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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Courses
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HU 101 - Ancient and Medieval Civilization
A chronological and interdisciplinary study of significant texts from Antiquity and the Middle Ages, primarily in the Western tradition but not excluding the non-Western. Readings may include Virgil’s Aeneid, Saint Augustine’s Confessions, the Rule of Saint Benedict, the Lays of Marie de France, an Arthurian romance, and Dante’s Inferno.
Credits: 4
Core: (History & Society or Literature & The Arts) AND Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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HU 102 - Modern Civilization
A continuation of HU 101 (Ancient and Medieval Civilization). Its focus is the intensive study of key and significant texts, and films, primarily in the Western tradition but not excluding the non-Western. Texts chosen may include a selection of the following: Machiavelli’s The Prince, a play by Shakespeare, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Marx’s Communist Manifesto, Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem, and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart.
Credits: 4
Core: History & Society or Literature & The Arts
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HU 207 - The Nineteenth Century
The Nineteenth Century is an interdisciplinary study of the main intellectual and literary currents in nineteenth century thought. Readings include Darwin, Marx, and Nietzsche as well as representative
English, French and Russian novels.
Credits: 4
Core: History & Society or Literature & The Arts
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HU 209 - The Twentieth Century
A cross-cultural, interdisciplinary course that draws on a wide variety of artistic manifestations in literature, art, music, and cinema.
Credits: 4
Core: History & Society or Literature & The Arts
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HU 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: Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA; Permission of Instructor.
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HU 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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ID 200 - Professionalism: Theory and Skills for the Global Workplace
This course introduces learners to foundational theory and fundamental practices that contribute to professional success and advancement. Learners will explore how decision making, judgement, diversity and inclusion, leadership, motivational theory, communication, and other core competencies shape professionals in a global workplace.
Credits: 2
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ID 220 - Peer Tutoring Practicum
Students are expected to work concurrently as peer tutors while taking this course. Course topics include: tutoring techniques, learning theory, learning styles, handling difficult situations, setting goals, active listening and paraphrasing, using probing questions, study skills, metacognition, and strategies for tutoring ESL students and students with learning differences.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Permission of Instructor Required (Contact instructor 2 weeks prior to registration)
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ID 300 - Professional Endorsement Portfolio Course
This course provides learners with the opportunity to engage in focused professional practicum, reflective practice, and the development of a professional portfolio. This course is required for the completion of an Undergraduate Professional Endorsement.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Permission of Instructor Only
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ID 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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ID 498 - Internship Practicum
This course offers opportunities for supervised work experience. Interns focus on integrating theory and practice while developing skills required for success in a business environment. This course is designed for a student’s first internship experience.
Students must have an internship in place by the second week of the semester. They can contact the instructor for guidelines, or the Career Education Office by making an appointment in Handshake.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: 2.0 GPA or higher ; Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors only. Not open to student who’ve already completed an academic internship, ID-498, or BU-498. Students who have completed or are currently enrolled in BU-498/ID-498 should meet with a Career Coach to learn alternatives to receive credit for an additional internship.
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ID 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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JS 300 - Media, Technology, Health & Happiness
In this junior seminar, interdisciplinary approaches are used to explore the rapid and far-reaching influences which new digital media systems and new technological networks are having on humans’ mental and physical health in the 21st century.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Media Studies
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JS 301 - Land, Sea, Sky
This course highlights cultural works dedicated to land, sea, and sky, in a seminar format. Internationally prominent creators have used Chile’s striking geography to explore topics – and tensions – of multidimensional interest. Shorter readings give students access to introductory historical, social, and political contexts for use in projects. The course is taught in English translation; however, students with Spanish competence are encouraged to draw on it for some assignments.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: American Studies (Americas, or Race and Ethnicity sequences), Global Studies, and Global Health.
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JS 302 - The Art of Living, Aging, & Dying
This course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of aging, using Western theory and Buddhist theory. How do our societal and personal beliefs/values regarding age & aging impact our sense of self? Do we fear older age?
Why? How might we find peace with aging, and even with death/finitude? How might our relationship with our own death impact the way we live? Do we have a responsibility to address the way people in their older years are treated in
our society? This course includes a semester-long Community-Engaged Learning project with St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home, an assisted-living facility for seniors in Burlington.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: PH-103 or Permission of Instructor; Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Philosphy
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JS 303 - A Nation Inside and Out
In this seminar, we will use a general introduction to Cuba as a backdrop for student explorations of cultural themes, works,and makers. In the United States, Cuba tends to be represented in clashing images of a tourist pleasure mecca and/or a mysterious political universe where time has come to a stop. Becoming informed about Cuba’s complex culture and history makes it possible to develop more thoughtful, useful commentaries. Since the course is taught in English, we open by reflecting on the necessity and complexity of translation, as a mode of access to a larger world.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: American Studies (Americas, or Race and Ethnicity sequences), Global Studies, and Global Health.
