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GER 3250 - Introduction to the Study of German Literature
An appreciation of German literature through reading and critical interpretation of selected works of various literary types.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GER 2010 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
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GER 3280 - Fear of the Other: Xenophobia and the Holocaust
This course first analyzes the ways Nazis used fear in excluding, persecuting, and murdering people which it identified as ’Others.’ Students then apply this knowledge to examine situations in which fear has been instrumentalized for political and/or personal purposes. Drawing upon international events, this course explores fear and xenophobia using psychological, political, sociological, literary, artistic, philosophical, and historical sources, thus applying a transcultural approach to general patterns in human interactions. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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GER 4520 - Advanced German Composition
Intensive practice in composition and stylistics directed towards appreciation of literary and other written expression in German with work in free composition at an advanced level.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GER 3160 and GER 3170.
Credits: 3 hours
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GER 4530 - Advanced German Conversation
Intensive training in conversational German with emphasis on colloquial language and idiom.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GER 3160 and GER 3170.
Credits: 3 hours
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GER 4760 - Foreign Study - non WMU
Student participation in pre-approved program of study abroad that is not through Western Michigan University.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Prior approval of departmental advisor or chairperson.
Credits: 1 - 16 hours
Notes: Repeatable for credit up to 32 hours.
When Offered: (Fall-Spring 1 to 16 hours) Summer I/II 1 to 8 hours
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GER 4770 - Foreign Study
Student participation in departmentally approved program of study abroad.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Prior approval of departmental advisor and chairperson.
Credits: 1 to 16 hours
Notes: Repeatable for credit up to 32 credit hours.
When Offered: (Fall-Spring 1 to 16 hours) Summer I/II 1 to 8 hours
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GER 5000 - Elementary German for Reading Proficiency
Intensive grammar and elementary reading for translation and research purposes. The course is primarily for the graduate student who has had little or no study in the language. However, undergraduates who desire a thorough reading knowledge may also apply. No oral work.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Undergraduates must secure permission of Department.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course does not count toward a major or minor in German. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GER 5010 - Intermediate German for Reading Proficiency
Readings in the language at intermediate and advanced levels for translation and research purposes. Special attention will be given to students’ major fields. Completion of GER 5010 with a minimum of “B” constitutes graduate proficiency in the language.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Undergraduates must secure permission of department.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course does not count toward a major or minor in German. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GER 5020 - German for Graduate Study
German instruction for graduate students enrolled in a degree program who need knowledge of German for their field of study. Students will sit in appropriate level course for their learning.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval of department of student’s graduate program and approval of Department of World Languages and Literatures.
Credits: 3 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. May not be taken by undergraduate students in any field.
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GER 5200 - Topics in German Linguistics and Language Science
The advanced study of a language or a group of languages from a scientific point of view, such as the function and status of languages in society, the comparative history of different language families or the manipulation of language for pragmatic needs across cultures.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be offered as ARAB/CHIN/FREN/GER/ GREK/ITAL/JPNS/LAT/RUSS 52000. May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GER 5290 - Survey of German Literature
A comprehensive study of German literature from German Realism to the present.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GER 3160, GER 3170, GER 3220 and GER 3250; or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GER 5500 - Independent Study in German
Directed individual study of a specific topic in German literary or linguistic area.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: One 5000-level course in the major; a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the major; department approval required.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students. Not open to minors.
