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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Academic departments and programs are generally listed in alphabetical order. All courses are listed under the department or program in which they are offered. Courses which are cross-listed will appear in more than one place.
Course Designations
Courses of instruction are designated by a system of four-digit numbers within each department. The first digit in the number indicates the class standing that a student must attain to be eligible for the course. To interpret the numbering system, students need to know that:
- Courses generally for freshmen are numbered in the series beginning 1000. Freshmen may not register for any course numbered 2000 or above, except by placement or with the permission of the instructor. Similarly, sophomores may not register for courses numbered 3000 or above, or juniors 4000 or above, with exceptions permitted only by the instructor.
- Cross-listed courses are courses appropriate to more than one department or area.
- The number of credit hours per course is indicated below the course title. Courses which may be taken for variable credit (applied music lessons, independent studies, internships, etc.) or which can be repeated for credit are so indicated.
- Prerequisites for each course are so indicated following the description.
- Special Topics, Internships, and Independent Studies courses are listed with numbers separated by semicolons. These courses may be taken in any order.
- The (FR) designation after a number indicates that the course is offered only as a first-year seminar.
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FRE 3304 - Ecrire en français Credits: 4
This course focuses on the study of various writing formats and styles. Emphasis is placed on singularities of French genres and writing techniques.
Prerequisites Two French 2000 level courses or placement.
McDaniel Plan: Junior Writing, Departmental Writing
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FRE 3305 - French Dark Years Credits: 4
Through literature, art, cultural artifacts and film, this course will examine the Nazi occupation from 1940-44. This approach will allow students to realize how the most consequential episode in French history left an indelible mark on the French national psyche and continues, still, to haunt the country’s collective memory. This course proposes to explore the lasting legacy of those “Dark Years.” Students will investigate how the complex (and traumatic) history of the Occupation has impacted French culture during the last half of the twentieth century. Discussions will deal with documents—novels and films, primarily—that attest to what many historians refer to as modern France’s national “obsession” with the past and a need to rewrite history in creating myths. Course conducted in French.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites Any French 2500 class or higher, or by placement
McDaniel Plan: International Western, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding, Textual Understanding
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FRE 3307 - Colonial Desire Credits: 4
This course introduces student to the mythology of the black woman’s sexuality in western culture and especially in francophone literature and culture. This mythology was developed in literary rewriting of the primitive from the 18th- to the early 20th-century. We will examine how this eroticized body bears traces of its social, political and cultural codification as well as shows the ways in which the colonial encounter shaped both western and non-western literary imaginaries. Discussions in class will focus on a variety of documentary and narrative sources,essays, novels, images and films, that attest to what many theorists refer to as “colonial desire.” Readings will include literary, philosophical, scientific, and historical writings.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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FRE 3310 - Advanced Studies in French I Credits: 4
A course designed for upper-class French majors, with a different topic dealing with aspects of the French or Francophone literature or culture each semester. See topics under French 4410.
Prerequisites Any French 3000 level course, except FRE 3100.
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FRE 3320 - French/English Translation Credits: 4
Practice in the art of rendering a text from one language to another using both literary and non-literary sources. This will include a study of advanced French grammar.
Prerequisites Any French 3000 level course or placement.
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FRE 3321 - Histoire du cinéma français Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the history of French cinema. The approach to French cinema used in this class is interdisciplinary and international in scope and concerned with understanding films in terms of style, technology, spectatorship, cultural history, narrative and foreign culture. This course treats film primarily as a unique and powerful twentieth-century art with its own traditions, history, conventions and techniques. Students learn how to understand, analyze, discuss and explain film in the French language.
Prerequisites Two French 2000 level courses.
McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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FRE 3322 - France-Maghreb Credits: 4.00
This course focuses on performative encounters between France and the Maghreb. Through the issues of colonialism and immigration, it examines how these encounters have shaped the identity of people from both sides of the
Mediterranean. We will analyze how 19th century French travelers and artists have created a muted and fictional subject that reflects the politics of colonialism and the French psyche at the time. We will also examine significant responses produced by North African artists and intellectuals. Finally, using various sources (travel accounts, literary texts, films, paintings.) and various critical tools (post-colonial, post-structural, Feminist.) the course will look at the legacies of colonialism and immigration through the analysis of multiculturalism in contemporary France.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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FRE 3330 - Current Events in France/ L’Actualité Française Credits: 4
Practice in comprehending, writing and speaking the French language through the reading of newspapers and study of various media (TV programs, French Web sites, etc.). Special emphasis is placed on French contemporary culture and issues.
