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Course Descriptions


Note: See Catalog Addenda  as that information supersedes the published version of this catalog.

The course descriptions include all courses that are taught for academic credit at the university. They are arranged in alpha-numerical sequence by course subject code.

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At present, the majority of the 500-600 level courses are offered in the evening hours. Students should be aware that not all courses are offered in the evening or every semester. Students who are only able to enroll in classes 4 pm or after should consult the appropriate department chairperson for information about the availability of evening sections of courses required in a specific major, concentration and/or minor. Students are urged to consult “Available Course Sections” through InfoBear each semester to determine when specific courses are offered.

 

 

 

Accounting and Finance

  
  • ACFI 100 - Fundamentals of Financial Reporting

    (3 credits)
    Corequisite: ACFI 101
    This course provides a general introduction to financial reporting issues. The topics covered will be an introduction to the basic financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and the cash statement. It will also cover internal control, ratio analysis and the financial reporting of accounts receivable, inventory, long-term assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ACFI 101 - Accounting Lab

    (1 credit)
    Corequisite: ACFI 100
    This course is a required corequisite of ACFI 100 for small-group structured learning assistance. Under faculty supervision, students acquire financial statement analysis and spreadsheet utilization skills to help them succeed in accounting. Students in this course will attend a weekly tutorial session led by a peer learning assistant (PAL) in which they will engage in inquiry-based and small-group problem solving. Graded on a (P) Pass/(N) No Pass basis. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ACFI 150 - Personal Finance

    (3 credits)
    This course examines a range of alternative investments with regard to risk and liquidity. It analyzes and compares such investments as real estate, business ownership, securities and other investment types, considering the effects of taxation and inflation. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CQUR)

  
  • ACFI 199 - First Year Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen and sophomores with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
    First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information literacy and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS; CWRT)

  
  • ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 100 with a miminum grade of “C-” or waived
    This course will develop the student’s knowledge of both the preparation and use of financial statements as they relate to the fields of accounting and finance. Course coverage will include in-depth review of the accounting cycle, concentrating on the adjustment process and the articulation and preparation of the financial statements. The course will place emphasis on accounts receivable, inventory and cost of goods sold, property, plant and equipment, debt, equity and financial ratios and techniques to interpret the quality of earnings of publicly-held corporations. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CQUR)

  
  • ACFI 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CSPI)

  
  • ACFI 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CWRT)

  
  • ACFI 305 - Business Law I

    (3 credits)
    The course is a study of the law and the judicial process including tort law, criminal law, agency law, administrative law and constitutional law. The course emphasizes the common law of contracts. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CUSC)

  
  • ACFI 340 - Intermediate Accounting I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-” or waived
    This course develops an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, the conceptual framework and accounting information systems. Financial statements, cash, temporary investments, receivables and inventories are studied in depth. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CQUR)

  
  • ACFI 341 - Intermediate Accounting II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 340 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course is a continuation of ACFI 340. Topics covered include a continuation of inventory valuation, the acquisition, use and retirement of fixed assets, intangible assets, current and long-term liabilities, retained earnings and capital stock. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CQUR)

  
  • ACFI 350 - Managerial Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 100 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course is a study of management’s use of accounting information to make decisions related to planning, controlling and evaluating the organization’s operations. The behavior and management costs, as well as techniques used to evaluate and control results of operations, are discussed. Topics will include cost terminology, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, job order costing, activity-based costing, segment reporting, budgeting, standards, performance measures and variance analysis, evaluation of decentralized operations and differential analysis techniques. This course is presented from the perspective of the user of accounting information rather than the preparer of such information. Analytical problem-solving techniques and the use of electronic spreadsheets will be utilized as decision-making tools. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CQUR)

  
  • ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 100 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“; and ECON 210 or MATH 110/110E; and MATH 122/122E with a minimum grade of “C-“; or waived
    This course provides an understanding of the finance function and the responsibilities of the financial manager. Concepts and tools for use in effective financial decision-making and problem-solving will be developed. Ratio analysis, funds, flow, forecasting, current assets management, budgeting, credit services, formation and cost of capital and impact of operating and financial leverages will be covered. Offered fall and spring semesters. (CQUR)

