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HIS 3355 - The European Enlightenment
Credit(s): 3
This course seeks to understand the nature of the cultural and intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment. In what way was it a continuation of the Scientific Revolution? How did it reflect changes in the structure of 18th century European society and politics? Did it involve a repudiation or undermining of Christianity? In what ways did it anticipate intellectual debates of later centuries? In what sense did it reflect contemporary concerns? To answer these questions, this course relies on readings from leading historians of the Enlightenment as well as texts from French, British, Scottish and German thinkers of the period.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3370 - Nationalism & Rebellion in Irish History
Credit(s): 3
This course explores events and topics in Irish history from 1600 to present, including resistance to English rule, republicanism and reaction, emancipation and repeal, famine and mass emigration, the development of Irish nationalism and national identity, literary renaissance, separation and civil war, and the northern crisis.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3400 - Modern French History
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the political, social and cultural history of France from the ancient regime through the end of the 20th century. It examines events such as the Revolutions of 1789 and 1848, the reign of Napoleon, the Paris Commune, the First World War, the Vichy Regime, the Algerian War and the constitution of the European Union. The course uses these events as vehicles for exploring a series of larger historical themes that have shaped modern France. We pay particular attention to France’s difficult struggle to establish a lasting democracy, the paradoxes of French imperialism, the nature of citizenship and national identity, and the role of immigrants and of immigration throughout the nation’s modern history.
Prerequisites: One history course
Recommended: Two or more history courses
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3420 - French Revolution
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the French Revolution of 1789, the modern democratic revolution that profoundly changed not only French society but transformed Europe and gave birth to modern nationalism and continuing movements for social-political reform and revolution.
Prerequisites: One history course
Recommended: Two or more history courses
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3430 - History of the Soviet Union
Credit(s): 3
The Revolution of 1917 and the emergence of the Communist state are stressed with emphasis on the internal problems and conflicts and the development of the Soviet Union as a world power. Students research individual topics and gain an understanding of the conflicts that dominate the contemporary political scene.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3440 - Modern Russia
Credit(s): 3
[LGPP5] This course offers a study of modern and contemporary Russia. This broad survey begins with the rule of Alexander I and the Napoleon invasion and takes up the principal phases of Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet history. The discussion highlights issues of leadership, the role of state and bureaucracy, revolutionary movement, centrifugal forces, the role of religion and the development of economy, political forms, literature and arts. The use of novels, poetry, memoirs, arts and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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HIS 3445 - History of Soviet/Russian Cinema and TV
Credit(s): 3
[LGPP5] This course provides a general chronological and thematic introduction to how Russian, Soviet, and Post-Soviet cinema and TV shaped and responded to wider social and cultural contexts. The films and TV programs are analyzed from the point of view of form, narrative, ideology, history and cultural background. This interdisciplinary course introduces the history and theory of Russian cinema and features a selection of the most influential Russian and Soviet films of the 20th century.
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HIS 3450 - Women in European History
Credit(s): 3
A study of the changing role of women in European history is offered from the end of antiquity to the 20th century. Topics include women in public and private life, the economic and legal position of women, and the changing role of women in society.
Prerequisites: HIS 1111 or HIS 1112 or ENG 2510
Offering Location: NVU Online
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HIS 3510 - Chinese History & Culture
Credit(s): 3
This is an introductory survey of Chinese history and culture from early China to today. Topics include arts and religion, the dynastic system and empire, major movements for reform and revolution, and China’s international interests.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3520 - Japanese History & Culture
Credit(s): 3
This is an introductory survey of Japanese history and culture from ancient times to today, including the formation and growth of the Japanese state, arts and religion, the influence of Chinese culture and Western pressure, and Japan’s international interests.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 3530 - Modern East and Southeast Asia
Credit(s): 3
[LGCC4] This course studies Japan, Korea, China and the countries of Southeast Asia from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present. The course emphasizes the impact of foreign imperialism, independence and reforms after World War II, current economic, political and cultural patterns of these regions and challenges of the future.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
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HIS 3540 - Modern South Asia
Credit(s): 3
[LGCC4] This course features lectures, readings, and discussions on modern India. Emphasis will be placed on the social and political evolution of India from the British Empire to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh today. Special attention will be given to Gandhi’s leadership toward independence in 1947, reforms of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party, relations of India with its neighbors and its geopolitical role in the contemporary world. The use of memoirs and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
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HIS 3550 - The Islamic World
Credit(s): 3
[LGCC4] This course is a survey of the heart of the Islamic world and its transformation from the age of Mohammed to modern nation to states. The instruction includes the analysis of traditional society, political, economic, and cultural influence of the West, the rise of nationalism, autocracy in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Central Asia, Afghanistan; the Arab to Israeli dilemma; the Islamic revolution and spread of fundamentalism; the Persian Gulf conflict and its consequences; modernization and social change and the region’s geopolitical role in the contemporary world.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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HIS 3710 - Special Topics in History
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general History curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HIS 4020 - European History in Europe
Credit(s): 3
This course uses specific European sites as a vehicle for exploring a particular region’s political, social and cultural history. Examining architecture, art, monuments, museums and the landscape itself, students develop a rich understanding of key events, movements and individuals that have shaped the European past. Specific topics and periods to be determined by the instructor.
