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JAZZ 701 - Oberlin Jazz Lab- Large Ensemble HC CNDP
2 credits
Formative large jazz ensemble that offers opportunity to work on section playing skills and develop repertoire. Admission by audition.
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JAZZ 702 - Gospel Chorus HC CNDP
2 credits
This course is open to students who desire to experience singing gospel music. It will cover the diaspora of gospel music, including everything from field songs passed on in the oral tradition from Africa, to modern gospel repertoire that can incorporate elements of R&B, classical, neo-soul, jazz, and folk. The focus of this class will be on phrasing, stamina, and three- and four-part singing to achieve the authentic sound of gospel music.Prerequisites and notes: A basic understanding of musical theory is a plus, but not required. Should be able to blend with other voices. Students not in the school of jazz or the conservatory are required to audition; contact the instructor for details.
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JAZZ 703 - The Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble HC CNDP
2 credits
The Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble is an endowed project made possible by the donation of Sonny Rollins. Oberlin jazz majors are accepted into the “Sonny Ensemble” at the point of matriculation at Oberlin or after annual auditions held before the jazz faculty. The group will develop ensemble-playing skills and perform in various settings but also build character through community service. Members of the ensemble complete a non-music service project and perform as part of the touring ensemble during Winter Term.Prerequisites and notes: Open to Jazz Majors by audition.
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JAZZ 803 - Jazz Ensemble-Small Group HC CNDP
2 credits
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.
Prerequisites & Notes: Recommended to be taken concurrently with JAZZ 201, 202.
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JAZZ 804 - Stage, Story, and Song HC CNDP
2 credits
The goal of this course is to raise awareness and understanding of the importance and internal aspects of honest storytelling in vocal performance. The course will teach students how to effectively understand and interpret lyrics, as well as incorporate personalized stage presence techniques into their performance. In addition to dealing with the outward physical concerns of performance presentation, the course will also address issues such as vocal health, conquering stage fright, working and communicating with fellow musicians, proper microphone technique, and the breaking of bad habits.
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JAZZ 805 - Circle Singing Ensemble HC CNDP
2 credits
This performance-based ensemble will utilize circle-singing methods similar to those developed by Bobby McFerrin in his group Voicestra. Students will learn: The art of spontaneous song creation and composition A deeper set of vocal improvisational skills How to listen effectively in a group How to get out of the “soloist” mindset to focus on becoming one voice in a section or choirThe choir will also sing arrangements exploring the jazz diaspora, R&B, and world music, while allowing room for improvisation. The course will require and foster strong reading and rhythmic skills while further enforcing the concepts of group singing.
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JAZZ 995F - Private Reading - Full FC CNDP
4 credits
Private Reading - Full
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JAZZ 995H - Private Reading - Half HC CNDP
2 credits
Private Reading - Half
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Jewish Studies |
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JWST 100 - Introduction to Jewish Studies: Sacred Spaces and Promised Lands FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course is an introduction to Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture, focusing on the question of where? By centering the spaces and places that Jews have constructed and inhabited - from synagogues to coffeehouses, from Jerusalem to Ohio - we will foreground questions of power, adaptation, and difference, within Jewish communities and in Jews’ interactions with their varied neighbors across history. Through the examination of diverse primary and secondary sources, we will see how “sacredness,” “promisedness,” and “Jewishness” are all complicated and contested.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 100
This course is appropriate for new students.
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JWST 103 - Shared Languages Program: Elementary Modern Hebrew I FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course, taught by Prof. Galit Golan at the Ohio State University, introduces students to the fundamentals of modern Hebrew. All students will meet via the video-conferencing platform, Zoom. Taught primarily in Hebrew.
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JWST 104 - Shared Program Languages: Elementary Modern Hebrew II FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course, taught by Prof. Galit Golan at the Ohio State University, continues to develop the fundamentals of modern Hebrew. All students will meet via the video-conferencing platform, Zoom. Taught primarily in Hebrew.
Prerequisites & Notes: Hebrew I or consent of the instructor.
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JWST 203 - The Garden of Eden in Literature, Art, and Film FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
The Garden of Eden is a story that is etched into our religious and cultural landscape. Most of us could immediately recognize its main characters and symbols: The Tree of Life, the forbidden fruit, Adam, Eve, and the snake. This course will examine the biblical story in its ancient Israelite context and in some early Jewish and Christian retellings. We will then study the role of Eden in select works of literature, art, and film.
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JWST 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context FC ARHU CD
4 credits
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.
Prerequisites & Notes: Identical to RELG 205. No previous knowledge of the Hebrew Bible is assumed.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 205
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JWST 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the literature and history of the New Testament in its Greco-Roman context. Students will engage in critical readings of the New Testament texts and some non-canonical early Christian and Jewish writings. Lectures will focus on the scholarly issues raised by the study of these primary texts and will introduce various methods of biblical studies currently employed by New Testament scholars. After completing this course, students will be familiar with the writings of the New Testament and with the critical debates concerning the life of Jesus and the emergence of the early church.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 208
This course is appropriate for new students.
