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MUSC 441 - Performance Studies IV (Private Lessons - Piano) (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor for 200 level and above only
The sequence provides private instruction for those students who wish to improve their ability at the keyboard. The material is selected according to the ability of the student. The course may be repeated for credit. The lessons are for a one-hour period per week. Offered either semester. Additional fee required. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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MUSC 455 - Creative Activities in Elementary School Music (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MUSC 170 or consent of instructor
This course is designed to develop analytical thinking and practical skills related to teaching vocal and general music in the primary and intermediate grades. Emphasis is on teaching craft, curriculum development and the vocal mechanism for this level. Offered fall semester, every other year. (Formerly MUSC 355) May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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MUSC 456 - Methods in Music Education (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EDHM 210 and MUSC 273; or consent of instructor
This course will examine the instructional approaches of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Zoltan Kodaly, Carl Orff and Edwin Gordon, and the use of each in school music settings. Emphasis will be placed upon the instructional use of each with respect to singing, moving, instrument playing, listening and creative experiences. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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MUSC 458 - Introduction to Orff Schulwerk (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MUSC 271 and MUSC 273; or consent of instructor
This is a two-week intensive workshop introducing basic principles and practices of the Orff Schulwerk approach to teaching music. Taught by a certified Orff instructor, this course incorporates interactive participation in music and movement and develops and applies basic skills in movement, speech, singing and playing instruments. Especially valuable for elementary and middle school teachers. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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MUSC 472 - Form and Analysis II: The 20th Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MUSC 372 or consent of instructor
The materials and techniques of 20th-century art music will be examined within a technical and historical context, with special attention to post-tonal styles. Students will listen to and analyze representative works of leading composers, developing their ability to recognize and describe styles of the 20th century.
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MUSC 483 - Choral Techniques (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MUSC 351 and MUSC 440; or consent of instructor
This course will fulfill one of the subject matter knowledge areas necessary for provisional/full certification. Subjects will include advanced conducting and rehearsal techniques, a study of style and interpretation, and the development of the choral sound. Planning, organizing and evaluating the choral program and its participants will also be part of the curriculum. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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MUSC 485 - Honors Thesis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and others by consent of instructor
The Honors Thesis is the culmination of a student’s work in the Honors Program, and consists of two semesters’ pursuit of an advanced student-generated project. The student meets regularly with his or her thesis adviser, and the thesis is read for approval by the department Honors Committee or its designees. This course may be repeated up to six credits.
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MUSC 499 - Directed Study in Music (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; 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. This course may be taken twice for a maximum of six credits. Offered either semester.
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MUSC 503 - Directed Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; 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. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
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MUSC 552 - Seminar in Music Education Problems (3 credits)
Prerequisite: An undergraduate degree in music; at least one music education course, which may be satisfied by: EDHM 413, MUSC 413, MUSC 455, MUSC 456 or equivalent; or consent of instructor
This course will provide a forum for music educators to discuss and analyze issues and problems that arise in the current music education environment. It will provide graduate students in music education with relevant information about current trends, methodologies and techniques used in contemporary music education.
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MUSC 558 - Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training: Level I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree in music or equivalent; and consent of the workshop director
This is a two-week intensive workshop introducing basic principles and practices of the Orff Schulwerk approach to teaching music. Taught by a certified Orff instructor, this course incorporates interactive participation in music and movement and develops and applies basic skills in movement, speech, singing and playing instruments. The course follows the guidelines established by American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) for Level I certification. Offered in summer only.
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MUSC 559 - Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training; Level II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MUSC 558
This is a two-week intensive workshop extending basic principles and practices of the Orff Schulwerk approach and providing more advanced training in composition as well as pedagogical practice. Taught by a certified Orff instructor, this course continues application of basic skills in movement, speech, singing and playing instruments and develops further understanding of diatonic composition and practice and use of complex and mixed meter. The course follows the guidelines established by American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) for Level II certification. Offered in summer only.
