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FLM 2025 - History of Cinema II
Credit(s): 4
This course surveys the social and aesthetic impact and development of cinema after World War II until the present day. Topics include the rise of independent filmmaking, Italian neo-realism, the development of the Auteur Theory, the growth of art cinema, the French new wave, New Hollywood, and contemporary developments, including home video and digital technologies.
Prerequisites: FLM 1055 or ENG 1082 or permission.
Recommended: FLM 2015
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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FLM 2710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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FLM 3010 - Auteur Filmmakers Seminar
Credit(s): 4
The subject of this course varies each semester and offers the advanced student of cinema intensive study of the works of a single premier filmmaker or of a group of closely related filmmakers.
There is a required screening lab attached to this course.
Prerequisites: FLM 1055 or ENG 1082 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Notes: There is a course fee.
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FLM 3320 - Film and Culture Seminar
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the intersection of film and culture by exploring various themes and issues from the history of cinema in their cultural contexts. Topics include the work of particular filmmakers, the codes and conventions of specific genres, and the evolution of noteworthy subjects across a variety of films. Specific themes or issues that might be explored in any given semester include: Food on Film, The Cold War, and American Horror Stories.
Prerequisites: FLM 1055 or ENG 1082 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Notes: There is a course fee.
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FLM 3610 - Film Studies Seminar
Credit(s): 4
The subject of this course varies each semester and offers the advanced student of cinema an intensive study of noteworthy filmmakers, distinct genres, or significant creative approaches in the fields of film and/or video.
There is a required screening lab attached to this course.
Prerequisites: FLM 1055 or ENG 1082 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic but may count no more than twice toward program requirements.
Notes: There is a course fee.
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FLM 3710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FLM 4010 - Theory of Cinema
Credit(s): 4
[LGWL2] This course investigates the salient theories of cinema from the pioneering work of Eisenstein and Pudovkin to current work in ideological, structuralist, and semiotic analysis. Reference is made to traditional literary and art criticism and to relevant sociological and anthropological research, but little attention is paid to routine journalistic film criticism.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is permission. There is a course fee.
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FLM 4710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FLM 4810 - Internship in Film Studies
Credit(s): 2-15
The internship provides students with practical experience in the application of their previous course work for the major. Arrangements for placement must be made with the supervising faculty member, faculty advisor, the site supervisor, and the Career Services office. Following approval of the work experience, students are required to submit a learning contract and biweekly reports.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is permission. The internship may be repeated for credit, but only 3 credits may be counted toward program requirements.
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Foreign Language |
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FLL 1010 - Immersion Experience
Credit(s): .5 to 6
This course explores a variety of topics in a foreign language by immersing students in different areas of linguistic, cultural, and historical interest. The course requires the use of the foreign language during the planned course experiences. Students are expected to attend class meetings prior to the immersion experience to prepare for it, and afterwards to process it. This course may be repeated when no duplication of experience results.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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FLL 1710 - Special Topics in Foreign Language
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Foreign Language curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FLL 2710 - Special Topics in Foreign Language
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Foreign Language curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FLL 2810 - Co-op in Foreign Language
Credit(s): 1 to 6
This course gives students the opportunity to put to use the linguistic and cultural acquisitions made in class within a foreign language-related placement. The placement must be approved in advance by the Social Science Department, the employer and the college Cooperative Education office. See the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
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FLL 2910 - Independent Study in Foreign Language
Credit(s): 3
Independent Study in Foreign Language allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic of foreign language not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a mentor fluent in the requisite language. An independent study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
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FLL 3710 - Special Topics in Foreign Language
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Foreign Language curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FLL 4710 - Special Topics in Foreign Language
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Foreign Language curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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French |
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FRE 1111 - French I
Credit(s): 3
This function-based course instills basic conversational patterns, the fundamentals of grammar, elementary reading selections, and writing skills. The instruction treats some aspects of French culture and civilization. The course is designed for those students who have had no previous French, or not more than a year or two of high school French.
Corequisites: FRE 1111L for an additional credit. (Johnson)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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FRE 1111L - French I Lab
Credit(s): 1
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence. It is a comprehensive program appropriate for true beginners as well as those with one to two years of secondary French. Students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and are introduced to French and francophone culture and civilization. This course requires work in a language laboratory in addition to regular class meetings. This shared course may have different prerequisites at the other VSC colleges.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 1112 - Intermediate French
Credit(s): 3
The second semester of this introductory level course continues to build on basic skill with further development of cultural, aural, written, speaking, and reading skills.
