ART 125-01: Drawing:
An introductory exploration of the making and meaning of "the mark." Students will explore historical and contemporary issues related to Drawing as a fine art, and as a strategy for problem solving. Participants will utilize a variety of drawing media to explore the technical and conceptual issues related to composition. There is an emphasis on drawing from direct observation, and subjects will range from traditional still life to the human form. Students will be expected to apply critical and creative problem solving skills as they experiment with visual language as a vehicle for expression. Professor Rossi
ART 210-10: Topics in Art History: Contemporary Architecture
Architecture seems to be an increasingly ambiguous field of work and study, ranging today from utilitarian stripmalls to starchitect-designed museums. We know that architects exist and that they do architecture, but somehow this
“architecture” doesn’t always appear relevant or meaningful. And yet, we live in a world that is entirely constructed, full of massive objects inserted into the land.
As such, we will spend the semester trying to make sense of our constructed world by considering the landscape, the building, and the city as they relate to issues and theories in contemporary architecture. Students will be challenged to interrogate and to define contemporary architecture through a variety of hands-on assignments involving graphics, assembly, and drawing. This participation-based seminar is for students with a strong interest in architecture and the built environment.
Bottom line: We’re gonna look at cool buildings, talk about them, and make a few things. Professor Bricker
ART 210-02: Topics in Art History: Indianapolis Museum of Art Internship in African Art
This intense course will explore traditional art of Africa, through a thematic approach. In addition, students will have a research focus on a particular culture and body of objects. Working with the Adjunct curator of African art, students will conduct research and write labels for the reinstallation of the Eiteljorg permanent collection of African art. Professor Morton
By permission of instructor only
ART 210-03: Topics in Art History: Film as Art, Art as Film
This course will explore the dynamic relationship between film and art from the late-20th century until present, examining how artists are influenced by the medium of film and in turn how visual art influences film. By studying art films and films about art, the course will address the impact of visual arts and the particular effects of the moving image and multi-sensory art. Professor Morton
ART 225-01: Film Production = THE 318-01
Fundamentally, filmmaking is both collaborative and interdisciplinary, requiring numerous people with an array of talents to create a story out of nothing, often with limited resources, not enough time, and even less money. When these elements combine however, the product can be powerful, one that oscillates between beauty, emotion, and impressive technology; providing the audience with a chance to explore different ages, places, and realities. As such, this studio will examine and simulate the process of film production, from script to screen, challenging students to balance and develop a range of skills in writing, visual literacy, collective problem-solving, and production technology. Throughout the semester, students will work in teams and in a variety of roles (director, writer, cinematographer, designer, editor, composer, actor) to produce a range of original film works. We will focus primarily on narrative story-telling, discussing tone, myth, and theme as they relate to script writing and film production. To help guide and inform this work, we will watch a variety of influential films and consult with a range of industry professionals.
ART-225-01 = THE-318-01 Professor Bricker
ART 225-02: Topics in Studio--Mixed Media
This is a studio course designed to explore the question, “What does it mean to make *art* in the 21st
Century?” Combining different types of creative research, students will consider the way in which boundaries between traditional media —drawing, painting, sculpture, photography—are becoming blurred and also conflated with other forms of visual expression, such as installation, site specific work, public enactment/ performance, outsider art, and various types of commercial media. Students will examine the historical and contemporary relationships between mediums, and the disciplines involved with artistic practice. The class aims to expose students to varied methods and motivations for making art, and also invites them to actively consider the relevance of visual art in our contemporary moment. Professor Rossi
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BIO 177-01: Special Topics: Global Health = IS-270-01 Special Topics: Global Health
The multidisciplinary issues of global health confront everyone on the planet. This half-semester course will introduce critical issues and key themes in global health from basic principles to disease burden to collaborative efforts to improve global health. Particular attention will be given to the connection between parasitic-infectious disease and poverty, determinants of health, and the global burden of disease. We will consider important infectious diseases such as HIV, TB, and the neglected tropical diseases as well as important chronic disease problems. Cultural and ethical issues will be discussed. An immersion component connected with this class will travel to Peru July 29-August 11, 2012 (dates subject to change) and will involve travel to urban and rainforest areas. Students should expect to pay a small amount (to be determined) toward the immersion trip. Also, students are expected to enroll in a Fall 2012 half-semester, independent study follow-up course (although interested seniors may enroll in the spring semester portion even though they would not travel to Peru).
Enrollment in the course is limited.
Prerequisite: BIO 101 or 111, or the consent of the instructor. Preference may be given to students who have some background in either Spanish, economics, or political science. 2nd halfsemester. Enrollment is through the instructor, by application; contact Prof. Eric Wetzel (wetzele@wabash.edu) if interested.
