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Course Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Oberlin College Courses Offered in 2012-13 (and planned offerings in future years)

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  • HIST 476 - Colloquium: History and Memory in 20th Century Europe


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: 4 SS
    This course proposes an interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between memory and history, as it is reflected by the historiography of 20th century Europe. The course will focus on major episodes in 20th century European history, such as, the Bolshevik Revolution, the First World War, the Holocaust, and the fall of the communist regimes in 1989, in order to examine the practices of memorialization and strategic forgetting occurring at distinct historical moments.  
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: E. Grama
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    History 102 or the equivalent
  

  • HIST 477 - Colloquium: US-Asia Wars


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: 4 SS
    This course examines the US-Asia Wars (the Philippines, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam) through history and memory. We analyze films, memorials, web sites, and other media of memory alongside scholarly historical accounts to understand how historians, governments, and ordinary people construct and contest the past. Topics include imperialism and occupation; prostitution and comfort women; and the atomic bomb and water-boarding. Emphasizes reading and discussion.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: J. Petrulis
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    History 104 or the equivalent
  

  • HIST 478 - Colloquium: Commodities and Commodization in US History


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: 4 SS
    From cocaine to sugar cane, some of the most exciting recent historical work examines the commodity. But what is a commodity? And how are objects, art, ideas, and even people commoditized? This course examines commodities and commoditization in historical and theoretical perspective, and analyzes how commodities fit into larger narratives of capitalism; globalization; (post-)colonialism; and production and consumption. Emphasizes reading and discussion, and prepares students to analyze commodities in their own research.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: J. Petrulis
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    History 104 or the equivalent
  

  • HIST 500 - History Senior Projects


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3-4 hours
    Attribute: 3-4SS
    For History majors in final year of study only. Guided work in seminar intended to support primary research and writing on a topic of student’s choosing to complete a 20-30 page paper. Students consult with relevant faculty during term, but project is supervised in seminar. Can be taken only once.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: L. Smith
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open only to senior History majors.
  

  • HIST 501 - Senior Honors


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-4 hours
    Attribute: 1-4SS
    The goal of the seminar is to provide a forum for discussing progress and problems in carrying out honors projects, and to establish a sense of shared enterprise among honors students. Discussions will include methodology, research methods, and progress reports on individual projects. Consent by department invitation.
    Instructor: A. Sammartino
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • HIST 502 - Senior Honors


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-4 hours
    Attribute: 1-4SS
    The goal of the seminar is to provide a forum for discussing progress and problems in carrying out honors projects, and to establish a sense of shared enterprise among honors students. Discussions will include methodology, research methods, and progress reports on individual projects. Consent by department invitation.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Sammartino
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite is HIST 501.
  

  • HIST 900 - OCEAN: American History


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2-4 hours
    Attribute: 2-4 SS
    The OCEAN American History course will develop an interpretive survey of American history from precolonization to the recent present. The course will introduce students to a variety of approaches to the study of history, and develop student capacities to read both primary and secondary materials. Essay writing skills will be developed, and classes will, when possible, be conducted as interactive discussion. Students will write at least one research paper.
    Instructor: Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Strong performance in previous Social Studies and English courses.

    Off campus concurrent enrollment equivalent to History 103 or 104.

    High School concurrent enrollment only.
  

  • HIST 950 - History of London


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2SS
    This course explores the history of London from its Roman origins to the present day and examines how royalty, trade, religion, and transport have shaped the city’s pattern of growth over 2000 years. Note: Taught in London. Prior application and acceptance to the Oberlin-in-London program required
    Instructor: Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • HIST 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3SS
    Independent study of a subject beyond the range of catalog course offerings. Private readings and Honors information is on the History web site at www.oberlin.edu/history and the Registrar’s page at www.oberlin.edu/regist. Available faculty members are listed on these sites as well. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd, M. Dumancic, E. Estes, M. Fisher, H. Hogan, D. Kelley, C. Koppes, C. Lasser, S. Lee, S. Magnus, P. Mitchell, E. O’Dwyer, R. Romano, A. Sammartino, L. Smith, S. Volk, S. White, E. Wurtzel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • HIST 996 - Reflection on American Democracy Summer Experience


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 0 hour
    Students participate in the American Democracy summer experience that includes a two- week seminar and then a one-week field trip with Israeli and Palestinian students, all of whom have participated in HIST 337 American Democracy. Students complete a short paper (1-2 pages) in which they reflect upon their experience in the American Democracy Summer Experience .
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: G. Kornblith, C. Lasser
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: HIST 337.
  

