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3.00 Credits
American writers have always gone to Paris, but the question is why. The answer lies both in the city itself and in the literature it has inspired. Twentieth-century writers like Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, James Baldwin, and Gore Vidal are among the literary expatriates students consider while exploring 'their Paris'. Their Paris, vividly imagined and literally experienced, still exists-if you know where to look for it and what to read. Johnson, Washington
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students of all majors with an introduction to the world of French culture, particularly with respect to how its role is perceived by the global marketplace. The course examines the economic peculiarities of French culture, such as public financial aid to cinema, books, and TV programs with a critical examiniation of their advantages/disadvantages with respect to the consequence for French business and French culture. The peculiarities of the French management style, the work environment, and work group dynamics are presented within the context of the global work environment. Bukics, Reyns-Chikuma
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3.00 Credits
In this course students spend three weeks examining the history and culture of Russia and Poland while traveling through these two countries. The course is structured around three themes: 1) religious life, 2) the memory of World War I, World War II, and the Holocaust, and 3) the dilemmas of postcommunism. Students are encouraged to learn and absorb material that falls outside of these narrow categories, but readings and excursions are focused on these themes. Staff
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3.00 Credits
A small group of selected students work together with faculty mentors to solve a real-world problem proposed by an industrial or government sponsor, addressing the social, technological, and economic factors relevant to a solution. Students work on campus as a team and at times independently and on-site with the sponsors. [W] Prerequisite: Committee recommendation Bauer
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3.00 Credits
Gothic cathedrals are considered as representing the physical embodiment of the values of medieval society. The course explores the dependence of their construction on medieval developments in construction technology and the essential interdependence of societal values and technological progress. It also considers how the structural rationalism of Gothic architecture, as interpreted during the nineteenth century, is the foundation for much of modern architectural theory. [W] Van Gulick
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3.00 Credits
This course involves an internship experience in a health care organization. There are four components: regular attendance at a work site at times determined by the work site supervisor and agreed to by the Lafayette faculty supervisor, a journal by the student, regular meetings with the faculty supervisor; and a writing project developed in consultation with the faculty supervisor. Staff
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3.00 Credits
An off-campus experience in which students are actively involved in the study and evaluation of ethical issues. The student chooses from a variety of approved organizational settings and works closely with a faculty adviser and designated members of the organization. Examples of appropriate settings are hospitals, business corporations, engineering firms, public associations, and governmental agencies. Some attention should be paid to an understanding of the structure and dynamics of the organization as they relate to the ethical analysis undertaken by the students. Prerequisite: Philosophy 105 Staff
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3.00 Credits
Individual investigation of an ethical issue of either a theoretical or applied nature with the approval and under the supervision of a faculty adviser. The student is required to apply various ethical theories to an analysis of an important ethical issue. Ordinarily the student is required to submit an extensive term paper. Prerequisite: Philosophy 105 Staff
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of spoken and written Japanese. Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. An introduction to the culture of Japan. Class/laboratory. Staff
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3.00 Credits
Review and expansion of basic grammar and vo-cabulary. Short literary and cultural readings. Attention to developing reading and conversational skills and a deeper understanding of the culture of Japan. Class/ laboratory. Prerequisite: Japanese 101, 102 or equivalent proficiency Staff
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