NOTE that this course does NOT count toward the major in Biology.
Cross Listed BIO-277-01 = IS-270-01
BIO 371-01: Evolution of Developmental Mechanisms
Research into embryogenesis has illuminated the molecular mechanisms of development for a select few organisms in exquisite detail. The field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology compares the developmental mechanisms of these model systems to distinct, understudied taxa. Using this comparative approach, we can infer the characteristics of the common ancestors of these organisms. In this course, we will explore how molecular, paleontological and evolutionary techniques can yield insights into animals that existed half a billion years ago.
Evaluations will be based on discussion of primary literature and several short papers.
Prerequisites: Biology 211
CLA 112-01: Roman Spectacles
Gladiatorial fights, wild beast hunts, chariot races: violent public entertainment was a mainstay of Roman culture.
This course looks at these and other examples of Roman mass entertainment from the third century BCE to the fourth century CE, with a special focus on their physical remains ranging from giant arenas to fragments of equipment. Topics to be discussed include the enduring appeal of the games, ancient fan culture, the arena as a reflection of the expanding Roman Empire, and punishment as a form of public spectacles. No knowledge of
Roman art or history required. All readings in translation.
CLA 113-01: Greek and Roman Warfare
This course will examine the history of warfare in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Beginning with battle in the
Late Bronze Age – the supposed time of the Trojan War – we will trace the development of military theory and practice through the era of the Greek hoplite phalanx, the large and innovative armies of Alexander the Great and his successors, the legions of Republican and Imperial Rome, and the military situation as the Roman Empire faced collapse at the hands of encroaching barbarians. In addition to battlefield tactics and broader strategy, we will consider the social and cultural factors at play in ancient military history.
CLA 211-01 : Virgil’s Aeneid and the Idea of the Classic
In this class we will consider Virgil’s epic poem the Aeneid, which after the Bible has been the most influential single work in the history of western European literature. The methodology will be both literary and historical, as we seek to understand the poem both as a timeless commentary on the human condition, and a text deeply imbedded in the political and social realities of the period in which it was composed, the late first century B.C., when the
Roman Republic had come to an end and a new system of imperial government, destined to dominate the future history of Europe, was inaugurated by Augustus. The class will be conducted as a seminar, in which students will be expected not only to develop and examine critically their own thoughts about the text, but also to read and incorporate modern scholarship on the poem in their work.
Prerequisite: A 100 level course in Classics, Greek, or Latin; or consent of the instructor.
CHE 171-01: Transition to Chemistry
½ course. This course will prepare students who have completed Che 101 for further work in
Chemistry. Consultation with CHE 101 instructor required for enrollment
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DV 1 178-01: Biochemistry for Non-majors.
The course will focus on the biochemistry involved in nutrition, drugs, and genetically modified foods while providing a broad overview of general and organic chemistry. Emphases will include structure/function relationships, energy, and human health. Three hours of integrated lab/lecture twice a week. This course fulfills the lab science requirement, but does not count towards the chemistry or biology major.
ECO 277-01: The Global Economy
This course designed to provide a one-semester introduction to both the microeconomic and macroeconomic aspects of international economics. The prerequisite for the course is Econ 101, but the course is intended for a wide audience. The goal of the course is to provide you with a basic understanding of the fundamental theories of international economics including both international trade and international finance, to acquaint you with the historical and institutional contexts in which the US economy operates, and to broaden your understanding of other economies by studying their policy problems within the analytical framework of international economics.
Prerequisite: ECO 101.
ECO 277-02: Game Theory
While the economic model of perfect competition assumes that prices and profits are determined by the invisible hand of the market and individuals take them as given, in markets that are not perfectly competitive there is more room for bargaining and strategic interaction. Game theory analyzes situations where there is strategic interaction, where the outcomes for one individual depend on the choices made by another individual. Such situations occur not only in economics, but also in politics and biology, and in everyday life. This class will examine a variety of games and their equilibrium outcomes. This class will require mathematical reasoning, but will not require calculus. ECO 101.
ECO 277-03: Economics of Latin America
The course includes a variety of topics focusing on current economic policies and institutional arrangements in
Latin American countries, such as monetary policy, exchange rate regimes, international debt policies, challenges of growth and development (including natural resources and demographic developments).The main goal of this class is to develop a deeper understanding of the economic structure and policies of a number of Latin American countries with particular emphasis on their international economic relations. Additionally, the class will help students to become familiar with some data sources for information on Latin America. Finally, economic policy is done in the cultural, historical and social context of individual countries, therefore some of this context will be included in class.
