ASL 101. American Sign Language I (3) I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior academic experience in ASL. This course emphasizes the development of interpersonal and comprehension communication skills in the visual, signed language of the Deaf community in the US and most of Canada. Students will develop cross-modality communication strategies of ASL as a visual-gestural based language. They will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through immersive and interactive communicative activities. Students will also engage with short video-texts in ASL that focus on cultural topics of the Deaf community. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal and comprehension communication in ASL. 3 Lec/1 Lab.
ASL 102. American Sign Language II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: ASL 101 with a minimum grade of C or departmental permission. Transfer students must have a departmental placement interview. Continued development of interpersonal, comprehension, and presentational communication skills in ASL–the visual, signed language of the Deaf community in the US and most of Canada. Students will continue to develop cross-modality communication strategies of ASL as a visual-gestural based language. They will continue to acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through immersive and interactive communicative activities. Students will also engage with short video-texts in ASL that focus on cultural topics of the Deaf community. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal and comprehension communication in ASL. 3 Lec/ 1 Lab.
FRE 101 Conversational French I (3) I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior experience in French. Not open to native speakers of French. This course emphasizes the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on speaking and listening proficiency in French. Students will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Francophone cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in French.
FRE 102 Conversational French II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: FRE 101 or equivalent proficiency. (Students entering FRE 102 by referral or placement, with two years of high school French or equivalent, receive three hours of credit for prior learning for FRE 101 if they earn an A or B in FRE 102.) This course builds on the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on improving speaking and listening proficiency in French. Students will continue to acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Francophone cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in French. This course assumes a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures taught in French 101.
GER 101 Conversational German I (3) I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior experience in German. Not open to native speakers of German. This course emphasizes the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on speaking and listening proficiency in German. Students will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Germanic cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in German.
GER 102 Conversational German II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: GER 101 or equivalent proficiency. (Students entering GER 102 by referral or placement, with two years of high school German or equivalent, receive three hours of credit for prior learning for GER 101 if they earn an A or B in GER 102.) This course builds on the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on improving speaking and listening proficiency in German. Students will continue to acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Germanic cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in German. This course assumes a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures taught in German 101.
JPN 101 Conversational Japanese I (3) I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior experience in Japanese. Not open to native speakers of Japanese. This course emphasizes the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on speaking and listening proficiency in Japanese. Students will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Japanese cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in Japanese.
JPN 102 Conversational Japanese II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: JPN 101 or equivalent proficiency. (Students entering JPN 102 by referral or placement, with two years of high school Japanese or equivalent, receive three hours of credit for prior learning for JPN 101 if they earn an A or B in JPN 102.) This course builds on the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on improving speaking and listening proficiency in Japanese. Students will continue to acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Japanese cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in Japanese. This course assumes a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures taught in Japanese 101.
SPA 101 Conversational Spanish I (3) I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior experience in Spanish. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. This course emphasizes the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on speaking and listening proficiency in Spanish. Students will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Spanish and Latin American cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in Spanish.
SPA 102 Conversational Spanish II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: SPA 101 or equivalent proficiency. (Students entering SPA 102 by referral or placement, with two years of high school Spanish or equivalent, receive three hours of credit for prior learning for SPA 101 if they earn an A or B in SPA 102.) This course builds on the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on improving speaking and listening proficiency in Spanish. Students will continue to acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Spanish and Latin American cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in Spanish. This course assumes a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures taught in Spanish 101.
SPA 201 Intermediate Conversational Spanish I (3) I,II. Prerequisite: SPA 102 or equivalent proficiency. This course advances the development of oral communication skills, with a greater focus on fluency, listening comprehension, and more complex vocabulary and grammatical structures. Students will engage in interactive, communicative activities, as well as read and discuss authentic materials that reflect Spanish and Latin American cultural contexts. Continued reinforcement of language functions supports greater accuracy and fluency. This course assumes thorough proficiency with the materials covered in SPA 101 and 102. Students entering SPA 201 by referral or placement receive six hours of credit for prior learning for SPA 101 and 102 if they earn an A or B in SPA 201.
SPA 202 Intermediate Conversational Spanish II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: SPA 201 or equivalent proficiency. This course emphasizes the continued development of oral communication skills in Spanish, with a focus on achieving greater fluency, accuracy, and confidence in speaking and listening. Students will continue to engage in interactive, communicative activities, as well as read and discuss authentic materials that reflect Spanish and Latin American cultural contexts. Continued reinforcement of language functions supports greater accuracy and fluency. SPA 202 builds on previously acquired skills and prepares students for advanced-level Spanish coursework. Students entering SPA 202 by referral or placement receive nine hours of credit for prior learning for SPA 101, 102, and 201 if they earn an A or B in SPA 202.
AFA 361. African American Literature. (3) A. Prerequisite ENG 102 or 102R or 105(B) or HON 102. Cross listed as ENG 361. Survey of selected works of African American literary traditions. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for ENG 361.-OR- ENG 361 African-American Literature (3) A. Cross listed as AFA 361. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Survey of selected works of African-American literary traditions. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 361 or ENG 342.
