.
Recommended: PHL 205 and PHL 342 and PHL 365 or 6 credits of philosophy
PHL 541, CLASSIC MORAL THEORIES, 3 Credits
Philosophical issues in ethics analyzed through the examination of such classical works in moral philosophy as Aristotle's Nichomachean ethics. Not offered every year.
Recommended: Either PHL 205 or PHL 342 or PHL 440 or one course in the history of philosophy.
PHL 542, CONTEMPORARY MORAL THEORIES, 3 Credits
Examines contemporary ethical theories through study of moral philosophy in the 20th century, including recent developments in such areas as environmental ethics and feminist/feminine ethics.
Recommended: At least two philosophy courses including at least one of PHL 205 or PHL 342 or PHL 541.
PHL 543, WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits
A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.
Equivalent to: REL 543
Recommended: One introductory-level science course
Available via Ecampus
PHL 544, BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits
Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine.
Equivalent to: REL 544
Available via Ecampus
PHL 545, PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.
Equivalent to: REL 545
PHL 546, SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 3 Credits
Examines social and ethical issues that arise in artificial intelligence (AI). Analyzes how AI could change the understanding of humanity, morality, and society. Evaluates decisions related to the development and use of AI, and creates moral and socially responsible decisions.
PHL 547, RESEARCH ETHICS, 3 Credits
An examination of the interrelationship between ethical values and scientific practice. Topics include professionalism in science; scientific integrity, misconduct, and whistleblowing; the ethics of authorship; conflicts of interest between academic science and commercial science, and social responsibilities in science.
PHL 550, TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Uses the IDEAS MATTER lectures as the focus for an exploration of ideas that make a difference in the world. Students read background materials, attend lectures, meet with the speakers, and write essays on the ideas they learn.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PHL 555, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits
A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.
Equivalent to: REL 555
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy
PHL 556, MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES, 4 Credits
Past and present theories about consciousness, the relationship of mind and body, minds in human and non human animals, and the roots and implications of those theories. Includes historical foundations in philosophy (e.g., dualism, monism) and contemporary philosophical approaches. Contemporary issues emphasize computational models of thought, extended cognition and the future of personhood, intelligence and artificial intelligence (e.g., decision and agency in artificial intelligence), ethical issues of artificial intelligence (e.g., autonomous cars, autonomous weaponry, health monitoring and privacy).
PHL 570, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 Credits
Examination of philosophical questions, classic and contemporary, about science and scientific knowledge. Scientific explanations, the structure of theories, the concept of a natural law, revolutions in science, influences of the sciences and philosophy on one another, science and values.
Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy
PHL 574, PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY, 4 Credits
An introduction to some of the conceptual challenges engendered by contemporary evolutionary biology, including the nature of fitness, natural selection, adaptations, and species; identifying organisms, traits, and the units of selection; the evidence required to support particular adaptive or historical hypotheses; and others.
Recommended: Previous university-level coursework in either philosophy or the biological sciences
Available via Ecampus
PHL 575, HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootropics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 575/REL 575.
Equivalent to: REL 575
Available via Ecampus
PHL 577, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.
Equivalent to: REL 577
PHL 581, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits
Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.
PHL 599, TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits
Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.
Equivalent to: PHL 590
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy
Public Policy (PPOL)
PPOL 002, LEADERSHIP, 0 Credits
Provides students with basic personal and interpersonal leadership skills that can be used within and outside of a work setting. Through practice, the leadership experience help students explore motivation, decision-making, time management, power, team building, conflict, ethics, dealing with change, communication skills, and diversity issues.
PPOL 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PPOL 201, INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY, 4 Credits
Examines the policy making process(es) and implications for the conduct of policy analysis. Reviews the policy implementation process(es) and implications for the conduct of policy analysis. Focuses upon specific quantitative and qualitative policy analysis/program evaluation techniques.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 371, PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS, 4 Credits
The content and the politics of adoption and application of such policy areas as defense, poverty and welfare, macroeconomics, and regulation.
Equivalent to: PS 371
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 372, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 4 Credits
The workings of the modern administrative state, processes and procedures through which government acts, and the balance between powerful government, democratic and accountable government, and efficient government.
Equivalent to: PS 372
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-2 Credits
Equivalent to: PPOL 399H
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-2 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PPOL 399
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
PPOL 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PPOL 406, SPECIAL PROJECTS, 1-12 Credits
Associated with the internship for which credit is given in PPOL 410.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 407, SEMINAR, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 409, PRACTICUM/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, 2 Credits
This discussion-based course will cover topics in public policy based on assigned readings.
PPOL 410, INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE, 1-12 Credits
Supervised work experience in public policy-related programs, government, or organizations. Reports and appraisals required. Only 5 credits may be applied to the major.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 413, ETHICS IN PUBLIC POLICY, 4 Credits
Examines ethical dilemmas in public policy, and provides the opportunity to study the ethical theories of Hobbes, Kant, Mill, and Rawls. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 413/PS 413.
Equivalent to: PS 413
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 415, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR, 2 Credits
Introduces the public policy profession and begins to prepare students for working together as a cohort. Focuses on research ethics, public service ethics, career opportunities, professional development, and orientation for their course of study.
Recommended: Critical thinking, evaluation, and organization skills
PPOL 421, INTRODUCTION TO POLICY RESEARCH, 4 Credits
Explores research methods and policy analysis as part of a two course sequence on policy research and analysis. Introduces students to qualitative and quantitative research methods, including research design, research paradigms, and ethical considerations. Reviews responsibilities as a researcher through selected modules of the on-line CITI Responsible Conduct of Research training. Prepares students for the material and assignments used in PPOL 422.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 422, ^POLICY ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Overview of common policy analysis approaches, methods and tools used to identify, assess, present and select public policy. Assignments include reading, reflection, exercises and a multi-stage policy analysis memo project using analyses conducted in PPOL 421.
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: PPOL 421 with C or better
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 441, *ENERGY, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Explores the complex interrelationships between humans and energy, emphasizing the role of energy in critical social issues, including but not limited to: domestic and international conflict, poverty, social change, inter-generational equity, energy transitions and environmental justice. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 441/SOC 482.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: SOC 482
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 446, THE POLICY AND LAW OF U.S. COASTAL GOVERNANCE, 4 Credits
Examines federal and state policy, legislative and judicial protections of public beach access; ownership and use of tide and submerged lands, including the public trust doctrine; wetland conservation; and the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act. This course is intended to equip future environmental and natural resource professionals with a foundation in US coastal management, especially areas where new professionals will be very involved (coastal development, offshore/alternative energy, and sea level rise/storm hazards). The format includes reading, discussion, and student presentations. Readings will be drawn from the textbook; additional readings will be posted on Canvas.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 447, INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE, 4 Credits
Environmental decisions include trade-offs. Policy choices for sustainably providing Earth's eight billion people with food, energy, and water are urgently needed. Policy sectors (such as food) risk outcomes that are not beneficial, and impose long-term costs and potential catastrophic climate burdens. This transdisciplinary course examines emerging integrated policies concerning provision of food, energy, and water and their relationship to climate.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 448, MARINE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the history, rationale, achievements, and gaps in American ocean policy. Students will acquire foundational tools of policy analysis and problem solving, and will synthesize and apply their knowledge creatively in order to propose integrated policy solutions to specific contemporary marine issues.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 450, LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM HIGHER EDUCATION, 4 Credits
Analyze leadership theories based on traits, skills, authenticity, situational, servant, inclusive, and transformational leadership models. Examine case studies, empirical evidence and problem sets addressing leadership challenges.
Recommended: Previous leadership studies; analytical, evaluation, and leadership skills
PPOL 453, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY, 4 Credits
Explores the challenges, debates and policy mechanisms related to effective economic development and humanitarian aid for developing countries. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 453/PS 453 and PPOL 553/PS 553.
Equivalent to: PS 453
PPOL 455, HOUSING POLICY, 4 Credits
Analyzes U.S. federal, state, and local housing policies, and policies that impact housing. Draws broadly from multiple social science disciplines, focusing on consequences, intended and unintended, of policies, while examining promising policy developments aimed at improving housing adequacy, equality, and accessibility. Provides insights on rural v. urban and international comparisons, employing theory and multiple methodologies.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with D- or better or WR 121H with D- or better or WR 121Z with D- or better or WR 121HZ with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 471, PROTESTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 4 Credits
Introduces core theoretical and methodological issues related to social movements in the US and abroad. Emphasizes social forces giving rise to movements, tactics employed by movements, and impacts of them on society. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 471/SOC 471 and PPOL 571/SOC 571.
Equivalent to: SOC 471, SOC 471H
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 474, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Addresses international energy policies and politics, including trends and socio-political challenges impacting the diversity of global energy sources. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 474/PS 474.
Equivalent to: PS 474
PPOL 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PPOL 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
PPOL 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-10 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 507, SEMINAR, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Supervised work experience in government, public policy, public affairs or non-profit organizations. Reports and appraisals required.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 511, PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERSHIP, 4 Credits
Provides an historical overview of developments in, and theories associated with, the organization and control of public organizations. Students will critically examine various influential models of bureaucracy, while also learning about the strengths and weaknesses of emergent forms of bureaucratic organization, including networks, public-private partnerships, collaboration, and governance. The course also explores different theories of leadership, assisting students in the development of their own authentic leadership style, and thinking through the application of such theories and styles to the real world of public organization leadership, especially in the fragmented, decentralized, complex, and uncertain contemporary environment of networks, partnerships, and governance.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 512, PUBLIC POLICY THEORY, 4 Credits
Theoretical approaches to the study of the policy process, policy elements, policy tools, (e.g., regulation), and policy typologies.
Equivalent to: PS 571
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 521, UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL RESEARCH, 4 Credits
Study of basic concepts and principles of qualitative and quantitative social research, including selection of general strategies and specific designs, conceptual and operational measurement, sample selection, data collection, data processing and analysis techniques, interpretation and reporting. Utilizes reports of social research in scholarly journals, popular media, and agency documents. Emphasis on critical evaluation and interpretation.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 522, QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Covers a variety of techniques for analyzing quantitative data, including linear regression, logistic regression, and other techniques. Emphasis is placed on working with data and software to answer research questions. Prior knowledge of hypothesis testing and descriptive statistics is assumed.
Prerequisite: PPOL 521 with C or better and ECON 524 [C]
Equivalent to: SOC 516
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 523, QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
An introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative research. Students will be exposed to various qualitative research methods through practical field exercises. These include ethnographic field observation, content analysis, interviewing, focus groups and unobtrusive measures. Other commonly used methods of collecting qualitative data are also examined.
Equivalent to: SOC 518
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 524, APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Application of sociological theory, concepts, and methods. Topics vary but may include program evaluation, social impact assessment, policy analysis, focus group research, survey research, among others.
Equivalent to: SOC 519
Recommended: SOC 204 or SOC 204H and at least one upper-division course in sociology.
PPOL 541, ENERGY, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Explores the complex interrelationships between humans and energy, emphasizing the role of energy in critical social issues, including but not limited to: domestic and international conflict, poverty, social change, inter-generational equity, energy transitions and environmental justice. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 541/SOC 582.
Equivalent to: SOC 582
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 544, COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, 4 Credits
Explores and develops the norms, rules, institutional design, decision-making dynamic, and politics of collaborative governance arrangements for complex natural resource problem settings. Designed to bring together traditional adversaries, government agencies, and citizens to resolve and improve management of collective public problems, collaborative governance for natural resources is now an important problem-solving tool that is employed in thousands of communities, watersheds, and landscapes around the world.
PPOL 546, THE POLICY AND LAW OF UNITED STATES COASTAL GOVERNANCE, 4 Credits
Examines federal and state policy, legislative and judicial protections of public beach access; ownership and use of tide and submerged lands, including the public trust doctrine; wetland conservation; and the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act. This course is intended to equip future environmental and natural resource professionals with a foundation in US coastal management, especially areas where new professionals will be very involved (coastal development, offshore/alternative energy, and sea level rise/storm hazards). The format includes reading, discussion, and student presentations. Readings will be drawn from the textbook; additional readings will be posted on Canvas.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 547, INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE, 4 Credits
Environmental decisions include trade-offs. Policy choices for sustainably providing Earth's eight billion people with food, energy, and water are urgently needed. Policy sectors (such as food) risk outcomes that are not beneficial, and impose long-term costs and potential catastrophic climate burdens. This transdisciplinary course examines emerging integrated policies concerning provision of food, energy, and water and their relationship to climate.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 548, MARINE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the history, rationale, achievements, and gaps in American ocean and coastal policy. Students will acquire foundational tools of policy problem solving, critique, and analysis, and will synthesize and apply their knowledge creatively to propose integrated policy solutions to specific contemporary marine issues.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 550, LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM HIGHER EDUCATION, 4 Credits
Analyze leadership theories based on traits, skills, authenticity, situational, servant, inclusive, and transformational leadership models. Examine case studies, empirical evidence and problem sets addressing leadership challenges.
Recommended: Previous leadership studies and current or previous leadership experience
PPOL 552, INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE RURAL POLICY, 4 Credits
Examines and compares the role of rural policy in different cultural, political and administrative contexts at the international, national, state, regional and local levels. The course also provides the opportunity to study the nature and implications of new forms of governance in rural contexts in North America and Europe.
PPOL 553, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY, 4 Credits
Explores the challenges, debates and policy mechanisms related to effective economic development and humanitarian aid for developing countries. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 453/PS 453 and PPOL 553/PS 553.
Equivalent to: PS 553
PPOL 554, PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH THE LENS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, 1 Credit
Examines complex identities and social groups and highlights how they face unique challenges due to the systems of power at work, both in current and past political, economic, and social frameworks. Encourages students to bring their own perspectives and lived experiences to the course and leaves them with a broader understanding of how the public service sector interacts with these identities.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 555, HOUSING POLICY, 4 Credits
Analyzes U.S. federal, state, and local housing policies, and policies that impact housing. Draws broadly from multiple social science disciplines, focusing on consequences, intended and unintended, of policies, while examining promising policy developments aimed at improving housing adequacy, equality, and accessibility. Provides insights on rural v. urban and international comparisons, employing theory and multiple methodologies.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 571, PROTESTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 4 Credits
Introduces core theoretical and methodological issues related to social movements in the US and abroad. Emphasizes social forces giving rise to movements, tactics employed by movements, and impacts of them on society. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 471/SOC 471 and PPOL 571/SOC 571.
