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HN 216 - Honors Science: Special Topics (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: HN 215 . Restricted to Honors students. An in-depth study of a topic in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, physics, or mathematics and statistics. Topic announced each time the course is offered. Fulfills the second natural science core requirement for Honors nonscience majors.
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HN 217 - The Chemistry Within Us (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: HN 215 . Restricted to Honors students. Examines biomedical research and experimental medicine using an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on four major themes: frontiers of medical research; diseases, drugs, and drug development; and food science. Building upon ideas studied in HN215, students are provided an opportunity to reexamine biochemical ideas at great depths. Includes specific applications and examples ranging from modern drugs and the drug design process to the chemistry of food and smells, and from cancer biology to stem cell research. Counts as an Honors natural sciences seminar.
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HN 218 - Computational Thinking: Exploring Computing through Robotics (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. An introduction to the great ideas of computing through hands-on experiments with robotics. The course explores the nature and limits of computers; engages with the philosophical and social implications of intelligent machines; and asks what the science of computing can tell us about creativity, reasoning, and the human mind. Students gain experience developing logical thinking using a programming language to control small robots; conducting field studies to obtain data; storing and accessing data from a database using queries; and performing data analysis with spreadsheet formulas. Closed to students in the Classes of 2016 and 2017. Same course as CS 218 /HN 318 .
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HN 219 - Grand Challenges and Nanotechnology (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: HN 215 . Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. The scientific community has identified a number of "Grand Challenges" facing humankind. Solving these challenges will have a profound impact in a variety of areas, including health, the environment and sustainability, energy production and consumption, and economic development. This seminar examines the current ideas related to Grand Challenges, with review of relevant scientific principles in the context of these challenges. Special emphasis is placed on nanoscience and nanotechnology, and their potential impact on addressing the needs of and providing solutions to Grand Challenges. Closed to students in the Classes of 2016 and 2017. Same course as HN 316 .
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HN 301 - Art and Intellectual History in the West from the Late Middle Ages to Today (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. Through the close study of images and texts, the relationship between art and the ideological, religious, and philosophical circumstances in which it was produced is examined. Through class discussion and writing, students investigate both the way that this art was shaped by its intellectual context and how it reworked and rethought this material by giving it visual form. Counts as an Honors fine arts seminar.
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HN 304 - Music and Medicine (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. The intersection of music and medical history is examined. Topics include: Why was music considered a medicine against the plague? Why were opera composers fascinated by tuberculosis? How did Barney the Dinosaur and Bruce Springsteen become instruments of torture? Counts as an Honors fine arts seminar. Same course as MU 304 .
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HN 315 - Discovering Difference: Art and the Age of Exploration (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. The two centuries following Columbus's "discovery" of the New World in 1492 were marked by an unprecedented degree of interchange between formerly unconnected cultures. In both Europe and the New World, this contact had wide ranging implications in terms of politics, economics, food ways, science, religion, and art. Using art and visual culture as points of entry, this course examines the history and implications of this interchange during the age of exploration. Counts as an Honors fine arts seminar. Same course as AH 307 .
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HN 316 - Grand Challenges and Nanotechnology (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: HN 215 . Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. The scientific community has identified a number of "Grand Challenges" facing humankind. Solving these challenges will have a profound impact in a variety of areas, including health, the environment and sustainability, energy production and consumption, and economic development. This seminar examines the current ideas related to Grand Challenges, with review of relevant scientific principles in the context of these challenges. Special emphasis is placed on nanoscience and nanotechnology, and their potential impact on addressing the needs of and providing solutions to Grand Challenges. Counts as an Honors natural sciences seminar. Same course as HN 219 .
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HN 318 - Computational Thinking: Exploring Computing through Robotics (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. An introduction to the great ideas of computing through hands-on experiments with robotics. The course explores the nature and limits of computers; engages with the philosophical and social implications of intelligent machines; and asks what the science of computing can tell us about creativity, reasoning, and the human mind. Students gain experience developing logical thinking using a programming language to control small robots; conducting field studies to obtain data; storing and accessing data from a database using queries; and performing data analysis with spreadsheet formulas. Counts as an Honors natural sciences seminar. Same course as CS 218 /HN 218 .