The class will include a substantial number of case studies of particular economic issues in particular countries (for example, exchange rate crisis in Argentina, international debt crisis in Mexico, or successful economic growth in
Chile, etc.). Prerequisite: ECO101.
ECO 277-04: Environmental Economics (Immersion Trip course)
This course focuses on the application of economic principles to help understand and manage the relationship between humans and the environment. The central theme is that there are competing demands for our limited natural resources, including the waste assimilation capacity of the environment, necessitating that difficult choices be made regarding how those resources are used. The course illustrates how resources are allocated in a market economy, potential problems from a social perspective with that allocation, and alternative solutions for reallocating resources to achieve more socially desirable outcomes. Issues such as efficiency and externality, benefit-cost analysis, and alternative policy instruments for pollution control are examined. Topics related to additional current environmental policy issues will be discussed as time permits. There is an immersion trip component to this course.
ECO 377-01: Economic Growth and Development
Prerequisites: Intermediate Macro, Introductory Econometrics.
The course seeks to introduce you to issues in long run economic growth. We will try to understand “Why some countries are so rich and why some countries are so poor?” In doing so, we will focus on both theoretical models of economic growth and also compare evidence across countries over long periods of time. We will begin by looking at the role of capital, labor and technological change in fostering growth in countries within the framework of the
“production function”. After that, the course will focus on the role of the government in facilitating growth and examine the effects of political instability, corruption, democracy, the role of fiscal policy and the correct degree of government intervention. Further, the course will focus on some other important aspects of growth- the role of
3 income inequality, the role of international trade, international capital flows, financial aid and financial markets, and finally look at cultural and geography based explanations. Towards the end of the course we will spend some time thinking about the “limits to economic growth”. Pre-Req ECO-292 and ECO 253.

ENG 109-01: WORLD LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
The themes of this course —political violence, colonialism, and exile—are intertwined with each other, and they point to other issues tackled in the texts we’ll be reading this semester: neocolonialism, globalization, and gender inequality. We will examine a variety of texts from Egypt, Martinique, China, and India to determine how people in non-Anglophone cultures have defined their national identities. A special module of the course will explore the rich heritage of literature in Irish (translated into English) and its complex cultural and political context.
ENG 214-01: British and Irish Literature after 1900
Dr. Agata Szczeszak-Brewer
This course will introduce you to the major writers and literary trends of the British Isles and Ireland after 1900. We will begin with the dawn of Modernism, after which we will trace important political, cultural, and aesthetic changes reflected in 20th- and 21st-century texts. How did the disintegration of the British Empire and two world wars affect
British cultural identity? How did the Irish (re)define themselves as a nation in their anticipation of independence from England? What complex cultural and political contexts are at work in British and Irish texts after 1900? We will focus on a variety of genres —fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama—and examine the experimentations with language and form in Modernism and Postmodernism, as well as representations of gender roles and race in selected texts by Joseph Conrad, Wilfred Owen, T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Katherine
Mansfield, Flann O’Brien, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett, Eavan Boland, Angela Carter, Carol Ann Duffy, Andrea
Levy, and others.
ENG 300-01: Studies in Historical Contexts
The Victorian Novel and its American Reception
Marriage, Poverty, Crime, Capital Punishment, Split Personalities, and Sexual Obsession.
These themes captivated Victorian writers, who increasingly embraced the novel as the best form for in-depth psychological study. Victorian novels were frequently published serially, that is, in installments featured in monthly magazines, and were quickly reprinted and circulated throughout the empire and the United States. Nineteenth-century readers and writers, then, often crossed the Atlantic, and these crossings were both physical and literary. In this course, we, too, will cross the Atlantic and travel back in time, examining the development of the British novel over the 19thcentury, reading authors such as Jane Austen, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, and Henry James. In order to frame our reading of Victorian novels, we will turn to three types of secondary articles: readings that present historical background on Victorian Britain; literary theory emphasizing gender and psychoanalytic criticism; and articles that enable us to do “reception studies” that is, to understand how these novels and the culture of Victorian Britain were read by Americans, including Americans at Wabash.
ENG 370-01: Studies in Special Topics: American Expatriate Writers in Early 20th Century France
In this immersion course we will study expatriate American writers in the 1920s and 1930s France, the so-called
“lost generation.” Among the writers we will read are Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra
Pound, and Djuna Barnes. Critical theory by authors such as Julia Kirsteva, Donald Pizer, and J. Gerald Kennedy will also inform the course. During the course we will explore how the French context and expatriates’ interaction with painters, philosophers, filmmakers, and musicians shaped American letters as well as the modernist movement. The immersion portion of the course will take place between finals week and commencement in May, and will thus be open to graduating seniors. Our visit to France will include travel to Paris and Nice which will provide sites of inquiry for interrogating how place, event, and aesthetics influenced the early work of expatriate writers. Interested students should send a letter of application stating your interest in the course (reason for taking it, how it will fit in your course of study) and a writing sample of critical work for full consideration. Preference will be given to English majors. Please submit essays to Dr. Eric Freeze at freezee@wabash.edu by Friday,
November 4th, 2010.
