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2021 - 2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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French |
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FREN 311 - Advanced Conversation
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor and Core Concentration
Advanced Conversation is designed to help students refine conversational skills for group discussion, dialogue, and individual oral presentations on current topics pertaining to everyday life, professions, politics, social/economic conditions, and the arts.
3 credits
Spring
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FREN 338 - French Literary Tradition I
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C-or higher) of Intermediate II Course in the same language or placement by examination
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
Literary Tradition I provides a chronological survey of literature in the respective language from around 800 AD to 1750 AD. The most significant works of literature, ranging from early writings in medieval epics to lyrical poetry, early novels, and dramas will be introduced and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the tools of analysis specific to literary studies and criticism in modern language study. Reading, discussing and writing about significant texts affords understanding of literature and reinforcement of advanced language skills.
3 credits
Fall
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FREN 339 - French Literary Tradition II
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or higher) of Intermediate II course in the same language or placement by examination
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
Literary Tradition II provides a chronological survey of literature in the respective language from around 1750 AD to the present. The most significant works of literature, ranging from drama to the short story and the novel, especially in the nineteenth century, will be introduced and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the tools of analysis specific to literary studies and criticism in modern language study. Reading, discussing, and writing about significant texts affords understanding of literature and reinforcement of advanced language skills.
3 credits
Spring
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FREN 340 - Advanced Literary Topics
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor, and Core Concentration
This variable content course is designed to introduce students to literary masterpieces, trends, and movements of the targeted language by reading and studying the author or genre proposed for the course. All lectures and materials are in the targeted language and students are expected to be proficient speakers and writers of the targeted language.
3 credits
Offered on demand.
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FREN 342 - 19th Century French Fiction
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of FREN 202
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the modern language major, minor and core Concentration
Note: This course is taught in French.
19th Century French Fiction focuses on a rich period for the French novel (and short stories), and allows students extensive exposure to works that have shaped modern writing. The emphasis is on great figures such as Hugo, Zola, Balzac, and Nerval, along with important schools and movements: Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism. Students will learn to appreciate the influence of these movements outside of France, and will also become familiar with some social and intellectual background within France: the Revolution, progressivism, positivism. The objective is to improve students’ French skills by very extensive work with prose.
3 credits
Fall
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FREN 343 - Francophone Literature
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of FREN 202
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the modern language major, minor and core Concentration
This course will focus on the 20th century, across all genres: novel, drama, short stories, poetry, songs. The course books include vocabulary and grammar review, and introduce some lesser-known writers from Canada, Louisiana, Africa, the Caribbean, the South Pacific and elsewhere. The course explores post-colonial themes, and students will learn to imagine French (the language) and francophonié (the language and aspects of culture) as useful commodities outside of France and around the world. This course is taught in French.
3 credits
Fall
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FREN 350 - Advanced Topics
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor and Core Concentration
Advanced Topics is a variable content course designed to explore areas of language study outside of the scope of literature. Topics include linguistics, European literary criticism, and business. Unless otherwise noted, this course is taught in the target language, and a high level of proficiency is expected. The topic covered each semester is listed in the Course Bulletin. This course may be repeated for credit, but students must study a different topic each time this course is offered.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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FREN 410 - French Independent Study
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Gender and Sexuality |
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GSS 100 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: This course fulfills a requirement for the Gender and Sexuality Studies minor
Introduction to the social, cultural, and imaginative processes through which people are categorized in terms of sex and gender, and how this categorization shapes individual experiences of the world (including structures of power, privilege, and oppression). Examines theoretical models for analyzing gender, as well as the experiences, historical conditions, and intersections of gender and sexuality with social factors of diversity (race, class, nation, religion).
3 credits
Fall
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GSS 420 - Gender & Sexuality Studies Seminar
Prerequisites: GSS 100 and Junior standing
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement for the Minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies
In this course, students will read and discuss models for interdisciplinary scholarship in the field of gender and sexuality studies while researching and completing their own projects. Final projects should demonstrate the breadth of approaches introduced in the Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies.
3 credits
Spring
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GSS 430 - Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Prerequisites: GSS 100 or consent of instructor
Special Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies is an upper-level interdisciplinary course designed to engage students in the study of thematic or issue-based topics related to the study of gender and/or sexuality. This is a variable content course and may be repeated for credit, but students may study a single topic only once.
3 credits
Special Offering
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German |
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GER 101 - Elementary German I
Prerequisites: Not open to native speakers of the language studied
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
The first of a two-course sequence in the elements of a language and its culture. Proficiency-based instruction in fundamental discursive patterns, vocabulary, and syntax of the language within a cultural context. Emphasizes listening, speaking, reading and writing. Establishes the foundation for further facility in the language studied. Uses audio and video components.
3 credits
Fall
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GER 102 - Elementary German II
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Elementary Language I course Not open to native speakers of the language studied
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
Continuation of Elementary Language I, emphasizing proficiency-based instruction in authentic cultural contexts.
3 credits
Spring
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GER 201 - Intermediate German I
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Elementary Language II course Not open to native speakers of the language studied
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
The first course of a two-course sequence which extends fundamental skills developed in the elementary courses. Proficiency-based instruction. Emphasis is placed upon skills leading to fluency and integration of language and culture through more extensive reading, writing, and Internet assignments; greater depth and range of linguistic skills through grammar review and conversational practice.
