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  • 4.00 Credits

    This course will engage students in advanced study and research in a topic in British literature. Recent Topics include gender in Victorian Literature and the English Country House. Students will present a significant documented essay after a concentrated introduction to the methodology of contemporary literary study. Prerequisites: ENGL 206 and junior standing.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course will engage students in advanced study and research in a topic of world literature. Recent topics include Indian Literature. Students will present a significant documented essay after a concentrated introduction to the methodology of contemporary literary study. Prerequisites: ENGL 206 and junior standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This introductory course in contemporary literary theory probes issues basic to language, interpretation, and culture. In response to a broad range of recent theoretical essays, we shall break ground on questions concerning the nature of the text, the (ir)relevance of historical context, the role of the reader/critic, the "death" of the author, the (in)determinacyof meaning, and the politics of gender, ethnicity, and class. Prerequisite: ENGL 206.
  • 1.00 - 4.00 Credits

    Independent Research
  • 1.00 - 4.00 Credits

    Developed in consultation with the student's major faculty advisor(s), the internship will be tailored to the interests and needs of the student and can be served in a wide variety of private and public organizations. Hiram College's internship program permits students to bridge the distance between the theory they learn in the classroom and the application of their knowledge. The academic department establishes prerequisites for the application procedure. Students should check with individual departments for specific requirements and guidelines for the experience as they may vary by discipline. Prospective interns work with the faculty advisor who will monitor the experience and grade the academic component of the internship.
  • 4.00 Credits

    THE LIBERAL ARTS AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET: In this course you will explore the role of entrepreneurship and the concept and process of being an entrepreneur through a liberal arts lens. Students will develop an understanding of the importance and the wide ranging nature- for-profit, not-for-profit, and social activities- of entrepreneurship in a creative and vibrant society and will consider their own personal and civic responsibility within society. A central theme of the course will be to promote awareness of, interest in, and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset. The basic concepts necessary to develop an understanding of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial mindset, and the continuing process of creativity and innovation will be presented.
  • 4.00 Credits

    COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS: Every society has to decide what, how and for whom the goods and services of the society are to be produced and distributed. Fundamentally, these decisions reflect differences in the values, philosophy, theory and real world economic arrangements that comprise an economic system. The course focus constitutes a comparison of capitalism, market socialism, and communism and their many real world variations. Prerequisites: ENTR 205 or MGMT 218 or Junior standing.
  • 2.00 Credits

    INTEGRATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Thie integrative seminar will relate courses the student has taken to the development of an entrepreneurial mindset and to the entrepreneurial process. During the seminar, students will be challenged to reflect on/analyze/relate coursework in a variety of disciplines to the characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset and to locate and analyze opportunities for entrepreneurial activity within the context of their college coursework through the reexamination of their personal enterprise plan. A student majoring in biology might examine how innovation occurs within the discipline and seek opportunities within their area of interest for new ventures Pre-requisite: ENTR 205 and junior or senior standing.
  • 4.00 Credits

    CAPSTONE EXERCISE: Students present an analysis of how their experiential learning relates to their Hiram College coursework and they participate in the Enterprise Plan Symposium.
  • 4.00 Credits

    EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: The objective of the Entrepreneurship Experiential Learning Program is to enable students to acquire practical experience, which will broaden their knowledge of organizations while integrating the formal study of entrepreneurship and their chosen major. Such experience aids in the development of maturity and confidence in the student and the student returns to school to continue his/her studies with an increased interest and a fuller understanding of his/her career objectives. Pre-requisite: ENTR 205 and ENTR 306, Junior or Senior standing, and a minimum GPA of 3.0. Instructor Permission required.
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