Courses
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
BI 259 MAMMALOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is on the biology of mammals. Students learn about mammal origins and diversification, as well as the orders and families of the mammals alive today. In addition, students explore topics that include the ecology, distribution, morphology, behavior and conservation of mammals throughout the world. Careers relevant to Mammalogy and Mammal Conservation are introduced, as well as the techniques and practices of those fields. Finally, students learn to recognize many of the extant mammal species that live in Connecticut. Prerequisite: Take Bi-112, BI-114, MA-131 with min grade of C, P
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 204 Dreaming Perceiving and Reality 3.0 Credit(s)
In our dreams, we see, hear, and touch the worlds of our mind's own creation and sometimes we are so convinced by the reality of our dreams that we cannot distinguish them from reality. How do we know we are not dreaming? When we see, smell, taste, and touch the world around us, what is it that we are immediately aware of? Is it the real world itself-the world of physics-or, instead, are we aware of a world constructed by our minds? In Dreams, Perception, and Reality, we will explore some of the most fundamental philosophical questions beginning from their historical origins to contemporary philosophical and neuroscientific approaches to understanding dreams, perception, hallucinations, and imagination.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PO 203 WRITING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will study and practice essential forms of writing in the discipline, including book reviews, policy briefs, and opinion pieces, to prepare them for success in other courses and for work in the field.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
PO 209 THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM 3.0 Credit(s)
Covers the basic structure and principles of the American legal system. The differences between federal and state courts, the civil and criminal judicial processes, the juvenile court process, and an understanding of the constitutional rights applicable to these areas.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
SL 299 SERVICE LEARNING 1.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PO 201 RESEARCH APPLICATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
Students learn about various research methods, including historical case studies, comparative case studies, survey research, and quantitative data analysis, and develop the research proposal they begin in PO 200 into a full project. Prerequisite: Take PO-200
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CIT 218 THE GOOD LIFE: YOUR PATH, YOUR PURPOSE 3.0 Credit(s)
Leading lives that matter, knowing our purpose and becoming who we want to be are central to living the good life. The years in college and emerging adult are a time when we think from our deepest self about what we most will value and desire for our lives. Yet these years can also be confusing and finding how to build the most meaningful life possible for us can be challenging. This course uses the timeless writings and wisdom of great thinkers-philosophers, psychologists, religious thinkers, artists and writers, professional leaders-to help us think through real life cases that will guide us to finding the good life of meaning, purpose, and faith that we seek. Students will: 1. Read, understand and discuss the works of great thinkers in philosophy, literature, psychology, religion, and the arts--classical to contemporary--- who write about living a good life. 2. Analyze and write about the real life case studies that explore the questions, issues, values, and beliefs about what makes the good life. 3. Develop their own guides that chart a path for the good life. 4. Develop writing, speaking, and thinking abilities.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
ENG 212 POLITICAL WRITING 3.0 Credit(s)
Everything is political. Course examines how political writing is used as a means to enact social change, to shape public opinion, inform policy decisions, and influence political behavior. You'll read and analyze the works of professional writers. You'll refine your style and find/re-find your voice. You'll develop/re-develop your writing, revising, and editorial skills. These skills you'll use when you write your own work and critique the work of your classmates during the in-class Writer's Workshops. Students develop analytical writing skills in rhetoric, persuasion, and argumentation. This course potentially expands your writing portfolio. Prerequisite: Take FYWS-125
Offered: Spring Semester All Years