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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.
 

Hispanic Studies
  

  • HISP 199 - Independent Study

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1
  

  • HISP 200 - Intermediate Spanish II

    Continuation of HISP 150 .

    Prerequisites
    HISP 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
  

  • HISP 212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I

    Spanish for Heritage Speakers I and II is a two course sequence of advanced language and culture content designed principally for heritage learners (native speakers of Spanish who do not have or have had basic or little formal Spanish training; these are generally students raised in Spanish-speaking homes). Heritage speakers are a heterogeneous group ranging from individuals who emigrated from Latin America during childhood to second and third generation speakers who are the children or grandchildren of immigrants (Potowski). The course uses the different levels of Spanish students have acquired at home as the foundation for learning strategies that will allow them to improve their grammar competence and their speaking and written skills. Linguistic goals include academic vocabulary acquisition, improvement in informal & formal academic writing, and enhancement of formal communicative skills. The course will also focus on specific content areas that impact the way Spanish in the US is perceived, such as bilingualism, immigration, identity, ethnicity, US Latino cultural heritage and history, human rights, education and representation of Latino culture in the media.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 200 , Placement Exam, or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Students who have taken HISP 220  can not register for HISP 212

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Humanities, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 220 - Conversation and Composition

    An advanced course intended to improve the oral and written skills needed for a wide variety of communicative contexts. Students will develop the reading, writing, conceptual and practical language skills required in more advanced courses in the department and on study abroad programs. While the emphasis is on strategies of reading and writing that lead to improved compositional ability, we will also continue to reinforce oral skills and review grammar points as needed.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 200 , Placement Exam, or Permission of Department

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities
  

  • HISP 235 - Contemporary Latin American Fiction in Translation

    Readings in translation of significant works by modern authors from Latin America.

    Credits 1
  

  • HISP 238 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II

    Spanish for Heritage Speakers I and II is a two course sequence of advanced language and culture content designed principally for heritage learners (native speakers of Spanish who do not have or have had basic or little formal Spanish training; these are generally students raised in Spanish-speaking homes). Heritage speakers are a heterogeneous group ranging from individuals who emigrated from Latin America during childhood to second and third generation speakers who are the children or grandchildren of immigrants (Potowski). The course uses the different levels of Spanish students have acquired at home as the foundation for learning strategies that will allow them to improve their grammar competence and their speaking and written skills. Linguistic goals include academic vocabulary acquisition, improvement in informal & formal academic writing, and enhancement of formal communicative skills. The course will also focus on specific content areas that impact the way Spanish in the US is perceived, such as bilingualism, immigration, identity, ethnicity, US Latino cultural heritage and history, human rights, education and representation of Latino culture in the media.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 212  

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Students who have taken HISP 240  cannot register for HISP 238

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 240 - Composition and Cultural Analysis

    An advanced course that teaches textual and cultural analysis through writing. Students will learn to read and interpret complex texts and visual materials, to discuss them analytically in class, and to write about them in formal and informal writing assignments. By the end of this course, students should be able to approach a text (narrative, poetry, drama or film) with a series of critical questions and be able to write about the work in an interpretative manner.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 212  or HISP 220 , Placement Exam, or Permission of Department

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities
  

  • HISP 250 - Fundamentals of Fashion: History and Theory

    This cultural studies course in English provides the theoretical and practical basis to access the world of fashion. The class’s goals are to provide students with the tools to understand the many dimensions of fashion: political, social, cultural, personal, and economic. The concept of “Fashion” in this course, refers to commercial and industrial systems as well as to the less tangible aspects of identity and affect. The course invites students to explore how the specific social and economic context in which garments are produced are expressed in clothing materiality. Fashion, of course, is a vehicle for class distinction, desire for upper mobility, and styles associated with social status or one ́s gender.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities Division, Global Honors
  

  • HISP 260 - The Hispanic World: Introduction to Spain’s Social and Cultural History