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HN 320 - Art and Intellectual History: Renaissance to Modern (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Examines canonical art works of the western tradition in the context of key intellectual and artistic developments through close reading of primary sources and the formal and iconographic readings of works of art. Fulfills the fine arts core requirement for Honors students, Class of 2018 and beyond. Closed to students who have taken AH 111 .
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HN 321 - Introduction to Theatrical Production (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. A comprehensive, experiential course in theatrical production. Students engage in major areas of production (acting, directing, design), as well as playwriting, theatre criticism, and the staging of an original theatre piece. Includes attendance at theatre productions on campus and in the Baltimore/Washington area. (Theatre tickets cost approximately $50.) Fulfills fine arts core requirement for Honors students, Class of 2018 and beyond. Closed to students who have taken DR 251 . Same course as DR 252 .
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HN 322 - Western Musical Traditions (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. An introduction to the major forms and styles in the western musical tradition, with an emphasis on guided listening of masterworks and the study of issues in musical aesthetics through scholarly and primary source texts. Aims to develop a more perceptive and informed listener and to introduce skills in music scholarship. Fulfills fine arts core requirement for Honors students, Class of 2018 and beyond. Closed to students who have taken MU 203 . Same course as MU 204 .
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HN 323 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Students work with film and digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras in the studio, darkroom, and computer lab. Students learn to use their cameras to craft thoughtful, intentional photographs and to enrich their understanding through careful readings of core texts of photographic theory and analysis of historical and contemporary photographs. Fulfills fine arts core requirement for Honors students, Class of 2018 and beyond. Closed to students who have taken PT 300 . Same course as PT 301 .
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HN 350 - Restorative Justice and Criminal Law (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. The incarceration rate in the United States has reached one out of every one hundred adults. To many, such vast incarceration reflects the moral ills of innumerable individuals, as well as social injustices. Both restorative justice and Catholic social thought appear to agree that our society witnesses too much incarceration and too little healing of victims, offenders, and social consciousness. Restorative justice is a process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense and to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations in order to heal and put things as right as possible. Questions discussed: Can forgiveness play a role in criminal justice? Should a teenager be given a life sentence? Can linguists solve crimes that stump the police? Can society find new approaches to curb domestic homicide? Counts as an Honors social sciences seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond.
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HN 352 - Transatlantic Exchanges: Modernist Art in Europe and America (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior Honors students. What is/was modernism in art? This course explores the emergence of modern art in Europe and America from the 1860s to the 1960s-chronological parameters that coincide with the emergence of a self-conscious, antitraditionalist aesthetic on the part of some artists (notably Edouard Manet in France in the 1860s) and the post-World War II globalization of Western art that produced an international modernism with its commercial roots in New York City (in the works of abstract expressionist and pop artists such as Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol). Counts as an Honors fine arts seminar. Same course as AH 352 .
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HN 360 - The Biblical Imagination: From Eden to the Apocalypse (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Examines biblical narratives, interpretations of those narratives from a range of historical periods and perspectives, and literary works that engage those narratives in various ways. Deepens students' knowledge of the Bible, as well as theological inquiry and its methods. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as TH 360 . IC
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HN 385 - Literary Biography (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. An examination of biography as a literary art form. Has biography changed over time? Has it grown more or less "true"? Do biographers tend to favor their subjects? Or have they become debunkers primarily? And, what rights do public figures maintain? These are some of the questions addressed while examining biographical writings about such diverse public figures as Mohandas Ghandi, Ulysses Grant, J. D. Sallinger, and Edgar Allan Poe. In addition to a critical paper, students produce a biographical essay of their own. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond.
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HN 390 - What is Patience? (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. This course doubts if patience is only waiting, watching, and worrying about time going by. Rather, as the Greeks proposed, patience has many connotations, uses, and requirements. Starting with the biblical books of Job and James, students consider why patience is fundamental to the Western tradition. Adding on Cyprian, Shakespeare, and Churchill, students progress through a series of readings about the conditions and causes that make our pursuit of patience a signpost of industry, a symbol of resistance, and a contract with ourselves and society. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as TH 390 .
