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COM 201 - Introduction to Communication Studies
Instructor
Turner
This course provides a survey of the nature and processes of communication. Begins with basic concepts of communication, including language, nonverbal processes, perception, listening, and adaptation to audiences; then examines communication in specific contexts, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, public, and mass communication.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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COM 295 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
Independent work under the direction of a faculty member who determines the means of evaluation. Open to advanced students with special projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Communication Studies 101 or 201 and permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
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COM 390 - Special Topics in Oral Communication
Instructor
Staff
Group study of selected topics in Communication Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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CSC 121 - Programming and Problem Solving
Instructor
Staff
An introduction to computer science and structured programming using the Java programming language.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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CSC 200 - Computational Physics (= PHY 200)
Instructor
Boye, Christian
(Cross-listed as Physics 200). Introduction to computer programming using an object-oriented programming language such as Java. Assignments will be based on simulations emphasizing problem solving in science, program writing, and numerical methods in science. A final project of the student’s choice is presented in an end-of-term poster session.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Physics 120 or 130 at Davidson or permission of the Instructor. (Spring)
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CSC 231 - Data Structures
Instructor
Staff
A study of abstract data types, including lists, stacks, queues, and search tables, and their supporting data structures, including arrays, linked lists, binary search trees, and hash tables. Implications of the choice of data structure on the efficiency of the implementation of an algorithm. Efficient methods of sorting and searching. Programs are written in Java or in C++.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Computer Science 121 or 200 or permission of instructor. (Spring)
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CSC 310 - Bioinformatics (= BIO 310)
Instructor
Staff
(Cross-listed as Biology 310.) A survey of computational techniques used to extract meaning from biological data. Algorithms and statistical procedures for analyzing genomic and proteomic data will be discussed in class and applied in the computer lab using Perl. Interdisciplinary teams will explore a particular topic in depth.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One of the following: Mathematics 210, Computer Science 121, Physics 200, Biology 309, or permission of the instructor. (Offered Spring of even numbered years.)
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CSC 323 - Object-Oriented Programming
Instructor
Staff
Techniques of object-oriented programming, including abstraction, information hiding, encapsulation, composition, aggregation, inheritance, polymorphism, and design patterns.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Computer Science 231 or permission of instructor. (Offered Fall of odd numbered years.)
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CSC 325 - Numerical Analysis
Instructor
Staff
Survey of methods to approximate numerical solutions of problems in root-finding, differentiation, integration, curve-fitting, differential equations, and systems of equations. Derivations, limitations, and efficiency of different algorithms are considered.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Mathematics 150 and 235. (Offered Spring of even numbered years.)
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CSC 331 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Instructor
Staff
Algorithm design strategies, including greedy, divide-and-conquer, and dynamic programming methods. Advanced data structures, including balanced search trees, graphs, heaps, and priority queues. Advanced methods of searching and sorting. Computational complexity and analysis of algorithms. NP-complete problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Computer Science 231. Prerequisite or corequisite: Mathematics 221 or permission of instructor. (Offered Fall of even numbered years.)
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CSC 395, 396 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.
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CSC 397 - Independent Study in Advanced Software Development in Science (= PHY 397)
Instructor
Staff
(Cross-listed as Physics 397). Independent study using computers to model dynamical systems in the natural sciences under the direction and supervision of the instructor who approves the specific topic of study. Emphasis is on the use of object-oriented programming and web-based protocols to investigate both dynamical systems and the representation of those systems as data structures and algorithms.
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CSC 482 - Computer Science Seminar
Instructor
Staff
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Ordinarily offered in Spring of odd numbered years.)
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Economics |
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ECO 100W - (Comp) First-Year Seminar
Instructor
Staff
Writing-intensive study of selected topics in economics. Satisfies the core requirements in composition and in social science.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open only to first-year students.
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ECO 101 - Introductory Economics
Instructor
Staff
Theories and institutions that organize and direct economic activities in contemporary society. Covering both microeconomics and macroeconomics, prepares students for understanding domestic and international economic issues; and serves as a foundation for further work in economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Meets for extra sessions.
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ECO 105 - Statistics
Instructor
Foley, Martin
Application of probability and statistics to economic analysis. Topics include: probability rules, discrete and continuous random variables, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, correlation, and regression. Spreadsheet software is utilized. An economics research paper is a major component of the course.
