Goucher College Registration Guidebook Spring 2013

Goucher College
Registration Guidebook
Spring
2013
Student Administrative Services
1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204
410‐337‐6500/FAX 410‐337‐6504
October 19, 2012

***IMPORTANT***
The course schedule is available to you online.
View the schedule on myGoucher at
https://olympus.goucher.edu/SelfService/Search/SectionSearch.aspx
MyGoucher directly reflects the current course schedule and course enrollments.
For additional information about Records and Registration please visit our web site at:
http://www.goucher.edu/x1875.xml
Goucher College reserves the right to change or cancel without notice programs of study,
requirements, course offerings, policies, regulations, procedures, calendar, financial aid, fees, or other
matters. Revision and additions to the class schedule are published at the beginning of each semester
and are updated in a timely manner. Failure to read this booklet does not constitute a reason for
noncompliance with the stated college policy. It is the responsibility of the student to keep apprised of
all changes. The Goucher College Class Schedule Booklet is not to be regarded as a contract.
It is the responsibility of each student to monitor his or her academic progress at Goucher College. The
student is expected to know the graduation requirements pertinent to his or her program, to be
cognizant of his or her grade point average, to make appropriate elective course selections, and to
add/drop courses to best facilitate attainment of his or her educational goals. To assist in making
these important decisions, the College provides each student with an Academic Advisor.
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Registration Information
UNDERGRADUATE REGISTRATION – Spring 2013
Dates for spring 2013 Registration
Academic advising begins for spring 2013 Monday, October 29
Registration begins for spring 2013 Monday, November 12
STEP 1: ACADEMIC ADVISING
Advising for students is October 29 to November 9. Schedule an appointment with your adviser early.
Advising sessions generally take a half hour, sometimes longer.
Use the Academic Catalog (to note required courses) and the spring class schedule to start your planning
process. The schedule will be posted on the web October 19. Bring to the advising session a completed
course change form as a first draft of the courses you want/need to take. Many advisors require that
advisees take this first step before starting an advising session.
After the advising session (which must be in‐person, not via email, unless you are away from Goucher this
semester) your adviser will release you for registration. If you need to add courses requiring signatures
other than your advisers, a course change form should be signed by your adviser during the advising
session. (The course change form is available at http://www.goucher.edu/x1893.xml)
Select alternate courses during your advising session, in case your first choices are full.
Prerequisites: You may only register for courses for which you have met the required prerequisites unless
the instructor has signed a course change form to waive them.
ICA’s require acceptance into the program to register. ICA registration will be done by the Registrar’s
Office in SAS. Make sure you calculate the ICA credits into the total you are allowed when registering
online.
Instructors’ signatures are required for audits, closed courses, time overlaps and any course in which you
are required to have the permission of the instructor to enroll. Instructor and department chair
signatures are required for independent work. Registration for any of the above course types must be
done in‐person in the Registrar’s Office (Mon‐Fri, 8:45 a.m.‐5 p.m.) after your assigned day and time for
registration. A completed course change form must be submitted. Printed, attached emails will be
accepted as signatures.
When registering on‐line, pass/no pass can only be selected for courses required to be graded as such (PE
activity etc.). Changing from a regular grade to pass/no pass can be done by completing a course change
form and bringing it to SAS after your assigned registration time. See pass/no pass in the catalog at:
http://www.goucher.edu/x1388.xmll (p. 55).
Registration for internships requires the Internship Learning Agreement (ILA) be submitted to the Career
Development Office for approval. (Be sure to check deadlines.) After approval by the CDO, the ILA is
submitted to the Registrar’s Office for entry.
Registration for senior thesis requires the Senior Thesis Guidelines and Form be submitted to the
Associate Dean’s office for approval. (Be sure to check deadlines.) After approval by the Associate Dean’s
office, the Senior Thesis Registration Form is submitted to the Registrar’s Office for entry.
STEP 2: RESOLVE HOLDS
Contact the appropriate office to resolve any stop flag (hold) placed on your account before your assigned
registration start day and time, such as those noted by Billing, the Registrar’s Office, the Health Center,
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Financial Aid, the Associate Dean’s Office, etc. Registration cannot occur unless the stop flag (hold) is
removed. Your holds appear when you log on to myGoucher.
STEP 3: REGISTRATION
The deadline to initially register for Spring 2013 is Thursday, December 13. After this date, students will
be charged a $100 fee late registration fee.