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MUSC 562 - Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training: Level III (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MUSC 559
This is a two-week intensive workshop for those who have satisfactorily completed a Level II course and who have Orff teaching experience. The materials, techniques, and activities are designed for the more advanced Orff Schulwerk student. The course will include study of modes and mixtures, orchestration of original material, and improvisation in modes and asymmetric meters. Development of advanced soprano and alto recorder techniques will be continued, and ensemble performance with all voices of recorders will be included. The course follows guidelines established by American Orff Schulwerk.
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MUSC 564 - Music in the Arts: A Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
This course will emphasize developments in music from a larger cultural perspective. The role of music will be analyzed in the context of other fine and performing arts such as painting, sculpture, theater and dance. The aim of this comparative approach is to broaden the understanding of music, placing it within a larger cultural, social and artistic framework.
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MUSC 569 - Foundations in Music Education (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MAT in Music or consent of either instructor or department chairperson
This course examines and analyzes philosophical, historical, sociological and psychological issues affecting the teaching and learning of music in school settings. Emphasis will be placed upon a scholarly investigation of critical issues related to the music education profession. Students will also be expected to determine the purposes and functions of music in American schools in relation to efficient and effective planning of curriculum and instruction. Massachusetts Frameworks and the National Standards will be incorporated into these topics.
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MUSC 575 - Techniques for Arranging Classroom and Concert Music (3 credits)
This course is intended to provide K-12 music educators with skills and techniques in arranging extant music for the particulars of specific classroom and public school ensembles, both vocal and instrumental.
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MUSC 374 - Composition II
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NUTR 210 - Introduction to Nutrition (3 credits)
The focus of this course is on the basic function of nutrients (macronutrients, micronutrients and water). It examines how a person’s diet promotes health and how life habits, environment, heredity and diet work together. Students will gain a deeper understanding of what it means to make healthy food choices and the role of nutrients in maintaining health. Offered every year.
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NUTR 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)
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NUTR 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)
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NUTR 315 - Applied Nutrition for Healthy Living (3 credits)
Prerequisite: NUTR 210 with a minimum grade of “C-“
Fundamental concepts of nutrition are reviewed and applied to practical general wellness and active lifestyle examples. Students will assess body composition, fluid status, dietary patterns and nutrition status. In addition, meal planning principles for long term weight and body composition control will be examined. Offered every year.
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NUTR 325 - Complementary Nutrition (3 credits)
The theories and principles regarding herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other natural and synthetic supplements, with known or postulated nutrient effects, are explored. Fundamental concepts of nutrition, federal regulations, cultural beliefs, evidence based research as well as perceived benefits and risks are investigated. Offered every year.
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NUTR 430 - Advanced Nutrition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: NUTR 210
A comprehensive study of principles regarding nutrition including physiological and metabolic processes and interrelationships involving nutrients will be conducted. Factors affecting nutritional health status and nutrient requirements during the life span with an emphasis on food habit development and the principles of menu planning will be explored. Offered every year.
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NUTR 498 - Field Experience in Nutrition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: NUTR 430
This field experience offers qualified students the opportunity to gain practical experience in their minor. Placements are made in both public and private agencies and are designed to complement a student’s experience related to nutrition. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Offered every year.
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NUTR 499 - Directed Study in Nutrition (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; 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. This course may be taken twice for a maximum of six credits.
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PHIL 111 - Foundations of Logical Reasoning (3 credits)
This course introduces the student to the intellectual foundations, conceptual frameworks and methodologies of logic. It examines the distinctions between arguments and nonarguments, premises and conclusions, deductive and inductive arguments, explicit and implicit premises, and key valid and invalid argument forms. It explores the kinds of reasons that are relevant to major foundational projects for acquisition and increase of knowledge, the function of logic in the context of theories about meaning, knowledge, values or reality, and how to apply logical reasoning to controversies in ethics, politics, science or religion. This course may be taken only once for credit. (CLOR)
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PHIL 135 - Freshman Honors Colloquium (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of instructor
Freshman Honors Colloquia in philosophy allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project which provides the major part of the grade. Topics vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Offered fall semester.
