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RADI 217 The Club DJ Producer
Students will learn how to remix, edit, and create DJ Tools. DJ Tools are assorted music tracks, instrumentals, loops, a cappella, shouts, etc. used to add to or enhance a live or prerecorded DJ set performance. Students will also learn how to properly remix a song in various styles and create (3) three of the most popular DJ Tools to have in their own DJ Pack. Students will have use of Digital Audio Workstations where they can develop their productions.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2113
Prerequisites RADI 158 The Club DJ I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 223 Audio Theatre Production: Richard Durham
Production-based workshop course uses the Richard Durham script previously recorded in J-Term and brings it to complete broadcast-ready production status.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2130J
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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RADI 226 Radio Sportscasting
This course introduces the basic journalistic skills needed to write, construct and deliver a radio sportscast. From learning how to interview athletes in the locker room to conducting a sports talk show, students will be able to develop topics and incorporate audio into a sports report or podcast. This course is the prerequisite to anchoring sports or participating in a sports talk show on college radio station WCRX, 88.1FM.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2200
Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 230 Radio Podcasting
Podcast: a digital audio file, that can be downloaded from a website. This on-demand and popular format has been called Radio of the 21st Century and currently delivers popular programs such as Serial, Welcome to Nightvale, and Myths and Legends. Students learn the aesthetics of a great podcast, content development, and podcast production techniques. Students produce their own original podcasts, reflecting their individualized interests and skills. Finally, students learn to set-up a viable system for podcast production, distribution, and possible monetization of their creations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2252
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)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 235 Voiceover
This course is for all students who are interested in the field of voiceover for commercials, narration, industrials, animation, Internet, and gaming. Students will practice voicing copy using acting techniques, vocal techniques, building characters, and analyzing copy. They will take a trip to a professional studio, record voiceovers in the Audio Arts and Acoustics studios, learn to select, edit and prepare copy for a future demo and learn to perform cold voiceover auditions.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-2308
Prerequisites RADI 105 Voice and Articulation or THEA 103 Voice for Non-Theatre Majors or THEA 112 Theatre Foundation II: Performance
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 239 Voice Acting for Intractive Gaming
This course focuses on voice acting techniques necessary to provide unique and compelling performances for the expanding area of interactive games. Students practice using actual game scripts developing text analysis, acting skills, and unique vocal demands required for interactive games as they explore the entrepreneurial skills necessary to enter this field. Acting technique and studio experience helps students know and understand the auditioning, performance, directing, and recording process as students prepare actual interactive game voiceover cuts for their websites.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2310
Prerequisites RADI 235 Voiceover
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 258 The Club DJ II
Course builds on skills taught in The Club DJ I while preparing students for the competitive DJ job market. Advanced theories and hands-on mixing and technical skills will be learned using industry standard equipment. This class will focus on the Night Club DJ industry (i.e. conferences and other events). Theories of club design and club-based entertainment along with licenses and legal aspects of the DJ industry will also be discussed. Guest speakers from the industry will visit the class.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-2314
Prerequisites RADI 158 The Club DJ I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 261 Internet Radio
Students will create and run their own Internet radio stations in our experimental iRadio lab. They will create websites and use social media along with other free web-based services to build a brand for their entrepreneurial experiments in audio media streaming. We’ll explore basic audio concepts and investigate what makes audio and its supporting web content compelling. We’ll also discuss music licensing, copyright and other legal issues related to streaming audio and building a web presence. This course is intended for any student who would like to promote themselves, their services, a cause, an idea and/or have a way to practice the skills and techniques they are learning in other classes.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2321
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 270 Club DJ: Turntablism & Hip Hop Performance
Turntablism is the creative art of manipulating sounds and music using vinyl records, CD’s, and MP3 turntables and a professional DJ Mixer. This class will focus on hands-on application of the advanced techniques used in manipulating audio sources to create distinctive musical patterns and rhythms used in live performance artistic expression and international DJ competitions.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2414
Prerequisites RADI 258 The Club DJ II
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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RADI 275 Radio Interviewing
This course will explore the tools, techniques, and theories necessary for conducting professional radio interviews in a variety of styles and contexts including news and public affairs, arts and entertainment, and sports. Course content will include topic/guest selection, research, pre-interviews, writing set-ups and questions and interviewing techniques. You will also listen to and critique various interview styles and formats. Throughout the semester you will select topics and contact guests for interviews; research and prepare interview questions and topics; and conduct live in-studio interviews during the class session, which will be recorded. You will use social media to promote and share interviews. Selected interviews will be aired on the award-winning college radio station, WCRX 88.1 FM.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-2730