  
  • ACFI 402 - Honors Thesis in Accounting and Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students; formal application required
    In this course, one-hour weekly meetings with the thesis director will culminate in an honors thesis. With the consent of the Departmental Honors Committee and the thesis director, this course may be extended into a second semester for three additional credits depending upon the scope of the project. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ACFI 406 - Legal and Regulatory Processes

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 305 with a minimum grade of “C-” or waived
    This course is a study of the basic legal principles encountered in the various forms of business organizations and the study of the Uniform Commercial Code chapters on Sales, Commercial Paper, Bank Deposits and Collections and Secured Transactions. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ACFI 430 - Cost Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 340 with a minimum grade of “C-” and ACFI 350 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    Basic cost concepts and cost procedures for manufacturing enterprises are studied in this course. Job order product costing will be emphasized. Topics will include manufacturing cost-flow concepts, procedure and controls, factory and departmental burden rates and inventory-costing methods. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 445 - Auditing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 with a minimum grade of “C-“; or may be taken concurrently with ACFI 341 with consent of instructor
    The qualifications and professional code of conduct of the auditor are discussed in this course. Attention will be focused upon auditing procedures, including the preparation of audit working papers and other steps required in the course of an audit. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 450 - Financial Institutions

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with minimum grade of “C-” and AFCI 385 with a minimum grade of “C-” and ECON 102
    Financial institutions perform an essential function in facilitating the flow of funds from savers to users to the benefit of the global economy. As financial intermediaries, they must manage their risk to ensure the world’s financial system remains stable. This course, therefore, discusses the role of commercial and investment banks, insurance companies and mutual and hedge funds in the flow of funds through the economy. How these financial intermediaries operate and manage their financial risks is then examined. Included in the discussion is the impact of their regulatory environments on their operations. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 455 - International Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 385 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course surveys the financial management of multinational corporations. After reviewing foreign exchange rate determinations, it then covers such timely topics as exchange risks, hedging, interest rate arbitrage, insurance and guarantee programs and international capital markets. Analysis is made of multinational capital budgeting techniques, the cost of capital and working capital management in a multinational corporate setting. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 460 - Advanced Accounting I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course covers accounting for investments, business combinations, segmental reporting of business entities and not-for-profit and government accounting. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 465 - Options and Futures Markets

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 490 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course familiarizes the student with two little-known but potentially titanic markets in the securities industry. Both options and futures are the wave of things to come. The course begins with a historical account of the origins of the two markets and then an examination of the mechanisms of both markets. Much time is spent on hedging techniques and on the application of futures contracts to the food industries and to banking and life insurance.

  
  • ACFI 466 - Federal Taxation

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 340 completed with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course provides a background in Federal Income Tax Law and the regulations of the Treasury Department. Primarily, it deals with the basic philosophy of taxation, taxable income, allowable deductions and gains and losses in sales and exchanges of property for the individual taxpayer. The development of the ability to utilize various references in dealing with tax problems will be emphasized. Tax planning will be discussed. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 467 - Advanced Taxation

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 466 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course examines federal income tax law and regulations applicable to partnerships, corporations and fiduciaries in greater depth. The course also covers federal gift and estate tax principles, reorganizations, personal holding companies and the accumulated earnings tax. Tax planning, including timing of transactions, appropriate forms of transactions, election of methods when alternative methods are made available under the law and other lawful means to minimize the impact of taxation will be emphasized. Procedures in the settlement of tax controversies are also included.

  
  • ACFI 470 - Financial Information Systems and Control

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“; and COMP 105
    This course integrates business processes and procedures as they relate to an organization’s total information system. Students will study the design and implementation of information systems and the controls required to maintain the integrity of business information. Topics will include information systems, enterprise systems, e-Business systems, design of flowcharts, data flow diagrams, database management, internal control, computerized financial reporting and the impact of financial reporting on various elements of the organization. The purchase decision for hardware and software and exposure to various reporting packages will also be covered. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 476 - Insurance and Risk Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“; and ACFI 385 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course is designed to provide an understanding of the fundamental concepts of risk management in the areas of employee benefit programs, property damage and liability exposures and other business needs for insurance. The course will also provide an overview of the risk-bearing industry, its function and importance and its relevance in today’s business markets. Emphasis will be placed on the insurance contracts themselves and the rating plans available. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ACFI 480 - Special Topics in Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: The course prerequisite may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic
    In this course, special topics of current relevance in accounting will be offered from time to time. The topic to be addressed will be announced in preregistration publications. Repeatable with consent of department chairperson.

