APMU 230 Wesleyan Singers' Performance Tour (3)
A performance tour of approximately one-week duration with concerts each night. Performances may also be scheduled during the day in schools and retirement homes. Students experience the "agony and ecstasy" of live performance before different audiences each day and are challenged to develop musical and ensemble skills which will serve them in the future. Not the least of their challenges is avoiding illness in order to perform at peak level each day. A week's intensive rehearsal is scheduled before departure and several performances on campus and in the area occur upon return. The time commitment is considerable: daily 4-hour rehearsals the week before departure, approximately 4 hours/day on tour including pre-concert rehearsal in new venue, and 8 or more hours the final week---approximately 48 hours of actual contact time for the course. Prerequisite: membership in Wesleyan Singers. Offered each Winter Session.
ART 307 Travel Photography (3) (A)
A studio course featuring on-location photography. Includes travel to specific locations, regions or foreign countries. Topics include improving photographic skills, experiencing local art and culture and creating interpretations of travel experiences. Students must provide their own digital camera. Travel may be physically demanding. Course may be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: consent. Offered in selected winter and summer sessions.
BIO 250 Field Experiences in Biology (3) (E)
Provides students with an intensive field experience in particular habitats. Studies are conducted to examine the interrelationship between organisms and their environment within specific habitats. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Does not fulfill the Natural Science requirement for Latin Honors. Lab fee. Prerequisite: consent. Offered in selected Winter Sessions or summers on demand.
CHEM 440 Methods of Biochemistry (3)
Introduction to biochemistry laboratory skills and techniques with an emphasis on purification and analysis of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, and natural products. Prerequisite: CHEM 437 or CHEM 312/322 with consent. Consists of 30 three-hour laboratory sessions. Offered Winter Session of odd-numbered years.
COMM 336 Filmmaking on Hollywood, In Hollywood (3)
Investigates the historical and cultural contexts of the Hollywood film industry, exploring key cinematic texts that represent Hollywood to itself (e.g. Singing in the Rain, The Player, etc.) and examining how this genre of films has constructed a mythic place and mindset called Hollywood. This course is taught as a travel course in southern California. Prerequisite: three semester hours of communication; preferably a film history course. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
COMM 220 Experimental Film and Video (3) (A)
Explores the history and theory of experimental film and video not only through screenings and readings but also through creative action. Students produce their own avant-garde videos at the same time that they learn the form's aesthetic heritage. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
COMM 334 Genres in Mass Media (3)
A course in types of popular fiction/television/film entertainment such as the western, the hard-boiled detective story, the romance and the science fantasy that serve as distorted mirrors of American culture. As values change, so do the popular forms that promote them. Students evaluate two or more genres, showing how they reveal modern thinking in mythic and cultural terms. Prerequisite: COMM 211 or consent. Offered intermittently.
SPED 377 Assessment and Management of Instruction in Special Education- Practicum I (1)
Provides a supervised opportunity to apply procedures for administering, scoring and interpreting individual and group instruments and utilizing assessment findings for eligibility, program planning, and program evaluation decisions. The student plans lessons for students with disabilities to teach content, remediate deficiencies in accessing the general curriculum and implementing IEP. A field experience placement is provided. The student must request a placement from the Director of Field Experiences. Prerequisite: SPED 371. Corequisite: SPED 376. Offered on demand.
EDUC 330 Elementary Practicum (1)
A teaching practicum which provides an opportunity to apply teaching methods, practice skills in teaching discipline-specific methodology, and learn to implement classroom management strategies. A supervised field experience in a primary classroom is provided. The student must request a placement from the Director of Field Experiences early in the registration process. Pass/fail grading. Prerequisites: INST 202, EDUC 225 and 320. Corequisite: EDUC 329. Offered each semester.
EDUC 339 Middle Education Practicum: 6-8 (1)
A teaching practicum which assists in preparing the professional educator for teaching developmentally appropriate lessons to middle school students. A supervised experience in a middle school classroom is provided. The student must request a placement from the Director of Field Experiences early in the registration process. Pass/fail grading. Corequisite: EDUC 338. Offered on demand.
EDUC 340 Secondary Practicum: 6-12: English, Math, Science, or Social Studies, Art, Foreign Language K-12 (1)
A teaching practicum which provides an opportunity to apply teaching methods, practice skills in teaching discipline-specific methodologies, and learn to implement classroom management strategies. The student must request a placement from the Director of Field Experiences early in the registration process. Pass/fail grading. Corequisite: EDUC 375. Offered each fall.
EES 250 Field Experiences in Earth and Environmental Sciences (3) (E)
Provides students with an intensive field experience in selected habitats. Studies will be conducted to examine various geological sites and sample particular habitats. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Does not fulfill the Natural Science requirement for Latin Honors. Lab fee. Offered in selected Winter Sessions or summers on demand.