The order of registration has been determined by the students’ number of completed credits. Students
will be able to see their assigned registration start time on their myGoucher account on Monday, October
22. Online registration groups will start in 30 minute intervals and can continue to make schedule changes
from the assigned time through Monday, January 28 at midnight. Beginning January 29, students who
have not registered or students who need to make schedule changes must do so in person in the Office of
the Registrar.
Through January 28, students will be able to make schedule changes online only if initial approval for
registration was received from the adviser (approval is needed one time only). Your adviser will receive
an e‐mail showing changes that are made each day they are processed. Closed courses, time overlaps,
credit overloads, audits, independent work, and special permission courses will need to be registered for
in person, as they require a manual override. Once a manual override is required for any reason, a manual
override will be required for any subsequent schedule change, and these will have to be made in person
in SAS.
Course credit load is determined by your GPA and credits completed (catalog p.51). See course load in
the catalogue at: http://www.goucher.edu/x1388.xml
To register for credit overloads, an approved petition along with a course change form and all required
approvals must be submitted to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies. If approved, the petition
and registration materials will be sent to the Office of the Registrar for entry. Students will be additionally
charged the part‐time tuition rate for all credits over the limit of 18 credits per semester.
If you encounter technical problems, please send an e‐mail message to the helpdesk@goucher.edu. The
helpdesk e‐mail will be monitored for problems during registration.
Credits completed as of Oct 19, 2012
Your registration begins:
87 or more credits completed Monday, November 12 (7:00 p.m.‐9:00 p.m. assigned
start times). Registration and schedule changes
continue online until Monday, January 28 at midnight.
57‐86.99 credits completed Tuesday, November 13 (7:00 to 9:00 p.m. assigned
start times). Registration and schedule changes
continue on‐line until Monday, January 28 at midnight.
27‐56.99 credits completed Wednesday November 14 (7:00 to 9:00 p.m. assigned
start times). Registration and schedule changes
continue on‐line until Monday, January 28 at midnight.
0‐26.99 credits completed Thursday, November 15 (7:00 to 10:00 p.m. assigned
start times). Registration and schedule changes
continue on‐line until Monday, January 28 at
midnight.
All classes and
Non‐Candidates
Friday, November 16 (8:00 a.m.) Registration and
schedule changes continue on‐line until Monday,
January 28 at midnight.
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Important Information
ADD/DROP PERIOD for spring semester will posted on Important Academic Dates at
http://www.goucher.edu/x1393.xml. Any drops after this period will result in a “W” on the academic
record. Students should always retain a copy of the course change form for their records.
ADVISOR – The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies assigns and processes all changes of advisors.
Students must consult with their advisors before making course selections. Course change forms must be
signed by advisors prior to submission to SAS.
AUDITING ‐ Election of the audit must be done at the point of registration for the course or within the
deadline for adding courses. Auditing requires the signatures of the instructor and the advisor. Students
may withdraw from an audit through the last day of classes. College policy prohibits changing an audit to
credit or vice versa, after the add/drop deadline.
BALTIMORE STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS – Schedules from BSEP colleges are available
on the web. BSEP registration forms should be submitted to the SAS office with the appropriate
signatures. Participating institutions process the BSEP forms at the end of their students' registration
period. Goucher students are notified of acceptance as it occurs. Seniors expecting to graduate in May,
and enrolling in a BSEP course in the spring, must have prior approval from the host college indicating that
the final grade for the course will be submitted to the SAS office at Goucher by the published date. BSEP
courses may only be taken in the fall or spring semester (not summer or winter semesters). Ordinarily
only 2 courses may be taken per year. Courses must be taken for regular grade.
INTERNSHIPS (OR OFF‐CAMPUS INDEPENDENT WORK) require separate forms, which are available in the
Career Development Office. These courses will be added to students’ schedules upon receipt of the
completed, approved forms from the CDO.
LOCATION OF CLASSES – All classes meet at Goucher College unless otherwise indicated on myGoucher.
MAJOR – Forms and instructions for declaring or changing majors are available in the Office of the
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies. All students must declare a major before registering for the
first semester of their junior year. The completed forms are submitted to the Office of the Associate Dean
for Undergraduate Studies.
NON‐GOUCHER COURSES – Students may take pre‐approved courses at other institutions during the
summer or winter by submitting the Non‐Goucher Course Approval Form to SAS. Only 15 hours in total,
of non‐Goucher summer and winter work with a grade of C‐ or better are applicable to the degree.