  
  • ACFI 481 - Special Topics in Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: The course prerequisite may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic
    In this course, special topics of current relevance in finance will be offered from time to time. The topic to be addressed will be announced prior to registration. Repeatable with consent of department chairperson.

  
  • ACFI 485 - Capital Budgeting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“; and ACFI 385 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course explores the decision processes involved in the securing of long-term physical corporate assets, or in committed long-term intangible assets, including spreadsheet analysis of cash flows, tax implications, decision-making criteria, risk analysis and the computation of cost of capital. Offered spring semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ACFI 486 - Real Estate Investment and Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“; and ACFI 385 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject of real estate finance, including such topics as valuation and appraisal, market analysis, mortgages, inflation effect on real estate markets, taxes and legal considerations. This course will emphasize the fundamental theories that lead to current practice in today’s market conditions and is designed for those finance majors interested in pursuing careers in real estate management, as well as those interested in broadening their understanding of this investment option. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ACFI 490 - Investments

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or ACFI 241 with a minimum grade of “C-“; and ACFI 385 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course provides an understanding of the methods and techniques utilized in analyzing various securities for investment purposes. The importance of the business cycle, economy and regulation will also be addressed. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ACFI 492 - Advanced Financial Reporting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 with a minimum grade of “C-“
    This course is a continuation of ACFI 341. Topics covered include revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions, leases and financial reporting. Financial reporting will focus on accounting changes, disclosure requirements and the statement of cash flows. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 498 - Internship in Accounting

    (3-15 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department chairperson; formal application required
    This course is a non-classroom experience designed for a limited number of junior and senior majors to complement their academic preparation. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of 15 credits. Graded on a (P) Pass/(N) No Pass basis. Offered annually.

  
  • ACFI 499 - Directed Study in Accounting

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department chairperson; formal application required
    Directed study is open to junior and senior majors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits. Graded on a (P) Pass/(N) No Pass basis. Offered annually.

  
  • ACFI 500 - Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to MBA program or consent of department
    This course provides a general introduction to financial reporting issues and managerial accounting practices to prepare students for upper-level graduate courses. Topics covered include introduction to financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and the statement of cash flows) as well as ratio analysis and selected managerial accounting topics. Material will be presented from a user-orientation perspective. Topics will be covered with an emphasis on breadth rather than depth of coverage. 

  
  • ACFI 501 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 500 and ECON 501
    The concepts of financial planning, analysis, forecasting and control are integrated within the course utilizing cases and problems. Emphasis is on financial decision making from the perspective of the business firm. Topics covered include time value of money, ratio analysis, capital budgeting, risk, cost of capital, valuation and related financial topics.

  
  • ACFI 503 - Directed Study

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department chairperson; formal application required
    Directed study is designed for the graduate student who desires to study selected topics in a specific field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “College of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ACFI 506 - Legal and Regulatory Environment

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 305
      This course is a study of the basic legal principles encountered in the various forms of business organizations and the study of the Uniform Commercial Code chapters on sales, commercial paper, bank deposits, and collections and secured transactions. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ACFI 530 - Cost Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 340 and ACFI 350
    Basic cost concepts and cost procedures for manufacturing enterprises are studied in this course. Job order product costing will be emphasized. Topics will include manufacturing cost-flow concepts, procedure and controls, factory and departmental burden rates and inventory-costing methods. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 535 - Accounting for Decision Making

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Matriculation into MBA program and consent of graduate program coordinator
    This course is a study of management’s use of accounting information to make decisions related to planning, controlling and evaluating the organization’s operations. The behavior and management of costs, as well as contemporary management accounting practices and techniques used to evaluate and control results of operations, are discussed. Topics will include cost terminology, cost behavior, cost/benefit analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, product costing, segment reporting, activity-based costing, operations budgeting, standards, performance measures and variance analysis, differential analysis techniques and capital budgeting. This course is presented from the perspective of the user of accounting information rather than the preparer of such information. Utilizing case studies and comprehensive problem sets, the course will focus on the application of concepts with the use of analytical problem-solving techniques and electronic spreadsheets as decision-making tools. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 545 - Auditing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 with a minimum grade of “B-“, or waiver upon acceptance; and enrollment in MSA, MBA or Graduate Certificate in Accounting
    The qualifications and professional code of conduct of the auditor are discussed in this course. Attention is focused upon auditing procedures including the preparation of audit working papers and other steps required in the course of an audit. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 546 - Internal Audit and Control

