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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

As a reminder, all courses have been renumbered beginning with the Fall 2018 semester. Click on Course Number Look-up Tool.
 
  

  • ECON 311 Irrational Economics: Why We Make Bad Decisions

    We may not be the rational calculating machines maximizing their satisfaction to perfection, as economists would like to believe. This course sheds lights on the psychological and evolutionary foundation of our apparently irrational economic decisions. A more nuanced understanding of the intricacies of our decision-making process could potentially inform an array of policies that would improve our well-being.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3203
    SS
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ECON 311H Irrational Economics: Why We Make Bad Decisions: Honors

    We may not be the rational calculating machines maximizing their satisfaction to perfection, as economists would like to believe. This course sheds lights on the psychological and evolutionary foundation of our apparently irrational economic decisions. A more nuanced understanding of the intricacies of our decision-making process could potentially inform an array of policies that would improve our well-being. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3203HN
    SS
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ECON 312 Urban Economics of Creative Industries

    This course analyzes the emergence and the growth of creative and cultural industries, such as fashion or performing arts in contemporary cities. Drawing on the field of Urban Economics’ primary concepts, such as agglomeration and clustering, students will explore the specific economic and geographic factors that make modern cities magnetic destinations for creative individuals and cultural enterprises/institutions. The city of Chicago will be used as a case study for our investigations.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3204
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 105 Introduction to Early Childhood Education

    This course provides an overview of early childhood care and education with emphasis on historical, cultural, political, and theoretical implications related to perspectives of young children, the learning process, teaching, and social justice. Introductions to the variety of programs, the role of the teacher, career opportunities, and professional organizations are included. Emphasis will be given to developmentally appropriate practice, the learning context, the role of art and play, the Reggio Emilila approach, and trends and issues within the field.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-1100
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan

    Students survey theories of holistic human development spanning the cognitive, physical, and social emotional domains. Emphasis is on the earlier stages of development, but encompasses the entire lifespan. Attention will be given to the application of theory to personal experience; the impact of an anti-bias approach; and the role of family, culture, and community on development.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-1125
    SS
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 120 Brain Development in Childhood

    Course uses the emerging brain development research as the organizing principle for an exploration of the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth of children from birth to age eight. Topics of exploration include pre- and post-natal development, sensory processing, nutrition, stress, disease and disorders, and developmental milestones. Emphasis is placed on the physical and cognitive realms of development. Course was designed to provide students with the scientific information that will support their interactions with young children.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-1530
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 210 Language Learning and Linguistic Development

    This course develops students’ understandings of typical and atypical speech and language development from birth through age eight in monolingual and multilingual children with a focus on the rights of the learner. Students explore the relationships between linguistic and language development, and other areas of development and learning are explored. Since language is integral to thinking and learning processes, the course frames students’ examination of the biological, environmental, social, and cultural components of language learning and linguistic development.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-2130
    Prerequisites EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 215 Child, Family & Community: Critical Perspectives

    This course contributes to students’ knowledge and skills necessary to work successfully with diverse families in individual, group, and community settings. The course emphasizes strategies for strengthening adult-child relationships and collaborative partnerships between educators, families, community members, and agencies. This content is examined critically to understand how some children and their families are often perceived and treated inequitably and how these inequities are embedded in US history.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-2140
    PL
    Prerequisites EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 220 Teaching English Language Learners: Theoretical Foundations

    This course provides the foundations necessary for making informed decisions about the education of English Language Learners (ELLs), their characteristics and challenges, and English language acquisition. Students will explore the connections among theory, diversity, and equity, and the research and policies that inform instructional designs and practices.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-2150
    PL
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 225 Education of Learners with Exceptional and Diverse Needs

    This course introduces the concept of exceptionality, providing an overview of various forms of atypical growth and development and teaching methods. The emphasis is on children having a variety of disabilities and/or delays and the implications for learning and growth. The roles of legislation; collaboration between parents, schools, and teachers; children’s cultures; and the rights of learners identified as having exceptional needs will be explored.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-2155
    Prerequisites EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 230 Culture in Young Children’s Literature

    This course offers students the opportunity to learn how children’s literature, as text and art, has been used to teach youth throughout history; how it has been appropriated by societies; and how children’s authors and illustrators have become authors of the culture of their times. The course embodies elements of traditional literary analysis where students will study historical trends, literary and artistic devices, cultural ideologies, and elements of text quality present in multicultural children’s literature for audiences aged birth through nine years.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-2601
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 305 Pre-Primary Methods for Math and Science