3 credits
Fall
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GER 202 - Intermediate German II
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate Language I course Not open to native speakers of the language studied
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
Continuation of Intermediate Language I. Students are expected to achieve a functional level of fluency. Activities for the course include extensive Internet use for class discussion of world events and extended use of the Language Lab.
3 credits
Spring
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GER 210 - Actors, Authors and Audiences
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the minor of Modern Language
Note: This course is taught in English.
A variable topics course designed to introduce students to the dramatic and cinematic productions of a specific nation, culture or language group. Through close examination of the material proposed for the topic, students gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of how the targeted culture perceives itself and how others perceive it. The topic covered each semester is listed in the Course Bulletin. This course may be repeated for credit, but students must study a different topic each time this course is offered.
3 credits
Offered on demand
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GER 220 - Perspectives on Culture: The Germans
Prerequisites: None
Note: This course is taught in English
This variable content course is designed to introduce students to the history and culture of a nation. In a survey style course format, students will gain a deeper understanding of the most significant literary, historical, and cultural aspects of the targeted nation and may use this information to assist in language acquisition.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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GER 310 - Advanced Grammar and Composition
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor and Core Concentration
Intensive practice and review in advanced grammatical structures, written composition, and the mastery of style. This course forms a basis for advanced competence of grammatical structures in the student’s target language and is intended to serve as a foundation for advanced study.
3 credits
Fall
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GER 311 - Advanced Conversation
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor and Core Concentration
Advanced Conversation is designed to help students refine conversational skills for group discussion, dialogue, and individual oral presentations on current topics pertaining to everyday life, professions, politics, social/economic conditions, and the arts.
3 credits
Spring
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GER 338 - German Literary Tradition I
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C-or higher) of Intermediate II Course in the same language or placement by examination
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
Literary Tradition I provides a chronological survey of literature in the respective language from around 800 AD to 1750 AD. The most significant works of literature, ranging from early writings in medieval epics to lyrical poetry, early novels, and dramas will be introduced and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the tools of analysis specific to literary studies and criticism in modern language study. Reading, discussing and writing about significant texts affords understanding of literature and reinforcement of advanced language skills.
3 credits
Fall
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GER 339 - German Literary Tradition II
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or higher) of Intermediate II course in the same language or placement by examination
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core Concentration
Literary Tradition II provides a chronological survey of literature in the respective language from around 1750 AD to the present. The most significant works of literature, ranging from drama to the short story and the novel, especially in the nineteenth century, will be introduced and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the tools of analysis specific to literary studies and criticism in modern language study. Reading, discussing, and writing about significant texts affords understanding of literature and reinforcement of advanced language skills.
3 credits
Spring
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GER 340 - Advanced Literary Topics
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor, and Core Concentration
This variable content course is designed to introduce students to literary masterpieces, trends, and movements of the targeted language by reading and studying the author or genre proposed for the course. All lectures and materials are in the targeted language and students are expected to be proficient speakers and writers of the targeted language.
3 credits
Offered on demand
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GER 350 - Advanced Topics
Prerequisites: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- or higher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language course
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor and Core Concentration
Advanced Topics is a variable content course designed to explore areas of language study outside of the scope of literature. Topics include linguistics, European literary criticism, and business. Unless otherwise noted, this course is taught in the target language, and a high level of proficiency is expected. The topic covered each semester is listed in the Course Bulletin. This course may be repeated for credit, but students must study a different topic each time this course is offered.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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GER 410 - German Independent Study
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Graphic Design |
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DSGN 100 - Introduction to Design Communication
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
Introduces students to fundamental design process and problem-solving skills through the use of graphic design principles & elements. Exposure to both the intellectual and technical challenges of graphic design communication results in a series of introductory level visual solutions. In conjunction with design problems, students are exposed to information about the current design industry including related design technology. Upon completion, all projects are developed to industry standard presentation level with an emphasis on basic craftsmanship skills.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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DSGN 110 - Introduction to Typography
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 ; or consent of instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
The study of typographic form builds on the principles established in DSGN 100 and expands into the study of letterform anatomy and structure, type classification, and fundamentals of application in various contexts. The intellectual and psychological impact of typographic composition when presented alone or in combination with image is explored. Historical forces that motivated advances in typographic imaging are discussed. All projects are developed to industry standard presentation level with an emphasis on basic craftsmanship skills.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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DSGN 200 - History of Design Communication
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 ; or consent of instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
In this course students examine the development of graphic design communication and its relationship to the larger social, economic, political and cultural contexts through the course of human development. Although emphasis is placed on the rapid development of the discipline from the industrial revolution through the end of the twentieth-century, a broader historical analysis is necessary to provide a strong foundational context in trends and trendsetters, innovations and innovators. Course requirements include an intensive series of reading and writing assignments.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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DSGN 210 - Advanced Design Communication
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 and DSGN 110
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
Building upon fundamental skills acquired in foundational graphic design courses, this course introduces complex problem-solving scenarios and brainstorming methods for discovering innovative design visual solutions. Assigned projects are advanced in complexity and purpose, diverse in nature and will have at least one assignment with interrelated components requiring the student to broaden the application of visual information across multiple pieces. Advanced technology skills are applied to visual presentations.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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DSGN 220 - Advanced Typography
Prerequisites: This course is an elective for the design major DSGN 100 , DSGN 110 , DSGN 210 (or co-req with DSGN 210 )
Building on design and type foundations, this course expands the student’s affinity for the typographic form in an intensive study culminating in creation of portfolio-quality pieces. Emphasis is on the visual expression of meaning and innovative problem-solving. The use of typographic form is explored as image and combined with image. Formal applications of the grid and breaking the grid are created integrating critical historical type analysis, research, and writing.