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 with a minimum grade of “B-“, or waiver upon acceptance; and enrollment in MSA, MBA or Graduate Certificate in Accounting
    The course covers the internal audit profession, the professional code of conduct of the auditors, the role of internal audit in business and the practices and procedures employed in internal auditing. It includes enterprise risk management, internal control management and the models used in business.

  
  • ACFI 550 - Accounting for Managerial Decision Making

    (1.5 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 500 with a minimum grade of “B-“, or waiver upon acceptance
    This course focuses on the study of management’s use of accounting information to make decisions related to planning, controlling and evaluating the organization’s operations. Utilizing case studies and lectures, covered topics include contemporary management accounting practices and techniques, product costing, cost behavior, cost/benefit analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, operations budgeting, responsibility accounting, segment reporting, activity-based costing and just-in-time production systems.

  
  • ACFI 551 - Financial Management

    (1.5 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 501
    This course involves the study of the techniques of financial decision making within corporations. Lectures, case studies, problem solving and readings focus on risk analysis, cost-of-capital concepts, money markets, capital markets and selected topics which promote the understanding of modern financial management.

  
  • ACFI 552 - Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI-341 with minimum grade of “C” or waived and must be enrolled in a graduate program.
    This course covers the accounting and financial reporting for governmental and not-for-profit entities including accounting for colleges, universities and health care organizations. It will also cover the related accounting regulations (FASB, GASB, laws, etc.) that govern non-profit entities, the required financial statements, and challenges associated with accounting for these entities. Offered fall semester

  
  • ACFI 560 - Advanced Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 and enrollment in MSA, MBA or Graduate Certificate in Accounting
    This course covers accounting for investments, business combinations, segmental reporting of business entities and not-for-profit and government accounting. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 561 - Tax-Exempt Organizations

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Enrollment in any graduate program
    In this course, students will study, practice and apply the tax laws governing nonprofit organizations, focusing primarily on the federal income tax laws related to Internal Revenue Cod 501(c)(3) organizations. Students will learn the specific organizational and operational requiements that nonprofit administrators must follow in order to obtain and maintain their tax-exempt status. Students will obtain an appreciation for civic engagement and incorporate 10 hours of service learning into their academic experience. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 566 - Federal Income Taxation I

    (3 credits)
    This course provides a background in Federal Income Tax Law and the regulations of the Treasury Department. Primarily, it deals with the basic philosophy of taxation, taxable income, allowable deductions and gains and losses in sales and exchanges of property for the individual taxpayer. The development of the ability to utilize various references in dealing with tax problems will be emphasized. Tax planning will be discussed. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 567 - Corporate Taxation

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 566 with a minimum grade of “B-“, or equivalent
    This course examines federal income tax law and regulations, with emphasis on topics applicable to partnerships, corporations, “S” corporations and fiduciaries in greater depth. Federal gift and estate tax principles, liquidations and reorganizations are also covered. Tax planning and tax research are emphasized, including timing of transactions, appropriate forms of structuring transactions, election of alternative methods and other lawful means to minimize the impact of taxation.

  
  • ACFI 570 - Financial Information Systems Control

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 200 or ACFI 241; and COMP 105
    This course integrates business processes and procedures as they relate to an organization’s total information system. Students will study the design and implementation of information systems and the controls required to maintain the integrity of business information. Topics will include information systems, enterprise systems, e-Business systems, design of flowcharts, data flow diagrams, database management, internal control, computerized financial reporting and the impact of financial reporting on various elements of the organization. The purchase decision for hardware and software and exposure to various reporting packages will also be covered. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 580 - Special Topics in Accounting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: The course prerequisite may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic
    In this course, special topics of current relevance in accounting will be offered from time to time. The topic to be addressed will be announced prior to registration. Repeatable with consent of department chairperson.

