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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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English Culture
A culture is a complex set of expressions and structures consisting of beliefs, expectations, actions, and institutions. Among the most important expressions of a culture are the texts that are written and read within it. These texts are deeply embedded in and shaped by the beliefs and practices of the cultures in which they were first written and by the beliefs and practices of later cultures in which they are read and written about.
Text
Texts are integral to and shaped by cultures, but as parts of culture, texts significantly shape and change cultures as well. The courses in this category inquire particularly into how the reading and writing of texts contribute to changing and defining cultures and individuals.
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ENGL 26107 - Advanced Writing in Fictional Forms Course Credit: 1
In this workshop students will do advanced work in the short story form. In addition to considering aspects of style, voice, thematic development, and craft-based elements, students will also be encouraged to experiment, and try a range of narrative strategies. Four widely recognized and influential contemporary short story collections<Jhumpa Lahiri¹s Interpreter of Maladies, Junot Diaz¹s Drown, Denis Johnson¹s Jesus¹ Son and Mary Gaitskill¹s Bad Behavior<will provide reference points for discussing literary craft, as well as inspiration for writing exercises and longer story assignments. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 16100 ; or permission of the instructor. [AH]
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ENGL 26108 - Adv Fictional Wrtg: the New Short Story Course Credit: 1
The landscape of contemporary fiction is vital, and constantly changing. This course will focus exclusively on short fiction published within the last few years (two of the course texts will be released in early 2017), discussing in detail the specific ways in which these works impact and enlarge literary form, and influence our perception of ourselves and our socio-cultural moment. Students will be encouraged to participate in the evolution of the form by applying these narrative techniques and strategies to their own short fiction, which will then be discussed in formal workshops. Course texts may include What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours-Helen Oyoyemi, Vertical Motion-Can Xue, A Manual for Cleaning Women-Lucia Berlin, Homesick for Another World-Ottessa Moshfegh, Counternarratives-John Keene, Wait Til You See Me Dance-Deb Olin Unferth [AH]
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ENGL 26109 - Advanced Writing: Poetry & Prose-Poetry Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 16100 [AH]
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ENGL 26110 - Advanced Short Story Writing Course Credit: 1
[AH]
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ENGL 27000 - Theories & Practices of Rhetoric & Comp Course Credit: 1
Inquiries into the history of rhetoric and composition as disciplines, focusing on such topics as classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric, contemporary theories of composition and creativity, the teaching of writing, the identity of the writer, and current concerns in composition research. May be repeated. [AH]
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ENGL 27001 - The Politics of Language Course Credit: 1
How do grammar and language norms reflect social, racial and national identities? How and why are some forms of English privileged over others? How do speakers and writers use language to delineate social and political groups? This course will seek to answer these questions by examining the connections between language, power, identity and culture. [AH]
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ENGL 27003 - Tutoring Methods Course Credit: 1
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of one-to-one composition instruction. Students explore theories from psychology, sociology, and English studies. Students also learn about the history of peer instruction and its place in a composition program. Recommended for all Writing Center peer tutors. [AH]
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ENGL 30000 - Literary Studies Seminar Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, WGSS)
This seminar provides English majors, as well as upper-level non-majors who have completed ENGL 20000 and at least two literature courses, with the opportunity for advanced work in literature. Devoted to a specific area of investigation, the seminar engages in close reading of primary literary and discursive texts. Topics announced in advance by the chair of the department and the faculty member teaching the course. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 , and two upper division literature courses [AH]
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ENGL 30007 - Queens Course Credit: 1
(CMLT)
This course traces major writings by and about three sixteenth-century English/Scottish queens - Catherine of Aragon, Mary Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth I. We will consider both their writings and writings about them, as we explore the following questions: 1) How did these queens situate and express themselves as writing subjects in a period in which writers were typically male? 2) How and why did they capture the attention of (predominantly) male authors, authors who turned them into larger-than-life heroines and/or villains? 3) How did the shaping of these women’s identities and reputations emerge from the fact that they were exceptions to the ‘rule’ of male governance? and 4) How, as a result, were they seen as transgressing conventional boundaries of gender and sexuality? Texts we will read include letters by all three queens, poetry by Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, John Knox’s ‘The First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women’, Schiller’s Maria Stuart, and such films as The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex and Mary Queen of Scots. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 , and two upper division literature courses [AH]
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ENGL 30008 - Political Theatre
Whenever contemporary commentators wish to denigrate the contemporary state of American democracy, they invariably claim that it has become nothing more than ‘political theater.’ This calumniation of theater vis-a-vis politics relies on ancient prejudices against the stage as being nothing more than a rehearsed show that attempts to elicit genuine feeling through lies. In this class we will embrace theater (and its neighbor fiction) as a way to think through politics. We will think, talk and write about the election of 2012, but this won’t be a political science course. We will be thinking about the relationship of theater & narrative to politics insofar as what is ‘real’ about politics might be its fictional aspects. We will read novels and plays about politics (Advise and Consent, The Best Man), watch and analyze films (The Ides of March, The Candidate), TV shows (The West Wing, the Julia Louis-Drefus vehicle, Veep), and look at the way that even purportedly non-fictional works (Game Change, The War Room) are constitutive of political theater.
