The goals of the First Year Connection Seminar are to help students deepen three key connections: (1) with themselves (2) with Rosemont (3) with the larger world. The seminar also seeks to develop skills and strategies that are applicable and valuable across subjects and across time, including such competencies as thinking critically, communicating effectively, accessing and evaluating information, and working collaboratively.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

This course focuses on writing in a variety of rhetorical modes and includes work in grammar and usage as well as a research project and instruction in library skills. Periodic interviews or tutorials allow the shaping of this writing experience to the needs and abilities of each student. This intensified approach to the teaching of writing increases the student’s ability to discern and analyze the meaning of the words of others and to formulate and express her/his own thoughts. All matriculated students are required to pass this course. This course fulfills a Core Skills requirement in the Undergraduate College’s General Education program

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

In Advanced Composition and Oral Communication, students will build upon the writing, research, and analytical skills he/she developed in First-Year Writing. Through a consideration of a range of genres, styles, and audiences, students will use their critical-thinking and research skills to craft both written and oral arguments. Assignments will include papers, short writing assignments, oral presentations, and a final group project. This course fulfills a Core Skills requirement in the Undergraduate College’s General Education program.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: MAT 0115 or equivalent.

Introduction to programming basics (what it is and how it works), binary computation, problem-solving methods and algorithm development. The course includes procedural and data abstractions, program design, debugging, testing, and documentation. Material covered includes data types, control structures, functions, parameter passing, library functions, arrays, inheritance, and object-oriented design. The course includes laboratory exercises using the Python programming language.

Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)

A survey of major themes in American history from the colonial period to the end of Reconstruction.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

This course is designed to provide the basic skills necessary to succeed in university-level mathematics and mathematics dependent courses. MAT-0112 is intended to help the student develop a conceptual understanding of numerical concepts and operations; variables, equations and order relations; the geometric concepts of length, area, and volume. The course also develops an elementary understanding of the concept of a function using numerical tables and graphs, solutions of first-degree equations in one variable. Integer exponents, scientific notation, and operations on polynomials. Emphasis is on conceptual understanding and problem solving in an applications context

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: MAT 0112 or placement.

Topics include properties of real numbers; linear quadratic and higher degree polynomials; logarithmic and exponential functions. There is an emphasis on the graphs of these functions. Offered fall and spring semesters. This course partially fulfills the Critical Thinking requirement in the Undergraduate College’s General Education program.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

A non-majors scientific literacy course that explores the science behind important issues facing society today. Discover “your inner scientist” by reading and understanding science articles in the popular press and learn how to make informed decisions about everyday situations.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A study of the biological principles, concepts and related current scientific issues that will offer the opportunity to develop an understanding of science in relation to technological advances and effects on society. Emphasis will be placed on health-related topics. Students who would like to major in Biology, Nursing or a related health field and who do not place into College Algebra, MAT-0115, must first take this course and its associated one credit laboratory and earn a B or higher grade before enrolling in BIO-0150 and BIO-0151

Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)

Note: Students who do not place into College Algebra, MAT 0115, or a higher-level math course must first take this course and its associated one-credit laboratory before enrolling in BIO 150 General Biology I.

Prerequisite: High school Biology and high school Chemistry and placement into MAT 0115 or a level higher math class, or a grade of C- or higher in BIO 0130, BIO 0131, CHE 0130, and CHE 0131.

Introductory course into cellular structure with emphasis on the cell cycle, genetics, and cellular
metabolism.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course is designed for non-science majors. Students who successfully complete the course will understand basic chemistry principles and how these principles relate to the world around them. Topics covered include chemical elements in portable electronics, chemistry aspects in air pollution, sun radiation, energy sources, polymers and plastics, nutrition, health and medicine.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

This chemistry survey course presents an overview of the fundamentals of general, organic, and biological chemistry. Students are expected to develop a basic understanding of core models used in chemistry to describe, explain and predict properties of matter in qualitative and quantitative manners. Students who do not place into College Algebra, MAT- 0115 or a higherlevel math course must first take this course and its associated one-credit laboratory before enrolling in CHE-0142 General Chemistry I.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

The study of selected current environmental issues and their scientific, social, economic and philosophical origin and implications for the global community as it works toward a sustainable future.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Placement into College Algebra MAT 0115 or a level higher math course. Students should enroll concurrently in lecture and lab. Permission Of Instructor (POI) is needed just to take the lecture course.