  
  • ACFI 581 - Special Topics in Finance

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: The course prerequisite may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic
    In this course, special topics of current relevance in finance will be offered from time to time. The topic to be addressed will be announced in preregistration publications. Repeatable with consent of department chairperson.

  
  • ACFI 585 - Finance for Decision Making

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MBA program and consent of graduate coordinator
    This course is the study of the techniques used by organizations to make financial management decisions – primarily capital budgeting, capital structure and working capital decisions. It is intended to provide a market-oriented framework for analyzing the major types of investment and financing decisions made by financial managers. Topics will include cash flow analysis, financial statement analysis, financial markets, short-term and long-term financial planning, capital budgeting decisions, risk analysis, cost-of-capital concepts, leverage and capital structure decisions, dividend policy and international financial management. Utilizing case studies and comprehensive problem sets, the course will focus on the application of concepts with the use of analytical problem-solving techniques and electronic spreadsheets as decision-making tools. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 592 - Advanced Financial Reporting

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341
    Topics covered in this course include revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions, leases and financial reporting. Financial reporting will focus on accounting changes, disclosure requirements and the statement of cash flows. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ACFI 593 - Financial Statement Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 385 or ACFI 501 or waived
    This course covers current techniques and applications of financial statement analysis; exposes students to the contemporary financial reporting environment and current reporting practices of companies; and analyzes real-life cases to foster an understanding of the economic and strategic information conveyed in financial reports and related disclosure issues. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ACFI 595 - Accounting Seminar (Capstone)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ACFI 341 and completion of 18 credits of graduate course work
    This capstone course develops an integrated understanding of generally accepted accounting principles along with the underlying concepts of accounting conventions. Emphasis is placed on current developments, recent FASB pronouncements, and the role of the Securities Exchange Commission. Guest speakers augment student presentations and seminar discussions.


African American Studies

  
  • AFAM 199 - First Year Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen and sophomores with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
    First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information literacy and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS; CWRT)

  
  • AFAM 200 - Introduction to African American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course will provide students with a foundation in the interdisciplinary field that has dedicated itself to examining the experiences of African American people and explaining how race has functioned in the American context. The course will include an overview of African American history; theoretical approaches to race and racism; an exploration of diverse African American identities; and exposure to African American innovations in art, literature, music and popular culture. One field trip, either to a museum or other relevant cultural site, is required. Offered annually. (CMCL; CWRT)

  
  • AFAM 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CSPI)

  
  • AFAM 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CWRT)

  
  • AFAM 399 - Topics in African American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: AFAM 200
    This course will treat an interdisciplinary topic in the field of African American Studies. Topics will be announced before registration. All topics will count as a Focus Course in the African American Studies minor. Courses may also be cross-listed for credit within majors. Repeatable for different topics: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered periodically.

  
  • AFAM 498 - Internship in African American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: AFAM 200 and approval of AFAM Studies Coordinator; formal application required
    The internship provides students with non-classroom work/study experience related to the field of African American Studies either on or off campus. A maximum of three credits may be applied as credit for the minor, as either a Focus Course or a Contexts and Approaches course, as determined on a case-by-case basis by the coordinator. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered periodically.

  
  • AFAM 499 - Directed Study in African American Studies

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
    This course is open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.


American Studies

  
  • AMST 199 - First Year Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen and sophomores with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
    First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information literacy and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS; CWRT)

  
  • AMST 220 - Introduction to American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    What does it mean to be an American? This course aims at answering this question by exploring cultural pluralism in American political, social and economic life while focusing on systems of power and inequality. This interdisciplinary course uses historical information, personal memoirs, works of fiction, academic essays, television shows, films, popular music, advertisements and internet sources to promote discussion about race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion and sexuality in both past and present contexts. Offered fall and spring semesters. (Formerly INTD 220) (CHUM; CMCL; CWRT)

  
  • AMST 285 - Intensive American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This intensive course, taught by a member of the American Studies program faculty, will use an interdisciplinary American Studies lens to explore some aspect of American culture. The course will include an experiential learning component. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered summer session. (CHUM)

  
  • AMST 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CSPI)