Prerequisites: One history course or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 4710 - Special Topics in History
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general History curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HIS 4730 - Seminar in Historical Communication
Credit(s): 3
Students will read, write about and discuss major works in the general field of history. In addition, students are expected to participate actively in class discussions and to focus on how and why things happened, not merely on what and when.
Restrictions: Senior standing or permission of instructor; secondary education majors can register as juniors
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 4740 - Seminar in Historical Investigation
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed primarily for history majors and serves as the culmination to an undergraduate history program. Students will work intensively on a project of their own choosing, mastering the essential steps in historical research and writing. A final paper, representing a substantial piece of research, will then be submitted to the student’s peers and to the faculty members of the department. A formal presentation is also required.
Restrictions: Senior standing or permission of instructor; secondary education majors can register as juniors
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HIS 4810 - Internship in History
Credit(s): 1-12 (Johnson); 1-6 (Lyndon)
The student is placed in a work site that provides practical, career-oriented experience under the supervision of an employer and a faculty member. The internship emphasizes acquisition of job-related skills and the role of professionals in the discipline.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Restrictions: Junior Standing (Lyndon)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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HIS 4840 - Senior Thesis: History
Credit(s): 3
The senior thesis is a two-semester experience representing the culmination of the undergraduate history program and guided by a faculty member in the program. Students will work intensively on a project of their own design, mastering the essential steps in historical research, writing, and presentation.
Restrictions: Senior standing in history major and permission of instructor required.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HHS 2010 - Native American Healing - The Lakota & Shamanic Traditions
Credit(s): 1
This course will introduce students to Native American healing beliefs, technologies and practices through insight into Lakota traditions. American allopathic healing uses drugs and surgery to treat illness. Native American healing uses the metaphorical power of story, sacred relationships to animals and the land, and rituals such as healing circles where people share their collective stories of illness, to help people find their own way to healing. Students will have the opportunity to observe or participate in a traditional Native American Sweatlodge Ceremony.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 2020 - Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture I
Credit(s): 1
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of recorded medicine on earth. It is rooted in beliefs that the body is also part of the earth, with both in a balance of Yin and Yang to either permit the flow or block the flow of Qi - the vital life/earth force. Yin represents cold, slow or passive life flow, while Yang represents hot, excited or active life flow. Both are needed to sustain a healthy life, in balance. Chinese Medicine offers a different vision of how to achieve good health than that of conventional allopathic medicine supported in America. Today, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture are offered alongside conventional allopathic medicine in over 50 of the top U.S. hospitals.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 2040 - Introduction to Meditation
Credit(s): 1
In the 1960s, the Beatles brought Transcendental Meditation to the United States. Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard University studied the physiological effects of people who meditated and found that poeple who meditated lowered their heart rate, their blood pressure, and their response to stress. Dr. Bensen went on to call this the “Relaxation Response” and “Remembered Wellness”. The National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) research supports meditation to reduce stress response through parasympathetic engagement, enhance healing of disease and foster wellness. Today, meditation is widely used in hospitals to reduce the stress of medical treatment. In this class, students will explore the history, practice, sicence and diverse forms of meditation that include: Native American Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Visualization Meditation, Tibetan Meditation, Walking Meditation and Therapeutic Meditation used for healing.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 2050 - Herbs: The Medicine Garden
Credit(s): 1
This course focuses on the practical skills of wildcrafting (harvesting from the wild) and cultivating medicinal plants. We will explore sustainable options to harvest at-risk medicinal plants from their wild populations, such as organic cultivation, using substitute plants that offer similar medicinal activity to their at-risk counterparts, and support of ethical growers and harvesters. Cultivating medicinal plants and creating a medicine garden, as ways to grow one’s own health-giving medicinal plants at home, are covered. The skill and technique of proper plant harvesting, drying, and storage as a sound basis for making high quality medicines are discussed. Students will vist Zack Woods Farm in Hyde Park to see a working herb farm in action.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 2060 - Naturopathic Medicine
Credit(s): 1
Naturopathic medicine is primary care with an emphasis on prevention and natural therapies - using a combination of homeopathy, nutrition, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda and Botanical. Naturopathic doctors are trained in 4-5 year medical schools to diagnose and treat most common health conditions using the most natural, safe and gentle therapies that work given the situation. Naturopathic doctors have recently been given legal status to practice medicine comparable to Allopathic medical physicians in the state of Vermont. A Naturopathic doctor can now be a patient’s primary care physician who can prescribe pharmaceutical drugs, some surgical procedures and natural medical options for the treatment of disease. Naturopathic doctor medical services are now also coverd by insurance. This course will cover the historical context, scientific background, training, scope of practice, regulation, appropriate use and therapies utilized in naturopathic medicine.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 2070 - Introduction to Chiropractic
