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EDU 353 - Intervention Strategies and Approaches for (LD, EBD, CD)
3 credits
A practical study in the observation and identification of reading and mathematics learning difficulties; emphasis is on designing informal assessments, interpreting formal assessments, and developing age-appropriate math and reading strategies, including tutorial assistance reinforcement and remediation strategies, and real-life applications. Components of Response to Intervention are utilized for optimum student learning.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 311 and admission to School of Education or consent of the Director of Teacher Education
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EDU 354 - Gifted Learners
2 credits
Exploration of various models which address the needs of the gifted/talented learner through extension or enrichment; study of the social, academic, and environmental issues confronting such learners.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 311 and Admission to the Teacher Education Program or consent of the director.
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EDU 357 - Collaborative and Assistive Technology
3 credits
This class concentrates on two major topics: One, working with dynamic sharing and cloud computing and its implications and impact on education; and two, technologies used for assistive and remedial education. This is a project based, implementation-style course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Special Education Major or consent of the Director of Teacher education.
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EDU 360 - Student Motivation
2 credits
Focus on the environmental issues, teacher strategies, and home partnerships that are critical elements affecting student motivation; identification, cause and correction of underachievement.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 311 and Admission to the Teacher Education Program or consent of the director.
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EDU 373 - Urban Education
2 credits
An immersion experience designed to assist qualified upper division teacher candidates explore high performing schools in an urban setting.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 311 , Admission to the Teacher Education Program, and consent of the Direct of CfUT.
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EDU 374 - Urban Education Practicum
1 credits
Students will participate in a one-semester clinical, internship position, or approved work-study program in an urban setting. Concurrently enroll in EDU 373 .
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EDU 380 - Special Topics
Variable credits
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EDU 382 - Clinical: Early Childnood Models
1 credits
A practical experience in preschool classrooms which emphasizes foundational components in developing a developmentally appropriate program.
Prerequisite(s): Must be taken concurrently with ENG 313 or EDU 314 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 383 - Clinical: Literacy Early Childhood Education
1 credits
A practical experience in primary classrooms which emphasizes curriculum development, lesson planning, and assessments in a developmentally appropriate program. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 330 or with consent of the Director of Teacher Education.
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EDU 385 - Clinical: Wide Range Educators
1 credits
A practical experience in early childhood settings which emphasizes curriculum, instruction and assessments in a developmentally appropriate art, music, theatre, or foreign language class.
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EDU 390 - Clinical: Social Studies
1 credits
A practical experience in the middle school setting which emphasizes the service learning component of the teacher education program; observation of classroom instruction and mentoring of middle school students in a service learning project. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 324 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 391 - Clinical: Science
1 credits
A practical experience in the elementary, middle, or secondary schools in which students observe teachers, assist with small group instruction, and teach a micro lesson in science. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 327 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 392 - Clinical: Mathematics
1 credits
A practical experience in middle childhood through early adolescent mathematics in which the students observe teachers, assist with small group instruction, teach two complete lessons, and collect date for an action research project. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 328 or with consent of the Director.
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EDU 393 - Clinical: (Major) Secondary
1 credits
A practical experience in a secondary school in which students observe teachers, assist with small group instruction, and teach micro lessons in their major. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 342 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 394 - Clinical: Middle
1 credits
A practical experience in a middle school in which students observe teachers, assist with small group instruction, and teach micro lessons in their major or minor. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 323 .
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EDU 395 - PST Clinical: (Minor) Middle/Secondary
1 credits
A practical experience in a middle or secondary school in which students observe teachers, assist with small group instruction, and teach micro lessons in their minor. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 341 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 396 - Clinical: Literacy: Middle Childhood
1 credits
A practical experience in a literacy tutoring program in the elementary classroom emphasizing developmental reading: observation of teachers, assistance with deficient and gifted readers, and instruction of skill and literature-based lessons. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 333 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 397 - Clinical: Literacy: Early Adolescence/Adolescence
1 credits
A practical experience in a literacy tutoring program and in the middle/secondary classroom emphasizing content area reading: observation of teachers, assistance with deficient and gifted readers, and instruction of lessons which emphasize reading skills. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 431 or with consent of the director of teacher education.
