Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Listing
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Courses listed below are grouped together alphabetically by subject prefix. To search for a specific course, please follow the instructions in the course filter box below and click on “Filter.”
Departments and interdisciplinary programs are described in detail on the Majors, Minors, and Other Programs page within this catalog. Please refer to the detailed sections on each area of study for more information. Requirements to fulfill a major or minor appear within each program or area of study.
All students must also complete the courses in the Common Curriculum (General Education), including Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) requirements and other requirements that pertain to the undergraduate degree. Courses are numbered as follows.
000-049 - Non-credit courses.
050-099 - Common Curriculum (General Education) courses and others that do NOT count toward the major.
100-199 - Introductory-level courses which count for the major.
200-299 - Sophomore/junior-level courses that can be taken by non-majors. (Some departments may use 200-249 and 250-259 to delineate between sophomore and junior level offerings.)
300-399 - Upper-level courses intended primarily for majors - these are courses representing the depth component of the major.
400-499 - All advanced courses for seniors, including those used to fulfill WS (Senior Writing Experience requirement), small seminars, research, thesis, and independent studies.
Wherever possible, the departments have indicated the instructor and the term during which a course is given. Some courses are offered only occasionally and are so indicated. The College retains the right not to offer a course, especially if enrollment is insufficient.
A few courses are not valued at full course credit, and some carry double credit.
A full course unit may be equated to five quarter-credit hours, or three and one-third semester credit hours.
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ECE 490 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 491 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 492 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 493 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 4 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 494 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 5 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 495 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 6 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 496 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 7 Course Units: 1.0
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ECE 497 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project 1 Course Units: 0.5
(TBD: Staff) Topics in the seminar include professional and ethical responsibilities; the historical and societal context of electrical and computer engineering; contemporary issues, and the specification, analysis, design, implementation, and testing phases of a design project. Research papers, project reports, and oral presentations are required.
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ECE 498 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project 2 Course Units: 0.5
(TBD: Staff) The second term of the capstone design project. Students complete the design and begin the implementation of a system under the supervision of one or more faculty members. An oral presentation and design report are required. CC: WAC
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ECE 499 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Students complete the implementation, testing, and evaluation of a system under the supervision of one or more faculty members. A final presentation and design report are required. CC: WS
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ECO 101 - Introduction to Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Basic microeconomic model of price determination; impact of market structure on price and output decisions by firms; role of the public sector in an economy; basic macroeconomic model of national income determination; impact of fiscal and monetary policies on employment levels, price stability, and economic growth; international economic relationships. CC: SOCS
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ECO 122 - Judgment and Decision Making Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the scientific study of judgment and decision making. Featuring perspectives from cognitive psychology and behavioral economics. Students will learn major theoretical concepts and empirical results from the literature, as well as how they apply to real-world issues. Students should also expect to improve their own ability to evaluate evidence and make rational, well-informed decisions in their own lives. Cross-Listed: PSY 222 Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 (for Psychology majors); BIO 210 or PSY 210 (for Neuroscience majors); ECO 101 (for Economics majors)
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ECO 123 - Values, Norms, and Economic Justice Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This class considers the goals economic policy might pursue and how different theories of the good lead to particular choices about desirable or undesirable economic policies. We consider mainstream economic thinking, which has roots in utilitarianism and liberalism, and alternative ideas such as libertarianism, Austrian economics, feminist, communitarian, and religious philosophy and economics. We apply these ideas to relevant policy issues, such as free trade, globalization, unemployment, income distribution, affirmative action, care of the environment, health care, and famine relief. Cross-Listed: PHL 123 CC: HUM, SOCS, JSPE Note: ECO 101 is not a prerequisite for ECO 123.
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ECO 134 - Data Visualization Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The digital world we live in generates vast amounts of data. This data has the potential to help us understand the world and make better decisions. This course is about representing data using the visual domain. We learn how to turn gigabytes of numbers into pictures and interactive displays. We will use the visual domain not only for communicating insights but also as a means of analysis. We will learn about data structures (how to connect to data), data aggregation (how to summarize data), and principles of design (how humans consume visual content). We will apply these concepts to business and economic data, including sales, financial performance, pricing, etc. The emphasis is on hands-on exercises and creation of new visualizations using data visualization software Tableau. CC: SOCS, JDQR
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ECO 156 - Analysis of Ancient Economic Activity Course Units: 1
This class presents an introduction to economies before economics, a study of economic activity in the Greco-Roman world. Ancient Greece and Rome have been called some of the first “global” economies; and using textual sources, archaeology, and techniques from the natural and social sciences, this class will not only look at basic elements of economic activity in the ancient world-demographics, trade, monetization, industry-but also ask critical questions about how-or if-modern economic methods can be applied to the distant past. CC: HUM, LCC, SOCS, GCHF, GDQR, GSPE
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ECO 210 - Economics of Information Course Units: 1
This course presents concepts, models and tools to analyze how firms and consumers behave and make decisions in economic transactions under different informational scenarios. It includes applications to pricing strategies, consumer behavior and marketing strategies, insurance markets, environmental information, auctions, and digital information and the Economics of the Internet. Information has economic value because it enables us to make better decisions that yield a higher payoff than we would obtain from choices made in the absence of information. However, in many real economic situations (e.g., when we buy a used car) we behave without full information and often others have more information, taking advantage of this situation of asymmetric information. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or AP Econmics credit.
