Course Descriptions

INTL 160 - Physical or Life Sciences

INTL 165 - Social Sciences

INTL 198 - Special Topics

INTL 210 - Agriculture

INTL 215 - Business or Management

INTL 220 - Education

INTL 225 - Engineering

INTL 230 - Fine or Applied Arts

INTL 235 - Foreign Languages

INTL 240 - Health Sciences

INTL 245 - Humanities

INTL 250 - Law

INTL 255 - Math or Computer Sciences

INTL 260 - Physical or Life Sciences

INTL 265 - Social Sciences

INTL 290 - Cooperative Education

INTL 298 - Special Topics

INTL 299 - Seminar

INTL 310 - Agriculture

INTL 315 - Business or Management

INTL 320 - Education

INTL 330 - Fine or Applied Arts

INTL 335 - Foreign Languages

INTL 340 - Health Sciences

INTL 345 - Humanities

INTL 350 - Law

INTL 355 - Math or Computer Sciences

INTL 360 - Physical or Life Sciences

INTL 365 - Social Sciences

INTL 396 - Individual Study

INTL 397 - Honors

INTL 398 - Special Topics

INTL 399 - Seminar

INTL 410 - Agriculture

INTL 415 - Business or Management

INTL 420 - Education

INTL 421 - Student Teaching Abroad

INTL 425 - Engineering

INTL 430 - Fine or Applied Arts

INTL 435 - Foreign Languages

INTL 440 - Health Sciences

INTL 445 - Humanities

INTL 450 - Law

INTL 455 - Math or Computer Sciences

INTL 460 - Physical or Life Sciences

INTL 465 - Social Sciences

INTL 490 - Cooperative Education

INTL 496 - Individual Study

INTL 497 - Honors

INTL 498 - Special Topics

INTL 499 - Seminar

JAPN 151 - First-year Japanese

JAPN 152 - First-year Japanese

• Read and write both hiragana and katakana
• Have mastered and be able to use a vocabulary of 250+ words
• Use particles in order to establish grammatical relationships between words
• Make simple declarative subject complement sentences
• Introduce yourself and others
• Discuss nationalities and languages
• Discuss academic majors
• Describe and comment on objects, places and people using adjectives
• Refer to previously mentioned topics with pronominals
• Express location and existence

JAPN 153 - First-year Japanese

JAPN 251 - Second-year Japanese

JAPN 252 - Second-year Japanese

JAPN 253 - Second-year Japanese

JAPN 298 - Special Topics

JAPN 299 - Seminar

JAPN 311 - Manga and Anime: Japanese Visual Culture

• Recognize, categorize, and outline the main historical and contemporary forms of Japanese visual culture, ie. Manga, Anime, Graphic Novels.
• Identify and interpret popular and recurring themes in the texts and analyze them in their relation to their historical and geographical contexts.
• Relate and distinguish between the most significant changes over the last 300 years of Japanese popular graphic art forms, from the Edo Period through the present. Themes will be considered in terms of transition over this period.
• Translate emergent, real-time textual, video, and audio sources of Japanese popular cultures.
• Identify and assess the presence of Japanese visual cultures as they appear in contemporary American culture.

JAPN 361 - Composition, Grammar and Conversation I

• Demonstrate knowledge of advanced vocabulary and grammatical structures.
• Demonstrate speaking and listening skills useful in culturally authentic Japanese situations. Will be able to engage in extended conversations in Japanese.
• Demonstrate the ability to read authentic materials in Japanese. In addition to readings in the textbook, the student will read supplementary reading materials that cover a variety of topics.
• Demonstrate improved writing skills and the ability to express opinions and ideas clearly in a manner appropriate to Japanese discursive conventions.

JAPN 362 - Composition, Grammar and Conversation II

• Demonstrate knowledge of advanced vocabulary and grammatical structures building upon foundation of coursework iii. 361.
• Demonstrate speaking and listening skills useful in culturally authentic Japanese situations.
• Engage in extended conversations in Japanese.
• Expand the ability to read authentic materials in Japanese.
• Read supplementary reading materials that cover a variety of topics.
• Further develop and improve writing skills and the ability to express opinions and ideas clearly in a manner appropriate to Japanese discursive conventions.

JAPN 363 - Composition, Grammar and Conversation III

• Demonstrate knowledge of advanced vocabulary and grammatical structures building upon foundation of coursework in 361 and 362.
• Demonstrate speaking and listening skills useful in culturally authentic Japanese situations.
• Engage in extended conversations in Japanese.
• Expand the ability to read authentic materials in Japanese.
• Read supplementary reading materials that cover a variety of topics.
• Further develop and improve writing skills and the ability to express opinions and ideas clearly in a manner appropriate to Japanese discursive conventions.

