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ENG 379 - Spoken Word Poetry (3 cr.)
Practice in writing and performing Spoken Word Poetry in a workshop setting; studying and evaluating Spoken Word texts and video performances with the aim of helping students to develop criteria for critiquing their own work.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
General Education Category: Oral Expression
Semester(s) Offered: As needed, at least once every other Year
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ENG 382 - Longfellow: Poetry & Prosody (3 cr.)
An in-depth study of the poetry of Longfellow and American prosody. Works studied include both major (Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, “The Courtship of Miles Standish”) and minor (“Paul Revere’s Ride,” “The Building of the Ship,” “The Slave’s Dream”) poems. Attention paid both to his subject matter as a thinker on cultural and personal themes and to his craft as a poet.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
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ENG 383 - Dickens (3 cr.)
An in-depth study focusing on Dickens’s novels, short novels and journalism. Works studied include the longer novels, such as Bleak House, and short novels, such as A Christmas Carol. Dickens’s journalistic work will also be studied. Attention paid to content, craft, and historical background.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 195
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Year
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ENG 384 - Jane Austen (3 cr.)
An examination of the six mature novels of Jane Austen and their context, with attention to Austen’s style, her narrative voice, and her satire.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 195 .
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ENG 385 - Canadian Immigration Literature (3 cr.)
This course focuses on the literature produced by the immigrant writes of Canada. In the 2016 census, 21.9% of Canadians were immigrants. The majority of immigrants to Canada settle in Toronto–nearly half were born outside Canada and after Miami, Toronto hosts the second-highest proportion of immigrants in the world. However, immigrants are fundamental to each region of Canada. Through literature, students will learn key factors about the immigrant experience: assimilation, diversity, ethnic communities, racism, poverty, social mobility, generational conflict, refugees, multicultural and immigration policies. Multicultural literature often criticizes Canada’s “multicultural dream;” these necessary critiques can point the way to greater social harmony. Immigration is a global issue, often contentious, that requires the discussion that literature inspires.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
General Education Category: Global Issues
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ENG 386 - Screenwriting (3 cr.)
This course focuses on the methods and techniques of writing scripts for filmed media, feature-length films, in particular. Readings will be from contemporary screenplays, and discussions and class exercises focus on what makes these scripts effective. Assignments help familiarize students with the structure of movie scripts and give them the appropriate tools to build their own full-length scripts.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 186 , or POI
Semester(s) Offered: Every Other Spring
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ENG 389 - Major Authors and Their Craft (3 cr.)
A critical examination of significant works produced by one or two writers in any genre. Special attention to writerly issues, including manipulation of conventions, influence on other writers, popular and critical reception of works, and textual revision. Attention to writers as self-conscious literary craftspersons. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits for credit with different authors.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and Junior standing.
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ENG 390 - Theories and Practices of Writing Tutoring (3 cr.)
This course focuses on an exploration and application of theories and practices of writing and writing tutoring. Through critical reflections on essays regarding rhetoric and composition studies and writing tutoring theory and practices, students will begin to formulate their own writing tutoring philosophies. At least seven hours of observation of tutoring in the Learning Center is required. This course can only be taken once and is a prerequisite to becoming a writing tutor in the Claude J. Clark Learning Center. Successful completion of this course meets all of the training requirements for CRLA Level III Master Tutor certification.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 398 - Internship: Saranac Review (0 to 3 cr.)
Allows and facilitates students to gain practical experience from working on the staff of the Saranac Review, a literary journal dedicated to publishing poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. As part of the internship, students would gain experience as editorial assistants. Their duties include logging and tracking manuscripts, reading and screening manuscripts, and performing other editorial and administrative tasks. Some work hours are expected to be worked in the Saranac Review office. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 ; minimum of junior standing, POI
Semester(s) Offered: At least once per year
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ENG 399 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENG 406 - Advanced Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
Developing advanced skills in the writing of poetry, with special emphasis on developing personal voice and style. Peer review and discussion of all works written.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 302 , POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENG 407 - Advanced Fiction Writing (3 cr.)
Developing advanced skills in the writing of fiction, with special emphasis on developing personal voice and style. Peer review and discussion of all works written.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 303 , POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENG 408 - Literary Magazine Workshop (3 cr.)