Equivalent to: SOC 571
Recommended: SOC 204
PPOL 574, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Addresses international energy policies and politics, including trends and socio-political challenges impacting the diversity of global energy sources. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 574/PS 574.
Equivalent to: PS 574
PPOL 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PPOL 602, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PPOL 603, THESIS, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PPOL 607, SEMINAR, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PPOL 609, PRACTICUM, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 24 credits.
PPOL 613, ADVANCED POLICY THEORY I, 4 Credits
First of two-class series introducing a comprehensive review of public policy theory focused on examining theoretical approaches to understanding the complex and contentious assumptions and premises that pose challenges to the way we conduct public policy.
PPOL 614, ADVANCED POLICY THEORY II, 4 Credits
Second course in a two-course series providing a comprehensive review of public policy theory. The course examines theoretical approaches to understanding the complex and contentious assumptions and premises that pose challenges to the way we conduct public policy.
PPOL 621, ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS, 4 Credits
Methods used in research in the social sciences, focused on causal inference in public policy contexts. Covers methods used at the frontier of research to estimate the causal effect of policies on outcomes, including instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, and difference-in-differences estimation.
Recommended: ECON 524
PPOL 622, ADVANCED POLICY ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Introduction to advanced quantitative modeling used in policy analysis, with an emphasis on the application of modeling techniques to research papers. Focus is predominantly on counts and zero-truncated modeling, time series, and panel regression.
Prerequisite: (ECON 524 with B+ or better and PPOL 522 [B+]) or PPOL 621 [C+] or (AEC 523 [C+] and AEC 525 [C+])
PPOL 628, ADVANCED QUALITATIVE METHODS, 4 Credits
Focus on epistemological approaches, research design, data analysis techniques and critiques of qualitative research, with emphasis on participant observation and interviewing. Culminates in the written and oral presentation of a qualitative research proposal, including preliminary results from fieldwork conducted during the course.
Prerequisite: ANTH 591 with C or better or HDFS 538 with C or better or PPOL 523 with C or better or SOC 518 with C or better
PPOL 699, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Political Science (PS)
PS 110, *GOVERNING AFTER THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, 3 Credits
Constitution-writing in a post-apocalyptic world. Students write a constitution that addresses issues of difference, power, and discrimination. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: PS 110H
Available via Ecampus
PS 110H, *GOVERNING AFTER THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, 3 Credits
Constitution-writing in a post-apocalyptic world. Students write a constitution that addresses issues of difference, power, and discrimination. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 110
PS 201, *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, 4 Credits
Description and analysis of American politics and government, including such topics as interest groups, parties, elections, media, the presidency, Congress, the Constitution, and the courts.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PS 201H
Available via Ecampus
PS 201H, *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, 4 Credits
Description and analysis of American politics and government, including such topics as interest groups, parties, elections, media, the presidency, Congress, the Constitution, and the courts.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PS 201
PS 204, *INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS, 4 Credits
Major concepts of comparative politics applied to various political settings; the United States, Western Europe, Communist regimes, and developing countries. (SS) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
PS 205, *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 4 Credits
Analysis of the international system and factors affecting world politics.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PS 205H
Available via Ecampus
PS 205H, *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 4 Credits
Analysis of the international system and factors affecting world politics.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PS 205
PS 206, +*INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT, 4 Credits
Explores some of the major theories, concepts and issues in political theory. Analyzes political issues using philosophical methods. Topics include the tension and balance between social welfare and individual rights, the role of the market vs. government regulation, the meaning of equality, toleration and its limits, and competing conceptions of justice.
Attributes: CFAH – Core Ed - Art & Humanities General; CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
PS 299, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
PS 300, ^RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Qualitative and quantitative approaches to the study of political phenomena. The role of values, theory, hypothesis, data collection, and analysis in evaluating and conducting political science research.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Available via Ecampus
PS 311, CONGRESSIONAL POLITICS, 4 Credits
Congressional politics, both on Capitol Hill and in the district, including campaigns, constituent relations, lobbying, legislating, and the legislature in democratic theory.
Equivalent to: PS 411
PS 312, PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS, 4 Credits
Office, powers, and politics of the American presidency, with reference to other executive offices in American government; emphasis on the importance and effect of the presidency in American politics.
Available via Ecampus
PS 313, CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS, 4 Credits
Political parties and elections, the conduct of electoral campaigns, the electorate and voting behavior, electoral system, exercise of the suffrage, extent and consequences of voter participation.
Equivalent to: PS 413
PS 315, *THE POLITICS OF MEDIA, 4 Credits
Examination of the methods of operation, content and effects of the media in relation to politics and government. Includes analysis of newspaper, radio and television, political advertising, and other forms of political communication. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Equivalent to: PS 315H
Available via Ecampus
PS 315H, *THE POLITICS OF MEDIA, 4 Credits
Examination of the methods of operation, content and effects of the media in relation to politics and government. Includes analysis of newspaper, radio and television, political advertising, and other forms of political communication. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 315
PS 317, GENDER AND POLITICS, 4 Credits
Analyzes the role that gender plays in shaping politics and other aspects of society. The course will cover theories of gender difference, gender-based movements, gender and political office, and gender and public policy. (SS)
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
PS 325, *GENDER AND THE LAW, 4 Credits
Legal status of American women, with emphasis on constitutional law, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and its amendments, and various state laws as they relate to the legal rights of women. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
PS 326, JUDICIAL PROCESS AND POLITICS, 4 Credits
Study of the operation, processes, behavior and influence of the state and federal judiciaries, as well as current research in the judiciary as it relates to politics.
PS 331, *STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS, 4 Credits
Role, organization, and functions of government at the state and local level. Satisfies teaching certification requirement for course work in state and local government. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Equivalent to: PS 203
Available via Ecampus
PS 341, *EUROPEAN AND EU POLITICS, 4 Credits
Describes and analyzes the political situation in Europe and the European Union. Special focus is given to issues concerning European security and the European Union, its institutions, politics, and the challenges it faces since the opening of Europe to the East. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Available via Ecampus
PS 342, THE POLITICS OF CORRUPTION, 4 Credits
Surveys corruption and how it manifests itself in democracies and centralized states. Topics include theoretical accounts for why corruption occurs, what factors are conducive toward producing corruption, the consequences of corruption, and anti-corruption efforts that have succeeded and failed to rectify corruption.
PS 343, *RUSSIAN POLITICS, 4 Credits
Brief survey of Russian politics in Tsarist and Soviet periods followed by extensive analysis of Russian politics in the late Soviet period under Gorbachev (1985-91), the collapse of the USSR in 1991, and post-Soviet Russian politics (1992-present).
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PS 343H
PS 343H, *RUSSIAN POLITICS, 4 Credits
Brief survey of Russian politics in Tsarist and Soviet periods followed by extensive analysis of Russian politics in the late Soviet period under Gorbachev (1985-91), the collapse of the USSR in 1991, and post-Soviet Russian politics (1992-present).
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 343
PS 344, *LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS, 4 Credits
The key political, social and economic issues in Latin America. Surveys topics of interest in the region such as economic development, democratization, revolution and political leadership from both an historical and contemporary perspective. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Available via Ecampus
PS 345, *POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS, 4 Credits
Analyzes the concepts of development and modernization. Also focuses on the economic, political, and cultural problems faced by developing nations. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PS 345H
Available via Ecampus
PS 346, *MIDDLE EAST POLITICS, 4 Credits
The comparative study of the Middle East and North Africa focusing on the internal political dynamics of countries in the region and the international relations among them. Examines issues of political and economic development in their post-colonial context and analyzes impact of nationalism, political Islam, ethnicity, and globalization. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PS 446
Available via Ecampus
PS 348, *CHINESE POLITICS, 4 Credits
Examines China's post-1949 political and economic development. Special attention is given to the reform era from the late 1970s to the present. The course also addresses the impact of the reforms on society and on the country's relationship with the world. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
PS 350, *JAPANESE POLITICS, 4 Credits
Examination of the Japanese political system during the postwar period. Topics include prewar historical influences, political parties, bureaucracy, interest groups, policy processes and issues, political economy, foreign policy, and United States-Japan relations. Attention will also be given to recent dramatic changes in Japan's political system. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
PS 351, AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, 4 Credits
Overview of the role of the United States in the world since World War II and of the factors influencing the formation of American foreign policy.
Available via Ecampus
PS 354, *INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GLOBAL POLITICS, 4 Credits
The role of international law and organizations in global politics. How sovereign states interact, and what motivates them to commit to supranational laws and intergovernmental organizations. How international law has evolved since the early 1900s. Intergovernmental organizations and treaties, with emphasis on the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Available via Ecampus
PS 356, INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF ASIA PACIFIC, 4 Credits
Examines the most pressing issues facing the region: security and regional economic integration. The major players, their interests, and their differing perspectives on regional issues will be analyzed.
PS 361, CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT, 4 Credits
Major political theorists from the pre-Socratics through the Scholastics. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
PS 362, MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT, 4 Credits
Major political theorists from the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
PS 363, *GENDER AND RACE IN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT, 4 Credits
Traditional canon of American political thought scrutinized from vantage point of feminist and critical race theory scholarship. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: PS 363H
Available via Ecampus
PS 364, CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY, 4 Credits
Major issues in contemporary political theory. The specific emphasis of the course may vary from term to term, focusing on questions related to theories of justice, theories of democracy, global political theory, or the work of a single important thinker.
PS 365, AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT, 4 Credits
Political values and theoretical systems in the American tradition, from the Puritans to the present.
PS 366, *FROM ATLANTIS TO UTOPIA: THE POLITICS OF THE IDEAL STATE, 4 Credits
The search for the ideal state has occupied political philosophy since antiquity. From Plato’s Atlantis story through More’s utopia and beyond, philosophers, writers and filmmakers have pondered how to create a perfect state with perfect citizens which will stand the test of time. Each week will combine theoretical reflections from antiquity through post-modernity with a selection of examples from more or less contemporary fiction that will ideally already be known to the audience. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Equivalent to: PS 366H
Available via Ecampus
PS 366H, *FROM ATLANTIS TO UTOPIA: THE POLITICS OF THE IDEAL STATE, 4 Credits
The search for the ideal state has occupied political philosophy since antiquity. From Plato’s Atlantis story through More’s utopia and beyond, philosophers, writers and filmmakers have pondered how to create a perfect state with perfect citizens which will stand the test of time. Each week will combine theoretical reflections from antiquity through post-modernity with a selection of examples from more or less contemporary fiction that will ideally already be known to the audience. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 366
PS 371, PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS, 4 Credits
The content and the politics of adoption and application of such policy areas as defense, poverty and welfare, macroeconomics, and regulation.
Equivalent to: PPOL 371
Available via Ecampus
PS 372, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 4 Credits
The workings of the modern administrative state, processes and procedures through which government acts, and the balance between powerful government, democratic and accountable government, and efficient government.
Equivalent to: PPOL 372
Available via Ecampus
PS 374, *SUSTAINABLE LIVING: PRACTICES AND POLICIES, 4 Credits
Exploration of the role individuals in sustainability practices and policies. Special focus is given to an examination of how individuals can make sustainable lifestyle choices in light of policy regulations, technologies, socio-economic conditions, and cultural values. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Available via Ecampus
PS 375, *THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND POLICIES, 4 Credits
Political and social evolution of the civil rights movement, emphasizing events 1954-1965, and major contemporary civil rights politics and policies in the South and the nation. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: PS 375H
PS 375H, *THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND POLICIES, 4 Credits
Political and social evolution of the civil rights movement, emphasizing events 1954-1965, and major contemporary civil rights politics and policies in the South and the nation. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 375
PS 381, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: GOVERNMENT POWERS AND CONSTRAINTS, 4 Credits
Explores role of the U.S. Supreme Court in shaping the powers and limitations of the U.S. government. Analyzes the powers of the three main branches of our government, and cases where the powers of these branches clash with one another or with the powers of the states or rights of the individual.
Equivalent to: PS 321
Recommended: PS 201; critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills
PS 382, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL LIBERTIES, 4 Credits
Explores doctrines pertaining to the First and Second Amendments as well as the right to privacy, such as freedom of speech, of expression, of the press and of the exercise, the right to bear arms and the prohibition against governmental establishment of religion.
Recommended: PS 201; critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills
Available via Ecampus
PS 383, *CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS, 4 Credits
Explores doctrines pertaining to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Issues of discrimination and the reach of the 14th amendment's equal protection clause, and voting rights.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Recommended: PS 201; critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills
Available via Ecampus
PS 384, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED, 4 Credits
Examines the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in shaping the criminal justice system. Focuses on doctrines related to the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments of the constitution.
Equivalent to: PS 323
Recommended: PS 201; critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills
Available via Ecampus
PS 399, CURRENT PROBLEMS IN POLITICS, 1-4 Credits
Selected issues of recent American and international concern such as Vietnam, Central America, or similar topical issues. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Equivalent to: PS 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 399H, CURRENT PROBLEMS IN POLITICS, 1-4 Credits
Selected issues of recent American and international concern such as Vietnam, Central America, or similar topical issues. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PS 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: PS 405H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PS 405H, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 405
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Section 1-5: Reading. Associated with the internship for which credit is given in PS 410.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PS 407H, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PS 407
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 409, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 410, POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Supervised work experience in government- or law-related programs or other public affairs organizations. Reports and appraisals required. Only 4 credits may be applied to the major.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PS 413, ETHICS IN PUBLIC POLICY, 4 Credits
Examines ethical dilemmas in public policy, and provides the opportunity to study the ethical theories of Hobbes, Kant, Mill, and Rawls. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 413/PS 413.
Equivalent to: PPOL 413
Available via Ecampus
PS 427, NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL, 4 Credits
Examines the history, politics and current challenges involving nuclear weapons proliferation and arms control.
