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Summer 2008 Credit Course Information Courses are listed by department prefix. Click on the first letter
of the prefix to link to the course information you need. If you don't
know the department prefix, click HERE
for a prefix list. DES 300 Philosophy and Issues of Design (3) DES 500 Philosophy and Issues of Design (3) DES 600 Smart Furniture and Reactive Environments (3) DSP 300 The Geography of Disability (3)
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Sec. M001 Class # 70286 Greenhalgh-Stanley |
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Foundation of modern Western economic thought. The model economists have built on this foundation as applied to current issues facing individuals and society. Credit is given for either ECN 203 or ECN 101, 102 or ECN 109.
ECN 301 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
SESSION II
MTWTh Noon-1:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70288 Uz
Concepts and tools for the analysis of the behavior of consumers and
firms, consumption decisions, market structures, and general equilibrium.
Pricing, production, purchasing, and employment policies. Both ECN 301
and 311 cannot be counted toward the major/minor. Credit cannot be given
for ECN 301 after completion of ECN 311. Prerequisite: ECN 101
or 109 or 203; quantitative skills requirement of the liberal
arts core recommended.
ECN 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh 2-3:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70289 Dutkowsky
National product and income concepts, measurements, and relationships;
interrelationships of the major segments of the national economy; forces
affecting the general level of economic activity. Prerequisite:
ECN 102 or 109 or 203; quantitative
skills requirement of the liberal arts core.
ECN 481 Introduction to Money and Banking (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh Noon-1:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70290 Dutkowsky
Financial instruments and structure: commercial banking organization,
operation and control of the banking system. Federal Reserve System.
Monetary policy and economic
stability. Prerequisite: ECN 302.
ECN 601 Survey of Microeconomic Theory (3)
SESSION II
MTWTh Noon-1:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70210 Uz
Microeconomics. For graduates with little recent work in economics.
Prerequisite: ECN 101, 102 or 203 or equivalent; graduate standing.
ECN 602 Survey of Macroeconomic Theory (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh 2-3:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70910 Dutkowsky
Macroeconomics. For graduates with little recent work in economics.
Prerequisite: ECN 101, 102 or 203 or equivalent.
ECN 605 Mathematics for Economists (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 3-4:30 p.m. Problem session: MTWThF 11-11:50 a.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70292 Horrace
Mathematical techniques required in economics. Calculus, matrix algebra,
difference and differential equations, and set theory. Calculus recommended. Prerequisite: Master's or Ph.D. candidates only.
ECN 620 Foundations of Econometrics (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 1-2:30 p.m. Problem session: MTWThF 10-10:50 a.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70293 Horrace
Probability and statistics. Random variables, joint probability distributions,
point estimation and hypothesis testing procedures. May not be repeated
for credit. Prerequisite: Master's or Ph.D. candidates only.
ECN 681 Money, Banking and Monetary Policy (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh Noon-1:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70294 Dutkowsky
Financial instruments and structure, banking organization and regulation.
Money supply determination control and policy. The Federal Reserve:
structure and policy instruments. Prerequisite: ECN 602, or equivalent, or instructor consent; Master's or Ph.D. candidates only.
ECS 222 Dynamics (3)
COMBINED SESSION
MW 1-3 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70653 Roy
Dynamics of a particle. Newton's law and D'Alembert's principle. Plane
motion. Cartesian, polar, and local coordinates. Energy and momentum
methods. Motion of a rigid body. Review of vector algebra and moments
of inertia. Prerequisite: MAT 296.
ECS 325 Mechanics of Solids (4)
COMBINED SESSION
TTh 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70657 Aboutaha
Theory of deformation, stress, stress resultants, trans-formation. Elastic
and inelastic constitutive behavior. Equilibrium. Tension and torsion
of bars; flexure and shear of beams; pressure vessels. Thermoelasticity.
Elastic and inelastic stability. Energy methods. Prerequisite: ECS 221. Corequisite: MAT 397.
