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KINE 358 - Community Nutrition
Credits: (3)
This course will cover how cultural and psychological factors, as well as socioeconomic status, affect food choices, and how those choices can create nutrition and health problems within a community. The class includes identifying the potential causes of nutrition problems, the target populations, and a plan for community-based interventions that may solve those problems. Students will gain working knowledge of federal, state and local programs as well as learn how to conduct a community-based assessment and plan, and how to design and evaluate interventions.
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KINE 359 - Medical Pharmacology
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 304
This course will introduce students to the general principles of pharmacology and the common medications that they may encounter while working in a clinical setting. Emphasis will be on general classifications of drugs and their mechanisms of action as well as memorization of some of the most commonly prescribed medications.
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KINE 360 - Physiology of Aging
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 203 or KINE 200 or KINE 304
Domain (Anchored): NQR
An introduction to the theories of aging, the physiological changes associated with aging, and common diseases of aging. Class discussion involves a survey of the basic scientific literature in aging research.
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KINE 361 - Population Nutrition, Policy, and Programs
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): NQR
This course presents the fundamental concepts that link food policy with human nutrition at the population level. The main areas of emphases are: how national-level food policies are created and implemented, the effects of these policies on the health of large populations, and epidemiologic approaches to collecting and analyzing nutrition data.
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KINE 362 - Sustainable Food Systems and Diets
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): NQR
This course presents the most important concepts that link human nutrition with environmental sustainability at the local, regional, national, and global scales. This course emphasizes the structural drivers and outcomes of human decision-making as they relate to food choice, nutrition, and ecological stewardship, with a lens toward developing sustainable nutrition recommendations for the public. Critical appraisal of contemporary evidence underlies all aspects of this course.
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KINE 369 - Methods and Analysis in International Community Health and Development
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 300
This course introduces the core methods and data analysis techniques for projects in engaged scholarship focused on participatory development strategies and community health. It was developed through ongoing work with projects known as Student Organization for Medical Outreach and Sustainability (SOMOS) and Medical Aid Nicaragua: Outreach Scholarship. Both of these projects began as a student initiatives in service learning. The project founders sought a different model for student engagement and articulated concerns about the marginalization of regions, nations, communities, and people and about the arrogance of international development interventions. They expressed skepticism about the value of ungrounded approaches to helping.
Through ongoing partnership efforts in Paraiso, Dominican Republic and Cuje, Nicaragua, we have sought ways to partner effectively and respectfully with residents and communities. We have used basic methods of ethnography, GIS, and social networks analysis (SNA) to collect and analyze data to describe the communities and to understand local arrangements that could support collaboration and collective capacity. Seeking best practices and strategies has resulted in ongoing efforts to develop a refined model of participatory development that relies on community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods and emphasizes community collective decision-making, solidarity, and action over external expertise, direction, and guidance.
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KINE 380 - Bioethics to Clinical Practice
Credits: (3)
This course addresses principles of contemporary health care. Students are introduced to concepts in quality practice and economic issues affecting current health care delivery.
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KINE 393 - Health Ethics
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 400
An introduction to health-related ethical problems and the nature of ethical reasoning. Emphasis upon ethical problem-solving in personal, public, and environmental health for Kinesiology & Health Sciences and Environmental Science/Studies majors.
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KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: MATH
Domain (Anchored): NQR
An introduction to the use of statistics within the process of evaluation. Descriptive and inferential statistical procedures including confidence intervals, correlation, t-tests, and analysis of variance are covered. Proper application of those procedures during the evaluation of data is emphasized.
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KINE 400 - Sport Psychology
Credits: (3)
This course is designed as an introduction to the study of psychological dimensions to sport. Various topics which will be included: behavior change in sport, motivation, personality factors and the elite athlete. Structure of the course also allows the student to investigate topics of individual interest.
