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ECON 300 - Topics in Economics
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102
Classes focusing on specific topics in economic theory or policy. The topics differ across sections and vary from semester to semester.
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ECON 303 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 (CSI)
The theory of price and resource allocation in a market economy.
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ECON 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Fall and Spring (3) Archibald, Kent, Schmidt, Throckmorton Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 (CSI)
Theories of aggregate economic behavior.
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ECON 307 - Principles and Methods of Statistics
Fall and Spring (3) Hausman, Shiferaw, Schultz Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102 (MATH, GER 1)
A study of the principles and uses of descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference, hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Note: See section heading “Statistics” under “Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree.”
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ECON 308 - Econometrics
Fall and Spring (3) He, Moody, Pereira, Schmidt Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 ,ECON 102 , ECON 307 *.
* Students may use BUAD 231, MATH 106, MATH 351, or SOCL 353 in place of ECON 307 as a pre-requisite for ECON 308, but these courses do not count as credit hours toward the Economics major.
A survey of the econometric methods that are commonly used in economic research with emphasis on the application of these techniques rather than their theoretical development. No calculus or linear algebra is required.
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ECON 311 - Money and Banking
Fall or Spring (3) McBeth Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102
An analysis of the monetary system with emphasis upon financial institutions, determination of the money supply and the relationship between money and economic activity.
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ECON 315 - Financial Economics
Fall and Spring (3) Moser Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102
A survey of the theory and principles of the financial system and of financial economics.
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ECON 321 - Economics of the Public Sector
Fall and Spring (3) Beach, Pereira Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102
Theory and principles of public economics with emphasis on state and federal expenditure programs and taxes. Topics include education, welfare, Social Security, unemployment insurance, and the impact of taxes on labor supply, savings, and wealth.
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ECON 322 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Fall, Spring (3) Hicks, Kuzmenko, Pereira,Stafford Prerequisite(s): ECON 101
The application of efficiency and equity criteria to environmental issues. Topics include policies for environmental protection, renewable resources, exhaustible resources and unique natural environments.
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ECON 331 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
Spring (3) Moody Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102
A survey of mathematical techniques used in economics including topics in linear algebra, calculus and optimization techniques. Emphasis will be on the economic applications of these methods.
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ECON 341 - American Economic History
Fall or Spring (3) Hausman, Parman Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102 (GER 4A)
A study of the major trends and developments in the American economy from colonial times through New Deal. Topics include trade, transportation, business, banking, labor, and policy.
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ECON 342 - Global Economic History
Fall or Spring (3) Hausman, Parman Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102 (GER 4A)
An introduction to the global economic history of the world from ancient times to the mid-20th century, with emphasis on a European development, growth, world-wide economic interactions perspective.
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ECON 346 - Comparative Economic Inequality in Multiracial Societies
Spring (3) Abegaz Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102 (GER 4C)
A comparative study of the historical patterns of inequality of income and wealth in multiracial economies. Theory and empirical evidence on the dynamics of racial and class inequality will be examined with a focus on three case studies (Brazil, South Africa, and the U.S.) (Cross listed with AFST 310 ).
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ECON 362 - Government Regulation of Business
Fall or Spring (3) Parman, Stafford Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102
An analysis of the principles and purposes of government regulation of business. Topics include energy policy, consumer and worker protection, transportation, telecommunications and public utilities.
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ECON 380 - Experimental Economics
Fall or Spring (3) Anderson Prerequisite(s): ECON 101
Experimental economics is a field in which decision making is examined in a controlled laboratory environment. The resulting data are used to evaluate theories and policies that are not easily tested with naturally occurring data. This course surveys experimental research in many fields including decision and game theory, environmental economics, industrial organization, and public economics, and provides a basic framework for designing and conducting experiments.
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ECON 382 - Comparative Economics
Fall or Spring (3) Abegaz Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102 (GER 4C)
A study of the centrally planned economy as a distinctive system of resource allocation and income distribution. The emphasis is on the economics of transition from classical central planning to a market economy. Case studies of reform include Russia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and China.
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* ECON 398 - Internship
Fall and Spring (1) Staff Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 and ECON 102 .
