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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]
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GED 7882 - Teaching Dance/Theatre Arts in K-12 Part II
Goals: To prepare the prospective teacher seeking a license in dance/theatre for the professional work.
Content: Techniques and content ideas for addressing the State of Minnesota Rules Chapter 8710.4300.subpart 3, curriculum and season planning considerations for the teacher, methods of evaluation creative work in an academic setting, best practices for the drama classroom, portfolio development, and the uses of drama techniques in teaching other content areas. This is a graduate course with graduate level expectations.
This tutorial course involves both online learning and seminar sessions and includes 30 hours of clinical experience outside of scheduled class time - dates, times, and school sites to be determined.
Target audience: K-12 Dance/Theatre Arts licensure candidates
Taught: By arrangement
Prerequisite: GED 7857 with a grade of B- or better
Credits: 4
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GED 7885 - Student Teaching Elementary K-6
Elementary student teaching provides preservice educators with experiences to connect theory and practice in the context of a K-12 classroom; instructional planning; and implementation in an assigned learning environment. Preservice teachers’ responsibilities include; longterm planning, implementation of an integrated curriculum, the facilitation of small- and large-group learning, and the development of assessment systems that support the Minnesota graduation standards for K-12 students.
Open only to preservice teachers who have adequate preparation in subject matter; have demonstrated proficiency with regard to the program and Minnesota’s Standards for Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers; have met all program requirements; and, have evidenced fitness for entering the teaching profession. This is graduate level student teaching with graduate level expectations.
Students must attend a student teaching intake session, which takes place in the fall semester. Contact your advisor or the Director of Field and Student Teaching Experiences, for scheduling information.
Concurrent registration in GED 7050 - Student Teaching Seminar (2 credits) and participation in the seminar each week is also required.
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GED 7888 - English Learners in the Mainstream
This course, which is geared toward mainstream teachers across content areas and grade levels, ensures that teacher candidates make their grade-level content accessible to English learners by learning how to write, integrate, and assess academic language objectives into their instruction. Course includes an overview of second language acquisition theories, an introduction to WIDA levels, and a focus on cultural responsiveness for English learners and their families.
Online sections move at a faster pace and require additional time, self-direction, discipline, a reliable computer, and internet connectivity. Instructors will communicate through Hamline email addresses and students are required to check their email and the online learning platform, Canvas, no less than one time per day.
Target audience: Required for licensure candidates in all areas except ESL
Taught: All terms
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program
Credits: 2
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GED 7894 - Student Teaching Secondary 9-12
Secondary student teaching provides the teacher-candidate the experiences to connect theory and practice in the context of 9-12 classrooms through instructional planning and implementation in an assigned learning environment. The teacher-candidate’s responsibilities include: long-term planning; implementation of an integrated curriculum; the facilitation of small- and large-group learning environments; and the development of assessment systems that support the Minnesota graduation standards for K-12 students.
This course is only open to teacher-candidates who have adequate preparation in licensure areas; have demonstrated proficiency in Minnesota’s Standards for Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers (SEPBTs); have received formal approval by the Education Department faculty to student teach; have met all program requirements; and have demonstrated the dispositions, knowledge, and skills to enter the teaching profession.
Teacher-candidates must attend a student-teaching intake session, which takes place in the fall semester. Contact your advisor or the Placement Office for scheduling information.
Concurrent registration in GED 7050 - Student Teaching Seminar (2 credits) and participation in the seminar each week is also required.
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GED 7895 - Student Teaching Secondary 5-12
Secondary student teaching provides the teacher-candidate the experiences to connect theory and practice in the context of 5-12 classrooms through instructional planning and implementation in an assigned learning environment. The teacher-candidate’s responsibilities include: long-term planning; implementation of an integrated curriculum; the facilitation of small- and large-group learning environments; and the development of assessment systems that support the Minnesota graduation standards for K-12 students.
This course is only open to teacher-candidates who have adequate preparation in licensure areas; have demonstrated proficiency in Minnesota’s Standards for Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers (SEPBTs); have received formal approval by the Education Department faculty to student teach; have met all program requirements; and have demonstrated the dispositions, knowledge, and skills to enter the teaching profession.
Teacher-candidates must attend a student-teaching intake session, which takes place in the fall semester. Contact your advisor or the Placement Office for scheduling information.
Concurrent registration in GED 7050 - Student Teaching Seminar (2 credits) and participation in the seminar each week is also required.
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GED 7896 - Student Teaching K-12
K-12 student teaching provides the teacher-candidate the experiences to connect theory and practice in the context of K-12 classrooms through instructional planning and implementation in an assigned learning environment. The teacher-candidate’s responsibilities include: long-term planning; implementation of an integrated curriculum; the facilitation of small- and large-group learning environments; and the development of assessment systems that support the Minnesota graduation standards for K-12 students.
This course is open only to teacher-candidates who have adequate preparation in licensure areas; have demonstrated proficiency in Minnesota’s Standards for Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers (SEPBTs); have received formal approval by the Education Department faculty to student teach; have met all program requirements; and have demonstrated the disposition, knowledge, and skills to enter the teaching profession.
Teacher-candidates must attend a student-teaching intake session, which takes place in the fall semester. Contact your advisor or the Placement Office for scheduling information.
Concurrent registration in GED 7050 - Student Teaching Seminar (2 credits) and participation in the seminar each week is also required.
