College of Arts and Sciences
Art History
Undergraduate
ART 100 Aspects of Art 3.0
An introduction to ways of seeing and discussing art from
around the world, including examples of painting, sculp-
ture, prints, photography, architecture, and other historical
and contemporary media. Content of the course at the
discretion of the instructor. All sections share the goal of
developing an understanding of the forms, techniques,
and interpretations of works of art. Students may not
register for this course if they have previously taken a
college-level art history course.
Visual resources fee: $25
6/9-8/21 21421 Distance Learning Stabilo $1,200
ART 361 Twentieth Century Art: Dada 3.0
This course will concentrate on the early twentieth century
movement called Dada, recently featured in a major exhibi-
tion at MoMA. This reaction to the madness of war began
in Zurich in 1916 and spread to several urban centers in
Europe and to NYC, ending by the mid-1920s. The course
will examine issues of nationalism, nihilism, and political
critique in painting, sculpture, collage, film, photography,
printed matter, and sound recording.
Prerequisite: Any 200-level art history course or ART 100 with
junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor.
Visual resources fee: $25
5/21-6/6 23708 M-F 3-6 p.m. H303 Buckberrough $1,200
Biology
Undergraduate
BIO 110 General Biology 4.0
BIO 110 considers the following topics in a broad, general
survey for the nonmajor: the cellular nature and energy
requirements of plants and animals, evolution, genetics,
species interaction, ecology. The laboratory is correlated
with the lecture. Credit toward a biology major or minor
by permission only.
Lab fee: $45
5/22–7/1 20248 TR 4:20–7:05 p.m. D411 Cohen $1,600
5/22–7/1 20247 Lab TR 7:10–9:55 p.m. BC162 Cohen
7/8–8/14 20296 TR 4:20–7:05 p.m D411 Hofmann $1,600
7/8–8/14 20297 Lab TR 7:10–9:55 p.m BC162 Staff
BIO 111 General Biology: Human Body 4.0
BIO 111 emphasizes the relationship between structure and
function of all the systems of the human body. The labora-
tory is correlated with the lecture. Credit toward a biology
major or minor by permission only.
Lab fee: $45
5/21–7/2 20179 MW 4:20–7:05 p.m. D201 Harney $1,600
5/21–7/2 20180 Lab MW 7:10–9:55 p.m. BC162 Staff
BIO 212 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4.0
A study of human tissues and organ systems: muscular,
skeletal, nervous, and endocrine systems; skin and special
senses. This course is for health science students.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CH 114 and CH 136, or CH 110-111
Lab fee: $45
5/22–7/1 20962 TR 4:20–7:05 p.m. D309 Borucinska $1,600
5/22–7/1 20963 Lab TR 7:10–9:55 p.m. BC151 Staff
5/22–7/1 21693 Lab TR 1:00–3:45 p.m. BC151 Staff
BIO 213 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4.0
A study of human tissues and organ systems: circulatory,
respiratory, digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems;
blood and metabolism. Laboratory dissection and physiol-
ogy experimentation are coordinated with the lecture mate-
rial. This course is for health science students.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIO 212, CH 114 and CH 136,
or CH 110-111
Lab fee: $45
7/8–8/14 20964 TR 4:20–7:05 p.m. D309 Mitra $1,600
7/8–8/14 20965 Lab TR 7:10–9:55 p.m. BC151 Staff
BIO 272W Genetics 3.0
A study of the gene, its structure, control, and role in deter-
mining the chemical and physical characteristics of cells and
individuals. Analysis of Mendelian ratios and chromosome
maps. . (Writing-intensisve course)
Prerequisites: CH 230, or CH 114 and CH 136
5/21-7/2 23604 MW 4-6:45 p.m. D411 Levesque $1,200
BIO 273W Genetics Laboratory 1.0
Topics include simple statistical analysis of data derived
from crossing fruit flies or other organisms, extraction of
plasmids from bacteria, transformation and induction of
mutations in bacteria. (Writing-intensive course)
Corequisite: BIO 272W
Lab. fee: $45
5/21-7/2 23617 MW 7-9:45 p.m. BC170 Staff $400
Chemistry
Undergraduate
CH 110 College Chemistry I 4.0
First half of a two-part course in general college chemistry
for science majors, engineers, and premedical students.
Topics include laws governing the behavior of solids,
liquids, and gases; chemical equations and chemical
thermodynamics; atomic structure and periodicity; and
chemical bond types. Two three-hour laboratories per
week in addition to lecture.
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of algebra and logarithms
Lab fee: $45
5/21–7/2 20158 MTWR 3:25-5 p.m. D202 Craft $1,600
5/21–7/2 21927 Lab MW 12-3 p.m. BC265 Staff
5/21–7/2 20157 Lab MW 5:30-8:30 p.m. BC265 Staff
CH 111 College Chemistry II 4.0
Continuation of CH 110 for science majors, engineers,
and premedical students. Topics include solutions, chemi-
cal equilibrium, acid-base theory, electrochemistry, kinetics,
metal coordination compounds, and an introduction to
organic chemistry. Two three-hour laboratories per week in
addition to lecture.
Prerequisite: CH 110
Lab fee: $45
7/7–8/14 20261 MTWR 3:25-5 p.m. D202 Pence $1,600
7/7–8/13 21940 Lab MW 12-3 p.m. BC265 Staff
7/7–8/13 20260 Lab MW 5:30-8:30 p.m. BC265 Staff
CH 136 Principles of Chemistry II 4.0
A one-semester introduction to organic chemistry and
biochemistry for students in the health professions. Not
intended for science majors or premedical students.
Chemistry of carbon compounds including functional
group chemistry, natural products, stereochemistry, and
compounds of biochemical importance. Two three-hour
laboratories per week in addition to lecture.
Prerequisite: CH 114 or CH110/CH111
Lab fee: $45
5/21–7/2 22928 MTWR 10-11:35 a.m. D201 Gauthier $1,600
5/22–7/1 22941 Lab TR 12:30-3:30 p.m. BC253 Gauthier
CH 230 Organic Chemistry 4.0
First half of a two-part course in organic chemistry for
science majors and premedical students. Fundamentals of
structure and reactions of carbon compounds. Emphasis on
reaction mechanisms, synthesis, and stereochemistry. Two
three-hour laboratories per week in addition to lecture.
Prerequisite: CH 111 or equivalent
Lab fee: $45
5/21–7/2 20616 MTWR 10-11:35 a.m. D202 Mahan $1,600
5/21–7/2 20617 Lab MW 1-3 p.m. BC253 Mahan
CH 231 Organic Chemistry 4.0
Second half of a two-part course in organic chemistry for
science majors and premedical students. Fundamentals of
structure and reactions of carbon compounds. Emphasis on
spectroscopic methods of analysis, reactions of functional
groups, organic synthesis, and reactions of biomolecules.
Two three-hour laboratories per week in addition to lecture.
Prerequisite: CH 230 or equivalent
Lab fee: $45
7/7–8/14 20657 MTWR 10-11:35 a.m. D202 Shattuck $1,600
7/7–8/13 20658 Lab MW 1-3 p.m. BC253 Shattuck
Cinema
Undergraduate
CIN 150 Introduction to Film 3.0 (CMM 150)
Study of cinema as a cultural and artistic form. Emphasis
on techniques (camera, editing, color, sound, composition)
and styles (realism, expressionism, abstraction).
