English

This course is designed to give the student a broad background in literature for children from pre-school through seventh grade, to explore assumptions that form the basis of what is the best literature for children, to practice creative projects designed to encourage and enrich reading, and to evaluate children's literature as an image-maker and means of transmitting values.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011H OR ENGL1011 This course is designed to give the student a broad background in literature for children from pre-school through 7th grade, to explore assumptions that form the basis of what is the best literature for children, to practice creative projects designed to encourage and enrich reading, and to evaluate children's literature as an image maker and means of transmitting values.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course is designed to give the prospective middle and/or high school English teacher a familiarity with the literature adolescents choose to read, enjoy, and find relevant to their lives. It will present the reasons why teenage readers make the choices that they do and review sources of materials teenagers will read with pleasure. It is also presented to help the prospective professional educator develop a positive attitude toward this kind of literature.

In this course, you will learn and apply the definition, components, principles, and strategies of effective classroom management. In addition, you will explore the topics that contribute to developing a positive learning environment for students. These topics include: diversity, motivation theories and strategies, brain-based learning, planning physical spaces, instructional strategies, and assessment. A data and reflection driven 25 hour field experience will be completed in local district classrooms. The final project includes the development of a portfolio reflecting the range of campus and field-based experiences. A rubric will guide you through this process.

The student teaching experience is an arranged internship in a local school district. The experience consists of 15 weeks of observation and student teaching. Supervision is provided by faculty in the department of English Education in cooperation with teachers from local schools. In order to receive the college's recommendation for certification the student teacher must earn a grade of at least B in this course. No course work may be taken during the student teaching semester unless approved by the Director, Center for Teacher Education.

This course is designed to teach students fundamental practices for academic reading.

This course is designed especially for the non-English major. It is designed to introduce students to the writing of exceptional American poets since the Second World War. This course will also emphasize fundamental principles of English as a discipline, including: attentive and generous readings of texts; the use of primary and secondary sources in interpreting texts; and analysis of both the form and content of a particular genre, in this case, poetry. No prior knowledge of contemporary American poetry is expected. (SLLT)

This course engages students in reading and writing practices essential to academic life, including critical reading, writing in response to texts, revision, and editing.

This course engages students in reading and writing practices essential to academic life, including critical reading, writing in response to texts, revision, and editing. As this is an Honors course, the schedule of reading and writing assignments is more challenging than the standard composition course in terms of both pace and content. In keeping with the Honors curriculum guidelines, this course also integrates one or more elements of the La Roche University mission (Global, Intercultural, or Social Justice focus) into its core reading and writing objectives.

Prerequisite: ENGL1011. This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 OR ENGL1011H, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation. As this is an Honors course, the schedule of reading and writing assignments is more challenging than the standard composition course in terms of both pace and content. In keeping with the Honors curriculum guidelines, this course also integrates one or more elements of the La Roche University mission (Global, Intercultural, or Social Justice focus) into its core reading and writing objectives.

This is the first in a series of four one-credit courses designed to prepare students to teach academic writing at the secondary or post-secondary levels and/or to work in a secondary or writers center.

A study of the principal types of drama, consisting of plays selected from ancient to contemporary times and representing a variety of cultures. Depending on availability, students may have the opportunity to attend live theater as part of the class.

This course emphasizes the careful reading of works of literature by the author J. R. R. Tolkien. Issues to be covered include Tolkien's theories of the fantastic; the mythology underlying his works; the historical contexts in which he wrote; the major themes of his writing; and the enduring influence of his art. The course serves as an introduction to the study of literature for all majors, as well as an opportunity for English majors to expand their knowledge of a major figure in twentieth-century British literature.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 This course is designed to introduce non-majors to literary study through a range of texts from the late 20th century to the present. The focus of the course is to identify and interpret significant thematic and stylistic interests of Western and non-Western contemporary fictions from this period, paying special attention to the various ways of understanding or seeing that characterize the work produced by different cultures or for specific audiences.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 OR ENGL1011H This seminar introduces students majoring in each of the three English programs to the study of literature as an academic discipline. Key literary terms and concepts (genre, style, figurative language, poetics, etc.), central tenets of literary-critical analysis (multiple interpretive strategies, schools of theory, etc.), and basic methodologies of literary study (research techniques, MLA-style documentation, etc.) will be covered. The course will thus prepare English majors at an early point in their careers to enter into the habits of thought and practice characteristic of their chosen field.

