2019-2020 University Catalog archived
Course Descriptions
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
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LACS 257 - Multiculturalism in Latin America: The Case of Brazil
FDR: HL
Credits: 4
This seminar studies Brazil as an example of a multicultural society. Students examine the meaning of multiculturalism and related concepts of identity, heterogeneity, and Eurocentrism, not only in regard to the Brazilian context, but also, comparatively, to that of US culture. The course focuses on the social dynamics that have engaged Brazilians of different backgrounds, marked by differences of gender, ethnicity, and class, and on how multiculturalism and the ensuing conflicts have continuously shaped and reshaped individual subjectivities and national identity. Some of the key issues to be addressed in class are: Brazil’s ethnic formation; myths of national identity; class and racial relations; and women in Brazilian society. Readings for the class include novels, short stories, poetry, and testimonial/diary Pinto-Bailey.
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LACS 396 - Capstone Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Declaration and completion of all other minor requirements or instructor consent. This capstone course builds upon the foundations developed in LACS 101 and related coursework in the distribution areas. Students discuss assigned readings centered around a key theme or themes of Latin American Studies in connection with an individualized research project. This project is carried out with continual mentoring by a faculty member and in collaboration with peer feedback. Each student presents his/her findings in a formal paper, or other approved end-product, and summarizes the results in an oral presentation. Staff.
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LACS 421 - Interdisciplinary Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation. Staff.
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LACS 422 - Interdisciplinary Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation. Staff.
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LACS 423 - Interdisciplinary Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation. Staff.
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LACS 451 - LACS Practicum
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: At least three credits from LACS-designated coursework; one course chosen from FREN 162, FREN 164, PORT 163, SPAN 162, SPAN 164, or equivalent; and instructor consent. Supervised experience in a Latin American or Caribbean setting (including domestic U.S.), such as an agency, research organization, or other venue that offers insight into Latin American and Caribbean issues. Requires at least 16 work hours over no fewer than four weeks and a research report in addition to the off-campus activities. May be carried out during the summer. May be repeated for credit when the setting is different. Offered when interest is expressed and LACS faculty can accommodate.
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LACS 452 - LACS Practicum
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: At least three credits from LACS-designated coursework; one course chosen from FREN 162, FREN 164, PORT 163, SPAN 162, SPAN 164, or equivalent; and instructor consent. Supervised experience in a Latin American or Caribbean setting (including domestic U.S.), such as an agency, research organization, or other venue that offers insight into Latin American and Caribbean issues. Requires at least 32 work hours over no fewer than four weeks and a research report in addition to the off-campus activities. May be carried out during the summer. Offered when interest is expressed and LACS faculty can accommodate.
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LACS 453 - LACS Fieldwork
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: LACS 101; one course chosen from FREN 162, FREN 164, PORT 163, SPAN 162, SPAN 164, or equivalent; and instructor consent. Supervised experience in a Latin American or Caribbean setting (including domestic U.S.), such as an agency, research organization, or other venue that offers insight into Latin American and Caribbean issues. Requires at least 48 work hours over no fewer than six weeks and a research report in addition to the off-campus activities. May be carried out during the summer. Offered when interest is expressed and LACS faculty can accommodate.
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LACS 454 - LACS Fieldwork
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: LACS 101; one course chosen from FREN 162, FREN 164, PORT 163, SPAN 162, SPAN 164, or equivalent; and instructor consent. Supervised experience in a Latin American or Caribbean setting (including domestic U.S.), such as an agency, research organization, or other venue that offers insight into Latin American and Caribbean issues. Requires at least 64 work hours over no fewer than eight weeks and a research report in addition to the off-campus activities. May be carried out during the summer. Offered when interest is expressed and LACS faculty can accommodate.
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Law, Justice, and Society |
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LJS 101 - Introduction to Law, Justice, and Society
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Limited to juniors, sophomores, and first-years. An introductory seminar providing a broad, historically grounded foundation in concepts and frameworks of law, along with basic familiarity with a range of forms of law in practice. Beginning with general questions regarding the nature of law, students then move to a survey of American law, focusing on direct student engagement with landmark cases. The seminar concludes with attention to law in international and comparative settings. Belmont, J. Youngman.
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LJS 220 - The Legal Profession
Credits: 4
In recent decades, the percentage of civil and criminal suits in the U.S. which actually go to trial has dropped to about two percent. Yet most popular conceptions of the legal profession remain fixated on the drama of trials, as portrayed in films, on television, and in novels. What is legal practice actually like, for most attorneys, most of the time? This intensive seminar is designed for those who are curious about the legal profession and wish to know more about its inner workings, perhaps before committing themselves to post-graduate legal education. It introduces students to the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, legal research, and legal writing, as well as contemporary issues and concerns facing the profession in a time of profound transition. Students engage in a series of practical exercises designed to mimic the tasks assigned to first-year associates at a law firm, and the seminar culminates with students’ oral arguments on a motion hearing for which they have researched and drafted legal briefs. Law Faculty.
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LJS 230 - Separation of Powers in the U.S. Constitution
(POL 230) FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
This course probes the origins, development, advantages, and disadvantages of the tripartite structure of the federal government, beginning with an examination of the background and text of Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution. We analyze structural explanations provided in the Federalist Papers, along with Classical and Enlightenment sources addressing the nature of political power, the problem of faction, the role of checks and balances, and the purpose of separated functions. In-depth analyses of leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions trace evolving conceptions of legislative. executive. and judicial powers along with attention to the relevance of war and economic crisis to the authority and function of each branch. In discussions of landmark decisions, students compare the legal thought of a number of Justices–John Marshall, William Howard Taft, Robert Jackson, William Brennan, Sandra Day O’Connor, Anthony Kennedy, and Antonin Scalia. We trace the creation of the so-called “fourth branch” of government–the administrative state– and examine whether this “branch” can be reconciled with ideas of representative democracy and constitutional text. Students prepare and deliver two oral arguments based on assigned cases and write an appellate brief on a separation-of-powers topic. Murchison.