    An advanced course that provides an introduction to Spanish culture while maintaining and improving Spanish language skills. The course is designed to provide a study of the major trends and development in the evolution of Spanish society and culture, from its origins to the present, from historical, political, social, artistic and intellectual perspectives.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Department

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 270 - Studies in Latin American Culture: Cuba and the Pursuit of Freedom

    An advanced course that provides an introduction to Cuban culture while maintaining and improving Spanish language skills. The course is designed to give students an overview of the evolution of Cuban culture and society from the colonial times to the present, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings include novels, short stories, plays, poetry, essays and historical sources. Some of the authors that will be considered are José María Heredia, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, José Martí, Nicolás Guillén, Lydia Cabrera, Alejo Carpentier, Fidel Castro, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Lourdes Casal, Nancy Morejón and Dolores Prida.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Department

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 280 - The Hispanic World: Introduction to Latin American Culture

    An advanced course that provides an introduction to Spanish-speaking Latin American culture while maintaining and improving Spanish language skills. The course is designed to give students an overview of the diverse cultures of the region, moving historically from the first encounters of colonial times to the various communities that make up present-day Latino culture. While the temptation in such a course is to attempt to obscure differences in order to present a coherent narrative, our focus will rather be on the way many different and divergent voices make up Latin American identity and culture.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Department

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23003

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 282 - Visualizing Latin American Culture

    This course explores the prevalence of visual expression in the construction and representation of Latin American culture, paying especially close attention to the interaction between verbal and visual forms of expression during times of transition. We will explore the dynamics of verbal and visual expression in cultural products such as testimonies, films, photography, painting, memorials, fiction and poety from the 20th and 21st centuries, analyzing their aesthetic and political priorities and learning how they participate in wider debates on the politics of representation.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23003

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language, Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 283 - Cultures of Globalization

    Postcolonial Latin America is the location of theoretical production that challenges the assumptions of western epistemologies. This class will examine what intellectuals, artists, and Latin American authors have said about Latin American culture vis-à-vis the historical consequences of colonization and world systems that place Latin America 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 for Latin American Cultural Studies and theories as well as Global South Studies.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with ITAS 283 Cultures of Globalization  

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  

  • HISP 290 - Interculturality

    In today’s globalized world intercultural competence has become a priority. Different professional sectors urge their companies and employees the need to promote intercultural competence and develop intercultural communication. Interacting effectively with people who have different values and ways of perceiving reality seems to be now a required soft or transferable skill not only to navigate successfully across geographical boundaries but also within environments/spaces where the confluence of diverse cultures is no longer bound to geographical stipulation.

    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. We 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
    Course cross-listed with ITAS 290 Interculturality   

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 298 - 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
    Note: Course taught in Spanish.  Course also taught at the 300-level.
  

  • HISP 299 - Independent Study

    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1
  

  • HISP 300 - Spanish Practicum Internship

    In collaboration with the The Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services, majors and minors in Hispanic studies are placed in agencies in Massachusetts or Rhode Island that need Spanish-speaking volunteers. Students will be able to increase their fluency in Spanish through personal and continued contacts with the language and, at the same time, assist the Hispanic community in programs related to foster care, refugees, hospitalized children and adolescents, battered women and their children, legal advocacy, rape crisis, AIDS, substance abuse, runaways, family emergency shelter and in after-school programs, etc. Readings and class discussion will focus on the literatures, histories and cultures of Latinos in the U.S. and other issues pertaining to this community.

    Credits 1



    Connection
    20058

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors
  

  • HISP 301 - Transnational Internship/Practicum

    This internship course is designed to provide students with a personal experience of learning and working in an organization/business. This half-credit seminar aims to complement students’ immersion in a transnational and transcultural professional working environment. Students will learn how to observe, interact with co-workers, recognize cultural differences, compare teamwork and interpersonal interactions in different cultures, apply academic knowledge in a professional setting, and to identify opportunities to create value within the company.