A pass/fail, directed readings/research course in conjunction with an internship experience.
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ECON 400 - Topics in Economics
Fall or Spring (3-4) Staff Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 and/or ECON 304 .
Seminar classes, normally 10-15 junior or senior economics majors, focusing on specific topics in economic theory or policy. Topics vary by section and semester to semester.
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ECON 403 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory: Incentives
Fall or Spring (3) Campbell, Pereira Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 , MATH 111 or ECON 331 .
An investigation of contracts and other devices that harness self-interest. The aim is to determine the conditions under which the mechanisms generate socially optimal outcomes. Situations in which the pursuit of self-interest is self-defeating, yielding outcomes that are far from socially optimal, are also treated. Calculus is used to identify and evaluate outcomes.
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ECON 407 - Cross Section Econometrics
Fall (3) Hicks Prerequisite(s): ECON 308 .
Economic data often come as a cross-section of data points, frequently collected as part of a sample survey. The nature of these data calls for the use of a specialized set of tools, which will be developed in the course. Among the models to be examined are discrete, censored and truncated dependent variable, sample selectivity and duration models. Hands-on analysis of data sets will feature prominently.
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ECON 408 - Time-Series Econometrics
Spring (3) Moody Prerequisite(s): ECON 308 , ECON 331 (or MATH 211 ).
This course is an introduction to the econometric analysis of time series data. Topics include ARIMA models, forecasting, analysis of nonstationary series, unit root tests, co-integration and principles of modeling.
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ECON 410 - Game Theory
Fall or Spring (3) Anderson Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 and ECON 303 .
Game Theory is a set of mathematical models used to study how individuals make decisions when their actions affect each other. The emphasis of the course material is a mix of formal theory and applications, including bargaining, information and auctions. While economists turn to game theory to model many situations, the field is firmly rooted in mathematics. Thus, you will struggle in this course if you are not very comfortable with college-level algebra and basic calculus. In addition to mathematical modeling, this course will make extensive use of economics experiments to identify situations where game theory predicts actual behavior and to learn more about why game theory fails to predict behavior in some settings.
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ECON 411 - Advanced Macroeconomic
Fall or Spring (3) Kent, Schmidt Prerequisite(s): ECON 304 , MATH 111 .
A critical survey of the current state of macroeconomic model building including discussions of Neoclassical and New Keynesian models, emphasizing the microeconomic foundations of the models and their implications for business cycle analysis.
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ECON 415 - Applied Financial Derivatives
Fall (3) Tarter Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 and ECON 307 .
The economic theory of stochastic calculus and the solutions of the resulting partial differential equations are developed in the context of equity derivatives. Corollary risk-management characteristics are considered. Context is provided as each student manages a paper portfolio of electronic derivatives.
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ECON 420 - Economics of Information
Fall or Spring (3) Campbell Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 .
How markets and governments create incentives to elicit private information from individuals and firms, and how individual welfare is affected as a result. Topics include: Auctions; bank failures; internet commerce; education; mandatory retirement; voting and preference revelation; allocating dormitory rooms.
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ECON 422 - Applied Environmental Economics
Fall (even numbered years) (3) Hicks Prerequisite(s): MATH 111 , ECON 308 .
This course will cover the application of welfare economics to environmental problems. Topics include differences in consumer surplus and other measures of economic welfare and techniques to measure the economic value of environmental resources. The course will be organized around contemporary environmental issues; for example, the economic value of oyster reef restoration in the Chesapeake Bay, preservation of endangered species, and impacts of global climate change on property. The course will examine these problems using real world data and will expose students to a wide variety of economic valuation techniques.
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ECON 435 - Topics in Mathematical Economics
Spring (3) Moody Prerequisite(s): ECON 331 .
A survey of topics in mathematical economics including growth theory, general equilibrium analysis and duality theory.
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ECON 446 - History of Economic Thought
Fall or Spring (3) Haulman Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 , ECON 304 .
The development of economic analysis with emphasis upon classical and neo-classical economics.
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ECON 451 - Labor Market Analysis
Fall or Spring (3) McHenry Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 .