  • HPRF 111 - Historical Performance in Context: Music of France


    Next Offered: Spring 201302
    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    First of a projected set of four courses designed to introduce students to a wide range of styles. Each course focuses on the music of a different country and will include an overview of the significant repertoire as well as the historical context (art, politics, and society). NB students who participate as performers earn 1 credit; non-performers who do only the academic work receive .5 credit.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • HPRF 112 - Historical Performance in Context: Music of England


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    One of a set of four courses designed to introduce students to a wide range of styles. Each course focuses on the music of a different country and will include an overview of the significant repertoire as well as the historical context (art, politics, and society).
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required. Limit 30.
  

  • HPRF 114 - Historical Performance in Context: Music of Germany


    Next Offered: [2012-2013]
    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    One of a set of four courses designed to introduce students to a wide range of styles. Each course focuses on the music of a different country and will include an overview of the significant repertoire as well as the historical context (art, politics, and society). The course will be team-taught by members of the HP program and guests.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of the instructor required. Limit: 30

     
  

  • HPRF 302 - Introduction to Historical Performance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: DDHU
    What does a score tell us? What does it not tell us? And what is expected of the performer? A study of changing performance styles in music from the 19th century to the Middle Ages. Topics include the evolution of instruments, ensembles, and orchestras; and conventions of rhythm, tempo, articulation, phrasing, and ornamentation. Students will compare editions and prepare an edition themselves. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and Notes

    Prerequisites: MHST 101, and one 200-level Music History course, or consent of the instructor.

     

     
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with MHST 302. Also see HPRF 502.
  

  • HPRF 303 - Seminar in Performance Practice


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    For students specializing in Historical Performance. Close reading of historical treatises, and the application of precepts found in the treatises to actual performance, workshop-style, in class.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: HPRF 302 (or MHST 302).
    Enrollment Limit: 10
  

  • HPRF 312 - Special Topics in Performance Practice


    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    Topic: TBA

    One group meeting and one individual meeting per week, schedule TBD.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: HPRF 302 (or MHST 302). Also see HPRF 512.
    Note: May be repeated for credit if the topic changes
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HPRF 512.
  

  • HPRF 312B - Special Topics in Performance Practice


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Topic: TBA
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: HPRF 302 (or MHST 302). Also see HPRF 512B.
    Note: May be repeated for credit if the topic changes

    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HPRF 512B.
  

  • HPRF 502 - Introduction to Historical Performance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: DDHU
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Cross List Information This course is cross referenced with HPRF 302 but with additional assignments for graduate students.
  

  • HPRF 503 - Seminar in Performance Practice


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Topic TBA
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 10.

     
    Cross List Information This course is cross-referenced with HPRF 303, but with additional assignments for graduate students.
  

  • HPRF 512 - Special Topics in Performance Practice


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    Topic TBA
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: HPRF 302/502 or MHST 302.

     
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HPRF 312, but with additional assignments for graduate students.
  

  • HPRF 512B - Special Topics in Performance Practice


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    Special Topics in Performance Practice
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: HPRF 302/502 or MHST 302.



    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HPRF 312B, but with additional assignments for graduate students.
  

  • HPRF 521 - Graduate Studies in Historical Performance


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 to 2 Hours
    This course constitutes an extension to ‘Historical Performance in Context’ (HPRF 111, 112, 113, 114), which is to be taken concurrently. Students will undertake one or two independent research projects relating to the performance practice of national repertoires, to be designed in collaboration with their applied teacher. Two (2) hours of HPRF 521 will be required of each Historical Performance graduate student.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.

    Enrollment limit: 30. 

    For graduate students in the Historical Performance program.
  

  • HPRF 521B - Graduate Studies in Historical Performance


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 to 2 Hours
    This course constitutes an extension to ‘Historical Performance in Context’ (HPRF 111, 112, 113, 114), which is to be taken concurrently. Students will undertake one or two independent research projects relating to the performance practice of national repertoires, to be designed in collaboration with their applied teacher. Two (2) hours of HPRF 521 will be required of each Historical Performance graduate student.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
  

  • INDV 000 - Interdivisional Courses


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0

    For a complete listing of courses available in this area, please see:catalog.oberlin.edu/content.php
  

  • ITAL 101 - Beginning Italian I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    Acquisition of the fundamentals of grammar and pronunciation with an emphasis on elements of grammar. The course is designed for students with no previous experience or study of Italian.
    Enrollment Limit: 22
    Instructor: I. Di Siena
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Eleven spaces in the course are reserved for Conservatory students.
  

  • ITAL 102 - Beginning Italian II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    Continuation of ITAL 101 completing coverage of grammar with an emphasis on reading, writing, conversation, and general oral skills.
    Enrollment Limit: 22
    Instructor: I. Di Siena
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ITAL 101 or consent of instructor or appropriate score on placement test. Eleven spaces are reserved for Conservatory Students.
  

