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2016 Undergraduate Catalog 1.2 (SUMMER - FALL) [ARCHIVED CATALOG - Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Course Descriptions

The figure in parentheses following the title of the course indicates the number of credit hours for that course. Courses with variable credit are shown with the range of credit available, for example (1 to 6). The College reserves the right to cancel any course if enrollment does not warrant its continuance, and make changes in the curriculum at any time.

Please consult your adviser for any prerequisites.
 

Education
  

  • EDU 577 - Mentored Internship I (6)

    For Students with a full-time teaching position in the area of certification for a minimum of eight weeks. Supervised teaching experience includes discussions, formal lesson plans and evaluations. Prerequisite(s); if any: With the exception of EDU 697, 698, or 699, completion of the preparation course sequence in Childhood Education, Childhood and Special Education, Adolescence Education, Adolescence and Special Education, or Special Education. Permission of Director required.
  

  • EDU 578 - Mentored Internship II (6)

    For students with a full-time teaching position in the area of certification for a minimum of eight weeks. Supervised teaching experience includes discussions, formal lesson plans and evaluations. Prerequisite(s); if any: With the exception EDU 697, 698, or 699, the preparation course sequence in Childhood Education, Childhood and Special Education, Adolescence Education, Adolescence and Special Education, or Special Education. Permission of Director required.
  

  • EDU 590 - Independent Study (1 to 6)

    Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor. Must be approved in advance by the appropriate graduate program director.

English
  

  • ENG 100 - Writing Skills (1,2)

    Provides in-depth review of grammar, improvement of mechanical accuracy, and emphasis on sentence writing and construction of paragraphs. Two credits during regular semester and one credit during summer sessions. By permission of Academic Support Services Center.
  

  • ENG 101 - Written Communication I (3)

    Practice in college-level writing, focusing on the expository essay.
  

  • ENG 102 - Written Communication II (3)

    Further practice in college-level writing, focusing on research.
  

  • ENG 103 - Introduction to the English Language (3)

    An examination of the influence of language on attitude and perception, manipulative use of language, types of change within English, and writing systems. The course involves no technical linguistic concepts or theories.
  

  • ENG 111 - Introduction to English Studies (1)

    An introduction to the discipline of English: the areas of study it comprises, its organizing paradigms, the opportunities it provides for extracurricular learning, and the academic skills it builds.
  

  • ENG 135 - Introduction to Literature (3)

    Study of literary genres: fiction, poetry, drama, and basic strategies for better understanding and enjoyment.
  

  • ENG 145 - Literature in Focus (3)

    Students will explore a particular topic, interest, or activity through its representation in literature. Possible topics: Sports Literature, Religion and Literature, Crime in Literature, etc.
  

  • ENG 235 - Studies in Literature (3)

    Introduction to literary genres, periods, or themes. Authors and works vary from term to term. Extensive writing. Core literature requirement for Honors students. Open by permission to other students for elective credit.
  

  • ENG 235H - Studies in Literature (3)

    Introduction to literary genres, periods, or themes. Authors and works vary from term to term. Extensive writing. Core literature requirement for Honors students. Open by permission to other students for elective credit.
  

  • ENG 245 - Major Figures in English Literature: Through the 18th Century (3)

    British literature from the Anglo Saxon period through the Restoration. May include Beowulf, Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, poetry, prose, and drama from 16th and 17th centuries. Milton’s Paradise Lost, and selected writings from other authors.
  

  • ENG 246 - Major Figures in English Literature: Since the 18th Century (3)

    British authors from the Romantic movement to the beginning of 21st century. Authors covered may include Wordsworth, Keats, Austen, Tennyson, Browning, George Eliot, Dickens, Conrad, Woolf, Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Larkin, Heaney, Byatt, and Murdoch.
  

  • ENG 295 - American Literature to 1865 (3)

    American writers from colonial times to 1865.
  

  • ENG 296 - American writers from 1865 to the present (3)

    American writers from 1865 to the present.
  

