ANTH 385 - Topic: The Cultures of the Pacific Islands
(3 semester hours) Mr. Olson
This course is an examination of the anthropological literature of a number of the major cultures and societies of the Pacific Islands, with inclusion of Papua New Guinea and Australia. Particular attention will be paid to Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and New Zealand. There is a focus on the anthropological approach to the study of these Polynesian cultures from the time of contact with the West to the present. Major themes of the course are gender relations, subsistence practices, healing ways, religious experiences, political systems, migration strategies, and tourist encounters.
Prerequisite: ANTH 161 or SOC 151.

ART 260 - Intro. to Photography and Digital Imaging (New title and description only, not new course)
(3 semester hours) Mr. Lossowski
Traditional black and white 35 mm. photography and computer digital imaging using Photoshop 5.0 software. (Computers, scanners and digital cameras will be provided. Each student must have her own 35 mm. camera.) Additional fee: $50.00
Prerequisite: none.

ARTP 285/385 - Topic: Re-Hearing 19th C. Romantic Music
(3 semester hours) Ms. Sandman
To understand music as a cultural product and the aesthetic content of musical form, students will listen to music by Beethoven, Bizet, Chopin, Schubert and Tchaikovsky and discuss these works in light of women's studies scholarship. Prerequisite for 285: one course in music, women's studies, history, or art history, or POI.
Prerequisite for 385: POI.

ARTS 310 - Women and the Arts: Choreography, Performance, Healing (New title and description only, not new course)
(3 semester hours) Ms. Goddard
An analytical and experiential study of dance making by women. Historical/critical reading of major choreographic works, combined with movement improvisation and original choreography by the students, will develop themes of nature, rebellion, heroism, ritual. No dance experience necessary.
Prerequisites: WS 148 and ARTH 101 or ARTH 102, or MUS 112, or TD 100, or POI.

CS 107 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
(1.5 semester hours) Mr. Rae and Mr. Vawter
An investigation of how dynamic systems are modeled using the Stella modeling software. Typical systems to be investigated will include population dynamics, including predator-prey models, global water balance, and radioactive waste dynamics. These systems are chosen as both accessible for an introduction, yet typical of real systems which are of relevance in environmental science and elsewhere.
Prerequisite: CS 101 or POI.

CS 368 - Discrete Mathematics II
(3 semester hours) Mr. Shilepsky
Please note that this course has been offered as a CS 385 topic twice before; students who took it as CS 385 may not take it again for credit. Continuation of MATH 267, emphasizing the applications of discrete structures. Topics selected from graphs and trees, digital logic circuits, recursion and recurrence relations, efficiency of algorithms, and finite state automata.
Prerequisite: MATH 267 or POI.

EDUC 285 - Topic: Diversity and Multiculturalism in Educational Settings
(3 semester hours) Ms. Russ
Students will explore issues related particularly to educational settings and controversies surrounding the inclusion of new curricular materials, pedagogies, and governance in a diverse, multi-cultural society.
Prerequisite: SOC 101, or WS 148, or SOC 298, or SOC 347.

HIST 285 - Topic: Survey of Eastern Civilizations*
(3 semester hours) Ms.Dror
Eastern civilizations have remained insufficiently studied and known in the West. This survey is a first step for students who are interested in discovering for themselves the civilizations of India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia in their historical and cultural context.
Prerequisite: none. *Course is pending faculty approval.

HIST 285-1 - Topic: Popular Religion and Magic*
(3 semester hours) Ms. Wasyliw
This course will provide an overview of the social role and development of Christianity from its origins to the modern period. We will focus on the use and adaptations of religious themes on the level of popular culture, and the place of magical belief in religious practices. The cult of the saints, shrines, holy wars, the Inquisition and witch hunts will receive special scrutiny.
Prerequisite: none. *Course is pending faculty approval.

PE 140 - Rugby
(.5 semester hour) Ms. Swain
Introduction to the fundamentals of rugby, including rules and regulations, positions, and skills needed to play the game safely.
Prerequisite: none.