A study of writing about American ethnicity. Readings usually include essays, poems, plays and prose fiction.

This course prepares English Studies: Literature majors for the three components of the departmental reading list assessment (exam, critical papers, and annotated bibliographies). The course emphasizes critical reading habits, test study and preparation, and the conventions of academic writing.

Through a critical analysis of primary source Western and non-Western texts and images, classic and contemporary essays, as well as visual arguments from popular culture, students will explore similar and opposing viewpoints on globally-themed problems, debates and issues. The focus of the course is to engage students with topics common to cultures and eras so they will apprehend the global reach of social, political, environmental, and economic phenomena.

This course explores the Holocaust through selected works of literature and film. Topics to be covered include the history and legacy of the Holocaust, the significance of eyewitness testimony and memory, the role of later-generation texts, and the relationship of Holocaust literature and film to contemporary issues. (SLLT)

This course is designed to introduce non-majors to literary study through viewing film adaptations of Shakespeare in conjunction with reading the printed texts. By examining the relationship between the texts of the plays and their film interpretations, students will also be able to examine and analyze dramatic genres central to literary study and the study of Shakespeare: tragedies, comedies, histories, and romances. (SLAE)

This course is designed especially for the non-English major. It is designed to introduce students to the writing of exceptional religious poetry across cultures and throughout time. This course will also emphasize fundamental principles of English as a discipline, including: attentive and generous readings of texts; the use of primary and secondary sources in interpreting texts; and analysis of both the form and content of a particular genre, in this case, poetry. No prior knowledge of contemporary American poetry is expected. (SLLT)

This course emphasizes the careful reading of works of world literature from the Ancient period to the Early Modern era (c. 1600). Issues to be covered include the oral-performative origins of ancient literature; the cultural values and social roles embodied in the literature; and the nature of literary language, genres, and traditions. The course serves as an introduction to the study of literature for all majors, as well as an opportunity for English majors to expand their knowledge of important works of world literature. (SLLT)

This course emphasizes the careful reading of works of world literature from the Early Modern era (c. 1600) to the present. Issues to be covered include the relationship of global imperialism to World literary traditions; the rise of literatures of resistance; and the major schools of contemporary literary theory. The course serves as an introduction to the study of literature for all majors, as well as an opportunity for English majors to expand their knowledge of important works of world literature. (SLLT)

This course will focus on reading and writing poetry in a variety of forms. The students will be writing poems in response to those which we read and discuss. Poetry assignments will include variety of exercises on technique and craft.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course is designed to teach students best practices in both written and oral business communication. Types of communications include: business letters, emails, reports, executive summaries, cover letters, resumes, PowerPoint presentations, and the job interview.

Designed to apply the basic principles of communication to technical information so that the student can learn to present complex technical messages in the clearest possible way.

This course addresses prominent global issues and problems through the dual lens of philosophical ethics and literature. The nature of the course is global in its attention to a wide range of issues stemming from globalization, including those pertaining to the environment, society, religion, and politics; it is also interdisciplinary in its employment of both Ethics and World Literature as vehicles for the analysis of such global concerns. Students read selections of classic and contemporary literature by renowned authors and investigate issues of global ethics evoked within the texts. This is accompanied by an examination of basic philosophical theories and principles in moral reasoning as they pertain to the relevant ethical issues.

This course addresses prominent ethical issues and controversies found in world literary texts. The nature of the course is interdisciplinary in that it offers students a fundamental grounding in both Philosophical Ethics and World Literature. Students are introduced to classic and contemporary literature by renowned authors. From various works, students then investigate the most critical ethical issues evoked within the texts. This is accompanied by an examination of basic philosophical theories and principles in moral reasoning as they pertain to the relevant ethical issues.

This course emphasizes the careful reading of works of American literature from the early contact period to the Civil War. Issues to be covered include the pervasive influence of cultural contact, slavery, and ethnic diversity on American literary traditions; the quest for distinctively American literary subjects; and the diverse forms of narrative that arose during the nineteenth century. The course serves as an introduction to the study of literature for all majors, as well as an opportunity for English majors to expand their knowledge of important works of American literature.