PS 428, TERRORISM AND GLOBAL SECURITY, 4 Credits
Examines US and global security in light of the challenges posed by terrorist organizations.
PS 441, DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY: GLOBAL TRENDS, 4 Credits
Examines global trends in the rise and fall of democratic and autocratic political systems, and analyzes particular case studies of countries. Evaluates and applies theories of why autocratic and democratic political regimes collapse, and in other situations endure.
Recommended: Analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills
PS 446, EAST ASIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY, 4 Credits
Surveys and analyzes the economic and political development of China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Japan is examined as a developmental model for the East Asian Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs) and as a major player in the regional economy. China is examined as a contrasting model in terms of its changing pattern of economic development and its importance for the region.
Equivalent to: PS 346
PS 453, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY, 4 Credits
Explores the challenges, debates and policy mechanisms related to effective economic development and humanitarian aid for developing countries. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 453/PS 453 and PPOL 553/PS 553.
Equivalent to: PPOL 453
Available via Ecampus
PS 455, *THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, 4 Credits
Covers domestic and international political aspects of global climate change. Examines global climate change through philosophical, legal, ethical, economic, social, political, institutional, and science policy contexts. Topics include local, state, and national activity as well as roles played by presidents, Congress, the Supreme Court, corporations and media. Focuses on international conventions and treaties, tensions between developed and developing nations and possible national security impacts.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Available via Ecampus
PS 457, US-CHINA RELATIONS, 4 Credits
Historical evolution of US-China relationship. Emphasis on economic ties, tensions, and conflicts surrounding trade, investment, security, human rights, political reform, Tibet, and Taiwan.
PS 458, INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, 4 Credits
Examines topics in which politics and economics meet in the international arena, such as trade, debt, finance, development, multinational corporations, and globalization. Does not require a background in economics.
PS 470, GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Examines the politics and policy of global food systems as they relate to food distribution, production, and consumption. The cultivation and consumption of food is highly political, and at times, contentious. Specific focus is given to issues like social justice, GMOs, human health, environment and agribusiness.
Available via Ecampus
PS 473, US ENERGY POLICY, 4 Credits
Addresses US energy policy with respect to how the U.S. governs the production and use of different energy sources, along with the management of its energy infrastructure. Examines policies currently in place, as well as proposals for alternatives, while examining the economic, environmental, national security and energy security implications of different policy approaches.
Available via Ecampus
PS 474, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Addresses international energy policies and politics, including trends and socio-political challenges impacting the diversity of global energy sources. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 474/PS 474.
Equivalent to: PPOL 474
PS 475, ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Environmental and natural resource issues and policies in national and regional context, emphasizing public attitudes, elections, Congress, public policy, and relevant national and state agencies.
Available via Ecampus
PS 476, SCIENCE AND POLITICS, 4 Credits
Relationship between science and the political system in political ideas and history, in bureaucratic politics of science policy, and in contemporary scientific disputes.
Available via Ecampus
PS 477, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Analysis of international environmental theory and politics, the development of international environmental regimes, agreements and treaties, and the process of globalization and the quality of the environment.
Available via Ecampus
PS 478, RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY, 4 Credits
Renewable energy policy with respect to how the U.S. governs the market development, production and use of different renewable energy sources are addressed.
Available via Ecampus
PS 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Selected topics in political science of special or current interest not covered in other courses. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PS 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Independent research project under supervision of graduate faculty.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PS 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
PS 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PS 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Section 1-5: Reading. Associated with the internship for which credit is given in PS 410. Completion of this course is required to receive credit for PS 410. Section 11: MU Field Training, 3 credits. Section 12: ASOSU Field Training, 3 credits.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 510, POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Supervised work experience in government- or law-related programs or other public affairs organizations. Reports and appraisals required.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
PS 527, NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL, 4 Credits
Examines the history, politics and current challenges involving nuclear weapons proliferation and arms control.
PS 528, TERRORISM AND GLOBAL SECURITY, 4 Credits
Examines US and global security in light of the challenges posed by terrorist organizations.
PS 541, DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY: GLOBAL TRENDS, 4 Credits
Examines global trends in the rise and fall of democratic and autocratic political systems, and analyzes particular case studies of countries. Evaluates and applies theories of why autocratic and democratic political regimes collapse, and in other situations endure.
PS 553, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY, 4 Credits
Explores the challenges, debates and policy mechanisms related to effective economic development and humanitarian aid for developing countries. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 453/PS 453 and PPOL 553/PS 553.
Equivalent to: PPOL 553
PS 555, THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, 4 Credits
Covers domestic and international political aspects of global climate change. Examines global climate change through philosophical, legal, ethical, economic, social, political, institutional, and science policy contexts. Topics include local, state, and national activity as well as roles played by presidents, Congress, the Supreme Court, corporations and media. Focuses on international conventions and treaties, tensions between developed and developing nations and possible national security impacts.
PS 557, US-CHINA RELATIONS, 4 Credits
Historical evolution of US-China relationship. Emphasis on economic ties, tensions, and conflicts surrounding trade, investment, security, human rights, political reform, Tibet, and Taiwan.
PS 558, INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, 4 Credits
Examines topics in which politics and economics meet in the international arena, such as trade, debt, finance, development, multinational corporations, and globalization. Does not require a background in economics.
PS 570, GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Examines the politics and policy of global food systems as they relate to food distribution, production, and consumption. The cultivation and consumption of food is highly political, and at times, contentious. Specific focus is given to issues like social justice, GMOs, human health, environment and agribusiness.
PS 573, US ENERGY POLICY, 4 Credits
Addresses US energy policy with respect to how the U.S. governs the production and use of different energy sources, along with the management of its energy infrastructure. Examines policies currently in place, as well as proposals for alternatives, while examining the economic, environmental, national security and energy security implications of different policy approaches.
Available via Ecampus
PS 574, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Addresses international energy policies and politics, including trends and socio-political challenges impacting the diversity of global energy sources. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 574/PS 574.
Equivalent to: PPOL 574
PS 575, ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Environmental and natural resource issues and policies in national and regional context, emphasizing public attitudes, elections, Congress, public policy, and relevant national and state agencies.
Available via Ecampus
PS 576, SCIENCE AND POLITICS, 4 Credits
Relationship between science and the political system in political ideas and history, in bureaucratic politics of science policy, and in contemporary scientific disputes.
PS 577, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Analysis of international environmental theory and politics, the development of international environmental regimes, agreements and treaties, and the process of globalization and the quality of the environment.
PS 578, RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY, 4 Credits
Renewable energy policy with respect to how the U.S. governs the market development, production and use of different renewable energy sources are addressed.
Available via Ecampus
PS 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 0-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PS 808, WORKSHOP, 4 Credits
Principles of public administration, administrative organization and procedures, public relations. It will include collaborative governance, leadership, and other issues.
Psychology (PSY)
PSY 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 201, *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Scientific study of behavior and experience. Neuroscience; sensation and perception; conditioning, learning and memory; thinking, problem solving, language, intelligence, and consciousness. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER PSY 201Z.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 201H, PSY 201HZ, PSY 201Z
Available via Ecampus
PSY 201H, *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Scientific study of behavior and experience. Neuroscience; sensation and perception; conditioning, learning and memory; thinking, problem solving, language, intelligence, and consciousness. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER PSY 201HZ.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 201, PSY 201HZ, PSY 201Z
Available via Ecampus
PSY 201HZ, +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I, 4 Credits
Introduces science and application of psychology. Emphasizes psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Research Methods, Behavioral Neuroscience, Consciousness, Sensation/Perception, Learning, Memory, Thinking and Intelligence, and related topics.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 201, PSY 201H, PSY 201Z
Available via Ecampus
PSY 201Z, +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I, 4 Credits
Introduces science and application of psychology. Emphasizes psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Research Methods, Behavioral Neuroscience, Consciousness, Sensation/Perception, Learning, Memory, Thinking and Intelligence, and related topics.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 201, PSY 201H, PSY 201HZ
Available via Ecampus
PSY 202, *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Scientific study of behavior and experience. Motivation and emotion; personality; social psychology, human development, psychopathology and psychotherapy. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER PSY 202Z.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 202H, PSY 202HZ, PSY 202Z
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PSY 202H, *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Scientific study of behavior and experience. Motivation and emotion; personality; social psychology, human development, psychopathology and psychotherapy. NO LONGER TAUGHT. REPLACED WITH COMMON COURSE NUMBER PSY 202HZ.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 202, PSY 202HZ, PSY 202Z
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PSY 202HZ, +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II, 4 Credits
Introduces science and application of psychology. Emphasizes psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Personality, Social Psychology, Health and Well-Being, Motivation and Emotion, Disorders, Therapies, Lifespan Development, and related topics.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
PSY 202Z, +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II, 4 Credits
Introduces science and application of psychology. Emphasizes psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Personality, Social Psychology, Health and Well-Being, Motivation and Emotion, Disorders, Therapies, Lifespan Development, and related topics.
Attributes: CFSS – Core Ed - Social Science; CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: PSY 202, PSY 202H, PSY 202HZ
Available via Ecampus
PSY 211, CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 2 Credits
Explores careers for psychology majors and non-majors, including careers in industry, academia, clinical practice, and other options. Introduces students to relevant coursework, skills, and certifications necessary for a variety of careers. Prepares students to format materials for a successful internship, research experience, paid work, or volunteer search.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 297, THINKING LIKE A PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENTIST, 4 Credits
Develops thinking skills involved in empirical inquiry and evidence evaluation necessary to be a savvy consumer of psychological science. Critiques general media presentations of psychological science. Emphasizes ability to communicate clearly and effectively about psychological research, including methodological and ethical issues, based on an understanding of the strengths and limitations of empirical evidence.
Prerequisite: (MTH 105 with C- or better or MTH 105Z with C- or better or MTH 111 with C- or better or MTH 111Z with C- or better) and (PSY 201 [C-] or PSY 201H [C-] or PSY 201Z [C-] or PSY 201HZ [C-]) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 298, QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 4 Credits
Explores quantitative methods in psychological science, including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation, one-way or two-way ANOVA, and regression. Discusses controversies and emerging practices in open psychological science. Examines methods of data reporting and visualization.
Prerequisite: PSY 297 with C- or better
Equivalent to: PSY 298H
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PSY 298H, QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 4 Credits
Explores quantitative methods in psychological science, including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation, one-way or two-way ANOVA, and regression. Discusses controversies and emerging practices in open psychological science. Examines methods of data reporting and visualization.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: PSY 297 with C- or better
Equivalent to: PSY 298
PSY 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 0-6 Credits
Equivalent to: PSY 299H
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
PSY 299H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 0-6 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PSY 299
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
PSY 301, ^RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 4 Credits
Explores the principles of research design in the field of psychology. Emphasizes ability to identify research questions, formulate hypotheses to test those questions, and design a research study to test hypotheses. Develops ability to apply statistics and draw conclusions about research questions based on research design choices.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: (PSY 298 with C- or better or PSY 298H with C- or better) or ((PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-]) and ST 352 [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 301H
Available via Ecampus
PSY 301H, ^RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 4 Credits
Explores the principles of research design in the field of psychology. Emphasizes ability to identify research questions, formulate hypotheses to test those questions, and design a research study to test hypotheses. Develops ability to apply statistics and draw conclusions about research questions based on research design choices.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: (PSY 298 with C- or better or PSY 298H with C- or better) or ((PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-]) and ST 352 [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 301
PSY 302, USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH, 3 Credits
Design ethical, lab-based experimental research studies in humans’ interactions with computing technologies. Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data using relevant inferential methods. Prepare reports and visualize data to communicate research findings.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 298 [C-] or PSY 298H [C-] or ST 314 [C-] or ST 352 [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 311, TRANSFER TRANSITIONS: CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 2 Credits
Explores careers for psychology majors and non-majors with previous foundational psychology coursework, including careers in industry, academia, clinical practice, and other options. Introduces students to relevant coursework, skills, and certifications necessary for a variety of careers. Prepares students to format materials for a successful internship, research experience, paid work, or volunteer search.
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better or PSY 202 with C- or better or PSY 202H with C- or better or PSY 202Z with C- or better or PSY 202HZ with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 312, CAREERS IN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION, 2 Credits
Explores various career options available in the field of human-computer interaction, and exposes students to working professionals and suggestions for career trajectories within the field.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 330, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, 4 Credits
Introduction to the relationships of the structure and functioning of the human brain to behavior. Information from neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neurosurgery and neurology is combined with psychological research on both normal and abnormal human behavior.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 340, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores mental processes and considers their impact on behavior. Covers topics including perception, attention, memory, reasoning, decision making, and language.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better
Equivalent to: PSY 340H
Available via Ecampus
PSY 340H, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores mental processes and considers their impact on behavior. Covers topics including perception, attention, memory, reasoning, decision making, and language.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better
Equivalent to: PSY 340
PSY 350, HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
An introduction to physical, social, cognitive and linguistic development with an emphasis on theory and methodology.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 360, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
The study of behavior and experience in a social context. Topics include person perception, attribution, attraction and love, attitudes and attitude change, aggression, social influence and group dynamics. Applications of social psychological principles to other fields, e.g., law, health care, etc.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 360H
Available via Ecampus
PSY 360H, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
The study of behavior and experience in a social context. Topics include person perception, attribution, attraction and love, attitudes and attitude change, aggression, social influence and group dynamics. Applications of social psychological principles to other fields, e.g., law, health care, etc.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 360
PSY 370, PERSONALITY, 4 Credits
An overview of major theories of personality is followed by an introduction to personality testing and research.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 381, ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Survey of various forms of psychological disorders; theories regarding etiology and treatment. Special emphasis on research approaches to such disorders.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-6 Credits
Equivalent to: PSY 399H
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
PSY 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-6 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PSY 399
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
PSY 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 406, PROJECTS, 0-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 410, PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Professional experience applying psychological science in a variety of employment settings under joint faculty and employer supervision.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 411, PSYCHOLOGY CAPSTONE, 4 Credits
Serves as culminating experience in the psychology major. Examines various career and educational paths in the psychological sciences, implementing specific training paths that align with career goals. Shares tools to help students finish their undergraduate degree and prepare for the job market or graduate school. Emphasizes the development of practical skills desired by psychology-related employers and the synthesis, reflection, and application of skills, content, and experiences in the major.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 426, *PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER, 4 Credits
Survey of theories, life cycles and contemporary problems of women and men in a social context. Scientific examination of gender related to psychological functioning and behavior. Topics can include psychological research on human similarities and differences in gender attitudes, relationships, sexuality, violence, employment, and mental health.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Prerequisite: PSY 202 with D- or better or PSY 202H with D- or better or PSY 202Z with D- or better or PSY 202HZ with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 427, PSYCHOLOGY OF RACE AND RACISM, 4 Credits
Introduces psychological theories and concepts pertaining to different racial groups in the United States. Explores racism in the U.S. and its psychological effect on racial identity and the intersections of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, social class, and nationality. Develops cultural competence and humility to prepare students to live and work with individuals from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 427X
Available via Ecampus
PSY 428, PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW, 4 Credits
Explores a range of legal issues that are informed by behavioral sciences research in general, and psychology in particular. Focuses on areas including but not limited to psychologists and the legal system; lawyers: socialization, training and ethics; morality and justice; forensic assessment; competency and insanity; eyewitness identification; jury selection theories on crime; punishment and sentencing. Considers issues of culture, gender, and age as they pertain to the specific topics.
