LAGRANGE COLLEGE

2005 INTERIM

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THE 2005 interim: lANllARY 3-31, 2005

The Interim is that class term held during the month of )anuar\' for approximately four
weeks. Courses offered in the Interim are designed to encourage students to explore course
content outside of their majors. All students who enter as freshmen any time after the
summer or fall of 2000 must successfully complete three of the four Interim terms offered
during a typical four-year course of study. For students who transfer to LaGrange College
after this lime, reductions are made in this requirement based on the academic standing of
the student at entry.

Please note the course descriptions. These descriptions indicate eligibility for the class,
approximate cost, grading format available, and classroom location. All classes will
assemble for the first class meeting at 2:00 pm on Monday, Januar>' 3, 2005. Meeting
times and location for subsequent class sessions will be announced at this mandator)' first
class session. All Interim classes require a minimum of 30 hours per week of student
involvement and most classes will meet approximately 3 hours per day (Monday -
Friday) for classroom work.

To be eligible for any Interim course, all academic, procedural, financial, and other
prerequisites must be met. The costs listed in the course description are the anticipated per-
participant charges for that particular class. Students are responsible for purchasing their
own textbooks; most are available in the College Bookstore.

Pre-registration for all Interim projects (Travel Projects, Internships, Ser\'ant Leadership
Projects or On-Campus projects) is September 29 - October 1, 2004. Your advisor will
have registration forms for you. Please make an appointment to see him/her during this
time period. Students who already have registered for travel abroad courses do not need to
do anything further at this time.

During the Interim Term, LaGrange College offers several opportunities for off-campus
study which require travel, some of which include travel to other states or travel beyond the
LInited States. Such travel inevitably involves risk: accident, injury, illness, civil unrest, and
other unforeseen circumstances. These risks are ones that neither those who sponsor travel
nor those who travel can control. Included in the fee assessed for these travel courses,
however, is the premium on a travel medical insurance policy'. Participation in such an off-
campus study program is purely voluntary' on the students' part. As a condition for
participation, LaGrange College requires that student travelers and their parents read and
execute liability releases and other documents which acknowledge, accept, and assume all
risks. LaGrange College expects that students and their parents will use their own due
diligence in informing themselves of current global conditions and in determining whether
they wish the students to engage in travel to given sites.

TRAVEL ABROAD PROJECTS

Registration for these courses is September 29 - October 1, 2004

BACK TO THE FUTURE: SARAH BETH MALLORY

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE TROPICS
10001 INTM 3354 | SCI 206/04

Using readings, videotapes, discussion, and field experiences, students explore causes and
remedies of environmental crises, using Costa Rica as a model. Native plant and animal species
and their habitats are studied as well as Costa Rica's efforts to preserve and maintain their
biological heritage through sustainable practices. Students will travel in Costa Rica for 12 days,
observing and chronicling their discoveries of endangered species, threatened habitats, and
workable solutions for these problems. Readings and individual research on specific organisms
and their habitats help prepare students for a class presentation prior to departure; journal
observations of their experiences form the basis for a class presentation upon return.
Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005; physical stamina for hiking
Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: $1850 (airfare, lodging, transportation, guide service, park entry fees, <& meals);
$500 deposit due upon pre-registration. Textbooks extra (purchased by student)
Grading Scale: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF YOGA PAM SCOTTO

10003 INTM 3356 | SMITH 307

Learn the discipline of yoga through literature and daily practice both on campus and under the

tutelage of a yoga master in Pura Vida, Costa Rica. Experiences prior to the travel portion of the

course will consist of readings and discussions of the philosophies and benefits of yoga and

daily sessions of yoga practice. The final week is spent in Costa Rica participating in yoga

workshops and exploring the gardens, volcanoes and the Tabacon Hot Springs. Three oral

presentations and two written papers are required.

Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $1695; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration.

Textbooks and yoga mat extra (purchased by student)

Grading Scale: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

THE TREASURES OF SOUTHERN SPAIN FRANK o'cONNOR

10004 INTM 3357 | MANGET 109 AMANDA PLUMLEE

Come! Experience firsthand the historical and cultural richness and diversity of Southern Spain.

While in Spain, visit the Alhambra and view the splendid Moorish architecture as well as the

masterpieces of Spanish Art in the Prado. Prior to departure for Spain, students will discuss

required readings and gain an understanding of the culture of Spain. Submission of a travel

journal is required.

Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $2050; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration

Grading Scale: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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POLITICAL, LITERARY, AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSES JAY SIMMONS

TO THE RISE OF INDUSTRIALISM

IN 19TH CENTURY BRITISH CULTURE

10005 INTM 3358 | MANGET 104

The focus of this course is to explore our legacy from the 19th Century, an age that was at once

decisive and contradictory. It was an unpredictable, tumultuous era that ushered in crises in

faith, in politics and class, and in the "woman question." Readings from major writers from the

Oxford Movement, T.H. Green. J.S. Mill, I. Bentham, C. Dickens, and selected poets are required

along with short essays and oral reports. Students stay in Oxford, England, and travel to London

and Birmingham

Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: $1825; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration

Grading: A - F scale OR Pass/No Credit

NURSING SINCE NIGHTINGALE: STUDY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CELIA HAY

10006 3315 I CACAD 319

Nursing history is the framework for analyzing themes in nursing care in the United Kingdom
from the time of Florence Nightingale to the present. Content includes the changing ideas about
the nature of nursing in the U.K.; changing forms of nursing and medical care delivery; and the
changing role expectations and realities for nursing in the U.K. This course includes travel for ten
days in the U.K., primarily in London, with tours of the Florence Nightingale Museum, the Old
Operating Theatre of St. Thomas Hospital, and St. Bartholomews Hospital. Historical tours of
various museums and sites in London and Windsor are included. An oral presentation of a
journal kept while in the U.K. completes the course requirements.
Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $1675; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration
Grading: Pass/No Credit

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NOTE: Participants in the following courses will travel together to Greece. The focus and daily
itinerary of each class will differ; although the classes will go as a group to some
museums and cultural sites.

A GRECIAN ODYSSEY: DOTTIE JOINER

THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF GREECE

10007 INTM 3359 | DODD 101

Students study the art and architecture of Greece, both through on-campus lectures and travel to

Greece. While in Greece students visit Athens, Delphi, Mycenae, Olympia, and Iraklion.

Highlights of the trip include the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens as well as the site of the

ancient Olympic Games and the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. Students will keep a journal

while traveling and will make an oral presentation on one specific work of art or architecture

upon their return.

Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $2025; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

THE CERAMICS OF GREECE TIM TAUNTON

10008 INTM 3360 | DODD 101

Prior to departure for Greece, students attend lectures and view slides focusing on the technical

aspects of ceramics to enhance their exposure to the ceramics of Greece. The narrative depiction

of Greek literature and the ceramic techniques involved in this depiction on the surface of

vessels is of primary interest. Students visit ceramic studios and art galleries while in Greece to

gain a more intimate understanding of contemporary Greek ceramics. Students submit a written

journal and a photographic/graphic portfolio of the ceramics viewed in Greece.

Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005

Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: $2025; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration

Grading: A- F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

PICTURING GREECE AND THE GREEK EXPERIENCE: JOHN LAWRENCE

ANCIENT AND MODERN INFLUENCES ON AMERICA

10009 INTM 3361 | DODD 101

Students spend three days in Athens and experience day trips to Delphi as well as to Corinth,

Mycenae, Argos, and Epidauros. Additional sites include Olympia and Crete. Focus of the travel

is the study of the influence of the arts and culture of Greece on the arts and culture of America,

particularly the way in which Greece has been a source of inspiration for American artists,

filmmakers, and photographers. Prior to departure, students attend lectures on Greek culture.

Students produce a written journal and a photographic portfolio which they present upon return

to campus.

Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005

Ma.ximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: $2025; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration

Grading: A - V Scale OR Pass/No Ocdit

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GREEK theater: THE CLASSICS EMERGE KIM BARBER

10010 INTM 3362 | DODD 101

Discover Greek tragedy and drama through the eyes and voices of the three great tragedians:
Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Following on-campus study and scene work of Agameinnon,
Oedipus the King, and Medea, students travel to Greece. While there, they tour ancient theatre sites
including the Theatre of Dionysus, Epidauros, the Oracle of Delphi and Mycenae, and the home
of Agamemnon and Cl>lemnestra. In Greece, students participate in discussion groups,
workshops in mask-making, and lectures on Greek theater. Presentation of a 5-7 minute
dramatization, completion of a travel journal and a written examination covering the three plays
complete the student requirements for this course.
Eligibility: Age 18 by January 1, 2005
Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: $2025; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