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KINE 401 - Neurophysiology of Aging
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 304 or BIOL 345
College Curriculum: COLL 400
Domain (Anchored): NQR
A seminar course designed to provide in-depth knowledge of the physiological changes in the nervous system with aging (including common pathologies affecting learning/memory, motor control, vision, and hearing) and to refine skills needed to evaluate and synthesize the scientific literature. This course includes lectures on each topic, systematic analysis and discussion of the scientific literature, construction of an original research proposal, and oral presentation of the proposal. This course satisfies the Kinesiology & Health Sciences major writing requirement, and the Neuroscience major writing requirement.
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KINE 403 - The Social Determinants of Health: Living and Dying in the USA
Credits: (3)
An exploration of the conditions in which individuals are born, live, work, and age as determinants of health outcomes. Such conditions as race, class, sexual orientation, income, zip code, and job security and autonomy will be considered. To be explored are such health domains as adverse birth outcomes; injuries and homicides; adolescent pregnancy; HIV-AIDS; addiction; heart disease; chronic lung disease; mental health, and age-related disability. Readings include newspaper and magazine accounts; medical journals; and such texts as U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, (on-line) and M. Marmot, The Status Syndrome (N.Y. :Holt, 2004).
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KINE 404 - Global Health Issues
Credits: (3)
This course will offer a cross cultural comparative analysis of the definitions of health and health care delivery, as well as an overview of specific chronic and acute health issues. The course will address global health broadly and focus on global health disparity. We will analyze disparity with a multidisciplinary perspective, evaluating the political, economic, and sociocultural aspects of health inequality. Special topics in this course will focus on health care and health issues of women.
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KINE 405 - Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 270 or KINE 280 or KINE 290 or instructor permission
The course will explore medical and social aspects of maternal, neonatal, and child health, with an emphasis on health systems and the continuum of care for women and children. Basic knowledge of global public health or epidemiology is expected.
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KINE 406 - Public Health Research Issues
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 270 and KINE 280 and one of: KINE 290 , KINE 300 , KINE 325 , or KINE 405
College Curriculum: COLL 400
This course will allow students to synthesize and apply knowledge from core Public Health courses. Students will engage with a range of current Public Health issues and research methodologies, conduct media analysis of Public Health research reporting, and utilize the research literature to develop proposals for multi-level interventions to address Public Health problems. Classes will be interactive and involve a blend of discussion, student presentations, group work, and in-class activities.
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KINE 415 - Public Health: Health Equity, Sustainability, and Well-Being in a Global Age
Credits: (3)
What matters for health and well-being? How do we build health opportunity, while also protecting the planet? Why, in the United States, does “wealth equal health”? This course will explore personal, economic, political, and environmental determinants of health equity. Emphasis will be placed on 1) holism and health and 2) socioecological frameworks of health. Students will engage with individuals and organizations in the Washington D.C. area that tackle these issues on a daily basis. Class sessions will be interactive and involve a blend of D.C. site visits, guest speakers, discussion, and lecture.
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KINE 422 - Motor Control
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 322 .
Detailed study of issues associated with motor control. Drawing heavily from epistemology, neurology, cognitive science and motor behavior research the students will be expected to integrate and generalize such information to different clinical contexts.
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KINE 442 - Exercise Physiology
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 304 or consent of instructor. Corequisite(s): KINE 442L.
Domain (Anchored): NQR
An in-depth study of the physiological aspects of exercise, fatigue, coordination, training and growth; functional tests with normal and abnormal subjects; investigations and independent readings.
There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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KINE 450 - Cardiovascular Physiology
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 304 or BIOL 203 or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): NQR
A concentrated study of the normal function of the heart and blood vessels, coordinated responses of the cardiovascular system, and general features of cardiovascular diseases. Class discussion involves a survey of the basic scientific literature in cardiovascular research.
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KINE 455 - Physiology of Obesity
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 304 or BIOL 203 or consent of instructor.
