2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ECON 385 - Intermediate Accounting
Credits: 4
Theory and procedures used to account for the assets, liabilities, and equity of corporate enterprises.
Prerequisite: ECON 286 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SB.
Students who have received credit for ECON 360 may not also receive credit for ECON 385. Either ECON 170 or ECON 286 is a satisfactory prerequisite for ECON 385.
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ECON 386 - Cost Accounting
Credits: 4
Methods and systems used by various enterprises to develop estimates of costs and techniques for controlling costs of operation.
Prerequisite: ECON 286 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SB.
Students who have received credit for ECON 370 may not also receive credit for ECON 386. Either ECON 170 or ECON 286 is a satisfactory prerequisite for ECON 385 .
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ECON 421 - Strategic Environmental Management
Credits: 4
Explores how companies seek profit opportunities by reducing costs associated with environmental impacts and by satisfying market demand for ecologically sound products. Economic theories of the firm and theories of sustainable development provide the analytical framework. Various templates for building environmental management systems are reviewed, along with the corporate sector’s progress toward sustainable business practices.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 and ECON 240 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
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ECON 426 - Monetary Economics
Credits: 4
An exploration of the role money and monetary policy play in the domestic and external (trade) sectors of the economy. Starting with the basics of financial institutions, we discuss the policy tools by which authorities monitor the supply of liquidity. We analyze and compare the impacts of various policy measures in different phases of business cycles. Eventually we focus on the connection between domestic monetary policy and the balance of payments, extending the discussion to the essentials of currency markets. Central Bank intervention in currency markets, the role of expectations, speculation, and underlying trade flows affecting currency values are presented in a systemic context.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SB.
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ECON 427 - Theory of Finance
Credits: 4
Organized around the objective of maximizing the stockholder wealth within a set of corporate risk-return characteristics. Major topics include financial analysis and planning, capital budgeting, evaluation and cost of capital, capital asset pricing, and long-term financing.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 and ECON 202 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: QR, SB.
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ECON 430 - The Economic Analysis of Politics
Credits: 4
A study of the political arena through the lens of economic analysis. Economics studies purposeful behavior, and its tools apply not only to market participants but also to participants in the political process. Politicians, bureaucrats, and voters could be viewed therefore as self-interested individuals who do not necessarily desire to promote the public good. The lectures and discussions include applications of this economic theory of politics to voting, corruption, revolutions, dictatorship, and macroeconomic policies.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 and ECON 101 .
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
Not open to first-year students.
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ECON 440 - Advanced Business Economics
Credits: 4
Application of statistical methods and economic theory to business and managerial decision making. The course covers a range of analytical tools useful in solving problems that arise in managing firms’ operations. Particular examples include regression analysis, linear programming, forecasting, time value of money, break-even analysis, statistical quality control, pricing, production, demand and cost functions.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 , ECON 202 , and ECON 240 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SB.
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ECON 441 - Public Finance
Credits: 4
An investigation of the effects of governmental taxation. Topics include income redistribution, public goods, welfare economics, and the efficiency and equity implications of various types of taxation.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 .
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 448 - Organizations and Contracts
Credits: 4
An exploration of the costs of organizing economic activity. Topics include the determination of the scale and scope of the firm, the consequences of separating control from ownership, and the transaction costs of contracting in the marketplace. Theoretical work is followed by case studies of several industries, including aerospace, coal, oil, air traffic control, and automobile.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 and ECON 202 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SB.
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ECON 451 - International Business
Credits: 4
A study of the theories of global competition and the strategies corporations use in competing in foreign markets. The role of multilateral organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Global Compact, and the International Chamber of Commerce is explored. Through case studies, students learn about the political, cultural, environmental, legal, and ethical dilemmas that corporations encounter when operating in foreign markets. Some of the stylized concepts that business executives and political economists use in analyzing the dynamics of the global economy are discussed.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 or ECON 201 .
Distribution Requirements: IP.
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ECON 452 - Theory of Trade
Credits: 4
An exploration of the macroeconomics of an open economy. Topics include the balance-of-payments, exchange rate markets, and external borrowing for developing countries. The production and consumption possibilities of trading partners are analyzed in a general equilibrium framework. The roles of tariffs, trade quotas, and pegged exchange rates as appropriate policies for the achievement of domestic and international economic goals, as well as means of international economic cooperation, are discussed.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 and ECON 201 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: IP, QR.