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GED 7897 - Middle-Level Student Teaching 5-8
Middle-level student teaching provides the teacher-candidate the experiences to connect theory and practice in the context of 5 - 8 classrooms through instructional planning and implementation in an assigned learning environment. The teacher-candidate’s responsibilities include: long-term planning; implementation of an integrated curriculum; the facilitation of small- and large-group learning environments; and the development of assessment systems that support the Minnesota graduation standards for K-12 students.
This course is only open to teacher-candidates who have adequate preparation in licensure areas; have demonstrated proficiency in Minnesota’s Standards for Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers (SEPBTs); have received formal approval by the Education Department faculty to student teach; have met all program requirements; and have demonstrated the dispositions, knowledge, and skills to enter the teaching profession.
Teacher-candidates must attend a student-teaching intake session, which takes place in the fall semester. Contact your advisor or the Placement Office for scheduling information.
Concurrent registration in GED 7050 - Student Teaching Seminar (2 credits) and participation in the seminar each week is also required.
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GERM 1110 - Beginning German I
Goals: To master elements of German grammar and vocabulary, especially in practical situations.
Content: Readings in German; exercises in grammar and vocabulary building; equal emphasis on speaking, understanding the spoken language, writing, and reading.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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GERM 1120 - Beginning German II
Goals: To master elements of German grammar and vocabulary, especially in practical situations.
Content: Readings in German; exercises in grammar and vocabulary building; equal emphasis on speaking, understanding the spoken language, writing, and reading.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 1110 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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GERM 3210 - Intermediate German I
Goals: To review all topics of German grammar and to enhance all the skills required for proficiency.
Content: Readings in German, exercises in grammar and vocabulary building; equal emphasis on speaking, understanding the spoken language, writing, and reading.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 1120 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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GERM 3220 - Intermediate German II
Goals: To review all topics of German grammar and to enhance all the skills required for proficiency.
Content: Readings in German, exercises in grammar and vocabulary building; equal emphasis on speaking, understanding the spoken language, writing, and reading.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 3210 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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GERM 3230 - Intermediate German Conversation
Goals: Designed for the intermediate level, this course helps consolidate a knowledge of German and develops conversational fluency. Excellent preparation for an extended stay in German-speaking countries.
Content: Emphasis is placed on building vocabulary, strengthening pronunciation, and enhancing fluency by means of role-playing, debates, and conversations. Cultural differences, including speech patterns, personal space, and body language, are identified. German satellite TV programs keep issues current and authentic.
Taught: Alternate years
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 3220 or equivalent
Credits: 4
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GERM 3900 - Advanced German Conversation and Composition
Goals: To enable students to speak and write more proficiently and more idiomatically leading toward mastery of fine points of German structure and style. Students learn to express convincingly their own ideas in German.
Content: Equal weight is given to conversation and composition. Written and oral exercises focus on discursive patterns and the most frequent sources of lexical and syntactical errors. Conversations and essays are based on all genres and films as well as on current German cultural issues.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: GERM 3220
Credits: 4
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GERM 3910 - Professional German
Goals: To familiarize students with the specific vocabularies and concepts of German business, economics, politics, management, social, and legal issues. Cultural competence and cross-cultural skills are a concomitant objective.
Content: Focus on Germany as a leading country regarding industry, trade, and markets. Analyses of the German economic, social, and political systems will provide students with a broad knowledge of German business practice and environment. The course will expand all four language modalities (listening, reading, writing, speaking) and cross-cultural awareness as it impacts the areas of business and economics.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: GERM 3220
Credits: 4
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GERM 5500 - Issues in Translation
Goals: To gain greater understanding of cultural differences and a better command of and sensibility for the German language through the process of cooperative translation.
Content: Speeches, conversations, and texts from a variety of areas will be translated from German into English, leading to discussion of translation theory. Close attention will be paid to the context within which texts are situated in order to identify cultural barriers and biases. The course will enhance interpretive skills.
Taught: Periodically
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 3220 or equivalent
Credits: 4
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GERM 5560 - Highlights of German Literature
Goals: To familiarize students with German cultural and literary development through the ages. Literary touchstones from important periods are read and discussed.
Content: Genres and literary movements are presented and discussed and exemplary works from the Middle Ages, the Goethe Era, Modernism, and Post-War Germany are interpreted within their sociohistorical context.
Taught: Periodically
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 3220 or equivalent
Credits: 4
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GERM 5700 - Topics in German Literature
Goals: To study selected topics in German intellectual and literary history toward a deeper understanding of a particular period or theme.
Content: Study of specific writers, movements, and problems in German literature. Content will vary depending upon the interest of the instructor and the demand of the students. Sample topics: Children’s Literature, the Fairy Tale, Fascist Film, Rilke, Literature and Politics, the Romantic Age.
Taught: Periodically
Recommended prerequisite: GERM 3220 or equivalent
Credits: 4
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GLOB 1300 - Gender Perspectives from the Global South
Goals: To introduce students to basic concepts shared between global studies and the study of gender; to examine power and agency, and the ways in which gender politics changes its form in varying situations; and to study global South contexts, subjectivities, and struggles utilizing these analytic tools.