Film fee: $40
5/21–6/6 21586 MTWRF 6–10 p.m. H303 Walsh $1,200
CIN 314 Studies in Film: Troubled Teens 3.0
Course examines selected American films that illustrate
the film industry’s evolving response to “adolescence” as
a distinct phase of development, beginning in the Great
Depression of the 1930s, the first period when teenagers
became prominent in movie stories. We will examine these
films, many much celebrated, in the cultural context of
prevailing theories and attitudes about American youth
and their particular problems.
Prerequisite: CIN/CMM 150 or permission of instructor
Film fee: $40
7/8–8/14 22876 TR 4:30–8 p.m. H303 Grant $1,200
CIN 390 Special Topics in Cinema: Experimental Cinema Techniques 3.0
Engages students in non-narrative film production and
editing. Students develop their own film aesthetic while
working on specific projects. Topics include Final Cut
Pro editing software, super-8 film, hand-processing,
video production, and sound design.
Film fee: $40
6/16–6/27 23890 MTWRF 10 a.m.–6 p.m. H303 Cook $1,200
School of Communication
Undergraduate
CMM 110 Introduction to Communication 3.0
An introduction to the field of communication as an
academic and professional discipline. The primary goal
is to introduce the student to theory and research in the
major divisions of the field. The course also introduces the
student to communication issues and problem solving in a
variety of contexts, including the workplace, the commu-
nity, the family, the media, journalism, advertising,
and public relations.
7/8–8/14 21588 TR 6–9 p.m. HJGE228 Bindig $1,200
CMM 111 Business and Professional Communication 3.0
An analysis of preparing written and oral presentations in a
variety of business and professional contexts. Emphasis on
a practical and theoretical understanding of organizational,
interpersonal, public, and group communication skills in
the workplace. Students will participate in a discovery learning activity emphasizing presentational and conflict man-
agement skills, communication networks, audience analysis,
and the utility of multimedia technology.
Prerequisites: Professional and technical writing majors and
minors: RPW 110 and 111.
Other majors: no prerequisite.
5/22–7/1 21953 TR 6–9 p.m. HJGE228 Bindig $1,200
CMM 115 Improving Communication Skills 3.0
Designed to help students develop skill and confidence
in two speaking contexts: didactic and public speaking.
Course emphasizes self-assessment, adaptation to listeners
and situations, organization and support ideas, and
effective delivery. Does not fulfill requirements for the
communication major.
5/21–7/1 21383 TWR 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CC115 Aloisi $1,200
CMM 150 Introduction to Film 3.0 (CIN 150)
Study of cinema as a cultural and artistic form. Emphasis
on techniques (camera, editing, color, sound, composition)
and styles (realism, expressionism, abstraction).
Film fee: $40
5/21–6/6 22889 MTWRF 6–10 p.m. H303 Walsh $1,200
CMM 222 Small-Group Communication 3.0
Introductory examination of the processes affecting
small-group communication. Students will study
leadership, member roles, and group development.
In addition, factors affecting the maintenance function
of groups and the outcomes of group experiences will
be emphasized.
Prerequisite: CMM 110
5/21–6/6 20748 MTWRF 11 a.m.–2 p.m.. HJGE228 Duran $1,200
CMM 250W Fundamentals of Journalism 3.0
Introduction to the principles and techniques of news
selection and journalistic writing, with an emphasis on the
form and style of basic news stories. (Writing-intensive
course)
Lab fee: $40
5/21–7/1 20425 TWR 1–3 p.m. H251 Desmond $1,200
CMM 253W Writing for the Media 3.0
Introduction to the techniques and principles of writing for
three major areas of the media: print and broadcast news,
advertising, and public relations.
Prerequisites: RPW 110, 111. (Writing-intensive course)
Lab fee: $40
5/21–6/6 21590 MTWRF 9 a.m.–12 p.m. H251 Grantham $1,200
CMM 425 Popular Culture 3.0 (SOC 425)
The course is designed to introduce students to the
diverse elements of popular culture as a valuable source of
data about the social norms, values, and conflicts of mass
societies. Crazed, fads, fashions, and trends are examined
in terms of collective behavior and the processes of mass
communication to understand their origins, development,
and impact on society. Specific case studies of contemporary issues, such as pornography, television and violence,
tends in popular music, and sport and leisure, are discussed.
Prerequisites: SOC 110, and CMM 110 or CMM 240
5/21–7/2 21966 MW 2–5 p.m. HJGE228 Banks $1,200
Graduate
CMM 510 Small-Group Communication 3.0
This course examines communication processes and prob-
lems in small task groups. Topics include communication
phases in group development; group decision making,
including the role of communication in faulty and effective
decision making; gender issues in small-group communica-
tion; structure in small-group interaction; and the use of
groups/teams in organizations.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
5/21–7/2 21591 MW 6–9 p.m. ABR114 Townsend $1,200
CMM 520 Organizational Communication 3.0
This course covers the major approaches to the study of
organizational communication. The course also covers
relevant aspects of management theory, the sociology of
complex organizations, and organizational psychology as
they apply to communicative behavior. Topics include
superior-subordinate communication, openness, and
communication climate.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
5/22 and 21385 R 5–8 p.m. ABR114
5/30–6/7 FSA 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ABR114 Kovacic $1,200
CMM 521 Striving for Excellence PR for the Modern Corporation— 3.0
An exploration of the challenges that face the modern cor-
poration and its public relations practitioners. Emphasis
will be placed on the impact of the environment and the
publics within it on organizational goals and practices.
Students will gain substantial research experience and will
interact with various community and corporate institutions.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
5/22–6/19 21979 TR 5–9 p.m. CC115 Grantham $1,2000
Computer Science
Undergraduate
CS 110 Introduction to Computers 3.0
Designed for non-science majors, the course emphasizes the
computer’s capabilities, its limits, and its impact on society.
Personal-computer productivity software is used to demonstrate the influence of computers on society. Students are
also provided an introduction to the Internet through the
use of a Web browser and an e-mail facility. Not open to
students who have completed a higher-level CS course.
Lab fee: $40
6/2-7/14 20228 Distance Learning (see page 12) Rosiene $1,200
5/22–7/1 21992 TR 7:10–10:10 p.m. H319 Staff $1,200
7/7–8/13 22005 MW 4–7 p.m. H319 Staff $1,200
CS 111 Programming Foundations 3.0
An introductory computer programming course designed
for students with no prior programming background.
Emphasis will be placed on problem solving and the trans-
lation of solutions into a programming language. Topics
include data types, input/output, control structures, loop
structures, and program modularity. This course may be
used to prepare the student with no prior programming
experience for CS 114 or as a one-semester exposure to
programming.
Prerequisites: (1) Two years of high school algebra with an aver-
age grade of at least B and (2) a high school computer course or
CS 110. Not open to students who have completed
a higher-level CS course.
Lab fee: $40
5/22-7/1 21592 TR 4–7 p.m. H319 Rosiene $1,200
CS 114 Computer Programming I 4.0
An introductory course, with laboratory, covering the
fundamentals of problem solving using a computer. The
programming language used is the current base language
for the department. Although language-specific, the course
emphasizes general programming methodology and con-
cepts common to all programming languages: algorithms,
top-down structured program design, modularity, efficiency,
testing and debugging, user-friendliness. Topics include
organization and hardware, input and output, subprogram
units (functions), control structures, compound data types.