A production-oriented course, in which students will explore bookmaking for the literary market. The course is designed to introduce students to all aspects related to literary magazine production. Students will produce an annual issue of Z-Platt, the student literary magazine.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , junior standing and POI.
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ENG 410 - Early American Literature (3 cr.)
Selected American authors from the earliest colonizers to the early 19th century. Emphasis: Ann Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Cotton Mather, William Byrd II, Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Phyllis Wheatley and Charles Brockden Brown.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Three literature credits, junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 412 - 19th Century British Novel (3 cr.)
The nineteenth-century novel from Austen to Hardy. Students will engage in close reading of selected works, with emphasis on the genre of the novel and on 19th century culture and society.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 195
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENG 421 - Chaucer (3 cr.)
Close reading of Chaucer’s major poetry, with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales, toward an appreciation of his thought and method.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Three-credit literature course, sophomore standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENG 422 - Literature and Global Issues (3 cr.)
Literary responses to major global issues or events; how global social, political, economic or ecological conditions interact with literary imagination. Topics to vary with each offering.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENG 432 - Modern American Poetry (3 cr.)
Representative works of modern American poets.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 160 or ENG 195 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENG 435 - African American Novel (3 cr.)
Examines the African American novel from its roots in the late 18th century to the present. The objective is to analyze and understand how important artists and works have, along with historical and social forces, influenced the development of the novel.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENG 436 - Latino(a) Fiction (3 cr.)
Major novels and short fiction written by Latino(a) writers. Examines roots and emergence of Latino(a) narrative fiction; role of politics and history; aesthetics; prominent themes and current trends. Attention will be given to critical approaches to this body of work. Authors may include Anaya, Hinojosa, Hijuelos, Cisneros, Ruiz de Burton, Alvarez, Suarez, Tomas Rivera, and Mohr.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENG 438 - American Gothic (3 cr.)
A study of the Gothic in American literature and culture from the 18th century to the present including works from authors such as Brown, Hawthorne, Poe, Gilman, James, Wharton, Faulkner, Lovecraft, Jackson, Morrison, and McCarthy. Students will also examine representations of the American Gothic in popular culture including graphic novels and films. Special attention will be paid to the American Gothic as a reflection of the culture’s anxiety concerning history; gender; race and ethnicity; science and technology; and nature.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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ENG 443 - Seminar in Contemporary Literature (3 cr.)
A critical examination of significant works produced in the last two decades by writers influencing the contemporary international literary scene. The reading will cover all genres.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and junior standing.
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ENG 444 - Arthurian Legend (3 cr.)
Literature dealing with King Arthur and his knights, from the 12th century to the 15th and beyond. The instructor may trace the evolution of the Arthurian legend from the Middle Ages to the present or may choose to focus primarily on the medieval legend.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 448 - Irish Literature (3 cr.)
Survey of Irish literature from the Irish Literary Revival (ca. 1890) to the present. All genres represented with special consideration of the works of Yeats, Synge, Joyce, O’Casey, and Trevor and of the historical and cultural context of Irish literature.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 449 - Topical Studies in British Literature (3 cr.)
Studies in diverse British literature topics; topics change with each offering and may include a literary movement, period, genre, theme or motif, a major author, group of authors, or critical approach. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and ENG 195 or ENG 196 or POI.
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ENG 457 - World Drama Since 1925 (3 cr.)
British and continental drama focusing on such phenomena as epic theatre, the absurdists, theatre of cruelty, agit-prop drama and multimedia experiments. Playwrights studied: Brecht, Durrenmatt, Beckett, Genet and Weiss.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENG 459 - Topical Studies in World Literature (3 cr.)
Studies in diverse World (non-British Isles, American or Canadian) literature topics; topics vary with each offering and may include a national or ethnic literature, literary movement, period, genre, theme or motif, a major author, group of authors, or critical approach. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and ENG 195 or ENG 196 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 461 - Young Adult Literature (3 cr.)
An exploration of significant fiction written for young adults aged 12 to 18. Issues include literary evaluation criteria, literary themes and issues, and societal pressures upon content and form.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 195 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 462 - Young Adult Science Fiction (3 cr.)