Credit(s): 1
This course introduces the student to the art, science, and philosophy of Chiropractic care. We will consider the fundamental philosophy, art, and science of chiropractic, discuss what types of health issues chiropractors can help with and explore the different types of spinal adjusting techniques. Including both the traditional high force “cracking” type adjustments as well as the lower force styles. Students will have a chance to see different types of chiropractic adjustments, learn about the unique philosophy of Chiropractic, and explore the wide variety of chiropractic specializations, such as sports chiropractic, pediatric chiropractic, musculoskeletal chiropractic, and prenatal chiropractic.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 2810 - Internship in Holistic Health
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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HHS 3010 - The Science of Well-Being
Credit(s): 3
The emphasis of this course is to explore diverse theories of stress, health and wellness by combining study with experiential learning focused on the actualization of stress reduction. Students will assess their own lifestyle conditions that support or undermine health while learning through direct experience specific ways to transform unhealthy behavior patterns through mindfulness, self-awareness, connection to nature, and easy to learn evidence-based skills for emotional regulation and stress reduction. Students will explore a variety of mind-body techniques including meditation, yoga postures, and yogic breathing. Students will explore the healing power of nature through ceremony, nature-based Rites of Passage, and medicine walks. The goal of this course is for students to gain skills necessary to begin, refine or deepen their own spiritual life while developing insight into compassionate and skillful ways to contribute to a globally conscious and sustainable lifestyle of health and wellbeing. This course will also prepare students to bring greater presence, ease and sustained care to personal and professional relationships in their lives.
Prerequisites: SOC 1040 or SOC 3080 or Permission of Instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HHS 3015 - Chiropractic: History, Theory, and Practice
Credit(s): 3
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy, art, and science of chiropractic care, with emphasis on presenting a perspective on what the experience of becoming and being a chiropractor is like. We will begin by exploring the social, cultural, and scientific environment in which chiropractic emerged in the late 19th Century and the man known as “The Discoverer” - D.D. Palmer - as well as the other early influential developers of the profession. We will learn about the clinical developments and political conflicts that the chiropractic saw in the early 20th Century as the profession fought for cultural and scientific legitimacy.
Students will explore the rich and complex philosophy of chiropractic and the various interpretations of that philosophy that have developed over the past 100+ years. We will review what it takes to become a chiropractor, the skill set, the educational requirements, and what chiropractic school is like. We will explore chiropractic as a career choice - what a typical day for a chiropractor looks like, the various techniques and healing models that chiropractors employ, as well as the different clinical specialties, such as sports chiropractic, pediatric, prenatal, orthopedic, family practice, etc. This will include a basic review of spinal anatomy and physiology. Students will have an opportunity to learn and practice some basic chiropractic spinal assessment techniques and will hear from practicing doctors about their professional experience.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3020 - Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture II
Credit(s): 3
Students will learn traditional concepts of Chinese medicine. They will study the scientific review of acupuncture for the successful treatment of autoimmune disease, cancer cardiovascular disease, knee osteoarthritis, weight loss and addiction to smoking. Students will learn the practice of Qi Gong used daily in China as a way to rebalance Qi. Students will learn advanced tongue assessment and pulse diagnosis as a feature of Chinese medical examinations. Chinese medicine is supported by the World Health organization to enhance wellness and reduce disease. The instructor will also share parts of his recent publication on climate change to demonstrate how people’s personal lifestyles are important to the larger issue of climate change.
Prerequisites: HHS 2020 or permission
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3025 - How We Are Born: Holistic Perspectives on Childbirth
Credit(s): 3
The emphasis of this course is to examine the processes of pregnancy and childbirth from a holistic perspective - meaning, we will consider the evolution of the act of giving birth over time as it has been impacted by changing social, cultural, religious, political and public health factors. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental nature of the entire function of sexual reproduction, from fertilization to lactation, with particular emphasis on labor and delivery. We will consider the forces that have led to our modern American maternity care system, and discuss the success of that system compared to other developed countries. We will also examine the emergence and current models of natural childbirth and compare outcomes with traditional medicalized birth. Students will explore holistic therapies such as chiropractic, acupuncture, prenatal yoga and more.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3040 - Mindfulness Meditation
Credit(s): 3
Mindfulness Meditation was introduced in America by Chogum Trunpa Rinpoche and his lectures were captured in his book The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation in 1976. His lectures offered a mind-body connective approach - versus a drug management approach - to managing stress and suffering. His approach was supported by Dr. Herbert Benson’s research in the early 1970s as per how meditation enhanced immune response by reducing the stress response. In the 1990s, Jon Kabat Zinn used Mindfulness Meditation as the basis for creating a natural pain treatment clinic in Massachusetts where people with advanced pain who could find no relief with traditional medical narcotic drugs or surgery could seek help. This course presents fundamental principles and practice of Mindfulness Meditation designed to mobilize mind/body energies for balancing and complementing personal health and spiritual wellness. Experiential exercises, journal writing, outside readings, home practice, and off-campus weekly meetings plus two 8-hour, day-long retreats highlight the course experience.