Course taught in French.
Prerequisites Two French 2000-level courses.
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FRE 3331 - Paris Credits: 4
This course looks at the history of one of the world’s great cities. It examines the manner in which new styles of thought, science, politics, fashion and art were elaborated in Paris. It examines the life of its districts and its streets and in particular the response to its population to the redesign and rebuilding of the city in the second half of the 19th century and eventually the building of its suburbs in the 1960s. It looks at the visitors to Paris, tourists, exiles and immigrants and at their representations of the city. The course also studies how Paris, with its Eiffel Tower as its primary representation, became a Romantic myth.
Prerequisites Two French 2000 level courses.
McDaniel Plan: International Western.
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FRE 3365 - Special Topics in French Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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FRE 3395 - Internships in French Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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FRE 3398 - Independent Studies in French Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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FRE 4405 - French Dark Years Credits: 4
Through literature, art, cultural artifacts and film, this course will examine the Nazi occupation from 1940-44. This approach will allow students to realize how the most consequential episode in French history left an indelible mark on the French national psyche and continues, still, to haunt the country’s collective memory. This course proposes to explore the lasting legacy of those “Dark Years.” Students will investigate how the complex (and traumatic) history of the Occupation has impacted French culture during the last half of the twentieth century. Discussions will deal with documents—novels and films, primarily—that attest to what many historians refer to as modern France’s national “obsession” with the past and a need to rewrite history in creating myths. Course conducted in French.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites Any French 2500 class or higher, or by placement
McDaniel Plan: International Western, Social, Culteral, and Historical Understanding, Textual Analysis
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FRE 4410 - Advanced Studies in French II Credits: 4
A course designed for upper-class French majors, with a different topic dealing with aspects of the French or Francophone literature or culture each semester. Course offerings include: Le cinéma français; L’autobiographie en France; La littérature française contemporaine comme prière athée; La littérature féminine francophone; Le théâtre classique; Les femmesécrivains du Moyen Age au XVIIIè siècle.
Prerequisites Any French 3000 level course, except FRE 3100.
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FRE 4420 - French/English Translation Credits: 4
Practice in the art of rendering a text from one language to another using both literary and non-literary sources. This will include a study of advanced French grammar.
Prerequisites Any French 3000 level course or placement.
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FRE 4421 - Histoire du cinéma français Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the history of French cinema. The approach to French cinema used in this class is interdisciplinary and international in scope and concerned with understanding films in terms of style, technology, spectatorship, cultural history, narrative and foreign culture. This course treats film primarily as a unique and powerful twentieth-century art with its own traditions, history, conventions and techniques. Students learn how to understand, analyze, discuss and explain film in the French language.
Prerequisites Two French 2000 level courses.
McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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FRE 4422 - France-Maghreb Credits: 4.00
This course focuses on performative encounters between France and the Maghreb. Through the issues of colonialism and immigration, it examines how these encounters have shaped the identity of people from both sides of the
Mediterranean. We will analyze how 19th century French travelers and artists have created a muted and fictional subject that reflects the politics of colonialism and the French psyche at the time. We will also examine significant responses produced by North African artists and intellectuals. Finally, using various sources (travel accounts, literary texts, films, paintings.) and various critical tools (post-colonial, post-structural, Feminist.) the course will look at the legacies of colonialism and immigration through the analysis of multiculturalism in contemporary France.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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FRE 4430 - Current Events in France/ L’Actualité Française Credits: 4
Practice in comprehending, writing and speaking the French language through the reading of newspapers and study of various media (TV programs, French Web sites, etc.). Special emphasis is placed on French contemporary culture and issues.
Course taught in French.
Prerequisites Two French 2000-level courses.
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FRE 4431 - Paris Credits: 4
This course looks at the history of one of the world’s great cities. It examines the manner in which new styles of thought, science, politics, fashion and art were elaborated in Paris. It examines the life of its districts and its streets and in particular the response to its population to the redesign and rebuilding of the city in the second half of the 19th century and eventually the building of its suburbs in the 1960s. It looks at the visitors to Paris, tourists, exiles and immigrants and at their representations of the city. The course also studies how Paris, with its Eiffel Tower as its primary representation, became a Romantic myth.
Prerequisites Two French 2000 level courses.
McDaniel Plan: International Western.