U.S. TRAVEL PROJECT

Registration for this course is September 29 - October 1, 2004

EXPERIENCING OPERA TONI ANDERSON/aNN DURASKI

10011 INTM 4346 | CEB RECITAL

This course focuses on the various aspects of opera productions, from the initial casting to the
final performance. Students analyze several classic operatic works to enhance understanding of
the musical elements of opera. Guest lectures by regional directors and artistic managers of opera
companies provide insight into the production elements of opera. The course culminates in a 7-
day trip to New York City where students experience live productions at major opera houses
(Metropolitan Opera and City Opera), engage in backstage tours, and enjoy additional New York
City sights. Written reviews, a mock production plan, class participation, and a journal project
are required in this course.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $1050; $500 deposit due upon pre-registration
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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SERVANT LEADERSHIP PROJECT

Registration for this course is September 29 - October 1, 2004

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IN A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE ANTON FLORES

10012 INTM 4364 | CACAD 122

Morpheus gave Neo a choice, "This is your last chance," he said, "after this there is no turning
baci<. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you
want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the
rabbit-hole goes." This course is a red-pill exploration of the rabbit-hole of leadership and
Christian faith in the 2P' Century. Class discussions focus on writings on Christian leadership
by Gordon Cosby, Dorothy Day, Clarence Jordan, M. L. King, Jr., Thomas Merton, Henri
Nouwen. In addition, students spend 7-10 days traveling to intentional Christian communities
and congregations in Georgia that are experimenting with radical forms of leadership in our
rapidly changing world. Will you take the blue pill or the red pill?
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 11

Anticipated Cost: $275 for travel and meals; Textbooks extra (purchased by student)
Grading: Pass/No Credit

INTERNSHIPS

Registration for these Courses is September 29 - October 1, 2004

INTERNSHIPS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION OR COACHING PHIL WILLIAMSON

10013 HPED 4400 | CEB

Supervised practical experience in an education or sports managem.ent setting. Practical

experience is supplemented with a weekly seminar that includes reflection papers, student

reports, and guest lectures.

Eligibility: Junior/Senior HPED minors

Maximum Enrollment: 7

Anticipated Cost: Variable depending upon distance to site. Student is responsible for own

transportation costs.

Grading: A - F Scale

INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS JON BIRKELI

10014 MGMT 4460 | SMITH

This course presents a unique opportunity for students to expand their understanding of the

practical applications of enterprise operations concepts by entering into a contract with a

cooperating area enterprise. The contract will specify students' and the host enterprises'

obhgations to each other. No more than a total of 6 credit hours of internship may be applied

toward graduation.

liligibiliiy: Business Major with demonstrated superior ability; prior approval of internship

contract required.

Maximum Enrollmenl: 10

Anticipated Cost: Variable depending upon distance to site. Student is responsible for own

transportation cost.

i.rading Scale: A - I' Scale

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INTERNSHIPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TRACY LIGHTCAP

10015 INTM 4400 | CACAD

Students who have completed at least 54 semester hours with a GPA of 3.0 may be qualified to
spend the Interim working in Washington, D.C. in an area related to their academic major or
career interest. Details of the internship will be determined through an appropriate academic
department on campus and the director of the consortium of United Methodist Colleges in
Washington. Student requirements include daily journal entries and a critical reflection paper
based on activities as well as the completion of a research paper on a topic determined in
conjunction with the department chair. Students are responsible for travel costs to Washington,
room and board, and course fees associated with the internship program.
Eligihility: Junior standing; 3.0 GPA or higher
Maximum Enrollment: 5

Anticipated Cost: $1500-$3,000 depending on transportation and housing choices
Grading: A - F Scale

ON-CAMPUS PROJECTS

Registration for these Courses is September 29 - October 1, 2004

LIFE ON THE CHATTAHOOCHEE JOHN HURD

10016 INTM 4308 | SCI 211

This course is a study of the culture, geology, sociology, geography, economy and politics of life

along the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers. The use of rivers as places to live, routes of

commerce and resources to vie for are considered. Class time will be divided between classroom

lectures/discussions and on-site visits, two of which are overnight field trips to the North

Georgia Mountains and to the environs of Apalachicola, Florida. Students are required to

maintain journals of their experiences and present a report on a topic of choice about the

Chattahoochee or Apalachicola Rivers.