  
  • AMST 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CWRT)

  
  • AMST 399 - Special Topics in American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic
    Various special topics of current interest in American Studies will be offered from time to time. Topics will be announced prior to registration. Repeatable for different topics, up to a maximum of 6 credits. Offered periodically. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • AMST 498 - Internship in American Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: AMST 220 and at least six credits in the American Studies minor; formal application required
    This internship provides non-classroom work-study experience in areas related to American Studies, such as work in historical, cultural or art museums, government agencies, social justice organizations, civic institutions, or others. American Studies Program Coordinator approval is required. A maximum of six credits may be included in the 12 elective credits required in the minor. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • AMST 499 - Directed Study in American Studies

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: AMST 220 and at least 12 credits in the minor; restricted to juniors and seniors; formal application required
    Directed study is open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.


Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 100 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces basic anthropological concepts and methods of cultural analysis. The problems of ethnocentricity and human cultural variability in human societies of different times and places will be studied. A minimum grade of “C-” is required to count toward major. Offered fall, spring, summer. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 101 - Biological Anthropology

    (3 credits)
    Biological anthropologists seek to understand the human experience through explorations of our skeletal structure, genetics, disease resistance, nutrition, nonhuman primate behavior and the human fossil record. Evolution provides the theoretical perspective through which we view the human species, while considerations of the intersections between biology and culture offer a holistic view of being human. A minimum grade of “C-” is required to count toward major. Offered annually. (CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 103 - Introduction to Archaeology

    (3 credits)
    This course examines research methods, systems of data recording, and analysis and reconstruction of cultural lifeways of past cultures. The conceptual bases of the study of the past are explored through material culture. A minimum grade of “C-” is required to count toward major. Offered annually. (Formerly ANTH 302) (CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 110 - Introduction to Folklore

    (3 credits)
    This course explores the meanings and subdivisions of folklore: myth, folktale, proverb, riddles and folklife. It covers the analysis of story elements, major folklore areas and the role of folklore and folklife in society and culture. Offered annually. (CGCL; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 111 - Myth and Culture

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces the cross-cultural approach to world mythology. Myths of our own and other cultures will be analyzed using several theoretical approaches. Myth will be examined as a fundamental human function, necessary for the well-being of cultures. Offered annually. (CGCL; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 115 - Anthropology of Race, Class, and Gender

    (3 credits)
    This course will introduce students to how concepts of race, class, and gender have been constructed cross-culturally. Students will use cross-cultural ethnographic examples from egalitarian, ranked and stratified societies to examine how systems of social inequality based on race, class and gender are created and maintained; how these social categories are used to promote group loyalties and allegiances; and how global community building can occur across social divides of gender, social class, race, ethnicity and/or nationhood. Offered annually. (CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 120 - First Nations: Global Indigenous People

    (3 credits)
    This course will introduce students to First Nations or indigenous people globally. Students will investigate past and contemporary native indigenous ways of life, using examples from Native North and South America, Australia, Africa and the Pacific Islands, among others. Students will investigate issues of indigenous cultural survival, the current political and economic status of indigenous communities, issues of self-determination, global human rights and pan-tribalism. Offered annually. (CGCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 130 - Monkeys, Apes and Us

    (3 credits)
    This course will provide an introduction to variations among modern nonhuman primates – monkeys, apes and prosimians. The course will examine the social behavior of these animals, drawing links to human behavior that will allow an investigation into primate similarities and differences, and where humans are unique. The origins of cultural behavior, along with diet and morphology, will be explored within an ecological context. The nature of learned behavior, dependence on social relationships for survival, competition for resources and the importance of cultural understanding to achieve goals will be major themes. Evolutionary theory and conservation will provide much of the framework for our studies. Offered spring semester. (CSOC; CSPI, beginning spring 2011)

  
  • ANTH 199 - First Year Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen and sophomores with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
    First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information literacy and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 204 - Global Human Issues

    (3 credits)
    This interdisciplinary course treats major world problems with particular emphasis upon those faced by non-Western peoples. The interdependence between economically developed and underdeveloped parts of the world will be explored according to such themes as collective versus individual good, short-versus long-term planning and cooperation versus competition. Offered annually. (Formerly ANTH 104) (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 206 - Native Cultures of North America

