May 05, 2024

College Catalog 2022-2023

College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Students planning a program of study or concentration are urged to review program requirements and course descriptions before meeting with their advisors. Not all courses listed here are taught every year, and students should consult the Course Schedule on the Wheaton website for information about offerings in a particular semester. Courses are numbered to indicate levels of advancement as follows: 100–199, elementary or introductory; 200–299, intermediate; 300 and above, advanced. Departments often design new courses, either to be offered on a one-time basis or an experimental basis, before deciding whether to make them a regular part of the curriculum. These courses are numbered 098, 198, 298 or 398.

Information is available online through WINDOW about prerequisites that must be completed before enrolling in a course, as well as the curriculum and general education requirements that a course fulfills. Most courses are offered for one course credit; a course credit at Wheaton is the equivalent of four semester hours.

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Hispanic Studies
	HISP 398 - Islamic Spain For centuries the Iberian Peninsula was a Muslim territory called al-Andalus where a uniquely sophisticated and luxurious culture flourished. Although the Muslim political presence in Spain came to an end in 1492 with the defeat of the Kingdom of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand, the last Muslims did not leave Spain until 1614. Today, massive immigration from North Africa has reintroduced Islam to Spain. In this course we will learn about the development of Islamic culture in Spain, the transition to Christian political dominance and eventual elimination of Islam, and the current debate in Spain over North African immigration. Credits 1 Notes Course taught in Spanish.
	HISP 399 - Independent Study An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses. Credits 1
	HISP 400 - Senior Capstone Experience in Hispanic Studies Intensive study of a selected author, genre, literary movement or theme. Each student is required to present a major paper as a culmination of the semester’s work. Specific topic varies by semester. See course schedule for details. Prerequisites Open to Senior Majros Credits 1
	HISP 499 - Independent Research Offered to selected majors at the invitation of the department. Credits 1
	HISP 500 - Individual Research Selected majors are invited by the department to pursue individual research in preparation for writing an Honors Thesis. Credits 1
History
	HIST 110 - Ancient Egypt, Greece and Mesopotamia Surveys Western societies from prehistory and the Neolithic Revolution (c. 3000 BCE) to spread of the Macedonian Empire and of Hellenism under Alexander the Great (d. 323 CE). Societies under study include ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Neo-Assyria, Neo-Babylonia, Hebrew, and Greece. Among the topics covered are power, gender, family, religion, war, and development of art and ideas. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20039 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 111 - Ancient Rome and Early Medieval Europe Surveys the history and culture of western Europe, from the foundation of Rome (c. 753 BCE), through the “Fall” of Rome, and the first half of the Middle Ages. Topics to be covered include: the expansion of Rome, the rise of the Roman Empire, the Christianization of the empire, the Germanic migrations, the rise of Germanic kingdoms, and the beginnings of feudalism. These two millennia will be examined through varied lenses including gender, power, religion, and the arts. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20075, 20086 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 112 - History of Europe, 1000-1700 CE A study of high medieval through early modern Europe. Among the topics examined are the agricultural revolution, feudalism, the Crusades, the Twelfth-century Renaissance, monarchy and the development of nation-states, the emergence of a capitalist economy, the Renaissance, the Reformation, overseas expansion, and the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20040 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 113 - History of Europe since 1700 CE A study of Europe from the religious wars through the French Revolution and to the present. Topics include: the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, nationalism, romanticism, imperialism, democracy, socialism, communism and fascism; the impact of two world wars; totalitarianism; and Europe’s post-World War II renaissance. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20007, 21002 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 120 - U.S. in the World to 1877 This course examines the history of North America and the United States from the arrival of humans to North America to the Civil War and Reconstruction to help us better understand the 21st century. We focus on events, groups, and individuals that highlight the roles that colonization, revolution, capitalism’s rise, slavery’s rise and fall, struggles for equality, and the movement of people, goods, and ideas across borders played in remaking early North America and the early US, creating a foundation for our modern world. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 121 - U.S. History Survey from 1877 to the Present In this course, we will survey, examine and contextualize the history of the United States from the end of Radical Reconstruction to the present. In addition to covering a general chronology of US history during this period, we will focus on how racism, sexism, and classism affected white male America socially, politically, and economically. Though not the direct targets of racism or sexism in the United States, white male Americans, particularly poor and undereducated white male Americans, are also affected by racist, sexist and classist policies, laws, and ideologies. We will discuss the “blowback” of such discriminations on all Americans. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences Compass Attributes Humanities, Social Science, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 130 - Premodern East Asia This introductory course examines the geographies, cultures, politics, and historical experiences of East Asia from the origins of civilization to 1800. The course traverses dynamic historical currents of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam that have evolved or continued undergirding East Asian societies. Themes include political transitions, socio-economic structures, encounters across Eurasia, religious and philosophical traditions, arts and literature, as well as gender roles and family life. Credits 1 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West