College Curriculum: COLL 400
Domain (Anchored): NQR
A seminar course examining the physiology of body weight regulation, mechanisms of diseases that are associated with obesity and inactivity, and the role of the fat cell and its secretions in the disease process.
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KINE 458 - Cellular Basis of Neuromuscular Physiology
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 304 , BIOL 203 or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): NQR
A detailed study of the neuromuscular system and its exercise-induced adaptations at the cellular and biochemical levels. Topics include the development of the neuromuscular system, organization of motor units, characteristics of different muscle fiber types, substrate utilization and causes of fatigue. When taken with KINE 458R, course will meet the COLL 400.
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KINE 458R - Cellular Basis of Neuromuscular Physiology
Credits: (1)
College Curriculum: COLL 400
A detailed study of the neuromuscular system and its exercise-induced adaptations at the cellular and biochemical levels. Topics include the development of the neuromuscular system, organization of motor units, characteristics of different muscle fiber types, substrate utilization and causes of fatigue. When taken with KINE 458, course will meet the COLL 400.
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KINE 460 - Topics in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (1-4)
Topics not covered in regular offerings. Subjects, prerequisites and instructor will vary from year to year.
Course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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KINE 461 - Physiology Journal Club
Credits: (1)
This is a weekly seminar course in which students will read, present, and discuss recent, high-impact original research articles from the biomedical literature. The emphasis will be on articles in the area of cardiovascular physiology, metabolism, aging physiology, and neuroscience with some flexibility to venture into other areas of physiology/medicine that are of particular interest to students.
Students can repeat this course 3 times for a total of 3 credits.
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KINE 465 - Leadership in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (1-2)
This course is a capstone experience where students will assist the instructor during class time and supervise open learning hours in large lecture and laboratory courses.
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KINE 470 - Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
An independent study program for the advanced student involving reading, research and the writing of a paper.
Note: To receive COLL 400 credit, the student can add KINE 490 to this course with Instructor Permission. Course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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KINE 471 - Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
An independent study program for the advanced student involving reading, research and the writing of a paper.
Note: To receive COLL 400 credit, the student can add KINE 490 to this course with Instructor Permission. Course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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KINE 475 - Physiology Research
Credits: (1-3)
A course for the advanced student affording an opportunity for independent laboratory research in physiology under the supervision of a faculty member.
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KINE 480 - Research in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
A course for the advanced student affording an opportunity for independent laboratory or field research under the supervision of a faculty member.
Note: To receive COLL 400 credit, the student can add KINE 490 to this course with Instructor Permission. Course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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KINE 481 - Research in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
A course for the advanced student affording an opportunity for independent laboratory or field research under the supervision of a faculty member.
Note: To receive COLL 400 credit, the student can add KINE 490 to this course with Instructor Permission. Course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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KINE 490 - Research Symposium
Credits: (0)
Corequisite(s): KINE 470 or KINE 471 or KINE 480 or KINE 481 or KINE 496 or KINE 498
College Curriculum: COLL 400
This course is a capstone experience whereby students will be expected to write a research paper presenting their results in a scientific manner to an informed audience. In addition, students’ research findings will be presented in poster format using lay language and intended for a general audience, to be presented at the Kinesiology & Health Sciences Research Symposium held at the end of each semester. When coupled with one of: KINE 470, 471, 480, 481, 496, or 498, this course satisfies the COLL 400 requirement for Independent Studies, Kinesiology Research, and Internship courses in this Department.
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KINE 493 - Philosophy in Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
Philosophical principles in the context of human movement. Examination of the relationship of the mind and body and the distinctions between western and eastern attitudes towards the physical. Analysis of the ethics and the aesthetics of the kinesthetic dimension.
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KINE 494 - Environmental Human Physiology
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): KINE 442 or consent of instructor.
Lectures and applied research will determine how heat, cold, high terrestrial altitude, hyperbaric conditions, and air pollution affect human performance.