ENG 232 Literature Into Film (3) (A)
An examination of the differences between literary and film narrative. Both popular fiction and classics are used in looking at how plot, characterization, setting, spectacle, and other aspects of storytelling change depending on whether the medium is the written word, the stage, or the screen. Adaptations that attempt to preserve significant parts of the original and ones that completely reword it will be reviewed. Also studied are how film versions of a classic work affect how contemporary audiences read the original. Prerequisite: English 105 with grade of C or better andýeither sophomore status or consent. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
ENG 230 Environmental Literature & Ecological Reflection (3) (W)
Students read and discuss influential works of environmental writing, and then travel to a field location where they engage in the practice of environmental writing through a series of reflective and creative writing exercises. A portfolio of student work is published via a course website. Field locations vary. Not repeatable for additional credit without special permission. Prerequisites: ENG 105 with C or better & sophomore level literature course or consent. Offered in selected winter and summer sessions.
ENG 105 College Writing (4) (W)
An intensive introduction to several forms of college writing and to the critical thinking and research skills essential to producing them. This course requires the submission of a portfolio that meets standardized requirements and is judged proficient by an outside reader. Three hours per week, plus regular conferences with the instructor. A grade of C or better satisfies the first semester English requirement. Prerequisite: placement. Offered each semester.
GER 205 The Short Prose of Kafka (3) (V,W)
Focuses on the short prose of Franz Kafka and its relevance in both literature and film today. Students search for common themes and interpretation in selected works. Taught in English. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
SPAN 210 Hispanic Myths and Rituals (3) (S)
Consists of a diverse set of topics on Latin America and Spanish history and culture that, when studied together, give a more profound view of Hispanic culture. The intensive experience of a daily course and a trip to a country or region of the world with strong Hispanic roots offer students the opportunity to witness first hand the uniqueness of that culture and achieve a more unified and accurate view of the whole Hispanic Heritage. Travel destinations to Spain and South America vary. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
SPAN 270 Latin American Music and Dance (3) (A)
Covers the history of dance beginning in ancient Europe and the Middle East and ends with the history of dance in Latin America, particularly that of the development of dance in the Hispanic society, and it also studies the importance of Latin music and dance in Latin America and the U.S. In the practical portion of this course students have the opportunity to learn a variety of Latin dances such as salsa, merengue, and bachata, which have become very popular in contemporary American society. This course is taught in English and does not fulfill the Foreign Language requirement. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
HHS 410 Homeless in America (3) (I)
Reviews the history of poverty and homelessness in America and society's response to it. Special emphasis is placed on the economic, cultural, social and political factors, which converge to create a climate in which poverty exists and is maintained. Current societal responses to poverty are studied with immersion experiences in the Hampton Roads area. Prerequisite: sr status. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
HHS 318 Aging in the Media (3)
Explores aging through the context of popular media. The study begins with an overview of the major psychosocial theories on aging and explores how aging and older people are portrayed in a myriad of media. Students focus on film and view television programs, comics, and children's literature. This is a fun and innovative way to study the etic construct of aging through the Western (American and British) emic lens. Prerequisite: sophomore status or higher. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
HHS 386 Peer Educator Training (3)
Provides preparation for students to become part of the college's Peer Educator Program. Students develop basic interviewing, individual assessment, and group skills. Students are expected to demonstrate competency with such skills in class through role-playing. Offered as needed.
HIST 385 Seminar in the History of Socialism, Communism, & Marxism in Europe (3) (H)
Explores the development of socialism in Europe from the late eighteenth century through today. Examines the theoretical origins of socialism in the late eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century. Includes an analysis of Marxism and Communism as developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the mid-nineteenth century, as well as critical socialist thinkers after Marx, including August Bebel, Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, and Geog Lukacs. Includes an analysis of socialist/communist feminism, aesthetics, literary theory, and home furnishing. Investigates the historical application of socialist theory to the political world from the mid nineteenth century, to the Russian Revloution, to the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe in the 1990s. Prerequisite: junior status or consent. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
HUM 150 Service-Learning in a Global Context (3) (V)
Students engage in service projects in communities around the world, with a special focus on communities that have been damaged by the effects of violence, poverty, and social injustice. Students become educated about the target community, engage in a thoughtfully organized service project that addresses the particular needs of that community, and participate in structured reflection on the service experience. Prerequisite: students should be prepared to travel abroad (have valid passports, etc.) Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
MATH 300 Teaching Assistants' Program for Math (1)
Designed to allow qualified students to assist math instructors in the teaching of their classes. Although MATH 300 will prove to be useful for those students seeking secondary education certification, enrollment is not open solely to them. Enrollment is by invitation of the MATH/CS department. A student may enroll for MATH 300 more than once, but may apply no more than a total of three semester hours earned in this manner toward graduation. This course cannot be used to satisfy mathematics major or minor requirements, although one semester hour of MATH 300 is required for secondary education certification. Offered each semester
MATH 104 Algebra and its Applications (3)
Presents topics in algebra, along with modern and pertinent applications of algebra and other mathematical processes, through traditional methods and graphing calculator methods. Topics include percentages, ratios, exponents, metric and American conversions, system of equations, linear, quadratic and exponentials functions and graphs, permutations, combinations, and probability. Prerequisite: MATH 005 (grade of C- or better), placement or consent. Does not provide sufficient preparation for MATH 135. Must have a TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator. Offered each semester.