Significant works of science fiction and related speculative fiction written for the young adult audience. Issues include apocalypse, coming of age, futurism, posthumanity, power relationships, social and environmental responsibility, utopia/dystopia.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and a course in literature.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 469 - Topical Studies in Film (3 cr.)
Studies in diverse American, British or world cinema topics. Topics vary with each offering and may include national or ethnic film, film theory, history, trends, periods, genres, themes, motifs, or new directions in the field. Focus on reading and writing that use the formal vocabularies of film studies. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , junior standing, and at least one course in literature or film, or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Once per Year
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ENG 480 - The Stratford Experience (1 cr.)
Students will study Shakespeare, the history of the Stratford Festival, and travel to Stratford, Ontario to watch the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s performances of his plays.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
Fees: Drama Fee $300.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ENG 485 - Advanced Writing Workshop (3 cr.)
The purpose of this workshop course is to develop advanced writing skills in any genre (poetry, drama, fiction, and creative nonfiction), with special emphasis on developing personal voice and style. This culminating course in the Writing Arts major is focused on peer review and analysis of all works written. Must be repeated once for a total of 6 credits; may be repeated twice for a total of 9 credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 186 & ENG 186 and two courses from the following list: ENG 302 , ENG 303 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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ENG 486 - Editing and Publishing (3 cr.)
Practical experience in editing by working on the staff of the professional literary journal, Saranac Review. Involves extensive and intensive reading and screening of submissions and critical discussion of manuscripts. Emphasis on developing students’ awareness of criteria for publication. Discussion of various topics related to editing and publishing such as ethical issues, the contemporary literary market and trends, social media and publishing, conventions of editorial practice including fact-checking, and production aspects. Students will also perform other tasks whenever needed.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 Minimum of junior standing POI
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENG 487 - Senior Assessment (0 cr.)
ENG 487 consists of an essay exam designed to provide data from which to assess the effectiveness of the English Literature Program. Essays will be administered in the semester prior to graduation.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Summer, Spring
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ENG 488 - Senior Writing Portfolio (0 cr.)
Production of a portfolio comprising work from multiple writing arts courses at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Students will follow guidelines set by the department.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): major in English Writing Arts and senior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENG 489 - Washington Internship Institute (3 to 15 cr.)
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ENG 496 - Instructional Practicum (1 to 3 cr.)
Supervised tutoring or classroom instructional assistance in the Learning Center or an English/journalism course. A contract specifying each student’s duties, approved by the course coordinator, will be on file in the department. Can be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 305 or ENG 390 is recommended.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENG 498 - Internship (Variable)
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ENG 499 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ENG 599 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ESL 90 - Writing: Developing Paragraphs (3 cr.)
Writing course to help students develop sentences and paragraphs for academic writing. Focus is on organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics. ESL 90 credit counts toward semester credit load but does not count toward the credits or grade point average required for graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 92 - Grammar Editing for Speakers of Other Languages (3 cr.)
Intermediate-level grammar practice. Focuses on verb tenses, noun phrases and clauses, articles, prepositions, and punctuation. Students practice editing their own writing work. Note: ESL 92 credit counts toward semester credit load but does not count toward the credits or grade point average required for graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ESL 94 - Listening Comprehension for Speakers (3 cr.)
Extensive listening practice and development of listening skills enabling students to better understand academic lectures and more efficiently take notes. ESL 94 credit counts toward semester credit load but does not count toward the credits or grade point average required for graduation.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 96 - Conversational English for Speakers of Other Languages (3 to 4 cr.)
Extensive listening and speaking practice will help students participate in a meaningful manner in the oral/aural communication of university and professional life. Note: ESL 96 credit counts toward semester credit load but does not count toward the credits or grade point average required for graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 98 - Reading English for Speakers of Other Languages (3 cr.)
The development of reading skills and vocabulary will prepare students to read textbooks with greater comprehension and efficiency without translating into their own languages. Students are also introduced to concepts important to American culture. Note: ESL 98 credit counts toward semester credit load but does not count toward the credits or grade point average required for graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 102 - Advanced Grammar Editing (3 cr.)
Continuation of ESL 92 for students who need additional practice with grammar and in editing their own written work.
Prerequisite(s): ESL 92 or appropriate TOEFL or placement tests.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 104 - Advanced Listening (3 cr.)
