CHEM 205: Research Experience A research project in chemistry or biochemistry. May not be used to satisfy the BA Chemistry elective or BS Chemistry research requirement. May be repeated for credit (1/2). Prerequisite: Permission of the Department.
ENGL 256: The Art and History of Film and ENGL 256L: The Art and History of Film Lab
Critical study of selected films drawn from a variety of periods and national cinemas. The course will focus on the elements of film and how directors use these elements to achieve their effects and make their meanings. Works will be placed within the history of cinema, allowing attention to how the elements of film art have developed over time. (1) (3 hours lecture + 3 hours lab for film screening) Note: Like the English department’s 200-level creative writing courses, this 200-level film course will NOT count toward the major but is pre-requisite to further film study in ENGL 356 and ENGL 356L and 400-level independent study in film. It is open to all students as a college-wide elective course.
ENGL 356: Studies in Film and ENGL 356L: Studies in Film Lab. Critical study of selected films. The course may focus upon a particular theme, genre, or set of filmmakers. Films will be placed in relation to social and historical movements and to current critical issues. (1) (3 hours lecture + 3 hours lab for film screening) Prerequisite: ENGL 256 and 256L. Note: This is a modification of the current ENGL 356, omitting references to literature in the course title and description and replacing the prerequisite of “ENGL 240 or 250, and one other 200-level English course” with “ENGL 256 and 256L.”
GST 400 Senior Symposium: The Impact of Photography. As photography is a combination of art and science, reality and artifice, it provides a rich field of inquiry that has been studied since the mid-nineteenth century. This course examines the photograph as a cultural document and as an aesthetic object, focusing on the influence of photography on our perception of reality. Photographic images are significant in our understanding of war, anthropology, social reform, art, portraiture, personal identity, pornography, and the repertoire of visual information in the media. We will be engaged in looking at the photographic image, its influence in history, and the practice of making photographs. Several classic readings and support materials will be the basis for our interdisciplinary classroom discussions and paper presentations. You will have the opportunity to apply your personal area of interest preferably associated with your area of major study while here at Roanoke College. (1) Prerequisite: GST 370
HIST 264: American Presidents and the Presidency. A study of the institution of the Presidency, and the lives of the individuals who have held this office. (1) Note: HIST 264 will be added as an option in the History major under the #2 rubric, “Modern History.”
LANG 221: English as a Second Language I. Basic English proficiency for intermediate English as a Second Language students. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of academic vocabulary, grammatical structures, verbal expression, and cultural inferences. (1) Prerequisite: This course is designed for students with TOEFL scores from 520 through 537. Placement to be confirmed by a Roanoke College proficiency test. Co-requisite: LANG 222
LANG 222: English as a Second Language II. Improving English proficiency for advanced English as a Second Language students. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of academic vocabulary, complex grammatical structures, organizational patterns, and rhetorical phrases and idioms in academic texts and student writing. (1) Prerequisite: This course is required of students placed in LANG 221 and for students with TOEFL scores from 538-550. Students with TOEFL scores from 551-570 may take this course with permission of instructor. Placement to be confirmed by Roanoke College proficiency test.**Note: students on exchange and visiting students do not need GST 101 or 102 but may need the advanced proficiency provided by LANG 221 and 222. LANG 221 and 222 must be taken concurrently, unless the student is enrolled only in LANG 222 by virtue of a sufficiently high TOEFL score, proficiency test performance, and/or recommendation of the instructor
MUSC 109: Women’s Chorus. Training in a cappella and accompanied music from all style periods. (Students must participate in all performances unless excused by the director prior to the performance.) May be repeated for credit. (1/4) 3 hrs/week. Prerequisite: Entrance by audition only.
PHIL 212: Environmental Philosophy. An introduction to environmental philosophy. It will focus on philosophical questions germane to the relationship between humans and the environment. What is the environment? What is the appropriate relation between humans and the environment? Does technology help or hinder this relationship? What responsibilities do humans have with regard to natural resources? (1) Prerequisite: none.
PHIL 266: Contemporary French Philosophy. An examination of contemporary French thinkers, such as Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, and Jacques Derrida. Each of these thinkers represents an important aspect in the development of what has been variously called post-structuralist and postmodernist discourse as it has developed in France since the May 1968 student riots. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to some important trends in French thought since 1968. (1) Prerequisite: none
PHIL 267: Philosophy and Film. An introduction to the interaction between philosophy and film. Whether implicitly or explicitly every film makes claims about the nature of reality, human nature, society, politics, ethics, and aesthetics. This makes film an excellent place to explore philosophical questions. The course will focus on a director, theme, or genre of film with the goal that film and philosophy mutually explicate one another. (1) Note: PHIL 267 will be added as an option in both the Philosophy major and the Philosophy minor under the “topics” Rubric.