Prerequisite: PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better or PSY 370 with C- or better or PSY 381 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 432, PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Basic vertebrate neurophysiology and neuroanatomy in relation to behavior. Neural and hormonal correlates of sensation, learning, memory and motivation.
Prerequisite: PSY 330 with C- or better
Recommended: Biological science background
PSY 433, PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 4 Credits
Drug-brain-behavior interactions. Psychoactive drugs and their relationships to normal and abnormal behavior in humans.
Recommended: Upper-division standing and biological science background
PSY 437, MOTIVATION, 4 Credits
Biological, learning, and cognitive approaches to human and animal motivation. Topics include evolution, homeostasis, drive, arousal, incentive motivation, achievement motivation, and social motivation.
Prerequisite: (PSY 330 with C- or better or PSY 340 with C- or better or PSY 340H with C- or better) and (PSY 301 [C-] or PSY 301H [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 440, ^COGNITION RESEARCH, 4 Credits
Advanced scientific methodology primarily in the areas of attention, learning, memory, and thinking. Students will design their own research projects, collect and analyze data, and write a professional report.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with D- or better or PSY 301H with D- or better) and (PSY 340 [D-] or PSY 340H [D-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 442, PERCEPTION, 4 Credits
Fundamental concepts of animal and human sensation and perception, with emphasis on audition and vision. Applications of psychophysical methods to research in all sensory modalities. Includes review workshops on basic mathematical, physical and physiological concepts necessary to interpret research in this field.
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with C- or better or PSY 301H with C- or better) and (PSY 330 [C-] or PSY 340 [C-] or PSY 340H [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 444, LEARNING AND MEMORY, 4 Credits
Experimental and theoretical work on learning, conditioning, and memory in animals and humans.
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with C- or better or PSY 301H with C- or better) and (PSY 340 [C-] or PSY 340H [C-])
PSY 446, PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION, 4 Credits
Explore biological, behavioral, perceptual, cognitive and social issues relevant to how humans interact with other computing technology from a psychological science perspective. Evaluate, design, and experimentally test human computer interactions using experimental methods in psychological science.
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better
Recommended: PSY 340
Available via Ecampus
PSY 448, CONSCIOUSNESS, 4 Credits
Psychological, phenomenological, and physiological approaches to the content and processes of subjective awareness. Topics include philosophical issues, cortical and reticular neurophysiology, sleeping and dreaming, selective attention, imagery, and self-awareness.
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with C- or better or PSY 301H with C- or better) and (PSY 340 [C-] or PSY 340H [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 450, ^EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines psychological theories of learning applied to educational contexts including behaviorism, information processing, social cognitivism, and constructivism. Emphasizes on review of literature in selected topic area and writing a psychological research or program proposal.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with C- or better or PSY 301H with C- or better) and (PSY 340 [C-] or PSY 340H [C-] or PSY 350 [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 452, CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores meanings of culture. Examines topics in cognitive, social, developmental, and health psychology in light of various cultural backgrounds, orientations, and forces. Emphasizes contemporary applications of empirical findings from cross-cultural psychological research. Develops a historical, ecological, and global perception of psychology.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
PSY 454, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Discusses intellectual development from infancy to adulthood. Topics include the origin of thinking, the development of perception, attention, memory, problem solving, language, academic skills, and social cognition. Piaget, Vygotsky, and information processing approaches will be discussed.
Prerequisite: PSY 350 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 456, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Covers theories and research concerning human social development. Topics include theories of socialization; the development of social relationships; the self-concept; emotion; sex roles; social cognition; pro-social behavior; morality; self-control; and aggression.
Prerequisite: PSY 350 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 457, AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY, 4 Credits
Examines autism and neurodiversity from a psychological perspective. Emphasizes the scientific basis of autism and neurodiversity, with an emphasis on research co-created with autistic researchers and reflecting the lived experience of autistic and neurodivergent individuals, including those with a range of support needs, in social context. Critically examines historical and current diagnostic criteria and processes, evidence-based therapies, interventions and supports, and inclusive workplace, educational, legal, and healthcare environments that allow autistic and neurodivergent people to enjoy fulfilling, interdependent lives in community with other neurotypical and neurodivergent people.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better or PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better) and (PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-] or PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 458, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, 4 Credits
Psychological processes involved in the acquisition and use of language throughout childhood. Biological, cognitive, and social influences on language will be discussed, as well as personal uses of language, such as language in thought and reading.
Prerequisite: PSY 350 with C- or better
PSY 460, ^ADVANCED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Advanced experimental research methods in the social sciences. Issues in psychological construct operationalization, experimental design, data collection, analysis, and report writing will be emphasized.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with D- or better or PSY 301H with D- or better) and (PSY 360 [D-] or PSY 360H [D-])
Equivalent to: PSY 460H
Available via Ecampus
PSY 460H, ^ADVANCED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Advanced experimental research methods in the social sciences. Issues in psychological construct operationalization, experimental design, data collection, analysis, and report writing will be emphasized.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with D- or better or PSY 301H with D- or better) and (PSY 360 [D-] or PSY 360H [D-])
Equivalent to: PSY 460
PSY 462, PSYCHOLOGY OF DISABILITY, 4 Credits
Examines disability from social psychological and disability studies perspectives. Emphasizes the social construction of disability and its inter- and intra-personal ramifications. Explores stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, adaptation to disability, disability identity, working with people with disabilities, intersectionality, and sexuality.
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better or PSY 202 with C- or better or PSY 202H with C- or better or PSY 202Z with C- or better or PSY 202HZ with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 463, JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING, 4 Credits
Explores ways to improve judgment and decision making through the application of research from cognitive psychology. Emphasis on development of critical thinking skills.
Prerequisite: PSY 340 with C- or better or PSY 340H with C- or better
PSY 464, SOCIAL COGNITION, 4 Credits
Research and theory concerning cognitive structures and processes underlying social judgment and social behavior. Topics include attribution theory, social inference, person memory, schema-based information processing.
Prerequisite: PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 467, POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Survey of classic and contemporary perspectives in political psychology. Special focus on how citizens form political judgments. Topics include personality, affect, cognition, group influence, voting, nationalism, and political tolerance.
Prerequisite: PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 468, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS, 4 Credits
Explores the research and theory on the development, maintenance, and dissolution of human relationships. Examines various directions to the study of interpersonal relationships, including attachment, evolutionary-biological, cognition, and interdependence. Topics include physical attraction, love, friendship, communication, trust, jealousy, and several issues that are specific to troubled dyadic relations.
Prerequisite: PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 476, NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR, 4 Credits
Examines empirical findings, phenomena, and theories related to nonverbal behavior and its perception from a psychological perspective. Covers topics including: theories of nonverbal behavior encoding, decoding, and their accuracy; the neurophysiological basis for nonverbal behavior; valid assessments of nonverbal behavior abilities; and the impact that nonverbal behavior has on interaction processes and social relationships.
Prerequisite: PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better or PSY 202 with C- or better or PSY 202H with C- or better or PSY 202Z with C- or better or PSY 202HZ with C- or better
PSY 480, ^CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Advanced research methods used in clinical psychology research. Design of studies, assessment, data collection, and interpretation will be discussed. The clinical content area focused on will vary.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: (PSY 301 with D- or better or PSY 301H with D- or better) and PSY 381 [D-]
PSY 482, PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits
Survey of the theory, techniques and research on the major contemporary systems of psychotherapy.
Prerequisite: PSY 370 with C- or better or PSY 380 with C- or better or PSY 381 with C- or better or PSY 481 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 483, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Developmental perspective on child and adolescent psychological disorders including causal factors, associated features, and research-supported interventions.
Prerequisite: PSY 350 with C- or better or PSY 381 with C- or better or PSY 481 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 484, ^PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION, 4 Credits
Focuses on the psychological factors in drug and behavioral addictions and associated interventions. The approach will be biopsychosocial, addressing neurobiological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors that influence addiction. Topics will include epidemiology and public health impact, diagnosis, models of addiction, and intervention and treatment approaches.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: H 220 with C- or better or PSY 301 with C- or better or PSY 301H with C- or better or SOC 315 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 485, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, 4 Credits
Review of basics of operant and classical conditioning. Research on behavior modification and behavior therapy with both normal and abnormal animals, human adults, and children. Application areas include behavior problems, handicaps, eating disorders, time management, self-control stress management, contingency contracts, and cognitive therapies.
Prerequisite: PSY 350 with C- or better or PSY 380 with C- or better or PSY 381 with C- or better or PSY 481 with C- or better
Recommended: Background work in family life or education
Available via Ecampus
PSY 486, YOGA AND MENTAL HEALTH, 4 Credits
Examines the use of yoga in psychological practice with a particular focus on managing mental and physical illnesses.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
PSY 488, PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAUMA, OPPRESSION, AND RESILIENCE, 4 Credits
Focuses on the psychological science of humans' reactions to traumatic events. Critically examines the social and cultural context for those events and reactions, including systemic racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression. Explores the psychological science of healing, resilience, and liberation, in the context of evidence-based clinical psychological treatments, institutional courage, and societal change.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 492, CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores connections between the study of human behavior and the achievement of conservation goals. Understanding how people think about and interact with nature is crucial for promoting environmental sustainability and human well-being. Students will examine theory and research on human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to nature.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 492H
Available via Ecampus
PSY 492H, CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores connections between the study of human behavior and the achievement of conservation goals. Understanding how people think about and interact with nature is crucial for promoting environmental sustainability and human well-being. Students will examine theory and research on human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to nature.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Equivalent to: PSY 492
Available via Ecampus
PSY 493, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Psychological theory, research, and interventions directed at how humans can flourish and identify and enhance positive strengths. Topics include positive emotional and cognitive states and processes, prosocial behavior, positive school and work environments, and discovering meaning in life.
Prerequisite: PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better or PSY 370 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 494, ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Survey human capabilities and limitations in human-machine interaction, including vision, memory, attention, motor control, and human error. Emphasis on theory and implications for system designs.
Prerequisite: PSY 340 with C- or better or PSY 340H with C- or better
Recommended: PSY 301
Available via Ecampus
PSY 495, PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDITATION, 4 Credits
Explores the psychological processes of meditation, and requires regular meditation sessions by students. Readings ranging from traditional Eastern philosophy to empirical psychological research journal articles will focus on outcomes and effective methods of meditation practice.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
Available via Ecampus
PSY 496, INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Survey of psychological research and theory relevant to organizations, industry, and other work settings. Topics include training, employee selection, performance evaluation, work attitudes, and motivation.
Prerequisite: PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better or PSY 370 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 497, EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Evolutionary approach to the study of psychology. Focus on psychological mechanisms as evolved traits.
Prerequisite: (PSY 201 with C- or better or PSY 201H with C- or better or PSY 201Z with C- or better or PSY 201HZ with C- or better) and (PSY 202 [C-] or PSY 202H [C-] or PSY 202Z [C-] or PSY 202HZ [C-])
PSY 498, HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Psychological factors in the maintenance of good health and in the prevention of, treatment of, and recovery from illness: Behavioral contributions to illness, life-style risk factors, stress and the immune system, psychological response to symptoms and care-givers, health habits and self-care, management of pain and chronic illness, disability and terminal illness.
Prerequisite: PSY 330 with C- or better or PSY 340 with C- or better or PSY 340H with C- or better or PSY 350 with C- or better or PSY 360 with C- or better or PSY 360H with C- or better or PSY 370 with C- or better or PSY 381 with C- or better or PSY 481 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
PSY 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Newly emerging or specialized topics that can only be offered occasionally or for particular purposes. Each offering will be structured with a syllabus.
Equivalent to: PSY 422, PSY 499H
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
PSY 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Newly emerging or specialized topics that can only be offered occasionally or for particular purposes. Each offering will be structured with a syllabus.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: PSY 499
PSY 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
PSY 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 510, PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
Professional experience applying psychological science in a variety of employment settings under joint faculty and employer supervision.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 514, RESEARCH METHODS I, 4 Credits
An introduction to the tools and methods that psychologists use to examine the processes that underlie human behavior. Emphasis is on the skills necessary for completing a research study: hypothesis formulation, design criteria, data collection, analysis, interpretation, write-up, and presentation of results. Utilizes a combination of readings, discussions, and class exercises. Course culminates in an independent research project proposal.
Prerequisite: ST 511 with B- or better
PSY 515, METHODS AND ETHICS FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, 1-4 Credits
Introduces ethical, legal, and professional issues associated with the practice of clinical psychology, as well as the theoretical and research bases of ethical clinical psychological practice. Through hands-on practice with evidence-based psychotherapy skills, examines basics of ethical, effective, culturally-, disability-, gender-affirming psychotherapy. Reviews ethics codes, including the American Psychological Association’s ethics code, as well as policies and laws regarding the practice of clinical psychology.