PASS/NO PASS – Pass is defined as A through C‐. The course will appear on the transcript, but the GPA
will not be affected. Students receiving a grade of No Pass will not receive credit for the course. Students
may elect to take two courses per academic year on a pass/no pass basis. This option is done on a course
change form and can be changed until the pass/no pass deadline at week 10. Courses only offered
pass/no pass are not included in the pass/no pass course limit. Honors courses cannot be taken pass/no
pass. Students cannot elect courses in the major as pass/no pass unless the courses are graded only on a
pass/no pass basis.
REPEATED COURSES – Students may repeat any courses for which they received less than a C‐ grade.
Both the original grade and the grade for the repeated course are included in the GPA, but the credits are
counted only once. If a student repeats a course for which a passing grade of below C‐ was received the
first time, the student will receive a grade of RA, RB, RC… the second time the course is taken.
Departments decide if students must repeat courses in the major if the grades are below C‐, or if they will
permit the students to substitute other courses for the major. Approval must be obtained from the
appropriate department chair if a student wishes to repeat a course over this limit. If a student repeats a
course for which a grade of C‐ or above was received the first time, the student will receive a grade of XA,
XB, XC… the second time the course is taken. A student will not receive credit a second time, and X
grades are not calculated into the GPA. The policy does not include courses which may be repeated for
credit as listed in the catalogue.
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SEVEN‐WEEK COURSES – Subsession 01 indicates that the course meets for the entire semester. 02
indicates that the course meets for the first seven weeks. 03 indicates that the course meets for the
second seven weeks. Students should register for 7 week courses during registration. There is a special
add/drop period for these classes.
SENIOR THESIS – In order to register for a Senior Thesis, students must complete a Senior Thesis Form and
obtain signatures from the faculty advisor selected by the student, the department chair, and advisor.
The Senior Thesis form must be filed with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.
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General Education Requirements
For ALL students who started attending Goucher College prior to Fall 2011. Students
beginning at Goucher College in Fall 2011 or later should go by the Liberal Education
Requirements. View General Education Requirements at:
http://catalog.goucher.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=620#General_Education_Re
quirements
Liberal Education Requirements (LERs)
For ALL students beginning at Goucher College in Fall 2011 or later. Previously
attending returning students should go by the General Education Requirements listed
previously. View Liberal Education Requirements at:
http://catalog.goucher.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=620#Liberal_Education_Req
uirements__LER)
Lists of courses offered in Spring 2013 that satisfy general education and liberal
education requirements will be posted at:
http://www.goucher.edu/x1980.xml
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Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
Writing across the curriculum courses are intended primarily for college writing proficiency, unless they
also have been specifically designated as a writing proficiency in the major requirement by a department
(see writing proficiency in the major). Students must sign a contract with the course instructor in order to
take a course for College Writing Proficiency. Writing across the curriculum courses include:
COG/PHL 275
Epistemology
DAN 250
DAN 251
DAN 255
Twentieth Century Dance and Its Relation to Other
Modern Art
Great Choreographers and Dancers
American Dance Tradition
* ENG 219 Linguistics
ENG/WS 222
ENG 230
ENG 240
ENG 243
ENG 260
ENG 264
ENG 276
ENG 277
ENG 285
Women and Literature
The Classical Tradition
Medieval Literature
Renaissance Literature
The Early English Novel
The Later English Novel
Modern Poetry
Contemporary American Poets
Between Two Worlds
* ENG 330 Special Topics in English Literature to 1700
HIS 238
Comparative History of Colonialism in Asia
* MUS 313 Computer Music Seminar
PHL 220
PHL/RLG 226
PHL/RLG 235
PHL 260
PSC 201
Phenomenology
Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy
Hermeneutics & Deconstruction
Ancient Philosophy
Modern Political Thought
* PSC 224 European Politics Today
PSC 225
PSC 227
RLG 228
SOC 217
British Politics
The Politics of Germany
Philosophy of Religion
Methods of Social Research
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THE 200
WS/ENG 222
WS 224
Twentieth Century Theatre
Women and Literature
Gender, Identity, and Race in Caribbean Culture
* WS 227 Becoming Visible: Fictions International Female
WS 240
WS 250
WS /PHL 276
Women, War, and Peace
Selected Topics in Women's Studies
Feminist Philosophy
*asterisked courses are offered as WAC in spring 2013
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Writing Proficiency in the Major
American Studies
Consult department chair.