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GER 5590 - History of the German Language
Survey of the development of the German language.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Six hours of 3000-level German or above.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GER 5600 - Studies in German Literature
Topic varies according to genre, author, or period and will be announced. Each of these courses carries separate credit, although all are listed under 5600. Thus, a student may take any or all of the offerings at various times. Representative topics which may be treated in this area include: The Novelle - Survey of the development with representative selections; Lyric Poetry - Survey of the development with significant selections; 19th Century Drama to -Primarily Kleist, Grillparzer, Hebbel, and Hauptmann; 20th Century Drama - Representative selections.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GER 3160, GER 3170, GER 3220 and GER 3250; or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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Gerontology |
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GRN 1000 - Introduction to Aging Studies
Introduction to the content associated with aging studies. Course elements include historical milestones in the development of aging as a subject of study; the aged as a special population; heterogeneity among older persons; the aging network; health systems; and health and allied health professions. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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GRN 2000 - Health and Aging
Focus on the biopsychosocial aspects of health and aging, employing a holistic perspective regarding health promotion and treatment approaches. Discuss age related changes and health conditions that are common in older adults. Explore developmental milestones, life transitions and their effects in later life.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GRN 1000 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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GRN 3000 - Aging in all Environments
Explore the various definitions of environment as well as its impact on the lives of older adults. Opportunities provided to develop basic skills necessary to evaluate the connections between an older adult, his or her goals and various settings. Interventions to bridge the barriers to participation will be introduced. Roles of professionals and paraprofessionals will be identified.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GRN 1000
Credits: 3 hours
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GRN 3500 - Issues in Aging: Service Learning in Gerontology
Service learning course; forum for discussion of revolving topics of aging relevant to current issues. Examine attitudes and aspects of aging among diverse populations, special problems of aging in individuals and groups with increased risk for age-related biopsychosocial problems. Impairment, activity, and life-participation problems facing older individuals within their various contexts is discussed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GRN 1000
Credits: 3 hours
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GRN 4000 - Public Policy and Aging
Explore the broad range of policies relating to older adults in the U.S. and the various demographic, economic and health determinants that shape these policies. Policy and its link to well-being of older adults and their families is discussed. A special focus will be given to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Older Americans Act.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GRN 1000
Credits: 3 hours
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Global and International Studies |
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GIST 1100 - Special Topics in Global Studies
This is a variable topics course that introduces a problem, issue, or subject of study using a global lens.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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GIST 2000 - Introduction to Global and International Studies
Multidisciplinary introduction to global and international studies as an academic field of inquiry, with emphasis on six focus fields: •Identities and cultures in a globalized world •State, security and transnational governance •Inequality and social responsibility •Global health and the environment •Migration and population dynamics •Global communication, expression and information systems. Students will explore the major world regions, be open to intercultural contacts, place issues in historical and ideological context and be able to judge information about major global trends and issues; by the end of the course, students should see themselves as members of global as well as local communities. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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GIST 3100 - Global Studies in the Field
Students are provided with an introduction to historical, political, artistic, and social institutions in the international location(s) of study. While gaining an appreciation for both what is common and what is different relative to the United States, students will develop sensitivity to diversity and inclusion both at home and abroad. Lessons learned about the world beyond us are more effectively absorbed when we pair academic preparation with our boots on the ground in the country of study. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hours
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GIST 3500 - Topics in Global Studies
This is a variable topics course focusing on global and international studies from a variety of perspectives.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit under different topics.
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GIST 4900 - Senior Capstone Seminar in Global and International Studies
Interdisciplinary exploration of one global topic chosen from one of six Focus Fields. Research, preparation and submission of several different writing tasks, including grant proposal, news article, annotated bibliography, research paper and creative writing exercise. Classroom work helps students to establish connections with the larger community, develop strategies to analyze and address problems, and work with professionals trained in a diverse set of fields.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GIST 2000, senior standing and 18 hours of course work toward major in global and international studies, exclusive of foreign language requirements; approval from the global and international studies advisor.
Credits: 3 hours
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GIST 4980 - Directed Research and Field Projects
Individual reading, research, and international field projects. Topics may be listed in Schedule of Course Offerings.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval from the global and international studies advisor.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Notes: May be repeated for up to 6 hours.
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GIST 5000 - Topics in Global and International Studies
Topics may be listed in Schedule of Course Offerings.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval from the global and international studies advisor.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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Graduate Studies |
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GRAD 5010 - Special Topics
This is a variable topics, variable credit graduate-level course for consideration of current and special interest to graduate students. Specific topics and number of credit hours will be announced each time the course is scheduled.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GRAD 5100 - Academic English Proficiency for Graduate Students
This course is for graduate students who are non-native speakers of English and who have sufficient English language proficiency to be admitted to the university, but who need to improve their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in order to be successful in their academic study. The course promotes further development in the ability to comprehend spoken and written genres needed for academic success and to respond to them critically in writing and speaking.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Minimum of 61 on TOEFL or equivalent English proficiency score.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Students enrolled in this course who have restricted admission status must pass with a grade of “B” or better or they may be required to repeat the course. Open to graduate students only.