  • ITAL 203 - Italiano intermedio accellerato


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4HU, CD
    This is a one-semester intensive course equivalent to 2 semesters of intermediate Italian. Review of grammar and vocabulary, development of reading skills, oral skills and writing within a rich cultural context. In addition to 3 classes per week, students have to attend one mandatory conversation class for one hour, time TBA.
    Enrollment Limit: 18
    Instructor: I. Di Siena
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • ITAL 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU, CD
    Signed permission of the instructor is required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: I. Di Siena
  

  • JAPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    First-year Japanese. An introduction to basic grammar, sentence patterns and vocabulary of the modern language. Attention to the written component of modern Japanese will include the hiragana and katakana syllabaries, as well as kanji. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Japanese.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Kamezawa, A. Sukegawa
    Prerequisites & Notes
    No auditors. See instructor for correct placement. Letter grades only. The P/NP option is not available.
  

  • JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    First-year Japanese. Contiinuation of JAPN 101. An introduction to basic grammar, sentence patterns, and vocabulary of the modern language. Attention to the written component of modern Japanese will include the hiragana and katakana syllabaries, as well as kanji.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: S. Gay, A. Kamezawa
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 101 or consent of instructor. No auditors. See instructor for correct placement.
  

  • JAPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    Second-year Japanese. Primary emphasis on the development of oral skills and secondary emphasis on reading skills. Students will continue to learn basic grammatical patterns, expand vocabulary and improve communicative skills in modern Japanese through oral-aural drills and exercises.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: A. Kamezawa, J. Herlands
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN l02 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    Second-year Japanese. Continuation of JAPN 201. Emphasis on the development of oral and reading skills. Students will continue to learn basic grammatical patterns, expand vocabulary, and improve communicative skills in modern Japanese through oral-aural drills and exercises.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: A. Kamezawa, S. Kondo
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 201 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 301 - Japanese Reading and Conversation I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4HU, CD
    Third-year Japanese. This course seeks to reinforce the vocabulary and grammatical patterns learned in the first two years and to improve speaking and reading skills through task-oriented conversational practices, reading practices and group discussion. Conducted in Japanese.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 202 or consent of instructor.  Fourth hour of lab required. Time TBA.
  

  • JAPN 302 - Japanese Reading and Conversation II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Third-year Japanese. Continution of JAPN 301. This course seeks to reinforce the vocabulary and grammatical patterns learned in the first two years and to improve speaking and reading skills through task-oriented conversational practices, reading practices, and group discussion. Conducted in Japanese.
    Instructor: A. Sukegawa
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 301 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 401 - Advanced Japanese I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Fourth-year Japanese. This media course focuses on contemporary affairs, utilizing material from various media: newspapers, magazines, Internet sources, etc. It is intended primarily for students who have studied in Japan and seeks to further improve speaking, reading, and writing skills through the use of authentic reading materials, group discussion, and writing exercises. Conducted in Japanese.
    Instructor: S. Gay
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 302 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 402 - Advanced Japanese II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Fourth-year Japanese. This course is intended primarily for students who have completed a period of study in Japan. It seeks to further improve speaking, reading, and writing skills throught the use of authentic reading materials, group discussions, and writing exercises. Readings are taken newspapers, magazines, and other media. Conducted in Japanese.
    Instructor: J. Herlands
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 401 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 451 - Readings in Japanese Sources I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Fifth-year Japanese. This course is designed for students who have completed four levels of Japanese language or the equivalent. Conducted in Japanese.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 402 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 452 - Readings in Japanese Sources II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Fifth-year Japanese. This course is intended primarily for students who have completed a period of study in Japan. It seeks to further improve speaking, reading, and writing skills throught the use of authentic reading materials, group discussions, and writing exercises. Materials are taken from modern literary works. Conducted in Japanese.
    Instructor: A. Sukegawa
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAPN 451 or consent of instructor.
  

  • JAPN 500 - Capstone Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0 hours
    Attribute: 0HU
    Normally completed in the senior year, the capstone project may be done in one of three ways: 1) as a research project in an upper-level seminar taught by an EAS faculty member, 2) as a project in a 400-level Chinese or Japanese language course, or 3) as a Winter Term project overseen by an EAS faculty member. Students must consult with their mentor before the start of the term.
    Instructor: S. Gay, Staff, A. Sukegawa
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    P/NP Grading only.
  

  • JAPN 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU, CD
    Independent study of a Japanese subject beyond the range of catalog course offerings. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: S. Gay, Staff, A. Sukegawa
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • JAZZ 100 - Jazz Aural Skills


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    A one-semester course in aural perception devoted to the study of rhythm, scales, melody, harmony, and forms idiomatic to jazz, through sight singing, dictation, and programmed instruction. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: R. Ferrazza
    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be taken concurrently with MUTH 101 (Aural Skills I)
  

  • JAZZ 110 - Jazz Keyboard


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Designed for musicians whose major instrument is other than piano. Content includes chord symbol interpretation, cycles, sequences, turnarounds, and elementary improvisational concepts. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 8.
    Instructor: D. Wall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: piano proficiency, which may be satisfied either by successful completion of two semesters of APST 110-111 (Piano Class) or by audition for waiver.
  

