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EN 335 - Shakespeare
Emphasis in this course is on the study of several representative plays by Shakespeare, including comedies, tragedies, a history play, and a late romance. Principal attention will be given to the published texts as literature and as scripts on which productions have been based. Performance matters will be relevant as they relate to and affect interpretation.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 336 - Shakespeare in Performance: On Screen
This course will focus on five of Shakespeare plays recorded in at least two different video versions, from silent films to studio recordings, from filmed stage performances to major motion pictures. Critical analysis of screen interpretations of the printed texts will be enhanced by animated discussion, writing, and research, including reviews as well as scholarly commentaries.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Permission of Instructor only.
Core: Literature & The Arts (Upon completion of both EN-336 and EN-337).
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EN 337 - Shakespeare in Performance: On Stage
This intensive two week study abroad course will focus on four plays performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England and another performance by a different company in London. Critical analysis of both text and performance will be enhanced by animated discussion, writing, and research at Wroxton College, in addition to a broader cultural analysis of both contemporary and historic Shakespeare in performance. Travel, cultural field studies, and on-site guest lectures will complement our coursework.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: EN-335 or EN 336
Core: Literature & The Arts (Upon completion of both EN-336 and EN-337).
When Offered: Summer
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EN 343 - Eighteenth-Century British Literature I
A survey of the major prose and poetry from 1660 to 1740.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 345 - American Renaissance
A study of the flowering of the prose and poetry in the mid-nineteenth century, with special attention to the major works of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, and Whitman.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 351 - Victorian Novel
Readings will include novels by Austen, Scott, Eliot, Dickens, the Brontes, Thackeray, Hardy, Conrad and others.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 358 - American Naturalism
This course explores American Naturalism, a literary movement dating from the 1880s to the 1940s that used detailed realism to suggest that social conditions, heredity, and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character. Its major practitioners were Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser, Jack London, Stephen Crane, Edith Wharton, Glasgow, John Dos Passos, James T. Farrell, John Steinbeck, Richard Wright, Norman Mailer, William Styron, and Saul Bellow.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 361 - Modernist Poetry
Study of the stylistic innovations of early twentieth-century poetry in relation to the historical and cultural backgrounds of Modernism. Poets include Eliot, Pound, H.D., Williams, Stevens, Frost, Stein, and Hughes.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 365 - 20th Century British Novel
Readings will include novels by Lawrence, Forster, Woolf, Conrad, Lessing, and McEwan.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 369 - Empire and After
Juxtaposes literature of the British Empire with the post-colonial fictions of Ireland, Africa and India. Possible authors may include E.M. Forster, Elizabeth Bowen, James Joyce, Colm Toibin, Olive Shreiner, J.M Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, and Zadie Smith.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 370 - Major British Writers
Emphasizes the work of one to four British writers.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
Notes: May be repeatable as long as the topic is different.
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EN 371 - Major American Writers
Emphasizes the work of one to four American writers.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
Notes: May be repeatable as long as the topic is different.
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EN 375 - The Middle Passage
An interdisciplinary study of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, or Middle Passage, which considers the global significance of the African Diaspora and the cultural links between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Particular focus on the development of an African American literary tradition within this context.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 376 - Topics in African-American Lit
This course explores how the tradition of African American literature has evolved in response to historical and cultural conditions, with particular focus on the relations between oral, musical, and vernacular expression and written texts. Special topics may include: autobiography, blues and jazz in literature, visionary improvisation in black poetry.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts AND Engaging Diverse Identities
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EN 380 - Women’s Literature
Explores selected works by women writers. Students discuss themes and topics that are of particular interest to female authors including patriarchy, access to political power, finding a voice, women’s biology, the environment, language and, especially, historical and cultural contexts.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 382 - Nature, Perception and Imagination
This course examines the Romantic tradition of nature study from the European Romantic movement through the Transcendentalists to contemporary writers, with particular focus on Goethe, Wordsworth, Emerson, Thoreau, Frost, Oliver, Coetzee and Calvino.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 384 - In Wildness
When Henry David Thoreau proclaimed that “in wildness is the preservation of the world,” he articulated an aesthetic and environmental vision that continues to resonate today. This course will consider the shifting meanings of “wildness” and “wilderness” in the American literary, cultural, and environmental imagination.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 388 - Film and the Environment
This course surveys a diverse array of films that dramatize a broad range of environmental issues, e.g., soil and water conservation, food crises, industrialization, overpopulation, pollution, nuclear energy, fracking, and humanity’s relation to wild animals and the wilderness. We will screen, analyze, discuss, and write these films both in cinematic terms and in terms of the ethical and philosophical issues they raise about the technocratic transformation of life on Earth in the modern era.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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EN 390 - Topics in Literature
A course on a topic not offered by the department in a given semester or not customarily offered on a regular basis.