ENG 397-01: Critical Reading —Topics In Literary And Cultural Theory
Dr. Agata Szczeszak-Brewer -English 397 asks you to learn several different critical approaches to literature and use them to construct arguments about poetry, fiction, drama, and contemporary cultural production in general. We will ask a set of questions about the nature of certain reading practices and the value of the theoretical approaches included in your reading list. We will explore Gender and Queer Theories, Race, Ethnicity, and Post-colonial
Analysis, New Historicism, and Cultural Analysis. Sound intimidating? Don’t worry: the literary texts and films that accompany the theoretical material will serve as concrete cases that allow us to see theory in action. Before you produce any essays in this course, you will learn key terminology of literary criticism. We will try to determine what is at stake in choosing one critical methodology over another. How should we read texts and analyze culture? We will pay particular attention to critical voice, essayistic form, the positioning of the reader. But most of all, we’ll have fun!This course is no longer limited to English Majors only. Upper-level students interested in intensive critical reading of culture, including literary texts, film, music, and advertising, are encouraged to enroll. Enrollment is through Instructor only. Send an e-mail to Prof. Agata Szczeszak-Brewer by November 9th to be added to the roster.

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HIS 240-01: African American History: Black and Latino Identities in America
At the heart of history is story; and stories are told and shared by voices. These stories will be the foundation for the historical study of identity, both personal and collective, coming from the voices of the Black and Latino communities in the United States of America. This course will investigate questions of race, class, gender, and even the implicit assumptions personal identity itself. We will use texts that include books, essays, film, and music.
Dr. Rocha will be a frequent guest to provide an embodied experience of Black and Latino voices, sharing stories and (re)making history.
HIS 330-01: Topics in Modern Europe: History of Contagion and Disease in Modern Europe
In this advanced seminar, students will read about the spread of contagious diseases and their effects on the cities and societies of modern Europe (roughly, 1700-1940). We will study cholera outbreaks, sewage, and worries about syphilis. Students will learn about the mysterious “miasms” that threatened the stability of large cities. Our readings will focus on disease outbreaks and threats to human health but students will also study how individuals and societies attempted to control contagion. Because this course addresses modern Europeans’ views of science, medicine, and health, this course should appeal to science and history majors alike. In addition, those planning to attend medical school may find the reading intriguing. Course requirements: daily course reading, active class discussion, several brief papers, one longer research paper. Previous courses in European history are helpful but not essential.
HIS 340-01: History of Sport And Physical Education In The United States
This course includes the study of significant individuals, events and institutions affecting the development and influence of sport and exercise in North America. The course focus will range from sport in early civilizations of antiquity including Greece and Rome to the modern big time professional sports industry of the United States.
Further, the amateur ideal and the Olympics Games as well as the beginnings and continuing growth of collegiate athletics will be an important portion of this course.
HIS 350-01 = PHY 278-01: Mayan Archaeo-Astronomy
This course will contrast the modern science of astronomy with ancient Mesoamerican approaches to the subject.
Based partly on study of Mayan culture through documents and artifacts, and partly through modern scientific materials and observation, the class will engage the classical Mayan world view. Thus, the course combines the fields of anthropology, history, literary studies, with physics and astronomy. Our investigations will be helped along by an immersion trip to southern Mexico during spring break, where we will explore Mayan archaeological zones
(also known as “ruins”) and become familiar with current- day Mayan culture in the region. APPLICATION TO
INSTRUCTORS REQUIRED
MAT 106-01: Topics in Contemporary Mathematics: Symmetry, Shape, and Space
Geometry can be fun -- really! (This will NOT be your high school geometry course!) Changes in the way mathematicians think about geometry have influenced how scientists and philosophers view the universe. Possible topics include billiards, the Golden Ratio, linkages, kaleidoscopes, the fourth dimension, perspective, map projections, and more. This course can be used to satisfy math/science distribution and quantitative studies requirements.
MAT 106-02: Topics in Contemporary Mathematics: Pure Mathematics
This course is designed to convey some of the beauty, power and pervasiveness of mathematics by exploring a variety of mathematical topics such as numerical and geometric patterns in nature, the meaning of infinity in mathematics, chaos and fractals, elementary ideas from probability, etc. While many people associate mathematics with the process of solving "problems" by using a set of "formulas", in this course students will engage in the process of "doing" mathematics by exploring a variety of mathematical ideas in which the quest for patterns, symmetries, order and aesthetic value guide the process of mathematical reasoning. Students will discover that mathematics can be far from just arithmetic and calculations.