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ENGL 30009 - After Shakespeare Course Credit: 1
(CMLT)
This class explores works which are strongly influenced by Shakespeare’s works, yet which also hide this influence-works like Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, Derek Walcott’s play Dream on Monkey Mountain, and Norman Jewison’s film Moonstruck. We will consider the contested and problematic conversations between these works and plays like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and by reading them in dialogue with contemporary and Renaissance theories about influence, idolatry, culture, and media. [Before 1800] Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 , and 2 Literature courses; or permission of instructor. [AH]
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ENGL 30010 - Post/Colonial Literature and Film Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, FILM, WGSS)
This course examines questions of identity (with particular emphasis on gender, race, and nation) in colonial and postcolonial novels, poems, and film. While acknowledging the problematic nature of the term ‘postcolonial,’ we will examine paired colonial and postcolonial texts to understand the codes of race, gender, and nation constructed during the imperial era, and echoed, critiqued, and/or subverted in the postcolonial era. Our questions will include the following: How do socially constructed ideas of masculinity and femininity shape individual lives in specific colonial and postcolonial contexts? How do factors such as race and national identity affect individuals? Can we identify specifically colonial or postcolonial narrative forms and techniques, and if so, are they inflected by gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, or geotemporal location? Texts include paired selections of literature by writers such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Joseph Conrad, Arundhati Roy, J.M. Coetzee, Derek Walcott, Jamaica Kincaid, Tayib Saleh, and Zadie Smith, together with films by directors such as Patricia Rozema, Euzhan Palcy, Tim Greene, Francis Ford Coppola, and Gurinder Chadha. Our textual interpretations will be informed by gender and postcolonial theory, including Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Gloria Anzalda, Eve Sedgwick, Homi Bhabha, and Gayatri Spivak. [Before 1900] Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 , and 2 literature courses; or permission of instructor. [AH]
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ENGL 30011 - Nineteenth Century America: Economy, Ecology and Citizenship Course Credit: 1
(CMLT)
This seminar will explore, through readings in American literature of the long 19th century, the ways various forms of life-human and nonhuman animals, as well as the “natural world” more broadly conceived-have figured economically and culturally within the U.S. and the larger global economy. We will begin with a brief examination of recent theories of “biopolitics”-which examine how biological life itself has become from the 18th century through to our present moment, a central concern of regimes of power-but our primary texts will be drawn from American literature from the Revolution to the early 20th century. Authors we may consider include: Thomas Jefferson, James Fenimore Cooper, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Harriet Jacobs. Sarah Orne Jewet, Charles Chesnutt, and/or Upton Sinclair. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 , and 2 literature courses; or permission of the instructor. [AH]
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ENGL 30013 - Reinventing Species, Sex, and Race Course Credit: 1
(CMLT)
Although species, sex, and race have been key categories for classifying living beings, they are highly problematic terms. Their boundaries and meanings have been continually contested and reinvented both across and within historical periods. This course investigates constructions of biological difference-and the political uses they are made to serve-through case studies of literature contextualized with disparate moments in the history of the life sciences, such as comparative anatomy (17th century), taxonomy (18th century), evolutionary biology (late 19th century), and sociobiology (late 20th century). We will attend especially to ways in which literature employs biological categories while also pressing their limits, propelling readers toward re-imagining living beings and their interrelationships. Featured literary texts may include Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World, H. G. Wells’s Time Machine, Octavia Butler’s Dawn, and E. O. Wilson’s Anthill. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 , and 2 Literature courses; or permission of the instructor. [AH]
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ENGL 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
May be repeated.
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ENGL 40100 - Perspectives and Methods of Independent Study Course Credit: 1
This course focuses on discussion and review of contemporary approaches to the study of language, texts, and culture, culminating in the student’s completion of a substantial essay that is critically and theoretically informed. The course asks students to become conscious about the assumptions underlying their approaches to literary texts; conscious of the relations between their questions and some of the diverse answers that have been produced in the discipline; and aware of the kinds of evidence suitable to the arguments they wish to make. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 20000 Annually.
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ENGL 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
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 internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar. May be repeated.
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ENGL 45100 - Senior Independent Study Thesis - Semester One Course Credit: 1
This is 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): ENGL 40100 Annually.
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ENGL 45200 - Senior Independent Study Thesis - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
This is the second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 45100 Annually.