3 credits
Fall, Alternate Years
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DSGN 300 - Web Design Communication
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 , DSGN 110 , DSGN 210
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
Building upon skills acquired in the pre-requisites, this course requires students to translate problem-solving design skills to the user interface of websites. Current industry standard technology is used to explore assignments emphasizing image and type in the visual design, site-planning, and usability. Demonstrations and lectures on multi-media and web design are presented. Final comprehensive visual solutions that include in-depth content and structure are created for use on the internet and subsequently for use in student digital portfolio.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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DSGN 310 - Brand Identity
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 , DSGN 110 , DSGN 210
Branding is the visual application of a company’s mission and narrative. Through the design process, the visual needs to tell the client’s story are identified and applied to a range of formats starting with a logo system. Students then expand this brand concept and design into a series of practical applications including, but not limited to, stationery, standards manual and potentially web interface, packaging, menus & brochures, or even environmental components. Students should expect to develop multiple brand solutions and applications during the semester.
3 credits
Spring
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DSGN 320 - Publication Design
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 , DSGN 110 , DSGN 210
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
Students produce a publication prototype and companion web site. The strengths and limitations of both print and electronic publication design are studied to create a visual collaboration between both formats. A masthead, contents page, feature spread designs, and home page are among the requirements of the course. Traditional book design including the history of publication design is discussed.
3 credits
Fall
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DSGN 330 - Package Design
Prerequisites: DSGN 210
Requirement Fulfillment: This course fulfills an upper level requirement in the Graphic Design Communication major, minor and concentration.
Delivery: Studio
Packaging is part of our daily lives-it is inescapable. Whether it is breakfast cereal or a carton of milk, a new soccer ball or the latest Apple product, a grande coffee or a box of gourmet chocolates, the item’s packaging is developed with a clear understanding of how a user will interact with it. In this course, students work on creating packages that range in their complexities while designing for a brand the product demands. Building on knowledge and skills attained in the foundation design courses, students learn the importance of bleeds, folds and cuts, and how graphical elements can blend around corners in three dimensional space.
3 credits
Fall
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DSGN 350 - Designing the User Experience
Cross-Listed with: WEB 350 Designing the User Experience
Prerequisites: DSGN 210 or Consent of Instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fullfills a 300 level requirement in the Graphic Design Communication Major; an upper level requirement in the Graphic Design Communication Minor and Core Concentration.
Delivery: Studio
User experience design aims to create products that people love to use. The focus in this course is in designing and implementing user tests and documenting the results. It introduces students to techniques and practices for incorporating feedback from user research and interviews into the design of interactive digital products using an iterative process that incorporates high- and low-fidelity prototypes. Students communicate design ideas through presentation, documentation and prototyping as appropriate.
3 credits
Fall
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DSGN 410 - Graphic Design Independent Study
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DSGN 429 - Citizen Designer
Prerequisites: DSGN 210 or Consent of the instuctor
This course prepares students for careers in graphic design by strengthening the hard and soft skills employers seek in top candidates such as client relations, contracts, project management, and presentations in a realistic, often rigorous, project deadline oriented and collaborative team setting. Students engage in projects for the social good as they examine their roles and responsibilities in society using design as a strategic advantage and cultural force (American Institute of Graphic Arts.) Through discovery, analysis, discussion, and immersive learning experiences, under the direction of faculty with at least one external client-based project, students engage in creating work for the public good. Clients include, but are not limited to, non-profits, community based projects, or businesses involved in doing, making, creating good in their community.
3 credits
Annually
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DSGN 430 - Special Topics in Graphic Design
Prerequisites: DSGN 100 , DSGN 110 , DSGN 210
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Graphic Design Core Concentration
This special topics course in graphic design focuses on specific areas of design study not regularly offered by the University. The variety of possible topics may include, but is not limited to: Package Design, Design for the Music Industry, Museum Graphics, and Animation.
3 credits
Special Offering
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DSGN 440 - Art Direction
Prerequisites: DSGN 210; at least two courses at the 300- or 400-level; Senior standing or consent of instructor. MAJORS ONLY.
Delivery: Studio
The emphasis of this course is on overall research skills needed by professional designers. Students design a semester-long project. They are responsible for researching the assignment, determining the budget, gathering or generating all necessary copy, obtaining production bids, and developing a full presentation of the project in pre-press form. A breakdown of materials, expected costs, workflow, time-line, paper specifications, photography, illustration, binding, and other relevant information is required.
3 credits
Fall
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DSGN 450 - Portfolio
Prerequisites: DSGN 210, at least two courses at the 300-level and one course at the 400-level, Senior standing or consent of instructor. MAJORS ONLY.
