Course level:
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IDS-103 Lit Found of Western Culture
Exploration of the origins of major genres of Western literature and thought, including epic and narrative poetry, drama, philosophical dialogue, and literary criticism. Authors read may include Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Seneca, Ovid, and others. Through reading, writing, and discussion of complete works, the student is introduced to those humanistic skills and critical methods that have traditionally distinguished the liberally educated person.
IDS-104 Lit Found of Western Culture
Exploration of the development of major genres of Western literature and thought (from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 186h century), including epic and narrative poetry, drama, the novel, and literary nonfiction. Authors read may include St. Augustine, Dante, Rabelais, Shakespeare, Milton, Voltaire, and others. Through reading, writing, and discussion of complete works, the student is introduced to those humanistic skills and critical methods that have traditionally distinguished the liberally education person.
IDS-121 Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies
Multidisciplinary survey of issues, concepts, and approaches tso peace and justice at individual, social, and cultural levels. Topics include models of peace, the nature and causes of conflict, theory and practice of nonviolence, arms and disarmament, international peace-keeping strategies, and the relationship between peace, human rights, and social justice. The course contains a service learning and/or internship component.
IDS-150 Service Learning Project
IDS-150 Summer Service Learning
IDS-203 Journalistic Writing
Journalistic Writing Course offers basic skills in writing news and feature stories, sports and specialty stories, and editorials. Students develop an understanding of what makes news; how to conduct an interview; and how to write follow-up stories. Students are required to submit articles to The Gettysburgian. Trips to newspaper offices in the area are offered.
IDS-204 Fly-fishing in Spirit, Language and Practice
Introduction to the history, cultural significance and practice of fly-fishing. Students examine the religious themes often attached to fly-fishing, which have been expressed in some of the most loved writings in the English language. Students also gain a basic knowledge of fly-fishing and an understanding of the ecological issues surrounding the sport.
IDS-205 Poverty and Welfare in American History
Survey of the history of poverty and responses to poverty in America, from the colonial period to the passage of recent welfare reforms. Class focuses on three interrelated clusters of questions. Who were the poor and how have they lived? What have Americans thought about poverty? And what have been the public and private policy responses to poverty? Course has a required service-learning component
IDS-206 Native American Studies
Introduction to Native American culture, history, and identity with an interdisciplinary approach and attention to the on-going indigenous struggles since European colonization. Students consider issues of Native perspectives on the people-land relationship, religion, and contemporary cultural expression and politics.
IDS-208 Linguistics: Perspectives on Language
Introduction to linguistics and language pedagogy. The main goal of this course is to learn ways of looking at languages to gain perspectives that are necessary in teaching languages as second, foreign, or heritage languages. Students learn about the nature of human language and become familiar with subfields of formal and functional linguistics, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism and heritage languages, and language pedagogy.
IDS-217 American Civil War on Film
An examination of how the Civil War has been presented by various American filmmakers from the silent era to the present. Students are asked to consider the various themes common to Civil War films: violence, race, politics, iconography, among others. The class serves as an introduction to cinematic language systems while using Hollywood images of the Civil War as its central documents for analysis.
IDS-223 Literature of Anger and Hope
That families through the ages have struggled with enmity and abuse, we know from reading Greek tragedy and Shakespeare's plays. In the twentieth century, violence has come to the fore in terms of ethnic and religious hatred, war and racism. Yet in response to these events, major writers have created significant works of literature which transform the worst acts into promises of healing and reconciliation. Our objectives will be to understand the terms of the conflict represented in each text, and to explore the techniques by which each writer generates a sense of hope for humankind.
IDS-224 Justice&Contested Corporation
Introduction to continuing debates about purposes and legitimacy of the corporation in American society. Three contrasting conceptions of the modern corporation are critically assessed through justice and historical inquiry. Contested meanings of the corporation are studied using a variety of texts, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, autobiography, and social criticism. Course is designed as a cluster-friendly opportunity for students to fulfill Integrated Thinking goal in the Gettysburg Curriculum.
IDS-229 South Asia: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective
Study of contemporary cultural issues in the Indian sub-continent, viewed through the historical events and texts that have generated them.
IDS-239 Survey of South Asian Literature
Study of major South Asian literary works in translation, including epics from North and South India, Sanskrit drama, Muslim literature, modern novels and short stories. Complete works read from an interdisciplinary perspective, using criticism from Western and South Asian sources.
