2017-2018 University Catalogue

May 02, 2024

2017-2018 University Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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History Course classifications: United States (US) Global (GL) — Africa, Asia, Latin America, Atlantic World, the Middle East, the Caribbean, or Comparative Europe (EU), including areas of the former Soviet Union
	HIST 343 - The Formation of the Russian Empire (EU) A study of politics and society in the Russian lands from Kiev to Alexander I. The course focuses especially on the rise of the Muscovite state, its cultural diversity, and its preoccupation with trade, treason, and winning wars; the Petrine reforms and Russia’s emergence as a European power; the palace coups; and Catherine II and the Enlightenment. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: REST 343 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 344 - Imperial Russia and the Soviet Revolution (EU) Russian history from Napoleon’s defeat to the rise of Putin. This course discusses the autocracy of Nicholas I, the Great Reforms, the emergence of revolutionary movements, industrialization and a changing society, the revolutions and the Bolshevik 1920s, the rise of Stalinism, and World War II and the Cold War. A particular theme is the importance and impact of nationalism. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: REST 344 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 346 - Germany and Eastern Europe, 1848 - 1989 (EU) This course traces the often troubled history of Central and Eastern Europe from the Revolution of 1848 to the fall of the Berlin wall. Topics include the unification of Germany, the collapse of Austria-Hungary, and the emergence of Poland; the two world wars, fascism, and communism; and post-war occupation, division, and dissent. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 348 - History of Women in Europe in Modern Times (EU) Focuses on the range of experiences of women in Europe, from the Renaissance to the present day. Topics include the experiences of women in the work force and the family, the witch craze, women and religion, women’s involvement in politics and reform movements, the exercise of state control over women’s bodies, and the changing priorities of feminism and feminist ideologies. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 350 - Post-War Europe, 1945 to the Present (EU) This course studies Europe’s changing status in the global community since 1945 and the domestic effects of that change. Topics include the movement toward European Union, the Cold War, decolonization, the rise and fall of Communism, and the emergence of multi-racial Europe. The course also explores critiques of material prosperity and consumer culture in the West and the tenacity of nationalism in an era characterized by supra-national ideologies. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 102 or AP credit in European History Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 353 - History of the Modern Balkans (EU) This course examines key episodes in the history of the Balkans from the mid-19th century to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the interaction of different peoples, cultures, and political systems, and on the meaning of Balkan history for European history. Topics include the great powers and their role in the Balkans, the reforms and revolutions of the 19th century, the wars of the 20th century, the varieties of Balkan nationalism, patterns of social and economic change, the nature of Stalinism, the Cold War, and finally, the recent conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 358 - Conquest and Colony: Cultural Encounters in the New World (GL) This course explores contrasting patterns of colonization in the “New World,” as this hemisphere was once termed by Europeans. Traditionally, such comparative studies have focused on the cultural differences among the European colonizers, but this course focuses equally on the cultural differences among the indigenous peoples of the Americas. As the divergent groups confronted and dealt with each other in the 16th and 17th centuries, they established widely varying patterns of living that would impact the histories of their descendants for generations to come. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 359 - Nationalism and Arab Identity in the 20th Century (GL) The concept of nationalism has dominated much of the cultural and political debate in the Arab world since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. For most of the 20th century, nationalism competed with other forms of identity in the Middle East, and many of the tensions between local and larger categories of identity among Arabs remain unresolved. Through this course students are made aware of the many forms of affiliation that have competed for primary loyalty in the Arab cultural and political sphere, and of the multiple definitions of “nation” that have co-existed. The historical reasons for the relative success of some interpretations over others are explored. The course focuses on issues of identity, interpretation, and organization that impact the region - and the world - even now. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 105 or MIST 215 or POSC 215 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No First-year Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 362 - The Mughal Empire, c. 1500 - 1750 (GL) The Mughal Empire was one of the most extensive and powerful early modern empires. At its height, the Mughal Empire comprised most of the geographic area of the Indian subcontinent. From the origins of the Mughal dynasty to the consolidation of an imperial order and later its disintegration, this course examines the complex political, ideological, social, and cultural processes that enabled the Mughal Empire to thrive. Students work with a variety of primary source material from the period, including memoirs, court chronicles, European travel accounts, and paintings. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No First-year Recommended: No prior background in the history of the Indian subcontinent is required, though students are encouraged to take HIST 268 and/or HIST 269 . Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 363 - History-Indian Ocean World (GL) The Indian Ocean has been a zone of human interaction for several millennia. This maritime highway facilitated the circulation of individuals, ideas, commodities, and technologies, connecting the Indian subcontinent to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf regions on the one hand and to Southeast Asia on the other. This course introduces students to the growing historical field of the Indian Ocean world and explores several themes including trade, diplomacy, migration, slavery, piracy, European expansion, and various kinds of cultural exchange across this vast body of water. While the Indian Ocean shaped the history and identity of many cultures and communities, the main focus of the course is on the Indian subcontinent. Organized around themes that highlight change and continuity, the period covered roughly coincides with the emergence of Islam in the 7th century to the entry of various European powers in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the emergence of colonialism in the 19th century. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Recommended: No prior background in the history of the Indian subcontinent is required, though students are encouraged to take HIST 268 and/or HIST 269 Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 368 - China, the Great Wall, and Beyond (GL) This course examines key questions in military, cultural, social, and political history in China from 1200 to 1750. In particular, the course compares foreign peoples who conquered China, like the Mongols and Manchus, with the last “native” dynasties in Chinese history. Students consider styles of rulership, the impact of war and the military on society, developments in intellectual life, and international relations of the most populous country in the world. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 369 - Modern China (1750 - present) (GL) This course has a dual focus: China’s internal development during this period and its complex interaction with the newly dominant powers of the West and Japan. The course begins with the prosperous “high Qing,” and then turns to the tumultuous Taiping rebellion of the mid-19th century and the political, military, and social changes it engendered. Then, the Chinese efforts to meet the challenges of the new world order first through a Confucian revival and later through embracing Western technology and ideas are examined. The class traces the development of the Chinese Communist party and the KMT, warlordism, China’s involvement in World War II, and the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The course concludes with a look at the effects of the economic and political reforms of the past two decades. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 370 - The Mongol Empire (GL) This course traces the origins and impact of the greatest land empire in history. Late in the 12th century, Ghenghis Khan unified the steppe and assembled an awesome military force. During the next decades, the Mongols conquered most of Eurasia. Students examine steppe military traditions, relations between the steppe and the sown, and the establishment of the Mongol empire. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, historical chronicles, art, and modern scholarship, the course explores Mongol methods of rulership in the Middle East, East Asia, and Inner Asia and how a century of Mongol domination reshaped world history. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 377 - History of Culture in the Caribbean (GL) Examines the historical development of diverse creole cultures in the Caribbean, based on a core of neo-African traditions and Amerindian influences, and shaped by the impact of almost five centuries of European cultural imperialism. It explores the cultures of various ethnic groups that were introduced to the Caribbean in the wake of European colonization, their separate struggles for cultural autonomy and self-determination, and the emergence of creole cultures to which all contributed. Specific aspects of Caribbean culture are studied to comprehend the process of creolization. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: ALST 377 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 378 - Systems of Forced Labor in the Caribbean (GL) From the moment Europeans invaded the Caribbean under Columbus in 1492, they regarded the region as a zone of economic exploitation from which wealth could be extracted using forced labor. The Spanish enslaved and rapidly decimated the indigenous peoples before turning to Africa for slave labor. Other European nationalities tried white indentured labor before also turning to enslaved African labor. After slavery was abolished, the European colonizers continued the pattern of exploitation through forced labor by indenturing hundreds of thousands of new immigrant workers from India, Africa, and China. Forced labor remained the engine of the Caribbean plantation economy until the end of the First World War. This course examines how these forced labor systems shaped the growth of the economy and society in the Caribbean, as well as the relations among the various subaltern groups that made up the labor force. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: ALST 378 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 380 - Emancipation, Forced Labor, and Contemporary Bondage in Africa Examines the transition from slavery to freedom, forced labor during colonial rule, and contemporary forms of slavery in Africa. One of the moral justifications for the European conquest of Africa was the ending of slavery and slave trade. While colonialism led to the demise of the trade, slavery itself continued to exist well to the end of the colonial era. Finding it difficult to organize labor, the colonial authorities used forced labor with no or little compensation and, since independence modern forms of slavery are still practiced in many parts of the continent. Major themes include: abolition laws and emancipation in practice; colonial rule and the slow attack on slavery; plantation labor in East Africa; slavery as an international issue; forced labor, contemporary human trafficking and migrations. Credits: 1.00 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 381 - Pre-Colonial Africa (GL) This course surveys African history to 1880: its peoples and their environments, early Islamic North Africa, Bantu expansion, early states of the northern savannas, the kingdom of Ethiopia, the impact of medieval Islam, Europe’s discovery of Africa and the slave trade, and later European missionary and commercial enterprise. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 199 or HIST 299 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 382 - Modern Africa (GL) This study of Africa from 1880 to the present includes the following topics: European settlement in South Africa and Rhodesia/Zimbabwe; background to the scramble for the rest of Africa; partition by the European powers; British, French, Portuguese, and Belgian colonial regimes; nationalist resistance movements; “patrimonial” post-independence regimes and growing resistance to them in the 1990s. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 384 - Somalia: From Independence to Collapse (GL) This course examines the history of modern Somalia from 1960 to the present. Major themes include the partition of Somaliland, Somali resistance; colonial rule in Somaliland; independence and problems of independence; the Siad Barre government; irredentist claims and wars; the collapse of Somalia; international intervention and aftermath; attempts to form a government, Islamic Courts Union, and al-Shabab fighters; and piracy. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 385 - Darfur in Historical Perspective (GL) This course examines the history of the Darfur crisis. Topics include the people of Darfur, ethnic relations and conflicts, conquest and colonial legacy, Darfur and the Sudan government, the rebels, responses of the Sudan government and Janjaweed, the war, human rights violations, foreign powers, the challenge of humanitarian intervention, and the future of Darfur. Students explore the responsibilities and opportunities we have, as individuals and as a nation, to respond to the refugee migrations, human rights abuses, and genocides that haunted the 20th century and that are beginning to plague the 21st. The course exposes students to historical causes of the crisis and some of the humanitarian challenges facing the world today. The course also offers multiple frameworks for thinking about what roles we might play in influencing public policy and having an impact on people in need. Students will learn to understand and analyze the crisis that the United Nations called “the world’s worst humanitarian disaster” and the United States called “genocide.” (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 399 - Reading Seminars: New Areas of Inquiry Offers history students the opportunity to engage in intensive discussion of recent scholarship. Faculty explore new research areas, which will hone students’ skills of critical reading and discussion. Topics and themes will vary based on faculty interests; examples include public history, history of sexuality, material culture, military history, environmental history, or historical justice. Credits: 1.00 Prerequisites: HIST 199 or HIST 299 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 450 - Seminar in East Asian History (GL) Selected problems in East Asian history from early modern times to the present. Typical offerings include social history of late Imperial China, chaos and order in early modern Japan, and moments in East Asian history. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: One course in Asian history Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 459 - Seminar on Modern Middle Eastern History (GL) This course covers selected topics in the history of the Middle East from 1600 AD, including political and social institutions of the Ottoman Empire, European economic and cultural penetration, and the colonialism and nationalisms that developed from 1798. Although the majority of the assigned readings focus on the territories once belonging to the Ottoman Empire, research on Iran and the Persian Gulf as well as some Central Asian and/or North African territories is allowed. Students become familiar with the major historiographical debates in the field and are expected to refer to them in their independent research projects. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 105 or HIST 359 or equivalent experience Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 462 - Seminar on Problems in African History (GL) Selected topics in African history from the ancient times to the present. Possible topics include African kingdoms and civilizations, expansion of Europe and the conquest of Africa, African resistances to colonialism, decolonization, colonial legacy, socio-economic and political developments in post-independence Africa, ethnic relations and conflicts, modern and indigenous mechanisms of governance. Students become familiar with the major historiographical debates in the field and are expected to refer to them in their research project. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: One African history course Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 472 - Seminar in Revolutionary and Early National American History (US) Selected topics in revolutionary and early national history, including slavery and freedom during the American Revolution and in the early republic, the creation of a political order, and religion and politics in revolutionary America. (US) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 203 or HIST 303 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 475 - Seminar in African American History (US) Selected problems in African American history, including the civil rights movement and African American intellectual history in the 20th and 21st centuries. (US) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 218 or HIST 318 or HIST 319 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 476 - Seminar on Problems in the 19th-Century United States (US) Selected topics in political, social, and cultural history. Possible topics include labor, rights, citizenship, race, religion, empire, gender, and/or sexuality. Students become familiar with the major historiographical debates in the field and are expected to refer to them in their independent research projects. (US) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: One course in US history Major/Minor Restrictions: Only History Majors and Minors Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 479 - Seminar on Problems in the History of U.S. Foreign Policy (US) Selected topics, explored through a combination of assigned readings and research in primary sources. Past seminars have included U.S.-East Asia relations in the 20th century, the origins of the Cold War, and the role of culture, race, and gender in U.S. foreign relations. (US) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 215 or HIST 216 or HIST 316 or two courses in US History or international relations Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 480 - Seminar on Problems in Latin American History (GL) This seminar explores Latin American history “from below,” focusing on the lives and perspectives of indigenous peoples, slaves, peasants, and workers, with case studies from the colonial period through the 20th century. (GL) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: One course in Latin American history Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 482 - Seminar on Problems in British History since 1800 (EU) This course examines topics in the history of modern Britain and its empire (including pre-independent Ireland). Political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural approaches are included. (EU) Credits: 1.00 When Offered: London Study Group Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 483 - Seminar in French History, 1700 - Present (EU) This course studies selected problems in French history from the end of the reign of Louis XIV to the present. Each seminar focuses on a particular topic (the old regime and revolution, the revolutionary tradition in the 19th century, the inter-war years, and World War II, for example). (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 233 or HIST 334 or HIST 338 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 484 - Seminar on Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History (EU) This course examines selected themes and topics in the cultural and intellectual history of Europe from the late 18th century to the present. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: One course in modern European history Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 487 - Seminar on the History of Russia (EU) This course focuses on selected topics in Russian history. Past and proposed topics include the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, Russian social history, national minorities in the Russian Empire, Russia and the Cold War, and Russian popular culture. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: Background in Russian history Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 489 - Seminar on Problems in Military History (EU) This course focuses on the role of organized violence in history in the context of military-civil relations and change in military technology and methodology. The period covered is ancient to modern (1945), mainly European and non-Western. Each seminar concentrates on a particular era. (EU) Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 490 - Honors Seminar in History A seminar for candidates for honors and high honors in history. Students enroll in this seminar to complete or extend a paper already begun in another history course. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: HIST 199 or HIST 299 Major/Minor Restrictions: Only History Majors Class Restriction: Only Senior Restrictions: Limited to seniors with a history GPA of 3.45 of higher Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	HIST 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