ECS 370 Professional Practice (0)
COMBINED SESSION
TBA
Sec. M001 Class # 70630 Staff
Full-time practical engineering or computer science work experience,
with a participating employer, that is directly related to the student’s
field of study and is of a semester’s duration. May be repeated.
Student must be in good standing in the College of Engineering
and Computer Science Cooperative Education Program.
ECS 470 Professional Practice (0)
COMBINED SESSION
TBA
Sec. M001 Class # 70631 Staff
Full-time practical engineering or computer science work experience,
with a participating employer, that is directly related to the student’s
field of study and is of a semester’s duration. May be repeated.
Student must be in good standing in the College of Engineering and Computer Science Cooperative Education Program.
ECS 526 Statistics for Engineers (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Th 5:30-9:30 p.m. Meets 5/22-7/31.
Sec M050 Class # 71863 Romeu
Point estimation, confidence intervals, simple hypothesis testing, nonparametric
tests, curve fitting and regression, analysis of variance, factorial
experiments, and engineering applications. Prerequisite: ECS
525 or MAT 521 or equivalent.
ECS 570 Professional Practice (0)
COMBINED SESSION
TBA
Sec. M001 Class # 70632 Staff
Full-time practical engineering or computer work experience, with a participating
employer, that is directly related to the student’s field of study and
is of a semester’s duration. May be repeated. Student
must be in good standing in the College of Engineering and Computer Science Cooperative Education Program.
EDA 641 Techniques in Educational Evaluation
(3)
MAYmester
MTWThF 1-5 p.m.
Sec. M500 Class # 70709 Smith
Applied, programmatic techniques for evaluating educational/training
programs and projects. Units focus on planning, client relations, problem
analysis, data collection
and analysis, reporting, evaluation management, and ethics.
EDA 647 The School Principalship (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Meets 5/21-6/18 W 4-8:15 p.m. and meets 8/5-7 TWTh 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Sec. M050 Class # 70780 Theoharis
Admission processes and function of the school principal in the context
of the school district organization and community.
EDA 700 Advanced Supervision of Instruction (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Meets 6/17-24 T 4:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m. and meets 6/30-7/3 MTWTh 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sec. M050 Class # 71869 Canino-Rispoli
In-depth analysis of the role of supervision in student achievement.
Technical skill building and performance feedback, analysis of teaching,
use of case studies and other examples as framework for understanding.
Prerequisite: EDA 732 or EDA 822 or EDA 635 or
instructor consent.
EDA 700 Introduction to Survey Research
(3)
MAYmester
MTWThF 8 a.m.-noon
Sec. M500 Class # 70707 Smith
Provides knowledge and skills in basic survey design, sampling, instrument construction,
data collection, and ethics of questionnaire and interviewing surveying.
EDA 700 Ethics and Educational Leadership (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh 4-9 p.m. CANCELED
Sec. M750 Class # 71918 Strike
Conceptions of democracy, intellectual liberty, equal opportunity, due process, and pluralism as they apply to educational leadership. Ethical issues arising out of the current emphasis on accountability. Issues concerning providing a good education in a multicultural society. Larger issues of ethical theory that can inform the practice of leadership. Focus on elementary and secondary schools, with higher education included.
EDA 700 Case Studies in the Technical Management of Schools (3)
SESSION II
TTh 8 a.m.-noon Meets 7/15-8/14. CANCELED
Sec. M051 Class #71935 Ambrosie
Key issues surrounding the technical management of schools; effect of technical aspects on quality of teaching and learning in a school system. Relationships between schools and state and regional educational officials; school finance and business management; school law; organization, maintenance, and system uses of data for school planning and decision making; educational technology systems supporting instruction and student performance; administration of special education; school personnel management, collective bargaining, contract administration, and relationships with employee representatives; facilities planning; understanding the school board; how technical management contributes to creating a productive school culture. How various technical aspects relate to one another; resources available to administrators in addressing particular subjects and school issues.
EDA 725 Current Research on Teaching (3)
SESSION II
MTWTh 8:30 a.m.-noon Meets 6/30-7/17.