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PHIL 136 - Freshman Honors Colloquium (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of instructor
Freshman Honors Colloquia in philosophy allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project which provides the major part of the grade. Topics vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Offered spring semester.
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PHIL 151 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
This course serves as an introduction to philosophy. Students will be introduced to the field of philosophy through the examination of fundamental questions and issues involving the nature of reality, knowledge, morality and the human person. (CHUM)
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PHIL 152 - Contemporary Moral Problems (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHIL 111, which may be taken concurrently
This course is an introduction to philosophical thinking about current moral issues, sometimes known as practical or applied ethics. We will examine a variety of moral problems such as abortion, capital punishment, sexual morality, animal rights, drugs, pornography, cloning, welfare and social justice, discrimination, and others. Students will learn how to apply critical reasoning and reflection to issues which often provoke strong disagreement. (CHUM)
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PHIL 199 - First Year Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen 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 and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses will 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)
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PHIL 203 - Happiness and the Meaning of Life (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course provides a framework for thinking about happiness and life’s meaning by considering such questions as: What is happiness and how can it be attained? Is happiness the main, or only, goal in living a good life? Does life have a meaning? Is living morally a condition of having a good life? How are happiness and life’s meaning affected by emotion, desire, reason, pleasure, suffering and death? Offered alternate years. (CHUM)
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PHIL 204 - Sex and Personal Relations (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines central topics in the philosophy of sex including questions such as: What is the philosophical significance of sex? Can we justify the distinction between good and bad sex? Moral and immoral sex? Normal and perverted sex? Is the language of sex sexist? What is love and how is it related to reason and emotion? Can friendship be distinguished from love? Does prostitution or pornography degrade persons? Offered alternate years. (CHUM)
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PHIL 205 - Medical Ethics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level course in philosophy
This course explores issues of life and death including questions such as: Is abortion ever justified? Is euthanasia ever justified? Does the patient ever have the right to refuse life-saving treatment? Does a doctor have the right to withhold information from patients? Do the parents or society have the right to determine what is the best treatment, if any, for a child? Is suicide ever justifiable? On what basis should limited medical resources be allocated? Offered alternate years. (CHUM)
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PHIL 211 - Inductive Logic (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHIL 111
This course explores the ideas and techniques of inductive logic that are of use in understanding, developing and appraising inductive arguments as they occur in philosophy, education and science. Specifically, the course examines sampling and statistics, Mill’s methods, the probability calculus, the traditional problem of induction, Goodman’s paradox and the new problem of induction. (CHUM)
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PHIL 212 - Philosophies of India (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines some of the central ideas and issues found in past and contemporary Vedanta, Yoga, and Buddhism, especially as they illuminate Asian/Western misunderstanding and relationships. Emphasis will be placed on concepts of moral value, human nature, salvation, harmony and pluralism. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL; CWRT)
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PHIL 213 - Philosophies of China and Japan (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines some of the central ideas and issues found in past and contemporary Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism, especially as they illuminate Asian/Western misunderstandings and relationships. Emphasis will be placed on concepts of moral value, human nature, salvation, harmony and pluralism. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 215 - Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Three credits in philosophy
What is the basis of distinctions between human and animal, culture and nature, domestic and wild, civilized and primitive, the ethical and the natural? This course will examine these issues by pursuing questions such as: Does the value of nature consist entirely in how it can be used by humans? Do animals exert a moral claim on humans? Does wilderness have value in itself? Is there an obligation to use natural resources for human welfare? Are famine, population growth and pollution merely economic issues of resource distribution? Offered alternate years. (CHUM)
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PHIL 216 - Values and Technology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
The development and application of modern technology have influenced human choices, self-understanding, and social organization. This course will examine the value implications of controversies such as reproductive technologies and choice, censorship and privacy on the Internet, DNA research and its applications, advertising in the classroom, and monopoly control of communication technologies. Offered alternate years. (CHUM)