Advanced level listening practice and development of listening skills enables students to better understand academic lectures and more efficiently take notes. Listening practice in other styles such as news broadcast, informal conversational English.
Prerequisite(s): ESL 94 or appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 106 - Advanced Conversational English (3 cr.)
Extensive practice in academic speaking and listening and communication skills. Preparation of students for successful communication in and out of class with their professors and fellow students. Discussion of concepts important to American culture.
Prerequisite(s): ESL 96 or appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 107 - Advanced Pronunciation (1 cr.)
A lecture/workshop to improve the pronunciation of non-native speaking students. The course will also increase students’ ability to pronounce the phonemes of English. The course also addresses the stress, intonation and rhythm of formal and informal spoken English. It is suitable for students who are enrolled in both intermediate and advanced-level ESL courses. Course may be repeated up to two (2) times.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 108 - Advanced Reading (3 cr.)
Extensive reading of material at the college level including excerpts from university textbooks. Extensive practice of academic reading and study skills. Discussion of concepts important to American culture.
Prerequisite(s): ESL 98 or appropriate TOEFL or placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 109 - Advanced Vocabulary Skills (1 cr.)
A lecture/workshop to increase, broaden and expand the vocabulary of non-native speaking students in preparation for academic reading and writing. The course will also increase students’ knowledge of informal American English, e.g., idioms, collocations, etc. The course addresses all four communicative skills. It is suitable for students who are enrolled in advanced-level ESL courses or who have a high level of proficiency in English. Course may be repeated up to two (2) times.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 110 - Critical Reading (3 cr.)
This course is designed to help students do the critical reading required in ENG 101 and other courses. It is suitable for students at different levels of ability and could parallel any college course. The emphasis is on reading, rereading, thinking, discussing, and test taking. Instruction will focus on reading processes and strategies.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ESL 108 or appropriate placement test score.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 496 - Instructional Practicum (1 to 3 cr.)
Supervised tutoring or classroom instructional assistance in the Learning Center or an ESL course. A contract specifying each student’s duties, approved by the program coordinator, will be on file in the program office. Can be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of program coordinator.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ESL 499 - English as a Second Language Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENT 300 - Foundations of Entrepreneurial Action (3 cr.)
Students will gain an understanding of the entrepreneurial process by considering a variety of entrepreneurial case studies, including social entrepreneurship. Students will gain appreciation for a variety of attributes and characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and assess their entrepreneurial styles. Students will explore entrepreneurial actions and develop communication skills in the entrepreneurial context. Students will develop and present an innovative entrepreneurial concept for presentation.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
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ENT 320 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.)
The entrepreneurial processes of identifying opportunities for innovation and determining their feasibility for successful implementation are studied and practiced. Students will use and reflect upon the mental processes and analytical tools that can be employed to generate entrepreneurial opportunities and select viable projects. Blending creative, analytical, and communication skills students will identify, develop, and pitch an entrepreneurial idea.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 300, MKE 290 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall or Spring (Every 3 Semesters)
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ENT 338 - Canadian Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.)
This course will focus on the entrepreneurial environment in Canada, the factors and programs that contribute to, or are obstacles to, innovation and to the successful development of Canadian entrepreneurial products and organizations. Students will learn about Canada’s leading entrepreneurs, their entrepreneurial qualities, and their innovative products, services, and organizations.
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ENT 360 - Entrepreneurship Through the Movies (3 cr.)
The goal of this class is to analyze entrepreneurial and business concepts as they are portrayed in mainstream movies in order to provide an in-depth discussion of these topics
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENT 399 - Entrepreneurship Ind. Study (1 to 3 cr.)
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ENT 420 - Entrepreneurial Growth and Exit Strategies (3 cr.)
The skills and techniques for exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities and leading an organization from inception, through rapid growth and exit are explored. The functional areas of management, marketing, accounting and finance are brought together to provide insight on how to operate a business experiencing rapid organizational growth. Students will have the opportunity to participate in problem-solving, field projects, or case analyses related to problems associated with rapid organizational growth.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 , ENT 320 , FIN 350 , MGM 280 , MKE 290 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENT 440 - Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness (3 cr.)