This course emphasizes the careful reading of works of American literature from the close of the Civil War to the present. Issues to be covered include the diversity of voices represented in the American literary tradition; the cultural, political, economic, ethnic, and regional contexts within which these literatures were forged; and the transformation of American literary traditions after the Civil War, as represented by such major developments as Realism, Modernism, the New Negro Renaissance, and the growth of ethnic literatures. The course serves as an introduction to the study of literature for all majors, as well as an opportunity for English majors to expand their knowledge of important works of American literature. (SLAE)

A course designed to stimulate writing in prose and poetry, with emphasis on readings and exercises in craft.

A study of the science fiction genre from its earliest prototypes to the present. We will situate science fiction within its historical and scientific contexts, focusing on the genre as a vehicle for exploring questions regarding humanity, society, and technology.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course will introduce students to the terminology, methodologies, and practice of cinematic analysis. We will approach films as complex, multi-layered texts that can be viewed through diverse, intersecting lenses; beginning with an examination of the form principles of film, we will progress to a consideration of film as historical, cultural, and ideological product, one that both shapes and is shaped by the beliefs and practices of the cultures in which it is generated. Class time will be divided between film viewing and film analysis, the ultimate purpose of the course being to prepare students to become active, critical viewers of film.

In this class, we will read selected works of Native American literature (Including political writing, oral literature, autobiography, and contemporary fiction), as well as selected critical works that raise questions about the primary texts: questions of form, definition, and so on. The course is not a survey; though we'll be reading a good number of texts, I've made no attempt to cover the "whole" range of Native American literatures. Not only is that impossible, but the very idea of wholeness is problematic in my eyes, particularly (as we will see) when discussing texts that fall under a heading so historically and theoretically troubles as that of "Native American literatures". What we will do in the class, instead, is employ particular texts as occasions for reflection, descussin, and debate. In this way, eash studnet will have experienced enough of the range, complexity, and significance of Native American literatures to explore the field independently after the class comes to an end.

This course is designed especially for the non-English major and explores the fundamental principles of literary and cultural analysis and an overview of the African-American tradition in music: call and response, spirituals, work songs, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, rap, and gospel music. No prior knowledge of music or literary theory is expected. (SLDD)

This is the second in a series of four one-credit courses designed to prepare students to teach academic writing at the secondary or post-secondary levels and/or to work in a secondary or writers' center. This course addresses one-on-one and small group tutorial work in a writers' center.

This Sports Writing course is designed to teach you how to write live coverage of America?s four major sports: baseball; football; basketball; and hockey. Prerequisites: There are no academic prerequisites for this course, although Journalism I (ENGL3031) is highly recommended.

This course will provide students with a broad understanding and practical exposure to the craft of contemporary American creative nonfiction, sometimes called literary journalism. Students will read and respond to two anthologies and one book-length work, while acquiring the skills needed to produce their own creative nonfiction works.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012H OR ENGL1012 These topics courses are writing workshops designed to allow students to write in a particular genre and/or for a designated audience with the support of a publishing writer and the other members of the workshop.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of myths and mythic patterns in literature from a variety of cultures. Because of the vast quantity of literature involving mythology, the course emphasizes certain themes or patterns, for example, the journey of the hero or heroine, patterns of transformation and mythic motifs.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H THEATER IN THE CITY: Theater in the City is a six-week summer course, which meets on Tuesdays on campus and sees a play on Thursday at one of the city's many theaters. Summer 2012 the planned selections are Noel Coward's "Private Lives" (Pittsburgh Public Theater); Lee Hall's "The Pitman Painters" (Irish and Classical Theater); Maggie Kate Coleman's "Pop" (City Theater); Frank Floyd Hightower's "The House That Carol Built" (Kuntu Repertory Theater); and August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" (Pittsburgh Playwrights at the August Wilson Theater). Cross-listed with SLLT1015 WOMEN IN LITERATURE: This course explores the novel as it has been practiced by women writers and examines specific contributions they have made to the novel. It is particularly appropriate to study women writers in the context of the novel form, since historically the rise of the novel occurs concurrently with the emergence of women writers. Each novel will be considered individually as well as in relation to its larger cultural context and to the other novels under study. Authors generally include Mary Wollstonecraft, Virginia Woolf, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Jean Rhys, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Amy Tan, Sue Monk Kidd, Linda Hogan, and Katherine Stockett. Cross-listed with SLLT1015 Topics from world literature involving various literary genres and themes. Possible semester topics include: Black Literature, Contemporary Literature, Women in Literature, and Biblical Themes in Literature.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of Irish literature from Ancient Gaelic times, through the Irish Renaissance and up to contemporary times. Readings, in English, involve a variety of genres: myths, sagas, lyric poems, plays and short stories. Selections will vary but will usually include works by: Synge, Yeats, Lady Gregory, Joyce, O'Casey, Boland, and Heaney.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of selected plays of 20th century American dramatists from Eugene O’Neill to August Wilson. Students will have the opportunity to attend live theater as part of the class.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of major novels from the rise of realism to the present. The course focuses on the work of such established writers as Fitzgerald, Faulkner and Steinbeck, but may include some fiction by contemporary writers.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of the novel from its beginnings: selected writings demonstrate the development of the novel as an art form, usually including works of Fielding, Austen, Thackeray, C. Bronte, E. Bronte, Dickens, Hardy, Lawrence and Joyce.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012H OR ENGL1012 The reading and analysis of Shakespearean drama. Plays studied may include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard II, Measure for Measure, Henry IV, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Winter’s Tale.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H Literary works are selected from the genres of epic, romance, lyric and ballad. Selections may include: Beowulf, Troilus and Cressida, Tristan and Isolde, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and The Canterbury Tales.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course will emphasize the non-dramatic poetry of Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Marvell, Vaughan, Aemilia Lanyer, and the short poems of Milton.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A survey of the Romantic poetry of Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats and of the Victorian poetry of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, the Rossettis, Clough, Hopkins, and Hardy.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of British literature written during the first half of the twentieth century. Novels and poems studied may include the works of Conrad, Forster, Woolf, Bowen, Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Owens and Thomas.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course will introduce advanced students to literary theory and contemporary methods of literary criticism and research.