PHI 109-01 and 109-02: Perspectives on Philosophy: Friendship
What are friends for? Who do we count among our friends? What are the ethical benefits and ethical dilemmas that occur in friendship? How do friendships contribute to our character and identity? What is the role of friendship in a good life? We will explore some of the ways philosophers have tried to answer these questions beginning with
Plato and Aristotle and moving historically through such thinkers as Cicero, Seneca, Aquinas, Montaigne,
Nietzsche, and several more contemporary philosophers who are taking a renewed interest in friendship. This is an introductory half-semester course which is being offered in each half semester. No prerequisite.

PHI 219-01: Topics in Ethics & Social Political Philosophy: Philosophy of Education (same as EDU 201)
This class will examine foundational questions about education (e.g. What is education?) and will also investigate the philosophical implications of the history of schooling and compulsory schooling. We will read and watch texts that include literature, history, social criticism, and more. Students will also carry out observations in local schools or alternative educational settings. This course counts as a distribution requirement in philosophy/history/religion and is cross-listed in philosophy and teacher education. No prerequisite.
PHI 219-02: Topics in Ethics & Social Political Philosophy: On Law and Sovereignty
This cours e is divided roughly into two halves; the first half will cover the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes’
Leviathan and J.J. Rousseau’s Social Contract; the second half will cover the implications of these ideas, as articulated by Carl Schmitt. We will read Hobbes and Rousseau as foundational for contemporary political arrangements. Schmitt is one of the 20th century’s most important and notorious political philosophers. For
Schmitt, the relationship of political authority to the rule of law in Hobbes and Rousseau reveals the cause of the eventual collapse of the Weimar Republic. The single thread running through the two halves of this course is the relationship of political authority to the rule of law. This is a seminar / discussion course; students will be expected to read thoroughly and carefully and to come to class prepared to interrogate, summarize and evaluate the assigned material. All students, including those with no experience in philosophy, are welcome.
PHI 269-01: Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Philosophy of the Human Person
An introduction to philosophical questions such as: “What does it mean to be human?” “What is a person?” “Who am I?” and “Who gets to decide?” Texts will include Augustine, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jacque Derrida, and more. We will approach the questions phenomenologically, from the phenomenon of self-disclosure, i.e. what people seem to tell us about themselves on their own behalf. No prerequisite.
PHI 319-01: Seminar in Ethics and social Philosophy: Bioethics
Controversies in bioethics have become a regular part of contemporary life. We are in the midst of a biological and technological revolution that has profound implications for human life and raises interesting and important ethical and philosophical questions that we will take up in this course: When does life begin? How do we define death?
What life is worth living, who decides, and how? What are the ethical, legal, and social implications of the human genome project? When is experimentation on humans justified? Should we allow a free market in human organs, tissues, genes? What does it mean to suffer from disease and disability? What is a good relationship between a patient and caregivers? How can we provide a just distribution of health-care resources?
Recommended: (i) Some background in biology (e.g. Bio 101) and (ii) at least one prior course in philosophy OR completion of Enduring Questions OR permission of instructor.
PHI 369-01: Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Truth
The 20th century produced a rich variety of philosophical thinking about truth. By the end of the first decade there were, in addition to a traditional idea that truth was some sort of correspondence to reality, a conception of truth as systematic coherence of beliefs that was inherited from 19th century idealism, and a fresh idea from the American pragmatists associating truth with the conduct of our lives. In the course of the century, the concept became implicated in both the foundations of mathematics and attempts to understand the nature of meaning, and much turned on what, i f anything, talk of truth adds (given that, for example, “It’s sunny” is true just in case it’s sunny).
And recent decades have opened up a whole new array of perspectives on the concept, including the suggestion that truth isn’t a single concept. Over the course of a half semester, we will sample this range of ideas. One-half course credit for the second half semester.
Prerequisites: PHI 346.
PSC 335-01: History of Political Thought
This course is designed to give students exposure both to Machiavelli's political thought and also to the way public space and public art were used by the Florentines and their neighbors. This will both increase students' understanding of Machiavelli and also invite them to think about the role that public space continues to play in politics. This course includes a Spring Break trip to Florence, Italy and surrounding cities. While on the trip, students will be responsible for writing and submitting trip diaries to the Wabash immersion trip blog. Students will be expected to discuss the ideas from course readings in these trip diaries and they will be graded. Students will also be expected to give a presentation on a particular public space. After returning, students will prepare posters and presentations that analyze public spaces as gathering and organizing places for citizens in Machiavelli's
Tuscany and citizens in the United States. Students will also write a 20-25 page term paper.