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Graphic and Printing Science |
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GPS 1500 - Introduction to Graphic and Printing Science
An introductory course describing the printing/imaging industry. Image Design, preparation, generation, photo imaging by photomechanical and desktop systems, proofing, presswork, and bindery. A comparison of all printing methods will be included. Learning environment enhance by hands-on experience. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Scientific Literacy with Lab Category.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
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GPS 1570 - Imaging Systems
Conversion of line and halftone image sources to digital data for output as reflection copy proofs, film or direct to plate. Photosensitive materials, electronic imaging systems, lenses and light, copy and data requirements, chemical and dry processing methods, densitometric and sensitometric instrumentation and image analysis.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GPS 1500 (may be taken concurrently). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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GPS 2150 - Introduction to Ink
Ink main components and ink additives. Formulation, manufacturing, quality control, and waste disposal of liquid and paste inks. Ink and color. Relationship between the chemical and physical properties of inks and their printing quality. Working properties of ink. Optical properties of ink. End-use properties of ink. Concepts of rheology and surface energy. Environmental concerns. Water-based, solvent based, UV and EB curable ink chemistries. Inks for impact printing processes. Digital inks.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 1500, CHEM 1100, CHEM 1110, PAPR 1000 and MATH 1180. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
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GPS 2510 - Multimedia Publication and Design
Design and composition of multimedia publications, including publications for print (prepress), web (design) and optical media. Animation and video editing discussed. Different types of graphic objects and color representations extensively covered. Page layout and web authoring in extensive laboratory exercises.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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GPS 2570 - Computer Graphics and Prepress
Computer graphics from the point of view of both hardware and software. The representation, display and manipulation of graphical objects, including both vector and raster graphics with applications to prepress. The relationships of displayed graphics to printed graphics, including both direct digital and conventional presses.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 1570 and GPS 2510. A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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GPS 3500 - Offset Lithography
Substrate selection for web and sheetfed offset printing, offset printability, and printing defects. Prepress operations, platemaking, proofing. Offset press components, register controls, printing units, principles of drying, impression rollers and blankets. Ink variables, and differences between inks for publication, packaging and product printing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 2150 (may be taken concurrently) and (STAT 2160 or IEE 2610). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
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GPS 3570 - Color Management
Introduction to color management, color science and color imaging technologies. The course covers the basics of color reproduction for printing. It deals with RGB, CMYK and CIE color models. A large focus of the course is practical color management as practiced in the industry today. An ICC workflow and ICC profiles will be constructed and analysed. Profiles for scanners, monitors and printers will be made.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 1570 and GPS 2510. A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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GPS 3580 - Flexography
The study of all segments of the flexographic printing process, including current and future technology. Study of market segments and uses of flexography as a label and package printing process.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 2150 (may be taken concurrently) and (STAT 2160 or IEE 2610). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
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GPS 3590 - Rotogravure
Prepress operations, cylinder plating, engraving, proofing. Gravure press components, register controls, printing units, doctor blades, principles of drying and solvent regeneration, doctor blades, impression rollers and electrostatic assist. Ink variables, and differences between inks for publication, packaging and product printing. Substrate selection for rotogravure, gravure printability, and printing defects.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 2150 (may be taken concurrently) and (STAT 2160 or IEE 2610). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
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GPS 4400 - Seminar
A seminar course using guest speakers, University staff and field trips to add depth and breadth to the students’ education.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes:
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GPS 4570 - Advanced Multimedia
Advanced methods in digital multimedia creation and manipulation. Digital video and computer animation will combined and edited using professional techniques. Multimedia video productions will be produced using CD/DVD recording devices and analog display and recording devices.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GPS 2570 (may be taken concurrently). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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GPS 4580 - Digital Printing and Workflow
Digital printing mechanisms, including electrophotography (e.g. laser printers), ionography, magnetography, inkjet, thermal transfer and solid ink, dye sublimation, imagesetters/platesetters and hybrid systems. Workflow standards including CIP4, JDF, PDF/X, etc.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GPS 3570 (may be taken concurrently). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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GPS 4620 - Print Estimating