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KINE 495 - Honors
Credits: (3)
Students admitted to Honors study in Health Sciences will enroll for both semesters of their senior year. Requirements include (a) supervised readings in the field of interest, (b)the preparation and presentation by April 15 of an Honors essay or an Honors thesis based on the students own research, and (c)satisfactory performance in an oral examination based on the Honors project and related background. Consult the chair for eligibility, admission and continuance requirements.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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KINE 496 - Honors
Credits: (3)
Students admitted to Honors study in Health Sciences will enroll for both semesters of their senior year. Requirements include (a) supervised readings in the field of interest, (b)the preparation and presentation by April 15 of an Honors essay or an Honors thesis based on the students own research, and (c)satisfactory performance in an oral examination based on the Honors project and related background. Consult the chair for eligibility, admission and continuance requirements.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs. To receive COLL 400 credit, the student can add KINE 490 to this course with Instructor Permission.
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KINE 498 - Internship
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): Kinesiology & Health Sciences Major.
A structured learning experience designed to complement and expand on the student’s academic course work. This course includes readings in related areas, portfolios, written reports and on-site supervision.
Note: To receive COLL 400 credit, the student can add KINE 490 to this course with Instructor Permission.
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LATN 101 - Elementary Latin I
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): For LATN 102 : LATN 101 or departmental placement.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course is designed to equip the student with a mastery of the structure of the Latin language and with knowledge of basic vocabulary. There are translations from appropriate Latin texts and parallel study of pertinent aspects of Roman life and history.
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LATN 102 - Elementary Latin II
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): For LATN 102: LATN 101 or departmental placement.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
A continuation of Latin 101. Translations from appropriate Latin texts and parallel study of pertinent aspects of Roman life and history.
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LATN 103 - Combined Beginning Latin
Credits: (5)
This intensive course combines LATN 101 and 102 in a single semester. It is recommended for students who had Latin previously and wish to review the basics rapidly before going on in the language, or for those who are particularly good at foreign languages in general and desire a more challenging learning experience. Students who pass this course may enroll directly in LATN 201 or 203 in a subsequent semester.
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LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or LATN 103 or departmental placement.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
After a review of grammar students will begin reading substantial excerpts from original Latin texts, with a focus on solidifying their grasp of fundamentals and developing reading skills.
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LATN 202 - Intermediate Latin II
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 201 or departmental placement.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Readings from original Latin texts, with a focus on continuing development of language skills along with an appreciation of literary styles and cultural contexts.
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LATN 203 - Combined Intermediate Latin
Credits: (5)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or LATN 103
This course combines LATN 201 and 202 in a single semester for students who desire more accelerated advancement in the language. Students who pass this course may enroll directly in any class for which LATN 202 is a prerequisite.
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LATN 301 - Reading Literature in Latin
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or instructor permission
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Readings from original Latin texts. Designed for students who place into the post-intermediate level from high school, and for others who need additional reinforcement in Latin reading skills before proceeding to more advanced courses in the language. May not be taken for credit when the student has already earned credit in Latin at the 300 level or above.
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LATN 321 - Latin Lyric and Elegiac Poetry
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of Catullus, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, and others.
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LATN 322 - Cicero
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the orations, letters and/or essays of Cicero.
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LATN 323 - Roman Drama
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of Plautus, Terence, and Seneca.
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LATN 324 - Roman Satire
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of Horace, Juvenal, Persius, and others.
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LATN 325 - Roman Historians
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of Livy, Tacitus, and others.
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LATN 326 - Vergil
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the Aeneid and other Vergilian works.
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LATN 327 - The Roman Novel
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of Petronius, Apuleius, and others.
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LATN 328 - Roman Philosophy
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of Cicero, Lucretius, Seneca, and others.
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LATN 329 - Medieval Latin
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Readings in the original Latin chosen from the works of medieval authors in prose and poetry.