IDS-241 Modern Irish Drama
Exploration of the evolution of modern Irish theatre within the matrix of the esthetic and political revolutions that occurred, and continue to occur, in twentieth-century Ireland. Irish dramatists have produced a body of literature remarkable for both its unparalleled artistic achievement and its acute political and social responsiveness. Major emphasis is accorded W. B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, John M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, Samuel Beckett, and Brian Friel. Fulfills one humanities requirement.
IDS-246 The Irish Literary Revival
Study of the culture and history of Ireland as reflected in its literature in English, c. 1880-c. 1940. Course explores how Ireland, principally through her writers, succeeded in reviving and asserting her unique Gaelic identity during the decades immediately preceding and following the War of Independence (1916-1921). Authors studied include Augusta Gregory, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, and James Joyce. Fulfills literature requirement. Not offered every year.
IDS-247 Modern Irish Literature
Survey of Irish literature since the 1940s. Course examines how poets, dramatists, and writers of fiction have responded to the problems of maintaining an Irish identity on a partitioned island and in the contemporary world. Special attention is given to the interrelationship of Catholic and Protestant and rural and urban traditions. Authors studied include dramatists such as Samuel Beckett, poets such as Seamus Heaney, and fiction writers such as Sean O'Faolain. Fulfills literature requirement. Not offered every year.
IDS-249 Jewish Writing in Mod World
Introduction to a wide-ranging variety of Jewish writing from the past 100 years, including religious, political, philosophical and literary texts. Course explores such questions as: What makes a text Jewish? How do writers express, repress, redefine the meanings of Jewishness/Judaism? What is Jewish self-hatred? Students examine different stages of Jewish immigrant life and ways that films (such as The Jazz Singer, Fiddler on the Roof, and Goodbye, Columbus) are both a product and a recorder of that experience. Fulfills literature requirement.
IDS-250 Criminal Justice
Overview of the criminal justice system in the U.S. and the role of police, attorneys, trials, and prisons. Primary goal is for students to make knowledgeable analysis of various public policies to deal with crime. Major U.S. Supreme Court cases are read to illustrate the nature of legal reasoning and criminal justice problems. Students may pursue a short internships in local criminal justice agencies. Not offered every year. Offered in 1996-97.
IDS-250 Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Interdisciplinary analysis of one subject, topic, or discipline as viewed through distinct disciplinary methodologies or through the methods and inquiries of one discipline as viewed through the lens of another discipline
IDS-251 The Law in Film
An introduction to the application of legal principles by analyzing the legal process shown in film with the use of original contemporary legal materials. Students are asked to analyze legal elements of films based on the actual statutes, rules of evidence and attorney ethics rules in force at the time and place that is the film's setting.
IDS-255 Science,Tech & Nuclear Weapons
Study of the effect of technology on the many issues related to nuclear weapons and the scientific principles associated with their production. Coverage includes nuclear weapons effects, strategic arsenals, past and current attempts at arms control, environmental impact of weapons production, testing and dismantlement the post cold war climate, and nuclear disarmament. Special emphasis is given toward understanding current nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
IDS-267 Theatre and Religion
Investigation of the theatre's role in various Western and non-Western religions. Students gain an understanding of and an appreciation for the function of performance and design in worship, liturgy, and ritual. They also develop a critical sense of the theatre's effectiveness as a teaching device within a religious context. A significant effort is made in assessing religion's impact on the theatre's evolution in form, style, and purpose. Fulfills distribution requirement in fine arts and religion. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
IDS-268 Arts,Enviro & Rel of Indonesia
Study of the arts, cultural traditions, environmental issues, and religious practices of the people of Bali. Students live with local families, where they experience the significance of the family structure in Balinese life, art, and religion. Students witness a vast assortment of art-based experiences, including theatrical and dance programs and participation in master classes with painters, dancers, musicians, carvers, and actors. Offered annually, mid-May to mid-June. One class unit of credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
IDS-322 Public Policy Seminar
Interdisciplinary public policy seminar offered on a specific topic each year. Seminar encompasses an examination of the decision-making process from the original articulation of needs through official responses and on to measuring the impacts of those decisions in the public domain. A prominent authority in the field of public affairs is invited to direct the seminar each year, with the focus of each course being determined by that person's field of endeavor and expertise.