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PHIL 222 - Philosophy of Law (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines law and justice, the structure of legal reasoning, the nature and justification of the adversary system, lawyers’ roles and ethics and questions such as: Should confidentiality, zealous advocacy, plea bargaining or the insanity defense be abolished? Is punishment morally defensible? What is the basis for legal interference with individual liberty? Do lawyers have an obligation to defend clients they find repulsive? Offered alternate years. (Formerly PHIL 322) (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 225 - Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines philosophical questions arising in connection with the identification, interpretation and evaluation of art and its creation and questions such as: What is art? Is there a valid way to distinguish art from non-art and good art from bad art? Are there ways to establish the meaning of a work of art, or is all interpretation subjective? Do artists have moral responsibilities as artists? Should the government subsidize art? Offered alternate years. (Formerly PHIL 325) (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 228 - Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course critically examines the nature and justification of religious claims, including discussion of: What are the grounds for belief or disbelief in God’s existence? Is religious discourse meaningful? Do faith and reason conflict? Is belief in immortality intelligible and/or defensible? Is religious knowledge possible? Are revelation and religious experience reliable sources of truth? Is it rational to believe in miracles? Is atheism a religion? Offered alternate years. (Formerly PHIL 328) (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 229 - Explaining the Paranormal (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
An application of ideas about personal experience, problem solving, evidence, observation, testimony, theory-acceptance, and proof to claims about paranormal phenomena including ESP, near-death experiences, UFO abductions, psychic forecasting, miracle cures, and reincarnation. The course considers the extent and limits of our ability to explain such phenomena as well as the arguments of those who are skeptical about the paranormal. Offered alternate years. (CHUM)
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PHIL 231 - Amoralism, Egoism and Altruism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course discusses amoralism, egoism, and altruism as alternative life plans, raising such questions as: What is self-interest? Is being an egoist compatible with bonds of trust, friendship and love? Can we ever be true altruists? Is morality more rational than immorality? Are our ultimate life plans and commitments defensible? Why be moral? Offered alternate years. (Formerly PHIL 330) (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 232 - Philosophy and Feminist Thought (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines issues in contemporary feminist thought as they have emerged from Western philosophy, such as: Are there distinctively feminist accounts of human nature, society and persons? Do interpretations of rationality, thought and experience reflect gender experiences? Do positions on moral issues reflect gender differences? Do feminist theories of gender, culture and power have social and political applications? Is feminism antimale? Offered alternate years. (Formerly PHIL 332) (CHUM; CMCL)
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PHIL 234 - Free Will, Determinism and Responsibility (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course examines main topics and problems in the philosophy of action and agency, including: What is free will and do we have it? Are our motives, desires, and intentions determined? When, if at all, are we responsible for what we do? What implications does free will (or its absence) have for autonomy and legal liability, as in the insanity defense? Offered alternate years. (Formerly PHIL 334) (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 235 - Human Rights and Human Liberties (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course explores different theories of the grounding, nature, and scope of rights and liberties, such as: What does it mean to call something a “human right”? How should we understand liberty? Are there different conceptions of liberty underlying different political theories? Other topics include such things as the relation between rights and responsibility, the relation between a theory of morality and a system of legal rights, and the possible conflicts between liberty and community. (CHUM)
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PHIL 242 - Philosophy of Human Nature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level course in philosophy
This course will be a study of ancient and modern theories of human nature. We will investigate topics such as freedom and determinism, good and evil, race and gender, mind and consciousness, and society and politics. Each of these topics will be considered as a possible aspect of human nature, in pursuit of the notion of a human self. (CHUM)
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PHIL 247 - Existentialism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHIL 111
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? This course covers the existential analysis of the quest for meaning in a human’s life. We will consider how we understand ourselves, the world and our relationship with the world. These considerations will include notions of self-identity, the role and limits of reason/rationality, the role of emotions and passions, the role of faith and religion, human freedom, views of the world self-estrangement, anxiety and fear, death and the relation of the self to other human beings. We will grapple with these questions as we analyze and interpret the philosophies of famous ‘existentialist’ thinkers such as Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre. (CHUM)