    This course is designed to develop understandings and practical applications of principles and techniques that promote supportive learning environments and foster children’s active engagement. It introduces the role of play and major curriculum approaches including the Reggio Emilia approach. Through observation of children and application of knowledge of child development, students construct understandings of planning, documenting, and assessing interdisciplinary, inquiry-based, and developmental learning opportunities. Special emphasis will be given to math, science, and technology for young children.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3100
    Concurrent Requisite EDUC 315 Seminar I: Preprimary Methods for Language, Literacy and the Arts 
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 315 Seminar I: Preprimary Methods for Language, Literacy and the Arts

    Students will focus on planning, implementing, and evaluating a rich and engaging learning environment that stresses language and emergent literacy, visual arts, drama, music, and movement experiences for young children. Additionally, students will develop further understanding of the role of play, the Reggio Emilia approach, and the teacher as a professional within a preprimary educational context.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3110
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 320 Infant, Toddler, and Two-Year- Old Programming and Methods

    This course will apply knowledge of young children’s development in planning for growth and learning for infant and toddler through two-year-old children. Students will gain experience with curricular opportunities and gain knowledge of programming that include health and safety.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3115
    Prerequisites EDUC 105 Introduction to Early Childhood Education   and EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan   
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 325 Seminar II: Environments and Relationships that Cultivate Learning

    This seminar is taken concurrently with Preprimary Practicum (38-3105). Students explore the role of the learning environment, children’s developing identities, connections with the community, and social interactions in shaping educational experiences.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3130
    Prerequisites EDUC 315 Seminar I: Preprimary Methods for Language, Literacy and the Arts  
    Concurrent Requisite EDUC 480 Preprimary Practicum  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 350 Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

    This course provides an overview of Early Childhood assessment principles and practices. Students develop knowledge and skills to assess learning and development of young children, including those with special and diverse learning needs. Students learn how and why to document children’s learning processes. Students will develop strategies for assessing young children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and motor development using both formal and informal means.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3135
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 355 Methods for Teaching Language Arts in Primary Grades

    This course prepares students to guide children from diverse backgrounds as they learn how to read, write, and communicate in printed and digital contexts. Students learn how to plan for standards-based and assessment-driven curricula in English and the Language Arts and in the content areas. They also learn how to apply developmentally appropriate literacy practices across content areas. The methods explored are intended for children five through eight years of age. Students fulfill field experience requirements for this course within a practicum experience in a Kindergarten, first, or second grade classroom.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3140
    Prerequisites  EDUC 210 Language Learning and Linguistic Development  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 365 Methods for Teaching Mathematics in Primary Grades

    This course provides students with ideas, techniques, and strategies for teaching math at the Kindergarten through second grade levels. An active and developmentally appropriate approach is emphasized so that students gain experience using manipulatives and technology, and participate in constructing or revising their own understanding of math concepts. Students will reflect on and discuss theory, research, and practice related to how young children learn mathematics. Students fulfill field experience requirements for this course within a practicum experience in a Kindergarten, first, or second grade classroom.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3150
    Prerequisites EDUC 325 Seminar II: Environments and Relationships that Cultivate Learning  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 375 Methods for Teaching Social Studies and Science in Primary Grades

    This course focuses on methods for teaching social studies and science. Per the National Council for the Social Studies, this course fosters the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Students will reflect, in-depth, about what it means to be a good citizen within a culturally and socio-economically diverse society. The science component of the course provides students with ideas, techniques, and strategies for applying understandings of science, technology, and engineering practices within the major content areas of science (Life, Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences). Students are exposed to a variety of science curricular materials that emphasize a hands-on, inquiry-based approach. Field experiences occur within a practicum in a Kindergarten, first, or second grade classroom.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3160
    PL
    Prerequisites EDUC 325 Seminar II: Environments and Relationships that Cultivate Learning  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 380 The Teaching Artist in School and Community Settings

    This course engages students in the theory and practice of the teaching artist. Students will explore the role of the teaching artist in arts education in an historical context as well as in current practice with children, adolescents, adult and senior populations. This exploration is anchored in study, reflection, and direct experience in Chicago Public Schools, arts organizations and community settings. Students will spend class time studying teaching artist fundamentals including: building partnerships, developing and implementing inquiry-based arts curricula and lesson plans, creating community in the classroom, designing inclusive experiences in the arts, working within community and school cultures, and understanding classroom management in a variety of settings and populations. Guest teaching artists, from a range of disciplines, will lead sessions introducing a range of effective teaching artist strategies. Students will observe and/or assist in the delivery of arts instruction in a variety of settings.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3580
    HU
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 385 Arts Integration: Interdisciplinary Learning K-12