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EDU 402 - History and Philosophy of Education
3 credits
A study of the precedents, problems, trends, and ideas which have shaped education throughout history into what we know and understand it to be today. Analysis of educational thought, philosophical tends, and current perspectives on the means, methods, and systems of education from early history to the present in Western civilization.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
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EDU 403 - Assessment and Evaluation for Academic Success
3 credits
Examination of learning as informed through various forms of assessment; informal to formal, authentic to standardized-study of appropriate application for correction, grading, evaluation and assessment; emphasis on improvement of instruction. Assessment of exceptional learners, practical and ethical considerations, alternative assessments, including educational, behavioral, and psychological procedures.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the School of Education, senior status, or consent of the Director of Teacher Education.
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EDU 404 - Legal Topics for Educators
2 credits
Overview of critical court cases and laws that impact the daily lives of teachers; examination of resulting school policies, liability issues, and avenues of protection for students, parents and teachers under the law.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education Program and senior status or consent of the director
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EDU 405 - Special Education Law and Legal/Ethical Consideration
3 credits
In-depth analysis of special education legislation, implementation trends on the state and local levels, and legal implications for faculty and staff; Examination, Development, and Assessment of individualized Plans; Focus on effective meeting protocols, communication, and conflict resolution.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Special Education Major or consent of the Directo rof Teacher Education
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EDU 417 - Directing Early Childhood Programs
2 credits
Focuses on the defining facets of leadership (i.e. supporting children/colleagues/parents, ethics through the Christian lens), program and facility assessment, utilizing state and credentialing resource guidelines, staffing and professional development, as well as policy making, advertisement, and funding issues. Emphasis will be on identifying best leadership practices for urban and suburban childcare settings. Field work included (optional international field work).
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EDU 431 - Content Area Literacy
3 credits
Instruction in the teaching of reading and writing within the content areas on the elementary/middle/secondary level. Consideration of the nature of the learner, the readability and scope of content area materials, theories and methods of language arts curriculum, instructional techniques relating to continued literacy, development within the content areas, remediation and enrichment activities. Emphasis on the interactive processes of reading, writing, and learning. Field work included: early adolescence/adolescence majors concurrently enroll in EDU 396 .
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EDU 451 - Human Relations for Educators
3 credits
A study of human and intergroup relations, values, life styles, and contributions of racial, cultural, and economic groups in American society, the forces of racism, prejudice, and discrimination.. Includes structured field experience for those students who have not met hours as specified: students concurrently enroll in EDU 492 .
Prerequisite(s): EDU 221 and admission to the Teacher Education Program, and senior status or consent of the director
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EDU 480 - Special Topics:
Variable credits
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EDU 481 - Early Childhood Practicum
3 credits
Practical experience in an early childhood setting. Students spend a minimum of 30 hours, assisting in a range of instructional activities, focusing on areas of literacy, classroom management and discipline.
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EDU 482 - Kindergarten Practicum
3 credits
Practical experience in a kindergarten setting. Students spend a minimum of 45 hours, assisting in a range of instructional activities, focusing on areas of literacy, classroom management and discipline.
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EDU 483 - General Practicum
2 credits
Practical experience in a general educational setting. Students spend a minimum of 15 hours per credit, assisting in a range of instructional activities, focusing on areas of literacy, classroom management and discipline.
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EDU 484 - Practicum in Adaptive Education
2 credits
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EDU 485 - Practicum in Special EDU Classroom
2 credits
A practical experience in which students observe special education teachers, assist with small group instruction, and teach micro lessons in the major, focusing on their concentration in learning disabilities. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 352 or with consent of the Director of Teacher Education.
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EDU 490 - Education Internship
Variable credits
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EDU 492 - Clinical: Multiculturalism
1 credits
Field experience in PK-12 schools which addresses awareness of diversity and multiculturalism. This clinical is taken only when these hours have not been met through other clinical experiences as described in Appendix C of the Teacher Education Handbook. If needed, taken concurrently with EDU 451 or with consent of the director.
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EDU 493 - Portfolio Seminar
1 credits
An integrative academic experience required of all EDU majors in their final academic semester prior to student teaching. This course is considered a capstone course where students demonstrate through an electronic portofio and formal presentation that they have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for the formal student teaching or internship experience.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program and completion or concurrent enrollment in the final course of the program.
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EDU 494 - Teacher Candidate Internship
10 credits
A supervised internship in which students engage in planned instruction and other duties as a designated part of a teaching experience on the early childhood, elementary, middle or high school levels. Placement is limited to schools in the Metro Milwaukee area. Students must have transportation. Student teaching with the seminar is considered a full load; no other classes should be added. Because of state requirements, students follow the calendar of the school district, not the college.