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ECON 466 - Introduction to Econometrics
Credits: 4
Regression analysis, its basic assumptions, and the consequences of the violations of those basic assumptions. Related problems, such as collinearity, identification, autocorrelation, and tests of significance, are included. These techniques are used to measure the relationships between and among selected microeconomic and macroeconomic variables. Applied econometric research with computer usage in areas of student interest is included.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 or ECON 201 , ECON 202 , and ECON 203 ; or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
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ECON 470 - The Mathematical Approach to Economics
Credits: 4
Mathematical development of the basics of modern economic theory. Applications and examples are drawn from the major fields of Economics, such as international, monetary and fiscal theory. Mathematical techniques such as calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra are utilized.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 and ECON 201 , or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
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ECON 501 - Meadville VITA: Tax Internship
Credits: 1-4
An experiential internship program focusing on income tax preparation in the United States and experiences with income taxes and the residents of western Crawford County. Students study the rules for income tax preparation, pass a test about taxation designed by the IRS, and complete software training for tax preparation. Students complete 5-6 hours of tax preparation in the Meadville community for 10 weeks and also complete regular reflection exercises about their work, their learning, and their experiences. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 529 - Internship: Economics
Credits: 1-4
An experiential learning seminar designed to enable students to understand how businesses and non-profit organizations use economic principles to solve practical problems. Students learn about various careers, gain on-the-job experience, understand the culture of the workplace, and acquire practical skills that prepare them for future careers. Students are placed as interns in a firm or organization, as well as meet regularly with the seminar instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 , ECON 101 , at least two 200-level Economics courses, and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 530 - Internship: Business
Credits: 4
An experiential learning seminar that focuses on an understanding of how real-world profit-maximizing business organizations and not-for-profit institutions are managed. Through regular contacts with business executives, students are expected to acquire skills and competencies that prepare them for career opportunities in business, finance, accounting, management, marketing and entrepreneurship. Students are placed as interns in various local, regional, national, and international organizations, and are also expected to complete a capstone project supervised by the internship instructor.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 , ECON 101 , and at least two 200-level Economics courses.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 577 - Topics in Banking and Finance
Credits: 4
An examination of selected topics in banking and finance and their relation to the macroeconomy. Issues studied include asset price bubbles, efficient market hypotheses, the changing nature of banking from commercial to securitized banking, financialization and its relation to inequality, financial crises, regulating the financial system, debt growth, and Minsky’s financial instability hypothesis. Students choose topics for their senior projects.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 578 - Topics in Economic Development
Credits: 4
A study of the factors and constraints influencing economic growth and development. Topics may include poverty and income inequality, human capital and education policy, migration and urbanization, the environment and sustainable growth, and issues in international trade and globalization. Students choose research topics based on their interests.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , ECON 203 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 579 - The Employment Relationship
Credits: 4
An examination of the employee-employer relationship through the lenses of labor and personnel economics, human resource management, and organizational behavior. Topics may include the economic impact of organized labor, the role of public policy and labor market institutions, evolution in management theory, job satisfaction and employee motivation, and a historical/cultural perspective of work in the United States.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , ECON 203 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 581 - Business Cycles
Credits: 4
A survey of the historical record of business cycles in the U.S. Methods of measuring and modeling cyclical activity are discussed. Individual student research is then conducted on selected business cycle models.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 582 - Topics in International Economics
Credits: 4
A study of international economic relations. Topics may include trade flows and policies, currency markets, and the impact of trade and globalization on output, employment, and prices in trading countries. Research may also focus on international institutions such as IMF and WTO and their roles in economic development. Choice of seminar paper topic is up to students based on their interests; however, everyone is expected to collaborate and contribute to the research of others in the group.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 584 - Topics in Industrial Organization
Credits: 4
Selected topics in the theory and application of Industrial Organization. Discussion and research may include strategic interaction among firms, levels of advertising and product differentiation, vertical and horizontal integration, antitrust policy, regulation, network economics, and the development of the historical development of the firm. Students choose research topics to complement their senior projects.
Prerequisite: ECON 200 . ECON 202 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 586 - Special Topics in Labor Issues
Credits: 4
An examination of topics in labor economics, such as human capital, compensating wage differentials, discrimination, unions, mobility, and incentive pay schemes. Material includes an analysis of the wage and employment effects of various public policies.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 587 - Transformation of the Global Economy
Credits: 4
Market and non-market economies are critically examined. Case studies of selected countries will be followed by comparative economic performances.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 588 - Topics in Business Economics
Credits: 4
A capstone seminar for economics majors in the Business Economics Track track. A case study format is used to encourage integrated application of standard economic theory and business economics fields (like strategic management, finance, accounting, statistics, ethics, and technology management) to the complexities of real strategic management problems. Students choose case-related research paper topics that reflect both significant real world management questions and applicable theoretical frameworks. Case and research reports provide training in project analysis and presentation, both verbal and written, and opportunities to broaden and integrate knowledge of the intellectual, institutional, and historical contexts of the business environment.
