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  • 3.00 Credits

    May only be taken once. A flexible course intended to serve as an instrument for examining topics in English of particular interest to students and faculty. Emphasis on readings, research, and intensive study. Prerequisites: one 200-level literature course, Junior standing, and permission of the instructor required. Offered as needed.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An exploration of how writers and their works reflect, rebel against, and seek to influence societal norms on concerns of public and contemporary as well as historical importance. This course focuses on how writers respond to or take the lead on topics of global importance, on the complexity of world issues, and the diversity of perspectives internationally. As part of the Commons Curriculum and a Senior Seminar, this course emphasizes understanding of world issues through multiple global perspectives and making informed judgments for the common good. Learning Outcomes: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. Prerequisites: Senior standing. Offered every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The culminating course for those in the writing concentration, this seminar offers students a final opportunity for peer critique and provides a transition to the next stage of their writing lives. Students will complete a final portfolio of their best creative and/or journalistic work, which they will edit for publication. After performing a market analysis to determine suitable venues for their manuscripts, students will study the art of writing query and cover letters, will prepare their pieces for submission, and will submit work to appropriate publications. Students will also fulfill their public speaking requirement in this course by preparing professional presentations such as literary readings and conference papers. The course also offers preparation for students interested in pursuing writing at the graduate level. Learning Outcome: Self Knowledge. Prerequisites: ENGL 320 or ENGL 321 and senior status. Offered every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is an honors course in which the student completes an Honors Thesis. The thesis will offer an interesting perspective on a literary topic, for which the student provides supporting evidence (research) and a clear, theoretical perspective. 30 page minimum. The thesis proposal is submitted by the student, with his or her reading list, and approved by the thesis director ( a faculty member on record for the course) and one other faculty member in the English department. The completed thesis will be approved by the thesis director and a second faculty reader in the English department. The student, having completed both a junior-level Honors credit and the thesis, will be recognized with achieving departmental honors. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and ENGL 301.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The culminating course for those in the journalism concentration, this course offers students a final opportunity to refine their skills in journalistic photography, design, writing, editing, and/ or publishing. Students will complete a final portfolio of their best work with an eye toward seeking employment in the current job market. All completed work must meet professional and publishable standards. Prerequisites: two 200-level journalism or mass media courses. Learning Outcome: Self-Knowledge.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A course designed to acquaint students with the chemical mechanisms underlying environmental problems. Topics of study will include chemistry of natural waters, redox equilibria and complexation in natural waters and waste waters, inorganic water pollution, chemistry of soils and the atmosphere, toxicology, and hazardous wastes. Learning Outcome: Analytical Reading. Prerequisite: CHEM 102. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of the five biological kingdoms. Emphasis is on the identification of organisms using dichotomous keys. Extensive fieldwork and travel are required. Skills developed in this course will enable students to perform surveys of aquatic and terrestrial communities. Special emphasis is placed on using taxa as indicators of biotic integrity of ecosystems. Learning Outcome: Analytical Reading. Offered every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The organism's relationship to its environment; factors influencing populations, communities, and distribution; emphasis on problems of pollution and their effects on the ecosystem. Prerequisites: BIOL 101, BIOL 102 and MATH 215. Offered every year. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the fundamentals of physical geology, hydrology, orienteering, navigation, topographic map and aerial photograph interpretation. Students will use these skills to produce environmental maps of watersheds in the Greeneville area which display multiple layers of spatial data (geology, soils, hydrologic features, land uses, etc.). Students will learn basic measurement, navigation and mapping skills in order to produce these maps which can be used as models for environmental impact assessments. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Topics to be determined by instructor and will be listed on yearly course schedule. Courses will normally require travel, and extra fees may be required. Learning Outcomes: Writing and Public Speaking.
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