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Coordinator, Office of Lifelong Learning & Professional Programs
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This course is a cross-disciplinary examination of the creation of the African Diaspora. See catalog for fuller detail. It satisfies both the diversity requirement for the new curriculum that begins in Fall 2008. It is also cross-listed as HIST 280 and may be used to satisfy the Humanistic Foundations requirement for the new curriculum that begins in Fall 2008.
Dennie
4 credits
May 13-June 19
T, R 8:00 am – 12:10 pm
Location: Kent 312
Beginning with the film, Birth of a Nation , movie producers, documentary makers, and actors have long seen film as a vehicle for the telling of the American past. Through the exploration of several films, this course examines the use of films in the construction of African American history and identity. In doing so the course considers the degree to which these films are both reflective of, and become complicit in, the historical construction of African American identity.
Dennie
4 credits
May 12-June 18
M, W 8:00 am – 12:10 pm
Cross-listed with HIST 415
Location: Kent 312
This course is designed to provide participants with first-hand learning experiences in The Gambia. Over the course of seven weeks, participants study various aspects of Gambian language, social life, and history to gain the requisite knowledge and skills to pursue research on a topic selected with the instructor. The combination of directed research and other personal experiences provides the basis for participants to better understand and appreciate the achievements of African people in general and The Gambia’s civilizations in particular.
Roberts & O’Donnell
8 credits
May 24-July 12
Learn archaeological field methods by working within an internationally recognized research program. This class is an intensive introduction to field methods. Students work on a 17th-century site five days a week from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm helping to investigate the site and answer questions about Maryland’s first capital. Includes field trips and a chance to sail the Maryland Dove. Admission by application only. For application information email: tbriordan@smcm.edu or call 240-895-4975.
Riordan
8 credits
May 28-August 3
Field trip fee: $60
Cross-listed with HIST410
Location: HSMC
Please see the full listing under Summer Study Tours. Offered as ARTH 350.02, MUST 362, and ANTH 362.
Johnson, S. & Meatyard
4 credits
June 4-18
An introduction to the principles of painting and basic oil painting methods. Formal and expressive problems are explored through creative projects featuring a variety of techniques and subjects. Critiques and discussions of issues in art history and in contemporary art. This course satisfies the general eductation requirement in the arts.
Patterson
4 credits
June 2-19
M, T, W, R 9:00-11:50 am & 1:20-3:50 pm
Location: Montgomery 132
From early instances of the screen star as sexual ideal in the 1920s to the contemporary depiction of gay love affairs, the movies have not only reflected Americans’ attitudes about sexuality but actively taught us what to believe, denounce, and accept. Cinema has been used by the American public to think collectively about their society, and the way Americans think about sex affects the way they think about everything. To comprehend this subject, we will study both the social issues that have affected the history of sexual behavior in America and the essential strategies in film studies that help us understand how films communicate ideas. Selected topics: Comedy and Courtship; Melodrama and the Power of Female Sexuality; Race as Sex; Metaphors of Sex in Film Genres; The Vision of Bliss in the Adult Video Industry; Sexuality as Subversion. Selected films for study: Baby Face, Some Like It Hot, All That Heaven Allows, Psycho, Boys Don’t Cry, Shortbus.
Welt
4 credits
June 2-20
M, T, R, F 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with ENGL 390.02, TFMS 425.02, WGSX 350.02
Location: Montgomery 111
Please see the full listing under Summer Study Tours. Offered as ARTH 350.02, MUST 362, and ANTH 362.
Johnson, S. & Meatyard
4 credits
June 4-18
A study of the functioning of market economies, with emphasis on the United States, including such topics as national income and employment, supply and demand analysis, and economic policy. This course satisfies the General Education requirement in policy science.
Kozak
4 credits
May 13-June 19
T, R 6:00-10:10 pm
Location: Kent 222
Introduction to the dynamics of classrooms and classroom leadership.