Prerequisite: ECON 240 , ECON 440 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 590 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-4
An independent study or research experience. The student independently pursues a topic or project of interest with guidance from a faculty member. Students meet one-on-one with the faculty mentor on a regular basis and also complete independent readings, laboratory work, or comparable activities. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ECON 620 - Senior Project
Credits: 4
A graded course required of Economics majors generally taken in the second semester of the senior year. Students should enroll in a workshop section with the instructor who has agreed to supervise the Senior Project. Entails mainly the writing and defense of the Senior Project.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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FSECO 201 - Communication in a Discipline: Economics
Credits: 4
An introduction to writing and speaking in the discipline of Economics. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: FS 102 .
Distribution Requirements: none.
The topical material covered in this sophomore seminar varies from section to section and year to year. Some sections of this course may have additional prerequisites.
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EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education Studies
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary introduction to theories of learning, disseminating knowledge, and contemporary issues of education. Students examine how different cultures and individuals have described the ideal goals and practices of learning. Drawing on these readings, students develop their own pedagogical philosophy and test it against contemporary educational policies and trends. Students are introduced to qualitative and quantitative research data in education. Emphasis is placed on class discussion and on refining analytical and research skills.
Distribution Requirements: CL, PD.
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EDUC 150 - Foundations of Special Education
Credits: 4
An introduction to teaching children with disabilities and a survey of best practices for working with such individuals. Topics include principles and practices of assessment, instruction, curriculum design and modification, and pupil evaluation. Legal aspects, diversity issues, teamwork, and family involvement are also considered. Field experience is provided. The course satisfies the Foundations of Special Education course requirement for students planning to pursue teaching certification for Elementary Education in the State of Pennsylvania.
Distribution Requirements: CL, PD.
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EDUC 160 - Teaching English Language Learners
Credits: 4
A study of the challenges of English Language Learners (ELLs) and a survey of best practices for teaching such individuals. Topics include legal responsibilities, advocacy for ELLs, socio-cultural considerations of ELL populations, assessment of programs, and instructional adaptation. Emphasis is placed on the instruction of children in an educational setting, and field experience is provided. The course satisfies the Teaching English Language course requirement for students planning to pursue teaching certification for Elementary Education in the State of Pennsylvania.
Distribution Requirements: CL, IP.
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EDUC 270 - Literacy Practicum
Credits: 4
A service-learning course conducted jointly by Education Studies and the Crawford County Literacy Council (“READ”). Following tutor training, students spend at least 40 hours in service to adult learners through the READ Program in Meadville in supervised situations. Students submit weekly descriptions of tutoring activities and maintain a monthly log of hours served. Students also fulfill a series of academic requirements that include reading and commenting on a series of texts about literacy and completing academic writing assignments that explore literacy issues in more detail. Students are responsible for making travel arrangements to the tutoring site. Meets weekly for one hour; tutoring times are arranged on an individual basis. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Distribution Requirements: CL, PD.
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EDUC 310 - Multicultural Education (also listed as COMJ 310)
Credits: 4
A study of theories, themes and guiding concepts that frame scholarship in Multicultural Education. Seminar discussions focus on critical race theory, global diversity, privilege, socio-economic status, and hip-hop pedagogy. Students participate in a community engagement component, testing theories through observations of actual classrooms and in interactions with community partners in Crawford County. This course is useful for students who are interested in graduate programs in education, social justice issues in K-12 education, and careers in teaching.
Prerequisite: EDUC 100 or COMJ 160 .
Distribution Requirements: CL, PD.
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EDUC 510 - Farm to School Internship
Credits: 4
An internship in which students serve as education interns to help implement a food, agriculture, and physical activity-based curriculum in local schools. Interns work with community gardens and with the trail system at the Meadville Area Recreation Complex (MARC). Opportunities include modifying current curriculum, writing new curriculum, conducting classes and engaging local students. The internships academic component includes readings and discussion of agricultural environmental issues, environmental education philosophies, nutrition education philosophies, and farm to school education broadly. The curriculum for local schools integrates novel and healthier approaches to coursework, such as outdoor classrooms and student empowerment. Interns should therefore be prepared to participate in particularly creative, challenging, and rewarding educational experiences.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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EDUC 529 - Internship: Education Studies
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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EDUC 542 - Internship Seminar
Credits: 4
A seminar and internship experience for students pursuing the minor in Education Studies. Students complete an internship at a local site that corresponds to their educational interests. The seminar integrates students internship experiences with educational theory and research. Topics such as ethics, appropriate workplace behavior, and relationships with supervisors and coworkers provide the focus of the early meetings. The rest of the semester examines current education topics and ethical or practice issues. Assignments include readings, weekly reflections, additional professional experiences, and a research paper and presentation that assesses the relationship of the students field experience to educational theory and research.