A study of the foundational concepts in chemistry and the basis of the physical and chemical properties of matter. Topics covered include atomic structure, the Periodic Table, physical and chemical properties, and reaction stoichiometry.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course explores various approaches to ethical decision-making and applies that process to diverse aspects of every day contemporary life. Students learn to discern a wide variety of ethical issues concerning communication behavior, apply systematic ethical analysis to various communication situations and explain their analyses clearly.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: WRT 0110

An analysis of ethical issues arising in contemporary business life. Sample topics include fair and unfair competition, responsibilities towards employees, society and the environment, honesty and integrity in business, and the moral status of corporations. Readings from texts in business, philosophy, law, and other relevant fields. 

Offered spring semester every other year. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

An introductory survey of philosophical approaches to contemporary moral and social problems. Emphasis will be on theories about how we ought to act and about goals, rights and responsibilities appropriate to human beings. Topics may include capital punishment, equality and discrimination, economic justice, globalization, and terrorism, among others.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

Prerequisite: None

Introduces students to questions concerning the ethical and social policy dimensions of the health care profession. Topics examined include: the professional-patient relationship, abortion, euthanasia, research involving human subjects, justice in health care, and the ethical implications of eugenics, cloning, and genetic engineering.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course is a study of Christian ethics—its nature and character, historical background, and contemporary questions—with a focus on issues of social justice. We will examine ways in which the dignity of individuals and communities is honored and empowered. Areas to receive particular attention include: the environment, racism, and gender.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course invites you to explore Latin America’s fascinating history from independence in the early 1800s to the present day. By delvyn into key themes, we’ll gain deeper underestandin of the forces that shaped Latin Americasocieties and politics. This knowledge will equip you to critically analyze de region”s current political, economic, social, and cultural landscape.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to the study of foreign governments, foreign political behavior, foreign political economy, and foreign political culture across the globe. It focuses on the objective comparison of how other societies organize their governments, how their people vote, how they solve common problems, and how their cultures influence their political behavior. The course surveys major democracies in the Western world as well as prominent non-Western countries.

Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to the concepts, themes, and classic cases in international relations, the highest level of politics. It focuses on the role that states, international organizations, and non-state actors (e.g. Microsoft, al-Qaeda) play in the world arena and the intervening force of globalization.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

An introduction to a practical, everyday beginning language experience and to the Spanishspeaking cultures. Emphasis in acquiring the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

A continuing emphasis on practical use of language and acquaintance with Spanish-speaking cultures.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course is a study of Catholicism through an examination of several key questions: What is the journey of faith? Who is God? Who is Jesus Christ? What is the meaning of the human person, salvation, the Church, the moral life, and Christian spirituality?

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course will introduce students to the Roman Catholic Church through a study of the experience of Black Catholic communities. This course will study the history of various Black communities in relation to the Catholic Church, and the many gifts Black Catholic experience brings to the greater Roman Catholic Church. This includes the African American Catholic experience, the African Catholic experience, and other Black communities around the world.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course is a study of Christian reflection on the person of Jesus Christ, including his teaching, ministry, death and resurrection. Students will examine biblical texts, historical reflection, and contemporary questions.

Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course begins with a survey of Christian history. Vatican Council II is the major focus of the Church in the 20th century. We explore the contemporary Church through a study of important persons and movements. Finally, we study special questions that challenge the Church today and that will continue to do so in the future.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course examines the development and key elements of the Catholic Social Justice tradition. Tracing Catholic revelation, reason, tradition, and experience, this course will approach key issues of contemporary concern including peace and violence, hunger, racism, the dignity of work, care for creation, and other critical issues.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A study of selected Old and New Testament writings. The aim of the course is to inform the student of the context in which Biblical literature emerged as well as the theological and social ideas contained in the various books of the Bible. The purpose of the course is to promote an understanding and appreciation of the holy writings of the Jewish and Christian traditions.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course examines the origins of the American national character, the religious and secular roots that have nourished it, and the myths—especially those of being a chosen people, of Progress, and of unlimited freedom. The dominant Protestant tradition in its Calvinist, Evangelical, and Fundamentalist forms will be examined, as well as the religious “outsiders” who came to be Americans: Catholics, Jews, Native Americans, Blacks, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and East Asians. The secular tradition will be explored as a religion of possessive individualism and consumerism as a new way of being religious. Finally, the apocalyptic strain in American thought will be considered as feeding the desire for an American world empire.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

A survey of the major world religions, primarily Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course will cover the origins, development, major religious beliefs and practices, and the contemporary status of each of these religions. Students will also reflect about the encounters between these religions, especially the prospect for inter-religious dialogue.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

With a general understanding of the Holocaust of the Jewish people during the Second World War, specific questions of a religious/theological nature emerge. The focus of this course will be the exploration, from both a Jewish and a Christian perspective, of some of those questions, e.g. Is it possible to think of God in the same way after the Holocaust? How are we to understand the process of redemption in light of the Holocaust destruction?