    (3 credits)
    This cross-cultural course studies the tribal cultures of the United States, Canada and Mexico. Emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of Native American cultural systems in their traditional settings and on the current status of Native American interaction with government policies and attitudes. Offered annually. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 208 - The Lives of Women

    (3 credits)
    This course will investigate the relative status of women cross-culturally in a range of non-Western settings, including hunter-gatherer bands, horticultural societies, peasantry, nomadic pastoralists and contemporary industrial societies. Women will be examined as they relate to economic resources, political power and authority, kin and non-kin and in religion, myth and lore. Students will analyze conceptually and through cross-cultural data what is meant by sex roles, how they vary cross-culturally and how they are negotiated and maintained. Offered annually. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 209 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa

    (3 credits)
    A survey of the multiplicity of ways in which contemporary societies, rural and urban, arrange their ways of life in a rapidly changing Africa. Offered annually. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 212 - Africa Through Film

    (3 credits)
    This course examines current socio-cultural, political and economic issues pertaining to Africa and its people using documentary films, video clips, ethnographies and other visual media. Emphasis will be on the use of contemporary media to address important issues pertaining to African people’s lives, such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, poverty, social problems, community development, economic resources, genocide, conflicts and other forms of violence, climate change and politics. In this course, visual media will be used as a tool to educate students on local and global issues relevant to the African continent. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 213 - Latin American Peoples and Cultures

    (3 credits)
    This course will investigate the culture, history and development of selected Latin American regions and their contemporary relations with the United States. Mexico/Guatemala and Central and South America will be studied by means of ethnographic and cross-cultural documents of the past and present which reveal changing conditions of society, land ownership, ethnicity and political allegiance. Offered annually. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CWRT, beginning spring 2012)

  
  • ANTH 215 - The Caribbean

    (3 credits)
    This course examines the creation of Caribbean cultures and societies over 500 years of European conquest and colonization, the impact of the slave trade, emancipation, independence movements and postcolonial state formation. The course explores everyday life in contemporary Caribbean societies considering the intersections of nationality, class, ethnicity, race, gender and religion on the formation of diverse and complex cultures. Offered fall semester. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 216 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East

    (3 credits)
    The Middle East was the cradle of the world’s earliest civilizations and has made immense contributions to the development of agriculture, pastoralism, urbanization and organized religion. Today it remains an extraordinarily important and volatile crossroads for world culture. The course will examine both ancient and modern cultures within this diverse region from a cross-cultural perspective. The study will include kinship patterns, social organization, political structures, subsistence strategies and belief systems. The course will pay particular attention to the role of modern peoples in shaping the world stage, both in reaction to and in harmony with the introduction of Western ideologies and economics. Offered annually. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CSPI)

  
  • ANTH 217 - Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces students to the idea of “education” from an anthropological perspective. This means that we think about education as a process that is shaped by culture and society. As such we explore cross-cultural approaches to teaching, learning, and the nature of schools and education systems in a number of societies around the world. Students will investigate schools as agents of child socialization and enculturation; compare U.S. schools, education systems and school cultures, to learning, schools and educational norms in other societies and examine how educational institutions relate to other aspects of culture and society, including politics, religion and economics. Cross-cultural data include indigenous and contemporary Native North America, Africa and Japan among others. We also explore the methodologies and theoretical approaches anthropologists draw from to study schooling and education. We ask: what does it mean to be an educated person in various parts of the globe, and does it mean something different for girls and boys, men and women and gender-diverse persons? Offered alternate fall semesters.

  
  • ANTH 224 - Anthropology of Asia

    (3 credits)
    Anthropology of South Asia is a general introductory course that is designed for both anthropology majors and non-majors. This course introduces students to the physical geography of South Asia, and explores the various key aspects of South Asian traditional culture, social systems and transformations, including the Diaspora, and the spread of popular culture outside South Asia. (CGCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 230 - Culture, Health and Illness