A theoretical and empirical analysis of labor demand and supply behavior. Topics include labor force participation, labor mobility and wage differentials, the economics of labor unions, and analyses of minimum wage, occupational safety and health, and unemployment insurance.
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ECON 456 - Economics of Health Care
Fall or Spring (3) He, Mellor Prerequisite(s): ECON 303
This course applies economic analysis to the study of health and health care. Topics include: the determinants of health status, features of the market for medical care, insurance and health care delivery, and the role of government in the health care sector.
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ECON 460 - Economic Analysis of Law
Fall or Spring (3) Stafford Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 .
Economic analysis is employed to explain the existence of prevailing legal rules in standard areas of legal study such as property, contracts, torts, family law, civil procedure and criminal procedure.
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ECON 461 - Industrial Organization: Theory, Evidence and Cases
Fall or Spring (3) Stafford Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 .
An analysis of the key theories of market behavior and performance under varying conditions of competition and monopoly, the empirical studies testing these theories and the application of the Federal antitrust laws to protect market competition.
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ECON 474 - Seminar in International Economic Integration
Fall or Spring (3) Abegaz, Feldman Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 , ECON 304 , and ECON 475 .
The theory and practice of preferential trade arrangements and their impact on the multilateral trading system. Topics covered include stages of regional integration (free trade area, customs union, economic and monetary union), regionalism versus multilateralism and the role of domestic interests in the formulation of trade policy. Case studies include NAFTA, the EC/EU and the GATT.
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ECON 475 - International Trade Theory and Policy
Fall and Spring (3) Feldman, Lopresti, Phillips Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 .
This course examines the gains from trade, trading patterns between countries, the effect of trade on income distribution and the effects of industrial and commercial policies. Other topics include the political economy of trade protection and the development of the world trading system.
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ECON 476 - International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics
Fall and Spring (3) Phillips, Schreiber Prerequisite(s): ECON 304 .
This course is a theoretical and empirical examination of international financial markets and national income determination in an open economy. Topics include exchange rate systems, the balance of payments and macroeconomic policymaking among interdependent economies.
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ECON 481 - Microeconomics of Development
Fall or Spring (3) Abegaz, Ben Yishay, Feldman, Shiferaw Prerequisite(s): ECON 303
This course is one of two courses on theories of growth and diversification, and the evidence for them, in low-income countries which account for half of the Gross World Product. Development microeconomics focuses on household, firm, and government behavior in an environment of developing markets. Topics may vary by semester but generally include poverty measurement, property rights, health, education, credit, insurance and land markets, social protection, and legal
and policy-making institutions.
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ECON 483 - Macroeconomics of Development
Fall or Spring (3) Abegaz, BenYishay, Feldman, Shiferaw Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 and ECON 304 .
This course is one of two courses on theories of growth and diversification, and the evidence for them, in low-income countries which account for half of the Gross World Product. Development macroeconomics focuses on what makes economies grow as well as the concomitant changes in the structures of employment, income, output, and trade. Other topics may include poverty and inequality, industrialization, demographic transition, urbanization, global integration, macropolicy, and development strategy.
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ECON 484 - Economics of Growth
Fall or Spring (3) Abegaz Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 , ECON 304 .
Explores models of economic growth with emphasis on developing economies. Examines proximates causes (factor accumulation and technology), correlates (industrialization, demography, inequality), fundamentals (geography, history, culture, institutions), and policy implications. Blends theory with empirical evidence on the convergence and divergence of percapita incomes.
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* ECON 490 - Independent Study in Economics
Fall and Spring (1-4) Staff Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 and/or ECON 304 .
A directed readings/research course conducted on an individual or small group basis on various topics in economics. Normally 3 credits, this class may be taken for 1, 2 or 4 credits with permission of the instructor. No more than one independent study course may be taken in any one semester and no more than 6 independent study credits may be counted toward the economics major.
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†* ECON 495 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Major in economics.
Students wishing to pursue Honors in economics should obtain a copy of departmental guidelines from the economics department office. Those admitted to the program will enroll in these courses during their senior year. A student who completes an Honors thesis but does not achieve Honors may receive credit for ECON 490 . Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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†* ECON 496 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Major in economics.