IDS-322 American Politics in Media Age
This course focuses on the relationship of the news media and democracy. Do the media govern? Are the media a political institution in American Government? In what ways do the media contribute to or, on the other hand, undermine American democracy? In addressing these questions the course considers the relationship of journalists and politicians in 20th and 21st century America. The course examines the impact of the electronic media on presidential campaigns, as well as the relationship of the press and the Presidency, the Congress, and the Courts.
IDS-325 Interdisciplinary Course in London
An interdisciplinary course taught in London by a Gettysburg College faculty member during the one-month presession to the Gettysburg in England program. Topics will vary. The topic during the fall of 2000 is Creativity in Art and Science.
IDS-325C Suburbia in Eng & Amer
IDS-325D The Worlds of Childhood
IDS-325E 19th Century British Women
IDS-325F Technology, Time and Trade in Britain
IDS-325G England and the Sea
Exploration of the role of the sea in English life, language, literature, art, and science during the Golden Age of sail. Seminar begins with a study of navl ships and naval life from 1750-1850, using Lord Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars as the lens through which to understand the effects of naval power on colonial expansion and the influx of wealth. Course also explores how the sea increasingly influenced scientific and commercial developments on land.
IDS-350 Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Interdisciplinary analysis of one subject, topic, or discipline as viewed through distinct disciplinary methodologies or through the methods and inquiries of one discipline as viewed through the lens of another discipline
IDS-401 Senior Scholars' Seminar
Seminar for selected senior students addressing an important contemporary issue affecting the future of humanity. Approach to this issue is multidisciplinary. Authorities of national stature are invited to serve as resource persons, and seminar participants present a final report on the topics discussed. The topic for spring, 2001 is Berlin and Vienna 1860s to 1933. (See Senior Scholars' Seminar section for additional details.)
IDS-450 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-451 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-452 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-453 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-460 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-461 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-462 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-463 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor graded S/U
IDS-464 Individualized Study-Research
Required Thesis or Research for the Special Major
IDS-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-471 Individualized Study-Internship
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-472 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-473 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-474 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded A-F, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office.
IDS-475 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded S/U, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office
IDS-477 Summer Internship
Course level: 100 | 200
ARB-101 Elementary Arabic
Elements of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. Enrollment limited to those who have never previously studied Arabic and upon acceptance by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
ARB-102 Elementary Arabic
Elements of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. This course is a continuation of work begun in Arabic 101. Enrollment limited to those who have completed Arabic 101 successfully.
ARB-201 Intermediate Arabic
Practice in oral and written expression, grammar review, readings, and discussions of writing in Arabic. Prerequisite: Arabic 102 or its equivalent or consent of the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
ARB-202 Intermediate Arabic
Cintinuation of practice in oral and written expression, grammar review, readings, and discussions of writing in Arabic. Prerequisite: Arabic 201
Course level: 100 | 200 | 300 | 400
FILM-101 Introduction to Film and Film Studies
Introduction to film and film studies. This course provides an overview of the basic properties of film as a medium and as a field of study. Topics covered include film production, film form, the concept of style, plus basic issues of film analysis, film history, film theory and film as a cultural phenomena.
FILM-220 Video Production
Introduction to the basics of video production. This course provides the basic hands-on skills and requisite conceptual backing to understand the entire production process for video. Students learn the basic properties of camera optics, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound design, editing, screen-writing, narrative, documentary and experimental forms. Students also come away with basic terminology and concepts that apply over a wide range technical situations, as well as how the medium is used in varying social, political and historical contexts.
FILM-250 History of World Cinema , 1895 to 1945
Exploration of the origins and evolution of world cinema from its official inception in 1895 up to the end of World War II. Notable developments, such as the invention and diffusion of cinema, early Italian features, French Impressionism, German Expressionism, Soviet Montage, Japanese cinema in the 1930?s and the Rise of American cinema as the dominant economic force, are all covered. In lab, students watch a film or films that represent a particular time period and/or a particular national or regional cinema. In lectures, these films are analyzed and discussed in light of every possible contextual factor (cultural, national, political, industrial, etc.) which explains why films are made in certain ways under different conditions.
FILM-251 History of World Cinema, 1945 to the Present
Exploration of world cinema from the end of World War II up to the present day. Notable developments and movements are covered from all over the globe. In lab, students watch a film or films representing a particular time period and/or a particular national or regional cinema, including examples from Italy, France, Japan, Cuba, the USSR, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Iran and the United States. In lectures, these films are analyzed and discussed in light of every possible contextual factor (cultural, national, political, industrial, etc.) which explains why films are made in certain ways under different conditions.