This course is not open to students who have taken AM-229.
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JS 304 - Data Visualization
Techniques for creating effective visualizations of data based on principles from design, psychology, and statistics. Topics include basic and descriptive statistics; statistical graphics and information graphics (or infovis) for univariate and multivariate data; exploratory data analysis; visualization software; graphical perception; color; high-dimensional data; and cartography and spatial data.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Statistics, Data Science
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JS 305 - The Politics of Queer Cinema
This course examines queer politics as radical and intersectional through key films over the course of 100 years that are critical of their societies. More than lesbian and/or gay, queer is an understanding of sexuality and gender
identity that seeks to disrupt structures that enforce race, gender, sexual, and class differences. In film, this might be done through stories normalizing queer love, fantasizing a radical equality, dismantling normalcy, or celebrating violence and disruption.
We will begin by examining key texts in the development of queer theory. After the recovery of LGBT culture and history in the 1970s and 80s, queer scholars and activists in the 1990s promoted confrontations with structural oppression as a challenge to shame, self-doubt, and power. These efforts sought a radical queer politics that harkened back to the 1960s, took up the anger of the AIDS movement, and pushed forward into a reflexive and antagonistic future that decentered sexual and gender binaries. Turning to film, we trace the evolution of outside voices in cinema, from its origins in Germany and France through mainstream Hollywood’s The Wizard of Oz, and to the global voices taking undoing gender and sexual norms as a confrontation with established orders.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar AND Engaging Diverse Identities
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Gender Studies, International Relations, Political Science
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JS 306 - Don’t Throw It All Away
How do conceptualize and interpret waste? From waste water to household waste to industrial and toxic waste, getting rid of stuff is part and parcel of organized society. This seminar conceptualizes the status of waste - from sewage and water treatment, to landfills, to recycling, to incineration - we will look at waste from cradle to grave and explore the new field of Discard Studies. The content will involve complex intersections of politics, economics, and environmental topics through case studies and placebased exploration.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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JS 307 - Rhetorics of Craft
This course explores the politics and rhetorics of craft in an industrial and post-industrial age. By what means and methods does craft intervene in contemporary discourse? A central goal of our inquiry will be to map the radical potential of aesthetics in the service of revolt, remediation, attention, and identity formation, especially when practiced and received by otherwise underrepresented or overlooked individuals and groups. This course is interdisciplinary in approach and active in its method. Expect in-class demos and experimentation in most of the crafts we study.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: American Studies, Gender Studies, English
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JS 308 - Ethics, Science and Technology
This seminar will consider the impact of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics on our society and ethics. An examination of the philosophy of science will accompany our discussions. We will consider both recent and historical impacts of technological innovation on the American landscape as well as the broader and more recent influence of globalization. Course participants will study current research and trends in order to consider their impact on our society and the world. We will consider the ethical, sociological and economic dilemmas created by the introduction of new technologies.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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JS 309 - The Historian’s Craft: Theory and Methodology from Antiquity to the Present
This is a course that emphasizes the reading of key and well written texts by historians who use an interdisciplinary lens to study the way we talk about and understand the past today. It will analyze and discuss in chronological fashion selected models of historical literature and historical thinking from Antiquity to the Modern Era. Study of these texts will focus on themes, methodologies, styles, and approaches to the past, not on the memorization of facts and details.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: History
This course is not open to students who have taken HI-393.
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JS 310 - A Case for Reparations?
This course will analyze, explore, discuss, and debate the broad topic of reparations from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives (historical, sociological, economic, political, etc.). Should the United States make reparations for slavery and subsequent racist policies and practices? Why or why not? What precedents exist? What factors should be considered? If reparations were to be made, what form might they or should they take? The course will begin with Ta-Nehisi Coates’s article “The Case for Reparations” (2014) and will then go on to examine examples and sources that Coates evokes, as well as a range of other examples and sources.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar AND Engaging Diverse Identities
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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JS 311 - 21st Century Broadway Musical
This Seminar examines recent Broadway musicals and musical-theater works that challenge ideas about that musical genre. Some of these works address potentially disturbing or offensive topics, others violate norms of representation in musical theater, or expand the range of musical theater into novel realms of music and subject matter. In class, we will ask questions about the interaction between popular entertainment and social issues. To what extent can and should theater break taboos or offend? How do music, musical style, and songs change the way the messages of theater, culture, and even activism are delivered and received?