This is an introductory course in journalistic style and a variety of media formats. Students learn editing, interviewing and reporting skills.

PREREQUSITE: ENGL3031 This is an advanced course in newspaper writing, focusing primarily on the production of a variety of news stories. Special emphasis is placed on research, interviewing and advanced reporting skills.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H A study of the linguistic evolution of the American English language from the older stages of English to current usage in the United States.

This course is designed to teach students how to write advertising copy that targets various audiences and employs multiple venues: print, radio, TV, and the internet.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 OR ENGL1011H A course designed to give students practice in the writing of copy for the broadcast media. Included is the writing of news and sports reports, commercials, features and documentaries, interview techniques, and mini-dramas.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H An advanced course in essay writing with emphasis on improving writing style. Methods include an examination of professional writings, frequent written assignments, detailed criticism of student's papers and evaluation of revisions to increase writing flexibility and precision.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This first in a two-part sequence of one-credit courses begins the process of preparing students to teach literature at the secondary school level. Students enrolled in these courses will simultaneously be enrolled in a 200-level literature survey; the courses will provide occasion for reflection on and work with the materials and methodologies of the teaching of literature. The sequence thus provides a foundation for theoretical and practical fluency that will be enhanced throughout the English Education curriculum, culminating in Methods of Teaching English and in the Student Teaching experience.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This second in a two-part sequence of one-credit courses begins the process of preparing students to teach literature at the secondary school level. Students enrolled in these courses will simultaneously be enrolled in a 200-level literature survey; the courses will provide occasion for reflection on and work with the material and methodologies of the teaching of literature. The sequence thus provides a foundation for theoretical and practical fluency that will be enhanced throughout the English Education curriculum, culminting in Methods of Teaching English and in the Student Teaching experience.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 AND ENGL1012 (OR ENGL1011H AND ENGL1012H) This course is designed to teach the basic principles of public relations and grant writing for non-profit organizations, combining both theory and practice.

In this course, students will develop an appreciate for the great outdoors and become familiarized with various sports including baseball and football. Sports Writing teaches students how to cover live sporting events and generate their own stores for print and online media following the Associated Press style guidelines.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 AND ENGL1012 (OR ENGL1011H AND ENGL1012H) This special topics course enables students to develop the craft of fiction-writing. Subjects to be covered include audience, point of view, characterization, world-building, story arc, dialogue, editing/revising, and publication. Students will develop works of fiction with the support of a publishing writer and the other members of the workshop, and will be provided guidance in submitting polished works for possible publication.