The entrepreneurial skills of recognizing and gaining control over valuable resources are examined from the Lean Entrepreneurship perspective where risks are minimized while testing and learning about entrepreneurial opportunities. Students will develop strategies and skills for gaining access to critical human resources, sources of finance, trade credit, real estate, and intellectual property. Students will develop a business plan that specifically demonstrates the integration of resources necessary to launch a venture.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 , ENT 300, ENT 320 , FIN 355 .
Meets Advanced Writing Requirement
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENT 443 - Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
Seminar offered occasionally on advanced entrepreneurship topics of current interest and importance. The course explores entrepreneurship in greater depth and allows for the exploration of an area taken from another entrepreneurship course in greater detail or it may concentrate on an area of entrepreneurship not generally covered in existing courses: Issues of Family Businesses, New Product Development, and Marketing for Small Business.
Prerequisite(s): MKE 290 and MGM 280 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Year
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ENT 498 - Internship in Entrepreneurship (1 to 3 cr.)
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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ENT 499 - Independent Study in Entrepreneurship (1 to 3 cr.)
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)
Environmental science is the study of natural ecosystems, human impacts on the environment, and sustainable management of the Earth’s resources. Processes of the physical and biological environment are used as a basis for consideration of current environmental issues. Topics considered include energy consumption and global warming, water and air pollution, waste management, impacts of deforestation on biodiversity and other environmental changes occurring on a global scale.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Natural Science and Technology
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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ENV 199 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ENV 201 - Environment and Society (3 cr.)
This course uses a social-ecological systems lens to explore ways that society and the environment interact. We will discuss ways that societal institutions such as economics, science, community, race, politics and media contribute to, and help manage grand environmental challenges. To accomplish these goals the course will experience field trips in/around the Plattsburgh community and employ a variety of media including books, scholarly journal articles, popular press articles, and film/radio among others. The course will engage subject matter through discussions, debates, writing, mental modeling, quizzes and other venues.
Liberal Arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 206 - Environmental Technology I (3 cr.)
An overview of the current technological solutions available for waste management and pollution control. Subject matter will include a review of priority pollutants, contaminant sources, and an assessment of pollution control technologies for wastewater treatment, hazardous waste transport and disposal, air pollution, and noise pollution.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 101 or BIO 102 or ENV 201 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 238 - Forest Mensuration (3 cr.)
Forest mensuration is one of the most fundamental disciplines within forest and related sciences. It deals with the measurement of trees and stands and the analysis of the resultant information. Students in this class will get firsthand experience with these measurements and analyses. This course also reviews the notable influence of statistics on forest mensuration methods and techniques; it reviews and evaluates elementary statistical concepts.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Every Year at Clinton County CV-Tec
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ENV 273 - HAZWOPER: Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (2 cr.)
This course meets the requirements of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for hazardous materials operations and emergency response program which are required by both EPA and OSHA. The course leads to a 40-hour HAZWOPER certificate. This certification is a job requirement for many entry-level positions in the area of environmental consulting potentially filled by our programs in both geology and environmental science.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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ENV 292 - Place Based Leadership in the Lake Champlain Basin 3
: Students will deepen their understanding of the natural and cultural history of the Lake Champlain basin with the aid of experiential learning opportunities. We will travel throughout the region building a foundational understanding of the basin through our interactions with the work of local individuals and organizations striving for a healthy region typified by sustainable and just relationships between human and more than human inhabitants. We will emphasize leadership development and opportunities for engagement across a variety of environmental fields through our experiences, readings, creative endeavors, and seminar style discussions.
Semester(s) Offered: Summer
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ENV 299 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
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ENV 304 - Ecology (4 cr.)
Refer to BIO 304 course description. Lecture/Lab
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): BIO 102 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 306 - Atmospheric Processes (3 cr.)
An introduction to atmospheric processes including energy transfer and interactions, condensation and precipitation, atmospheric circulation, climate, and climatic change. Emphasis will be placed upon how the atmosphere impacts various world ecosystems.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 101 or GEL 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 310 - Environmental Planning (3 cr.)
Basic concepts and procedures of environmental planning, including environmental design concepts, open space conservation strategies, watershed protection, land use regulations, socioeconomic and political factors, and planning in the Adirondacks and Catskill Parks.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): GEL 101 or GEG 120 or ENV 101 or ENV 201 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 329 - Environmental Management (3 cr.)