Eligibilit}': Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: $200 for travel costs; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)

Grading Scale: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

ADVENTURES IN OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP NANCY ALFORD

10017 INTM 3310 | CEB CLASSROOM

This project provides the opportunity for students to explore outdoor activities in a leadership

context. Student presentations, lectures, and discussion groups are supplemented by extensive

field trips. Students and faculty will select field trips to include some of the following activities:

camping, hiking, rock climbing, caving, sporting clays, kayaking, or canoeing. Field trips provide

opportunities to practice individual leadership styles in a group setting. Reflection papers and a

completed project on the environmental impact of outdoor use are required.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: $125 for equipment, facility fees, and transportation

Grading: Pass/No Credit

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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY JOHN TURES

10018 INTM 4330 | CACAD 218

Why did Che Guevara choose the country of BoHvia as his staging ground for South American

revolutions? Why have there been so few international wars in Africa and South America from

1816 to 1992? How do geographic barriers play a role in continental conflict? This class deals

with the impact of geography on international relations, and students will examine how

geographic factors influence such international relations phenomena as those mentioned above.

Readings, class discussions, two exams as well as successful completion and oral presentation of

a research project are required.

Eligibility: ENGL 1101 OR Consent of Instructor

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbook and atlas only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

THE play's the THING TRACY RIGGS

10019 INTM 3324 | PRICE CLASSROOM

Students analyze, study and interpret three to five scripts of varying genres that may include but
are not limited to a Broadway musical, modern drama, classical drama, a period piece, modern
comedy, comedy of style, or an experimental modern play. Students travel to professional
theaters to see live productions of each play and submit written papers evaluating the perfor-
mances. Some in-class projects also are included.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: $210 for tickets, scripts, and transportation
Grading: Pass/ No Credit

SURVEY OF MEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH CAREERS PAUL WOLKOFF

10020 INTM 4309 | CALLAWAY NATATORIUM

This course examines assorted medical and health professions. Areas to be emphasized include
graduate admission requirements, courses of study, and fields of employment. Students evaluate
their readiness to attempt career preparation in one of these professions following completion of
a LaGrange College program of study. Site visits, shadowing experiences of qualified profession-
als as well as in-class discussions and presentations of various professions are included. Students
complete a reflection paper and an oral presentation of a paper written about one of the medical
professions covered.
Eligibility: Open linroll merit
Maximum Enrollment: 1 2

Anticipated Cost: $50 for travel; Student responsible for own transportation to "shadowing"
experience
Grading: A - I" Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS JOHN COOK

10021 INTM 4317 | MANGET 208

This course is a survey of various philosophical concepts that have appeared in the history of

physics - from the views of ancient times to contemporary theories about the nature of reality -

designed to give a global view of the philosophical theories present in the development of

physics. Students submit several short papers and make oral presentations.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment (Physics background desirable)

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

UTOPIAS AND dystopias: TRACY LIGHTCAP

IMAGES OF THE POLITY IN LITERATURE AND FILM

10022 INTM 3319 | CACAD 124

Through literature [Looking Backward, Brave New World,The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Island) and

films [Blade Runner, Star Trek 4, The Handmaid's Tale, Starship Trooper) students examine the

image of politics and political systems. Images in these works are used to illustrate trends in

culture and politics to address long-standing questions concerning the nature and future of

polities. This course features viewing films and reading, class discussions and simulations, and a

final integrative essay, exercise, and presentation.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

THE CIVIL war: crossroads of AMERICAN HISTORY CHARLES EVANS

10023 INTM 3325 | CACAD 222

Reading original and secondary sources about the Civil War, viewing of videotapes, and visiting

the Atlanta History Museum, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield, Andersonville, and the

Cyclorama set the stage for class discussions and assignments in this project. The geopolitical

and economic causes of the Civil War, military strategy and major campaigns, major historical

figures (particularly Lincoln), and the war's aftermath are examined. Examinations, a research

paper and oral presentation of student's findings complete the requirements of this project.

Eligibility: ENGL 1101 OR Consent of Instructor

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: $225 for transportation and admission fees; Textbooks extra (purchased by

students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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THE SWASHBUCKLER IN HISTORY AND IN FILM STEVEN EDWARDS

10024 INTM 4321 | PRICE CLASSROOM

Using film analysis, students examine the role of swashbuckling in films to understand how

these films reflect society in various historical periods. Class discussions of the films and

examination/demonstration of swashbuckling weapons are the primary methods used to aid in

an understanding of this period in history. Students submit individual reviews of films and

time periods covered.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $15 for film rentals and supplies

Grading: Pass/No Credit

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY MELVIN HALL

10025 INTM 4326 | SCI 303

In small groups, students perform activities designed to facilitate understanding of the scientific
method, promote problem solving, and develop critical thinking. Case studies, including
Galileo's trial, Watson and Crick's discovery of the structure of the DNA, and the breast
implants controversy, are used to gain practice in the application of scientific reasoning. Small
group activities, in-class experiments, a variety of written one-page assignments, and examina-
tions are required.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