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JWST 224 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict FC SSCI
4 credits
This course aims to familiarize students with the conclusions of current scholarly research on 1) the principal actors and watershed events in the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict, and 2) the internal conflicts and external relationships affecting Israeli and Palestinian societies that shape and constrain possibilities for a durable peace. Particular stress will be placed on understanding how wars affect states and political organizations and how the ideological and structural features of states and organizations complicate or enable the search for peace. Key features of the conflict will be interpreted as both a clash between competing political projects and a reflection of global political power struggles. Attention will be given toward the end of the course to the clash of contemporary social movements aimed at influencing U.S. policy towards Israel, and to alternative paradigms for a possible resolution to the conflict.
This course is cross-listed with POLT 224
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JWST 231 - The Nature of Suffering: The Book of Job and its History of Interpretation FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
This course will focus on the biblical book of Job as a piece of ancient religious literature that has fostered centuries of theological and existential questioning on the nature of divine justice and activity in the world, the meaning of suffering, and the existence of evil. The course will first consider the book of Job in its ancient Israelite context as it spoke to a conquered and exiled people of God. Secondarily, the course will introduce Jewish and Christian interpretations of the book as these interpretations evolved through history addressing different contexts of human alienation and suffering.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 202
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JWST 236 - Orientalism and the Jewish Question FC SSCI CD
4 credits
Orientalist discourses of the European age of imperialism were about Jews as well as Muslims. This course examines how Orientalism was intertwined with the Jewish Question in Western Europe and how European Jews responded to Christian characterizations of them as ?Asiatic others.? Running the gamut from outright rejection to the embrace of a romanticized, Eastern aesthetic, their reactions have much to tell us about the complexities of modern Jewish identity. Primary source materials include works of literature, philosophy, and architecture as well as representations of Jewishness in the Arts. Field trip required.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 236
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JWST 241 - Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy FC SSCI CD
4 credits
From “White Lives Matter” to “Jews will not replace us,” America has recently witnessed a resurgence of white supremacist and anti-Semitic political activity under the rubric of “white nationalism.” This course offers a U.S.-focused, comparative exploration of anti-Jewish and white supremacist ideology and politics. It examines their shared roots in European Christian societies; the different ways they were transposed to North America through conquest, colonization, and slavery; and their subsequent evolutions, intersections, and organized manifestations.
This course is cross-listed with POLT 241
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JWST 253 - Jewish Pilgrimage FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
The desire to seek spiritual fulfillment in a far-away place is a hallmark of many religious traditions, including Judaism. In this course we will trace the ancient and medieval roots of Jewish pilgrimage; Jewish pilgrimage and travel practices that have emerged in the modern period, in Israel as well as in Europe, North Africa, and the United States; and theories of pilgrimage, travel, and secularization. Traversing from the ancient Temple in Jerusalem to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, we will explore how place and movement function in diverse Jewish cultures.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 253
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JWST 254 - Judaism and the Body FC ARHU CD
4 credits
What does it mean to have a body? How do humans make sense of the fact that bodies differ from one another and change over time? This course will consider a range of issues related to gender, well-being, and the human condition, focusing on the particular case of Jews and Judaism. Ranging from the Hebrew Bible to the contemporary period, we will discuss how Jewish bodies have been understood within the overlapping contexts of rabbinic discourse, diverse Jewish communities, and the broader societies in which Jews have lived.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 254
This course is appropriate for new students.
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JWST 257 - Judaism in the U.S.: State, Synagogue, and Beyond FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course will explore the relationship between Judaism and the category of “religion.” Focusing on the U.S. context, we will explore the privileged political and social status of “religion,” its limits in describing non-Protestant groups, and diverse approaches to its description. Topics will include Jews and “religious freedom”; the emergence of Jewish denominations and the role of the synagogue; the multiplicity and creativity of Jewish identity and practice; and the sacralization of “secular” Jewish culture and politics
This course is cross-listed with RELG 257
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JWST 274 - History of the Holocaust FC SSCI
4 credits
This course explores the historical contingencies that resulted in the murder of two out of three European Jews between 1933 and 1945. Geographically, it will focus on both Germany, where the Final Solution originated, and Eastern Europe, where most of its victims lived and died. We will look at the failure of German democracy, the rise and consolidation of the National Socialist state, and the centrality of antisemitism within Nazi ideology. We will also examine Jewish and non-Jewish experiences of persecution, resistance, and flight as well as survival and destruction within the camp systems.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 274
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JWST 277 - Israel/Palestine in Literature and Film FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course introduces students to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as represented in literature and film. We’ll proceed chronologically, beginning with the rise of Jewish and Palestinian nationalisms through the present day, focusing on the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 (otherwise known as the War of Independence to Israeli Jews and the Nakba to Palestinians), the Six-Day War or Naksa, and the first and second intifadas. In doing so, we’ll complicate the notion of dual narratives by considering the experiences of people of marginalized and hybrid identities. Each work of art we explore will be paired with historical and theoretical readings.