  • ENG 303 - Perspectives on Traditional Grammar (3)

    Study of traditional grammar from a variety of perspectives, including handbook definitions and exercises, sentence parsing, grammar and language learning, and grammar and literacy pedagogy. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 304 - Advanced Composition (3)

    Practice in various techniques of expository writing combined with analysis of the expository, descriptive, argumentative, and narrative modes, with the intent of helping each student develop an individual and effective prose style. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 305 - Topics in British Literature (3)

    Concentrated study on topics in British literature. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 306 - Topics in American Literature (3)

    Concentrated study on topics in American literature. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 307 - Beginning Creative Writing (3)

    Writing projects in poetry, short story, and drama. Reading assignments to illustrate each genre, exercises to develop creative skills, and regular writing. Frequent presentations of student work in class. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 308 - Creative Nonfiction (3)

    Study and practice techniques for writing personal essays, memoir, profiles, and other creative nonfiction narratives. Prerequisite(s); if any:  ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 311 - Modern English Grammar (3)

    An extensive study of the structure of the English language using structuralist and transformational models with a short introduction to the development of the traditional school grammars. Recommended for prospective teachers. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 313 - American Social Dialects (3)

    A practical introduction to the study of geographic, social, and urban dialectology with an emphasis on the relationship to the students’ field of interest such as social work, sociology education, and others. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102  
  

  • ENG 315 - Writing in the Professions (3)

    Practice, theory, and research concerning writing techniques in scientific, and technical disciplines. Letters, reports, abstracts, technical manuals, charts and graphs, outlines, and proposals. Documentation required in industry, science, and technical management. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 316 - Principles and Practice of ESL (3)

    Theory of second language acquisition; linguistics, as relevant to TESL; teaching approaches and methods, including testing, in speaking, reading, writing, communication, and culture. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 317 - ESL Through the Subject Areas (3)

    Provides materials and techniques for teaching ESL through mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 316  or Permission of Instructor.
  

  • ENG 318 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)

    An introduction to the systematic nature of language and methods of analysis of the system of sound, word formation and syntax. Includes analysis of non-English languages. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 335 - Literature of the Tudor Period (3)

    Major British writers 1485-1603. Development of drama, poetry and prose. Transition from medieval to modern modes of thought as reflected in literature. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 336 - Literature of the Early Stuart Period (3)

    Major poetry, prose and drama, including Milton, from 1603- 1660. Influence of political, social, scientific, and religious conflicts on development of literary forms. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 345 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature: 1660-1792 (3)

    Reading in the poets, novelists, and dramatists of the Restoration and 18th century (1660-1792). May include Dryden, Congreve, Swift, Pope, Gay, DeFoe, Fielding, Sterne, Johnson, Boswell, Goldsmith, and Sheridan. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 351 - Language and Culture (3)

    The interrelation between culture and language; consideration of language impact on cultural behavior cognition, and perception. Introduction to problem of socio-linguistics and communication. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 . Meets with ANT 351 . 
  

  • ENG 355 - Literature of the Romantic Period (3)

    Novels, poetry and essays of such authors as Scott, Radcliffe, Austen, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Wollstonecraft, and Shelley. Emphasis on modes of literary expression and Romantic attitudes and ideas. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 356 - Literature of the Victorian Period (3)

    Novels, essays, and poetry of such authors as Tennyson, Browning, Hopkins, Ruskin, Pater, Dickens, George Eliot, Wilde, and Hardy. Consideration of pervasive Victorian ideas and attitudes. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 357 - Modern British Literature (3)

    Major British writers and works from 1900 to the present viewed in a historical context. All genres will be included. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 367 - Shakespearean Drama (3)

    Selected comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances. Emphasis on Shakespeare’s development as a dramatist within the context of the English Renaissance. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 372 - Studies in Short Fiction (3)

    Interpretations of earlier to contemporary short stories. Includes techniques of short fiction writing. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 373 - The Novel (3)

    Historical development of the novel in either the British, American, or Western literary tradition. Topics include point of view, narrative voice and technique, idea and form, and character. Same as LIT 373 . Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 374 - Forms and Art of Poetry (3)

    Intensive reading and critical analysis of selected short poems in English with emphasis on technique and prosody. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 375 - Literature of the Theatre (3)