    The goal of the internship is to offer a transnational and cross-cultural window into the world that illuminates and complements the classroom learning: connecting the interdisciplinary knowledge and the liberal arts study with the professional world. Students will reflect critically and constructively on their academic internship and figure out how they would like to build on their internship experiences. To achieve this goal, the internship will help meld together the personal, the cultural and the professional; through the internship and its debriefing seminar, students will reflect on the meanings of the cultural implications of globalization and how it has affected the career paths available and the organization of work. Students will apply critical cultural studies learning to shape public action.

    Credits .5



    Notes
    Cross-listed with ITAS 301  

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Sophomore Experience
  

  • HISP 310 - Early Modern Fashion and Global Trade

    What was fashion before Vogue and Gucci? Did Fashion Weeks exist before New York or Milan? How was fashion produced and circulated before globalization? And, was Paris always the fashion capital of the world? To answer these questions, this interdisciplinary course will examine a remarkable case study. During the 16th and 17th century Spanish fashion ruled the world. The military and political dominance of Spain in Europe, America and parts of Asia turned Madrid into the fashion capital of the world. Madrid was the place to see and be seen, offering unlimited possibilities for entertainment and consumption. Plazas and streets were the stages to display power and status from Madrid to the world. Styles seen in Madrid were soon copied all over the Western world. How did this happen? What were the distinguishing features of Spanish fashion? What were the production systems of the fashion industry? Were there famous tailors and dressmakers? Was international trade important for the fashion industry? Was the fashion made locally from imported fabrics or was it all produced nationally? What came first, political and military domination or fashion and culture hegemony? This interdisciplinary course will examine the distinguishing features of Spanish fashion, as well as the various political, economic, ceremonial and protocol factors that exported this model to other continents. We will also focus on how the colonial conquest of Spain and Portugal of today’s Latin America and the Philippines developed caste-like socioeconomic and political systems in which indigenous people and African slaves were forced to convert to Christianity and to wear Western styles of dress. Yet the rich weaving traditions such as those as the Maya and Andean regions did not disappear and developed creative designs combining local and Christian symbols that allowed them to not only develop a distinctive way of expressing their identity through dressing, but also a way to challenge and contest colonial practices.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Course taught in English.

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 318 - The Literary Identities of Latin America

    Through a close reading of major authors, and themes of Spanish American Literature from the Early Modern Period to the present, this course seeks answers to the open question of what is a Latin American Literary Identity. Students are expected to engage in close reading and discussion of texts, as well as to revise their papers. The course is conducted in Spanish and all reading and writing for the course is also done in Spanish.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or HISP 280  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Course taught in Spanish

    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23003

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language, Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  

  • HISP 320 - Early Modern Feminism: Spain and the New World

    The history of women in Golden Age Spain is a largely untapped field. In early modern Spain, church and state, helped by the powerful Inquisition, promptly extended their dominance from the control of basic expression of faith to the domain of daily life, of personal privacy, and inside this sphere, sexual behaviors. Women were not spared in this general domestication of minds and bodies. On the contrary, in this patriarchal and catholic society all eyes were focused on their writings, talk, body and its image, sexuality, and faith, even their dreams and visions.  In this course we will examine the position of women in religious, political, literary, and economic life. Drawing on both historical and literary approaches we will challenge the portrait of Spanish women as passive and marginalized, showing that despite forces working to exclude them, women in Golden Age Spain influenced religious life and politics and made vital contributions to economic and cultural life.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 325  

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 321 - Love, Madness and Technology in Don Quixote

    This infused course examines how the fluidity of individual identity in early modern Spain destabilized a national identity based on exclusion and difference. Students will reflect upon questions such as: What is madness? What is identity? How are identity categories depicted in Don Quixote’s world? This course will be taught every two years.