Anthropology SOC 210
Art
Complete at least two 200 or 300‐level courses in Art History
with a grade of C or better
Biological Sciences BIO 214 BIO 240
BIO 224 BIO 260
Chemistry CHE 265L CHE 346
CHE 266L CHE 356
CHE 342 CHE 373
Comunication & Media Studies
COM 262‐ with a grade of B‐ or higher
(Complete before second semester junior year)
Computer Science CS 245 ENG 206
CS Senior Thesis MA 260
Dance
Dan 390 – with a grade of B‐ or better
Economics
ENG 206 with a grade of C‐ or better
Education ED 210 ENG 226
ED 222 SPE 320
English ENG 200
French
Any 300 level course in the major
Historic Preservation HP 320/ART 347
History HIS 338 HIS 387
Individualized Interdisciplinary Major
Consult IDS Chair.
International Relations PSC 200 PSC 263
PSC 224 PSC 257
PSC 264 PSC 258/JS 258
Any 200 or 300 level course with permission of instructor
Management ENG 206
Mathematics CS 245 MA 260
ENG 206 MA Senior Thesis
Music MUS 260 MUS 349
Peace PCE 205
Philosophy
Consult department chair
Physics ENG 206
Political Science PSC 200 PSC 202
PSC 258 PSC 207
PSC 263 PCS 224
PSC 264 PSC 225
PSC 282 PSC 227
Any 200 or 300 level course with permission of
Instructor
Psychology PSY 252 PSY 255
Religion
Consult department chair.
Russian
Any 300‐level course in the major.
Sociology SOC 210
Spanish
Any 300‐level course in the major
Special Education ED 210 ED 222
SPE 320 SPE 324
SPE 326 SPE 328
Theatre THE 390/391
Women’s Studies WS 224 WS 300
WS 227 WS 320
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Descriptions for New and Special Topics Courses
Spring 2013
AFRICANA STUDIES
AFR/HIS 205.001: Bad Spirits: The Atlantic Slave Trade in History and Memory (3 credits)
Between 1500 and 1866, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly removed from their families
and loved ones and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to labor as slaves in the Americas. The vast scope
of the slave trade – in terms of its human toll as well as its reach across the continents – left an indelible
stamp on societies on both sides of the Atlantic. This course examines the slave trade and its lasting
imprint on the modern psyche through three different lenses: through the experience of the slaves,
slave traders, and other Atlantic contemporaries who lived through its growth and abolition; through
the interpretations of historians who have studied the trade; and through the creative work of Atlantic
“ancestors” – such as spiritual diviners, filmmakers, and writers – who have wrestled with its legacies
and meanings in more recent history. By looking at the slave trade through these different perspectives,
this course not only aims to introduce participants to some of the core themes in the history of the slave
trade, but also to provide students with insight into the trades’ cultural impacts past and present.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Recommended: HIS 110, 116, 117 or
AFR 200.
AFR/HIS 207.001: Comparative History of Sub‐Saharan Africa (3 credits)
This course offers a comparative examination of several of the diverse histories, cultures, and societies
that have contributed to making of the African continent. Divided into five parts, the course begins with
a broad overview of precolonial state formation in both “medieval” Africa and the era of the Atlantic
slave trade, continue with an analysis of the transition to “legitimate” commerce and the onset of
colonialism, and conclude with a discussion about anti‐colonial struggles and the rise of new postcolonial
nation‐states in the 20 th century. After establishing this broad outline, the course will proceed
by exploring three to four African countries in closer detail in an effort to draw out comparisons across
linguistic, cultural, and national boundaries. Specific attention will be given to the social dimensions of
changing relationships across ethnic, gender, and religious lines, strategies of dominance and resistance
in the colonial era, and the intellectual and expressive contours of the post‐colonial conundrum.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Recommended: HIS 117 or AFR 200.
ART
ART 382.001 Cabinet of Wonders: Nature and Art Before the Age of Science: The seminar explores the
Cabinet of Wonders as an important cultural phenomenon during the Early Modern Period (1500‐1800).
The assemblages in these cabinets take as their principal theme the rivalry between nature and art in
the creation of objects that generate excitement and wonder.
Prerequisite: One 200 level art history course, junior standing or permission of the instructor.
CHEMISTRY
CHE 240.001 Biophysical Chemistry (3 credits)
Exploration of the states of matter and laws of thermodynamics applied to chemical systems and rates
of reactions. Emphasis will be placed on the physical chemistry of biological systems and the theoretical
basis for various biophysical techniques.
Prerequisites of MA180 and PHY115 or 125, Bio 210, CHE151 and CHE152 (or 152H).
