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Description for AFRSTY101:
This course presents an overview of the major theories in the field of Africana studies. It seeks to explore the Africana experience in a way that is orderly, systematic, and structurally integrated; and to convey an understanding of the cultural, historical, and political roots of this experience. The course focuses chronologically on major historical episodes through a study of ancient African civilizations, slavery, colonialism, and African liberation movements.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: World Cultures
Diversity: International focus

Description for AFRSTY270:
The evolution and development of African-American characters and caricatures as they have been represented in theatrical, screen, and television presentations.

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Credits: 3

Description for AFRSTY310:
This course undertakes a phenomenological and interpretive analysis of the organization and social structure of modern Caribbean societies. After a brief examination of the colonization and slavery period, it concentrates on the contemporary era with a special focus on key factors that have shaped the cultural parameters and the internal dynamics of the social systems of these Creolophone, Francophone, Anglophone Hispanophone and Dutch-speaking Caribbean societies. Special attention is therefore given to the salient racial, ethnic, social, political, economic and cultural issues that have significantly influenced and contributed to present day Caribbean societies.

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Credits: 3
Diversity: International focus

Description for AMST101:
This course introduces students to the varieties of popular culture in America, including popular literature, live entertainment, radio, movies, and television. In-depth case studies of such particular forms of popular culture as humor and music are included. In class viewing and listening accompany case studies.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Humanities

Description for ARABIC102:
Arabic 102 picks up where Arabic 101 left off. Our central tasks will be building vocabulary and mastering basic grammatical structures. Well also stress training in reading and writing Arabic sentences and in enhancing spoken skills necessary for a variety of daily activities. As the course progresses, more emphasis will fall on assimilating the language for more complex communicative purposes related to describing self, family members, career plans, and abstract matters like personal feelings and decisions.

Prerequisite: ARABIC 101 or equivalent.

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Credits: 4
Distribution: World Languages

Lab Fee:
The lab fee for this course is: $25

Description for ART100:
The course teaches students to begin to understand the processes of artistic creation. It enables the student to grasp the expressive content of works of art in a wide variety of media and to analyze how the artist creates his/her effect. It is not an historical survey. Through lectures, discussions, field trips, and museum visits, the student studies paintings, sculptures, and buildings; examples are chosen as often as possible from the Boston area. The course addresses such concepts as elements of composition, rhythm, symmetry, and space; and the possibilities of differing interpretations of subject matter. It offers a solid introduction to the arts by developing the student’s ability to see and analyze forms as the result of aesthetic and interpretive decisions.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Arts

Description for ART102:
An historical survey of Western art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century. The course deals with different aspects of the art of the Renaissance in Italy and the North, the Baroque and Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Arts

Description for ART281:
A comprehensive introduction to basic materials and techniques, with emphasis on drawing as a primary means for the description and interpretation of people and their environment. Problems in still life, landscape, and life drawing. Fundamentals of visual language are also addressed.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Arts

Lab Fee:
The lab fee for this course is: $40

Description for COMSTU105:
This course focuses on improvement of interpersonal, small group, and public communication skills. Through readings, journals, class discussions and activities, we explore the following: self-concept and perception, listening and responding, language and non-verbal behaviors, interviewing, problem-solving and decision-making, formal elements of speech-making, the evaluation of one’s own and others’ public messages.

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Credits: 3

Description for CRMJUS262L:
A general survey and analysis of adult crime. Attention to historical development of criminological thought, societal reaction to crime, and behavioral systems. Emphasis on theories of criminality and issues in the administration of justice by police and courts.

Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description for CRMJUS321L:
An examination of racial and ethnic relations in contemporary society, including the history and sociology of the immigration experience, bilingual education, the nature and character of discrimination, neighborhood change, and racial and ethnic conflict.

Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101. SOCIOL or PSYSOC or CRMJUS or ALCSUB students only.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Diversity: United States focus
Cross listed: SOCIOL 321L.

Description for CRMJUS467L:
A general analysis of the social origins and consequences of law and legal process; special emphasis on law as a method of conflict resolution and as a social control structure, and on law and social change. Attention also given to law in other societies, including non-literate societies, to the evolution and development of legal structures, and to patterns of due process and criminal law.

Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101 and CRMJUS/SOCIOL 262L.

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Credits: 3
Cross listed: SOCIOL 467L.

Description for EEOS101:
An analysis of the physical geographic environment including the globe, the atmosphere and ocean, climate, soils, vegetation, and landform. Positive and negative interaction of human beings with these aspects of the environment is examined where appropriate.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Natural Science

Description for ENGL101:
English 101 is an introductory course in critical reading and writing that prepares students for working with the complex texts and ideas they will find in their college studies. English 101 teaches students to discover and shape their own perspectives in dialogue with challenging readings. Through carefully sequenced assignments, students are guided through various processes for constructing academic essays that may include journal writing, glossing texts, discussing student papers in class, peer reviewing, and especially revising. Readings and materials vary from section to section. Note: English 101 satisfies the first half of the College’s freshman writing requirements.

Prerequisite: Degree students only.

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Credits: 3

Description for ENGL102:
Freshman English 102 is a more advanced course in critical reading and writing than 101; it is intended to help students prepare for their upper-level courses and the Writing Proficiency Requirement. Through sequenced assignments, students learn to sustain inquiries on particular themes or issues and to treat subjects from different perspectives, including their own. Through frequent reading and writing assignments, students learn to analyze the structures of essays and arguments so they are able to develop informed responses to them. As in 101, drafting and redrafting are emphasized. One of the course papers will be a researched essay that builds on course themes and issues. Note: English 102 satisfies the second half of the College’s freshman writing requirement.

Prerequisite: ENGL 101; Degree Students Only.