Learn the basics of estimating the printed piece including Basic Hourly Rate development, pricing structures of substrates, supplies and various machine costs. Develop methods of comparing estimated costs to final cost/profits. Learn the methods of computing substrate amounts based on materials available. Includes cost of cutting and related finishing operations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GPS 3500 or GPS 3580 or GPS 3590. A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
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GPS 4630 - Finishing and Converting
Analyze post-press equipment and operations to complete the printed piece. Field trips will demonstrate the scope of operations involved. Study of equipment costs and development of Basic Hourly Costs. Develop skills in various specialty finishing and converting operations; pop-up visuals, point of purchase displays, packaging, specialty folding.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GPS 4620 (may be taken concurrently). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Cross-Listed: (2 - 3)
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GPS 4850 - Research Design
Research selection, planning, design, and writing. A research problem selected in consultation with faculty. Student will define and analyze the problem; do a critical review of the literature; and propose a documented research program to increase understanding and knowledge about the problem. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category when taken as a 3-credit hour course in the second semester of the senior design sequence.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing in major.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to GPS department majors.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (1 - 2)
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GPS 5100 - Printability Analysis
Relationships between printed substrate, ink, printing process and resulting print quality from both the theoretical and measurement standpoints. Print recognition and printing problems from the point of view of substrate formation and its physicochemical properties, ink characteristics, and the printing process parameters. Main techniques of printability evaluation will include modern optical methods of light interaction with both printed and unprinted substrate, spectrophotometry, and image analysis.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GPS 3500 or GPS 3580 or GPS 3590 or PAPR 2420 or PAPR 3420. A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS or PAPR prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
When Offered: Spring
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GPS 5201 - Color Printing and Substrates
The interactions between ink and substrates are discussed for different printing processes. Digital prepress methods will be introduced with the purpose of preparing jobs for display, web or printing by different processes. Printing processes covered will be Offset Lithography, Rotogravure, Flexography, Letterpress, Screen and Digital. The colorant and substrate requirements (ink and paper, film etc.) for each process are discussed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 2150 or PAPR 2420 or PAPR 3420 or equivalent. A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS and PAPR prefixed prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to Graduate standing or Accelerated masters only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
When Offered: Every other Fall
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GREK 1000 - Basic Greek I
Fundamentals of classical Greek; readings emphasize Greek thought, culture, and civilization.
Credits: 4 hours
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GREK 1010 - Basic Greek II
Continuation of GREK 1000. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GREK 1000 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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GREK 5020 - Greek for Graduate Study
Classical Greek instruction for graduate students enrolled in a degree program who need knowledge of Greek for their field of study. Students will sit in appropriate level course for their learning.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval of department of student’s graduate program and approval of Department of World Languages and Literatures.
Credits: 3 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. May not be taken by undergraduate students in any field.
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GREK 5030 - Greek - English Translation Practicum
This is a practical course to teach the skills for translating texts from classical Greek into English. The objective of this course is to develop further language proficiency and to introduce students to the nuts and bolts of translation. Students will produce English translations from different sorts of classical Greek texts, such as essays, poetry, documents, and short fiction.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GREK 1010 or instructor approval.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GREK 5200 - Topics in Greek Linguistics and Language Science
The advanced study of a language or a group of languages from a scientific point of view, such as the function and status of languages in society, the comparative history of different language families or the manipulation of language for pragmatic needs across cultures.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be offered as ARAB/CHIN/FREN/GER/ GREK/ITAL/JPNS/LAT/RUSS 5200. May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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GREK 5500 - Independent Study in Greek
Directed, individual study of a specific topic in ancient Greek literature.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GREK 1010 and departmental approval.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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Haworth College of Business Courses |
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BUS 1000 - Business Preparation
Designed for first-year students, the Business Preparation course focuses on: 1) supporting students during the adjustment and transitional phase into WMU and HCoB; 2) helping students develop an understanding of the academic rigor and expectations required of all HCoB students; 3) assisting students in making meaningful, supportive connections with faculty, staff and peers; and 4) guiding students in developing a strong foundation that results in academic engagement and personal success.