FILM-252 Film Aesthetics and Analysis
Study of various types of films and what makes them complete works of art resulting in certain aesthetic effects. This course provides various critical, analytical and theoretical models which help students understand a single film in its entirety, noting how various discrete parts make up a single aesthetic whole. The films shown in labs include popular Hollywood films, independent films, European art cinema, Asian cinema and others. Students are asked to write in-depth analyses of these films, and to note their own aesthetic responses.
FILM-261 Japanese Cinema
Overview of Japanese Cinema. This course explores the history and the various manifestations of Japanese cinema. It examines why Japanese cinema is arguably the most successful national cinema historically. It also explores the sheer complexity of Japanese cinema, from its highly accomplished auterist strands, to its more generic fare, including anime.
FILM-262 Hong Kong Cinema
A historical investigation of Hong Kong Cinema from the 1960's to the Present. This course explores the works of Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Hui, Ann Hui, Tsui Hark, John Woo, Chang Cheh, King Hu, Lau Kar-leung, Stanley Kwan, Wong Kar-wai and others to determine how this is arguably the most physical and energetic popular cinema ever created. Generic, cultural and industrial backgrounds are provided to explain a cinema that actually kept Hollywood at bay for decades.
FILM-270 Topics in Film
Study of a variety of directors, genres, techniques and other aspects of film and filmmaking.
FILM-272 Introduction to Documentary Film Studies
Introductory course in the history and theory of documentary film practice. Students explore the ethical issues of representing `reality?, as well as the social, political, and cultural functions of the medium through the examination of various types of documentary films. Students analyze the components of documentary style including narrative, cinematography, mise-en-scene, sound, and editing; as well as the different modes of documentary representation.
FILM-320 Video Production
Introduction to the basics of video production. This course provides the basic hands-on skills and requisite conceptual backing to understand the entire production process for video. Students learn the basic properties of camera optics, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound design, editing, screen-writing, narrative, documentary and experimental forms. Students also come away with basic terminology and concepts that apply over a wide range technical situations, as well as how the medium is used in varying social, political and historical contexts.
FILM-350 Topics Seminar in Film Theory
Study of a variety of directors, genres, techniques and other aspects of film theory.
FILM-375 Comparative National Cinema
A study of comparative national cinemas. This course is an in-depth look at the notion of "national cinemas." This concept seems straightforward as numerous film courses and film festivals are organized around it. But there are numerous issues raised by trying to define a national cinema, none of which are easily resolved. This course explores these issues by comparing four distinct "national" responses to a globalizing medium.
FILM-450 Individulaized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
FILM-460 Individualized Study-Research
FILM-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F.
FILM-471 Individualized Study-Intern
FILM-474 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded A-F, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office.
FILM-475 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded S/U, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office
Course level: | 200 | 300
Law-250 Criminal Justice
Overview of the criminal justice system in the U.S. and the role of police, attorneys, trials, and prisons. Primary goal is for students to make knowledgeable analysis of various public policies to deal with crime. Major U.S. Supreme Court cases are read to illustrate the nature of legal reasoning and criminal justice problems. Students may pursue a short internships in local criminal justice agencies. Not offered every year. Offered in 1996-97.
Law-251 The Law in Film
An introduction to the application of legal principles by analyzing the legal process shown in film with the use of original contemporary legal materials. Students are asked to analyze legal elements of films based on the actual statutes, rules of evidence and attorney ethics rules in force at the time and place that is the film's setting.
Law-260 American Trial: Reality and the Media Mirror
This course looks at the modern media image of what happens in an American Courtroom and then compares it to reality on several levels. First will be at the superficial level – what is the image? Second, at the rules of court, in particular the Rules of Evidence. Third, looking at courtroom decorum, taking three separate types of court – rural county, Federal Trial and Federal Appeals – and looking at both the generalities required at that level and the idiosyncrasies that our independent judiciary allows in individual courtrooms.
Law-352 Down By Law
An examination of law as a tool of oppression, beginning with the Code of Hammurabi, with its detailed class-specific codes, and working up through the various slave codes of the enlightenment era to modern times. Recent US laws have attempted to rectify some of the oppression caused by US law in the past, and this course asks is it working or is it just another way to keep people down by law.