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HN 392 - Globalization, Inculturation, and Justice (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Examines the various dimensions of globalization-political, economic, technological, and cultural-and the debate they have engendered. The main focus is on the cultural aspect and how that complicates our understanding of culture and the Christian project of inculturation. Christian ethical responses to the increasing inequality and injustice that globalization generates are also considered. Weekly reading and brief written papers required. Counts as an Honors social science seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as TH 392 . GT
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HN 396 - Classics of Asian Philosophy (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Focuses on two or more classical texts in the history of Asian Philosophy. Similarities and differences between these texts are explored, along with their relation to Western thought. The course tries to place these texts in their cultural and historical context, and explores their relevance to contemporary society and personal experience. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as PL 396 .
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HN 399 - Exploring the Modern Epic: James Joyce's Ulysses (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: HN 204 (may be taken concurrently). Restricted to Honors students. James Joyce's Ulysses (1922) is widely regarded as the most influential novel of the twentieth century and viewed by many scholars as the greatest novel ever published in the English language. As the title indicates, Joyce's novel is a modernization of Homer's Odyssey, transposed to one day in Dublin. This course offers an intensive study of Joyce's challenging, humane, and riotously funny modern epic. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond.
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HN 406 - Philosophies of the Other (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Recent philosophy confronts a range of Others-the Other that I hate, that I love, that I fight, that I worship, even the Other that I am to myself. This course traces these very different modes of Otherness: social, sexual, political, religious, and metaphysical. Readings from Hegel, Levinas, Freud, de Beauvoir, Sartre, Marx, Lacan, Zizek, and Weil. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as PL 406 .
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HN 409 - Creating the World: Theories of Imagination (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Imagination has been variously conceived as a necessary aid to cognition (Aristotle), an "inferior kind of perceiving" (Berkeley), a "blind but indispensable function of the soul" (Kant), and "reason in its most exalted form" (Wordsworth). In this seminar, students investigate the history of the concept of imagination, with particular attention given to the philosophical significance of shifts in its characterization and its role in our contemporary self-understanding. Which kinds of human cognition are imaginative and in exactly what sense? How have our imaginative capacities been theorized in relation to reason and emotion? And, what roles do these capacities play in cognition, poetic practices, and moral agency? The very pursuit of answers to these questions requires intellectual imagination, as no single framework or method provides all of the resources needed to think expansively about the nature of the mind and its relationship to the world. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as PL 409 .
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HN 420 - American Political Development (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Examines the historical development of the American state by focusing on key moments of state-building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An emerging subfield in political science, American Political Development treats political institutions and practices as embedded in social and economic changes and as consequential for future political developments. Counts as an Honors social sciences seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as PS 420 . IU
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HN 449 - The Modern Middle East through Literature and Film (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Provides a nuanced historical understanding of the political, economic, social, and cultural changes that have occurred in the modern Middle East through the lens of literature and film. Students engage in critical analysis of poems, short stories, novels, and films produced in the Middle East or about the Middle East in order to understand how the lived experiences of women and men have been affected by European colonialism; the rise of nationalism and the creation of the modern nation state; authoritarian regimes; the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; the politics of oil and U.S. hegemony in the region; the rise of Islamist movements; and the Iranian revolution. Counts as an Honors humanities seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as HS 449 . GT
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HN 471 - Statistical Quality Control (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: EC 220 or EG 381 or PY 292 or ST 210 or ST 265 or ST 381 . Restricted to Honors students. Quality has become an integral part of the lives of both the consumer and the producer. Covered topics include the ideas of W. Edwards Deming; six sigma; Shewhart concepts of process control; control charts for attributes and variables; CUSUM, EWMA, and MA charts; and factorial experimental designs. Counts as an Honors natural sciences seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as ST 471 . (Fall only) (Even Years)
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HN 499 - The Examined Life (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Honors students. Serves as a capstone for the Honors curriculum. It includes revisiting ethical concerns and issues raised in earlier Honors courses, rereading relevant texts, and introducing new texts and ethical issues when appropriate. Fulfills the Honors ethics corse requirement. (Spring only)
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IS 251 - Information Systems (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: CS 111 or CS 115 or CS 118 or CS 201 or CS 218 or HN 218 or HN 318 . Students are immersed in the strategic use of information technology (IT) to solve business problems. They examine the role of IT in organizations and the integration of information systems (IS) into business activities enabling quality, timeliness, and competitive advantage. Students apply database, spreadsheet, and presentation skills to solve real world business challenges. Recommended completion during sophomore year.