CARE GIVING AT THE END OF LIFE TOM STEELE

10026 INTM 4328 | LAGRANGE HOSPICE

lopics for this class include historical and socio-cultural factors influencing our understanding
of death, the modern hospice movement, ethical and quality of life issues relating to the care of
the terminally ill, bereavement, grief, and mourning, and the ways various religions address the
meaning of death. Lectures, videos, family/patient activities, and local field trips are featured.
Students are required to complete the hospice volunteer training program, to keep and submit
journal entries, and to complete and implement a quality of life activity for patients and family.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks, book for journal entries (purchased by students)
Grading: Pass/No (>redit

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PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING CINDI BEARDEN

10027 INTM 4331 | SMITH 308

This course covers the basic topics of personal financial planning, including investing for the
future, acquiring and managing credit, making wise consumer choices regarding purchase of
automobiles and insurance. Also included are taxes, budgeting, and retirement estate planning.
Students attend "hands on" workshops with experts, find and read current relevant articles in
order to make and defend decisions in small groups. Written summaries of each speaker's
presentation and small group reports using PowerPoint are required.
EligibilitY: Open Enrollment >

Maximum Enrollment: 1 6
Anticipated Cost: None
Grading: A - F Scale

THE HUMAN VISION: WHAT IS IT? LYNN DEIBLER

10028 INTM 4334 | SCI 102

Are your eyes deceiving you? Do you have a "blind spot"? How do you see? These and other

questions are the focus of this overview study of the visual system of humans. Content includes

the physics of detection of light and colors, the chemical cycle of the rods and cones, the image

processing of the retinal nerves and the visual cortex of the brain. Class experiments, short

technical reports on an aspect of vision, literature searches, local field trips, and small group

discussions will augment lecture presentations on research in the field. Written examinations

are included.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $5 for transportation

Grading: A - F Scale

EXPLORING TEACHING DON LIVINGSTON

10029 EDUC 1198 | HAWKES 123

This project is a field-based introduction to the teaching profession. Students examine

certification, professional codes of conduct, INTASC standards, QCC, exceptionality and

diversity, curriculum, accountability, contemporar>' issues, and vocational expectations in the

context of local schools. Examinations, field work evaluations, in-service reflections and journal

writing are required. Students must provide their own transportation to the schools.

Note: This course may not be substituted for EDUC 1199.

EligibilitY: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale

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THE GOLDEN YEARS: GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY CHARLES THOMPSON

10030 INTM 3350 | ALBANY CAMPUS

Students in this course actively participate with the staff, volunteers and senior citizens associ-
ated with the Southwest Georgia Council on Aging in Albany, Georgia. Classroom discussions
and presentations focus on the multiple aspects of aging and delivery of services to them. The
course requires students to be in residence in Albany, Georgia. Course requirements include the
keeping of a daily journal and the presentation of a report on a related topic of interest.
Eligibility: Declaration of major
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Anticipated Cost:
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

WATERCOLOR AND WATER MEDIA TECHNIQUES MARGARET RENEKE

10031 INTM 4310 | DODD 303

This course introduces students to the materials and techniques of watercolor painting. The

basic concepts of watercolor, including mixing color, layering and glazing, composition, and

depicting space and form are explored. In addition, multi-media collage techniques are

introduced. Heavy emphasis on studio work is complemented with guest presentations and

visits to area galleries. Students will present a final portfolio of their works.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment; Some experience in drawing is desired

Maximum Enrollment: 1 2

Anticipated Cost: $100 for supplies and speakers

Grading: Pass/No Credit

OVER there: the final two years of the great war JEFF GEETER

10032 INTM 4348 | MANGET 210

This course examines the final two years of World War 1. Through the use of lectures, videos,
music, artwork, and class discussions, students examine the role of the United States in the war,
the Russian Revolution and withdrawal from the war, and the mutinies in the French Army.
Travel to the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning and the Medal of Honor Museum in Chattanooga
is included. Class participation, final examination, and a research paper are required.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $150 for travel; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)
(.rading: A - F Scale

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THE MENACE OF MODERNITY: MICHAEL BISHOP