    (3 credits)
    The course concentrates on health, illness and healing in cross-cultural perspective. It will examine ways in which culture mediates ideas of physical well-being, and will be aimed at dispelling belief in the absolute truth of medical dogma, teaching students to think outside their own cultural biases. It begins with a consideration of body image in a range of different cultures and then proceeds to the varying rationales for normal function and for dysfunction. The healing process as ritual and as scientific procedure, including the theory and practice of healing in different cultures, figures into the course as does the training and outlook of healers – doctors, priests, shamans, nurses, midwives and others. Finally, the medical systems of several cultures, ancient and modern, industrialized and preindustrial, are compared. Offered alternate years. (Formerly ANTH 330) (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CSPI; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CWRT; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 303 - Archaeological Field Excavation in Prehistoric Sites in New England

    (3-6 credits)
    This course provides intensive training in the practical skills of field archaeology. Direction in site survey, excavation tactics and strategy, fieldwork supervision, methods of sampling and on-site analysis is given. The course includes an introduction to laboratory work, covering topics such as cataloging, recognizing lithic materials, metric measurement and flotation of organic samples. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of nine credits. Offered every summer. (Formerly ANTH 403)

  
  • ANTH 306 - The Dynamics of City Life

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or consent of instructor
    This course will acquaint students with the anthropological study of cities and city life. Students will review recent anthropological studies of the urban environment using cross-cultural and historic data. (CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 307 - Anthropology of Religion

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 111 or consent of instructor
    This course covers the origins and development of religion in society; myth, ritual, magic and religious specialists: Australian, African and American Indian. Offered alternate fall semesters. (CGCL; CSOC; CWRT)

  
  • ANTH 309 - Anthropology of Art

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 110 or consent of instructor
    This course investigates the forms, functions, meanings and aesthetics of art cross-culturally. It will be critical of the modern western concept of “art for art’s sake” and discuss ways that socio-cultural, political and economic factors frame the contexts and dynamics of art production across the world. The role of artists in society and aesthetic creativity will also be examined from a cross-cultural perspective. Discussion begins with the arts of “traditional” societies drawing from examples from Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas. The course will then examine how these arts have been impacted by colonialism, capitalism and the emergence of new nation-states. Topics include: ethnic, tourist and national arts, culture revitalization, issues of authenticity and the emergence of a global art world with its power relations. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 311 - The Emergence of Cities

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 103 plus three additional credits in Anthropology; or consent of the instructor
    This course is a study of the development of urban centers out of a Neolithic subsistence base, both in the Middle East and the New World, with some references to developments in other areas.  It will focus on the problems of urban life in antiquity, with special reference to those problems which may also be found in modern cities. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 318 - Anthropology of Childhood

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or consent of instructor
    This course explores various stages of childhood development cross-culturally through case studies illustrating similarities and differences in conceptions of childhood over time and place. Contemporary childhood studies draw from across the anthropological subfields and are multidisciplinary, informed by psychological understanding of the stages of childhood development, historical research, sociology and literary studies. This course builds on this recent research as well as the pioneers who first raised interest in the topic. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CSPI)

  
  • ANTH 319 - Contemporary Native Americans

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 206 or consent of instructor
    This course will explore the problems faced by native or indigenous peoples in the United States today. It will focus on issues of land, tribal recognition, poverty, treatment by government agencies and multinational corporations and ethnic discrimination. It will also address the ongoing changes in native responses including the American Indian Movement, the revival of native spiritual life and the problem/opportunity of casino gambling. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 322 - War, Peace and Culture

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Any 100- or 200-level anthropology course or consent of instructor
    This course proceeds from the premise that while conflict of some sort is inevitable within and among human cultures, war is not. By investigating sources of conflict violence and conflict resolution strategies in a variety of cultures, the course creates an opportunity to study war, violence and conflict cross-culturally – and the possibilities of peace. Offered alternate spring semesters. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)

  
  • ANTH 324 - Seminar: New England Ethnic and Regional Communities

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or consent of instructor
    This course will explore theories of ethnic persistence and change as they pertain to New England’s ethnic and social communities, such as Cape Verdeans, Asians, African-Americans, Italians, Jews and homosexuals. Cultural traditions, social institutions and changing beliefs of New England’s ethnic and regional communities will be examined through critical analyses of relevant cultural materials, including sociological data, folklore, oral traditions, celebrations and the media. Offered alternate years. (Formerly ANTH 426) (CMCL; CSOC; CWRT)

 

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