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Environmental Studies |
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ENVS 11000 - Science, Society and Environment Course Credit: 1
This course presents a number of concepts that lie at the core of the field of environmental studies. Instead of just looking at environmental problems, we examine their multidimensional causes (sociopolitical as well as biophysical) and what kinds of human and political actions can lead to solutions. The writing portion of this “W” course is focused on producing both written and oral work (podcasts) for a popular audience, so students will learn techniques for turning complex environmental science topics into essays easily understood by an educated audience. [W]
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ENVS 19901 - Introduction to Environmental Science [Mns] Course Credit: 1
Environmental science is a diverse field that incorporates many disciplines, including physical, chemical, biological, social, economic, and political science. This course is an introduction to the field of environmental science, focusing on ecology and earth science principles as they apply to environmental issues. Topics include a survey of general ecosystem and community level ecological principles, with an emphasis on energy flow, nutrient cycling and how natural disturbances and human impacts-such as climate change, air and water pollution, land use change, and loss of biodiversity-potentially affect the environment. [MNS]
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ENVS 19902 - Environmental Issues Course Credit: 1
This course provides an overview of key environmental issues facing our society today. Topics include climate change, land use change, pollution, biodiversity loss, as well as concerns about our water, food, and energy resources. Emphasis will be on an in-depth study of the environmental science (physical, chemical, and biological) informing us about the causes, connections, scope, scale, and impacts of these issues, as well as the feasibility of potential solutions. Science in the context of social, political, and economic perspectives on these issues will also be addressed through readings, discussion, and class activities.
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ENVS 20000 - Environmental Analysis & Action Course Credit: 1
Presents a multidisciplinary perspective on environmental topics by examining in depth an issue of global and/or local significance from the perspectives of the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Students will apply fundamental concepts from various disciplines to understand, formulate and evaluate solutions to environmental issues. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): At least one science course from the approved ENVS list, and one course from the ENVS list in either social sciences or humanities. Annually.
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ENVS 20003 - Environmental Contamination and Waste Course Credit: 1
The composition, history, social use and ultimate fate of plastics, as well as a wider analysis of contamination of the environment by persistent and endocrine-disrupting synthetic chemicals. Prerequisite(s): At least one science course from the approved ENVS list, and one course from the ENVS list in either social sciences or humanities.
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ENVS 20004 - Sustainability Course Credit: 1
A discussion of what sustainability means, actions that would increase sustainability, obstacles that hinder our ability to be sustainable, and strategies for change. Prerequisite(s): At least 1 course from the cross-listed courses accepted for ENVS credit AND 1 course from the cross-listed courses accepted for ENVS credit in either Social Sciences or Humanities.
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ENVS 22000 - from Farm to Table: Understanding the Food System Course Credit: 1
The production and consumption of food interface with disciplines from biology and chemistry to political economy, sociology, and business management. The aim of this course is to introduce students to this broad, multidisciplinary analysis of the food system and get them thinking critically about where our food comes from, where it goes, and how to make the entire system more sustainable. [HSS]
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ENVS 23000 - Sustainable Agriculture: Theory and Practice Course Credit: 1
Agroecology is the “science of sustainable agriculture.” It serves as the scientific basis for devising more natural, less environmentally harmful farming practices that build soil fertility and plant resilience while maintaining adequate production levels. The goal of this course is to introduce students to a broad suite of sustainable agriculture principles and practices and to investigate the scientific basis for those practices. Students will learn agroecology techniques by actually practicing them in the campus Learning Garden. Students registering for the course are required to simultaneously register for ENVS 23000L: the associated lab.
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ENVS 31000 - Sustainable Development: Principles and Practices Course Credit: 1
This course will explore the intersection of development and sustainability. We will begin with a historical understanding of the idea of sustainable development, then shift to a more applied and experiential focus with an emphasis on case studies from around the world. Students will be come away with a deeper understanding of concepts that underlie sustainability, including the tragedy of the commons, the interface between population growth and resource use, societal solutions for increasing energy efficiency, and ecological economics. [HSS]
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ENVS 32000 - Rural Society and the Environment Course Credit: 1
(SOAN)
Because of the centrality of agriculture, natural resources, and wild nature in rural areas, the study of rural societies allows for an interesting blend of social science subfields: environmental sociology; the sociology of agriculture; rural studies; and social stratification. In this course students will be exposed to empirical research on the social patterns that characterize rural societies and their relationship to the environment (primarily in the U.S. and to a lesser degree in other countries). In the broader sense, we will grapple with what a rural identity means and how natural resource flows (agricultural, botanical, silvicultural, and mineral) situate rural societies within the national and global political economic structure. More specifically, we will spend time investigating empirical work from a variety of subfields that touch on rural society and the environment: the sociology of agriculture; of natural resource extraction; of race, class, and environmental justice in rural areas; and of natural resource flows in the context of globalization. The course will culminate with each student writing an analytical literature review on a specific topic having to do with rural communities and the environment. [HSS]
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ENVS 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
In consultation with a faculty member associated with the program, students may arrange academic credit for supervised work in an applied setting that is relevant to topics in environmental studies. Placement may be on-or off-campus. Examples of on-campus internships might include work through the physical plant, exploring energy use on campus; through campus grounds, investigating aspects of campus plantings and land use; or through campus dining services, examining ways to promote local foods, reduce energy use, reduce food waste, or develop a composting program. In addition to the work, an internship will include an appropriate set of academic readings and written assignments, developed in consultation with the supervising faculty member, that will allow the student to reflect critically on his or her experience. May be repeated. S/NC
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FILM 41000 - 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 internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar.