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LJS 231 - Introduction to Jury Advocacy
Credits: 1
Pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Introduction to the jury system, federal rules of evidence, and trial practice. Participants are introduced to the legal, practical, and policy implications of jury advocacy in the United States, and put that learning into practice through role plays as both witness and advocate. Members of the intercollegiate mock-trial team are selected from those who complete the courses successfully. Belmont.
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LJS 232 - Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Designed for students with an interest in law school and/or an interest in the history of civil rights. An exploration of civil rights in the United States from the post-reconstruction period, civil rights from an activists’ perspective, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, and civil litigation. The course includes a close examination of the work of the Civil Rights Division’s Special Litigation Section which was instrumental in police misconduct matters involving, for example, the Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland, police departments. We also examine the potential impact of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ final memo regarding consent decrees and how it will affect investigations of police departments. Simpson and DeLaney.
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LJS 295 - Topics in Law and Legal Studies
Credits: 2-4
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior class standing. instructor consent, and approval by application at go.wlu.edu/app-ugr-to-law.pdf. Courses available for credit include seminars and upper-level electives, but excludes all first-year courses, Constitutional Law, Evidence, clinics, practica, and externships.
Fall 2019, LJS 295A-01: Topics in Law and Legal Studies: Art Law Seminar (2). While some “art-specific” laws exist at the state and federal level, the practice of art law frequently involves application of other areas of law – contract, property, tort, and constitutional law – to the relationships, rights, transactions, and disputes among collectors, artists, dealers, auction houses, museums, and other art-world participants. This seminar provides students with a general introduction “art law”, including defining art and cultural property; artist’s legal rights (copyright, First Amendment, resale royalty rights, and censorship); the international trade of art and measures to limit that trade; authenticity and ownership disputes; the fate of art works in wartime; repatriation of art and antiquities; laws protecting flora and fauna that are sometimes used in art; and other topics. Monaghan.
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LJS 345 - Mass Atrocity, Human Rights, and International Law
FDR: HU
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. This course is designed to benefit students with an interest in law school and/or international relations and also those with no plans to pursue law school or international relations work but who are keen to catch a view of both of these areas. This interdisciplinary course reflects upon the place of law and justice in societies that have endured or inflicted systemic human-rights violations. Among the examples we study are Germany, the former Yugoslavia, Japan, Czech Republic, Poland, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Uganda, Cambodia, Syria, South Africa, Congo, ISIS, Sierra Leone, and the United States. A related aim is to consider what sorts of legal responses are suitable to deal with perpetrators of mass atrocity. Individuals commit the acts that cumulatively lead to mass atrocity, but the connived nature of the violence implicates questions of collective responsibility. While our instinct may be to prosecute guilty individuals, are other responses more appropriate? What do victims and their families want? Mark Drumbl.
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LJS 395 - Law, Justice, and Society Research Capstone
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LJS 101, instructor consent, and declaration of the LJS minor standing. This capstone builds upon the foundations developed in LJS 101 and the courses taken as electives for the LJS minor, emphasizing interdisciplinary exchange and education. It incorporates peer-to-peer learning, including opportunities for students to educate each other on topics and issues from their selected research topics and major disciplines. The central element is a significant independent research project. This project is carried out with continual mentoring by a faculty member. Students document their research in a formal paper and in an oral presentation summarizing their research results. Staff.
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LJS 431 - Tutorial in Trial Preparation and Procedure
Credits: 1
Pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Interdepartmental 231 and instructor consent. Preparation for and participation in intercollegiate mock-trial competitions. Participants prepare a case based on an assigned set of facts and assume roles of both lawyer and witness in the classroom and competition. May be repeated with instructor’s permissions for a maximum of three credits toward degree requirements. Belmont.
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Literature in Translation |
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LIT 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. Completion of FW FDR requirement or this may vary with the topic. First-year seminar.
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LIT 203 - Greek Literature from Homer to the Early Hellenistic Period
(CLAS 203) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. Readings in translation from Homer, Hesiod, the tragedians, the comedians, and the lyric and pastoral poets, including selections from Herodotus and Thucydides, and from Plato’s and Aristotle’s reflections on literature. The course includes readings from modern critical writings. We read some of the most famous stories of the Western world–from the Iliad and the Odyssey, to Milton’s Paradise Lost and Joyce’s Ulysses, via Virgil’s Aeneid and Lucan’s Civil War. All of these works are epic narratives, each presenting a different concept of the hero, and yet, at the same time, participating in a coherent, on-going and unfinished tradition. We consider such questions as the role of violence in literature; the concept of the heroic as it reflects evolving ideas of the individual and society; and the idea of a literary tradition.
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LIT 210 - Representations of Women, Gender and Sexuality in World Literature
(WGSS 210) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. This course examines a plethora of literary texts chosen from across historical periods from antiquity, through early modern times, to the modern and postmodern era and across several national traditions and cultural landscapes. Its main intellectual objective is to sensitize students to the ways in which women and gender have been represented in literary texts of various genres and to help them develop specific analytic skills in order to discover and evaluate the interconnections between the treatment of women in society and their artistic reflections in works of literature. Radulescu.
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LIT 215 - 20th-Century Russian Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. Selected Russian literary masterpieces (short stories, plays and novels). Authors include Olesha, Babel, Nabokov, and Solzhenitsyn. Brodsky.