Corequisites: FRE 1112L for an additional credit. (Johnson)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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FRE 1112L - French II Lab
Credit(s): 1
The second semester of this introductory level course continues to build on basic skill with further development of cultural, aural, written, speaking and reading skills. This course requires work in a language laboratory in addition to regular class meetings. This shared course may have different prerequisites at the other VSC colleges.
Prerequisites: FRE 1111 or two years of high school French or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 1710 - Special Topics in French
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general French curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FRE 2011 - French III
Credit(s): 3
This is the first semester of an intermediate program designed to review material obtained either after three or more years of secondary French or after introductory, college-level French. It further develops listening, speaking, writing, reading and cultural skills, in a French and francophone context. This course requires work in a language laboratory in addition to regular class meetings.
Prerequisites: FRE 1112 or three years of high school French or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 2011L - French III Lab
Credit(s): 1
This is the first semester of an intermediate program designed to review material obtained either after three or more years of secondary French or after introductory, college-level French. It further develops of listening, speaking, writing, reading and cultural skills, in a French and francophone context. This course requires work in a language laboratory in addition to regular class meetings.
Prerequisites: FRE 1112 or three years of high school French or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 2012 - French IV
Credit(s): 3
This is a continued study of French grammar, vocabulary and syntax, with further development of oral proficiency. The course includes practice in directed composition and informal oral and written reports. This course may require work in a language laboratory in addition to regular class meetings.
Prerequisites: FRE 2011 or four years of high school French or permission of instructor
Corequisites: FRE 2012L
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 2012L - French IV Lab
Credit(s): 1
This is a continued study of French grammar, vocabulary and syntax, with further development of oral proficiency. The course includes practice in directed composition and informal oral and written reports. This course may require work in a language laboratory in addition to regular class meetings.
Prerequisites: FRE 2011 or four years of high school French or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 2710 - Special Topics in French
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general French curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FRE 2910 - Independent Study in French
Credit(s): 1-12 (Johnson); 1-4 (Lyndon)
Independent Study in French provides an opportunity for advanced study in selected areas of interest.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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FRE 3010 - Culture & Civilization through Correspondence & Conversation
Credit(s): 3
This course is intended for students at the intermediate level and those wishing to complete a minor in French. Based on the Cultura Project at MIT, this class pairs NVU-Johnson students with Canadian students studying English at their cegep in Terrebonne, Quebec. An email correspondence over the semester allows students to explore a wide range of topics such as food, family, current issues, holidays, heroes and health care. NVU-Johnson students write in English and Quebec students write in French. This native language use on questionnaires and in correspondence offers cultural nuances to be fully expressed. This cross-cultural approach offers learners a chance to observe, compare and analyze similar materials from two target cultures. Within the classroom setting, students discuss their reactions and observations all in French, the target language. A home-stay immersion experience in Quebec may be included.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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FRE 3710 - Special Topics in French
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general French curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FRE 4710 - Special Topics in French
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general French curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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FRE 4910 - Independent Study in French
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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Geographic Information Systems |
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GIS 1050 - Introduction to Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to the technical components of data acquisition, map projections, scale and cartographic features of basic map composition. Students will be introduced to ARCView, ESRI GIS system.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every fall.
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GIS 1710 - Special Topics in Geographical Information Systems
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Geographic Information Systems curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GIS 2010 - Spatial Analysis Techniques in Geographic Information Systems
Credit(s): 3
This course builds upon basic GIS spatial analytical techniques such as: buffering, interpolation, overlay techniques and concepts for both vector and raster based GIS applications. Students will be working on an ESRI desktop Spatial Analysis software extension.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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GIS 2710 - Special Topics in Geographical Information Systems
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Geographic Information Systems curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GIS 3710 - Special Topics in Geographical Information Systems
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Geographic Information Systems curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GIS 4710 - Special Topics in Geographical Information Systems
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Geographic Information Systems curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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Geography |
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GEO 1010 - Introduction to Geography
Credit(s): 3
This course addresses the question “Where?” by taking a regional approach to an understanding of the ecology of human and physical worlds. This course considers a place not only in terms of its unique environmental features but also in terms of its position in a network of economic, social, and political relationships that link one place with every other place.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every semester (Lyndon).