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LATN 330 - Imperial Latin Literature: The Rhetoric of Cruelty
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202
Domain (Anchored): ALV
In no other period did the tensions and ambiguities inherent in Roman society manifest themselves more acutely than in the first and early second century C.E., Rome’s ‘Silver Age.’ It was frequently a violent and cruel period in which absolute power could be exercised with a malignancy rarely plied since. Yet this age also produced a literature often marked by profound humanity and by an inventiveness comparable to that of the ‘Golden Age’ a century before. The goal of this course is to gain some insight into the paradoxes of this period. Reading selections in Latin and sometimes English from authors like, Seneca, Petronius, Lucan, Statius, Pliny the Younger and Tacitus, we will
examine the social and political conditions of writing in this period, and we will consider the degree to which these authors were aware of, and indeed played with, the hierarchies created by literary canons and reflected in epithets like ‘golden’ and ‘silver.’
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LATN 331 - Ovid
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or equivalent.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Readings in Latin from the influential and versatile poet of the Augustan Age, Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid). Works may include the Metamorphoses, the Fasti, the Ars Amatoria, the Amores, and others.
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LATN 332 - Latin Epistolography
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or equivalent.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Readings in the original Latin of letters written in antiquity, some of them actual correspondence between individuals, others literary exercises. The authors studied may include Cicero, Seneca, Pliny, Augustine, and others. In addition to matters of style, genre, and language, the historical, cultural, and political contexts of the letters will be examined.
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LATN 421 - Writing Latin - Latin Prose Composition
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Reading of such Latin prose authors as Caesar, Cicero and Nepos followed by the writing of connected Latin passages in imitation of their style. This course can be offered on a tutorial basis whenever it is requested by one or several students, if staff is available.
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LATN 490 - Topics in Latin
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): LATN 202 or departmental placement.
Treatment of a selected topic in Latin language or literature (in the original Latin) that is not covered in regular course offerings.
Course may be repeated if topics vary.
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LATN 491 - Independent Study
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
A program of reading, writing, and discussion on a particular author or topic in Latin literature In the original language. Students accepted for this course will arrange their program of study with an appropriate faculty advisor.
This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic.
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LATN 495 - Honors
Credits: (3)
The Department of Classical Studies offers Honors study in Greek or Latin as staff is available. Students admitted to this study will be enrolled in the course during both semesters of their senior year. The course comprises: (a) reading and discussion of selected authors in the language of the student’s emphasis, Greek or Latin; (b) supervised reading of a special bibliography in the field of the student’s major interest; (c) satisfactory completion by April 15 of a scholarly essay; and (d) satisfactory completion of an oral examination of the subject and subject field of the essay.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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LATN 496 - Honors
Credits: (3)
The Department of Classical Studies offers Honors study in Greek or Latin as staff is available. Students admitted to this study will be enrolled in the course during both semesters of their senior year. The course comprises: (a) reading and discussion of selected authors in the language of the student’s emphasis, Greek or Latin; (b) supervised reading of a special bibliography in the field of the student’s major interest; (c) satisfactory completion by April 15 of a scholarly essay; and (d) satisfactory completion of an oral examination of the subject and subject field of the essay.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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LAS E99 - Brazilian Ensemble
Credits: (1)
College Curriculum: ACTV, ARTS
Although students may take as many credits as they wish of ensemble courses, a maximum of 14 credits may be applied toward the 120 credits required for a degree by those not majoring in Music.
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LAS 100 - Critical Questions in Latin American Studies
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 100
An exploration of significant questions and concepts, beliefs and creative visions, theories and discoveries in Latin American Studies for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
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LAS 101P - Elementary Portuguese I
Credits: (4)
Portuguese 101 is a beginning course in the Portuguese language. The goal of this introductory course is to help each student develop the skills to begin speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the Portuguese language. In addition to the basics of the language - grammar, vocabulary, sentence construction, etc. - students will also be exposed to, and expected to learn, aspects of culture, geography, and diversity in Brazil and the Portuguese-speaking world more generally.