Credits: 1 hour
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BUS 1750 - Business Enterprise
This course introduces students to key business functions and how they work together to provide customer value and generate profits for a company. Students will gain an understanding of the history and development of business in a free market economy. Students will be introduced to conceptual and quantitative models that help businesses solve problems and evaluate opportunities. Students will develop proficiency in oral and digital communication and information literacy through a number of classroom experiences and assignments. Students will examine the dynamics of business decision-making and demonstrate the ability to identify, define, and interpret essential business concepts through the use of an integrative business simulation. The simulation will also allow students to understand how information systems are used to manage a business and gain a first-hand understanding of leadership in a small group setting. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Oral and Digital Communications Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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BUS 2200 - Introduction to Global Business
An introduction to global business and its complex environment. Develop an understanding of relevant differences in the economic, socio-cultural, political, legal and ethical environment of global business. Realize how such differences can influence business functional operations such as production, marketing, management, information management, accounting and finance. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Leadership and Business Strategy.
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BUS 3000 - Business Preparation for Transfer Students
Designed for transfer students, the BUS 3000 Business Preparation for Transfer Students course offers students the opportunity to work with both an academic advisor as well as career center staff. This is a one-credit hour course that meets each week for the entire semester. The concept of the course is focused on several areas which include: 1) Supporting and assisting transfer students during the adjustment and transitional phase into WMU; 2) Helping transfer students develop an understanding of the academic rigor and expectations required of all WMU students across the Haworth College of Business; 3) Assisting transfer students in making meaningful, supportive connections with faculty, advising, career center and communication center staff and peers; and 4) Assisting transfer students in developing a strong foundation in academic and social engagement, and progress toward graduation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: 26 credits or higher.
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restriction.
Notes: Graded on a C/NC basis.
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BUS 3750 - Business Process Productivity
This course examines the impact of core business processes on the efficiency and effectiveness of a firm and its supply chain allies. The techniques for the design, implementation, and evaluation of continuous process improvements comprise the body of knowledge. The course uses experiential learning to challenge students to apply the techniques of continuous improvement and innovation to production and service process.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: MGMT 2500, and (STAT 1600 or STAT 2160 or STAT 2600 or STAT 3640 or STAT 3660 or IEE 2610); junior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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BUS 3900 - Business Internship
The business internship is designed to provide practical, hands-on business work experience within an organization and may or may noy be related to a business discipline. Internships may or may not be related to the student’s major field of study and are recommended for completion prior to the senior year of academic work. For each credit hour received, students are expected to participate in a minimum of 75 hours of compensated work. Internships must be approved in advance by the Haworth College of Business before credit is awarded.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Students must be admitted to the BBA (Business Administration) program.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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BUS 3960 - Study Abroad Seminar
An international study seminar for undergraduate students. Provides students with first hand exposure to cultural differences in other environments and how business is conducted overseas through visits to foreign manufacturing, service, governmental and/or non-governmental organizations supplemented by coordinated lectures and assigned readings.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Leadership and Business Strategy.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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BUS 3961 - Sustainability Study Abroad Seminar
An international study seminar for undergraduate students. This course provides students with first hand exposure to cultural differences and sustainability efforts in other environments. This course will also explore how business is conducted overseas through visits to foreign manufacturing, service, governmental and/or non-governmental organizations supplemented by coordinated lectures and assigned readings. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hours
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BUS 4000 - Business Professionalism
Designed for senior-level students, the Business Professionalism course provides students the opportunity to build professional competencies through the completion of on-line modules and in-class experiences, in order to prepare them for career success. This course is the capstone experience for the SPuRS program, and a graduation requirement for students seeking the BBA degree. Credit/No Credit basis only.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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BUS 4500 - Business Ethics and Sustainability
This course seeks to develop students’ understanding of business ethics and sustainability. The goal is to provide students with an enhanced ability to recognize the ethical dimensions of business problems. Students will assess activities from different functional areas of business in the context of developing sustainable practices.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (CIS 2700 or BUS 2700), FIN 3200, MGT 2500 and MKTG 2500.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Leadership and Business Strategy.