Students wishing to pursue Honors in economics should obtain a copy of departmental guidelines from the economics department office. Those admitted to the program will enroll in these courses during their senior year. A student who completes an Honors thesis but does not achieve Honors may receive credit for ECON 490 . Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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Environmental Science and Policy |
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ENSP 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy
Fall (3) Buntaine, DeBerry, Chambers, Hicks, Kaste, Kaup, Staff
This team-taught interdisciplinary course brings together perspectives and approaches to environmental problems from natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Examines key environmental concepts by exploring case studies such as pollution and contamination disputes, ecosystem management in the Chesapeake Bay, and biodiversity.
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ENSP 201 - Watershed Dynamics
Spring of alternate years (4) Chambers, Hancock Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 or BIOL 225 OR GEOL 101 , GEOL 110 , GEOL 150W .
This team-taught course will combine biologic and hydrologic approaches to explore the interactions between the physical, biological, and chemical processes active in watersheds. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how interactions between these processes control water quality and biologic diversity, and how anthropogenic activities modify these processes. Laboratory is required.
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ENSP 202 - Global Environmental Challenges: Climate Change
Fall, Spring (3) Taylor Prerequisite(s): ENSP 101 .
This course introduces students to the state of scientific knowledge about climate and climate change, including natural cycles and human-induced changes. It explores potential impacts of climate change, national policies, the Kyoto Protocol, and other global efforts to address the problem.
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ENSP 203 - Public Commons Project
Fall, Spring (1-3) Taylor Prerequisite(s): ENSP 101 .
This workshop course will have students and faculty working as a team on community-based research, addressing important local and regional environmental issues in consultation with community organizations and local government agencies. Topics vary by semester and results are presented publicly.
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ENSP 205 - Marine and Environmental Science
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ENSP 101 .
This course introduces students to the science of marine and terrestrial environments. It ties marine science and policy to land use, watershed and coastal zone management, pollution, forests and agriculture, ocean fisheries, mineral resources, climate change, and biodiversity.
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ENSP 210 - The Ethics of Sustainability: Beyond Environmentalism
Fall (3) Fowler Corequisite(s): Pre or ENSP 101 . (GER 7)
The ethical implications of the sustainability revolution are examined with emphasis on its progress beyond environmentalism and its applicability to such issues as global warming, biodiversity, food production and world hunger, population growth, and HIV-AIDS.
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ENSP 211 - The Ethics of Globalization and Sustainability
Spring (3) Fowler Corequisite(s): Pre or ENSP 101 . (GER 7)
The ethical implications of globalization and the sustainability revolution are examined. Emphasized are the ethical controversies surrounding the social responsibility of trans-national corporations, consumerism, growing world thirst, and the challenges of protecting the environment, jobs and workers rights.
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ENSP 248 - Introduction to Environmental Research
Fall, Spring (1-3) Staff
Independent environmental research for First-year and Sophomore students that is closely mentored by a faculty member. All projects must include an analysis, write-up, and interpretation of the student’s work.
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ENSP 249 - Environmental Challenges: Topics
Fall, Spring (1-4) Staff Prerequisite(s): ENSP 101 .
This course is an in-depth look at an important issue of environmental science and policy. The topics to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. The course is primarily designed for sophomores and juniors who have taken Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy. Some topics will include a required weekly laboratory session. In past year it has been common for us to count GEOL 305 Environmental Geology as an ENSP 249 class. ENSP 249 can be repeated for credit if the topic changes.
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ENSP 250 - Seminar Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
Spring (1-3) Staff
Key environmental topics will be addressed by top national and international environmental experts in three lectures and informal discussion sessions with students. Small groups of students will meet with faculty to discuss readings and the lectures, and a written assignment will integrate the topic.
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ENSP 302 - Philosophic History of American Environmentalism
Fall, Spring (3) Fowler (GER 4A, 7)
The Philosophic History of American Environmentalism. Examines basic ethical controversies surrounding modern American environmentalism, with special focus on: 1) our moral place in Darwinian nature, 2) the wilderness ideal, 3) Native American ecology, land ethic and deep ecology, 4) preserving biodiversity, and 5) environmentalism as social justice.