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LAS 102P - Elementary Portuguese II
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): LAS 101P
Portuguese 102 is an advanced beginner course in the Portuguese language. The goal of this level 2 introductory course is to help each student further develop the skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the Portuguese language. In addition to the basics of the language - grammar, vocabulary, sentence construction, etc. - students will further engagement with aspects of culture, geography, and diversity in Brazil. *The course requisite is normally Portuguese 101, however, advanced speakers of Spanish can also enroll with instructor approval.
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LAS 131 - Survey of Latin American History to 1824
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
The development of Latin America from Pre-Columbian times to 1824 with emphasis on the interaction of European, Indian and African elements in colonial society.
Cross-listed with: HIST 131
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LAS 132 - Survey of Latin American History, 1824-present
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
The development of Latin America from 1824 to the present, emphasizing the struggle for social justice, political stability and economic development.
Cross-listed with: HIST 132
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LAS 200 - Transfer Elective Credit
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LAS 201 - Intermediate Portuguese I and Brazilian Culture
Credits: (4)
Portuguese 201 is an intermediate course in the Portuguese language. The goal of this intermediate course is to help each student develop the skills to begin speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the Portuguese language. In addition to improving language skills - grammar, vocabulary, sentence construction, etc. - students will also be exposed to, and expected to learn, aspects of culture, geography, and diversity in Brazil and the Portuguese-speaking world more generally. The expectation is that students have taken Portuguese 102 or have gotten instructor approval.
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LAS 202 - Intermediate Portuguese II and Brazilian Culture
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): LAS 201
Intermediate Level II (Brazilian) Portuguese and Brazilian Culture Portuguese 202 is an advanced intermediate course in the Portuguese language. The goal of this level 2 intermediary course is to help each student further develop the skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the Portuguese language. In addition to the basics of the language - grammar, vocabulary, sentence construction, etc. - students will further engagement with aspects of culture, geography, and diversity in Brazil. *The course requisite is normally Portuguese 201, however, advanced speakers of Spanish can also enroll with instructor approval.
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LAS 207 - Culturas de in(ex)clusión en el mundo hispánico
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 202 or HISP 203 or equivalent
College Curriculum: COLL 350
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This upper-intermediate Spanish course presents students with opportunities to enhance listening, speaking, analytical writing skills, and improve grammatical and cultural competence. An introduction to the cultural portrayals of difference and the politics of belonging, including representations of marginalized communities in Spanish-speaking countries. Course material from the fields of journalism; the visual arts; literature; and digital media seeks to foster cross-cultural reflection and encourage critical thinking about topics related to immigrants and displaced peoples; race; social class; gender; and people with a disability. Students explore the capacity of the arts to promote tolerance, comprehension, and empathy for communities of difference. Does not count for the Hispanic Studies minor or major.
Cross-listed with: HISP 207
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LAS 208 - La imaginación cultural: arte y literatura en el mundo hispanohablante
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 206 or HISP 207
Domain (Anchored): ALV
An introduction to the analysis of cultural texts (literary, artistic, cinematic, journalistic) and cultural criticism from an array of Spanish-speaking countries and cultures. Students learn to read, discuss, and write about Hispanic cultural production by using cultural studies methodologies, while they improve their linguistic competencies in Spanish.
Cross-listed with: HISP 208
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LAS 209 - Spanish for the Professions
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 207 or HISP 208
LAS 209 - Spanish for the Professions is a course designed to develop communication skills in Spanish for student interested in working with the Spanish speaking world in different professional areas like business, health, law enforcement, government, human resources, or real state. LAS 209 will emphasize terminology, reading, writing, and comprehension of cultural nuances in the different Hispanic countries.