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Music
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JS 312 - Voices of Resistance
Voices of resistance are those endeavoring to put an end to injustice and are raised against demands to submit and be silent, by people who refuse to yield to oppression. They are not welcome by those who would prefer to ignore or stifle them, however, voices of resistance continue to emerge from the Francophone world. From slavery and colonialism to today’s racist Western societies and partial or biased history, these voices of protest have refused to keep quiet and continue to denounce various forms of unacceptable oppression.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: French, International Relations, Global Studies
This course is not open to students who have taken FR-297.
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JS 313 - Wisdoms of the East
The seminar focuses on two philosophical traditions of the East: Vedanta (India) and Taoism (China). Questions raised include: Does a shared experience underlie cultural difference? If so, can it be identified? What can be identified? What cannot? What do Vedanta and Taoism teach regarding identity and difference?
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Philosphy
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JS 314 - Radical Love, Liberation, & Justice
This course explores the radical roots of yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and engaged Buddhism, and investigates the power of these practices for personal and social/ collective liberation, transformation, and revolution. Our focus will be liberation from racism, the transformation to anti-racism, and the radical struggle for racial justice, equity, and freedom.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Philosophy
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JS 316 - Medicine, Environment, and the Body
What is a body? How does it interface with the world? And what happens when that body-or the world around it-is suffering? In this course, we examine what healers, doctors, activists and scholars of medicine say about the relationship between, and politics of, human bodies and natural environments.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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JS 317 - America on Film: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies
Using Benshoff and Griffin’s ‘America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality at the Movies’ (3rd edition) as the course template, this junior seminar will examine the politics of representation in movies, i.e., how Hollywood depicts gender issues, social class and race relations, Latin/x, African- and Asian-Americans, ability/disability, etc.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar AND Engaging Diverse Identities
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JS 325 - Economics of Health Care
Study of economic aspects of health care, weighing cost, quality and access. Topics include theory and evidence on access problems; the applicability of competition models to health care; the efficacy of health care in improving health; causes for high costs and wasted care; an international comparison of health care systems; and an exploration of the effects of Affordable Care Act.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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JS 350 - Special Topics
This course offers students an experience in exploring and discussing an issue or topic that impacts human and/or planetary well-being. Topics will vary depending on the interests of the faculty.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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JS 351 - Special Topics (EDI)
This course offers students an experience in exploring and discussing an issue or topic that impacts human and/or planetary well-being, with a focus on communities distinct from the majority culture of the College and the structural inequities that impact people’s lives. Topics will vary depending on the interests of the faculty.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar AND Engaging Diverse Identities
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A.
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JS 352 - Special Topics (CIT)
This course offers students an experience in exploring and discussing an issue or topic that impacts human and/or planetary well-being, with a focus on critical understanding of and appreciation for the search for truth in light of the Catholic faith. Topics will vary depending on the interests of the faculty.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only
Core: Junior Seminar AND Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: N/A
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LA 101 - Introduction to Latin
A thorough introduction, at an accelerated pace, to the basic forms, vocabulary and syntax of classical Latin. Readings from a variety of authors and periods of Latin literature.
Credits: 4
Core: Second Language for B.A.
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LA 211 - Intermediate Latin
Continued intensive study of the basic structure and idioms of the Latin language. Aims to develop and hone skills in reading, translation, composition and conversation.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: LA 101 or Placement
Core: Second Language for B.A.
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LA 310 - Directed Readings in Latin Literature
Examines the writings of a particular author, genre, or period. Students will translate, parse words, interpret passages, examine the style of a prose author and the metrics and diction of a poet, and consider the literary, philological, and historical background of a given author. Students write interpretive and analytical essays as well as translate from sight.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: LA 211 or Placement
Core: Literature & The Arts
Notes: May be repeatable as long as the topic is different.
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LA 410 - Senior Seminar in Latin
A reading and writing program that draws together each student’s work in Latin. Students will take two major sight examinations and weekly sight quizzes, and will write a short explication du texte: a short interpretive exercise involving commentary on linguistic, rhetorical, and literary features of a passage or short text.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: LA 101 and LA 211; Latin Majors Only: Juniors and Seniors only.
Notes: Students are advised to take several versions of Directed Readings in Latin Literature before taking the seminar.
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LA 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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La 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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LS 101 - Research Skills and Strategies
Students will investigate and critically examine the dynamic constellation of library and information resources, including the Internet, online databases, and print resources. Focus is on developing efficient search strategies, evaluating information sources, documenting sources, and effectively using new technologies. It will provide a foundation and methodology for students planning to write senior theses, honors papers, capstone projects, or foresee graduate studies in their future.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Restricted to first year, sophomores, and juniors. Seniors require permission of the instructor.