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
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RADI 280 Voiceover for Narration
This course is for voiceover students who intend to pursue future work in long form narration. The course will cover the areas of audiobook narration, medical, technical, IVRS (Interactive Voice Response Systems), business to business audio/video tracks, training/educational video voiceover, TV and Radio identity voice branding and film narration. Skills introduced and reinforced are: i.e. script/galley marking, subtle character differentiation, vocal strength and stamina; and tone/delivery for long form narration. Students also prepare professional sample cuts suitable for website posting.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-2820
Prerequisites RADI 235 Voiceover
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 299 Topics in Radio
This is a topics course in Radio for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 315 Covering International Festivals Iceland
Students will travel to Reykjavik to cover the Iceland Airwaves International Music Festival crafting artist/industry interviews, show reviews and related stories to be produced for radio, web and/or pitching to outside outlets. Students will learn how to cull and cover stories as they’re happening, through pre- research, gathering appropriate digital audio and video clips in a live event setting. The segments will be produced and written for multi-platform delivery. The work will be used for a final radio documentary.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3117
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 320 Voiceover Demo Production
Performance-based course that introduces the student to the skills and techniques used in interpreting and presenting commercial and narrative copy for radio and television advertising as well as scripts used in corporate training and industrial narration. Students work in a studio classroom and receive individual critiques. Emphasis is placed on developing a style that works for each student. Course also includes some lecture presentations regarding the business of voice-overs and how to prepare a demo tape.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3183
Prerequisites RADI 126 Radio Production I: Intro and RADI 235 Voiceover
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 325 Radio Newscasting
The course introduces basic journalistic skills and familiarizes students with procedures necessary in constructing on-air newscasts from wire copy and other news sources. In addition to covering the newsgathering and selection process, the course focuses on broadcast-style newswriting and news anchoring with students performing various news formats in a broadcast setting. This course is a prerequisite for a news position at the college radio station WCRX, 88.1FM.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3207
Prerequisites JOUR 105 Reporting and Writing I or RADI 205 Writing for Radio
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 326 Radio Production II: Advanced
This Intermediate-level course focuses on writing and producing short form features for music radio. Students will write, record, edit and produce short (2-5 min.) features including a Person On The Street, Mock Interview, Movie Review and a Music-Themed PSA. The Final Project is an Artist/Music Rockumentary that will include original scripting/narration, artist/fan interviews and music. All projects are recorded, edited and produced utilizing State-Of-The-Arts DAW’s (Digital Audio Workstations) and Software (Pro Tools and/or Adobe Audition III).
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3407
Prerequisites RADI 126 Radio Production I: Intro
Co-requisites RADI 205 Writing for Radio
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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RADI 339 Voice Acting for Animation
This course is for students who wish to develop the skills needed to be an animation voice talent. It will explore the acting skills, the vocal skills, the job requirements, the hands on techniques of voicing to picture, auditioning and script analysis. The student will prepare an audio minute of character voices for their portfolio, CD and/or website.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-3308
Prerequisites RADI 235 Voiceover
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 342 Radio Dramatic Series: Writing
This is part one of a three-course sequence to create an episodic radio series for WCRX-FM. This course covers the style, format and technique of writing the series. Students will read scripts and listen to programs that exemplify fine series writing. They will design and write an original episodic series. Students will analyze their scripts individually and as elements of a larger work. Focus is on the script as a creative and practical blueprint to guide performers and technicians in creating a final product.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3315
Prerequisites RADI 205 Writing for Radio or THEA 168 Playwriting I or CINE 145 Screenwriting I: Writing the Short Film or TELE 212 Television Arts: Writing
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 343 Radio Dramatic Series: Voice Acting
This is the second of a three-course sequence to create an episodic radio series for WCRX-FM. Student voice actors record voices for the scripts written in Radio Dramatic Series: Writing. This course requires an audition. Auditions are held in early December and students are notified immediately of their clearance to register for the course. Scripts and character backgrounds will be provided prior to the class.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-3316J
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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RADI 352 Radio Dramatic Series:Production
This is the final part of a three-course sequence to create an episodic radio series for WCRX-FM. Focus will be on transforming audio scripts developed in Radio Dramatic Series: Writing into production documents and the technical and artistic execution of those instructions. Students read scripts and listen to programs that exemplify fine series production. They will systematically shape voice tracks, sound effects and a commissioned musical score into consistent, ready-to-broadcast individual programs on a set schedule.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3319
Prerequisites RADI 126 Radio Production I: Intro or AUDI 121 Fundamentals of Audio Production
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 360 Advanced Topics in Radio Studies
This is an advanced topics course in Radio Studies for Communication. Topics will vary.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 361 Advanced Topics in Voiceover