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

An examination of significant literary works from Beowulf to early Romanticism.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

An examination of significant literary works from the Romantic poets through James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.

Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course is a survey of world literature (poetry, drama, and fiction) from ancient to medieval writers. We will consider our collective inheritance from these earlier things. Discussions and papers may cover enduring themes such as love, nature, and spirituality. All readings will be translations into English.

Offered fall/ spring semester. (3 Credits)

A study of the novel as a form in English from its eighteenth-century origins to its nineteenthcentury flowering.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A study of selected American novels from Susannah Rowson’s Charlotte Temple to Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A survey of Colonial, Romantic, and Regional American writing with an emphasis on Franklin, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Jewett, Freeman among others.

Offered every third fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A survey of Realism, Naturalism, and Modernism in fiction, especially James, Gilman, Chopin, Stephen Crane, Robinson, Fitzgerald, and Eliot.

Offered every third fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: WRT-0110 or equivalent

In Social Justice and Contemporary Literature, students will explore literary representations of some of the most challenging and important cultural, historical, and moral issues of our time. Students will study and debate the role of literature in recording and challenging issues in social justice, as well as tensions surrounding inequalities due to race, class, gender, citizenship, war, genocide, (post) colonialism, and/or environmental concerns. The thematic focus will vary.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A survey of major themes in American history in the late nineteenth and twentieth century.

Offered every other year, spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Modern European History 1700 to the Present offers a comprehensive journey through Europe’s dramatic evolution from the Age of Enlightenment to the contemporary era. This course delves into the pivotal events, influential figures, and groundbreaking intellectual movements that have shaped Europe’s political, social, and cultural landscape. From the seismic shifts of the French Revolution to the transformative power of industrialization, students will explore how Europe navigated the complexities of nation-building, empire-building, and the rise of democratic ideals. The course also examines the devastating impacts of World Wars I and II, as well as the ideological clash between capitalism and communism during the Cold War. Through a careful examination of these events and their interconnectedness, students will gain a deeper understanding of Europe’s enduring legacy and its ongoing influence on the world stage.

Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)

A music appreciation course designed to introduce the student to a variety of genres of music (Gregorian Chant, Classical, Jazz, Motown, Present Day). This weekend/five (5) week course will enhance the skill of listening and provide exposure to composers and music literature. The enjoyment of listening will be a bridge using these five (5) periods of music to your daily life situations using therapeutic music activities.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: WRT 0110

An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy and to important figures in the history of philosophy. Topics include the nature of knowledge and reality, free will and determinism, the mind/body problem, the existence of God, and the meaning of life. Readings from classical and contemporary sources.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

A survey course in the history of western philosophy intended to introduce students to the theories of prominent ancient and medieval philosophers. Concentration on works by the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas 269 Aquinas, and others.

Offered fall semester in alternate years. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Although Asian philosophy shares many of the same concerns which have occupied philosophers in the Western tradition for over two millennia, there is an emphasis in much of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese thought on the process of self-cultivation, the goal of which is to attain direct insight into the nature of reality. And yet, despite this common feature, the methods practiced with a view to achieving this goal are grounded in philosophical frameworks unique to each tradition. This course will explore the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, with a view to examining not just the various understandings of selfcultivation and its transformative effect on the individual, but also to examine the greater philosophical contexts within which the practical concerns for self-realization are situated. In so doing we will explore a variety of views on the nature of reality, knowledge, ethics, and social life.

Offered fall semester in alternate years. (3 Credits)

This course introduces students to the systematic study of politics and crucial concepts in the discipline, including government, democracy, power, justice, and collective action. Course materials consist of philosophical and theoretical texts, case studies, political analyses, and documentaries. Upon completion, students will better understand the practice of politics on local, national, and international levels.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Analysis of how the American Government works and why it works the way it does. We will consider what problems we think our government should solve and how it should solve those problems. We will examine the principal institutions of American Government: The Presidency, Congress, the Court system, the media, political parties, interest groups and elections. Each student will pick a current issue of special interest and follow it for the semester.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

An introductory course designed to make students aware of the diversity of the field of Psychology and the ways in which human behavior can be studied. Goals, methods, and applications of the science of psychology in learning, language, thinking, perception, and the emotions are investigated. Prerequisite for all psychology courses.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

A study of the interaction in the major social institutions: the family, military, economy, religion, education, government / legal, leisure, mass media, peer group, community, and social stratification. How everyday life is influenced by culture, status, and role constructs. Sociology as an applied / problem solving discipline is emphasized.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Africana Studies and to the foundational concepts and institutional experience upon which the field is built. Intro to Africana Studies provides a basic understanding of the history of the field and how various American interest groups fought to establish and develop academic programs that focused on the study of Africa and is diaspora populations. People of African descent have played a central role at every stage of development and expansion of what became the United States. Class  sessions will be composed of lectures, discussions, exercises, film screenings, media, and textual analysis.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

An examination of classical and contemporary views on the nature of woman and the variety of responses within the feminist movement to the situation of women in modern society; emphasis is placed on discovery of underlying philosophical presuppositions concerning human nature, human good, equality, masculinity, and femininity.