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GEO 1710 - Special Topics in Geography
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Geography curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEO 2710 - Topics in Geography
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in geography appropriate to the 2000-level that are not offered in the general Geography curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEO 2910 - Independent Study in Geography
Credit(s): 1 to 3
Independent Study in Geography allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic in geography not offered in the regular curriculum under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent-study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
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GEO 3710 - Special Topics in Geography
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Geography curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEO 4710 - Special Topics in Geography
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Geography curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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Geology |
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GEY 1111 - Introduction to Geology I
Credit(s): 4
This course investigates changes that have occurred in landscapes over a long time which are detected by a study of the processes of rock weathering, erosion, deposition, regional uplift and subsidence, folding and faulting, metamorphism and igneous activity. The instruction proposes a partial geologic history of northern New England that appears consistent with these processes and also consistent with observations made on field trips. The course provides exercises using topographic maps, vertical aerial photographs and geologic maps. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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GEY 1710 - Special Topics in Geology
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Geology curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEY 2112 - Introduction to Geology II
Credit(s): 4
This course investigates the evolution of the northern Appalachian landscape with the help of small-scale geologic maps. It studies the evolution of other landscapes all over the world in the light of the geologic history of the northern Appalachians and Plate Tectonic Theory. The course includes one weekend-long field trip across northern Vermont and Canada. Weekly field labs include work in the White Mountains. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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GEY 2710 - Special Topics in Geology
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Geology curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEY 3035 - Aqueous Geochemistry
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations governing the chemistry of ground and surface waters. Particular attention is given to carbonate and silica equilibria, which are the systems most responsible for the chemical behavior of natural waters. The course includes four hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are CHE 1031 and GEY 1111. CHE 1032 is strongly recommended. There is a course fee. This course is offered upon student demand.
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GEY 3040 - Mineral Resources
Credit(s): 4
This course explores the mineralogy, geologic setting and development of mineral resources and the environmental effects resulting from resource extraction. Geologic resources of Vermont are emphasized. Field work will be included as topics permit.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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GEY 3110 - Hydrogeology
Credit(s): 4
This course focuses on groundwater hydrology including the hydrologic cycle, porosity and permeability of geologic materials, hydraulic head, flow nets, pump tests, steady and unsteady flow in aquifers, migration of solute fronts and the geology of groundwater occurrence. Other topics include flood control, effects of waste disposal on groundwater quality and factors affecting drinking water supplies.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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GEY 3110 - Hydrogeology
Credit(s): 4
This is an applied hydrogeology course with lecture, laboratory and field experience. Course material includes qualitative and quantitative treatment of the hydrologic cycle, ground water flow, well hydraulics, water quality and water resource issues.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: ENV 1050
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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GEY 3120 - Field Geology
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces the student to the ways in which sedimentology, stratigraphy and structural geology are applied to situations regarding the interpretation of ancient environments and orogenic belts. Knowledge gleaned from this work is applicable to mining, civil engineering and groundwater pollution.
(includes a lab)
Prerequisites: ENV 1050
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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GEY 3710 - Special Topics in Geology
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Geology curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEY 4710 - Special Topics in Geology
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Geology curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GEY 4820 - Geologic Evolution: Grand Canyon to Mt. Whitney – Seminar
Credit(s): 2
This course examines the stratigraphic, structural and tectonic evolution of the southwestern Cordilleran Province from the Colorado Plateau east of the Grand Canyon to the Sierran Front near Mount Whitney in preparation for expedition GEY 4830. Detailed study of geologic processes, structures and landforms includes construction of geologic cross-sections, map and air photo interpretation and discussion of current literature. This course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is GEY 1111. GEY 2112 is recommended. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
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GEY 4830 - Geologic Evolution: Grand Canyon to Mt. Whitney - Expedition
Credit(s): 2
This course is a detailed field study of the geology of the southwestern Cordilleran Province from the Colorado Plateau east of the Grand Canyon to the Sierran Front near Mount Whitney. A twelve-day trip and 6-8 hours of pre- and post-trip class meetings are required. The course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites are GEY 4820 and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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GEY 4840 - Geologic Evolution: Grand Canyon to Mt. Whitney – Intensive
Credit(s): 4
This course offers intensive study of a portion of the stratigraphic, structural and tectonic evolution of the southwestern Cordilleran Province from the Colorado Plateau east of the Grand Canyon to the Sierran Front near Mount Whitney. Two class hours per week and an 8-day field trip to this area are required. Detailed study of geologic processes, structures and landforms will support the specific area chosen for study. This course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is GEY 4830 or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
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GEY 4910 - Independent Study in Geology
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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GER 1111 - German I
Credit(s): 3
An introduction to the fundamentals of the German language. The instruction focuses on grammar, vocabulary, and basic conversation forms, including elementary reading selections and writing. The course also provides an introduction to the culture of Germany.