This is an advanced topics course in Voiceover for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 362 Advanced Topics in Radio Production
This is an advanced topics course in Radio Production for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 480 Covering Elections for Radio: Practicum
Course functions as a news program production team whose primary task is to prepare students for live continuous coverage of election night broadcasts on the college radio station WCRX, 88.1FM. Students learn techniques for news anchoring, reporting, interviewing and research. Each student assumes a role in the pre-planning, execution and post-production phases of election night coverage on WCRX-FM, WCRXFM.com and multiple media platforms.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3008
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 481 WCRX Practicum I
This course provides hands-on experience in the operation of college radio station WCRX. Students become proficient with new digital tools and various digital platforms to understand and effectively use social media in a live broadcast environment. Students work on the air as a music or talk host, news or sports anchor, or call play-by-play sports. They may also work in production or as a social media producer to develop content and maintain social media on-line communities for WCRX. Course requires a minimum of six hours per week of practical activity and two class hours per week.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-3300
Prerequisites RADI 118 Music Radio Broadcasting I and RADI 126 Radio Production I: Intro
Requirements Permission Required (DP) and Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 3
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RADI 495 Directed Study: Radio
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. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in the development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 41-3990
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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RADI 496 Independent Project: Radio
Course is an independent project designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member, to study an area that is not at present available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 41-3498
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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RELI 110 Religion in Today’s World
Framed by history, geography, and contemporary society, this course examines key figures, beliefs, and practices of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and other religious traditions and movements.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-1501
HU GA
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 210 Religion and Gender
In this course, we will look at examples from many different cultures to consider forms of religiosity that are traditionally ‘gendered’, including spirit possession and practices relating to food, ritual, purification, and so on. We will also analyze religions’ constructions of masculinity and femininity around the issues of sex, reproduction, pain and agency, and the religious significance of people who do not fit into traditional gendered categories. Finally, we will take up political problems associated with religion and gender, particularly those associated with secularism and colonialism.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2502
HU GA
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 210H Religion and Gender: Honors
In this course, we will look at examples from many different cultures to consider forms of religiosity that are traditionally ‘gendered’, including spirit possession and practices relating to food, ritual, purification, and so on. We will also analyze religions’ constructions of masculinity and femininity around the issues of sex, reproduction, pain and agency, and the religious significance of people who do not fit into traditional gendered categories. Finally, we will take up political problems associated with religion and gender, particularly those associated with secularism and colonialism. This is an Honors course and students need a 3.50 cumulative GPA to register.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2502HN
HU GA
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 211 Religion in U.S. Law and Politics
In this class, we will look at legal cases, cultural representations, and historical documents pertinent to the issue of religion and politics to understand what secularism is, in the U.S., how it has changed over time, and how it has been imagined; we will build a website narrating these developments. We will also take up what these conceptions mean for our current political landscape as well as broader theoretical questions about the relation of religion to the state.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2505
HU PL
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 212 Religion Through Film
This course will consider many of the central categories used to analyze religious phenomena through pairing some of the most important theoretical contributions to the study of religion with films that are concerned with similar themes. We will ask: how does the relevant theory of religion cast light on the film? Does the film suggest revisions to the theory? Can we think of real-world examples that bear out one or the other? What light does film cast on religion?
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2506
HU
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 212H Religion Through Film: Honors
This course will consider many of the central categories used to analyze religious phenomena through pairing some of the most important theoretical contributions to the study of religion with films that are concerned with similar themes. We will ask: how does the relevant theory of religion cast light on the film? Does the film suggest revisions to the theory? Can we think of real-world examples that bear out one or the other? What light does film cast on religion? This is an Honors course and students need a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher to register.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2506HN
HU GA
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 213 Religion and Violence
Much violence perpetrated in the world today is considered religious in nature. This class will interrogate that assumption by considering several important questions: Is there something inherently violent about religion? What work does violence do, for religion? What is religious terrorism, and what do the techniques of terror earn for those who use them? Is violence ever justified? Must it be justified with religion, if it is to be justified at all? Most centrally: is the category of religious violence meaningful?