Sec. M750 Class # 71818 Mager
Political, historical, and methodological aspects of
elementary and secondary schools. Skills in analysis,
synthesis, and criticism developed.
EDA 737 Collective Bargaining in Public Education (3)
SESSION I
MTh 4-7:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71802 Shedd
Conceptual frameworks pertaining to negotiations. Social
psychology, political science, and organizational conflict.
Concepts integrated through simulated negotiations,
presentations, commentaries, observational feedback, and
references to the literature.
EDA 746 School-Community Relations (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Meets 7/7-11.
Sec. M050 Class # 71808 Quadrini
Two-way process of integrating school and community
through school development and community development; the “community school.”
EDI 144 Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts (3)
SESSION I
MWF 8a.m.-noon. Fee $50. CANCELED
Sec. M001 Class # 71767 Porter
Fundamental three-dimensional communication devices,
model making and conceptual methodology for designing. Open to all majors and the community.
EDU 500 Disability History, Arts, and Culture (3)
SESSION I
MTWThF 4-8 p.m.
Meets 6/2-13. CANCELED
Sec. M750 Class # 72056 Adams
This survey course will explore disability from a social, cultural and historical perspective, as an identity, a movement, a label and a social construct. Topics will include history of disability studies and disability rights (past, present, future); disability art and culture; gender and sexuality; mobility, media representations; advocacy; and more. Students will expand their understanding of such topics through diverse readings (theoretical, first person accounts, artwork, and so on) in a project based active learning classroom.
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Sec. M001 Class # 70704 Ensher |
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Student Teaching in Childhood Education (3-6) |
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Sec. M002 Class # 70766 Albino |
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Student Teaching/ Inclusive Special Education 1-6 (4) |
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Supervised teaching experience in pre-kindergarten through twelfth
grade settings, with required seminars and conferences. Matriculated
teacher preparation students only. Repeated as program requires. Variable length experiences earn V-grade until complete, leading to P or F grade. Prerequisites and credits vary by program.
EDU 535 Quality Infant Care Giving (2-3)
SESSION I
MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Meets 6/2-6.
Sec. M740 Class # 70791 Honig
Workshop. Research theories and demonstrations of infant/toddler care, development,
and assessment; group care, legal and budgeting issues, and work with
parents. Permission required for 3 credits.
EDU 600 Humor, Creative Thinking, and Education (3)
SESSION II
MW 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71823 Clinton
Principles and methodology of creative thinking and writing humor. Emphasis on a review of research on both creative thinking and humor, major theories of humor, most common elements and structures that are utilized in humor, and some major models of creative thinking. Practical exercises for developing and nurturing humor and creative thinking; strategies for incorporating course content into future instruction; using students’ humor and creative thinking work as modeling for their peers; redirecting the energy of class clowns. Relationship (i.e., transfer of learning) between thought processes within models of creative thinking and thought process used in creating humor. Psychological and physiological aspects of creative thinking and humor, including theories and findings from neuroscience research and developmental humor.
EDU 600 Supporting Thinking and Literacy Through Visual Materials
(3)
SESSION I
MTWThF 4-8 p.m. Meets 6/9-20.
Sec. M040 Class # 70769 Maniaci
Practical approaches for educators who want to use visual materials
to support critical thinking and literacy skills (reading, writing,
speaking, and listening) in the K-12 classroom. Application of strategies
such as using visual materials, graphic organizers, and the Socratic
method in any content area; development of methods specific to real
classroom situations. Review current journals and resources; develop
and share strategies for incorporating these skills into lesson plans
that reflect New York State and national standards.
EDU 600 Making Methodology: Exploring Arts-Based Educational Research (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 4-8 p.m. Meets 5/19-30.
Sec. M050 Class # 71807 Rolling
Theoretical frameworks for various idiosyncratic and communal arts practices in an exploration of the efficacy of arts-based research in education. How studio arts and narrative research practices yield strategies and approaches to inquiry that can improve the rigor, breadth, and depth of both scholarship and praxis as an artist, researcher, and teacher.