This course is designed to teach students the basic components of theater, and to experience various plays being performed in Pittsburgh. It will also examine the history of many of the local theaters in the city. Cross-listed with SLLT1029

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012H OR ENGL1012 This is the third in a series of four one-credit courses designed to prepare students to teach academic writing at the secondary or post-secondary levels and/or to work in a secondary or writers' center.

This course combines the two elements that result in publication: writing and layout. Intended for prospective designers as well as writers, the course will educate students in how words and images work together; functional art in action; font and publication personalities; logo design; newspaper and magazine design; public service publications; newsletters; and the art of popular culture.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011/H AND ENGL1012/H AND ENGL3011 AND ENGL3031 AND ENGL3032 This course expands upon the material taught in Journalism I, Journalism II, and Readings in Creative Nonfiction by inviting students to produce multiple creative nonfiction pieces about, but not limited to, people, places, things, and personal essays.

This course explores the novel as it has been practiced by women writers as well as the specific contributions they have made to the novel. It is particularly appropriate to study women writers in the context of the novel form, since historically the rise of the novel occurs concurrently with the emergence of women writers. Each novel will be considered individually as well as in relation to its larger cultural context and to the other novels under study.

This course will teach senior Professional Writing and Journalism majors how to produce a professional portfolio of their work within an eight-week workshop format.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 OR ENGL1011H The "Special Topics" designation covers a range of courses with varying content or "subject" matter but with the common objective of providing non-majors with an opportunity to learn the fundamental principles of literary analysis.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This is the fourth in a series of four one-credit courses designed to prepare students to teach academic writing at the secondary or post-secondary levels and/or to work in a secondary or writer' center.

A field experience in selected professional environments. The student is given the opportunity to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application under the guidance of professionals at the particular institution to which the student is assigned.

A field experience in selected professional environments. The student is given the opportunity to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application under the guidance of professionals at the particular institution to which the student is assigned.

PREREEQUISITE: ENGL1012H OR ENGL1012 This senior capstone course equips students with the tools, practices, and habits of mind of the publishing writer. Students will develop a written work in their preferred genre - short fiction, poetry, literary scholarship, creative nonfiction, journalistic prose, etc. - and seek publication in an appropriate market. While attaining publication is not a requirement of the course, students will use the process to acquire familiarity with the resources, strategies, and standards fundamental to publication in their chosen field.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This senior capstone course equips students with the tools, practices, and habits of mind of the publishing writer. Students will develop a written work in their preferred genre?short fiction, poetry, literary scholarship, creative nonfiction, journalistic prose, etc.?and seek publication in an appropriate market. While attaining publication is not a requirement of the course, students will use the process to acquire familiarity with the resources, strategies, and standards fundamental to publication in their chosen field.

Individual investigation in the student's field of interest carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. The student is responsible for defining a problem, planning a course of investigation and reporting the results in a critical paper accompanied by an annotated bibliography.

Individual study course that is supervised by a full-time faculty member.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course explores human relationships toward nonhuman animals in a variety of areas: food systems, medical experimentation, captivity, and so on. Diverse fields of inquiry—philosophy, literature, ecology, religious studies—will be tapped to analyze these relationships and to imagine a more just form of interaction between human and nonhuman beings.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course explores the idea of war and its impact on individuals—combatants and civilians—as well as a nation’s culture and values about war, as these are represented in film and literature. The course asks students to use concepts from the fields of literature, film study, history, and cultural studies to analyze and interpret representations of war, including propaganda, newsreels, archival video, still images, feature films, and military history, in order to consider how individuals experience war and how cultures represent war, present and past.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 An intergrated study of the history and the stories, both historical and fictionalized, of wars, civil wars, revolutions - armed struggles between communities throughout the world. By exploring examples from both the historical recrod, including biography and autobiography, and the tales created about real events and/or realistic characters, such as in novels, short stories, film, and poetry, students will understnding more about who goes to war, why wars are fought, and the road toward peaces. This is vital because War is more than simply an absence of Peace, and in order to more fully carry out part of the University's Mission Statement, "to promote justice and peace in a constantly changing global society," we should learn more about what brings about, occurs during, and may bring to end such tragic strife. There will be four major sections to the course: 1)The leaders, from kings and presidents to lieutenants and NCOs; 2) The common soldiers or sailors, those who follow into battle and/or those who get caught up in it; 3) The causes for which they fought/fight, form high ideals to survival; and 4) A final section that exlores how the three previous issues are intertwined. Included in the course will be the rhetoric both of those who fought and those who told the stories, the methods and tools of warfare, the create and use of propaganda, and the differing views of history/reality from opposing sides in battle.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 A multi-disciplinary study of the early history of Canada, up to the late 1800s, and the literature and films both from and about those times. Students will begin this study with the times of the first explorers, from Champlain's books, to the colonization of the land and native people by the French, especially its Catholic missionaries. The course will then transition to the arrival of the British, beginning with the war that expelled French rule but not its colonists in the east, the impact of wars with America (both the Revolution and the War of 1812), and the push west to the edge of the Prairies. Finally, we will explore the great Arctic explorers' stories, such as Franklin's epic and tragic history, the Métis rebellion in the country's heartland, and the literal nation building accomplished by the cross-continental railroad reaching Vancouver, 1871-1885, soon after the nation's Confederation in 1867.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 This course explores the history and legacy of the Nazi Holocaust. Through diverse fields of inquiry including history, literary analysis, psychology, philosophy, and religious studies, students will gain a deeper understanding of the Holocaust and grapple with the ongoing reality of genocide in the modern world.