By the end of the course, the object-oriented paradigm is
introduced. Some programming, in any language, is recom-
mended; familiarity with quantitative reasoning is required.
Prerequisite: M 110 or two years of high school algebra
Lab fee: $40
5/22–7/1 20380 TR 6–10 p.m. D318 Gray $1,600
CS 115 Computer Programming II 4.0
A second course, with laboratory, in the fundamentals of
problem solving using a computer. The programming lan-
guage used is the current base language for the department.
This course continues to emphasize language-independent
programming techniques while building the students’
knowledge of the current base language. The ideas of
objects, classes, and inheritance, introduced in CS 114,
are developed more fully. Pointers, dynamic memory
allocation, recursion, and basic data structures are
introduced.
Prerequisite: CS 114(minimum grade of C)
Lab fee: $40
7/8–8/14 20103 TR 6–10 p.m. D318 Gray $1,600
Drama
Undergraduate
DRA 170 Acting 3.0
This course is designed to give students a practical overview
of styles, history and current trends in acting. Activities
include theatre games, improvisation, monologues and
scene study. Students are introduced to various acting tech-
niques and styles and work toward developing their own
critical and creative faculties.
5/22-7/1 24085 TR 7–10 p.m. H125 Watson $1,200
English
Undergraduate
If you are not a University of Hartford student and you are looking for courses that are comparable to Introduction to Writing (ENG 110-111) at your institution, please see RPW 110 and RPW 111, which will usually satisfy those requirements.
ENG 140 Introduction to Literature 3.0
Focusing on a set of literary readings different with each
section of the course, students will examine the nature of
literary discourse, as well as perennial and contemporary
issues, pleasures, and problems raised by the writings and
reading of all literary texts. As the department’s entry-level
experience, the course equips students to engage a variety of
texts subsequently, in and out of courses, in literature and
life.
5/21–6/6 20603 MTWRF 9 a.m.–12 p.m. A322 Logan $1,200
6/1-8/16 23864 Distance Learning (see page 12) Stores $1,200
7/7–8/13 20454 MW 4:30–7:30 p.m. A318 Staff $1,200
ENG 225W Introduction to Creative Writing 3.0
A workshop course that introduces students to basic techniques in the writing of short fiction, poetry, drama, and autobiography. Weekly assignments focus on developing
skill in such elements of creative writing as character development, plot, dialogue, metaphor and image, versification, among others. Reading of both student work and published work will provide a basis for discussion and practice of technique in this course. Completion of this course enables students to register for upper-division writing seminars in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and the personal essay. (Writing - intensive course)
Prerequisites: RPW 110, 111
5/22–7/1 20749 TR 1–4 p.m. A321 Staff $1,200
ENG 240 Survey of European Literature I 3.0 (ML 240)
Reading and discussion of selected authors of Continental
Europe to the Renaissance with emphasis on literary tradi-
tion and influence.
5/21–6/6 22291 MTWRF 6-9 p.m. A318 Ealy $1,200
ENG 363 Studies in English Literature: The Short Story:
American & International Perspectives 3.0
A study of the variety in short fiction written here and
abroad during the 19th and 20th centuries. The course
addresses a wide range of styles, themes, and contexts.
Readings in our anthology range across the narrative types
(e.g., tale, parable, novella), narrative means (e.g., point of
view, irony, symbolism), and themes which blend in the
modern short story. Our reading finishes with a collection
by a contemporary author (TBD).
Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of
instructor.
5/21–6/6 22304 MTWRF 1–4 p.m. A318 Ross $1,200
History
Undergraduate
HIS 100 Civilization since 1500: Making the World Modern 3.0
A study of the changing human experience with civilization
during the formation of the modern world: the dynamics of
economic, intellectual, political, and social modernization;
and the dissolution of traditional civilization in the world.
This course fulfills a general education requirement.
5/22–7/1 20108 TR 9 a.m.–12 p.m. H401 Esposito $1,200
5/21–6/6 22317 MTWRF 1–4 p.m. H401 Rosenthal $1,200
HIS 130 The United States to the Civil War 3.0
The first half of a two-part survey of American life since
Columbus arrived in the New World, this course focuses
on four principal topics: European colonization of the
Americas, the development of the colonies and the road
to the American Revolution, the origins and growth of
African American slavery, and the coming of the Civil War.
The course will emphasize broad themes and the experi-
ences of many different groups - farmers, servants, Indians,
slaves, women—as well as the achievements of great leaders.
Required for history majors.
7/8-8/14 22330 TR 5:30–8:30 p.m. H401 Mueller $1,200
HIS 131 The United States since the Civil War Era 3.0
The second half of a two-part survey of American life since
Columbus arrived in the new world, this course focuses on
five principal topics in American history since 1865: the
rise in American industry and the development of American
labor, world wars and America's growing influence on
world affairs, the impact of immigration, the birth and
explosive growth of mass culture, the struggles to extend
American democracy to excluded groups. The course will
emphasize broad themes and the experiences of many differ-
ent Americans as well as the achievements of great leaders.
Required for history majors. No Prerequisite.
5/19-6/27 23656 Distance Learning (see page 12) Goldstein $1,200
HIS 229 The Holocaust 3.0 (JS 229/POL 279)
Interdisciplinary lectures, readings, and discussions of
the roots, details, and consequences of the Holocaust.
Historical, intellectual, moral, political, legal, and psycho-
logical dimensions of the holocaust as a phenomenon of
its own and as an aspect of genocide.
Prerequisite: History 100, or POL 105 or 106.
5/21–6/6 23682 MTWRF 5–8 p.m. H401 Rosenthal $1,200
HIS 271 Southeast Asia In the 20th Century 3.0
Southeast Asia Is a mosaic of Diverse People: Malays,
Thais, Burmese, Vietnamese, and many others. These
people and their nations are the budding economic “tigers”
of the 21st century. This course selects certain Southeast
Asian nations and examines their economy, politics, society,
culture, and History.
Prerequisite: HIS 100 or permission of instructor
5/30 22343 F 6-7:30 p.m. H130
6/6 & 6/20 F 6-9 p.m. H130
6/7 - 6/22 SASU 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1-5 p.m. H130 Esposito $1,200
HIS 306 Archaeology of the Land of Israel 3.0 (JS 306/POL 376/SOC 306)
See JS 306 for description and any additional costs.
6/22–7/4 20659 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
HIS 307 Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture 3.0 (JS 307/POL 377/SOC 307)
See JS 307 for description and any additional costs.
6/22–7/4 20660 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
HIS 391 Special Topics: Jewish Law (JS 391/REL 390)
Development and Issues 3.0
See JS 391 for description.
7/7-8/13 22837 MW 5–8 p.m. A110 Pick $1,200
Judaic Studies/Hebrew
Undergraduate
HBR 227 Ulpan (Intensive Hebrew) 3.0
This course includes 150 hours of instruction, from July 6
to July 17. Spoken, written, and reading exercises will be
conducted daily. This course is held at Emek Yezreel College
in Afula, Israel. Cost is $3,750, which includes field trips,
airfare, and room and board for 26 days. Cost of academic
credits is additional.