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IS 352 - Applications Development (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 251 . An introduction to software development with an emphasis on mobile apps. Students are introduced to transaction processing systems and management support systems. Principles of program design, programming structures, data structures, program testing, and debugging are covered. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of programs with graphical user interfaces and event-driven code. No prior programming experience is required. Recommended for information systems majors only. (Fall only)
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IS 353 - Data Management and Database Systems (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: EC 220 , IS 251 or BH 251 , MA 151 or MA 251 ; or written permission of the department chair. Students analyze, create a logical design, and implement the physical design for a database information system-a cornerstone of business transactions. The course includes a database project from a current situation at a real company that allows students to analyze the data needs of an organization, translate user requirements into a database system, and implement the system using leading database management systems.
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IS 355 - Networks and Security (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 353 or written permission of the department chair. Explores the technologies underlying today's networking, multimedia, electronic business, and entertainment industries. This course balances technical and managerial content while covering a broad range of topics, including the strategic role of telecommunications, networking infrastructure, security, encryption, audio, video, intellectual property rights, and the history and politics of the telecommunications industries. (Spring only)
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IS 356 - Information Technology for Financial Services (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: FI 320 or BH 320 , IS 251 or BH 251 . At a time when information is critical to corporate success, financial service firms continue to be the largest consumers of information technology (IT). The impact of IT across U.S. and European equities markets, brokerage companies, bond trading, and electronic banking is examined. Students gain a thorough understanding of how IT is used by financial services firms for competitive advantage. This course builds on the theory of equities markets by allowing students to engage in simulated stock market transactions and to apply financial theories in a practical, real-world setting.
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IS 358 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: EC 220 , IS 251 or BH 251 , and MA 151 or MA 251 ; or written permission of the department chair. Students are introduced to data mining as a technology to discover information and knowledge from large datasets for business decisions. Students utilize SAS Enterprise Miner™ to perform data mining using methods such as clustering, regression and decision trees. Students develop a project using current business intelligence technology for data mining. Forms the foundation for customer relationship management in marketing and forensic accounting. IFS
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IS 360 - Management of Global Information Technology (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of 2.500 and IS 251 . Exposes students to the challenges of establishing a successful and globally competitive information technology (IT) industry. Students study historical, economic, political, labor, and social factors leading to the establishment of country-specific centers of IT excellence. In particular, students study what led multinational corporations to base their overseas activities within a specific location. Students are expected to attend a series of classes during the regular semester and to then travel to the international destination to meet with company executives and to tour company facilities. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. GT
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IS 452 - Special Topics in Information Systems (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 251 . Students explore information systems in a variety of formats and subject areas.
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IS 453 - Information Systems Analysis and Design (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 353 or written permission of the department chair. Prepares students to play a significant role in the development of information systems in organizations. Students learn to complete the phases of the systems development life cycle-feasibility, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance-using structured tools and techniques, project management, and oral presentations. Topics also include the roles of systems analysts, designers, and programmers, as well as global and ethical concerns in systems development.
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IS 457 - Advanced Topics in Applications Development (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 352 . Students develop dynamic web applications for business using web technologies by building on an introductory programming course. Students learn how to download, install, configure, and use open-source web server, server-based source control, and relational database technologies. Software tools are applied to build a dynamic, server-side, web application for business using the model/view/controller paradigm.
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IS 458 - Web-Enabled Applications (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 251 or BH 251 , IS 352 , IS 353 , IS 358 , and IS 453 ; or written permission of the department chair. IS 355 may be taken concurrently. Students explore and apply effective use of the technologies associated with web applications including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript or jQuery, social media, and project management--all essential to modern companies. In this capstone course, students integrate all of the previous information systems courses, develop a business plan for an existing start-up enterprise, and create a sophisticated web-enabled senior project. (Spring only)
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IS 459 - Research Project in Information Systems (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to senior business administration majors with a concentration in information systems. Students develop individual research in a specific area of mutual interest with a faculty member. The student must begin with a written plan for the project and conclude with a written research report. Written or electronic permission of the department chair. (Fall/Spring)
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IS 499 - Internship in Information Systems (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IS 352 , IS 353 , IS 358 , IS 453 ; or written permission of the instructor. IS 352 , IS 353 , or IS 453 may be taken concurrently. Restricted to seniors. Students participate in individual study and group preparation and reflection while working in a technology-related position for an enterprise. Students work with an executive or information systems professional, performing duties that are matched with Loyola coursework. Each internship is constructed by an information systems professor in conjunction with the on-site internship supervisor. Students work with the professor before engagement and at the end of the term. Only one internship course may count toward graduation requirements.