PSY 335 - Environmental Problems and Human Behavior
(3 semester hours) Ms. Morfei
This course examines research and theory on the interactions between human behavior and the environment. The goal of the course is to examine ways in which the increased understanding of human behavior is a vital part of finding workable solutions to environmental problems.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or POI.

WLLS 102-1 - FY Sem: Wired Politics: Democracy and Cyberspace
(3 semester hours) Ms. DiBello
The Internet has become a source of almost instantaneous information and discussion of political issues, candidates, and organizations. In this course, we will examine the growth of politics on the Internet and explore the prospects for democratic politics when virtual discourse is a major form of public deliberation. Students will identify and assess political websites with regard to what democratic polities require in terms of information and deliberation. In addition to writing about wired politics, students will contribute to the development of a website that critically examines political websites.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-2 - FY Sem: Romance, Realism and Representation
(3 semester hours) Ms. Garrett
"Romance" and "realism" describe approaches to literature, as well as broad approaches to life--one emphasizing what could be, the other what is. We will explore works from Shakespeare to contemporary novels and films that are romantic, realist, or blend the two.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-3 - FY Sem: Global Women's Health Issues
(3 semester hours) Ms. Gildensoph
This course revolves around social justice issues facing female populations around the world. We will explore the health problems encountered by women and girls in various cultures here and abroad, and determine if (and how) our mainstream culture and lifestyle helps or hurts those affected. We will explore the reasons (economics, religion, social values, etc.) these problems exist, and will try to determine how action can lead to some resolution.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-4 - FY Sem: Body Politics
(3 semester hours) Ms. Lengermann and Ms. Niebrugge-Brantley
This course examines the struggle between women and patriarchy over women's bodies. The focus of the course will be on how this struggle is played out in issues of body image, reproductive rights, violence against women, and sexual preferences. We will focus on both patriarchal strategies of control and women's resistance.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-5 - FY Sem: Failure and Success in America
(3 semester hours) Ms. Lohn
A multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural approach to shifting portrayals, definitions, and evaluations of success and failure, especially as they relate to the great American myth of equal opportunity. The course will examine material from both "high" and "low" culture, including silent film, print media, photography, fiction, poetry, oral history, and scholarly essays.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-6 - FY Sem: Hate Crimes
(3 semester hours) Ms. Muņoz
This course examines racist, sexist, and heterosexist assumptions that instigate hate crimes. Readings include writing by people of color, gays, lesbians, and members of other marginalized groups who are victims of hate crimes, and psychological theory on prejudice and bigotry.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-7 - FY Sem: Biotechnology and the Environment
(3 semester hours) Ms. O'Leary
Extensive controversy surrounds the issue of releasing genetically altered organisms into the environment. This seminar will explore the environmental implications of genetic engineering, both positive and negative. The benefits and hazards of this new technology will be discussed as they relate to food production, bioremediation, biodiversity and ecology.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-8 - FY Sem: The Cross-Cultural Experience
(3 semester hours) Mr.Olson
This course will introduce students to ethnographic methods and theories. The orientation will be toward cultures from around the globe and students will be required to read ethnographic texts. The ethnographic texts will reflect a diversity of theoretical orientations, research topics, cultures, and writing styles.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-9 - FY Sem: Why Are We Here and What Should We Do? (Darwinian Ethics)
(3 semester hours) Mr. Vawter
An investigation of the ethical implications of a Darwinian world that is design-free and in which free will is largely constrained by inheritance and natural selection. An introduction to evolutionary theory, evolutionary mechanisms and the evidence for evolution. A discussion of these issues and the nature of science as they relate to historical and contemporary concepts of ethics.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

WLLS 102-0 - FY Sem: The Horror Film
(3 semester hours) Ms. Welsh
A seminar on the study of the film genre of horror, with an emphasis on writing about film as well as understanding film structure and technique and the development and meaning of the genre of the horror film.
Prerequisites: WLLS 101 and FR standing.

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