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PHIL 257 - World Philosophy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level course in philosophy
This course is a study of how thinkers within disparate cultural traditions engage with some of the central themes of philosophy. Guiding our course are questions such as: What is the best kind of life to live? How can we be sure about our ethical choices? What is the appropriate response to the fact of death? We will examine five separate loci of philosophical development: Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Classical India, Early Modern Africa and Early Modern Europe. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 260 - Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHIL 111
This course introduces students to foundational issues in the philosophy of science. Topics discussed may include issues such as the science/non-science distinction, the nature of scientific explanation, the interactions between theory and observation, causation and the existence of natural kinds. Also, some application issues may be discussed like whether science is objective, sexist or racist, or how to apply science to policy questions like school science curricula and funding of large-scale scientific initiatives. (CHUM)
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PHIL 286 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of instructor; and one 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy; and consent of instructor
Sophomore Honors Colloquia in philosophy allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project which provides the major part of the grade. The minimum enrollment is two and the maximum is 12. Topics vary from semester to semester. Offered fall semester.
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PHIL 287 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of instructor; and one 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy; and consent of instructor
Sophomore Honors Colloquia in philosophy allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project which provides the major part of the grade. The minimum enrollment is two and the maximum is 12. Topics vary from semester to semester. Offered spring semester.
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PHIL 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)
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PHIL 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)
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PHIL 301 - Plato and Aristotle (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level and one 200-level course in philosophy; or consent of instructor
This course examines selected works of Plato and Aristotle on such issues as the nature of philosophy, the method of inquiry, the ground and possibility of knowledge, the reality of form and psyche, deliberation and human good and the ideal society. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 302 - Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level and one 200-level course in philosophy; or consent of instructor
This course examines selected works of influential thinkers of the middle ages on such problems as the nature of the divine, universals and particulars, the nature of knowledge and truth, faith and reason, morality and society. The Arabic tradition and its relation to the Christian and Jewish traditions will be discussed. Offered alternate years. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 303 - Major Modern Philosophers (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level and one 200-level course in philosophy; or consent of instructor
This course examines selected works of the more prominent philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, including Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant. It explores their metaphysical and epistemological views, as well as the systematic approaches they take to solving some difficult philosophical puzzles. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 304 - 19th Century Philosophy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level and one 200-level course in philosophy; or consent of instructor
This course examines some of the predominant thinkers in the 19th century, and the philosophical questions addressing the tension between reason as a central aspect of human beings and nature on the one hand, and the collapse of reason and the human being’s possible descent into nihilism on the other. This tension will be examined in such topics as metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. The course will begin with Kant to help students move from 18th to 19th century philosophy, and then turn to German Idealism, Hegel, Mill, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, and see not only how each philosopher responds to Kant and relates to one another, but also how they all help to influence various philosophies of the 20th century. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 310 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course explores the ideas and techniques of symbolic logic that are of use in understanding, developing and appraising natural deductive arguments. (CQUR)
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PHIL 320 - Topics in Philosophy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
This course offers various topics of special interest to philosophers, including topics in the history, problems, and methods of philosophy. May be taken for credit more than once with change of topic. Offered from time to time. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 402 - Knowledge and Truth (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy at or above the 200 level; or consent of instructor