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FRE 4465 - Special Topics in French Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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FRE 4495 - Internships in French Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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FRE 4498 - Independent Studies in French Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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FYS 1108 - From Chaos to Compromise Credits: 4
At tumultuous moments in history, compromise is created out of chaos. We will examine two such periods: Ancient Athens in 403 BCE and Nicea in 325 CE. In both instances, forces threatened to tear democracy and rule apart. How can compromise be crafted out of such disorder and instability? In this course, students will recreate these times and face the uncertainties of the eras. Students will read important texts from these periods and offer arguments to persuade others. This course will require students to participate in a role-playing game in which students play a part in history. If you are persuasive in your arguments, you will meet your objectives and be victorious!
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1109 - Our Unseen Enemies: Emerging Viruses Credits: 4
An emerging virus is a viral pathogen that suddenly explodes upon a population, seemingly out of nowhere. In the past few decades alone, viruses such as Ebola, HIV, West Nile Virus, SARS, and Avian Influenza have unexpectedly appeared in the human population, in some cases causing global pandemics. This course will introduce the student to the biological principles of virology, while also addressing the societal impact of emerging viral diseases.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, Scientific Inquiry
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FYS 1114 - Technology in Education Credits: 4
From computers to iPods, technology has changed the face of education. This course explores the role of technology in elementary, secondary, and higher education classrooms. Students will share personal observations, review data on technology use, availability, and impact in schools, and will demonstrate various technological applications in the learning environment. This course allows students to explore a career in education.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1115 - A World of Light and Color Credits: 4
Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue or the sunset red? Or why water is clear but snow is white? Or how we know so much about distant stars without actually visiting them? If so, this is the perfect course for you! This course embraces a hands-on guided discovery method of instruction and not traditional lectures. This means you will be performing many simple experiments that involve lenses, mirrors, light boxes, filters, and lasers in class as you explore a world of light and color. Instead of learning about science, you will have the opportunity to be a scientist!
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, Scientific Inquiry Equivalent to GSC-1115, GS-1115.
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FYS 1129 - Close Encounters: Merging Worlds Credits: 4
Today, many of us are heavily dependent on digital communications, through email, mobile phones, online shopping, electronic banking, social networking sites, and so on. While certainly convenient, these ubiquitous electronic interactions may also be increasing our exposure to privacy and security risks. In this course, students will formulate an understanding of the notions of privacy and security, and investigate new ways in which these notions are threatened by digital communications. In examining various scenarios, students will also study technological measures that may help mitigate these threats.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1135 - Theatre Appreciation Credits: 4
An introduction to the analysis and appreciation of theatre, the student receives an overview of dramatic theory and practice by reading and attending plays, studying critical evaluations of professionals, and participating in classroom discussions.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1141 - World Music Survey Credits: 4
What does music of India have in common with Mozart? How does Indonesian music compare with African music? This course presents a brief and broad survey of a variety of music cultures of the world. We will consider the common threads these musics have as well as learn to appreciate their beautiful differences.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, International Nonwestern
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FYS 1142 - Basics of a Visual Language Credits: 4.0
This course is an introduction into the grammar and structure of American Sign Language (ASL) and the premise that sign came before speech in the development of language. Historical and cultural significance of a signed language to the Deaf community around the world, will be emphasized along with a student’s ability to communicate using signs, pictures, or icons instead of the spoken word. Material covered will be a resource for those interested in ASL/Deaf Studies, linguistics, semiotics, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and/or sociology. The course includes a language laboratory, which is an integral component of the course; and, a cultural experience involving the Deaf community. This course is taught in ASL except for the Flex Days when presentations are made in spoken English.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1148 - Music and Words As a Quest
This course explores the meaning of a variety of works chosen from drama, literature, poetry, and music. This course emphasizes skills of analysis and appreciation to allow students to understand each of these works as reflecting the world view of its time and also to appreciate it as a universal expression of humanitys search for meaning.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1149 - Gender, Literature, Culture Credits: 4
Be a man! That’s not very ladylike! We’ve all heard statements like these, but what do they really mean? What is “masculinity,” what is “femininity,” and how have these concepts changed over time? This course will examine the social construction of masculinity and femininity over the last century or so. We will read literature and examine cultural artifacts from early twentieth century Boy Scout manuals to contemporary magazine advertisements, and from a sex manual to popular movies and books in an attempt to chart some of the changes in the social construction of gender over the course of the twentieth century. How much have things changed? Have books, movies, television, advertisements helped advance new gender roles, or have they reinforced traditional ones?