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2522
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 213H Religion and Violence: Honors
Much violence perpetrated in the world today is considered religious in nature. This class will interrogate that assumption by considering several important questions: Is there something inherently violent about religion? What work does violence do, for religion? What is religious terrorism, and what do the techniques of terror earn for those who use them? Is violence ever justified? Must it be justified with religion, if it is to be justified at all? Most centrally: is the category of religious violence meaningful? This is an Honors course and students need a GPA of 3.50 or higher to register.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2522HN
HU
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 214H Religion in Chicago: Honors
In this course we take up the themes of religion in U.S. cities by looking at our own city–both its past and its present. We will read historical work about the roles religion has played in urbanization and then go out in the city to analyze religion as it is practiced Chicago today with these frameworks. This is an Honors course and in order to register for the course, students need a GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2521HN
HU PL
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 215 Spirituality and Empowerment
In Spirituality and Empowerment, students are invited to explore their relationship to Spirit (as they define it) and to experience Spirit as the means to contemplate Self, create community, tap the true source of creativity, and manifest intention. They will also become acquainted with the core teachings of seven significant masters and the spiritual paths they gave to the world. Practices of meditation and hatha yoga will give students a direct experience of independent contentment and peace. In short, how can Spirit empower us and support us in creating the life we truly desire
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2404
HU
Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 216 Mystical Consciousness, East and West
Course explores a variety of philosophical and religious texts on mysticism, meditation, and spirituality from both the Eastern and Western traditions. Classroom activities of meditation, ritual process, and creative flow give students direct experience of these concepts. Weekly contemplations and two extended papers further help students understand mystical awareness at both the intellectual and experiential levels.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2407
HU WI GA
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 310 Religion, Capitalism, Empire
Ebola medical missions, cargo cults, Hinduism, Joel Osteen, Al-Qaeda–all of these religious phenomena have in common that they are in some way responses to the rise of capitalism and its spread through empire. In this course we will look at the relationship between religion and capitalism, considering the way in which religion was implicated in bringing about modernization and also the way religion provided a site of resistance to various forms of global imperialism. Cases considered to include examples from all over the world.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-3500
HU GA
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 311 Religion and its Critics
Recently, the ‘New Atheists’ have leveled a variety of criticisms against religion, regarding the (purported) falsity of its claims, the ways in which it shapes people and citizens, and the sorts of political problems it occasions. But these arguments are not new-indeed, they go back several hundred years (further, in some cases). In this class, we will look at some of the most important articulations of these criticisms of religion in the modern period, as well as some of the defenses of religion. We will contextualize these ideas with respect to social and political developments, and then in turn use them to reconsider the recent claims of the New Atheists.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-3520
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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RELI 311H Religion and its Critics: Honors
Recently, the ‘New Atheists’ have leveled a variety of criticisms against religion, regarding the (purported) falsity of its claims, the ways in which it shapes people and citizens, and the sorts of political problems it occasions. But these arguments are not new-indeed, they go back several hundred years (further, in some cases). In this class, we will look at some of the most important articulations of these criticisms of religion in the modern period, as well as some of the defenses of religion. We will contextualize these ideas with respect to social and political developments, and then in turn use them to reconsider the recent claims of the New Atheists. 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 51-3520HN
HU
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 105 Documentation for Conservators
The conservation and restoration of artworks involve a broad range of methodologies all of which require some form of documentation. When dealing with works of art, it is very important that anything that affects the physical artwork in any way be recorded and archived as part of the living history of the piece. This course will cover the primary documentary methods including photography, videography, written and audio note taking as well as presentation of these various forms of documentation using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1601
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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SCIE 110 History of Science
Science is best understood when studied through the lens of its history and its biography. By examining not only the contributions and scientific breakthroughs but also the lives of people like Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Darwin, and Einstein we discover the richness of the humanity of science that is often ignored. The historical approach also enables us to witness the dynamic intersection between science and technology, art and humanities, war, politics and religion. Topics include the Copernican, Newtonian and Einstein view of the universe as well as milestones such as Darwin’s theory of evolution, and the discoveries of the nucleus, X-rays and radioactivity.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1610
SC
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 115 Science, Technology and Society
Course provides an introduction to current events in science and technology and their effects on everyday life. Topics include environmental pollution, benefits of space exploration, superconductivity, and technical education in various nations. Students are required to complete individual projects such as videotapes, slides, or practical demonstration.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1621
SC
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 120 Science Film Seminar
Scientific methodology, concepts, and applications are presented and discussed using the film/video medium. Topics include astronomy, biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, energy resources, preservation, and unexplained scientific phenomena.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1624