  • JAZZ 120 - Jazz Theory


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Designed to acquaint students with rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and structural aspects of improvised music, including chord/scale relationships, common chord progressions, chord voicing and harmonization, chord substitution and reharmonizations, melodic transformation, and modal mixture and chromaticism. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical and writing skills within the context of such forms as the blues and song forms. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: R. Ferrazza
  

  • JAZZ 121 - Jazz Theory


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Designed to acquaint students with rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and structural aspects of improvised music, including chord/scale relationships, common chord progressions, chord voicing and harmonization, chord substitution and reharmonizations, melodic transformation, and modal mixture and chromaticism. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical and writing skills within the context of such forms as the blues and song forms. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: R. Ferrazza
  

  • JAZZ 130 - Basic Arranging/Composition Techniques


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Designed to develop writing and arranging skills for various instrumental/vocal combinations. The course will include block-chord part writing, voicings, transpositions and instrument ranges, and instruction in music notation software such as Finale and Sibelius.  Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: J. Warren
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 132. JAZZ 130 is prerequisite to JAZZ 131.

    Not intended for Jazz Composition majors.
  

  • JAZZ 131 - Basic Arranging/Composition Techniques


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Designed to develop writing and arranging skills for various instrumental/vocal combinations. The course will include block-chord part writing, voicings, transpositions and instrument ranges, and instruction in music notation software such as Finale and Sibelius.  Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not intended for Jazz Composition majors
    Prerequisite: MUTH 132. JAZZ 130 is prerequisite to JAZZ 131
  

  • JAZZ 150 - Jazz Improvisation I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A course in the technique and performance practice of jazz improvisation, covering the period 1935-60. The course includes historical investigation, transcriptions, aural analysis, rhythmic, harmonic and melodic technical studies and repertoire development. Additional outside listening is required. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: P. Dominguez
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Proficiency on a musical instrument; knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords.
    Admission by audition.
    Required ensemble affiliation.
  

  • JAZZ 151 - Jazz Improvisation II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP
    A course in the technique and performance practice of jazz improvisation, covering the period 1935-60. The course includes historical investigation, transcriptions, aural analysis, rhythmic, harmonic and melodic technical studies, and repertoire development. Additional outside listening is required. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: P. Dominguez
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Proficiency on a musical instrument; knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords.
    Admission by audition.
    Required ensemble affiliation.
  

  • JAZZ 250 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation III


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A continuation of concepts introduced in JAZZ 150, 151 (Jazz Improvisation) and an introduction to more recent improvisational concepts such as absence of a pulse, panmeter and polymeter. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: D. Wall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAZZ 150, 151 (Jazz Improvisation.)
  

  • JAZZ 251 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation IV


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A continuation of concepts introduced in JAZZ 150, 151 (Jazz Improvisation) and an introduction to more recent improvisational concepts such as absence of a pulse, panmeter and polymeter. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: D. Wall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: JAZZ 150, 151 (Jazz Improvisation).
  

  • JAZZ 380 - Special Topic: Introduction to the Neumann Jazz Collection


    Next Offered: [TBD]
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU
    This course – a combination of lectures, discussions, and student presentations – will serve as an introduction to the methods and current state of jazz research through engagement with the James R. and Susan Neumann Jazz Collection and other jazz-focused special collections in the Conservatory Library.  Topics will include: an overview of the holdings of prominent jazz archives from across the U.S., use of oral histories in jazz research, legal and technical issues in audio preservation, recordings as the musical “Scores” for improvised jazz, the role of periodicals in jazz historiography, the sociology of record collectors, and the future of jazz archives.
    Enrollment Limit: 22
    Instructor: J. Smith
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    JAZZ 291, MHST 291, or AAST 172.
  

  • JAZZ 700 - Jazz Ensemble—Large Group


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    The ensemble performs a variety of large ensemble literature ranging from the music of Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington to the master composers of the present. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 22.
    Instructor: D. Reynolds
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission by audition.
  

  • JAZZ 803 - Jazz Ensemble—Small Group


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Groups of 4-9 players. Emphasis will be placed on the performance of a variety of literature and may include writing transcriptions, arrangements and compositions. Attendance at the Jazz Forums and 2 one-hour rehearsals (one with the faculty instructor) a week are required. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Recommended to be taken concurrently with JAZZ 150, 151.
  

