2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

HI 4358 Public History and LocalHistory Methods 3 creditsEmploys place-based techniques to explorebroader theoretical, methodological and practicalconcerns in history. Allows students todevelop an understanding of the past through acritical awareness of uses of the past. Studentscreate a presentation of local history to presentto the public. Familiarizes students with thevarious topics, research methods, analyticaltechniques and forms of presentation for localhistory using Plymouth as a model. US Group.Spring of even years. (TECO)HI 4444 History CapstoneSeminar3 creditsDesigned to integrate discipline-specificknowledge into a culminating senior experience.Using critical thinking, research, analysisand communication skills, students writean original historical paper that draws on bothsecondary literature and primary sources andpresent that information in a formal setting.Assignments are designed to guide studentsthrough the process of formulating, researchingand writing the paper over the course ofthe semester. The main theme of the seminarwill vary based on the instructor. Falls.Prerequisite(s): completion of a History Writingin the Discipline Connections course.HI 4500 History Thesis 3 creditsOne semester course for more extensiveresearch projects where students are expectedto complete a thesis of scholarly merit andone that meets the standards of good organizationand writing style. Students are eitherinvited by the History Faculty to participateor may request admission. With permission.(WRIT)HI 4510 History Thesis 3 creditsThe second semester of a more extensiveresearch project, where students are expectedto complete a thesis of scholarly merit andone that meets the standards of good organizationand writing style. Students are eitherinvited by the History Faculty to participateor may request admission. With permission.(WRIT)HI 4910 Independent Study 1–3 creditsBackground in history through systematicreadings, both intensive and extensive, supplementingprevious course work in the field.Periodic conferences, a paper and an oralexamination are included. Consent required ofthe instructor who will supervise the independentstudy and the Department Chair. Withpermission.HU – HumanitiesHU 4010 Senior Project I 3 creditsIn the senior year students are required toundertake a senior project combining atleast two fields of study. The proposal mustmeet with the approval of the HumanitiesCouncil and must be supervised by at leasttwo Plymouth State University professors (atleast one must be a member of the HumanitiesCouncil). The research requires extensive readings(in English and the foreign language inwhich the student has proven proficiency).At each weekly meeting the student is givenan assignment based on the course research.At the end of the semester the extensive andapproved proposal for the final research paperand presentation along with appropriatebibliography is submitted and graded. Falls.Prerequisite(s): Humanities majors only.HU 4020 Senior Project II 3 creditsThe second semester of this project requiresthe student to meet with the appropriateprofessor(s) on a weekly basis. The process ofcreating the final project is documented on aweekly basis. A final research paper, that undergoesnumerous writings and rewritings duringthe course of the semester, fulfills the writingcomponent. In addition to the substantialresearch paper, a presentation of the research isgiven in a suitable format that is discussed andrefined during the course of the semester. Thestudent’s final project must be presented to theentire Humanities Council. The supervisingprofessor(s), in consultation with the Council,issues the final grade. Springs. Prerequisite(s):HU 4010. (WRCO)IS – Interdisciplinary StudiesIS 1010 An Introduction to the AcademicCommunity1 creditAn introduction to the concept and nature ofthe academic community, including its values,expectations and activities. Emphasizesthe goals of scholarly activity, including theresources available, and the skills needed toaccomplish those goals. Required of all firstyearstudents admitted prior to Fall 2004,during their first semester at Plymouth StateUniversity. Elective for transfer students enteringwith 24 or more credits. Pass/No Pass.Unscheduled.IS 1111 The First Year Seminar: CriticalThinking and the Nature ofInquiry3 creditsIntroduces students to the concepts of generaleducation and the academic community andto the skills educated people use to generateand address important questions. Using criticalthinking skills and basic tools of gatheringand evaluating information, students andthe instructor together engage in a meaningfulexploration of a specific “Question.” The“Question” varies across sections of the course.Required of all first year students, admittedbeginning Fall 2004, during their firstsemester at Plymouth State University. Fallsand Springs.IS 1750 Special Topics 1–4 creditsExplores lower-level interdisciplinary topicsnot covered in other courses. Repeatable witha different topic. Pass/No Pass or letter graded.Occasionally.IS 2000 Introduction to CanadianStudies3 creditsOpen to all undergraduate students, this multidisciplinarycourse offers an opportunity forPlymouth students to acquire an understandingof a nation which is becoming increasinglyimportant to the United States. Why twocountries instead of one? Free trade? A unifiedNorth American economic zone? Quebec separatism?National health care? These and otherpertinent issues are studied and discussed. Bycomparing the United States with Canada, studentsgain a better understanding of their ownculture. Unscheduled. (GLOB)IS 3090 Food Issues 3 creditsFood as a human artifact is examined fromvarious disciplinary perspectives, e.g., scientific,social-psychological, historical, global.Grains and breads are the center of the investigations,with students having the opportunityto examine other foods independently. Topicsinclude the Neolithic agricultural revolution,genetics and chemistry of grains, cross-culturalaspects of food production and consumption,the evolution of food preparation andglobal issues such as the green revolution andfamine. Perspectives integrated: HIST, PHIL,SCIE, SPSY. Falls. Prerequisite(s): junior status.(INTG)(INCO)IS 3390 Applied Ethics 3 creditsSee PY 3390 for course description.Perspectives integrated: PHIL, SCIE, SPSY.Unscheduled. Prerequisite(s): junior status.(INTG)IS 3430 The Life Cycle in Film 3 creditsKey aspects of the life cycle have been portrayedin feature films. Examines a numberof psychological theories of development (withsome emphasis on adulthood) and sociological/historical perspectives on the life cycle throughcritical study of appropriate films. Division ofContinuing Education only. Perspectives integrated:ARTS, LITY, HIST, SPSY. Spring ofodd years. Prerequisite(s): one SPSY and oneLITY Perspectives and junior status. 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