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LIT 218 - Pre-Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. A survey of Chinese literature from the earliest period to the founding of the Republic in 1912. Taught in English, the course presupposes no previous knowledge of China or Chinese culture. The literature is presented in the context of its intellectual, philosophical and cultural background. Texts used may vary from year to year and include a wide selection of fiction, poetry, historical documents, Chinese drama (opera) and prose works. Audiovisual materials are used when appropriate and available. Fu.
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LIT 219 - Augustine and the Literature of Self, Soul, and Synapses
(REL 219) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. A careful reading of the depiction of the restless soul in Augustine’s Confessions is followed by study of fictional, philosophical, religious, and/or scientific literature. Students reflect on the state of the soul in a world made of selves or the fate of the self in a soulless world … and whether there might be other options Kosky.
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LIT 220 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. This is a survey course to introduce students to the literature of 20th-century China. Through close reading of key literary texts from the 1910s to the present, students explore the social, historical and literary background that gave rise to the texts studied and the ways in which these texts address various issues that China faced at the time. Taught in English, the course presupposes no previous knowledge of China or Chinese culture. In addition to the selected literary texts, the course introduces several feature films that are cinematic adaptations of modern Chinese fiction and explore the complex and dynamic interchange between literary and cinematic language. Zhu.
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LIT 221 - Japanese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. An introduction to Japanese literature in its historical and cultural contexts from premodern to modern times. The course materials draw upon selections from the earliest prose works to contemporary fiction of representative modern writers. Ikeda.
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LIT 222 - Real and Imaginary Animals in Japanese Literature, Film, Anime, and Theater
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of the FDR FW requirement in writing. Cranes, badgers, monkeys, foxes, cats, robot-cats, monsters born from atomic energy, tengu, and kappa – in Japan animals, both real and imaginary, have captured the imagination of writers, film directors, manga artists and producers of fantasy. In this course, we begin by exploring the medieval tale genre known as otogizoshi from the 14th through 17th centuries, many of which are origins of later well-known folk tales. Students read from the works of writers of the 20th- and 21st centuries, like Akutagawa, Tanizaki, Tawada, and Kawamura, who have used a real or imaginary animal to weave a work of fiction in either a satiric criticism of society or a commentary on the meaning of life. We also examine how characters, such as the beloved robot-cat Doraemon, the ferocious monster Godzilla, the devoted crane wife, the nefarious black cat, and other animals are depicted in a variety of genres such as mango, anime, film, and classical and modern plays. Ikeda.
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LIT 223 - Seminar in Japanese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement or instructor consent. Selected topics in Japanese literature, varying from year to year. Possible topics include the development of poetic forms, Heian court literature and art, diaries, epics, Buddhist literature, the culture of food and tea, and Noh drama. Ikeda.
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LIT 225 - Poetry and Drama of Japan in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. This course is designed to introduce students to the poetry and theater of Japan’s premodern era. We examine classical themes and poetic art forms, and read from the vast canon of Japanese poetry. Readings cover major poets such as Hitomaro, Komachi, Teika, Saigyo, Sogi and Basho. The second part of the course offers a close study of the four traditional dramatic art forms of Japan: Noh, Kyogen or Comic Theater, Puppet Theater, and Kabuki. Students experience the performative aspect of the Noh theater by learning dance movements and song/chant from the play Yuya . The final part of the course demonstrates how classical theater has influenced modern playwrights and novelists. Ikeda.
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LIT 256 - Trans-American Identity: Images from the Americas
(LACS 256) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. Counts toward the literature distribution requirement for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. A multi-genre survey of representative literary works from the Americas, defined as those regions that encompass Latin American and Caribbean cultures. In particular the course uses an interdisciplinary approach to show how exemplary artists from the region have crafted images to interpret and represent their American reality. Selected narrative, film, and poetic works by Spanish-American (Neruda, Garcia Marquez, Rulfo, and Carpentier), Francophone (Danticat), Lusophone (Amado), and Anglophone authors (Walcott, Brathwaite, and Naipaul), among others. Staff.
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LIT 259 - The French Caribbean Novel
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. A stylistic and thematic study of identity acquisition through exile, marginalization, struggle, reintegration and cultural blending or any other sociologically significant phenomenon reflected in the literary works of the most important post-colonial French West Indian authors. Spawned largely by Aimé Césaire’s book-length poem, Notebook of a Return to My Native Land , French Caribbean novels have proliferated since the end of World War II. After taking a brief look first at this seminal poem, the course then focuses analytically on novels written by authors such as Haitian Jacques Roumain, Guadeloupeans Simone Schwarz-Bart and Maryse Condé, and Martinicans Joseph Zobel, Raphaël Confiant, and Édouard Glissant. Several films based on, or pertaining to, Césaire’s poem and to certain novels are also viewed. Staff.
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LIT 263 - 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. A study of major works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Brodsky.
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LIT 273 - Modern Jewish Literature in Translation
(REL 273) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. Readings in the works of 20th-century Jewish authors, studied as literary responses to the historical and religious crises of modern Jewish life in Europe, the United States, and Israel. Staff.