Credits: 4
Notes: May be repeatable as long as the topic is different.
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EN 391 - Topics in Film
Designed to give students an opportunity to engage in the study of film and film criticism beyond the introductory level. Focuses on a variety of possible issues and genres, including film noir; women’s film; documentary; New German cinema; horror film; silent film; Third World film; and specific directors (Welles, Wenders, Hitchcock, Truffault, Kurosawa).
Credits: 4
Notes: May be repeatable as long as the topic is different.
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EN 396 - Teaching Writing
Open to all majors, this writing-intensive course trains students to work as coaches in the Writing Center and helps prepare them to become editors, writers, or teachers at the elementary, secondary, or college level. Readings focus on the process of learning to write, tutoring methods, the writing process, writing across the curriculum, and style. Coursework is supplemented by two hours per week experience in the Writing Center.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Permission of Instructor.
Notes: Students interested in taking EN-396 should contact the instructor 2 weeks prior to registration.
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EN 410 - Senior Seminar
Designed to be an English major’s most important course, the one in which students most fully demonstrate the skills acquired in the previous years of reading, writing, and studying. The course culminates in a senior thesis and presentation. As far as possible, student choice of subject matter will be honored.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Permission of Instructor Required; EN/AM Majors Only; Seniors Only.
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EN 497 - (IS) Independent Study/Research
Independent Study/Research courses are allowed by the college as a complement to regular class work for qualified students. These are variable credit experiences open to qualified sophomores, juniors, or seniors with a minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA. It
is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with the faculty member who will supervise the Independent Study/Research. Independent Study/Research does not include Internships.
Proposals are submitted via the online “Undergrad Independent Study Application” form found on the Registrar’s portal page and must be approved by the end of the first two weeks of the semester in which the course is taken.
Contact the Office of the Associate Dean of the College with any questions.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors; Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA.
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EN 499 - (INT) Internship
Qualified majors may apply for academic internships at a variety of off-campus sites including non-profit organizations, government agencies, healthcare practices and businesses.
Requirements may include selected readings, written reports, and an oral presentation.
Registration is through the Career Education Center and will require an appointment with a Career Coach. This meeting will lead to your permission to enter the Experience section of Handshake to complete the forms necessary to do your internship for academic credit. The process will take several weeks and needs to be completed prior to the start of the semester.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Minimum 2.0 GPA.
Notes: May be repeatable.
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ENG 099 - AEP Prep
This course introduces students to supported undergraduate content coursework. Courses reflect subject matter from areas of student interest such as business and the social sciences. Course readings and assignments reflect a graded level of difficulty. Along with lectures, a variety of media and learning activities are utilized.
Support Courses for the content course are aimed at developing learners’ academic skills. Materials and assignments in support courses are aligned with the academic course texts and tasks covering writing and grammar, reading and vocabulary, and oral skills: listening/note-taking and speaking/pronunciation. Skill based labs are included for the support courses to give the learners’ more practice with academic skills
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: None, but need permission of instructor as part of AEP program.
Notes: This is a variable credit course (3 to 12 credits) depending on placement.
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ENG 100 - Academic Reading and Writing
This course supports international students in the development of academic skills in reading and writing in conjunction with an undergraduate cooperative course chosen from regular course listings in the Saint Michael’s Catalog. Students will apply principles of composition as well as critical reading skills and strategies with attention to academic discourse styles and vocabulary. Basic research skills and other aspects of academic orientation to written texts are also addressed.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Admission to AEP Level 1
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ENG 102 - Introduction to Literature
ENG 102, Introduction to Literature (for non-native English speakers), introduces the principles of literary analysis and appreciation through the reading of the first-year seminar common text and selected works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Additionally, the students will complete writing assignments on the readings. The genre selections are chosen and treated with the students’ cultural backgrounds in mind. Successful completion of ENG 102 fulfills the requirement in the Arts and Literature category of the Core Curriculum. .
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Admission to AEP Level II or equivalent English proficiency.
