Interdisciplinary

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

HONOR1301 A Scientific Society: Morality and Molecules

Scientific Inquiry (SI)

Our world is enmeshed in an ever-growing partnership and dependence on science This course aims to explore the ways scientists and their contributions have been impactful in social, political, economic, and ethical spheres throughout history. We will explore the paradox that arises when a single scientific discovery can both feed the world’s starving and spawn the development of the first chemical warfare agent. When bombs can be a sustainable source of energy, and cures for disease can poison the environment. We will examine the dilemmas faced by individual scientists as they attempt the balancing act of gaining a deeper understanding and the moral perils that accompany their discoveries. This course also seeks to highlight the role society plays in mediating broader ethical considerations and technological advances. Lastly, we will address whether responsibility ultimately falls to the scientists for the promotion of social justice and a betterment of civilization. Fall semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2201 Affective Reading: Sympathy and the Institution of the English Novel

Aesthetic Inquiry Literature (AI-L)

Affective Reading: Sympathy and the Institution of the English Novel will provide students with an interdisciplinary analysis of one of the most recognizable literary genres in the world. Tracing the developments of different philosophical approaches to sympathy in the 18th century, this course will consider how novels respond to the emotional needs of their readers by presenting the possibilities and limitations of human interaction. Emerging at a time when the slave trade provided the basis of the English economy, these theories and the novels that embody their significance struggle to represent the irony of what it means to be human. Readings will include, but are not limited to, selections from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, David Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature, Oliver Goldsmith’s The Vicar of Wakefield, Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Spring semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2202 Reading Shakespeare: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Aesthetic Inquiry Literature (AI-L) Literary Inquiry (LI)

This course uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore Shakespeare as a powerful cultural force through which ideas about history, the literary canon, the theater, art, politics, religion, gender, sexuality, class, and society itself are produced. We focus on two plays written at the turn of the 17th century, Twelfth Night and Hamlet. In addition to doing in-depth readings of the plays in their historical contexts, we study film adaptations (Almereyda’s Hamlet, Fick-man’s She’s the Man, and Pool’s Lost and Delirious), famous readings of the plays (Freud, Coleridge, and T.S. Eliot), and significant theoretical approaches (feminist, psychoanalytic, new historicist, queer theory). Spring semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2301 Imagining the Nation: Revolution in Modernity

Social Analysis (SA)

This course will use the European ideological and socio-economic debates of the 19th century as a backdrop in order to examine the revolutionary typology, which became the drive toward national

fulfillment and modernity. The course will examine in depth the sources and outcomes of revolution along the political, social, economic and psychological organization of societies and states. The spread of revolutions beyond Europe took place as states’ emphasis was on effectiveness, rather than citizen participation, especially in the age of increased globalization. Consequently the main cases that the course will examine will be 20th century, non-European cases with diverse yet common trajectories whose experiences have wide applicability: Cuba, since it unifies and continues a process in Latin America which dates back to the Mexican revolution, and Iran, since organizationally and geopolitically the case represents distinct lessons for contemporary states seeking to balance social, economic, political and psychological structures of the universal values of modernity and the relativism of traditional cultures. Spring semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits. Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2402 Justice: Theories, Evidence and Practice

Moral Reasoning (M) Ethical Rasoning (ER) Social Justice (SJ)

This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of theories of justice by engaging them in a survey of analyses that approach issues of justice and injustice from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course challenges students to reflect on how justice can be achieved within a capitalist global society that is profoundly unequal. Students will critically assess “evidence” of justice and injustice from different theoretical and artistic standpoints. As justice is not merely a theoretical issue but also a practical one (and an urgent one at that), students will apply the knowledge of justice acquired in the first part of the course to the actual pursuit of justice in the last part of the course. Readings may include John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice, Herbert Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man, Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice, Martha Nussbaum’s Creating Capabilities, and selections of Gustavo Gutierrez’s A Theology of Liberation. Fall semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits. Participation in College Honors Program

HONORS2404 Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions

Historical Consciousness (H) Historical Inquiry (HI)

Beginning with The Enlightenment new ideas of liberty, self-government and equality emerged, fueling America’s war for independence, and sparking revolutions in France, Haiti and Latin America. This course will examine the Enlightenment as a precursor to the Age of Revolutions, then study each revolution in detail, exploring the interconnectedness of these social, political and ideological movements as they occurred throughout the Atlantic world. Students will consider these individual events as part of a transnational, global movement towards independence and democracy, and consider how the past continues to influence our thinking on government, equality, dependence, and a variety of other issues facing modern global citizens. Fall semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits. Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2405 Interreligious Ethics

Religious Thought (R) Religious Inquiry (RI) Diversity and Multiculturalism (DM)

This course addresses the intensified importance of interreligious ethics in contemporary global society by focusing on the interactions of the major world religions. Students will analyze interreligious relations

historically, politically, and theologically. Students will creatively synthesize this data in order to generate an interreligious ethic for a religiously plural global society characterized by justice. Spring semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2501 Science in the Larger World

Scientific Inquiry (SI)

The world of science is often perceived as existing in a vacuum; the dispassionate search for truth independent of influence and bias. In reality, the practice of science sits right in the middle of the “spaghetti bowl” of knowledge, impacting fields such as law, politics, literature, art, religion, and business, and being equally subject to influence from these fields and others. What would the science be in going to the moon without Jules Verne? What impact will knowing your genetic sequence have on your future job options? Does prayer play any role in surgical outcomes? We will address these questions (and many others) as we investigate the role of science in the larger world around us. Spring semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

