Courses
SW 215 HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND FAITH 3.0 Credit(s)
Drawing from the values and perspectives of Catholic Social Teaching through the lens of Social Work practice, this course critically examines social justice concepts and develops intercultural skills needed to address issues of social justice with individuals and diverse communities. Through the cultural immersion experience abroad, students will be engaged with local communities and participate in community-based learning opportunities which address issues such as: human rights, human dignity, solidarity with poor and marginalized communities, and the common good.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
CMD 205 INTRODUCTION TO DEAF CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of Deaf culture and contemporary perspectives of the Deaf community. Basic American sign language will be embedded into all course content. Topics will range from Deaf awareness, technology and accessibility, Deaf education and multiculturalism, Deaf identities, Deaf art and media, and Deaf vocational opportunities. Active participation is required throughout the entire semester, previous knowledge of sign language is not required.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MU 226 KEYBOARD SKILLS FOR PIANO PROFIENCY II 1.0 Credit(s)
In this course students will continue with their studies of keyboard technique, harmonization, improvisation, sight reading and solo repertoire. Prerequisite: Take MU-126
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
ENG 280 MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course we will read the literature written by a variety of multicultural writers including African -American/Black, Latinx/Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, LGBTQ+ writers and examine the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality in these texts. We will look at how these texts address issues of identity and community, and how the texts express issues of culture, values, and morals in American society. We will examine the aesthetic and rhetorical strategies of these literary texts. Prerequisite: Take FYWS-125
Offered: All Semesters Contact Department
ENG 258 EXPERIMENTAL FICTION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the rhetorical strategies and stylistic choices that writers make when writing experimental fiction. This class stresses refining your style and finding/re-finding your voice. Knowing your audience is key to writing successful fiction. You'll determine the audience you'll write for each piece, and you'll discover/re-discover the rhetorical strategies appropriate to that audience. In this class you'll spend time reading and analyzing the works of professional writers as you develop writing, revising, and editorial skills. These skills you'll use when you write your own work and to critique the work of your classmates in Break-out Confab/Partners meetings when you're not in class, and during the Writer's Workshop in class. This course emphasizes the connections between active reading, composing, and substantial, creative revision. Furthermore, this course seeks to prepare you for graduate work in literature or writing, for positions in publishing and writing, and writing for corporations and businesses. Prerequisite: Take FYWS-125, ENG-253
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
PH 294 PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS IN IRELAND 3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that present the opportunity to explore philosophical questions about human nature and experience in a global context. Consult the current course schedule for available topics.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
ENG 281 WRITING IDENTITY IN IRELAND 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores identity through engagement with the work of Irish writers (both indigenous and diasporic) and students' own creative work. It will encourage interrogation of the concept of Irish writing through the practices both of "writing in Ireland," quite literally, and alternative forms of writing/authorship, such as song-writing, comic book-writing, filmmaking, and visual art.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
ENG 282 THE PRACTICE OF WRITING 3.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to develop students' understanding of strategies of effective writing. It focuses on helping students learn to provide audience-and situation-based feedback on writing in ways that can help us grow as writers, readers, and critical thinkers. Through readings, activities, and assignments, we will discuss how to provide guidance, feedback, and encouragement and how to learn strategies for helping students from every discipline to: start and complete assignments, become more aware of strategies for improving their writing (and thinking about writing), and build their own confidence as writers. Students who complete this course will be able to tutor in Sacred Heart's Peer Writing Lab. Prerequisite: Take FYWS-125
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CIT 216 JUST BEAUTY:CAN BEAUTY SAVE THE WORLD? 3.0 Credit(s)
Can beauty save the world as Dostoevsky once claimed? Can beauty make a difference in a world that is often ugly and unjust - can it even "save" us? In this course, we will explore ways of interpreting beauty that are more than skin deep. Drawing on artists, cultural critics, theologians, and ethicists, we will discuss how beauty has served as both a tool of oppression and an inspiration for ethical action.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
MU 244 JUNIOR RECITAL 1.0 Credit(s)
For those students within the performance concentration, two recitals are required, one during the junior year and one during the senior year. The approximate length of the recital should be a minimum of 60 minutes. In consultation and with the final approval of faculty, the students are required to select repertoire, choose accompanyning musicians, create a program and send out invitations. The purpose of the recitals is for the stundent to demonstrate their theoretical and practical music skills but should also demonstrate the student's understanding of how to present himself or herself in a concert setting as well as how to organize and promote an event.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CAS 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARTS & SCIENCES 3.0-4.0 Credit(s)
Special Topics are new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the College's permanent offerings. Prerequisites are established by the Dean/Associate Dean of the College as appropriate for the specific course. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and prerequisites.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 244 MEDIA, POLITICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course offers an overview of how media and politics are essential for social justice. Students will explore the current state of media practices, political organizing, message development, and policy efforts as part of social change.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
GS 283 FRANCO-ITALIAN CONNECTIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This comparative course focuses on cultural and historical connections and distinctions between France and Italy. Our work shall cover revolutionary Europe and beyond. We shall study key figures (Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Giuseppe Garibaldi, etc.) and concepts (liberty, regime change, identity, feminism) through literature, film, music, and the visual arts.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CIT 217 CATHOLICS PERSPECTIVES LAW AND JUSTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
Catholic intellectuals and jurists have exerted deep influence on political and legal traditions in Europe as well as the United States. This course examines Catholic perspectives on law and justice in terms of their historical trajectory as well as their impact on contemporary American society.
Offered: Spring Semester Even Academic Years
PO 239 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on fundamental factors in understanding international relations. Sovereignty, nation-states, national interests, power, diplomacy, United Nations, war, terrorism, ethnicity, low-intensity warfare, the environment, and global politics are studied.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department