Core: Literary Studies/ Literature & The Arts
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ENG 103 - English for Academic Purposes
Supports academic skills development and provides further instruction in academic reading and writing through the content of the undergraduate cooperative course.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Admission to the AEP Level 1 or permission of the Instructor and ELP Director.
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ENG 104 - Advanced College Writing
The purpose of Advanced College Writing for international students is to help students improve their reasoning and writing skills, especially writing for academic puposes. Text material is read and analyzed for content and purpose as well as for the rhetorical patterns of English. Attention to specific writing tasks, advanced grammar and persistent linguistic problem areas will receive class attention. A research paper with a formal oral presentation is the final course project.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Admission to AEP Level II or equivalent English proficiency.
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ENG 105 - Advanced Grammar for Writing
This course examines English grammar necessary for college writing. Students will broaden their knowledge of English grammar and improve their abilities to produce accurate English at both the sentence and discourse level. Students will (1) identify grammatical constructions in their own and others’ writing; (2) be able to articulate meanings associated with those constructions; (3) improve their ability to produce accurate English using appropriate constructions; (4) improve their ability to write effectively under time pressure; and (5) sharpen their proofreading and editing skills.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: AEP Level 1 acceptance.
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ENG 106 - Academic Oral Communication Skills
This course supports international students in the development of academic skills in listening and speaking in conjunction with an undergraduate cooperative course chosen from regular course listings in the Saint Michael’s College Catalogue. Students learn effective strategies for taking notes on lectures and videos, understanding vocabulary, preparing for tests, and researching topics. The students improve their speaking skills through learning about tools for effective presentations, preparing formal individual and/or group presentations with visual aids, and participating in class discussions. As members of a team, students learn about group dynamics and effective teamwork by collaborating on projects with undergraduate native English speakers. .
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: AEP Level 1 acceptance.
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ES 103 - Sustainability: Environmental Science Perspective
An overview of the challenges to global sustainability, from an environmental science perspective. Major course units will include biodiversity, natural resources, energy, water, food and global climate change. Includes discussion of ethical dimensions of these challenges, as well as a call to action on both a local and global scale.
Credits: 4
Core: Scientific Inquiry
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ES 105 - Nature and Culture
This course explores our understanding of the natural world from the perspective of the Humanities, reading both canonical and contemporary writers in the Environmental tradition. The course examines the ways particular ideas and attitudes toward nature have either contributed to the current environmental crisis or have inspired and continue to inspire new thinking on how to ameliorate the worst effects of past attitudes and practices. The course asks how we can productively transform our own thinking to become more thoughtful and wise contributors to environmental debates, by becoming sophisticated and generous-minded interpreters of texts, the world and our own experience.
Credits: 4
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ES 106 - Environment and Society
This course is a social science based investigation of the complex relationship between humans and their environment. The emphasis will be on both the impact people have on the environment in relation to social, economic and political contexts but also how environmental scarcity shapes human interactions. Important concepts such as ecosystems, resource, sustainable development, carrying capacity, climate change adaptation/mitigation and economic utility will be introduced as well as an overview of political economy, institutions for environmental governance and issues of ecological economics economics.
Credits: 4
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ES 107 - Environmental Science
This course is a science-based investigation of the Earth as a system, with application to understanding many issues in contemporary environmental policy. Science is an attempt to discover how nature works. Through careful observation, measurements, experimentation, and modeling, students will explore issues in contemporary environmental science. These include climate change, biodiversity, deforestation, ecosystem structure and function, population, biogeochemical cycling, energy, as well as investigations of environmental problems, their causes, and solutions.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ENV and ES Majors/Minors Only (Majors/Minors Only restriction will be released for open registration); Concurrent registration in ES-107L is required.
Fee: Yes
Core: Scientific Inquiry
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ES 107L - Environmental Science Lab
This course is a science-based investigation of the Earth as a system, with application to understanding many issues in contemporary environmental policy. Science is an attempt to discover how nature works. Through careful observation, measurements, experimentation, and modeling, students will explore issues in contemporary environmental science. These include climate change, biodiversity, deforestation, ecosystem structure and function, population, biogeochemical cycling, energy, as well as
investigations of environmental problems, their causes, and solutions.
Credits: 0
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ENV and ES Majors/Minors Only (Majors/Minors Only restriction will be released for open registration); Concurrent registration in ES-107 is required.