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Credits: 3

Description for ENGL210:
An introduction to the arts through the medium of writing as well as reading poetry and fiction. Student writing is submitted weekly and discussed in class.

Prerequisite: ENGL 102.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Arts

Description for FRENCH102:
A continuation of FRENCH 101. Concentrated practice in the four language skills, with an audio-lingual approach, for students who have completed FRENCH 101 or its equivalent. Continued attention to French and francophone culture. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required.

Prerequisite: FRENCH 101 or equivalent.

Academic Information:
Credits: 4
Distribution: World Languages

Lab Fee:
The lab fee for this course is: $25

Description for HIST252:
This course examines the history of Africa prior to 1900. The course emphasizes such themes as Islam in Africa, trade and politics in medieval Africa, slavery and the slave trade, the creation of European colonization, and early resistance to that colonization.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: World Cultures
Diversity: International focus

Description for LING152:
A continuation of LING 151 with emphasis on receptive and expressive skills. Note: LING 152 may be used as a distribution course only after successful completion of LING 153.

Prerequisite: LING 151 or permission of instructor.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: World Languages

Description for MATH125:
Topics include introductory statistics, covering descriptive statistics; introductory probability sufficient to enable development of inferential statistics; and inferential statistics.

Prerequisite: MATH 114Q or 115 or 124 or 129 or 130 or 140 or appropriate scores on the Math Placement Test.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Mathematics

Description for MATH130:
Preparation for first year calculus. Covers symmetry, graphs, functions, lines, parabolas and max-min problems, exponential and logarithm functions, exponential growth, and the trigonometric functions and their inverses. Note: No student receives graduation credits for MATH 130 if it is taken after successful completion of any higher math course. Students who have successfully completed MATH 130 may not subsequently take MATH 129 for credit. Students may take MATH 130 after MATH 129 only with explicit permission of the department, and then only for two credits.

Prerequisite: appropriate scores on the Math Placement Test or MATH 115 with a grade of B or better in the previous semester. Note: Students with grades lower than B in the pre-requisite course will be dropped from the class.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Mathematics

Description for MATH134:
A one-semester course in calculus, with particular emphasis on applications to economics and management. Topics covered include limits, continuity, derivatives, and integrals. Students may not receive graduation credit for both MATH 134 and MATH 135. Students may take MATH 140 after MATH 134, but only with the explicit permission of the department and then only for two credits.

Prerequisite: MATH 129 or 130 or appropriate scores on the Math Placement Test.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Mathematics

Description for PHIL100:
An introductory examination of the problems and scope of philosophy.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Humanities

Description for PHIL108:
Important moral and social issues of current concern are examined and debated. The course covers several problems each semester from a list including criminal punishment, war, abortion, racism, violence, the death penalty, private property, sexism, animal rights, the environment, and hunger.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Humanities
Diversity: United States focus

Description for POLSCI102:
An introduction to the structures, processes, and results of the American governmental system. The course focuses on the national government and national political behavior, although state, regional, and local structures and issues are also introduced. Topics include institutions of government, political principles and ideologies, public opinion, political socialization, political parties, mass media, elections, interest groups, civil rights and civil liberties, public policies and policy making.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description for POLSCI202:
Introductory survey of political systems in non-industrialized nations, drawing on examples from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Course content focuses on the nature of the development process and the evolution of political institutions and practices.

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Credits: 3
Diversity: International focus

Description for PSYCH100:
A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Please note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description for PSYCH201:
An introduction to the ways of discovering, describing and making warranted assertions about aspects of people and social life. The chief objectives are 1) to help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become intelligent critics of research in the behavioral and social sciences, and 2) to give them a rudimentary understanding of the design and evaluation of scientific research. Statistical material is treated in a conceptual manner. Classroom work and course examinations concentrate equally on research design and research evaluation.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101.

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Credits: 3

Description for PSYCH341:
This course explores human development from infancy to middle childhood, i.e., from childbirth to ages seven or eight. Major emphasis is given to early perceptual, cognitive, social and affective development bearing the following questions in mind: How does the world of space and objects appear to the infant? How does he or she acquire knowledge and discover reality? How does the child experience the world of people and develop a sense of self? How does the child develop attachments to others and what role is played by the significant people in his or her life?

Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101.

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Credits: 3

Description for PSYCH360:
An overview of the field of neuroscience. Selected topics are neuroanatomy, brain physiology, communication in the central nervous system, immunology, and psychopharmacology. This course also includes a critical discussion of various research techniques. One goal for students is to develop critical thinking skills, as consumers of scientific information.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101, and PSYCH 105 or any BIOL course.

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Credits: 3

Description for SOCIOL101:
The structure of society, cultural patterns, and group life. The individual and socialization, groups, institutions, social systems, and social change.

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Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description for SOCIOL262L:
A general survey and analysis of adult crime. Attention to historical development of criminological thought, societal reaction to crime, and behavioral systems. Emphasis on theories of criminality and issues in the administration of justice by police and courts.

Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description for SOCIOL321L:
An examination of racial and ethnic relations in contemporary society, including the history and sociology of the immigration experience, bilingual education, the nature and character of discrimination, neighborhood change, and racial and ethnic conflict.

Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Diversity: United States focus
Cross listed: CRMJUS 321L.

Description for SOCIOL467L:
A general analysis of the social origins and consequences of law and legal process; special emphasis on law as a method of conflict resolution and as a social control structure, and on law and social change. Attention also given to law in other societies, including non-literate societies, to the evolution and development of legal structures, and to patterns of due process and criminal law.

Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101 and CRMJUS/SOCIOL 262L.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Cross listed: CRMJUS 467L.

Description for SPAN106:
A continuation of SPAN 105. Note: Students may not take both SPAN 102 and 106.

Prerequisite: The instructor reserves the right to place you in the appropriate course level.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: World Languages