	HIST 131 - Modern East Asia This course is an introduction to East Asian history from 1600 to the present. It surveys the integrated developments of China, Japan, and Korea from imperial states to modern nations. Thematically, the course covers changes of political regimes, the search for modernity, wars, imperialism and colonialism, nationalism and socialism, and socio-economic transformations. Attention is also given to everyday experiences, gender relations, philosophies and religions, and popular cultures. Throughout the course, we will rethink the conceptions and significance of terms such as “modern,” “East Asia,” and “nation.” Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 143 - Africans on Africa: A Survey Africa’s development paralleled European development up to the eve of European colonization of the continent. Whereas the African slave trade robbed the region of millions of her people, a distinctly African holocaust, the slave trade and its eventual demise in the early 19th century also set the stage for European colonization. This course is a broad survey of the history of the African continent prior to colonization, during colonization and through the postcolonial period to the present. Its perspective will be uniquely African. We will focus on the interruption of African development and the strategies of resistance and accommodation adopted by various groups through an examination of selected texts, literature and film. Credits 1 Area History Connection 23001, 23016 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 198 - Digital History This course offers students an opportunity to consider the ways that digital tools and methods affect the practice of history, with a focus on Wheaton College and the United States in a global context. We will learn how digital history combines tools and ideas associated with digital humanities to enrich the processes of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating historical knowledge. We will survey projects in digital history and digital humanities that use such tools to bring to light forgotten or hidden histories. And through collaborations with librarians and students both on and off-campus, we will explore relationships between Wheaton and the larger world in both the past and the present. Credits 1 Notes Offered at the 200-level in Spring 2021. Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 199 - Selected Topics Offered from time to time to allow students to study a particular topic not included in regular courses. Credits 0.5 - 1
	HIST 200 - Making History In this half-credit Sophomore Experience course, we’ll be learning how to create and implement an activist/advocacy plan, with the intention of making change in our community. As a class, we will focus on one issue that is currently a matter of public interest and debate and is of importance to the Wheaton community. We will research the issue and create an activist/advocacy plan focused on the Wheaton community and/or our local and state legislative structures. In this course, you will be using your liberal arts education, especially your experience in written and oral communication and in-depth, nuanced research, to approach activism/advocacy. You’ll learn to view our issue from multiple perspectives, create effective, targeted communication, and practice leadership and teamwork skills. This course will give you experience in skills that you are likely to encounter in your careers. Finally, we will use this experience to explore our aptitudes and preferences, and think about how to plan a career path based on those preferences. Credits .5 Area Social Science Division Social Science Compass Attributes Social Sciences, Sophomore Experience
	HIST 208 - American Indian Histories Examines histories of indigenous peoples of what’s today the United States from their arrival on the continent to the present, mainly from 1600 to 1880. Topics include: settlement, pre-contact culture, interaction with colonizers, impact of US territorial expansion, assimilation and reservation life, Termination, the American Indian Movement, and recent efforts aimed at cultural revival and self-determination. Credits 1 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 209 - African American History to 1877 Examines the early history of people of African descent in North America, placing the experiences of African Americans at the center. Includes a survey of African history before European incursions and attention to enslavement, culture, women’s experiences, community and family life among both free and enslaved blacks, and the role of African Americans in the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Credits 1 Area History Connection 23007, 23010 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 210 - African American History: 1877 to the Present This course follows the freed slaves and other African Americans from the end of Reconstruction through the institutionalization of segregation, the migrations north, life in urban America, the civil rights movement after World War II and the contemporary realities of race in the United States. Particular interest will be paid to cultural history, family life, gender roles and identity. Credits 1 Area History Connection 23007, 23010 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 213 - The History of the Civil Rights Movement This course will examine, through readings and films, those events that led up to and included the civil rights movement in the United States, as well as those mass movements it inspired throughout the 1960s and the 1970s. We will explore the hopes and dreams, actions and strategies of the progressive members of this movement, which began decades before sit-ins galvanized student activism. This course will center on the historical context that helped to shape the political and social reality of the times. We will examine how the basic tenets of this movement continue to influence us today. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 214 - European Military History An introduction to the history of war and the armed forces in Europe. We will begin in the 1400s with the technological and tactical developments that led to “modern warfare.” We will discuss the development of 18th-century military states such as Prussia; the 19th-century “people’s army” of Napoleon; the impact of the Industrial Revolution on European warfare, and the development of new military technology. The course will end with an in-depth examination of the First and Second World Wars. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20097 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 215 - History of Russia A survey of the growth and development of Russia from its medieval foundations to the recent breakup of the Soviet Union. Topics include: political, social, religious and economic developments; the conflict of Eastern and Western traditions; Russia’s emergence as a European power; 19th-century revolutionary and reform movements; the creation of the Soviet Union and its flawed drive for modernization and domination in global politics, and the collapse of the USSR and Soviet Bloc. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20064, 23018, 23019, 23020 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 216 - Caribbean Worlds This course addresses history of the Greater Caribbean, which centers on islands that border the Caribbean Sea and extends to places where peoples and ideas from Caribbean have gone, such as Boston, New York, Miami, London, Paris, Africa and Brazil, since 1492. The course emphasizes the relationship between Greater Caribbean and the development of the modern world. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 219 - Norte y Sur: Modern Spanish America Explores key themes in modern Spanish America’s history through focus on Mexico and Argentina. Topics include: nation-building and economic development in the 19th century, the decline and abolition of slavery; the experience of indigenous peoples under national rule, the roles of western Europe and the U.S. in shaping political, economic, and cultural developments, the Mexican Revolution, Cold War, and recent efforts at economic and political reform. Credits 1 Area History Connection 23003 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 220 - Latinos in the U.S. Examines history of peoples who together comprise the largest “minority” in the United States, from Latino perspectives whenever possible. Focuses on experiences of four national groups—Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Dominicans—to consider how Latinos have shaped and been shaped by life in their homelands and in the U.S. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20099 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 228 - European Jewish History This course is a survey of the history of Jewish communities in Europe, from the Middle Ages to the present. Topics include the Jewish experience during the Crusades; the expulsion of Jews from Spain; the Jewish Enlightenment; Jews in Eastern Europe and Russia; assimilation and anti-Semitism; the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20062 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 232 - Women in North America to 1790 This course surveys the history of women in colonial North America. The course begins by examining interactions among indigenous inhabitants; colonizers from Spain, France and Great Britain; and enslaved Africans. The focus then narrows to the British North American colonies and the experiences of women of Native American, European and African descent through the period of the American Revolution and its immediate aftermath. Throughout the course, particular attention is paid to changing constructions of gender and race, exploring their intersections with class, religion and region. Credits 1 Area History Connection 23005 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 233 - United States Women, 1790-1890 This course surveys the history of women in the 19th-century United States, exploring changing constructions of gender, race and class during a period of significant economic and political development. The course examines the emergence of the women’s rights movement among members of the emerging white middle class as well as the changing experiences of free and enslaved African American women. Students complete original research in diaries held in the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections. Credits 1 Notes Cross-listed with WGS 234 Area History Connection 23005 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 234 - United States Women since 1890 This course surveys the history of women in the United States in the 20th century. Beginning with an examination of suffrage and numerous movements for social and economic change, the course challenges students to explore the complexities of women’s experiences. Throughout the course, particular attention is paid to intersections among multiple identities grounded in social constructions of gender, race, class and sexual orientation in local, national and international contexts. Credits 1 Notes Cross-listed with WGS 238 Area History Connection 23005 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 236 - U.S. Environmental History U.S. Environmental History focuses on the relationship between people and “nature” in North America from 1500 to today. It explores cultural differences regarding how humans should relate to “nature” as well as conflicts that have often resulted from such differences, the environmental consequences of North America’s incorporation into global markets, industrialization and urbanization, the rise of conservation and environmental movements, environmental racism, and the relationship between the rise of the US and its outsized global environmental footprint. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 240 - German History: 1648-Present A survey of German history from the end of the Thirty Years’ War to national reunification in the 1990s. Topics include: absolutism, the unification of Germany under Bismarck, Germany and World War I, the Weimar period, the rise of National Socialism, the Holocaust and World War II, division and the problems of a newly reunited Germany. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20028 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 253 - The History of Christianity This course explores the ways in which individuals, groups, and institutions have experienced Christianity from the birth of the Jesus movement to the modern world. We will also study Christianity’s interactions with paganism, heresy, Judaism, Islam, and more. Credits 1 Notes This course is cross listed with REL 253 History of Christianity Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors
	HIST 254 - Medieval Flesh: Controversies in Religion, Sexuality and Race The European Middle Ages was dominated by elite, white, heterosexual Christian men – and that same group has long preoccupied modern scholarly attention. This course seeks to shed light on many peoples excluded both from medieval society itself and from traditional scholarship – people of color, Muslims, pagans, the disabled, lepers, eunuchs, and gay men and women. We will adopt the body – both as concept and as lived reality – as our lens, exploring how human flesh caused and exacerbated divisions within society and judgments about “the other.” Credits 1 Area History Connection 21000 Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 255 - Writing Medieval History From cuneiform on clay tablets to Latin script on animal skins, from moveable type on paper to words on a computer screen, writing is central to history. This course explores how people wrote in the past and how we write about them today. We will focus on topics and periods in medieval European history (c. 400s–c. 1400s CE) to practice reading and writing in the discipline and also genre of history. Credits 1 Notes New course Compass Attributes Writing, Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 257 - Tasting Empire: A History of Trading, Cooking, and Eating “Keep Curry British!” So read a London newspaper’s headline that spoofed an ultranationalist party slogan. “Tasting Empire” explains how the British Empire, from medieval to modern times, shaped diets, pantries, and medicinal practices on a global scale and shaped how people in Britain and elsewhere understood who they were. Credits 1 Notes New course Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Structures of Power and Inequality
	HIST 260 - History of Japan This course provides a survey of Japanese history from the origins of prehistoric “Japan” to the present. Beginning with the birth of the Yamato state, the course explores the politics and culture of the courtly age, the rise of samurai rule, and consolidation of powers in the context of regional conflicts and transnational encounters. The course then shifts focus to modern Japan’s emergence and transformations by examining Tokugawa shogunate, the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese Empire, postwar U.S.-occupation, economic and environmental developments, and contemporary life. During the semester, we will look at fiction, manga, objects, films, essays, and texts together to understand the dynamic nature of Japanese history. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 262 - History of China This course surveys Chinese history from the prehistoric era to the present. It highlights issues that are central to understand Chinese civilization and China’s ascent to superpower, such as the rise and fall of dynasties, philosophical traditions, transnational encounters, ethnic tensions, wars and revolutions, and contemporary China in a global context. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 263 - History of Korea This course provides an overview of historical trajectories and cultural practices of Korea from prehistoric era to the present. From both regional and global perspectives, this course examines the evolution of Korean traditions and Korea’s confrontation with modernity. Major themes include dynastic and sociocultural changes, state formation, Korean identity, colonialism, nation building, gender relations, popular culture, and contemporary geo-politics. No prior knowledge of Korean language or history is required. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 298 - 18th Century Revolutions Credits 1