Prerequisites: HHS 2040 or permission
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3050 - Herbalism, Wellness & Healing
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on the study and practice of Western Herbalism, the use of plants to support human health and healing/recovery from an unhealthy state (disease). Therapeutic skills and guidelines, such as the relative safety-toxicity of medicinal plants, the prudent weaning of patients off pharmaceutical drugs, and the conscious observations that are made in order to assess one’s health status, are covered. Two hotly debated issues in herbalism today, the licensing of practicing herbalists and the therapeutic use of standardized extracts, continue to be discussed as herbalism becomes more mainstream. The study of herbalism also embraces the study of the human body, system by system (or, in the case of the liver, organ), the anatomy and physiology of each system, the herbal material medica and lifestyle choices that support each system as well.
Prerequisites: HHS 2050 or permission
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3060 - Nature, Mindfulness and Spirituality
Credit(s): 3
This is an immersive, nature-based course that emphasizes direct experience and personal reflection. Students will be led on weekly explorations into local wild places and guided in simple mindfulness practices that have been shown to deepen one’s connection to oneself and one’s environment. Studies show that simply spending time in nature has specific effects on the nervous system, the mind and psychological regulatory mechanisms. Indigenous peoples have reported a deep spiritual connection to nature that has come from both extended physical presence in an undeveloped environment as well as specific tools that have been passed on through generations which enhance this relationship. Students will have regular, guided mindful experiences in nature and, in small and large groups, will discuss those experiences in the context of the principles of mindfulness and nature-based therapy that are discussed in class. Applications to personal and professional practice will be included in our discussions.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3080 - Holistic Health, Wellness and Medicine
Credit(s): 3
This course documents the history, nature and scientific basis of wellness and alternative medicine from Era I and the biomedical model, through Era II and mind/body medicine to Era III and non-local medicine. Diverse healing traditions including Native American, Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine are explored. Alternative health care practices including acupuncture, homeopathy and naturopathy are examined. The nature of scientific evidence for the field of psychoneuroimmunology is discussed in addition to the changing nature of the medical treatment environment-new doctor/patient relationships, new protocols for scientific evidence, integrated diagnosis and new ways of conceptualizing health and illness.
Prerequisites: Permission
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 3140 - Yoga and Ayurveda: Science & Culture
Credit(s): 3
Yoga is one of the oldest healing practices on Earth. It has been practiced in India for thousands of years. Yoga reduces stress and anxiety, enhances flexibility and strengthens the body. Yoga teaches us how physical postures, breathwork and meditations reduce suffering of an ungrounded mind. Yoga’s sister science and India’s traditional medical system, Ayurveda, is defined as “the science of life” where the balance of wind, fire and water is crucial to health. Students will learn how diet, lifestyle and environmental influences affect our individual constitutions (the Doshas: Vata, Pitta or Kapha) and how to achieve optimum health.
Prerequisites: SOC 1040 or SOC 3080 or Permission of Instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HHS 4010 - The Anatomy of Healing
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the fundamental principles of healing on all levels of our lives as humans and explores the nonlinear journey of healing throughout all phases of human existence. We will question common beliefs about healing, wellness, and medicine, and discuss the definition of health and healing in relationship to physical, mental, emotional and existential challenges that humans confront on their life journeys. We often think of healing in the context of recovering from a physical trauma or illness, and in a broader sense, finding relief from an uncomfortable or painful experience and returning to a state of ease. In this course, students will explore the ways in which healing can take place outside the context of illness or symptoms as well as case studies of healing taking place with no change or improvement at all in the expression of illness or symptoms. We will explore the origin of the word “healing” - meaning, “to make whole” - as a central theme in this process.
We will draw from multicultural sources of wisdom on the subject of healing as well as master teachers in this subject from the fields of holistic health, medicine, philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. Our goal will be to develop a paradigm for healing that incorporates all of these considerations and is both complex and deeply personal, while contributing to an understanding of healing in the context of the human experience that will empower both personal growth and the potential for impact as a professional.
Prerequisites: HHS 3080
Recommended: BIO 2011 and BIO 2012
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 4810 - Internship in Holistic Health Studies
Credit(s): 3-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HHS 4911 - Research in Holistic Health
Credit(s): 3-12
This course requires students to conduct an individual research project, conduct an oral presentation and complete a thesis on the research, which might result in publication of the project. This capstone course allows the student to combine the skills and knowledge gleaned from previous courses with a self-designed research project that requires the student to ask a good question, develop appropriate techniques and conduct appropriate research. The research topic is to be chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty mentor. A thesis outline must be submitted to the supervising faculty member (or members) prior to commencement of research. This type of practical, hands-on experience may be conducted at locations off campus, in conjunction with a work-study project, internships or on campus research.