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, Social, Cultural and Historical Understanding, Textual Analysis
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FYS 1150 - America’s Game Baseball Credits: 4
This course will investigate the colorful history of baseball: the origins and evolution of the game, the professionalism that grew out of it, and the big business that was built upon it.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1151 - Drugs and the Mind Credits: 4
The earliest historical and literary evidence reveals that drug use has been an integral part of human experience for thousands of years. This course will explore a wide array of dimensions associated with psychotropic drugs. It will draw on a variety of disciplines, such as history, the law, biochemistry, art and music, sociology and, of course, psychology. Students will learn how drugs work, and examine a variety of psychotropics to include legal and illegal drugs, as well as medications used to treat psychiatric disorders. Several guest speakers, such a pharmaceutical representatives, law enforcement personnel, and drug education/rehabilitation will come from off campus to discuss their work. Projects include an evaluation of the issues surrounding the pain killer OxyContin, group presentations on drugs as represented in film and music, and talks/discussions on issues, such as medical uses of marijuana.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1155 - The Ghost Fiction Tradition Credits: 4
This course examines the ghost story in English and American literature and film as it developed over the 19th and 20th centuries. Through analyses of novels such as The Haunting of Hill House and The Turn of the Screw, and a variety of short fiction by masters of the form J. S. LeFanu, M. R. James, Edith Wharton, and Mary Wilkins Freeman, among others, the class explores all elements of fiction but emphasizes imagery, themes, and character types inherent in the genre. Although the course focuses on English and American fiction, students will also have an opportunity to research the oral and literary traditions of the ghost story in cultures worldwide.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, Textual Analysis
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FYS 1160 - Journalism in the 21st Century Credits: 4
Interested in what makes the news media tick? In this class you’ll get an up front and personal look at more than a dozen journalists who visit the classroom and field your questions and comments. Last year’s lineup included news reporters, editors, sports columnists, bureau chiefs, and photographers from the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post & Carroll County Times, among others. Plus, from TV news, the news director for a Baltimore station, a prize-winning investigative reporter, and an anchor for a Fox News station. And that’s not all. You’ll also read a collection of unforgettable newspaper articles by a former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times. By the end of the semester, you’ll know why this course is called the “real” story of journalism.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1161 - Rites of Passage: Global Perspectives Credits: 4
This course examines the American college experience as a rite of passage into adulthood. We will analyze the values and beliefs tied to the college experience in relation to rites of passage in other cultures; for instance, Latino Quinceaeras, Navajo Kinaalda, Samoan tattooing, Senegalese female genital cutting, the adulthood ritual of the Amis (Taiwan), Pelazon (Peru), Massai circumcision, Aboriginal Dreamtime (Australia) and the Jewish Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, International Western
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FYS 1162 - Reality Television Credits: 4.0
This course will examine the growing phenomena of the last decade that is known as “Reality TV.” Students will explore the underlying themes present in these kinds of programs that are rooted in group dynamics, organizational behavior and sociocultural norms. Students will examine these themes through various theoretical frameworks including Cultivation Theory, Gender Theory and Social Learning Theory. The impact of this genre on psychological and social development of individuals and families will also be explored.
As this is a First-year seminar course, students will be challenged in the areas of critical thinking, effective writing, analytic reading, and oral communication. In addition, this course will serve as an introduction to various literacy and learning skills on campus including accessing and retrieving information from the library and utilizing on-campus activities to increase one’s understanding of areas taught during lecture.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1164 - The Bard:The Books & Boards Credits: 4.0
Explore William Shakespeare’s works from two different aspects, literary and theatrical. Students will examine several plays from the canon,
discovering how history, comedy and drama can come to life on the page and on the stage.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar; Textual Analysis
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FYS 1167 - Immigrant in American Lit Credits: 4.0
This course will examine the ways in which the immigrant experience in America has been imaginatively expressed through a variety of literary genres: short stories, novels, poems, and memoirs. We will begin our inquiry with readings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the several-decade period during which more than twenty million immigrants entered the United States and during which a significant amount of literature by and about immigrants was first produced. Our study will continue through the twentieth century and focus on the more recent outpouring of published immigrant voices in contemporary fiction and poetry. Through critical reading and oral and written analysis, students will examine the ways in which immigrants have struggled to acclimate themselves to their new environment in America.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1168 - Sex, Saints, and Heritics Credits: 4.0
First Year Seminar in History: Shortly after founding what was supposed to be a model religious society in New England, Puritan leaders faced one of their sharpest challenges in the form of an internal religious revolt. That the dissidents were led by a woman made the threat even more intolerable. This controversy will serve as a lens into colonial religion, culture, notions of gender, and Indian relations. Includes research, writing, and debate based on colonial documents and role-playing via a “reacting to the past” game.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar
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FYS 1176 - Alexander on the Road Credits: 4.00
Alexander the Great has received a lot of attention in the last decade partly because new perspectives have come to light from nonwestern sources (Egyptian, Persian, Babylonian, for example) and partly because his invasions of Iran and central Asia as far as India are relevant to western involvement in those areas today. The class will examine important historical and archaeological evidence to identify major themes in the current studies of Alexander. Topics will include Alexander’s youth in Macedonia, Macedonian royal women, Alexander’s friendships and sex life, his military leadership and the logistics of his army, the eastern cultures that he met, the cities that he founded, the new world era that he inspired, and his growth to mythical status. Later views of Alexander will be taken from the Alexander Romance and other sources as disparate as Napoleon’s biography and Oliver Stone’s recent film, Alexander.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar, International Western, Textual Analysis
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FYS 1181 - From Grimm to Disney Credits: 4.00
Fairy tales are perhaps most commonly associated with German literature, especially with the Brothers Grimm. This First Year Seminar provides an introduction to the fairy tale tradition, an overview of the most famous German fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and a comparison to the Disney movie adaptations. We will read, discuss and analyze various fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm as well as various Disney film adaptations that most if not all students grew up with. In addition, the fairy tales will be illuminated from various perspectives, including formalist (structure and style), feminist, and psychoanalytic approaches.
McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression, First-Year Seminar, International Western, Textual Analysis
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FYS 1185 - Holy Cow! The Bull in Art Credits: 4.00
Contrary to popular belief, the bull has not universally been a symbol of masculine strength and virility. This course will examine the ways in which the bull has been depicted in art from the prehistoric period to Picasso; from the caves at Lascaux, the shrines at Çatal Hüyük, Sumer, Babylon, and Persia in the ancient Near East to Egypt, Crete, Greece, and Rome in the Mediterranean, through the Middle Ages and Modern periods in Europe. The course will look at the ways in which the bull served as an artistic expression of religious, mythological, philosophical, social, and literary aspirations and ideal of various peoples and cultures throughout history. Other topics include: the Celtic cattle raid tradition, the Persian Mithraic/Zoroastrian cult of the bull and later Roman adaptations, the modern bullfight and it origins in these traditions, as well as Picasso’s appropriation and transformation of the legend of the Greek Minotaur. Of course, we will also discuss the role that the bull/bison played in American Indian culture, too.
McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression, First-Year Seminar, International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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GEO 2200 - Human Geography: Cultures of the Non-Western World Credits: 4
The goal of this course is to explore the cultural geography of non – western developing world. It is based on a multidisciplinary approach, this means thematic topics from subject areas like anthropology, sociology, environmental studies etc are used to study peoples’ experiences. The course examines among other major questions: Where are these areas geographically located? What are the common and unique characteristics of the cultural environment that have been created? How have these peoples’ cultures impacted the western world and vice versa? Geographic areas and regions studied include Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern.
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GEO 2202 - Cultural Geography: Non – Arab Islamic Societies Credits: 4
This course focuses on the geography of the non – Arab Islamic societies, their cultural traits and experiences. How have they interacted with the natural environment to create Islamic cultural environment? How have their cultural practices impacted Islam and the world? How has westernization impacted their identity, economic, political, and social practices, and vice versa? Among the geographic areas explored are: sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, Central, South and South-East Asia. Diaspora experiences, especially in Europe and North America are also studied. Special emphasis will be placed on current issues after September 2001 attacks in the United States.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern.
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GER 1101 - Elementary German Credits: 4
The acquisition of oral/aural skills through intensive exposure to German used both as the medium of communication and the object of study. It enables students to express their daily experiences accurately in spoken and written German, and to understand communications of a moderate level of difficulty.
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GER 1102 - Elementary German Credits: 4
The acquisition of oral/aural skills through intensive exposure to German used both as the medium of communication and the object of study. It enables students to express their daily experiences accurately in spoken and written German, and to understand communications of a moderate level of difficulty.
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GER 1103 - Elementary German for Advanced Beginners Credits: 4
A review of basic grammar and the introduction of more advanced grammar, together with the acquisition of oral/aural skills that allow communication in German in everyday contexts. This course encompasses material presented in GER 1101 and 1102.
Placement
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GER 1111 - German Cinema: A study of German Culture and History through Film Credits: 4
Films can provide a far more intense experience of a country’s culture and society than textbooks full of facts and data. Films can give an overview of important events in the history of any people. This class will explore 20th-century German identity, culture, history, and politics through film analysis and readings. This class will view and discuss German films that were made from 1919 to the present. This course will be taught in English. All readings are in English. All films are either in English or in German with English subtitles.
McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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GER 1125 - From the Holocaust to German Unification Credits: 4
This course explores German culture and history from 1933 to the present. It begins with an examination of the Nazis’ rise to power and their political, economical, social, and racist programs. The course continues with WWII and the most brutal crime committed against humankind-the Holocaust. A closer look examines occupied Germany and the so-called “Zero Hour,” the divided Germany, the erection of the Berlin Wall, the student movement in 1968, the collapse of communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall that led to German unification and beyond.
This class is taught in English.
McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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GER 2211 - Intermediate German I: Language and Culture Credits: 4
A review and expansion of grammar and practice in oral and written German while exploring German language and culture.
Prerequisites GER 1102 or GER 1103 or placement.
McDaniel Plan: Second Language.
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GER 2212 - Intermediate German II: Conversation and Composition Credits: 4
A review and expansion of grammar and practice in oral and written German while exploring the societies, politics, economics, media, etc., of the German-speaking countries in Europe.
Prerequisites GER 2211 or placement.
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GER 2221 - Principles of German for Business Credits: 4
An introduction to basic vocabulary and practices of German business in such areas as communication, job applications and tourism. This course also gives students an in-depth introduction into geography and economics of Germanspeaking countries and the European Union.
Prerequisites GER 2212 or placement.
McDaniel Plan: International Western.
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GER 2231 - Women in German Literature and Society
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GER 2265 - Special Topics in German Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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GER 2295 - Internships in German Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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GER 2298 - Independent Studies in German Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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GER 3100 - German House Study Credits: 1
Study related to participation at the German Language House. Special emphasis is placed on speaking the German language, participating in and organizing cultural events and conversation hours.
By Permission only
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GER 3301 - Introduction to the Study of German Literature Credits: 4
Analysis of major representative works from German literature.
Prerequisites GER 2212 or placement.
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GER 3302 - Twentieth Century German Literature Credits: 4
The course deals mainly with German literature of the 20th century. It was a century of destruction and devastation (World War I & II), of misery and suffering (the Holocaust and German expulsions), but also a century of reconstruction, reunification and prosperity. The darkest and most joyous parts of German history took place in the 20th century. In addition to reading and analyzing literary works by various German authors, students will study the historical, social and political situation of the various literary epochs covered in class. This study will be enhanced and augmented by viewing and discussing some films dealing with various topics of German history.
Prerequisites GER 2212 or placement.
McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding; Textual Analysis.
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GER 3304 - Writing in German Credits: 4
In this course the students will be given extensive training in a variety of writing strategies, leading them to improve their formal and informal writing skills in German. It introduces students to various conventions, styles and genres in German on a higher level. It will focus on the development of ideas, evidence, structure, and formats appropriate for various genres and audiences in German.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites German 2212
Writing in the Discipline
McDaniel Plan: Departmental Writing
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GER 3310 - Advanced Studies in German I Credits: 4
A course designed for upper-class German majors with a different topic dealing with aspects of the German literature or culture each semester. See course offerings under German 4410.
Prerequisites Any German 3000 level course, except GER 3100, GER 3320 or GER 3331.
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GER 3320 - German/English Translation Credits: 4
Practice in the art of rendering a text from one language to another using both literary and non-literary sources. This course will include a study of advanced German grammar and written translation of materials from the student’s field of study.
Prerequisites GER 2212 or placement.
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GER 3331 - German for International Business Credits: 4
A review and expansion of practices of German business and German language as used in international trade, intercultural conduct, international banking, taxes, social security, structure of industry, advertising, trade fairs, environmental problems, etc.
Prerequisites GER 2221.
McDaniel Plan: International Western.
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GER 3365 - Special Topics in German Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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GER 3395 - Internships in German Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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GER 3398 - Independent Studies in German Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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GER 4410 - Advanced Studies in German II Credits: 4
A course designed for upper-class German majors with a different topic dealing with aspects of the German literature or culture each semester. Course offerings include: Die deutsche Novelle; Deutsche Frauenliteratur; Kulturmetropole Berlin; Deutsche Filmemacherinnen und Literatinnen; Franz Kafka: Sein Leben und Werk.
Prerequisites Any German 3000 level course, except GER 3100, GER 3320 or GER 3331.
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GER 4465 - Special Topics in German Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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GER 4495 - Internships in German Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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GER 4498 - Independent Studies in German Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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GNI 1130 - First Responder
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GNI 1131 - Study Trip to Budapest: Encountering Diversity Credits: 2
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GNI 1135 - Everything you wanted to know about McDaniel College/ Western Maryland College Credits: 2
An introduction to the 142 year history of Western Maryland/McDaniel College through a study of the people who shaped the College, the curricular changes, the evolving student life, and the changing landscape and facilities from 1867 to the present.