    This course will take an in-depth look at the impact of interdisciplinary arts teaching on student learning. It will engage students in the theory, history, research, and practice of interdisciplinary arts teaching and learning in the schools. Students will learn how to create interdisciplinary curriculum across core academic subjects and the arts, connect to the Common Core Standards, develop assessment tools, and build documentation into teaching practice. They will study the connections between arts-integration, the Reggio Emilia approach, as well as inquiry and project-based learning. They will develop an interdisciplinary unit plan, have the opportunity to teach and revise curriculum with one another, and observe and reflect on interdisciplinary arts learning in Chicago Public School classrooms. Guests will include teaching artist and classroom teacher partners, and leaders in the field of teaching artistry.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3581
    Prerequisites EDUC 380 The Teaching Artist in School and Community Settings  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 390 Teaching Artist Internship

    This internship provides students with direct experience working as a Teaching Assistant under the mentorship of a veteran Columbia College Chicago teaching artist. In this internship, students spend a minimum of 75 hours on-site working with a Teaching Artist in school classrooms, after school programs, and/or community organizations. Time on-site will include all aspects of the Teaching Artist’s job, such as planning and implementing arts integrated activities; reflection, documentation, and collaboration; and preparation and clean-up. The internship might also include opportunities to support program staff at either the Center for Community Arts Partnerships, the Museum of Contemporary Photography or another community-based arts organization to learn about the coordination and implementation of Arts Partnership programs.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 38-3588
    Prerequisites EDUC 380 The Teaching Artist in School and Community Settings  
    Concurrent Requisite EDUC 385 Arts Integration: Interdisciplinary Learning K-12  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 405 The Reflective Professional

    Investigation of young children’s and teachers’ learning and teaching through the lens of the Reggio Emilia approach continues in this course. Students will thoughtfully and critically reflect on their entire program experience, further developing a vocabulary to convey its meaning to a variety of audiences: orally, in written form, and visually. Each student will develop an individual product to represent personal and professional understandings to a variety of audiences.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-4005
    Concurrent Requisite EDUC 490 Primary Student Teaching Internship  and EDUC 410 Seminar IV: Primary Student Teaching  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 410 Seminar IV: Primary Student Teaching

    This course accompanies concurrent requisite 38-4000 Primary Student Teaching Internship and provides students with a supportive environment, helpful resources, and thought-provoking presentations and discussions on all aspects of the K-2 classroom experience. Students independently prepare and submit artifacts for a performance-based state licensure requirement: the edTPA.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-4010
    Concurrent Requisite EDUC 490 Primary Student Teaching Internship  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • EDUC 480 Preprimary Practicum

    This practicum focuses on methods of teaching and learning with preschool children through the lens of social constructivism. Communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are key to the learning process. Students will plan, implement, and assess approved learning experiences for young children that consider both developmental domains and content areas appropriate for individual and group abilities, contexts, and cultures. Students will engage in field work at a preschool for three hours a day for four days a week to observe examples of the ways in which methods are implemented in such settings.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-3105
    Prerequisites EDUC 305 Pre-Primary Methods for Math and Science  or  EDUC 325 Seminar II: Environments and Relationships that Cultivate Learning  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • EDUC 490 Primary Student Teaching Internship

    Students participate in an internship of full-time student teaching experiences at the Kindergarten, first, or second grade level. They are supported and assessed through regularly scheduled visits from college-based field-experience supervisors, and they participate in periodic evaluations in a cooperative setting with their K-2 cooperating teacher. This course accompanies concurrent requisite 38-4010 Seminar IV: Primary Student Teaching.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 38-4000
    Prerequisites EDUC 375 Methods for Teaching Social Studies and Science in Primary Grades  
    Concurrent Requisite EDUC 410 Seminar IV: Primary Student Teaching  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • EDUC 495 Directed Study

    A course in which students carry out learning activities on their own, under the guidance of an instructor. Student works towards achieving agreed upon goals, which may include field experiences that range from observations to classroom based practica, occuring in a range of settings.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 38-3176
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 9



  

  • EDUC 496 Independent Project: ECE

    An independent project is designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member, to study an area that is not presently available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 38-3175
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • ENGL 108 Writing and Rhetoric Stretch A

    Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A introduces students to key concepts in writing and rhetoric. These concepts comprise an intellectual framework that enable students to approach a variety of writing tasks in college, in their creative professions, and in their lives as citizens. While the primary focus is on reading and writing alphabetic text, Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A encourages students to explore the affordances of a variety of genres, media, platforms, and technologies. Along with Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B, this course provides students with ample opportunity for revision and reading assignments, exercises that guide students through longer assignment sequences, instruction about the role of various technologies in writing, and extra one-on-one support from the instructor. Upon registering for and successfully completing Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A, students understand and agree to be administratively registered for the same section (same day and time) of Stretch B in the Spring semester.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1101S
    Prerequisites   TWC-T-3 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 3  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B

    Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B continues the work begun in Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A, introducing students to key concepts in writing and rhetoric. These concepts comprise an intellectual framework that enable students to approach a variety of writing tasks in college, in their creative professions, and in their lives as citizens. While the primary focus is on reading and writing alphabetic text, Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B encourages students to explore the affordances of a variety of genres, media, platforms, and technologies. Along with Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A, this course provides students with ample opportunity for revision and reading assignments, exercises that guide students through longer assignment sequences, instruction about the role of various technologies in writing, and extra one-on-one support from the instructor. Students are administratively registered for Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B. To drop or withdraw from this course, please contact the English and Creative Writing department.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1151S
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 108 Writing and Rhetoric Stretch A  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I

    Writing and Rhetoric I introduces students to key concepts in writing and rhetoric. These concepts comprise an intellectual framework that enable students to approach a variety of writing tasks in college, in their creative professions, and in their lives as citizens. In Writing and Rhetoric I, students use the key concepts to compose texts of their own and to analyze the work of other authors. While the primary focus is on reading and writing alphabetic text, Writing and Rhetoric I encourages students to explore the affordances of a variety of genres, media, platforms, and technologies.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1151
    EN
    Prerequisites TWC-T-4 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 4  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors

    Writing and Rhetoric I helps students understand and refine their own writing processes. Designed to assist students in making connections between their knowledge, cultures, worlds, and the multiple-literacies and discourses of academic, communicative and performing life, the course encourages students to develop their distinctive voices as they learn to make conscious rhetorical decisions. Writing and Rhetoric I connects personal reflection with critical analysis, providing plentiful and varied opportunities for writing, strengthening reading skills, and becoming a member of a writer-reader community. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1151HN
    EN
    Prerequisites TWC-T-4 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 4  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II

    Writing and Rhetoric II helps students use writing to develop and sustain an in-depth personal and intellectual inquiry into a subject of their choosing. The course unfolds in a series of assignments designed to lead students through a continually deepening creative research process that ripens into a written project of considerable length and complexity. Focusing on methodology, rather than specific course theme, students learn to generate worthwhile questions, collect primary data, locate secondary resources, and form original research insights.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1152
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or  ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors   or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors

    Writing and Rhetoric II helps students use writing to develop and sustain an in-depth personal and intellectual inquiry into a subject of their choosing. The course unfolds in a series of assignments designed to lead students through a continually deepening creative research process that ripens into a written project of considerable length and complexity. Focusing on methodology, rather than specific course theme, students learn to generate worthwhile questions, collect primary data, locate secondary resources, and form original research insights. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1152HN
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 120 U.S. Academic Language and Culture

    U.S. Academic Language and Culture for EAL is designed to address the needs of the cohort of international exchange students and degree-seeking students who do not formally live in the U.S. In this course, we will work to (1) improve and refine students? academic English skills including productive skills (i.e., writing, speaking) and receptive skills (i.e., reading, listening); (2) enhance students? intercultural competency; and (3) develop their digital literacy.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1120
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I

    Writing and Rhetoric I for Non-Native Speakers of English is reserved for students who do not speak English as their first language. Identical to Writing and Rhetoric I, with respect to course content and LAS Core credit, Writing and Rhetoric I offers students with heritage languages other than English curricular support via specialized teaching, smaller class size, individual teacher-student conferences, and regular time in the computer classrooms. Students are required to attend weekly sessions with an English as a Second Language (ESL) Specialist in the Writing Center.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1121
    EN
    Prerequisites TWC-T-2 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 2  
    Concurrent Requisite ENGL 110 EAL Tutoring in Writing  and ENGL 124 International Oral Expression  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II

    Writing and Rhetoric II for Non-Native Speakers of English is reserved for students who do not speak English as their first language. Identical to Writing and Rhetoric II, with respect to course content and LAS Core credit, Writing and Rhetoric II offers students with heritage languages other than English curricular support via specialized teaching, smaller class size (12), individual teacher-student conferences, and regular time in the computer classrooms (once a week). Students are required to attend weekly sessions with an English as a Second Language (ESL) Specialist in the Writing Center.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1122
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Concurrent Requisite ENGL 110 EAL Tutoring in Writing  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 123 Summer Intensive Program: U.S. Language and Creative Industries in Western Markets