Prerequisites & Notes
One laboratory session per week.
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ECO 122 - Introduction to Health Care Economics
Instructor
Sparling
This course provides students without an economics background a broad overview of the health economics field. A foundation of microeconomics principles is developed, and this foundation is then used to analyze leading health care issues.
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ECO 130 - Survey of International Economics
Instructor
Appleyard
Investigation of the causes of and gains from international trade, and of the impact of policies that restrict trade. Analysis of the balance of payments and exchange rates and of their implications for economic policy. Discussion of problems of developing countries and possible strategies for solving those problems. Does not carry major credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Fall)
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ECO 195, 196 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
Designed for non-economics majors who desire to pursue some special interest in economics on an independent study basis. The proposal must be approved in advance by the faculty member who supervises the student and determines the means of evaluation.
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ECO 202 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Instructor
Staff
Analysis of production and consumption activities of individual economic units. Areas of concentration include the theory of consumer behavior, cost analysis, production and distribution theory, market structure, game theory, general equilibrium, and welfare criteria.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 101 and either AP Calculus or Mathematics 130 or equivalent.
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ECO 203 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Instructor
Staff
Theories of aggregate demand and supply; determination of real national income, employment, and the price level; and use of fiscal and monetary policies to achieve macroeconomic objectives.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 101 and either AP Calculus or Mathematics 130 or equivalent.
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ECO 205 - Basic Econometrics
Instructor
Chaston, Foley, Martin
Applications of linear regression analysis to economic analysis. Topics include model specification, parameter estimation, inference, and problems relating to data issues, statistical concerns, and model diagnostics. Statistical software is utilized. An economics research paper is a major component of the course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 101 and either Economics 105 or permission of the instructor. One laboratory session per week.
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ECO 211 - Introduction to Accounting
Instructor
Baker
Comprehensive study of the theory and problems of valuation of assets, application of funds, corporation accounts and statements; interpretation and analysis of financial statements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Of the courses Economics 211, 212, and 213, only two of them may be counted toward the major.
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ECO 212 - Intermediate Accounting
Instructor
Baker
Complex problems in various areas of financial accounting, with emphasis on theoretical background and analysis of accounting data.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 211. (Spring)
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ECO 213 - Cost Accounting
Instructor
Baker
Study of allocation and utilization of resources. Emphasis on cost behavior, cost allocation, product costing, budgeting, decision-making and control activities related to job-order, process and activity-based costing (ABC) systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 211. (Fall)
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ECO 215 - Mathematical Economics
Instructor
Hess
Basic mathematical techniques used in economic analysis. Topics include static and dynamic analyses of market equilibrium, macroeconomic models, and optimization.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 101 and either AP Calculus or Mathematics 130 or equivalent.
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ECO 221 - Economic History of the United States
Instructor
Ross, Smith
Principal events affecting economic policy and behavior in the United States since colonial times. Emphasis on historical origins of contemporary American problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ECO 226 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Instructor
Martin
Weekly seminar. Reading and discussion on the application of economic tools to the valuation of environmental amenities, the analysis of pollution control policies, and the use of natural resources. Strengths and weaknesses of the economic approach to these issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. Mathematics 130 recommended. (Spring)
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ECO 227 - Gender and Economics
Instructor
Chaston
Role of gender in economic decision-making and market transactions. Models of time allocation between the household and the market, theories of discrimination, and occupational ghettoization and segregation will be studied. Related public policy initiatives will be assessed.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Spring)
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ECO 229 - Urban Economics
Instructor
Smith
Role of economics in the development of modern cities. Topics include: the monocentric-city model, urban land values, crime, transportation, education, and taxation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ECO 231 - History of Economic Thought
Instructor
Kumar
Development and nature of economic thought from the ancient Greeks to the present, with particular attention to the classical, Marxian, Austrian, neoclassical, institutional, and Keynesian schools.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Fall)
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ECO 232 - Economics of Transition
Instructor
Foley
Examination of the legacy of the Soviet economic system in theory and practice. Critical analysis of the transformation from central planning to market-oriented systems including macroeconomic stabilization, market liberalization, and institutional development. Case studies include Russia, China, central and eastern Europe, and the Baltic states.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Spring)
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ECO 233 - Economic Development
Instructor
Hess
Models and strategies for economic growth and development with concentration on the contemporary less developed countries.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101. (Fall)
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ECO 280-284 - Seminars
Instructor
Staff
Reading, research, papers, and discussion on selected topics in economics. Each faculty member announces in advance the particular topic or area of the seminar.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 101.