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BUS 4750 - Strategic Business Solutions
In this course students identify strategic issues and opportunities facing organizations and develop effective solutions. Students consider and evaluate strategic business alternatives and their implications by focusing on the key business dimensions of information, operations, people, and technology. The successful strategist integrates these four dimensions, sees the organization as a whole, and works proactively to improve organizational performance. this course requires students to learn new concepts as well as integrate prior course work and professional experiences.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 2110, ECON 2020, MGMT 2500, MKTG 2500, CIS 2700, BCM 3700, (BUS 3750 or MGMT 2800), FIN 3200, LAW 3800 (may be taken concurrently), and senior status.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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HISP 1240 - Indigenous Languages and Cultures in the Americas
This course examines indigenous peoples in the Americas with particular focus on Latin America. It is an introduction to Indigenous Cultures of the Americas through their language, stories and cultural practices. This course will introduce students to some of the myths, trickster stories, cosmology and the sociopolitical traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Americas stressing the importance of cultural contact and the role of indigenous culture in contemporary society, culture and identity. The course will train students to think and write as anthropological linguists. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISP 2650 - Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
This course will study the establishment and development in the U.S. of the culture of large groups of Hispanic, such as those of Cuban, Mexican, and Puerto Rican origin, as well as numerous others. Attention will be given to current manifestations of Hispanic culture in the arts, the media, education, and public life. This course does not count toward a Spanish major or minor. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISP 2750 - Latino Writing/Latino Culture
This course, taught in English, emphasizes the diverse nature of Latino writing and Latino culture by focusing on representative literary texts illustrative of the Hispanic role within contemporary United States society. It seeks to explain not only the relevance of this presence, but also the complexities inherent to biculturalism and bilingualism as experienced by those communities depicted in the works of prominent authors. This course does not count toward a Spanish major or minor. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISP 3390 - Contemporary Latin America
This course is taught in English and will provide students with the academic tools to appreciate, think, and write critically on cinema, literature, religious performances, and other cultural forms produced by contemporary Latin American societies. Different versions of the course will be offered, taught by faculty representing different areas of expertise in the department. By studying trends in contemporary cinema, literature and other cultural forms in today’s Latin America, the student will engage with alternative artistic and linguistic representations of a reality, that of Latin America, whose social, cultural, economical and technological otherness challenges and reconfigures Eurocentric world views. Accordingly, the topics of this course provide opportunities to step outside one’s own frame of reference by considering the human experience and the potential for human achievement from other perspectives. In one planned topic of this course, students will learn about a cinematic model that thrives in the midst of economic and technological limitations that are pertinent to Latin American reality. The way films are made in Latin America is very different from the modes of film-making in Hollywood and Western Europe. By examining this example of the arts, ideas and institutions in other cultures, this course will stimulate reflections on the characteristics of various cultures. In doing so, the course will also emphasize the adaptive nature of cultures or civilizations in response to the challenges of physical environment, intercultural and international relations, and internal socio-economic dynamics. In another planned topic of this course, by reading the works of contemporary Latin American poets and novelists, the student will be faced with manifestations of literary modernity that redefine what has been deemed as literary modernity in the West. Thus, in the process of examining works of literature produced outside the European cultural arena, the course will explore alternative views of modernization. The study of ex-centric sites of literary enunciation (e.g., Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina) will stimulate student reflection on the interaction of cultures and nations in an increasingly interdependent world. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 1000 - Early Western World
Survey of the major political and cultural developments in the ancient near east, Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe to approximately 1500. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Course Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 1010 - Modern Western World
Survey of major developments in Western civilization from the Renaissance to the present. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Course Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 1450 - Heroes and Villains in the Middle Ages
An introduction to medieval history and culture that focuses on the people of the Middle Ages, especially those who were particularly admired or vilified. The course explores how their lives were shaped by the society in which they lived, and how legends about them have influenced values and ideals down to the present. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 1450 and MDVL 1450. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Course Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2000 - Introductory Topics in History
