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3.00 Credits
HIST 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Cumulative grade-point average of 3.250 in all history courses, completion of three 200- or 300-level history courses, permission of the instructor, and junior standing. A course which permits the student to follow a program of directed reading or research in an area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit each term of the junior and senior year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
HIST 453 - Internship in History Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 15 credits in history or in related disciplines (with the department head’s approval), cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.000, and permission of the department. An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution culminating in a major project completed in consultation with a faculty supervisor and the sponsoring agency or institution. Because of staff limitations, the department may give preference to history majors. See the department head for details. May be repeated with permission for degree credit for a total of six credits, if the topics are sufficiently different. Staff.
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6.00 Credits
HIST 456 - Internship in History Credits: 6 Prerequisites: 15 credits in history or in related disciplines (with the department head’s approval), cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.000, and permission of the department. An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution culminating in a major project completed in consultation with a faculty supervisor and the sponsoring agency or institution. Because of staff limitations, the department may give preference to history majors. See the department head for details. May be repeated with permission for degree credit for a total of six credits, if the topics are sufficiently different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Cumulative grade-point average of 3.500, permission of the department, and senior standing. This course serves as an alternative for History 493. Please consult the department head for more details.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Cumulative grade-point average of 3.500, permission of the department, and senior standing. Honors Thesis.
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1.00 Credits
Pass/Fail only. Required of all Williams School majors. This course is a corequisite or prerequisite to Interdepartmental 202. MUST be completed by the beginning of the fall term of the junior year. Through the use of interactive online tutorials, students gain proficiency in and a working knowledge of five distinct areas of information technology literacy: Windows Operating System, spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), word processing (Microsoft Word), presentation software (Microsoft PowerPoint), and basic networking (the Washington and Lee network, basic Web browsing, and Microsoft Outlook). Lessons, exercises, practice exams and exams mix online efforts and hands-on activities. Ballenger, Boylan (administrator)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite or corequisite: Interdepartmental 201. An examination of the principal applications of statistics in accounting, business, economics, and politics. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
From animal rights to abortion, this course explores some of the most significant cases and controversies in American legal history. Topics of discussion include but are not limited to eugenics, access to contraception, abortion, assisted suicide, the death penalty, the right of privacy, school prayer, and First Amendment freedoms. The ultimate goals of the course are threefold: (a) to have you thinking, reading, researching, and writing like a lawyer; (b) to help you understand how extralegal factors, such as the societal and historical context of a case, impact legal outcomes; and (c) to explore the “human story” underlying each “great case.” Perdue.
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1.00 Credits
Pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Introduction to the jury system, federal rules of evidence, and trial practice. Participants are introduced to the legal, practical, and policy implications of jury advocacy in the United States, and put that learning into practice through role plays as both witness and advocate. Members of the intercollegiate mock-trial team are selected from those who complete the courses successfully. Belmont.
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4.00 Credits
A topical seminar that focuses on an interdisciplinary examination of a given society through formal study and direct exposure to its people and culture. The seminar takes place in the target location during the spring term, for which four credits are awarded. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topic and location of the seminar are different. Staff.
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