Bates (Julia)
3 credits
May 12-30
M,T,W,R,F 1:00-4:20 pm
Location: Goodpaster 237
A foundations course that is multidisciplinary in content and method, this course involves the examination of childhood and the world of children from the diverse perspectives of school, family, and societal influences, combining a historical overview with an investigation of the world and lived experiences of children from diverse backgrounds today. There is a field experience.
Formerly EDUC200, EDUC202, and EDUC203.
Sturrock
4 credits
May 12-30
M,T,W,R 8:00 am-12:10 pm
Location: Goodpaster 239
Cross-listed as PSYC 336 under psychology courses. Students may receive credit for either course but not both. This course fulfills the Maryland certification requirement for a minimum of three credits in special education. Formerly EDSP/HMDV 380. Not open to students who have received credit for EDSP/HMDV 380. A required field experience component is in addition to time spent in class.
Arnett
4 credits
May 12-May 30
M,T,W,R 8:00 am-12:10 pm
Cross-listed with PSYC336
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Location: Goodpaster 230
Johnson (Betty)
4 credits
June 2-20
M,T,W,R 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with PSYC368
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Location: Goodpaster 230
This course is a college-level introduction to methods of interpreting literature and to deeper questions raised by the study of literature. Readings will be drawn from different historical eras and will focus on the similarities and differences involved in reading various genres, including fiction, poetry, and drama. Discussion will also raise such questions as the following: Why does literature take different forms? Are literary uses of language different from other uses of language (scientific or historical or philosophical language, for example), and if so, how? With what assumptions do readers approach literary texts, and how might an examination of these assumptions broaden and deepen our reading experience? How do historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts influence the nature of literary works and how we read them? This course satisfies the general education requirement in literature. Recommended for non-majors, and not required of majors.
Click
4 credits
May 12-June 18
M,W 8:00 am-12:10 pm
Prerequisite: ENGL102
Location: Library 114
Mark Twain claimed, “I am not an American. I am the American.” This course will explore the life and literary works of Mark Twain to see just what he meant by that claim.
Click
4 credits
May 13-June 19
T, R 8:00 am-12:10 pm
Prerequisite: ENGL 102 for 230. One 200-level ENGL lit class for 365. All prerequisites can be waived with permission of the instructor
Location: Montgomery 101
An on-site study in Stratford and London of the relevance of Shakespeare’s work to modern audiences, emphasizing unique thematic and cultural interpretations which broaden students’ understanding and appreciation. Coursework includes pre-departure seminars; attendance at eight Royal Shakespeare Theater productions; attendance at all workshops, lectures, and tours conducted by Shakespeare Centre staff and RST actors/directors; and visits to all Shakespeare Trust properties. Students will also be required to complete an extensive journal of their experiences and to submit a ten-page research paper prepared from materials at the Shakespeare Centre library and the Royal Shakespeare Collection. Offered as ENGL 230 or ENGL 355. For more information, please see the website (http://www.smcm.edu/summershakespeare/).
Cognard-Black, Jennifer
4 credits
June 26-July 14
This course will examine evolving conceptions of monstrosity in select horror films, from F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent vampire classic, Nosferatu, to Japanese cyber-punk. By situating our readings of the films’ iconographic elements within broader historical, social, political, and cultural perspectives, we shall interrogate the films’ constructions of categories of gender, race, class, sexuality, identity, and the family. Films to be considered for the course include: Nosferatu, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Freaks, Peeping Tom, Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, The Stepford Wives, Dawn of the Dead, The Haunting, Videodrome, Pinocchio 964, and Cannibal Holocaust.
Rhoda
4 credits
May 12-29
M,T,W, R 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with TFMS 425.01 and WGSX 350.01.
Location: Montgomery 111
From early instances of the screen star as sexual ideal in the 1920s to the contemporary depiction of gay love affairs, the movies have not only reflected Americans’ attitudes about sexuality but actively taught us what to believe, denounce, and accept. Cinema has been used by the American public to think collectively about their society, and the way Americans think about sex affects the way they think about everything. To comprehend this subject, we will study both the social issues that have affected the history of sexual behavior in America and the essential strategies in film studies that help us understand how films communicate ideas. Selected topics: Comedy and Courtship; Melodrama and the Power of Female Sexuality; Race as Sex; Metaphors of Sex in Film Genres; The Vision of Bliss in the Adult Video Industry; Sexuality as Subversion. Selected films for study: Baby Face, Some Like It Hot, All That Heaven Allows, Psycho, Boys Don’t Cry, Shortbus.