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LS 202 - Introduction to Archives
An introduction to archival work through hands on exploration of a variety of primary source materials. Students will enhance their understanding of the historical method by exploring theories and methodologies for managing and disseminating primary resources, while incorporating primary resources into their own research.
Credits: 2
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MA 101 - Finite Mathematics
An introduction to concepts of modern mathematics with applications to business, economics and the social sciences. Topics considered may include linear systems, matrices, linear optimization, sets, combinatorics, probability, logic, Markov chains, game theory, difference equations and the mathematics of finance.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Non-majors only.
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MA 104 - Pre-Calculus
An individually customized review of: logarithms, exponentials, functions, graphing, polynomial and rational functions, conic sections, trigonometric functions and identities. An introduction to limits, continuity and derivatives.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Open by permission of instructor only to students who will enroll or are enrolled in MA 130 or MA 150.
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MA 105 - Pre-Calculus
An individually customized review and reinforcement of limits, continuity and an introduction to derivatives, with selected pre-calculus topics.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Open by permission of instructor only to students who will enroll or are enrolled in MA 130 or MA 150.
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MA 110 - Mathematics for Social Justice
Mathematics and statistics will be used to understand and illuminate issues of social, political, and/or economic justice. We will also employ quantitative arguments and critical thinking to promote justice in our community, our society, and the world. This course is for non-math majors only. Credit will not be given for MA 110 if credit has already been given for ST 120.
Credits: 4
Core: Quantitative Reasoning
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MA 112 - Mathematics in Context
An introduction to concepts of modern mathematics with applications in real-world contexts. Topics include the mathematics of personal finance, risk analysis, probability, logic, and game theory.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: This course is not open to DS/MA/ST majors.
Core: Quantitative Reasoning
Notes: No credit given for MA-112 if credit given for MA-110.
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MA 115 - Mathematics for Teachers
This course is designed for education majors to develop both a deep conceptual understanding of pre-K-8+ mathematics along with the mathematical knowledge necessary to teach these topics. Topics include: whole number operations, place value, fractions, integers, decimals, ratios, proportions, inverse variation, percents (including percent increase and decrease), and estimation.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: ED Major/Licensure Students Only
Core: Quantitative Reasoning
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MA 130 - Elements of Calculus
A one-semester survey of calculus. Topics include limits, derivatives and the integral, with emphasis on applications in the life sciences and finance. Note that the prerequisite for MA160 is MA150, so additional preparation (e.g. formal limits and more in-depth trigonometry) is strongly recommended for MA130 students who subsequently decide to petition into MA160.
Credits: 4
Core: Quantitative Reasoning
Notes: At least high school algebra and trigonometry; preferably pre-calculus. Students are required to complete the Calculus Placement Test (https://www.smcvt.edu/calculus-placement-test/) and review their results before registering for this course.
Credit will not be given for MA 130 if credit has already been received for MA-150, MA-160
or MA-211.
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MA 150 - Calculus I
Limits and continuity; exponential and trigonometric functions; the derivative and applications; Riemann sums, the integral, and applications. The applications, motivation, and context for the mathematics will come from the life sciences, physical sciences, and finance.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Appropriate high school preparation, with at least pre-calculus. Students are required to complete the Calculus Placement Test (https://www.smcvt.edu/calculus-placement-test/) and review their results before registering for this course.
Core: Quantitative Reasoning
Notes: Appropriate high school preparation, with at least pre-calculus. Students are required to complete the Calculus Placement Test (https://www.smcvt.edu/calculus-placement-test/) and review their results before registering for this course.
No credit will be granted for MA-150 if credit has been earned for MA-160 or MA-211.
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MA 160 - Calculus II
Integration techniques and applications; sequences and series; plane analytic geometry including parametric curves; polar coordinates; space geometry including an introduction to vectors.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 150; Minimum grade C-
Core: Quantitative Reasoning
Notes: No credit will be granted for MA-160 if credit has been earned for MA-211.
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MA 207 - Discrete Mathematics
Propositional logic; sets, functions, relations; elementary combinatorics; techniques of mathematical proof, including induction; recurrence and recurrence relations. Emphasis on connections to computing.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-150 or MA-160 or MA-211 or Permission of Instructor.
Notes: No credit will be given for MA-207 if credit has been given for MA-240.