Italian
	ITAL 121 - Elementary Italian I The ITAL 121, 122 sequence is an introduction to the Italian language that provides a foundation in both spoken and written Italian. ITAL 121 introduces students to the basic structures of the language in a highly interactive way: it emphasizes the mastery of grammatical structures and vocabulary with a strong emphasis on obtaining both communicative and cultural competency. Language Placement Guidelines Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 122 - Elementary Italian I ITAL 122 is a continuation of ITAL 121 designed to increase students’ proficiency in the four skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing Italian by enhancing their mastery of more complex grammatical structures and vocabulary. Students continue to work with conversation partners, but will also incorporate more specific cultural references in oral presentations and in written assignments. Language Placement Guidelines Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Recommended: Students with a grade of C– or below in ITAL 122 are urged to repeat the course before continuing. Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 191 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian Designed to improve student’s ability to understand, speak, read, and write Italian and to expand students’ knowledge of Italian culture. It includes review of basic Italian grammar and introduction to new grammar structures, conversational practice, short compositions, cultural and literary readings, and films. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: Two or three years of high school Italian, or ITAL 122 , or the equivalent Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Recommended: Students with previous high school Italian should consult with instructor for proper language placement Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 202 - Intermediate Italian: Language and Literature Designed to build proficiency in all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and to improve their knowledge of Italian culture. Besides reviewing and improving students’ grammar and vocabulary competency, this course will focus on the reading of short works of Italian literature, short compositions, and class discussions. Students will engage with a wide variety of literary and nonliterary materials, such as books, newspapers, magazines, and videos. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: ITAL 201 Three to four years of high school Italian or ITAL 201 Students with more than four years of high school Italian should consult the instructor regarding placement. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 223 - Introduction to Italian Cinema This course is an introduction to major works of Italian cinema from Neorealism to contemporary productions. Students will watch and discuss groundbreaking films by Italian directors such as Rossellini, Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini, Wertmüller, Benigni, and others. Placing Italian cinema within the context of European art cinema and film theory, focus is on the ways these films represent diverse Italian historical and cultural situations. Emphasis is placed on the study of cinematic analysis and filmmaking techniques, as well as on the historical and cultural situation in Italy from World War II to the present. Students are required to attend weekly screenings in addition to regular class meetings. Taught in English, with the option of a discussion group in Italian. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: ITAL 223L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 223L - Required Film Screening Required corequisite to ITAL 223 . Credits: 0.00 Corequisite: ITAL 223 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 226 - Venice and Italy (Study Group) Enduring for more than a thousand years, the Venetian Republic was one of the longest-lasting political entities in Europe. During its prime, it was the dominant naval and economic power in the eastern Mediterranean, and the major conduit for goods and ideas between the Muslim world and Western Christendom. This course traces the rise and fall of this remarkable maritime empire, its relation to the rest of Italy, and its lasting cultural contributions. Credits: 1.00 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 291 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 353 - Introduction to the Study of Italian Literature: Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature This course offers a close reading of the most representative works of outstanding Italian writers from the early 1900s to the present. The class focuses on questions of aesthetics, national identity, politics, gender, and race as well as on the special relationship between texts and society. The course will discuss both canonical works of Italian literature from Risorgimento (1860) to present as well as migration literature (from and to Italy), which continually questions the parameters of national identity. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: At least four years of high school Italian or ITAL 201 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 354 - Modern Italian Culture This course critically introduces students to the very diverse facets of modern and contemporary Italian culture. Students will engage with a wide variety of literary and nonliterary texts, such as books, newspapers, music, theatrical works, films, etc. The course aims at investigating the concept of Italian identity in its relationship to issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity. Students will enhance their linguistic skills through reading materials, writing compositions, listening activities and oral productions. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: ITAL 201 or at least four years of high school Italian Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 361 - Advanced Grammar, Composition, and Conversation This course provides a review of grammatical principles with emphasis on correctness and style in composition in Italian. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: At least four years of high school Italian or ITAL 201 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Formerly: ITAL 301 Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	ITAL 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
Japanese