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LIT 295 - Special Topics in Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3-4
Prerequisites: Completion of FW requirement. A selected topic focusing on a particular author, genre, motif or period in translation. The specific topic is determined by the interests of the individual instructor. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Fall 2019, LIT 295A-01: Antisemitism in the German Culture (3). Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. In 1933, the year Adolph Hitler came to power, the total population of Germany consisted of approximately 67 million people. The Jewish population in Germany at that time stood at 525,000 or approximately .75% of the entire population. This course deals primarily with the following question: How is that such a small minority could occupy so much space in the German cultural imagination? This is an interdisciplinary course drawing on political, literary, and theological texts. We begin our study in the 18th century and trace the development of antisemitism in Germany through the eliminationist version of the World War II era. Special emphasis is placed on antisemitism as a global phenomenon with an emphasis on France in the 18th century and at the turn of the 20th century, and the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century. No previous familiarity with the subject matter is necessary. (HL) Youngman.
Spring 2020, LIT 295-01: After Namibia: Afro-German Poetics, Activism, and Hip Hop (4). Prerequisites: Completion of FDR FW writing requirement. An examination of the history of race and identity politics in German-speaking cultures, beginning with the German colonialist past in Namibia and the ways in which Afro- and Black Germans, as well as other marginalized persons seek to create a space for their racial identities within a culture that seeks to define race solely as a historical social construct. Our focus is the cultural production and activism of black and brown voices in Germany and how they mediate the concept of Germanness as whiteness and the silence about the atrocities of German colonization. (HL) Merritt.
Spring 2020, LIT 295-02: Topic: Arab Women Writers (3). Prerequisites: Completion of FDR FW writing requirement. An introduction to Arab women’s issues through literary works by modern Arab writers that are available in English translation. Students read fiction, poetry, autobiographies, and short stories by Arab women writers from the Middle East and North Africa. We analyze these works within their social contexts to help students develop a critical understanding of the social, political, and cultural context(s) of these writings, and enhance cultural awareness through lectures, readings, and supplementary materials. (HL) Shehata.
Spring 2020, LIT 295-03: The Medieval Epic: From Beowulf to Game of Thrones (4). Prerequisite: Completion of FDR FW writing requirement. The medieval epic celebrates warrior culture and the values that enhance clan loyalty, group cohesion, the defeat of enemies, the expansion and defense of territory, and the prosperity of families and kingdoms. Modern versions of the medieval epic retain some of these values, discard others and introduce new concerns. To understand this transformative process, we study Beowulf, Song of Roland, and Poem of the Cid in modern English and compare them to their film versions as well as to popular epic cycles such as Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. (HL) Bailey.
Spring 2020, LIT 295-04: Poetry in Times of Crisis: Latin American Poetry in Translation (4). Prerequisite: Completion of FDR FW writing requirement. Why does poetry seem to emerge from times of crisis, and how, if at all, does it help? We examine such questions by employing them as frames for reading Latin American poetry about climate change, disease, war, migration, poverty, and more. Students not only read poetry but also try their hand at writing it. In that sense, this is part literary survey, part writing workshop. To deepen the reading, the assigned literary texts are accompanied by historiography, political theory, philosophy, music, film, and more. To deepen the writing, students enjoy a safe, supportive environment for experimenting as writers in a time of crisis. It bears mention, too, that students need not have any experience in creative writing. All are welcome. To quote the Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton, “poetry, like bread, is for everyone.” (HL) Michelson.
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Mathematics |
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MATH 100 - The Art of Mathematical Thinking: An Introduction to the Beauty and Power of Mathematical Ideas
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
Topics vary from term to term. Mathematics is a creative process whose artistic outcome is often a powerful tool for the sciences. This course gives you a new perspective into the world of mathematics while also developing your analytical reasoning skills.
Spring 2020, MATH 100-01: The Art of Mathematical Thinking: Solving Puzzles and Games Using Mathematics (3). Any high school mathematics class is sufficient preparation for this material. Students gain a new perspective into the world of mathematics while also developing their analytical and creative reasoning skills. In so doing, they gain an understanding of how theoretical results and concepts can be developed, used for problem-solving or for further investigation, and then how to clearly and coherently communicate their ideas and discoveries to others. In this course, we focus on mathematical reasoning to analyze various puzzles and games, which then leads to figuring out how to increase our chances of winning. The springboard for our discussion comes from the answers to the following questions: 1) Is there a good way to predict the winner of a game before the game ends? 2) Is there a strategy that will improve a player’s chance of winning a game? 3) Is the game fair? The answers depend on what we mean by good and fair. We start by carefully and precisely formulating environments in which we can discuss approaches to solving puzzles and playing games. Then, we contemplate criteria that capture the notions of goodness and fairness within these environments. Along the way, students learn the importance of precise definitions and consistent rules of logic in mathematical reasoning. (FM) Finch-Smith.
Winter 2020, MATH 100-01: The Art of Mathematical Thinking: Introduction to Codes (3). Students gain a new perspective into the world of mathematics while also developing their analytical and creative reasoning skills. In so doing, they gain an understanding of how theoretical results and concepts can be developed, used for problem-solving or for further investigation, and then how to clearly and coherently communicate their ideas and discoveries to others. In this section, students explore the use of and questions about the numbers and codes which are everywhere. You might have a driver’s license number, a Social Security Number, a student identification number, a telephone number, credit-card numbers–the list goes on and on. If you’re filing out a form and you’re asked for an identification number, will anyone be able to tell right away if you’ve made up a number? If someone is typing your information into a computer, is there a way to make sure they haven’t made any errors? How are credit-card numbers kept safe when we make online purchases? We discuss types of errors, algorithms for checking for errors, and some methods for encrypting information to keep it secure. The only skills needed to enter this course are arithmetic and intellectual curiosity. Students learn how to analyze algorithms and develop problem-solving skills throughout the course. (FM) Finch-Smith.
