2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

PLAN OF STUDY 37College. Scheduled in January, Winter Session providesopportunities for students and faculty to focus on a singleacademic subject without the usual distractions from othercourses and commitments. A three-semester hour WinterSession course provides, in three weeks, the contact hoursand academic work load that in a regular semester would bedistributed across 15 weeks; it does so, however, in ways notavailable or not as effectively pursued in conventionalsemesters. Hence, these courses, many of which involvefield trips, travel components, and pedagogical innovations,reflect an experimental, experiential quality whilemaintaining the standards of academic attainment thatreflect our institution. The specific courses offered varyfrom year to year and rarely duplicate courses taught in thefall or spring.In addition to three-semester hour courses, WinterSession will also provide opportunities for supplementalone-semester hour and not-for-credit workshops andexperiences. Hence, while students are not required to takeany Winter Session courses, those who do may earn up tofour semester hours in a given year toward graduation.Full-time status for day students continues to be aminimum of 12 semester hours per semester, withoutregard to Winter Session credits.Beyond a fee of $125, day students enrolled full-timeduring both fall and spring semesters are not chargedadditional tuition for Winter Session courses, as long asthey earn no more than 36 semester hours across theacademic year and no more than 18 in one semester. Ifstudents are charged for exceeding 18 semester hours duringthe fall semester, the additional hours they are charged forin the fall semester shall not count toward the 36 hour total.Where they apply, lab and material fees, as well as any travelexpenses, are additional.Resident students wishing to live on campus duringWinter Session must be enrolled in a credit-bearing courseduring Winter Session. Resident students who meet thatenrollment requirement are then not assessed an additionalroom charge for Winter Session. They are, however,required to purchase a three-week meal plan.Winter Session policy and course information isavailable on the web. Students register for Winter Session inthe fall, in the weeks preceding spring registration.Course descriptions for the Winter Session courseslisted below can be found under the individual departmentheadings.Winter Session CoursesAPMU 230 Wesleyan Singers’ Tour (3)ART 105 Introduction to Studio Art (3)ART 110 Representations of Space (3)ART 307 Travel Photography (3)BIO 250 Field Experiences in Biology (3)BIO 460 Zymurgy: Science of Fermentation (3)CHEM 440 Methods of Biochemistry (3)CLAS 175 Sports and Society in AncientGreece/Rome (3)COMM 220 Experimental Film and Video (3)COMM 336 Filmmaking on Hollywood,In Hollywood (3)EES 250 Field Exp in Earth andEnvironmental Sciences (3)ENG 106 College Writing Workshop (2)ENG 107 Practical Grammar (1)ENG 230Environmental Literatureand Ecological Reflection (3)ENG 232 Literature Into Film (3)ENG 367 Ulysses on the Elizabeth (3)ENG/HIST 383 Banned Books and Law inAmerican History (3)ENVS 106 Humans and the Environment (3)FR 400 French Cinema (3)GER 205 The Short Prose of Kafka (3)GER 244 German Women Filmmakers (3)HE 100 Stress Management (1)HHS 308 Gerontological Services (3)HHS 318 Aging in the Media (3)HHS 402 Women on the Brink (3)HHS 410 Homeless in America (3)HIST 262Seminar in the History ofEuropean Cities (3)HIST 375 The History of Piracy (3)HIST 380 Dos Passos’ USA (3)HIST 381 The South of Erskine Caldwell (3)HIST 385 Socialism, Communism,& Marxism Seminar (3)HIST 425 WPA Art and Great Depression (3)HUM 150 Service-Learning in a Global Context (3)HUM 231/431 A Tale of Two Cities: Londonand Paris (3)INST/PORT 123 Hampton Roads Service Learning (1)INST 126 Mus & Folk Cult of SouthernAppalachians (1)INST 150 Introduction to KnittingINST 161 Bees and Beekeeping (1)INST 224 Career Exploration andExternships (1)INST 230 Women of the Caribbean (3)INST 355 Science, Ethics & Public Policy (3)MBE 106 Economics and the Environment (3)MBE 111 Global Commerce (3)MBE 335 Accounting Information Systems (3)PE 106 Basic Pocket Billiards (1)PHIL 316 Needs of the Soul (3)POLS 353 Globalization and Its Discontents (3)PORT 124 Service Learning in Hampton Roads (3)PORT 225 PORTfolio Career Study (3)PSY 394 Psych-Cinema, Story, Science (3)REC 215REC 237Resort Management and Operations:A Case Study (3)Travel’s Impact on Cultureand Environment (3)RELST 265 Extreme Religion (3)SPAN 210 Hispanic Icons and Rituals (3)SPAN 213 Modern Mexico (3)SPAN 270 Latin American Music and Dance (3)