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First-Year Seminar First-Year Seminar provides a unique intellectual opportunity for faculty and firstyear students to participate in a small, discussion-oriented, multidisciplinary course. The course introduces students to critical thinking and other academic skills that will be needed in subsequent courses, including Junior and Senior Independent Study. Students are expected to develop their abilities in writing, interpreting complex texts, constructing an argument, supporting the argument with evidence, and defending the argument orally. The course also requires students to appreciate and critique multiple perspectives, including their own. Students normally will complete the First- Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry in their first semester. Each year approximately 35 sections of First-Year Seminar are offered by faculty from departments and programs across the College. For information on the First-Year Seminar Program, contact the Dean for Curriculum and Academic Engagement.
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FYSM 10100 - First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry Course Credit: 1
Required of all first-year students, the First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry focuses on the processes of critical inquiry in a writing-intensive, small seminar. Each seminar invites students to engage a set of issues, questions, or ideas that can be illuminated by the disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives of the liberal arts. Seminars are designed to enhance the intellectual skills essential for liberal learning and for successful participation in the College’s academic program. First-Year Seminar may not be taken S/NC. Annually.
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French and Francophone Studies Off-Campus Study
Programs endorsed by the department include:
Junior Year in France (Paris)
Semester or academic year program offering courses in a variety of disciplines both at the Sweet Briar center, and at universities and specialized schools in Paris. A limited number of internships in government or social agencies are available.
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) in Nantes or Paris
Semester or academic year program offering courses in a variety of disciplines both at the Institute and at universities and specialized schools in Paris or Nantes. Possibility of teaching assistantships in English and and other internships. in businesses.
Wooster in Besançon
A one-semester program of intensive language study at the Centre de Linguistique Appliquée of the University of Besançon. A Wooster graduate who teaches at the Centre serves as the College’s agent there. Particularly appropriate for students at the beginning or early intermediate level in French.
Dickinson in Toulouse
Semester or academic year program offering courses in a variety of disciplines both at the Dickinson Study Center and at the universities and specialized schools in Toulouse. Possibility of internships in business, education, the arts, and applied sciences.
School for International Training (SIT)
Approved programs in Morocco, Madagascar, Switzerland, and Tunisia. SIT offers field-based, experiential programs with a variety of themes.
For more details, see the website of the Office of Off-Campus Studies.
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FREN 10100 - Level I Beginning French Course Credit: 1
An introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. Acquisition of basic structure, conversational practice, short readings, and compositions. Cultural content. Extensive use of authentic video and audio materials. Annually.
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FREN 10200 - Level Ii Beginning French Course Credit: 1
Continuation of FREN 10100 with increased emphasis on conversational, reading, and writing skills. Prerequisite(s): FREN 10100 Annually.
