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Rhetoric and Professional Writing
  
  

  • RPW 370W - Foundations of Rhetoric


    3 credit(s) Writing-Intensive
    The aim of this course is to introduce key historical figures who made, and the current central scholars who are making, contributions to the study of rhetoric. We read primary texts selected from classical rhetoric, modern rhetoric, postmodern rhetoric, and alternative rhetoric(s). We define rhetoric in the traditional sense and study how this definition has changed to include contemporary problems of electronic texts and visual displays of information.
    Prerequisite(s): RPW 210  or RPW 215W , or permission of instructor.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 375 - Professional Editing


    3 credit(s)
    This course focuses on print and online editing, including the use of traditional proofreading marks and online techniques, document layout and design, principles of copywriting, and the study of style manuals. The course follows two lines of study: one of editing/text-crunching practices and one of print document design principles and practices related to the editing of documents. The cornerstone of the course is producing two client documents, edited according to client preferences.
    Prerequisite(s): RPW 210W or RPW 215W , or permission of instructor.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 390 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Professional Writing


    3–4 credit(s)
    Courses in this category focus on the theories and practices of rhetoric and professional writing encompassed by this department. While the subject matter of special topics courses—including such material as rhetorical theory, evolving technologies of writing, and digital literacies—varies significantly, all courses provide an intensive focus on important historical and contemporary issues in the fields of rhetoric and professional writing, with an eye to exploring the practical implications of particular theoretical perspectives.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 391 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Professional Writing


    3–4 credit(s)
    Courses in this category focus on the theories and practices of rhetoric and professional writing encompassed by this department. While the subject matter of special topics courses—including such material as rhetorical theory, evolving technologies of writing, and digital literacies—varies significantly, all courses provide an intensive focus on important historical and contemporary issues in the fields of rhetoric and professional writing, with an eye to exploring the practical implications of particular theoretical perspectives.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 472 - Rhetoric and Professional Writing Capstone Course: Portfolio Presentation


    3 credit(s)
    A capstone course in which students work individually with faculty advisors to present a portfolio of work submitted, revised, and represented within the rhetoric and professional writing major. Students may elect to include material developed in off-campus writing experiences, including internships, as well as in course work. Each portfolio will be introduced by an essay in which students will situate their work within the theoretical perspectives learned in the program.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the professional and technical writing major.


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  • RPW 490 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Professional Writing


    3–4 credit(s)
    Courses in this category focus on the theories and practices of rhetoric and professional writing encompassed by this department. While the subject matter of special topics courses—including such material as rhetorical theory, evolving technologies of writing, and digital literacies—varies significantly, all courses provide an intensive focus on important historical and contemporary issues in the fields of rhetoric and professional writing, with an eye to exploring the practical implications of particular theoretical perspectives.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 491 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Professional Writing


    3–4 credit(s)
    Courses in this category focus on the theories and practices of rhetoric and professional writing encompassed by this department. While the subject matter of special topics courses—including such material as rhetorical theory, evolving technologies of writing, and digital literacies—varies significantly, all courses provide an intensive focus on important historical and contemporary issues in the fields of rhetoric and professional writing, with an eye to exploring the practical implications of particular theoretical perspectives.
    Laboratory fee.


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Rhetoric and Writing
  

  • RPW 110 - Rhetoric and Writing I


    3 credit(s)
    Introduces students to the complex practices of writing, reading, and thinking required in many university courses. Students learn to approach writing as a process of invention, drafting, revising, and editing. The course also emphasizes the rhetorical aspects of writing, such as audience, arrangement, and academic conventions. Students learn to read diverse texts critically by practicing close-reading strategies, such as highlighting, annotating, and double-entry note taking. Students should become more confident and competent at understanding the positions of others as well as asserting their own informed perspectives. Designated sections of the course require additional work on basic skills. This course may not be elected on a Pass/No Pass basis.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 111 - Rhetoric and Writing II


    3 credit(s)
    Emphasizes close reading, analytical writing, and critical thinking that are fundamental for many upper-level courses. Building upon the abilities introduced in RPW 110 , critical thinking is taught as students learn to examine multiple perspectives, to analyze an argument, to find and evaluate sources (print and digital), and to present a persuasive viewpoint. As students assert their informed perspectives, they learn to engage with the words and ideas of others without compromising their academic integrity. A primary goal of the course is for students to learn to participate fully in scholarly discourses and debates. Designated sections of this course require additional work in basic skills. This course may not be elected on a Pass/No Pass basis.
    Prerequisite(s): RPW 110 .
    Laboratory fee.