Delivery: Studio
Students prepare a professional portfolio. Pieces are refined into a coherent statement that defines, at once, the student’s career and artistic visions. Projects are assigned to focus the direction a student wishes to take. The objective is to create a polished presentation for employment opportunities or graduate studies. Practical information about self-promotion and the business of graphic design is emphasized.
3 credits
Spring
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Greek |
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GRK 101 - Elementary Ancient Greek I
Prerequisites: None
The first course of a two - course sequence intended to provide the Essentials of the grammar and syntax of ancient Greek, both classical and koine. Reading of easy passages from classical prose writers, including Plato and Herodotus and the New Testament. Introduction to the influence of ancient Greece on western culture. No previous knowledge of Greek is required.
3 credits
Fall
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GRK 102 - Elementary Ancient Greek II
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C or higher) of Elementary Greek I or equivalent
The second course of a two course sequence intended to provide the Essentials of the grammar and syntax of ancient Greek, both classical and koine. Reading of easy passages from classical prose writers, including Plato and Herodotus and The New Testament.
3 credits
Spring
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GRK 201 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C or higher) of Elementary Greek II or equivalent
The first course of a two-course sequence intended to provide, through readings in the original language, an introduction to ancient Greek literature from 5th Century Athens, specifically Plato and Thucydides. Careful attention will be paid to grammar, style and the scholarly tradition surrounding Classical Studies.
3 credits
Fall
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GRK 202 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C or higher) of Elementary Greek II or equivalent
The second course in a two-course sequence intended to provide, through readings in the original language, an introduction to ancient Greek, specifically Plato and Xenophon. Careful attention will be paid to grammar, style and the scholarly tradition surrounding Classical Studies.
3 credits
Spring
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Healthcare Administration |
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HCA 105 - Introduction to Public Health
Prerequisites: None
Introduces students who are currently practicing in health care fields to an overview of public health on a state and national level. Students will learn about the public health system, including infectious disease, chronic disease, occupational health, injury control, maternal and child health, regulation, behavioral health issues, surveillance, quality assurance, and policy.
3 credits
Fall
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HCA 320 - Human Resource Development
Prerequisites: None
Provides a framework for understanding, assessing, and designing organized learning experiences within the workplace which will improve job performance. It addresses specific issues of adult learning, and develops the particular skills required for effective communication and training in the workplace. Topics covered include theories of adult learning and motivation, problems assessment, training design, facilitating learning, and team development.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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HCA 350 - Financial Management of a Long Term Care Facility
Prerequisites: SHS 310 or consent of instructor This course is required for the Certificate in Nursing Home Administration
This course is a study of the techniques and strategies for gathering and using financial information to make decisions in the long-term care facility environment. It includes a survey of accounting principles, financial statements, the budgeting process, and inventory control. Topics include the special accounting requirements of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payment systems.
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HCA 413 - Moral and Ethical Issues in Health Care
Prerequisites: None
Introduces students, currently employed (or intending to be employed) in the health care field, to the moral/ethical issues and dilemmas facing the healthcare industry/employee(s) today and into the future. A sampling of selected topics that will be discussed and researched include: informed consent, euthanasia, rationing of health care services, advance directives, biomedical research, heroic measures, the uninsured and underinsured.
3 credits
Spring, Summer
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HCA 415 - Health Care Administration I
Prerequisites: None
Provides the foundation for health care management in an era of health care reform. The issues relate to the overview of emerging trends in the health systems, human resources, leadership, communication, decision making, marketing, quality assurance and financial management. This course is intended for the individual currently employed or interested in the health care field and functioning in the management system.
3 credits
Spring, Summer
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HCA 416 - Health Care Administration II
Prerequisites: None
Builds upon the foundation provided in the Health Care Administration I course. Through discussion, readings, and two assigned written projects, the students cover topics inclusive of: an overview of the healthcare delivery system in the U.S., economics of health care, labor relations, legal issues, health planning, healthcare reform, and ethical issues in health care.
3 credits
Fall
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HCA 418 - Mental Health Issues and the Law
Prerequisites: None
Explores the jurisprudence of mental health law and the social policy upon which it is built. It is intended to provide a foundation in the law as it relates to persons with mental illness or other disabilities. Topics covered include civil commitment, patients’ rights, the right to treatment, the right to refuse treatment, competency, guardianship, confidentiality, and malpractice. Students learn legal skills such as reading and interpreting statutes and legal opinions. Relevant legal and ethical issues confronting providers are addressed throughout the course.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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HCA 426 - Health and Nutrition
Prerequisites: None
Introduces the concept of ortho-biotic living. Students will learn how proper nutrition contributes to the level of wellness at all stages of the life cycle. The multiple factors affecting purchase and consumption of food are included, as well as the functions of specific nutrients and their complex interrelationships. Students will distinguish reliable from unreliable sources of health and nutrition information currently available.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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HCA 459 - Seminar in Managed Care
Prerequisites: None
Investigates the evolution of managed care in the United States health care system, particularly focusing on efficiency and effectiveness in this approach to contemporary medical and mental health care practice. Students will be required to critically examine issues of cost containment, quality management, and the political context of current debates regarding the future of managed care in social and health services.