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GER 1710 - Special Topics in German
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general German curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GER 2710 - Special Topics in German
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general German curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GER 3710 - Special Topics in German
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general German curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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GER 4710 - Special Topics in German
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general German curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HIS 1011 - Western Civilization I
Credit(s): 3
This course features lectures, readings, and discussions of the Western cultural heritage from the beginnings of civilization to 1715. The instruction includes discussion of the ancient civilizations of the Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, the development of Christianity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe, and the origins of the modern state system. The course emphasizes developing skills in reading, and understanding history.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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HIS 1030 - FYS: The Hidden History of Vermont: Class, Ethnicity & Gender
Credit(s): 3
This first-year seminar provides students with a new, more diverse perspective on the history of class, ethnicity and gender in Vermont and their place within it. Students begin by discovering their own history in terms of class, ethnicity and gender and then broaden their perspective to include the larger world of Northern Vermont University-Johnson, Lamoille County and Vermont. Guest speakers provide students with firsthand information of how class, ethnicity and gender shape the experiences of Vermonters.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 1101 - FYS: Truthiness 101: A Brief History of Consumer Culture
Credit(s): 3
“Truthiness” is a term that television comedian Stephen Colbert popularized in 2005. He used it to describe things that a person claims to know intuitively or “from the gut” without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination or actual facts. The overarching goals of this class is to explore some of the “truthiness” of the economic world we inhabit. How did buying, selling, shopping and advertising become such integral elements of 18th- and 19thcentury European life? What effects did the proliferation of consumer culture have on social relationships and identity? How did intellectuals strive to make sense of the changes they saw around them? What lessons, if any, can we take from this history for understanding our own situation?
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson CAmpus
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HIS 1111 - World History I
Credit(s): 3
This course is an introduction to the world’s major civilizations: Ancient Mediterranean (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Greece, Rome); European; South Asian (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), East Asian (China, Korea and Japan), African; Islamic and Mesoamerican from their origins to the time of the global expansion of European civilization.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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HIS 1112 - World History II
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the continuing development of the world’s major civilizations: European/American, South Asian (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), East Asian (China, Korea and Japan), African and Islamic from the time of European global expansion to the present, with particular attention given to the problems and challenges of globalization.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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HIS 1211 - American History I
Credit(s): 3
This course offers a study of the foundation of American society, and emphasizes the growth of democracy, sectional interests and conflicts, and the frontier through the Civil War.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every fall.
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HIS 1212 - American History II
Credit(s): 3
This course offers a study of the American civilization from reconstruction to the present, and emphasizes industrialization, immigration and imperialism, the two World Wars, the New Deal, and the problems of contemporary America.
Restrictions: Sophomore standing (Lyndon)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every spring.
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HIS 1710 - Special Topics in History
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general History curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HIS 2140 - The Civil War
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the causes and effects of the Civil War, focusing on issues important both then and now, such as states’ rights, the treatment of blacks and minorities, a political Supreme Court and reactions to the war.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 2210 - Women in U.S. History
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the changing roles and important contributions of women in American history. Well-known figures such as Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Jane Adams are explored along with less prominent women.