Fall 2019, MATH 100-01: The Art of Mathematical Thinking: The Mathematics of Politics (3). Students gain a new perspective into the world of mathematics while also developing their analytical and creative reasoning skills. In so doing, they gain an understanding of how theoretical results and concepts can be developed, used for problem-solving or for further investigation, and then how to clearly and coherently communicate their ideas and discoveries to others. In this course, we focus on mathematical reasoning about politics. What makes this course mathematical is not numbers or formulas but rather reasoning. Students must think about what is possible and what is impossible. Is there a good way to determine winners of elections? Is there a good way to apportion congressional seats? Is there a good way to make decisions in situations of conflict and uncertainty? We begin by carefully and precisely formulating environments in which we can discuss approaches to elections, apportionment, and rational decision-making. We contemplate criteria that capture the notions of goodness within these environments, and see importance of precise definitions and consistent rules of logic in mathematical reasoning. Throughout the course, we pay attention to the way that technical words are defined so that the precise technical meaning is not confused with the ordinary meaning that the word carries in natural language. (FM) Finch-Smith.
Fall 2019, MATH 100-02: The Art of Mathematical Thinking: The Mathematics of Politics (3). Students gain a new perspective into the world of mathematics while also developing their analytical and creative reasoning skills. In so doing, they gain an understanding of how theoretical results and concepts can be developed, used for problem-solving or for further investigation, and then how to clearly and coherently communicate their ideas and discoveries to others. In this course, we focus on mathematical reasoning about politics. What makes this course mathematical is not numbers or formulas but rather reasoning. Students must think about what is possible and what is impossible. Is there a good way to determine winners of elections? Is there a good way to apportion congressional seats? Is there a good way to make decisions in situations of conflict and uncertainty? We begin by carefully and precisely formulating environments in which we can discuss approaches to elections, apportionment, and rational decision-making. We contemplate criteria that capture the notions of goodness within these environments, and see importance of precise definitions and consistent rules of logic in mathematical reasoning. Throughout the course, we pay attention to the way that technical words are defined so that the precise technical meaning is not confused with the ordinary meaning that the word carries in natural language. (FM) Finch-Smith.
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MATH 101 - Calculus I
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
An introduction to the calculus of functions of one variable, including a study of limits, derivatives, extrema, integrals, and the fundamental theorem. Sections meet either 3 or 4 days a week, with material in the latter presented at a more casual pace. Staff.
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MATH 102 - Calculus II
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 101 with C grade or better. Note: Students wanting to take this course should add to the waiting list when open; additional sections may be added. A continuation of MATH 101, including techniques and applications of integration, transcendental functions, and infinite series. Staff.
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MATH 118 - Introduction to Statistics
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
Elementary probability and counting. Mean and variance of discrete and continuous random variables. Central Limit Theorem. Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests concerning parameters of one or two normal populations.
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MATH 121 - Discrete Mathematics I
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
A study of concepts fundamental to the analysis of finite mathematical structures and processes. These include logic and sets, algorithms, induction, the binomial theorem, and combinatorics.
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MATH 122 - Discrete Mathematics II
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 121. A continuation of MATH 121. Applications of 121 include probability theory in finite sample spaces and properties of the binomial distribution. This course also includes relations on finite sets, equivalence classes, partial orderings, and an introduction to graph theory and enumeration.
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MATH 171 - Mathematics of Cryptography
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or 121. The history and application of cryptography. Topics include private-key codes, the ENIGMA machine and other WWII codes, public-key codes, and the RSA system. Appropriate mathematics is introduced, as necessary, to understand the construction and use of these codes. Several assignments are themselves in code, and students must decipher them just to find out what the homework is. Staff.
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MATH 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3-4 depending on content
Prerequisite: First-Year standing. First-year seminar.
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MATH 195 - Special Topics in Mathematics
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Selected topics in mathematics. May be repeated if topics are different.
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MATH 201 - Bridges to Advanced Mathematics
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: 6 credits of MATH courses or MATH 221 or 222. The course explores various important mathematical constructions and ideas, with a particular emphasis on mathematical inquiry and reasoning. Topics include: sets, functions, equivalence relations, modular arithmetic, and basic properties of the integers, real numbers, and complex numbers. Staff.
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MATH 221 - Multivariable Calculus
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 102 with a C grade or better or MATH 201 or 222. Motion in three dimensions, parametric curves, differential calculus of multivariable functions, multiple integrals, line integrals, and Green’s Theorem.
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MATH 222 - Linear Algebra
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 102 with a C grade or better or MATH 201 or 221. Linear algebra is the backbone of much of mathematics. Students in this course learn to identify and explain the basic principles, terminology, and theories used in linear algebra, and apply quantitative and/or qualitative reasoning skills to solve problems posed in linear algebra, primarily through applications of to both mathematics and the sciences, and also by writing proofs In mathematics.
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MATH 239 - Dimensions of Art and Math
(ARTS 239) FDR: HA
Credits: 3
In this studio course, we explore subject matters from the interface of mathematics and art by combining mathematical principles and artistic sensibilities and processes. We explore the potential synergy between the two disciplines through looking at designs, patterns, dimensions, and forms through two separate prisms, and we try to find ways in which one can be applied to the other. Abrams and Tamir.
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MATH 270 - Financial and Actuarial Mathematics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 102. An introduction to some of the fundamental topics in financial and actuarial mathematics. Possible topics include calculating present and accumulated values for various streams of cash and the theoretical basis of corporate finance and financial models and the application of those models to insurance and other financial risks. Staff.
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MATH 291 - Directed Summer Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Directed individual research in mathematics during the summer months. Each student conducts primary research in partnership with a mathematics faculty member by prior mutual agreement. Consult with individual faculty for a description of current research areas. May be repeated for degree credit with consent of the instructor. Staff.