This course is cross-listed with CMPL 277
This course is appropriate for new students.
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JWST 278 - Jewish/Jew-ish Literatures FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
This course examines the subject of “Jewish literature,” broadly defined and historicized. Students will read selections from the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh and Rabbinic commentaries, as well as historiographies, memoirs, travel tales, medieval wine poems, missives from the Cairo Genizah, Holocaust literature, and more. In doing so, we’ll cross time, place, and language, concerning ourselves with the development of themes (e.g., Jewish humor, suffering, neurosis) from their early iterations to contemporary reimaginings. Key writers include Josephus, Glückel of Hameln, Sholem Aleichem, Franz Kafka, Primo Levi, and Philip Roth.
This course is cross-listed with CMPL 278
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JWST 279 - Poetry and Political Activism FC ARHU CD
4 credits
In this course, we will consider the relationship between poetry and politics within modern and contemporary Anglophone literatures. What makes a poem or poet ‘political’? When and how has poetry been mobilized as a tool of protest and resistance? How have poets of color, Jewish poets, and writers from other marginalized communities contributed to this body of writing? Key figures include Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Allen Ginsberg, and Amiri Baraka.
This course is cross-listed with CMPL 279
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JWST 281 - Jewish Communities of the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1914 FC SSCI CD
4 credits
This course focuses on Jewish communities of the Near East and North Africa from the conquest of Constantinople to World War I. It examines the experiences of Jews as one of many minorities, with special attention to the permeability of social boundaries within a multiethnic, multi-religious, and multicultural empire. Emphasis will be placed on the history of Jewish-Muslim relations, specifically in contrast to the experiences of Jewish communities within Christendom.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 230
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JWST 291 - Anti-Semitism in European History and Literature FC SSCI CD
4 credits
This course examines the origins, functions, and expressions of European anti-Jewish thought from early Christianity to the postwar period. Beginning with ancient intercultural conflicts, it then explores early Christian religious competition, medieval Judeophobia, and modern racial anti-Semitism. Students are expected to gain an understanding of the structures and outcomes of specifically anti-Jewish prejudice as well as to make connections with the historical oppression of other minority groups.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 291
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JWST 292 - Jewish Emancipation in Modern Europe FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course examines the historical processes of Jewish civic emancipation in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. It explores the different paths taken in Britain, Western Europe, and Central Europe as they reflected varying discourses on the place of Jews within the modern nation-state. Topics include enlightenment, intellectual debate, revolution, reform, and antisemitic opposition.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 292
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JWST 306 - Biblical Biographies Told and Retold FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
This course will trace the midrashic and intertextual development of the biographies of three pairs of biblical men and women as their stories are translated, expanded and retold. We will first examine the primordial pair, Adam and Eve. We will then study the matriarch Rebekah and her less-favored son, Esau. Finally, we will read the unfolding biographies of the Moabite Ruth and her royal great grandson, King David. The textual traditions include the Masoretic Hebrew text, the Greek Septuagint, the Aramaic targums, the Pseudepigrapha, rabbinic midrash, and the New Testament. All readings will be in English translation.
This course is cross-listed with RELG 306
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JWST 310 - Zionisms FC SSCI CD WINT
4 credits
“Zionism” is a fiercely debated concept. For some, it evokes national liberation and rebirth, while for others it signifies oppression and inequality. Yet others, both Jewish and Christian, view the triumph of Zionism as the prelude to a messianic age. This course explores and compares a range of “Zionisms” and Zionism-adjacent political formations, from the many Jewish articulations of a Zionist vision to past and present Christian Zionisms, anti-Zionisms, post-Zionisms, and Black Zionisms.
This course is cross-listed with POLT 310
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JWST 326 - Synagogues, Churches and Mosques: Sacred Art of the Medieval Mediterranean FC ARHU
4 credits
The art and architecture of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Mediterranean from the first to the fifteenth century. We will study religious art typologically (for example, what roles did religious buildings play?), through important works (i.e. the Great Mosque of Cordoba), sites (i.e., Jerusalem, Damascus, Rome, Istanbul) and media (metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts). We will emphasize art’s contribution to contact, exchange and conflict between the three religions, with particular attention to Spain.
Prerequisites & Notes: An introductory course in Art History or Religion.