IDS-103 Lit Found of Western Culture
Exploration of the origins of major genres of Western literature and thought, including epic and narrative poetry, drama, philosophical dialogue, and literary criticism. Authors read may include Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Seneca, Ovid, and others. Through reading, writing, and discussion of complete works, the student is introduced to those humanistic skills and critical methods that have traditionally distinguished the liberally educated person.
IDS-104 Lit Found of Western Culture
Exploration of the development of major genres of Western literature and thought (from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 186h century), including epic and narrative poetry, drama, the novel, and literary nonfiction. Authors read may include St. Augustine, Dante, Rabelais, Shakespeare, Milton, Voltaire, and others. Through reading, writing, and discussion of complete works, the student is introduced to those humanistic skills and critical methods that have traditionally distinguished the liberally education person.
IDS-121 Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies
Multidisciplinary survey of issues, concepts, and approaches tso peace and justice at individual, social, and cultural levels. Topics include models of peace, the nature and causes of conflict, theory and practice of nonviolence, arms and disarmament, international peace-keeping strategies, and the relationship between peace, human rights, and social justice. The course contains a service learning and/or internship component.
IDS-150 Service Learning Project
IDS-150 Summer Service Learning
IDS-203 Journalistic Writing
Journalistic Writing Course offers basic skills in writing news and feature stories, sports and specialty stories, and editorials. Students develop an understanding of what makes news; how to conduct an interview; and how to write follow-up stories. Students are required to submit articles to The Gettysburgian. Trips to newspaper offices in the area are offered.
IDS-204 Fly-fishing in Spirit, Language and Practice
Introduction to the history, cultural significance and practice of fly-fishing. Students examine the religious themes often attached to fly-fishing, which have been expressed in some of the most loved writings in the English language. Students also gain a basic knowledge of fly-fishing and an understanding of the ecological issues surrounding the sport.
IDS-205 Poverty and Welfare in American History
Survey of the history of poverty and responses to poverty in America, from the colonial period to the passage of recent welfare reforms. Class focuses on three interrelated clusters of questions. Who were the poor and how have they lived? What have Americans thought about poverty? And what have been the public and private policy responses to poverty? Course has a required service-learning component
IDS-206 Native American Studies
Introduction to Native American culture, history, and identity with an interdisciplinary approach and attention to the on-going indigenous struggles since European colonization. Students consider issues of Native perspectives on the people-land relationship, religion, and contemporary cultural expression and politics.
IDS-208 Linguistics: Perspectives on Language
Introduction to linguistics and language pedagogy. The main goal of this course is to learn ways of looking at languages to gain perspectives that are necessary in teaching languages as second, foreign, or heritage languages. Students learn about the nature of human language and become familiar with subfields of formal and functional linguistics, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism and heritage languages, and language pedagogy.
IDS-217 American Civil War on Film
An examination of how the Civil War has been presented by various American filmmakers from the silent era to the present. Students are asked to consider the various themes common to Civil War films: violence, race, politics, iconography, among others. The class serves as an introduction to cinematic language systems while using Hollywood images of the Civil War as its central documents for analysis.
IDS-223 Literature of Anger and Hope
That families through the ages have struggled with enmity and abuse, we know from reading Greek tragedy and Shakespeare's plays. In the twentieth century, violence has come to the fore in terms of ethnic and religious hatred, war and racism. Yet in response to these events, major writers have created significant works of literature which transform the worst acts into promises of healing and reconciliation. Our objectives will be to understand the terms of the conflict represented in each text, and to explore the techniques by which each writer generates a sense of hope for humankind.
IDS-224 Justice&Contested Corporation
Introduction to continuing debates about purposes and legitimacy of the corporation in American society. Three contrasting conceptions of the modern corporation are critically assessed through justice and historical inquiry. Contested meanings of the corporation are studied using a variety of texts, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, autobiography, and social criticism. Course is designed as a cluster-friendly opportunity for students to fulfill Integrated Thinking goal in the Gettysburg Curriculum.
IDS-229 South Asia: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective
Study of contemporary cultural issues in the Indian sub-continent, viewed through the historical events and texts that have generated them.
IDS-239 Survey of South Asian Literature
Study of major South Asian literary works in translation, including epics from North and South India, Sanskrit drama, Muslim literature, modern novels and short stories. Complete works read from an interdisciplinary perspective, using criticism from Western and South Asian sources.