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ECO 211 - Consumer Finance Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines how consumers make decisions about borrowing, saving, and managing risk. The goal of this course is to learn how to think critically about these decisions. We will learn concepts such as time value of money, risk, and consumption smoothing. We will examine the markets for credit (credit cards, student loans, mortgages), saving/ investment (mutual funds, retirement plans, annuities), insurance and financial advice. We will ask why these markets sometimes fail and how regulation can help. Finally, we will examine how psychological biases influence consumers’ financial decisions and how private and public sectors can help in achieving better outcomes. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or permission of instructor. CC: SOCS
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ECO 213 - Economics and Race in the US Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course considers the way that race affects economic outcomes in the United States. A person’s race has a great deal of influence on that person’s economics status, including his or her education, employment, housing, health care, standard of living, and general prospects for life. In this course we’ll see how economic forces, social and political forces, and history combine to generate the distribution of goods, services, wealth, and opportunity that we see in the United States. We’ll also ask how economic policy could be used to influence these distributions and make them fairer and more just. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: LCC, JCHF, JSPE ISP: AFR, AMS
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ECO 214 - Poverty & Development Course Units: 1
Why are so many people so poor and what constrains them from catching up? What strategies can be effective in moving people out of poverty? The intention of this course is to explore the causes and correlates of global poverty, and discuss policies used to address it. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or AP Economics credit.
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ECO 224 - Political Economy Course Units: 1
This course provides students with an introduction to the field of political economy. Political economy seeks to analyze how political and economic forces interact in shaping public policy. We will take an interdisciplinary approach to understand how political economy theories can be applied in various real-world cases from both economic and political perspectives. Topics include the theory of institutions, market failures, externalities, public goods, industrial policy, international trade, market structure and the economics of antitrust law. CC: SOCS, GSPE
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ECO 225 - Economics of Sin Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Uses the tools of economic analysis to examine the markets for goods and services the sale of which is subject to public condemnation. Considers the impact and unintended consequences of economic policies toward these goods on market and social outcomes. Topics include the economics of transplantable organs, crime, addiction, intoxicants, marriage and sex. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS, GSW
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ECO 226 - Financial Markets Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Study of the historical evolution, economic functions, and efficiency of financial institutions and markets, with an emphasis on the United States. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS, WAC ISP: AMS, GSW
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ECO 227 - Financial Mathematics Course Units: 1
This course covers the fundamentals of financial mathematics. We will apply mathematical concepts to calculating present and accumulated values for various streams of cash flows. We will learn the terminology associated with these calculations including simple and compound interest, discount, and force of interest. We will examine various financial instruments including annuities, loans, bonds, stocks and interest rate swaps, and how these instruments can be used to solve various needs. The focus of the class is on being able to solve problems and perform relevant calculations. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and MTH 112 or MTH 112P or MTH 113 . CC: SOCS
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ECO 228 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Economic causes of environmental degradation and natural resource depletion; benefit-cost analyses of public policies for environmental protection and natural resource preservation; specific issues in energy and wilderness resource management, air and water pollution abatement, and solid waste management. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or permission of instructor. CC: SOCS ISP: STS, ENS
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ECO 229 - Introduction to Behavioral Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Human behavior often departs from standard economic reasoning in predictable ways. This course is an introduction to the field of behavioral economics - the endeavor to enrich standard economic theory by incorporating psychological insights into human behavior. In this course you will study how behavioral economists explain a range of psychological and social phenomena and how those explanations differ from standard economic ones. In particular, you will study the various ways in which (apparent) irrationality influences people’s judgement and decision-making. Behavioral economics is invaluable to anyone with an interest in human behavior. It is particularly relevant to those with an interest in economics, management, marketing, public policy and the psychology of judgement and decision-making. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS
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ECO 231 - Urban Redevelopment Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An examination of why the economic fortunes of cities rise and fall and what can be done to redevelop urban areas and improve their long-term vitality. Varied perspectives are considered and recent revitalization efforts in Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, and the Capital Region are analyzed. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS, WAC ISP: AMS
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ECO 235 - Chinese Economy Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course introduces the workings of Chinese economy since its economic reform in 1978. It is about the transformation of China’s economy into a market economy with its special characteristics. It covers historical and institutional background, economic growth, economic fluctuations, macroeconomic policies, banking and financial markets, foreign trade, and foreign investment Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS
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ECO 236 - Comparative Economies Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Why are some countries rich and others poor? Geography, economic systems, investment, culture and institutions will be explored as possible explanations. The channels through which these factors affect economic performance will be examined, and their importance will be assessed using relevant data. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS
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ECO 237 - Women, Men, Work and Family Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A critical analysis of gender issues in economics; changing roles of men and women in labor markets; human capital theory; radical-feminist perspectives; earnings differentials and occupational segregation by gender; economics of family; public policy. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS
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ECO 238 - Women, Technology and Globalization Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) We explore the effects of technology and globalization on women’s economic outcomes. Does increased trade improve the working conditions of women? How does the expansion of the global fertility industry affect the economic opportunities available to women? Why are women underrepresented in high-tech industries? To what extent do women find the opportunity to get involved in the knowledge-creation economy? What is the role of technology in determining the gender wage gap? Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: SOCS ISP: GSW
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ECO 241 - Microeconomic Analysis Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Theory of consumer choice; principles of production and analysis of cost phenomena; pricing and output decisions in competitive and noncompetitive markets; theory of distribution; general equilibrium analysis; introduction to welfare economics. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and MTH 101 , MTH 105 or MTH 110 Prereq/Corequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in ECO-241 is required to register for ECO 498 CC: SOCS
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ECO 242 - Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Aggregate demand theory. Foundations of aggregate consumption, investment, money demand and money supply. Aggregate supply theory. Keynesian, monetarist, and rational expectations models. Economic growth theory. Unemployment, inflation and stabilization policy. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and MTH 101 , MTH 105 , MTH 110 , or MTH 113 Prereq/Corequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in ECO-242 is required to register for ECO 498 CC: SOCS
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ECO 243 - Introduction to Econometrics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Descriptive statistics, probability, random variables and their distributions, sampling, statistical inference including confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Introduction to economic research using statistical methods to test theories. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 Prereq/Corequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in ECO-243 is required to register for ECO 498 CC: SOCS ISP: ENS
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ECO 290 - Economics Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243
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ECO 291 - Economics Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243
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ECO 292 - Economics Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243
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ECO 293 - Economics Independent Study 4 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243
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ECO 295H - Economics Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0.0
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ECO 296H - Economics Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
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ECO 312 - Seminar in Forecasting Course Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and ECO 243 CC: WAC
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ECO 320 - Seminar: P.E. of Dev in Asia Course Units: 1
Have you ever been fascinated by the phenomenal growth rates of Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan and South Korea in the last few decades? Would you like to find out the underlying mechanisms of their success stories? How could less developed countries use the lessons from these cases to catch up with the rest of the world? What are the major development challenges that are particular to Asia and how to overcome them? This course will help you approach the answers to these questions by first equipping you with the theoretical framework and econometric tools that guide your exploration and evaluation of relevant scholarly research. Then, we will examine the development experience of Asia through various case studies with a focus on their political economy aspects. The course will culminate in a major individual research project that you will undertake for a substantial portion of your final grade. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 and ECO 243 ISP: AIS
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ECO 331 - E-Commerce Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course applies economic concepts to analyze the new economy where sellers are able to transfer rights for use of goods and services to buyers through network-communication links. Theories of firm conduct and performance, efficiency and productivity, the role of information, intellectual property rights of digital products, ethical aspects and policy implications of E-commerce are discussed. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241
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ECO 332 - Economics of Technological Change Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The course will cover both macro and micro aspects of technological change. Topics include: Exogenous growth models, innovation-driven Schumpeterian growth models, creative destruction and the economy, competition and market structure, valuation of Research and Development (R&D) and patents, patent litigation and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), innovation, technology diffusion in the global economy, and design of IPR regimes and R&D policies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 or ECO 242 CC: SOCS ISP: STS
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ECO 334 - Introduction to Financial Analysis Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Fundamental concepts of finance (time value of money, risk, and rates of return); analysis of financial statements; bond and stock valuation; capital budgeting; cost of capital, leverage, and optimal capital structure; long-term debt management; dividend policy; mergers and acquisitions; case study of the performance of an enterprise which seeks to maximize shareholder wealth. Prerequisite(s): At least one of ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 335 - Economics of Health Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Examination of demand and supply for medical personnel; analysis of hospital cost, inflation, and health insurance. Discussion of issues in cost benefit analysis of public health and regulation of health care markets. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 , or permission of the instructor. CC: SOCS
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ECO 338 - Quantitative Methods in Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Application of mathematical models in economics. The use of matrix algebra, dynamic analysis, and optimization techniques in economic model building. Topics covered include theories of the consumer and of the firm, economic growth, international trade and finance, optimal timing, linear programming, and macroeconomic models. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 CC: SOCS
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ECO 339 - Public Finance Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Analysis of public sector expenditure and tax policy; efficiency and equity consequences of government spending and taxation; the nature of the public sector in the U.S., especially Social Security, education and the personal income tax; intergovernmental fiscal relationships. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and ECO 241 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS
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ECO 341 - Current Topics in Microeconomics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A variety of microeconomic models and their applications to economic problems. Topics selected from year to year, possible topics include game theory, general equilibrium models, time and uncertainty, information economics, structure and behavior of firms, and public choice. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 CC: SOCS
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ECO 344 - Economics of Education Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The economics of the education industry and education policy, and the relationship between education and economic performance. Topics include human capital investment, the production of education, the returns to education, financing education (using public or private resources), and school choice and education outcomes (student achievement, completion rates, lifetime achievement). Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 350 - Seminar in Experimental Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course provides an introduction to experimental methods in economics. Economic theories previously studied will be tested and either confirmed or evidence will be discovered that the theories are incorrect. Those found to be incorrect are usually based on questionable assumptions. Students will also become familiar with state-of-the- art research methodology in experimental economics, and will participate in and conduct experiments in bargaining, auction markets, and other economic situations. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 ,ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 352 - Seminar: Contemporary Problems in Macroeconomics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A detailed analysis of some fundamental current macroeconomic issues: growth and productivity, the roots of the current economic and financial crisis, and an examination of policy options designed to address the crisis. We will also conduct some relevant macroeconometric modeling and simulation exercises. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 353 - Seminar in Econometrics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Application of econometric methods to economic problems, plus additional topics in econometrics selected from multicollinearity, serially correlated and heteroskedastic disturbance terms, systems of simultaneous equations, seasonal adjustment, distributed lag models, other time series topics. Prerequisite(s): ECO 243 , and ECO 241 or ECO 242 CC: SOCS, WAC
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ECO 354 - International Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Foreign trade and international finance, protectionism, international migration of capital and labor, political economy of trade policy, strategic trade policy, international coordination of macroeconomic policies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243 CC: LCC, SOCS ISP: AIS, REE
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ECO 355 - Monetary Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) What money has been and is, with study of relevant institutions, including the Federal Reserve and its policies; the bond market and interest rates; asset demand for domestic and foreign currencies; and monetarist, Keynesian, and Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) approaches to the role of money in macroeconomics. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243 ; ECO 241 may be taken concurrently. CC: SOCS ISP: AMS
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ECO 356 - Seminar in Health Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Designed to help students learn how to do research in the field of health economics. Students will conduct economic analysis on current health-related issues of public concern, ranging from rising health care cost to the prevalence of childhood obesity. Topics may include health care expenditures, Medicaid and Medicare, U.S. healthcare system, risky health behaviors, and healthcare reforms. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 364 - Business Analytics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is about creating business insights from big data. The learning objective is to develop three abilities. The first is the ability to manipulate big data. This includes downloading, merging, appending and reshaping data, and creating new variables. Second is the ability to analyze data. This includes exploratory data analysis, visualization, and sophisticated predictive algorithms including nearest neighbor, naive Bayes, decision trees, regression and others. We will pay special attention to validating our predictions using the train and test regimen. Finally, students will develop an ability to formulate questions that can be answered using big data, and lead to better business performance. This includes using data to improve marketing, pricing, investing capital, customer satisfaction, costs, etc. The data manipulation and analysis will be implemented by writing programs in statistical software. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and ECO 243 (or STA 264 ) CC: SOCS
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ECO 369 - Economics of Firm Strategy Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course explores challenging business problems facing managers and develops a set of tools used to analyze a firms competitive environment, perform a comprehensive analysis of its position and make strategic decisions based on economic principles. It enables managers to place their organizations with competitive advantage and to perform better than their competitors. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 CC: SOCS
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ECO 371 - Seminar: Economic Development & Public Policy Course Units: 1
The course will introduce students to the main concepts in development economics, such as modern growth theories and their relevance for low-income countries, and major topics in policy and research within the field. In the first part of the course, we will concentrate on the development facts, the main explanations highlighted in the field of economics for differences in growth and income levels between rich and poor countries, the concept and measurement of poverty as well as differing techniques for econometric analysis like difference-in-differences, instrumental variable regression, and regression discontinuity. In the second part of the course we will study microeconomic fundamentals of economic development. We will concentrate on topics such as fertility, nutrition and health, education, labor markets, intra-household allocation of resources infrastructure, credit and savings, the future of economic development policy, and the relation among them. Empirical evidence from developing economies will be employed extensively paying special attention to the methods used. CC: SOCS, WAC
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ECO 373 - Seminar in Environmental Economics Course Units:
Environmental Economics looks at how economic activity and policy affect the environment in which we live. This course provides a conceptual framework and presents empirical techniques for understanding some current environmental problems related to pollution, natural resource use and misuse, green policy implementation, green attitudes and consumerism, among other sustainability issues. The major objectives of this class are: (1) to enhance the student’s ability to conduct professional economic research and to develop and present professional proposals, papers, and presentations; and (2) to increase the student’s ability to analyze environmental problems and policies through a deeper understanding of economic behavior and incentives; economic institutions, property rights and contracts. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: WAC