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
PSY 516, CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND VARIATION IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1-4 Credits
Examines the theoretical and scientific basis of prominent categorical, dimensional, and transdiagnostic approaches to the classification and diagnosis of psychopathology. Evaluates research design, methods, and ethics that underlie the empirical basis of effective classification and evaluation of interventions. Explores the theoretical and empirical bases for understanding psychological functioning in the context of human variation and diversity, including culturally-, disability-, and gender-affirming approaches.
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
PSY 521, ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1 Credit
Professional development seminar focused on professional issues specific to the field of research-based psychology. Includes writing for publication, professional speaking, professional development and leadership, and current professional and research controversies. Each iteration of the course over the academic year will have a different focus.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
PSY 523, ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 1 Credit
Covers research ethics in psychology. Topics include the history of research-oriented ethical guidelines, ethical principles, working with an IRB, questionable research practices, and fraud. Meets OSU’s Learning Outcome regarding the ethical conduct of research.
Recommended: An undergraduate-level psychological research methods course
PSY 526, PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER, 4 Credits
Survey of theories, life cycles and contemporary problems of women and men in a social context. Scientific examination of gender related to psychological functioning and behavior. Topics can include psychological research on human similarities and differences in gender attitudes, relationships, sexuality, violence, employment, and mental health.
Recommended: PSY 202Z
PSY 527, PSYCHOLOGY OF RACE AND RACISM, 4 Credits
Introduces psychological theories and concepts pertaining to different racial groups in the United States. Explores racism in the U.S. and its psychological effect on racial identity and the intersections of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, social class, and nationality. Develops cultural competence and humility to prepare students to live and work with individuals from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds.
Equivalent to: PSY 527X
PSY 531, GRADUATE BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE, 4 Credits
Neurobiological underpinnings of behavior examining animal and human research on neural structure and function in relation to typical and atypical behavior, including psychiatric disorders.
PSY 541, GRADUATE SEMINAR IN COGNITION, 4 Credits
Cognitive psychology studies the processes by which human beings notice, encode, remember, and use information. A graduate-level survey that covers the history, methods, important findings, and major theories of the field, with an emphasis on reading and critically analyzing articles from the primary research literature. Topics of interest will include perception and object recognition, attention, working memory, long-term memory, concepts and categorization, and judgment and decision making.
PSY 542, PERCEPTION, 4 Credits
Fundamental concepts of animal and human sensation and perception, with emphasis on audition and vision. Applications of psychophysical methods to research in all sensory modalities. Includes review workshops on basic mathematical, physical and physiological concepts necessary to interpret research in this field.
PSY 544, LEARNING AND MEMORY, 4 Credits
Experimental and theoretical work on learning, conditioning, and memory in animals and humans.
PSY 546, PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION, 4 Credits
Explore biological, behavioral, perceptual, cognitive and social issues relevant to how humans interact with other computing technology from a psychological science perspective. Evaluate, design, and experimentally test human computer interactions using experimental methods in psychological science.
PSY 551, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE, 4 Credits
The study of human change and stability over time. Topics may include, but are not limited to, theories, methodological approaches, and contexts for development, social development, cognitive development, and biopsychosocial processes including temperament and personality, resilience, health, thriving, emotion regulation, and developmental contexts.
PSY 552, CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores meanings of culture. Examines topics in cognitive, social, developmental, and health psychology in light of various cultural backgrounds, orientations, and forces. Emphasizes contemporary applications of empirical findings from cross-cultural psychological research. Develops a historical, ecological, and global perception of psychology.
PSY 554, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Discusses intellectual development from infancy to adulthood. Topics include the origin of thinking, the development of perception, attention, memory, problem solving, language, academic skills, and social cognition. Piaget, Vygotsky, and information processing approaches will be discussed.
Recommended: PSY 350
PSY 556, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits
Covers theories and research concerning human social development. Topics include theories of socialization; the development of social relationships; the self-concept; emotion; sex roles; social cognition; pro-social behavior; morality; self-control; and aggression.
Recommended: PSY 350
PSY 557, AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY, 4 Credits
Examines autism and neurodiversity from a psychological perspective. Emphasizes the scientific basis of autism and neurodiversity, with an emphasis on research co-created with autistic researchers and reflecting the lived experience of autistic and neurodivergent individuals, including those with a range of support needs, in social context. Critically examines historical and current diagnostic criteria and processes, evidence-based therapies, interventions and supports, and inclusive workplace, educational, legal, and healthcare environments that allow autistic and neurodivergent people to enjoy fulfilling, interdependent lives in community with other neurotypical and neurodivergent people.
Available via Ecampus
PSY 558, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, 4 Credits
Psychological processes involved in the acquisition and use of language throughout childhood. Biological, cognitive, and social influences on language will be discussed, as well as personal uses of language, such as language in thought and reading.
Recommended: PSY 350
PSY 561, GRADUATE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
A graduate level survey course of the theories, methods, and empirical findings that constitute the field of social psychology. Topics will include, but not be limited to, person perception, social cognition, attitudes, attitude change, persuasion, interpersonal attraction, relationships, small-group processes, altruism, and aggression.
PSY 562, PSYCHOLOGY OF DISABILITY, 4 Credits
Examines disability from social psychological and disability studies perspectives. Emphasizes the social construction of disability and its inter- and intra-personal ramifications. Explores stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, adaptation to disability, disability identity, working with people with disabilities, intersectionality, and sexuality.
PSY 571, GRADUATE PSYCHOMETRICS, 4 Credits
A graduate level introduction to psychological testing theory and practice, and to ethical, sociopolitical, psychological, and psychometric issues in the use of psychological tests. Particularly emphasizes basic psychometric principles that are important in scale construction, test evaluation, and practical assessment.
PSY 576, NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR, 4 Credits
Examines empirical findings, phenomena, and theories related to nonverbal behavior and its perception from a psychological perspective. Covers topics including: theories of nonverbal behavior encoding, decoding, and their accuracy; the neurophysiological basis for nonverbal behavior; valid assessments of nonverbal behavior abilities; and the impact that nonverbal behavior has on interaction processes and social relationships.
PSY 581, GRADUATE SEMINAR IN CLINICAL RESEARCH AND THEORY, 4 Credits
Focuses on major concepts, theory, and empirical findings on the causes and treatment of psychological disorders. The seminar emphasizes culture, context, bias, and stigma, as well as application of principles of clinical science to students' graduate program research agendas.
PSY 582, PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits
Survey of the theory, techniques and research on the major contemporary systems of psychotherapy.
PSY 583, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Developmental perspective on child and adolescent psychological disorders including causal factors, associated features, and research-supported interventions.
PSY 584, PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION, 4 Credits
Focuses on the psychological factors in drug and behavioral addictions and associated interventions. The approach will be biopsychosocial, addressing neurobiological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors that influence addiction. Topics will include epidemiology and public health impact, diagnosis, models of addiction, and intervention and treatment approaches.
PSY 585, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, 4 Credits
Review of basics of operant and classical conditioning. Research on behavior modification and behavior therapy with both normal and abnormal animals, human adults, and children. Application areas include: behavior problems, handicaps, eating disorders, time management, self-control, stress management, contingency contracts, and cognitive therapies.
Recommended: PSY 350 or equivalent work in family life or education.
PSY 588, PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAUMA, OPPRESSION, AND RESILIENCE, 4 Credits
Focuses on the psychological science of humans' reactions to traumatic events. Critically examines the social and cultural context for those events and reactions, including systemic racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression. Explores the psychological science of healing, resilience, and liberation, in the context of evidence-based clinical psychological treatments, institutional courage, and societal change.
PSY 591, GRADUATE SEMINAR IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Covers the theories, methods, and empirical findings that constitute the field of health psychology. Topics include, but are not limited to, the interaction of multiple factors involved in etiology, prevention, treatment, and course of illness and disability; health behavior, health promotion, and health risks; stress and coping in health; long-term care and adaptation to chronic illness or disability; practice of institutional healthcare.
PSY 594, ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Survey human capabilities and limitations in human-machine interaction, including vision, memory, attention, motor control, and human error. Emphasis on theory and implications for system designs.
PSY 595, PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDITATION, 4 Credits
Explores the psychological processes of meditation, and requires regular meditation sessions by students. Readings ranging from traditional Eastern philosophy to empirical psychological research journal articles will focus on outcomes and effective methods of meditation practice.
PSY 596, INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Survey of psychological research and theory relevant to organizations, industry, and other work settings. Topics include training, employee selection, performance evaluation, work attitudes, and motivation.
Recommended: PSY 360 or PSY 370
Available via Ecampus
PSY 598, HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Psychological factors in the maintenance of good health and in the prevention of, treatment of, and recovery from illness: Behavioral contributions to illness, life-style risk factors, stress and the immune system, psychological response to symptoms and care-givers, health habits and self-care, management of pain and chronic illness, disability and terminal illness.
Recommended: 300-level course in psychology.
PSY 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 601, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
Research credits for PhD students in Psychological Science.
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 602, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 603, THESIS/DISSERTATION, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
PSY 605, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 606, SPECIAL PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 607, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 608, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
PSY 609, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
PSY 640, TOPICS IN ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 649, ADVANCED ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Advanced survey of human information processing and performance in human-technology systems, with emphasis on theory, methodology, and implications for system analysis and design.
PSY 660, TOPICS IN APPLIED COGNITION, 4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 690, TOPICS IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
PSY 697, GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, 4 Credits
For graduate students of all majors on the translation of cognitive, social, and developmental psychological science for the practice of university teaching and learning. Topics include memory, attention, metacognition, motivation, interpersonal and developmental processes, and individual differences. Emphasis on critical review of theories and methods, and practical applications for university teaching.
PSY 699, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 99 credits.
Queer Studies (QS)
QS 262, *INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES, 3 Credits
Centering itself on activism and scholarship, this course examines homophobia's and transphobia's relationship with racism, colonialism, sexism, ableism, classism and other forms of oppression. Introduces key concepts, histories, and political frameworks within Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer political movements. CROSSLISTED as QS 262/WGSS 262. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: QS 262H, WGSS 262, WGSS 262H
Available via Ecampus
QS 262H, *INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES, 3 Credits
Centering itself on activism and scholarship, this course examines homophobia's and transphobia's relationship with racism, colonialism, sexism, ableism, classism and other forms of oppression. Introduces key concepts, histories, and political frameworks within Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer political movements. CROSSLISTED as QS 262/WGSS 262. (Bacc Core Course).
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
QS 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
QS 321, *QUEER POP CULTURE, 3 Credits
Examines the concept of Queer popular culture through film, music, TV, image, and other mediums. Seeks to disrupt dominant discourses around gender and sexuality by centralizing women of color feminisms and queer of color critiques to analyze popular representations of gender, sexuality, race, class, disability, and other social locations. CROSSLISTED as QS 321/WGSS 321. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Equivalent to: WGSS 321
Available via Ecampus
QS 362, *SERVING LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES, 3 Credits
Engages the ethics and responsibilities involved in serving LGBTQ+ communities in fields such as education, health, law, and social services for those entering and/or continuing professions in fields that historically underserve LGBTQ+ people. Topics include LGBTQ+ youth; LGBTQ+ elders; issues affecting LGBTQ+ people across their lifespans; approaches to cultural competency; violence against LGBTQ+ people, forms of oppression including heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia; and LGBTQ+ community resilience. CROSSLISTED as QS 362/WGSS 362. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Equivalent to: WGSS 362
Available via Ecampus
QS 364, *TRANSGENDER POLITICS, 3 Credits
Addresses transgender politics--including non-binary and gender non-conforming issues--through feminist and intersectional approaches by analyzing transgender theories, arts, and activism. CROSSLISTED as QS 364/WGSS 364.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: QS 364H, WGSS 364, WGSS 364H
Available via Ecampus
QS 364H, *TRANSGENDER POLITICS, 3 Credits
Addresses transgender politics--including non-binary and gender non-conforming issues--through feminist and intersectional approaches by analyzing transgender theories, arts, and activism. CROSSLISTED as QS 364/WGSS 364.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
QS 375, *ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Explores concepts of structural inequality, difference, power, and discrimination through a critical survey of arts activism. Think critically about artwork and artists which address a number of social issues in the United States, including race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, immigration, and indigeneity. CROSSLISTED as ES 375/QS 375/WGSS 375.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
QS 399, SPECIAL TOPICS IN QUEER STUDIES, 3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
QS 409, PRACTICUM: PROJECTS IN QUEER STUDIES, 1-12 Credits
Capstone projects bring theory into practice through research, design, and implementation of a project that synthesizes and demonstrates learning in the Queer Studies program.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
QS 431, *QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES, 4 Credits
"Queer of color critiques" refers to political theories and activism that emerge from LGBTQ people of color to examine the intersections between race, sexuality and gender. Addresses these intersections through theory, history, and activism. CROSSLISTED as ES 431/QS 431/WGSS 431 and ES 531/QS 531/WGSS 531.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ES 431, WGSS 431
Available via Ecampus
QS 432, *GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, 3 Credits
A creative and discussion-based course focusing on ways in which photography can and has addressed issues of gender and sexuality. An introduction to key concepts and intersections in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Queer Studies and photography theory. Create written and photographic responses to artworks, texts, personal experience and pop-culture. CROSSLISTED as ART 432/QS 432/WGSS 432 and ART 532/QS 532.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: ART 432, WGSS 432
Available via Ecampus
QS 449, INDIGENOUS FEMINISMS, 4 Credits
Explores Indigenous feminisms as well as some of the issues facing Indigenous women in the Americas and Pacific Islands. Relates Indigenous feminisms to the complexity of federal law and policies as well as land struggles between Indigenous communities and contemporary settler colonial nations. Raises awareness of current Indigenous struggles as well as Indigenous feminist responses and resistance to these same struggles.