3 credits
Spring
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HCA 460 - Long Term Care Administration
Prerequisites: None
Note: This course is required for the Certificate in Nursing Home Administration
This course is a study of the techniques and strategies for gathering and using financial information to make decisions in the long-term care facility environment. It includes a survey of accounting principles, financial statements, the budgeting process, and inventory control. Topics include the special accounting requirements of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payment systems.
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HP 101 - Introduction to Preservation Studies
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Minor: Preservation Studies
Core Concentration: Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lecture
Introduction to the study, interpretation and preservation of cultural, natural, and social resources, while considering ways to best plan for our future, informed by the study of our past and the engagement of stakeholders today. Lectures and discussion are augmented by visiting speakers and field trips to sites and communities. The range of career opportunities is explored. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Fall
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HP 150 - Introduction to Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: None
Introduction to the study, interpretation and preservation of cultural, natural and social resources, while considering ways to best plan for our future, informed by the study of our past and the engagement of stakeholders today. Lectures and discussion are augmented by visiting speakers and field trips to sites and communities. The range of career opportunities is explored.
3 credits
Fall
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HP 324L - Archival Research
Co-listed with: HP 524L
Prerequisites: HP 150 or permission of instructor
Research in historical preservation entails: site-specific research related to the physical fabric of a building, community, engineering feature, landscape or archaeological site; or more generalized research on context-social, cultural, and technological. This course employs the research methods and resources needed to complete the nomination of a site to National Register of Historic Places (NR) in accordance with National Park Service standards, particularly as they relate to Statement of Significance and Description. Classroom discussions will be linked to a series of field trips to a wide range of archival repositories and relevant neighboring sites. Through these, students consider the significance or meaning of a place, how we determine these attributes, and how we conduct research that supports our argument. Students cannot receive credit for both HP 324L and HP 524L .
4 credits
Fall
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HP 351 - History and Philosophy of Historic Preservation
Co-listed with: HP 551
Prerequisites: HP 150 or Junior standing
Historical overview of the variety of philosophical approaches present in the preservation movement from Ruskin to the latest Charters. Explores changes in the values and ethics of preservation and urban conservation to set the framework for judgments and choices that may be made in building projects. Topics include issues related to tradition and innovation, various types of historic preservation, such as “living” museums and private restoration, reconstruction and adaptive reuse, conservation and heritage tourism.
3 credits
Spring
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HP 371 - Architecture and Preservation Abroad
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Delivery: Lecture
Course includes on-site examination of historically significant domestic and public architecture combined with the investigation of the practice of preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse work abroad. Lectures and presentations by local practitioners and authorities are included and emphasized.
4 credits
Fall
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HP 391 - Architecture and Preservation Abroad
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Course includes on-site examination of historically significant domestic and public architecture combined with the investigation of the practice of preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse work abroad. Lectures and presentations by local practitioners and authorities are included and emphasized.
4 credits
Fall
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HP 410 - Historic Preservation Independent Study
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HP 421 - History and Philosophy of Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: HP 150 or Junior standing
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Minor: Preservation Studies
Core Concentration: Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lecture
Historical overview of the variety of philosophical approaches present in the preservation movement from Ruskin to the latest Charters. Explores changes in the values and ethics of preservation and urban conservation to set the framework for judgments and choices that may be made in building projects. Topics include issues related to tradition and innovation, various types of historic preservation, such as “living” museums and private restoration, reconstruction and adaptive reuse, conservation and heritage tourism.
3 credits
Fall
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HP 430 - Special Topics in Preservation Studies
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Delivery: Lecture
Presentations by faculty and other experts in specific aspects of the historic preservation field. Students may take this course more than once, depending on the topic offered in any given semester. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Special Offerings
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HP 451 - Thesis in Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: Senior standing and approval of faculty and Dean
Delivery: Other
Serves as the culminating academic experience for outstanding students in the major. Students work closely with a faculty supervisor in a self-defined and self-directed study of an aspect of historic preservation. Students are encouraged to select a focus which demonstrates original and critical thinking, and contributes to available scholarship. Research results are in many cases of publishable quality and/or serve as the basis for scholarly presentations to professional groups.
3 credits
Spring
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HP 521 - History and Philosophy of Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: MS Preservation Practices
Delivery: Lecture
Historical overview of the variety of philosophical approaches present in the preservation movement from Ruskin to the latest Charters. Explores changes in the values and ethics of preservation and urban conservation to set the framework for judgements and choices that may be made in building projects. Topics include issues related to tradition and innovation and various types of historic preservation such as “living” museums and private restoration, reconstructing and adaptive use, conservation and heritage tourism.
3 credits
Fall
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HP 525 - Preservation Economics
Prerequisites: None
The course examines the major issues in financing activities within the historic preservation field. The financial physics of preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings (using incentive programs) are explored through research, applied project work and site visits. The methods and sources of funding for preservation agencies (both governmental and non-profit) are learned through budget analysis and seminars with agency leaders and fund-raising professionals.