7/6–7/17 20692 Beginner MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
7/6-7/17 22356 Intermediate MTWRF All day Israel Patt $3,750
Contact Prof. Richard Freund at 860.768.4964 or freund@hartford.edu for
available space.
JS 229 The Holocaust 3.0 (HIS 229/POL 279)
Interdisciplinary lectures, readings, and discussions of
the roots, details, and consequences of the Holocaust.
Historical, intellectual, moral, political, legal, and psycho-
logical dimensions of the holocaust as a phenomenon of
its own and as an aspect of genocide.
Prerequisite: History 100, or POL 105 or 106.
5/21–6/6 23669 MTWRF 5–8 p.m. H401 Rosenthal $1,200
JS 306 Archaeology of the Land of Israel 3.0 (HIS 306/POL 376/SOC 306)
This course provides students with an overview of the
chronological and cultural structure of the archaeological
periods from the third millennium through the Byzantine
period, with emphasis on the Roman and Byzantine eras.
This course includes fieldwork at Bethsaida, Israel; lectures,
workshops on material culture, museum tours, and field
trips. Daily field-school instruction is from 7 a.m. to
2 p.m. (total: 13 days of excavation). Lectures and
workshops take place each afternoon. Beyond these
required activities, a primary objective of the course
is a research paper to be completed during the spring
or summer following the return to the United States.
The course is linked to an integrated companion course,
JS 307/HIS 307/POL 377/SOC 307 Archaeological Field
Methods and Material Culture. All students will complete
field- and classwork for both courses. This course is
offered as part of the Archaeological Excavations in Israel,
a Winterterm/Summerterm offering. Cost is $3,750,
which includes field trips, airfare, and room and board for
26 days. Cost of academic credits is additional.
6/22–7/4 20656 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
Contact Prof. Richard Freund at 860.768.4964 or freund@hartford.edu for
available space.
JS 307 Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture 3.0
(HIS 307/POL 377/SOC 307)
This course is an introduction to excavation techniques and
material culture. It includes principles of excavation and
recording, material culture identification/processing, and
field-study tours. Early synagogues and church architecture
serve as foci for analysis. This course contains a full intro-
duction to the methodology of Near Eastern archaeology
from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, practical instruction
in ceramic typology and Semitic inscriptions, and a survey
of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine society. Daily field-
school instruction is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (total: 13 days
of excavation). Lectures and workshops take place each
afternoon. This course is linked to an integrated companion
course, JS 306/HIS 306/POL 306/SOC 306 Archaeology
of the Land of Israel. All students will complete field- and
classwork for both courses. This course is offered as part
of the Archaeological Excavations in Israel, a Winterterm/
Summerterm offering. Cost is $3,750, which includes
field trips, airfare, and room and board for 26 days.
Cost of academic credits is additional.
6/22–7/4 20655 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
Contact Prof. Richard Freund at 860.768.4964 or freund@hartford.edu for
available space.
JS 380 Independent Study in Judaic Studies 1.0–3.0
A directed research project, guided by a member of the
faculty, designed to give students an opportunity to pursue
their own interests in Judaic studies and to gain experience
in scholarly research, writing, lecturing, teaching, and criti-
cism. The central effect of the course focuses on the prepa-
ration and criticism of individual projects, oral and written.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
TBA 21739 TBA TBA TBA Freund $400/cr
TBA 20639 TBA TBA TBA Patt $400/cr
JS 391 Special Topics: Jewish Law 3.0 Development and Issues
(HIS 391/REL 390)
This course will introduce the concepts of Jewish Law
throughout the ages. Each source of Jewish Law will be
analyzed, including the Bible, Mishna, Talmud, Midrash,
Gaonic and Medieval commentaries, codes, and Responsa.
The influence of mysticism will be noted. The interrela-
tionship between criminal, civil, family, and ritual law will
be reviewed. Issues will be traced from the Biblical period
until the modern period. These will include implementa-
tion of punishments and capital punishment; issues of life
and death, including euthanasia and abortion; the place of
women in Jewish law; biomedical problems; and civil law,
including business ethics. This course will expound upon
the influence of modernity, especially the American melting
pot, the Holocaust, and the establishment of the modern
State of Israel, upon the development of Jewish law. No
prerequisite is required, although a limited background of
reading ability in Hebrew would be beneficial.
7/7-8/13 22863 MW 5–8 p.m. A110 Pick $1,200
JS 425 Contemporary Studies in Jewish
Civilization:
Arabic Language and Culture 3.0
This course includes 150 hours of language instruction,
from July 6 to July 17. Spoken, written, and reading
Arabic exercises will be conducted daily. This course is
held at Emek Yezreel College in Afula, Israel. Cost is
$3,750, which includes field trips, airfare, and room
and board for 26 days. Cost of academic credits is
additional.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or permission of
instructor
7/6–7/17 21386 MTWRF All day Israel Darawsha $3,750
Contact Prof. Richard Freund at 860.768.4964 or freund@hartford.edu for
available space.
Graduate
JS 500 Bible and Archaeology 3.0
This course will provide an intensive discussion of both the
literature of the Hebrew Bible and its relation to history.
It will utilize contemporary scholarship as well as primary
sources and will allow each student to undertake careful
research on a pertinent topic. It will cover the biblical peri-
ods from the patriarchal times to the close of the period of
the prophets and will evaluate biblical events in the con-
text of the history of the ancient Near East using evidence
supplied by archaeology and inscriptions. Cost is $3,750,
which includes field trips, airfare, and room and board for
26 days. Cost of graduate academic credits is additional.
Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree or permission of instructor
6/22–7/4 20758 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
Contact Prof. Richard Freund at 860.768.4964 or freund@hartford.edu for
available space.
Mathematics
Undergraduate
M 110 Modeling with Elementary Functions (formerly Precalculus) 3.0
A study of linear, quadratic, cubic, exponential, and
logistic equations and their use in modeling real-world
phenomena; the graphing of functions; solving equations
with one or more variables; and systems of linear equations.
The solution of word problems is stressed throughout.
This course may serve as preparation for M 112.
Prerequisite: Two years of algebra
5/21–7/2 20192 MW 4–7 p.m. D205 Burelle $1,200
6/23–8/14 22434 Distance Learning (see page 12) Eisenberg $1,200
7/7–8/13 20191 MW 7:10–10:10 p.m. D204 Benardete $1,200
(TI-83+ or TI-84 Graphing Calculator required)
M 112 Short Course in Calculus 3.0
A one-semester introduction to the basic concepts and
applications of differential and integral calculus. For stu-
dents who wish to satisfy the Arts and Sciences mathemat-
ics-science distribution requirements, the Barney School
of Business mathematics requirement, or the mathematics
requirement in the health sciences. No credit given to stu-
dents who have previously received credit for M 144 or its
equivalent.
Prerequisite: M 110 or equivalent
5/21–6/6 20231 MTWRF 7:10–10:10 p.m. D205 Burelle $1,200
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
M 114 Everyday Statistics 3.0
Designed to introduce basic concepts of probability, random
sampling, data organization, measures of central tendency
and variability, binomial and normal probability distribu-
tions, statistical inference, elements of hypothesis testing,
one and two-sample tests for means and proportions,
chi-square test for tabular data; an introduction to linear
regression and correlation.
