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2016-2017 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Numbering
The College of Wooster uses a five-digit course numbering system. The first three digits indicate the primary course number. The next two digits are the secondary course number and indicate whether there is a special focus for the course. For example:
The first letters are the department or program abbreviation. The next three digits are the primary course number (101 is the primary course number for all Introduction to Historial Study courses). The last two digits are the secondary course number. These two digits indicate that the special focus for this HIST 101 course is The History of Islam. A course with a given three-digit primary course number can only be taken once for credit unless specifically indicated otherwise by the department.
The following policy has been used in assigning primary course numbers:
- 100-level courses are usually introductory courses; some 100-level courses do have prerequisites, and students are advised to consult the description for each course.
- 200-level courses are usually beyond the introductory level, although many 200-level courses are open to first-year students and to majors and non-majors.
- 300-level courses are seminars and courses primarily for majors but open to other students with the consent of the instructor.
- The following numbers are for Independent Study: I.S. 40100 (Junior Independent Study), I.S. 45100 and I.S. 45200 (Senior Independent Study).
In addition to the regular course offerings, many departments offer individual tutorials under the number 40000 and internships under 41000. On occasion, departments will offer a course on a special topic as approved by the Educational Policy Committee, designated 19900, 29900, or 39900.
Abbreviation
In keeping with the general education requirements of the College’s curriculum
(see Degree Requirements ), course listings employ the following abbreviations:
W Writing Intensive (W† indicates that not all sections are Writing Intensive)
C Studies in Cultural Difference
R Religious Perspectives
Q Quantitative Reasoning
AH Learning Across the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities
HSS Learning Across the Disciplines: History and Social Sciences
MNS Learning Across the Disciplines: Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Except where otherwise noted, all courses carry one course credit.
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Africana Studies |
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AFST 10000 - Introduction to Africana Studies Course Credit: 1
(EDUC)
Interdisciplinary foundation course presents overview of the historical, social, psychological, political, economic, and cultural experiences of all the major branches of people of African descent. Course focuses on the contributions and achievements of Africana people, with some emphasis on African Americans, and it explores the concerns as well as the challenges they face. Students are introduced to African-centered perspectives of prominent continental and diasporic scholars, artists, and activists, who mostly challenge the tenets and assumptions of the dominant cultural and intellectual paradigms. Annually. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20000 - Issues in African Studies Course Credit: 1
An in-depth examination of an issue or topic relevant to the Black experience. Possible topics include Black biography and autobiography, post-colonial struggles, Maroon communities, civil rights, anti-colonial resistance movements, and Blacks in science and society. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 Annually. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20009 - Africana Women’s Theatre / 21st Century Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
In this course students will read, watch, and analyze eleven performances by a dynamic set of artists from Africa and the African Diaspora. These artists represent various themes, including Black women’s empowering ideas about themselves and motherhood. Students will draw on gender and sexuality studies and performance theories in order to access how these theatre creations provide insights into Africana women’s knowledge production and activism. [AH, C]
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AFST 20021 - Conservative Thought in the Africana, World Course Credit: 1
Survey of major African-American conservative thinkers and writings from the founding of the United States to present. Focus on various strains of right-of-center thinking, the growth of an accommodationist conservative worldview with Booker T. Washington, the rise of the modern conservative movement under William F. Buckley and his African-American supporters after WWII, Reagan era conservatism and the rage against the welfare state by Shelby Steele, Thomas Sowell, Clarence Thomas. [C]
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AFST 20022 - Blackness and Sexuality in the Diaspora Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
From the modern era to the contemporary moment, the intersection of race, gender, and class has been especially salient for people of African descent-for men as well as for women throughout the diaspora. In this interdisciplinary course, we will address this subject through an examination of the roles gender and sexuality play in the lives of people of African descent. Remaining attentive to the ways black people have claimed social and sexual agency in spite of systemic modes of inequality, we will engage with black feminist thought, queer theory, literature, film, as well as scholarship from sociology and history. [C, HSS]
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AFST 20023 - Representations of the Black Athlete Course Credit: 1
In this course, students will explore a range of black athletes in the 20th century, paying particular attention to the attitudes, stereotypes and experiences they endured. In addition, this course will prompt students to analyze the representation, perception, and commodification of black athletes in popular media forms. Students will trace trends, shifts and themes in representations of blackness across different sports and historical periods. Topics under study may include resistance against and affirmation of athletes as role models, racial slurs in sports broadcasting, common themes in commercialized images of the black male athlete, and distinctions in media coverage based on race and gender. Texts will include everything from critical essays and sociological studies to commercials and documentary films. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20024 - The Black Power Era Revisited Course Credit: 1
Students will encounter the Black Freedom struggle through the literature, music, art, and political activism of the Black Arts Movement. The Black Arts Movement had far-reaching consequences for the way artists and writers think about race, gender, history, identity, and the relationship between artist production and political liberation. We’ll read work by Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and Larry Neal, among others. We’ll also trace the movement’s extension through local political battles and the emergence of new institutions, including theaters, journals, and Black Studies programs. We’ll consider the overlap of the Black Arts Movement with other political currents of the late 1960s and early 1970s, explore its relationship to Black feminism, and trace the influence of the Black Arts Movement in hip-hop and film. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20025 - The Socio-Political Influence of Hip-Hop Course Credit: 1