3 credits
Spring
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HP 526 - Preservation Law and Regulation
Prerequisites: None
The course is designed to provide students with working knowledge of the public policy issues, legal structure and regulatory functions in the field of historic preservation. Student activities will be designed to teach working knowledge of relevant legal subjects, including historic preservation ordinances, state and federal preservation statutes, relevant case precedents and important constitutional issues.
3 credits
Spring
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HP 530 - Special Topics in Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, or Senior standing with permission of the instructor
Delivery: Lecture
Variable content course dealing with significant themes, periods and individuals in Historic Preservation. The course is offered in a graduate seminar format, with graduate academic and scholarly expectations as well as support for faculty and student pursuits. The course may be taken more than once depending on topical content.
3 credits
Special Offerings
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HP 551 - History and Philosophy of Historic Preservation
Co-listed with: HP 351
Prerequisites: None
Historical overview of the variety of philosophical approaches present in the preservation movement from Ruskin to the latest Charters. Explores changes in the values and ethics of preservation and urban conservation to set the framework for judgements and choices that may be made in building projects. Topics include issues related to tradition and innovation and various types of historic preservation such as “living” museums and private restoration, reconstructing and adaptive use, conservation and heritage tourism.
3 credits
Spring
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HP 571 - Museum Studies
Cross-Listed with: PRES 471
Prerequisites: AAH 121 or AAH 122 or by permission of instructor
Delivery: Lecture
Within the broad field of museum studies, this course focuses on the intersection of mission, collecting, and display for art museums, house museums, and history museums in the United States. Museum mission statements often describe their institutional goals in terms of conservation, community outreach, education, or the delivery of shared cultural resources. Museum staff work to create exhibitions, architecture, and didactic materials that enact those missions and make them visible to museum users. To examine how mission shapes collecting practice display, you will read scholarly studies of museum trends, case studies of innovative practices, guidelines crafted by museum professionals, and news coverage of current museum challenges.
3 credits
Fall
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HP 572 - Preservation Law and Regulation
Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Lecture
The course is designed to provide students with working knowledge of the public policy issues, legal structure and regulatory functions in the field of historic preservation. Student activities will be designed to teach working knowledge of relevant legal subjects, including historic preservation ordinances, state and federal preservation statutes, relevant case precedents and important constitutional issues. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Spring
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HP 573 - Preservation Economics
Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Lec/Lab
This course examines the diverse intersections of preservation activities and economics at scales ranging from building to region. Major issues addressed include valuing the economic impacts of the preserved past, financial aspects of preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings, public and private financing strategies, place-based revitalization, heritage tourism, and issues of shrinking cities, gentrification, and displacement. The course engages with these issues through research, applied course work, guest lecturers, and site visits. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Spring
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HP 582L - Architectural Conservation Lab
Co-listed with: HP 382L
Prerequisites: None
This course surveys the manufacture, composition, properties, uses, craft traditions, and conservation of traditional building materials and systems - wood, metal, glass, decorative finishes, and masonry - and the architectural context in which they are employed. Lectures, readings and discussions are supplemented by site visits, field trips, workshops and laboratory exercises to understand historic American construction technology and contemporary conservation practices. Students cannot receive credit for both HP 382L and HP 582L.
4 credits
Spring
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HP 641 - Historic Environment Research Methods
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: A scholarly graduate thesis is now elective for the MS in Preservation Practice program. The required two-semester sequence of PLAN 511 and ARCH 517 (Collaborative Revitalization Studio) now supply the capstone experience for MS students.
Delivery: Lecture
This course prepares students intending to write a graduate thesis with guided exploration and application of interdisciplinary research methods focused on the study of the historic environment. Concepts and techniques from art and architectural history, anthropology, sociology, geography, planning, and history will be considered. Students work closely with the instructor to develop a self-defined and directed project, including exploratory research and literature review. The course culminates in a the development of a research proposal for an original, critical project that takes contributes to existing scholarly or professional discourse. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Fall
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HP 651 - Graduate Thesis in Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: PRES 641
Delivery: Lecture
The thesis serves as an elective culminating academic experience for students in the graduate program. Students work closely with a faculty supervisor on an original, critical, self-defined and self-directed study formulated in Historic Environmental Research Methods (PRES 641). Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Spring
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HP 681L - Historic Rehabilitation Workshop
Prerequisites: None
This workshop develops components of a certified historic rehabilitation project in light of federal, state and local preservation regulations and incentives, with a focus on the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program and with reference to the NPS, IRS, SHPO and other players. Students work on a site conducting documentation, condition assessment, and treatment recommendations, interpretation and application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, zoning study, code analysis, program and design development, outline specifications and drawings, and other components. Site-specific work will be informed by visits to rehabilitated structures and meetings with professionals.