Prerequisite: Two years of algebra
5/22–7/1 20542 TR 7:10–10:10 p.m. D232 Bugl $1,200
(TI-83+ or equivalent Graphing Calculator required)
M 116 Contemporary Mathematics 3.0
Designed to introduce the student to a variety of mathematical fields and some of their contemporary applications.
Topics selected from logic, set theory, mathematical systems,
recursive sequences, probability, statistics, game theory, linear programming, graph theory, computer programming,
voting methods, and topology.
Prerequisite: Two years of algebra
5/21-6/6 22447 MTWRF 4-7 p.m. D204 Haruta $1,200
6/23-8/14 20154 Distance Learning (see page 12) Burelle $1,200
(TI-83+ or TI-84 Graphing Calculator required)
M 140 Precalculus with Trigonometry 4.0
A study of linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; the Cartesian coordinate system for the plane; and the
algebra and graphing of functions, with special emphasis
on polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
Definitions and graphs of the trigonometric functions;
solutions of triangles; analytic trigonometry, including
circular and inverse trigonometric functions. Solutions of
word problems are stressed throughout. A programmable
graphing calculator is required. The goal is to prepare
students for M 144.
Prerequisite: Two years of algebra
7/8–8/14 20759 TR 6–10 p.m. D204 Benardete $1,600
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
M 144 Calculus I 4.0
Functions; limits; continuity; differentiation of algebraic,
trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential functions; applica-
tions of derivatives; and an introduction to integration.
Only 1 additional credit for M 112.
Prerequisite: M 140 or equivalent
5/22–7/15 20352 TR 4–7 p.m. D205 Staff $1,600
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
M 145 Calculus II 4.0
Techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, improper
integrals, infinite sequences and series, and separable
differential equations.
Prerequisite: M 144
5/22–7/15 20148 TR 4–7 p.m. D232 Eisenberg $1,600
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
M 220 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory 3.0
Linear equations and matrix algebra, determinants, vector
spaces, linear independence and bases, linear transforma-
tions and their matrix representations, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, diagonalizable matrices. Selected topics
from quadratic forms, linear programming, inner product
spaces, or numerical linear algebra.
Prerequisite: M 145
5/22–7/1 20229 TR 4–7 p.m. D236 Gould $1,200
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
M 240 Calculus of Several Variables 4.0
Vectors in three dimensions, curves and parametric equa-
tions in three dimensions, geometry of surfaces, differential
calculus of functions of more than one variable with
applications, multiple integrals and their applications,
the differential and integral calculus of vector fields.
Prerequisite: M 145
5/21–7/16 20255 MW 7:10–10:10 p.m. D232 Bugl $1,600
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
M 242 Differential Equations 3.0
Solutions of first-order linear, separable equations and
applications; higher-order linear equations and applications.
Nonhomogeneous equations; Laplace transforms and initial
value problems; matrices, eigenvalues, and linear systems of
differential equations. Qualitative analysis of equilibria and
bifurcations.
Prerequisite: M 145
7/7–8/13 20221 MW 4–7 p.m. D204 Benardete $1,200
(TI-89 Graphing Calculator required)
Modern Languages and Cultures
Undergraduate
ML 240 Survey of European Literature I 3.0 (ENG 240)
Reading and discussion of selected authors of Continental
Europe to the Renaissance.
5/21–6/6 22369 MTWRF 6-9 p.m. A318 Ealy $1,200
ITA 300 Literature, Conversation, and Composition 4.0
This is a course of post intermediate Italian composition
and conversation, designed for students with two or more
years of college level Italian. As a third level modern
language course, it provides a link between basic language
study and more advanced work in Italian literature and
culture. It introduces students to literary analysis while
furthering their knowledge of complex grammatical
structures and linguistic expression. Thus it serves as an
introduction to Italian literature and civilization and is
designed to stimulate interest in Italian history and
everyday life. Classes are taught in Italian.
Prerequisite: ITA 211 or equivalent
6/9–6/30 22382 MTWRF 2:30–5:30 p.m. H301 Frank $1,600
SPA 110 Elementary Spanish I 3.0
Development of basic language skills, reading, writing, and
speaking. The course also covers cultural material of the
country (Spain/Latin America/U.S. Latino) studied.
5/21–6/6 20298 MTWRF 9 a.m.–12 p.m. A318 Cupolo $1,200
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish II 3.0
A continuation of SPA 110. Development of basic language
skills, reading, writing, and speaking. The course also covers
cultural material of the country (Spain/Latin America/U.S.
Latino) studied.
Prerequisite: SPA 110
7/7–7/22 20654 MTWRF 9 a.m.–12 p.m. A318 Glaviano $1,200
Philosophy
Undergraduate
PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy 3.0
An introduction to philosophical inquiry into the ques-
tions that have perennially engaged philosophical thought,
through discussion and the writings of philosophers whose
thinking illuminates those questions, such as the nature of
reality, the limits of human knowledge, and the significance
of social, moral, aesthetic, and religious experience.
6/9–6/26 20543 MTWR 9 a.m.–12:15 p.m. A322 denOuden $1,200
7/07-7/24 22395 MTWR 9 a.m.–12:15 p.m. A426 Skelly $1,200
PHI 120 Practical Reasoning 3.0
An introduction to the logical use and analysis of inductive
and deductive arguments in English: identifying arguments,
discovering their patterns, evaluating their cogency, and
detecting fallacious reasoning.
6/23-8/ 14 22408 Distance Learning (see page 12) Moen $1,200
PHI 270W Mind and Nature 3.0
A study of classical and recent philosophical discussions
of mind and nature, embracing such questions as the roles
of perception and imagination in the human experience
of nature, space, and time, the relation between human
and animal, natural and artificial intelligence, and between
human purposes and environment. (Writing-intensive
course)
Prerequisite: One PHI course.
5/19-5/27** 22421 All Day Costa Rica denOuden $1,614*
*Cost includes lodging, meals, transportation (excluding airfare), and tours.
For travel details contact Prof. denOuden at 860.768-4745 or
denouden@hartford.edu.
**This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
Physics
Undergraduate
PHY 112 Calculus-Based Physics I 4.0
This is the first part of a three-semester course in introduc-
tory physics intended for students majoring in the physical
sciences or in engineering. The subject matter is the study
of Newtonian mechanics.
Prerequisite: M 144 (may be taken concurrently)
Lab fee: $40
5/22–7/1 20196 TR 4–7 p.m. D211 Staff
5/22–7/1 20195 Lab TR 7:10–10:10 p.m. D211 Staff $1,600
PHY 113 Calculus-Based Physics II 4.0
This is the second part of the three-semester sequence
described in PHY 112. The subject matter includes the
study of fluids, heat, mechanical waves, and optics.
Prerequisites: PHY 112 and M 144
Lab fee: $40
7/8–8/14 20161 TR 4–7 p.m. D211 Staff
7/8–8/14 20160 Lab TR 7:10–10:10 p.m. D211 Staff $1,600
PHY 120 Algebra-Based Physics I 4.0
This is the first semester of a two-semester course in intro-
ductory physics intended for students majoring in the life
sciences, or technology programs, or preparing for profes-
sional schools. The topics include Newtonian mechanics,
fluid mechanics, and heat.