Offered as needed. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course is an introduction to critical thinking about the construction of gender and the intersections of gender with race, ethnicity, class and sexual orientation. Drawing on material from a wide range of fields and media, the students will examine the ways in which these construction and intersections shape people’s lives. This interdisciplinary course will highlight multicultural perspectives in U.S. society.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course takes an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach to studying the impact race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and religion play in shaping the lives of women and men living in the US today. We will explore such areas as education, work, the media, and the family. We will incorporate feminist approaches from disciplines including psychology, sociology, history and religion for this discussion base course.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course examines changing roles for women and men during times of war. Through a close examination of masculinity and femininity during military conflicts, students will explore the role of gender in both warfare and pacifism.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

In this course you will gain an understanding of environmental problems and learn the theories necessary for engaging in solution focused outcomes. Since environmental problems are multifaceted, you will develop solutions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives (SEES: Science, Economics, Ethics and Spirituality). Using our campus as a living laboratory, you willbuild the skills necessary to solve environmental problems. Working in teams, you will create solutions for our community to live sustainably. This course is designed to facilitate your development as an integral ecologist.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

In this course you will gain an understanding of environmental problems and learn the theories necessary for engaging in solution focused outcomes. Since environmental problems are multifaceted, you will develop solutions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives (SEES: Science, Economics, Ethics and Spirituality). Using our campus as a living laboratory, you willbuild the skills necessary to solve environmental problems. Working in teams, you will create solutions for our community to live sustainably. This course is designed to facilitate your development as an integral ecologist.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course will examine the interrelationship between humans and their environment at various scales while providing an overview of the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the principles, concepts, and tools used in various fields to gain a better understanding of environmental degradation, climate change, social inequalities, and how to build community resiliency in order to support a more sustainable future. This course investigates how the science of sustainability can improve decision-making processes in planning for a changing climate. Topics may include: The Origins of Sustainability, Cultural Influences of Sustainability, The Built Environment, Environmental Hazards and Human Health, Ecological Footprints, Water Resources and Pollution, Energy Efficiency and Resources, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Justice.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

This course will introduce learners to selected current issues affecting the environment from a scientific and social context. Topics are with a focus on implications for the global community. Key environmental issues are highlighted in the course, and students are encouraged to research additional topics in more detail through their independent research journals. Topics covered in the course include historical and ethical perspectives of the environment, the concept of sustainability, biodiversity, renewable and nonrenewable environmental resources, environmental health, and climate change. Each topic is discussed from a local/regional perspective as well as with suggestions towards global impacts and change.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

This course is an introduction to the basic techniques and exercises used in drawing. To develop and enhance perceptual and manual skills, direct observation of the subject and visual problem solving will be stressed. Students considering an art major take this course in the fall semester of their first year.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

A foundation course intended to emphasize the basic principles of two-dimensional space; objective analysis; systems of experimental manipulation; problem solving; and consideration and use of materials. Students considering an art major should take this course in the fall semester of their first year

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

This course is intended to introduce students to the techniques in traditional and nontraditional watercolor media. In addition to studio practice, coursework will include weekly demonstrations of techniques and lectures by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed upon direct observation of the subject, including figure, still life and landscape.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

An introduction to the basic techniques needed to use clay as a medium of creative expression. Students will explore form and content while developing skills through class assignments and individual projects.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: WRT-0110 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).

Creative Writing – Nonfiction teaches students how to write effective prose in the genre popularly referred to as Creative Nonfiction. In this class, students will analyze the work of established creative nonfiction writers and then build upon that research through writing their own creative nonfiction. Through class discussions, workshops and conferences, students will also learn how to give and receive productive feedback on the creative nonfiction of their peers and how to submit their work for publication

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: WRT 0110

The workshop format of this course will allow students to read and discuss each other’s work as well as a range of short fiction from established writers—contemporary and classic. With a focus on individual goals, students will create a portfolio to include flash fiction as well as short stories of varying lengths, including a chapter for a longer text.

Offered fall/spring semester, every third year. (3 Credits)