Restrictions: Senior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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HUM 1020 - FYS: Cultivating the Cross-Cultural Mind
Credit(s): 3
This first-year seminar course is an invitation to take a journey. It is a growth challenge course, an invitation to develop a cross-culture-bound identity. First, we will explore the notion of culture and ourselves as cultural beings - our own voices, perceptions, attitudes, values, beliefs and needs. After this self-exploration, we will sympathetically cross into other cultures, new terrains which must be entered on their own terms. Here, we will come to identify, understand and appreciate certain features of other voices so that we may, as individuals, build our own bridges of understanding and uncover paths that connect us.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 1030 - Representing the World
Credit(s): 3
[LGCC4] This course explores a selection of works of art, literature, philosophy, and history from ancient to modern times in order to investigate how humanity tries to explain and understand the world we inhabit. Like scientific theories, stories and philosophies are essentially ways human beings explain the world and our place in it. Representing the world through literature, philosophy, and history has also been a way for humans to question and to challenge accepted explanations for the way the world works. Students in the course will focus on how the human race needs to explain the world in order to understand it, and how such representations are also often a way to question the accepted explanation of the world.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every semester.
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HUM 1710 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Humanities curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HUM 2710 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Humanities curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HUM 2810 - Internship in Humanities
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an internship in a humanities field in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 2910 - Independent Study in Humanities
Credit(s): 1-12
Students develop and complete an independent study in a humanities field in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3010 - Myth & the Modern Age
Credit(s): 3
Myths have emerged in every society since the dawn of the human race. This course examines recurrent mythological themes and their significance not only to their original time and place but to ours. Central to this study is the role of the hero in various cultures. In the work of Joseph Campbell, one of the greatest scholars of comparative mythology, we will search for the “point of wisdom beyond the conflicts of illusion and truth.”
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3030 - The Mythic Journey
Credit(s): 3
The human experience is rooted in stories and myths. To tell a story is to be grounded in the present while remembering the past and peering into the future. The course will enable each student to find meaning about the human experience as depicted in myths and about one’s own life experiences as a mythic journey.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3040 - Genesis
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on The Book of Genesis and explores its contemporary relevance. Themes of creation, temptation, violence and murder, punishment and righteousness, the perceived mission of select groups, family, truth and deceit, religious struggle and the displacement of people will be considered.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3110 - Native American History & Culture
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on the Native American experience in North America, using three distinct perspectives: historical ethnography, with its interdisciplinary emphasis on post contact native culture; Native American literature, emphasizing oral and written traditions as well as myth and legends; and political science, which focuses on the sometimes troubled continent. Selected aspects of material culture, art history and other disciplines will also be incorporated.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3120 - The Abenaki & Their Neighbors
Credit(s): 3
This course will focus upon the Abenaki experience in Northeastern North America, using three distinct Euro-American perspectives: historical ethnography, with its interdisciplinary emphasis on Abenaki culture; Abenaki literature/myth emphasizing oral and written traditions as well as myth and legends; political science, which focuses on the sometimes troubled relations between the Abenaki Peoples and Euro-American inhabitants of our continent.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3125 - Religions of the World
Credit(s): 3
This course offers a comprehensive study that will include introductions and analyses from numerous fields of knowledge. The three western religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, plus animism and polytheism in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands will be covered in the first half of the semester. The other great eastern religions of the Hindus, Buddhists, the great philosophy of the Confucianists, plus the relatively small religions of the Shintos, Taoists, Jainists, Sikhs, etc., will be covered in the second half of the semester. The geography, economics and politics of the regions, as they relate to each religion, will be covered. Particular attention will be paid to the inequities and the discontent across the centuries and under various dynasties.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3150 - People & Cultures of the Middle East & North Africa
Credit(s): 3
This course encompasses the religions, history and politics of these two regions, as well as general aspects of their cultures. We shall begin by studying the various histories of the Israelis, Arabs, Turks and Iranians. Then we will study the religions of Judaism, Eastern Christianity and Islam, and various aspects of their cultures, such as food and holidays. Briefly we shall study the political aspects of the Arab-Israeli dilemma, as well as socialism and capitalism in the Middle East and North Africa.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3160 - African Culture
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on Africa’s culture, history, economics, geography, politics and religion, as well as the way the continent is interfacing with the modern world. The course will begin with a survey of Africa’s history and then progress to discussion of other aspects of Africa.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3170 - Popular Culture in America
Credit(s): 3
A consideration of the forms and functions of American popular fiction as reflectors and determinants of popular culture, this course examines Westerns, detective thrillers and sentimental romances.
Offering Location: NVU Online
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HUM 3710 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Humanities curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HUM 4710 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Humanities curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HUM 4810 - Internship in Humanities
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an internship in a humanities field in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 4910 - Independent Study in Humanities
Credit(s): 1-12
Students develop and complete an independent study in a humanities field in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 1001 - Creative Audience
Credit(s): 0.5
Creative Audience is a course without a single classroom or meeting time. It is composed of events/classes offered throughout the semester. A Creative Audience event/class could be a lecture, a film, or a dance performance. Occasionally, a field trip is offered through Creative Audience. A Creative Audience class will last approximately two hours, depending on the nature of the event. Every Creative Audience student must successfully complete two semesters of Creative Audience. At least four Creative Audience events must be attended in each of those two semesters.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
Repeatable for Credit: Yes
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INT 1010 - New Student Seminar
Credit(s): 3
New Student Seminar introduces college level scholarship and the college community. The instruction includes values and goals clarification, time management skills, academic expectations, interpersonal and communication skills, and familiarity with the college’s policies, procedures, resources, and services. The course is intended for first-year and transfer students.