In order to qualify for the course students must have:
1. A 2.5 GPA at the start of the Spring 2012 semester
2. A course in political theory (PSC or PHI) *or* European history, including religious and art history, prior to 1600
Students who are interested in the course but do not meet these requirements must meet with me before applying. Continues on next page:

Students who wish to apply should send me an email ( hoerla@wabash.edu
) with the following information:
1. Class year
2. Major/minor (if known)
3. Name of advisor (unless you're one of mine)
4. Current overall GPA (freshmen need not include this since they don't have a GPA yet!)
5. List of previous immersion/study abroad experiences at Wabash (including summers), if any
6. Statement of no more than 500 words describing relevant course experience(s), interest in the subject matter and how enrollment in this course advances the student's educational plans/goals at Wabash
PSC 374-1: Topics in International Relations: U.S. National Security Policy
This survey course in contemporary U.S. national security policy has two basic objectives. Its primary goal is to provide a solid and fairly broad introduction to the concepts, issues, and debates related to this important area of public policy. The first portion of the course will address essential background information, such as national interests, national capabilities, military tradition and strategic culture, America’s global standing, the impact of
September 11, 2001, national grand strategy, and force structure. The second and larger portion of the course will focus on a range of real and potential threats to U.S. national security.
The second objective of this course is to discuss these issues in a substantive manner, and for students to consider the various policy options for the United States in these issue areas. Students in this course will be able to understand the pressures, constraints, challenges, and influences facing U.S. policy-makers without sharing their ulcers and stress. Counts as an upper-level course in International Politics or American Politics. Professor Kevin
Marsh.
PSC 374-2: Topics in International Relations: Theories of Foreign Policy Decision-Making
Why do leaders and governments make certain decisions in foreign policy and not others? How is foreign policy made? What are the important influences and constraints facing foreign policy-makers? How do formal models and theories of decision-making help us to understand how and why foreign policy decisions are made? This course examines the various theories of how leaders and governments make decisions in foreign policy. Students will learn to analyze case studies and examples of foreign policy decisions and assess the key influences, actors, processes, and institutions that shape how foreign policy is actually made in the real world. Counts as an upperlevel course in International Politics. Professor Kevin Marsh.
PSY 210-01: Drugs and Behavior
Psychoactive drugs (including alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and many others) are widely used in many societies in order to manipulate behavior and experience. This course will examine drug use (both legal and illicit) from psychological perspectives ranging from the biological to the social. The main focus will be on the factors which promote the use of a drug, the acute and long term effects of drug use, and cross-cultural differences in patterns of drug use. Of particular interest will be factors that promote drug addiction and the consequences of long term use of addictive drugs. Prerequisite: Psy 101
REL 196-01: Religion and Literature: 101 Ways to End the World = HUM-196-01
How will the world end? When will the world end? Will the world end at all? While the May 21st, 2011 “deadline” of Harold Camping’s Family Radio caravans and the “ending” of the Mayan calendar in December 2012 have been in the news recently, these questions have provoked the human imagination for millennia. The books of Daniel and
Revelation in the Bible are two foundational texts for much of the Western world when thinking about apocalyptic eschatology —the dramatic, sudden, and often violent end of time. But these biblical texts are part of a larger literary tradition ranging from ancient mythologies to recent films and post-apocalyptic graphic novels. This course in religion and literature will consider a vast array of imaginative, provocative, violent, graphic, visionary, and utopian literature, scripture, film, video games, and art works, ranging from the most ancient texts to recent
Hollywood blockbusters. Robert Royalty
1 Course Credit. No Prerequisite. = HUM 196
REL 210-01: Topics in Islam: Muhammad and the Qur’an
In this course we will study the early history of classical Islam. We will begin by studying the life of Muhammad as recorded in both classical and recent sources. We will then go on to examine the structure, style, and major themes of the Qur’an. We will do a close reading of selected suras, or parts of suras, analyzing the “logic” of the
Qur’anic world-view, and referring to the classical commentaries as well as more recent, innovative scholarship
(especially by women). We will pay some attention to the attempts made by Western scholars to reconstruct the history of the Qur’anic text. Throughout the course, our main question will be, How can our understanding of one of these —Muhammad or Qur’an—help us in understanding the other? David Blix
One course credit. Prerequisite: Religion 103, or the consent of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15.
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REL 27301: Topics in Theology: Hermeneutics and Culture: Listening to the “Other”
Can Christians really understand a mosque, or Americans the Chinese? Can you learn anything from a religion or culture different from your own? Or can you only learn about them, in the manner of an anthropologist or historian?