IDS-241 Modern Irish Drama
Exploration of the evolution of modern Irish theatre within the matrix of the esthetic and political revolutions that occurred, and continue to occur, in twentieth-century Ireland. Irish dramatists have produced a body of literature remarkable for both its unparalleled artistic achievement and its acute political and social responsiveness. Major emphasis is accorded W. B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, John M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, Samuel Beckett, and Brian Friel. Fulfills one humanities requirement.
IDS-246 The Irish Literary Revival
Study of the culture and history of Ireland as reflected in its literature in English, c. 1880-c. 1940. Course explores how Ireland, principally through her writers, succeeded in reviving and asserting her unique Gaelic identity during the decades immediately preceding and following the War of Independence (1916-1921). Authors studied include Augusta Gregory, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, and James Joyce. Fulfills literature requirement. Not offered every year.
IDS-247 Modern Irish Literature
Survey of Irish literature since the 1940s. Course examines how poets, dramatists, and writers of fiction have responded to the problems of maintaining an Irish identity on a partitioned island and in the contemporary world. Special attention is given to the interrelationship of Catholic and Protestant and rural and urban traditions. Authors studied include dramatists such as Samuel Beckett, poets such as Seamus Heaney, and fiction writers such as Sean O'Faolain. Fulfills literature requirement. Not offered every year.
IDS-249 Jewish Writing in Mod World
Introduction to a wide-ranging variety of Jewish writing from the past 100 years, including religious, political, philosophical and literary texts. Course explores such questions as: What makes a text Jewish? How do writers express, repress, redefine the meanings of Jewishness/Judaism? What is Jewish self-hatred? Students examine different stages of Jewish immigrant life and ways that films (such as The Jazz Singer, Fiddler on the Roof, and Goodbye, Columbus) are both a product and a recorder of that experience. Fulfills literature requirement.
IDS-250 Criminal Justice
Overview of the criminal justice system in the U.S. and the role of police, attorneys, trials, and prisons. Primary goal is for students to make knowledgeable analysis of various public policies to deal with crime. Major U.S. Supreme Court cases are read to illustrate the nature of legal reasoning and criminal justice problems. Students may pursue a short internships in local criminal justice agencies. Not offered every year. Offered in 1996-97.
IDS-250 Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Interdisciplinary analysis of one subject, topic, or discipline as viewed through distinct disciplinary methodologies or through the methods and inquiries of one discipline as viewed through the lens of another discipline
IDS-251 The Law in Film
An introduction to the application of legal principles by analyzing the legal process shown in film with the use of original contemporary legal materials. Students are asked to analyze legal elements of films based on the actual statutes, rules of evidence and attorney ethics rules in force at the time and place that is the film's setting.
IDS-255 Science,Tech & Nuclear Weapons
Study of the effect of technology on the many issues related to nuclear weapons and the scientific principles associated with their production. Coverage includes nuclear weapons effects, strategic arsenals, past and current attempts at arms control, environmental impact of weapons production, testing and dismantlement the post cold war climate, and nuclear disarmament. Special emphasis is given toward understanding current nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
IDS-267 Theatre and Religion
Investigation of the theatre's role in various Western and non-Western religions. Students gain an understanding of and an appreciation for the function of performance and design in worship, liturgy, and ritual. They also develop a critical sense of the theatre's effectiveness as a teaching device within a religious context. A significant effort is made in assessing religion's impact on the theatre's evolution in form, style, and purpose. Fulfills distribution requirement in fine arts and religion. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
IDS-268 Arts,Enviro & Rel of Indonesia
Study of the arts, cultural traditions, environmental issues, and religious practices of the people of Bali. Students live with local families, where they experience the significance of the family structure in Balinese life, art, and religion. Students witness a vast assortment of art-based experiences, including theatrical and dance programs and participation in master classes with painters, dancers, musicians, carvers, and actors. Offered annually, mid-May to mid-June. One class unit of credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
IDS-322 Public Policy Seminar
Interdisciplinary public policy seminar offered on a specific topic each year. Seminar encompasses an examination of the decision-making process from the original articulation of needs through official responses and on to measuring the impacts of those decisions in the public domain. A prominent authority in the field of public affairs is invited to direct the seminar each year, with the focus of each course being determined by that person's field of endeavor and expertise.