CHE 391H: Light and Life (3 credits)
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A seminar course offered to extend knowledge in the applications of the light to both chemical systems
and daily life in the 21st century. Material will focus on topics such as medical imaging, light in the
environment and biological systems, energy technology, data storage and retrieval, communications
technology, and laser spectroscopy, as well as other areas of particular student interest. Students will be
expected to complete assigned readings from the current literature, problem sets, and oral
presentations. Prerequisite: CHE 235.
COMUNICATIONS
COM/ES 205.001: Debunked! Environmental Writing & Communication. (3 credits)
This 200‐level environmental communication and writing class will focus on improving scientific literacy
across a variety of media. We will prepare students to be intelligent consumers of popular
environmental discourse, able to distinguish valid science‐based information from disinformation. As
well, the course will stress competent science‐based environmental writing. Students will be expected
to understand science‐based articles in newspapers, magazines, and journals; and scientifically‐themed
television programming. Assignments will include a letter to the editor, a storyboard for a television
episode, a corporate press release, an NGO white paper, and an in‐depth research article. The course
will focus on environmental and sustainability‐based subjects.
Prerequisite: College writing proficiency requirement.
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COM 272PP.1BA: Intensive Course Abroad: Alternative Media and Culture in the Balkans – pre‐course (2
credits) This course provides an international field experience in the arts, culture, and social activism in
the recently‐independent nations of the former Yugoslavia. The program will be centered in Bosnia, and
the cultural projects that have challenged political, social, and aesthetic conventions. Students will meet
internet activists, filmmakers, event organizers, and others exploring innovative approaches to media.
The course will explore the dynamics of alternative media and cultural production. Students enrolled in
COM 272PP will complete the spring pre‐course, the summer trip and the fall post‐course for a total of 7
credits
COM 272PR.1BA: Intensive Course Abroad: Alternative Media and Culture in the Balkans – pre‐course (2
credits) This course provides an international field experience in the arts, culture, and social activism in
the recently‐independent nations of the former Yugoslavia. The program will be centered in Bosnia, and
the cultural projects that have challenged political, social, and aesthetic conventions. Students will meet
internet activists, filmmakers, event organizers, and others exploring innovative approaches to media.
The course will explore the dynamics of alternative media and cultural production. Students enrolled in
COM 272PR will complete the spring pre‐course, and the summer trip, but no fall post‐course.
COM 301.001:Alternative Media (3 credits)
This course will address the production and distribution of alternative forms of media in video, film,
print, music and digital culture, from guerilla video groups using low-tech means to make
documentaries to community radio stations. The course will explore innovations in aesthetics,
production structures, and distribution methods and the ability of such work to represent groups
and viewpoints which have been denied regular access to mainstream media.
Prerequisite: at least two of the 200 level required theory/criticism and history courses,
departmental and college writing proficiency, and junior or senior status; or permission of the
instructor.
COM 307.001 History of African‐American Film (4 credits)
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This survey course will examine the history and theory of African American filmmaking from the silent
era to the present. This course will explore the political and aesthetic debates central to African
American film by focusing on different genres and filmmakers. Independent and commercial films will
be included with a focus on black directors, writers and producers. Students will consider the ways
specific films and genres construct race, identity, and community (family) and the role that class, gender
and sexuality play in this construction. Students will consider issues of access and ownership in the
development of a black aesthetic in film. Issues of representation and authorship will be examined in
addition to exploring the links between African American cinema and cinemas of the African Diaspora.
Prerequisite: Writing proficiency in the major and the permission of the instructor.
COM 307.001: Special Topics World Cinema: Film Noir (4 credits)
Classical film noir was a highly stylized film cycle characterized by cynical, black‐and‐white movies of the
1940s and 1950s‐‐often melodramas about private eyes, femme fatales, criminal gangs, and lovers on
the run. Grounded in existentialism, these shadowy films characteristically followed the doomed lives
and relationships of their disillusioned characters in a post‐war world of anxiety. As such, the films
revealed the dark side of American life. Following the classical period, more contemporary "neo‐noirs"
continue to explore the underbelly of the American dream. This course analyses this unique film style
from its inception in the 1940s up to the present.