    The Summer Intensive Program for EAL students is an intensive English as an additional language (EAL) course designed to address the needs of incoming international students who will be studying at Columbia College Chicago. The curriculum includes intensive academic language and creative industries in Western markets. The program helps students investigate industry knowledge and experience to identify and develop opportunities for working in and with the cultural and creative sectors in global markets. The language portion of the course will improve and refine students? academic English skills including critical thinking, rhetorical decisions, reading comprehension, and functioning effectively in a community of writer-readers, so that students are better prepared to engage in discussions and presentations in professional and academic situations in the U.S.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1230
    Minimum Credits 0 Maximum Credits 0



  

  • ENGL 124 International Oral Expression

    Oral Expression for Non-Native Speakers of English is reserved for students who do not speak English as their first language. This course addresses specific barriers to effective public speaking for English as a Second Language students, such as stage fright, poor pronunciation/rhythm patterns, and intercultural communication difficulties. The course introduces students to basic principles of communication theory and informative, persuasive, and occasional models of public speaking. Instruction focuses on planning, organization, argumentation, delivery and posture, use of gestures and voice, and U.S. academic audience expectations. Oral Expressions for Non-Native Speakers of English meets the LAS Core requirement for Oral Communications. (Requires one hour of tutoring.)

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1400
    SP
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 130 Oral Expression

    Students overcome difficulties they may have in public speaking, such as stage fright and poor diction. Students are made aware of important elements such as delivery and posture, use of gestures, and good grammar. Course introduces students to informative, persuasive, and occasional modes of public speaking and helps students develop well-organized and purposeful speeches.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1401
    SP
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 130H Oral Expression: Honors

    Students overcome difficulties they may have in public speaking, such as stage fright and poor diction. Students are made aware of important elements such as delivery and posture, use of gestures, and good grammar. Course introduces students to informative, persuasive, and occasional modes of public speaking and helps students develop well-organized and purposeful speeches. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1401HN
    SP
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 241 Writing for the Creative Workplace

    Students are introduced to the study of writing for creative professionals from a rhetorical perspective, gaining a broad sense of issues, topics, genres, and practices that mark the field of professional and technical writing in creative industries. Students also explore professional writing as socially situated art and practice and gain practical hands-on experience through a variety of professional writing projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2801
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 242 Writing Digital Content

    Students engage in evaluation, analysis, and preparation of content for the web using a combination of web standard markup and content management/delivery systems. The course covers principles of rhetoric, design, practices of web accessibility, develops basic ability to write in plain text files with web standard markup (HTML and CSS), and offers students practical experience in evaluating, creating, editing, curating, and delivering content for the web.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2802
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 245 Technical Writing for Creative People

    This is an introductory course in technical writing for students in the arts and media. Students will understand and produce primary genres of technical writing including instructions, technical descriptions and recommendation reports. We will also study the workplace contexts in which these genres function, with a special focus on the role of technical writing in the arts and media. This awareness of the rhetorical context of technical writing will ultimately become a powerful basis for students to make informed choices about the texts they produce.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2805
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 246 Reviewing the Arts

    Students write confident and well-researched reviews of visual, performing, and media arts, reviews that can broaden the role of the arts in our daily lives. Students generate content for their reviews by visiting cultural and artistic institutions, attending performances, and / or viewing recordings. They examine selected expert reviews and theoretical perspectives; and they compose and revise their work through a combination of weekly in-class workshops, discussion, and take-home assignments.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2816
    HU
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 246H Reviewing the Arts: Honors

    Students write confident and well-researched reviews of visual, performing, and media arts, reviews that can broaden the role of the arts in our daily lives. Students generate content for their reviews by visiting cultural and artistic institutions, attending performances, and / or viewing recordings. They examine selected expert reviews and theoretical perspectives; and they compose and revise their work through a combination of weekly in-class workshops, discussion, and take-home assignments. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2816HN
    HU
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors   or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • ENGL 248 Introduction to Writing Satire and Parody

    Course presents an in-depth analysis of twentieth-century satire and parody from several disciplines, including works written for film, television, print media, and fiction. Students write short comedic pieces that exemplify the various types of satire and parody covered in the course. Over the first eight weeks, students deconstruct many different genres to create original works that celebrate these source materials. The last seven weeks of the course revolve around the creation of a full-length script for an original parody of satire.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2809
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 310 Writing Center Theory and Practice

    Course covers basics of peer tutoring in writing skills. Emphasis is on developing skills in the following areas: 1) peer tutoring techniques and interpersonal communication, 2) writing process–critical analysis, 3) error identification–grammar and punctuation, 4) writing across the curriculum. Students often begin peer tutoring early in the semester, and the dynamics of the sessions are analyzed and discussed in class. This is a hands-on course, combining Writing Center theory and practice. Successful students of this course tutor their peers in Columbia’s Writing Center.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3100
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO) and 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 341 Rhetoric of Digital Media