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  • RPW 210 - Foundations of Argument


    3 credit(s)
    This foundation course in critical thinking allows students to sharpen their abilities to form and present clear, reasoned opinions. Students analyze discourse, texts, and images to comprehend the arguments they are making; identify and evaluate the assumptions, evidence, and rhetorical strategies on which arguments are based; understand the major components of inductive and deductive reasoning; evaluate the relationships between premises and conclusions while recognizing major fallacies; and make reasoned judgments about an argument’s validity and potential consequences. No credit for RPW 210 will be given to students who have credit for RPW 111 .
    Prerequisite(s): RPW 110 .
    Laboratory fee.


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Science: Hillyer
  

  • SCB 110 - Introduction to Human Nutrition


    3 credit(s)
    An introductory course that explores the role of nutrition science in health promotion and disease prevention. Topics include an overview of digestion; metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, fat, and alcohol; the biological role of vitamins, minerals, water, fiber, and phytochemicals; problems associated with nutrient deficiencies and toxicities; energy balance and weight control; and how to assess individual dietary intake and nutritional status.


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Secondary Education
  
  
  

  • EDS 334 - Elements of Teaching Writing


    3 credit(s)
    This course is designed to prepare secondary English Education candidates with the knowledge and skills to teach the writing process in the secondary English classroom. This course focuses on pedagogical strategies that address specific types of writing explored within a secondary English classroom including: the expository essay, creative writing pieces, and the personal narrative. Strategies for teaching writing to English Language Learners and writing across the curriculum also are addressed. Various assessment models for evaluating the writing process are included in the course.
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 332 .
    Laboratory fee.


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  • EDS 453 - Practicum: Secondary English


    3 credit(s)
    Provides classroom experience in directed observation/participation. The student is assigned a half day practicum experience at a high school or middle school setting under the direction of the professional staffing the classroom. The student participates in various aspects of the work of that professional. Classroom management and work with middle/high school students are emphasized. This is not a substitute for student teaching in secondary English education. Candidates also meet once a week for a seminar on their practicum experience.
    Corequisite(s): EDS 454 .


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Sculpture
  
  
  
  

  • SCL 331 - Public Projects and Proposals


    3 credit(s)
    This course introduces the student of sculpture to the possibilities of public art as a venue for sales, commissions, and exhibition of work. The course develops student concepts for public art projects and investigate the process required to research, conceptualize, design, and present (in proposal form) ideas to various constituencies involved in such public art projects. Problems of budgeting, logistics, and dealing with varied audiences are addressed.
    Prerequisite(s): SCL 220  and SCL 221.


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  • SCL 361 - Sculpture Internship


    3 credit(s)
    This course is designed for sculpture majors participating in the internship program. Internships are offered to provide students with exposure to various sculpture-related working environments. Placement in an internship is determined in consultation with the department faculty and the internship coordinator. Grading is on a Pass/No Pass basis only. Internship experiences may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, 2.5 GPA, and permission of instructor.


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Sociology
  
  

  • SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology


    3 credit(s)
    Surveys main theoretical approaches and problems in the study of social life. Topics include social origins of the self, the basic processes of social interaction, class and stratification, political power, education, organization, and family. Emphasizes continuing interaction between theory and methods in sociology. Required for sociology majors and most advanced sociology courses. Open to juniors and seniors only through permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 170 - Introduction to Criminal Justice


    3 credit(s)
    A survey of the social responses to crime and the major social institutions created to control crime. The course introduces the ideologies of crime and crime control; the determination of rates of crime; the structure, operation, and effectiveness of the major criminal justice agencies; and contemporary issues in crime control. The focus of the course is on the United States, but students will be exposed to issues of crime and crime control in other societies.


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  • SOC 205 - Israel: History and Society

    Course Cross-listed with HIS 205 /JS 205 /REL 205 
    3 credit(s)
    This course examines some of the key issues in the development of Israeli history, culture, society, and the arts. In seeking to create a radical new society, Israelis have created a unique culture that blends traditional Jewish culture in its Middle Eastern, Western European, and Eastern European forms. We study major themes in Zionist and Israeli history and the development of Israeli culture through a focus on the central questions that have both unified and divided Israeli society.