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MA 208 - Theory of Computation
Primitive recursion and recursive functions; Turing machines; weaker computational models, including finite state machines and pushdown automata; regular expressions and Kleene’s theorem; nondeterminism; Halting Problem and Rice’s Theorem; NP completeness. Emphasis on conceptual overview of the role the topics play in computing.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Previous or Concurrent Enrollment in MA 207 or MA 240.
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MA 211 - Calculus III
Vector-valued functions; partial differentiation; multiple integrals and applications, line integrals; Green’s Theorem and other vector calculus results.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 160; Minimum grade C-
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MA 213 - Linear Algebra
Systems of linear equations; vector spaces; linear independence and bases; linear maps; matrices; determinants; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-160 or MA-211.
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MA 217 - Applied Graph Theory
Graphs, networks, paths, trees, coloring, etc. in the context of current applications such as network connectivity, conflict scheduling, optimal workforce assignment, and DNA sequencing, as well as classical problems such as the Four Color Theorem. May also include related algorithms and special topics.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-150 or MA-160 or MA-211 or Permission of Instructor.
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MA 240 - Proofs
Fundamentals of sets and logic; logical quantifiers; methods of direct and indirect proof; mathematical induction; functions and relations; divisibility theory and modular arithmetic in the integers. Emphasis on construction of mathematical arguments and writing these arguments in a clear and convincing manner.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 211
Notes: Fulfills Written Communication requirement for the Mathematics major.
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MA 284 - History of Mathematics
A problem study approach to the history of mathematics. Topics may include: Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics, number systems, Pythagorean mathematics, duplication, trisection, and quadrature, Greek mathematics including Euclid’s Elements, Hindu-Arabian and Chinese mathematics, and the prelude to and dawn of modern mathematics.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-150 or MA-160 or MA-211 or Permission of Instructor.
Core: History & Society
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MA 303 - Differential Equations
First order differential equations with applications primarily from physics and population dynamics; qualitative analysis; approximation of solutions. Second order linear d.e.’s and applications; series solutions; Laplace transforms. Other topics may include difference equations and iterated functions, systems, boundary value problems.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-160 or (MA-211 recommended).
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MA 305 - Scientific Computing
Methods for approximating the solutions of problems that are difficult or impossible to solve exactly. Floating point representation; approximation of functions; roots of nonlinear equations; interpolation and curve-fitting; linear systems; some operations research methods; additional topics possibly including numerical integration and differentiation.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-160 or MA-211
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MA 308 - Geometries
Euclidean geometry; the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry and the independence of the parallel postulate; neutral geometry; Hilbert’s axioms; some philosophical implications. Additional geometric topics such as finite geometries; an introduction to elementary topology; fractals.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-160 or MA-211
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MA 315 - Complex Analysis
The theory of functions of one complex variable. Topics will include: topology and algebraic structure of the complex numbers; differentiation of complex-valued functions and the Cauchy-Riemann equations; contour integration and Cauchy’s Theorem; classification of singularities; Laurent series; the residue calculus.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 211
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MA 381 - Mathematics Education Seminar
Topics in teaching mathematics at the secondary level or other levels, including effective mathematics lesson preparation and delivery, current issues in mathematics education, the use of ancillary teaching resources, and engagement in teaching and learning in local classrooms.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-150 or MA-160 or MA-211 or Permission of Instructor.
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MA 401 - Real Analysis I
A rigorous study of the real number system: field and order axioms, completeness, and topology. Limits, sequences and series. Functions and continuity; pointwise and uniform convergence. The derivative and the Riemann integral.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 240
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MA 403 - Real Analysis II
Functions of several variables; the derivative and Riemann integral in higher dimensional real spaces; implicit and inverse function theorems; other topics in analysis.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 401
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MA 406 - Abstract Algebra I
Groups, rings, and fields with an emphasis on group theory. Topics will include: subgroups, cosets, and Lagrange’s theorem; normal subgroups and quotient groups; the homomorphism theorems; the structure theorem for finite abelian groups; rings and ideals; quotient rings; integral domains and fields.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 240
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MA 407 - Abstract Algebra II
Commutative rings, ideals, and the construction of quotient rings. Axiomatic description of fields; algebraic (and transcendental) extensions of fields. Applications of field theory to ruler-and-compass constructions; Galois theory and the non-solvability by radicals of quintic equations. Other topics as time permits.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 406
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MA 410 - Seminar in Mathematics
Exposes students to a variety of topics in current mathematics, including research, career, and ethics-related issues. Students will write a paper and present on selected topics.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Senior Mathematics Majors Only or by Permission of Instructor.
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MA 417 - Applied Mathematics
Mathematical methods and models used in the sciences. Topics typically include linear and nonlinear systems of differential equations; Fourier series methods; partial differential equations.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA 211, MA 213 and MA 303.