This course will be begin by examining how the origins of hip hop music are a product of the socioeconomic conditions of the South Bronx in the early 1970s and a confrontational response to Reaganomics in the 1980s. Through close readings of song lyrics along with sociological and anthropological analysis of specific regions or areas such as South Central Los Angeles, the five boroughs of New York City, and the “Dirty South” we will assess how effectively hip hop reflects urban living conditions throughout the US. Finally we will consider the evolving history of hip hop as a business, its political influence, and its lyrical dedication to consumerism, considering this combination can we rightfully classify hip hop as a social movement? [C, HSS]
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AFST 20026 - Social Change and Civil Rights, In History & Imagination Course Credit: 1
The act of oppression, whether consciously or unconsciously driven, has been part of most societies. However, oppressed people over the years have devised ways and strategies of resisting oppressive policies and structures. This course will discuss the dynamics of how oppressed people resist oppressive structures. This course will be approached through the lens of social change theories, as well as fundamental institutions and/or evolving institutions that promote the wave of change that oppressive people seek. Some topics that will be discussed include social change as it relates to civil rights and activities of civil rights movements, civil society formation, comparative analysis of social change and civil rights movement in North America and Africa, and domestic, regional and systemic factors that create the environment for action against oppression. [C, HSS]
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AFST 20027 - Black Self Determination: Dubois and, Booker T. Washington Course Credit: 1
[AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20028 - The Contemporary Face of the African, Diaspora Course Credit: 1
The African Diaspora is a community of people of African descent who reside in other areas of the world including the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean. This course will look at the historical and contemporary movements of the African people and the complex issues of identity and experience to which these processes give rise as well as the creative possibilities that flow from movement and being moved. This course will therefore examine theoretical explanations of global migration of people of African descent as well as historical and contemporary drivers of African migration. It will also examine the challenges and the socio-cultural and political influences of the African diaspora in the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean, and the African Continent. [AH, C]
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AFST 20029 - Literature of the Anglophone Caribbean Course Credit: 1
(ENGL)
This course examines creative writings from and about the West Indies written since 1950. The course will consider how different writers represent West Indian experiences, particularly those related to issues of race, class, history and gender relationships. In addition, it will explore how postcolonial conditions impact and might be impacted by the works we study. Readings including: short fiction, a few novels, poetry and drama by canonical figures such as Kamau Brathwaite, George Lamming, V. S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott. It will also address other Caribbean writers such as Lorna Goodison, Olive Senior, Jamaica Kincaid and Trevor Rhone, Paulette Ramsay and Oonya Kempadoo. [AH, C]
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AFST 20030 - FEM, GNDR & SEXUAL POL IN CARIBBEAN Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
This course introduces students to the major feminist intervensions currently taking place in the Caribbean around the following topics: a) the gendered and sexual legacies of slavery and colonialism; b) the intersections among race, gender, class, sexuality, and nationhood; c) women’s socioeconomic initiatives and challenges; d) gender and sexual labor in the tourism industry; and e) the lives of women in the Caribbean Diaspora. Students will gain an understanding of the historical and contemporary structures that continue to shape gender and sexual politics in this region. [AH, C]
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AFST 20031 - Pol Islam, Terrorism, Res-Nw Africa Course Credit: 1
This course focuses on a critical development in the social, political, and cultural evolution of vast areas of North West Africa in recent years with rapid growth of politicized Islam and its outgrowth, religiously inspired violence and terrorism. The course explores this evolution, its origins and socioeconomic root causes, as well as its impact on the societies and states of the region. It also attempts to explain the implications of external powers such as the United States, China, France, Middle Eastern countries, and increasingly, the European Union. [AH, C]
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AFST 21200 - Survey of African-American Folklore: the Creative and Performing Arts
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AFST 21300 - Racism 101 Course Credit: 1
Americans have historically found it difficult to discuss issues of racism openly. This course examines the historical foundations of racism towards Blacks as a vestige of chattel slavery in the United States. It explores various manifestations of racism in Black-White relationships in contemporary American society. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 or permission of the instructor Annually. [C, HSS, W†]
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AFST 23100 - Survey of Modern Africa Course Credit: 1
Course surveys the major areas and issues of modern Africa. Using an inter-disciplinary approach, it probes the major post-colonial cultural, economic, political, and societal structures, dynamics, ideas, and trends that depict modern Africa as shaped by its recent colonial history and the international environment. The course aims to familiarize students with these realities and the challenges contemporary African societies face as they build their future. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 or permission of instructor Annually. [C, HSS]
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AFST 24100 - Black Women in Contemporary Society Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
Course examines the ways in which contemporary society has shaped the lives of Africana women since the 1960s. It explores how Black women have influenced U.S. society. Investigates issues such as family life, education, career opportunities, political activities, Black male/female relationships, societal constraints on their lives, as well as Black women’s roles in the civil rights and feminist movements. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 , or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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AFST 24200 - Martin, Malcolm, and Mandela Course Credit: 1