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  • SOC 225 - Women’s and Gay Rights Social Movements

    Course Cross-listed with GS 225 
    3 credit(s)
    This course provides a detailed examination of the social struggles for women’s and gay rights in the United States and in various countries across the globe. The main focus of the course is on the specific social conditions and events that precipitated battles for change in various social arenas. The outcomes of specific struggles and the impact they had on the social position of women and gay and lesbian people are analyzed.
    Prerequisite(s): GS 100  or SOC 110 , or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 234 - Evolution and Human Variation


    3 credit(s)
    A study of human evolution from our vertebrate antecedents to the emergence of modern humans. Special attention is given to the foundation of the specific biological features that culminate in humans and create the foundation for culture. Interpretations of the fossil record, relevant to the development of human evolutionary and variability theory, are examined. Emphasis on the interplay of cultural and biological factors in modern humans.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 130  or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 256 - The Black Family in American Society

    Course Cross-listed with AFS 226 
    3 credit(s)
    An examination of the black family in American society. This course deals with the black family within the social class structure. Emphasis is placed on the similarities and differences within the various social classes as to family relationships; lifestyles (socialization and childrearing practices); cutting across areas of education, employment, religion, recreation, politics, housing; and attitudes toward prejudice and discrimination.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 .


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  • SOC 274 - Sociological Analysis of Prisons and Corrections


    3 credit(s)
    This course is an overview of the U.S. correctional system. It examines the history and current state of corrections. Topics include parole and probation, jails and prisons, and various intermediate sanctioning options. In addition, current critical issues in the field of corrections will be explored, including the current crisis in overcrowding, AIDS in prison, prisoner rights, and the question of what to do with juvenile offenders.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 170 .


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  • SOC 306 - Archaeology of the Land of Israel

    Course Cross-listed with HIS 306 /JS 306 /POL 376 
    3 credit(s)
    This course provides students with an overview of the chronological and cultural structure of the archaeological periods from the third millennium through the Byzantine period, with emphasis on the Roman and Byzantine eras. The course includes fieldwork in Israel, lectures, workshops on material culture, museum tours, and field trips. Daily field-school instruction is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (total: 15 days of excavation). Lectures and workshops take place each afternoon. Beyond these required activities, a primary objective of the course is a research paper to be completed during the spring or summer following the return to the United States. This course is linked to an integrated companion course, Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture. All students complete field and class work for both courses.
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 101  or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 307 - Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture

    Course Cross-listed with HIS 307 /JS 307 /POL 377 
    3 credit(s)
    This course is an introduction to excavation techniques and material culture. It includes principles of excavation and recording, material culture identification/processing, and field-study tours. Early synagogues and church architecture serve as foci for analysis. This course contains a full introduction to the methodology of Near Eastern archaeology from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, practical instruction in ceramic typology and Semitic inscriptions, and a survey of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine society. Daily field-school instruction is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (total: 15 days of excavation). Lectures and workshops take place each afternoon. This course is linked to an integrated companion course, Archaeology of the Land of Israel. All students complete field- and class work for both courses.
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 101  or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 315 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality

    Course Cross-listed with GS 315 
    3 credit(s)
    This course examines gender and sexuality and important social categories. We investigate the ways in which categories of gender and sexuality structure people’s lives and shape people’s identities. Through these examinations, we explore the interconnectedness of people’s experiences of gender and sexuality. We focus on the ways in which gender and sexuality are socially constructed by society. We examine how what we are taught about gender and sexuality affects our identity, relationships with others, and our social status.
    Prerequisite(s): GS 100  and SOC 110 , or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 318 - Internships


    3 credit(s)
    These courses provide the opportunity for qualified junior and senior students to explore their career interests and skills as an integral part of their educational process. Under faculty supervision students complete a reading assignment and a writing project to integrate the practical experiences into their educational program. Placements can be arranged in a variety of public and private organizations. The Sociology maintains a directory of approved placements. Students volunteer eight or 16 hours each week in a chosen agency or organization.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status, GPA of 2.5 for nonmajors, and written approval of advisor.


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  • SOC 319 - Internships


    3 credit(s)
    These courses provide the opportunity for qualified junior and senior students to explore their career interests and skills as an integral part of their educational process. Under faculty supervision students complete a reading assignment and a writing project to integrate the practical experiences into their educational program. Placements can be arranged in a variety of public and private organizations. The Sociology maintains a directory of approved placements. Students volunteer eight or 16 hours each week in a chosen agency or organization.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status, GPA of 2.5 for nonmajors, and written approval of advisor.