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MA 490 - Readings and Research in Mathematics
Independent reading and/or research of an advanced topic, under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. Results for the course are often submitted in written form and presented in a seminar setting or a student symposium.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Junior standing; permission of supervisor and department chair.
Notes: Topic and course credit must be approved by a faculty supervisor, department chair, and the Associate Dean of the College. This course may not be used to replace one of the required electives for the major.
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MA 495 - Honors Thesis in Mathematics
Independent research and thesis under the supervison of a member of the mathematics & statistics faculty.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Membership in the Honors Program, permission of Supervisor and Department Chair.
Notes: Students must have permission of a supervisor and submit their research proposal to the department chair before preregistration for the semester in which the proposed research is to take place. This course does not count toward the major requirements; it is taken to fulfill requirements of the Honors Program.
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MA 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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MA 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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MJD 101 - Media Revolutions: Social, Political, & Psychological Issues
Interdisciplinary in its focus, the course combines psychology, sociology, history, political science, and communication studies to challenge students to think critically about the mass media revolutions that are currently taking place. In addition to teaching the course in an interdisciplinary way, the professors encourage students from many majors to bring the expertise of their field to the class discussions, research essays, and class projects.
Credits: 4
Core: History & Society
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MJD 110 - Digital Media: Arts, Culture, & Theory
Digital media have radically changed the ways words, images, and sounds can be manipulated and delivered. In the process, they’ve altered the ways in which humans communicate, think, create art, express ideas, get information, and conduct relationships. This course takes a two-pronged approach to cultivating students’ understandings of the current changes in digital media. First, students will be introduced to the critical examination of the digital revolution, including issues connected to creative expression, privacy and surveillance, consumerism, psychological distraction, and device addiction. Second, they will gain experience and skills in the processes and practices involved with digital art and graphic design. They will be introduced to new technologies and engage their imaginations through art projects in digital imaging (Adobe Photoshop), illustration and animation (Adobe Illustrator), and web design.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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MJD 205 - Reporting for Media
We begin with an analysis of several exemplary print publications and a discussion of literary and media theories that will inform the student’s work in creating their own stories. Students will learn the art of storytelling, from story idea through interviewing, researching and writing and ultimately, over a series of weeks, publish their own stories in the student newspaper and online publication. Course readings explore basic concepts pertaining to nature and design of interviews, ethical concerns, validity, and role of the journalist in a democratic society. Additional exercises focus on best form writing practices with an emphasis on AP style. The course is designed to be a broad, rigorous orientation for understanding basic elements of media writing as well as skills training in reporting, writing, editing and publication of news media.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Media Studies Majors and Minors Only.
Notes: Fulfills Written Communication requirement for the Media Studies and Mass Communication major.
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MJD 207 - Multimedia Reporting
This class teaches various ways of conducting a journalistic inquiry. Advanced Writing for Media explores a wide range of storytelling media. From print to online to radio to television to audio slideshows, techniques are explored that reveal common storytelling strategies and essential differences among the media. In addition to using Pulitzer-Prize-winning and other highly regarded journalism (including investigative journalism), instructors will use media analysis to explore the structure of objectivity, balance, fairness and other journalistic norms. Students will become fluent in a range of storytelling media, with an aim to engage and inform the public.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD 205
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MJD 209 - Introduction to Digital Photography and Visual Storytelling
This course introduces students to the art and craft of digital photography as a means for visual storytelling. Students will create thoughtful images using whatever digital camera they have available and learn to edit images using Photoshop. While assignments span a range of genres, emphasis will be placed on documentary photography.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
Notes: This course is fully online.
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MJD 210 - Photojournalism in the Digital Age
This digital-based photography course introduces students to the skills, theory and ethics of newspaper, magazine and Web-based photojournalism. Through in-class discussions and hands-on demonstrations, students learn manual camera techniques, and image editing using Photoshop software. Analyses of historical and contemporary photographic work help students apply techniques and theory to create storytelling photographs suitable for publication.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD-110; Majors and Minors Only; Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Only (Open to all students during open registration).
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MJD 213 - Media Law and Ethics in a Digital Age
This course explores the political, historic and philosophical roots of the First Amendment. Particular emphasis is given to the legal and ethical problems of the new communications technologies; other topics include libel, privacy, obscenity, newsgathering, copyright, and the free press/fair trial dilemma. The class also provides insights into how the legal process works and an understanding of the principles and philosphies that underlie the restraints on and privileges of the media. After analyzing what the law says journalists can do, the course moves into the ethical component of what the should do. Using basic philosophical theories, students analyze ethical dilemmas through the use of case studies. Using multimedia, guest speakers and current events the course considers media law and ethics and its impact of journalists’ ability to fulfill the historic function of the press to inform the public.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Only.