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MATH 292 - Directed Summer Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Directed individual research in mathematics during the summer months. Each student conducts primary research in partnership with a mathematics faculty member by prior mutual agreement. Consult with individual faculty for a description of current research areas. May be repeated for degree credit with consent of the instructor. Staff.
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MATH 293 - Directed Summer Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Directed individual research in mathematics during the summer months. Each student conducts primary research in partnership with a mathematics faculty member by prior mutual agreement. Consult with individual faculty for a description of current research areas. May be repeated for degree credit with consent of the instructor. Staff.
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MATH 301 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Six credits of mathematics or a grade of at least B in MATH 102. Basic analytical tools and principles useful in mathematical investigations, from their beginning stages, in which experimentation and pattern analysis are likely to play a role, to their final stages, in which mathematical discoveries are formally proved to be correct. Strongly recommended for all prospective mathematics majors.
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MATH 303 - Complex Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 221 or consent of the instructor. Algebra of complex numbers, polar form, powers, and roots. Derivatives and geometry of elementary functions. Line integrals, the Cauchy Integral Theorem, the Cauchy Integral formula, Taylor and Laurent Series, residues, and poles. Applications.
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MATH 309 - Probability
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 221 with C grade or better. Probability, probability density and distribution functions, mathematical expectation, discrete and continuous random variables, and moment generating functions.
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MATH 310 - Mathematical Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 309. Sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, testing hypotheses, regression and correlation, and analysis of variance.
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MATH 311 - Real Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 201 (or 301) and 221. A systematic study of concepts basic to calculus, such as topology of the real numbers, limits, differentiation, integration, sequences and series. Additional topics vary by instructor. Staff.
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MATH 321 - Abstract Algebra
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 201 (or 301) and 222. An introduction to basic algebraic structures common throughout mathematics. These include rings, fields, groups, homomorphisms and quotient structures. Additional topics vary by instructor. Staff.
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MATH 332 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 221 with C grade or better. Instructor consent required. First and second order differential equations, systems of differential equations, and applications. Techniques employed are analytic, qualitative, and numerical.
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MATH 333 - Partial Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 332. An introduction to the study of boundary value problems and partial differential equations. Topics include modeling heat and wave phenomena, Fourier series, separation of variables, and Bessel functions. Techniques employed are analytic, qualitative, and numerical.
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MATH 343 - Geometry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 201 (or 301) , 221, and 222. This course is an introduction to geometric techniques through study of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries and their transformations. Additional topics vary by instructor. Staff.
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MATH 345 - Calculus on Manifolds
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 221 and 222. This course builds on material from both multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Topics covered include: manifolds, derivatives as linear transformations, tangent spaces, inverse and implicit function theorems, integration on manifolds, differential forms, and the generalized Stokes’ Theorem. Staff.
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MATH 353 - Numerical Analysis
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 221 and 222. Analysis, implementation, and applications of algorithms for solving equations, fitting curves, and numerical differentiation and integration. Theorems and proofs are complemented by hands-on programming exercises fostering a concrete understanding of accuracy, efficiency and stability, as well as an awareness of potential pitfalls in machine arithmetic. No previous programming experience is required. Staff.
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MATH 361 - Graph Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 122 or 222. Graphs and digraphs, trees, connectivity, cycles and traversability, and planar graphs. Additional topics selected from colorings, matrices and eigenvalues, and enumeration.
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MATH 363 - Combinatorics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 122, 201, or 222. Topics include counting methods, permutations and combinations, binomial identities, recurrence relations. generating functions, special sequences, partitions, and other topics as time and student interest permit. Staff.
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MATH 365 - Number Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 201 or consent of the instructor. Topics include prime numbers, Euclidean algorithm, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Fermat’s Little Theorem, Euler’s Theorem, arithmetic functions, Euler’s phi function, perfect numbers, the quadratic reciprocity law, continued fractions, and other topics as time and student interest permit.
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MATH 369 - The Mathematics of Puzzles and Games
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 321 or instructor consent. The application of mathematics to puzzles and games. A brief survey on the designs of tournaments. The puzzles and games include but are not limited to the Rubik’s Cube, poker, blackjack, and peg solitaire. Staff.
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MATH 383 - Topics in Mathematics
Credits: 3 in fall and winter, 4 in spring
Prerequisite: MATH 201, 221 or 222, but may vary with topic. Readings and conferences for a student or students on topics agreed upon with the directing staff. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2020, MATH 383-01:Topic: The Mathematics of Information (4). Prerequisites: MATH 201 and 222 or instructor consent. The modern world runs on information. Huge numbers of bits (0s and 1s) are passing invisibly through the wires and air around you right now. These bits encode various types of data including text, pictures, audio/video signals etc. In 1948, a pioneering paper by Claude Shannon founded a new research area– information theory–which, among other things, investigates the process of converting streams of symbols from one form to another and various associated questions that are still the focus of much modern research. For example, what is the most efficient way to go about encoding a stream of data so that it can be transmitted as quickly as possible over some channel or stored using a minimal amount of space? How can one build in redundancy so that errors due to noise (scratches on a CD/DVD, electromagnetic interference, etc.) can be detected and corrected? What should you do if privacy/secrecy is important? In this course, you will see how these sorts of questions can be formalized and addressed mathematically. Bush.
Spring 2020, MATH 383-03: Topic: Mathematics of Puzzles and Games (4). Prerequisite: MATH 321. An examination of some of the mathematics of the following ten games and puzzles: Rubik’s cube, Sam Lloyd’s 15 puzzle, Sudoku and similar puzzles, poker, blackjack, craps, twister, cribbage, darts, and peg solitaire. Six other games or puzzles chosen by the students are also examined. Dymàček.