Prerequisites: There is a lab fee.
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INT 1011 - Summer Bridge
Credit(s): 1
This course is designed to facilitate a successful transition to college and focuses on orientation to college, academic success strategies, professional develoment, and introduction to a degree program or programs. Topics include student rights and responsibilities, student grading and graduation requirements, student information technologies and database orientation, campus/site resources, time management, note taking, test taking, learning sytles and study skills, self esteem, group dynamics and stress management, introduction to career opportunities and program-specific topics.
Restrictions: Must be a Summer Bridge Student
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 1020 - Entering an Academic Community
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the student to LSC’s intellectual and social environment. Instructors use a variety of approaches to strengthen higher level thinking, enhance academic skills, and provide information that leads to success in college.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee.
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INT 1025 - Explore & Connect
Credit(s): 1
This class consists of a combination of weekly discussions, in-class exercises and faculty presentations designed to help students Increase awareness of their own strengths, interests and skills; engage in an active process of self and career exploration in order to identify majors that are appropriately matched with skills and interests; become familiar with JSC’s academic programs and faculty; and develop a relationship with the class instructor who will serve as your academic advisor.
Restrictions: Undeclared major or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 1030 - Experiencing Academic and Cultural Life
Credit(s): 1
This course provides students the opportunity to think deeply about a variety of academic and cultural events. During the semester the students will attend six activities chosen from an approved list. For each activity, the students will write a paper based on their experience and on questions that the instructor has provided. This course is a continuation of the academic/cultural events from INT 1020. The main emphasis of this course is the student’s participation in the intellectual and cultural life of the College with the subsequent strengthening of personal life. Repeat once for credit.
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INT 1040 - Introduction to College
Credit(s): 1
The course introduces first year students to the academic skills and campus information useful for success in the face of college level standards, expectations, and life-styles. Close linkage with a core academic course and interactive teaching methods are used to enhance the skills and decision making habits needed for achieving academic success in college.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites are first year standing and co-enrollment in a Divisional Core course of the GEU. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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INT 1080 - Gateway to College
Credit(s): 1
This course introduces academically at-risk students to self-assessment techniques, effective study methods, and other skills necessary for college-level academic performance. The course builds a supportive learning community for students using structured workshops during class time and regular individual meetings with the instructor throughout the semester.
Prerequisites: This course is open only to first-year students. This course is offered every fall.
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INT 1710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 1810 - Integrated Research and Writing
Credit(s): 1
This course focuses on information literacy and writing skills. Students will learn how to do library research and integrate that research into a written assignment. Instruction may include how to evaluate sources, develop research strategies, and construct bibliographies and in-text citations using a format such as MLA or APA.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated five times for credit. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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INT 2010 - Jumpstart Your Future
Credit(s): 1
This course is intended to assist students in defining their career/life goals, identifying useful resources, and establishing plans to make their goals realities. The course will instruct students in procedures for both long-term and short-term goal-setting, including planning for their remaining time in college. Instruction will also include values clarification, interest assessments, networking, and presentation skills.
Prerequisites: This course is offered as second-half mini in the spring.
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INT 2040 - Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to enable students to better be able to identify issues or problems, gather information from diverse perspectives about those problems, systematically evaluate that information and its contexts, and synthesize the inferences and evidence methodically into a well-reasoned interpretation. Each section is a topics seminar, in which a topic of interest is used to focus the instruction and practice in critical thinking. Topics are chosen by instructor and will vary by semester.
Prerequisites: ENG 1082
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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INT 2710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 2910 - Independent Study in Interdisciplinary Studies
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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INT 3010 - Natural Landscapes & Literature
Credit(s): 3
This is an interdisciplinary focus on nature preserves, national parks and wilderness areas and on ways that people’s conceptions of these natural environments have changed over time. Students will examine how writers, environmentalist and naturalists describe these “ideal landscapes;” how they define their relationships to the land; and what they say people can do, as individuals and as members of groups, to protect the integrity of the natural environment and guarantee our access to it now and in the future.