    Students explore rhetorical theories and practices that shape digital networked interaction and literacies. In this course students interact with, analyze, and research technologies and literacies that have transformed communication practices and then turn their attention to producing digital artifacts and materials. Issues covered may include the relationship between print and digital culture, creative content licensing, content strategy and curation, perspectives on authorship, the social and cultural dimensions of technology, and professional models of writing associated with digital media. Each section takes a unique approach to the hands-on exploration of exploring, consuming, creating, and even hacking digital networked spaces and cultures.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3801
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 344 Writing, Language, and Culture Seminar

    Students study issues surrounding language, writing, and representation, and produce substantial, complex writing and research projects as they work to build skills in research, prose style, editing, and design. Topics include a rotating series of rhetorical and cultural analyses of consumer, popular culture, networked, and organizational settings. Overall, the course heightens student awareness of the power of writing and representation to shape the way we produce and are produced by the world around us.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3804
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 345 Methods of Discourse Analysis: Understanding Text

    Students are introduced to the study of discourse, which is the study of language in use or what people do with language and how they do it. Practiced by scholars from a range of disciplines, discourse analysis is used to approach a variety of questions, such as how people negotiate power in everyday conversation, how racism or sexism might be communicated in institutional documents, or how news media privileges certain groups through lexical and grammatical choices. Using a variety of tools, students learn how to analyze specific instances of written and spoken communication. Through this analysis, students come to understand the relationship between language and politics, values, and beliefs; how identities are constructed in language; and the way we shape our world through the words we use. Such analysis can help students be attentive to these issues in their own oral and written communication. Theoretical principles informing the practice of discourse analysis and an overview of the various disciplinary approaches to discourse analysis are also briefly covered.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3806
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 346 Cultural Criticism and the Arts

    Students hone fundamental skills for research and writing necessary for insightful, interdisciplinary critical readings of trends or topics in media culture. They will also come to understand how works of art of many kinds can be critiqued to make larger points about society and culture, and how different media can be used to present these kinds of critical pieces. Successful students produce writing of publishable quality and explore options for the distribution and circulation of their work online and in print. The course is designed to increase students’ skills as writers, readers, and consumers of culture; as assertive and perceptive critics; and as careful editors and designers of complex writing projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3816
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 346H Cultural Criticism and the Arts: Honors

    Students hone fundamental skills for research and writing necessary for insightful, interdisciplinary critical readings of trends or topics in media culture. They also will come to understand how works of art of many kinds can be critiqued to make larger points about society and culture, and how different media can be used to present these kinds of critical pieces. Successful students produce writing of publishable quality and explore options for the distribution and circulation of their work online and in print. The course is designed to increase students’ skills as writers, readers, and consumers of culture; as assertive and perceptive critics; and as careful editors and designers of complex writing projects. This course is part of the Honors program and requires, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to register (in addition to other possible pre-requisites).

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3816HN
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 347 Writing for Late Night: A Comedy Collaboration

    Writing for Late Night is a 3-credit, Professional Writing comedy-writing class. It is an immersion experience for students pursuing a career on stage or behind the scenes in theatre or television, on multiple platforms. This 10-day course guides participants to delve into the real-time pressures of making a long-form variety show. The course will cover dozens of segments within comedy writing found in: Late Night, Live Sketch Revue, and News Satire/Parody.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3814J
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 350 Content Strategy

    This course invites students to step into the roles of leader, manager, and editor-in-chief, and to practice strategies that effective leaders use for facilitating other authors’ writing. Students will have the opportunity to learn to think strategically about writing as content that can be managed across platforms and digital spaces. Students will also have the opportunity to learn to align content to personal, professional, and organizational goals; to collaborate with other authors; to consider the needs of diverse audiences; and to prepare instructions and guides that shape other authors’ writing. Students will also critique the rise of content management systems and discuss tactics to use to leverage imperfect technologies and platforms.

    Repeatable: N
    EN
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 450 Capstone in English

    In collaboration with the instructor and classmates, students produce a capstone portfolio that demonstrates the culmination of their work in the major, representing both breadth of achievement and significant intellectual inquiry. Students revise selected works in the portfolio and produce a project that highlights their accomplishments in the major for an external audience. Course texts change from section to section.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites LITR 388 Critical Editions in Literature  or ENGL 350 Content Strategy  
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 495 Directed Study

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3899
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 496 Independent Project: English

    An independent project is designed by the student, with approval of supervising faculty member, to study an area not available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, student must submit written proposal that outlines the project.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3898
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • ENGL 650 Composition Theory and Praxis

    Graduate students in poetry read current composition theory and discuss the specifics of writing classroom praxis in order to prepare to teach first-year composition courses.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-6150
    MFA Poetry Only (POET)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 695 Directed Study: English

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-6899
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ENGL 696 Independent Project: English

    No description available.