FLANNERY o'cONNOR's FICTIONAL VISION

10033 INTM 4349 | MANGET 306

Students will read, discuss, and live in the short novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away,
along with several short-story masterpieces by Georgia's most original fiction writer, including "A
Good Man is Hard to Find," "Good Country People," "Everything That Rises Must Converge,"
"Parker's Back," "The Enduring Chill," and "Revelation." Supplementary stories by the instructor
("The Road Leads Back"), John Kessel ("Every Angel is Terrifying"), and other living writers will
support or take issue with O'Connor's fictional vision. Students will take daily quizzes, make an
oral presentation, and see films based on O'Connor's work. They will write an essay-oriented
final examination, an O'Connor-inspired story, or a critical essay on an O'Connor work not
discussed in class.
Eligihility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $20 for travel; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

DEFINING CULTURAL IDENTITY: THE CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ANTHONY WILSON

10034 INTM 4350 | MANGET 309

Using film, short stories, cultural studies of the South, tourist literature, documents from
popular culture, and trips to significant sites, this course explores the origins and the contempo-
rary state of the idea of Southernness. What, if anything, does it mean to be Southern in the 21st
Century? To what extent does the legacy of racism persist as a particularly Southern phenom-
enon? How do progressive Southern cities like Atlanta and Dallas market Southernness without
evoking associations with racism, segregation, and slavery? How does the influx of immigrants of
various cultures challenge, revise, or dismantle the idea of a specifically Southern culture? What
are the most persistent stereotypes about the South, and what accounts for their persistence?
Consideration of these and other questions guides students to their own interpretations of what
Southernness means in contemporary America. Daily quizzes, in-class and out-of-class writing
assignments, oral presentations, and participation in class discussions are required.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $50 for travel; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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COMPUTER MUSIC MITCH TURNER

10035 INTM 4351 | CEB109

This course is designed to introduce the student to various aspects of computer music. The
primary focus of the course will be on sound synthesis techniques using Csound, Pure Data, and
other open source programming environments. The course is taught from an OSX perspective
(though other UNIX style operating systems may be possible). Written tests, projects, and the
writing of musical compositions using software and techniques discussed in class are required.
The course is open to all students and standard western music notation skills are not a require-
ment.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Anticipated Cost: None
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

CLASSIC AMERICAN FILM JOHN WILLIAMS

10036 INTM 4352 | MANGET 308

This course features eight American films, from the 1930s screwball comedy It Happened One

Night to Coppola's 1974 The Conversation. Students read texts about viewing and writing about

films, view films and discuss them. Students are required to complete an oral report concerning

the socio-historical context of a film, and a major critical paper.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

SPORTS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY SUSAN R. CODY

10037 INTM 4353 | MANGET 209

This course looks at sports in American society from a sociological perspective, allowing students

the opportunity to learn to think critically and sociologically about sports. Historical changes in

the definition of sport(s), as well as socialization into sports, deviance in sports, and issues of

inequality, especially the salience of race, gender, and socio-economic status in American

sport(s) are discussed, in addition, the connection between sports and government, the

commercialization and globalization of sports are analyzed. Quizzes, a final examination,

interview(s) with individual(s) who have first-hand knowledge of the social implications of

sports, writing and presentation of a research paper on some aspect of sports in society are

required.

liligibilily: Open Ijirollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: I'extbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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MASS MEDIA COMMUNICATION: LINDA MCMULLEN

MAGIC BULLET OR MIRROR?

10038 INTM 4354 | SMITH 330

Mass media communications both influence and reflect society. Lectures, discussion, and

analyses of broadcast segments, audio clips, and samples of print media give students the

opportunity to understand how mass media developed within social and cultural frameworks, to

explore the dynamics of the relationships between the medium, the message and the receivers,

and to examine foundational issues of ethics and accountability. Students keep journals to

record daily observations of a broadcast segment or recurring print feature. In addition, quizzes,

readings, and a final project are required. Particular attention will be directed to content and

process by which media give "voice" to specific groups and to the larger implications of that

presentation.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

SPIRITUAL FORMATION DON JOLLY

10039 INTM 4355 | SCI JOLLY LECTURE ROOM

This course provides an array of experiences designed to assist in spiritual development. Daily
out-of-class assignments provide the framework for discussions on taped presentations by
contemporary Christians, prayer and other spiritual formation topics. Journal keeping, lectures
on spiritual formation, viewing and discussion of videos, quizzes and a final exam are required.
Eligihility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)
Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

VIETNAM: America's longest war joe cafaro

10040 INTM 4356 | MANGET 107

This course examines the roots, causes, and course of American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Readings and documentaries supplement lectures as the main issues, policy decisions of the U.S.

government, and the consequences of those decisions in this country and in Southeast Asia are

examined. Participation in class discussions and oral presentations are required.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

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SLOW reading: philosophers on life and death kyoo lee

10041 INTM 4357 | MANGET 203

This course, although eclectic and encyclopedic, is not a quick fix; rather it wishes to breathe one

long breath. Reading- and writing-intensive, it offers a seasonal opportunity to sit and reflect on

the meaning of life with philosophers of mortality. Excerpts from the canonical writing of 20

thinkers ranging from Plato to Wittgenstein and literary figures such as Shakespeare and Camus

are used to pursue the question of how to live a good life from first-person perspectives.