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MATH 391 - Topics in Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 311. Topics vary but can include complex analysis, topology, differential equations, differential topology, numerical analysis, functional analysis, measure theory, fractal geometry, Lebesgue integration and Fourier analysis, harmonic analysis, and analytic number theory. May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different.
Winter 2020, MATH 391A-01: Topic: Functional Analysis (3). Prerequisite: MATH 311. An introduction to the basic topics in functional analysis including metric spaces, normed spaces, and the fundamental examples and topological properties of these spaces. The course is focused on finite- and infinite-dimensional normed spaces, Hilbert spaces, and Banach spaces, with an emphasis on the linear properties and structure of the spaces and the operators on these spaces. Beanland.
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MATH 392 - Topics in Abstract Algebra
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 321. Topics vary but can include field and Galois theory, geometric and combinatorial group theory, representation theory, number theory, algebraic number theory, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, advanced linear algebra, algebraic coding theory and cryptography, algebraic topology, homological algebra, and graph theory, May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different.
Winter 2020, Math 392A-01: Topic in Abstract Algebra (3). Prerequisite: MATH 321. Rings, including ideals, quotient rings, polynomial rings, and domains. Field of quotients of a domain and enough field theory to prove the impossibility of several classical constructions. Dymàček.
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MATH 393 - Topics in Geometry and Topology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 342 or 343. Topics vary but can include knot theory, topology and geometry of surfaces, differential geometry, Riemann surfaces, 3-manifolds, tilings, geometric probability, geometry of spacetime, finite geometry, computational geometry, differential topology, and projective geometry. May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different.
Winter 2020, Math 393A-01: Topic in Geometry and Topology: Black Holes and Time Warps (3). Prerequisite: MATH 342 or 343. An exploration of the geometry of spacetime primarily by looking at black holes. We also visit other related topics, such as the geometry and topology of the universe, warp drives, worm holes and alternate universes. McRae.
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MATH 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent unless otherwise noted. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Winter 2020, Math 401-01: Directed Individual Study: FM Prep (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A study of problem-solving techniques in preparation for the Society of Actuaries Exam FM, which covers financial mathematics. Dresden.
Fall 2019, MATH 401-01: Directed Individual Study - Origami (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. This course explores the many intersections of origami with mathematics, including geometry, number theory, and combinatorics. McRae.
Fall 2019, MATH 401-02: Directed Individual Study - P Prep (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A study of problem-solving techniques in preparation for the Society of Actuaries Exam P, which covers statistics and probability. Dresden.
Fall 2019, MATH 401-03: Directed Individual Study - Putnam Prep (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. This course introduces various problem-solving techniques in preparation for the Virginia Tech and Putnam math contests. Student must participate in these contests to pass the course. Bush.
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MATH 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Winter 2020, Math 402-01: Directed Individual Study: Discrete Models of Financial Markets (2). Prerequisite: MATH 221 and 222. This course explains in simple settings the fundamental ideas of financial market modeling and derivative pricing, using the No Arbitrage Principle. Relatively elementary mathematics leads to powerful notions and techniques–viability, completeness, self-financing and replicating strategies, arbitrage and equivalent martingale measures–which are directly applicable in practice. McRae.
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MATH 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 421 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 422 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 423 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 426 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 6
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Honors candidacy, senior standing and consent of the department. Honors Thesis.
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MRST 110 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Humanities
FDR: HU
Credits: 3
An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods through the study of a particular topic. Recent studies: Elizabethan England, and Life and Death in Dante’s Florence. For Winter 2020: Digital Florence: Life and Death in Dante’s Florence.
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MRST 111 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Literature
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods through the study of a particular literary topic. Recent studies: Boccaccio, the Birth of Italian Literature, and Dreaming in the Middle Ages. Staff.
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MRST 252 - Introduction to Shakespeare
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Complete of the FDR FW writing requirement. A study of the major genres of Shakespeare’s plays, employing analysis shaped by formal, historical, and performance-based questions. Emphasis is given to tracing how Shakespeare’s work engages early modem cultural concerns, such as the nature of political rule, gender, religion, and sexuality. A variety of skills are developed in order to assist students with interpretation, which may include verse analysis, study of early modem dramatic forms, performance workshops, two medium-length papers, reviews of live play productions, and eight final, student-directed performance of a selected play. Dobin.
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MRST 286 - Preparation for Shakespeare in Performance
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent and approval to enroll in the spring-term abroad course ENGL 386/THTR 286. Students receive an introduction to Shakespeare’s verse in performance; read and analyze scripts from some of the plays to be observed during spring term; and engage in a team-building workshop and the creation of walking tours of modern London, each built around a particular cultural theme. The course consists of six two-hour meetings. Jemma Levy, Holly Pickett.
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MRST 386 - Seminar: Romeo and Juliet and its Aftermath
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
No prerequisite. A study of Shakespeare’s play and the myriad responses to it in both theatrical and other media. (One-time offering for Spring 2020 due to changes resulting from COVID-19) Profs. Jemma Levy and Holly Pickett.
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MRST 395 - Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A seminar concentrating on topics or concepts relevant to Medieval and Renaissance studies. Topics are offered according to the interests of participating faculty. This course may be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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MRST 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Individual study of selected topics in Medieval and Renaissance studies. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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MRST 441 - Honors Thesis Preparation Seminar
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Preparation for MRST majors or minors toward preparation of an honors thesis. Through a series of literature reviews, bibliographic exercises, grant-writing exercises, skills-training, and exposure to numerous research methodologies appropriate to their self-defined program, students are guided to the completion of an honors thesis proposal by the end of the term. Specific goals and skills are determined in conjunction with the thesis adviser by the end of the fall term prior to registration for the course. Staff.