(COMM)
Course examines the leadership styles of these three Black leaders for civil and human rights in the 20th century. Places these activists in their historical and sociopolitical contexts, while comparing and contrasting their lives, philosophies and actions. [C, HSS]
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AFST 24400 - Cinema of Africa and the African Diaspora Course Credit: 1
(FILM)
This course explores issues of race, class, culture, the colonial, and the anti-colonial thought through an examination of cinema created within and focusing on continental and diasporic African life. Accompanying the cinematic texts will be an array of written texts that contribute to the class discussion across the fields of history, post-colonial theory, and film theory. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 , or permission of the instructor [AH, C]
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AFST 24500 - the Global African Community Course Credit: 1
Course focuses on the political, cultural, and social expressions of the idea of a global African community. This idea was termed Pan-Africanism by major scholars, leaders and activists. Course examines the successes and failures of Pan-African experiments on the African continent since independence, as well as similar efforts in the diaspora, identifying their implications for the future of Pan-Africanism. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 , or permission of the instructor [C, HSS]
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AFST 24600 - Africana Popular Culture Course Credit: 1
(COMM)
Course surveys the genres, media, conceptual dynamics and cultural consequences of popular culture of the Africana world. Examining music, religion, sports and graphic art, the course will investigate the historicity, aesthetics and social-political impact of these fields on Africana communities. Forms will be analyzed as vehicles for personal and public critique and transformation. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000, or permission of the instructor [AH, C]
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AFST 24700 - Black Nationalism Course Credit: 1
Course examines from a geographic-specific context the political, cultural, and theoretical aspects of historic and contemporary African diasporic nationalist movements. By examining major figures, texts, and movements, the course investigates the ways in which race, class, and culture inform Black nationalist theory and practice. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 , or permission of the instructor [C, HSS]
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AFST 30000 - Critical Readings in Africana Studies Course Credit: 1
Advanced special topics seminar focuses on critical issues in a variety of locations and time periods crucial to understanding Africana Studies. Possible readings include the works of John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois, Frantz Fanon, C.L.R. James, John Hope Franklin, Fannie Lou Hammer, Vincent Harding, Benjamin Mays, August Meier, Joanne Robinson, Carter G. Woodson, C. Van Woodward, etc. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 and 1 200-level course in Africana Studies, or permission of the instructor
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AFST 30100 - Africana Struggles For Freedom Course Credit: 1
Course surveys social, cultural and political movements, and actions of the historical and ongoing struggle against various forms of oppression. Examines types of resistances utilized by African people against enslavement, colonization, and other forms of domination. Critically analyzes resistances to enslavement in Africa, the Americas and Europe, as well as the fight for emancipation and civil rights in these regions throughout the 20th century. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 , and 1 200-level course in Africana Studies, or permission of the instructor [C, HSS]
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AFST 30200 - Marxism and Africana Radical Thought
Course offers students an in-depth opportunity to read and examine major thinkers and works of the “Black Radical Tradition.” More specifically, the course will contrast and examine the ways African continental and diasporic thinkers and activists engage, borrow from, contribute to, and expand the theories of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and Vladimir L. Lenin. The goal is to show the various ways in which Africana radical thought has re-calibrated Marxian thought and activism through the particularities of the Africana experience.
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AFST 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Offered to individual students under the supervision of an Africana Studies faculty member on a selected topic. Permission of the chair of Africana Studies is required. Arrangements must be made with the supervising faculty member before registration. May be repeated. Annually.
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AFST 40100 - Independent Study Course Credit: 1
Group tutorial taken during one semester of the junior year includes bibliographic and methodological instruction and a written essay/project designed by the student. Special attention will be given to the disciplinary concerns in the humanities and social science areas of Africana Studies. Prerequisite(s): AFST 10000 and 3 200-level AFST courses. Annually.
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AFST 45100 - Independent Study Thesis - Semester One Course Credit: 1
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Annually.
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AFST 45200 - Independent Study Thesis - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Annually.
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Ancient Mediterranean Studies |
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AMST 20400 - Ancient Greek History
A survey of the civilization of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period, with concentration on the Classical period (490-340 B.C.). Readings in primary sources, especially the Greek historians, with particular attention to the problems of recording and interpreting historical data. [Pre-1800]
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AMST 20500 - Roman History
A survey of the civilization of ancient Rome from the Iron Age to the age of Constantine, with concentration on the late Republic and early Empire (133 B.C. - A.D. 180). Readings in primary sources, especially the Roman historians, with particular attention to the problems of recording and interpreting historical data. [Pre-1800]
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AMST 22800 - Wooster in Greece : Ancient Science & Medicine in the Greek Islands
A survey of ancient scientific discoveries and innovations, as well as the major forms of scientific thought in Greece in the Classical and Byzantine periods. Topics of inquiry include ancient engineering and technology, ancient astronomy, herbal remedies and cures, surgical instruments and the material record, and theories of science and medicine. Students will visit sites and museums in Greece and Turkey and discuss primary and secondary sources in ancient science, philosophy, medicine and history.