JAPN 396 - Individual Study

JAPN 397 - Honors

JAPN 398 - Special Topics

JAPN 399 - Seminar

JAPN 442 - Translation and Interpretation

• Recognize common reference materials and tools (dictionaries, lexicons, online databases, etc.) used in translation of Japanese into English and choose the appropriate materials for subject matter in source language.
• Recognize and differentiate among the most commonly read textual sources in Japanese culture and public opinion.
• Compare and contrast salient features of Japanese orthographic change over the last 150 years.
• Perform translation from Japanese to English at a level of accuracy commensurate with professional translator competency.
• Apply translation theory to examples of translation.

JAPN 462 - Japanese Cinema

• Summarize Japanese film history from the silent era to present day movies.
• Compare how the developing technology in film relates to the aesthetic sensibilities in Japanese culture.
• Evaluate the changing economic structure of the Japanese film industry.
• Assess the different genres, film grammar, and editing and lighting styles used in Japanese films.
• Appraise their role as moviegoers and increase their ability to watch films critically.
• Examine how the tools of camera angles, lighting, editing and sound manipulate how we feel about a filmed subject.

JAPN 496 - Individual Study

JAPN 497 - Honors

JAPN 498 - Special Topics

JAPN 499 - Seminar

KRN 151 - Elementary Korean I

• Use Korean speaking and listening skills for uncomplicated communicative tasks related to predictable topics for cultural survival.
• Memorize and apply the Hangul alphabet to read and write a limited number of basic formulaic utterances.
• Compare and contrast the Hangul alphabet to the Korean phonetic system.
• Describe key morphological features of the Korean language.
• Relate Korean language to routine cultural conventions and practices

KRN 152 - Elementary Korean II

• Use Korean speaking and listening skills for uncomplicated communicative tasks related to predictable topics for cultural survival.
• Use reading and writing skills in Korean to accomplish a limited number of uncomplicated communicative tasks related to predictable topics for survival in Korean culture. 
• Describe key linguistic features of Korean with emphasis on the phonetic system and socio-linguistic pragmatics.
• Relate Korean language to common cultural conventions and practices.

KRN 153 - Elementary Korean III

• Use speaking and listening skills in Korean to accomplish a limited number of uncomplicated communicative tasks related to predictable topics for survival in Korean culture.
• Use reading and writing skills in Korean to accomplish a limited number of uncomplicated communicative tasks related to predictable topics for survival in Korean culture.
• Describe key linguistic features of Korean with emphasis on the phonetic system and socio-linguistic pragmatics.
• Relate Korean language to cultural conventions and practices such as greetings, basic kinship terms, the Korean academic system, basic level of pragmatics in making apologies and requests, formulaic expressions for telephone conversation, national symbols, and traditional holidays.

KRN 311 - Korean Cinema and Visual Culture

• Identify and relate major milestones in modern Korean history and culture that are reflected in cinema and visual arts. Examples include: Japanese colonial occupation, the civil war and division of Korea, the IMF crisis, among others.
• Examine multiple perspectives on social justice and inequality in contemporary Korea as reflected in Korean visual culture, with emphasis on gender, sexuality and social class.
• Demonstrate an understanding of processes involved in the globalization of production and consumption of Korean cultural texts from the perspective of global economy of culture and the arts.  
• Analyze local-to-global dynamics in production and consumption of visual culture in contemporary Korea.    
• Compare and reflect on one’s own participation in global cultural economy  and the ideas of responsible global stewardship.
• Apply key concepts and interdisciplinary methodologies of  Film Studies and Cultural Studies to a variety of cultural artifacts. 
• Analyze various social, political and cultural issues in Korea through the lens of popular culture.  
• Effectively articulate and address issues of globalization and their impact on Korean popular culture through interdisciplinary analysis of global Korean phenomena such as K-Pop and Korean international blockbusters.

LAT 151 - Latin

• Identify and translate 300 Latin words.
• Decline nouns and adjectives of the first three declensions. They will also decline the Latin demonstrative and personal pronouns.
• Conjugate all four verb groupings in the active voice, present, imperfect, and future tenses, indicative and imperative moods.
• Translate simple, complex, and compound sentences from Latin to English and English to Latin.

LLAS 102 - An Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies

• Identify major historical benchmarks in the Latin American experience from the pre-Columbian era to the present and their connections and relationship to identity formation in the Latino/a/ex communities in the United States.
• Identify the impact of hegemonic forces such as religion, patriarchy, transculturation, and racial mixture in the Latino/a/ex and Latin American experience.
• Describe the diversity of historical experiences of Latinos/as/ex in the United States  from the Mexican and Puerto Rican experience to the exile communities from Central American countries and the Caribbean and their incorporation in American Society.
• Recognize and identify major immigration theories and their application to the Latino/a/ex experience in the United States.
• Articulate the diversity of social and economic experiences of the Latina/o/ex community.
• Summarize the components of theoretical interpretations on the nature of identity and the impact of racism, and inequality in the United States.
• Recognize the impact of American social institutions and the formation of Latina/o/ex communities in the United States.