Content: Students will be introduced to feminist perspectives that represent current trends in the discipline, especially as they pertain to global South/Third World contexts; study how globalization, as an ongoing process of social and economic change, impacts gendered practices, ideologies and forms of politics; develop analytic skills through dialoguing about films, memoir, ethnography, essays and articles focused on gender issues in the global South.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 1910 - Introduction to Global Studies
Goals: To introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of global studies.
Content: An introduction to key concepts and issues in global studies. Key texts introduce themes explored in upper-level courses. International Roundtable presentations by guest faculty illustrate the interdisciplinary and global nature of the field.
Taught: Annually, both semesters.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3020 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods
Goals: To introduce students to interdisciplinary research methodologies and to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out research in the field.
Content: The course focuses on conducting research from an interdisciplinary perspective and covers questions of epistemology, ontology, and practical applications of various research methods. Students will acquire the skills necessary to approach issues or events from an interdisciplinary perspective so that they may be able to synthesize multiple fields of study into a research project, and develop sophisticated research proposals.
Taught: Annually, in the spring semester.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3100 - African Crises in Global Perspective
Goals: To learn about social and cultural consequences for Africans of historical and contemporary exploitation of the continent’s natural resources and its human beings. To gain an understanding of how countries and societies in Africa have fared in the past couple centuries as global economic, political, cultural, and environmental interconnections have intensified.
Content: Particular emphasis will be placed on interrogating reasons for exploitation, and we will do this through immersion in journalistic, literary, cultural, and cinematic representations of various “crises” on the African continent. Students will become more aware of root causes of some of the strife and destitution that often gets associated with Africa as a result of Hollywood and mass media representations. We will also explore specific responses and resistances to socio-political turmoil in given locales.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3200 - Cultural Politics of Global Health
Goals: To learn about the ways in which geographic and social locations as well as institutional structures and global economies affect peoples’ interpretations, understandings, and experiences of illness and health.
Content: Particular emphasis will be placed on examining differential access to health resources and interrogating ways in which power is utilized to privilege some sectors and deprive other groups of basic standards of health. Health care becomes synonymous with human rights in this framework, and examinations of structural violence help us to look at how global processes interact with more local institutional and economic systems to have a direct impact on the life chances and health of specific communities and individuals.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3300 - Gender Perspectives from the Global South
Goals: To introduce students to basic concepts shared between global studies and the study of gender; to examine power and agency, and the ways in which gender politics changes its form in varying situations; and to study global South contexts, subjectivities, and struggles utilizing these analytic tools.
Content: Students will be introduced to feminist perspectives that represent current trends in the discipline, especially as they pertain to global South/Third World contexts; study how globalization, as an ongoing process of social and economic change, impacts gendered practices, ideologies and forms of politics; develop analytic skills through dialoguing about films, memoir, ethnography, essays and articles focused on gender issues in the global South.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3500 - Global Justice
Goals: This course will examine major themes in global justice: the moral status of individuals, states and peoples; theories of human rights; the ethics of humanitarian intervention; and global inequality, poverty and distributive justice. The ultimate objective of the course is to provide a better understanding of the uneven impact of the process and policies of development and globalization on different populations and segments of society.
Content: Particular emphasis will be placed on transnational efforts to promote global justice, equitable development, and peace and security. Topics include the roles of the United Nations and other IGOs such as the WTO and IMF in the North-South debate, Structural Adjustment Policies, Free Trade versus Fair Trade, Environmental Security, democratization of global governance, and the responsibilities of individuals and states to secure universal human rights and sustainable human development.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3550 - International Organizations
Crosslisted
(Also listed as PSCI 3550)
Goals: To explore the foundations of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations; through case studies and policy issues, to discuss the United Nations and its affiliated groups; to examine how transitional actors have tried to deal with critical world issues such as hunger, environmental dilemmas, human rights, and the disparities of development.
Content: This course includes a discussion of theories of integration, histories of international organizations, and analyses of approaches to policy and politics in the international arena. This course serves as a precursor for GLOB 3650 (Model United Nations), which is offered in the Spring, and helps prepare students to participate in the Model United Nations program at Hamline. It fulfills upper level requirements for Global Studies and Political Science.
Taught: Annually, in the fall semester
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3600 - Human Rights in a Globalized World
Goals: This course surveys normative questions within human rights discourses, with a stress on international and transnational efforts to promote equity and human rights standards.
Content: Topics include the contributions of international and non-governmental organizations as well as transnational actors to global discourses on human and women’s rights, social justice and global equity. A particular emphasis is placed on understanding the North-South Debate, the process and policies of development and their uneven impact on the human rights of different populations and segments of society. Special consideration is given to the controversy between the universal and particular applications of human rights.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3650 - Model United Nations
Crosslisted
(Also listed as PSCI 3600)
Goals: Through this course, students will develop research, critical thinking, and team-building skills; students will also gain perspectives on the role of international organizations and non-governmental organizations in the international community. Students will gain an appreciation for diverse cultures, modes of negotiation and conflict resolution, and the professional nature of diplomacy.
Content: This course is designed to help prepare students to serve as delegates to the National Model United Nations Conference in New York. Students will also have the opportunity to visit other international agencies and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in New York as well as volunteer with organizations in the Twin Cities. Topics discussed in the class will include: the nature of diplomacy, how nations interact, the operations of the United Nations system, the role of NGOs, and case studies of individual countries which the team will represent at the simulation in New York. Students will engage in mock debates and discussions of UN policy initiatives. By discussing the work of the UN and NGOs, students will also gain an understanding of a variety of transnational issues such as arms control, security, HIV/AIDS, environmental protection, child labor, etc.