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FREN 20100 - French Conversation Course Credit: 1
Intensive practice in conversational French. Course includes cultural explorations in the Francophone world and work with grammar, vocabulary, and appropriate texts. Prerequisite(s): FREN 10200 or placement Annually. [C]
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FREN 20300 - French Composition Course Credit: 1
Intensive practice in writing and reading, with a focus on writing strategies, the writing process, and different kinds of writing. Continued study of French vocabulary and grammar. Prerequisite(s): FREN 10200 or equivalent Annually. [W]
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FREN 21600 - Advanced French Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
Practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at an advanced level. Review of linguistic structures focusing on questions of usage and style. Extensive use of multi-media resources; reading on multiple topics. Prerequisite(s): FREN 20300 or equivalent Annually. [C, W]
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FREN 21800 - French Phonology Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
Introduction to phonetics and phonology of the French language. Analysis of spoken French, including phonetic transcription. Extensive use of audio materials. Oral drill to improve pronunciation and diction. Prerequisite(s): FREN 21600 or equivalent [AH]
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FREN 22000 - Introduction to French and Francophone Texts Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GLIS)
Introduction to textual analysis through readings in genres representative of seventeenth to twentieth centuries. Intensive study of selected passages to develop a critical approach. Practice in speaking and writing on literature. Prerequisite(s): FREN 21600 or permission of instructor Annually. [AH, C, W]
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FREN 22400 - Studies in Francophone Culture Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, MENA)
Introduction to cultural, historical, and societal analysis. Topic changes from year to year. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): FREN 21600 or permission of instructor Annually. [AH, C]
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FREN 22403 - Contemporary France Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
This course uses a number of different lenses to explore French society, French identity, and the French state from World War Two to the present. Topics to be covered include: the modernization of France; work, unemployment and the welfare state; the French school system; and immigration and national identity. Prerequisite(s): FREN 21600 or permission of instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 22406 - North Africa and France Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, MENA)
This course explores France’s deep and often problematic relationships with the francophone Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia). Through a selection of historical and cultural readings, memoirs, novels and films, the course examines the evolution of these relationships from the nineteenth century and up to the present day. Prerequisite(s): FREN 21600 or permission of instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 31000 - French Theater Course Credit: 1
This course explores the evolution of French theater from the seventeenth century to the present through the study of works by major playwrights, including Corneille, Molière, Racine, Marivaux, Beaumarchais, Rostand, Jarry, Sartre, Beckett and Reza. Attention will be paid to dramatic theory and to the historical and cultural contexts in which plays were produced. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN 22400 [AH, C]
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FREN 32000 - Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GLIS)
An examination of works that reflect the evolution of values and institutions from the twelfth century through the sixteenth. Includes an introduction to Old French. Authors studied include Rabelais, Du Bellay, Ronsard, and Montaigne. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx [AH, C]
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FREN 32200 - Studies in the Seventeenth Century. Seeing Is Believing? Distinguishing Truth and Fiction in the Seventeenth Century Course Credit: 1
(CMLT)
An examination of works that explore the relationship between language, art, knowledge and power in the Age of Absolutism. Authors studied include Mme. de Lafayette, Madeleine de Scudéry, Racine, La Fontaine and Molière. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx [AH, C]
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FREN 32900 - Studies in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
An examination of works that reflect the cultural, psychological, and literary dislocation of the twentieth century. Authors studied may include Camus, Colette, Beauvoir, Sartre, Gide, Duras, and Robbe-Grillet.
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FREN 33000 - Fren/Francophone Lit, Culture & Society Course Credit: 1
Advanced study of particular dimensions of the French-speaking world. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx; or permission of instructor [AH, C]
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FREN 33001 - Journeys in the French-Speaking Caribbean Course Credit: 1
This course examines the complex history and diverse cultural encounters that have shaped Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana. These territories will be situated and studied within the broad context of the Atlantic world, with particular emphasis on intersections with France and the United States. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx; or permission of the instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 33002 - Remembering War: Twentieth-Century France Course Credit: 1
This course explores the memory of the First World War, the Second World War and the Algerian War of Independence in French society. This examination will be conducted through literature, films and historiographical texts. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx; or permission of the instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 33003 - Youth and Education in France: from May 1968 to the Present Course Credit: 1
This course examines contemporary France through the experiences of the nation’s youth. Throughout the semester, we will compare the challenges of being young, going to school, and growing up in France to equivalent experiences in the United States or in other countries. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx [AH, C]
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FREN 33500 - Literature and Culture of Francophone Africa Course Credit: 1
(AFST, CMLT)
This course explores the fictional works of major Francophone writers such as Mariama Bâ, Mongo Beti, Fatou Diome, Ahmadou Kourouma, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Camara Laye. Considerable attention is given to the historical and cultural contexts in which these novels were produced. Students will also approach the history and culture of Francophone Africa through a selection of films. Prerequisite(s): FREN 22000 or FREN-224xx [C]
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FREN 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
Includes work on skills that are useful when doing research in Francophone language, civilization, and literature. Culminates in the completion of an independent project, often a major paper on a cultural or literary topic. Annually.
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FREN 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
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 internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar. May be repeated. S/NC
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FREN 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. Prerequisite(s): FREN 40100 Annually.
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FREN 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the finished thesis or an equivalent project and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): FREN 45100 Annually.