Cross-listed with: HISP 209
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LAS 240 - Introduction to Hispanic Studies
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 207 or HISP 208 or HISP 220 or permission of instructor.
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course provides an overview of the field of Hispanic Studies through an examination of film, literature, visual arts and other forms of cultural production. Lectures in English or Spanish. Discussion sections in Spanish. Required course for all Hispanic Studies minors and majors.
Cross-listed with: HISP 240
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LAS 251 - Soon Come: Caribbean Languages and Identities
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
This course explores the history, structure, and sociocultural aspects of language development in the Caribbean. This course explores the history, structure, and sociocultural aspects of language development in the Caribbean.
Cross-listed with: AFST 251
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LAS 252 - The Latinx Novel
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course closely examines the lives of Latinxs in the United States (and beyond!), and explores various iterations of the contemporary Latinx novel as a means to understand key social, gender, linguistic, and political issues that Latinx communities face. This course questions labels such as “Hispanic” or “Latinx,” for their homogenizing and commodifying effects, and seeks to understand the varied experience of Latinx communities within a state that is ambivalent about their presence.
Cross-listed with: HISP 252
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LAS 290 - Topics in Latin American Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Selected topics in LAS 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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LAS 300 - Transfer Elective Credit
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LAS 301 - Border Studies: Immersion on the US-Mexican Border
Credits: (1)
College Curriculum: COLL 300
This one-credit course serves as the immersion component of the Border Studies program. Students participate in a faculty-led, week-long educational delegation in the US-Mexican border region. Trip preparations and pre-trip meetings take place in the Fall, while the actual immersion trip takes place in early January. Students record their reflections over the course of the trip and complete pre-trip reading and writing assignments as well as a post-mortem reflection.
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LAS 309 - The Caribbean
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200, COLL 350
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
Situated at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, the Caribbean has played a pivotal role in global transformations since 1492. The region’s past helped shape and was shaped by many of the contradictory themes defining modern history: slavery and freedom, racism and equality, empire and independence, despotism and democracy, and migration and transnationalism. Focusing on Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and especially Haiti and Cuba, we will explore these themes in Caribbean history from the Haitian Revolution to the present. The course is structured around class discussion. Grading will be based on papers and class participation.
Cross-listed with: AFST 319 / HIST 309
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LAS 310 - Politics of Developing Countries
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 203
A comparative study of institutions and processes of government in several non-Western countries. The cultural and historical foundations of government, and the economic circumstances of Third World nations will be emphasized.
Cross-listed with: GOVT 312
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LAS 312 - US Interventions Latin America
Credits: (3)
U.S. “interventions” in Latin America and other parts of the world have played an important role in world history since the 1890s. These interventions have taken various forms, from formal colonial takeovers to military occupations (“nation building”) to covert operations to humanitarian aid. This course will explore the history of U.S. interventions in Latin America in comparative perspective by focusing on this region while also encompassing other parts of the world, particularly the Philippines, Hawai’i, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Has the U.S. government forged its own type of empire through intervention, and, if so, with what strategic, economic, ideological, or humanitarian motives? In what ways have U.S. policies changed over time and in what ways have they appeared constant? We will assess both the stated and unstated goals of U.S. interventions since 1898, the conflicting perceptions and depictions within U.S. society of conditions leading up to them, and their short- and long-term effects. We will thus also explore the aftermath of U.S. interventions, including the dictatorships, violence, and radicalism that have variously followed in their wake.
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LAS 313 - Globalization and International Development
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
This course examines the impact of globalization on the social, cultural and economic development of “non-Western” societies. Case studies will emphasize interconnections between global processes and local people. Possible topics: global economy, transnational migration, human rights, gender, and racial/ethnic diasporas.
Cross-listed with: SOCL 313
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LAS 322 - Issues in Mexican Culture
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 or LAS 240
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course analyzes border issues, local/global markets and national/ regional identities. It focuses on the negotiation of power in relation to these themes. Students analyze texts by authors whose works address Mexican culture from the colonial period to the present although contemporary culture is emphasized.