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ES 201 - Environmental Research Methods
Research methods applied to study of environmental problems. Methods and skills to be developed may include qualitative research, policy analysis, rapid assessment of development, ecosystem services valuation, cost-benefit analysis, approaches to conflict resolution and negotiation, scientific analyses of water, soil and biodiversity, investigative journalism, as well as more general skills of map work, field note-taking, data analysis, technical report writing and oral presentation. Pathways to learning about environment and career choices will be discussed.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES-106 and ES-107; ENV and ES Majors Only; Sophomore standing or above.
Fee: Yes
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ES 211 - Water Resources
A geographical examination of human-environment relations in the context of water. Built on a foundation of hydrology/water resource management, the course examines the development and resolution of conflict over this critical natural resource. Possbile topics include the hydrological cycle; surface and groundwater processes; the distribution and development of water resources at a variety of spatial scales; water quality and human health; water law; globalization and the commodification of drinking water supplies; international conflict over water supplies; water and human rights.
Credits: 4
Crosslisted: GG-211
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ES 213 - Earth Systems and Processes
A systematic examination of the Earth’s physical systems and processes: landforms, geology, vegetation, soil, and weather/climate. The emphasis of the course is on these processes, but human-Earth interactions are also examined. Labs promote hypothesis testing, sampling, and experimentation on processes occurring in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES-107 or Permission of Instructor
Fee: Yes
Core: Scientific Inquiry
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ES 220 - Maps and Apps: Space and Place in Electronic Environments
An exploration of maps and mapping in electronic environments. Students will explore the fundamental premises of cartography and apply them in various Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environments. Course topics include map creation and analysis, virtual globes, exploration and use of online “public” mapping and spatial analysis services, and basic use of GIS software. The principle objective is to investigate an array of mapping and spatial display environments rather than develop expert GIS users.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course will not be open to students who have already received credit for ES-260: Geographical Information Systems. (Students who complete ES-220/GG-220 may, however, move on to complete ES-260).
Crosslisted: GG-220
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ES 225 - Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Students will explore the structure and function of the contemporary food system with a focus on Vermont, a small rural agricultural state, and compare it to historical models before launching into a rich investigation of ecological agricultural practices. The Permaculture Site and field visits to local farms will serve as a living classroom as we study sustainable agriculture through the lens of agroecology. This approach will inform students about the role that ecology and systems thinking must play in the designing and managing of sustainable food systems.
Credits: 4
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ES 243 - Environmental Study of Sustainable Places
The past several decades have witnessed the rise of an environmental consciousness rooted in “sustainable development” and “green economy” paradigms. This course is designed to explore through cultural, ecological, political, geographic and artistic lenses, how societies are integrating ecological sustainability throughout their cultures, institutions and policies.
Credits: 2
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ES 244 - Environmental Study of Sustainable Places - Wales Field Trip
This two-week study abroad course in May focuses on how Wales in the United Kingdom has integrated ecological sustainability throughout its culture, institutions, art, and policies. Cultural and environmental field studies, on-site guest lectures, exchange of research and artistic projects with University of Wales students and faculty will complement coursework.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES 243
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ES 260 - Geographic Information Systems
This course provides an introduction to the field of Geographic Information Systems, including cartography, visualization, and analyses of geospatial data. Students will learn the basics of mapping/cartography (e.g. scale, projections, map design), create maps with commonly used digital data (e.g., aerial photographs, census boundaries, digital elevation models), and master basic methods of spatial analyses. Both concepts and hands-on techniques will be taught in this course.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Environmental Studies Majors/Minors, Environmental Science Majors, and Human Geography Minors Only.
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ES 305 - US Environmental History
An examination of the relationship between humans and the environment in US history, from the Colonial Period to the present.Topics include, but are not limited to, colonial perspectives on nature, popular environmental movements, commodification of the natural world, and environmental justice.
Credits: 4
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ES 306 - Environmental Justice
An examination of environmental justice as a movement of resistance to the environmental risks experienced by economically and politically marginalized communities. Students consider the ways systemic inequalities, driven by race/ethnicity, class, or gender, lead to disproportionate environmental and health risks, and how communities respond to them.
Credits: 4
Core: Engaging Diverse Identities
Notes: Course will count towards Justice and Sustainability as a foundation course in that track. Will count as elective for other tracks.
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ES 307 - The Environmental Humanities
The Environmental Humanities is an emerging transdisciplinary field that seeks to reimagine what it means to be human in a shared, endangered world. This course examines the field’s critical theories and their applications to such topics as ecological grief, the environmental arts, ecological spiritualities, interspecies ethics, techno-utopianism, and ecotourism.