Students meet daily to present and discuss an analysis of a selected text. Reflective and critical

journal entries on at least 10 philosophers are required, providing opportunities for students to

dialogue cross-historically with timeless ideas and to acquire skills in reflective and analytic

thinking.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks and Journal only (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

ROBOTICS brooks SHELHORSE

10042 INTM 4358 | SMITH 303

Create your own robot using Lego Mindstorms and program it to do several tasks! Students

create computer programs (using RCX and NQC) to control and communicate with their robots.

Robots can be programmed to move in predetermined ways, to sense when objects are in the

way and to avoid them, as well as to make sounds and play music. Each robot is customized to

perform unique tasks and will "compete" with one another in accomplishing missions.

Completion of a robot and five projects are required for this course.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment; Preference given to CSCI Majors

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $200 for robot kit; Textbook extra (purchased by students)

Grading: Pass/No Credit

EARLY MODERN STORYTELLER: E.M. FORSTER NINA DULIN-MALLORY

10043 INTM 4359 | MANGET 302

This course examines two of Forster's novels, A Room with a View and Howard's End. Films,

including the Merchant/Ivory films based on these novels, as well as those based on the novels,

A Passage to India and Where Angels Fear to Tread, also are viewed to analyze the late Victorian/

early modern themes and subjects of Forster's fiction. Discussion of readings and films, and an

essay examination are required.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 1 5

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)

(trading: Pass/No Credit

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HITTITES: THEIR EMPIRE, CULTURE, AND TONGUE MARVIN JOHNSON

10044 INTM 4360 | MANGET 207

Explore the kingdom and culture that is primarily known only by a few Biblical references.

Students study the power and extent of the Hittite empire, with particular emphasis on a survey

of their language as an ancestor of the English language. Discussion, journals, a research paper

and presentation are required.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: $25; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale

THE ART OF COMBINATORIAL PROOF CAROL YIN

10045 INTM 4361 | SCI 111

Key concepts of counting techniques and counting problems are covered in this course. The
course focuses on how to prove identities of sequences with combinatorial type proofs.
Sequences and their applications are discussed. The main topics covered are the Fibonacci
sequence, Gibonacci sequence, linear recurrences, continued fractions, binomial identities and
number theory. Quizzes and presentation of solutions to problems assigned are required.
Eligibility: "C" or higher in MATH 1105 OR Placement into MATH 2221 or above
Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)
Grading: Pass/No Credit

HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT HELEN DEIBLER

10046 INTM 4362 | SCI 210

Lectures, readings, group discussions, presentations and field trips are used in this course to
emphasize the role of humans in our environment past, present and future. A concern for the
environment and its quality is investigated through an understanding of ecological systems and
how these systems work and are affected by humans. This study includes environmental
principles as these relate to the organization of communities, ecosystems and biomes and
humans' effect on the health of these systems. Emphasis is given to sustainable resources. Two
exams, class presentations, and participation in classroom discussions and activities are required.
Eligibility: Open Enrollment
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Anticipated Cost: $10 for travel and expenses
Grading: A - F Scale

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GREEN cross: ENVIRONMENTAL THEOLOGY ALVIN LINGENFELTER

AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LOCAL CHURCH
10047 INTM 4363 | MANGET 202

Through readings, research, lectures and discussion, students acquire theological and practical

skills in their exploration of the environment and how our theological understanding of creation

affects the life and focus of the local church. Students are challenged to analyze their personal

faith perspectives, thus creating a new lens to bond faith and the environment together, and to

craft practical solutions that congregations can use to become better stewards of our world and

its resources. Requirements include regular journals, class projects and research, diligent reading

and discussion, and a final reflection paper.

EligibilitY: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks and short distance travel cost (Student responsibilities)

Grading: A - F Scale OR Pass/No Credit

DEPARTMENTAL INTERIM PROJECTS

Registration for these Courses is September 29 - October 1, 2004

DIVERSITY IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM JOYCE HILLYER

10048 EDUC 4460 | HAWKES 116

This course addresses a variety of issues in diversity including psychological, physiological, and

social conditions of different students. Various issues of equality and equal opportunity are

examined as well as strategies for working with children at risk. This course includes a field

experience in diverse school settings outside of Troup County. Students are required to write

reflection papers as well as a major paper and present it orally to the class.