Prerequisite(s): All other education courses, completion of clinical experiences, portfolio presentation, and formal department approval.
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EDU 495 - Teacher Candidacy
6 credits
A supervised practicum in which students engage in planned instruction and other duties as a designated part of a teaching experience in early childhood/middle childhood, middle childhood/early adolescent, early adolescent/adolescent, or middle childhood/adolescent levels. Placement is limited to public schools in the Metro-Milwaukee areas. Students must have transportation. Student teaching with the seminar is considered a full load; no other classes should be added. Because of state requirements, students follow the calendar of the school district, not the college.
Prerequisite(s): All other education courses, completion of clinical experiences, portfolio presentation, and formal department approval.
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EDU 496 - Seminar for Teacher Candidates
2 credits
A seminar held weekly during the student teaching experience with members of the education faculty and other students who are student teaching to discuss and explore challenges, experiences, and difficulties encountered in the student teaching experience. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 494 /EDU 495 .
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EDU 497 - Professional Development
2 credits
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English |
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ENG x91 - Special Topics
Variable credits
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ENG x99 - Independent Study
Variable credits
By arrangement with department.
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ENG 100 - Transition to College Writing
3 credits
A reinforcing of students’ basic writing skills, which includes a review of writing conventions, sentence and paragraph development, and supporting a thesis. May not be taken concurrently with ENG 101 . Does not count toward General Education requirements.
Prerequisite(s): Placement
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ENG 101 - Writing and Rhetoric
3 credits
Workshop with emphasis on writing as a process. Students work on essay structure, idea organization and development, and grammatical correctness. Research and documentation skills also introduced. A minimum grade of C is required to fulfill General Education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): Placement
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ENG 210 - American Literature 1
3 credits
A survey of major American writers and literary movements from the Puritan era through the Transcendentalists.
Prerequisite(s): admission to the English major or minor or consent of the Chair of Modern Languages.
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ENG 211 - American Literature 2
3 credits
Second part of American literature survey examining major writers and literary movements from Whitman to the present.
Prerequisite(s): admission to the English major or minor or consent of the Chair of Modern Languages.
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ENG 220 - British Literature 1
3 credits
A survey of major British authors and literary movements from Beowulf through the late eighteenth century.
Prerequisite(s): admission to the English major or minor or consent of the Chair of Modern Languages
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ENG 221 - British Literature 2
3 credits
Second part of British literature survey examining major writers and literary movements from the Romantics to the present.
Prerequisite(s): admission to the English major or minor or consent of the Chair of Modern Languages.
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ENG 293 - Genre Studies: Drama
3 credits
Students study the social and cultural aspects of dramatic literature from the classical era to the present. Includes Greek, Medieval, Elizabethan, French Renaissance, Romantic, and Modern selections.
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ENG 294 - Genre Studies: Poetry
3 credits
Students study a variety of poetic forms and styles from medieval to modern. Course includes close examinations of prosody; students may compose several poems.
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ENG 295 - Genre Studies: Fiction
3 credits
Students read representative prose fiction, including both short stories and novels, of American, English, continental, or minority writers. The student’s awareness of the distinction of this genre is increased through a study of various fictional modes, forms, conventions, and styles.
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ENG 299 - Independent Study
3 credits
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ENG 303 - Professional Writing
3 credits
This workshop course will mix business and technical writing instruction. Students will learn to write business communications, product descriptions, process analyses, and reports.
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ENG 304 - Advanced Writing
3 credits
A workshop in composition designed to help upper-level students develop an accurate and effective prose style. Short essays regularly read and written.
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ENG 305 - Creative Writing
3 credits
This workshop course allows students to craft original works of short fiction, poetry, and other literary genres. Composing and critiquing of student work required.
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ENG 306 - Technical and Scientific Writing
3 credits
Introduction to the theoretical foundation of technical and scientific writing, as well the research, writing, technological skills necessary for the preparation of technical and scientific documents and presentations.
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ENG 307 - Non-western Perspectives
3 credits
Students read selections that highlight contemporary nonwestern ethnic and minority perspectives. The readings in fiction, poetry, and drama expose students to a rich and diverse array of customs and cultures.
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ENG 310 - Early American Literature
3 credits
Writings of exploration and colonization tracing literature from pre-Revolutionary times to the pre-Civil war period. Writers include Bradford, Edwards, Franklin, Taylor, Cooper, and Poe.
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ENG 311 - American Renaissance
3 credits
A study of the major figures responsible for the flowering of American literature in New England in the middle 1800s. Authors include Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson.