May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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HIST 2020 - World History to 1500
With the growing integration of different geographical areas into an interconnected economic system, the world we inhabit today is increasingly becoming a global village. To become a competent member of the world community requires a sufficient knowledge of not only its present but also of its past. This course will provide an opportunity to learn about the past of the world, with a geographical coverage that literally extends to the entire globe, and in a span of time that began with the prehistoric age and ended in the 1500s. The focus of the course is on the political, socioeconomic, and cultural experiences of humanity. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2030 - World History since 1500
Introduction to World History since 1500, intended for students of all majors. By “world history” is meant not the sum history of the world’s separate societies and culture, but major chapters in the history of the interaction between them. We will examine the ways in which societies contacted one another, the ways they influenced one another, and the ways new societies emerged, including the roles played by migration, trade, war, empire, technology, epidemic, and religious and cultural diffusion. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2100 - American History to 1877
General survey of United States history from the colonial period to the late nineteenth century. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Course Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2110 - American History since 1877
General survey of United States history with emphasis on the 20th-century American experience. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Course Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2120 - American Culture
Major concepts in American life as seen from the perspective of literature, the arts, and mass media, and the role of these forms of communication on the development of public historical consciousness.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2125 - Sport in American Culture
This course examines the political, social, and economic history of sport and evaluates its changing impact on American culture from the 15th century to the present. Placing special emphasis on the intersection of sport with gender, race, ethnicity, and class, the course underscores the ways that diverse groups have shaped the development of sport in the United States. The course also considers the material aspects of sport including clothing, equipment, and facilities. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 2900 - The Historian’s Craft: An Introduction to the Study of History
This course examines the scope and methods of history and introduces basic research, analytical, communication, and study skills required of all historians. In addition, the class emphasizes awareness of history as a profession, and introduces a range of resources that may enhance students’ skills and knowledge as professional historians.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3010 - Modern Arts and Ideas
Survey of the history and interplay of intellectual and artistic creativity from the Renaissance to the present. Covers all major areas of material culture. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3015 - History and Film
In this course, students acquire a broad understanding of film, television, and other audio-visual media as arts that represent history and historical contexts. Possible approaches include how audio-visual media shape our understanding of the past in terms of accuracy and context; how society, culture, and economy have shaped film and other multimedia industries as global commodities over time; or how films and their makers illustrate and re-imagine intellectual histories and political movements from the late nineteenth century to the present. Additionally, students develop the critical skills necessary for film analysis, build their backgrounds in film theory, and augment their awareness of the imaginative and inventive capabilities of film and film making as a fine art. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3060 - Technology and Culture
Major technological developments throughout history, and interaction between technological change and culture. Survey of ancient and medieval technology, the industrial revolution, and the twentieth century, including aspects of technology and culture outside the Western tradition.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3100 - Topics in History
May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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HIST 3101 - Colonial America
This course explores themes and ideas unique to Colonial America. Topics that may be considered include, but are not limited to, European motivations for colonization, the political and economic cultures of the colonies, religion in the New World, race and slavery, and conflicts like the French and Indian War.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3102 - Era of the American Revolution
This course explores the central themes and key events in the era of the American Revolution. Topics that may be considered include, but are not limited to, the Revolution and its outcomes, race and slavery, and the political, social, and economic circumstances of the Early Republic.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3103 - The United States in the Nineteenth Century to the Gilded Age
This course explores the central themes and key events in 19th-century United States history. Topics that may be considered include, but are not limited to, the displacement of Native Americans, religious revivals, race and slavery, varied reform movements, the escalation of sectional tensions, political upheaval of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and America’s emergence as a global power.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3104 - The Gilded Age through the World Wars