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AMST 26100 - Studies in Ancient History Course Credit: 1
(CLST, MENA)
An intensive examination of a specific topic in the history and civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world. Course titles vary but may include: Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Science and Engineering in the Ancient World, Travel in the Ancient World, Food and Famine in the Ancient World, Late Antiquity, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World. [AH]
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AMST 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
(CLST)
May be repeated.
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Anthropology |
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ANTH 11000 - Introduction to Anthropology Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
An introduction to the five fields used by anthropologists to explore broadly the variety of human groups that have developed across the globe and throughout time. The five fields include biological, cultural, linguistic, applied anthropology, and archaeology. The course will prepare students to take a holistic perspective on contemporary human cultures. It will also foster an appreciation of cultural relativity in the sense of understanding other cultures in their own terms as coherent and meaningful designs for living. Annually. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 19900 - Topics in Anthropology Course Credit: 1
A seminar focused on a special topic in anthropology. Topics are chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. [HSS]
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ANTH 20500 - Political Anthropology Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
A comparative analysis of politics as the cultural process through which people make binding decisions for groups. The course examines this process in western and non-western cultures at all stages of complexity from bands to stages within an evolutionary model. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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ANTH 21000 - Physical Anthropology Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
An introduction to the role of physical anthropology in defining humans as biological and cultural entities. This course examines a variety of topics, including the genetic basis for evolution, primate behavior, the process of primate and human development, and contemporary variation among human populations. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor [C, HSS, MNS]
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ANTH 21100 - Museum Anthropology
This course explores a variety of kinds of museums from anthropological perspectives. The topics covered include the origins of the modern museum; the cultural and political contents of building ethnographic collections and displays; the emergence of the museum as a focus for anthropological inquiry; the contemporary role(s) of museums as part of identity formation; the legal and ethical issues surrounding the development and use of collections; and, the relationships between museums and communities.
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ANTH 22000 - Linguistic Anthropology Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, COMD, COMM, SOAN, SOCI)
A critical analysis of language and all other forms of human communication within the context of culture and society, human thought, and behavior. Special attention is paid to the relationships between culture and language, the social uses of language, language as a model for interpreting culture, language and all forms of nonverbal communication within speech interactions. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 ; or permission of instructor. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 22500 - Gender in World Cultures Course Credit: 1
(SOAN, SOCI, WGSS)
An examination of the ways in which the boundaries of gender construct, reflect, and influence cultural ideology and social interaction from a cross-cultural perspective. This course also examines the development of gender studies within the discipline of anthropology. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23000 - Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion Course Credit: 1
(SOAN, SOCI)
Focuses on anthropological approaches to the study of cultural beliefs in the sacred: analysis of what is “religious” in many cultures; covers a variety of anthropological topics related to these practices, including myth, ritual, totemism, magic, and shamanism. Examination of the role that the study of religion, magic, and witchcraft has played in the theoretical development of anthropology. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor [C, HSS, R]
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ANTH 23100 - Peoples & Cultures Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, EAST, LAST, SOAN, SOCI)
An exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Readings and lectures provide the historical background for each culture area and an examination of the contemporary cultures. Generally focused on religious beliefs, economics, politics, kinship relationships, gender roles, and medical practices. Consideration of this culture area in the world economic system. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23101 - Peoples & Cultures: Japan Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, EAST, SOAN, SOCI)
Exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Readings and lectures provide the historical background for each culture area and an examination of the contemporary cultures. Generally focused on religious beliefs, economics,politics, kinship relationships, gender roles, and medical practices. Consideration of this culture area in the world economic system. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 ; or permission of instructor Annually. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23104 - Peoples & Cultures: Latin America Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, LAST, SOAN, SOCI)
Exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23108 - Peoples & Cultures: The Amish Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
Exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Readings and lectures provide the historical background for each culture area and an examination of the contemporary cultures. Generally focused on religious beliefs, economics, politics, kinship relationships, gender roles, and medical practices. Consideration of this culture area in the world economic system. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23109 - Peoples & Cultures: Mediterranean Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
Exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Readings and lectures provide the historical background for each culture area and an examination of the contemporary cultures. Generally focused on religious beliefs, economics, politics, kinship relationships,gender roles, and medical practices. Consideration of this culture area in the world economic system. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23110 - Peoples & Cultures: Contemporary US Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
This course is designed as a general survey of Some of the rich cultural traditions found in contemporary America. Each of these cultures is a product of their unique heritage combined with the influences of the colonial and contemporary elite power structures of Euro-American traditions. The readings and lectures focus on the multiplicity of beliefs that comprise an American culture, particularly those aspects that are concerned with the interrelationships between social structure, economics, politics, and religion. The readings and movies also provide differing perspectives on the cultural construction of festivals, landscape, gender, and race in terms of these social institutions. In addition, this course offers you an opportunity to explore many aspects of the discipline of cultural and social anthropology. Major theoretical issues in the anthropological consideration of the United States presented in this course include: fieldwork methodologies, symbolic anthropology, visual anthropology; applied anthropology, the use of oral and family histories; tourism; and culture change. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23111 - Peoples and Cultures: Kenya Course Credit: 0.75
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23114 - People & Culture: West Africa Course Credit: 1
(SOAN)
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 [C, HSS]
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ANTH 29900 - Advanced Topics in Anthropology Course Credit: 1
A seminar focusing on a specialized area of anthropology. Topics are chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 [HSS]
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ANTH 35200 - Contemporary Anthropological Theory Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, SOAN, SOCI)
An examination of key theoretical perspectives in anthropology from the mid-1900s to the present day. Among the perspectives examined in this course are: evolutionary theory, historical particularism, functionalism, culture and personality, cultural and ecological materialism, ethnoscience, symbolic anthropology, feminist anthropology, practice theory, and postmodernism. Students will be expected to develop an understanding of the relevance of these theories for the critical analysis of contemporary social and cultural issues. Over the course of the semester all students will use relevant concepts and theorists to develop a theoretical perspective on a research question or topic that they will examine in their Senior Independent Study thesis. This course is a prerequisite for enrolling in ANTH 45100 . Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [HSS]
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ANTH 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
(SOAN)
A tutorial course on a special topic(s) offered to an individual student under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 11000 or permission of instructor. The approval of both the supervising faculty member and the chairperson is required prior to registration.