Restrictions: Upper-division status
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3045 - The Bible: History, Literature, Spirituality
Credit(s): 3
The course is a group inquiry into the meanings and historical/cultural contexts of several books of the Old and New Testaments. Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Job, The Gospel of Mark and The Gospel of Matthew will be particularly emphasized. Texts which have been considered sacred carry a special charge. You should be prepared to be open to learning, discussing and arguing with classmates, as well as with the teacher. You will be asked to examine the gist and implications of concepts such as monotheism, the Chosen People, righteousness and its rewards, the Messiah, the Kingdom of God, forgiveness, the Day of Judgment, and, through discussion and a variety of mostly short writing assignments, to close the gap between what you read and yourself.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3050 - The Art & Culture of Cuba
Credit(s): 3
This extended-classroom course will be based in Havana, Cuba, and will essentially offer students an experiential course in cultural immersion and aesthetics. Students will spend seven days observing historical, contemporary and popular visual art, architecture, music and dance. Additionally, students will experience many facets of Cuban history and culture in an urban setting, including food, local rituals and traditions. Students will study and observe a spectrum of extraordinary artistic endeavors as it has played out over centuries, and they will experience contemporary Cuban life as it is lived. Much of this travel experience will include visits to museums and studying cultural heritage, with guided tours by local Cubans and academic instruction by the professors. There will be field lectures during the day and presentations at night providing a context, historical and aesthetic, for what will be observed each day.
Restrictions: Permission of Instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3130 - Compassion & You: An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism
Credit(s): 3
Over centuries, since the inception of Buddhism, many different schools of Buddhism have developed. This course examines Mahayana Buddhism and its presentation of Buddhist philosophy and psychology. Unlike other spiritual traditions, Buddhism is a synthesis of philosophy, psychology and spirituality. Close examination of two of the greatest Buddhist literary works will be the focal point during this course to help lay the foundation for a clear understanding of Mahayana Buddhist thought. Students will explore Buddhist art, music, philosophy and meditation to enhance a full understanding of Buddhist practice and theory.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3150 - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the beautiful underlying relationships between logic, art and music, along with other treasures of western thought and culture. Students will read major portions of Douglas Hofstadter’s book of the same name.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Foundation Skills - Mathematics
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3210 - The Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Credit(s): 3
This upper-level course, uses analytical frameworks drawn from history, political science, literary criticism, psychology, sociology, philosophy and religious studies to explore the dimensions of the Holocaust (1933-1945) and to assess its lasting impact.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 4010 - Life Beyond the Classroom
Credit(s): 1
This course will facilitate the student’s transition from college to the work world. Course content will involve individual goal-setting. The course will cover issues involving the contemporary workplace, organizational culture, and professional communication, as well as the execution of a job search campaign and basic life skills and citizenship responsibilities. Particular attention will be paid to utilizing the skills that employers value: computer literacy, communication skills, adaptability, interpersonal skills, and self-initiated activity. Individual and group projects, research, and portfolios will be required in this class.
Prerequisites: This course is offered as first-half mini in the spring.
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INT 4020 - Graduate Record Examination Preparation
Credit(s): 1.5
This course is designed to familiarize students with the components of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test and to provide strategies for successful completion of each section. The GRE is often required for admission to graduate school and measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking and analytical writing skills that are not related to any particular field of study. The course does not address GRE Subject Tests.
Prerequisites: This course is offered in the fall.
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INT 4610 - Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): 3
The culminating learning experience for students seeking the B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, this course provides the opportunity for students to push the learning they have acquired to a deeper level, to explore more deeply and broadly the connections that they may have encountered in earlier course work, and to share their learning with other students. Students develop a major project that demonstrates knowledge, connections and integration of learning in their chosen domains of study.
Restrictions: Senior Interdisciplinary Studies majors only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 4710 - Johnson - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): 3
The topics addressed in this course vary and are noted prior to the registration period.
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INT 4710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 4720 - Interdisciplinary Seminars
Credit(s): 3
The seminars challenge upperclass students to use the various skills and knowledge gained from their entire set of collegiate experiences. The seminars require the student to perfect and exhibit the characteristics and abilities of an educated individual. These team-taught courses focus on a contemporary interdisciplinary issue rather than a specific disciplinary topic.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and completion of the GEU.
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INT 4810 - Peer Leader Seminar and Practicum
Credit(s): 1 - 4
This course provides students with an opportunity to learn techniques for facilitating and managing small group discussions, mentoring new students, and developing leadership skills. The course also offers opportunities to practice these skills in the college classroom. Enrollment is limited to students who assist instructors in teaching INT 1020, Entering an Academic Community. This course may be repeated once for a maximum of 4 credits total.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is instructor permission. This course is offered every fall.
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INT 4910 - Independent Study in Interdisciplinary Studies
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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INT 4950 - Senior Seminar in Professional Studies
Credit(s): 3
This capstone course for the Professional Studies major integrates coursework, knowledge, skills and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate an understanding of a field of study as defined by the individualized degree plan.
Prerequisites: Complete TILT (GRS 3000 ), ENG 1220 (or waiver), and MAT 1080 (or Quantitive Reasoning Assessment).
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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COM 3125 - Elements of Production
Credit(s): 3
This course furthers a students knowledge in photography and editing, while integrating elements of production development, design, and implementation.
Prerequisites: COM 2125
Restrictions: Senior standing
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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JOU 1710 - Special Topics in Journalism
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Journalism curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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JOU 2135 - Studio Production
Credit(s): 3
This course covers the basics of studio production, including pre-production and post-production elements. This live production course introduces students to scripting and storyboarding as well as all production positions in the studio environment.