SC
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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SCIE 125 Energy & the Environment
This course deals with the fundamentals of the science of energy and its applications. What is energy, how many different energy types are there, how do we measure it and what are the laws that govern it? The course also discusses the different types of commercially produced energy and the advantages and disadvantages of each type. A particular focus will be given to the impact of energy practices on global climate change. The course includes a class debate and a field trip, and requires the completion of a final project with an energy theme.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1630
SC
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 130 Astrobiology
The question of life beyond Earth fascinated human kind for centuries and continues to do so today. This course examines the science behind the search for extraterrestrial life. Topics include the origins and nature of life, the minimum conditions for life, space missions that looked for evidence of life on Mars and the different techniques scientists use to discover planets orbiting other stars and discern their atmospheres. The course is built on multiple disciplines of science (astronomy, biology, physics, geology, chemistry), all focused on this single theme and all being essential components of the field of Astrobiology.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1640
SC
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 135 Frontiers of Science
Have you ever wondered about the relationship between science and sport This area and other emerging fields of science are studied to enable you to gain an understanding of contemporary scientific discoveries that cross the disciplines of biology, chemistry, astronomy, and physics and how these discoveries impact society. This course includes a strong laboratory component and topics are discussed to enhance scientific literacy and promote appreciation and understanding of how various disciplines of science relate to each other.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1680
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 140 Science and Technology in the Arts
Students explore technologies that are used in the production of artistic performances and the scientific principles behind them. These technological systems include audio, lighting, and mechanical (robotics) control. Students investigate the properties of sound and light through a series of hands-on experiments and design scale model systems such as a public address system, lighting, and computerized stage controls. Students gain experience on the potential application of technological resources to improve their own creative production.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1681
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 145 Introduction to Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a field of applied science where matter is controlled on an atomic and molecular scale. In this multidisciplinary course, we will examine the basic science behind nanotechnology and how it has infused itself into areas of food safety, agriculture, homeland security, medicine and healthcare, the environment, energy supply and consumer goods. Discussion of the possible risks of nanotechnology will also occur. An extensive series of hands-on laboratory activities is a central part of the course.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1690
SL
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 150 Space Exploration
The course examines the space race from Sputnik to the moon, the international space station and the use of space probes in the exploration of our solar system. It covers the basic science and technology involved in the space program, as well as the many different dangers, the benefits, costs, and the political and human drama associated with it. Discussion topics include rocketry, space suits, moon colonies, the search for extraterrestrial life, space telescopes, black holes and the birth and death of stars.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1833
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 155 Science of Musical Instruments
Students study the scientific principles by which sound is generated in common acoustic musical instruments and discover the mathematical foundation of musical scales. This course explores mechanical oscillation, frequency, wavelength, and the harmonic series. Students investigate the complex timbre of musical instruments through hands-on laboratory experiments using wave and spectrum analysis, and develop scales using sound-generation software. For a final project, students construct a functional instrument and perform an original musical composition.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1881
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Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning or ACCU-T-50 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 50 or ACT-M-20 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 20 or SAT-M-490 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 490 or CMPS-M-50 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 50
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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SCIE 155H Science of Musical Instruments: Honors
Students study the scientific principles by which sound is generated in common acoustic musical instruments and discover the mathematical foundation of musical scales. This course explores mechanical oscillation, frequency, wavelength, and the harmonic series. Students investigate the complex timbre of musical instruments through hands-on laboratory experiments using wave and spectrum analysis, and develop scales using sound-generation software. For a final project, students construct a functional instrument and perform an original musical composition.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1881HN
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Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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SCIE 198 Topics in Science:
This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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SCIE 199 Topics in Science with Laboratory:
This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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SCIE 205 Environmental Science
This course explores the multidisciplinary science of the environment. We focus on contemporary issues such as air and water pollution, global climate change, ozone depletion, acid rain, hazardous and solid waste, alternative energy resources, soils, deforestation, overfishing, biodiversity, and endangered species, and their ecological, economical, and human health impacts. An extensive, hands-on laboratory is a core part of the course.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2610
SL
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 210 Space, Time and the Arts