This course is cross-listed with ARTH 214
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JWST 335 - Seminar: Crusades: Contact & Conflict in the Mediterranean World FC SSCI CD WADV
4 credits
This research seminar examines the European Crusades that took place between 1050 and 1450 in the eastern Mediterranean, the Iberian peninsula, France and Germany. Using a wide range of sources from different religious, political, social and economic viewpoints, students will learn what was at stake for the various player involved, from high-born armed pilgrims to merchants and moneylenders, and how the Crusades shaped European identity for centuries to come.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 335
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JWST 336 - Jews and Other Germans FC ARHU
4 credits
Explores the highly productive Jewish response to modernity from 1750 to 1939 in Central Europe, which engendered lasting transformations in European and American Jewish life in particular, and in European culture and society, more generally. We will consider literary, artistic, political, and scientific achievements of German Jews, and discuss the relationship between their work and their Jewish background. Readings drawn from central German-Jewish figures including Moses Mendelssohn, Herzl, Heine, Auerbach, Schnitzler, and Kafka. In English.
Does this course require off campus field trips? Yes
This course is cross-listed with GERM 336
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JWST 358 - Religious Outsiders and the American State FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
This course explores the relationship between select outsider religions Native Americans, Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, and Buddhists and the American state from the beginnings of the United States until the present day. In a country that is premised on the separation of church and state but that also includes diverse religious communities, the place of religion in public life and of the government’s role in regulating and defining religion have long been contested. What do church-state relations look like if we focus on groups outside of the Protestant mainstream? What are the scope and limits of ‘religious freedom’?
This course is cross-listed with RELG 358
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JWST 365 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas FC ARHU CD
4 credits
The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in multilingual, pan-American context, we will study the deep specificity of texts as well as major themes: alienation, sport, philosophy, comedy and love. Authors include Lispector, Pizarnik, Borges, Chejfec, Roth, Shteyngart, Chabon and more. Optional HISP 366-01 LxC section in Spanish.
This course is cross-listed with CMPL 365, HISP 365
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JWST 366 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas LxC HC ARHU CD
2 credits
The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in a multilingual, pan-American context, we will study the deep specificity of texts as well as major themes: alienation, sport, philosophy, comedy and love. Authors include Lispector, Pizarnik, Borges, Dropkin, Moscona, Roth, and more. This will be a multi-lingual LxC discussion section, looking at texts from the main course in the original languages together with facing English translation in Spanish, Portuguese, Yiddish and Ladino. Only for students concurrently enrolled in HISP 365, CMPL 365, or JWST 365.
This course is cross-listed with HISP 366, CMPL 366
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JWST 380 - Middle Eastern Prison Literature FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
This course explores modern and contemporary Middle Eastern literary works-plays, poems, long & short fiction, and memoirs-produced in and associated with prisons. We’ll begin by laying theoretical and historical foundations for understanding the modern prison as a site of social control and dehumanization, which has paradoxically given rise to the powerful literary traditions and motifs we will proceed to survey. Arabic and Hebrew texts comprise the majority of the course materials; however, they will be placed in dialogue with European and other Western writing. All readings will be in English translation.
This course is cross-listed with CMPL 380
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JWST 400 - Senior Capstone in Jewish Studies ARHU
0 credits
The Senior Capstone in Jewish Studies is completed through registering for and passing the capstone course of a JWST-affiliated department (ENG, CMPL, HIST, RELG). Concomitantly, the senior Jewish Studies major will enroll in JWST 400 and receive guidance and supervision on the capstone from a Jewish Studies faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes: Majors must meet with the Jewish Studies chair to determine which affiliated department’s capstone course will count for the JWST major, and which JWST faculty member will serve as the advisor.
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JWST 500 - Honors FC ARHU
4 credits
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.
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.
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JWST 995F - Private Reading - Full FC ARHU
4 credits
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
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JWST 995H - Private Reading - Half HC ARHU
2 credits
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
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Language |
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LANG 100 - English Diction HC CNDP
2 credits
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.
Prerequisites & Notes: This course is a prerequisite for all other diction courses.Preference is given to students for whom this course is a requirement.
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LANG 100A - English Diction CC CNDP
1 credit
A study of English language sounds as they relate to singing and speaking with emphasis on the fundamentals of phonetics and sound production. Prerequisites and notes: This course is a prerequisite for all other diction courses. Preference is given to students for whom this course is a requirement. Consent of instructor is required.
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LANG 101 - Italian Diction HC CNDP
2 credits
The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in Italian.
Prerequisites & Notes: Consent of instructor required.
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LANG 200 - German Diction HC CNDP
2 credits
The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in German.
Prerequisites & Notes: Consent of instructor required.
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LANG 201 - French Diction HC CNDP
2 credits
The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in French. Consent of instructor required.
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisites: LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of French or equivalent.
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LANG 300 - Russian Diction HC CNDP
2 credits
This course will focus on learning to read Cyrillic, along with the specifics of russian pronunciation in the context of song and aria literature. Students will read, analyze, compare and interpret existing IPA transcriptions of Russian art songs and arias. the class will also involve listening, discussing, and comparing different performances of Russian art songs. The class will culminate in one or more performances of Russian Repertoire.
Prerequisites & Notes: LANG 100 English Diction & LANG 101 Italian Diction.
