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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Exercise Science
  

  • EXS 419 Internship in Exercise Science

    Supervised field experience completed in cooperation with a qualified, partnering agency. Students demonstrate professional skills and competencies appropriate to their chosen career path.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: Senior standing, completion of the exercise science major required core courses and consent of instructor


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  • EXS 440 Legal Issues in PE and Sport

    Familiarizes the students with legal aspects relating to physical education and sport. Student’s constitutional rights in the public school setting, as they relate to physical education and sport, with specific attention given to the first, fourth and 14th amendments.
    Credits: 3
    Prerequisite: Junior, senior or post baccalaureate standing


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Film Studies
  
  

French
  

  • FR 101 First Year French I

    First term of introductory French. Students learn to converse at a basic level, with pronunciation that would be understood by a sympathetic native speaker. Reading diverse examples of French provides models for writing. Contexts include people inside and outside the classroom; family life at home, in town and in the country; and people’s daily activities.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 102 First Year French II

    Second term of introductory French builds on the skills learned in FR 101. Students continue to grasp the main ideas when listening to a variety of French accents; reading in topics they have studied; building vocabulary; incorporating grammar, vocabulary and culture.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 101  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 103 First Year French III

    Third term of introductory French. Students learn to talk in past tenses and about traditions of Francophone counterparts. Focus on food, including shopping and eating at home and in restaurants. Also includes geography, weather and the environment. Students continue to expand vocabulary and knowledge.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 102  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 200 Basic French Conversation

    Conversation practice in the French language, designed for students in the earlier stages of learning the language. Focus on everyday use of language, talking about self, family, activities and daily events.
    May be repeated for credit.
    Pass-No Credit (P/NC) grading only.
    Credits: 1
    Prerequisite: FR 101  or higher or consent of instructor


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  • FR 201 Second Year French I

    Builds fluency with everyday conversation topics (food, shopping, lodging), focusing on vocabulary expansion and review of basic verb forms and sentence structures; both oral/aural and written skills are developed. Further cultural awareness is built through articles, simplified fiction and multimedia elements.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 103  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 202 Second Year French II

    Students expand conversation and writing skills; discussions using new and traditional media and movies and mastering new vocabulary relevant to these themes. Develop skill with more advanced verb tenses and parts of speech, allowing discussion with increasingly complex sentences. Cultural exposure to French/Francophone media.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 201  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 203 Second Year French III

    Focus on talking/writing about travel to places where French is spoken. The most advanced structures of the language are studied. Mastery of these forms allows students to discuss hypothesis, subjective points of view and project into the future in increasingly complex speech. Exposure to Francophone culture from different parts of the world through videos, songs, movies and articles.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 202  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 300 French Table

    Conversation practice in the French language, designed for intermediate-advanced students. Emphasis on fluent conversation, giving one’s opinion and discussing current events.
    May be repeated, a maximum of 3 credits can apply to the French minor.
    Pass-No Credit (P/NC) grading only.
    Credits: 1
    Prerequisite: FR 202  or higher or consent of instructor


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  • FR 301 Intermediate French Composition and Phonetics I

    Builds from conversation to formal presentations in French. Students work with authentic and more complex works of fiction, articles, audio interviews, websites, etc. Grammar will be less of a focus but reviewed. Will learn literary tense and read an unabridged literary work.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 203  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 302 Intermediate French Composition and Phonetics II

    Develops skills with discussion and presentations about increasingly complex themes, linked to in-depth cultural focus via multiple media forms. Grammar review. Introduces French phonetics, studying the phonetic alphabet and transcribing French sentences as well as looking at sentence divisions, syllables, intonation, etc. Students continue to reinforce the vocabulary they already know and add to their vocabulary list.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 301  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 303 Intermediate French Composition and Phonetics III

    Students develop nuanced expression and detailed, clear speeches in French. Will engage practical skills such as expressing frustration constructively, writing a resume and job interviews. Phonetics focuses on specific sounds difficult to master. Grammar alternates between difficult concepts and consolidation of basics; help writing complex well-structured texts. Ongoing study of culture through articles music, movies, literary works, websites, etc.
    Credits: 4
    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • FR 340 Topics in French Arts and Culture

    Focused study of a topic related to the arts and culture in France; may include study of a particular artist, medium, period or movement, in a theme that crosses periods or media. Specific focus will be identified in the online course offerings.
    May be repeated twice for credit, if content is different.
    Credits: 3
    Prerequisite: FR 203  or higher
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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Field Services
  

  • FS 199 Special Individual Studies

    Terms and hours to be arranged. Individual projects, practicum on special studies in a limited area of interest, under the guidance of a designated staff member.
    May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
    Credits: 1-3
    Note: All students must attend an orientation meeting prior to registration to set up placement in a school for this practicum. Information on the time and place will be posted in the RWEC and Academic Advising office approximately two weeks prior to registration.