    Credits 1



    Connection
    20085

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 325 - Queer Politics and Hispanisms

    This course will provide a framework to study the historical and theoretical foundations of queer theory and queer activism. We will explore how queer theory problematizes stable identities in Latin American, Latin@ and Iberian cultures. We will discuss what happens when people challenge or refuse normativized sexuality and gender categories and look at how queer citizens are caught within the processes of nationalism, neocolonialism, globalization and neoliberalism. We will start the semester reading canonical texts by Michel Foucault, Teresa de Lauretis, Eve Sedgwick, Judith Butler, Gayle Rubin, Judith Halberstam or Gloria Anzaldúa that will help us understand the interdisciplinary scholarship that we will explore during the second half of the semester. The second part of the course will address the question of queerness by analyzing literature, film and cultural products focusing primarily on explicit representation of LGBTQ characters and communities in Latin American, Latin@ and Iberian cultures.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Taught in English.  Cross-listed with WGS 326  

    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    20058, 23003, 23006

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 352 - A Mythical Foundation of Latin America

    This course studies seminal narratives from Latin America; it is aimed at developing critical and evaluative reading of Latin American major literary works among students through rigorous close reading and analysis. The thematic structure of the course is based on the idea that from fictional texts we can derive knowledge that help us to understand the historical roots of today’s Latin American society and culture.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Taught in Spanish

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language, Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  

  • HISP 355 - New World Voyages and Exploration of Nature

    This course introduces students to the study of Early Modern Spanish texts focused on explorations of New World nature and landscapes. The goal of this course is to better understand how these Early Modern texts intersect with natives culture(s) and provide a perception of nature as both a physical and cultural entity. Close readings of texts will improve students’ ability to understand primary sources, while digital resources and tools (text encoding, mapping, virtual reality) will provide a Digital Humanities scholarly approach. Taught in Spanish.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23003

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  

  • HISP 358 - Digital Humanities Methods and Tools

    This course will introduce students to the methods and tools of Digital Humanities to explore new ways of reading literature, analyzing images, and assessing audio-visual artifacts. This course is devoted to new methods and new objects in cultural and literary studies, specifically those enabled by digital media. The goal of the course is to provide students with a space to use digital tools to create projects (such as story-telling, electronic literature, video, art) and also to develop critical vocabularies for analyzing digital projects. Without sacrificing critical discourse, this projects-based class allows students to see how digital tools may be applied to humanities fields and possibilities for scholarly work, particularly interdisciplinary work. No technological expertise is required, and students will be encouraged to experiment and tinker with a variety of platforms. This course is conducted in English.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Taught in English.  Cross-listed with FNMS 358  

    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    20056

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  

  • HISP 362 - Contemporary Latin American Poetry

    Poetry might seem less relevant to the cultural debates and social issues facing Latin America and Spain, and certainly more critical attention is paid to supposedly more accessible types of cultural production such as film, performance, and television. Yet there is a vibrant level of poetic production in the Hispanic world today, making poetry one of the most popular contemporary genres. I n this course we will explore poetry’s relevance in contemporary Hispanic cultures and what makes it such a powerful form for those who write and read it.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  

  • HISP 365 - Transatlantic Detective Fiction

    This class focuses on hard-boiled detective novels from Spain, Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico. Although this genre has been considered “minor” and “trashy,” in the Hispanic world has served to present and to criticize contemporary political or social situations. Detective novels are privileged cultural products to study both high and low culture and the intersection of class, race, and gender. Additionally, these novels and their protagonist serve as a record of the quotidian culture of cities like Barcelona, Buenos Aires, La Habana, and México D.F. during the last three decades of the twentieth century.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • HISP 370 - Contemporary Women Writers of the Hispanic World

    This course introduces the students to the study of narrative written by contemporary Spanish women authors from the end of the Civil War (1939) to the present. We will approach the texts from a dual perspective. On the one hand, we will analyze the works in their socio-political and cultural context. On the other hand, we will study the works at the textual level, i.e., analyzing the text itself, its trends and its main elements: plot, themes, characters, techniques, narrative voices and the reader’s role in the work.