Does this course require off campus field trips? No
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LANG 995F - Private Reading - Full FC CNDP
4 credits
Private Reading - Full
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LANG 995H - Private Reading - Half HC CNDP
2 credits
Private Reading - Half
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Latin |
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LATN 101 - Elementary Latin FC ARHU CD
4 credits
Veni, vidi, vici! Get ready to learn the basics of Latin grammar and syntax with a focus on translation. We will explore aspects of Roman civilization through the Latin language. It is a great class for students interested in the sciences (all those Latin roots!), law, logic, literature, and linguistics. By the end of the semester you will be able to translate selections from Cicero, Vergil, and Caesar.
Prerequisites & Notes: This course is intended for students with no previous training in Latin.
This course is appropriate for new students.
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LATN 102 - Introduction to Latin Prose FC ARHU CD
4 credits
Continuation of LATN 101. Master the essentials of Latin grammar, and how to read a variety of Latin prose and poetry. At the end of the course you will be reading Vergil, Ovid and Cicero, in their unaltered original language. This course features a field trip to the Rare Books room, where we will explore the College’s collection of Medieval manuscripts.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 101 or equivalent.
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LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I: Ovid FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course explores the poetry of one of Rome’s premier authors, Ovid. We will read selections of Ovid’s erotic verse and stories from his Metamorphoses. Students will review advanced grammar concepts and put them to use in their translations of his elegiac and epic works. Come for the stories, stay for the double-entendres, urbane poetry, and exploration of this poet who, in the words of a contemporary, was ‘too witty for his own good’ (and was exiled for it, gulp!).
Prerequisites & Notes: Latin 102 or equivalent
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LATN 209 - Petronius and Apuleius: The Latin Novel I FC ARHU CD
4 credits
In this course we will study two Latin novels, Petronius’ Satyricon and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (better known as ‘The Golden Ass’). We will engage the complex stylistics of the Latin, as well as the critical tradition concerning the genre of the novel in general, and the ancient novel in particular.
Course meets concurrently with LATN 309. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 209; advanced students should enroll in LATN 309. Course requirements will differ according to level.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 102 or equivalent
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LATN 220 - The End of the Aeneid FC ARHU CD
4 credits
We will focus on the second half of Virgil’s masterpiece, with particular attention to book 8, where Aeneas encounters the city of Rome in its pastoral, Arcadian phase. Course includes review of Latin grammar and meter, study of scholarship on Vergil, work with manuscripts, and a research project.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 102 or equivalent
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LATN 221 - Senecan Tragedy I FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course investigates the tragedies of Seneca the Younger and involves the close reading of one of Seneca’s tragedies in Latin. Students will focus on the grammar, syntax, and literary features of Seneca’s dramaturgy and explore the reception of Seneca’s tragedies in the works of the Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists.
Course meets concurrently with LATN 321. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 221; advanced students should inroll in LATN 321. Course requirements will differ according to level.
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: LATN 102 or equivalent
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LATN 302 - Horace FC ARHU CD
4 credits
Students will study the poems of Horace and develop an on-line commentary to the poems. Horace’s poems offer a profound investigation of the place of the writer in Augustan society and stress the philosophical contemplation necessary to live a meaningful life. Students will be actively involved in the creation of a valuable resource for subsequent readers of these poems.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or the equivalent.
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LATN 307 - Latin Love Elegy FC ARHU CD
4 credits
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.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or equivalent.
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LATN 308 - The Roman Historians FC ARHU CD
4 credits
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.
Prerequisites & Notes: Latin 202 or equivalent.
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LATN 309 - Petronius and Apuleius: The Latin Novel II FC ARHU CD
4 credits
In this course we will study two Latin novels, Petronius’ Satyricon and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (better known as ‘The Golden Ass’). We will engage the complex stylistics of the Latin, as well as the critical tradition concerning the genre of the novel in general, and the ancient novel in particular.
Prerequisites & Notes: Course meets concurrently with LATN 209. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 209; advanced students should enroll in LATN 309. Course requirements will differ according to level.
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LATN 316 - Latin Epistles FC ARHU CD WADV
4 credits
In an age of texting, email, and instant messaging, it is enlightening to see how the Romans viewed letter-writing. Do you want to know how to live a fulfilled life? Read Seneca. The details of the eruption of Vesuvius? Pliny provides the answers. The complex reaction to the first Triumvirate? Cicero wrote it all down. This course investigates the major epistolographers of ancient Rome (from Cicero to Pliny) and one can get a peek into the nitty-gritty of Roman politics, Stoicism, and everyday life from these authors’ works.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or equivalent.