Prerequisite: COM 239 and/or COM 245, departmental and college writing proficiency, and junior or
senior status; or permission of the instructor
COM 312.003: Issues in Broadcasting and the Electronic Media: Writing and Producing for the Web (3)
This course is intended to provide students with the skills to use digital and social media to
communicate effectively. Along with learning those hands‐on skills, students will also be provided with a
theoretical grounding in the social responsibilities connected with using those skills in a way that helps
provide citizens with reliable, verified and trustworthy information. In line with that goal, there will be a
strong focus early in the course on media ethics and the role of new media in democratic societies. This
will include issues of privacy, free speech and libel. There will be emphasis on the standards and
practices of responsible and professional communication.
Prerequisite: completion of two of the 200‐level required theory/criticism and history courses,
departmental and college writing proficiency, and junior or senior status; or permission of the
instructor.
COM/WS 325.001: Women and Film (4 credits)
This course will examine the relationship between women and the film industry, from the days of silent
film to the 21st century. We will look at the roles women have played, both in front of and behind the
camera‐from the female star of the classical Hollywood "woman's" film of the 1930's‐1940's, and the
iconic stereotypes that have pervaded Hollywood gendered discourse, to the re‐emergent role of
women as directors, screenwriters, and producers in contemporary Hollywood and world cinemas.
Interrogating the role of women as icons, producers, and consumers, we will try to understand where
we came from and how we got to the here and now. Hollywood, independent, and international film will
be examined.
Prerequisites: COM 239 and/or 245, or WS 230; departmental and college writing proficiency; junior or
senior status; or permission of the instructor.
ECONOMICS
EC 325.001: Economics of Global Food Production (new course)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ES/COM 205.001: Debunked! Environmental Writing & Communication. (3 credits)
This 200‐level environmental communication and writing class will focus on improving scientific literacy
across a variety of media. We will prepare students to be intelligent consumers of popular
environmental discourse, able to distinguish valid science‐based information from disinformation. As
well, the course will stress competent science‐based environmental writing. Students will be expected
to understand science‐based articles in newspapers, magazines, and journals; and scientifically‐themed
television programming. Assignments will include a letter to the editor, a storyboard for a television
episode, a corporate press release, an NGO white paper, and an in‐depth research article. The course
will focus on environmental and sustainability‐based subjects.
Prerequisite: College writing proficiency requirement.
FRENCH
FR 330.001: Special Topics in French Literature:Writing Secrets: (4 credits)
Exploring texts that both mask and reveal secrets in French and Francophone literature.
Prerequisite: FR 245 or FR 256
GERMAN
GER 240.001: Introduction to German Childrens Literature: The course will introduce you to German
Children’s and Youth Literature from the 19 th to 21 st century. Starting with an early example of a
German comic strip (“Max & Moritz” by Wilhelm Busch, 1865) we will discuss different concepts of
childhood, explore how these texts reflect the historical contexts in which they were written, and
analyze their narrative structures. Special attention is given to reading strategies, introduction to
textual analysis, and improving speaking and listening skills. Students will produce short papers (e.g.
response papers, book reviews, film reviews), and give short presentations in German. Taught in
German. May be repeated if topic is different.
Prerequisite: GER 130 with a minimum grade of C‐ (or equivalent).
HISTORY
HIS/AFR 205.001: Bad Spirits: The Atlantic Slave Trade in History and Memory: (3 credits)
Between 1500 and 1866, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly removed from their families
and loved ones and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to labor as slaves in the Americas. The vast scope
of the slave trade – in terms of its human toll as well as its reach across the continents – left an indelible
stamp on societies on both sides of the Atlantic. This course examines the slave trade and its lasting
imprint on the modern psyche through three different lenses: through the experience of the slaves,
slave traders, and other Atlantic contemporaries who lived through its growth and abolition; through
the interpretations of historians who have studied the trade; and through the creative work of Atlantic
“ancestors” – such as spiritual diviners, filmmakers, and writers – who have wrestled with its legacies
and meanings in more recent history. By looking at the slave trade through these different perspectives,
this course not only aims to introduce participants to some of the core themes in the history of the slave
trade, but also to provide students with insight into the trades’ cultural impacts past and present.
Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing or permission of instructor. Recommended: HIS 110, 116, 117, or AFR
200.