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ENG 312 - American Realism and Naturalism
3 credits
A study of major American authors of the late 1800s through the early 1900s. Authors include Twain, Howells, James, Harte, Chopin, Wharton, Crane, Dreiser, Sinclair, London, Norris and others.
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ENG 313 - 20th Century American Literature
3 credits
A study of form, theme and context in American literature from World War I to the present with primary emphasis given to the novel. Authors may include Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, McCullers, Updike, Oates, Hurston, and Pynchon. Poets may include Frost, Robinson, Stevens, Cummings, and Plath.
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ENG 320 - Medieval and Renaissance Literature
3 credits
A study of medieval lyrics, narratives, and romances with emphasis on the works of Chaucer. In addition, reading of significant works by early Renaissance authors.
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ENG 321 - Shakespeare 1
3 credits
A study of several representative plays, including histories, comedies, and tragedies. Students will analyze Shakespeare’s use of language in individual plys and test several interpretive strategies.
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ENG 322 - Shakespeare 2
3 credits
An examination of a particular critical theme or issue both within the context of both Shakespeare’s plays, as well as the broader context of early modern British culture.
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ENG 323 - Major British Authors, 17th Century
3 credits
A study of several of the major literary figures in seventeenth-century England in their cultural and historical contexts. Authors may include Donne, Herbert, Milton, Dryden, Bacon, and Addison.
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ENG 324 - Restoration and 18th Century Literature
3 credits
This course addresses British literature of the “long eighteenth century,” that is, from the Restoration of the Monarchy up to the pre-Romantic eighteenth century. Authors may include Pope, Boswell, Fielding, Gray, Goldsmith, Johnson, Sterne, Smollett, and Swift.
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ENG 325 - British Romanticism
3 credits
A study of the British romantic movement from 1783-1832. Authors include Austen, Scott, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelly, and Byron.
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ENG 326 - Victorian Literature
3 credits
A study of the major Victorian novelists, essayists, and poets read in light of the social and cultural shifts of the Victorian period. Authors may include Dickens, the Brontës, Hardy, Trollope, Eliot, Thackeray, Gaskell, Kipling, Wilde, Arnold, Carlyle, Mill, Pater, Ruskin, Tennyson, the Brownings, the Rossettis, and Hopkins.
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ENG 328 - 20th Century British Literature
3 credits
A study of major British poets, novelists, and essayists against the background of the major social and cultural changes of the twentieth century. Includes Conrad, Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, Orwell, Lawrence, Yeats, Lessing, and others.
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ENG 330 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics
3 credits
The historical development, grammar, linguistic characteristics, and semantic principles of the English language; language acquisition; and psycholinguistics.
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ENG 335 - Literary Criticism
3 credits
A study of literary theory from the ancient world to contemporary approaches.
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ENG 400 - Contemporary Trends in Literature
3 credits
An analysis of artistic directions in current times. Course includes readings of contemporary criticism and theories, discussions, presentations, written responses, and various gallery experiences.
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ENG 490 - English Internship
Variable credits
By arrangement with department.
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ENG 498 - Senior Thesis
3 credits
Senior thesis development and composition. Supervised research or creative project designed as capstone for English majors. Public presentation of work at end of the term.
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GEO x91 - Special Topics
Variable credits
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GEO x99 - Independent Study
Variable credits
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GEO 125 - Physical Geography
3 credits
A study of the physical elements in geography and their relation to people. Emphasis is on the structure of the earth, its climate, weather, soils, natural vegetation, land forms, and on processes of erosion and deposition.
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German German is a good foundation for a number of professional careers. The study of German, its history, and culture give the student an edge in such diverse fields as international law, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, technology, chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, music, and the arts. Business majors who also major or minor in German have a leading edge in today’s global market. In addition, having a reading knowledge of German satisfies the language requirements of many graduate school programs.
All classes are conducted in German.
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GER x91 - Special Topics
Variable credits
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GER x99 - Independent Study
Variable credits
By arrangement with the department.
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GER 101 - Elementary German 1
4 credits
A communicative introductory course to German stressing the language skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening. The course also introduces students to the cultures of the German-speaking countries. Once a week students will be scheduled with a language assistant in the language lab.
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GER 102 - Elementary German 2
4 credits
Continuation of Elementary German 1.
Prerequisite(s): GER 101 (grade of C or better), or by placement.
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GER 201 - Intermediate German 1
3 credits
Oral and written communication skills will continue to be developed and expanded. Readings emphasizing cultural topics will be introduced and discussed.