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ECO 314 - Finance
Instructor
Martin
Fundamental aspects of financial theory in both a theoretical and practical manner. Includes net present value theory, the capital asset pricing model, capital market efficiency, dividend and capital structure issues, and option models.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 105, 202, and 211. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ECO 317 - Econometrics
Instructor
Martin
Theory and applications of linear regression modeling to the analysis of economic theory and to the forecasting of economic variables.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 205 and Mathematics 135. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ECO 318 - Sports Economics
Instructor
Smith
The economics of professional and collegiate sports leagues. The course examines sports economics topics from labor economics, public economics, and industrial organization.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 202 and 105. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ECO 319 - Game Theory and Strategic Behavior
Instructor
Foley
Study of strategic situations in theory and practice. Course begins with static and dynamic games of complete information, moves to static games of incomplete information, and then concludes with dynamic, incomplete information games.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 202 and 105. (Fall)
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ECO 323 - Industrial Organization
Instructor
Chaston
Theoretical basis for antitrust laws and the regulation of industries. Mergers, market power, economies of scale, barriers to entry, and contestable market theory. Emphasis is placed on past and recent antitrust cases.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 202 and 105 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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ECO 324 - Labor Economics
Instructor
Foley, Ross
Labor markets, unionization, unemployment, and public policy primarily in the setting of the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 202 and 105 or permission of the instructor. (Fall)
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ECO 325 - Public Sector Economics
Instructor
Smith
Analysis of the role the public sector plays in a mixed economy. Topics include public goods, externalities, tax policy, expenditure policy, budget deficits, and the national debt. Includes proposals for tax, welfare, and health care reforms.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 202. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ECO 328 - Money and the Financial System
Instructor
Kumar
Money and financial system. Term structure of interest rates, structure of financial markets, regulatory framework, asset demand theories, Federal Reserve system and operation of monetary policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 203. (Spring)
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ECO 337 - International Trade
Instructor
Appleyard
Economic basis for international trade, determinants and consequences of trade flows, barriers to trade, and trade policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 202. (Spring)
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ECO 338 - International Finance
Instructor
Hess, Kumar
Macroeconomics of an open economy, balance-of-payments adjustment, exchange-rate regimes, and coordination of international economic policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Economics 203. (Fall)
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ECO 380-384 - Seminars
Instructor
Staff
Reading, research, papers, and discussion on selected topics in economics. Each faculty member announces in advance the particular topic or area of the seminar.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 202 or 203 or 205 and permission of the instructor.
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ECO 401 - Honors Research
Instructor
Staff
Independent research designed to formulate a written proposal for an honors thesis. The proposal will encompass a review of recent literature, development of a theoretical framework and research hypotheses, and the preparation of an annotated bibliography. An oral defense of the written proposal is required. Graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair. (Fall)
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ECO 495 - Senior Session
Instructor
Staff
Required of all seniors majoring in economics. Students participate in colloquia on economic problems, theory, and policy; prepare group projects on economic issues; and take comprehensive examinations that include the major achievement test in economics, an oral exam and written examinations in economic theory and analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Economics 202, 203, and 205 or permission of the department chair. (Spring)
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Education |
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EDU 100W - Growing Up “Jim Crow”
Instructor
Kelly
This writing-intensive course will introduce students to how a generation of white and black southerners learned race and racism in the Age of “Jim Crow.” Students will analyze films and videos as complex texts that can be viewed through multiple and intersecting lenses. From the perspectives of black and white southerners, students will examine oral histories, literary narratives, and visual representations of numerous topics: “Jim Crow” schooling, white supremacy, disenfranchisement, lynching, rape, resistance, interracial harmony, and desegregation. Students will be introduced to various approaches to writing for critical engagement and for college success.
Prerequisites & Notes
The course fulfills the “W” requirement and a distribution requirement in social science. The course is open only to first-year students.
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EDU 121 - History of Educational Theory and Practice
Instructor
Gay/Gerdes
Traces historical development and underlying philosophies of educational institutions and practices in the United States; considers current roles and functions of the school in relation to other social institutions such as state and church.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall and Spring)
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EDU 221 - Contemporary Educational Theory and Practice
Instructor
Gay
A course that examines contemporary educational theory and teaching practices. Requires approximately sixty hours of fieldwork in a public or private school, weekly class meetings, and the production of a portfolio containing items determined in consultation with the course instructor.