EDU 600 Introduction to Orff Schulwerk (1)
SESSION II
MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Meets 8/4-8. CANCELED
Sec. M700 Class # 71850 Rodriguez
Introductory workshop focusing on teaching student-centered activities that engage all learners through music and movement education. Participants sing, dance, move, improvise, and compose while learning how to facilitate the instructional process in their own classrooms.
EDU 600 Introduction to Orff Schulwerk (1)
SESSION II
MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Meets 8/4-8.
Sec. M750 Class # 71999 Rodriguez
Introductory workshop focusing on teaching student-centered activities that engage all learners through music and movement education. Participants sing, dance, move, improvise, and compose while learning how to facilitate the instructional process in their own classrooms.
EDU 600 World Music and the Interdisciplinary Curriculum (3)
SESSION I
MW 4:30-8:15 p.m.
Sec. M703 Class # 70773 Dekaney
Examination of historical and social perspectives of world music in
diverse cultural contexts. Strategies for all teachers to develop and
facilitate interdisciplinary curricula featuring music from around the
world. Survey of materials and resources for authentic
performance practice.
EDU 603 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)
SESSION I
MW 4-7:45 p.m.
Sec. M700 Class # 71931 Banks
Developing and using qualitative methods used by sociologists to conduct
research. Underlying assumptions and limitations.
EDU 607 Principles of Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Meets 7/7-25.
Sec. M750 Class # 70778 O'Toole
Understanding learning, learner similarities and differences
in diverse populations; schools and classrooms as complex learning settings; teacher decision-making based on
classroom observations, student assessment, theory, and
situation analysis. No more than one of EDU 607 and
EED 604 may be taken for credit.
EDU 655 Educational Tests and Measurements (3)
SESSION I
TTh 4-7:30 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70712 Hardt
Basic theory underlying construction, evaluation, and use of educational
tests. Construction and evaluation of achievement tests. Guided practice
in test construction and test score analysis.
EDU 664 Creating Safe and Peaceful Schools (3)
SESSION I
MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Meets 6/23-27.
Sec. M050 Class # 70735 Sapon-Shevin
Focus on building caring, secure, and nurturing learning communities
and creating
classroom and school climates that encourage student focus, productivity,
and cooperation. Positive approaches for supporting individual students
and helping them to manage conflict (e.g., self-determination, peer
mediation). Prerequisite: admission to the inclusive special
education (1-6) or (7-12) masters program, or instructor consent.
EDU 700 Cognition in the Visual and Performing Arts (3)
SESSION II
TTh 6-9:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71821 Coggiola
Cognitive processes associated with teaching and learning the visual and performing arts, from historical contexts to the most current positions in cognitive theory; how they apply to the arts in today's world.
EDU 700 Teaching and Learning in Math Grades 7-8 (3)
SESSION II
TTh 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Meets 8/11-15.
Sec. M050 Class # 72001 Staff
Contact the department for course description.
EDU 700 Math in Science (3)
SESSION II
TTh 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Meets 8/11-15.
Sec. M051 Class # 72002 Staff
Contact the department for course description.
EDU 725 Current Research on Teaching (3)
SESSION II
MTWTh 8:30 a.m.-noon Meets 6/30-7/17.
Sec. M750 Class # 71813 Mager
Political, historical, and methodological aspects of
elementary and secondary schools. Skills in analysis,
synthesis, and criticism developed.
EDU 800 Developing a Research Proposal (3)
SESSION I
TTh 4-7:30 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71804 Masingila
Conceptualizing, writing and revising research proposals. For doctoral students working on research apprenticeship or dissertation proposals.
EED 547 Childrens Literature (3)
SESSION I
MW 4-7:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70713 Beverine-Curry
History of literature for children; selection of books for children
of different age groups. Methods of stimulating interest in literature.
Use of literature as part of reading program.
EED 600 Mathematics Education Methods in Curriculum and Development (2)
SESSION II
MTWThF 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Meets 7/28-8/15. CANCELED
Sec. M050 Class # 70800 Staff
Integration of theory, research, and practice in teaching and learning of mathematics.