  • JWST 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    First of a two-semester sequence focusing on fundamentals of grammar and vocabulary along with practice in comprehension of spoken Hebrew; speaking, reading, and writing, in class and in language lab, conversation group, and related activities outside of class. Interactive multi-media approach: literary; web-based texts; videos, movies; music, introduction to contemporary Hebrew culture. No previous Hebrew required; quick acquisition of alphabet proficiency expected. This course, its equivalent, or acceptable SAT II score, to be determined by Instructor, is a prerequisite for JWST102.
    Enrollment Limit: 22
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
  

  • JWST 102 - Elementary Modern Hebrew II


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 5 hours
    Attribute: 5HU, CD
    Second of two-semester sequence to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; continuing focus on vocabulary, grammar and usage; introduction to contemporary Hebrew culture. Interactive multi-media approach: literary; web-based texts; videos, movies; music; requires work in language lab, shulhan ivri and related activities beyond class time.
    Enrollment Limit: 22
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: Registration open but admission and placement determined by the instructor. JWST101 or its equivalent, as determined by the Instructor, pre-required.
  

  • JWST 131 - Jewish History from Biblical Antiquity to 1492


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Classics
    Next Offered: 2012-2013
    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR, CD
    Jewish history from biblical antiquity through the medieval period in the Middle East and Christian and Islamic Europe. Topics include: Biblical society, ideas and literature; Jews under Hellenistic and Roman rule in Judea; Jewish sects of the Second Temple period, including Jesus-followers; emergence and development of rabbinic Judaism; Jewish attitudes and policies to non-Jews and State authorities, both Jewish and Gentile; attitudes about sovereignty, its loss, and exile; Christianity, Islam and the Jews; women, family and community; theological and popular Jew-hatred and Jewish responses to contempt and persecution.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: S. Magnus
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 131.
  

  • JWST 132 - Jewish History II: Spanish Expulsion to the Present


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR, CD
    Jewish modernity in Europe, the US, and Middle East, 1492-present. Topics include the breakup of traditional society and emerging expressions of modernity in the experience of Marranos, mystics, messiahs, religious reformers and secular Jews; the struggle for legal equality, economic betterment and social acceptance; family and community; acculturation, assimilation and cultural revival; modern Jew-hatred and Jewish responses; Zionism; Jewish socialism; the Shoah; founding of Israel.

     
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: S. Magnus
    Cross List Information The course is cross-listed with HIST 132.
  

  • JWST 150 - Introduction to Judaism


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    A theoretical introduction to Judaism as a religious system. Special attention will be paid to the historical development of the religion through interpretation of traditional texts and ritual practices.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: A. Socher
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 250.
  

  • JWST 152 - Medieval Jewish Thought: Law, Mysticism, and Philosophy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    An interpretive study of main trends in Jewish thought, from the 9th through the 16th centuries. The course will cover post-talmudic developments in Halacha (Jewish law); biblical exegesis; the competing theological systems of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) and philosophical rationalism; and inter-religious influence and polemics. Prerequisites and Notes: Special attention will be paid throughout the course to the interpretation of ritual. .
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: A. Socher
    Cross List Information Cross-listed with RELG 252.
  

  • JWST 190 - Gender and Sexuality in Jewish Thought


    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 1 hours
    Attribute: 1HU
    An investigation of Jewish attitudes towards sexuality and the body. We will explore attitudes towards birth control, sex, marriage and eroticism in the Jewish tradition. The course will investigate texts the biblical period, the medieval rabbinic period, and modern responsa in order to look at an understanding of the multiple Jewish aspects of sexuality. This course meets March 4-7 Sunday March 4th 2:00-4:00pm and 7:00-9:30pm Monday March 5th 7:00-9:00pm Tuesday March 6th 7:00-9:00pm Wednesday March 7th 12:00pm-1:30-pm and 7:00-9:00pm
  

  • JWST 191 - Eternal Truths Meet Inconvenient Ones: Jewish Values, the Environment, and Social Responsibility


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: 1 SS
    New course added 11.05.12.

    In this course, offered by Jeremy Benstein, we will bring Biblical texts and traditional Jewish values to bear on modern environmental issues. For instance: Does eating meat contradict the prohibition against causing pain to animals? Can it be justified despite the environmental harm it causes? More generally, where do we draw the line between need and desire?

    Course meets March 3,4,5,6 for the following times: 3 March 2:00-4:30pm and 7:00-9:30pm, 4 March 7:30-9:00pm, 5 March 7:30-9:00pm, 6 March 7:30-9:00pm
     
    Instructor: A. Socher/J. Benstein
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
  

  • JWST 201 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Intermediate Hebrew will deepen and expand student’s oral, aural, reading and writing skills in modern conversational Hebrew, through maximum student participation. The course will combine grammar, video, and theatrical classroom activities, making extensive use of content and culture to develop language skills. At the end of the course, students will be able to hold a conversation with native speakers, read newspapers and graded prose, and understand Israeli media (television and film).
    Enrollment Limit: 22
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
    Prerequisites & Notes
    JWST102 or its equivalent, to be determined by the Instructor, pre-requisite.
  

