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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Internships are available (credits vary) for students in a range of public and private organizations. Recent sponsors have included a public television station, a social services agency, the United Nations, and a consulting firm. See the Convener for requirements and details about current possibilities.
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4.00 Credits
The impact of European culture and imperialism on the people of India and Japan. Literary woks of the period are used to highlight the changes reshaping Europe in the early 19th Century, the encounters between Europeans and other peoples which accompanied the expansion of Europe and the attempts of Europeans and Asians to come to terms with these encounters. Readings include Dickens' Hard Times, stories by Rudyard Kipling, Rabindranath Tagore, and Botchan by Natsume Soseki. Offered each fall. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 Credits
The origins and development of Greek and Roman religious beliefs, rituals, and customs, and Greek and Roman ideas concerning the world, the universe, the vuicissitudes of human life, and its independece on higher power. Offered every two years.
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4.00 Credits
The mutual impact of cultures throughout the world ; the end of nineteenth century colonialism; revolutions and wars; the emergence of the "third world." Study of the interrelationship of European with Asian and Afircan cultures in the twentieth century. Readings include novels from several cultures. Offered each spring.
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4.00 Credits
Examines some of the basic ideas underlying the enterprise of business, such as work, property, value, the market competition and technology. Readings chosen from several disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, economics, history and literature to bring multiple perspectives to bear on each topic. The aim is to give students a chance to really reflect on what it means to "do business" in the contemporary world. Offered once every other year.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to scientific reasoning, including elementary logic, theory testing and decision-making. A practical course designed to help students read and interpret scientific findings, especially reports that appear in popular magazines and newspapers. More specific topics include probability, casual and statistical hypothesis, correlations, causation and sampling techniques. Although the course offers special benefits to students in the sciences and social sciences, no technical background is assumed. Offered periodically.
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4.00 Credits
Students will examine a variety of approaches to the study and writing of history. The course challenges the popular conceptions of history as a simple record of the past and of historians as the keepers of that record. The aim is to reveal the active role of the historian in the making of history and to show the uses of the past in the present and for the future. Offered periodically.
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4.00 Credits
Through readings in the text, this course will introduce the student to the character and content of the Quran, in order to gain an appreciation of its role in Muslim worship and community. In addition to the basic themes of the Quran, the class will examine conceptions of revelation, prophethood, nature and miracles, hidden or "mystical" truth, and free will. In examining methods of interpretation, students will gain insight into the development of schools of Islamic law, as well as groups such as Shi'a, Ismaili and Sufi. The course serves as an excellent background for understanding the world of Islam. Offered periodically.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the intellectual and cultural achievements of Islamic civilization, from Islam's emergence to Arabic in the 7th Century through the Mongol invasions in the 13th Century. Topics include: the development of Islamic law, science, arts, philosophy; the role of trade and the teachings of mysticism; and the rise of distinctive Persian and Turkish cultures in Islamic settings. The interactions of Islamic civilization with Byzantium and Europe, as well as Central Asia nomatic groups, will be discussed. Offered annually. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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