	JAPN 121 - Elementary Japanese I This course introduces the four basic skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. The emphasis is on thorough mastery of the basic structures of Japanese through intensive aural-oral practice and extensive use of audiovisual materials. The two kana syllabaries and about 100 Kanji (characters) are introduced toward the goals of developing reading skills and reinforcing grammar and vocabulary acquisition. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 122 - Elementary Japanese II This course introduces the four basic skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. The emphasis is on thorough mastery of the basic structures of Japanese through intensive aural-oral practice and extensive use of audiovisual materials. The two kana syllabaries and about 100 Kanji (characters) are introduced toward the goals of developing reading skills and reinforcing grammar and vocabulary acquisition. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 121 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 123 - Intensive Japanese I This intensive course, taught eight hours per week for the first seven weeks of the semester, covers the materials presented in JAPN 121 at an accelerated pace; it introduces the four basic skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. The emphasis is on thorough mastery of the basic structures of Japanese through intensive aural-oral practice and extensive use of audiovisual materials. The two kana syllabaries and about 100 Kanji (characters) are introduced toward the goals of developing reading skills and reinforcing grammar and vocabulary acquisition. Successful completion of both JAPN 123 & JAPN 124 qualifies students for the Japan Study Group in the fall. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester when there is sufficient demand Corequisite: JAPN 124 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 124 - Intensive Japanese II This intensive course, taught eight hours per week for the second seven weeks of the semester, covers the materials presented in JAPN 122 at an accelerated pace; it introduces the four basic skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. The emphasis is on thorough mastery of the basic structures of Japanese through intensive aural-oral practice and extensive use of audiovisual materials. The two kana syllabaries and about 100 Kanji (characters) are introduced toward the goals of developing reading skills and reinforcing grammar and vocabulary acquisition. Successful completion of both JAPN 123 & 124 qualifies students for the Japan Study Group in the fall. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester when there is sufficient demand Corequisite: JAPN 123 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 195 - Elementary-Level Japanese Lang Elementary-level language course taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I The first semester of intermediate-level study of Japanese, this course completes the presentation of basic structures of the language. There is continued emphasis on oral communication, with practice in reading simple texts and acquisition of an additional 160 kanji (characters) by the end of the term. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 122 or JAPN 124 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II The second semester of intermediate-level study of Japanese, this course completes the presentation of basic structures of the language. There is continued emphasis on oral communication, with practice in reading simple texts and acquisition of an additional 500 Chinese characters by the end of the term. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 201 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 222 - Japan through Literature and Film This course introduces representative modern and pre-modern works of Japanese literature in English translation, as well as modern works of Japanese film. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: JAPN 222L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 222L - Required Film Screening Required corequisite to JAPN 222 . Credits: 0.00 Corequisite: JAPN 222 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 251 - Intermediate Japanese III This is an intensive course designed to facilitate student participation in a variety of study group contexts, including individual study and research. Emphasis is on oral comprehension, honorifics, social contexts, and reading and writing skills. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 291 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 301 - Advanced Japanese I Increasing emphasis on written Japanese, with acquisition by the end of the term of an additional 500 Chinese characters. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 202 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 302 - Advanced Japanese II Increasing emphasis on written Japanese, with guided practice in reading unedited modern texts. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 301 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 351 - Advanced Japanese III Intensive course designed to facilitate student participation in a variety of study group contexts, including individual study and research. Emphasis is on oral comprehension, honorifics, social contexts, and reading and writing skills. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 395 - Advanced-Level Japanese Lang Advanced-level language course taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 401 - Readings in Japanese I This course focuses on reading in literary and non-literary modern texts and mastery of the remaining Chinese characters on the jo-yo- kanji list of 1,945 characters. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 302 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 402 - Readings in Japanese II This course focuses on reading in literary and non-literary modern texts and mastery of the remaining Chinese characters on the jo-yo- kanji list of 1,945 characters. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 302 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 411 - Topics in Japanese Linguistics This course explores linguistic issues often encountered when learning Japanese as a second language. Topics include dialectical variations and their geographic and linguistic significance in Japan, variations in the use of Japanese by different generations, foreign accent, and factors affecting success or failure for learning Japanese as a second language. The course includes lectures, discussions, and hands-on exercises such as acoustic analysis of Japanese spoken by native and non-native speakers. Texts and class discussion are mostly in English but knowledge of modern standard Japanese for everyday use is assumed. The course is also designed for students to develop ideas for senior research projects. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 202 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 450 - Advanced Readings in Japanese This course focuses on readings from different fields such as anthropology, history, linguistics, and literature, depending on student interest. Class discussions are conducted entirely in Japanese. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: When there is sufficient demand Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 402 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 451 - Readings in Japanese II (Study Group) Intensive course designed to facilitate student participation in a variety of study group contexts, including individual study and research. Emphasis is on oral comprehension, honorifics, social contexts, and reading and writing skills. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 455 - Advanced Grammar in Japanese This course focuses on a systematic study of advanced grammar necessary for oral and written communication in Japanese at the native speaker level. At this level of advanced study, possibilities of one-on-one correspondences between Japanese and English are few, and simply consulting dictionaries could easily result in insufficient or misleading information. Grammar structures that appear beyond JAPN 402 are covered and extended so that students understand systematic and comprehensive usages. Students concentrate on these kinds of advanced grammar patterns through textbooks and authentic reading materials, and learn to use them actively, accurately, and systematically in context. In addition, the study of kanji characters and vocabulary accompanies the study of grammar in order to reach the native-level fluency. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: JAPN 302 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 481 - Topics in Japanese Culture (Study Group) This course, offered in a field of the study group director’s expertise, takes advantage of museums, libraries, and historical sites in and around Kyoto, as well as guest lectures by Japanese and Western experts, to enrich classroom instruction Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 482 - Cultural Studies: The Japanese Village (Study Group) This study group course examines the foundations of Japanese social interaction through a series of readings, guest lectures, and discussions, followed by several weeks of intensive study and documentation of life in one or more village settings. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JAPN 499 - Special Studies for Honors Students pursuing honors research enroll in this course. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
Jewish Studies
	JWST 181 - The Many Faces of Israel Introduction to the rich tapestry of cultures and peoples who live in contemporary Israel. Looking at the experiences of immigrant communities-Jews from Poland, Morocco, India, Russia, Ethiopia, etc., this course will discuss ethnicity, acculturation, and mobility in Israel. A consideration of film, literature, and scholarly accounts from a range of disciplines will allow students to explore both those who are at the center and at the periphery of Israeli society. Credits: 1.00 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 204 - Jewish Fiction since the Holocaust This course covers representative works of fiction by Italian, French, English, Russian, Hungarian, American, Canadian, and Israeli Jewish writers. Not all nationalities are covered in the syllabus for any given year. Discussion centers on a close analysis of the novels, comparing individual and national responses to the Jewish 20th-century experience. By including fiction written across Europe, North America, and Israel, while limiting the time frame to the years following World War II, the question of whether there exists one or more approaches to fiction that are characteristically Jewish is addressed. All readings are in English translation. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 205 - Yiddish Fiction in Translation As European Jews began to develop a modern culture in the middle of the 19th century, an important set of writers began using Yiddish for fiction and poetry. All these writers were at least trilingual: They chose Yiddish–always the lowest status of the languages they knew–because they loved it and because it was the language their audience could really read. This course looks at Yiddish fiction and poetry written in both Eastern Europe and the United States. Students study these texts both as singular works of art and as ways of mirroring the Jewish experience for Jewish readers. Students examine both texts and the multiple contexts (historical, cultural, religious, linguistic) that give them shape. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: REST 205 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 208 - The Hebrew Bible in America The Bible is not only the best-selling book in America, but is arguably the book that has most profoundly shaped the United States. This course is an introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in its American contexts, particularly American public life. In reading the Hebrew Bible, students ask themselves how these scriptures have shaped American politics, culture, history, and literature. Who has used the Bible and how? To whom does the Bible now speak, and what does it say? In what sense is the Bible understood to be an American text? This course presumes no knowledge of the Christian or Jewish Bibles. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 208 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 213 - The Bible as/and Literature What role does literary art play in the shaping of biblical narrative? How does the construction of the sacred text reflect its theological meaning? The religious vision of the Bible is given depth and subtlety precisely by being conveyed literarily; thus, the primary concern in this course is with the literature and literary influence of the received text of the Bible rather than with the history of the text’s creation. As students read through the canon they establish the boundaries of the texts studied, distinguish the type(s) of literature found in them, examine their prose and poetic qualities, and identify their surface structures. Students also consider the literary legacy of the Bible and the many ways that subsequent writers have revisited its stories. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 213 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Formerly: RELG/JWST 317. Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 222 - Comparative Scripture Comparative scriptural analysis or what is now called “Scriptural Reasoning.” The focus will be on close readings of the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur’an with an eye to common themes and differences. Students will engage in a comparison of interpretive traditions in Judaism, Christianity and Islam to see how particular scriptural passages are understood in the religious traditions. The course will also spend time studying the ways in which scriptural reasoning has been used as a form of religious conflict resolution and peace-building in situations of conflict in the UK and Middle East. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 222 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 228 - Jerusalem: City of Gods An introduction to the religious traditions of Judaisim, Christianity, and Islam. In learning about the three Abrahamic religions and their sacred spaces, students are exposed to key themes in the study of religion (scripture and interpretation, feasting and fasting, pilgrimage, sanctuary and sacred space, ritual and worship) and to the particular theme of each religion’s conceptions of Jerusalem. The course foregrounds the ways that each tradition understands the city as a symbol–as a holy city, a city of God, a centre of the cosmos. As importantly, it explores how religion is lived within the city’s sacred geography, investigating the religious practices and sacred sites of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Jerusalem. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 228 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 251 - Faith after the Holocaust The death of six million Jews at the hands of the Nazis in the Second World War represents a radical challenge to faith in Judaism, in Christianity, and in humanism. The course begins with a historical overview of the Holocaust and uses accounts of Holocaust survivors to articulate the challenge of the Holocaust to faith. It then reviews philosophical and theological responses to this challenge by Jewish and Christian authors. The weak as well as the heroic human figures in the Holocaust are studied. Those Jews who survived with their humanity intact and those non-Jews who helped them are the most important witnesses to the resiliency of the human spirit which we now have. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 251 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 283 - Experiencing Judaism Judaism is a dynamic religious tradition that has developed many forms during a more than 3000-year history that has spanned nearly the entire globe. Students in this course consider how Jewish communities from the biblical period to the present day have shaped their practices and beliefs within their own specific historical circumstances. Students read primary sources such as the Bible, the Talmud, and the Zohar, midrashim, prayers, and responsa literature, and philosophical and theological discussions. In an effort to understand the ways in which Jews have lived their lives religiously, students explore how Jewish self-identity, textual traditions, and religious practices combine to define “Judaism.” Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 283 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 291 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 303 - Jewish Fiction before the War Focused on the great novels and short stories written by European Jews before the Holocaust. All of the writers–even Kafka, whose fictional world is non-Jewish–reflect a Jewish consciousness and a Jewish confrontation with modernity. Modernity in these works takes different and often conflicting forms. In some works it is revolution (the promise of communism as a solution to the Jewish question); in other work, emigration, Zionism, or radical assimilation to the surrounding culture, what that happens to be. Several books–most prominently those of Sholem Aleichem, Agnon, and Kafka–take up the question of God’s justice. Several books deal with the loss of identity. A variety of 20th-century themes (political radicalism, bourgeois desires and bourgeois impurity, a desire to uproot and a search for roots) run through the texts, always in different combinations. All readings are in English translation. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 308 - End of the World An examination of the origins and development of apocalyptic literature, much of which deals with the end of the world, during the Second Temple and early Christian periods. This course focuses on primary source texts in translation as well as the theoretical and methodological problems surrounding the analysis of ancient texts for the development of the worldview known as apolcalpyticism. Modern case studies are analyzed as comparative examples throughout the course. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 308 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 339 - Modern Jewish Philosophy A course on European and American Jewish thought, covering a spectrum of liberal and traditional figures. The course studies the ways in which Jewish thinkers have responded to the challenges of modern philosophy, religious pluralism, and feminism. Modern reformulations of traditional Jewish ideas and religious practices are discussed as well as contemporary theological exchanges between Jews and Christians. Readings are taken from such figures as Mendelssohn, Buber, Rosenzweig, Heschel, Fackenheim, and Plaskow. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 339 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No First-year Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 343 - Gender and Judaism Focused on the creation and conception of gender within Judaism. Students explore the ways in which gender is built into the scriptures, structures, institutions, and ideologies of Judaism, into Jewish religious, cultural and social life. According to Genesis, from the beginning there were male and female. To what degree are these two categories essential? To what degree artificial? How do religion and tradition enforce the gender divide, and in what ways can they be used to blur the distinctions between male and female? Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: RELG 343 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 354 - On Tyranny Examines life under tyranny – Soviet and Nazi – as distilled through the fiction of Russian/East European and Jewish writers who experienced it firsthand. An intertwining of political and private life from the inception of a new regime, with many people exuberantly hopeful, through the various stages of acquiescence, resistance, escape, and sometimes death. Readings include Timothy Snyder’s essay On tyranny, stories, novels, and poems by Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Babel, Vasily Grossman, Kundera, and Nabokov. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: REST 354 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	JWST 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
Latin
	LATN 121 - Elementary Latin I This course is the first semester of an introductory study of the elements of the Latin language. A thorough and methodical approach to the basics is supplemented, as students progress, by selected readings of works by ancient authors. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	LATN 122 - Elementary Latin II This course is the second semester of an introductory study of the elements of the Latin language. A thorough and methodical approach to the basics is supplemented, as students progress, by selected readings of works by ancient authors. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: LATN 121 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	LATN 123 - Intensive Elementary Latin This course covers the material of Elementary Latin LATN 121 , LATN 122 ) at an accelerated pace. The course introduces the elements of the Latin language through a thorough and methodological approach. Selected readings from works of ancient authors supplement the learning of the basics of the language. Open to all students who would like to learn Latin efficiently and intensively; some background in Latin is helpful but not required. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester when there is sufficient demand Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Restrictions: Not open to students who have completed LATN 121 or LATN 122 . Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	LATN 195 - Elementary-Level Latin Language Abroad Elementary-level language courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin: Prose This course examines the prose styles of Cicero and Sallust through readings of selections from both Cicero’s Orations and Sallust’s Bellum Catilinae. Close reading allows students to expand and develop their knowledge of Latin grammar and syntax as well as to learn the fundamentals of Latin prose style. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: LATN 122 or equivalent Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	LATN 202 - Intermediate Latin: Poetry Introduction to Latin poetry through close reading of selections from Vergil’s Aeneid. Students gain a wider appreciation of the technical and literary aspects of Latin poetry through their acquaintance with Rome’s great epic poet. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: LATN 122 or equivalent Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term