These are questions of vital importance in our ever-expanding global world. Hermeneutics, which is the theory and practice of “interpretation,” addresses these questions head-on. In this course, we will read selections from Hans-
Georg Gadamer’s seminal Truth and Method, as well as the writings of Paul Ricoeur, Clifford Geertz, and others.
We will examine how their ideas may be used in the interpretation of written texts, symbols, rituals, art, and architecture, in both secular and religious contexts. We will pay particular attention to the differences between hermeneutics and historical or anthropological approaches, to these questions. David Blix
1 course credit. Prerequisite: 1 previous course in either religion or philosophy.
REL 274-01: Topics in Ethics: Religion and Masculinity
What can Christian theology teach us about gender and masculinity? We will examine what various theologians have written about the source, nature, and significance of the differences between the genders. We will especially look at marriage, but we will also read about masculinity and the life of Jesus. Steven Webb
½ course credit, 1st half of the semester. No prerequisite.
REL 280-02: Topics in American Religion: Sects and Cults in America
This course investigates the history, beliefs, and practices of new, marginal, and dissenting American religious groups, which are often labeled “sects” or “cults.” We will draw upon the sociology of religion to understand these terms and new religious movements in general. Primarily, we will focus on the history, theology, and practices of groups such as the Branch Davidians, Christian Scientists, Mormons, Pentecostals, the Peoples Temple,
Scientology, Heaven’s Gate, and the New Age movement. Jon Baer
1 course credit. No prerequisites.
REL 280-03: Topics in American Religion: African American Religion
This course will introduce students to the critical study of African American religious practices and traditions.
Students will be exposed to the historiography of African Americans institutional religion (i.e. the history of black churches, temples, etc.), as well as the sectarian rituals and worldviews of worshiping black communities. The aim here is for students to get a rich understanding of the ways in which the religious life is manifested among black people as they respond to their period, region, and social conditions. In order to get a sense of the creative religious imagination of African Americans, some consideration will be given to the religious practices of African peoples both on and off the African continent. Tim Lake
1 course credit. No prerequisites.
REL 296-01: Religion and Literature: Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
We will read Dostoyevsky's great masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov. This book is the consummation of his reflections on Russia, religion, and everything else under the sun. Students will be expected to read it once during the first half of the semester in preparation for reading it a second time for our class, which meets in the second half of the semester. Stephen Webb
½ course credit, 2nd half of the semester. No prerequisite.
REL 298-01: Sociology of Religion
This discussion course focuses on the history and methods of sociology as applied to the study of religion. In exploring the interaction between religion and society, the course will have two main components: first, we will examine the major sociological theories of religion; and second, we will apply them to an examination of religion among teenagers and emerging adults in the United States today. Jon Baer
1 course credit. No prerequisites.
REL 370-01: Contemporary Theology
This semester we will focus on one particular kind of theology —comparative theology. We will read books that examine the relationship between (and possibilities for dialogue between) Christianity and Islam, Hinduism,
Buddhism, and Judaism. We will also look at dialogue between traditional Christians and Mormons. Stephen Webb
1 course credit. Prerequisite: 1 previous course in either religion or philosophy.

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RHE 270-01: Contemporary American Public Address
This class will survey a wide variety of major speeches from the 1960s to present. Speeches will range from commencement addresses and eulogies to political campaign discourse, protest rhetoric, and apologia. Topics addressed by the speeches we study will include —but are not limited to—9/11 and the war on terror, civil rights, concerns for women, and sexual scandal. We will study speeches to learn about rhetorical artistry, the relationship between text and context, methods of analyzing public address, as well as the power of speech. We will also consider what makes a speech “great” or terrible. Course sessions will emphasize primary texts but will utilize secondary literature to help understand the speeches and model rhetorical analysis. Assignments will likely include short (4-5 page) papers, a speech, and a role in discussion leadership. This course qualifies as a Literature/Fine Arts credit.1 credit no prerequisites
RHE 370-01: Presidential Rhetoric
PSC 371-01: Topics in American Politics: Presidential Rhetoric
Scholars have argued that the hallmark of the modern presidency is the president’s ability to “go public,” or to advocate directly to the people, rather than through Congress. This course examines the public communication emerging from the White House, and specifically, from the presidents of the United States. In our studies of presidential rhetoric, we will engage questions about the power —or lack thereof—of the president to engage publics, to frame policy debates, to influence the public agenda, and to effect U.S. politics. The readings in this course will begin with a consideration of the communicative power of the Oval Office and trends in presidential communication, and then move to a series of case studies in presidential communication. Assignments will likely include essay exams, a speechwriting exercise, short response papers, and a research paper. If taken as a RHE course, this class qualifies as a Literature/Fine Arts credit.
