AMST 310 – The Decade: Jacksonian America
(4 semester hours) Mr. Groth
An intensive analysis of the political, economic, social, and cultural history of antebellum America. Topics will include the Market Revolution, democratic ferment, religion and reform, slavery and abolitionism, women's rights, Transcendentalism, slavery and abolitionism, women’s rights, and westward expansion.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or POI.

ANTH 222 – Title and Description Change – Anthropology, Religion, and Colonialism
(3 semester hours) Mr. Olson
An exploration of anthropological approaches to the study of religion. Particular attention is paid to "local" or indigenous religions from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and elsewhere. Such local religions are studied in relation to world religions, colonization, and global influence.
Prerequisite: one anthropology or sociology course.

ANTH 359 – The Pacific & Environmental Justice
(3 semester hours) Ms. Olson
This course is a study of Pacific cultures and environmental challenges that threaten their existence. Topics such as global warming, population growth, increased urbanization, depletion of natural resources, and population are considered in relation to local cultural responses.
Prerequisite: one course in ANTH or SOC.

ARTH 285 – Tp: Shaping Sacred Spaces: Italy 1200-1680
(3 semester hours) Ms. Callahan
This course will examine female patronage and production of art and architecture in Italian religious communities in pre- and post-Tridentine Italy. The intersection of art and religious ritual will be explored, along with women’s roles in shaping sacred spaces.
Prerequisite: ARTH 101 or 102, or POI.

BKRT 285 – Tp: Introduction to Calligraphy
(3 semester hours) Ms. Roberts
An introduction to the principles of calligraphy trough the study of three hands: Roman, Humanistic Miniscule, and Italic. Emphasis is on practice and technique, with time devoted to the history of letter forms and to individual projects.
Prerequisite: none.

CS 108 – Excel Spreadsheets
(1 semester hour) Ms. Shilepsky
An introduction to Excel spreadsheet software and applications. This is a self-scheduled, half-semester course in which the student is responsible for completing a series of tutorials and a project.
Prerequisite: none.

CS 109 – Access Databases
(1 semester hour) Ms. Shilepsky
An introduction to Access database software and applications. This is a self-scheduled, half-semester course in which the student is responsible for completing a series of tutorials and a project.
Prerequisite: none.

DANC 395 – Tutorial: Advanced Dance Repertory
(1 semester hour) Ms. Goddard
This course challenges experienced dancers to excel in concert repertory created for a small ensemble. Technical proficiency, quick learning, and an in-depth understanding of choreographic intention and quality are expected. The resulting work will be performed in the spring dance concert.
Prerequisite: POI.

EDUC 320 – Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice
(3 semester hours) Ms. King-McKenzie
Using methods of action research, students will examine how social justice and diversity issues get played out in classrooms/schools and develop ways to address them. Social justice and diversity issues include, but are not limited to, injustices or inequities in many areas such as race, class, gender, religion, sexual preference and ability.
Prerequisite: EDUC 105, or POI.
Note: Students who took EDUC 385 with the same topic last spring may not take this course.

ENGL 349 – Tp: Contemporary American Poetry
(3 semester hours) Mr. Bennett
Study of the poetry of several significant contemporary American poets.
Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course (in English or a foreign language).

ENGL 385 – Tp: Popular Fiction
(3 semester hours) Ms. Lohn
An historical analysis of the relationship between popular taste and the literary canon, emphasizing the challenge to that canon presented by nineteenth and twentieth century "best-sellers." Genres represented will be fantasy and science fiction, horror, romance, adventure, and mystery.
Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course (in English or a foreign language).

FLLC 285 – Tp: Post-Colonial African Cinema
(3 semester hours) Mr. Siamundele
A study of contemporary Africa through images and representations shaped by African filmmakers. Particular attention will be given to the relationship between cities and rural areas, foreign and national languages, African vs. Western values. The course will explore themes such as imagination, quest for identity, struggle between modernity and tradition, and an examination of challenges facing Africa in the postcolonial era.
Prerequisite: none.

FLLC 385 – Tp: Collecting Narratives
(3 semester hours) Mr. Delgado-Rodriguez
The course will acquaint students with the concept of collecting narratives (literary texts about collecting) and explore the historical development of such narratives through close reading of selections from seminal works of European literature.
Prerequisite: none.