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ECO 374 - Sports Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The application of economics to issues in sports. Sports topics include player salaries, free agency, discrimination, gambling, the Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the impact of stadiums on local economies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 376 - Seminar in Global Economic Issues Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This seminar explores different perspectives on current global economic issues. A review of the recent debate on globalization provides a framework for discussion of a variety of issues related to international trade and the international financial system. Topics covered may include: international trade and the environment, international trade and labor standards, regionalism vs. world trade, international financial crises, reforming the global financial architecture, and international capital flows and developing countries. Prerequisite(s): , and CC: SOCS, WAC ISP: AIS, LAS, REE
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ECO 378 - Labor Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Determinants of wages and terms of employment, wage and employment theories and the impact of unions, wage structures, unemployment, poverty, wage legislation. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 CC: SOCS
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ECO 380 - Seminar in Economic Growth and Development Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Reviews the empirical record on economic growth and the resulting division of the world into rich and poor countries; considers the role of accumulation, innovation and institutions in the theory and experience of economic growth; investigates selected topics in the economics and political economy of growth, potentially including international trade, income inequality, international aid, democracy, social conflict, and corruption. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 381 - Seminar in Economics of Culture Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Students will read and discuss the emerging literature on the economics of culture, become familiar with commonly used sources of data on cultural values and beliefs, and address the empirical challenges of using this data to evaluate economic theories of culture. Topics will include 1) the measurement of cultural values, 2) theories of socialization, 3) religion and economic outcomes, 4) cultural beliefs, attitudes toward government redistribution and the welfare state, 5) culture as informal institutions: trade and exchange in the absence of law, management of collective goods, and informal risk-sharing arrangements, 6) family and kinship networks as economic institutions, 7) the economic role of trust, 8) trust, social capital and political institutions, 9) immigration and theories of acculturation, 10) cultural values and institutional quality. Students will conduct a significant independent research project on the economics of culture. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 382 - Seminar in Finance Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Study of important topics in finance, such as capital structure, risk, uncertainty, and portfolio theory; agency costs; market efficiency; options theory, and the effects of financial crises on markets. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 334 CC: SOCS
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ECO 383 - Seminar in International Finance Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is about the financial markets that facilitate trade and investment in today’s global economy. We will learn about the balance of payments, exchange rate determination and exchange rate regimes. Emphasis in the course will be placed on understanding the events currently happening around us: including the widening U.S. current account deficit, dollar depreciation against the euro, China’s reluctance to float its exchange rate, and the financial crises in Asia and Argentina. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 242 CC: SOCS ISP: REE
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ECO 387 - Seminar in Labor Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The objective of this course is to learn how to do empirical research in labor economics using data drawn from the Current Populations Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population. Using the CPS data many economists have written papers on topics such as gender/racial wage discrimination, economic performance of immigrants, labor union, job training, involuntary job loss, computer use, poverty, health insurance, and welfare. Students will write and present an empirical paper using data drawn from the CPS. In order to process the CPS data for their research, students will learn how to write programs in statistical software Stata. This would be an excellent prep course for students interested in writing a senior thesis on any topics in labor economics or applied microeconomics and analyzing large data sets. The main labor economics topics to be covered in this course include compensating wage differentials, human capital, labor mobility, immigration, and labor market discrimination. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 , ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS
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ECO 390 - Economics Internships Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Designed to involve students in the operation of various economic agencies, commissions in New York State government and private firms. Interns apply skills to practical problems in economic analysis and gain exposure to the functioning of the agency or firm. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 391 - The Income Tax: Policy and Practice Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course integrates theory and practice in addressing income tax policy issues. Students run a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Site at the College’s Kenney Community Center at which income tax forms are filled out for low-income tax payers. Students undergo training and pass an IRS certification test. Students participate in all aspects of running the site, including publicity, electronic filing, and site management. Class sessions are used for training and for study of the economics literature on income tax policy issues, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, policy towards subsidization of child care, tax compliance issues, and tax incentives for saving. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 243 , ECO 339 and a minimum GPA of 2.9 CC: SOCS
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ECO 445 - Managerial Economics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Use of economic and statistical analysis in management decision making and practical problem solving; demand evaluation and sales forecasting; cost and profitability analysis; pricing policy; extensive use of case studies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 and senior standing. CC: SOCS
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ECO 490 - Economics Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which require one or more of the core courses ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 as prerequisites.