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  • FS 303 September Experience

    One-to-three week pre-student teaching program required of all education students, who will select or be assigned to a school in the weeks prior to its opening in the fall. A one-day seminar will be held at or near the conclusion of this experience.
    Credits: 1-3
    Note: All students must attend an orientation meeting prior to registration to set up placement in a school for this practicum. Information on the time and place will be posted in the RWEC and Academic Advising office approximately two weeks prior to registration.


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  • FS 358 Winter Experience

    A practicum experience providing an opportunity for students to spend a week in a school during the winter holiday. Students participate in the school and community activities.
    Credits: 1
    Note: All students must attend an orientation meeting prior to registration to set up placement in a school for this practicum. Information on the time and place will be posted in the RWEC and Academic Advising office approximately two weeks prior to registration.


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  • FS 399 Special Studies

    Designed for an individual or group in a special interest area under the instruction and guidance of a designated staff member. This course may also be used for a field experience placement.
    May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
    Credits: 1-3
    Note: All students must attend an orientation meeting prior to registration to set up placement in a school for this practicum. Information on the time and place will be posted in the RWEC and Academic Advising office approximately two weeks prior to registration.


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  • FS 600 Seminar I: CTL Project Planning

    First course in a three-course series designed for candidates who plan to advance from an Initial Teaching License to a Continuing Teaching License (CTL). Candidates will advance through the process of documenting their advanced proficiencies required by TSPC to move from an Initial to a CTL. Course will develop and expand students’ understanding of action research and its place within the K-12 classroom. Emphasis in this course will include how to develop a research question, how to develop and plan data sources and will culminate in the creation of an action plan.
    Credits: 2


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  • FS 601 Seminar II: CTL Project Implementation

    Second course in a three-part series designed for candidates who plan to advance from an Initial Teaching License to a Continuing Teaching License (CTL). Candidates will advance through the process of documenting their advanced proficiencies required by TSPC to move from an Initial to a CTL. Course will develop and expand students’ understanding of action research and its place within the K-12 classroom. Emphasis in this course will include developing and carrying out an action research project within a classroom or other educational setting as well as continued study in advanced assessment and action research strategies and techniques.
    Credits: 2


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  • FS 602 Seminar III: CTL Research Results and Reflections

    Third course in a three-part series designed for candidates who plan to advance from an Initial Teaching License to a Continuing Teaching License CTL). Candidates will advance through the process of documenting their advanced proficiencies required by TSPC to move from an Initial to a CTL. Course will develop and expand students’ understanding of action research and its place within the K-12 classroom. Emphasis in this course will include data analysis, constructing a report of research findings, considering implications of action research and reflection on teaching as a researching profession.
    Credits: 2


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Geography
  
  

  • GEOG 106 Introductory Economic Geography

    Course addresses the important role of geography in the highly inter-connected global economy, by examining the spatial patterns in population, resources and the primary, secondary and tertiary economic sectors. Course highlights the relationship between economics and the environment.
    Credits: 4


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  • GEOG 207 Geography and Film

    Considers the use and representation of space, place and landscape in, on and through film. Specific films, filmmakers and topics will vary and may include particular places or types of landscapes and the comparison of films created in different cultural and geographical contexts.
    Credits: 4
    Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • GEOG 315 The Indian Subcontinent

    A survey of the physical and human geography of South Asia. While the entire realm of South Asia will be surveyed, the emphasis is on India; major geographical patterns, processes, issues and problems related with religious, ethnic and linguistic diversity, the modernization process, economic development and interrelationships between South Asian nations.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation

    Introduction to environmental conservation, the reasoned use of the natural environment so that its utilization does not impair the environment’s capacity for renewal and continued evolution. Focuses on contemporary global and regional issues such as greenhouse warming and deforestation.
    Credits: 4


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  • GEOG 385 Quantitative Methods in Geography

    An introduction to basic quantitative techniques in geography. Topics may include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, simple correlation and regression, analysis of variance and non-parametric statistics and spatial data analysis techniques such as nearest neighbor analysis.
    Credits: 4
    Quantitative Literacy: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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