Taught: Annually, in spring term
Prerequisites: Instructor permission and acceptance to the Model UN team; GLOB 1910 is recommended
Credits: 4
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GLOB 3700 - Social Media and Contentious Politics in the Global Age
Goals: The tweet heard across the world started a revolution in a small, relatively stable country in the Middle East (Tunisia) in January 2011 and within months had spread like wildfire across the globe, challenging the reign of the seemingly most firmly entrenched economic and political systems. Fueled by a newly energized youth and social media technology, non-ideological and peaceful protest movements —from Occupy Wall Street in the U.S., to riots in London, protests in Spain, Chile, and Russia, for example— have generated a wave of unprecedented regional changes with far-reaching global effects.
Content: This course will examine the roots and future implications of these global youth movements as they navigate uncharted territory, and consequent regional upheaval through the lens of new social movement theory, cyberactivism and the democratization of the public sphere.
Credits: 4
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GLOB 5010 - Honors Project
Goals: To undertake a capstone independent research project that will lead to honors in the global studies major.
Content: A focus on the research and writing process, from conceptualization through completion. Students pursue projects on topics of individual interest but share both discussions of the research and writing process and a first draft of their honors project with other students.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: Acceptance of an honors proposal in the major
Note: Students must also register for and attend GLOB 5900 as a 0-credit course in the fall semester.
Credits: 6 (which are distributed as 3 credits in fall and 3 credits in spring)
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GLOB 5900 - Senior Research Seminar
Goals: To produce a capstone independent research product (e.g., paper, web site, media project) that demonstrates the ability to conduct interdisciplinary research and writing in global studies.
Content: A focus on the research and writing process, from conceptualization through completion. Students pursue projects on topics of individual interest but share both discussions of the research and writing process and their final products with other students.
Taught: Annually, in the fall semester.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in global studies or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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HIST 1200 - Ancient Greece and Rome
Goals: To understand some of the key developments that shaped society, culture, and politics in this period.
Content: This course will examine the evolution of Ancient Greek and Roman cultures and give the students an overview of some of the main themes and developments which made those cultures important. Some of the questions examined will be: How did Ancient Greek civilization differ from that of its neighbors? Why is Ancient Greece and Rome important to this day? What can we learn from the Roman political evolution from a Republic to Empire?
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1210 - Plague, War, Slavery, and Ideas in European History
Goals: To understand some of the key developments that shaped European society, culture, and politics in the early modern period (1350-1800).
Content: This course surveys the history of Europe over five centuries. It looks at plague, war, and antisemitism; witchcraft and alchemy; new religions and scientific discoveries; the Atlantic slave trade and the systematic enslavement of millions of Africans that it made possible; and the causes and results—political, cultural, social—of these shocking developments.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1220 - Reforms and Revolutions in Europe
Goals: To understand some of the key developments that shaped European society, culture, and politics since the French Revolution.
Content: The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to some of the main themes (political, social, cultural, and economic) which have characterized the evolution of modern Europe from the time that it was the undisputed center of world politics and diplomacy to its present position.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1230 - Islam in Europe: The Ottoman Empire
Goals: To understand some of the key developments that shaped European society, culture, and politics under Islam.
Content: The purpose of the course is to study the impact of political Islam on Europe. From the 14th to the 20th century the Ottoman Empire, an Islamic state, had a major presence in Europe occupying most of the Balkans. We will study how East and West, Islam and Christianity reacted to each other and what were the wider implications of that contact for the development of Southeastern Europe as well as its legacy to this day.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1300 - Introduction to American History: Civil War and Reconstruction
Goals: To understand the key social, economic, and political developments that shaped the United States from the Early Republic era to the end of the Reconstruction.
Content: The American Civil War was the bloodiest and the most traumatic war in American history. This course will focus on three topics: the causes of the Civil War; the course of the war and emancipation; and the outcomes of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1310 - Introduction to American History: 1877-Present
Goals: To understand the key social, economic, and political developments that shaped the United States from 1877 to the present day.
Content: Various topics such as industrialization, reform and the move toward a welfare state, ethnic relations within American society, and the rise of the U.S. to the status of a world power.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1400 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Modern
Goals: To understand key developments and themes in the history of Latin America from ancient times to the twentieth century.
Content: Various topics such as the nature and legacy of the colonial encounter, the contributions of Native American, European, African, and Asian peoples to the creation of the distinctive cultures and societies of the Americas, and Latin American relations with other hemispheric and international powers.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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HIST 1410 - Latin American History: Cuba and Puerto Rico
Goals: To develop an understanding of key developments in the history of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Content: This course considers the related but distinct histories of Cuba and Puerto Rico. We will examine both the similarities and divergences of their experience as Spain’s longest-held colonies in the Americas, as well as their different but intertwining struggles for independence and social and economic development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics to be considered in the course will include the context of Puerto Rican and Cuban development within the Caribbean region and the Spanish Empire, the economic, geographical, strategic, cultural and demographic factors that have shaped each island’s history, comparisons as well as connections between Cuba and Puerto Rico, and the nature of each island’s relations with the United States.