  • JWST 202 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew II


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Middle East and North Africa Minor
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Intermediate Hebrew II will deepen and expand student’s oral, aural, reading and writing skills in modern conversational Hebrew, through maximum student participation. The course will combine grammar, video, and theatrical classroom activities, making extensive use of content and culture to develop language skills. At the end of the course, students will be able to hold a conversation with native speakers, read newspapers and graded prose, and understand Israeli media (television and film).
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Pre-requisite: JWST 201 or equivalent.
  

  • JWST 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    An introduction to the literature, religion, and history of ancient Israel as contained within the Hebrew Bible and to the methods of interpretation used by modern scholars to understand this ancient text. Biblical writings will be studied within the context of other ancient Near Eastern texts. Thematic emphases include the emergence of monotheism, the conceptualization of the divine/human relationship, the mediation of priest, prophet and king, and issues of canon.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: C. Chapman
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 205.
  

  • JWST 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR
    An introduction to the diverse writings that make up the New Testament. We will examine these texts in the historical context of Judea in the first two centuries CE and also in relation to the earlier writings of the Hebrew Bible. Thematic emphases include the development of the biography of Jesus, the social structure of the Jesus movement, the writings of Paul, and the development of house churches. No previous knowledge of the New Testament is assumed.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: C. Chapman
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 208
  

  • JWST 234 - Good and Evil: Ethics and Decision Making in the Holocaust


    Next Offered: 2012-2013
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: CD, 3SS, WR
    Focuses on the role of ethics in decision making in five groups during the Nazi era: German civilians; Jews; allies; churches; rescuers, and bystanders; on the often unconscious value judgments that we bring to historical study of this subject; expectations that individuals, groups, or governments behave ethically in extreme situations, and factors influencing and determining actual behavior during the Shoah. Aside from readings, films and possible lectures by outside specialists required. Background in Holocaust history is recommended.

     
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: S. Magnus
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 234.
  

  • JWST 235 - Inside the Pale: East European Jewry, 1772-1939


    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR
    East European Jewry was once the world’s largest community and one of the most creative in Jewish history. This course explores its transformation, creativity, and responses to crisis from the partitions of Poland to the eve of World War II: Hasidism, the Musar and Jewish enlightenment movements; economic, family and demographic transformation; secularism; Hebrew and Yiddish literature, cinema and music; forms of Zionism; Jewish cultural nationalism and socialism; government policies, anti-Jewish violence, and Jewish responses.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: S. Magnus
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 235.
  

  • JWST 258 - Introduction to the Talmud


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    The Talmud is a sprawling multi-volume compendium of rigorous legal argument, ingenious and fanciful biblical interpretations, rabbinic anecdotes, jokes, and deep moral and theological investigations. Compiled between 200 and 600 CE, it has been the most important generative force in Jewish religion and culture for the following two millennia. Exemplary texts will be studied (in English translation) with an emphasis on developing students’ skills in close reading and critical discussion.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: A. Socher
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 258
  

  • JWST 272 - Love and Power in Jewish Literature and Film


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Cinema Studies, Comparative Literature, English
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    This course examines the way in which love and power intersect and conflict in Jewish literature and film. Topics include the relations between Woman and Man, Jew and Non-Jew, Parent and Child, Nation and Individual. We will also discuss the representation of homosexual and homosocial relations.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
  

  • JWST 273 - The Holocaust in Literature and Film


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Cinema Studies, Comparative Literature, English
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    We will ask questions regarding the Holocaust itself, its representation and its effects on us. Such questions include: What can we learn from these texts regarding evil, trauma, and the ethics of testimony? How are the genres of documentary, tragedy, drama or even comedy employed? What rhetorical suppositions are embedded in them? Finally, how are we affected by these texts as readers?
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
  

  • JWST 303 - Anthropological Approaches to the Study of the Bible: Kinship and the Family of Ancient Israel


    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR
    This course examines the structure and function of the kinship unit known as the ‘House of the Father’ in the Hebrew Bible. The function of the ‘natal family’ or ‘House of the Mother’ will also be identified and explored. Modern ethnographic studies of kinship will provide a comparative framework for conceptualizing the Israelite family. Topics include: patterns for brokering marriages, patterns of inheritance, perceptions of intimacy, the practice of blood vengeance, royal succession, and evidence for household religion.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: C. Chapman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: JWST 205 or 208 and consent of instructor required.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 303
  