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HIST 343 - The Formation of the Russian Empire (EU)

HIST 344 - Imperial Russia and the Soviet Revolution (EU)

HIST 346 - Germany and Eastern Europe, 1848 - 1989 (EU)

HIST 348 - History of Women in Europe in Modern Times (EU)

HIST 350 - Post-War Europe, 1945 to the Present (EU)

HIST 353 - History of the Modern Balkans (EU)

HIST 358 - Conquest and Colony: Cultural Encounters in the New World (GL)

HIST 359 - Nationalism and Arab Identity in the 20th Century (GL)

HIST 362 - The Mughal Empire, c. 1500 - 1750 (GL)

HIST 363 - History-Indian Ocean World (GL)

HIST 368 - China, the Great Wall, and Beyond (GL)

HIST 369 - Modern China (1750 - present) (GL)

HIST 370 - The Mongol Empire (GL)

HIST 377 - History of Culture in the Caribbean (GL)

HIST 378 - Systems of Forced Labor in the Caribbean (GL)

HIST 380 - Emancipation, Forced Labor, and Contemporary Bondage in Africa

HIST 381 - Pre-Colonial Africa (GL)

HIST 382 - Modern Africa (GL)

HIST 384 - Somalia: From Independence to Collapse (GL)

HIST 385 - Darfur in Historical Perspective (GL)

HIST 391 - Independent Study

HIST 399 - Reading Seminars: New Areas of Inquiry

HIST 450 - Seminar in East Asian History (GL)

HIST 459 - Seminar on Modern Middle Eastern History (GL)

HIST 462 - Seminar on Problems in African History (GL)

HIST 472 - Seminar in Revolutionary and Early National American History (US)

HIST 475 - Seminar in African American History (US)

HIST 476 - Seminar on Problems in the 19th-Century United States (US)

HIST 479 - Seminar on Problems in the History of U.S. Foreign Policy (US)

HIST 480 - Seminar on Problems in Latin American History (GL)

HIST 482 - Seminar on Problems in British History since 1800 (EU)

HIST 483 - Seminar in French History, 1700 - Present (EU)

HIST 484 - Seminar on Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History (EU)

HIST 487 - Seminar on the History of Russia (EU)

HIST 489 - Seminar on Problems in Military History (EU)

HIST 490 - Honors Seminar in History

HIST 491 - Independent Study

ITAL 121 - Elementary Italian I

ITAL 122 - Elementary Italian I

ITAL 191 - Independent Study

ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian

ITAL 202 - Intermediate Italian: Language and Literature

ITAL 223 - Introduction to Italian Cinema

ITAL 223L - Required Film Screening

ITAL 226 - Venice and Italy (Study Group)

ITAL 291 - Independent Study

ITAL 353 - Introduction to the Study of Italian Literature: Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature

ITAL 354 - Modern Italian Culture

ITAL 361 - Advanced Grammar, Composition, and Conversation

ITAL 391 - Independent Study

ITAL 491 - Independent Study

JAPN 121 - Elementary Japanese I

JAPN 122 - Elementary Japanese II

JAPN 123 - Intensive Japanese I

JAPN 124 - Intensive Japanese II

JAPN 195 - Elementary-Level Japanese Lang

JAPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I

JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II

JAPN 222 - Japan through Literature and Film

JAPN 222L - Required Film Screening

JAPN 251 - Intermediate Japanese III

JAPN 291 - Independent Study

JAPN 301 - Advanced Japanese I

JAPN 302 - Advanced Japanese II

JAPN 351 - Advanced Japanese III

JAPN 391 - Independent Study

JAPN 395 - Advanced-Level Japanese Lang

JAPN 401 - Readings in Japanese I

JAPN 402 - Readings in Japanese II

JAPN 411 - Topics in Japanese Linguistics

JAPN 450 - Advanced Readings in Japanese

JAPN 451 - Readings in Japanese II (Study Group)

JAPN 455 - Advanced Grammar in Japanese

JAPN 481 - Topics in Japanese Culture (Study Group)

JAPN 482 - Cultural Studies: The Japanese Village (Study Group)

JAPN 491 - Independent Study

JAPN 499 - Special Studies for Honors

JWST 181 - The Many Faces of Israel

JWST 204 - Jewish Fiction since the Holocaust