4 credits
Fall
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PRES 101 - Introduction to Preservation Studies
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Minor: Preservation Studies
Core Concentration: Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lecture
Introduction to the study, interpretation and preservation of cultural, natural, and social resources, while considering ways to best plan for our future, informed by the study of our past and the engagement of stakeholders today. Lectures and discussion are augmented by visiting speakers and field trips to sites and communities. The range of career opportunities is explored. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 320 - American Cultural Landscapes
Cross-Listed with: PRES 520
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lecture
This course explores the formation, use, and meaning of everyday landscapes in the United States from the European colonial era to the late twentieth-century. The course focuses on these landscapes as the products of the exercise of political, economic, and social power and as reflections of the social relations that result. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Spring
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PRES 331 - Historic Construction Materials and Assemblies
Cross-Listed with: PRES 531
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lecture
This course is an introductory overview to the historic materials, art, and technology of building construction spanning selected culture regions of what is now the United States. Students will survey materials and methods used in building construction including foundation, frame, wall, floor, roof, enclosure, and interior and exterior finish treatments and materials. The emphasis in the course is on the use of materials from technical, design, and sociocultural perspectives and using historic material to trace the evolution of building activities. Coursework includes analysis of the political economies, cultural traditions, and bodies of design knowledge that informed material and technology choices. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 341 - Building and Site Documentation Research Methods
Cross-Listed with: PRES 541
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lec/Lab
This course addresses established research methods for documenting existing conditions and the historical development of buildings and sites for design, planning, and preservation-related interventions. Topics include site-specific research related to the physical fabric and development of a building or site; architectural, engineering, or landscape design contexts; community development context, and or more generalized research on the sociocultural, political, and technological context of the property. This course employs the research methods and resources needed to complete a variety of due diligence and planning documents, including historic structure reports, historic designation or evaluation documentation, and existing conditions reports. Classroom discussions are combined with fieldwork and applied research using regional building information and archival repositories. Minimum Passing Grade: D
4 credits
Fall
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PRES 371 - Architecture and Preservation Abroad
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Delivery: Lecture
Course includes on-site examination of historically significant domestic and public architecture combined with the investigation of the practice of preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse work abroad. Lectures and presentations by local practitioners and authorities are included and emphasized.
4 credits
Fall
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PRES 421 - History and Philosophy of Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: HP 150 or Junior standing
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: BS in Preservation Studies
Minor: Preservation Studies
Core Concentration: Preservation Studies
Delivery: Lecture
Historical overview of the variety of philosophical approaches present in the preservation movement from Ruskin to the latest Charters. Explores changes in the values and ethics of preservation and urban conservation to set the framework for judgments and choices that may be made in building projects. Topics include issues related to tradition and innovation, various types of historic preservation, such as “living” museums and private restoration, reconstruction and adaptive reuse, conservation and heritage tourism.
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 430 - Special Topics in Preservation Studies
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Delivery: Lecture
Presentations by faculty and other experts in specific aspects of the historic preservation field. Students may take this course more than once, depending on the topic offered in any given semester. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Special Offerings
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PRES 451 - Thesis in Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: Senior standing and approval of faculty and Dean
Delivery: Other
Serves as the culminating academic experience for outstanding students in the major. Students work closely with a faculty supervisor in a self-defined and self-directed study of an aspect of historic preservation. Students are encouraged to select a focus which demonstrates original and critical thinking, and contributes to available scholarship. Research results are in many cases of publishable quality and/or serve as the basis for scholarly presentations to professional groups.
3 credits
Spring
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PRES 471 - Museum Studies
Cross-Listed with: PRES 571
Prerequisites: AAH 121 or AAH 122 or by permission of instructor
Delivery: Lecture
Within the broad field of museum studies, this course focuses on the intersection of mission, collecting, and display for art museums, house museums, and history museums in the United States. Museum mission statements often describe their institutional goals in terms of conservation, community outreach, education, or the delivery of shared cultural resources. Museum staff work to create exhibitions, architecture, and didactic materials that enact those missions and make them visible to museum users. To examine how mission shapes collecting practice display, you will read scholarly studies of museum trends, case studies of innovative practices, guidelines crafted by museum professionals, and news coverage of current museum challenges. Minimum Passing Grade: D
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 501 - Fundamentals of Preservation Practice
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: MS in Preservation Practices
Delivery: Lecture
This course examines practices for managing and intervening in the historic built environment through contemporary preservation planning and design practices. Topics include the social, economic, and cultural uses of the preserved historic environment; US and international frameworks for preservation; government, nonprofit and corporate involvement at the national, state and local level in the US context; preservation planning in urban rural settings; and documentation, assessment and treatment techniques. The course includes case studies, field trips and guest lecturers.
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 521 - History and Philosophy of Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: MS Preservation Practices
Delivery: Lecture
Historical overview of the variety of philosophical approaches present in the preservation movement from Ruskin to the latest Charters. Explores changes in the values and ethics of preservation and urban conservation to set the framework for judgements and choices that may be made in building projects. Topics include issues related to tradition and innovation and various types of historic preservation such as “living” museums and private restoration, reconstructing and adaptive use, conservation and heritage tourism.
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 530 - Special Topics in Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, or Senior standing with permission of the instructor
Delivery: Lecture
Variable content course dealing with significant themes, periods and individuals in Historic Preservation. The course is offered in a graduate seminar format, with graduate academic and scholarly expectations as well as support for faculty and student pursuits. The course may be taken more than once depending on topical content.