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GRK 1101 - Elementary Greek Credits: 4
Introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of Ancient Greek with emphasis on the development of reading skills. The courses include an overview of ancient Greek history, literature and culture, as well as beginning readings in ancient texts.
Offered as needed.
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GRK 1102 - Elementary Greek Credits: 4
Introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of Ancient Greek with emphasis on the development of reading skills. The courses include an overview of ancient Greek history, literature and culture, as well as beginning readings in ancient texts.
Offered as needed.
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GRK 2265 - Special Topics in Greek Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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GRK 2266 - Special Topics in Greek Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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GRK 2298 - Independent Studies in Greek Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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GRK 2299 - Independent Studies in Greek Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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GRN 1101 - Introduction to Aging Studies Credits: 4.00
This survey course examines the bio-psycho-social changes that occur as a result of aging and the implications of these changes for the individual as well as for the larger society
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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GSC 1105 - The Science of Cooking Credits: 4
We all eat; but have you ever wondered if there is any scientific basis to what is being done in the kitchen? This is a course that considers the science of cooking because we all love to indulge our two most chemically related senses 150 smell and taste. During the course we will consider questions as diverse as: What does 147caramelize148 mean? Are green potatoes poisonous? What makes ground beef brown? What is freezer burn? Is white chocolate really chocolate? and How can I get red wine stains out of a tablecloth? We will also consider international food and cooking methodologies, as well as the interpretation of nutritional information and marketing messages. The course will expand and enlighten your taste and smell experience. This is a course for those who would like to be more knowledgeable eaters.
(Offered on the Budapest campus only)
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry
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GSC 1106 - Understanding the Universe Credits: 4.00
Did you ever want to understand the inner workings of the universe? If so, then this class is for you! This course will introduce students to the fundamental ideas and experiments that scientists rely on to help explain how everything in the universe works. Possible topics include the potential of extraterrestrial life; the mysterious quantum world of matter and light; symmetries in nature; the beginning of the universe; the existence of dark matter and energy and their connection to the universe’s final fate; the fundamental importance of energy; the lifecycles of stellar systems and stars; and Einstein’s theory of relativity and black holes.
This course may count as a Physics elective.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry with Embedded Laboratory
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GSC 1109 - The Nature of Science Credits: 4
Science courses generally are designed to introduce students to what scientists know. The focus of this course, however, will be to deepen students’ appreciation of what science is and how scientists know what they know. Through activities designed to stimulate creative and logical thinking skills, and discussions centered on interactions between science and society, students will gain a clearer understanding of the scientific endeavor, while exploring and expanding their own scientific skills. Examples and activities for this course will be drawn from a wide range of physical, biological, and social sciences.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1110 - Observational Astronomy Credits: 4
This course is a study of the observational techniques used by astronomers, the constellations, stars and stellar evolution, motion of celestial bodies and cosmology. Approximately 1/3 of the course consists of hands-on activities which emphasize the experimental aspects of the astronomical science, how astronomers collect and interpret experimental data in the laboratory and how they formulate theories about the celestial bodies.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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GSC 1111 - Introductory Astronomy Credits: 4
This course provides an overview of the field of astronomy. Students will study the history of astronomy; tools and methods used by astronomers; age, distance, size, and temperature scales encountered in the science of the cosmos; motions of celestial objects; composition, characteristics, and development of the planets, Sun, galaxies, and other astronomical bodies; and current events and discoveries, as well as the role of the space program.
Cross-listed with Physics 1111.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1112 - The Earth Credits: 4
This course is a study of the Earth’s cosmic place, history, and systems. Topics will include observations of objects on the Celestial Sphere, formation of the solar system and the Earth, and modern Earth’s global systems – geological, hydrological, atmospheric, and biological. We will also analyze human impacts on the planet and ponder its future.
Offered as needed.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1113 - Sound, Music, and Hearing Credits: 4
A study of sound in everyday experience. Topics considered include the physical nature of sound, description and measurement of sound, physiological and perceptual aspects of hearing, characteristics of human speech, electronic sound systems, noise, and musical acoustics.