Equivalent to: ES 449, WGSS 449
Recommended: Critical thinking, evaluation, and synthesis skills
QS 462, *QUEER THEORIES, 4 Credits
Engages key themes and critical frameworks in queer theories. Topics include histories of sexuality; forms of oppression, including heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia; resistance to oppression; violence against LGBTQ people; queer activism; diverse experiences of sexuality; and representations in literature, art, and popular media. CROSSLISTED as QS 462/WGSS 462 and QS 562/WGSS 562.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: WGSS 462
Available via Ecampus
QS 472, ^INDIGENOUS TWO-SPIRIT AND QUEER STUDIES, 4 Credits
"Two-spirit" refers to North American indigenous genders outside of European male/female binaries. Two-spirit communities argue for decolonization as a central political struggle, calling all people to unlearn settler colonial gender/sexuality on Native land. Addresses indigenous two-spirit/GLBTQ issues through theory, literature, activism, and art. CROSSLISTED as QS 472/WGSS 472.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Equivalent to: ES 472, WGSS 472
QS 473, TRANSGENDER LIVES, 4 Credits
With a particular focus on transgender people of color and transnational constructions of gender, engages issues in the lives of Transgender people through autobiography, memoir, biography, poetry, and documentary film. CROSSLISTED as QS 473/WGSS 473 and QS 573/WGSS 573.
Equivalent to: WGSS 473
QS 476, *TRANSNATIONAL SEXUALITIES, 4 Credits
Explores contemporary experiences of sexualities within transnational contexts. Analyzes themes including queer and LGBTQI organizing, same-sex desires, queer transnational immigration and labor flows, sex industries and discourses of trafficking, sex tourism, and reproductive justice, using feminist, queer, and postcolonial theoretical frameworks. CROSSLISTED as QS 476/WGSS 476 and QS 576/WGSS 576.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Prerequisite: QS 262 with D- or better or QS 262H with D- or better or WGSS 262 with D- or better or WGSS 262H with D- or better
Equivalent to: WGSS 476
QS 477, QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM, 4 Credits
LGBTQ people of color often engage struggles for social justice through artistic movements. Focuses on arts by LGBTQ people of color and the way these artistic movements contribute to activism that interrupts interlocking systems of oppression. CROSSLISTED as ES 477/QS 477/WGSS 477 and ES 577/QS 577/WGSS 577.
Equivalent to: ES 477, WGSS 477
Recommended: QS 262 and QS 462
Available via Ecampus
QS 499, SPECIAL TOPICS IN QUEER STUDIES, 4 Credits
Topics in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues and scholarship. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
QS 524, TRANS/GENDER POLITICS, 4 Credits
Addresses transgender politics--including transsexual, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming issues--through feminist and intersectional approaches by analyzing transgender theories, arts, and activism. CROSSLISTED as QS 524/WGSS 524.
Equivalent to: WGSS 524
QS 531, QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES, 4 Credits
"Queer of color critiques" refers to political theories and activism that emerge from LGBTQ people of color to examine the intersections between race, sexuality and gender. Addresses these intersections through theory, history, and activism. CROSSLISTED as ES 431/QS 431/WGSS 431 and ES 531/QS 531/WGSS 531.
QS 532, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, 3 Credits
A creative and discussion-based course focusing on ways in which photography can and has addressed issues of gender and sexuality. An introduction to key concepts and intersections in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Queer Studies and photography theory. Create written and photographic responses to artworks, texts, personal experience and pop-culture. CROSSLISTED as ART 432/QS 432/WGSS 432 and ART 532/QS 532.
Equivalent to: ART 532, WGSS 532
Available via Ecampus
QS 549, INDIGENOUS FEMINISMS, 4 Credits
Explores Indigenous feminisms as well as some of the issues facing Indigenous women in the Americas and Pacific Islands. Relates Indigenous feminisms to the complexity of federal law and policies as well as land struggles between Indigenous communities and contemporary settler colonial nations. Raises awareness of current Indigenous struggles as well as Indigenous feminist responses and resistance to these same struggles.
QS 562, QUEER THEORIES, 4 Credits
Engages key themes and critical frameworks in queer theories. Topics include histories of sexuality; forms of oppression, including heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia; resistance to oppression; violence against LGBTQ people; queer activism; diverse experiences of sexuality; and representations in literature, art, and popular media. CROSSLISTED as QS 462/WGSS 462 and QS 562/WGSS 562.
Equivalent to: WGSS 562
QS 572, INDIGENOUS TWO-SPIRIT AND QUEER STUDIES, 4 Credits
"Two-spirit" refers to North American indigenous genders outside of European male/female binaries. Two-spirit communities argue for decolonization as a central political struggle, calling all people to unlearn settler colonial gender/sexuality on Native land. Addresses indigenous two-spirit/GLBTQ issues through theory, literature, activism, and art. CROSSLISTED as QS 472/WGSS 472 and QS 572/WGSS 572.
Equivalent to: ES 572, WGSS 572
QS 573, TRANSGENDER LIVES, 4 Credits
With a particular focus on transgender people of color and transnational constructions of gender, engages issues in the lives of Transgender people through autobiography, memoir, biography, poetry, and documentary film. CROSSLISTED as QS 473/WGSS 473 and QS 573/WGSS 573.
Equivalent to: WGSS 573
QS 576, TRANSNATIONAL SEXUALITIES, 4 Credits
Explores contemporary experiences of sexualities within transnational contexts. Analyzes themes including queer and LGBTQI organizing, same-sex desires, queer transnational immigration and labor flows, sex industries and discourses of trafficking, sex tourism, and reproductive justice, using feminist, queer, and postcolonial theoretical frameworks. CROSSLISTED as QS 476/WGSS 476 and QS 576/WGSS 576.
Equivalent to: WGSS 576
QS 577, QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM, 4 Credits
LGBTQ people of color often engage struggles for social justice through artistic movements. Focuses on arts by LGBTQ people of color and the way these artistic movements contribute to activism that interrupts interlocking systems of oppression. CROSSLISTED as ES 477/QS 477/WGSS 477 and ES 577/QS 577/WGSS 577.
QS 599, SPECIAL TOPICS IN QUEER STUDIES, 4 Credits
Topics in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues and scholarship. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Religious Studies (REL)
REL 160, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits
A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 160, PHL 160H, REL 160H
Available via Ecampus
REL 160H, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits
A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
REL 170, *THE IDEA OF GOD, 4 Credits
Concepts and images of God and their connections to world-views, experience, science, gender, society, self-understanding, and religions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 170/REL 170. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: PHL 170
REL 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
REL 201, STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT, 3 Credits
Examination of the causes of personal, social, and institutional conflict and peaceful, constructive means of dealing with conflict. The history and current status of peace movements within and outside governments; prospects for world peace. Case studies in peace and conflict. CROSSLISTED as PAX 201/REL 201. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PAX 201
REL 202, INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS STUDIES, 4 Credits
An introduction to the academic study of religion. It examines the concepts of religion and the sacred, approaches to the study of religion, ubiquitous features of religious experience, including symbol, myth, ritual, and community, understandings of the human condition in diverse religious traditions, and ways religious communities address challenges of pluralism and secularization. CROSSLISTED as PHL 202/REL 202.
Equivalent to: PHL 202
Available via Ecampus
REL 206, *RELIGIOUS ETHICS AND MORAL PROBLEMS, 4 Credits
An examination of the practical ethics of the monotheistic religious traditions of the West--Judaism, Christianity, Islam--and their different approaches to concrete moral problems. Topics include sexuality and marriage, euthanasia, capital punishment, pacifism and just war, and environmentalism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 206/REL 206. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: PHL 206
REL 208, INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
Survey of the historical development of Buddhism in India and its spread throughout Asia and beyond by investigating the literature, rituals, history and social structure of the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Tibet and the Himalayan region, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and finally its growth in the West. CROSSLISTED as PHL 208/REL 208. (NC)
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 208
Available via Ecampus
REL 210, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210H
Available via Ecampus
REL 210H, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits
A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210
REL 213, *INTRODUCTION TO HINDU TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
Survey of the historical development of Hinduism in India and the "Hindu Diaspora." Topics will include the Indus Valley civilization, the Vedic tradition, yoga, and Hindu renunciation, "Classical" Hindu theism and devotion, Hindu philosophy and ritual, and modern and contemporary Hinduism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 213/REL 213. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PHL 213
Available via Ecampus
REL 214, *INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
Development of Islamic traditions in the Arab world and in the global context. Origins of Islam, the narrative of the Prophet Muhammad, the development of the Qur'an, and the central tenets of Islamic faith and practice. Transformation of Islam from a regional to a global tradition. CROSSLISTED as PHL 214/REL 214. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PHL 214
Available via Ecampus
REL 215, *INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
An introduction to Judaism's traditions, histories, and practices. Covers historical origins and developments from the biblical period through the Middle Ages, and considers Judaism in the modern world. Topics include the Jewish calendar (including holidays and their traditions), Jewish life cycle events, Jewish prayer, and traditional texts such as the Mishnah and Talmud. CROSSLISTED as HST 215/REL 215. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: HST 215
REL 216, +NEWER RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD, 4 Credits
Offers students an opportunity to think about what constitutes “religion.” Invites students to understand and debate terminology such as “cult,” “syncretism,” and “spiritual but not religious.” Emphasizes the reality that religion has sometimes sought to reclaim an older social order and other times sought to radically reinvent the social order and create new utopias. Analyzes historical development of religious groups by using race and gender as categories of analysis. Examines at the impact of the internet and social media on religion.
Attributes: CFAH – Core Ed - Art & Humanities General
REL 220, *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE, 4 Credits
A study of central portions of the Bible (in the Old Testament: Torah, prophets, psalms, and wisdom; in the New Testament: Jesus, gospels, and letters) from the perspective of the academic discipline of biblical scholarship, exploring the philosophical questions of the relationships between story, myth, thought, values, and understandings of life. CROSSLISTED as PHL 220/REL 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 220
REL 250, LEGAL PERSPECTIVES, 2 Credits
Introduces the study of law and law’s relationship to culture, society, and a variety of adjacent disciplines, including history, philosophy, and religious studies. Familiarizes students with key theories, historical movements, and structures and philosophies of law, emphasizing both US and global contexts. Develops skills in legal modes of analysis and close reading. CROSSLISTED as HST 250/PHL 250/REL 250.
REL 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
REL 308, *INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Combines a “third-person” scholarly approach with “critical first-person” experience and reflection in the study of contemplative practices. Explores both religious and secular contemplative traditions, practices and worldviews in cultures-of-origin, and as adopted by other cultures and adapted over time. Reviews practices including yoga, movement, meditation, prayer, presence in nature, ritual, service, recitation, introspection, writing and creative expression. Analyzes practices in primary philosophical, religious, historical, cultural, and psychological contexts. Emphasizes textual study, expert dialogues, discussion and development of contemplative skills. Applies principles to social issues and integrates values and meaning-making with career development. CROSSLISTED as PHL 308/REL 308. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PHL 308
Available via Ecampus
REL 310, *CRITICS OF RELIGION, 4 Credits
An introduction to critiques of religion by Nietzsche, Freud, Marx, and other influential thinkers. Examines the nature, scope, and effects of criticisms that challenge the psychological, moral, political, and epistemological foundations of religious belief, practice, and institutions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 310/REL 310.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: PHL 310
Available via Ecampus
REL 315, *GANDHI AND NONVIOLENCE, 4 Credits
An examination of the life and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the 20th century activist and author, and the theory and practice of nonviolence in his life and work. Emphasis will be placed upon Gandhi's biographical narrative, the development of satyagraha, Gandhi's nonviolent approach to social transformation, and post-Gandhian nonviolent movements. CROSSLISTED as PHL 315/REL 315. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: PHL 315
REL 316, INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS, 4 Credits
The philosophical, social, cultural, and political reality of Mexican Americans and their historical roots in Mexico since the Spanish Conquest. Analysis of internal colonialism, racism, machismo, fatalism, alienation, cultural identity, as well as more contemporary including NAFTA, immigration, and U.S.-Mexican relations. CROSSLISTED as PHL 316/REL 316. (NC)
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 316
REL 324, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits
History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
REL 324H, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits
History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
REL 325, *EARLY CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS TO 600, 4 Credits
Traces early Christianity from its origins to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It deals with the origins and Jewish background of Christianity in Palestine, the ministry and teachings of Jesus, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire by his disciples and early missionaries, the formation of the New Testament canon, the development of Christian doctrine, controversies over heresy, and the origin of monasticism and the Papacy. CROSSLISTED as HST 325/REL 325. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: HST 325
Available via Ecampus
REL 326, *HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, 4 Credits
Examines the history of global Christianity from the fifth through the seventeenth centuries. Themes to be investigated include the evolving relationship between the church and the state; mysticism; conversion and resistance; the emergence of Protestantism; marriage and sex, as well as women in the history of Christianity. CROSSLISTED as HST 326/REL 326.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: HST 326
Available via Ecampus
REL 327, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits
Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 284 A.D. to 1000. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 327/REL 327. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 327
Available via Ecampus
REL 328, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits
Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 1000 to 1400. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 328/REL 328. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 328
Available via Ecampus
REL 330, HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 4 Credits
Political, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe from 1400-1789. Focuses on the Reformation. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 330/REL 330. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: HST 330
Available via Ecampus
REL 344, *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM, 4 Credits
An examination of the philosophical and theological issues pertaining to pacifism, justified war, and forms of terrorism in Islamic and Western traditions. Special attention is given to concepts of jihad, justifications of war, and restraints on conduct in war. CROSSLISTED as PHL 344/REL 344.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: PHL 344
Available via Ecampus
REL 345, *FIRST FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND INTOLERANCE, 4 Credits
An examination of the religious, philosophical, political, and historical issues regarding religious freedom, conscience, and disestablishment as enshrined in the First Amendment and as illustrated by historical and contemporary examples of religious intolerance in the United States. CROSSLISTED as PHL 345/REL 345. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: PHL 345
REL 350, *EARLY LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits
History of Latin America leading up to and after Spanish and Portuguese conquest. Focus on indigenous American, European and African cultures and religions in contact under colonial government and economic systems. Covers the period from 1400 to 1810. CROSSLISTED as HST 350/REL 350. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 350, HST 350H
Available via Ecampus
REL 364, *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM, 4 Credits
Provides an awareness of how various religious groups have thought about and engaged with social change pertaining to slavery, feminism, civil rights, same-sex marriage, and immigration. Focus on reading primary sources related to each of these issues. CROSSLISTED as HST 364/REL 364. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 364
Available via Ecampus
REL 371, *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA, 4 Credits
A study of the traditional philosophies of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as PHL 371/REL 371. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 371, PHL 371H
Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing.