Recommended: HIS 1211 and HIS 1212
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 2240 - Survey of Eurasia
Credit(s): 3
This course is a survey of Eurasian history beginning from the Byzantine Empire through Kievan Russia and other Middle Age principalities to the present. The emphasis is on the periods since the establishment of Muscovite Russia and Ottoman Empire with such topics as leadership and succession; the role of Orthodox Church and Islam and other eastern religions on the development of the distinctive cultures in the region; outside influences and relationships with neighbors, colonization; efforts of reforms and role of the state in Russian Empire, revolutionary movements, the evolution of social, political and economic institutions. The use of novels, poetry, arts and films will complement historical analysis.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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HIS 2255 - Early Modern Europe
Credit(s): 3
This course examines European history from the medieval period through the French Revolution. We will survey the major events of this period, such as the Crusades, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment, while also paying particular attention to the cultural, intellectual and social developments that accompanied these events. While this course is primarily concerned with European history, we will consider this history in a global context throughout the semester.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 2285 - Modern Europe
Credit(s): 3
This course examines European history from the French Revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The class surveys the critical events of the period, including the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, the two world wars and the Cold War. We focus particularly on the rapid cultural, economic, political and social transformations of Europe in the last two centuries, the projection of European power around the world and the response to European imperialism both inside and outside of Europe.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 2710 - Special Topics in History
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general History curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HIS 2810 - Internship in History
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 2910 - Independent Study in History
Credit(s): 1-12 (Johnson); 1-3 (Lyndon)
This course allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic of history not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Restrictions: Sophomore standing (Lyndon)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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HIS 3020 - Greek & Roman History
Credit(s): 3
This is a study of the political, social, economic and cultural achievements of Greek and Roman civilizations. Topics include the emergence of the Greek city-state, Athens in the 5th century, the Hellenistic world, Republican Rome and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
Recommended: HIS 1111 and ENG 2171
Offering Location: NVU Online
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HIS 3040 - Ancient Civilizations of the New World
Credit(s): 3
This interdisciplinary course traces the indigenous development of civilization in the Americas from the time of the first settlers over 10,000 years ago, through the development of agriculture and towns, to the advanced civilizations that were destroyed by European colonialism in the sixteenth century. Although we will focus on the civilizations of Mexico and Central America, the high cultures of South America and southern North America will be investigated as well.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3050 - Community in America
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the historical and personal dimensions of the questions posed by Bellah and others: how ought we to live, how do we think about how we live, who are we as Americans, and what is our culture. It further explores the inter-relationships between individuals and institutions, with special emphasis on the concept of civic virtue.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3056 - Race in America
Credit(s): 3
[LGPP5] This course will use a multi-disciplinary lens to analyze American racial attitudes and beliefs over time. The course will emphasize the historical roots of American racism, and how the racial perceptions of various types of Americans have evolved as material circumstances and ideological traditions changed. Both progressive and regressive racial attitudes will be addressed through readings, lectures, discussion, and guest speakers. Students will explore how racial attitudes have interacted with such different areas of life as culture, politics, work, gender relations, violence, religion and ethnicity to shape profoundly twenty-first century America.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
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HIS 3060 - Church & State in America
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the dynamic interactions of religion and public policy in American history that have shaped the shifting boundaries of our freedom of religion and our freedom from religion.
Recommended: HIS 1211 and HIS 1212
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3080 - Colonial America: History & Life
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an examination of major aspects of colonial life and the important political and economic events of the period from the early 17th century through 1789. Attention is paid to the establishment of colonies, lifestyles in various parts of the colonies, the American Revolution and efforts to form a new government after the Revolution, and elements of colonial history and life that form part of our heritage.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3090 - Modern German History
Credit(s): 3
This course surveys the troubled history of the modern German nation-state including its unification, imperial expansion, experiment with democracy during the Weimar republic, participation in two world wars, embrace of Nazi dictatorship, division into two distinct countries, and ultimately, its integration as one nation into an increasingly unified Europe.
Prerequisites: One history course
Recommended: Two or more history courses
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3141 - History of the United States in the 20th Century I
Credit(s): 3
This examination of the American response to the problems of the 20th century focuses on the 1898-1945 time period, paying particular attention to the Progressive Movement, the 1920s and the New Deal. Harry S. Truman and the Cold War, and the Kennedy-Johnson era. [First semester, HIS 3141: 1898-1945; Second semester, HIS 3142 : 1945- present.]