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IB 282 - International Business (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Focuses on the external environments that affect cross-boarder business transactions, including cultural, political, economic, and legal environment factors. Students learn to integrate international frameworks for trade, foreign investment, and foreign exchange transactions. GT/IA
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IB 415 - International Management (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: EC 102 , IB 282 or BH 282 , MG 201 or BH 201 . Investigates business policy, strategy, structure, and process in an international context. Focuses on the international business environment and management practices outside the United States. Students develop an understanding of the complex and varied role of the general manager in a nondomestic environment. Topics include the international environment; the role of the general manager overseas; and global strategies, policies, and processes. Same course as MG 415 . GT
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IB 470 - Special Topics in International Business (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IB 282 or BH 282 , and 60 credits. Readings and discussion in selected areas of international business. Past topics include emerging markets and international and comparative management. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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IB 472 - Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IB 282 or BH 282 , and 60 credits. Globalization has become one of the most contentious terms of the new century. Advances in technology, trade barrier reduction, foreign direct investment (by multinationals), and short-term capital flows have created unprecedented opportunities and challenges alike. The course is conducted in seminar fashion and seeks to examine both mainstream and critical views. GT
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IB 473 - International Business: Strategic Alliances (3.00 cr.)
Explores the international business environment, management practices, and specific problems facing managers conducting business in more than one cultural context. Students develop a mastery of the topic through the most current literature, cases, discussion, and experiences in the field. Readings, discussions, group projects, and presentations may be used to share information on the topic.
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IB 482 - Global Strategy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IB 282 or BH 282 , IB 415 or MG 415 . Capstone course for international business majors and other interested students bringing together the managerial and environmental dynamics at work in the global economy. Incorporates all aspects of international business to enable managers to develop, implement, and evaluate a global strategy for the firm, be it family owned or a transnational corporation. Specific firms, industries and/or regions may be selected for study. (Fall/Spring)
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IB 499 - International Business Internship (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IB 282 or BH 282 . To augment classroom learning with practical field experience, internships are arranged in area companies and state, federal, or international organizations. Students must develop a research topic in conjunction with their instructor and the host institution. A "mentor" with the host organization helps students in the identification and completion of the research project which must be an international business topic. Periodically, students meet with the instructor in groups or individually. A minimum of 150 hours of internship in the host organization is required. Only one internship course may count toward graduation requirements. A journal of activities and a final report are required.
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IT 101 - Introductory Italian I (3.00 cr.)
A thorough grounding in the four language skills: reading, understanding, writing, and speaking, as well as an understanding of the structure of the language and the literature and culture of the country. For students with no previous knowledge of the language. Cannot be taken for credit by students who have taken three years of Italian during high school. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required.
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IT 102 - Introductory Italian II (3.00 cr.)
A continuation of IT 101 . Laboratory study outside the classroom is required.
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IT 103 - Intermediate Italian I (3.00 cr.)
A systematic consolidation and expansion of the four basic skills: reading, understanding, speaking, and writing. To increase and perfect students' acquired abilities/proficiencies in the language, and broaden their understanding of the country's culture and literature. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required.
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IT 104 - Intermediate Italian II (3.00 cr.)
A capstone course reviewing and reinforcing language skills learned in IT 101-103 to help students attain intermediate level as defined by ACTFL guidelines in the five skills: reading, writing, speaking, comprehension, and culture of Italy and Italian-speaking areas. Course includes use of the language in context, with authentic readings, discussion in Italian, and film clips. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required.