ASL 101 American Sign Language I (3) I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior academic experience in ASL. This course emphasizes the development of interpersonal and comprehension communication skills in the visual, signed language of the Deaf community in the US and most of Canada. Students will develop cross-modality communication strategies of ASL as a visual-gestural based language. They will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through immersive and interactive communicative activities. Students will also engage with short video-texts in ASL that focus on cultural topics of the Deaf community. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal and comprehension communication in ASL. 3 Lec/ 1 Lab.
ASL 225 Introduction to Deaf Studies (3) I, II. Introduction to the historical, sociological, cultural, and political experiences of Deaf communities. An overview of Deaf people's visually-based values and culture as reflected in their unique signed languages, communication strategies, story-telling traditions, visual aesthetics and technology, and other cultural achievements and contributions.
ENG 362 North American Native Literature (3) A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. A study of representative literature written by North American Native authors.
ENG 364 Women's Literature (3) A. Cross listed as WGS 364. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or 105 (B) or HON 102. Study of selected literature by women writers from varying cultures, genres, and periods. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for WGS 364 or ENG 535.-OR- WGS 364 Women's Literature (3) A. Cross listed as ENG 364. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or 105 (B) or HON 102. Study of selected literature by women writers from varying cultures, genres, and periods. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for ENG 364.
Uses cinema as a window into four Asian cultures to give a vivid and authentic view of Japan, South Korea, China and India. Studies selected films from diverse critical perspectives and in historical contexts. No knowledge of the Asian languages is required. All the films covered in the course have English subtitles.
SPA 202 Intermediate Conversational Spanish II. (3) I, II. Prerequisite: SPA 201 or equivalent proficiency. This course emphasizes the continued development of oral communication skills in Spanish, with a focus on achieving greater fluency, accuracy, and confidence in speaking and listening. Students will continue to engage in interactive, communicative activities, as well as read and discuss authentic materials that reflect Spanish and Latin American cultural contexts. Continued reinforcement of language functions supports greater accuracy and fluency. SPA 202 builds on previously acquired skills and prepares students for advanced-level Spanish coursework. Students entering SPA 202 by referral or placement receive nine hours of credit for prior learning for SPA 101, 102, and 201 if they earn an A or B in SPA 202.
HON 308 Honors Seminar in the Humanities. (3 Credits) A. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or 101R or 105(B) or HON 102 and Admission to the Honors Program; or departmental approval. A topics course in the humanities meeting the goals of the Honors Program. may be retaken with different topics to a maximum of six hours. Honors Core. Gen. Ed. Element 3B.
CHE 112 General Chemistry II (3) I, II. Prerequisite: CHE 111 and 111L with a grade of "C" or better. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 112L or CHE 112HL with a grade of "C" or better. Continuation of CHE 111. Kinetics and equilibrium, solution chemistry, energy changes in chemical reactions, descriptive inorganic chemistry. Prepares students for further studies in chemistry. A withdrawal from CHE 112 must be matched by a withdrawal from CHE 112L or CHE 112HL. Gen. Ed. VII (NS) or IVB with CHE 112L or CHE 112HL.
CHE 112L General Chemistry Lab (1) I, II. Formerly CHE 116. Prerequisites: CHE 111 and 111L with a grade of "C" or better. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 112 with a grade of "C" or better. Laboratory component of CHE 112. Kinetics, equilibrium, UV-VIS spectroscopy, introductory qualitative and quantitative analysis, electrochemistry, virtual labs on computer. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for CHE 116. 3 Lab. Gen. Ed. IVB with CHE 112.
AFA 202 The African American Experience. (3) A. An overview of the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural factors that have helped shape the experiences of African Americans in the United States. It fulfills a core requirement for African and African American Studies. Credit will not be awarded for both AFA202 and AFA202W.
This class will cover the rise of many of the first civilizations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia as well as the origins of many of the world’s religious and cultural practices. Students will also study how these various cultures interacted and influenced each other from their inception until 1500. Most exciting is that we will read texts written by the cultures we are studying and learn how they viewed their society and the events happening at the time!
Covers the notions of “modern” and “modernity,” surveying the major developments in the world following the maritime explorations: Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment and the American, French and Haitian Revolutions; the history of socio-political reform in select societies of the world since the beginning of the sixteen century, including the Ottoman, Mughal, and Russian Empires, China, and Japan; surveys the emergence of nationalism and the formation of nation-states in Germany and Italy; surveys World War I, World War II, the formation of the United Nations, the Cold War, the end of the bipolar world, and other major twentieth century events and processes with international impact, including the Iranian Revolution of 1979, developments in Afghanistan since 1970s, and terrorist attacks.
For much of human history, most people have lived under authoritarian regimes. From the princes of the Renaissance to the totalitarian tyrants of the twentieth century, this course uses some of the most famous, feared, and feted world leaders of the last 500 years as a guide through world history. We will ask questions about how they came to power, how they kept it, and what life was like under their rule. At the same time, we will also consider the roles played by the various revolutionaries, politicians, and average citizens who challenged their authority.
APP 373 Politics of Development in Appalachia. (3) A. Cross listed as POL 373. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102This course examines community and economic development in the Appalachian region with special emphasis on Kentucky. Focus will be on the political, economic and social aspects affecting development. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for POL 373.-OR-
POL 373 Politics of Development in Appalachia. (3) A. Cross listed as APP 373. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102This course examines community and economic development in the Appalachian region with special emphasis on Kentucky. Focus will be on the political, economic and social aspects affecting development. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for APP 373.