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ECO 491 - Economics Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which require one or more of the core courses ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 as prerequisites.
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ECO 492 - Economics Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which require one or more of the core courses ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 as prerequisites.
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ECO 493 - Economics Independent Study 4 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For projects which require one or more of the core courses ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 as prerequisites.
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ECO 498 - Economics Senior Thesis 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff) Independent research thesis. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in each of the courses in the core sequence of ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243 , at least one course in the area of the thesis and senior standing; ECO 498 is prerequisite to ECO 499 . CC: WS
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ECO 499 - Economics Senior Thesis 2 Course Units: 2.0
(TBD: Staff) Independent research thesis. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in each of the courses in the core sequence of ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243 , at least one course in the area of the thesis and senior standing; ECO 498 is prerequisite to ECO 499. CC: WS, WAC/S
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EGL 100 - Introduction to the Study of Literature: Poetry Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Lynes; Spring: Lynes) Students will explore the art of poetry by examining a selection of poems from at least three cultures and by considering how poetry conveys its complex meanings through voice, image, rhythm, as well as formal and experimental structures. Particular attention will be given to developing reading and writing skills. 100-level courses are open to all students. CC: HUL, WAC, HUM
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EGL 101 - Introduction to the Study of Literature: Fiction Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Bracken, Kuhn, Troxell; Winter: Bracken, Burkett, Pease; Spring: Jenkins, Kuhn) Students will explore fictional works from at least three cultures. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the art of narrative - considering the ways stories get told and the reasons for telling them. Attention may be paid to such concerns as narrative point of view, storytelling strategies and character development, the relationship between oral and written narrative traditions, and narrative theory. Particular attention will be given to developing reading and writing skills. 100-level courses are open to all students. CC: HUL, WAC, HUM, JLIT
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EGL 102 - Introduction to the Study of Literature: Dramatic Literature and Social Justice Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Wareh; Winter: Wareh; Spring: Wareh, Venning) In this course we will explore how plays engage audiences and readers in fundamental questions about human identity. Not only do plays acted on the stage abound in examples of characters who switch places or are mistaken for one another, they also provide a forum for individual characters to question their relationships with the people and culture that surround them. Even as plays stage the most private of feelings in a public setting, they also suggest that human interactions frequently involve playing a role. Dramatic literature puts front and center the ways in which many forms of identity-including gender and race-are socially constructed. At the same time that this course offers a wide-ranging introduction to the forms of dramatic literature, it will pay special attention to the ways in which play present questions of social justice. Who is given and denied agency? How do plays stage and raise awareness of problems of inequity? How do plays both reinforce and critique the stereotypes connected to gender, race and mental illness.
As we explore to the different forms of identity negotiated on the stage, we will be alert to how our own diverse experiences shape our experiences as readers and audience members. We will ask how plays such as Antigone, Much Ado about Nothing, and A Doll’s House reveal the constrictions of gender roles. We will explore the varied ways in which plays such as A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park, Fences, and Sweat represent the racism that interferes with the full participation in the American Dream, seen in both employment and housing. And we will explore how Water by the Spoonful and The Flick represent the struggles of drug addiction, PTSD, anxiety, and depression in a diverse American Society .
100-level courses are open to all students. Cross-Listed: ATH 104 CC: HUL, WAC, HUM, JLIT
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EGL 110 - The Poetic Process Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Smith) This course will introduce students to the pleasures of poetry by way of the process of creating it. Students will read and discuss poems by a diverse range of contemporary poets, respond to writing prompts that clarify the structure of these poems while encouraging individual experimentation, and complete a final portfolio of carefully revised assignments. 100-level courses are open to all students. CC: HUL, WAC, HUM, JCAD, JLIT
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EGL 111 - Introduction to Creative Writing Course Units: 1
(Fall: McAuliffe) In this multi-genre creative writing course, we’ll read and write poetry, fiction and/or creative nonfiction, considering everything we read from a writer’s perspective, asking what we can learn from it for our own writing. We’ll read work by writers from diverse identities, perspectives, and aesthetic approaches; complete many writing exercises; and develop longer drafts outside of class. Students will gain editorial skills and will regularly share their writing with the group. This introductory course is appropriate for anyone who is curious about using language as a creative medium.