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IT 110 - Introductory Italian Language in Rome (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to students studying in Rome. On-site, intensive Italian instruction for the complete beginner: survival skills plus. Closed to students who have taken IT 102 , IT 103 , IT 104 , or equivalents.
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IT 111 - Italian Language and Culture I: Rome (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 103 or placement by examination. Restricted to students studying in Rome. A continuation of Italian language study. Intensive oral practice with contemporary materials.
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IT 150 - Italian in Context I (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: Placement by examination. Restricted to students studying in Rome. Italian language study with intensive oral practice and review of elementary language structures. Includes contemporary culture in Rome and comprehension strategies for five-skills abilities.
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IT 151 - Italian in Context II (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: Placement by examination. Restricted to students studying in Rome. A continuation of IT 150 .
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IT 161 - Comprehensive Beginning Italian (6.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: Open to students who wish to begin study in a second modern language or who place into IT 102 . A review course for students who have had three years of language study in high school and for students who wish to begin a second modern language. The material covered is essentially the same as for the IT 101-102 sequence, except that it is covered in one semester instead of two. This includes a thorough grounding in the five language skills: reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge, as well as an understanding of the structure of the language, cultures, and literatures of the countries that speak Italian. Special emphasis is placed on preparing students to begin work at the intermediate language level. Contact time includes six 50-minute class sessions per week. Counts as two, three-credit courses. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required. Required for students who have completed three years of high school Italian, who wish to continue language study in Italian, and who place into IT 101 . Closed to students who have taken IT 101 , IT 102 , or the equivalent.
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IT 162 - Comprehensive Intermediate Italian (6.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: Open to students who have completed IT 102 or IT 161 or placed into IT 103 . The material covered is essentially the same as for the IT 103-104 sequence, except that it is covered in one semester instead of two. It consists of a systematic consolidation and expansion of the four basic skills: reading, understanding, speaking, and writing. To increase and perfect students' acquired abilities/proficiencies in the language and broaden their understanding of the country's culture and literature, the second half is a capstone reviewing and reinforcing language skills to help students attain the intermediate level as defined by ACTFL guidelines in the five skills: reading, writing, speaking, comprehension, and culture of Italy and Italian-speaking areas. The course includes the use of the language in context-with authentic readings, discussion in Italian, and film clips. Counts as two three-credit courses. Contact time includes six 50-minute class sessions per week. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required. Closed to students who have taken IT 103 , IT 104 , or the equivalent.
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IT 201 - Italian Composition and Conversation I (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 104 or IT 162 . Students develop their ability to write and speak correctly and creatively in Italian through models of advanced linguistic structural patterns, related grammar, examples of usage, and composition exercises. Oral practice enhanced through the use of videos. A section of this course will be offered in Rome. II
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IT 202 - The Living Language (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 104 or IT 162 or IT 201 . A transition between language study on the lower-division level, where grammar and oral practice are stressed, to more advanced upper-division courses in which the language becomes the primary means of expression and communication. Special emphasis is put on the study of Italian immigration into the United States, considering different aspects with the help of Italian literature, history, movies, and personal narratives. II/IU
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IT 205 - Italian for Business (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 104 or IT 162 or IT 201 . Familiarizes students with specialized vocabulary, types of documents, protocol, and styles of correspondence related to economy and the business world. Special emphasis on increasing students' international perspective and on development of skills necessary to work effectively in a multicultural setting. II
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IT 210 - Italian Composition and Conversation II (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 104 or IT 162 . Develops writing and speaking ability in Italian through models of style, related grammar, composition exercises, and the Internet. Comprehension and speaking are developed through the use of varied media.
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IT 212 - Italian Language and Culture II: Rome (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 111 or placement by examination. Restricted to students studying in Rome. A continuation of Italian language study. Intensive oral practice with contemporary materials. II
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IT 213 - Italian Language and Culture III: Rome (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 212 or placement by examination. Restricted to students studying in Rome. A continuation of Italian language study. Intensive oral practice with contemporary materials. II
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IT 214 - Oral Proficiency in Rome (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 202 or placement by examination. Restricted to students studying in Rome. Intensive oral practice in the classroom and with audiovisual media to develop facility in oral expression and aural comprehension. II
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IT 216 - Exploring the Text (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 201 . A preparatory course for students who will take advanced literature and culture courses where narrative texts are analyzed in Italian. Students watch films, read plays, poems, short stories, and novels and learn to analyze their structures and themes. All texts are read in the original Italian and placed within their historical, literary, and cultural contexts. The concepts of genre, style, and periodization are also studied. Students learn to discuss literature, cinema, and cultural movements with the correct terms and vocabulary. They will improve their ability to read, write, speak, and analyze in Italian. Students also learn how to conduct secondary research, as well as organize and write a research paper. All lectures, assignments, and exams are in Italian. This course is a recommended prerequisite for all Italian courses at the 300-level and above.