Examination of programs¹ scope, sequence, and materials.
Design, and evaluate inclusive lessons and units including differentiated
instruction and adaptations. Prerequisite: Childhood Preparation Program students only.
EED 601 Strategies for Inclusive Education I (2)
SESSION II
MTWTh 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Meets 6/30-7/3.
Sec. M050 Class # 70738 Sapon-Shevin
Developing a classroom community, responding to diversity issues, and
strategies for promoting cooperative, interactive education.
Prerequisite: admission to the M.S. childhood education (1-6) preparation
program.
EED 604 Principles of Learning in Inclusive
Classrooms (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Meets 7/7-25.
Sec. M750 Class # 70777 O'Toole
Developing emerging theory about learning, learner characteristics,
and curriculum. Theory and theory construction. Diversity and inclusion
in regard to teacher decision-making. Includes field placement. Cannot receive credit for EED 604
and EDU 303, 307 or
607.
EED 606 Understanding Teaching in Inclusive Schools (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 2-4:45 p.m. Meets 7/14-8/1.
Sec. M050 Class # 70740 Quadrini
Roles and responsibilities of teachers in U.S. public schools. Assumptions
teachers bring to the classroom, school structures and relationships,
public expectations,
student diversity, community and youth cultures. No more than one of
EDU 605 or EED 606 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite: admission
to the graduate childhood education (1-6) preparation program or instructor consent.
EED 621 Elementary Mathematics Methods and Curriculum I (2)
SESSION II
MTWThF 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Meets 7/28-8/15.
Sec. M050 Class # 71957 Tinto
Contact the department for course description.
EED 654 Teaching Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies in
Early Childhood Special Education (3)
SESSION II
TTh 4-7:30 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70775 Currin/Dotger/Theoharis
Basic concepts and strategies for teaching mathematics, science, and
social studies to preschool and primary age (K-2) children.
Prerequisite: admission to the Early Childhood Special Education teacher
preparation program, or instructor consent.
EED 655 Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education (3)
SESSION I
TTh 4:30-8 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71849 Carter
Curriculum and instruction based on knowledge of child growth and development
in ages 3 through 8. Teaching children with and without handicaps. Resources
and techniques.
EED 700 Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Grades K-4 (3)
SESSION II
MTWThF 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Meets 8/11-15. Contingent upon sufficient enrollment.
Sec. M750 Class # 71899 Currin/Tinto
Development of algebraic thinking central to the
teaching and learning of mathematics in grades K to 4.
Mathematical content and teaching strategies.
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Development of algebraic thinking central to the teaching and learning of mathematics in grades 5 to 6. Mathematical content and teaching strategies.
EEE 370 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
and Emerging Enterprises (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Online format
Sec. M800 Class #71842 Staff
Course focuses on what it takes to start, grow, and sustain new ventures.
Topics include: understanding entrepreneurs and their teams, evaluating
opportunities, creating a venture plan, securing resources. Readings
and guest lecturers emphasized. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
EEE 375 Entrepreneurial Management (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh Noon-1:45 p.m. CANCELED
Sec. M001 Class #71952 Petosa
Contact the department for course description.
EEE 400 Innovation to Venture (3)
SESSION II
TTh 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 72671 Watters
For description, please contact the instructor, Craig Watters, at crwatter@syr.edu.
EEE 457 Strategic & Entrepreneurial
Management (3)
MAYmester
MTWThF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Meets 5/12-16.
Sec. M550 Class # 70992 Morris
The capstone integrative experience for management majors culminating
in the development of a comprehensive plan for a new business venture
or a nonprofit organization. Prerequisite: senior standing; instructor consent.
EEE 600 Innovation to Venture (3)
SESSION II
TTh 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sec. M002 Class # 72672 Watters
For description, please contact the instructor, Craig Watters, at crwatter@syr.edu.
ELE 691 Quantum Communication (3)
COMBINED SESSION
TBA Offered in Rome, NY. CANCELED
Sec. U001 Class# 71882 Staff
Develop the skills needed to assess the system requirements for operation of a communication network.