Credits: 4
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ES 308 - Environmental Education
An introduction to the field of Environmental Education. Topics include the role of nature in the classroom and the idea of a ‘nature deficit disorder’; environmentally-centered pedagogies and teaching practices; and professional opportunities in environmental education. Field visits and campus natural spaces – forest, farm, gardens & natural area – will become the classroom.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, and Education Studies Majors only or by permission of instructor.
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ES 310 - Environmental Hazards
The course focus lies at the intersection of natural systems and human interactions. Environmental Hazards include both natural hazards (extreme geophysical and biologic events) and technological hazards (disasters originating from industrial processes or infrastructure). Emphasis will be placed on both the geography, description, frequency of physical characteristics as well as understanding human dimensions (risk, vulnerability, mitigation).
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES 201
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ES 311 - Community and Environmental Planning
An introduction to community and environmental planning from an applied geography perspective. Foundational topics include the evolution of the American urban system and the internal structure of cities; the evolution of planning as a legal and regulatory facet of American society; planning techniques and tools; approaches to environmental problem solving at local and regional scales. Supplementary emphases may include housing and community development, economic development, historic preservation and transportation. The class has a fieldwork component. Students are introduced to the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: At least one geography course or permission of the instructor.
Crosslisted: GG-311
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ES 312 - Energy and Climate Change
The students will learn about the connections between the production and distribution of energy, and their respective impacts on the environment (local and global) as well as their links to climate change. The course provides students with an understanding of the complex issues related to Energy and Climate Change.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Minimum junior standing.
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ES 325 - The Politics of Food
Investigates the connections between food choices and political and cultural power; considers decisions about production and distribution as economic, environmental, and social, from farms to restaurants, slaughter houses to home kitchens; explores the paradox of abundance and famine side-by-side in the world, revealing day-to-day politics as well as alternatives approaches.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Junior or Senior standing only.
Core: Engaging Diverse Identities
Crosslisted: PO 325
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ES 327 - Environmental Policy
An examination of the key drivers of environmental policy at a variety of geographic scales. Course themes may include policies related to endangered species, environmental impact analysis, air and water pollution; toxic and nuclear waste; environmental justice; and energy policy and its externalities. Supplementary emphases may include: globalization and environmental policy through treaty and protocol; the evolving role of non-governmental organizations and social movements in environmental policy.
Credits: 4
Crosslisted: PO-327
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ES 332 - Art & Ecology
This course will lead students to an understanding of interdisciplinary artwork that can be defined as EcoArt or Environmental Art through creative production, research, and analysis. These terms describe artworks created over the past 40 years that focus primarily on ecological or environmental issues.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
Crosslisted: AR-332
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ES 337 - Farm and Food Intensive Spring
The first of two half-courses focused on on-farm skills; grounded studies of plant biology, entomology, and soil science; and farm planning, readiness and season extension. This course should be completed prior to Farm and Food Intensive Fall, although the courses may be completed out of order with instructor permission.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Previous or Concurrent Enrollement in ES-225
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ES 339 - Farm and Food Intensive Fall
The second of two half-courses focused on on-farm skills; grounded studies of plant biology, entomology, and soil science; and farm harvest, food safety and season extension. This course will be the equivalent of a half course delivered in approximately 11 weeks with an appropriate increase in the per week workload for students. This course should be taken after the completion
of Farm and Food Intensive Spring, but the course may be completed out of order with instructor permission.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Previous or Concurrent Enrollment: ES-225
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ES 340 - Sustainable Entrepreneurship
What makes a business both environmentally sustainable and a good business? How are environmental impacts measured by businesses themselves, by sustainable business practice collectives, and by governments at various scales? This course will use Vermont’s vibrant social entrepreneurial sector as a case study in assessing the environmental, social and economic impacts of established and emerging social/green businesses.
Credits: 4
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ES 351 - American Wilderness
Among all the tenets of American environmentalism, nothing has been more formative, and controversial, than society’s evolving views on Wilderness. This course offers an opportunity to examine Wilderness through a wide variety of texts, perspectives, and experiences. The approach in the course will mirror the interdisciplinary nature of Wilderness thought, policy, geography, and politics.