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IT 301 - Italian Literature and Civilization I: Origins to Reformation (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. A study of the historical, political, and artistic development of the Italian peninsula from the first appearance of the Italian language to the Reformation (circa 960-1600), based upon literature. Major authors and movements of the Middle Ages and Renaissance are included. II/IM
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IT 302 - Italian Literature and Civilization II: Romanticism (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. A continuation of IT 301 . A study of the historical, political, and artistic development of nineteenth century Italy—from the nationalistic movements to the first years of the country—based upon literary movements of the times. Courses need not be taken in order. II
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IT 303 - Italian Literature and Civilization III: Realism (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. A continuation of IT 302 . A study of the historical, political, and artistic development of Italy from the end of the nineteenth century to approximately 1950—from the first years of the country through the postwar years—based upon literary movements of the times. Courses need not be taken in order. II
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IT 304 - Italian Literature and Civilization IV: Contemporary Italy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. A continuation of IT 301 and IT 303 . A study of the historical, political, and artistic developments in Italy since 1950, based upon literary and related movements of the times. Film of other genres may be included. Courses need not be taken in order. II
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IT 310 - The Cinema of Italy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. A comprehensive but selective overview and analysis of the landmarks of Italian cinema, predominantly from World War II onward. The course examines the ways in which Italian cinema reflects the evolution of modern Italy in terms of changing social, political, economic, and cultural developments which characterize twentieth-century Italian life. All lectures, assignments, and exams are in Italian. II
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IT 321 - Italy Today (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT 201 (may be taken concurrently). Restricted to students studying in Rome. A study of modern Italian culture and society. Topics vary by semester. Taught in Italian. II
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IT 322 - Italy in Song (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course. An exploration of the vocal music of Italy (mostly post-1861) as a reflection of society. Topics include opera and unification, Caruso and Neapolitan songs, songs of the resistance, folk music and Cantautori, the Festival of San Remo, pop culture, and the music of Italian emigrants and immigrants. Taught in Italian, no musical ability necessary. Attendance at concerts or shows off campus may be required.
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IT 333 - Topics in Italian Renaissance Literature (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. An introduction to a specific aspect of Italian Renaissance literature in its social, cultural and historical context. Taught in Italian. Topic announced each time the course is offered. May be repeated once for credit with different topic. II/IM
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IT 351 - Italian Women Writers of the Renaissance (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. A study of Italian Renaissance women who wrote, their writings, and the social context in which they wrote. Includes lyric poetry, letters, short stories, and longer prose pieces of different literary genres together with canonical examples of similar writings. Vittoria Colonna and Moderata Fonte are examples of authors read. Taught in Italian, readings in Italian. IG/IM
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IT 352 - Dante's Divine Comedy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. An examination of Dante's major opus. Focuses on the historical, political, and philosophical aspects of Dante's masterpiece. Appreciation of Dante's place in world literature. Closed to students who have taken ML 332 . IC/II/IM
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IT 360 - Topics in Italian Theatre (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: One IT 200-level course or written permission of the instructor. Selected themes and/or periods in Italian theatre. Special attention is given to the philosophy and social history of the times and to critical theory of this genre. Topic announced each time the course is offered.
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JP 101 - Japanese I (3.00 cr.)
An introduction to the four language skills: reading, understanding, speaking, and writing, as well as the structure of the language and culture of the country. For students with no previous knowledge of the language. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required. IA
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JP 102 - Japanese II (3.00 cr.)
A continuation of JP 101 . Introduction to the modern Japanese language: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required. IA
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JP 103 - Japanese III (3.00 cr.)