Cross-listed with: HISP 322
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LAS 328 - International Political Economy
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 204
An analysis of the politics and economics of a selected international policy problem or issue, e.g., international trade and protectionism; the domestic management of inflation and unemployment; the relation between economic organization and political power.
Cross-listed with: GOVT 328
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LAS 332 - Race, Gender & Popular Culture in Brazil
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Cross-listed with: ANTH 332
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LAS 337 - Immigration, Assimilation and Ethnicity
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
This course explores the forces that influence people to leave their own countries for the U.S.; how immigrants and their children adapt to their new surroundings; the role of historical and contemporary immigration on race/ethnic relations.
Cross-listed with: APIA 337 and SOCL 337
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LAS 350 - Latin American Cultures, Politics and Societies
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
Interdisciplinary study of the cultural practices, political economies, and societal structures of Latin America with an emphasis on contemporary issues that have their roots in Latin American colonial foundations and nation-building.
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LAS 351 - Medical Interpretation
Credits: (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or permission of instructor.
Development of speaking skills in the field of medicine, and public health. Acquisition of vocabulary, cross-cultural communication, ethics of interpretation. Assessment based on recorded performance, tests & essays. Taught on campus; may require site visits off campus and may facilitate possible summer internship on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Cross-listed with: HISP 351
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LAS 370 - Environmental Cultures
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course examines how authors and artists imagine their environments and intervene on its behalf. Select readings focus on spirituality and the transformation of external landscapes into psychological terrain. The representation of bureaucracy, development, and the terms of material consumption are also highlighted within select cultural and social movements in the Americas.
Cross-listed with: HISP 370
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LAS 371 - Fashioning the Nation
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Following the retreat of Spanish colonialism, material culture served to identify competing ideologies at a decisive moment of political change. This course is about the nation building process, citizenship, and social constructs as understood through the evolution of Argentine fiction and artifacts.
Cross-listed with: HISP 371
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LAS 377 - Imagining the Spanish Transatlantic Empire: Early Modern Hispanic Culture (1492-1700)
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
An introduction to the Spanish empire as “imagined” in the early modern period. We examine cultural artifacts (novels, theatrical representations, chronicles, etc.), the ideological foundations upon which the Spanish empire legitimizes itself, and investigate the subordinating representation of women, Muslims/moriscos, indigenous peoples, and their dissent and resistance.
Cross-listed with: HISP 377
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LAS 380 - Cultural Transformation in Cuba and Puerto Ric
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered between 290 and 360, or consent of instructor
The course examines the relationship between expressive culture (literature, film, popular music) and the formation of cultural identity in two contexts: Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Cross-listed with: HISP 380
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LAS 390 - Topics in Latin American Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Selected topics in LAS 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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LAS 400 - Immersion Experience in LAS
Credits: (0)
Immersion Experience: An experience beyond the William and Mary classroom clearly linked to Latin America or Latino populations. LAS 400 or approval of LAS director required of LAS majors.
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LAS 440 - Seminar Topics in Latin American Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Selected seminar topics in LAS are offered occasionally.
These seminars may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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LAS 450 - Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Senior-level, in depth study of a topic relevant to Latin American Studies.
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LAS 480 - Independent Study in Latin American Studies
Credits: (1-3)
For majors and minors who have completed most of their requirements and who have secured approval from a supervising instructor.
LAS 480 may be repeated for credit, if the topic varies.
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LAS 495 - Senior Honors in Latin American Studies
Credits: (3)
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalogue section.
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LAS 496 - Senior Honors in Latin American Studies
Credits: (3)
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalogue section.
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ENGL 303 - History of English Language
Credits: (3)
A study of the history of the English language from Old English to the present. Some attention is given to contemporary developments in “World English.”
Cross-listed with: LING 303
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