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LATN 318 - Poetry of Catullus FC ARHU CD WADV
4 credits
We will read the poetry of Catullus, one of the most prominent poets of late Republican Rome, and key figure in the development of Roman lyric, elegiac and epic poetry. We will pay particular attention to the challenge that Catullus presents to Roman standards of masculinity, and to the way that his subversions of poetic norms present challenges to Roman politics. We will also read modern criticism of Catullus and of Roman lyric and elegiac.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or equivalent
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LATN 320 - The End of the Aeneid II FC ARHU CD
4 credits
We will focus on the second half of Virgil’s masterpiece, with particular attention to book 8, where Aeneas encounters the city of Rome in its pastoral, Arcadian phase. Course includes review of Latin grammar and meter, study of scholarship on Vergil, work with manuscripts, and a research project.
Course meets concurrently with LATN 220. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 220; advanced students should enroll in LATN 320. Course requirements will differ according to level.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or equivalent
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LATN 321 - Senecan Tragedy II FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course investigates the tragedies of Seneca the Younger and involves the close reading of one of Seneca’s tragedies in Latin. Students will focus on the grammar, syntax, and literary features of Seneca’s dramaturgy and explore the reception of Seneca’s tragedies in the works of the Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists. Course meets concurrently with LATN 221. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 221; advanced students should enroll in LATN 321. Course requirements differ according to level.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or equivalent. Course meets concurrently with LATN 221.
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LATN 375 - Martial FC ARHU CD
4 credits
In this course we will read the Epigrams of Martial, which provide a humorous and oftentimes gritty account of life in the Roman metropolis. Martial writes as both insider and outsider, who knows about cheap apartments and crashing parties; but as a literary artist, he also maintains the superior and refined position of artist and satirist. We will also work closely with Oberlin’s recently-acquired 15th century manuscript of Martial.
Prerequisites & Notes: LATN 202 or equivalent.
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LATN 401F - Honors - Full FC ARHU
4 credits
Honors.
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LATN 401H - Honors - Half HC ARHU
2 credits
Honors.
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LATN 995F - Private Reading - Full FC ARHU
4 credits
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
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LATN 995H - Private Reading - Half HC ARHU
2 credits
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
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LATS 100 - What is Latin America? Issues in Latin American Studies HC SSCI CD
2 credits
What is Latin America and why does Latin American Studies exist as an academic field of study? What does it mean to study Latin American from the outside, particularly from the United States? This multidisciplinary, team-taught course lays the groundwork for an intentional and self-reflective trajectory through Oberlin’s interdisciplinary LATS program. In addition to the history of Latin American Studies, it addresses questions that are central to any scholarly engagement with the region.
This course is appropriate for new students.
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LATS 400 - Latin American Studies Capstone HC SSCI
2 credits
The capstone project allows students to integrate knowledge gained through the LATS major and to address analytic and theoretical issues in the field of Latin American Studies. Normally, capstone work–which includes a substantive individual project and public presentation–is added to an upper-level course taken for the major in the senior year. Honors in LATS fulfills the capstone requirement.
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LATS 401 - Honors Project FC
4 credits
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.
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LATS 402 - Honors Project FC
4 credits
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.
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LAWS 200 - Law and Society: An Overview FC SSCI
4 credits
Law frames the way we live as a society, from providing practical resolution to socially contentious issues to guiding the types of policies that affect how our social institutions function and how we relate to one another. This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to various types of law as well as ways in which fields of inquiry intersect with, interrogate and challenge the law and policies set to be in accordance with the law. Our examination will include readings from representative fields and films that have brought aspects of law and society to life. Film Viewing Required.
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LAWS 400 - Legal Advocacy HC SSCI
2 credits
Topics include: Approaching a case and developing a core theory; information literacy and research skills; legal writing (pre-trial motions, legal research memoranda, oral arguments, and briefs); presenting oral arguments; court procedures and decorum; professional responsibility and ethics. Students will participate in an on-campus mock trial. This course is open to students selected for the Oberlin Law and Justice Scholars Program.
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LAWS 500 - Senior Portfolio
0 credits
In consultation with their advisor, students compile a portfolio of work that represents the skills they have developed during their time at Oberlin. The portfolio will be tailored to the student?s individual needs and post-graduate goals. In addition to samples of their work, students will prepare a resume and write a reflection on their development as scholars at Oberlin. They will also complete an assessment survey. This course is required for all graduating majors. It is open to seniors during their last semester on campus and is to be completed during the first module.
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Learning Enhancement Across the Disciplines |
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LEAD 050 - Introduction to Oberlin Life and Learning CC
1 credit
The Introduction to Oberlin Life & Learning course intends to build upon advising during first-year orientation and capitalize on the student cohort advising experience. The course is designed to assist students as they: (1) acclimate to college learning, (2) use institutional resources for holistic support, (3) navigate college life, and (4) create an educational pathway that connects past and present curricular and co-curricular experiences to goals for their future. Information offered and discussed in an informal seminar setting during the course includes: Understanding academic advising as an educational activity. Training in technologies for holistic advising Planning a coherent curricular and co-curricular pathway from high school through college. Understanding norms for academic and interpersonal integrity in our community of learning. Training in study skills, time management, and wellness.