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ANTH 41000 - Internships Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
In close consultation with a faculty member in the department, students may arrange for credit for a supervised work situation that relates to their major course of study. It is expected that in addition to the work experience itself, this course will include both regular discussion of a set of readings chosen by the faculty member and written assignments that allow the students to reflect critically on their work experiences. Internship credit will be approved by the chairperson of the department on a case-by-case basis. May be repeated. S/NC Prerequisite(s): SOCI 10000 and ANTH 11000 ; or permission of instructor
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ANTH 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
(SOAN)
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. The student will normally do the thesis during the Fall and Spring semesters of the senior year. Suggested fields include papers or projects in any of the standard subcategories of anthropology, such as kinship, politics, economics, religion, education, media, gender, or ethnicity. The student is assigned to an appropriate adviser by the chairperson following submission of a proposal. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 35200 Annually.
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ANTH 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
(SOAN)
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 45100
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Archaeology |
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ARCH 10300 - Introduction to Archaeology Course Credit: 1
(ANTH)
As an overview of the discipline, this course includes study of the historical development of archaeology, consideration of basic field and analytical methods, and a review of world prehistory beginning with the emergence of the first humans to the rise of civilization. Emphasis is on how archaeologists reconstruct past societies out of fragmentary evidence. Required prior to ARCH 35000 and recommended prior to other courses listed under Archaeological Perspectives and Methods, which best serve as specialized case studies. Annually. [HSS]
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ARCH 21903 - North American Archaeology Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 2 courses in the major, or permission of the instructor. [AH, C, HSS]
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ARCH 21907 - Mesoamerica Course Credit: 1
In this course we examine the political and ritual structures of the major cultures from the region of Mesoamerica which are inextricably linked domains. We proceed chronologically from the peopling of the new world, spanning from the Archaic up to the Contact Period with brief discussions on contemporary understandings of Pre-Hispanic imagery and meaning, particularly for Chican@ people today. Given this geographical expanse, we focus in particular on themes including cultural interactions across the region, considerations of Mesoamerican art, iconography, worldview, and landscape across time and space, the importance of state and domestic ritual, pivotal points of epigraphically recorded history as told by Classic Maya peoples, as well how these various features of ancient Mesoamerican states relate to performance, architecture, the economy, the environment, warfare, from both elite and non-elite contexts. This course is primarily lecture and discussion based with the final two weeks focused on student presentations. Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 2 courses in the major, or permission of the instructor. [HSS]
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ARCH 35000 - Archaeological Methods and Theory Course Credit: 1
This course is an in-depth study of the methodological and theoretical foundations of archaeology. The student becomes familiar with the process of archaeological reasoning - the assumptions, models, and techniques scholars use to analyze and interpret the material record. Topics include dating techniques, systems of classification, research design, and central debates in modern theory. Students may work with materials in the Archaeology Lab. Practica include a mapping exercise and other activities. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ARCH 35000 prior to enrolling in ARCH 40100 . Prerequisite(s): ARCH 10300 Alternate Years. [HSS, W]
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ARCH 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
A one-semester course that focuses upon the research skills, methodology, and theoretical framework necessary for Senior Independent Study.