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  • SOC 326 - Sexuality and Social Conflict

    Course Cross-listed with GS 326 
    3 credit(s)
    This course examines a variety of ways in which sexuality becomes a focus of social conflict. We explore the questions of why and how some aspects of sexuality are brought into the public sphere. We analyze the social construction of sexuality as a personal and private matter but also as a subject for public concern and social regulation, thereby exploring the connections of gender, race, and class to the conflicts surrounding sexuality.
    Prerequisite(s): GS 100  and SOC 110 , or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 338 - Archaeology


    3 credit(s)
    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the approaches that anthropologists use to gain knowledge about both the prehistoric and historic past. It is not a course about the prehistory of America but will use examples drawn from the past of both America and Europe to show current archaeological theory and methods. The course considers such topics as methods of survey and excavation, paleo-ecological analysis of prehistoric and historic settlements. Fieldwork experience usually is incorporated whenever the course is offered during a summer session.


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  • SOC 340 - Sociological Theory


    3 credit(s)
    This course is organized around a set of issues that is crucial to understanding the role of sociological theory in research. These issues include the cultural context in which ideas develop (sociology of knowledge), the nature and limits of scientific knowledge (epistemology), and the themes of social order and social change implied by the different perspectives. The theories and perspectives examined in this context include structural functionalism, conflict theory, critical theory, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, and some of the new directions and developments in sociological theory.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 .


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  • SOC 343 - Statistical Analysis

    Course Cross-listed with CMM 393 
    4 credit(s)
    An introductory course in statistics for students in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The course deals primarily with descriptive and associational statistics. Probability and statistical inference are presented but not pursued in depth. This s not a mathematics course but is designed to prepare the student to deal with basic statistical concepts and procedures in relation to social data.
    Prerequisite(s): A course in algebra and SOC 242 , or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 364 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements


    3 credit(s)
    Both collective behavior and social movements are examined. The examination of collective behavior focuses on such phenomena as crowds, riots, disasters, and panics. The examination of social movements focuses on the emergence, social significance, membership, ideology, and leadership of historical and contemporary movements. Specific case studies are chosen based on the interests of the class and instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 .


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  • SOC 366 - Work and Leisure


    3 credit(s)
    The organization of work (and industry) and leisure in comparative, sociological perspective. Industrialization, mechanization, and automation are examined in relation to social structures, to the human problems of workers and managers, and to the manner in which workers use leisure time. Problems of morale and alienation under alternative social conditions and systems are assessed. The growth and importance of leisure-time activities are emphasized, especially the effect this growth has had on work-related values and the scheduling of work.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 .


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  • SOC 372 - Women and Crime

    Course Cross-listed with GS 372 
    3 credit(s)
    This course examines the social construction of female criminality, historic and contemporary trends in female crime, the place of women in the social organization of crime control, and a sociological analysis of the changing nature and consequences of female criminality in contemporary societies. The course serves as an introduction to a feminist reading of criminological theory.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 170  or SOC 110 , and junior or senior standing; or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 375 - Social Control


    3 credit(s)
    This course examines the theory and practice of punishment and rehabilitation and the different forms of social organization related to them. It analyzes historical and contemporary forms of social control, ranging from capital punishment and incarceration in total institutions to community supervision and electronic monitoring. The course examines the impact of these efforts on the problems in question and compares them with alternative modes of control.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110  or SOC 170 .


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  • SOC 382 - Race and Ethnic Relations

    Course Cross-listed with AFS 352 
    3 credit(s)
    A social-historical analysis of the impact of race and ethnicity on the distribution of power, opportunity, and privilege in a social structure. Major theoretical perspectives on racial and ethnic prejudice and discrimination will be examined along with the diverse patterns of interracial and interethnic contact, which develop in different societies. The course will also focus on the politics of minority status, studying the growth and development of social movements that have challenged the legitimacy of racial and ethnic stratification.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110  or permission of instructor.


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  • SOC 418W - Senior Practicum


    4 credit(s) Writing-Intensive
    This course represents the capstone course for sociology majors. In a weekly seminar, students are encouraged to apply theories and concepts previously learned in the major to their observations in the field and to produce a final sociological writing project. Under faculty supervision, students are required to work eight hours a week in a chosen agency or organization in the local community.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior sociology major and SOC 242 .


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  • SOC 419 - Applied Research Internship


    3 credit(s)
    This course provides the opportunity for qualified students in the Certificate in Applied Social Research program to explore their career interests and skills as an integral part of their educational process. Under faculty supervision, students complete a reading assignment and writing project to integrate the practical experiences into their education program. This internship is reserved for students enrolled in the Applied Research program. Students volunteer eight hours each week in a community research agency or organization, or the Center for Social Research.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 242  and SOC 343 , or their equivalents, and one foundation course; or permission of instructor.


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