This course examines contemporary feature films or other film types that present alternate versions of history. The course asks students to use concepts from the fields of film study, textual criticism, cultural studies and history to analyze and interpret films that are “historical fictions” in order to consider how such films illuminate our understanding of the past and the ways we think about culture and society.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H The course will explore social conventions depicted in literary texts and films to examine the psychological, social, cultural and historical contexts in which our pursuit of ethical behavior operates. Through discussions of texts’ and films’ depictions of individuals’ behavior in morally complicated situations, students will deepen their understanding of ways in which cultural standards intersect with ideals of fairness according to their personal framework of values and ethics.

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H This course will examine social conventions depicted in literary texts and films to coherently and cogently articulate the psychological, social, cultural and historical contexts in which our pursuit of ethical behavior operates. Through essays that draw on analytical thinking and research skills using primary and secondary sources, students will evaluate texts’ and films’ depictions of individuals’ behavior in morally complicated situations to explore ways in which cultural standards intersect with ideals of fairness according to their personal framework of values and ethics. For Honor or 3.5 students.

An overview of musical eras from the Middle Ages through the 20th Century (Bach, Beethoven and the boys). Various listening activities are geared for the non-musician. (SLAE)

An introduction to jazz for the non-musician. Eras covered include the roots of jazz, blues, ragtime, swing, bop, cool, jazz rock, jazz fusion and current trends. Jazz artists ranging from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to Harry Connick, Jr. and Diana Krall. (SLAE)

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EARLY YEARS OF ROCK MUSIC (1950s to MID 1970s) FOR THE NON-MUSICIAN. THE CLASS WILL INCLUDE THE ROOTS OF ROCK AND ROLL, TEEN IDOLS, THE FOLK MUSIC CRAZE, THE BRITISH INVASION, MOTOWN, PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC, JAZZ ROCK, PROGRESSIVE ROCK, SINGER-SONGWRITERS AND THE ROOTS OF METAL. THE HISTORY OF THE 1950s AND 60s WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE VARIOUS STYLES OF MUSIC. (SLAE)

A SURVEY OF MUSICAL THEATER AND ITS DEVELOPMENT FROM ITS ROOTS THROUGH THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, THE 1920’S IN NEW YORK, BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1930’S, THE GOLDEN AGE OF MUSICALS AND MOVIES UP TO AND INCLUDING TODAY’S MUSICAL THEATER. (SLAE)

Intended to develop an understanding of and facility in the preparation, organization, delivery and criticism of speeches.

A course in the theory and practice of the interpretation of prose, drama and poetry.

In this course, students will study and practice the fundamentals of speech communication including listening, speaking, collaborating, and presenting information effectively. Through classroom communication, face-to-face discussion, group dynamics, and classroom leadership activities, students will gain confidence in oral self-expression by employing verbal and nonverbal communication messages in a variety of settings (i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and public contexts). Students will also learn how to communicate effectively using appropriate current technologies.

A course in improvisational drama with emphasis on educational and motivational skills, games and the performing arts. Workshop participation is expected.

Intended to acquaint the student with basic concepts essential for effective communication in small groups, to increase the student's ability to examine and evaluate small group interactions and to develop communication skills through participation in small group discussions.

An aesthetic and practical study of theater that examines various styles and forms of drama and theatrical productions.