Welt
4 credits
June 2-20
M, T, R, F 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with ARTH 350.01, TFMS 425.02, WGSX 350.02
Location: Montgomery 111
A study of the physical, economic, and cultural nature of world regions, their global issues, and global connections.
Czarra
4 credits
May 12-29
M,T,W,R 1:00-5:10 pm
Location: Kent Hall 120
A thematic and topical study of the political, social, economic, and cultural developments that characterize the expansion of the West in the modern era and that contributed to its impact on the global community in the modern and contemporary era. Representative topics will be explored within a chronological format: tradition and transformation in science, religion, education and economics, the growth of the nation-state, the impact of overseas expansion, revolutions and ideologies that have shaped the modern world, the establishment of Western hegemony, imperialism and its aftermath, developments in science, technology, and the arts, and 20th-century wars and crises. This course satisfies the general education requirement in history.
Dennie
4 credits
May 12-June 18
M, W 1:00-5:10 pm
Location: Kent 312
This course is a cross-disciplinary examination of the creation of the African Diaspora. See catalog for fuller detail. It satisfies both the diversity requirement for the new curriculum that begins in Fall 2008. It is also cross-listed as AADS 214 and may be used to satisfy the Humanistic Foundations requirement for the new curriculum that begins in Fall 2008.
Dennie
4 credits
May 13-June 19
T, R 8:00 am – 12:10 pm
Location: Kent 312
Learn archaeological field methods by working within an internationally recognized research program. This class is an intensive introduction to field methods. Students work on a 17th-century site five days a week from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm helping to investigate the site and answer questions about Maryland’s first capital. Includes field trips and a chance to sail the Maryland Dove. Admission by application only. For application information email: tbriordan@smcm.edu or call 240-895-4975.
Riordan
8 credits
May 28-August 3
Field trip fee: $60
Cross-listed with ANTH 410
Location: HSMC
Beginning with the film, Birth of a Nation , movie producers, documentary makers, and actors have long seen film as a vehicle for the telling of the American past. Through the exploration of several films, this course examines the use of films in the construction of African American history and identity. In doing so the course considers the degree to which these films are both reflective of, and become complicit in, the historical construction of African American identity.
Dennie
4 credits
May 12-June 18
M, W 8:00 am – 12:10 pm
Cross-listed with AADS 415
Location: Kent 312
This tour will be built around a theme of Classical Mythology. See the website (http://faculty.smcm.edu/mstaber/Greece/index.htm) for more details. Offered as HIST 435, INTL 330, or PHIL 380.
Hall & Taber
4 credits
May 14-June 12
An introduction to the basic structures of the Russian language, with an emphasis on the acquisition of reading and translation skills. This course is for students who are beginning the study of Russian.
Coffman
4 credits
May 12-June 13
M,W, F 6:00 - 10:10 pm
Location: Kent 213
A continuation of the study of basic grammar. Increased attention given to conversation and short creative writing assignments. This course satisfies the general education requirement in foreign language.
Coffman
June 16-July 18
M,W, F 6:00 - 10:10 pm
Prerequisite: ILCR101
Location: Kent 213
Description and introduction to the basic structures of spoken and written Spanish and introduction to Hispanic culture as expressed in language. This course is for students beginning the study of Spanish.
Palacio
4 credits
May 12-June 13
M,T,W,R 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: Montgomery 103
Description and introduction to the basic structures of spoken and written Spanish and introduction to Hispanic culture as expressed in language. This course satisfies the general education requirement in foreign language.
Palacio
4 credits
June 16-July 18
M,T,W,R 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Prerequisite: ILCS101
Location: Montgomery 103
Please see the full listing under Summer Study Tours. Offered as ARTH 350.02, MUST 362, and ANTH 362.