Fundamental approaches of managing, land, air and water resources for environmental protection and pollution control. Emphasis on ecological principles as well as practical aspects of compliance with environmental regulations.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 101 or ENV 201 ; ENV 304 /BIO 304 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 332 - Plant Ecology (4 cr.)
A comprehensive analysis of interrerlationship between plants and environmental factors. Evaluates models of plant strategies and vegetation processes. Consequences of vegetation management practices on ecosystems are discussed. Lecture and laboratory.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): BIO 304 /ENV 304
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 333 - Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Introduction to statistical analysis of univariate biological data, including: statistics of location and dispersion, analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear regression, correlation, and non-parametric tests. Discussion of experimental design and use of a statistical package for data analysis, followed by interpretation of results.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): A 100-level science course and sophomore standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 337 - Field Ecology (3 cr.)
A firsthand approach to field studies of Northern New York plants and animals and the environments in which they interact. General identification of organisms, and their population and community ecological relationships. Lectures and laboratory.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): BIO 304 /ENV 304 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENV 340 - Environmental Science Seminar (3 cr.)
Readings, research and writing on selected topics/issues in environmental science, seminar discussions and presentations.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ENG 101 ; ENV 201 or BIO 102 ; LIB 190 .
General Education Category: Oral Expression
Meets Advanced Writing Requirement
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 343 - Dendrology (4 cr.)
The identification, taxonomy, ecology, geographic ranges and uses of trees of North America with emphasis on important species in the Northeast. Field labs will survey native local trees, shrubs, and some introduced ornamentals in the Champlain Valley and Adirondacks. This course will also cover introductory measurement principles and techniques used in forest inventory. Basic statistics, aerial photograph interpretation, and forest inventory skills are integrated into field laboratories (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab per week).
Corequisite(s): ENV 304 /BIO 304
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Year
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ENV 347 - Instrumentation and Water Quality Analysis (3 cr.)
Instrumental analysis of samples from aquatic systems involving automated colorimetry, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, gas chromatography, ion chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography. Students will learn basic analytical techniques and apply them in group projects investigating real-world water quality problems.
Lecture/Lab
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CHE 101 or CHE 112 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 350 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Mapping (3 cr.)
Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), map design, and ArcView GIS. Use of ArcView GIS for preparing maps, and for storing and retrieving spatial data.
Prerequisite(s): GEG 120 or GEL 101 or sophomore standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 355 - Principles of Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
Introduction to basic concepts in photogrammetry, air photo interpretation and remote sensing.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 101 or ENV 201 or GEG 120 or GEL 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 356 - Environmental Technology II (3 cr.)
A continuation of ENV 206 . This course offers an advanced, quantitative approach to designing technological solutions for waste management and pollution control. Subject matter will include hydraulic transport systems, pollutant fate and transport in surface waters, stormwater management, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and solid waste management systems.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): MAT 131 or MAT 222 or MAT 225 ; ENV 206 ; or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 366 - Global Climate Change: Turning Knowledge into Action (3 cr.)
An introduction to global climate change. Course topics include the scientific principles of global climate change, including its detection, impacts, and mitigation strategies. The course will provide up-to-date information on anthropogenic global climate change and address the social, economic, and political aspects of this international environmental issue.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Completion of natural science and technology general education requirement.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Spring
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ENV 370 - Soil Science (4 cr.)
Study of physical, chemical and biological properties of soils and their relationship to the environment. Includes the study of soil formation and profile characteristics, soil organisms, nutrients cycling and management, soil acidity and non-point pollution. Laboratory emphasizes scientific investigations of soil management questions.
Lecture/Lab
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): BIO 102 ; ENV 304 or BIO 304 ; GEL 101 ; CHE 101 or CHE 111 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENV 371 - Environmental Leadership (3 cr.)
Explores effective leadership in the environmental context and nurtures students’ leadership capacities in a number of key areas crucial to environmental problem solving, such as: creating effective collaborations, environmental conflict management, participatory processes and community engagement, project planning and management, and social movements and change management.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in an environmental major (ENV, EVS, GEG, GEL).
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 380 - Sustainable Transportation (3 cr.)