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ENSP 303 - Issues in Environmental Ethics
Fall, Spring (3) Costa, Fowler (GER 7)
This course reviews core issues in environmental ethics and then takes an in-depth look at one area environmental ethics, such as the ethics of conserving biodiversity, Earth Rights, or key environmental cases which raise ethical concerns.
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ENSP 305 - Feminist Women Activists for Developing India
Fall and Spring (3) Fowler (GER 7)
The class examines the ethical values and interpretations of political engagement, environmental protection and development of three feminist women activists, two Indian and one American, and all internationally reknown for working for the environment and human rights in India: Vandana Shiva, Arundhati Roy, and Martha Nussbaum. (Cross listed with GSWS 305 )
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ENSP 440 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy.
(varies by year) Spring or Fall (1-4) Staff
This course provides students a hands-on, in-depth look at an issue of environmental science and policy. The topics to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. The course is primarily designed for senior majors or minors. ENSP 440 can be repeated for credit if the topic changes.
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ENSP 460 - Seminar in Environmental Issues
Spring (3) Staff
A topics course for seniors based on an extended review of an environmental issue by each student. In consultation with the professor, students will select a topic in advance of registration for the course, and will research the topic through all appropriate sources (literature, Internet, individuals, etc). An oral presentation and a paper are required.
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ENSP 490 - Independent Research
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
This course is designed to permit the environmental science/studies concentrator to engage in independent research in their Junior or Senior years. Working closely with a faculty member as an advisor, each student will be expected to conduct original research and prepare a substantial research paper. This course may be repeated for credit.
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† ENSP 495 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3, 3) Staff
Environmental Science and Policy Honors students must meet the College’s provisions on admissions to the program, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs. These students enroll for both semesters of their senior year, defending an Honors Proposal at the end of the first semester, and completing an Honors research project or essay and defending it in an oral exam by April 15th.
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† ENSP 496 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3, 3) Staff
Environmental Science and Policy Honors students must meet the College’s provisions on admissions to the program, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs. These students enroll for both semesters of their senior year, defending an Honors Proposal at the end of the first semester, and completing an Honors research project or essay and defending it in an oral exam by April 15th.
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ENSP 498 - Internship
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and director.
This course is designed to allow students to gain knowledge through experience in the environmental area, through work with government agencies, nonprofits, or companies. Students will be supervised by faculty members, and students must complete an agreed-upon list of readings and write a paper tying their experience to existing theory and research. Requires written permission from the Director and a faculty advisor.
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ENSP 499 - Internship
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and director.
This course is designed to allow students to gain knowledge through experience in the environmental area, through work with government agencies, nonprofits, or companies. Students will be supervised by faculty members, and students must complete an agreed-upon list of readings and write a paper tying their experience to existing theory and research. Requires written permission from the Director and a faculty advisor.
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EURS 200 - Transfer Elective Credit
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EURS 201 - Introduction to European Studies
Fall or Spring (3)
An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of European Studies. Students explore how Europe has emerged and been contested as an idea, dynamic region, and shared community. Topics include 1) Imagining Europe; 2) The European Mix: Peoples, Ideas, Spaces; and 3) European Integration. This course fulfills the Major Computing Requirement.
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EURS 207 - Film Course in European Studies
Spring (1)
This course uses film to explore how Europeans have engaged a range of contemporary cultural, social, and political concerns. Topics change each semester. May be repeated for credit.
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EURS 290 - Topics in European Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in EURS are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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EURS 300 - Transfer Elective Credit
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EURS 390 - Topics in European Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in EURS are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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EURS 470 - Research Seminar in European Studies
Spring (1-4)
This course explores a European topic of contemporary significance through multidisciplinary readings that span several national contexts. Students develop independent research projects related to the topic. The course fulfills the Major Writing Requirement.
