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    • 0.00 - 4.00 Credits

      An introduction to French designed to give students the linguistic, cultural and geographical background necessary to provide for their basic needs when they travel to a French-speaking country. Emphasis is also given to conversing in basic French within well-defined contexts, to reading short passages, and to writing simple sentences in French. Cultural concepts, grammatical structures, and vocabulary introduced in class are reinforced in small-group language practice sessions.
    • 2.00 - 3.00 Credits

      This course introduces students to the academic expectations and practices of a liberal arts college by examining an instructor-selected topic from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Students will investigate the course topic enhancing their academic, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students will also engage in personal reflection and professional exploration.
    • 0.00 - 4.00 Credits

      An introduction to German designed to give students the linguistic, cultural, and geographical background necessary to provide for their basic needs when they travel to a German-speaking country. Emphasis is also given to conversing in basic German within well-defined contexts, to reading short passages, and to writing simple sentences in German. Cultural concepts, grammatical structures, and vocabulary introduced in class are reinforced in small-group language practice sessions.
    • 3.00 Credits

      This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary fields of both Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, which explore the ways that sex and gender manifest themselves in social, cultural, and political arenas. It draws upon scholarship in women’s studies, masculinities studies, and queer studies, which themselves draw upon a variety of intellectual perspectives, including historical, psychological, rhetorical, sociological, literary, and biological. Students will use gender-based theory to look at the ways in which gender identification and representation influences individuals and societies. This course fulfills the core requirement in U.S. Pluralism.
    • 0.00 - 15.00 Credits

      Prerequisites: GWS 101 and sophomore standing. Students will participate in community organizations implementing theories studied. These will be organizations that understand and/or work toward gender equity, and/or sexuality equity. It will be undertaken through approved placement in an organization in the community or a student-defined project addressing these goals. The work culminates in written analysis of the internship experience in relation to coursework in GWS. All internships must be approved by the GWS Coordinator, but will be supervised by an appropriate faculty member within the GWS minor. For each credit hour granted students are expected to be involved in at least 45 hours of approved activity. The duration should normally occur over a minimum of three weeks.
    • 3.00 Credits

      A survey of early Colonial settlement in North America, relations between Native Americans and Europeans, the establishment of 13 colonies, the development of slavery, religious movements, the American Revolution, formation of the Constitution, the early American Republic, Jacksonian democracy, the sectional crisis and the Civil War.
    • 3.00 Credits

      An introduction to the history of human communities, including the stone age, the major civilizations of the ancient and classical worlds, pre-modern developments, the role of barbarians in history, and the exchange of goods and ideas among different societies. Short papers which call for the interpretation of historical evidence and/or for primary source analysis will be assigned.
    • 3.00 Credits

      This course examines the cultural and social history of Southern Appalachia from Native American Settlement to the present era. As social history, the course uncovers the economic, political, community and family-based relationships through which people of the region organized their lives. Particular attention will be paid to Native American-European-African encounters, the Civil War, industrialization, migration, and the politcal response to rural poverty in the 20th century. As cultural history, the course explores the multiple means through which the people of Southern Appalachia expressed their aspiration, fears, demands and reflections. This includes music, novels, the oral tradition, political discourse, religion and material culture. Course fulfills the experiential requirement for graduation.
    • 3.00 Credits

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