ENL 211 Composition for Non-Native Speakers
of English (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh 10-11:45 a.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 70310 Staff
Expository writing and reading. Students develop an awareness of the
cultural and discourse expectations in written English, through reading
and responding to articles on a variety of topics and writing essays
of increasing complexity. Prerequisite: ENL 201, 202, 207, or
instructor consent.
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Language, culture, and teaching strategies needed for effective communication
in
academic and social situations. Laboratory and individualized language
instruction included. For international teaching assistants. Prerequisite:
ENL 207 or equivalent.
ETS 119 American Comedy (3)
MAYmester
M 8 a.m.-noon Meets 5/12; remainder online until August 8.
Sec. M550 Class # 71904 Sternlicht
Modern American playwrights and general theories of comedy. Comic theory and the function of comedy: nature of American comedy; feminism and American comedy; and ethnic comedy. Readings include Kaufman and Ferber, Dinner at 8; Luce, The Women; Simon, The Prisoner of Second Avenue; Wolfe, The Colored Museum. Attendance at the class meeting required. Course continues throughout summer in independent study format. E-mail access required.
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture: Consuming Popular Culture (3)
SESSION II
MTWTh 2-3:45 p.m. Film screenings: Th 4-6 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71797 Dwyer
Explores the way products of popular culture--films, television shows, music, web sites, print media, fashion, advertisements, etc--interact with popular audiences. Are audiences mindless drones, sopping up the messages placed before them? Can audiences utilize and re-invent popular culture texts for their own purposes in new and complex ways? Foregrounds the ways in which fans and audiences interact with popular culture.
ETS 153 Interpretation of Fiction: Examining "Underworlds" (3)
SESSION I
MTWTh Noon-1:45 p.m.
Sec. M001 Class # 71796 Ghosh
Questions explored include: How do "underworlds" affect how we imagine ourselves and our communities? Do we depend on secret spaces to validate our normalities? Do these secret spaces interrogate or even endanger the certainties of our existence? Are "underworlds" physical places or psychopathic mindscapes that evoke a horror of identification? How have imaginative constructions of such spaces contributed to how we imagine "self," "home," or "nation"? How do definitions of aberrance and normality change in time and culture? Texts include Shelley's Frankenstein, Collins' The Moonstone, Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, Hamilton's Rope, and others.
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film (3)
MAYmester
MTWThF 1-5 p.m.
Sec. M500 Class # 71795 Hallas
Comprehensive introduction to the interpretation of film. Regarded as the quintessential medium of the last century, cinema has profoundly shaped the ways in which we see the world and understand our place within it. Focusing principally on classic and contemporary English-language cinema, investigate precisely how meaning is produced in cinema. Close attention to the specific aesthetic and rhetorical aspects of film integrated with a wide-ranging exploration of the social and cultural contexts that shape how we make sense of and take pleasure in films. No prior film experience required.
ETS 215 Sophomore Poetry Workshop (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Online format
Sec. U800 Class # 70153 Harwell
Writing, reading, and criticism of poetry.
ETS 217 Sophomore Fiction Workshop (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Online format
Sec. U800 Class # 70154 Harwell
Writing, reading, and criticism of fiction.
ETS 401 Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Online format
Sec. U800 Class # 70155 Harwell
Extensive practice in writing poetry. Prerequisite: instructor consent.
ETS 404 Advanced Writing Workshop: Fiction (3)
COMBINED SESSION
Online format
Sec. U800 Class # 70156 Harwell
Extensive practice in writing fiction, particularly the short story.
Prerequisite: instructor consent.
ETS 420 The Shakespeare Industry (3)
MAYmester
MTWThF 1-5 p.m.
Sec. M500 Class # 70429 Moody
Historical study of how the production and reception of cultural texts influence their interpretation.
2008 Summer Session DatesMost summer classes meet during the session dates listed below. Exceptions are noted with specific dates in the individual course information. MAYmester: May 12-23 Session 1: May 19-June 27 Session 2: June 30-August 8 Combined Session: |
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