Credits: 4
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ES 353 - Buddhism and the Environment
An introduction to the interface between Buddhist philosophy/meditation and the exigencies of contemporary environmental awareness, activism, and personal and societal practice. Students explore Buddhist perspectives on ‘seeing’, the senses, consumption, liberation, equanimity, interdependence, and impermanence, all in the context of the very modern and constantly evolving environmental challenges of our day.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES and ENV students only
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ES 355 - Animal Studies
An introduction to the field of Animal Studies, the interdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and other animals. Traversing the humanities and social sciences, we will consider such topics as animal rights, animality, zoos, movies and cartoons, children’s literature, animals and the law, and the ethics of animal ownership.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES/ENV Majors/Minors Only or by Permission of Instructor.
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ES 357 - Environmental Restoration
An exploration of the interdisciplinary and cross-cutting field of Environmental Restoration. Students will develop and apply insights from the social and natural sciences and humanities to historic and contemporary examples of restoration. They will examine the philosophical and ethical bases, science, and motivation behind environmental restoration in current and historical literatures using a project-based and mini-seminar format.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES-201 or Permission of Instructor
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ES 410 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies
A capstone course bringing Environmental Studies seniors with different foci in the major together to examine a topic in depth and from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES-201; Environmental Studies Majors Only; Seniors Only.
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ES 411 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Science
This course provides the capstone experience in Environmental Science. Students will apply interdisciplinary scientific knowledge to an in depth exploration of a specific topic. Students will review environmental literature, demonstrate oral and written communication skills, and discuss societal implications of environmental science, including its moral and ethical dimensions within the broader context of the liberal arts.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Seniors only; Environmental Science majors only
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ES 497 - (IS) Independent Study/Research
Independent Study/Research courses are allowed by the college as a complement to regular class work for qualified students. These are variable credit experiences open to qualified sophomores, juniors, or seniors with a minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA. It
is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with the faculty member who will supervise the Independent Study/Research. Independent Study/Research does not include Internships.
Proposals are submitted via the online “Undergrad Independent Study Application” form found on the Registrar’s portal page and must be approved by the end of the first two weeks of the semester in which the course is taken.
Contact the Office of the Associate Dean of the College with any questions.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors; Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA.
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ES 499 - (INT) Internship
Qualified majors may apply for academic internships at a variety of off-campus sites including non-profit organizations, government agencies, healthcare practices and businesses.
Requirements may include selected readings, written reports, and an oral presentation.
Registration is through the Career Education Center and will require an appointment with a Career Coach. This meeting will lead to your permission to enter the Experience section of Handshake to complete the forms necessary to do your internship for academic credit. The process will take several weeks and needs to be completed prior to the start of the semester.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Minimum 2.0 GPA.
Notes: May be repeatable.
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FR 101 - First Semester French
A course designed to develop basic language skills and introduce students to the cultures of the French-speaking world.
Credits: 4
Core: Second Language for B.A.
Notes: No credit given for FR-101 if credit has been given for a higher level of French.
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FR 102 - Second Semester French
This course follows FR 101 and continues the development of students’ basic language skills in all areas. Some course material will be based on French and Francophone culture.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR 101 or Placement.
Core: Second Language for B.A.
Notes: No credit given for FR-102 if credit has been given for a higher level of French.
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FR 200 - French Applied Language Component
Students who have completed FR 102 may continue to develop their proficiency through applied language components of courses taught in English. This allows students to read and discuss, in French, selected texts and materials pertinent to the subject matter of the course. These courses may be offered in a variety of disciplines. Students meet weekly with their instructor(s) to discuss the texts in French. Those who successfully complete the language portion of such a course will receive credit for a half course.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR 102
Notes: May be repeatable.
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FR 201 - Business French
This course will help prepare students to use their French-language skills and cultural understanding to function in a business or professional environment (whether in the commercial or non-profit sector) by providing them opportunities to enrich their vocabulary and further develop targeted language skills through communicative activities.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-102 or higher OR placement at or beyond the third-semester level.
Notes: Counts as elective for FR Major/Minor.
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FR 202 - French for Health Professions
This course seeks to help students become more fluent overall and ready to work in a French-speaking context, particularly in a health-related professional setting. Students will also learn about different cultural perspectives on health and medicine in the French-speaking world, as well as different public health and healthcare systems.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-102 or higher OR placement at or beyond the third-semester level.
Core: Second Language for B.A
Notes: Counts as elective for FR Major/Minor.
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FR 206 - Fourth Semester French
This course follows FR 203 and offers further development of students’ intermediate language skills in all areas. Some course material will be based on French and Francophone culture.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-203 Minimum grade of C; or equivalent placement.