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GEOL 10000 - History of Life Course Credit: 1
(ARCH)
Origin and evolution of life, with emphasis on biologic innovations and crises in the context of Earth history. Three hours of lecture weekly. Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 10300 - Oceanography Course Credit: 1
Rocks, sediments, geophysics, structure, and history of ocean basins and their margins. An interdisciplinary examination of the oceans with emphasis on physical oceanography. Three hours of lecture weekly. [MNS]
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GEOL 10500 - Geology of Natural Hazards Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, ENVS)
Survey of the geologic conditions, human and environmental impacts, and regulatory consequences of natural hazards and disasters. Course focus is on earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding, landslides, and destructive coastal processes. Three hours of lecture weekly. Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 11000 - Environmental Geology Course Credit: 1
(ENVS)
An investigation of how human activities affect and are affected by physical Earth processes. Topics include an overview of Earth’s development; minerals and rocks; internal processes such as plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes; surface processes; natural resources; waste disposal; pollution and related topics. Three hours of lecture weekly. Fieldtrips. Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 19901 - Geology of Our National Parks Course Credit: 1
Examination of the fundamental geologic processes responsible for the unique landscapes of the U.S. National Parks. Topics include plate tectonics; geologic time; Earth materials; mountain building; volcanism; climate change; and surficial and subsurface landscape evolution through glacial, stream, and groundwater activity. An overview of the geologic histories of selected National Parks will be emphasized. Three hours of lecture weekly. Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 20000 - Processes and Concepts of Geology Course Credit: 1.25
(ARCH)
Materials, structures and surface features of the Earth; geological processes and their effects through time; origin and evolution of Earth. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. One-day fieldtrips. Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level Geology course Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 20800 - Mineralogy Course Credit: 1.25
(ARCH)
Introduction to crystallography; detailed study of mineral structure and occurrence. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level Geology course.; CHEM 11100 ; May be taken concurrently GEOL-20800; GEOL-20800L Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 21000 - Climate Change Course Credit: 1.25
(ARCH, ENVS)
Analyses of the Earth’s ocean-atmosphere system and energy balance, Quaternary dating methods and techniques of reconstructing past climates are outlined. Students will work with paleoclimate data sets from ocean cores, ice cores, tree-rings, lake cores, and corals. Labs include computer modeling, statistical analysis of time series, and various projects. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Fieldtrips required. Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level Geology course.; GEOL-21000L Annually. [Q]
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GEOL 22000 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Gis) Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, ENVS)
A lab-intensive introduction to the basic concepts in computer-based GIS. The course is designed to provide interested students a hands-on approach to spatial database design and analysis. Students will depict and evaluate spatial data to produce cartographic results in order to solve problems in a variety of disciplines, with emphasis on the natural sciences. The primary platform used will be ArcMap by ESRI and Microsoft Excel, but the techniques learned are applicable to other software packages. Three hours of lecture weekly. Annually. [MNS]
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GEOL 25000 - Invertebrate Paleontology Course Credit: 1.25
Identification, systematics, evolution, and paleoecologic analysis of invertebrate fossil groups. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Fieldtrips required. Prerequisite(s): any 100-level Geology course or BIOL 20200 ; GEOL-25000L Annually. [MNS, W]
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GEOL 26000 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Course Credit: 1.25
(ARCH)
Physical and biological methods for the analysis of sedimentary environments and processes. Investigating the distribution of sedimentary rock units in space and time. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Fieldtrips. Prerequisite(s): any 100-level Geology course.; GEOL-26000L Annually. [MNS, W]
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GEOL 29900 - Tectonics and Basin Analysis Course Credit: 1
Examination of the processes responsible for the formation and evolution of tectono-sedimentary basins in order to understand the interplay of tectonic, climatic, and eustatic controls on subsidence mechanisms and sediment accumulation history. Selected tectonic settings and diverse basin types from different geologic time periods will be emphasized. Various petrographic, sedimentologic, stratigraphic, structural, and geophysical data sets will be used in order to model and to analyze basin histories. Three hours of lecture weekly. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 20000 and GEOL 30800 ; or permission of instructor
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GEOL 29901 - Hydrology Course Credit: 1
Introduction to the study of the origin and occurrence of groundwater and of those principles of fluid flow in porous media which govern the flow of groundwater. The hydraulic properties of groundwater systems and water wells, the relationships between groundwater and other geological processes, the development of groundwater resources, water quality, recharge of groundwater, and solute transport and contamination are emphasized. Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level GEOL course. Annually.
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GEOL 30000 - Geomorphology and Hydrogeology Course Credit: 1.25
(ARCH)
A study of the classification, genesis, and evolution of the diverse landforms which make up the surface configuration of the Earth. Relationship of soils, surficial materials and landforms to rocks, structures, climate, processes, and time. The hydrologic cycle and surface water processes, geologic settings of groundwater, groundwater flow to wells, and water quality. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Fieldtrips required. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 20000 or permission of the instructor Annually.
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GEOL 30800 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Course Credit: 1.25
(ARCH)
Introduction to petrography and petrology of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Integration of theoretical petrology, geochemistry, and petrography into an understanding of the petrogenesis of rock systems. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 20800 Annually.