MBE 111 Global Commerce (3)
Introduces the opportunities and constraints posed by the ever-expanding global trade environment. It provides an overview of the concerns that may impact the modern manager in many organizations. Concepts such as multinational trade, trading blocs such as NAFTA, legal issues involved in international commerce, as well as the importance of cultural/regional characteristics are presented. Through active involvement and outside-the-classroom research, observation, and study, the student is encouraged to examine a wide range of issues as they relate to global commerce, including transnational transactions, communications, and transportation. Travel course repeatable for additional credit. Prerequisite: a valid passport. Offered in selected Winter Sessions. ýý
PE 129 Beginning Swimming (1)
Offered intermittently.
PE 133 Handball/Racquetball (1)
Offered intermittently.
POLS 353 Globalization and Its Discontents (3) (S)
The theoretical, political, economic, and institutional foundations and practices of free trade are studied. Case studies are developed by students from Internet data on the issues and stakeholders in the globalization debate and the impact of their activities. Included among these are human rights, environment, and labor groups; the World Bank; the World Trade Organization; and global corporation. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
PORT 124 Service Learning in Hampton Roads (3)
Introduces and raises the civic consciousness of students about issues that impact the Hampton Roads community. Fostering an attitude of engaged citizenship is its goal. Students gain an understanding of issues from social, environmental, economic and civic perspectives. Students are introduced to an issue-based project and investigate in depth the issue through a week of research, lecture and presentation by local experts. This is followed by a week of direct service experience working with a local agency which deals with that issue. Reflection, assessment, consideration of broader contexts and construction of a follow-up plan to continue efforts addressing this issue cap the course. Identical to INST 124. Prerequisite: consent of program director. Offered each Winter Session.
PORT 225 PORTfolio Career Study (3)
Designed to provide an in-depth introduction to a career field of choice, an externship experience within that career field, and subsequent reporting and processing. Students spend the first week researching the career choice made in previous PORTfolio courses and the site at which they will extern. The second week consists of the on-site externship. The final week is used to document, process and present the lessons learned. Final reflection and summary are included in an updated electronic portfolio. Offered each Winter Session and upon request during a three-week summer session.
PSY 394 "Reel" to "Real" to "Reel": Psychological Reality in Cinema, Story, and Science (3)
An explanation of psychological topics of interest through the multiple lenses of nonfiction writing, films, and scientific reporting. How does each of these ways of telling us about ourselves shape our understanding of psychological reality? How do our background and experiences, including our understanding of psychological reality, shape our understanding of the psychological themes that are embedded in nonfiction writing and in film? Why is it important to answer these two reciprocal questions? To assist us in our search for answers, we read specific memoirs, biographies and scientific works in addition to viewing related films. Clinical, social psychological, and developmental themes are emphasized; and both individual and societal consequences of alternative ways of "knowing" psychological reality are discussed. Prerequisites: junior/senior status, any 200-level psychology course or consent. Offered in selected Winter Sessions. ý
REC 215 Resort Management and Operations: A Case Study (3)
A combination of traditional and non-traditional approaches to understanding managerial responsibilities and operational practices of running a year-round leisure resort. Students live for seven days at Virginia's Wintergreen Resort, participate in seasonal activities, interview managers from diverse departments and shadow operation supervisors in various departments. The experiential component of the course is supplemented with more traditional daily lectures and instructor led discussions on a variety of contemporary issues facing recreation resort managers. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
REC 237 Maui to Moguls: Adventure Travel's Impact on Culture and the Environment (3)
Examines the impact that adventure travel has on culture and our environment. To address this impact the class travels to two diverse locations: a ski area and the island of Maui. These trips illustrate how activities as diverse as skiing, snowboarding, snorkeling, hiking, windsurfing, and biking have an effect upon local culture, the economy, and preservation of the environment. Classroom work will prepare the group for their experiences and on-site instruction will bring the subject to life. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
TH 270 Theatre Seminar (1-3)
Course organized any given semester to study particular subject matter or to take advantage of special competence by faculty member. Topics and credit hours change as needs and resources develop. May be repeated for academic credit when topics change. Previous topics include musical theater and improvisation. Prerequisite: varies according to the topic of the seminar. Offered intermittently.