Prerequisite: EDUC 100 .
Distribution Requirements: none.
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EDUC 585 - Education Capstone Seminar
Credits: 4
An intensive interdisciplinary seminar designed to provide upper-division Education Studies minors with the opportunity to reflect on and apply their diverse academic and practical experiences in education to a specific topic. Topics may change each year and could include the following: At-Risk Schools and Communities; Educational Diversity: An Historical Perspective; International Models of Education; The Challenges of STEM Education in the U.S.; Hunger and Learning; Teachers as Agents of Change. The seminar is discussion-based and includes opportunities for substantial reflection and research. Assignments include a culminating research project and service in the community and/or field experience in local schools.
Prerequisite: Completion of EDUC 100 , appropriate field experience, and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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EDUC 590 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-4
An independent study or research experience. The student independently pursues a topic or project of interest with guidance from a faculty member. Students meet one-on-one with the faculty mentor on a regular basis and also complete independent readings, laboratory work, or comparable activities. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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EDUC 591 - Group Study
Credits: 1-4
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ENGL 110 - Reading Literature
Credits: 4
A course in the close reading of literary texts. Through the study of a limited number of works of fiction, poetry, and drama, students develop their ability to read carefully and to understand the relations between literary texts and a range of historical and/or literary contexts. The course also introduces students to some of the terms, critical approaches, and research methodologies necessary for further literary study.
Distribution Requirements: HE.
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ENGL 201 - Studies in Early British Literature
Credits: 4
A course that will focus on British literary history written prior to 1800. Emphasis will be on the relations among literary works produced during the same historical period, on the interactions between literature and culture during a historical period, and on the changes and developments that establish the boundaries between one period in literary history and another. Sample topics: Self and Society in the Middle Ages, Early Modern Travel Narratives, From Renaissance to Restoration Comedy.
Distribution Requirements: HE.
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ENGL 202 - Studies in Later British Literature
Credits: 4
A course that will focus on British literary history after 1800. Emphasis will be on the relations among literary works produced during the same historical period, on the interactions between literature and culture during a historical period, and on the changes and developments that establish the boundaries between one period in literary history and another. Sample topics: From Romantic to Victorian Literature, From Victorian Literature to Modernism, British Literature of the Two World Wars.
Distribution Requirements: HE.
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ENGL 203 - Studies in American Literature
Credits: 4
A course that will focus on American literary history. Emphasis will be on the relations among literary works produced during the same historical period, on the interactions between literature and culture during a historical period, and on the changes and developments that establish the boundaries between one period in literary history and another. Sample topics: American Literature and War, Sentimentalism and Realism, The Puritan Tradition.
Distribution Requirements: HE.
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ENGL 204 - Studies in African American Literature (also listed as BLKST 204)
Credits: 4
An examination of African American literature, that emphasizes the relations among works, produced during a specific historical period and, the changes and developments that establish, boundaries between periods in literary history. , This will be an interactive discussion course, with some short lectures. Students will be graded, on short answer and essay exams and formal paper, assignments as well as on class participation.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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ENGL 205 - Writing Fiction
Credits: 4
Study of the craft of fiction through the critical examination of both professional and student work. Emphasis is on the creative process through the exploration of plot structure, language, voice, setting and characterization.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 206 - Writing Poetry
Credits: 4
Study of the craft of poetry through the reading and writing of poems and through critical examination of both professional and student work. Emphasis is on the creative process through the exploration of form, language, and the poetic line.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 209 - Literature About the Environment
Credits: 4
A comparative study of the environmental imagination as expressed in literature. Of primary concern are questions of style, narrative, and representation in light of larger social, ethical, and political concerns about the natural world. In contrast to environmental philosophy or policy, the emphasis in this course is on the form of expression as well as the ideas presented. Authors studied may include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, Annie Dillard, Aldo Leopold, and Janisse Ray.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 210 - Writing Nonfiction
Credits: 4
A study of the craft of creative nonfiction through reading and writing of creative nonfiction and through critical examination of both professional and student work. Areas within creative nonfiction that may be considered include: the personal essay, environmental writing, travel writing, food writing, and memoir. Emphasis is on the creative process through the exploration of structure, language, narrative devices, and quality of observation.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 211 - Women and Literature
Credits: 4