3 credits
Special Offerings
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PRES 531 - Historic Construction Materials and Assemblies
Cross-Listed with: PRES 331
Requirement Fulfillment: Major: MS in Preservation Practices
Delivery: Lecture
This course is an introductory overview to the historic materials, art, and technology of building construction spanning selected culture regions of what is now the United States. Students will survey materials and methods used in building construction including foundation, frame, wall, floor, roof, enclosure, and interior and exterior finish treatments and materials. The emphasis in the course is on the use of materials from technical, design, and sociocultural perspectives and using historic material to trace the evolution of building activities. Coursework includes analysis of the political economies, cultural traditions, and bodies of design knowledge that informed material and technology choices. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 532 - Building Materials and Technology Workshop
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills requirement for MS in Preservation Practices
Delivery: Lec/Lab
This course introduces students to composition, properties, common pathologies or failures, and conservation and treatment techniques for historic and existing building materials and systems. The course emphasizes condition assessment and material treatment techniques for elements such as wood, masonry, metals, glass, interior and exterior finishes. The course is taught in material-focused modules consisting of lectures, readings and discussions and workshops focused on material-specific conservation techniques. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
4 credits
Spring
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PRES 541 - Building and Site Documentation Research Methods
Cross-Listed with: PRES 341
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills requirement for Major: MS in Preservation Practices
Delivery: Lec/Lab
This course addresses established research methods for documenting existing conditions and the historical development of buildings and sites for design, planning, and preservation-related interventions. Topics include site-specific research related to the physical fabric and development of a building or site; architectural, engineering, or landscape design contexts; community development context, and or more generalized research on the sociocultural, political, and technological context of the property. This course employs the research methods and resources needed to complete a variety of due diligence and planning documents, including historic structure reports, historic designation or evaluation documentation, and existing conditions reports. Classroom discussions are combined with fieldwork and applied research using regional building information and archival repositories. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
4 credits
Fall
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PRES 571 - Museum Studies
Cross-Listed with: PRES 471
Prerequisites: AAH 121 or AAH 122 or by permission of instructor
Delivery: Lecture
Within the broad field of museum studies, this course focuses on the intersection of mission, collecting, and display for art museums, house museums, and history museums in the United States. Museum mission statements often describe their institutional goals in terms of conservation, community outreach, education, or the delivery of shared cultural resources. Museum staff work to create exhibitions, architecture, and didactic materials that enact those missions and make them visible to museum users. To examine how mission shapes collecting practice display, you will read scholarly studies of museum trends, case studies of innovative practices, guidelines crafted by museum professionals, and news coverage of current museum challenges.
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 572 - Preservation Law and Regulation
Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Lecture
The course is designed to provide students with working knowledge of the public policy issues, legal structure and regulatory functions in the field of historic preservation. Student activities will be designed to teach working knowledge of relevant legal subjects, including historic preservation ordinances, state and federal preservation statutes, relevant case precedents and important constitutional issues. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Spring
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PRES 573 - Preservation Economics
Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Lec/Lab
This course examines the diverse intersections of preservation activities and economics at scales ranging from building to region. Major issues addressed include valuing the economic impacts of the preserved past, financial aspects of preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings, public and private financing strategies, place-based revitalization, heritage tourism, and issues of shrinking cities, gentrification, and displacement. The course engages with these issues through research, applied course work, guest lecturers, and site visits. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Spring
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PRES 641 - Historic Environment Research Methods
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: A scholarly graduate thesis is now elective for the MS in Preservation Practice program. The required two-semester sequence of PLAN 511 and ARCH 517 (Collaborative Revitalization Studio) now supply the capstone experience for MS students.
Delivery: Lecture
This course prepares students intending to write a graduate thesis with guided exploration and application of interdisciplinary research methods focused on the study of the historic environment. Concepts and techniques from art and architectural history, anthropology, sociology, geography, planning, and history will be considered. Students work closely with the instructor to develop a self-defined and directed project, including exploratory research and literature review. The course culminates in a the development of a research proposal for an original, critical project that takes contributes to existing scholarly or professional discourse. Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Fall
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PRES 651 - Graduate Thesis in Historic Preservation
Prerequisites: PRES 641
Delivery: Lecture
The thesis serves as an elective culminating academic experience for students in the graduate program. Students work closely with a faculty supervisor on an original, critical, self-defined and self-directed study formulated in Historic Environmental Research Methods (PRES 641). Minimum Passing Grade: B-
3 credits
Spring
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HIST 100 - Making Global History
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the History Core Concentration
This course challenges students to think beyond their western experience. With so much interplay between regional and world cultures, individuals are naturally shaped by events thousands of miles away. This is an introductory course that considers ‘other’ histories and how they shape our and others’ lives. We are aware of the British empire, but what about the Zulu empire? American sports culture and its nationalist undertones relate directly to attributes of China’s 19th-century Boxers. HIST 100 will encourage students to recognize these relationships and consider their broader historical meaning.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Winter
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HIST 101 - History of Western Civilization I
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the History Core Concentration
Examines Western civilization from its birth in Greece and the Near East through the ancient, medieval, and Renaissance worlds to about A.D. 1600.
3 credits
Fall
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HIST 240 - Colonial and Revolutionary America
Prerequisites: HIST 100 or consent of instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the History Core Concentration
The course begins with examining America in the pre-contact period and ends with America declaring independence and becoming a Republic. In between these two points, the course considers the cultural transformation of Europeans by their interaction with the American environment and with each other. The course considers the intellectual, political, military, cultural, and social history of the period
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Alternate
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