Courses

Designed especially to give qualified students the skills of scholarly investigation in such fields as French and Francophone literature, film, civilization, or language. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different.

Various issues in the teaching of writing. Topics may include composition theory, theory of language, community literacy practices, college writing instruction, writing center practices, and teacher or tutor training. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

Various issues in the teaching of writing. Topics may include composition theory, theory of language, community literacy practices, college writing instruction, writing center practices, and teacher or tutor training. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

Student-generated final creative project, in the medium of the individual student's concentration. The student meets with the course instructor and/or faculty advisor for regularly scheduled meetings to present their work as it develops, or for critique and discussion. In addition, there may be required group critiques, and class trips. There is a required term paper, due one week in advance of the final review at the end of the semester.

Topics to be announced. (No student is permitted to enroll in more than one seminar per semester.) May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.

An exploration of several methodological approaches to social research in the urban area. Group research projects utilizing a combination of field research, community service, and in-class learning to build academic and professional skills and help students connect their academic studies to field and community experience. (May be taken twice if the project is different.)

Social groups and their institutions, and culture in the broad sense of howpeople lived, thought, and their beliefs and values. The course will emphasize the interaction of classes, ethnic, and religious groups within a particular society or societies.

Introduction to the pragmatic aspects of the implementation of commercially utilized software systems. Example systems may include: database management systems, distributed systems, orchestration systems, and virtualization. Best practices in the design, implementation, documentation, and maintenance of the specified software system will be learned through a series of hands-on projects, typically culminating in a final project. Software purchase may be required.

Selected issues in urban studies, with individual work done by the student. (May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.)

Selected issues in urban studies, with individual work done by the student. (May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.)