    Forms of drama (tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, and others) from ancient Greece to the present. Same as THE 375 . Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 385 - American Literature: 1820-1860 (3)

    Advanced survey of Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, Whitman, and others. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 386 - American Literature: 1860-1910 (3)

    Advanced survey of Dickinson, Mark Twain, Chopin, James, Howells, Wharton, Crane, and others. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 392 - The African-American Novel (3)

    African American literature from the 1700s to the present. Emphasis on development of a literary tradition, critical responses, and dominant themes and styles. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 395 - American Literature: 1910-1945 (3)

    In-depth survey of Stein, Anderson, Fitzgerald, Cather, Hurston, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, and others. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 396 - American Literature: 1945-to the Present (3)

    In-depth survey of major contributions by American poets and fiction writers since the Second World War. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 397 - Contemporary American Poetry (3)

    Ethnic, experimental, feminist, imagistic, mythic, populist, and surrealist approaches to contemporary poetry. Style and technique examined within context of inherited traditions. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 400 - Studies in Language and Literature (3)

    Concentrated study emphasizing a specific period, genre, author, or theme. Possible offerings include Chaucer, Milton, Elizabethan and Jocobean drama, the Mystery Novel, and the English Bible. May count twice toward English major, provided sub-specialties are not the same. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 406 - Advanced Fiction Workshop (3)

    Advanced practice, analysis, and study in writing fiction as well as overview of mechanics and markets of current fiction publishing. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 307  with a grade of C or better or Permission of Instructor.
  

  • ENG 407 - Advanced Poetry Workshop (3)

    Advanced practice, analysis, and study in writing poetry as well as overview of mechanics and markets of current poetry publishing. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 307  with a grade of C or better or Permission of Instructor.
  

  • ENG 408 - History of the English Language (3)

    A study of the evolution of English from earliest to modern times, with emphasis on sound, word-formation, and syntactic changes, and some attention to external history and social forces. Prerequisite(s); if any:  ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 410 - Topics in Language and Literature (1)

    A series of mini-courses treating aspects of language and literature especially suitable to relatively brief and concentrated study. Topics may vary from term to term. May count only once toward English major. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 420 - Topics in Language and Literature (1)

    A series of mini-courses treating aspects of language and literature especially suitable to relatively brief and concentrated study. Topics may vary from term to term. May count only once toward English major. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 430 - Topics in Language and Literature (1)

    A series of mini-courses treating aspects of language and literature especially suitable to relatively brief and concentrated study. Topics may vary from term to term. May count only once toward English major. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 466 - Chaucer (3)

    Study of Chaucer’s language, of selected minor poems, and of the majority of The Canterbury Tales. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 468 - Milton (3)

    Milton’s major prose, minor poetry, and Paradise Lost.  Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 477 - Senior Seminar in Creative Writing: Fiction (3)

    Preparation of a collection of short stories, or of a novel. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 307  and ENG 406 .
  

  • ENG 478 - Senior Seminar in Creative Writing: Poetry (3)

    Preparation of a poetry chapbook or portfolio; analysis of literary models and publishing marketplace. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 489 - Honors Tutorial (3)

    Students work with a faculty supervisor on a challenging academic or creative project. By invitation only. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 490 - Independent Study (1 to 3)

    Independent Study (3) Also see courses listed under World Literature. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 499 - Honors Tutorial (3)

    Students work with a faculty supervisor on a challenging academic or creative project. By invitation only. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 500 - Select Topics: English (3)

    Topics in various aspects of English. Vary from year to year.
  

  • ENG 516 - Studies in Literacy and Literature (3)

    Reading/ studying/teaching literature; developing integrated curricula.
  

  • ENG 517 - Writing About Nature (3)

    Reading and practice of nature writing; discussion of the history of the genre and survey of the chief practitioners, including deCrevecouer, Emerson, Thoreau, Abbey, McPhee, LaBastille, Dillard, Carson and Berry.
  

  • ENG 533 - Mohawk Valley Writing Project Summer Institute (3 to 6)

    Professional development program available to area K-12 and college teachers by invitation. Writing workshops, teaching demonstrations, research in writing and learning. During school year following the Summer Institute, teacher consultants share learning through inservice presentations.
  