Taught: Every other year
Credits: 4
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HIST 1420 - Latin American History: Mexico
Goals: To understand key events and dynamics in Mexico’s history.
Content: This course explores major themes in Mexican social and political history, focusing on the period since independence. Following an overview of colonial legacies, the course surveys significant developments in the nineteenth century. It then traces the momentous events of the world’s first social revolution of the twentieth century, which transformed Mexico during the years 1910 to 1920 and beyond. The changes wrought by the Revolution paved the way for the distinctive course Mexico has charted throughout the twentieth century, different from other Latin American countries in many respects.
Taught: Every other year
Credits: 4
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HIST 1430 - Historical Study Abroad
Goals: To study the history of a particular place by traveling and immersion.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: Ancient and Modern Greece.
Taught: This course is offered for credit whenever an appropriate study abroad is being conducted under the auspices of Hamline University.
Credits: 4
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HIST 1600 - Introduction to Chinese History
Goals: To understand the key characteristics that shaped the evolution of China both regionally and globally from ancient times to the present.
Content: Various topics such as revolutionary and reformist tendencies, globalization, the social role of students and intellectuals, the rise of Communist governance, democracy, the status of women, imperialism, market reforms, and nationalism.
Taught: Annually
Note: Topics and time periods covered vary from year to year. Recent examples: The Challenge of Reform and Revolution in China’s Past and Present; Continuity and Change in China’s Imperial Past.
Credits: 4
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HIST 3010 - Historical Methods
Goals: To expose students to some of the key philosophies of history; to teach students the skills necessary to write a capstone essay (in either the department’s senior seminar or as a departmental honors project) and to work as a professional historian.
Content: Focus on philosophies of history, historical methodologies, analysis, argumentation, research, and writing.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: One 1000-level HIST course and one 3000-level HIST course
Note: This course is required for all majors and minors and cannot be taken with the senior seminar.
Credits: 4
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HIST 3760 - Topics in the History of Imperialism
Goals: To understand the history of imperialism.
Content: Focus varies. Recent example: The British Empire.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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HIST 3800 - Topics in Gender History
Goals: To study the history of women and gender.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: Homosexuality in Victorian Britain; Women and Revolution in Modern Europe.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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HIST 3880 - Topics in the History of War
Goals: To understand the history of war.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: Europe and WWII; Europe and WWI.
Taught: Alternate years.
Credits: 4
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HIST 3910 - Topics in Russian and Eastern European History
Goals: To study the history of Russia and Eastern European History.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: Modern Russia from the Empire to the Revolution; The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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HIST 3930 - Topics in United States History
Goals: To study the history of the United States.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: Reform Movements in American History, Landmark Trials, America in the Middle East.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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HIST 3940 - Topics in Latin American History
Goals: To study the history of Latin America.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: 20th Century Mexico.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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HIST 3960 - Topics in Comparative History
Goals: To practice comparative history.
Content: Focus varies. Recent examples: Disease and Society; Torture and State Terror; The 1960s in Global Perspective.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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HIST 5950 - Seminar in History
Goals: The senior seminar provides a capstone experience in the major, in which students practice and polish previously learned skills and build on previous knowledge and experience to produce a significant research paper. Outstanding students may choose to write a Senior Honors Essay rather than take the Senior Seminar. The Honors option is open to students whose proposal for a significant research paper based on primary source materials is approved by the History Department faculty in the spring of the junior year. Honors students carry out research and write the essay under the direction of a faculty advisor and defend it before a committee in spring of the senior year.
Content: In this capstone course, students use the skills and knowledge they have gained in previous classes to produce a significant research paper on a topic of their choosing.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, three 1000-level HIST courses, three 3000-level HIST courses, and completion of HIST 3010 or 3000. (Seven courses total.)
Credits: 4
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INTD 1460 - Jewelry Making with Metal Clay
Goals: To experience how the creation of artistic objects requires a fusion of technical skills and creative vision.
Content: This course combines the development of technical skills in metals construction, tool use and knowledge of chemical patinas with principles of artistic design to foster the creation of new items of wearable jewelry using metal clays. Participants will develop six original design projects and complete six lab experiments during the course.
Taught: Winter, alternate years
Prerequisite: Instructor permission is required for registration.
Note: This course has an additional materials fee.
Credits: 4
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INTD 3900 - Innovation
Goals: To introduce, educate, and train students in the basic principles and best practices of the innovation process and to develop, write, and present an innovation plan.
Content: The principles and best practices associated with the innovation process such as product development, market analysis, financial strategy, and intellectual properties; interactive sessions between students and accomplished innovators; and field trips to local innovative corporations.
Credits: 4
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LGST 1110 - Legal Systems in American Society
Goals: Familiarization with the American legal system.
Content: An exploration of the American legal system with special emphasis on the role of law in the American social order. Working models of the judicial system are studied and the legal decision-making process is examined. Emphasis is placed on basic values of legal system: justice, equality, and fairness.
Taught: Every semester
Credits: 4
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LGST 1300 - Legal Advocacy, Policy, and Practice
Goals: To introduce students to legal research and how to navigate the law to understand its impact on their own lives and contexts.
Content: A writing intensive course with emphasis on finding, analyzing, and explaining legislative and regulatory materials, with an introduction to how the courts interpret those policies. Students will explore how academics and advocates write about the law and practice advocating for policy changes in America.