Offered as needed.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1114 - Astrobiology: The Origin of Life on Earth and the Potential for Life in the Universe Credits: 4
This introductory Astrobiology course introduces students to the wonders of the universe and to the existence of life itself. The basic principles of astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics are related to the formation of life on Earth and to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe. Concepts covered in this course include the formation and fate of the universe, essential features of all living systems, the nature of life on Earth, the geological history of the Earth, and the process of evolution. The search for extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial intelligence, habitable worlds, and the cosmic cataclysms that threaten our continuing existence will also be discussed. Current NASA missions that are devoted to this pursuit will be highlighted. The lecture material will be augmented by in-class videos and “mini-labs.”
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1115 - A World Of Light And Color Credits: 4
A survey of the behavior of light and its roles in human experience. Topics include basic light phenomena, wave and photon models of light, color and color theories, light energy, effects of light on living matter, atmospheric effects, optical instruments, human vision, and perception.
Offered as needed.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1116 - Energy and the Environment Credits: 4
Consumption of energy resources maintains and advances civilizations. Working from basic physical concepts and models of depletion and growth, we’ll learn how the human race exploits available renewable and non-renewable resources. We will also compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of various means of energy extraction, generation, and distribution associated with such energy sources as fossil fuels, solar, biomass, and nuclear. Finally, understanding energy also means considering environmental impacts. To this end, we’ll explore how energy extraction and consumption impact our Earth’s biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Cross-listed with Environmental and Policy Science 1116.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry
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GSC 1117 - Environmental Geology Credits: 4
The Earth is an exciting and dynamic planet, the only one our species will call home for a long time to come. Much has been learned about the Earth’s complex interrelated systems but more still needs to be understood. We will explore the Earth and its systems to make you more aware of your environment, its origin, its history and its complexities. Along the way we will try to show you how to be a better observer of the Earth so you can enjoy unraveling some its mysteries on your own. All students are welcome to take this course. The only prerequisite for this course is an interest in the Earth and its environment.
Cross-listed with Environmental and Policy Science 1117.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry with Laboratory.
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GSC 1131 - Environmental Problem Solving Credits: 4
The formulation of hypotheses and the implementation of experiments, which explore specific environmental problems. Class discussion centers on experimental results and directions for technical and human behavior modifications, which will improve the environment. Themes investigated include energy and air pollution, indoor air chemistry, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and bioengineering.
Cross-listed with Environmental and Policy Science 1131.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry with Laboratory.
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GSC 1133 - Introduction to Oceanography Credits: 4
A basic introduction to the field of oceanography where we will study the integration of physical, chemical, biological, and geological oceanography. Topics will include understanding waves, currents, tides, salinity, sediments of the ocean floor, plate tectonics, and the biological communities within every depth of the oceans. Practical mini-labs will be included with lecture material.
Prerequisites Mathematics 1001 placement above Mathematics 1001.
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GSC 1140 - Introduction to Forensic Science Credits: 4
This course will serve as an introduction to the scientific study of crime solving. Possible topics to be considered include crime scene investigation, fingerprint analysis, DNA fingerprinting, drug identification, and ballistic studies.
Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this course.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry with Laboratory.
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GSC 1153 - Trees on the Hill: The Science of Wood Credits: 4
What can one learn about science simply by studying a common substance, wood, found all around us? The biology of a tree investigates the growth and structure of trees and methods for identifying different woods (for example, in antique furniture). The physics of wood explores the strength of wood and how simple machines apply to woodworking techniques. The chemistry of wood reveals what holds a tree together and how protective finishes are used to protect and beautify wood. Associated biographical readings explore wood in literature and the sociological aspects of humans in tune with nature. Mini-labs will provide opportunities to experience what it was like to work in a 19th-century carpentry shop.
Prerequisites Mathematics 1001 and 1002 or placement above Mathematics 1002.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab
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GSC 1201 - Science and Technology Policy Credits: 4
This course examines science in the context of public policy. It focuses on four particular subjects: 1) scientific methodology and four scientific fields of study that are considered crucial at the moment, 2) the norms of the contemporary science community, 3) the influence of science and scientists on public policy, and 4) the ways in which public policy influences the doing of science. It aims to consider how and why science plays an important role in an open, democratic society and whether our current political system and media encourage fruitful scientific research, wise use of its results, and informed popular knowledge of it.
(offered on the Budapest campus only)
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry
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GSC 2203 - History of Scientific Thought I Credits: 4
A study of the development of theories to explain physical and natural phenomena from the earliest Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Arabian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations. The loss of impetus during the Medieval Age and the re-emergence in the Renaissance is traced.
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GSC 2204 - History of Scientific Thought II Credits: 4
A course which traces the development of modern scientific theories in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics from the Renaissance to the present. Readings include excerpts of original writings by over 40 scientists.
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