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MRST 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, consent of the program head and the major adviser. Individual research devoted to an original topic dealing with issues pertinent to Medieval and Renaissance studies. The focus of this thesis should coincide with the area of study in which the student has done the most work and should be grounded in interdisciplinary themes. Projects should be approved no later than September 30 of the senior year. Staff.
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MRST 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, cumulative grade-point average of 3.300, and consent of the MRST head. Honors thesis devoted to a specialized topic in Medieval and Renaissance studies. Applications for honors should be submitted to the program head no later than March 1 of the junior year. Staff.
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MESA 195 - Gateway to Middle East and South Asia Studies
FDR: HU
Credits: 3-4
A gateway course introducing Middle East and South Asia studies through the lens of a special topic, issue, or problem relevant to the MESA region.
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MESA 250 - Writing Mt. Lebanon: History, Language, and Politics
FDR: HU
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: ARAB 161. How did Mt. Lebanon become the nation-state of Lebanon? This interdisciplinary course asks students to question the local, national, and international contexts in which the modern Lebanese Republic (est. 1943) has been formed. Students explore the historical, linguistic, confessional, and political landscape of Mt. Lebanon, focusing on the 18th century up to the present day. Visits to archeological sites, museums, historic mansions, cemeteries, and a university campus enrich classroom discussions. Edwards.
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MESA 252 - History Compounded: ExperienceEgypt
FDR: HU
Experiential Learning (EXP): YES
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: ARAB 161 or equivalent. An exploration of the social, religious, historical, and political foundations of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Based in Cairo, a.k.a. “Omm ed-Duniya (Mother of the World)”, students study the complex dynamics of state, culture, and society from a historical perspective. This course uses multiple academic lenses to understand the manifold pasts, interpret the ever-changing present, and speculate about possible futures of contemporary Egypt. Edwards.
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MESA 255 - Language Policies and Politics
Credits: 3
An examination of language policies in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (broadly defined). Students are introduced to the concepts and theories involved in language planning and policy (LPP) and discuss topics such as the legal status of language(s); linguistic rights; language attitudes and ideologies; language in education; language standardization; multilingualism and nationalism; and language endangerment. Students investigate the factors that govern and influence different LPPs through a series of case studies from the MESA region. Edwards.
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MESA 393 - Capstone in Middle East and South Asia Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Capstone project. Independent research project on a topic in Middle East and South Asia studies, under the guidance of a faculty adviser, including regular individual meetings and at least four group workshops, culminating in a formal presentation of the finished project to MESA faculty and students. Staff.
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MUS 100 - Class Piano I
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Open for all students with minimal or no experience in keyboard playing (beginner level) and to music majors in partial fulfillment of the piano proficiency requirement. Students who have taken MUS 101 or MUS 141-Piano are not eligible for this course. Students gain rudimentary piano proficiency and fundamental musicianship skills via keyboard playing in a group piano setting with digital pianos assisted by MIDI programs. Petty, Billias.
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MUS 101 - Class Piano II
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent and either MUS 100 or placement based on skills acquired through previous piano study. Open for all students with minimal or no experience in keyboard playing (beginner level) and to music majors in partial fulfillment of the piano proficiency requirement. Students who have taken MUS 141-Piano are not eligible for this course. Designed for non-keyboard music majors and non-music majors who show early-elementary keyboard competency. Students acquire further skills through the study of scales, arpeggios, chord progressions, harmonization, transpositions, sight-reading, and improvisation. Students learn to perform late-elementary-level piano repertoire. Group piano setting with digital pianos assisted by MIDI programs. Petty.
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MUS 102 - Physics and Perception of Music
(PHYS 102) FDR: SL
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Appropriate for non-science and non-major students with a basic (high-school) knowledge of physics and mathematics. Explores physical principles of sound production and music perception. Hands-on investigation is emphasized. Topics include: wave properties and propagation, harmonic series and spectral analysis, tuning temperaments, response of the human ear, auditory processing, room acoustics, audio recording and reproduction technologies, characterization of various instrument families (strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, and voice). Erickson.
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MUS 108 - Supervised Piano Accompanying
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A practical course in the skills of piano accompaniment, including sight reading, score reading, study of style, methods of expression, transposition, and rehearsal techniques. Students are expected to accompany solo vocalists and instrumentalists, play in chamber ensembles, or accompany the University choruses. A faculty member is assigned to coach and tutor the student. This course may be repeated. S. Petty.
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MUS 109M - Glee Club
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
The oldest choral ensemble at W&L, dating back to early 20th century, the Glee Club performs regularly on campus, at athletic events, and in the community in the time-honored tradition of men’s choral singing. The Glee Club also routinely performs mixed choral repertoire with Cantatrici. This course may be repeated. Lynch.
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MUS 109W - Cantatrici
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Cantatrici is a treble choir made up of singers representing a diverse cross-section of the student body, Cantatrici performs regularly throughout the campus and community, focusing on regional touring and community outreach. Cantatrici also routinely performs mixed choral repertoire with the Glee Club. This course may be repeated. Lynch.
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MUS 110 - University Singers
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. University Singers are chosen by a competitive audition process each Spring, representing a wide cross-section of majors, resulting in one of the finest a cappella choirs in the region and undertaking national or international tours every year. The University Singers perform a wide variety of literature at major venues across the globe while serving as W&L artistic ambassadors in concert series, music festivals, conventions, and university events, including concerts, convocations, and the annual candlelight lessons and carols service. This course may be repeated. Lynch.
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