Available via Ecampus
REL 372, *AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION, 4 Credits
Introduces the history of African American religious experience in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Examines African influences on black American religions and flowering of new religious movements among African Americans during the Great Migration. Explores African-American religion in the civil rights and black consciousness movements, and explores in detail the growth of the Nation of Islam during this period. Discusses recent roles of Black religions in contemporary U.S. politics and African American life. CROSSLISTED as HST 372/REL 372. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 372
Available via Ecampus
REL 378, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: HST 378, HST 378H, REL 378H, WGSS 378
Available via Ecampus
REL 378H, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
REL 387, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Political, social, and religious developments from 600 to 1400. Early history and the formation of Islamic society to the Mongol invasion. CROSSLISTED as HST 387/REL 387. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 387
REL 388, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits
Political, social, and religious developments from 1400 to the present. The expansion of Islam, Turkic, and Asian dynasties, impact of Western imperialism and modern Islamic world. CROSSLISTED as HST 388/REL 388. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: HST 388
Available via Ecampus
REL 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
REL 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
REL 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
REL 407, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
REL 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
REL 411, GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Study of the works of a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, or Marx. Each course normally devoted to the work of a single figure. CROSSLISTED as PHL 411/REL 411.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 411
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.
REL 415, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
REL 425, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
REL 425H, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits
An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
REL 430, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 430, PHL 430H
Available via Ecampus
REL 431, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.
Equivalent to: PHL 431, PHL 431H
Available via Ecampus
REL 432, *YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits
An examination of the theory and practice of yoga and tantra in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and in their contemporary popular manifestations. Emphasis on the representation of yoga and tantra in Indian literature and history, including contemplative practices, bodily disciplines, and ritual. CROSSLISTED as PHL 432/REL 432 and PHL 532/REL 532.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: PHL 432
Available via Ecampus
REL 433, *THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA, 4 Credits
An examination of the phenomenon of modern yoga in theory and in practice. Emphasis on the roots of contemporary forms of yoga in the intersection between traditional Hindu and Buddhist formulations of yoga, Indian wrestling and martial arts, European gymnastics, and cosmopolitan conceptions of "bodily culture" of both European and Indian origins. CROSSLISTED as PHL 433/REL 433.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: PHL 433
REL 434, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits
An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
REL 434H, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits
An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
REL 435, YOGA PHILOSOPHY, 2 Credits
Explores selected sutras from Patanjali’s classical yogic texts through a contemporary lens. Utilizes introductory Sanskrit pronunciation and definitions. Includes an experiential component with mediation, breath, reflection and postural techniques for greater synthesis of concepts.
Recommended: Some yoga or meditation experience
REL 436, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, 3 Credits
Examination of significant philosophical issues or movements and their relationship to theology and religion. CROSSLISTED as PHL 436/REL 436 and REL 536.
Equivalent to: PHL 436
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.
REL 437, ADVANCED YOGA TEACHING SEMINAR I, 2 Credits
Develops upon yoga instructional methods and applies anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and teaching methodology in yoga sequencing with a focus on adaptations and misadaptations in the postural practice. Examines professional ethics for yoga teachers. Further develops personal teaching approach, verbal articulation, observation, and demonstration for teaching with application to both specific populations and diverse groups.
Prerequisite: PAC 204 with B or better
Recommended: Completion of tier one pathway with B or above or 200 RYS Yoga Teacher Training program
REL 438, ADVANCED YOGA TEACHING SEMINAR II, 2 Credits
Examines guiding meditation and contemplative inquiry, as well as professional ethics. Develops and applies personal teaching philosophy and approach. Emphasizes teacher qualities, theme integration, and marketing.
Prerequisite: REL 437 with B or better
REL 443, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits
A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 443, PHL 443H, REL 443H
Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.
Available via Ecampus
REL 443H, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits
A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: PHL 443, PHL 443H, REL 443
Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.
REL 444, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits
Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
REL 444H, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits
Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: PHL 444, PHL 444H, REL 444
Available via Ecampus
REL 445, *PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Equivalent to: PHL 445
REL 448, NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this exploration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life. CROSSLISTED as ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ES 448, PHL 448
Available via Ecampus
REL 455, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits
A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.
Equivalent to: PHL 455
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy or sophomore standing
REL 470, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.
Equivalent to: HST 470
REL 475, *HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootropics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 475/REL 475.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: PHL 475
REL 476, *HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits
Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: HST 476
Available via Ecampus
REL 477, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.
Equivalent to: PHL 477
Recommended: Analytical, critical thinking, and synthesis skills
REL 484, RELIGION AND LAW, 4 Credits
Investigates the relationship between religion and law in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim society, as well as modern western “secular” society, considering the question from a theoretical, historical, and contemporary case-study perspective. Looks at the religious origins of legal systems, the ways in which members of religious communities engaged with their own and others’ laws, and the ways in which modern societies have used law to separate “religion” from the state.
Equivalent to: HST 484
REL 530, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits
Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.
Equivalent to: PHL 530
REL 531, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits
Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.
Equivalent to: PHL 531
REL 534, SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits
An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.
Equivalent to: PHL 534
REL 536, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, 3 Credits
Examination of significant philosophical issues or movements and their relationship to theology and religion.
Equivalent to: PHL 536
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy
REL 543, WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits
A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.
Equivalent to: PHL 543
Recommended: One introductory-level science course
REL 545, PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits
Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.
Equivalent to: PHL 545
REL 555, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits
A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.
Equivalent to: PHL 555
Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy
REL 570, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits
The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.
Equivalent to: HST 570
REL 575, HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootropics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 575/REL 575.
Equivalent to: PHL 575
Available via Ecampus
REL 576, HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits
Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.
Equivalent to: HST 576
REL 577, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits
Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.
Equivalent to: PHL 577
Sociology (SOC)
SOC 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 204, *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY, 3 Credits
Development and application of sociological concepts and perspectives concerning human groups; includes attention to socialization, culture, organization, stratification, and societies. Consideration of fundamental concepts and research methodology.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: SOC 204H
Available via Ecampus
SOC 204H, *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY, 3 Credits
Development and application of sociological concepts and perspectives concerning human groups; includes attention to socialization, culture, organization, stratification, and societies. Consideration of fundamental concepts and research methodology.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: SOC 204
SOC 205, *INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 3 Credits
Sociological study of the dynamic organizational nature of society through analysis of social change and major social institutions such as family, education, religion, the economy, and political systems.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: SOC 205H
Available via Ecampus
SOC 205H, *INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 3 Credits
Sociological study of the dynamic organizational nature of society through analysis of social change and major social institutions such as family, education, religion, the economy, and political systems.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Equivalent to: SOC 205
SOC 206, *SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES, 3 Credits
Examination of social problems with particular focus upon U.S. society. Sociological perspectives on definition, description, and analysis of contemporary and recurrent problems in industrialized societies. Investigation of causes and consequences of social problems considered in societal context. (SS) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
SOC 207, PROBLEMS IN CRIME AND JUSTICE, 3 Credits
Analyzes contemporary issues in crime and justice, with a focus on U.S. society. Explores the causes and consequences of major problems and issues in crime and justice including gang activity, terrorism, white collar and environmental crime, gun attitudes and violence, challenges associated with policing, drug use, and mass incarceration.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 241, INTRODUCTION TO CRIME AND JUSTICE, 3 Credits
Provides a sociological understanding of criminal justice system institutions and processes. Emphasis is placed on understanding the criminal law; police and policing; courts and the prosecution process; and prisons, jails and corrections.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 242, CRIME AND MEDIA, 3 Credits
Provides a better understanding of how the media constructs perceptions and stereotypes of crime and the criminal justice system. Emphasizes on contemporary crime topics by examining current news outlets, crime TV shows, movies, and podcasts. Provide the tools necessary to decipher fact from fiction in the media representation of crime and the criminal justice system.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 280, INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY, 3 Credits
Introduces the subdiscipline of environmental sociology that focuses on the relationship between society and the environment. Explores the basic concepts in sociology and applies them to a range of environment and natural resource issues. Examines social policies and actions to address environmental challenges.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: SOC 299H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 312, *SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY, 4 Credits
Survey of the family as a social institution. Addresses historical and cultural perspectives with emphasis on family diversity, variations in family form and life style, interdependence between family and other institutions, analysis of major family issues, forces for change in the family. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Equivalent to: SOC 312H
Available via Ecampus
SOC 312H, *SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY, 4 Credits
Survey of the family as a social institution. Addresses historical and cultural perspectives with emphasis on family diversity, variations in family form and life style, interdependence between family and other institutions, analysis of major family issues, forces for change in the family. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: SOC 312
SOC 313, SOCIOLOGY OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, 4 Credits
Examines the microsociological dynamics of intimate relationships. Perceptions and expectations of intimate relationships are explored. Specific attention will be given to issues, processes, and factors that are involved in the construction and management of intimate relationships in contemporary society.
SOC 315, INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Introduces basic sociological research methods, including study design, measurement, sampling, surveying, and interviewing, as well as ethical and practical dilemmas in constructing sociological research. Emphasizes valuation and critique of existing research.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 316, QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Provides statistical and computing skills necessary to analyze quantitative sociological data. Covers the construction and interpretation of contingency tables, basic ideas of probability and statistical inference, and an introduction to correlation and regression. Provides an opportunity to learn using at least two statistical software programs. Explores ethical considerations in data reporting.
Prerequisite: SOC 315 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
SOC 318, ^QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
Emphasizes how to read, critique, and conduct qualitative (non-numerical) social research. Builds on social research learned in SOC 315 and focuses on exploring various theories and methods unique to qualitative research. Provides exposure to examples of excellent qualitative research and writing and provides opportunities to hone research skills by engaging in various practical exercises, which may include field observations, interviews, focus groups, and content analysis. Develops writing skills by describing, comparing, and evaluating materials.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Prerequisite: SOC 315 with C- or better
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 340, DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL CONTROL, 4 Credits
Current perspectives, research and theories of deviant behavior. Review and analysis of various approaches and programs designed to prevent and deal with deviant behavior.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 341, POLICE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Represents a social scientific examination of the field of policing rather than methods or tactics of crime control. Explores the culture of law enforcement and how police officers perform their duties and create their own impressions of their work. Examines how the field of law enforcement is influenced by historical trends, laws, cultural & occupational values, and social institutions. Discusses stereotypes, routine duties, occupational stressors, and deadly hazards of law enforcement which provide opportunities to practice and improve interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Recommended: SOC 204 and/or SOC 241
Available via Ecampus
SOC 345, *CRIMES AND VIOLENCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, 4 Credits
Analyzes the historical, social, political, legal, cultural, and psychological aspects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Addresses definitions of the problem, demographics, survivors, perpetrators, witnesses, bystanders, strategies and tactics of abusers and survivors, along with strategies for prevention, intervention, treatment, and social change. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
SOC 349, SERIAL HOMICIDE, 4 Credits
Examines the extent, causes, and social characteristics of serial killers. After examining general criminological theories and the characteristics of “typical murder,” investigates the popular images about serial killers, the motivations of these offenders, the distribution of their crimes over time and across geographical areas, elements surrounding these offenses, and the offenders' methods of selecting victims. Topics include homicide investigation techniques, crime profiling, and the criminal prosecution of serial killers.
Recommended: SOC 204 and/or SOC 241
Available via Ecampus
SOC 350, HEALTH, ILLNESS AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Social and cultural factors in the identification, course, and treatment of illness; analysis of selected health settings and professions.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 351, *SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS, 4 Credits
Focuses on how social and cultural context impact mental health, and how the very concepts of mental illness, abnormal or crazy are constructed in the first place, then applied by both “mental health” professionals and persons in their everyday lives. Examines major social models of “mental illness,” aiming to understand and evaluate their basic concepts and assumptions, as well as the response to “mental illness,” including how family, friends, troubled persons and professionals interpret, define and respond to “mental illness” and the processes shaping the policies and practices of the mental health enterprise.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
SOC 355, DEATH AND DYING, 4 Credits
An overview of cross-cultural and historical attitudes and practices around end of life, death and dying. Assessment of contemporary legal, professional, cultural and technological issues surrounding end of life/death and dying.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 360, *POPULATION TRENDS AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Basic socio-demographic factors affecting population size, distribution, composition and change; examination of local, national, and international trends, and demographic policy.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
SOC 371, SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVERYDAY LIFE, 4 Credits
Examines key concepts, themes, and theories in the study of social media in today's world. Interconnected themes include communication and the public sphere, self representation, power, and new technologies.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 372, *POPULAR CULTURE, 4 Credits
Critical examination of contemporary popular culture from a sociological perspective. Debates in the field of cultural sociology, including a critique of the distinction between 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, the social distinction between work and leisure time, the influence of society on individual patterns of consumption and personal taste, and the sociology of everyday life. Specific topics include mass media, sports, leisure activities, fashion, youth culture, science fiction, music, talk shows, soap operas, internet chat rooms, personal ads, home shopping, and folklore.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
SOC 381, SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY, 4 Credits
Exploration of the social forces driving current views of sustainability. Specific attention will be given to values and belief systems, as well as social institutions in shaping sustainability issues related to ecologically sound, socially just, and economically viable outcomes.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Selected topics of special or current interest not covered in other courses.
Equivalent to: SOC 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Selected topics of special or current interest not covered in other courses.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: SOC 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 412, SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND FAMILY, 4 Credits
Survey of the intersections between families and work; variations in family structure, policies and paid and unpaid work in the United States; interdependence between paid and unpaid family labor and broader social change.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 413, SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, 4 Credits
Historical and philosophical foundations of sociological theory; major schools of thought and their major contributors.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 418, QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS, 4 Credits
An introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative research. Students will be exposed to various qualitative research methods through practical field exercises. These include ethnographic field observation, content analysis, interviewing, focus groups and unobtrusive measures. Other commonly used methods of collecting qualitative data are also examined. CROSSLISTED as SOC 418 and SOC 518/PPOL 523.