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FR 208 - Conversation in French
This intermediate-level conversation course emphasizes speaking skills: vocabulary, pronunciation, accuracy of expression, confidence, and fluency. Students will also practice listening, reading, and writing skills through class discussion and assignments. Course topics will focus on current affairs and contemporary social, political, and cultural issues in France and the Francophone world.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-206 Minimum grade of C; or equivalent placement; or permission of instructor.
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FR 270 - Senegalese Culture
This course will give you a solid introduction to West African culture through the study of Senegal in an interdisciplinary approach (history, religious and film studies, literature, sociology, linguistics.) in order to get a good understanding of what Senegalese society is like today.
Credits: 2
Core: Students must also complete FR-271 or GL-271 to earn CORE credit.
Crosslisted: GL-270
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FR 271 - Service and Culture in Senegal
You will spend two weeks in Senegal and learn about Senegalese culture through an interdisciplinary approach and by having excursions and visits, lectures by guest speakers, service and hands on activities, interactions with the locals, and class discussions.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-270 or GL-270
Core: History & Society AND Engaging Diverse Identities
Crosslisted: GL-271
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FR 297 - Voices of Resistance in the Francophone World
We will listen to voices of resistance throughout the Francophone world, from people who want to radically change their situations, in the hope of making the world a better place. Our texts and films will be on the Caribbean, West and Central Africa, the Maghreb, First Nations in Canada, France, and Iran.
Credits: 4
Core: History & Society AND Engaging Diverse Identities
Notes: This course is not open to students who have taken JS-312.
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FR 308 - Advanced Conversation
The study and practice of oral expression. Class activities are related to different aspects of French and Francophone culture.
Credits: Full
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-206 Minimum grade of C; or equivalent placement.
Notes: In French.
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FR 313 - Topics in Francophone Culture
Explores cultures of French-speaking countries and regions outside France (Québec, Africa, the Caribbean, New England, etc.). Courses could cover such topics as: the culture of Québec; Haitian culture through its art; sub-Saharan Francophone literature; New England’s Franco-Americans; or the oral tradition in Francophone culture.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-310 Minimum Grade of C (when offered in French)
Notes: May be repeated for credit barring duplication of materials. If the course is offered in French, it may be applied to major/minor credit. If offered in English, an ALC in French may be available.
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FR 315 - Topics in French Culture
Explores the cultures of France. Courses could cover such topics as Paris as a center of French culture, medieval France, the Enlightenment, or women in France.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-310 Minimum grade of C (when offered in French).
Notes: May be repeated for credit barring duplication of materials. If the course is offered in French, it may be applied to major/minor credit. If offered in English, an ALC in French may be available.
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FR 321 - Intercultural Québec
This course will help you learn more on our closest international and Francophone neighbors, the Québécois. We will explore Québec’s history and culture through its rich diversity and interculturalism, from the First Nations, the French pioneers and the slaves in New France, to today’s new Québécois coming from Haiti, China, Algeria, Rwanda, or Senegal.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-310
Core: History & Society and Engaging Diverse Identities
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FR 343 - Literary Studies in French
Familiarizes students with different literary genres and styles and introduces them to the principal literary movements and authors of French and Francophone literature.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: FR-310 Minimum grade of C (FR-310 can be taken concurrently with permission of instructor).
Core: Literature & The Arts
Notes: In French.
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FR 440 - Readings in French Literature
The course may be based on a single author, work or movement or may be of a topical nature. Past courses include “Medieval Literature” and the “Nineteenth-Century Novel.”
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: One course beyond FR 310 (when offered in French), Minimum grade C .
Core: Literature & The Arts
Notes: May be repeatable as long as the topic is different.
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FR 441 - Readings in French Literature (CIT)
This course will explore literary works that participate in, reflect on, or respond to the Catholic cultural, intellectual, and spiritual tradition in France and/or the Francophone world-over a range of historical periods or through a specific author, work, movement, or
period. It may be offered in French or English (with works studied in translation).
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: When offered in French, one course beyond FR 310.
When offered in English, none.
Core: Literature & The Arts AND Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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FR 445 - Poetry in French
An exploration of poetry leading to an appreciation of its uniqueness as a genre. The course will discuss what makes poetry different from other literary forms and will provide the student with a better understanding of poetry, authors, and traditions and with the tools of poetic analysis.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Completion of any 300-level French elective or Permission of Instructor.