FREN 385 – Tp: Francophone Cultures
(3 semester hours) Mr. Siamundele
Study of multiple aspects of the Francophone world by examining cultural and historical differences between societies that belong to the Francophonie. Through lecture and discussions, the course will focus on the struggles for independence, the quest for separate identities and the building of modern societies. Topics may include family, gender, environment, political organization, educational systems, religion, current events and popular culture.
Prerequisite: FREN 202, or POI.

HIST 285 – Tp: The Making of Modern India
(3 semester hours) Mr. Kuracina
This survey course will consider dominant themes in modern Indian history, introduce the decline of the Mogul Empire, focus on the evolution of nationalism and the history of the anti-colonial movement, and provide a detailed overview of post-independence India.
Prerequisite: none.

INTL 385 - Tp: China: Global Political Economy and International Relations
(3 semester hours) Mr. Lumumba-Kasonga
In this course, we will critically examine the nature of Chinese society since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. We will focus on the Chinese model of development from chairman Mao to the economic reformist advocates. Within each important period in Chinese development, we will discuss the Chinese perception of world politics and China's role in world politics. We will analyze the Chinese political economy and its relationship with the global political economy as dominated by the industrial capitalist societies, and will discuss China's relations with its neighbors.
Prerequisite: INTL 151 or POLS 165 or POI.

PART 385 – Tp: The Music of W.A. Mozart
(3 semester hours) Mr. Thoburn
A study of the music of W.A. Mozart – Instrumental music, opera and church music, and its relation to the ideas of the 18^th century enlightenment.
Prerequisite: MUS 112, or POI.

PART 395 – Tutorial: Getting the Part – Monologues and Audition Techniques
(1 semester hour) Ms. Grady
In this acting technique tutorial, students will hone their acting and auditioning skills through the preparation and presentation of monologues. Recommended for students of all levels of acting experience.
Prerequisite: none.

PART 396 – Tutorial: Song Craft
(1-3 semester hours) Mr. Penniman
To enable selected students to develop their songwriting and composing skills; to teach these selected students to arrange and record their own music, and to mix and master their music to produce their own demo recording. This course also covers computer-based composition and synthesis.
Prerequisite: POI.

PSY 235 – Forensic Psychology
(3 semester hours) Ms. Morfei
This course provides an introduction to forensic psychology, which is the intersection of psychology and the legal system. Examples of topics covered are expert witness issues, insanity pleas, false confessions, issues surrounding repressed memory, eyewitness testimony, and criminal profiling. Special attention will be given to the psychological implications of the legal system’s treatment of minority groups.
Prerequisite: PSY 101.

PSY 385L – Tp: Sensation and Perception
(4 semester hours) Ms. Gagnon and Ms. Wahl
An exploration of how sensory physiology and perceptual processes constrain and determine each other in producing our interpretation of reality. Class and lab activities will include demonstrations of perceptual illusions, experiments, field trips, and dissections or prosections.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or BIOL 152L, and sophomore standing or above, or POI.

PSY 395 – Tutorial: Diversity and Psychology
(1 semester hour) All PSY Faculty
We will critically explore such topics as how western research shapes our understanding of human behavior, possibilities for constructing different psychologies, how paradigms frame our understanding of human life, how class and gender shape identities in the classroom, implicit assumptions in developmental theory and their consequences in the practice of psychology. Participants will be encouraged to continue critical examination of their attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions regarding race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, culture, etc. through dialogues with other participants.
Prerequisite: none.

RELG 304 – New Title and Description: Religion in Film and Literature
(3 semester hours) Mr. Hoffmann
This seminar will explore issues in ethical theory and world religions through the study of film and literature. The themes range from social reform in early Hollywood to imagining racial and religious "others," the moral culture of corporate America, issues of religion, gender, censorship, warfare and violence, and the depiction of progress in the science fiction and horror film.
Prerequisite: none.

SPAN 204 – Conversation and Composition through Film
(3 semester hours) Mr. Gil
The course aims to give students a new appreciation of Spanish language cinema and Hispanic culture while improving their written and conversational skills.
Prerequisite: SPAN 124, or Level V of high school Spanish, or departmental placement exam, or POI.

WS 385 – Tp: Transgendersim
(3 semester hours) Ms. Muñoz
Theory and activism that challenge binary categories of male/female, women/men, gay/straight, and interrupt gender and sex as taken for granted/natural. Analysis of intersections of gender, sex, sexuality, and sexual orientation to liberate these categories.
Prerequisite: WS 148 and either PSY 214 or PSY 250, or POI.