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LEAD 105 - Introduction to Bonner Life CC
2 credits
This course serves as an orientation to Oberlin College, the Lorain County community, and the Bonner Scholars Program. It is designed to give students an opportunity to explore issues relevant to new students in a college environment while learning more about the Bonner common commitments and approaches to community engagement. The course is limited to Bonner Scholars.
(Please note: students who previously took the Bonner Life 101 ExCo course should not take this course.)
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LEAD 110 - Oberlin F1RST CC
2 credits
This course serves as an orientation to Oberlin College and the Brenda Grier-Miller Scholars Program. It is designed to give students who are the first in their families to attend college support as they transition to Oberlin, and includes discussion about Oberlins academic expectations and campus culture. Students will have opportunities to engage with other first-generation students, faculty, and staff, and will participate in activities that allow them to explore their academic and personal strengths, as well as opportunities for growth. The course is limited to BGM Scholars.
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LEAD 115 - First-Year Posse Scholar Success CC
2 credits
This course builds upon the foundation established during orientation to facilitate further success and leadership development of first-year Posse Scholars. It is designed to support ongoing navigation of the opportunities and challenges of an Oberlin education. We will explore academic expectations, campus culture, effective use of resources, and problem-solving strategies, and will provide opportunities for reflection, discussion, and community building. The course will enhance engagement among this class of Posse Scholars, along with forging connections with other classes of current Posse Scholars, alumni, and others in participants’ network of success. Limited to first-year Posse Scholars.
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LEAD 120 - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction CC
1 credit
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction will provide participants with skills for responding to both external and internal sources of stress. Students will learn about physical and cognitive stress responses and engage in practices of mindfulness and acceptance allowing them to tolerate unavoidable stress while interrupting vicious cycles that can prolong and intensify ones reactions to stressors. Recommended for students who wish to improve their own stress management, as well as those interested in the mental health professions. Students seeking consent must attend an informational meeting and should email MBSR@oberlin.edu for details.
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LEAD 121 - Stress Management Tools for Wellness CC
1 credit
This class will help participants increase their resilience and improve their effectiveness by teaching tools for managing difficult emotions and facing stressful and anxiety-triggering situations. Students will learn relaxation strategies while also practicing acceptance for what is beyond their control, and commitment to values-based action. This class is recommended for students who want to improve their stress management, as well as those interested in the mental health professions.
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LEAD 125 - Wellness Tools for Academic and Life Success CC
1 credit
Health and wellness are key elements to academic and life success. They are also areas that many college students find difficult to prioritize. Developing skills to maintain and enhance wellness can result in academic and interpersonal success, and improved overall satisfaction and well-being. In this course we will cover common health and wellness topics, how to balance wellness goals with academic demands and expectations, and resources that could be of help in achieving goals in the classroom and beyond.
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LEAD 130 - Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources CC
1 credit
Through the Sophomore Opportunities & Academic Resources (SOAR) program, students explore academic and co-curricular pathways, develop key skills and competencies for success inside and outside the classroom, and build lasting relationships with peers and mentors. The course is designed to assist sophomores in making the most of their Oberlin experience as they pursue major declaration and meaningful engagement with experiential opportunities.
Prerequisites & Notes: Registration for the Sophomore Opportunities & Academic Resources (SOAR) program is required. Open to all Arts and Sciences and Double Degree
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LEAD 150 - Approaches to Learning CC
1 credit
Students will have the opportunity to explore and apply a variety of academic strategies, including time management, taking lecture notes, preparing for exams, writing research papers, and assessing learning styles/preferences. Development and implementation of individualized strategies is emphasized.
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LEAD 151 - Approaches to Active Reading CC
1 credit
Topics include: establishing a purpose for reading, previewing, and developing flexible modes for academic reading (e.g., rapid reading and critical reading). Students will have opportunities to practice reading strategies with articles about the learning process, as well as texts from their other classes.
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LEAD 155 - Strengthening Connections and Building Community CC
1 credit
This course facilitates success for students who are returning from time away from campus and will encourage student involvement on campus and in the community. Students will explore and utilize academic and wellness resources on campus, and will discuss topics such as time management and goal-setting. Students will learn skills to strengthen connections with faculty and staff to build a network of success, and will engage in regular self-reflection.
Prerequisites & Notes: Student must be returning from time away from Oberlin (e.g. medical leave, personal leave, academic standing)
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LEAD 160 - Thinking Quantitatively in the Humanities and Social Sciences CC
2 credits
Using real world, open ended inquiry exercises, students will learn
to quantitatively interpret and analyze data, and effectively communicate mathematical ideas–essential for a variety of career paths. Activities will focus on project-based mathematical problem solving involving statistics, rates, ratios, proportions, etc. Writing, oral communication, creation and interpretation of graphs, data analysis using spreadsheets, and peer collaboration will be integrated throughout the course. This section targets students focused on the humanities and humanistic social sciences.