Space and Time are two of the most fundamental components of the architecture of the universe and both fascinate and intrigue scientists and artists alike. This course deals primarily with the different properties of space and time discovered and explained by scientists like Newton and Einstein. In parallel, the course also examines the many different ways by which artists understood, explored and expressed space and time in different media (Paintings, Literature, Dance, Music, and Film/Video etc.) Students are expected to either create an artifact that portrays some of the physics properties of space and/or time or complete a science assignment at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2611
SC
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 210H Space, Time and the Arts: Honors
Space and Time are two of the most fundamental components of the architecture of the universe and both fascinate and intrigue scientists and artists alike. This course deals primarily with the different properties of space and time discovered and explained by scientists like Newton and Einstein. In parallel, the course also examines the many different ways by which artists understood, explored and expressed space and time in different media (Paintings, Literature, Dance, Music, and Film/Video etc.) Students are expected to either create an artifact that portrays some of the physics properties of space and/or time or complete a science assignment at the Art Institute of Chicago. 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 56-2611HN
SC
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 220 Biomechanics: The Biology and Physics of Sports
From a Cirque du Soleil contortionist to an administrative assistant typing dictation, we are always moving. This course investigates human movement in air and water using sports, performing arts, and animation as examples. We explore the physiology of the body’s interaction with its environment and integrate biology and physics to describe, define, and understand movement. The hands-on laboratory explores visualization and quantification of movement and includes a final project incorporating each student’s interests, majors, and cultural backgrounds with course material.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2686
SL
Prerequisites MATH 210 College Algebra or ACCU-T-67 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67 or ACT-M-23 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 23 or SAT-M-550 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 550 or CMPS-M-67 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SCIE 298 Topics in Science:
This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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SCIE 299 Topics in Science with Laboratory:
This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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SIGN 101 American Sign Language I
Course concentrates on development of conversational fluency in American Sign Language (ASL). Students learn to accurately recognize and produce signs in ASL with appropriate nonmanual behaviors and grammatical features. Course is a basic introduction to ASL, and students develop expressive and receptive ASL skills through discussions of topics such as exchanging personal information and talking about surroundings, residences, families, and activities.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-1151
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Course focuses on continued development of conversational fluency in American Sign Language, including further training in receptive and expressive skills, fingerspelling, vocabulary-building, and grammatical structures. Students begin to develop understanding of use of classifiers and signing space in ASL. Topics introduced include giving directions, describing physical characteristics, making requests, discussion of occupations, attributing qualities to individuals, and daily routines.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-1152
HU
Prerequisites SIGN 101 American Sign Language I
Concurrent Requisite SIGN 192 American Sign Language II Lab
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 115 Introduction to Classifiers in American Sign Language
This course will expand on understanding the principles of Classifiers, an integral part of American Sign Language (ASL), knowing how to identify different types of ASL Classifiers, and application of ASL Classifiers. Students will learn and apply the three types of classifiers, learn and use the representative classifiers (animate and inanimate), descriptive classifiers (size-and-shape, extent, perimeter, and pattern and texture), and instrumental classifiers. This course will provide hands-on experiences and skill building activities needed for appropriate classifier use applied to complex descriptions and images. Eye gaze, role shifting, spatial referencing and appropriate use of ASL Classifiers in storytelling will also be covered.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-1153
Prerequisites SIGN 101 American Sign Language I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Course is an introduction to various aspects of the deaf community as a linguistic and cultural minority group. Designed for individuals who may or may not have had prior experience with deaf people, course raises questions concerning the nature of sign language and its varieties, education of deaf people, historical treatment of deaf people, sociological and cultural issues important to the deaf community, and political activism.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-1252
HU PL
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 128 Introduction to Career Opportunities within the Deaf Community
This course introduces students to the fields of interpreting. Focus is placed on the history of the field, growth of the profession and current practices. An introduction to the interpreter’s role and ethical decision making is provided. Students will learn in an interactive setting which encourages skills in critical thinking, reading, writing and collaboration.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-1253
Co-requisites SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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SIGN 160 ASL Fingerspelling
ASL Fingerspelling looks at the use of the ASL alphabet in the hands of native users and focuses on specific features of production that non-native users often have trouble understanding. Emphasis is on how to use and understand fingerspelling and how to make and understand appropriate changes in handshapes and patterns. The course will also cover the history and structure of fingerspelling in American Sign Language and the lexicalization of fingerspelling.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-1701
Prerequisites SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 192 American Sign Language II Lab
ASL IV Lab focuses on weekly development of receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills under the guide of ASL Curriculum Experts. This is a zero-credit lab. Students who register for American Sign Language II must also register for this lab. Students will attend group tutorial sessions for 1 hour per week throughout the semester.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-1901