Prerequisites: Two years of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
Lab fee: $40
5/21–7/2 20448 MW 4–7 p.m. D211 McDonald
5/21–7/2 20449 Lab MW 7:10–10:10 p.m. D211 McDonald $1,600
PHY 121 Algebra-Based Physics II 4.0
This is the sequel to PHY 120. The topics include wave
motion, acoustics, optics, electricity, magnetism, physics
of the atom, and physics of the nucleus.
Prerequisite: PHY 120
Lab fee: $40
7/7–8/13 20450 MW 4–7 p.m. D211 McDonald
7/7–8/13 20451 Lab MW 7:10–10:10 p.m. D211 McDonald $1,600
Politics and Government
Undergraduate
POL 100 American Government 3.0
This survey course provides the foundation for understand-
ing American government in the 21st century. It deals with
the organic background and contemporary reality of our
federal republic governed under a written constitution. The
established structures of government—Congress, presi-
dent, bureaucracy, and courts—are studied, together with
the less formal political structures, such as public opinion,
parties, pressure groups, media, and voting—all of which
act to grant our government the authority to act. The poli-
cies emerging from the systematic interplay of forces from
within the government itself, from the states and the people
of the nation, and from other nations of the world are stud-
ied and evaluated. This course fulfills a general education
requirement.
5/21–7/2 20447 MW 6–9 p.m. H240 Bourbeau $1,200
7/7–8/14 21422 Distance Learning (see page 12) McMiller $1,200
POL 220 Comparative Politics 3.0
Introduction to the tools, major approaches, and goals of
comparative political analysis. Consideration of value orien-
tations and biases, and survey of issues of comparative poli-
tics, including development (or change) violence, stability,
integration.
Prerequisite: Any 100-level POL course or permission of
instructor
5/21–6/6 22460 MTWRF 1–4 p.m. H258 Renfro $1,200
POL 230 International Relations
Development and analysis of contemporary international
politics. Elements of national power, methods of politics
of conflict and resolution; nationalism, regionalism,
internationalism.
Prerequisite: Any 100-level POL course or permission of
instructor.
5/22-7/1 22980 TR 6-9 p.m. H258 Mitchell $1,200
POL 250 Law and the Justice System 3.0
An examination of law as a political and social force. The
course will emphasize description and evaluation of contem-
porary American legal institutions and processes, although
comparisons with the legal systems of other countries will
be provided where appropriate. An effort will also be made
to compare the formal and procedural ideals of the U.S.
judicial system with its actual operation.
Prerequisite: POL 100 or 105, or SOC 170; or permission
of instructor
5/21–6/6 22473 MTWRF 9 a.m.–1 p.m. H403 Goetz $1,200
POL 279 The Holocaust 3.0 (HIS 229/JS 229)
Interdisciplinary lectures, readings, and discussions of
the roots, details, and consequences of the Holocaust.
Historical, intellectual, moral, political, legal, and psycho-
logical dimensions of the holocaust as a phenomenon of
its own and as an aspect of genocide.
Prerequisite: History 100, or POL 105 or 106.
5/21–6/6 23695 MTWRF 5–8 p.m. H401 Rosenthal $1,200
POL 322 Politics and Government of Russia 3.0
This course examines the political development of modern
Russia as it emerges from the ashes of the Soviet Union.
Among the topics covered are leadership struggles, social
problems and the Russian attempt to find its place in the
international system.
Prerequisite: POL 105 or permission of instructor. POL 220
recommended.
7/7 - 8/14 22486 MTR 8 -10 a.m. H240 Ali $1,200
POL 376 Archaeology of the Land of Israel 3.0
(HIS 306/JS 306/SOC 306)
See JS 306 for description and any additional costs.
6/22–7/4 20967 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
POL 377 Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture 3.0
(HIS 307/JS 307/SOC 307)
See JS 307 for description and any additional costs.
6/22–7/4 20968 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
Psychology
Undergraduate
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology: Concepts 3.0
This course focuses on the basic concepts and methods of
psychology. Topics include history; methodology; biological
bases of behavior; child, adolescent, and adult development;
sensation and perception; states of consciousness; learning,
memory, and cognition.
5/22–7/1 20966 TR 9 a.m.–12 p.m. E220 Staff $1,200
7/8–8/14 20618 TR 9 a.m.–12 p.m. E220 Staff $1,200
PSY 102 Introductory Psychology: Applications 3.0
This course focuses on the applications of psychology.
Topics include intelligence, motivation, emotion, personal-
ity, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy, health, and psychol-
ogy applied to the workplace and society.
5/22–7/1 20750 TR 5–8 p.m. E104 Levinson $1,200
6/23–8/14 21598 Distance Learning (see page 12) Hogg $1,200
PSY 132 Human Development 3.0 (EDP 132)
Theories and research in human development from infancy
through adulthood. Students will carry out structured
observations and integrate these observations with various
theoretical issues. (Please note that this course will not fulfill
a requirement for the psychology major or minor.)
5/22–7/1 21387 TR 1–4 p.m. H217 Lagace $1,200
PSY 205 Career Development 3.0
This course examines the theoretical and empirical issues
related to personal satisfaction in the choice of work and
career. Topics include developmental models of behavior;
goal setting and the planning process; the assessment of
values, interest, abilities, and personality characteristics;
job analysis and job description; decision making; the
development of self-esteem; and marketing yourself.
Emphasis will be divided approximately equally between
scholarly work and experiential activities.
Lab fee: $35
5/20–5/24 21599 TWRFS 8–11:45 a.m. & 1–4:30 p.m. E118 Mathews $1,200
* This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
PSY 240 Infant and Child Development 3.0
Child growth and behavior from the prenatal period to
puberty are studied. Effects of heredity and environment
on the motor, language, social, and emotional development
of children. Emphasis on the concept of the developing self
and its effects on behavior.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or 102
5/27–5/29 & 6/10-6/12 20619 TWR 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. E104 Politikos $1,200
PSY 242 Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development 3.0
This course focuses on the individual during the period of
transition from childhood to adulthood. Includes physical
changes, mental growth, changes in emotional reaction,
personality development, and the changing nature of social
relationships.
7/7–8/13 22733 MW 9 a.m.–12 p.m. E220 Staff $1,200
PSY 253 Psychology Applied to the Workplace 3.0
The application of the scientific method to human prob-
lems in the workplace. Major areas of emphasis include
motivation, job satisfaction, selection, training, evaluation,
equipment design, and consumer behavior.
6/23–8/14 21632 Distance Learning (see page 12) Clark $1,200
PSY 261 Stress and Stress Management 3.0
This course examines stress in a contemporary society and
the relationship between stress and well-being. It focuses on
how persons respond to stress and the effect of long-term
stress, situations and attitudes that lead to stress, and strate-
gies for reducing stress in daily life.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or 102
5/24–6/1 20949 SASU 8 a.m.–5 p.m. E220
and 6/9 M 5–8 p.m. E220 Matacin $1,200
7/8–8/14 21597 TR 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. E221 Laframboise $1,200
PSY 262 Abnormal Psychology 3.0
The study of a wide variety of psychological and related
disorders, including psychoses, neurologically based
disorders, and adjustment and anxiety-based problems.