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ARCH 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 40100
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ARCH 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 45100
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ARTH 10100 - Introduction to Art History I: Prehistory-Medieval Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, ARTS)
An introduction to the art and architecture of the Western world from prehistory through the medieval period. The course will provide foundational skills (tools of analysis and interpretation) as well as general, historical understanding. It focuses on a select number of major developments in a range of media and cultures, emphasizing the ways that works of art function both as aesthetic and material objects and as cultural artifacts and forces. Issues include, for example, sacred spaces, images of the gods, imperial portraiture, and domestic decorations. Annually. [AH]
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ARTH 10200 - Introduction to Art History Ii: Renaissance-Modern Course Credit: 1
(ARTS)
An introduction to the visual culture of the Western world from the fifteenth century to the present. The course provides tools of analysis and interpretation as well as general, historical understanding. It focuses on a select number of major developments in a range of media and cultures, emphasizing the ways that works of art function both as aesthetic and material objects and as cultural artifacts and forces. Issues include, for example, redefinitions of art in the Italian and Northern Renaissance; realism, modernity and tradition; the tension between self-expression and the art market; and the use of art for political purposes. Annually. [AH]
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ARTH 20100 - the Bronze Age Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, MENA)
Explores the artistic and architectural achievements of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Aegean prior to the rise of Greco-Roman culture (3500-500 BCE). Particular focus will be given to the role of intercultural exchange in the region. Students will be introduced to a variety of art historical and archaeological methods including traditional formal (stylistic, iconographic, structural) analysis of monuments as well as contextual (social, economic, gendered) approaches to material culture. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 and/or ARCH 10300 are recommended as prior courses. [AH]
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ARTH 20400 - American Art Course Credit: 1
This course examines social, ideological, and economic forces that shaped American painting, sculpture, and architecture from the colonial period to around 1940. Issues considered include representing “nation” in portrait, landscape, and genre painting; constructions of race in ante- and post-bellum America; the expatriation of American artists after the Civil War; the identification of an abstract style with political ascendance in the U.S.; and tensions between the ideal and the real in American cultural expression. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH]
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ARTH 20600 - Early Medieval Art Course Credit: 1
(ARCH)
This course will trace the development of art and architecture in the Mediterranean basin and on the European continent, 200-1000 CE - a period that saw the fragmentation of the late Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity, and the migration and settlement of the Germanic peoples. Frequently characterized by the so-called “demise” of Greco-Roman visual culture, the period is best understood in terms of the dynamic intermingling of artistic styles and religious beliefs. Monuments such as the catacombs of early Christian Rome, the ship burials of the North Sea littoral, and the Celtic manuscripts of Ireland will be explored in depth. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH, R]
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ARTH 20700 - Late Medieval Art Course Credit: 1
This course will introduce students to the art and architecture of the period c.1000-1400 CE in western Europe and the Byzantine Empire. Each week, lectures and discussion - focusing on a particular region, culture, or discrete chronological period - will consider a variety of art historical approaches toward the study of objects (style, iconography, technique, etc.) and their cultural context. Key socio-historical themes and their impact on the arts will be addressed including pilgrimage, the Crusades, monasticism, feudalism, the role of women as artists and patrons, and cross-cultural artistic exchange. The course will cover a wide range of monuments (monasteries, cathedrals, castles and palaces) and a variety of artistic media (manuscripts, textiles, mosaics, frescoes, ivory, and metalwork). Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH, R, W]
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ARTH 20800 - Italian Renaissance Art Course Credit: 1
This course aims at an understanding of Renaissance art by seeing it in relation to broader shifts in the culture of Italy over the course of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We will study diverse genres of visual representation and the different social spaces where art was displayed. We will follow the careers of major masters like Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian while also exploring the urban centers-Florence, Rome, Venice-where these artists and many others not as well known, produced their works in response to the demands of patrons and institutions (in particular, the Catholic Church). Transformations in artistic practices and representational forms will be related to specific religious, social, political, economic and cultural conditions. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH, R]
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ARTH 21000 - Northern Renaissance Art Course Credit: 1
This course examines the art and architecture produced north of the Alps between the late fourteenth century through the sixteenth century. We will pay particular attention to the connections between art and religious life, including the visualization of the spiritual and the otherworldly and the viewer’s interaction with the devotional image. We will also study court culture, the effect of the Protestant Reformation on artistic production, the problem of “realism,” regional differences in patronage of the arts, exchanges with Italian culture, and the shifting status of the artist. Artists considered include Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden Matthias Grünewald, Hieronymous Bosch, and Pieter Brueghel. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH, R]
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ARTH 21200 - Baroque Art, 1600-1700 Course Credit: 1
The course will explore the art and architecture of the Baroque era, primarily in Italy, Spain, Flanders, and Holland. This includes such masters as Caravaggio, Bernini, Velázquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. The works will be studied in the context of the social, political, and religious milieu of the Baroque period, an era of dynamic change and violent conflicts. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH]