HONORS2503 Ethics and Mental Health

Moral Reasoning (M) Ethical Rasoning (ER)

This course examines moral issues that arise in the context of mental health practices in the West, particularly the United States. Topics explored include the commodification of mental health, the use of drugs to treat psychiatric conditions, the potential harms associated with diagnostic practice, the ethics of neuroenhancement, the relationship between mental disorder and responsibility, and the value of neurodiversity. Students also will consider what counts as a good life and whether and to what extent dominant mental health practices promote human flourishing. Fall semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

HONOR2601 Developing Leadership and Creating Community Change

Social Analysis (SA) Social Science (SS) Diversity & Multiculturalism (DM)

We learn about hardship, oppression, and injustice daily, and a common reaction is to feel helpless to assist those in need. Social problems seem too large for us to confront as individuals, but doing nothing just perpetuates the cycle. Individuals and organizations are making a difference, addressing social problems at the political, social, and individual level. Each of us can also make a difference once we understand the nature of the issues and the sociocultural and personal factors that affect our ability to foster positive social change. Learning about the research behind prosocial behavior and specific leadership skills provides a strong foundation for creating real change in our own communities. Facilitating positive social change is challenging and requires our ability to learn and adapt. This semester, we will (a) examine the research on specific social issues, prosocial behavior, and leadership, (b) self-examine our own motives, privilege, and implicit bias that can affect our ability to work towards social justice, particularly for people whose identity and experiences may be significantly different from our own, (c) learn how organizations in our community create social change, (d) develop our own prosocial and leadership skills to help foster change, and (e) conduct a service-learning research project that can support existing programs/ organizations. Spring semester, according to Honors Program rotation. 4 credits Participation in College Honors Program

IDS1201 Perspectives on Public and Global Health This class will introduce students to the basic concepts in the study of Public Health and Global Health. The course will be divided into three interconnecting sections: Health Sciences, Social and International Perspectives and Health Humanities. The goal of the class is for students to understand the many challenges of providing health care domestically and internationally and the linkages between them. The expertise of guest lecturers who are practitioners will be an integral part of the learning experience. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits

IDS2113 Basic Issues in Gender and Women’s Studies

Social Analysis (SA) Social Science (SS) Diversity & Multiculturalism (DM)

This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the contemporary study of women and gender. Using theory and research, we examine such concepts as gender, intersectionality, sex, and feminist praxis. Within these four concepts, we will study the social production of gender and patriarchy; the norms of femininity and masculinity; race and racialized sexism; labor, motherhood, class, and poverty; consent and sexual violence; queer and trans theory; and contemporary feminist politics. Spring semester, even years. 4 credits

IDS2410 Sustainability Science (cross listed with PHYS2410)

Scientific Inquiry with Laboratory (SI-L)

This course provides an introduction to the science of sustainability and to selected issues in sustainable development. We fill focus on topics that are of major importance to Indonesia: (1) deforestation, (2) urbanization, and (3) depletion of marine resources. We will study three geographical regions of Indonesia as case studies: Borneo (deforestation), Java (urbanization), and Bali (the oceans). We will examine the causes of these processes and their effects on people and the environment. Proposals for sustainable solutions to the problems posed will also be evaluated. In the travel component of this course we will visit these regions to see the facts on the ground and how Indonesians are trying to find their own solutions. Spring semester, even years. 4 credits IDS4194Internship Students enrolled in interdisciplinary majors may complete an internship in an appropriate setting with the approval of their advisor. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisite: Senior status

INT3211 Experiential Internship in the Natural Sciences/Mathematics Biology, biostatistics, chemistry and mathematics majors may apply to do an internship in a research or non-research setting. The internship site and project must be appropriate for the disciplines above and it is the student’s responsibility to obtain an internship. The options for sites could include venues that would allow for career exploration. A complete proposal form for the internship must be submitted to the faculty teaching the course and to the Career Center by the first day of class. The proposal must describe the project, the name and commitment from the onsite supervisor and the expectations and significance of the internship. The proposal must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and signed by the site supervisor. Students meet for a minimum of 15 hours per week at the internship site. Students meet weekly with a faculty coordinator and are evaluated by the site supervisor and faculty coordinator. A comprehensive portfolio and formal presentation are required. This one-semester internship course counts as an Emmanuel College elective, but not as an elective toward the biology, biostatistics, chemistry or mathematics major. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisite: INT1001, junior or senior status and permission of department.

COMPETENCY PROGRAM

INT1001 Career Planning and Engagement This course helps to prepare students for an internship or job search. Students in this course will learn how to effectively search and apply to internships, use resources such as HireSaints and LinkedIn, as well as develop a resume and cover letter. Student will have the opportunity to develop their interviewing skills through a mock interview with a career professional and will understand how to accurately and effectively market their strengths to employers during an internship or job search. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a Pass notation on their transcript. Required of all First-Year students. Fall, spring and summer semesters, 0 credits. Pass/Fail

Graduate and Professional Programs

UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-to-BSN)

GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION

Master of Education (MEd.) (Elementary Initial Licensure and Concentrations) Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology for Educators Graduate Certificate in English Language Learners (ELL) Graduate Certificate in Moderate Disabilities Professional Development Programs for Educators

GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN MANAGEMENT

Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA) Concentration in Business Analytics Concentration in Human Resource Management (HRM) Concentration in Research Administration Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate in Research Administration

GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN NURSING

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education Graduate Certificate in Nursing Administration