LLAS 103 - Survey of Latin American Studies

• Identify major historical benchmarks in the Latin American experience from the conquest and colonial era to the present.
• Identify the connections of Latin American History and Cultural movements and the Latino communities in the United States.
• Compare the diversity of historical, social, and economic experiences of Latinos in the United States.
• Identify major issues in Latino and Latin American experience: including colonialism, slavery, independence, revolution, global capitalism, authoritarianism, democracy, indigenous rights, and immigration.
• Identify music and dance genres representative of Latino and Latin American aesthetics.

LLAS 298 - Special Topics

LLAS 299 - Seminar

LLAS 301 - Urban Society in Latin America

• Analyze the interaction between social strata in Colonial Spanish and Portuguese cities.
• Recognize patterns of development in urban planning in Latin American cities from Colonial to Modern periods.
• Define the characteristics and varieties of urban identity formation in a variety of Latin American cities.
• Analyze challenges facing modern Latin American cities and propose solutions based on research of cities.
• Recognize the interaction between cultural and infrastructure strategies for creating livable cities and addressing needs in Latin American cities.

LLAS 388 - Mexican Cultural Studies

• Identify the role that cultural practices play in influencing social and economic behavior and practices in Modern Mexico.
• Question essentialist constructions of Mexican identity from both internal and external observers.
• Evaluate the role that different segments of society play in creating Mexican cultural practices.
• Examine academic writings on Mexican culture to understand the varied approaches to cultural studies of Mexico.

LLAS 396 - Individual Study

LLAS 397 - Honors

LLAS 398 - Special Topics

LLAS 399 - Seminar

LLAS 496 - Individual Study

LLAS 497 - Honors

LLAS 498 - Special Topics

LLAS 499 - Seminar

LAJ 102 - Introduction to Law and Justice

• Articulate the function and purpose of law in American society and compare the common law heritage with civil law systems in other countries
• Describe the structure and function of state and federal courts and the role they play in American government
• Identify the legal concepts and apply this knowledge to civic and community issues
• Describe how legal doctrines have emerged, changed over time, and the implications of these changes in relation to diverse communities
• Explain how the law reflects consensus and conflict in society in relation to gender, race/ethnicity and class
• Develop personal views and perspectives on legal issues from relevant data and concepts

LAJ 202 - Policing in a Contemporary Society

• Describe and explain the history, the philosophy, and the ethical considerations of policing and how it has evolved to meet the demands of our contemporary society In America.
• Recall the different theories of policing such as the professional model and the community model and how society has influenced the changes policing has experienced.
• Generate a report based on one of seven assigned books which summarize the changes policing has evolved to in the last fifty years
• Predicting the changing future of policing and formulate the challenges policing must face in its organizational structure and the understanding of conceptual models meeting the challenges of real world issues.

LAJ 203 - Wildlife Law Enforcement

• Define the ways to improve our physical and natural world and the role that Law Enforcement will bolster these efforts.
• Identify the relationship between environmental regulations and the wildlife management techniques used  in setting seasons and bag limits
• Participate in Lab Activity - Three Field trips to surrounding area

LAJ 210 - Latinos, Law and Justice

• Compare legal, cultural, and social definitions of Latino identity
• Discuss legal and justice issues affecting Latinos in the USA
• Locate Latinos at various stages of legal process
• Describe ways in which Latinos have shaped the legal system
• Explain how legal issues are connected to wider justice issues

LAJ 215 - Law in American History

• Sketch major developments in the legal system
• Interpret legal and literary documents
• Locate legal history in wider social and cultural context
• Explain how the national legal system developed from community activities
• Recognize leading themes in the historiography of law
• Apply theory and knowledge of past legal experiences to present discussions of law

LAJ 216 - Race, Gender and Justice

• Discuss theories concerning the role of race/ethnicity on law and policy.
• Identify the impact of government policies including judicial policy that have differential impacts across race/ethnicity and gender.
• Articulate how race/ethnicity and gender impacts various criminal justice outcomes and as well as how these intersect with other factors, including class.
• Justify personal views on public law and policy issues that have a race/ethnicity and gender effects as based on research, theory, and personal experience. 
• Engage in conversations about race/ethnicity, gender, and social justice as they apply to criminal justice issues and processes. 
• Compare and contrast personal and societal views in the context of criminal justice orally and in writing.

LAJ 298 - Special Topics

LAJ 299 - Seminar