    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-6898
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • FASH 101 Intro to the Fashion Industry

    This course offers students a broad overview of the interrelated fields of product development and merchandising within the fashion industry. This includes an introduction to global markets, fashion production, distribution, and marketing, and apparel business practices.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1100
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 102 Fashion Design Principles

    This course offers an overview of the process of design for the body, built environment, and user experience, introducing students to design and digital skills as they apply broadly to the field of fashion. The course will introduce key design principles in conjunction with digital tools for presentation and visual communication.

     

     

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1101
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 130 Patternmaking and Construction I

    Patternmaking and Construction I introduces students to and gives them practice in a range of patternmaking and construction techniques used in apparel product development. Students will be able to create and apply basic blocks, patternmaking and draping techniques to construct prototypes and finished products.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1607
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 172 Fashion Illustration

    This course establishes a thorough foundation in fashion illustration, which covers fashion figure and garment interpretation. Students study and develop the basic structure unique to the fashion figure and its characteristics, history, stylization, influence, and use in fashion illustration. Students learn to interpret draping quality and surface texture of fabric. Individual interpretation and creative drawing skills are emphasized.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1603
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 176 Digital Strategies in Fashion Design

    This computer-based studio course expands on skills first introduced in Fashion Design Principles (FASH 102). Students are exposed to a range of digital technologies used in the fashion industry for creative work. Students will explore intermediate and advanced approaches using digitial technology to create digital flats, digital illustration, and custom libraries; image manipulation, collage and montage for mood boards, and textile design and layout of final presentations and portfolio design techniques. Students will be taught to plan, shoot, and edit short videos of their work and creative process. 

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites FASH 102 Fashion Design Principles  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 180 Sewing for Non-Majors

    This course provides students, not enrolled in Fashion Design, the opportunity to learn and develop basic sewing skills and techniques, industrial machine use, and an understanding of the relationship of flat patterns to a 3-dimensional product. The course is comprised of the understanding and use of commercial sewing patterns and industrial equipment; the production sequencing steps to completion of a combination of basic garments and products; and a final project of the student’s own choice.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1105
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 181 Visual Merchandising

    Students will analyze store environments and the role of visual merchandising through interior and exterior displays. This course emphasizes the use of color, fixtures, and lighting used for display purposes. This hands-on course also gives students the opportunity to create visual displays.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 27-1920
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 182 Fashion Show Production

    This course introduces fashion show planning and implementation techniques. The class will meet in the classroom as well as off campus, and will include visits to potential fashion show venues, a model agency for model casting, and a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of a charity fashion show, which the class will then attend. Students will also explore the vast world of fashion shows via the internet and print publications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1925
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 183 Clothing and Society

    This course focuses on the socio-cultural significance of dress and appearance. Course offers a framework for interpreting the meaning of dress as behavior and as a communication system.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-1930
    DEI
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 203 Trendspotting

    This course introduces students to research methodology used to merchandise and design products for the fashion industry.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2125
    Prerequisites FASH 101 Intro to the Fashion Industry  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • FASH 205 Textiles Survey

    This course demonstrates the interrelationship between textiles and clothing design. It explores the importance of the textile industry to the fashion industry. Students acquire understanding of fibers, fabrics, manufacturing techniques, trends, definitions, and uses of textiles applied to both industries. Laws governing uses, liabilities, treatment, standards, and labeling are discussed.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2121
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • FASH 221 Marketing Fashion Brands

    This course provides a critical look at fashion marketing and branding. Students will examine case studies, conduct market research and execute marketing projects for a fashion business.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2935
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • FASH 231 Approaches and Process in Fashion Design

    This course introduces individual and teamed students to design-focused product development through consumer market-segment research and category-specific design challenges across traditional and niche markets such as women’s, men’s, children’s, active sports, underwear, event, occasion, and special-needs wear and accessories. 