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MJD 215 - Photography and Tourism
This digital-based photography course will explore the methods and artistry of outdoor and tourism photography. Through the analysis of historical and contemporary work, students will develop the technical skills and creative approaches necessary for documenting recreational, outdoor, and tourism related activities pursued in the state of Vermont. Additionally, in the experiential learning component of this class, students will be responsible for creating multimedia marketing presentations for Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing. By the end of the class, students will be proficient in the following Adobe programs: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Credits: 4
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MJD 219 - Topics in Media Studies, Journalism & Digital Arts
Various topics, ranging from women in the mass media to advanced Web design and theory to literary journalism.
Credits: 4
Notes: Course may be taken more than once in different topic areas.
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MJD 243 - Media and American Politics
This course explores the confluence of media and politics in our democratic society. Students read political science and media studies texts, engage in class discussions, and take a field trip to New Hampshire to meet candidates (including “minor” ones), political science professors, journalists, and election workers. To put the modern political system in historical context, students will study the changing relationship of politicians and reporters from the founding of the republic until modern times. Students learn about and analyze how politicians work to get out their messages to the media world, how the media interpret (and misinterpret) these messages, and the students’ place within this mélange.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Only
Core: History & Society
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MJD 250 - Global Communication
In this course we will be mapping-out world communication and the cross-cultural outlines of our so-called “global village.” We will take a macro-look at the rise of international communication systems and the development of this thing we call “global culture.” We will examine a series of case studies which reflect the ways in which media techniques and technologies–computers, satellites, the news, language, digital imaging, fiber optics–impact national and cultural development among different populations around the world. Finally, we will take a critical look at the future–the future of global mass audiences; issues of inter-and-cross cultural media ethics, privacy, global policy, and intersections between science and science fiction.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Media Studies Majors and Minors Only; Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Only.
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MJD 255 - South Africa: Apartheid – Resistance, Revolution and Representation
This course analyses the ways in which media was used to promote, maintain and then dismantle apartheid in South Africa. What role did media play in influencing people’s views of the systemic injustices and how was media utilized in the fight against apartheid? How does media shape post-apartheid South Africa?
Credits: 4
Core: Engaging Diverse Identities
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MJD 261 - The Moving Image: Broadcast TV/Video Storytelling
The focus of this course is twofold. First, its focus is on the the role of broadcast TV journalism in our society today. To this end, students will examine the different ways in which TV news shapes our understandings of our own local communities, our nation, and world events. The second focus of this course is on the creation of broadcast TV news stories. Students will be learning strategies of visual storytelling for all aspects TV and video production–scripting, filming, editing and distributiion as well as some basics in on-camera presentation.
Credits: 4
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MJD 263 - Screen Life in Modern Visual Media
Over the past few years, new media techniques, technologies, and organizations such as Facebook, Twitter, texting, iPhones, iPads, smart phones, HD webTV, Skype, and Kindle have rapidly changed the way in which many of us interact and communicate on a daily basis. These devices—and the manner in which they’ve been used—have had an enormous impact on nearly all aspects of our daily lives. In this course, students take an in-depth and interdisciplinary look at the ways in which modern screen-based media impact global society.
Credits: 4
Core: History & Society
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MJD 266 - Digital Film/TV
Students take a critical and in-depth look at methods and artistry of digital filmmaking in two complementary ways. Analysis: students will be screening and critically deconstructing a wide range of film and television programs with an eye towards analyzing the languages with which these media communicate as art forms and as social and political products. Production: this is a course in the production of visual art; students will conceive, storyboard, script, shoot, edit and present a series of their own digital film/TV productions throughout the course of the term.