  • JWST 306 - Germans & Jews


    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR
    Focuses on cultural hybridity: how Jews in Germany emerged from mental and cultural as well as physical ghettos, and constructed an identity that was both Jewish and German; on the creativity, tensions, hopes of that stance and its resonance in larger German society. Studies German policies and attitudes to Jews; trends in German Jewish society, family and culture; attitudes to east European Jews; German Jew-hatred and Jewish responses; how the Jewish case sheds light on modern German history.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: S. Magnus
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 306
  

  • JWST 309 - Seminar: Modern Jewish Identity


    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 to 4 Hours
    Attribute: 3 to 4 SS, CD, WR
    This course studies ways that Jews redefined Jewish identity after the breakdown of the traditional, autonomous Jewish community and the creation of entirely new sites of Jewish settlement, especially in the United States, made affiliation and the content of Jewishness subjective and extremely varied. Why and how did Jews choose Jewish identity in these circumstances, and what new forms did identity assume? Studies pressures on Jews to renounce or limit Jewishness, social and ideological forces that supported identity formation, class and gender as variables, and selected cases of individual and group expression. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: S. Magnus
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 309.
  

  • JWST 353 - Moses Maimonides: Philosophy and Law


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) is the pivotal thinker of the Jewish middle ages. He is the author of the most influential work of Jewish philosophy, The Guide of the Perplexed, and the most comprehensive code of Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah. These works have engendered both controversy and commentary from the 12th century through the 20th century. This seminar will focus on selected Maimonidean texts together with classical commentaries and modern scholarship.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Socher
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    All readings in English.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 353
  

  • JWST 375 - Violence in Twentieth-Century World Literature


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    English
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    Covers violence in 20th century literature alongside key theoretical formulations of the subject. Starting with early 20th century Modernism, we will compare creative developments in East Europe, Middle East and South America. Violence’s relations to body, trauma, sovereignty and the other will be examined both in literature and theory. Among others we will read: Kafka, Doblin, Aeurbach, Freud, Arendt, Bataille, Primo Levi, Fanon, Agamben, Habibi and Castel-Bloom.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: A. Ofengenden
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with CMPL 375
  

  • JWST 500 - Honors


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-3 hours
    Attribute: 1-3HU, CD
    Details about JWST Honors are in the front matter of this catalog and on the JWST website. Consent of the Program chair and instructor is required.
    Instructor: C. Chapman, S. Magnus, A. SocherC. Chapman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Students wishing to do Honors in Jewish Studies during their final year should consult their Major Advisor and/or JWST Program Chair, submitting a Proposal by the established deadline in the year prior to proposed Honors work.
  

  • JWST 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU, CD
    Private Reading. Signed permission of the instructor is required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: S. Brand, C. Chapman, S. Magnus, A. Ofengenden, A. Socher, Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • LANG 100 - English Diction


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    A study of English language sounds as they relate to singing and speaking with emphasis on the fundamentals of phonetics and sound production. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: D. Mahy
    Prerequisites & Notes
    This course is a prerequisite for all other diction courses.
    Preference is given to students for whom this course is a requirement.
  

  • LANG 101 - Italian Diction


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in Italian. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: H. Lubin
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of Elementary Italian or equivalent.
  

  • LANG 200 - German Diction


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in German. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: D. Mahy
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of German or equivalent.
  

  • LANG 201 - French Diction


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in French. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: M. Rosen
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of French or equivalent.
  

  • LATN 101 - Elementary Latin


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    The essentials of Latin syntax and Grammar, with emphasis on reading.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: B. Lee
    Prerequisites & Notes
    This course is intended for students with no previous training in Latin.
  

  • LATN 102 - Introduction to Latin Prose


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Continuation of LATN 101. Completion of the study of the essentials of Latin grammar and reading of a variety of Latin prose.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: C. Trinacty
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent.
  

  • LATN 201 - Introduction to Latin Literature: Vergil’s Aeneid


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    A careful reading selected books of the Aeneid, with attention to stylistic and literary issues.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: B. Lee
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LATN 102 or equivalent.
  

  • LATN 202 - Cicero


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD

    We will read together selections from Cicero’s speech prosecuting Verres, a corrupt senatorial governor of Sicily, and all of his speech in defense of the Greek poet Archias, given just after his consulship and the defeat of Cataline.  Our main aim will be to read, understand, and enjoy Cicero’s Latin. We will also explore Cicero’s place in the history of the late Roman Republic and in the history of Latin prose writing. 
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: T. Van Nortwick
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent.
  

  • LATN 306 - Poetry of Ovid


    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Reading and discussion of selections from Ovid’s poetry, including the Metamorphoses and/or the Heroides. We will also read secondary critical material, in order to understand Ovid’s place in the Latin literary tradition, and his role in the political regime of Augustus.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: B. Lee
  

  • LATN 307 - Latin Love Elegy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Readings from the elegists of late Republican and early Imperial Rome, with emphasis on Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. We will study the development of the elegiac genre in response to Greek lyric, and to Greek and Roman Epic. We will also study the development of the elegiac persona as an alternative form of masculine subjectivity during the reign of Augustus. Readings from recent scholarship on Roman subjectivity, elegy, and genre theory.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: B. Lee
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LATN 202 or equivalent.
  