Prerequisites SIGN 101 American Sign Language I
Concurrent Requisite SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Minimum Credits 0 Maximum Credits 0
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SIGN 201 American Sign Language III
Course includes vocabulary-building and mastery of grammar through rigorous receptive and expressive language activities. ASL skills development with application to complex grammatical structures continues. Topics discussed in ASL include the location and description of items in rooms and buildings, complaints, making suggestions, and making requests. Notes on deaf culture are also discussed.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-2153
HU
Prerequisites SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Concurrent Requisite SIGN 292 ASL III Lab
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 202 American Sign Language IV
Course focuses on continued development of receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills. Course covers the following topics using ASL: telling about life events, describing objects, and discussion of activities and current events. Notes on deaf culture are also included.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-2154
HU
Prerequisites SIGN 201 American Sign Language III
Concurrent Requisite SIGN 392 ASL IV Lab
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 211 Deaf Representations in the Media
The Deaf and hard-of-hearing community exists as a linguistic and cultural minority group often featured in various forms of media. This course raises questions concerning the portrayal of Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in television, film, theater, books, and news media. This course will examine the changing attitudes towards the community, deafness, and sign language throughout history up to current times. Language, rhetoric, imagery, and treatment of both characters and actual persons in the media will also be examined.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-2201
HU PL
Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 221 Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Deaf American Artists and Art
This course focuses on the refinement of students’ appreciations and knowledge in the visual art history and Deaf Arts. This course will also investigate the historical and cultural perceptions toward to the Deaf artists and their works; use comparative studies focusing on the work of Deaf artists which may not appear under the definition of Deaf Art, and will explore and produce a body of work demonstrating a Deaf experience related to painting, sculpture, and installation spaces.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2251
HU PL
Prerequisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 225 Deaf Art Movement/De’Via: Discussions with Deaf Artists
This course focuses on the Deaf Art Movement and the De’VIA Movement and the artwork and movements that preceded and influenced the development of these movements. It involves history and understanding artistic frameworks that help to interpret the meaning of various artwork of this era. Basically this is a contemporary art course about living Deaf Artists. This course will involve interviews with artists in the United States who visit the class in person or via videophone technology. Students will be invited to interview and assist Deaf artists during events outside of class during the semester. Students will be expected to have interview questions ready for each guest presenter based on their experiences with the artist’s work. One 7-10 minute presentation in ASL will be required from each student, focusing on a different artist, informing the class of various Deaf artists and their work. This course will expand your working knowledge of Deaf Art and various contemporary Deaf artists and the art movements that have influenced their development.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2252
Prerequisites SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 228 Linguistics of ASL
Course focuses on the linguistic structures of American Sign Language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and language. Structural aspects of both American Sign Language and English are compared and contrasted, providing students with valuable insight into both languages.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2253
Prerequisites SIGN 102 American Sign Language II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 235 Language and Translation
Students translate discourse from English to American Sign Language and from American Sign Language to English. Instruction includes analysis of the text, understanding language equivalence, restructuring the message, and judging appropriateness when translating.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2302
Co-requisites SIGN 202 American Sign Language IV and SIGN 228 Linguistics of ASL
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 250 Visual Methodologies
This course will serve as an introduction to visual methodologies, looking at different types of visual research and critically examining a range of visual methods and their uses. Our society is moving towards a more visually oriented environment in our media and social media, in terms of how information is presented, disseminated, and gathered. The Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community in America relies greatly on visual stimuli and visual forms of information, but so do many other groups in today’s American society. Different methods to develop and study visual data and how they may be used within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, among others, will be examined, with opportunities to apply these methods in class projects.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2501
HU
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 260 Creativity and ASL
Course focuses on utilizing American Sign Language as a tool for creating poetry, storytelling, and theatrical productions. Students participate in activities and discussions and occasional assignments outside of class. Course is designed to increase students’ understanding of how aspects of deaf culture are expressed through creative American Sign Language.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-2601
Prerequisites SIGN 201 American Sign Language III and SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 270 Deaf Interpreters
This course covers the fundamentals of Deaf interpreter practice, its origins and how it has evolved over time. Students gain an overview of the foundational skills and knowledge required of Deaf interpreters. The role of the Deaf community and interpreters in the future growth of the field and improving communication access is also explored. Students will also reflect on how their personal and formative experiences impact their potential as Deaf interpreters.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2701
Co-requisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 272 Cultural Diversity within the Deaf Community
This course covers ethnic and cultural diversity within the American Deaf community, specifically, Deaf people of color. Students will explore how biases and stereotypes form, do self-analysis, and consider how these factors may impact the work of Deaf interpreters. Students will also research a variety of organizations representing Deaf ethnic and cultural groups, further developing their individual resources.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2702
Prerequisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture and SIGN 270 Deaf Interpreters
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 274 Interpreting Techniques Lab
This is a zero-credit lab. Students who register for SIGN 230 Interpreting Techniques may also register for this lab.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2902
Minimum Credits 0 Maximum Credits 0
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SIGN 278 Consumer Assessment: Identifying Culture, Language & Communication Styles
This course covers the wide variety of languages and communication styles, education levels, physical characteristics, cognitive abilities, and sociolinguistic factors among consumers with whom Deaf interpreters work. Learners practice strategies for recognizing consumer characteristics that may influence Deaf interpreter practice.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2703
Prerequisites SIGN 270 Deaf Interpreters and SIGN 272 Cultural Diversity within the Deaf Community
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 292 ASL III Lab
ASL IV Lab focuses on weekly development of receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills under the guide of Qualified ASL Consultants. This is a zero-credit lab. Students who register for SIGN 201 American Sign Language III must also register for this lab. Students will attend group tutorial sessions for 1 hour per week throughout the semester.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-2900
Concurrent Requisite SIGN 201 American Sign Language III
Minimum Credits 0 Maximum Credits 0
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SIGN 299 Topics in ASL-English Interpretation
This course offers students opportunities to learn about specialized areas of study within the field of Interpretation. Units will cover information that is introduced in other courses within the major, but provide additional theoretical foundations and/or skills practice to prepare students for work in a particular interpreting setting or concentration.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-3650
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 305 Multicultural Issues
Course explores multicultural issues as related to the interpreting profession and the deaf community. Broad introduction of multiculturalism is followed by an in-depth look at the most common cultures and cultural issues interpreters encounter. Flexibility in the schedule allows for study of additional cultural groups. Guest presenters and field trips allow students to experience the richness of diverse communities and gain insight that can be applied to their interpreting and to their everyday lives.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-3204
Prerequisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture and SIGN 340 Consecutive Interpreting
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 310 Advanced American Sign Language
This advanced ASL course is specifically designed to refine expressive and receptive ASL skills. Advanced linguistic structures are reviewed and applied. Vocabulary building specific to areas in which interpreters find the greatest challenges such as medical, legal, computer technology, sports, religion, academics, business, rehabilitation and local terms is an important aspect of this course. Current events are discussed in ASL, giving students opportunities to apply their linguistic and cultural knowledge while participating in open discussions.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-3205
Prerequisites SIGN 202 American Sign Language IV
Concurrent Requisite SIGN 492 Advanced ASL Lab
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 315 Deaf Education
This course examines the education of people who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Topics include language acquisition, the history and practices of Deaf Education, and various types of technology used in Deaf Education. As Deafness is both a physical and cultural phenomenon, educational philosophies that have influenced Deaf Education will be discussed, as well as legislative initiatives that have impacted the lives of Deaf and hard of hearing children. Content includes lecture, discussion, basic research, and one field trip to a working School for the Deaf.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-3225
PL
Prerequisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 320 Intensive Three Week Immersion at Siena School
This three weeks immersion course focuses on three units: Italian Sign Language, (LIS) Italian Deaf Culture, and Italian language as well as focuses on cultural exchanges and use of receptor (LIS) language in daily practicum. The Italian Sign Language, LIS unit, through a unique storytelling method, will enable students to start conversing and engaging in dialogues from the very first day. An essential part of the course will be meeting members of the local deaf community. The Deaf Culture unit will introduce students to Italy through the lens of Italian Deaf Culture and by meeting members of the Deaf Community. Though the Deaf Community is often perceived as a transnational community, the distinct national cultures in which Deaf people live are of tremendous importance. We will explore the Italian situation by taking both a historical and sociological approach. The Italian language unit has the aim of providing essential language tools to our beginner students. Language acquisition will happen both in the classroom and at home, since all students will be living with Italian hosts.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 37-3251
HU
Prerequisites SIGN 201 American Sign Language III and SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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SIGN 325 Theory of Interpretation
Course examines history of translation, models of interpreting, and equivalence across languages. Study includes theories of spoken language interpreting and sign language interpreting. Theories of basic, practical ethics and behaviors are explored and applied to the interpreting profession.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-3304
Prerequisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture
Co-requisites SIGN 235 Language and Translation
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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SIGN 330 Interpreting for Special Populations within the De
The course examines various special populations interpreters encounter in their work. Examples include specific deaf and hard of hearing consumers who present unique interpreting challenges such as those who communicate orally, persons who are both deaf and blind and those classified as having minimal language skills (MLS). Course content includes lecture and skill building opportunities.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 37-3305
Prerequisites SIGN 125 Deaf Culture and SIGN 202 American Sign Language IV
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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