Prerequisite(s): GER 102 (grade of C or better), or by placement.
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GER 202 - Intermediate German 2
3 credits
Continuation of Intermediate German 1.
Prerequisite(s): GER 201 (grade of C or better), or by placement.
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Greek NOTE: A classical Greek alternative using Xenophon’s Anabasis may be elected.
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GRE x91 - Special Topics
Variable credits
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GRE x99 - Independent Study
Variable credits
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GRE 101 - Elementary Greek 1
3 credits
Vocabulary, grammatical forms, and syntax preparatory to initial readings in the Greek New Testament are studied.
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GRE 102 - Elementary Greek 2
3 credits
Continued study of basic Greek syntax together with readings from the general Epistles of John and selections from the Gospel of Mark.
Prerequisite(s): GRE 101
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GRE 201 - Intermediate Greek 1
3 credits
The reading of a major portion of the Gospel of John in its original language together with the grammatical and syntactical study of its literature.
Prerequisite(s): GRE 102
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GRE 202 - Intermediate Greek 2
3 credits
The reading and exegesis of selected portions of the book of Acts, 1 Corinthians, and Ephesians.
Prerequisite(s): GRE 201
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HIS x99 - Independent Study
Variable credits
By arrangement with department
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HIS 101 - American History 1, 1492-1865
3 credits
A survey of American history from the colonial era to the end of the Civil War. The social, political, cultural, and economic developments of our country are studied.
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HIS 102 - American History 2, 1866-1945
3 credits
A survey of American history from Reconstruction to the end of World War II. The social, political, cultural, and economic developments of our country are studied.
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HIS 103 - Modern America, 1945-present
3 credits
A course designed to study the most recent period in American history, from the end of World War II to the present. The key events, individuals, and themes of this era will be studied.
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HIS 111 - European History 1, to - 1500
3 credits
An introductory study of the origins of European civilization from the beginnings of recorded history through the Renaissance. The course surveys the origins of western civilization in the ancient Near East and then turns to the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, concluding with an exploration of the medieval period and the Renaissance. Designed for freshmen and sophomores.
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HIS 112 - European History 2, 1500-1850
3 credits
An introductory study of the early modern period in European history, continuing the story of the development of European history from the period of the Reformation through the mid-nineteenth century. The course surveys the impact of the Reformation, European exploration and discovery of the “New World”, absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and Napoleon, and the period of romanticism and reaction in the early nineteenth century. Designed for freshmen and sophomores.
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HIS 113 - Modern Europe, 1850-present
3 credits
A study of the late-nineteenth century, First World War, the worldwide depression, the rise of the dictators, the Second World War, the Cold War, and European society, economics, and politics toward the end of the twentieth century. Designed for freshmen and sophomores.
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HIS 301 - Classical Greece
3 credits
A study of the origins of Western Civilization in the Greek, and Hellenistic civilizations, focusing on the development of the city, culture, thought, and the continuing impact of the Greek experience on modern life.
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HIS 302 - Rome and its Empire
3 credits
A study of Rome during the periods of the Republic and Empire; the spread of Graeco-Roman Civilization; the rise and influence of the Christian Church; and the continuing legacy of Rome in the modern world.
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HIS 320 - Medieval History, 500-1450
3 credits
A study of medieval and early modern history from the fall of Rome, the rise of the church and states, medieval society and education, and the continuing influence of this period on modern times.
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HIS 322 - The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815
3 credits
The French Revolution represents one of the greatest transformative periods in modern history. This course studies the origins of the revolution in European thought, society, and politics, and then traces its moderate beginnings, its turn toward radicalism in the Reign of Terror, and its international impacts. We then turn to a detailed study of Napoleon Bonaparte as a military dictator, consolidator of the revolution, and conqueror. Finally, the course concludes with Napoleon’s defeat and the effort to put the pieces of Europe back together after over twenty years of revolution, upheaval, and war.
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HIS 324 - World War I, 1900 - 1925
3 credits
This course will cover the fist quarter of the Twentieth Century in Europe. Focus will be on Europe prior to the war, the causes of conflict, the war itself and its impact on the future of Europe and the world.
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HIS 325 - World War II
3 credits
A program of study on the era of the Second World War. Emphasis will on the political, economic, religious, social, and military trends that started, furthered, and ended the war. It will also show how the war altered the course of world history and set the Soviet Union and the United States on a collision course that ended in the Cold War.
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