Core: Literature & The Arts
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FR 460 - Senior Seminar
In the capstone course for majors, students use the skills and knowledge gained over the course of their studies on campus and abroad to produce a substantial academic essay written in the language of the major. The theme of the essay depends on the particular year, professor, and student.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Completion of any 300-level French elective or Permission of Instructor. Majors Only; Seniors Only.
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FR 497 - (IS) Independent Study/Research
Independent Study/Research courses are allowed by the college as a complement to regular class work for qualified students. These are variable credit experiences open to qualified sophomores, juniors, or seniors with a minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA. It
is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with the faculty member who will supervise the Independent Study/Research. Independent Study/Research does not include Internships.
Proposals are submitted via the online “Undergrad Independent Study Application” form found on the Registrar’s portal page and must be approved by the end of the first two weeks of the semester in which the course is taken.
Contact the Office of the Associate Dean of the College with any questions.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors; Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA.
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FR 499 - (INT) Internship
Qualified majors may apply for academic internships at a variety of off-campus sites including non-profit organizations, government agencies, healthcare practices and businesses.
Requirements may include selected readings, written reports, and an oral presentation.
Registration is through the Career Education Center and will require an appointment with a Career Coach. This meeting will lead to your permission to enter the Experience section of Handshake to complete the forms necessary to do your internship for academic credit. The process will take several weeks and needs to be completed prior to the start of the semester.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Minimum 2.0 GPA.
Notes: May be repeatable.
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FS 102 - The Afterlife
This seminar explores how cultures in different times and places have imagined what happens to human beings after death. It will also examine how beliefs about the afterlife are related to questions of power, authority, and ethics in this life. All major world religions, and some localized indigenous traditions will be covered.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 110 - Purpose, Meaning & Happiness
Is the pursuit of happiness the same as the search for meaning? Do activists who dedicate their lives to fighting for freedom and equality consider themselves ‘happy’? Are trust-fund recipients automatically happy because they never have to worry about money? Research shows, there is more to life than happiness; and more to happiness than pleasure alone. We will explore these questions in depth to understand the differences between a meaningful life and a happy one in order to gain insight into where you should invest your energy in order to live the life you want.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 111 - The Examined Life
In this course we will examine our lives by writing about them, using “lenses” from various fields (literature, history, philosophy, or psychology, for instance) to see ourselves from different angles. We will write personal narratives/memoirs of our own, using what we have learned to further explore the writing process and examine our own lives.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 112 - Drama and Culture
This course will introduce students to plays from classical times to the present. Through reading, watching, discussion, and regular writing assignments, students will be challenged to understand the relationships between the theatrical worlds that playwrights have fashioned and the world in which we live. Live performances during the semester may be included as they become available.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 113 - Tries: Creative Writing
This is a course in creative writing. An essay (from the French essayer, to try) is a try, an attempt to articulate a world. We will read models in a variety of genres and then write our own tries, in a workshop format. No previous experience in creative writing is required.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 115 - The American Environmental Imagination
This course is designed to introduce students to American literary and cultural representations of the natural environment, examining a variety of writings that have shaped the way that we understand and treat nature. We will consider a number of relevant disciplines, including environmental philosophy, politics, aesthetics, and ethics.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 116 - Snow: The Art and Science of Alpine Crystals
This course offers an introduction to the literature, science, and technology of alpine crystals, as well as an exploration of “winter mountaintop sublimity.” Our focus will be on reading, writing, and animated discussion about snow and ice crystals as they are featured in prose, poetry, and scientific experiments. Coursework requirements include four formal essays, a longer essay with a research component, an oral presentation, and a field trip.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 117 - Joan of Arc
Illiterate peasant, mystic, and military leader during the Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc (d.1431) was captured and eventually executed for witchcraft and heresy. Her life and death allow us to explore issues associated with gender, war, heresy, and politics in the pre-modern world. Contemporary literature and films will also demonstrate her influence today.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 118 - Performance, Art & Social Justice
This course examines how various forms of artistic performance and visual art are uniquely equipped to engage us in dialogue about divisive issues and lead us toward action to fight social injustice.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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FS 121 - Dylan’s Times, Chimes & Rhymes
This course will explore Bob Dylan’s music and lyrics. We will examine the various traditions that influenced his work, his role as a voice of our times (1960-present), and his unique talent as poet, musician, writer, artist, and performer. Through Dylan’s work we will also reflect on the function of art.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: First-Year Students Only
Core: First-Year Seminar
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