Humanities Courses
(Also LAC 361) This course will examine the “democratic” Revolutions in the United States, France, and Haiti. Precipitating events, choices, and outcomes will be analyzed through the process of comparing and contrasting the revolutions in each location. The treatment of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities will be given special consideration when considering ideas of citizenship and nationhood. Each student will write a major (20 page) research paper for this course.
(Also AFS 363) Distinguished writers of African, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin and African-American heritage. Emphasis is upon the theory and practice of diaspora, and how it has shaped the literary voices of writers of African descent
This course offers traditional and recent approaches to studying Shakespeare’s drama and poetry. Topics and texts vary from semester to semester. As topics change, the course may be repeated for credit. Topics may include genre studies, Shakespeare in performance, Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Please contact your instructor for specific topic.
(Formerly JOU 366) This is an advanced radio production course which focuses on producing and directing programs which well be aired on the campus radio station.
In modern scholarship, the term “myth” refers to a range of sacred stories told by cultures through the ages to describe the origins of the universe and the human place in that cosmic structure. These stories are not just about gods and goddesses. This course will survey different ways of studying mythology, consider myths from different culture, and explore the ongoing roles of myth in modern literature, games, and religion.
(Formerly JOU 370) The purpose of this class is to help students understand the need for ethics in society especially as it pertains to the media. They will also learn how to make ethical decisions using the principles they have learned.
(Formerly JOU 375) This course is designed to help students learn the different research approaches used in mass media research and to apply those approaches to a research project.
As U.S. journalism and mass communications programs revamp to prepare you to succeed in today's rapidly evolving media landscape, there is no better place to embrace and refine nearly every skill you will need to know than learning about media entrepreneurship and innovation. In the course of envisioning, prototyping and launching, you will integrate multimedia production, social media distribution, design thinking, data collection and analysis, and audience engagement strategies.
Politics and Religion explores theories focused on the relationship between religion and politics. It focuses on the impact of religion on socio-political issues. This course looks into how religion has been used as an ideology to shape policies dealing with issues such as abortion, gender, marriage equality, and voting rights.
This course relies on a scientific methodologies and examines the relevance of religion in society as well as the idea of religion is a pervasive socio-cultural phenomenon that influences social processes. It delves into the symbolic representations of religion and how they shape practitioners' and non-believers' perceptions on the divine and society.
(Formerly JOU 390) Field study in newspapers, television and radio stations, advertising and public relations firms, and other communications institutions. Field placement required.
This course provides and opportunity for students to demonstrate what they have learned about historical thinking, historical research, and historical writing. History majors and Eduction co-concentrations will develop and complete a research project that requires a (25-35 page) paper based on both primary and secondary sources in their concentration. While the course will be taught by one professor, students are required to consult the head of their concentration in planning and carrying out their research. All students will present the results of their project to the college community. This course is the final major requirement undertaken by History majors and Education co-concentrations.
A capstone course for English Literature majors. Students will read major texts of literary theory and they will conduct original and advanced literary research resulting in a long writing project.
A capstone course for English majors in the Literature Concentration. Students will read the work of one major writer, or the work of 2-3 related major writers whose works form a coherent field of study. Possible writers include Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, Willa Cather, Gabriel Gasrcia Marquez, Herman Melville, Toni Morrison. As topics change, this course may be repeated for credit.
Field experience in the Humanities allowing majors to gain hands-on experience in such professional settings as the publishing industry, museums, and the ministry. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in Religion.
Field experience in the Humanities allowing majors to gain hands-on experience in such professional settings as the publishing industry, museums, and the ministry. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in, Philosophy
This course is designed to give students a semester long experience working with a community organization or agency. Selected students doing a History internship will design a program with the head of their concentration and the selected agency. This experience is intended to give students professional experience in the discipline. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Field experience in the Humanities allowing majors to gain hands-on experience in such professional settings as the publishing industry, museums, and the ministry. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in English.
Students who have satisfied requirements will be assigned two full days per week in an approved pre-school, elementary, middle school, or high school setting. Students will spend time observing, participating, and teaching in an assigned class under the direction of a Cooperating Teacher and a College Supervisor. The student is expected to begin to fulfill the role of teacher, including attendance at faculty meetings, professional development opportunities, and duty assignments. This course will include monthly seminar meetings (four(4) times throughout the semester) where students are provided with guidance to complete their clinical practice assignments including the preparation for edTPA performance assessment.
(Formerly EDC 401) Students who have successfully completed all academic requirements will be assigned to full-time teaching in an approved school setting relevant to the area of intended certification. Students will observe, interact and teach under the direction of a Cooperating Teacher and College Supervisor. Student teaching applications must be submitted by April 1st for Fall placement and by October 1st for Spring placement.
(Formerly EDC 402) This seminar utilizes group discussions to assist in the analysis and evaluation of identified classroom problems, best practices, classroom behavior management techniques and coping strategies. Efforts are made to socialize the student teacher to the profession of teaching. Attention is given to career placement tools and strategies.
(Formerly JOU 440) A final major independent project undertaken by communication major under the supervision of a department faculty member.
This course provides students with the opportunity to work on a project that shows not only their talents but also what they have learned about religion and society during their tenure at Bloomfield College. Students may decide to write a major research paper or create an artistic project.
A selected topic such as mysticism, scriptures of a world religion or of particular religious movements, leaders and thinkers.
An independent study in a topic chosen in consultation with the philosophy faculty. An extended paper will be developed under the mentorship of a faculty member in philosophy and defended before the entire Humanities Division. Open only to philosophy majors.