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2730
    Prerequisites FASH 101 Intro to the Fashion Industry  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 251 Textile Fabrication and Surface Embellishment

    This course explores creation and embellishment of fabrics. History and uses of fabrics are studied and applied to design assignments. Students learn weaving, knitting, and felting techniques to produce samples of various fabrics. Students study and utilize fabric embellishment, such as quilting, beading, printing, and painting.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 27-2620
    Prerequisites FASH 205 Textiles Survey  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 253 Millinery

    This course introduces students to the design and construction of hats. 3-D design principles and hatmaking techniques are studied and applied to wearable and non-wearable creations. Students learn basic skills of millinery construction through the methods of patterned and blocked forms.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2621
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 275 Contemporary Fashion

    In this course students study the modes of dress in society from Dior’s New Look of 1947 to the present. Curriculum covers historic events, social movements, the arts, celebrities, trends, and popular culture, and their relationship to fashion. Emphasis is on contemporary dress, why it is worn, what it reflects from the past, and what it might signal for the future.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2176
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or  ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 284A Workshop in Fashion Studio

    This course offers focused workshops in a specific area of fashion design or product development in a studio setting. Each semester this course covers different material that is not included in the permanent course offerings.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly FASH 284
    Prerequisites FASH 130 Patternmaking and Construction I  or FASH 173 Apparel Studio I  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • FASH 284B Workshop in Fashion Studio

    This course offers focused workshops in a specific area of fashion design or product development in a studio setting. Each semester this course covers different material that is not included in the permanent course offerings.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites FASH 130 Patternmaking and Construction I  or FASH 173 Apparel Studio I  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • FASH 284C Workshop in Fashion Studio

    This course offers focused workshops in a specific area of fashion design or product development in a studio setting. Each semester this course covers different material that is not included in the permanent course offerings.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites FASH 130 Patternmaking and Construction I  or FASH 173 Apparel Studio I  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  
  
  
  

  • FASH 285 Fashion Styling I

    This course provides an introduction to the fashion stylist’s role. A historical overview of fashion and costume styling will provide context for understanding the cultural significance of this practice. Students will also be introduced to the actual work and responsibilities of fashion stylists, and will actively engage in conceptualizing ideas, working in collaborative teams, shopping and prepping merchandise, styling hair and makeup, learning how to evaluate and hire models, managing and executing the final products.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-2160
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 288 Fashion in the Field: Chicago

    Drawing on the rich resources specific to Chicago, this course will provide an introduction to the local fashion industry for students soon-to-enter a fashion related profession. The course is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the fashion industry including design, production, merchandising, forecasting and digital technologies. Students will network with industry professionals in a variety of roles within the fashion industry, ranging from entrepreneur, buyer, merchandiser, product developer and human resources.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites FASH 101 Intro to the Fashion Industry 
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO) and Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 306 Apparel Evaluation

    Apparel Evaluation provides students with a production vocabulary based on a thorough knowledge of the relationship from textiles to finished garments, including fit, construction details, federal regulations, quality, and wholesale/retail pricing relationships by market segment. Decision making and negotiating skills are highlighted.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-3115
    Prerequisites FASH 101 Intro to the Fashion Industry   or FASH 204 Math for Fashion  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • FASH 308 Professional Practice

    Students will create a professional package based on their career interests comprised of the following elements: a portfolio, resume, cover letter, website and LinkedIn page. Students will develop interview skills and gain an understanding of how to pursue a meaningful career in the fashion industry.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-3130
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 309 Sourcing and Supply Chain

    Sourcing and Supply Chain introduces students to the nature, scope, finance, logistics, and fiscal, ethical, and environmental challenges of sourcing local and global materials used to create consumer soft goods.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-3930
    Prerequisites FASH 306 Apparel Evaluation  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 322 Merchandising and Assortment Planning

    This course integrates assortment planning and marketing within the constraints of stock and sales plans. Emphasis is placed on planning, developing, and computing of assortment and buying plans. Domestic and foreign merchandise resources, vendor negotiation, and profitability are also covered.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-3940
    Prerequisites FASH 221 Marketing Fashion Brands  or FASH 370 Merchandising: Concept to Consumer  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • FASH 323 Visual Merchandising and Space Planning

    Students will analyze store environments and the role of visual merchandising through interior/exterior displays and store layout. This course emphasizes the use of color, fixtures, and lighting used for display purposes. This course blends hands on learning experience with the most current software.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 27-3921
    Prerequisites FASH 221 Marketing Fashion Brands  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  

  • FASH 332 Patternmaking and Construction III

    Patternmaking and Construction III further develops students’ knowledge of patternmaking, draping and construction techniques used in apparel & product development and advances their technical skills in these areas. In this course focus will be on flat pattern size-grading to address how we can adapt patterns to fit all sizes. Students will learn about non-conventional, adaptive design, and non-binary design, as well as plus-size patternmaking. 

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites FASH 230 Patternmaking and Construction II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



 

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