  • ENG 547 - Narrative of Disability (3)

    An exploration of descriptions of disability experience in first person narratives,memoirs and fictional accounts in literature and film. Same as HLS 547 . Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • ENG 567 - Approaches to Shakespeare (3)

    Introduction to critical and theoretical approaches to the plays of Shakespeare and the culture in which he wrote.
  

  • ENG 587 - American Supernatural Literature (3)

    Examines cultural and personal reasons why realists at the turn of the twentieth century, including Twain, James, and Wharton, also wrote supernatural literature, realism’s opposite.
  

  • ENG 590 - Independent Study (0 to 6)

    Individual reading or research in a topic of interest between the student and the instructor. Must be approved in advance by the appropriate graduate program director.
  

  • ENG 596 - Ethnic American Fiction (3)

    Study of the formal properties of ethnic literature including narrative structure, cultural detail, distinct language patterns. Emphasis on themes such as formation of American identity, cultural authenticity, connections between memory and history.
  

  • HON 259 - Honors Seminar (3)

    Open to students in the Utica College Honors Program or by invitation. Explore various topics from the points of view of different academic disciplines.
  

  • HUM 110 - Topics in Ethnic Studies (1)

    A series of mini-courses focusing on one or more of the following topics: the history of a given ethnic group in the old country, in America, and locally; the cultural, social, and religious groupings within the given ethnic heritage; the literature, the arts and sciences, and other cultural contributions, including the folk culture, of the given ethnic group. Emphasis will be placed where possible on the production of basic research data for the writing of the local area ethnic histories. Up to six credits, provided the topics are not the same. Same as SOS 110 , SOS 120 , and SOS 130 .
  

  • HUM 120 - Topics in Ethnic Studies (1)

    A series of mini-courses focusing on one or more of the following topics: the history of a given ethnic group in the old country, in America, and locally; the cultural, social, and religious groupings within the given ethnic heritage; the literature, the arts and sciences, and other cultural contributions, including the folk culture, of the given ethnic group. Emphasis will be placed where possible on the production of basic research data for the writing of the local area ethnic histories. Up to six credits, provided the topics are not the same. Same as SOS 110 , SOS 120 , and SOS 130 .
  

  • HUM 130 - Topics in Ethnic Studies (1)

    A series of mini-courses focusing on one or more of the following topics: the history of a given ethnic group in the old country, in America, and locally; the cultural, social, and religious groupings within the given ethnic heritage; the literature, the arts and sciences, and other cultural contributions, including the folk culture, of the given ethnic group. Emphasis will be placed where possible on the production of basic research data for the writing of the local area ethnic histories. Up to six credits, provided the topics are not the same. Same as SOS 110 , SOS 120 , and SOS 130 .
  

  • HUM 290 - Independent Study (3)

    As arranged with a faculty member. More detailed guidance may be found in sections for individual courses of study.
  

  • HUM 390 - Independent Study (3)

    As arranged with a faculty member. More detailed guidance may be found in sections for individual courses of study.
  

  • HUM 489 - Honors Tutorial (3)

    Students work with a faculty supervisor on a challenging academic or creative project in the humanities area other than English or in an interdisciplinary project within the humanities. By invitation only.
  

  • HUM 490 - Independent Study (3)

    As arranged with a faculty member. More detailed guidance may be found in sections for individual courses of study.
  

  • HUM 499 - Honors Tutorial (3)

    Students work with a faculty supervisor on a challenging academic or creative project in the humanities area other than English or in an interdisciplinary project within the humanities. By invitation only.
  

  • HUM 503 - Museum (3)

    Exploration of museums as cultural institutions and attempt to define the purpose of the institution, approaching museums as texts in order to discover what they seek to communicate and to whom.
  

  • LIT 205 - World Literature to 1650 (3)

    May include Greek and Roman epic, lyric, drama, comedy, and pastoral as well as works by Chretien de Troyes, Dante, Cervantes, and others in translation.
  