An introduction to literature by women and/or representing women’s experience. This course also explores feminist approaches to literature and provides critical and historical perspective on the relationships between women and literature. Specific genres and time periods studied may vary. Authors considered may include Amelia Lanyer, Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, the Brontes, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 , or WGSS 100 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 212 - Shakespeare
Credits: 4
A study of selected comedies, histories, and tragedies, with some emphasis on their cultural context and performance possibilities.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 301 - Forms of Fiction
Credits: 4
A course devoted to the close study of some form or forms of prose fiction. Specific topics vary and may include the following: The Short Story, Arthurian Romance, The Novel of Development, Realist Fiction. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 302 - Forms of Poetry
Credits: 4
A course devoted to the close study of some form or forms of poetry. Specific topics vary and may include the following: The Elegy, Forms of the Lyric, Meter and Verse Forms. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 303 - Forms of Drama
Credits: 4
A course devoted to the close study of some form or forms of drama. Specific topics vary and may include the following: Early English Theatre, Modern Drama, Medieval Drama, Forms of Tragedy. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 305 - Forms of Nonfiction
Credits: 4
A course devoted to the close study of some form or forms of literary nonfiction. Specific topics vary and may include the following: The Personal Essay, Travel Literature, Creative Nonfiction, Traditions of the Essay. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 311 - Chaucer
Credits: 4
A study of the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, including The Canterbury Tales and possibly including Troilus and Criseyde and shorter works. The course examines Chaucer’s responses to the literary, social, and religious conventions of the 14th century. Recommended: ENGL 201 .
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 313 - Study in a Major Author
Credits: 4
A course devoted exclusively to the study of works by a single major British, American, or other Anglophone author. The focus of the course will vary with each offering; John Milton, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, and Nadine Gordimer are representative of the kind of figure who might be selected for study.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 321 - Literatures of Diversity in North America
Credits: 4
A concentrated exploration of literary, cultural, and theoretical traditions in English or translation that exist alongside the dominant Euro-U.S. tradition. Literatures may include Asian American, Native American, Caribbean, Border, LBGTQ, Disability, and Working Class literatures.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 322 - Advanced Studies in African American Literature (also listed as BLKST 322)
Credits: 4
A concentrated exploration of a particular period, genre, or theme in the African American literary tradition. Topics range from Slave Narrative to the Harlem Renaissance to Black Arts Poetry and Drama.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 323 - Global Literature
Credits: 4
An exploration of literature beyond England and the United States, much of it in translation. Of primary concern are questions of geography, politics, and history. We may focus on one particular region or country or employ a theme-based approach to compare several traditions. Topics may include the literature of exile, South African fiction, Eastern European poetry, Magical Realism, Caribbean literature, the problem of censorship, tradition and innovation in African drama, and contemporary Indian literature.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 324 - Latino/a Literature
Credits: 4
A concentrated exploration of the literature in English of U.S. Latino/a writers and Latin American writers. Central concerns include the construction of Latino/a identity alongside questions of acculturation and assimilation, gender, race, family, and national affiliations, language, and class. We may focus on writers who represent specific immigrant and second-generation experiences, or we may survey similarities and differences among writers who span several decades and traditions.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 350 - Children’s Literature
Credits: 4
A study of children’s literature, with focus on its cultural and theoretical underpinnings. Among the concerns addressed may be the definitions of “childhood” and “adolescence” the genre helps construct or undermine; the impact children’s literature can have on notions of gendered, ethnic, class, and national identity; the formal variations of archetypal tales; the genre’s role in authors’ careers. Specific topics may include fairy tales (their cultural history and contemporary transformations); multicultural children’s literature; the contemporary young adult novel; and children’s verse.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 371 - Politics and Literature (also listed as POLSC 371 )
Credits: 4
A team-taught course that examines the intersection of Politics and Literature in a given situation. While the specific topic may change from year to year, the course seeks to transcend the disciplinary borders between Political Science and English by exploring the vital connections between “system” and “story” at a given historical moment.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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ENGL 380 - Literary Theory
Credits: 4
An examination of 20th-century theories of literature and criticism organized around essays from the fields of literary criticism, critical theory, and cultural studies. Critical “schools” studied might include Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Reader-Response Criticism, New Historicism, Marxist Criticism, and Feminist Criticism.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and at least three additional English courses, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SB.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 385 - Cultural History of the English Language
Credits: 4
An inquiry into the nature of the English language, its origins and evolution with an emphasis on the social, political, and cultural dynamics involved in language change.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 .
