Non-departmental Courses

This interdisciplinary study of the struggle between good and evil in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and others examines such works as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and The Magic Flute and their reincarnations in the music of Disney, Rossini, Humperdinck and Mozart. Along with the discussion of the prevalence of such motifs as dark woods, evil stepmothers, jealous queens and supernatural figures in the fairy tales, students have the opportunity to view Walt Disney's film versions and to travel to a musical performance. (Credit, full course.) Davidheiser, Shrader

The physics, chemistry, and biology/psychology of color. This course is intended for non-science majors (or general students) and should not be taken by students planning to enroll in Chemistry 101, Chemistry 102, Physics 101, Biology 131, Biology 132, or similar courses intended for science majors. The course is a non-laboratory course that can serve in partial fulfillment of the general distribution requirement in natural science. Lecture, three hours. (Credit, full course.) Bordley

A survey of the history, spirituality, cultures, and practices of church bodies within the international Anglican Communion, including the U.S. Episcopal Church. This course underscores the intellectual heritage of Anglicanism and its distinctive ecumenical role as via media between Protestant and Catholic traditions. Historical topics include the nineteenth-century Oxford Movement, Anglicanism’s problematic relation to colonialism, its influence in developing nations, and its involvement in contemporary controversies. Special attention is also given to this tradition’s cultural expressions in music, architecture, literature, and education. This course does not meet any general distribution requirement. (Credit, full course.) Gatta

An intensive broad introduction to general linguistics covering the nature and philosophy of language, the evolution of language, historical linguistics, semiotics, syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, phonetics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Writing intensive. (Credit, full course.) Preslar