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EURS 480 - Independent Study in European Studies
Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff
For majors and minors who have completed most of their requirements and who have secured approval from a supervising instructor. EURS 480 may be repeated for credit, if the topic varies.
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EURS 495 - Senior Honors in European Studies
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalogue section.
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EURS 496 - Senior Honors in European Studies
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalogue section.
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Expository Writing |
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WRIT 101 - Writing.
Fall and Spring (3) Ashworth, Davis, Zuber
Practice in writing under supervision, with frequent conferences. This course may be used to satisfy the lower-division writing requirement by students who are not exempted. Each section is limited to 16 students.
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WRIT 101A - Writing for Non-Native Speakers
Fall and Spring (3) Staff
For non-native speakers of English. Practice in writing under supervision, with frequent conferences. This course may be used to satisfy the lower-division writing requirement. Instructor permission required.
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WRIT 300 - Contemporary Theory and College Writing
Spring (1) Zuber
This course is designed to train students who have applied to work in the Writing Resources Center by analyzing the writing and speaking processes and the dynamics of one-on-one peer consultations.
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WRIT 367 - Advanced Expository Writing
Fall of Spring (3) Lowry, Melfi, Meyers, Pease, Peterson, Scheoenberger, Wenska, Zuber
Practice in writing papers of various types under supervision, emphasizing style and expository techniques. Sections limited to 15 students each. This course satisfies the Lower Division Writing Requirement.
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WRIT 401 - Topics in Writing Professionally
Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff
Instruction in skills, practices, and styles for careers in writing. Topics may include editing and publishing, technical writing, business writing, and grant writing. If there is no duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit.
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Film and Media Studies |
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FMST 250 - Introduction to Film and Media Studies
Fall, Spring (4) Joyce, Lowry, Zuber, Stadelmann, Staff GER 5
This research- and writing-intensive course introduces methods for critical engagement with texts across different media (e.g., film, digital media, TV, print, recorded music). Students are strongly encouraged to take 250 before enrolling in 300-level courses in the Program.
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FMST 302 - Theories of Film & Media
Fall (3) Staff
Explores major theoretical issues in visual culture since the advent of photography, as well as intersections with other theoretical approaches like critical theory, psychoanalysis, feminism, queer theory, critical race theory, and postcolonialism. This course satisfies the major computing requirement.
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FMST 310 - Topics in Media History
Fall, Spring (3) Barnard, Joyce, Knight, Prokhorov, Zuber, Staff
These courses examine the history of a medium/media in social, cultural, and political contexts, with particular attention to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This course may be repeated for credit when there is no duplication of topic.
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FMST 330 - Topics in Global Media
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
These courses focus on the cultural products, values, and identities that emerge and circulate through media produced in and for countries outside the U.S. May be repeated for credit when there is no duplication of topic.
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FMST 370 - Topics: Media in Practice
Fall, Spring (1-3) Barnard, Davis, Stadelmann, Stock, Zuber
Introduction to creative practices in film, media, or festival production with an emphasis on collaborative, hands-on projects. May be repeated for credit when there is no duplication of topic.
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FMST 401 - Seminar in Film and Media Studies
Fall, Spring (3-4) Staff
Study in depth of a specialized topic in Film and/or Media Studies. This course maybe repeated for credit when there is no duplication of topic.
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FMST 480 - Independent Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4)
A program combining (as appropriate to the topic) extensive viewing, production, writing, reading and/or discussion in a specific area of Film and Media Studies. The syllabus for this tutorial will be agreed upon by the student and instructor and approved in advance by the Coordinator. This course is open only to students who have completed at least half the requirements for the Film and Media Studies Minor and may ordinarily only be taken once.
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French and Francophone Studies |
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FREN 100 - Big Ideas in French & Francophone Studies
Fall or Spring (4) Staff. (College 100)
An exploration of significant questions and integrative concepts in French & Francophone Studies, their grounding in the process of scientific discovery and application, and their broader relevance to society. Designed for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
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FREN 101 - Elementary French I
Fall and Summer (4) Staff
An introduction to the French language designed to develop basic communicative competence in speaking and writing skills, and basic listening and reading comprehension of cultural materials. Preliminary introduction to selected aspects of the Francophone world. Four class hours.