	HIST 298 - Business History “The chief business of the American people is business,” Calvin Coolidge famously claimed on January 17, 1925. What is “business”? Is it a uniquely American pursuit? This course examines histories of trade, commerce, accounting, and capital accumulations–essential elements of “business” in Europe and the United States since at least the fifteenth century. Credits 1
	HIST 298 - Death: from Medieval Relics to Forensic Science From CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to Ghost Busters to murder mysteries, western society finds death and dead bodies both fascinating and horrifying. This course considers how the western world has dealt with life’s most fundamental truth – all humans die – by looking at the history of death and dead bodies from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. Topics include Christian relics, Catholic and Protestant conceptions of the “good death,” body snatching and dissection, society’s fascination with murder, execution as legalized killing, forensic science, and ghosts. Credits 1 Notes New course Area History Division Arts & Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 298 - History of Great Britain This course is an introduction to the history of Great Britain, from the Tudor dynasty to the present. Major topics will include the struggle between parliament and the monarchy, the role of religion in politics and society, tensions and connections between the English, Welsh, Scots and Irish, the expansion of the British Empire, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and II, and postwar developments. Credits 1
	HIST 298 - Popular Culture in US Focuses on how sports, circuses, urban amusements, novels, music, film, fan culture, comic books, fashion, television, advertising, and video games have transformed the US and examines how popular culture has dynamically reflected and represented gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and identity up to present. Credits 1 Notes New course Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 298 - Revolutions: US, France, Haiti The United States, France, Haiti. In just thirty years between 1775 and 1804, the peoples of these three nations declared independence, overthrew monarchy, and each established a republic, two of them post-colonial. What did their revolutions have in common, and how was each distinctive? How were people’s experiences of political, economic, and social change inflected by their race, gender, and/or class? Credits 1 Foundation Beyond the West
	HIST 299 - Selected Topics Offered from time to time to allow students to study a particular topic not included in regular courses. Credits 1
	HIST 302 - The Junior Colloquium This course introduces students to history as an academic discipline. Students will begin by examining theories of history that have been used by historians over the centuries. They will learn about the approaches and methods of professional historians, and they will begin to plan their own original research projects. Rather than dealing with a specific historical subject, the readings in this course will be chosen from different eras of history and geographical regions. Special attention will be given to more contemporary historical approaches including subaltern history, the history of identity, and postmodernism. Credits 1 Notes Required for all History Majors Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 303 - History in the 21st Century This half-credit course, required for the History major, helps student connect their classroom learning with their lives outside the classroom, including their future careers. Students will explore the meaning and value of History, the Humanities and the Liberal Arts, while articulating and translating the history major into the skills and habits of mind expected within broader contexts. Students will connect with Wheaton alumni who majored in history as they pursue the History Department’s fifth learning goal: Self-Awareness–Develop mature, professional behavior and habits, and recognize and explain the value of a Wheaton College history education outside the classroom. Credits 0.5 Area History Division Arts & Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 326 - Nineteenth Century Europe This course will focus on events and developments during the “long nineteenth century” - from the end of the Napoleonic Wars until the outbreak of World War I. Through books and lecture materials we will explore the experience and results of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, Romanticism, liberal nationalism, the revolutionary movements of 1848, industrialization, the society and culture of the Victorian Era, political shifts of the late century, and the tensions leading to the war. Prerequisites Although there is no pre-requisite for this course, we will be building on what most of you have learned in other lower-level courses on Modern European history. Credits 1 Notes New course Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 327 - Europe 1914-1945 The first World War; the peace settlements; the search for security and the impact of the Great Depression; the nature of fascism, communism and national socialism; and the course of World War II. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Global Honors
	HIST 337 - Power and Protest in the United States Democracy, citizenship and civil rights in the United States are not static concepts unaffected by societal change, or apt to be changed without pressure from marginalized populations. In this course, we will examine how the growing consciousness and activism of several marginalized populations during the 20th century developed into social movements that changed the meaning and the delivery of democracy, citizenship and civil rights. These changes directly affected the lives of marginalized populations in the United States, and indirectly the lives of the majority population and global communities as well. Credits 1 Area History Connection 20053, 23011 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 338 - United States Labor History Explores the history of work and working Americans from the colonial era to the present. Examines how race, technology, politics, gender, organizational innovations and global economic changes have shaped workers’ consciousness and their experience of work. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 341 - Sex and Culture in the 19th Century U.S. Examines the history of thinking about the nature and meaning of sexuality, with particular attention to the religious, medical, psychiatric and sexological discourses in the United States and Europe; popular responses to these discourses; and the changing boundaries between “normality” and “deviance.” Credits 1 Notes Cross-listed with WGS 341 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