Johnson, S. & Meatyard
4 credits
June 4-18
Participation at the Alba International Music Festival, a two-week intensive musical experience involving the study of European music in a European environment. Singers will rehearse and perform with the St. Mary’s College Chamber Singers. Instrumentalists will rehearse and perform chamber music, and will be invited to perform, as appropriate, in various professional ensembles. All students will attend daily concerts and numerous master classes. Students in composition will have private lessons and daily composition master classes. This course may be repeated for credit. For enrollment and fee information, please contact Gwendolyn Degentesh in the Music Department.
2 credits
May 19 - June 2.
Location: Alba, Italy
This tour will be built around a theme of Classical Mythology. See the website (http://faculty.smcm.edu/mstaber/Greece/index.htm) for more details. Offered as HIST 435, INTL 330, or PHIL 380.
Hall & Taber
4 credits
May 14-June 12
The role of law in society from various disciplinary perspectives.
Grogan
4 credits
May 12-June 19
T, R 8:00 am-12:10 pm
Location: Kent 212
An intensive study of selected themes, structures, processes, or concepts in the fields of American government, politics, and political behavior. Seminars in the area of the Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, and public policy will be offered as feasible. Other topics may be chosen as well. Formerly POSC 368. Not open to students who have received credit for POSC 368. May be repeated for credit with consent of the instructor.
Grogan
4 credits
May 12-June 19
T, R 1:00 pm-5:10 pm
Location: Kent 212
Cross-listed as EDSP 336 under psychology courses. Students may receive credit for either course but not both. This course fulfills the Maryland certification requirement for a minimum of three credits in special education. Formerly EDSP/HMDV 380. Not open to students who have received credit for EDSP/HMDV 380. A required field experience component is in addition to time spent in class.
Arnett
4 credits
May 12-May 30
M,T,W,R 8:00 am-12:10 pm
Cross-listed with EDSP 336
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Location: Goodpaster 230
Johnson (Betty)
4 credits
June 2-20
M,T,W,R 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with EDSP 368
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Location: Goodpaster 230
This course will examine evolving conceptions of monstrosity in select horror films, from F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent vampire classic, Nosferatu, to Japanese cyber-punk. By situating our readings of the films’ iconographic elements within broader historical, social, political, and cultural perspectives, we shall interrogate the films’ constructions of categories of gender, race, class, sexuality, identity, and the family. Films to be considered for the course include: Nosferatu, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Freaks, Peeping Tom, Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, The Stepford Wives, Dawn of the Dead, The Haunting, Videodrome, Pinocchio 964, and Cannibal Holocaust.
Rhoda
4 credits
May 12-29
M,T,W, R 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with ENGL 390 and WGSX 350.01.
Location: Montgomery 111
From early instances of the screen star as sexual ideal in the 1920s to the contemporary depiction of gay love affairs, the movies have not only reflected Americans’ attitudes about sexuality but actively taught us what to believe, denounce, and accept. Cinema has been used by the American public to think collectively about their society, and the way Americans think about sex affects the way they think about everything. To comprehend this subject, we will study both the social issues that have affected the history of sexual behavior in America and the essential strategies in film studies that help us understand how films communicate ideas. Selected topics: Comedy and Courtship; Melodrama and the Power of Female Sexuality; Race as Sex; Metaphors of Sex in Film Genres; The Vision of Bliss in the Adult Video Industry; Sexuality as Subversion. Selected films for study: Baby Face, Some Like It Hot, All That Heaven Allows, Psycho, Boys Don’t Cry, Shortbus.
Welt
4 credits
June 2-20
M, T, R, F 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with ARTH 350.01, ENGL 390.02, WGSX 350.02
Location: Montgomery 111
This course will examine evolving conceptions of monstrosity in select horror films, from F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent vampire classic, Nosferatu, to Japanese cyber-punk. By situating our readings of the films’ iconographic elements within broader historical, social, political, and cultural perspectives, we shall interrogate the films’ constructions of categories of gender, race, class, sexuality, identity, and the family. Films to be considered for the course include: Nosferatu, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Freaks, Peeping Tom, Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, The Stepford Wives, Dawn of the Dead, The Haunting, Videodrome, Pinocchio 964, and Cannibal Holocaust.