  • LIT 206 - World Literature from 1650 to the Present (3)

    A study of world literature from 1650 to the present. This course will highlight the local and global significance of texts written by global writers, and analyze the cross-cultural and intertextual connections among these works.
  

  • LIT 334 - Greek & Roman Mythology (3)

    A study of those myths which have had significant influence on later literature and art. Readings in translation selected from the great authors of antiquity. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • LIT 347 - Images of Women in Literature (3)

    Examination of women’s roles in texts by authors of both genders. Critical views of female characters in literature. Understanding of gender roles in literature of various cultures. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • LIT 356 - From Fairy Tale to Modern Fantasy (3)

    Study of the fairy tale from its Romantic European forms to modern British and American developments. Readings include: Grimm, Anderson, E.T.A. Hoffmann, MacDonald, Tolkien, LeGuin. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • LIT 358 - World Literature in English (3)

    Modern and contemporary literature in English from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. All genres; may include works by Achebe, Narayan, Rushdie, Soyinka, Head, Salkey, and others. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102  
  

  • LIT 373 - The Novel (3)

    Historical development of the novel in either the British, American, or Western literary tradition. Topics include point of view, narrative voice and technique, idea and form, and character. Same as ENG 373 . Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • LIT 400 - Topics in World Literature (3)

    Concentrated study - primarily in translation - of genres, masterpieces, movements, periods, or themes. Topics will vary from term to term. Prerequisite(s); if any: ENG 102 .
  

  • REA 100 - Reading and Study Strategies (1)

    Provides general background in reading abilities and study skills. Emphasizes individual student needs. Areas covered: Comprehension skills, vocabulary, organizing course material for learning retention and recall, note-taking, and critical thinking skills. Prerequisite(s); if any: Permission of Academic Support Services Center.

Film
  

  • FLM 201 - The Language of Film (3)

    Exploration of the film experience and its ability to create meaning, using a survey of historical periods, a broad range of film types, and a variety of theoretical approaches.
  

  • FLM 300 - Film Genres (3)

    In-depth exploration of a particular film genre: comedy, horror, the western, ethnographic film, animation, experimental film. (May be repeated once, provided topic is changed.)
  

  • FLM 301 - Film and Literature (3)

    Exploration of relationships between literature and film, including adaptation of literary works to film, influence of film and literature on each other, and proliferation of films in which reading of written texts is central.
  

  • FLM 303 - Blacks and Film (3)

    In-depth exploration of the history of African-Americans as film imagery and as filmmakers.
  

  • FLM 304 - Women and Film (3)

    In-depth exploration of the history of women as film imagery and as film-makers.
  

  • FLM 306 - Short Digital Filmmaking (3)

    Introduction to basic filmmaking principles from pre-production through post-production. Students will learn to manage a film set and create short digital films
  

  • FLM 310 - The Motion Picture (1)

    Informal exposure to independent, foreign language, experimental, and classic motion pictures. Weekly attendance at Thursday evening film series required. May be taken three times for credit. Same as COM 310 .
  

  • FLM 311 - Spanish and Latin American Film (3)

    Introduction to Spanish or Latin America Film in cultural and historical context. Taught in Spanish or English. May be repeated once if a different theme is offered. Same as SPA 311 .
  

  • FLM 400 - Select Topics: Film (3)

    Topics in various aspects of Film. Vary from year to year.

Finance
  

  • FIN 101 - Personal Finance (3)

    Overview of personal financial planning, budgeting, and cash flow management. Debt management, credit, insurance applications, retirement planning, mortgages, lease vs. purchase decisions, and foundations of present value.
  

  • FIN 301 - Introduction to Financial Planning (3)

    An introduction to the basic economic and financial concepts needed to help advise individuals and families in meeting their financial goals. Financial analysis, budgeting, credit, tax, investment, retirement and estate planning.
  

  • FIN 333 - Corporate Finance (3)

    General principles of business finance as related to small or medium-sized corporation, pertinent phases of government regulation and effects of general business conditions on financial plans and operations. Promotion, methods of raising fixed capital, various types of securities, administration of income, expansion, and financial difficulties. Prerequisite(s); if any: ACC 201 , or Permission of Instructor.
 

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