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3142 - History of the United States in the 20th Century II
Credit(s): 3
This examination of the American response to the problems of the 20th century focuses on 1945 to the present, with particular attention paid to President Harry S. Truman, the Cold War, and the Kennedy-Johnson era. [HIS 3141 : Covers the period 1898-1945]
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3155 - Sports in American History
Credit(s): 3
This course will analyze the evolution of American society from the 1830s to the present through the lens of organized professional and amateur athletics. The course will probe what sports has to teach us about the process of American history in such areas of life as gender, race, ethnicity, local cultures and mass culture, economics, politics, religion, and regional/national identity. Both the experiences of participation and spectatorship will be addressed.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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HIS 3160 - Vermont’s Coastal Regions
Credit(s): 3
This course explores, compares and contrasts the social, political and cultural dimensions of the history of Vermont’s major watershed areas. Special emphasis is placed upon the cultural concepts of “Greater Vermont” and the Western and Eastern Unions of the late 1700s.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3165 - Vermont History
Credit(s): 3
This course provides a close look at Vermont’s historical, social, and economic development, its problems as a republic, the struggle for statehood, and its constitution and government today. The instruction observes Vermont’s place in American civilization from its inventive, cultural, educational, literary, and political contributions.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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HIS 3167 - Women in Vermont History
Credit(s): 3
As late as the 1970s, women were almost entirely written out of Vermont history. Women’s historians have made considerable strides in correcting this gross omission. This course has been developed to, first and foremost, retell the “Vermont Story” from the vantage point of women’s experiences and, second, to provide a methods for bringing women into the curriculum. It will be taught in a compressed format and meet for one week during the summer. Students will be expected to complete the required readings before the course begins and to submit an original research project one month after the course ends.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3225 - Latin America: Mexico to Chile; History, Politics, Cultures
Credit(s): 3
Before the Europeans and through the Spaniards, the British/French, the Soviets and the USA, the turmoil and the angst of a continent as it lurched from communism, to socialism, to exploitative and merciless capitalism; from Liberation Catholic Theology to the arrival of Protestantism; from the domination of ethnic Europeans to the domination of Indians; from a western-oriented world view to developing one of their own; from cash crops to cocaine; from political dictatorships to drug cartels; and so on.
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3260 - Violence in America
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to major themes and problems in the history of American violence. It approaches not only violence as a problem for its targets, but as a dynamic factor in everyday life that shaped everyone’s identity in multiple ways. This course will analyze the foundations of identity, such as gender, ethnicity, class, and regional identity. As we trace the evolution of American culture from pre-modern times to the present, we will examine how forms of, and attitudes toward, violence have shaped the process, and have been shaped by it. Violence will be framed in a context such as Native American history, organized crime, race relations, or politics, that can rotate in successive semesters.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: Once, with a change of context.
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HIS 3280 - The History of the American Recording Industry
Credit(s): 3
[LGPP5] This course traces the history of the recording industry in America from its origins in the 1890s to the present. It explores the history of both minor and major labels that have produced music in such genres as classical, jazz, blues, gospel, country, rock and rap. It covers the internal politics of record labels, their competition with each other, and their relationship with various levels and branches of government. It also analyzes the evolution of how labels have manufactured, promoted and distributed their product. It further traces how labels have responded to changing technology and changes in the marketplace. Listening to, and analyzing, the music produced by a variety of labels is a major component of this course.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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HIS 3310 - 18th and 19th Centuries Europe
Credit(s): 3
[LGPP5] This course will focus on the growth of royal and republican governments in Europe, the major wars and revolutions, including the Napoleonic era and its impact. It will examine such themes as Enlightenment, Romanticism, the industrial revolution, socialism and Marxism, national unification movements, European expansion, the origins of World War I, and major cultural and intellectual developments. The use of novels, arts and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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HIS 3312 - Europe in the 20th Century
Credit(s): 3
This course covers the development of Europe since 1914, stressing the two world wars in their international context and the phenomena of communism and fascism.
Prerequisites: One history course
Recommended: Two or more history courses
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3330 - Europe since 1914
Credit(s): 3
[LGPP5] This course provides students with a comparative survey of major ideological, political, economic, and cultural developments in Europe in the 20th century. This study will examine World War I and the Peace of Versailles, the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War in Russia, the crisis of the western democracies, totalitarian movements such as Fascism and Nazism, the impact of World War II, the Cold War, postwar reconstruction and economic revival, European socialism and the emergence of a European Community, Eastern European transformation in 1990’s, and cultural and social trends, all of which shape a modern European perspective. Equal emphasis on both Eastern and Western Europe will illuminate broad patterns of change and continuity across the continent. The use of novels, memoirs, and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
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HIS 3350 - Struggle for Democracy
Credit(s): 3
Democracy traces its roots to ancient Athens, but rarely appeared in subsequent centuries. This course will examine the development of democratic theory and practice through a close examination of the pertinent writings of both its proponents and critics including: Plato, Aristotle, Montesquieu, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Tocqueville, Marx, Madison and others.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3352 - Britain in the Age of Empire
Credit(s): 3
This is a survey of the political, social, economic and cultural development of Great Britain since 1714. Emphasis is on the origins and growth of democratic attitudes and institutions and the rise and fall of the British Empire.
Prerequisites: One history course; or permission of instructor
Recommended: Two history courses
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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