Taught: Every semester
Credits: 4
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LGST 1440 - Mock Trial
Goals: Students learn basic trial procedures and advocacy skills through practice sessions and courtroom simulations. Students prepare for and conduct a trial of a hypothetical case.
Content: Participatory study of trial practice in the United States, advocacy, lawyering skills, and legal ethics. Focus on developing students’ speaking and critical thinking skills.
Taught: Annually
Note: To be eligible for course credit, the student must participate in mock trial team practice during the fall semester and participate in one weekend tournament.
Credits: 4
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LGST 3100 - American Constitutional Law
Crosslisted
(Also listed as PSCI 3100)
Goals: To study the role of the courts in the development of the American Constitution. To introduce students to the “rule of law” concept in Anglo American judicial history.
Content: Study of the United States Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court cases on separation of powers, federalism, civil liberties and civil rights.
Taught: Annually
Note: This course is applicable to majors and minors in Legal Studies and Political Science, regardless of whether it is taken as LGST 3100 or PSCI 3100. This course will not count as breadth of study for either major. Students may not earn credit for both LGST 3100 and PSCI 3100.
Credits: 4
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LGST 3420 - Special Topics in Law
Goals: To provide students with an opportunity to engage in an advanced study in a specialized area of law.
Content: An intensive study of a specific area of law. Topics vary from semester to semester. Some past topics have been: environmental law, immigration law, international human rights law, and intellectual property.
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisites: LGST 1110 and LGST 1300 (which may be taken concurrently), or permission of the legal studies department chair
Credits: 4
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LGST 3670 - Legal Interviewing
Goals: To introduce students to general interviewing principles and to explore in more detail interviewing in the legal setting including interviewing clients and witnesses.
Content: The course focuses on developing basic interviewing skills and explores particular features of conducting legal interviews including understanding the ethical implications of legal interviews and of cultural diversity as it affects legal interviewing. Particular attention is given to oral communication skills through participation in small group and large group discussions and presentations. Students will have multiple opportunities to practice and analyze their own and others’ oral communication skills and to understand the relationship between their communication choices and outcomes.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: LGST 1110 or CJFS 1120
Credits: 4
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LGST 3680 - Law of Evidence for Legal Professionals
Goals: To provide an overview of the law of evidence, focusing primarily on the Federal Rules of Evidence but, where appropriate, distinguishing the Federal rules from the Minnesota Rules of Evidence.
Content: This course l covers the terminology, concepts and theories of the law of evidence, including methods of reasoning and of assessing reasoning strength and validity. In addition to becoming familiar with evidentiary rules, students will develop familiarity with Federal and Minnesota Rules of Evidence, identify evidentiary issues in hypothetical fact situations, and think critically about evidentiary concepts and issues. The course also emphasizes the importance of collecting and preserving evidence, identifying necessary witnesses, and understanding appropriate techniques in introducing and objecting to evidence.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: LGST 1110 or CJFS 1120, and LGST 1300
Credits: 4
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LGST 3790 - Law and the Lives of Women
Goals: To gain a better understanding of the legal system, its’ impact on women, and the historical development of law in the context of the cultural politics of gender.
Content: Using readings of text and law, and practical learning in the context of advocacy and women’s issues, the course examines 1) the historical development of policies aimed at eliminating gender bias and promoting equality and 2) the practice of advocating for women in the current legal system.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: LGST 1300 or WSTD 1010, or permission of the legal studies chair.
Credits: 4
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LGST 5600 - Tort Law
Goals: To introduce students to the body of law that makes up the field of tort law.
Content: An overview of the rights, obligations and remedies that are applied by courts in civil proceedings to address the claims of individuals that have been injured by the wrongful act of others.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: LGST 1110 and LGST 1300, or permission of the legal studies chair.
Credits: 4
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LGST 5800 - Senior Seminar in Legal Studies
Goals: To introduce students to advanced legal research and writing methods. To provide opportunity for individual and independent legal research on advanced topics.
Content: A study of advanced techniques in legal research including federal and other states’ materials. A seminar in which the students and the faculty member explore current issues in the legal field. Each student develops and pursues an individually designed research project leading to the production of an advanced writing project on a current legal issue.
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisites: A declared major or minor in Legal Studies and junior or senior status.
Credits: 4
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LGST 5900 - Legal Studies Practicum
Goals: To apply the concepts and principles previously learned in a practical working environment under the supervision of a lawyer and/or an experienced paralegal (legal assistant).
Content: A 150-hour apprenticeship in the performance of the duties of a paralegal in one of the typical settings for members of the profession; hands-on production of drafts and collation of legal documents under experienced supervision and guidance; attendance at weekly seminars, designed to tie experiential and academic experiences together and to ensure adequate preparation for entry in the profession.
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisites: A declared major or minor in Legal Studies and junior or senior status.
Note: Students need to secure an internship before the semester in which they are taking the class and doing the internship.
Credits: 4
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LGST 8000 - Foundations in Law
This course introduces students to the study of law and prepares them for academic success in their upper level curriculum. After an initial intense focus on the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, the course offers a general overview of the American legal system and examines the ethics rules that govern the work of lawyers and legal professionals.