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EDU 240 - Reading, ‘Riting, and Race: The Racial Achievement Gap
Instructor
Kelly
A critical examination of competing explanations and impassioned debates over the racial achievement gap in the United States with a focus on the education of African-Americans from slavery to the 21st century. This course will also explore how gender and class complicate race-specific solutions to the racial achievement gap.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies a distribution requirement in Social Science, provides credit toward the Education Concentration and the Ethnic Studies Concentration, and satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement. (Fall)
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EDU 241 - Child Development (= PSY 241)
Instructor
Ault
(Cross-listed as Psychology 241). Individual development of normal children with emphasis on learning, social and emotional development, cognitive and language development. Special study of behavioral, social learning, and cognitive theories of development. Includes observations at local day-care centers.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Psychology 101 (Spring)
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EDU 242 - Educational Psychology and Teaching Exceptionalities
Instructor
Gerdes
Psychology of learning as it relates to teaching. Focus on contemporary theories of learning, retention, transfer, motivation, educational assessment, and adolescent psychology, and their particular application to classroom teaching. Includes special emphasis on teaching exceptional students and appropriate clinical experiences in educational institutions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Psychology 101. (Spring)
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EDU 243 - Adolescent Development (= PSY 243)
Instructor
Brown
(Cross-listed as Psychology 243) An in-depth examination of specific theories, concepts, and methods related to the period of adolescence. Students will explore a wide range of topics including: cognitive development, moral development, identity formation, gender role, social relationships, and the effects of culture on adolescent development.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Psychology 101. (Fall)
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EDU 250 - Social Diversity and Inequality in Education
Instructor
Kelly
This course focuses on issues of social diversity, social inequality, and social justice in education. It is designed to integrate cognitive development with the experiential aspects of social learning. Students will be encouraged to link new learning with their personal and social reality through structured writing assignments, cooperative learning activities, and critical experiential learning.
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EDU 300 - Seminar: Special Topics in Education
Instructor
Staff
Individual research on topics requested by students under conditions specified in a written contract arranged no later than the end of the first week of the term in which credit is to be authorized. Contract must include project title, summary statement of project objectives and proposed activities, preliminary bibliography, specific evaluation criteria and techniques, and schedule of conferences with the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Approval of the department chair and acceptance of contract by the faculty sponsor of the department.
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EDU 301 - Independent Study in Education
Instructor
Staff
Areas of study vary according to educational objectives and preferences of interested students. Includes experiences in school settings (public or private) and any level (elementary or secondary) for any subject. The independent study is under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and evaluates the student’s work.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor.
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EDU 302 - Field Placement in Education
Instructor
Staff
Independent study in the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Education under the supervision of a faculty member who approves the student’s topic(s) and evaluates the work. Areas of study and experience vary according to the student’s educational objectives and preferences. Requires approximately eight hours per week in a public or private school, weekly meetings with a department faculty member, and production of a portfolio, that synthesizes the completed concentration courses.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor. (Spring)
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EDU 400 - Organization for Teaching
Instructor
Kelly
Procedures for effective organization and presentation of subject matter in particular academic disciplines at the high-school level. Approximately one-third of this course is taken under the direct supervision of one or more Davidson College professors in the academic discipline of anticipated certification. Requires appropriate clinical experiences in schools.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor. (Spring)
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EDU 410, 411 - Internship in Teaching
Instructor
Kelly
Ten to twelve weeks of full-time involvement in the secondary school spent in observing, classroom teaching, and other tasks appropriate to accomplished professional teaching. Close classroom supervision by the local secondary school and Davidson professors.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Approval of college committee on teacher education. (Spring)
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EDU 420 - Seminar in Secondary Education
Instructor
Gerdes
Function of the secondary school, nature of the secondary student, and secondary school curriculum. Emphasis on diagnostic and remedial procedures for secondary students. Discussion includes evaluation and shared experiences resulting from the internship experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor. (Spring)
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ENG 100W - Beyond Prince Charming
Instructor
Fackler
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ENG 100W - Composition and Literature
Instructor
Staff
Introductory instruction in analyzing and writing about literature. Includes a research paper. Not available to students who are in Humanities or who have otherwise fulfilled the composition requirement, except by permission of the chair during Drop/Add.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open only to first-year students.