	HIST 343 - Late Antiquity: Transformation and Migration Course explores a central question for scholars of the pre-modern West: did Rome Fall? Through in-depth readings of secondary scholarship, we will explore historiography (the study of history) and examine how, according to historians, western Europe and the Mediterranean world (c. 200-800 CE) transformed politically, culturally, socially and economically. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	HIST 344 - Sex, Gender and the Body in the Medieval World This class explores how historians study sex, gender, and the body in medieval Europe and Byzantium, especially in religious contexts. We will focus on historiography and methodology through topics such as the role of women, manipulation of bodies by torture and asceticism, and blurring of traditional gender lines through same-sex relations, cross-dressing and castration. Credits 1 Notes Open to Juniors and Seniors or by Permission of Instructor. Cross-listed with WGS 344 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities, Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	HIST 345 - Charlemagne and the Family Who Forged Europe Early medieval king and emperor Charlemagne has loomed large since his death in 814 CE. Almost immediately legends of his conquests spread throughout medieval and early modern Europe. In the twentieth century, a unit of the Waffen-SS took his name, and after WWII, the Charlemagne Prize was created to award service on behalf of European unification. A Broadway musical highlighted his military and sexual prowess, while scholars described him as “The Father of Europe” and his family as “The Family Who Forged Europe.” This seminar explores Charlemagne and his descendants through primary and secondary texts, disentangling history from legend. Credits 1 Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 398 - Death from Medieval Relics to Forensic Science Credits 1
	HIST 398 - New England Environmental History Focuses on relationship between people and nature in New England from Ice Age to today. Explores cultural differences regarding how humans have related to nature as well as conflicts that have resulted from such differences, regional and global environmental consequences of New England=s incorporation into global markets, industrialization and urbanization, the rise of conservation and regional environmental movements, environmental racism, and the environmental legacies of industrialization and deindustrialization. Course will strive to emphasize collaborative and project-based learning. Credits 1
	HIST 398 - Queens, Witches, and Whores Narratives about medieval and early modern European women typically consider wives, mothers, and widows and emphasize female powerlessness. This course investigates women, such as Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, and alleged witches, who wielded their own authority. At semester’s end, students will research and write a final project. Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 398 - Tasting Empire: A History of Trading, Cooking, and Eating “Keep Curry British!” So read a London newspaper’s headline that spoofed an ultranationalist party slogan. “Tasting Empire” explains how the British Empire, from medieval to modern times, shaped diets, pantries, and medicinal practices on a global scale and shaped how people in Britain and elsewhere understood who they were. Credits 1
	HIST 399 - Selected Topics Offered from time to time to allow students to study a particular topic not included in regular courses, or to engage in fieldwork programs for credit in conjunction with the Filene Center for Academic Advising & Career Services. Credits 1
	HIST 401 - Senior Seminar The seminar is the department’s capstone experience for its majors. Using the skills they have developed in their previous coursework, students will conduct research using primary source documents and write an original research paper. Prerequisites HIST 302 Credits 1 Notes Open to Seniors, with preference given to those majoring in History and American Studies Area History Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	HIST 499 - Independent Research Offered to selected majors at the invitation of the department. Credits 1
	HIST 500 - Individual Research Selected majors are invited by the department to pursue individual research in preparation for writing an Honors Thesis. Credits 1
Interdepartmental Courses
	INT 085 - Summer Internship Experience I Diversity in America: In this section of the Summer Internship Experience course, students will study the histories of selected marginalized communities and, combined with their specific internship experience, will examine the history of American diversity and the role of the “isms,” racism, sexism and classism, in the work place. In preparing to enter the global economy, and to better understand the political, social, and economic challenges faced by industrial societies in the 21st century, students are best served if they have an understanding of not only how industrial societies “work,” but also why they work as they do. Though each nation has its own set of individual challenges, all such societies are currently facing post-industrial growing pains. Technology continues to disrupt labor categories as it replaces workers with technological advances. These new labor disruptions uncover lingering legacies of racisms, sexism and classism in the United States and throughout the industrial world. Students who take this section will have a better understanding of how to navigate through these difficult shoals. Credits .5 Compass Attributes Sophomore Experience
	INT 090 - Summer Internship Experience II Diversity in America: This course, designed for students who have secured a summer internship or research opportunity, integrates your on-site learning and contextualizes your experiences from an academic perspective. Taught in several sections by faculty from different divisions, students in each section will read texts and examine timely issues germane to work in today’s global economy. Though this .50 credit course involves some on-line and some on-campus coursework, internships may take place anywhere in the world. For more information contact Professor Dolita Cathcart at cathcart_dolita@wheatoncollege.edu. Prerequisites INT 085 Credits .5
	INT 095 - Summer Internship Experience III Diversity in America: This course, designed for students who have secured a summer internship or research opportunity, integrates your on-site learning and contextualizes your experiences from an academic perspective. Taught in several sections by faculty from different divisions, students in each section will read texts and examine timely issues germane to work in today’s global economy. Though this .50 credit course involves some on-line and some on-campus coursework, internships may take place anywhere in the world. For more information contact Professor Dolita Cathcart at cathcart_dolita@wheatoncollege.edu. Prerequisites INT 090 Credits .5
	INT 120 - Introduction to Digital Fabrication Intro to Digital Fabrication is a fast paced multidisciplinary course intended to provide a high level exploration of additive and subtractive manufacturing tools and applications. Technologies like 3D printing are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to analyzing how digital fabrication is transforming our world. Through engaging hands-on projects, participants will learn how to navigate Wheaton’s network of labs and leave with a personal portfolio detailing technical accomplishments. The course lectures are completely asynchronous and the lab schedule is created based on student and machine availability. There is no standard course meeting time. Credits 1 Area Math and Computer Science Division Natural Science Foundation Quantitative Analysis Compass Attributes Creative Arts, Quantitative Analysis