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 400 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop
Credits: 4
An advanced study of the craft of fiction through the reading and writing of short stories and/or novellas and novels. Attention focuses on the writing, re-writing and criticism of longer works.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 , ENGL 205 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 401 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop
Credits: 4
An advanced study of the craft of poetry through writing, reading and responding to poems. Emphasis is on prosody, on developing voice and subject through an examination of poetic devices, and on creating thematic unity both in individual poems and in the group of poems each student is expected to produce by the semester’s end.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 , ENGL 206 , and permission the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 403 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing Workshop
Credits: 4
An advanced, intensive writing workshop for students with a genuine interest in crafting prose. Emphasis is placed on the crucial elements of creative nonfiction-storytelling, description, dialogue, voice, reportage-as well as the opportunity to do extended original work in essay An advanced, intensive writing workshop for students with a genuine interest in crafting prose. Emphasis is placed on the crucial elements of creative nonfiction-storytelling, description, dialogue, voice, reportage- as well as the opportunity to do extended original work in essay writing. Workshop sessions engage participants as both writers and critical readers.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 , ENGL 210 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 415 - Topics in Literature of the Middle Ages
Credits: 4
A study of the literature of the Middle Ages as it shapes and responds to literary, social, and religious traditions. Topics vary from year to year and may include Arthurian romance, the literature of courtly love, religious and mystical literature, and medieval drama.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 (ENGL 201 recommended).
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 425 - Topics in Renaissance Literature
Credits: 4
A study of literature in the context of a rapidly changing Renaissance society. Focus may be on an author (Spenser, Jonson, Milton), a school (Metaphysical poets, Jacobean dramatists), a genre (epic, love lyric, prose), or some larger topic such as literature as an instrument of political power.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 426 - Topics in Shakespeare
Credits: 4
An exploration of particular questions raised by Shakespeare’s works. Such questions may include Shakespeare’s interpretation of history, the genre of the “problem” comedies, or the impact of feminist, psychoanalytic, and political criticism on the interpretation of the plays.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 435 - Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature
Credits: 4
An exploration of the literature of an age often praised as “The Enlightenment” but condemned as morally corrupt. Topics may include Restoration comedy (Congreve, Wycherley), Augustan satire (Pope, Swift), the revival of classicism (Johnson, Burke), the rise of the novel (Defoe, Richardson, Fielding), and the advent of print culture.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 445 - Topics in Romanticism
Credits: 4
A study of the literature, context, and influence of British Romanticism. Topics studied may include the re-definition of the artist, comparative Romanticism, the importance of landscape, and the rise of the Gothic; authors studied may include Blake, Radcliffe, Wordsworth, Keats and Mary Shelley.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 455 - Topics in Victorian Literature
Credits: 4
An exploration of a significant topic that characterizes the literature of Victorian Britain (1837-1901). The focus may be on a major theme such as power and gender, a figure such as that of the outcast, or a controversial debate such as that which occurred between science and religion. Authors discussed may include Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, Dickens, the Brontës and Hardy.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 460 - Topics in Postcolonial Literatures
Credits: 4
A study of any of the literatures that emerge in postcolonial sites and that address issues of colonial literary, linguistic, and cultural legacies as well as the challenges of literary self-determination and re-invention. Examples might be the literature of India after 1948 or the literature of various African nations after 1960. Contemporary theories about the process of decolonization are also explored.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 465 - Topics in 19th-Century American Literature
Credits: 4
A study of American literature as it reflects and participates in a particular period of the 19th century. Topics vary from year to year and may include the American Gothic, American Romanticism, the Literature of Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction, the Rise of Realism and Regional Fiction.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 470 - Topics in 20th-Century American Literature
Credits: 4
A study of American literature as it reflects and participates in a particular period of the 20th century. Topics vary from year to year and may include Literary Naturalism, the Southern Renaissance, Confessional Poetry and Fiction of the Vietnam War era.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 475 - Topics in Modernism and Postmodernism
Credits: 4
A study of the literature and culture of the modernist and/or postmodernist periods. Topics are likely to span a variety of genres and cultures and may venture into media other than literature, such as painting and film. Authors studied typically include Mann, Eliot, Yeats, Stein, Joyce, Woolf, Gide, Barth, and Pynchon.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course.