If taken as a PSC course, this class qualifies as a Behavioral Science credit. RHE-370-01 = PSC-371-01
1 credit no prerequisites
SPA 313-01: El cuento – Una ventana hacia el mundo Latinoamericano
En este curso vamos a explorar las múltiples manifestaciones literarias latinoamericanas enfocándonos en el cuento como género literario. El programa va a abarcar una variedad de autores latinoamericanos representativos de diversas tradiciones histórico-literarias y culturales (hispanoamericanos y luso-brasileños), desde el siglo XIX hacia el
XXI. En este curso vamos a exa minar las características de algunas de las tendencias literarias latinoamericanas y su vínculo con el contexto social del cual emergen. Uno de sus objetivos es ofrecer a los estudiantes una base segura a partir de la cual puedan desarrollar una amplia com prensión de la producción artística de los autores latinoamericanos adentro de su esfera social. Todas las actividades programadas durante el semestre tales como lecturas, discusiones, exámenes, presentaciones y proyectos de investigación, serán en español. Pre-requisitos: SPA-301 y SPA-302, o permiso de la profesora. Wilson
Short Stories – Windows to the Latin American World
In this course students will explore the multiple literary manifestations of Latin America within the genre of the Short
Stories. The course reading list includes short stories from a wide representative group of Latin American authors
(Hispanic as well as Luso-Brazilian) from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. During this course we will investigate the characteristics of some of Lat in America’s literary trends and their connections with the social context in which they come to flourish. This course aims to provide students with a strong foundation in understanding the artistic production of Latin American writers and their social sphere. Assignments (readings, discussions, exams, presentations and papers) are in Spanish. Pre-requisites: SPA-301 and SPA-302, or permission of the professor.
SPA 276-01: Special Topics: Language Studies
Extensive Reading
This course will provide opportunities to read extensively in Spanish, an activity that will not only improve your reading ability, but also result in greater knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and the conventions of written Spanish. Class time will be devoted to silent sustained reading of individually chosen books, discussion of those books, and occasional practice of reading strategies. The class is ideal for students who want to improve their overall language skills, especially those who want to better prepare themselves for the demands of upper level literature courses in Spanish.
The course is intended primarily for students who have completed SPA 201, 202, 301, or 302. Others admitted with permission of the instructor.

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THE 103-01: Beyond Heroes and Villains: Melodrama and the Development of Popular Culture
The stage melodrama was the most popular theatrical genre of the nineteenth century, and today it serves as the spine and essential spirit of many plays, films, and television shows. Although long reviled as the sappy, low-brow precursor to Eugene O’Neill, melodrama has become a topic of scholarly inquiry, elevating it to a position of prominence once more. Today, melodrama is seen as a form that shaped national identities and created a theatre of the common people.
Far more t han the clichés of heroines tied to railroad tracks, melodramas illuminate the class, gender and racial politics of their eras. This course will trace the development of melodrama —the basis of contemporary popular culture—from its beginnings on the “Boulevard of Crime” in Paris to its avant-garde reinterpretations on the off-Broadway stage.
THE 103-02: Seminars in Theater: “Science and the Stage: The Dramatist’s Dialogue with Modern Science”
As science advances, will the drama it inspires advance as well? As science shapes our lives and beliefs, raising essential and ethical questions about knowledge and the natural world, will the theater keep pace and render vivid images and meaningful stories about science? What does the stage have to do with robotics, quantum mechanics, or mathematical theorems? Since the beginning of the scientific age, dramatists have used the stage as a laboratory, creating characters and plots based on actual scientists, and stories exploring questions raised by scientific inquiry and discovery. This seminar will study several of these plays including Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo, David Feldshuh’s Miss
Evers’ Boys, Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen, David Auburn’s Proof, and Rolin Jones' The Intelligent Design of Jenny
Chow.
One-half course credit, spring semester (2ndst half of semester)
THE 212-01: History and Literature of the Theater II: The French Renaissance to the Rise of Realism
This class will delve into the history of the theatre and its various dramatic literatures between the years 1640-1900.
The course ranges from the witty banterings of Molière and Behn to the realism of Ibsen and Strindberg to the apocalyptic trance of Alfr ed Jarry. We will discuss the “new woman,” the rise of industrialism and cosmopolitanism, and a society shifting under the influence and pressure of the purveyors of new modes of thought —Hegel, Darwin,
Nietzsche, Zola. This is a class about the coming of t he “new,” revolution and counterrevolution, the calms and the storms. The plays in this course will be discussed as instruments for theatrical production; as examples of dramatic structure, style, and genre; and, most importantly, as they reflect the moral, social, and political issues of their time.