	INT 198 - STEM Leadership for Inclusive Excellence This course is designed for Wheaton students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) who are motivated to develop their leadership skills and apply them to issues of inclusive excellence on campus. Throughout the semester, students will engage in personal skills assessment, hands-on leadership exercises, and collaborative problem-solving opportunities. Student will utilize their collaborative leadership skills to develop a proposal for an on-campus inclusive excellence project that addresses a potential barrier to student success in STEM at Wheaton. All students who complete this course will be eligible for a paid fellowship through funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to complete their proposed Inclusive Excellence project on campus in a future semester. · The course is open to all students interested in STEM. · First-generation students and students of color interested in STEM are encouraged to apply for the course. · Students do not need to be a declared STEM major. First-year and sophomores are encouraged to apply. Credits .5 Notes Permission of Instructor Area Natural Science Division Natural Sciences Compass Attributes Natural Science, Structure/Power/Inequality
	INT 220 - Race and Racism: Building an Anti-Racist Society Join us for a semester-long conversation around race and racism designed to prepare us all to work toward creating an anti-racist society. We will explore the historical, legal, socio-cultural, economic, and political structures that produce and sustain inequality and will focus the final third of the class on effective social change practices. We will examine criminal justice/policing, healthcare/health, and voting throughout the course but will also examine other critical sites of inequality. While we will focus on race, we will be attentive to the ways that race intersects with ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, gender identity, and more. While the focus will be on race and racism in the United States, we will put this in context by examining racialization in other regions and nations. Throughout the class, we will examine questions about ourselves and our own community. What does it mean to be anti-racist? How do we learn to listen to others, to develop a language to talk about race, to be open to change? How do we challenge ourselves to use what we learn to make change in our own lives and our own communities? Credits 1 Area Social Sciences Division Social Science Compass Attributes Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	INT 225 - Maritime History Offered through the Marine Studies Consortium. Credits 1 Area History Division Social Sciences Compass Attributes Social Science
	INT 230 - Introduction to Libraries and Archives This course focuses on the fields of library science and archives. Topics will include history of information, history of US libraries and archives, organizational structures and missions, community engagement, and contemporary challenges and opportunities in libraries and archives. The course will have a particular focus on social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries and archives. Division Arts & Humanities, Social Science Compass Attributes Social Science
	INT 235 - May Fellows Colloquium The May Fellows Colloquium is an intensive, project-based opportunity where May Fellows research and develop original solutions/answers to pressing problems/questions. Participants with diverse academic interests work in collaborative teams to understand and respond to an aspect of an annual theme. Projects may manifest in a variety of tangible formats such as written policy, app design, creative written work, invented prototypes, or public art proposals. Participants will share their work publicly. Credits 1 Notes New course Compass Attributes Sophomore Experience
	INT 250 - Bhutanese Language and Culture Wheaton Study Abroad. Course taught in Bhutan. Credits 1 Foundation Beyond the West
	INT 260 - Contemporary Bhutanese Wheaton Study Abroad. Course taught in Bhutan. Credits 1 Foundation Beyond the West
	INT 320 - Fab Academy Fab Academy (https://fabacademy.org/) is a very intensive distributed training program in digital fabrication. This is “a fast paced, hands-on learning experience where students learn rapid-prototyping by planning and executing a new project each week, resulting in a personal portfolio of technical accomplishments”, organized by the Fab Foundation and led by Neil Gershenfeld. Wheaton’s network of FabLabs offer this experience to dedicated students who wish to take a deeper dive into the realm of making almost anything. This course requires students be on campus from the beginning of the Spring semester until mid-June. Prerequisites One of the following courses is required to enroll in this course: Intro to Digital Fabrication, Electronic Circuits, Introductory Physics II or Industrial Design. Permission of Instructor. Credits 2 Notes This course requires students be on campus from the beginning of the Spring semester until mid-June. Area Creative Arts, Math and Computer Science, Natural Sciences Division Arts and Humanities, Natural Sciences Foundation Quantitative Analysis Compass Attributes Creative Arts, Natural Sciences, Quantitative Analysis, Sophomore Experience
	INT 360 - Practicum in Bhutan Wheaton Study Abroad. Course taught in Bhutan. Credits 1
	INT 398 - Wheaton Career Practicum This course is designed to help students translate their Liberal Arts skill set into practical, impactful change in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment. Students in this course will work together to research, analyze, and propose solutions for one local issue that they will select from a menu of options gathered from the Wheaton community, local and state officials, and non-profit organizations. Along the way, students will learn how to pursue self-directed learning, manage projects, and communicate and leverage their skills for graduate school and careers after Wheaton. Credits 1
	INT 499 - Independent Research Credits 1
International Relations
	IR 199 - Independent Study An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses. Credits 1
	IR 299 - Independent Study An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses. Credits 1
	IR 399 - Independent Study An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses. Credits 1
	IR 402 - Senior Seminar Topics vary by semester. See course schedule for details. Prerequisites Senior International Relations Major Credits 1
	IR 499 - Independent Research Offered to selected majors at the invitation of the department. Credits 1
	IR 500 - Individual Research Selected majors are invited by the department to pursue individual research in preparation for writing an Honors Thesis. Prerequisites Permission of Instructor Credits 1
Italian Studies
	ITAS 101 - Basic Italian I A one-semester course for students with no preparation or background in the language. Its goal is to provide a basic knowledge of Italian by developing the fundamental skills: understanding, speaking, reading, writing and cultural awareness. Three class meetings per week. Credits 1 Notes Open only to students who have not studied Italian Foundation Foreign Language Compass Attributes Foreign Language
	ITAS 102 - Basic Italian II Continuation of ITAS 101 . Three class meetings per week. Prerequisites ITAS 101 Credits 1 Foundation Foreign Language Compass Attributes Foreign Language
	ITAS 150 - Intermediate Italian This one-semester course provides further development and practice of all language skills. Comprehensive grammar review, with activities designed to enhance listening, speaking, reading, writing and cultural awareness. Three class meetings per week Prerequisites ITAS 102 , Placement Exam, or Permission of Department Credits 1 Foundation Foreign Language Compass Attributes Foreign Language, Global Honors
