2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Course Descriptions • 405GEO 201 Economic GeographyA study of the locations of economic activities, raw materials, markets, labor supply, and transportation costs;relationships among different economic activities; and specific studies of major commercial products from theirorigins to consumer. Three credits.GEO 202 Human GeographyAn examination of the geographic patterns and processes of human activities and human-environmentinteractions, this course will emphasize geographic analyses, the interdependence of geographic scales, theinfluence and meaning of places and the interdependence of places in a globalizing world. Three credits.GEO 454 Our Eastern Forests: History, Ecology and ChangeThis course examines the characteristics and processes of forest communities in the eastern United States. Specificattention is given to environmental history, forest-environment interaction, forest disturbance, tree regenerationand tree-ring analysis. Issues of forest management and conservation concern will also be considered. Outside fielddays may be required. Prerequisites: ES 101, BIO 121 and BIO 122. Three credits.GEOLOGY (GEOL)GEOL 201 Physical GeologyThis course is an overview of earth materials and processes including minerals and rocks, landforms, earth surfaceprocesses, geological hazards, plate techtonics and geological time. Laboratory activities involve map interpretation,mineral and rock identification, and the examination of local geological features. Prerequisite: Any four-creditlaboratory science course. Corequisite: GELB 201. Four credits.GERMAN (GER)GER 101 Beginning German IFor students who have had little or no exposure to German. This course introduces the student to spokenGerman through in-class conversational drills and recreations of everyday situations. Three credits.GER 102 Beginning German IIA continuation of GER 101, this course builds on the basic speech patterns acquired in the preceding semesterand is intended to help the student make the transition from passive familiarity to active use of the language.Prerequisite: GER 101. Three credits.GER 201 Intermediate German IThis course is intended to help the student acquire the ability to speak fluent German. Emphasis will be laid onidiomatic expressions, the art of translation and the more sophisticated elements of written and spoken German.Prerequisite: GER 102. Three credits.GER 202 Intermediate German IIEmphasis is laid on perfecting the student’s ability to think and converse in German with ease. Language books aresupplemented by readings in German literature, culture and civilization. Prerequisite: GER 201. Three credits.GER 311 20th Century Literature and Civilization IA systematic survey of German literature and culture from the turn of the century to Expressionism, the WeimarRepublic through the collapse of the Third Reich. Among the authors studied are: Kafka, Mann, Werfel, Kaiser, Toll,early Brecht, Rilke, Stefan George and Benn. Prerequisite: GER 202. Three credits.GER 312 20th Century Literature and Civilization IIA continuation of GER 311, this course resumes with the first major works of POW and repatriation literature.Subsequently, it will examine the novels of Boll and Grass, the plays of Weiss, Handke, Frisch and Durrenmatt. Thecourse concludes with an explication of the poetry of Benn, Sachs, Enzensberger and Celan. Prerequisite: GER 202.Three credits.