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FREN 102 - Elementary French II
Spring and Summer (4) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 101
An introduction to the French language designed to develop basic communicative competence in speaking and writing skills, and basic listening and reading comprehension of cultural materials. Preliminary introduction to selected aspects of the Francophone world. Four class hours.
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French I
Fall and Summer (4) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 or placement by Achievement Test score or by department
A review of basic French grammar through development of writing, speaking, comprehension and reading skills, with additional emphasis on cultural and literary readings. Four class hours.
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French II
Spring and Summer (4) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 201 or placement by Achievement Test score or by department
Continued review of basic French grammar through development of writing, speaking and comprehension skills, with additional emphasis on cultural and literary readings. Four class hours.
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FREN 206 - Upper-lntermediate Conversation
Fall, Spring or Summer (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement by Achievement Test score or consent of instructor
A course beyond the College’s foreign language requirement proficiency level stressing the cultural and linguistic notions of oral discourse in developing communicative ability in the language. Practice in simulated foreign cultural contexts through discussion and student presentations on themes in contemporary French life.
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FREN 210 - From Word to Text: An Introduction to Reading and Writing
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement by Achievement Test score or by department (GER 5)
Continued development of all four language skills, with a special emphasis on reading and writing. This course will incorporate work with applied grammar, interactive video, film, and French and Francophone literary readings.
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FREN 212 - Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Francophone World
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement by Achievement Test score or by department (GER 4C)
An introduction to comparative cultural studies of the Francophone world. An exploration of the rich cultural exchanges among Francophone communities with an emphasis on their geographical, historical and social contexts. Sustained attention to oral and written expression.
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FREN 299 - French Studies Abroad at the Upper Intermediate Level
Fall, Spring, or Summer (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 210 or FREN 212 and approval by department
This number is intended for courses completed in France or in a Francophone country. May be repeated for credit
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FREN 300 - French Studies Abroad at the Advanced Level
Fall, Spring, or Summer (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 210 or FREN 212 and approval by department
This number is intended for courses completed in France or in a Francophone country. May be repeated for credit
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FREN 301 - Life in Montpellier
Spring (1) Resident Director of the Summer in Montpellier, France Program
A one-credit required course designed for students enrolling in the W&M Summer in Montpellier Program. Provides historical and cultural background of the program site, introduces social, cultural, and political trends that inform life in France today and sensitizes students to the media of the region and nation. Taught in French by the Director during Spring semester prior to enrollment in Summer Program.
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FREN 302 - Perspectives on Contemporary Society
Summer (2) Resident Director of the Summer in Montpellier, France Program
A required two-credit supervised research project organized around three themes: 1) the ways in which cosmopolitan and pluralist France addresses issues of diversity, 2) the importance of Europe in France today, and 3) the Southern French perspective regarding themes 1 and 2. In French, under the supervision of the Resident Director of the Montpellier Program.
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FREN 304 - French Phonetics and Diction
Fall or Spring (3) Kulick Prerequisite(s): FREN 206 orFREN 210 or FREN 212 or FREN 303 or consent of instructor
Intensive study of concepts in articulatory phonetics and phonology in modern standard French. Readings in phonetic theory. Diagnostic evaluation of each student’s pronunciation. Corrective phonetics.
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FREN 305 - The Craft of Writing
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 210 or FREN 212 or FREN 303 or FREN 151
Applied grammar and intensive written work. French 305 is a prerequisite for upper-level French courses.
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FREN 306 - Advanced Conversation
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): FREN 210 or FREN 212 or FREN 303 , and FREN 206 (or consent of instructor)
Intensive oral-aural training, with class discussions and oral presentations focusing on relevant issues in contemporary French and francophone society and culture as presented in a variety of texts and media.
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FREN 310 - French Cinema
Fall or Spring (3) Fauvel Prerequisite(s): FREN 314 or FREN 315 (GER 4A)
History of the French cinema, including an introduction to film technology and aesthetics. This course is taught in French. Two class hours, two laboratory hours.
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