    Prerequisites
    HISP 240  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 370  

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Foreign Language

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  

  • HISP 375 - The Spanish Civil War: Memory, Text and Image

    This class focuses on the memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). The class studies national and global political issues as well as the construction of historical and collective memory. Some of the topics the class covers are the military and political course of the war, along with its literature and visual art, including the main ideological movements (Anarchism, Communism, Fascism and Socialism). The course is divided in three parts: (1) theories of memory, history, and photography; (2) students’ presentation on topics related to the War; (3) analysis of three recent novels that present different memories from the war.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • 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 099 - Selected Topics

    Offered from time to time to allow students to study a particular topic not included in regular courses.

    Credits .5
  

  • 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
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  

  • 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 - 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
  

  • HIST 198 - 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.
  

  • HIST 199 - Selected Topics

    Offered from time to time to allow students to study a particular topic not included in regular courses.

    Credits 1
  

  • 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 - Popular Religion and Devotion in the Middle Ages

    Explores ways in which people living in medieval western Europe experienced Christianity, expressed their beliefs, and practiced their devotion. Emphasis will be on “popular religion”—how masses of people enacted their spirituality—rather than official Church doctrines. Also consider sheresy, paganism, and Judaism.

    Credits 1



    Area
    History

    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 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 the history of death from medieval Christian relics to early modern body snatching and dissection to murder and forensic science in the twentieth century.

    Credits 1
  

  • HIST 298 - Did Richard III kill the Princes in the Tower? Legends and Legacies of British Royals

    This course looks at Britain’s kings, queens, and subjects by closely investigating tales about King Arthur, Henry VIII’s wives, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and Victoria and Albert’s romance.  Students will consider how such legends influenced the politics of kingship, helped shape British identity, and encouraged the campaigns of British Empire.

    Credits 1
  

  • HIST 298 - 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
  

  • 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 - Making History

    In this half-credit experiential course, we will focus on an issue that is currently moving through the legislative process.  We will research the issue and then create and implement a campaign of advocacy to influence the legislation.  We’ll work with interest groups, state and federal representatives and the public as we raise awareness and lobby for our goals.  Issues will vary depending on the semester but may involve environmental, labor, equity/anti-racism, LGBTQ, or other issues of interest.  In this course, we will apply the skills taught in history classes (research, writing, public speaking) to do the kind of real-life research, information sharing and public relations work that you are likely to encounter in your careers.

    Credits .5



    Compass Attributes
    Sophomore Experience
  

  • HIST 298 - Politics of Culture in 20th Century Latin America

    Analyzes the relationship between politics and culture in Latin America by exploring how religion, music, film, television, and print media and the ways they have intersected with political currents in Latin America’s past and with race, gender, national identity, and modernity.

    Credits 1
  

  • 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 298 - 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 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 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



    Compass Attributes
    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

    Compass Attributes
    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 - Ancient Worlds in Contact

    Explores how ancient civilizations of Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Persia, the Aegean, and the wider Mediterranean came into contact with one another and were shaped by a complex set of political, economic, and cultural interconnections from 3rd millennium BCE until 2nd century CE. Emphasizes continuity and change in geopolitical dynamics that shaped Near East and Mediterranean in ancient times and that continue to characterize that region.

    Credits 1
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.

    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 098 - Design Your Life

    What do you want from life?  How do you want to live?  What do you need – in terms of knowledge, skills, resources, etc. – in order to live the kind of life that you choose?  This course is a hands-on exploration of big questions about who you are, what you want, and how you can effectively pursue your goals. We will use design thinking to explore the deep questions of meaning and value that will help you to make sense of the important, but often ambiguous, choices that life presents.

    Credits .5



    Notes
    Course runs for one half of the semester
  

  • 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
 

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