	ITAS 198 - Italian Culture This course will explore aspects of Italian culture, such as: Italian urban and provincial life; highlights of Italian literature, art and music; the role of sports and recreation; youth culture; and the current political and economic landscape. We will also study key cultural concepts, such as il campanilismo, l’arrangiarsi, and la dolce vita. Credits 1 Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	ITAS 198 - Italian Fairytales In this course we will trace the origins of some of the most well-known fairy tales of the Italian tradition, such as Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. We will discuss screen adaptations, including those of Disney, and examine how fairy tale subjects and motifs have shaped our popular culture. We will also examine these fairy tales from the perspective of gender, psychoanalysis, and social history. Credits 1
	ITAS 198 - Mafia Movies From The Godfather to The Sopranos, the American entertainment industry has often glamourized the image of the “mafioso.” On the other side of the Atlantic, the Italian film industry has often romanticized the social and political struggle against the mafia. But what is the mafia and what makes a mafia movie? Why are American and Italian mafia movies so different from each other? How have different historical contexts and cinematic traditions affected the production and the reception of the genre? What is at stake in the cultural representation of the mafia? Credits 1 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Humanities
	ITAS 199 - Selected Topics An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses. Credits 0.5 - 1
	ITAS 200 - Advanced Intermediate Italian Continuation of ITAS 150. Three class meetings per week Prerequisites ITAS 150 , Placement Exam, or Permission of Department Credits 1 Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Foreign Language Compass Attributes Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities
	ITAS 220 - Advanced Oral and Written Communication: Composition and Conversation This course is designed to improve the student’s speaking and writing skills in Italian at an advanced level and will develop fluid conversational and writing skills through practice. Three class meetings per week Prerequisites ITAS 200 , Placement Exam, or Permission of Instructor Credits 1 Notes Course taught in Italian Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Foreign Language Compass Attributes Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities
	ITAS 225 - Italian Popular Film Genres This course explores post-war Italian cinema beyond the neorealist and European auteur canons, focusing instead on popular film genres between the late 1950s and the late 1970s: peplum, gothic horror, spaghetti western, mondo documentary and giallo. In the context of the profound cultural changes brought forth by the economic “boom” and by the global cultural flows on Italian film production, distribution and exhibition, the course will adopt a bifocal perspective. On the one hand, we will see how Italian popular genres reflect increasing anxiety about modernization, political unrest, globalization and shifting gender roles. On the other hand, we will discuss the transnational dimension of Italian popular cinema as the result of a complex process of negotiation between national cultures and appropriation of foreign meanings. Credits 1 Notes Course taught in English. Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities
	ITAS 235 - Women in Modern Italy An interdisciplinary study of the dramatic shifts in women’s roles from the late 19^th to the 21^st C., from a social, political, scientific, economic and artistic perspective. Topics include: migration and colonialism; the complex treatment of women under fascism; representations of women as wives and mothers; women in the workforce; women’s political victories (suffrage and divorce); personal and collective struggles for sexual self-determination; the place of women writers in the Italian literary canon. Readings include Sibilla Aleramo’s famous autobiographical novel, A Woman (1906), and works by Maria Messina, Dacia Maraini, Alba De Céspedes. Lectures, discussions, readings, films and papers in English. Italian majors and minors may select to do readings and papers in Italian. Credits 1 Notes Course taught in English. Cross-referenced with WGS 235 Area Humanities Connection 23006 Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	ITAS 250 - Love and Marriage This course explores the evolution of the representation of love and marriage in modern Italian literature and cinema. Through the close reading of a diverse sample of “high” and popular culture, from 19th century romantic novels to 20th century horror films, we will examine the cultural and gender anxiety produced y urbanization process, social change and women’s emancipation in modern Italy. Credits 1 Notes Course taught in English. Cross-listed with WGS 251 Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
	ITAS 260 - Italian Civilization This course will focus mainly on the history of modern Italy and its political place in Europe. Topics will include the Risorgimento, WWI, Fascism, WW II, economic recovery, Made in Italy label, organized crime, the phenomenon of migration, the Italian family, divorce, abortion, and gender issues in Italy. Selected literary texts will help better understand the richness of the Italian culture. Credits 1 Notes Course taught in English Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Compass Attributes Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities
	ITAS 283 - Cultures of Globalization The Postcolonial Global South is the location of theoretical production and artistic expression that challenges the assumptions of western epistemologies. This class will examine what intellectuals, artists, and authors have said about culture vis-à-vis the historical consequences of colonization and world systems that place the Global South in the margins. Some of the key concepts this class will discuss are: Indigenous cultures, imperialism, nation building, neoliberalism, subaltern groups, and forms of resistance. This class focuses on some of the foundational texts and theories of Cultural Studies from the Global South. Credits 1 Notes Cross-listed with HISP 283 Cultures of Globalization Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Humanities
	ITAS 290 - Interculturality This interdisciplinary course explores the powerful impact of culture in different professional sectors. Students will explore the processes involved in the dynamic formation of cultures, diverse global and glocal cultural perspectives, a basic understanding of cultural diversity, and knowledge of the ways in which language expresses culture. The course will examine theories and conceptual frameworks surrounding ideas of multiculturalism, transculturalism, and interculturality. Each of these concepts and frameworks approaches the study of cultures, communities, identities, subjectivities, and agency differently. What are the limitations of these rubrics? Do they imply assimilation in disguise? Does intercultural communication contribute to conflict resolution and if so, to what extent?. Students will acquire expertise in dealing with a wide variety of cultural situations, challenges and paradigms, thus learning practical skills that will be useful for their personal and future professional development Credits 1 Notes Cross-listed with HISP 290 Area Humanities Division Arts and Humanities Foundation Beyond the West Compass Attributes Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars

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Course Descriptions

HISP 398 - Islamic Spain

HISP 399 - Independent Study

HISP 400 - Senior Capstone Experience in Hispanic Studies

HISP 499 - Independent Research

HISP 500 - Individual Research

HIST 110 - Ancient Egypt, Greece and Mesopotamia

HIST 111 - Ancient Rome and Early Medieval Europe

HIST 112 - History of Europe, 1000-1700 CE

HIST 113 - History of Europe since 1700 CE

HIST 120 - U.S. in the World to 1877

HIST 121 - U.S. History Survey from 1877 to the Present

HIST 130 - Premodern East Asia

HIST 131 - Modern East Asia

HIST 143 - Africans on Africa: A Survey

HIST 198 - Digital History

HIST 199 - Selected Topics

HIST 200 - Making History

HIST 208 - American Indian Histories

HIST 209 - African American History to 1877

HIST 210 - African American History: 1877 to the Present

HIST 213 - The History of the Civil Rights Movement

HIST 214 - European Military History

HIST 215 - History of Russia

HIST 216 - Caribbean Worlds

HIST 219 - Norte y Sur: Modern Spanish America

HIST 220 - Latinos in the U.S.

HIST 228 - European Jewish History

HIST 232 - Women in North America to 1790

HIST 233 - United States Women, 1790-1890

HIST 234 - United States Women since 1890

HIST 236 - U.S. Environmental History

HIST 240 - German History: 1648-Present

HIST 253 - The History of Christianity

HIST 254 - Medieval Flesh: Controversies in Religion, Sexuality and Race

HIST 255 - Writing Medieval History

HIST 257 - Tasting Empire: A History of Trading, Cooking, and Eating

HIST 260 - History of Japan

HIST 262 - History of China

HIST 263 - History of Korea

HIST 298 - 18th Century Revolutions

HIST 298 - Business History

HIST 298 - Death: from Medieval Relics to Forensic Science

HIST 298 - History of Great Britain

HIST 298 - Popular Culture in US

HIST 298 - Revolutions: US, France, Haiti

HIST 299 - Selected Topics

HIST 302 - The Junior Colloquium

HIST 303 - History in the 21st Century

HIST 326 - Nineteenth Century Europe

HIST 327 - Europe 1914-1945

HIST 337 - Power and Protest in the United States

HIST 338 - United States Labor History

HIST 341 - Sex and Culture in the 19th Century U.S.

HIST 343 - Late Antiquity: Transformation and Migration

HIST 344 - Sex, Gender and the Body in the Medieval World

HIST 345 - Charlemagne and the Family Who Forged Europe

HIST 398 - Death from Medieval Relics to Forensic Science

HIST 398 - New England Environmental History

HIST 398 - Queens, Witches, and Whores

HIST 398 - Tasting Empire: A History of Trading, Cooking, and Eating

HIST 399 - Selected Topics

HIST 401 - Senior Seminar

HIST 499 - Independent Research

HIST 500 - Individual Research

INT 085 - Summer Internship Experience I

INT 090 - Summer Internship Experience II

INT 095 - Summer Internship Experience III

INT 120 - Introduction to Digital Fabrication

INT 198 - STEM Leadership for Inclusive Excellence

INT 220 - Race and Racism: Building an Anti-Racist Society

INT 225 - Maritime History

INT 230 - Introduction to Libraries and Archives

INT 235 - May Fellows Colloquium

INT 250 - Bhutanese Language and Culture

INT 260 - Contemporary Bhutanese

INT 320 - Fab Academy

INT 360 - Practicum in Bhutan

INT 398 - Wheaton Career Practicum

INT 499 - Independent Research