This course examines both historical and recent discussions of problems and arguments concerning knowledge, belief, skepticism, justification, objectivity, relativism and truth. Questions include: Can we have knowledge? Does knowledge entail certainty? Are there sources of knowledge that transcend the senses? Are we justified in believing that there is an external world? Is there one objective reality or many alternative realities? What is truth? Is truth relative? Offered alternate years. Note: May be taken for graduate-level credit with the consent of the department chairperson. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 403 - Ethics and Action (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy at or above the 200 level; or consent of instructor
This course examines both historical and recent discussions of problems and arguments concerning moral reasons, knowledge, character, motivation, justification, judgements, and action. Questions include: Can we have moral knowledge? If so, in what does it consist? Are moral disagreements capable of rational resolution? What does it mean to be moral? Are there morally preferable ideals, qualities of character, and ways of life? Are there moral facts or truths independent of human desires, preferences, and agreements? Note: May be taken for graduate-level credit with the consent of the department chairperson. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 404 - Mind and Language (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy at or above the 200 level; or consent of instructor
This course examines both historical and recent discussions of problems and arguments concerning mind, consciousness, emotion, personal identity, meaning, privacy, causality and behavior. Questions include: What is the mind? What is the relationship between mind and body? Can reasons, emotions, and motives cause behavior? What is consciousness? Can we have knowledge of the mental states of others? Can there be an exclusively private language for our own feelings? Will there ever be a machine that can think and feel? Do animals have minds and language? Is language innate? Note: May be taken for graduate-level credit with the consent of the department chairperson. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 405 - Metaphysics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy at or above the 200 level; or consent of instructor
This course focuses on the study of fundamental metaphysical issues. Topics may include issues such as the nature of existence, the mind-body problem, issues in space and time, the finite vs. the infinite, personal identity and causation plus its implications for freedom. The course explores classical as well as contemporary readings. (CHUM; CWRT)
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PHIL 450 - Senior Seminar in Philosophy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Senior standing in any major and four courses in philosophy; or consent of instructor
This course will integrate the students’ previous studies in philosophy with their present work, culminating in a three-part reflective essay on their philosophical progress in the areas of history of philosophy, philosophical problems, and applications of philosophy to other disciplines. Students and philosophy faculty will engage in discussions based on selected readings and research presentations by the faculty in various areas of philosophy. Offered spring semester. (CWRM)
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PHIL 485 - Honors Thesis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students; one 100-level, three-credit course in philosophy
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. Whether the final version of the thesis qualifies the student to graduate with honors will be determined by the Departmental Honors Committee. This course may be taken twice for a maximum of six credits. Offered either semester.
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PHIL 499 - Directed Study in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; 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. This course may be taken twice for a maximum of six credits. Offered either semester.
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PHIL 305 - American Philosophy
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PHIL 338 - Honors Tutorial
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PHIL 339 - Honors Tutorial
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PHIL 503 - Directed Study
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PHED 100 - Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy (3 credits)
Includes a fundamental study of the human body and its parts, with special emphasis on bones, muscles, joints and tissues involved in basic movement patterns.
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PHED 117 - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Sport, Physical Education and Exercise (3 credits)
A historical and philosophical study of sport, physical education and exercise including an overview of physical activity from Ancient Greece and Rome to the Modern Olympiad with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century sport history, sport philosophy, physical education and exercise systems.
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PHED 131 - Volleyball I–Beginner (1 credit)
Concepts and fundamental skills of volleyball, team play, rules and game strategy.
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PHED 132 - Field Hockey I (1 credit)
Development of basic skills, concepts and strategies for playing the game with understanding and application of rules.
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PHED 133 - Basketball I –Beginner (1 credit)
Fundamental skills of basketball, elementary offense and defense strategies.
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PHED 134 - Self Defense (1 credit)
This course will focus on the methods of self-defense in real world scenarios and appropriate conditioning for self-defense.
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PHED 135 - Freshman Honors Colloquium (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of instructor
Freshman Honors Colloquia in physical education allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project, which provides the major part of the grade. Topics vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Offered fall semester.