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ENGL 502 - Internship in Professional Writing
Credits: 2 or 4
An internship with a local non-profit organization designed to give students experience writing professional documents for a variety of audiences. Students write brochures, grant proposals, memoranda, instructions, and/or websites, depending on the particular needs of the organization. In the past, students have been placed at the Center for Family Services, the Mind/Body Wellness Center, and Women’s Services; placement at other non-profits may be possible.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ENGL 508 - Internship in Teaching and Tutoring Writing
Credits: 4
An internship designed to provide new writing consultants and students with an interest in teaching English with significant theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the fields of composition and rhetoric, writing center theory, and writing pedagogy. Students meet once a week for 75 minutes as a seminar group to discuss critical readings in relevant fields and spend three hours a week working as peer writing consultants for the Learning Commons. Students complete a series of written and oral assignments requiring the integration of theory and practice and produce a substantial final research project.
Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or higher in FS 101 and FS 102 , faculty recommendation, and approval of the Director of Writing.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ENGL 529 - Internship: English
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ENGL 550-556 - Junior Seminar in Literature
Credits: 4
Individual research projects and frequent discussions in a small class setting. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and one of ENGL 201 -ENGL 204 .
Distribution Requirements: none.
ENGL 200 may be used in place of ENGL 110 in satisfying the prerequisite for the above course. The seminar is required for English majors in the junior year. Majors may take more than one seminar, and seminars are open to non-majors with permission of instructor.
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ENGL 590 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-4
An independent study or research experience. The student independently pursues a topic or project of interest with guidance from a faculty member. Students meet one-on-one with the faculty mentor on a regular basis and also complete independent readings, laboratory work, or comparable activities. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ENGL 620 - Senior Project
Credits: 4
A one-semester, independently researched project in literary studies written under the supervision of an English department faculty member.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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ENGL 624 - Senior Project in Creative Writing
Credits: 4
A one-semester project in creative writing (poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction), written under the supervision of an English department faculty member.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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FSENG 201 - Communication in a Discipline: English
Credits: 4
An introduction to writing and speaking in the discipline of English. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: FS 102 .
Distribution Requirements: none.
The topical material covered in this sophomore seminar varies from section to section and year to year. Some sections of this course may have additional prerequisites.
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ENVSC 110 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Credits: 4
An overview of the natural science and social science components of the human environment. Topics include: the ecosystem, energy, resource definitions and limitations, water supply, air pollution, sustainable design, environmental policy, environmental justice, solid and hazardous waste management, land use and conservation biology. Emphasis is on the use of natural and social scientific knowledge in decision-making and problem-solving.
Distribution Requirements: SB, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016. Designed primarily for first-year students and sophomores.
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ENVSC 210 - Environmental Research Methods
Credits: 4
An examination of analytical research methods used to study the environment. Solving environmental problems requires expertise in conducting research and in understanding how research is performed. Students will participate in field- and laboratory-based research of environmental issues within natural science and social science. Fundamental research skills, including hypothesis definition, experimental design, data analysis and presentation, will be explored. Laboratory, one period.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 230 - Soil to Plate: World Food and Agriculture
Credits: 4
A critical interdisciplinary survey of food production around the world. All aspects of agriculture and food systems are explored: soil management and crop production, insect and pest management, energy and water requirements, food processing and preparation, food distribution and food justice, food politics and economics, culture, cooking, diet, and health. One laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
Limited to first-year students and sophomores.
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ENVSC 250 - Environmental Education
Credits: 4
An overview of the foundations of environmental education. Topics include ethical approaches to determining the value of nature, ecological implications of social values, and the role of education in preserving and transforming social values. Systems (holistic) thinking and the development of ecological literacy are considered as approaches to achieving internationally accepted goals of environmental education. Theoretical concepts are applied to program design, implementation, assessment, and evaluation. May include a service-learning component.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 is recommended but not required.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SP.
This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 285 - Quantitative Sustainability
Credits: 4
A survey of environmental issues from a quantitative perspective in order to expose students to mathematical tools used in the environmental sciences. Students are asked to make recommendations on issues surrounding climate change, pollution, ecosystem health, land use, population growth, natural resource management, and other current environmental issues. In the process of investigating these topics, students develop a mathematical toolkit for carrying out a variety of calculations, understanding uncertainty, interpreting data, and developing mathematical models to describe economic, social, and environmental systems.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
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ENVSC 305 - Environmental GIS I
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary examination of the theory and techniques used in the mapping and geographic analysis of environmental problems. Environmental research increasingly depends on the ability to gather, analyze, and present spatial data using geographic information systems (GIS). Students are introduced to the use of geospatial technologies through the analysis of environmental case studies. Topics include: vector and raster data models, map registration and coordinate systems, database design, data entry, and editing, GPS data collection, aerial and satellite imagery data sources, query, visualization, and spatial analysis, and cartography. The class includes a weekly three-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, QR.