Designed for advanced introductory students of Japanese. Introduces more complex patterns of Japanese using basic vocabulary. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required. IA
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JP 104 - Japanese IV (3.00 cr.)
A capstone course reviewing and reinforcing language skills learned in JP 101-103 to help students attain intermediate level as defined by ACTFL guidelines in the five skills: reading, writing, speaking, comprehension, and culture of Japan and Japanese-speaking areas. Course includes use of the language in context with authentic readings, discussion in Japanese, and film clips. Laboratory study outside the classroom is required. IA
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JP 201 - Japanese Composition and Conversation (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: JP 104 . Increases students' oral and written proficiency through assimilation of advanced structural patterns, stylistic analysis, and discussion of contemporary topics. IA
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JP 202 - Advanced Japanese Composition and Conversation (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: JP 104 . A continuation of JP 201 . IA
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LT 101 - Introductory Latin I (3.00 cr.)
An enriched beginning course, intended for students with no previous knowledge of the language, which emphasizes grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and reading of easy passages from Latin authors. An introduction to the literature and culture of Rome. (Fall only)
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LT 102 - Introductory Latin II (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 101 or equivalent. A continuation of LT 101 .
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LT 103 - Intermediate Latin (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 102 or equivalent. Completion of Latin grammar and syntax.
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LT 104 - Latin Golden Age Prose and Poetry (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 103 or equivalent. Selected readings from authors of the golden age of Roman poetry (in particular) and prose. Analysis of styles/genres. IM
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LT 200 - Latin Sight Reading (1.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 101 or equivalent. Reading of selected texts in Latin "at sight" or without preparation. May be repeated four times for credit. (Pass/Fail)
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LT 300 - Latin Prose Composition (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. Exercises in the translation of sentences and connected passages into felicitous Latin prose. Development of knowledge of correct, idiomatic expression in written Latin.
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LT 301 - Advanced Latin (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. An intensive reading of an author or genre of advanced Latin. When possible, choice of author or genre is based on student preference. May be offered in Rome. May be repeated once for credit.
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LT 308 - Vergil: Aeneid (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. A close examination of the masterpiece of literary epic, with emphasis on meter, language, style, characters, and themes. A reading of about six books of the poem in the original Latin. May be offered in Rome. II/IM
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LT 310 - Roman Tragedy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. An examination of selected plays of Seneca, with particular attention given to their literary precursors. Students study the language of the plays and also learn to appreciate them as pieces of living theater.
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LT 311 - Cicero (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. A reading of selected passages from Cicero's letters, speeches, and philosophical works. In studying the life, career, and concerns of this eminent politician and social philosopher the class explores the events, personalities, and shifting values of the Romans in an age of revolution. II
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LT 315 - Tacitus and Suetonius (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. Selections from the chief writers of history and biography of the Roman Empire. Discussions focus on the history of the emperors from Augustus to Nero, the differences between history and biography, and the authors' selection and presentation of material. II
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LT 320 - Livy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. A reading of select passages from Livy's monumental history of the rise and corruption of the Roman Empire. Focuses on the events described; ancient notions of history; and how Livy viewed the intersection of power, degeneration, human frailty, and wealth. II
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LT 325 - Cicero's Speeches (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 120 or equivalent. A reading of select orations of Cicero, with particular attention to rhetorical analysis as well as to historical, political, and social background.
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LT 330 - Roman Historians (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. One of the major Roman historians will be read extensively, the others more briefly. Attention drawn to the literary style of each author and to the canons of Roman historical writing with special attention to the rhetorical traditions derived from the Hellenistic historiographers. II
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LT 333 - Sallust (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. A reading of the historical writings of Sallust with attention to his historical accuracy, his place in the development of Latin prose style and his description of the shortcomings of the Roman senatorial order. II
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LT 334 - Roman Lyric (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. A study of the development of lyric poetry in Rome with special attention to the lyrics of Catullus and Horace. II
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LT 340 - Roman Comedy (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. An examination of selected plays of Plautus and Terence, along with notice of their precursors, backgrounds, and some descendants. Students study the language of the plays and also learn to appreciate them as hilarious, artful, and living theatre. II
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LT 344 - Horace (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. Selected odes, satires, and epistles. II
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