HIS/AFR 207.001: Comparative History of Sub‐Saharan Africa (3 credits)
This course offers a comparative examination of several of the diverse histories, cultures, and societies
that have contributed to making of the African continent. Divided into five parts, the course begins with
a broad overview of pre‐colonial state formation in both “medieval” Africa and the era of the Atlantic
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slave trade, continue with an analysis of the transition to “legitimate” commerce and the onset of
colonialism, and conclude with a discussion about anti‐colonial struggles and the rise of new postcolonial
nation‐states in the 20 th century. After establishing this broad outline, the course will proceed
by exploring three to four African countries in closer detail in an effort to draw out comparisons across
linguistic, cultural, and national boundaries. Specific attention will be given to the social dimensions of
changing relationships across ethnic, gender, and religious lines, strategies of dominance and resistance
in the colonial era, and the intellectual and expressive contours of the post‐colonial conundrum.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Recommended: HIS 117 or AFR 200.
HIS 289.001 Great Libraries of Baltimore (3 credits)
This course will explore the rich history of Baltimore libraries through readings, discussion and site visits.
We will consider questions such as: what exactly IS a library? is it simply a collection of books? what role
do books and other containers of information play in libraries? how do libraries reflect changing ideas
about books and society? Class sessions will include field trips to Baltimore libraries. Each field trip will
involve a tour, lecture, and prior readings.
HIS 320.001: Routes of Black Thought: Exploring the Intellectual History of the African Diaspora (4
credits)
This course examines the ways in which activists, writers, essayists, artists, and scholars have wrestled
with what it means to be black in a global world from the 1850s onward. The course will begin with a
discussion of some of the key analytical frameworks for understanding the categories of "race,"
"diaspora," and the "black Atlantic," and proceed with a rich analysis of both famous thinkers and lesserknown
individuals who have influenced ideas about black modernity. Readings will include works by
Matin Delany, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. DuBois, George Padmore, Hubert
Harrison, Langston Hughes, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, and others. Participants are expected to
work closely with the class and professor to develop a research paper. Sophomore standing and/or
permission of instructor are required.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and/or permission of instructor are required.
JUDAIC STUDIES
JS 225.001: Jewish Comedy in Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Jewish comedy is accused of perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes and misogyny, but it is also celebrated
as a source of cultural criticism. In this course we will analyze works by Heinrich Heine, Franz Kafka,
Sholem Aleichem, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Philip Roth, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, and
many more. We will also study theories of humor, along with critical and historical analyses of “Jewish
humor.” We will ask: what makes Jewish comedy “Jewish”? Is Jewish comedy connected to
modernization? Secularization? How does Jewish comedy relate to the stigmatization of Jewishness?
Prerequisites: One 100‐ or 200‐level course in Judaic Studies, sophomore standing, or permission of the
instructor.
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
LAM 310.001: The Art of Portraying Space and Place: Latin America and the Natural World (3 credits)
One of the fundamental ideas of ecocriticism is that human culture is connected to its natural
surroundings. In this course, through the study of essays, literature, film and contemporary debates on
environmental preservation and sustainability, we will critically examine the relationship between
humans and the physical world in Latin America. Some of the questions we will be considering are: What
is the connection between environmental experience and the representation of the environment in
cultural texts? How is the environment valued by various writers and other producers of culture? How
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do gender, ethnicity and/or national identity impact one's representation of the land? What the critical
environmental issues currently facing Latin America?
Prerequisite: SP 235 , LAM 105 or LAM 268 , or permission of instructor.
PEACE STUDIES
PCE/SP 272Y: The Basque in Spain: A Peace History (2 credit pre‐course)
This interdisciplinary, combined Peace Studies and Spanish course will examine Basque identity and
nationalism historically. In particular, we will study the identity‐based separatist claims of dominant
political groups, the rise and decline of armed groups, and the development of a counter‐narrative
leading to a peace movement. In May, the class will travel to the Basque capital Bilbao for intensive
Spanish study and meetings with leaders of peace organizations in Bilbao, Gernika and San Sebastian.
Instruction will be primarily in English during the semester and exclusively in Spanish during the three
weeks in Spain.
Prerequisite: PCE 110, 124 or 148, and SP 130 and/or permission of the instructor.
PCE 340.001: Transitional Justice: Truth Seeking, Revenge, and Reconciliation (3 credits)
What happens in the aftermath of dictator regimes, genocide, war or mass violence? Should societies
confront the legacies of the past? Should there be focus on unraveling the truth or pursuing justice on
behalf of victims? What are the social, economical and political implements of each? What if the
perpetrators of violence are states? This class challenges student to consider the complicated moral,
political and philosophical questions which shape efforts to promote post‐conflict justice. We begin with
theories and explore cases which led to the advancement in the broader field of transitional justice from
global perspectives. Drawing on readings, literature and documentaries we will look are various
methods of reconciliation from amnesties, revenge, forgiveness, truth commissions, memorials,
apologizing and trials.