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LEAD 165 - Thinking Quantitatively in the Natural Sciences CC
2 credits
Using real world, open ended inquiry exercises, students will learn
to quantitatively interpret and analyze data, and effectively communicate mathematical ideas–essential for a variety of career paths. Activities will focus on project-based mathematical problem solving involving statistics, rates, ratios, proportions, etc. Students will explore writing, oral communication, creation and interpretation of graphs, data analysis using spreadsheets, and peer collaboration. This section targets students focused on the natural sciences and emperical social sciences.
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LEAD 180 - Building Habits for Success CC
2 credits
Students will engage in self-reflection and explore strategies that center on creating habits for success in all areas of life (academic, personal, professional). Topics will include effective goal-setting, developing an individualized time management system, balancing personal and academic tasks, connecting with campus resources, and utilizing a growth mindset. Students will outline plans and then develop strategies for implementing these plans. Recommended for students who seek to build executive functioning skills.
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LEAD 185 - Adulting: Preparing for Life After Oberlin CC
2 credits
This course is designed to build practical post-graduation life skills. We will cover budgeting, taxes, insurance, debt, banking, renting, and healthy relationships. We will celebrate resilience and support one another - even if you have waited until the last minute to start thinking about adulting. Preference given to students graduating in the fall or spring.
Prerequisites & Notes: Preference given to students graduating in the fall or spring.
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LEAD 201 - Introduction to Peer Helping Skills 1 CC
2 credits
IPHS 1 is the first of two courses designed to build skills for both formal peer helping roles (RA, peer mentor, etc…) and being a supportive friend and good listener in general. IPHS 1 focuses on foundational helping topics, including self-awareness, self-care, active listening, communication, identity, interpersonal dynamics, stress management, community-building, social justice, emotional wellness, sexuality, referral processes and campus resources. Required (with IPHS 2) for PSC Peer Listeners, recommended for other peer helping roles. All course-related email, including questions or waitlist requests (once the class is full) should be directed to IPHS@oberlin.edu, and not the instructor.
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LEAD 202 - Introduction to Peer Helping Skills 2 CC
2 credits
IPHS 2 will further build peer helping skills which can be used both in formal helping roles and informally. Topics include basic introductions to positive psychology, body image, eating issues, forms of interpersonal violence, grief, loss, disability, spirituality, existential concerns, group dynamics, activism, motivation, change processes and peer role in crisis response, with further attention to doing helping work in a sustainable way. Required for PSC Peer Listeners, strongly recommended for other peer helping positions. All course-related email, including consent requests, questions or waitlist requests (once the class is full) should be directed to IPHS@oberlin.edu and not the instructor.
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LEAD 205 - Frameworks and Practices for Transforming Conflict CC
2 credits
Frameworks and Practices for Transforming Conflict offers students strategies for transforming moments of interpersonal differences and disputes into opportunities for productive pathways forward. Participants will learn about the cycle of conflict and ways to interrupt it to make thoughtful decisions about how to respond in ways that are more constructive and less destructive when confronted with conflicting needs, values, identities, and world views. Recommended for students seeking to improve strategies for addressing interpersonal disputes, applying to participate in YBCD’s Social Justice Mediation Training, as well as those pursuing a vocation in alternative dispute resolution or peacebuilding.
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LEAD 209 - Applied Peer Advising Workshop CC
1 credit
Peer Advising Leaders (PALs) will workshop different approaches to cohort facilitation, and will gain practical experience working with prospective and incoming Oberlin students through the facilitation of remote discussion groups.
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LEAD 210 - Introduction to the Foundations of Academic Advising CC
2 credits
The course is designed for students who participate in the Peer Advising Leaders program. It examines the foundations of academic advising as essential components of student success and retention in higher education. Topics include developmental advising; training on academic advising; advising skills, including diverse populations. This course is designed to link theories of advising to the practice of advising through group reflection. Peer Advising Leaders will support first-year students in developing confidence and clarity about the expanse of possibilities they may pursue at Oberlin.
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LEAD 211 - Introduction to the Foundations of Academic Advising II CC
2 credits
The course is designed for students who participate in the Peer Advising Leaders program. It builds upon LEAD 210. Participants in this course will assist and mentor students in LEAD 210 on topics that include developmental advising; training on academic advising; advising skills, including diverse populations. This course is designed to link theories of advising to the practice of advising through group reflection. Peer Advising Leaders will support first-year students in developing confidence and clarity about the expanse of possibilities they may pursue at Oberlin.
Prerequisites & Notes: LEAD 210
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LEAD 215 - Practicum in America Reads or America Counts CC
2 credits
This practicum course is for students interested in participating as an America Reads or America Counts tutor within the Oberlin City Schools, or after-school programs. Students will engage as a K-8 math or reading tutor at the direction of a classroom te
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