Credits: 4
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LGST 8010 - Civil Litigation Survey and Procedure
Introduces students to the substantive legal subjects that often form the basis of civil litigation with a focus on tort law. Students will learn the procedures from initial client intake through trial involved in litigating a case in the civil court system. Students will build on skills have an opportunity to research and create documents in areas that interest them.
Prerequisite: LGST 8020 or concurrent registration
Credits: 4
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LGST 8012 - Transactions and Contracts in Business
This survey course is focused on the legal principles involved in transactional legal work, including real estate, contract, and corporate law. Students will learn the basics of contract law and focus on interpreting contract provisions and understanding the approaches legal and business professionals take when drafting and negotiating contracts.
Prerequisite: LGST 8020 or concurrent registration
Credits: 4
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LGST 8015 - Regulation in America
This course surveys the complex web of regulatory authority within which individuals, businesses, and other organizations must navigate. Included is an examination of the powers and procedures of administrative agencies; basic principles of constitutional interpretation, including doctrines and competing philosophies; and the framework of state and federal government under the Constitution. The course includes practical lessons for professionals who frequently interact with administrative law.
Prerequisite: LGST 8020 or concurrent registration
Credits: 4
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LGST 8020 - Legal Writing and Research
This course introduces students to the tools necessary for investigation, analysis, and communication of legal concepts. These basic tools are essential in a paralegal professional setting and highly useful in any law-related, compliance, or advocacy work. Students will learn how to find and cite primary and secondary legal sources and to find forms and templates commonly used in legal settings. The course introduces students to the structure of written legal analysis and the skills of legal drafting from short e-mails to longer contracts.
Credits: 4
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MATH 1130 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
Goals: To gain an understanding of how the language of mathematics is used in problem solving. This course is especially appropriate for prospective elementary teachers.
Content: Precise formulation of problems, symbolization, strategies for solution of mathematical problems, introduction to various number systems and to mathematical logic.
Credits: 4
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MATH 1150 - Precalculus
Goals: To learn how to use the calculus of one variable and the fundamental concepts of the calculus, with a concurrent review of pre-calculus concepts.
Content: Pre-calculus mathematics emphasizing functions, graphing, and trigonometry concurrent with a first course in calculus.
Taught: Fall and spring term.
Prerequisites: Plane geometry and high school algebra.
Credits: 4
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MATH 1170 - Calculus I
Goals: To learn how to use the calculus of one variable and the fundamental concepts of the calculus.
Content: Limits, continuity, derivatives and integrals of functions of one variable. Applications are taken mostly from the physical sciences.
Prerequisite: Twelfth-grade high school mathematics with at least B grades or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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MATH 1180 - Calculus II
Goals: To learn how to use the calculus of one variable and the fundamental concepts of the calculus.
Content: Integrals of functions of one variable, sequences and series. Applications are taken mostly from the physical sciences.
Prerequisite: MATH 1170 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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MATH 1200 - Statistics
Goals: To cover the fundamentals of statistical data analysis.
Content: Elementary probability, descriptive statistics, parametric and nonparametric tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance, correlation and regression. Statistical computing will be in R.
Prerequisite: High school algebra
Note: Credit will not be given for more than one statistics course (MATH 1200, PSY 1340, or QMBE 1310).
Credits: 4
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MATH 1250 - Contemporary Mathematics with Applications
Goals: An introduction to non-calculus applications of mathematics.
Content: This course is an introduction to mathematical applications in sciences, mainly biology and chemistry. This is a non-calculus course, with focus in knot theory and its application to biology and chemistry, graph theory and its application, and other computational tools for modeling and interpreting data.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisite: Twelfth-grade high school mathematics with at least B grades or consent of instructor
Credits: 4
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MATH 3320 - Multivariable and Vector Calculus
Goals: To extend concepts of calculus in two variables to the calculus of several variables.
Content: Vector calculus, partial and total differentiation, maximum/minimum problems, multiple integration, line and surface integrals, vector and scalar fields, theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes.
Taught: Fall and Spring terms
Prerequisite: MATH 1180
Credits: 4
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MATH 3330 - Linear Algebra
Goals: To gain an appreciation for how abstract structures are used to solve theoretical and practical problems.
Content: Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces and bases, transformations, eigenvectors, introduction to linear differential equations.
Taught: Fall term.
Prerequisite: MATH 1180 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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MATH 3410 - Mathematical Modeling
Goals: An introduction to mathematical modeling of quantitative processes in the sciences, with applications from physics, chemistry, biology, economics, etc.
Content: Mathematical models of various types: differential equations (both ordinary and partial), transform techniques, statistical techniques, discrete models, numerical simulations, etc. Some content will vary depending on the interests of the students.
Taught: Fall term, alternate years
Prerequisite: MATH 1180
Credits: 4
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MATH 3440 - Discrete Mathematics
Goals: To introduce the concept of the discrete as well as techniques used in higher non-continuous mathematics, providing the necessary background material required by computer scientists for algorithm analysis.
Content: Sets and numeration, combinatorics, logic, algorithms, recursion, generating functions, graphs, and trees.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisite: MATH 1170
Credits: 4
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MATH 3550 - Foundations of Mathematics
Goals: To study mathematics as a logico-deductive system and to analyze those concepts and techniques that underlie all of mathematics.
Content: Logic, proof construction, sets, relations, functions, mathematical induction, arguments involving infinite sets, number systems, axiomatics.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisite: MATH 1180
Credits: 4
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MATH 3560 - Modern Geometry
Goals: To introduce the concept of model building in mathematics from both a synthetic and an axiomatic point of view.