  • LATN 308 - The Roman Historians


    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    Study of Sallust and Tacitus, as well as other topics in Roman history or historiography. We will examine the artistic and philosophical elements of the text as products of the social and political history of the Late Republic and the Flavian period.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: A. Wilburn
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite and Notes: Latin 202 or equivalent.
  

  • LATN 314 - Virgil’s Eclogues and Georgics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD
    We will read selections fromVirgil’s Eclogues and Georgics in Latin, examining the literary traditions of pastoral and agrestic poetry as we go. We will also examine these early poems in light of the historical context of the Roman civil wars and the first years of Augustus’ principate. Secondary readings will include essays on literary genre, narrative structures, and poetic voice.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: C. Trincacty
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Latin 202 or equivalent
  

  • LATN 501 - Senior Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3-6 hours
    Attribute: 3-6HU
    Intensive work on a topic selected in consultation with a member of the department, culminating in a presentation of a paper or other project.
    Instructor: K. Ormand
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Senior major standing and invitation of the department.
  

  • LATN 502 - Senior Honors


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3-6 hours
    Attribute: 3-6HU
    Intensive work on a topic selected in consultation with a member of the department, culminating in a presentation of a paper or other project.
    Instructor: B. Lee
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Senior major standing and invitation of the department.
  

  • LATN 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU
    Signed permission of the instructor is required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: B. Lee, K. Ormand, T. Van Nortwick, A. Wilburn
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • LATS 293 - Dirty Wars and Democracy


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Hispanic Studies
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR

    In this study of the military dictatorships of Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in the 1970’s and 1980’s, we will examine why these regimes arose, the nature and methods of the dictatorial state, resistance movements, and the dictators’ demise. The course will also focus on the search for truth and justice under post-dictatorial governments. Students will engage a variety of cross-disciplinary methodologies. Lecture and discussion format.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: S. Volk
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Recommended preparation HIST 110.
  

  • LATS 401 - Honors Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 to 4 Hours
    Attribute: 3 to 4 EX
    Students interested in pursuing Honors in this interdisciplinary major should consult the Chair of the Latin American Studies Committee in their sixth semester. Honors work normally consists of the preparation of a thesis under faculty supervision. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: S. Volk
  

  • LATS 402 - Honors Project


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 to 4 Hours
    Attribute: 3 to 4 EX
    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: S. Volk
  

  • LATS 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): .5 to 3 Hours
    Attribute: .5 to 3 EX
    Independent study of a subject beyond the range of catalog course offerings. Signed permission of instructor required.
    Instructor: A. Cara, S. Faber, G. Gill, K.Mani, E. Martinez-Tapia, P. O’Connor, A. Ortiz, B. Pineda, G. Pingree, S. Volk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Instructor and department chair signature is required.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    To register for a private reading, the student must obtain the signatures of the instructor and department chair on a private reading card and turn the card in to the Office of the Registrar.
  

  • LRNS 099 - Basic Mathematics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First and Second Module, Second Semester, First and Second Module
    Credits (Range): 0-1 hour
    Attribute: 0-1EX
    This course offers a review of the fundamentals of mathematics including percents, radicals, and operations with real numbers. This course may be taken to enhance mathematical skills and understanding or to support the mathematical concepts necessary in a natural or social science course. The variable credit option is flexible to permit registration for the module even though maximum credit hours have been reached or to allow for support in Calculus 131, 132, or 133 without additional credit.
    Enrollment Limit: 6
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP if registered. Students may only take one module, not both.
  

  • LRNS 100 - Effective Learning Strategies


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2EX
    Topics will include college study and reading strategies. Students will complete their own self-managed learning study, and they will have opportunities to practice reading strategies with short, personal essays on education, some written by first-generation college students. This course is primarily intended for first-year students.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Ballard
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    P/NP grading only.
  

  • LRNS 101 - Effective Study Strategies


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module, Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    Topics include: assessing learning styles, managing time, reading and taking notes, preparing for exams and writing papers. Development and implementation of individualized strategies are emphasized.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Ballard
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading. This course is appropriate for both first-year and upper-level students.
  

  • LRNS 102 - Effective Reading Strategies


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module, Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    Topics include: establishing a purpose for reading, previewing, and developing flexible modes for academic reading (e.g., rapid reading and critical reading).
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Ballard
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading. Appropriate for first-year as well as upper-level students. This course is designed to be taken concurrently with at least one academic course that requires a substantial amount of reading.
 

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