IDS-322 American Politics in Media Age
This course focuses on the relationship of the news media and democracy. Do the media govern? Are the media a political institution in American Government? In what ways do the media contribute to or, on the other hand, undermine American democracy? In addressing these questions the course considers the relationship of journalists and politicians in 20th and 21st century America. The course examines the impact of the electronic media on presidential campaigns, as well as the relationship of the press and the Presidency, the Congress, and the Courts.
IDS-325 Interdisciplinary Course in London
An interdisciplinary course taught in London by a Gettysburg College faculty member during the one-month presession to the Gettysburg in England program. Topics will vary. The topic during the fall of 2000 is Creativity in Art and Science.
IDS-325C Suburbia in Eng & Amer
IDS-325D The Worlds of Childhood
IDS-325E 19th Century British Women
IDS-325F Technology, Time and Trade in Britain
IDS-325G England and the Sea
Exploration of the role of the sea in English life, language, literature, art, and science during the Golden Age of sail. Seminar begins with a study of navl ships and naval life from 1750-1850, using Lord Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars as the lens through which to understand the effects of naval power on colonial expansion and the influx of wealth. Course also explores how the sea increasingly influenced scientific and commercial developments on land.
IDS-350 Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Interdisciplinary analysis of one subject, topic, or discipline as viewed through distinct disciplinary methodologies or through the methods and inquiries of one discipline as viewed through the lens of another discipline
IDS-401 Senior Scholars' Seminar
Seminar for selected senior students addressing an important contemporary issue affecting the future of humanity. Approach to this issue is multidisciplinary. Authorities of national stature are invited to serve as resource persons, and seminar participants present a final report on the topics discussed. The topic for spring, 2001 is Berlin and Vienna 1860s to 1933. (See Senior Scholars' Seminar section for additional details.)
IDS-450 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-451 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-452 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-453 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-460 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-461 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-462 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-463 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor graded S/U
IDS-464 Individualized Study-Research
Required Thesis or Research for the Special Major
IDS-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-471 Individualized Study-Internship
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-472 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
IDS-473 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
IDS-474 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded A-F, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office.
IDS-475 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded S/U, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office
IDS-477 Summer Internship
Course level: 100 | 200
ARB-101 Elementary Arabic
Elements of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. Enrollment limited to those who have never previously studied Arabic and upon acceptance by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
ARB-102 Elementary Arabic
Elements of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. This course is a continuation of work begun in Arabic 101. Enrollment limited to those who have completed Arabic 101 successfully.
ARB-201 Intermediate Arabic
Practice in oral and written expression, grammar review, readings, and discussions of writing in Arabic. Prerequisite: Arabic 102 or its equivalent or consent of the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
ARB-202 Intermediate Arabic
Cintinuation of practice in oral and written expression, grammar review, readings, and discussions of writing in Arabic. Prerequisite: Arabic 201
Course level: 100 | 200 | 300 | 400
FILM-101 Introduction to Film and Film Studies
Introduction to film and film studies. This course provides an overview of the basic properties of film as a medium and as a field of study. Topics covered include film production, film form, the concept of style, plus basic issues of film analysis, film history, film theory and film as a cultural phenomena.
FILM-220 Video Production
Introduction to the basics of video production. This course provides the basic hands-on skills and requisite conceptual backing to understand the entire production process for video. Students learn the basic properties of camera optics, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound design, editing, screen-writing, narrative, documentary and experimental forms. Students also come away with basic terminology and concepts that apply over a wide range technical situations, as well as how the medium is used in varying social, political and historical contexts.
FILM-250 History of World Cinema , 1895 to 1945
Exploration of the origins and evolution of world cinema from its official inception in 1895 up to the end of World War II. Notable developments, such as the invention and diffusion of cinema, early Italian features, French Impressionism, German Expressionism, Soviet Montage, Japanese cinema in the 1930?s and the Rise of American cinema as the dominant economic force, are all covered. In lab, students watch a film or films that represent a particular time period and/or a particular national or regional cinema. In lectures, these films are analyzed and discussed in light of every possible contextual factor (cultural, national, political, industrial, etc.) which explains why films are made in certain ways under different conditions.
FILM-251 History of World Cinema, 1945 to the Present
Exploration of world cinema from the end of World War II up to the present day. Notable developments and movements are covered from all over the globe. In lab, students watch a film or films representing a particular time period and/or a particular national or regional cinema, including examples from Italy, France, Japan, Cuba, the USSR, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Iran and the United States. In lectures, these films are analyzed and discussed in light of every possible contextual factor (cultural, national, political, industrial, etc.) which explains why films are made in certain ways under different conditions.
