Fall, 2011 Courses by Concentration
Arts | |
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ARTS 611 Wednesday 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM Fully Enrolled |
Basic Drawing: The Still Life
Waite,Peter This basic foundation drawing course will focus on the still life as subject matter. All are welcome, from the most experienced; those who love to draw; to the beginners who ... more |
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ARTS 624 Monday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Fully Enrolled |
Connecticut State Parks: A Collaborative Photographic Project
Belanger,Marion Using film or digital still cameras, students will spend the semester making pictures at Connecticut State Parks. Students should come to class with a specific park or group of parks ... more |
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ARTS 681 Tuesday - Cancelled |
Shakespeare's Couples: Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Smith,Gay "To bed, to bed, to bed . . . ," Lady Macbeth whispers and later cries as she exhorts her husband to come to bed. The bed on stage, in ... more |
Humanities | |
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HUMS 609 Thursday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Fully Enrolled |
Children's Literature
Karamcheti,Indira Stories told to children have an ancient history, dating back to orally transmitted folktales, myths, and legends. They have many different aims: they are variously intended to teach, amuse, and ... more |
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HUMS 622 Monday 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM |
New Trends in Fiction and Nonfiction: Exercises for Writers
Greene,Anne F. This writing course considers traditional fiction and creative nonfiction as well as new elements such as graphics and mixed media forms. The expanding publishing world, including blogs, will also be ... more |
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HUMS 638 Wednesday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM |
Romantic Poetry
Weiner,Stephanie Kuduk This course explores major poets and themes of the Romantic period in English poetry: nature; memory, imagination, and creativity; the poetic "I"; form and prosody; responses to the French Revolution ... more |
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HUMS 638W Wednesday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM |
Romantic Poetry - Foundational Course Option
Weiner,Stephanie Kuduk Foundational course option: Students taking the course with this option will receive more extensive and detailed feedback on their work through more frequent writing assignments and individual meetings with the ... more |
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HUMS 639 Thursday 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM |
The Great American Novel
McCann,Sean In this survey of classic works of American fiction, we will focus on texts celebrated not just for their literary achievement but also for their aspiration to define the nature ... more |
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HUMS 639W Thursday 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM Fully Enrolled |
The Great American Novel - Foundational Course Option
McCann,Sean Foundational course option: Students taking the course with this option will receive more extensive and detailed feedback on their work through more frequent writing assignments and individual meetings with the ... more |
Mathematics | |
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MTHS 683W Monday 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM |
Applied Data Analysis - Foundational Course
Dierker,Lisa C. Foundational Course: This course is considered a foundational course for students concentrating in mathematics and sciences. It is designed to help students hone the quantitative analysis and scientific thinking ... more |
Sciences | |
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SCIE 634 Tuesday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM Fully Enrolled |
Strange New Worlds: Planets, Exoplanets & Stars that Host Them
Herbst,William The course begins with an overview of the planets, moons, comets and asteroids that comprise our Solar System. Modern issues such as why Pluto is no longer designated as a ... more |
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SCIE 683W Monday 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM |
Applied Data Analysis - Foundational Course
Dierker,Lisa C. Foundational Course: This course is considered a foundational course for students concentrating in mathematics and sciences. It is designed to help students hone the quantitative analysis and scientific thinking ... more |
Social Sciences | |
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SOCS 612 Tuesday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM Fully Enrolled |
The Constitution
Finn,John E. This course introduces students to the Constitution of the United States, as interpreted and understood by the Supreme Court of the United States. It begins with a simple premise: Understanding ... more |
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SOCS 635 Cancelled |
Problems and Prospects of Social Engineering
Eisner,Marc A. This is a course on public policy covering a host of substantive policy areas. The course begins with an examination of Progressivism and the initial efforts to use public policy ... more |
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SOCS 635W Thursday - Cancelled |
Problems and Prospects of Social Engineering - Foundational Course Option
Eisner,Marc A. Foundational course option: Students taking the course with this option will receive more extensive and detailed feedback on their work through more frequent writing assignments and individual meetings with ... more |
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SOCS 639 Wednesday 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM |
Inside Nazi Germany, 1933-1945
Grimmer-Solem,Erik This course analyzes the processes that led to Hitler's rise to power, the nature of the National Socialist regime, and the origins and implementation of its policies of aggression and ... more |
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SOCS 642 Wednesday 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM |
Cinema and Society across Cultures
Ostor,Akos A. Films from around the globe have captured our attention as compelling glimpses of other worlds. Masterworks of cinema, they are firmly anchored in their own societies and histories, yet they ... more |
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