Prerequisite: PCE 110 and a 200‐level course in peace studies or permission of the instructor.
PHYSICAL EDUCATON
PE 156.001: American Red Cross Life Guard Training (0 credits)
Trains individual as a non‐surf lifeguard. Red Cross certification earned in CPR for the Professional
Rescuer, First Aid, and Lifeguard Training with successful completion. Prerequisites: 15 years old by
completion of course. Swim test (swim 300 yards continuously using each of the following strokes for
100 yards ‐ front crawl, 100 yards ‐ breaststroke 100 yards mix; swim 20 yards, submerge to a minimum
depth of 7‐10 feet, retrieve a brick and return to surface, swim 20 yards).
Special Dates and Times. April 7, 14, 21, 28 ‐ 10:00am‐5:00pm
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 280.001 Medicine, Pathology, and New Normalities (4 credits)
The field of medicine defines increasing numbers of human experiences as pathological. The
definition and diagnosis of illnesses such as ADHD, Depression, and Anxiety have defined a new
normality for Americans. Happiness, attention, and calmness are considered normal states to
which we ought to aspire. In physical health, normalities of weight, blood pressure, and
cholesterol structure whether or not our bodies and in consequence our selves are considered
pathological. In this course, we will examine the ways in which the pathologies defined by the
medical field and the medical model more broadly influence changing conceptualizations of
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normality. Since pathologies are generally handled with medical intervention, this course also
looks at the control and production of normality through testing, drugs, and enhancements.
Prerequisite: SOC 106 or ANT 107 and one 200 level social science course, or permission of the
instructor
SPANISH
SP/PCE 272Y.1GR: The Basque in Spain: A Peace History (2 credit pre‐course)
This interdisciplinary, combined Peace Studies and Spanish course will examine Basque identity and
nationalism historically. In particular, we will study the identity‐based separatist claims of dominant
political groups, the rise and decline of armed groups, and the development of a counter‐narrative
leading to a peace movement. In May, the class will travel to the Basque capital Bilbao for intensive
Spanish study and meetings with leaders of peace organizations in Bilbao, Gernika and San Sebastian.
Instruction will be primarily in English during the semester and exclusively in Spanish during the three
weeks in Spain.
Prerequisite: PCE 110, 124 or 148, and SP 130 and/or permission of the instructor.
SP 345.001: Special Topics: The Latin American Story (3 credits)
In this class we will explore the development of the genre of the short story in Latin American. We will
read major authors from various countries and see how their powerful blend of magic and realism has
resonated in the Spanish‐speaking world and beyond.
Prerequisites: SP 254 or SP 294
WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES
WS 225.001: Gender and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)
An interdisciplinary examination of theories of sexuality and their impact on specific historical and
contemporary sociopolitical movements and issues, such as marriage equality, sexual identity,
motherhood, prostitution, race and sexual politics, formations of femininity and masculinity, youth
access to sexual health education, and constructions of desire. With an emphasis on racial and cultural
diversity in a US context, this course will engage with history and theory, expressions in the arts,
personal narratives, contemporary social debates, and legal discourses.
Prerequisite: WS 100 or 150 or sophomore standing.
WS 300.001: Selected Topics: Women, Art, and Culture (3 credits)
This course is and interdisciplinary examination of women’s creative power as expressed through the
mediums of visual art, music, theater, film, drama, dance, poetry, and literature. We will examine
diverse and complex expressions by employing methods of inquiry from art history, cultural criticism,
studies of race and racialization, feminist theory, Black feminist thought, queer theory, and popular
culture discourses. This course will explore art and creativity both in a US context and transnationally
with an emphasis on women of color and art activism.
Prerequisite: WS 100 or WS 150
WS/COM 325.001: Women and Film (4 credits)
This course will examine the relationship between women and the film industry, from the days of silent
film to the 21st century. We will look at the roles women have played, both in front of and behind the
camera‐from the female star of the classical Hollywood "woman's" film of the 1930's‐1940's, and the
iconic stereotypes that have pervaded Hollywood gendered discourse, to the re‐emergent role of
women as directors, screenwriters, and producers in contemporary Hollywood and world cinemas.
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Interrogating the role of women as icons, producers, and consumers, we will try to understand where
we came from and how we got to the here and now. Hollywood, independent, and international film will
be examined.
Prerequisites: COM 239 and/or 245, or WS 230; departmental and college writing proficiency; junior or
senior status; or permission of the instructor.
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