100-level course are open to all students. CC: HUL, WAC, HUM, JCAD, JLIT
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EGL 115 - Black Lives Matter Poetry Course Units: 1
(Winter: Tuon) This course examines poetry that is part of the Black Lives Matter movement. We will investigate poetry as a form of protest for African Americans in the 21st Century and examine how it is used to resist white supremacy and violence against Black communities. Poet: Jericho Brown, Danez Smith, Ross Ray, Eve L. Ewing, Claudia Rakine, and more. Also, counts toward AFS, AMS.
100-level courses open to all students. CC: HUL, LCC, JCAD, JLIT, WAC ISP: AFR, AMS
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EGL 150 - Film Form, and Analysis Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Troxell) In this course we will examine elements of film form such as cinematography, sound, editing, lighting, mise-en-scene, and narrative structure. Considering film an art form, a commercial product, a psychological experience, and a social practice, we will also pay close attention to issues of genre, performance, intertextuality and authorship. 100-level courses are open to all students. CC: HUL, WAC, HUM
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EGL 188 - Cyborgs! Course Units: 1
Cybernetic organisms, or “cyborgs,” represent the ultimate integration of biology and technology since these are organisms living with abiotic parts. This exciting new interdisciplinary course will provide an introduction to the biological and computer science concepts fundamental to the development of cyborg technology as well as critical evaluation of the consequences of introducing such technology in society. Students taking this course will not just be trained how to develop cyborg technology, but whether or not such technology should be developed for society. Cross-Listed: BIO 088, CSC 088 CC: HUL, HUM, SCLB, SET, WAC, JDQR, JETS, JLIT JNPS
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EGL 193 - Confronting the Canon: Queering the Hero’s Journey Course Units: 1
(Fall: Murphy) This course will challenge traditional renderings of various heroic tales through the double-edged lens of queer and feminist theory. Our discussions will draw from various scenes and film screenings of classic stories that may include The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Bhagavad Gita, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Aeschylus’s trilogy The Oresteia, Homer’s Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, the story of Jesus, Beowulf, and several fairy tales, as well as slightly more contemporary classics such as Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, The Matrix, Harry Potter, and The Wizard of Oz, among others. “Confronting the Canon” courses are cornerstones of the new English curriculum and required beginning with majors/minors in the class of 2025. Also counts toward GSW.
100-level courses are open to all students. CC: HUL, HUM, JCHF, JLIT, JSPE ISP: GSW
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EGL 200 - Shakespeare to 1600 Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Wareh) Shakespeare’s works speak to perennial human concerns (ambition, unrequited love, the conflicts between generations), and he has even been lauded as the “inventor of the human.” At the same time, his plays come from a very specific cultural milieu; he was a white man who lived in England from 1564-1616. In this course, we will explore the plays written in the first half of Shakespeare’s career, collaborating to appreciate the rhetorical devices of Shakespeare’s language and to understand the cultural milieu in which his plays were written. Some of the questions that we will ask include: How do structures of political and familial authority affect the characters’ conceptions of their roles and duties? What possibilities do the plays offer for female empowerment? To what extent did Shakespeare’s stage, which reached audiences of all classes, challenge contemporary conceptions of inherited nobility at a time of increasing social mobility?