Rhoda
4 credits
May 12-29
M,T,W, R 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with ENGL 390 and TFMS 425.
Location: Montgomery 111
From early instances of the screen star as sexual ideal in the 1920s to the contemporary depiction of gay love affairs, the movies have not only reflected Americans’ attitudes about sexuality but actively taught us what to believe, denounce, and accept. Cinema has been used by the American public to think collectively about their society, and the way Americans think about sex affects the way they think about everything. To comprehend this subject, we will study both the social issues that have affected the history of sexual behavior in America and the essential strategies in film studies that help us understand how films communicate ideas. Selected topics: Comedy and Courtship; Melodrama and the Power of Female Sexuality; Race as Sex; Metaphors of Sex in Film Genres; The Vision of Bliss in the Adult Video Industry; Sexuality as Subversion. Selected films for study: Baby Face, Some Like It Hot, All That Heaven Allows, Psycho, Boys Don’t Cry, Shortbus.
Welt
4 credits
June 2-20
M, T, R, F 1:00-5:10 pm
Cross-listed with ARTH 350.01, ENGL 390.02, TFMS 225
Location: Montgomery 111
This study tour begins at Oxford, England with an in-depth and behind the scenes look at collecting practices in the context of museums in Oxford with field trips to London museums and gardens to continue to explore the intersections of art and archeology. Each museum offers a unique perspective to a range of collecting practices and the field of museology. Behind the scenes interpretation and collections management will also be a part of the experience so that students understand the evolution of museology both inside and outside the walls of museums. Scholars of art and archaeology have explored the nexus of nature and culture to explain both differences and similarities of diverse groups around the world. The natural world had a profound impact on early explorers, and in many cases, it is possible to see how nature influenced culture through time. The study of material culture through archaeological methodology has been the backbone of museology in Europe for at least two centuries. This course will cross time and space in order to explore the collections of British museums and landscapes as they relate to archaeological exploration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Students will develop a portfolio of drawings and writings from directed assignments, which will serve to document and interpret the ramifications of art and archaeology in the post-colonial world. Basic drawing techniques will be demonstrated. No previous art or archeology experience is necessary. Lecture and discussion, readings, field trips, and writing and studio assignments. Basic drawing materials (sketchbook, drawing papers, pencils and charcoal, erasers, pencil sharpener).
Offered as ARTH 350.02, MUST 362, and ANTH 362.
Johnson, S. & Meatyard
4 credits
June 4-18
This course is designed to provide participants with firsthand learning experiences in The Gambia. Over the course of seven weeks, participants study various aspects of Gambian language, social life, and history to gain the requisite knowledge and skills to pursue research on a topic selected with the instructor. The combination of directed research and other personal experiences provides the basis for participants to better understand and appreciate the achievements of African people in general and The Gambia’s civilizations in particular.
Offered as ANTH 303.
Roberts & O’Donnell
8 credits
May 24-July 12
This tour will be built around a theme of Classical Mythology. See the website for more details.
Offered as HIST 435, INTL 330, or PHIL 380.
Hall & Taber
4 credits
May 14-June 12
An on-site study in Stratford and London of the relevance of Shakespeare’s work to modern audiences, emphasizing unique thematic and cultural interpretations which broaden students’ understanding and appreciation. Coursework includes pre-departure seminars; attendance at eight Royal Shakespeare Theater productions; attendance at all workshops, lectures, and tours conducted by Shakespeare Centre staff and RST actors/directors; and visits to all Shakespeare Trust properties. Students will also be required to complete an extensive journal of their experiences and to submit a ten-page research paper prepared from materials at the Shakespeare Centre library and the Royal Shakespeare Collection.
Offered as ENGL 230 or ENGL 355.
Cognard-Black, Jennifer
4 credits
June 26-July 14
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