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GEOL 31300 - Structural Geology Course Credit: 1.25
Introduction to the processes of deformation and geometry of deformed rocks. Examination of rock deformation through analysis of structures at both microscopic and outcrop scales with emphasis on descriptive geometry, map interpretation, and cross-section construction methods. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Fieldtrips required. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 20000 ; GEOL-31300L Annually. [Q]
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GEOL 35000 - Studies in Geology
To allow students with significant geological background to explore interdisciplinary topics in further detail. Planetary Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Desert Geology, Geology of Oil and Gas and others offered when sufficient student interest is shown.
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GEOL 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 1.25
Advanced library, field, and laboratory research problems in geology. May be repeated.
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GEOL 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
Concepts and techniques of geologic research culminating in a Junior I.S. thesis project. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 20000 Annually.
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GEOL 45100 - Independent Study Thesis - Semester One Course Credit: 1
An original geological investigation is required. An oral presentation is given to the department. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 40100 Annually.
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GEOL 45200 - Independent Study Thesis - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
An original geological investigation is required. An oral presentation is given to the department. Projects result in a thesis and an oral defense. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 45100 Annually.
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GEOL 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 internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar.
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German Studies (Conducted in German unless otherwise indicated)
German Study Off-Campus
One option for fulfilling the one-year language requirement is to participate successfully in one of the programs described below. Students continuing beyond the 102-level are encouraged to ask a member of the department (at least three semesters in advance of scheduled study abroad) about summer, semester, and year-long programs available to advanced students.
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) in Freiburg and Berlin
A one-semester or one-year program for juniors in good standing at the College. Students will take intensive language courses taught by IES instructors and a combination of IES tutorials and German-university-taught courses in a variety of disciplines as well as in German literature and history. Courses at Freiburg and at the Humboldt University in Berlin are conducted entirely in German and require a minimum proficiency of GRMN 250 or equivalent. Courses at Vienna are conducted mostly in English, and students with beginning German proficiency are usually eligible.
Wayne State University Junior Year in Munich
A year-long (or one-semester option) program for juniors in good standing at the college. Students will take an intensive language course offered by JYM staff and enroll directly at the prestigious Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, which offers a vast selection of courses in 150 degree-granting areas. The oldest intercollegiate study abroad program in Germany, the JYM is especially recommended for German majors. It offers a special independent study tutorial course, which can be counted for Junior I.S. credit in German.
Macalester Semester in Berlin-Vienna
A spring semester program for juniors in good standing at the college. The Macalester German Study Abroad program is a unique six-month program based in Berlin and Vienna that provides students with the opportunity to gain high proficiency in German and to immerse themselves academically, culturally, and socially in both Germany and Austria. Students will spend two months studying intensive German at the Goethe Institute in Berlin, before heading for Vienna, where they spend four months taking two program-specific courses, and two courses at the University of Vienna.
Study-Travel Seminar
A summer or one-semester program in German language and culture with a practical focus determined by the particular groups and institutions visited (theater, social organizations, hospitals, farms, etc.). Prerequisite: GRMN 20200 or equivalent.
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GRMN 10100 - Beginning German Level I Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
An introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing German in a cultural context. Acquisition of basic structure, conversational practice, short readings, and compositions. Use of authentic video and audio materials. Four hours per week. Students with previous German must take the departmental placement test in order to register for GRMN 10100. See department chairperson. Annually.
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GRMN 10200 - Beginning German Level Ii Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
Continuation of GRMN 10100 with increased emphasis on conversation, cultural material, and reading authentic texts, including two children’s books. For students who have had GRMN 10100 or equivalent training, to be determined by placement test. Four hours per week. Annually.