Shakespeare’s plays have at their center the question of performance; this makes them very well suited to exploring the multifaceted ways in which human identity is social constructed and socially expressed. In our readings of romantic comedies such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing, we will ask how both women and men are constricted by gendered expectations of honor. We will also explore the pernicious association between “fairness” and beauty in Shakespeare’s time, discovering how expectations about women’s supposed sexual and physical purity worked through references to offensive racial stereotypes about contamination. In our discussion of The Merchant of Venice, we will pay particular attention to how the privileging of upper-class, Christian men in the play and the religious othering of Shylock and Jessica contributes to a society in which injustice is hypocritically masked as mercy, and all characters suffer. Our examination of the history plays such as Henry IV, Part 1, will attend to the costs of creating an English national identity; in particular, we will explore how racial and gendered othering in these plays defines what it means to be English in way that privilege some and exclude others. Cross-Listed: ATH 256 Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, WAC, HUM, JLIT
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EGL 201 - Shakespeare after 1600 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Venning; Spring:Jenkins) In this course we will explore plays written in the second half of Shakespeare’s career. We will emphasize Shakespeare’s great tragedies-works that retain their ability to astound readers and audiences today-but we’ll also explore his later comedies, “problem plays,” and tragicomic final works. We will collaborate to appreciate the sounds and meaning of Shakespeare’s language, to think about the ways he structures plots and creates vivid characters, to understand the cultural milieu in which his plays were written, to make thematic connections across the plays, and to appreciate the plays as both literature and in performance. Shakespearean drama can be challenging to study, but the rewards are lifelong: revelry in language, a strong grounding in theatrical traditions that remain dominant in our culture, a deeper understanding of the actions and values that motivate human beings in society, and an engagement with dramatic works that continue to be reimagined worldwide. Cross-Listed: ATH 257 Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM, JCHF, JLIT, WAC
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EGL 202 - Amazons, Saints and Scholars: Women’s Writing in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Doyle) This course explores the medieval and early modern female writers of England and France. We will ask: how did women respond in writing to the male-defined literary traditions and conventions of these eras? The course also provides an introduction to some of the major questions and works of feminist literary criticism, including: Why should we read the works of women? What aesthetic standards should we apply when discussing their works? Is there a difference between “masculine” and “feminine” writing? We will focus on six female writers: Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, Elizabeth Carey, Isabella Whitney, Amelia Lanyer, and Mary Sidney. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM
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EGL 203 - The Age of Heroes Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) In 410 the Romans abandoned Britain, withdrawing to the continent just as pagan Germanic raiders began to challenge the island’s native Picts and Celts. In 1066 the Duke of Normandy crossed the Channel and kicked a Danish king off the throne of a fully Christianized England. In between these two events lies the matter of this course: the subtle and sophisticated literature, art, and culture of early medieval England. We will explore its evolution and wrestle with thorny questions about the significance and meaning it has been accorded over the centuries. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM
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EGL 204 - Plague, Revolt, Religion, and Nation: The Fourteenth Century Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course explores English literature as it reflects, shapes, and critiques society from the onset of the Hundred Years’ War to the overthrow of Richard II (1337- 1400), a turbulent period that includes the Peasants’ Revolt, the Black Plague, the rise of English as the language of literature and government, and the proto-Protestant movement known as Lollardy. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM, WAC
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EGL 205 - The Road to Canterbury Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Comedy, chivalric adventure, magic, miracles, saints’ lives, sermons – Chaucer’s best-known work, The Canterbury Tales, runs the gamut from sublime love poetry to slapstick fart jokes. We will study a generous selection of the major Tales, exploring Chaucer’s literary sources, his style, his perspective on his own contemporary culture, and his ideas about the purpose of storytelling. Along the way, we will learn to read some Middle English and grapple with some of the questions Chaucer raises: Who defines the term “great literature,” anyway? What does it mean when an author writes in someone else’s voice? How do a storyteller’s social class and choice of genre determine the story’s impact? Should literature challenge political and cultural norms? What are the uses of irony? How should texts treat women? What role does an audience have in defining the meaning of a story? Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM
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EGL 206 - Gender in Renaissance Literature Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course explores English Renaissance texts from a variety of genres with an eye to the gender norms that they both created and critiqued. On the one hand, the early modern period offered very distinct roles for men and women. Men were expected to abide by a code of honor that emphasized bravery and action, while women were expected to be chaste, silent, and obedient. On the other hand, there were countless examples of these norms being challenged. Reading plays, poems, speeches, and conduct manuals, we will consider the complexity of their presentations of gender. Prerequisite(s): Any 100 level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM, WAC
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EGL 208 - Renaissance Drama Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Jenkins) Shakespeare and Marlowe were the Beatles-Stones, Red Sox-Yankees, everybody else-Kanye of their day: moral opposites and aesthetic rivals, but also mutual inspirations and at times even collaborators. Marlowe was the dynamic bad boy, drawn to dark characters mirroring his own troubled soul; Shakespeare, the reclusive genius, who worked in more subtle ways to delineate human behavior and challenge existing power structures. We’ll see how they together created one of the world’s most dynamic literary forms, modern English drama, and how that drama, along with the drama of their rivalry, continues to inform our own ideas about art and its cultural power. Cross-Listed: ATH Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM, WAC
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EGL 210 - British Literature: Seventeenth-Century Literature Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course will look at seventeenth-century literature and culture through the idea of revenge, which became a dominant form in an age of turmoil, injury, and change. We will begin with the early revenge plays of Shakespeare, Tourneur, Marston, Ford, and Webster, proceed through the cosmic revenge of Satan in Paradise Lost, and end with the ironic revenge exacted on moral goodness by the Restoration poets, playwrights, and philosophers. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM
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