This course explores the central trends, events, and personalities in United States history from the Gilded Age through the World Wars, roughly 1878 to 1945. Topics that may be considered include, but are not limited to, America’s emergence as a global power, participation in two world wars, the Depression and New Deal, and many other themes critical to an understanding of the 20th century.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3105 - The United States in the Global Era 1945-Present
This course will explore the major political, economic, social, and cultural transformations in the United States from the end of World War II through the end of the 20th century. Topics that may be considered, but are not limited to, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, the American War in Vietnam, culture of the nineteen-sixties, and the rise of conservatism.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3130 - The U.S. and the World
This course covers a range of topics related to U.S. political, military, cultural interventions in the world, and also explores the relationship between those policies and the social, psychological, and cultural components of life within the United States. Based on a series of case studies, the course will examine the links between domestic and international events, and consider the consequences for diverse groups in the U.S. and abroad.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3150 - Popular Art and Architecture in America
An introduction to and survey of popular architectural and artistic expression in American life from the point of initial European contact with Native American groups through the present. Focus on a variety of material and classifications of art and architecture, including high-style, vernacular, folk, popular, commercial, ethnic, and regionally-oriented materials. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3160 - Women in United States History
Women’s legal and social status, work, daily life, and participation in major events and processes in United States history; variety of women’s experience due to class, race, region, ethnicity, and religion. Survey of the women’s movement and emergence of feminist perspectives.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3180 - American Environmental History
This course explores the impact of environmental conditions on American historical and cultural development and examines changing attitudes toward environmental issues. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3191 - American Sport History
This course will consider the development of sport in American history from the mid-16th and 17th centuries through the 20th century, and will explore how social class, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and region have influenced American sporting experiences.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3200 - American Military History
Survey of major events and developments in North American and United States military history from the eighteenth century to the present. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3230 - History of Healthcare in the United States
This course will explore changes in medical practice and healthcare in the United States from the 17th century to the present day. While focusing on the techniques of medical practice, the course will also consider the rights, laws, ethics, and politics relating to medicine in the United States.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3260 - Native American History and Culture
Survey of the history and culture of American Indians from earliest times to the present; emphasis on cultural achievements and diversity, myths and prejudices of non-Indian Americans, and Indian-government interaction. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3265 - Readings in Native American History
This course will examine important events and themes in the histories of native groups and in that of Indian-European relations from earliest contact up to 1783, and will emphasize how native societies developed culturally, politically, and economically in the face of challenges brought about by contact with Europeans.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3280 - African-American History and Culture
Survey of history and culture of African-Americans from colonial times to the present; emphasis on cultural achievements and diversity, myths and prejudices of non-African-Americans, struggle for civil and human rights, and the dilemmas of integration versus separate identity. Brief survey of United States in a pan-Diaspora context.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3285 - African Americans in Michigan
This course will consider the African American experience and actions with regard to key developments in Michigan’s history during the 19th and 20th centuries, and place both the African American experience and Michigan history in a broader historical context.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3290 - Michigan History
A survey of the political, economic and social development of Michigan with emphasis on its relation to the history of the United States.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3300 - Canadian History and Culture
A survey of Canada from the sixteenth century to the present. Special attention to the sources of Anglo-French discord and Canada’s changing relationship with the United States. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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HIST 3310 - Queer History
Queer History uses the lens of queer theory to examine aspects of human sexuality and gender presentation that have been considered deviant or abnormal in different time periods and cultures across the globe over the last 3,500 years. Through a study of how societies categorize normative sexuality, we can reach a better understanding of how attitudes towards sex and gender roles shape the basic structures of human life. While the course will particularly focus on the treatment of same-sex relationships through history, we will also discuss a variety of other marginal sexual identities and behaviors including transgendered individuals, third-genders, prostitution, religious celibacy, and polygamy. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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