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GRMN 20100 - Intermediate German Level I Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
A skills-building course to follow GRMN 10200 or equivalent, to be determined by placement test. Emphasis on reading literary texts of moderate difficulty, improving proficiency in writing and speaking, and exposure to culture material. The German major and minor begin with GRMN 20100. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 10200 or equivalent or placement Annually. [C]
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GRMN 20200 - Intermediate German Level Ii Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
Current issues through the media. Advanced readings and discussion of contemporary life in the German-speaking countries as reflected in newspapers, magazines, television, and film. Required of majors and minors. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 20100 or equivalent. Annually. [C]
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GRMN 22700 - German Literature in Translation Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GERS, WGSS)
Taught in English. Selected readings from classical and contemporary German authors. Sample topics: German Literature East and West Since 1945; Contemporary German Literature by Women; Modern German Theater; Fairy Tales and Gender. [AH, C]
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GRMN 22800 - Studies in German Society & Culture Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, FILM, GERS, WGSS)
Taught in English. Studies in German cultural history, varying in topic from year to year and often interdisciplinary in approach. [AH, C]
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GRMN 22802 - German Film & Society Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, FILM, GERS)
This course examines major developments in German cinema from the early twentieth to the 21st centuries. Students will get an overview of important movements, directors, genres, stars, etc. in the history of German film and will learn about socio-political matters facing Weimar and Nazi Germany, post-war West and East German states, and of major themes and trends in the cinema of unified Germany. As is true of all film courses at the College of Wooster, this class enables students to study and practice the tools of film analysis. No previous knowledge of German or film criticism/theory is required. [C]
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GRMN 22806 - Cultural Landscapes and, Environmental History Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, ENVS)
Taught in English. [AH, C]
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GRMN 22807 - Angst, Medicine, Sexology-Berlin/Vienna Course Credit: 1
Taught in English. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, a group of physicians, psychologists, and scientists in Berlin and Vienna had the revolutionary idea to study sex. Armed with the tools of recent advances in medical and biological science, these men-from Krafft-Ebing and Eugen Steinach to Magnus Hirschfeld and Sigmund Freud-set about understanding the ways in which the physical body and mind interacted with sexuality and gender identity. This course will investigate these early discourses of sexology. Based on an assortment of primary and secondary sources in English translation, we will study the development of this medical discourse and take apart the anxieties surrounding it. Students will also interpret artistic works (literature, film, visual art) produced by and around these scientists. [AH, C]
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GRMN 22808 - Cyborgs and Serial Killers Course Credit: 1
This discussion-based course taught in English explores images of the humanoid and the murderer in 19th and 20th century German fiction, film, and art. The material body is a site of violence, chaos, but also discipline and control. We will discuss the mechanical body in films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene, 1920) and Metropolis (dir. Fritz Lang, 1927); reproductive function in the mechanized female body in Irmgard Keun’s novel Gilgi–One of Us (1931); and serial killers and their female victims in films like Pandora’s Box (dir. Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1929). [AH, C]
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GRMN 23000 - Theaterpraktikum Course Credit: 1
(GERS, GLIS)
Dramatic readings and play production, in German. Ideal for students wishing to maintain and build speaking proficiency and self-confidence. No acting experience required. May be taken more than once, but only one of these may count toward the minimum eleven courses for the major or six for the minor. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 20100 or permission of instructor [AH, C]
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GRMN 25000 - Advanced German: Current Events in News and Social Media Course Credit: 1
(GERS, GLIS)
Reading, discussion of, and writing current issues in German-language news and social media, with focus on politics, culture, migration, and environment. Special emphasis on developing students’ reading and formal conversation skills and on cultural and global literacy. Continued practice of complex grammar structures and systematic vocabulary building. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 20200 Annually. [C]
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GRMN 26000 - Kulturkunde: Introduction to German Studies Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GERS, GLIS)
A survey of the cultural history of the German-speaking world, with particular attention to the social matrix in which German cultural institutions function. An introduction to the methods and resources of German Studies as an interdisciplinary area of study. Must be taken at The College of Wooster. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 25000 Annually. [AH, C, W]
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GRMN 30001 - Faith, Love, and Reason: the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
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GRMN 30002 - the Coming of Age of German Culture (1770-1830)
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GRMN 30003 - Poetry and Politics: Literature, Revolution and Nationalism (1830-1918)
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GRMN 30004 - the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich (1918-1945)
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GRMN 30005 - After the Holocaust (Post-1945) Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): GRMN 26000 [AH, C]
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GRMN 31900 - Applied Linguistics Course Credit: 1
(GERS, GLIS)
Taught in English. Linguistic theory and its application in the teaching of foreign languages. Offered jointly by the departments of French, German, and Spanish. Individual practice for the students of each language. Required for licensure of prospective teachers of German.
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GRMN 34000 - Major Themes in German Literature Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GERS, GLIS)
A study of dominant recurring themes that cross period and genre lines and are important to the German cultural tradition. Topics will vary from year to year - e.g., Travel and Migration; Images of Women; The Artist and Society; The German Middle Ages; Fiction, History, and Memory; Nature, Space, and Place. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 26000 or permission of instructor. [AH, C]
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GRMN 34005 - Travel & Migration (in German) Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GERS, GLIS)
A study of dominant recurring themes that cross period and genre lines and are important to the German cultural tradition. Topics will vary from year to year - e.g., The Faust Theme, Images of Women, The Artist and Society, Guilt and Justice, The Search for Self. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 26000 or permission of instructor. [AH, C]
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GRMN 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
(GERS)
Individually supervised readings on a special topic. By prior arrangement with the department only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 25000 or equivalent; The approval of both the supervising faculty member and the Chairperson is required prior to registration.
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GRMN 40100 - Introduction to Independent Study Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
Bibliography and research methods in German, including the preparation of two shorter papers or one longer research paper. Normally taken Semester II of the junior year. If a Junior Year Abroad is planned, GRMN 40100 should be taken Semester II of the sophomore year. If a one-semester program abroad is planned, it should be Semester I so that GRMN 40100 can be taken Semester II. Annually.
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