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ARTH 21400 - Nineteenth-Century Art Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
Surveys major movements and figures in painting, approximately 1789-1885, focusing primarily on France. Changing social and political conditions provide the context for investigating themes such as art’s engagement with history, nature, and urban experience; the place of gender and class in the formulation of artistic subjects; institutions of art exhibition and criticism; and the relationship between painting and other media such as sculpture, printmaking, and photography. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH, W]
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ARTH 21600 - Gender and Modern Art Course Credit: 1
(ARTS, WGSS)
Explores the ideologies and implications of significant gender issues in Western visual culture since the early twentieth century. The goal of the course is to examine social, historical and visual constructions - femininity and masculinity, sexuality and the body, domesticity and the family - by focusing on the place of artistic representation in the modern and current debates about such theoretical and material categories. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 or WGSS 12000 is recommended as a prior course. [AH]
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ARTH 22000 - African Art Course Credit: 1
(AFST)
This course will introduce by region the art and architecture of the African continent from the prehistoric to early modern periods. Representative groups will be explored in depth by considering the impact of historical, geopolitical and social development on traditional art forms/visual culture. Emphasis will be placed on ubiquitous themes such as rulership/social status, gender, performance/ritual, and belief systems. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 , AFST 10000 , or HIST 23100 is recommended as a prior course. [C]
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ARTH 22100 - Islamic Art Course Credit: 1
(ARCH)
This course will introduce students to the art and architecture of historical Islam from its rise following the death of Mohammed to the imperial age of the Ottomans, Persians, and Mughals, c. 650-1650. Particular attention will be given to the evolution of a distinctive Islamic material culture (calligraphy, textiles, mosques, and palaces), and the development of regional styles that resulted from artistic exchange with indigenous European, African, and Asian traditions. [AH, C, R]
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ARTH 22200 - Modern Art Course Credit: 1
(ARTS)
Examines developments in European painting and sculpture between approximately 1885 and 1945, including selected moments in American art after the turn of the twentieth century. The course will consider major modernist artists and movements that sought to revolutionize and renew vision and experience, from Symbolism to Surrealism. Issues include modernism’s interest in primitivism and mass culture, theoretical rationales for abstraction, and the impact of industrial production and two world wars on the production and reception of art. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. Annually. [AH]
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ARTH 22300 - Architecture I: the Premodern World Course Credit: 1
(ARCH)
A chronological and contextual study of world architecture and urbanism from the late-medieval period through the end of the eighteenth century. Themes addressed include: the definition of sacred space and the structure of worship in various traditions of religious architecture; the classical tradition and its permutations through Renaissance and Baroque architecture, the development of cities in comparative perspective. Recommended: ARTH 10100 or ARTH 10200 is recommended as a prior course. [AH, R]
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ARTH 22400 - Architecture Ii: Chicago School to Postmodernism Course Credit: 1
A survey of developments in European and American architecture from the late nineteenth century to postmodernism. The course will examine structural innovations, the impact of the machine on theory and practice, the death and rebirth of ornament, the challenge of urban problems, and the responses of particular architects to the challenges facing designers in the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 10100 , ARTH 10200 , or ARTH 22300 ; or permission of the instructor. ARTH 22300 is the preferred prerequisite for students interested in graduate training in architecture.
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ARTH 31800 - History of Prints Course Credit: 1
From their inception around 1400 in Europe, the graphic media have established social functions and aesthetic criteria that differ considerably from those of painting, sculpture, and architecture. This course surveys the techniques and development of printmaking, explores the various implications of the multiplied image on paper, and makes use of the College’s print collection to give students firsthand experience in viewing and interpreting prints. The course culminates with a student-curated exhibition held at The College of Wooster Art Museum. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 15500 or 1 200-level course in Art History; or permission of the instructor [AH]
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ARTH 36000 - Contemporary Art Course Credit: 1
(ARTS, FILM)
Examines practice and theory in American and European art since approximately 1945, from abstract expressionism to current trends. Topics include the critique of modernism and representation, the emergence of new media and multimedia art forms, and the questioning of agency, identity, and audience in the contemporary art world. Readings range from contemporary criticism to historical analysis from a variety of perspectives (e.g., formal, feminist, multicultural, deconstructive). Prerequisite(s): ARTH 21600 or ARTH 22200 , Junior/Senior major status; or permission of instructor
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ARTH 39900 - Seminar: Special Topics in the History, Of Art Course Credit: 1
A seminar on a specific artist or a limited number of artists, on a theme, problem, or methodological approach offered periodically for students who have taken at least one ARTH 200-level course in the history of art and who wish to concentrate on a defined issue in a collaborative effort by students and faculty. Prerequisite(s): At least 1 ARTH 200-level course
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ARTH 39901 - Hybridity and Early Modern Visual Cultur Course Credit: 1
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ARTH 39902 - Saints,relics, Images /Medieval Devotion Course Credit: 1
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ARTH 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Independent research and writing under the direction of a faculty member of the department. For advanced students. May be repeated.
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ARTH 40100 - Independent Study Course Credit: 1
This seminar will focus on current methods used in art historical research, various approaches historians have employed in studying works of art, use of library resources, and writing about art. Coursework includes substantial reading and a variety of research and writing projects. Annually.