These are examined from various perspectives, such as
psycho-dynamic, behavioral, humanistic, and neurological.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or 102
7/8–8/14 20661 TR 5–8 p.m. E105 Levinson $1,200
PSY 270W Research Methods and Statistical Analysis I 3.0
An introduction to the research process in psychology.
This course deals with the topics of research methodology,
data collection, descriptive and basic inferential statistics,
and report writing. Students learn to use a computer
statistical package as part of the course requirements.
(Writing-intensive course)
Lab fee: $35
5/22–7/1 21389 TR 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. E221 Vivian $1,200
PSY 372 Research Methods and Statistical Analysis II 3.0
A continued study of the research process in psychology,
providing more complex research activities in and out of
the laboratory, with a focus on ethical issues and control.
Coverage of statistical topics will be extended to include
advanced inferential and correlational methods.
Prerequisite: C– or above in PSY 270W or permission
of instructor
Lab fee: $35
7/8–8/14 20875 TR 9 a.m.–12 p.m. E118 Neace $1,200
PSY 380 Contemporary Studies in Psychology: Media Psychology 3.0
This class will explore the psychological influences of media.
It will examine the impact of media on human perception,
beliefs, behavior, and personality. Theoretical issues in the
social psychology of media, developmental issues in media
psychology, media research, mediation vs. transparency, and
the emerging uses of media in therapeutic environments
will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: One 200-level PSY course
6/23–8/14 21388 Distance Learning (see page 12) Hogg $1,200
Graduate
PSY 500 Contemporary Studies in Psychology:
Reforming Organizations-Artistry, Choice & Leadership 3.0
Students will be able to assess organizational context and
readiness for change, and apply key strategies to plan,
implement, and evaluate organizational behavior and
change. The course will examine organizational behavior
and change through each of Bolman and Deal's four-
frame analysis of organizations: rational-structural, human
resource, political and symbolic. Included strategies are:
assessing change readiness, overcoming resistance, perfor-
mance management, collaborative planning, teamwork
and leadership.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
5/22–7/1 21470 TR 5–8 p.m. E105 Toller $1,215
PSY 530 The Psychology of Career Development 3.0
This course examines the theoretical and empirical issues
related to personal satisfaction in the choice of work and
career. Topics include developmental models of behavior;
goal setting and the planning process; the assessment of
values, interests, abilities, and personality characteristics;
job analysis and job description; decision making; the
development of self-esteem; and marketing strategies.
Emphasis will be divided approximately equally among
theoretical, empirical, and experiential aspects.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
5/14–5/17 & 5/19* 21623 MWRFS 8–11:45 a.m. & 1–4:30 p.m. E118 Mathews $1,215
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
PSY 554 Community Psychology 3.0
An applied course in the interaction between the individual
and the social environment, with special concern for the
various models for psychological intervention as these relate
to community needs and characteristics, with special atten-
tion to issues of diversity and poverty.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
5/21–6/25 21023 MW 12:30–4 p.m. E105 Crespi $1,215
PSY 629 Principles of Family Therapy 3.0
Theoretical and clinical aspects of psychological malfunc-
tioning in children and families are studied along with
appropriate therapeutic methods for their amelioration.
Prerequisites: Psy 584 and full time status in Clinical/School
Psychology program, or permission of program instructor.
5/21-7/2 21675 MW 9 a.m.–12 p.m. E105 Carroll $1,215
PSY 649 Group Process & Psychotherapy 3.0
A study of group processes and dynamics. Various
approaches, theories, and techniques of group
psychotherapy are examined.
Prerequisite: Full time status in Clinical/School Psychology
program or permission of program director.
5/22–7/1 21717 TR 5-8 p.m. E221 Staff $1,215
PSY 650 Consultation: Theory and Practice 3.0
This course provides an exploration of consultation theory
and practice and elucidates intervention on a macrosystems
level, in which consultation skills will be integrated into
systems theory. Each participant develops a conceptual
understanding of effective consultation and its relevance to
intervention. The relationships between client, consultee,
and the organization are explored as critical variables that
influence the implementation and outcomes of the consul-
tation process. The course uses models from school consul-
tation, group process, systems theory, family therapy, and
organizational consultation as a framework for discussion.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
5/21–6/25 20812 MW 4:30–8 p.m. E109 Crespi $1,215
Religious Studies
Undergraduate
REL 390 Special Topics: Jewish Development and Issues Law 3.0
(HIS/JS 391)
This course will introduce the concepts of Jewish Law
throughout the ages. Each source of Jewish Law will be
analyzed, including the Bible, Mishna, Talmud, Midrash,
Gaonic and Medieval commentaries, codes, and Responsa.
The influence of mysticism will be noted. The interrela-
tionship between criminal, civil, family and ritual law will
be reviewed. Issues will be traced from the Biblical period
until the modern period. These will include implementa-
tion of punishments and capital punishment; issues of life
and death, including euthanasia and abortion; the place of
women in Jewish law; biomedical problems; and civil law,
including business ethics. This course will expound upon
the influence of modernity, especially the American melting
pot, the Holocaust, and the establishment of the modern
State of Israel, upon the development of Jewish law. No
prerequisite is required, although a limited background of
reading ability in Hebrew would be beneficial.
7/7-8/13 22850 MW 5–8 p.m. A110 Pick $1,200
Rhetoric and Professional Writing
Undergraduate
RPW 110 Rhetoric and Writing I 3.0
Introduces students to the complex practices of writing,
reading, and thinking required in many university courses.
Students will learn to approach writing as a process of
invention, crafting, revising, and editing. This course also
emphasizes the rhetorical aspects of writing, such as audi-
ence, arrangement, and academic conventions. Students
will learn to read diverse texts critically by practicing close
reading strategies, such as highlighting, annotating, and
double-entry note taking. Students should become more
confident and competent at understanding the positions of
others as well as asserting their own informed perspectives.
This course may not be elected on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Lab fee: $25 for A109 and $5 for any other room
5/22–7/1 22551 TR 10 a.m.–1 p.m. A109 Breeze $1,200
5/22–7/1 22629 TR 4:20–7:20 p.m. A109 Staff $1,200
7/8–8/14 22642 TR 4:20-7:20 p.m. A318 Staff $1,200
RPW 111 Rhetoric and Writing II 3.0
Emphasizes close reading, analytical writing, and critical
thinking that are fundamental for many upper-level courses.
Building upon the abilities introduced in RPW 110, critical
thinking will be taught as students learn to examine multi-
ple perspectives, to analyze an argument, to find and evalu-
ate sources (print and digital), and to present a persuasive
viewpoint. As students assert their informed perspectives,
they will learn to engage with the words and ideas of others
without compromising their academic integrity. A primary
goal of this course is for students to learn to participate fully
in scholarly discourses and debates. This course may not be
elected on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Prerequisite: RPW 110
Lab fee: $25 for A109 and $5 for any other room
5/22–7/1 22655 TR 10 a.m.–1 p.m. A323 Staff $1,200
5/22–7/1 22668 TR 6:10–9:10 p.m. A322 Staff $1,200
7/8–8/14 22681 TR 10 a.m.–1 p.m. A109 Breeze $1,200
7/8–8/14 22694 TR 4:20–7:20 p.m. A109 Staff $1,200
RPW 210W Foundations of Argument 3.0
This foundation course in critical thinking allows students
to sharpen their abilities to form and present clear, reasoned
opinions. Working from the rhetorical perspective informed
by classical theorists such as Aristotle and Stephen Toulmin
as well as contemporary scholars like Candace Spigelman
and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this course sees writing as
action-oriented and audience-centered. It is open to any
student who wishes to hone argumentative skills in written
and spoken English. (Writing-intensive course)
Prerequisite: RPW 111 or permission of instructor
6/7–8/16 22707 Distance Learning (see page 12) Highberg $1,200
RPW 211W Introduction to Business and Management Communication 3.0
This course prepares students to meet diverse business and
professional communication needs of the contemporary
workplace. Learning and performing business communica-
tion functions in a workshop setting, students build on a
range of existing and new problem-solving, communica-
tion, management, and collaboration skills. To further
refine an understanding of these skills, students complete
projects around real-world and simulated problems, includ-
ing a problem report, a grant proposal, and a business plan.