Eligibility: Admission to Teacher Education

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Students responsible for travel for field experiences

Grading: A - F Scale

AFFIRMING DIVERSITY IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM JENNIFER HARRISON

10049 EDUC 5040 I HAWKES 127 DAVID MESSER

Students read and discuss scholarly articles and critiques focused on the issues of equity, social

justice, and community and responsibility in a democratic, multicultural society. The class

emphasizes the implementation of multicultural teaching. Requirements may include classroom

observations, field work, preparation of a demographic profile, interviews, and completion and

presentation of a research paper.

Eligibility: Admission to MAT Program

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: Students responsible for travel for field experiences

evading: A - F Scale

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RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY KEVIN SHIRLEY

10050 HIST 2000 | LIBRARY SEMINAR ROOM

This course is required of all sophomore/rising junior History majors. It acquaints the student
with the basic components of historical methodology and research. Students gain experience
with theTurabian style of documentation/citation and utilize a variety of library research tools
as they select a topic, complete a paper and present their research by the end of the term.
Eligibility: Sophomore or higher standing as a History major
Maximum Enrollment: 12

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased by students)
Grading: A - F Scale

CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY CHARLES KRAEMER

10051 PSYC 1112 I SMITH 309

Students enrolling in this project use the resources of the Psychology Department, the Career

Center, the LaCrange College Library, and the worldwide web to develop a body of information

on careers in psychology. Careers requiring either an undergraduate or a graduate degree are

researched. Activities include vocational interest testing and tours of one or more graduate

departments of psychology at other institutions.

Eligibility: Completion of a high school psychology course OR Permission of Instructor

Maximum Enrollment: 11

Anticipated Cost: $25 for travel; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale

CALCULUS APPLICATIONS WILLIAM YIN

10052 MATH 2261 | SCI 110

In this course, students will investigate applied problems that can be solved using calculus,

either by use of symbolic graphing calculator or mathematical software. Lectures, discussions,

and small group assignments are featured. Examinations as well as written and oral reports on

the small group assignments are required.

Eligibility: Successful completion of MATH 2222

Maximum Enrollment: 10

Anticipated Cost: $170 for calculator and software

Grading: Pass/No Credit

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CHRISTIAN HYMNODY ANTHONY CRISWELL

10053 MUSI 3331 | CEB 104

This course is a survey of the historical development of congregational song from Old Testament

times to present day. The influence of the cultural, political and theological environments on

hymn writers and composers are emphasized. Day trips to area churches and musical libraries, a

written summary of interviews with modern hymn composers, written reviews of audio and

visual presentations, a research paper and written examinations are required.

Eligibility: Open Enrollment

Maximum Enrollment: 15

Anticipated Cost: $40 for transportation; Textbooks extra (purchased by students)

Grading: A- F Scale

ISSUES AND TRENDS IN NURSING MARANAH SAUTER

10054 NURS 3312 | CACAD 318

Students examine major concepts that provide the basis for professional nursing practice and

explore various role possibilities within the practice of professional nursing. Using a seminar

format, students also explore current issues and future trends in nursing. The significance of

research in nursing as well as the steps of the research process are introduced. Completion of a

critical reflection paper examining the professional nursing role and the identification and

presentation of a research problem of interest that will be used as part of a future research

project are required.

Eligibility: Admission to the Nursing program

Maximum Enrollment: 25

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks only (purchased)

Grading: A - F Scale

SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY HEATHER HAAS

10055 PSYC 4480 | CACAD 118

Students in this project focus on a specialized topic from the field of psychology.

Eligibility: PSYC 2298 and 2299 OR Permission of Instructor

Maximum Enrollment: 1 5

Anticipated Cost: Textbooks and photocopies (purchased by students)

Grading: A - F Scale

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OR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Dr. Sandie Johnson

Coordinator of the Interim

LaGrange College

601 Broad Street

LaGrange, Georgia, 30240

(706) 880-8086

Although no major revisions are anticipated in the courses described in this brochure,

LaGrange College reserves the right to make whatever changes may be necessary in the status,

costs, requirements, or other details of its Interim projects. Any project may be

canceled for adequate reason, such as lack of sufficient enrollment.

COLLEGE

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United Methodist Church to challenge the minds
and inspire the souls of students by improving their
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