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ARTH 41000 - Internship in Art History/Architecture Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
Supervised participation for art majors at an art museum or gallery, or with organizations providing pragmatic experience in architectural history, urban planning, or historic preservation. This experience may be student-designed, with the consultation of an art history faculty member and a site supervisor, or arranged in the context of an existing program, such as the Harvard Graduate School of Design Summer Career Discovery Program or Habitat for Humanity. Coursework includes a journal and regular communication with the supervising faculty member, and may culminate with a written analysis of the student’s experience. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 10100 , and 2 200-level courses in ARTH. Prior consultation with the supervising faculty memeber or the pre-architecture adviser is required.
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ARTH 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 40100 Annually.
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ARTH 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 45100 Annually.
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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BCMB 30300 - Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Course Credit: 1
(BIOL, CHEM, NEUR)
This laboratory-based course gives students hands-on experience with experimental methods used in biochemistry and molecular biology. It is organized around a semester-long project in which students design and work toward specific research goals. This course counts for major credit in Biology and Chemistry. BCMB majors are encouraged to have prior or concurrent enrollment in BCMB 33100 . Prerequisite(s): CHEM 11200 , minimum grade C-, and BIOL 20100 , minimum grade C- Annually. [W]
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BCMB 33100 - Principles of Biochemistry Course Credit: 1
(BIOL, CHEM, NEUR)
This course focuses on the structural and chemical properties of the four main categories of biological molecules - amino acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids - as a means of critically analyzing the functions of complex biological macromolecules and cellular processes at the molecular level. Structure, equilibria, thermodynamics, kinetics and reactivity of biological macromolecules, with emphasis on proteins and enzymes, are the course cornerstones. Principles of bioenergetics and intermediary metabolism (glycolysis, citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation) also discussed. Critical thinking and inquiry encouraged by analysis and discussion of current research literature. This course counts for major credit in Biology and Chemistry. Recommended: BIOL 30500 and BIOL 30600 Prerequisite(s): CHEM 21200 , minimum grade C-, and BIOL 20100 , minimum grade of C-; or permission of instructor. Annually. [MNS]
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BCMB 33200 - Biochemistry of Metabolism Course Credit: 1
(BIOL, CHEM)
A continuation of BCMB 331 with molecular and mechanistic emphasis on advanced cellular metabolism, metabolomics, signal transduction, as well as DNA, RNA and protein metabolism. Critical thinking and inquiry encouraged by analysis and discussion of current research literature. This course counts for major credit in Biology and Chemistry. Prerequisite(s): BCMB 33100 , minimum grade C-, or permission of instructor Annually. [MNS]
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BCMB 33300 - Chemical Biology Course Credit: 1
(BIOL, CHEM)
This course explores how chemistry can be utilized to examine and manipulate molecular events in biological systems. Specifically, the course is divided into different units, including proteomic profiling, enzyme activity profiling, metabolic engineering, and protein engineering. Critical thinking and inquiry encouraged by analysis and discussion of current research literature. This course counts for major credit in Biology and Chemistry. Prerequisite(s): BCMB 33100 , minimum grade C-; or permission of instructor
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BCMB 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Special and advanced topics in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Evaluation of the student’s accomplishment will be based on a contract with the supervising professor. Students apply to the program chairperson for this option. This course does not count toward a major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. (.5 - 1 course credit) May be repeated.
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BCMB 40100 - Introduction to Independent Study Course Credit: 1
(NEUR)
This course focuses on scientific writing, experimental design, and informational retrieval systems, including accessing and evaluating the growing collection of molecular databases. Students explore the literature related to their proposed senior I.S. thesis through a series of structured writing assignments that culminate in a research proposal for the senior project. In addition, students learn the mechanics of scientific presentations and give a brief seminar on their proposed project. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 21100 , minimum grade C-; BIOL 30500 or BIOL 30600 , minimum grade C-; or permission of instructor Annually.
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BCMB 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
(NEUR)
An original investigation is conducted, culminating in a thesis and oral defense of the thesis in the second semester. During the year each student gives at least one research poster and oral presentation on the research topic. A student normally has one research adviser. Prerequisite(s): BCMB-40100
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BCMB 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
(NEUR)
The thesis is evaluated by the research adviser and one other professor from the BCMB Curriculum Committee, in consultation with the other members of the BCMB Curriculum Committee. Prerequisite(s): BCMB 45100
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BCMB 410000 - Internship
A structured, usually off-campus experience, in which a student extends classroom knowledge to a work position within a community, business, or governmental organization. Student interns work and learn under the joint guidance of a host organization supervisor and a College of Wooster mentor. The student must arrange the internship in advance through the appropriate department or program. No more than six internships, and a maximum of four Wooster course credits, will count toward graduation. The form for registering for an intern ship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar.
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Biology |
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BIOL 10000 - Topics in Biology Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMM)
The course focuses on a selected topic in biology in order to demonstrate fundamental principles of biology and/or how biology influences human society. The precise nature of the topic will vary from year to year, but in general will focus on a clearly defined topic in biology, often with some discussion of how the topic intersects with human society. Topics taught in the past have included the following: human inheritance, disease, tropical biology, neuroscience, human ecology, animal behavior, and insect biology. All sections of the course are suitable for non-science majors and will feature discussion and lecture formats. Annually. [MNS]
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