SOC 424, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines individuals in social context; explores dynamics of interpersonal relationships; evaluates link between self and society, including concepts of role/status/identity. Contemporary research design, problems, and findings pertinent to social psychology.
SOC 426, *SOCIAL INEQUALITY, 4 Credits
Evolution of social inequality in society. Emphasis upon the causes and consequences of inequality in power, privilege, and prestige in human societies, with special attention to the United States. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
Available via Ecampus
SOC 430, GENDER AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Examination of nature and consequences of social differentiation and stratification on the basis of sex and gender. Analysis of social position of women and men in society, focusing on their positions in institutional areas such as the family, politics, work and education. Evaluation of theories of biological, psychological, and sociological bases for the behavior and characteristics of women and men.
SOC 432, SOCIOLOGY OF AGING, 4 Credits
Focuses on the definitions, history, experience and public policies around aging, primarily in the United States. Assesses the implications of a growing older population and explores the diversity of experience of aging across gender, race and social class. Synthesizes data, theory and observations, formulates sociological questions relevant to aging, and evaluates caregiving practices and policies.
Recommended: SOC 204; analytical, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
Available via Ecampus
SOC 437, RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS, 4 Credits
Comparative/international perspective on the social construction of race and ethnicity. Social, economic and political experiences of selected groups in the U.S. and other countries are examined.
SOC 438, US IMMIGRATION ISSUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY, 4 Credits
Provides a critical overview of immigration to the United States from a socio-historic perspective. Examines how successive waves of immigrants have influenced American society from the earliest groups of Europeans in the 19th century to the most recently arriving immigrants from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 439, WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES, 4 Credits
Analysis of social, political, and economic forces affecting welfare and social service systems, with overview of current programs, policy issues, public opinions, occupational aspects and societal impacts.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 440, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, 4 Credits
Contemporary research and theories of juvenile delinquency. Review and evaluation of various strategies and programs designed to prevent delinquency or for treatment of delinquents.
SOC 441, CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY, 4 Credits
Review of sociological perspectives on crime and criminal justice, with emphasis upon North America. Review of crime statistics, types of crime, theories of criminality, corrections programs and prisons, and programs to reduce crime.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 442, SOCIOLOGY OF DRUG USE AND ABUSE, 4 Credits
Emphasizes a sociological understanding of drug use, drug problems and drug policy. In order to understand drug use and abuse it is necessary to understand the chemical properties of the substances at issue, the attributes of the people who use and abuse drugs, and the norms and characteristics of the society in which the substance use occurs.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 444, INSIDE-OUT: PRISONS, COMMUNITIES, AND PREVENTION, 4 Credits
Course takes place in a state correctional facility, with OSU students learning alongside "inside" students from the facility for a full quarter. Course content examines prisons, communities, crime, and prevention from a sociological perspective. All students participate in service-learning projects.
Equivalent to: SOC 444H
SOC 444H, INSIDE-OUT: PRISONS, COMMUNITIES, AND PREVENTION, 4 Credits
Course takes place in a state correctional facility, with OSU students learning alongside "inside" students from the facility for a full quarter. Course content examines prisons, communities, crime, and prevention from a sociological perspective. All students participate in service-learning projects.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: SOC 444
SOC 448, LAW AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
An introduction to social scientific approaches to law, covering major topics in the area. Topics may include disputing, legal consciousness, social movements and law, punishment, legal actors, and legal institutions.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 449, LAW, CRIME, AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Surveys criminal justice policies aimed at enforcing laws, reducing crime, punishing violators, and rehabilitating ex-offenders. Interrogates the behavioral assumptions used in creating and evaluating policies. Examines specific crimes and the policies used to address them.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 450, SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION, 4 Credits
Contemporary perspectives and research on schools, students, teachers and social forces affecting the educational system. Review of comparative and evaluation research on alternative educational strategies and programs. Overview of the literature of educational critics.
SOC 452, SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION, 4 Credits
Social patterns within U.S. religious groups, relation of religious groups to society, and the methodological problems in studying such groups.
SOC 453, SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT, 4 Credits
Critical analysis of sport. Examines sport socialization; deviance; violence; gender; race/ethnicity; professional sport careers; intercollegiate athletics; marriage/family; and the media.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 454, LEISURE AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
Examination of the social, cultural, and global significance of leisure activity (in particular, tourism and recreation) from a historical perspective relative to attitudes, values, behaviors, and use of natural resources.
Attributes: LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core
Available via Ecampus
SOC 456, *SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 4 Credits
Study of social aspects of science and technology (values, practices, organization, impacts) by analysis of issues revealing their relationship to other social and cultural processes.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
SOC 460, THE SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION, 4 Credits
Examines the sociological effect of globalization on Western and non-Western societies. The course focuses on changes in the global economy and how this has influenced the social structure, patterns of change, and mutual influences among societies.
Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
SOC 470, COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR, 4 Credits
Examines current theories; focuses on behavior in crowds and diverse social settings including fads/fashions, ecstatic crowds/miracles, natural/technological disasters, urban legends, collective delusions/mass hysteria, protest/demonstrations, riots/mobs.
SOC 471, PROTESTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 4 Credits
Introduces core theoretical and methodological issues related to social movements in the US and abroad. Emphasizes social forces giving rise to movements, tactics employed by movements, and impacts of them on society. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 471/SOC 471 and PPOL 571/SOC 571.
Equivalent to: PPOL 471, SOC 471H
Available via Ecampus
SOC 471H, PROTESTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 4 Credits
Introduces core theoretical and methodological issues related to social movements in the US and abroad. Emphasizes social forces giving rise to movements, tactics employed by movements, and impacts of them on society. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 471/SOC 471 and PPOL 571/SOC 571.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
SOC 475, RURAL SOCIOLOGY, 4 Credits
Helps students understand the rich diversity in rural society, with an emphasis on the interdependencies between urban and rural contexts. Current issues and social problems experienced by rural populations and how sociology is used to understand and address issues affecting rural communities are explored.
SOC 480, *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores the evolution of environmental thought, paradigm shifts, and institutional structures associated with environmental concerns, social movements, and social impacts.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
Available via Ecampus
SOC 481, *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, 4 Credits
Explores the complex interrelationships between humans and natural resources, emphasizing how management decisions and organizations are enmeshed in social and cultural contexts.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Available via Ecampus
SOC 482, *ENERGY, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Explores the complex interrelationships between humans and energy, emphasizing the role of energy in critical social issues, including but not limited to: domestic and international conflict, poverty, social change, inter-generational equity, energy transitions and environmental justice. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 441/SOC 482.
Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society
Equivalent to: PPOL 441
Available via Ecampus
SOC 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: SOC 499H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: SOC 499
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
SOC 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SOC 512, SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND FAMILY, 4 Credits
Survey of the intersections between families and work; variations in family structure, policies and paid and unpaid work in the United States; interdependence between paid and unpaid family labor and broader social change.
Recommended: SOC 204 or SOC 204H
Available via Ecampus
SOC 513, SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, 4 Credits
Historical and philosophical foundations of sociological theory; major school of thought and their major contributors.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 524, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Examines individuals in social context; explores dynamics of interpersonal relationships; evaluates link between self and society, including concepts of role/status/identity. Contemporary research design, problems, and findings pertinent to social psychology.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 526, SOCIAL INEQUALITY, 4 Credits
Evolution of social inequality in society. Emphasis upon the causes and consequences of inequality in power, privilege, and prestige in human societies, with special attention to the United States.
SOC 530, GENDER AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Examination of nature and consequences of social differentiation and stratification on the basis of sex and gender. Analysis of social position of women and men in society, focusing on their positions in institutional areas such as the family, politics, work and education. Evaluation of theories of biological, psychological, and sociological bases for the behavior and characteristics of women and men.
SOC 532, SOCIOLOGY OF AGING, 4 Credits
Focuses on the definitions, history, experience and public policies around aging, primarily in the United States. Assesses the implications of a growing older population and explores the diversity of experience of aging across gender, race and social class. Synthesizes data, theory and observations, formulates sociological questions relevant to aging, and evaluates caregiving practices and policies.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 537, RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS, 4 Credits
Comparative/international perspective on the social construction of race and ethnicity. Social, economic and political experiences of selected groups in the U.S. and other countries are examined.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 538, US IMMIGRATION ISSUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY, 4 Credits
Provides a critical overview of immigration to the United States from a socio-historic perspective. Examines how successive waves of immigrants have influenced American society from the earliest groups of Europeans in the 19th century to the most recently arriving immigrants from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 539, WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES, 4 Credits
Analysis of social, political, and economic forces affecting welfare and social service systems, with overview of current programs, policy issues, public opinions, occupational aspects and societal impacts.
Recommended: SOC 204 or SOC 205 or SOC 206
Available via Ecampus
SOC 540, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, 4 Credits
Contemporary research and theories of juvenile delinquency. Review and evaluation of various strategies and programs designed to prevent delinquency or for treatment of delinquents.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 541, CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY, 4 Credits
Review of sociological perspectives on crime and criminal justice, with emphasis upon North America. Review of crime statistics, types of crime, theories of criminality, corrections programs and prisons, and programs to reduce crime.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 542, SOCIOLOGY OF DRUG USE AND ABUSE, 4 Credits
Emphasizes a sociological understanding of drug use, drug problems and drug policy. In order to understand drug use and abuse it is necessary to understand the chemical properties of the substances at issue, the attributes of the people who use and abuse drugs, and the norms and characteristics of the society in which the substance use occurs.
Available via Ecampus
SOC 544, INSIDE-OUT: PRISONS, COMMUNITIES, AND PREVENTION, 4 Credits
Course takes place in a state correctional facility, with OSU students learning alongside "inside" students from the facility for a full quarter. Course content examines prisons, communities, crime, and prevention from a sociological perspective. All students participate in service-learning projects.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 548, LAW AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
An introduction to social scientific approaches to law, covering major topics in the area. Topics may include disputing, legal consciousness, social movements and law, punishment, legal actors, and legal institutions.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 549, LAW, CRIME, AND POLICY, 4 Credits
Surveys criminal justice policies aimed at enforcing laws, reducing crime, punishing violators, and rehabilitating ex-offenders. Interrogates the behavioral assumptions used in creating and evaluating policies. Examines specific crimes and the policies used to address them.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 550, SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION, 4 Credits
Contemporary perspectives and research on schools, students, teachers and social forces affecting the educational system. Review of comparative and evaluation research on alternative educational strategies and programs. Overview of the literature of educational critics.
SOC 552, SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION, 4 Credits
Social patterns within U.S. religious groups, relation of religious groups to society, and the methodological problems in studying such groups.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 553, SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT, 4 Credits
Critical analysis of sport. Examines sport socialization; deviance; violence; gender; race/ethnicity; professional sport careers; intercollegiate athletics; marriage/family; and the media.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 554, LEISURE AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
Examination of the social, cultural, and global significance of leisure activity (in particular, tourism and recreation) from a historical perspective relative to attitudes, values, behaviors, and use of natural resources.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 556, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 4 Credits
Study of social aspects of science and technology (values, practices, organization, impacts) by analysis of issues revealing their relationship to other social and cultural processes.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 560, THE SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION, 4 Credits
Examines the sociological effect of globalization on Western and non-Western societies. The course focuses on changes in the global economy and how this has influenced the social structure, patterns of change, and mutual influences among societies.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 570, COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR, 4 Credits
Examines current theories; focuses on behavior in crowds and diverse social settings including fads/fashions, ecstatic crowds/miracles, natural/technological disasters, urban legends, collective delusions/mass hysteria, protest/demonstrations, riots/mobs.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 571, PROTESTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 4 Credits
Introduces core theoretical and methodological issues related to social movements in the US and abroad. Emphasizes social forces giving rise to movements, tactics employed by movements, and impacts of them on society. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 471/SOC 471 and PPOL 571/SOC 571.
Equivalent to: PPOL 571
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 575, RURAL SOCIOLOGY, 4 Credits
Helps students understand the rich diversity in rural society, with an emphasis on the interdependencies between urban and rural contexts. Current issues and social problems experienced by rural populations and how sociology is used to understand and address issues affecting rural communities are explored.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 580, ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY, 4 Credits
Explores the evolution of environmental thought, paradigm shifts, and institutional structures associated with environmental concerns, social movements, and social impacts.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 581, SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, 4 Credits
Explores the complex interrelationships between humans and natural resources, emphasizing how management decisions and organizations are enmeshed in social and cultural contexts.
Recommended: SOC 204
Available via Ecampus
SOC 582, ENERGY, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Explores the complex interrelationships between humans and energy, emphasizing the role of energy in critical social issues, including but not limited to: domestic and international conflict, poverty, social change, inter-generational equity, energy transitions and environmental justice. CROSSLISTED as PPOL 541/SOC 582.
Equivalent to: PPOL 541
Available via Ecampus
SOC 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: SOC 204
SOC 808, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Social Science (SSCI)
SSCI 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
SSCI 211, CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 1 Credit
An introduction to career options available to students pursuing a social science degree. Students will explore career options and engage in exercises to help them reflect on their own interests, career goals, and aspirations.
SSCI 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
SSCI 301, ^QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 4 Credits
Introduces a variety of qualitative research methods including ethnography, interviewing, recording oral histories, and conducting focus groups. Students will develop their own research questions, collect data to answer that research question, code and analyze data, and write and disseminate results. Culminates in a final paper and in-class presentation of original research results.
Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division courses in the social sciences, including sociology, political science, anthropology, or communication
SSCI 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 401, RESEARCH, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 403, THESIS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 406, PROJECTS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 407, SEMINAR, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 408, WORKSHOP, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
SSCI 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-4 Credits
An assignment in a private or public business or agency. The student observes or works in one or more departments of the enterprise, perhaps in one area of interest or specialization (e.g., community development, community dialogue, environmental leadership). Work is supervised by the agency staff, supervising school faculty members(s) provide academic evaluation. 12 credits maximum.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
SSCI 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.