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PHED 136 - Freshman Honors Colloquium (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of instructor
Freshman Honors Colloquia in physical education allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project, which provides the major part of the grade. Topics vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Offered spring semester.
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PHED 140 - Lacrosse (1 credit)
Fundamental skills, strategies, rules and knowledge for playing lacrosse.
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PHED 141 - Soccer (1 credit)
Fundamental skills of soccer including kicking techniques, trapping, heading, offensive and defensive strategy and rules of the game.
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PHED 145 - Flag Football (1 credit)
Concepts and fundamental skills of the game including rules and strategy of play.
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PHED 150 - Beginner Swimming (1 credit)
This course is for the non-swimmer or beginner swimmer (shallow water only). Emphasis is on water adjustment, primary skills, stroke readiness and stroke development comparable to American Red Cross swimming course levels I, II, III.
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PHED 152 - Theory and Practice of Lifeguard Training (2 credits)
Lifeguard duties, responsibilities, requirements, and philosophy are emphasized. Successful completion of course requirements will earn Red Cross certification in Lifeguard Training and First Aid, and in CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Additional modules in Disease Transmission Prevention and Oxygen Administration for the Professional Rescuer will be offered. One hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory periods will be conducted weekly during the entire semester.
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PHED 163 - Aerobics (1 credit)
A series of easy to learn dances that combine the health and figure benefits of jogging with the fun and vigor of dancing. It is recommended that participants should be in good physical condition and anyone over 35 years have a physical examination prior to enrolling in the class.
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PHED 169 - Introduction to Adventure Activities (1 credit)
This course is designed to introduce the student to the experiences, philosophy and leadership skills involved in selected cooperative and adventure activities. Students will participate in a variety of cooperative games, problem-solving initiatives, trust activities, and low and high challenge course activities. The Full Value Contract and Choice of Challenge philosophies will guide actions and activity selection.
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PHED 170 - Bowling I – Beginner (1 credit)
Concepts and fundamentals of bowling: approach, delivery, follow through and strategy of play.
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PHED 173 - Archery I – Beginner (1 credit)
Concepts and fundamental skills of archery including methods of aiming, scoring and introduction to novelty events.
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PHED 174 - Tennis I – Beginner (1 credit)
Concepts and fundamental skills of tennis including forehand, backhand, serve, rules and strategy of singles and doubles play.
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PHED 175 - Golf I – Beginner (1 credit)
Concepts and fundamental skills of the game including rules and scoring. A minimal fee of approximately $4 for use of facilities will be charged.
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PHED 176 - Badminton I – Beginner (1 credit)
Fundamental skills, rules and game concepts in order to prepare students for satisfying play experiences.
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PHED 178 - Disc Sports (1 credit)
This class will teach the fundamental skills, strategies and characteristics of Ultimate Disc and Disc Golf. It will prepare students to effectively develop, organize and teach the basics of these sports in various settings and levels of play.
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PHED 179 - Pilates (1 credit)
Students will study the Pilates method of “Contrology”, or body conditioning, focusing on strengthening and lengthening exercises. The non-impact exercises can improve posture and enhance flexibility, balance and muscle tone, unite mind and body, and create a more streamlined physique.
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PHED 180 - Coaching Basics (1 credit)
This course provides a “Level 1” coach by the American Coaching Effectiveness Program.
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PHED 186 - Track and Field (1 credit)
Skills of track and field including running, jumping, throwing events and their progressions.
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PHED 188 - Jogging and Road Running (1 credit)
An introduction to jogging and road running. Emphasis on knowledge and application of training technique and running mechanics, as they apply to the spectrum of running, from jogging to road racing and marathoning.
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PHED 190 - Conditioning (1 credit)
Concepts, exercises and activities related to the development of physical fitness, including isometrics, weights and running.
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PHED 193 - Weight Training (1 credit)
Emphasis will be on concepts and development of physical fitness through individualized weight training programs.
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