(Writing-intensive course)
Prerequisite: RPW 111 or permission of instructor
Lab Fee: $25
5/21–7/2 22720 MW 4:20–7:20 p.m. A109 Breeze $1,200
Sociology
Undergraduate
SOC 100 Cooperative Education Program (variable)
Work experience in a public or private organizational setting
under the supervision of the co-op faculty coordinator. It is
required that the objectives and evaluation criteria be set by
a learning contract.
Prerequisites: SOC 110, sophomore standing, GPA of 2.5, and
approval of co-op coordinator. These prerequisites and SOC
170 for criminal justice majors
5/21-7/2 21512 TBA TBA TBA DiChiara $200/cr
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology 3.0
Surveys main theoretical approaches and problems in the
study of social life. Topics include social origins of the self,
the basic processes of social interaction, class and stratifica-
tion, political power, education, organization, and family.
Emphasizes continuing interaction between theory and
methods in sociology. Required for sociology majors and
most advanced sociology courses. Open to juniors and
seniors only through permission of instructor.
5/21–7/2 21418 MW 4–7 p.m. H403 Griswold $1,200
7/8–8/14 21069 TWR 10 a.m.–12 p.m. H403 Hardesty $1,200
SOC 200 Cooperative Education Program (variable)
Work experience in a public or private organizational setting
under the supervision of the co-op faculty coordinator. It is
required that the objectives and evaluation criteria be set by
a learning contract.
Prerequisites: SOC 110, sophomore standing, GPA of 2.5, and
approval of co-op coordinator. These prerequisites and SOC
170 for criminal justice majors
5/21-7/2 22499 TBA TBA TBA DiChiara $200/cr
SOC 271 Deviance 3.0
This course analyzes the social processes and structural fac-
tors that form deviance in society. The course includes the
study of how behaviors and attributes come to be defined as
deviant as well as how patterns of deviance come to be orga-
nized. These topics are linked to the reaction to deviance to
outline the relationship between deviance and social order.
Prerequisite: SOC 110 or SOC 170
6/25-8/16 23877 Distance Learning (see page 12) DiChiara $1,200
7/8–8/14 21391 TWR 11 a.m.-1 p.m. H415 Beaulieu $1,200
SOC 278 Drugs and Society 3.0
An examination of the social context of drug use. A broad
range of drugs, from prescription drugs to tobacco and
alcohol to narcotics, is discussed. The course focuses on the
history, cross-cultural differences, causal factors, and social
consequences of the use of various drugs.
5/21–7/2 20211 TWR 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. H229 Norland $1,200
7/8–8/14 20270 TR 4:20–7:20 p.m. H419 Morra $1,200
SOC 306 Archaeology of the Land of Israel 3.0 (JS/HIS 306/POL 376)
See JS 306 for description and any additional costs.
6/22–7/4 20803 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
SOC 307 Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture 3.0
(JS/HIS 307/POL 377)
See JS 307 for description and any additional costs.
6/22–7/4 20804 MTWRF All day Israel Freund $3,750
SOC 318 Internship 3.0
This course provides the opportunity for qualified junior
and senior students to explore their career interests and
skills as an integral part of their educational process.
Students volunteer eight or 16 hours each week in a chosen
agency or organization. Under faculty supervision students
complete a reading assignment and a writing project to
integrate the practical experiences into their educational
program.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, GPA of 2.5 for
nonmajors, and written approval of advisor
5/21-7/2 21461 TBATBA 0000 DiChiara $600
SOC 319 Internship 3.0
This course provides the opportunity for qualified junior
and senior students to explore their career interests and
skills as an integral part of their educational process.
Students volunteer eight or 16 hours each week in a
chosen agency or organization. Under faculty supervision
students complete a reading assignment and a writing
project to integrate the practical experiences into their
educational program.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, GPA of 2.5 for
nonmajors, and written approval of advisor
5/21-7/2 21462 TBA TBA 0000 DiChiara $600
SOC 320 Social Relations 3.0
The focus is on the relationship between the individual and
the social world. Various social psychological theories are
discussed with an emphasis on sociological concepts and
their relevance to individual behavior.
Prerequisite: SOC 110
5/21–6/6 21600 MTWRF 2–5 p.m. H240 Hardesty $1,200
SOC 330 The Law and Forensic Evidence 3.0 (LAH 330)
This course will examine how the laws of evidence affect
the use of forensic evidence, the role of the judge and jury
in evaluating expert forensic testimony, the role of police
investigation work in generating forensic evidence, how to
ensure that forensic testimony is both reliable and trustwor-
thy, and inconsistencies in the judicial approach to different
branches of forensic evidence.
Prerequisites: LAH 201 or SOC 110 or SOC 170, or
permission of instructor.
6/23-8/14 22525 Distance Learning (see page 12) Lissitzyn $1,200
SOC 379 Studies in Crime Control: The War on Drugs 3.0
Examination of selected issues in the study of crime
control, depending on the interests of faculty and
students. This course consists of an examination of
the war on drugs as a case study in crime control.
It considers the sociological factors associated with
state and federal legislation, law enforcement policies,
and correctional practices. The course examines the
implications of the more punitive approach to drug
issues for communities.
Prerequisites: SOC 170 and at least sophomore standing
5/22-7/1 21393 TR 4:20-7:20 p.m. H415 Norland $1,200
SOC 425 Popular Culture 3.0 (CMM 425)
The course is designed to introduce students to the
diverse elements of popular culture as a valuable source
of data about the social norms, values, and conflicts of
mass societies. Crazes, fads, fashions, and trends will be
examined in terms of collective behavior and the processes
of mass communication to understand their origins,
development, and impact on society. Specific case studies
of contemporary issues, such as pornography, television
and violence, trends in popular music, and sport and
leisure, will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: SOC 110 and CMM 110, or CMM 240
5/21–7/2 22538 MW 2:00–5:00 p.m. HJGE228 Banks $1,200
SOC 470 Criminology 3.0
This course is an in-depth analysis of the sociological factors
associated with crime and criminality. The course examines
definitions of criminal activity, measures of crime and the
organization of criminal behaviors. Major emphasis is on
evaluation and refining theories of crime based on research
on patterns of violence, business crime, organized crime and
theft. The course devotes special attention to changing pat-
terns in crime, such as computer-related offenses.
Prerequisites: SOC 170 and SOC 271
7/8-8/14 21810 TR 5-8 p.m. H403 DiChiara $1,200