Content: Various geometries are studied with attention paid to what geometry is. Hilbert’s axiom system for Euclidean geometry, hyperbolic geometry, and transformations.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term
Prerequisite: MATH 1170
Credits: 4
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MATH 3720 - Differential Equations
Goals: To learn to determine both the qualitative and quantitative properties of those functions which satisfy ordinary differential equations, using both analytic and numerical techniques.
Content: Analytic methods of solution, numeric methods of solution, linear differential equations, series solutions, the Laplace transform, systems of differential equations, initial and boundary value problems, existence theory and applications.
Taught: Spring term, alternate years
Prerequisite: MATH 3320 or consent of the instructor
Credits: 4
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MATH 3810 - Probability and Mathematical Statistics
Goals: An introduction to the basic topics of mathematical probability theory, in preparation for a course in mathematical statistics such as MATH 5810.
Content: Definition of probability, probability distributions (discrete and continuous), expectation, random variables and functions of random variables. Sampling distributions and applications.
Taught: Fall term
Prerequisites: MATH 1180, MATH 3320 recommended
Credits: 4
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MATH 5890 - Algebra
Goals: An introduction to algebraic structures: groups, rings, and fields.
Content: An introduction to algebraic structures. Topics include normal subgroups, factor groups, and homomorphisms. Development of the elementary concepts of groups, rings, and fields.
Taught: Fall term, alternate years
Prerequisite: MATH 3550
Credits: 4
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MATH 5910 - Analysis
Goals: To learn the language, fundamental concepts, and standard theorems of analysis.
Content: An introduction to real analysis with emphasis on proofs of theorems and on problem solving. Topics include properties of the real number system, functions, sequences, limits and continuity, differentiation, integration, and infinite series including sequences and series of functions.
Taught: Fall term, alternate years
Prerequisite: MATH 3550
Credits: 4
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MATH 5920 - Junior Seminar
Goals: The student will be introduced to ideas and issues that are outside of the regular undergraduate curriculum, studying how mathematics is used in academia and industry.
Content: Reviews of current research and projects of various mathematicians: senior math majors, guest lecturers, and department staff. Student presentations of topics from internships, independent studies, or honors projects.
Credits: 0.5 per term
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MATH 5930 - Senior Seminar
Goals: The student will be introduced to ideas and issues that are outside of the regular undergraduate curriculum, studying how mathematics is used in academia and industry.
Content: Reviews of current research and projects of various mathematicians: senior math majors, guest lecturers, and department staff. Student presentations of topics from internships, independent studies, or honors projects.
Credits: 0.5 per term
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MATH 5950 - Topics in Advanced Mathematics
Goals: To synthesize previous work in the various areas of mathematics with the goal of putting the areas in a historical perspective and of relating them to the question of what makes up mathematics.
Content: The content of the seminar varies from year to year depending on the instructor. Attention is paid to the history of mathematics and to filling gaps in the spectrum of mathematics presented at the undergraduate level.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisite: MATH 3550, senior standing recommended
Credits: 4
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MGMT 3100 - Foundations of Management
Goals: To understand basic concepts, theories, and research in management and to apply them to practical management problems. To relate the liberal arts to work, using a common theme of ethics.
Content: The principal functional areas of management (planning, organizing, controlling, and leading) are examined in the context of organizations and groups. Ethical issues and the different views of work from various fields are examined.
Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing, or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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MGMT 3130 - Business Law
Goals: To provide an overview of the law as it relates to the formation, operation, and completion of business transactions. The course is not only intended to assist the student who plans a career in management, but also the student interested in a legal career.
Content: Contracts, sales, secured transactions, commercial paper, and bankruptcy.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3100 (grade of C- or better), and junior or senior standing.
Credits: 4
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MGMT 3700 - Human Resource Management
Goals: For students to learn methods for attracting, developing and retaining a workforce that ensures an organization can achieve its mission and goals in a manner such that both the organization and the employees can flourish.
Content: This course takes a strategic approach to Human Resource Management. Topics explored with a dual eye towards both legal requirements and best practices in a competitive labor environment include: recruiting and selection, training and development, compensation and rewards, and retention and wellness program.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3100 (grade of C- or better), or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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MGMT 3720 - International Business Environment
Goals: To provide an overview of the international business environment including key international institutions. In this course, students will explore the meaning and nature of culture as well as its influence on management functions and international business throughout the world. The course will examine dominant cultural norms in key world regions and effective cross-cultural communication and management methodologies designed to enhance international business success.
Content: The nature and role of culture in international business and management, regional cultural norms throughout the world, international negotiating and resolution styles, cross-cultural synergy, international business ethics, international human resources management issues, and international organizations that influence business.
Prerequisite: ECON 1310, ECON 1320, and MGMT 3100 (grades of C- or better); junior or senior standing; or consent of the instructor
Credits: 4
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MGMT 3730 - Project Management
Goals: To guide students through fundamental project competencies and behavioral skills needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations.
Content: This course aids students in understanding interpersonal issues that drive successful project outcomes. Topics covered include project integration, project scope, time and cost management, project team management, risk management and procurement management. The approach is a practical, hands-on application through case studies and class exercises.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3100 (grade of C- or better) or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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