This course may NOT be counted as a laboratory course for the Natural Science distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 306 - Environmental GIS II
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary examination of the theory and techniques used in the advanced mapping and geographic analysis of environmental problems. Students design, execute, and present a semester-long, independent research project whose primary research tool is geographic information systems (GIS) and related technologies. Students are also exposed to advanced topics in GIS including raster-based map algebra, spatial estimation, weighted and fuzzy overlay, network and terrain analysis, modeling and scripting, and data standards and quality. The class includes a weekly three-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 305 and permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, QR.
This course may NOT be counted as a laboratory course for the Natural Science distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 313 - Environmental issues in Sport and Recreation
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary exploration of how sport and recreation affect the environment. The course examines the environmental impacts of sport and recreation at all levels, ranging from local and state parks to mega-events like the Olympics and World Cup. Students will consider political, social, economic, and environmental aspects of facets of sport and recreation, including the production and afterlife of sporting equipment, the inputs to keep athletics fields green, the global travel of professional athletes, and waste produced by attendees. Trips to local sport and recreational facilities complement classroom discussions.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 .
Distribution Requirements: IP, SB.
This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 321 - Ecosystems, Birds, and People
Credits: 4
A survey of bird populations and health in North America, starting with a review of basic ornithology, the geographic distribution of species, and major migratory routes before following select bird species through the maze of threats facing global bird populations. Students discover how birds serve as biological indicators through which to explore environmental challenges at multiple scales. From energy production and urban development, to industrial agriculture and residential lawns, students investigate how global systems of commerce, culture, and ecological processes are intertwined with the lives of birds, and why that matters. No prior knowledge of birds is necessary. The class includes a laboratory component.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 is recommended but not required.
Distribution Requirements: SB, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 332 - Forest Ecosystems and Management (also listed as BIO 332 )
Credits: 4
A study of forest ecosystems and threats to forests caused by human actions. The course examines fundamental ecological processes that control forest ecosystems and the importance of forests in regional and global environments. Impacts of global warming, forest harvesting, air pollution and improper management will be discussed. Management regimes that result in sustainable forest practices will also be explored. Regional forest issues, as well as national and international forest concerns, will be addressed. Laboratory exercises will examine topics in local forested environments. Laboratory, one period.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 , ENVSC 210 or a lab-based course in the Natural Science division.
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 335 - Conservation Biology (also listed as BIO 335 )
Credits: 4
The study of biological diversity and the increasingly severe effects of human society on populations and communities of wild organisms. Emphasis on local and global patterns of diversity, causes and consequences of declines in diversity, and ways to work with natural or managed systems to maintain or restore diversity. The laboratory emphasizes learning local flora and fauna, investigating local conservation biology issues, and using tools and techniques of wildlife and natural resource management to understand and resolve conservation problems. Laboratory, one period.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 ; or BIO 220 and BIO 221 and FSBIO 201 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 340 - World Regional Geography
Credits: 4
An examination of the physical and human forces that shape governments, economies, and culture. Topics include geology, soils, climate, agriculture, industry, politics, religion, history, and the arts. We investigate how these factors shape human interactions with the environment and influence people’s interactions with one another in various regions and countries.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 344 - Stream Ecology (also listed as BIO 344 )
Credits: 4
Study of the physical and biological characteristics of stream ecosystems. The laboratory emphasizes field study of local aquatic habitats. One laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 ; or BIO 220 and BIO 221 and FSBIO 201 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 346 - Wetlands (also listed as BIO 346 )
Credits: 4
A study of the ecology and hydrology of marshes, swamps, bogs and other transitional habitats between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Emphasis is on “ecosystem services” (hydrologic filters, pollutant sinks, productivity, biodiversity), on the history of wetlands destruction, and on current regulation and management approaches. The laboratory emphasizes field methods for determination and delineation of wetlands based on soils, hydrology and vegetation. Lecture: Two periods. Lab/field: One period.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 ; or BIO 220 and BIO 221 and FSBIO 201 .
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
This course counts as Natural Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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ENVSC 350 - Ecological Economics
Credits: 4
An examination of the ways in which human economic systems depend upon and impact natural systems. The course includes topics covered in the more traditional field of environmental economics, including cost-benefit analysis, incentive-based regulation of pollution, pollution taxes and tradeable permit schemes, and clean technology promotion. In addition, more fundamental issues emerging from the newer field of ecological economics are also explored, including trade and the environment, sustainable national income accounts, limits to economic growth and sustainable economic design.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SB.
This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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