PHIL 320: Nietzsche. An introduction to the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche. Through an examination of key texts in Nietzsche’s corpus students will be exposed to the major questions of Nietzsche’s thought. What is life? What is the relationship between art and life? Where do values come from? What is power? What is interpretation? (1) Prerequisite: Previous Philosophy course or permission.
On pp. 107 and 108 of the catalog:
PHIL 330, Nietzsche and Heidegger on Nihilism, will be dropped from the catalog. PHIL 320 Nietzsche has been approved in its stead.
POLI 340: Research Methods in Public Affairs and POLI 340L: Research Methods in Public Affairs Lab. An examination of the research methodologies and techniques used in the study of public policy and politics. The course emphasizes both qualitative and quantitative methods. The lab focuses on statistical applications. Prerequisite: POLI 101[as re-numbered] and at least two other courses in the major or permission. (1) (3 hours lecture + 3 hours computer lab.
Note: This course will be cross listed as CJUS 340 and IREL 340. It replaces the current 245-345 sequence in Political Science, Criminal Justice, and International Relations, and it replaces the 245 requirement in Environmental Policy and the 245 option in the Sociology minor and Psychology’s Human Development concentration.
RELG 261: History of World Christianity I: 325–1500. The development of Christianity from the imperial age to the dawn of the Reformation. The course focuses especially on the importance of non-European centers of Christian expansion. (1) Prerequisite: None.
RELG 262: History of World Christianity II: 1500–2000. The development of Christianity from the dawn of the Reformation through the end of the twentieth century. The course focuses especially on the importance of non-European centers of Christian expansion. (1) Prerequisite: None
SOCI 424: Gender and Development. An examination of how gender relations in a society influence and are in turn reshaped by economic development. Topics include the theoretical and practical issues in gender and development, the processes and impacts of globalization, gender planning, and women’s grassroots social and political movements. (1) Prerequisite: SOCI 353 or permission. Instructor: Mehrotra.
Course Changes
CHEM 405, 406, 407
Previous language was: “Directed studies performed in association with members of the departmental faculty.
Enrollment with the approval of the department (BD, 1, BD).”
Change to: “A research project in chemistry or biochemistry that results in the production of a scholarly paper and an oral presentation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department (BD, 1, BD).”
ENGL 406: Independent Study will expand to include the word “film” in its list of possible topics: “Guided in-depth study of a topic in literature, language, critical theory, or film85.”
Current language:
PHIL 332: Metaphysics. An examination of questions concerning the ultimate nature of reality, including such topics as time, identity, mind and body, language, truth, and the implications of idealist and realist approaches to these questions. (1) Prerequisite: previous philosophy course or permission.
New language:
PHIL 332: Topics in Metaphysics. A detailed examination of a topic in metaphysics. Topics for any given semester will be chosen by the instructor from among such issues as idealism and realism, language, the philosophy of mind, substance, and time. (1) Prerequisite: previous philosophy course or permission.
Renumbering changes to the catalog:
The renumbering of POLI 102 to 101 will result in the following additional changes to the academic catalog where 102 is currently listed:
Competency Standards for Political Science (p. 30);
Education’s History and Social Science Licensure program
(p. 74);
Environmental Policy major (p. 81);
Environmental Science major (p. 82);
Legal Studies concentration (p. 101).
Language Courses
LANG 101 and 102 will be removed from the catalog.
(to replace the second half of paragraph on p. 8 of catalog, following: “The minimum TOEFL score for admission is 520 [or 190 computer-based].”
“(International students whose native language is not English may also choose to take the APEIL or IELTS exam in place of the TOEFL exam. The minimum APIEL score for admission is 3 and the minimum IELTS score is 6.) Two ESL courses (LANG 221 and 222) are taught each year on campus for credit. LANG 221 and 222 are required for international students whose first language is not English and whose TOEFL scores fall from 520 through 550, unless exempted from LANG 221 by results of a Roanoke College proficiency test. Students who score from 551 through 570 may take LANG 222 alone. Students who score 550 or below will be required to take a proficiency test during orientation.”