Credits: 4
Core: Literature & The Arts
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MJD 303 - Nature and Outdoor Writing
This is a course that combines two central elements: (1) reading and discussing provocative examples of nature writing to see how the authors craft their nonfiction stories and communicate their fascination with the outdoors. The goal here is simple: to learn about strategies for writing creative nonfiction by analyzing great examples of it; and (2) to develop skills in writing feature-length articles about the outdoors and the natural world—cultivating a story idea, training your powers of observation, conducting research that enhances your writing, the draft and revision process. Along the way, we’ll be exploring related topics: humans’ relationships to the natural world, environmental and conservation issues, the status of recreation in the outdoors, and the natural history of the creatures and landscapes that surround us.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors only
Core: Literature & The Arts
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MJD 305 - Persuasive Writing
Effective persuasion has tremendous power within society, often swaying elections, public policy and individual behavior. With it comes big responsibility. Students will critique a broad spectrum of persuasive writing including op-eds, reviews, fundraising letters, and campaign rhetoric. They will deconstruct effective approaches and techniques, and apply them to their own writing.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Only
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MJD 311 - Digital Media II: Advanced Graphic Design
In this course, students will gain experience and skills in the processes and practices involved with digital art and graphic design. Through a series of projects and exercises, they will develop their understandings of fundamental graphic design principles and how to employ them in design solutions and in their own artworks. Along the way, they will explore related topics: brainstorming strategies to enhance the creative process, problem-solving using time-boxing, the value of stepping away from the computer, the role of research in good design, how to evaluate the audience for your designs, and the role of critique and analysis.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD 110 or AR-204 or AR-215
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MJD 323 - Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Media
This course is an introduction to analysis of representations of identities such as race, gender, sexual orientation , and ethnicity in the mass media. We view, read about, analyze and discuss mass media like television, film, print, radio, music, sports, news, advertising, and the web to determine if and how race, gender and ethnicity are depicted. An underlying understanding within the course is recognition of the inextricable interconnections between/intersectionality of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, etc. Students will write response/reflection papers, present analyses individually in class, and work in teams to produce a research project analyzing the issues discussed in class.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD-101; Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Only.
Core: History & Society AND Engaging Diverse Identities
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MJD 330 - Advanced Visual Storytelling: Multimedia Analysis
This course explores the structural foundations of documentary storytelling through both the analysis and production of still photographic essays, audio stories and multimedia slideshows. In addition to analyzing contemporary and historic examples of these storytelling media, students will learn advanced techniques in multimedia production. Students will become proficient in the following software programs: Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Audition; Adobe Premiere; and Sounslides.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD 210 or MJD 266 or MJD 302 or AR 130 or permission from the instructor
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MJD 333 - Publication Visual Storytelling and Design
This course explores the structural foundations of visual storytelling and graphic design for print and online publications. Through the analysis and production of still photographs, video and page design students manage and create visual content for the student publication, The Defender.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Only. Open to All Majors.
Notes: May be repeated with permission of instructor.
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MJD 352 - Health and Development in East Africa
This service learning course has a two-fold purpose. First, it will provide students with an overview of the health and development challenges of East Africa, with a focus on HIV/AIDS in rural Tanzania. Second, it will develop a communication skill set among class participants to present these challenges to the developed world in film, photos, web site production and grant proposals. Students will also explore the tension between compelling storytelling and political empowerment and advocacy as development tools.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD 110 or permission of the instructor.
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MJD 353 - Applied Health and Development Approaches in East Africa
This service learning course includes an intensive two week field course based at the Ilula Orphan Program (IOP) in Iringa, Tanzania. Students will travel to Tanzania to observe first-hand the development challenges related to HIV/AIDS, water scarcity, education and poverty being addressed by the IOP. The service learning component of the course will involve updating the IOP’s educational and development materials, including the web site, and producing at least one completed grant application. Students will be expected to complete this work in a one-week work session following completion of the two weeks in-country.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD 352
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MJD 355 - South Africa: Resistance, Revolution, & Representation Study Trip
This course analyses the ways in which media was used to promote, maintain and then dismantle apartheid in South Africa. What role did media play in influencing people’s views of the systemic injustices and how was media utilized in the fight against apartheid? How does media shape post-apartheid South Africa?
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Restrictions: MJD-255 or GL-255
Crosslisted: GL-355
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MJD 363 - Study Abroad Re-entry
This interdisciplinary course is specifically designed for students who are returning from study abroad and are looking for ways to integrate their international experiences back into their “home” cultures and into the academic environment. Throughout this class, we will be using travel writing and the travel essay as the vehicles for exploring the possibilities and problems of cross-cultural communication and interaction. Students will be reading provocative examples of travel literature and research on cross-cultural issues and will be writing their own travel pieces. Together, we will be engaging with ideas from communication and media studies, anthropology, sociology, and psychology in order to better understand human behavior and identity within and across cultures. Along the way, we’ll be exploring related topics: the connection between language and identity; the connection between travel and identity; wealth, power, and poverty; the phenomenon of culture shock–and reverse culture shock; being a “minority” in another culture; developing a sense of “home”; the differences between the tourist and the traveler; the role of nonverbal communication in culture; encountering the other; the unwritten roles and rules of social behavior; and the “generalized other” of the global citizen.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites/Restrictions: Students must have studied abroad.
Core: Literature & The Arts
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