This course offers a comprehensive overview of all transportation modes, including road, rail, maritime and air transportation. The significance and impacts of each mode will be investigated through the lenses of sustainability. Transportation systems in urban areas will be an emphasis. Economic feasibility analysis, policy-making, planning and implementation will be used as critical methods for achieving a more sustainable future in the context of combating climate change.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): GEG 121 or GEG 301 , GEG 307 , or ENV 201 , or SCM 301 , or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Spring
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ENV 385 - Mixed Methods for Environmental Planning and Management (3 cr.)
An introduction to quantitative and qualitative methods for environmental planning and management. Course topics include census data analysis, survey design and implementation, field reconnaissance, photo interpretation, content analysis, interviewing techniques, and focus groups. The primary purpose of this course is to introduce students to the types of analytical methods used by professional environmental planners. Students will also learn to interpret and synthesize analytical results to support planning and policy change.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 201 ; ENV 310 ; and MAT 161 or ENV 333 ; or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 399 - Independent Study (0 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
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ENV 406 - Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
An introduction to the science of global climate change. Course topics will include radiative transfer and the Earth’s energy balance, influence of Earth system components on the climate system (atmosphere, ocean, biosphere, cryosphere), natural and human drivers of climate change, the detection and prediction of long-term climate trends, and the impacts of anthropogenic climate change.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): MAT 221 or MAT 224 , and CHE 112 ; or POI
Semester(s) Offered: Every other spring
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ENV 407 - Restoration Ecology (3 cr.)
Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of restoration ecology. Emphasis placed on understanding key ecological principles that are applied to restore degraded ecosystems as well as project planning and management.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): BIO 304 /ENV 304 and one advanced ecology elective or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 411 - Water Quality Modeling (4 cr.)
Mathematical modeling of water quality. Hypotheses on the relationship between pollutant loading and resultant water quality will be formulated and tested.
Lecture/Lab
Prerequisite(s): ENV 206 or ENV305, MAT 221 , or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ENV 413 - Biogeochemical Cycling (3 cr.)
This course evaluates the biochemistry, chemistry, geochemical and biological cycling of major and minor elements in the earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Topics covered in this course include biogeochemistry of water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur cycles, their global budges and relationships to anthropogenic perturbations and global climate change.
Prerequisite(s): CHE 106 or CHE 111 and (BIO 102 or GEL 101 ).
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 417 - Environmental Impact Assessment (3 cr.)
Study of the environmental impact assessment process including major federal (NEPA), state (SEQR), regional and local regulations; environmental impact statement preparation; assessment methodologies; and public participation.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): GEG 120 or ENV 201 or ENV 310 ; junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 419 - Geographic Information Systems Applications (3 cr.)
Use of geographic information systems (GIS) for analysis. Applications in the environmental sciences, land use planning, and environmental impact assessment. Use of ArcMap, Spatial Analyst and 3-D Analyst.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 350 /GEG 350 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 421 - Environmental Law and Policy (3 cr.)
This course analyzes the role played by the different branches of government and the public in shaping and determining environmental policy and law. Major environmental statutes and agency regulations at the local, federal and international level are examined.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and either ENV 304 or GEL 310 or PSC 311 or GEG 332 or ECO 392 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENV 422 - Environmental Data Analysis (3 cr.)
Course will provide experience in experimental design, data management, data exploration, and statistical methods. Students will learn best management practices for collecting, storing, and sharing data, including metadata. This course will introduce students to the R programming language in the context of performing exploratory data analysis, visualization, and statistical methods commonly used in the field. Students will have the opportunity to use their own data sets for class projects.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 333 or MAT 161 or Junior standing or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ENV 430 - Wildlife Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
Wildlife Ecology seeks to explore the natural history, biodiversity, diel cycles, behavior and movement patterns, food preference, and community and habitat interactions among wildlife species. Exploration of methods for surveying and identifying wildlife, specifically vertebrates, will offer opportunities for discussion of primary literature. Independent and group field research will stem from careful primary literature searches and class discussion. Through trapping, surveys, animal tracking using GPS and radio-telemetry, strict adherence to the scientific method, and GIS analysis, students will gain first-hand knowledge of tools for the wildlife professional. The course will combine morning lecture with afternoon data collection, and evening analysis and presentation.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENV 304 /BIO 304 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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