Prerequisites: ENG 1081 , JOU 1010 , and COM 1125 .
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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JOU 2140 - News Writing
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the skills of gathering and writing news for a specific geographic coverage area over multiple platforms. Instruction covers journalistic style, grammar, interviewing techniqes, research techniques, and identifying stories and sources. The use of mobile technologies and computer assisted news reporting technologies may be used. Students will experience the deadline pressure of the News7/NewsLINC platforms.
Prerequisites: ENG 1082 , COM 1220 , and COM 1125 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: A C- or better is required for admission into the Newsroom practicum.
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JOU 2160 - History of Journalism
Credit(s): 3
This course views American history through the window of journalism, especially during times of war and social change. Beginning with the Civil War, and including media coverage of the current conflicts, readings examining the way journalists have influenced the way readers, listeners, and viewers respond to life-changing events on the national stage and in their communities. Close attention is paid to evolving technology and the ever-changing definition of “objectivity”. Students will focus on historical turning points that tested the media’s role in a democracy.
Prerequisites: ENG 1082
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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JOU 2710 - Special Topics in Journalism
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Journalism curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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JOU 2815 - Newsroom Practicum I
Credit(s): 3-4
This course provides an introduction to the 21st century newsroom. Students will begin to apply practical skills learned in the Journalism core curriculum on daily deadlines. In addition to generating original content, students will assess the validity of news content from third or unknown parties. Stories will be told across all platforms, and students will contribute to social media content gathering and participate in the production elements of a nightly broadcast. Students are expected to write and speak well, work well in a diverse team, think clearly about complex problems, and demonstrate adaptability. Professional appearance and demeanor is expected. Approximately 12-15 hours per week in the newsroom is required.
Prerequisites: A C- or better in COM 2125 and JOU 2130 .
Corequisites: JOU 3240
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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JOU 2828 - Newsroom Practicum I (Lite)
Credit(s): 1-2
This course provides an introduction to the 21st century newsroom for students pursuing a Journalism Associates Degree or minor. Students will begin to apply practical skills learned in the Journalism core curriculum on daily deadlines. In addition to generating original content, students will assess the validity of news content from third or unknown parties. Stories will be told across all mediums, and students will contribute to social media content gathering and participate in the production elements of a nightly newscast. Students are expected to write and speak well, work well in a diverse team, think clearly about complex problems, and demonstrate adaptability. Professional appearance and demeanor is expected. Approximately 5-10 hours in the newsroom per week is required.
Prerequisites: A C- or better in COM 2125 and JOU 2130 .
Corequisites: JOU 2840
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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JOU 2830 - Sophomore Internship / Co-Op
Credit(s): 1-6
This course enables students of good standing and achievement in the second year of study to participate in introductory on-the-job work experience in media-related situations separate from the classroom. Students must apply for a co-op in advance, and must meet with their academic advisor for materials, application forms, and procedural details. See also the section on cooperative education elsewhere in this catalog. All students applying for placements must receive departmental approval of the co-op placement and plan, and have achieved a 3.0 GPA in the Journalism curriculum.
Prerequisites: JOU 2815
Restrictions: Sophomore standing and Permission (contract required).
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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JOU 2843 - Junior Met On Air Practicum
Credit(s): 3
This course is the junior level practicum for Atmospheric Science broadcast concentration students entering News7/NewsLINC. Students are expected to begin developing their own unique professional style that will be vital to their success in a modern multi-platform newsroom. Instruction will be tailored to improve their expository speaking skills when presenting a forecast on the green screen and social media. The course will focus on the importance of wardrobe and making a solid first impression within the community. On-camera skills include speech and voice-over, body language, and developing a conversational style are required in a multi-platform environment.
Prerequisites: COM 1221 or permission.
Corequisites: ATM 3331 or ATM 3332 .
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: Once.
Notes: There is a course fee.
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JOU 3222 - Senior Met On Air Practicum
Credit(s): 3
This course is the senior level practicum for Atmospheric Science broadcast concentration students entering News7/NewsLINC. Students are expected to continue to develop their own unique professional style that will be vital to their success in a modern multi-platform newsroom. Students will continue to grow their skillset in presenting a forecast on the green screen and through social media. The course requires a prescribed wardrobe, and professional demeanor. On-camera skills include speech and voice-over, body language, and a conversational style that will be useful in presenting themselves in a multi-platform environment.
Prerequisites: JOU 2843
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: Once.
Notes: There is a course fee.
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JOU 3240 - Performance and Field Work
Credit(s): 2
This course is for students enrolled in a newsroom practicum and prepares student for the transition from student to professional. Students will improve their expository speaking skills and their abilities to interact with their colleagues and the public. Students are expected to begin developing their own unique professional style that will be vital to their success in a modern multi-platform newsroom, including focusing on the importance of wardrobe and making a solid first impression. On-camera skills include speech and voice-over, body language, and developing a conversational style.
Corequisites: JOU 2815 , JOU 2828 , or JOU 3815
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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