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  • LAIS 285: Introduction to Lawand Legal Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    Examination of different approaches to, principles of, and issues in the law in the U.S. and other societies. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours. Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 99 100 Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009
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  • LAIS 298: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    Pilot course or special topics course. Topics chosen from special interests of instructor(s) and student(s). Usually the course is offered only once. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. Variable credit: 1 to 6 semester hours. Repeatable for credit under different topics.
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  • LAIS 299: Independent Study

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    Individual research or special problem projects supervised by a faculty member. Primarily for students who have completed their Humanities and Social Science requirements. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite: "Independent Study" form must be completedand submitted to the Registrar. Variable credit: 1 to 6 semester hours. Repeatable for credit.
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  • LAIS 300: Creative Writing: Fiction

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    Students will write weekly exercises and read their work for the pleasure and edification of the class. The midterm in this course will be the production of a short story. The final will consist of a completed, revised short story. The best of these works may be printed in a future collection. Prerequisite: LAIS 100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours.
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  • LAIS 301: Creative Writing: Poetry I

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    This course focuses on reading and writing poetry. Students will learn many different poetic forms to compliment prosody, craft, and technique. Aesthetic preferences will be developed as the class reads, discusses, and models some of the great American poets. Weekly exercises reflect specific poetic tools, encourage the writing of literary poetry, and stimulate the development of the student's craft. The purpose of the course is to experience the literature and its place in a multicultural society, while students "try on" various styles and contexts inorder to develop their own voice. The course enrollment is split between the 300 and 400 levels (see LAIS401), to allow returning students the opportunity for continued development. An additional book review and presentation, as well as leading the small groups will be expected of returning students. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours seminar. 3 semester hours.
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  • LAIS 305: American Literature: Colonial Period to The Present

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    This course offers an overview of American literature from the colonial period to the present. The texts of the class provide a context for examining the traditions that shape the American nation as a physical, cultural and historical space. As we read, we will focus on the relationships between community, landscape, history, and language in the American imagination. We will concentrate specifically on conceptions of the nation and national identify in relation to race, gender, and class difference. Authors may include: Rowlandson, Brown, Apess, Hawthorne, Douglass, Melville, Whitman, James, Stein, Eliot, Hemingway, Silko, and Auster. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours.
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  • LAIS 306: African American Literature: Foundations to The Present

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    This course is an examination of African-American literature from its origins in black folklore to the present. Students will be introduced to the major texts and cultural productions of the African American tradition. We will examine a diverse collection of materials including slave narratives, autobiographies, essays, and novels, in addition to musical traditions such as spirituals, gospel, ragtime, and blues. The materials of this class offer an opportunity to identify literary characteristics that have evolved out of the culture, language, and historical experience of black people and to examine constructions of race and racial difference in America. Authors may include: Equiano, Douglass, Chesnutt, DuBois, Johnson, Hughes, Hurston, Toomer, Larsen, Wright, Ellison, Hayden, and Morrison. Prerequisite: LAIS100, prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours.
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  • LAIS 307: Explorations in Comparative Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    This course examines major figures and themes in the modern literatures of Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Reading, discussion and writing will focus on fiction and poetry representing Francophone, Arabic, and Hispanophone traditions within these world regions. Engaging these texts will foster understanding of some of the pivotal philosophical, political, and aesthetic debates that have informed cultural practices in diverse colonial territories and nation-states. Thematic and stylistic concerns will include imperialism, nationalism, existentialism, Orientalism, negritude, and social and magical realisms. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or co-requisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours.
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  • LAIS 310: Modern European Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    This course will introduce students to some of the major figures and generative themes of post-Enlightenment European and British literature. Reading, discussion, and writing will focus on fiction, poetry, drama, and critical essays representing British, French, Germanic, Italian, Czech, and Russian cultural traditions. Engaging these texts will foster understanding of some of the pivotal philosophical, political, and aesthetic movements and debates that have shaped modern European society and culture. Thematic concerns will include the French Enlightenment and its legacies, imperialism within and beyond Europe, comparative totalitarianisms, the rise of psychoanalytic theory and existentialism, and modernist and postmodern perspectives on the arts. Prerequisite: LAIS100, prerequisite or co-requisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours.
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  • LAIS 314: The Journey Motif in Modern Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado School of Mines

    This course will explore the notion that life is a journey, be it a spiritual one to discover one's self or geographical one to discover other lands and other people. The exploration will rely on the major literary genres- drama, fiction, and poetry-and include authors such as Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 101 Twain, Hurston, Kerouac, Whitman, and Cormac McCarthy. A discussion course. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours.
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