FILM-252 Film Aesthetics and Analysis
Study of various types of films and what makes them complete works of art resulting in certain aesthetic effects. This course provides various critical, analytical and theoretical models which help students understand a single film in its entirety, noting how various discrete parts make up a single aesthetic whole. The films shown in labs include popular Hollywood films, independent films, European art cinema, Asian cinema and others. Students are asked to write in-depth analyses of these films, and to note their own aesthetic responses.
FILM-261 Japanese Cinema
Overview of Japanese Cinema. This course explores the history and the various manifestations of Japanese cinema. It examines why Japanese cinema is arguably the most successful national cinema historically. It also explores the sheer complexity of Japanese cinema, from its highly accomplished auterist strands, to its more generic fare, including anime.
FILM-262 Hong Kong Cinema
A historical investigation of Hong Kong Cinema from the 1960's to the Present. This course explores the works of Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Hui, Ann Hui, Tsui Hark, John Woo, Chang Cheh, King Hu, Lau Kar-leung, Stanley Kwan, Wong Kar-wai and others to determine how this is arguably the most physical and energetic popular cinema ever created. Generic, cultural and industrial backgrounds are provided to explain a cinema that actually kept Hollywood at bay for decades.
FILM-270 Topics in Film
Study of a variety of directors, genres, techniques and other aspects of film and filmmaking.
FILM-272 Introduction to Documentary Film Studies
Introductory course in the history and theory of documentary film practice. Students explore the ethical issues of representing `reality?, as well as the social, political, and cultural functions of the medium through the examination of various types of documentary films. Students analyze the components of documentary style including narrative, cinematography, mise-en-scene, sound, and editing; as well as the different modes of documentary representation.
FILM-320 Video Production
Introduction to the basics of video production. This course provides the basic hands-on skills and requisite conceptual backing to understand the entire production process for video. Students learn the basic properties of camera optics, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound design, editing, screen-writing, narrative, documentary and experimental forms. Students also come away with basic terminology and concepts that apply over a wide range technical situations, as well as how the medium is used in varying social, political and historical contexts.
FILM-350 Topics Seminar in Film Theory
Study of a variety of directors, genres, techniques and other aspects of film theory.
FILM-375 Comparative National Cinema
A study of comparative national cinemas. This course is an in-depth look at the notion of "national cinemas." This concept seems straightforward as numerous film courses and film festivals are organized around it. But there are numerous issues raised by trying to define a national cinema, none of which are easily resolved. This course explores these issues by comparing four distinct "national" responses to a globalizing medium.
FILM-450 Individulaized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
FILM-460 Individualized Study-Research
FILM-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F.
FILM-471 Individualized Study-Intern
FILM-474 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded A-F, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office.
FILM-475 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded S/U, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office
Course level: | 200 | 300
Law-250 Criminal Justice
Overview of the criminal justice system in the U.S. and the role of police, attorneys, trials, and prisons. Primary goal is for students to make knowledgeable analysis of various public policies to deal with crime. Major U.S. Supreme Court cases are read to illustrate the nature of legal reasoning and criminal justice problems. Students may pursue a short internships in local criminal justice agencies. Not offered every year. Offered in 1996-97.
Law-251 The Law in Film
An introduction to the application of legal principles by analyzing the legal process shown in film with the use of original contemporary legal materials. Students are asked to analyze legal elements of films based on the actual statutes, rules of evidence and attorney ethics rules in force at the time and place that is the film's setting.
Law-260 American Trial: Reality and the Media Mirror
This course looks at the modern media image of what happens in an American Courtroom and then compares it to reality on several levels. First will be at the superficial level – what is the image? Second, at the rules of court, in particular the Rules of Evidence. Third, looking at courtroom decorum, taking three separate types of court – rural county, Federal Trial and Federal Appeals – and looking at both the generalities required at that level and the idiosyncrasies that our independent judiciary allows in individual courtrooms.
Law-352 Down By Law
An examination of law as a tool of oppression, beginning with the Code of Hammurabi, with its detailed class-specific codes, and working up through the various slave codes of the enlightenment era to modern times. Recent US laws have attempted to rectify some of the oppression caused by US law in the past, and this course asks is it working or is it just another way to keep people down by law.
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