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ENG 100W - Writing about Drama
Instructor
Fox
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ENG 101IS - Intercultural English Communication
Instructor
Staff
Instruction in English for non-native speakers with an emphasis on the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary requisite for communicating at the college level.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not available for students who are eligible to enroll in a W course or in the Humanities sequence.
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ENG 101W - English Composition I
Instructor
Staff
Instruction in expository writing and the research paper. Not available to students who are in Humanities or who have otherwise fulfilled the composition requirement, except by permission of the chair during Drop/Add.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open only to first-year students.
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ENG 101W - Environmental Writing and Wilderness Leadership
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ENG 101W - Ethics and Technologies of Medicine
Instructor
Vaz-Hooper
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ENG 101W - Writing Photography
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ENG 110 - Introduction to Literature
Instructor
Staff
Designed for non-majors. Emphasizes close reading and informed appreciation of literary texts. Topics and readings vary by section. Does not count toward the major.
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ENG 201 - Intermediate Composition
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ENG 202 - Introduction to Creative Writing
Instructor
Parker
Practice in the writing of poetry and short fiction with some reading of contemporary American poets and fiction writers.
Prerequisites & Notes
Limited to first-year students and sophomores. (Not offered 2007-08.)
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ENG 203 - Introduction to Writing Poetry
Instructor
Staff
Practice in the writing of poetry with some reading of contemporary poets in English.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to first-year students.
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ENG 211 - Greek Literature in Translation (= CLA 211)
Instructor
Cheshire
(Cross-listed Classics 211). Selected works from a variety of ancient Greek literary genres, from Homer’s epic (ca. 8th c. BCE) to Plutarch’s biography (ca. 2nd c. CE).
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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ENG 220 - Literary Analysis
Instructor
Staff
Designed for majors. Emphasizes theoretical approaches and critical strategies for the written analysis of poetry, fiction, and drama. Writing intensive. Required for the major.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students who major in English should complete 220 by the end of the sophomore year. Those who do not meet this deadline must make special arrangements with the Chair.
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ENG 222 - Roman Literature in Translation (= CLA 222)
Instructor
Neumann
(Cross listed Classics 222.) Selected works of Roman literature from the early Republic through the Empire.
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ENG 231 - Young Adult Literature
Instructor
Campbell
Explores young adult fiction from 1860 to the present from various critical perspectives and within varied educational contexts.
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ENG 261 - Modern Drama (= THE 261)
Instructor
Fox
(Cross-Listed as Theatre 261). European, American, and British drama from Ibsen to Pinter with emphasis on the major movements within Western theater: realism, naturalism, expressionism, Epic Theater, and Theater of the Absurd.
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ENG 281 - Literature of the American South
Instructor
Mills
Regional survey from literary beginnings to the present, with particular attention to literature from the New and the Contemporary South.
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ENG 282 - African American Literature
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ENG 283 - Short Prose Fiction
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ENG 284 - Ethnic American Literatures
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ENG 286 - Native American Literature
Instructor
A. Ingram
Literatures of the native peoples of North America, including myths and oral traditions, autobiography, poetry, drama, and fiction; emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century works.
Prerequisites & Notes
First-year students require permission of the instructor.
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ENG 290 - World Literatures
Instructor
Staff
Historical survey of selected texts outside the British and American literary traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students who major in English should complete 290 by the end of the junior year. Those who cannot meet this deadline must make special arrangements with the Chair.
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ENG 291 - Studies in Literature and Religion
Instructor
Gibson
Special topics considering relationships between literature and religion.
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ENG 293 - Film as Narrative Art
Instructor
Staff
Relationship between prose narrative and film, with emphasis on literary origins and backgrounds of selected films, verbal and visual languages, and problems of adaptation from novel and short story to film.
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ENG 294 - Studies in Modernism
Instructor
Churchill
An examination of modernist literature and arts, with emphasis on formal experimentation within historical, political, and social contexts. Specific themes and texts may vary.
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ENG 295 - Women Writers
Instructor
Gazzaniga
Selected 19th and 20th-century British and American women authors. Explores how culture influences the writing, reading, and interpretation of literature and how women writers articulate their experience.
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ENG 303 - Writing Poetry II
Instructor
Staff
Advanced work in writing poetry.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor required.
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