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American Studies
American Studies is an interdisciplinary program focused upon the
multi-faceted culture and civilization of United States. The program
integrates the study of fields such as history, literature, politics,
art, philosophy, and religion in an effort to create a better understanding
of the nation we call united.
The concentration
in American Studies is like a minor; but, unlike a minor that is
contained in one specific discipline, the American Studies concentration
is interdisciplinary. If you complete a concentration in American
Studies, your transcript will reflect this upon graduation.
Requirements
for Area of Concentration: A student may elect an area of concentration
in American Studies(along with his or her major) by completing the
following requirements with a minimum grade of C.
- HIST2100: History of the U.S. to 1877 (4 sem. hours).
- HIST2110: History of the U.S. from 1877 (4 sem. hours).
- Any English Course in American Literature (4 sem. hours). Different courses are offered each semester.
- Two Electives Approved for American Studies credit (8 sem. hours). Any two courses in any participating department(s), including IDST courses. A list of approved courses is sent out via email each semester.
Questions
about American Studies? If you have any questions about the
American Studies concentration, please contact Dr. MacMaster
in the English department or Dr. McElvaine in the History
department.
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Christian
Education
The area of
concentration in Christian Education helps prepare students to plan,
organize, lead, and teach in religious education programs. For further
information, see the chair of the Religious Studies Department or
the college chaplain.
Requirements
for Area of Concentration:
- Religious
Studies 2000: Introduction to Religious Studies;
- Religious
Studies 2210: Hebrew Scriptures or RS 2220: New Testament
and Early Christianity;
- Religious
Studies 3110: History of Christian Thought or RS 3120:
Modern and Contemporary Theology;
- Religious
Studies 4850-4852: Religious Studies Internship
- IDS 1600:
The Human Experience: A Cross-Cultural Perspective;
- Education
3200/3210: Classroom Methods & Management;
- Psychology
3130: Abnormal Psychology or Education 3130: Education
for the Exceptional Population;
- Psychology
3170: Social Psychology or Sociology 1010: Social Problems.
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Environmental Studies
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An understanding of the complex relationships
between people and the environment is becoming increasingly necessary
for the exercise of responsible citizenship. Because environmental
problems are multifaceted, students can best prepare to solve these
problems by acquiring a broad background in the natural sciences,
social sciences and humanities while developing the skills of critical
analysis and communication that are fundamental to a liberal arts
education.
The area of concentration in Environmental
Studies is an interdisciplinary program that may be pursued by students
majoring in any discipline. The required course-work provides students
the opportunity to consider the relationship between people and
the environment from social, cultural, economic, political, ethical
and scientific perspectives. A distinctive feature of Millsaps'
Environmental Studies Concentration is its emphasis on hands-on
experience in the form of field courses, environmental research,
or internships. Field courses at Millsaps offer a variety of experiences,
from research on geology and stream chemistry at Yellowstone to
archeological explorations in the Yucatan to research on the ecology
and archaeology of Virginia's Blue Ridge. There are also various
opportunities for environmental internships in the Jackson area
where many environmental agencies and organizations maintain state
or regional offices.
Some students may concentrate in Environmental
Studies simply because they are interested in environmental issues.
Others may pursue the concentration in order to prepare for graduate
study and careers in environmental law, environmental policy and
planning, environmental geology, environmental chemistry, marine
biology, forestry, wildlife biology, fisheries, conservation biology,
environmental medicine or other environmental fields.
Requirements
for Area of Concentration: Seven courses are required:
(1) Geology
1100: Environmental Issues; (2) one of the field courses listed
below or an internship course or research course approved by the
director of the concentration; (3) two of the Humanities and Social
Sciences courses listed below; (4) two of the Natural Sciences courses
listed below; (5)Biology
4911: Environmental Studies Seminar
Field Courses:
4911
Environmental Studies Seminar (1 sem. hour) An interdisciplinary
colloquium in which students share the results of the environmental
research, internship or field course work they have undertaken as
a requirement of the Environmental Studies concentration. Ordinarily
taken in the senior year. Prerequisite or co-requisite: field course,
research course or internship course approved by the director of
the concentration.
The Environmental Studies Seminar is
scheduled for the spring semester and will meet at 11:00 a.m. on
Fridays.
For more information:
Debora L. Mann, Ph. D.
Director of Environmental Studies Concentration
Millsaps College
PO Box 1500307
1701 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39210-0307
manndl@millsaps.edu
601-974-1415
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European Studies
The program
in European Studies is designed for those students who are keenly
interested in European affairs. The major or minor in European Studies
cuts across traditional departmental and divisional boundaries and
allows the student to work with faculty to design a program of study
which integrates those aspects of European affairs which best meet
the student's interests. European art, business, history, languages,
literatures, music, philosophy and political science are among the
areas of study available to students in European Studies.
Requirements
for Major: Students complete a major in European Studies
with a total of 40 semester hours, including the following four
components.
1. The Introductory
Course (4 sem. hours). History 2210 (European Civilization Since
1789).
2. The Language
Component. Students are required to study one European language.
In addition to satisfying the BA requirement in that language, the
ES major must complete at least 12 semester hours beyond the BA
requirement in that language.
3. The Multidisciplinary
Component (20 sem. hours). Students will take 20 semester hours,
beyond those described above, from a list of elective courses provided
by the director of the European Studies Program. No more than 12
semester hours may be in the same department. No more than 4 semester
hours may be from the core. No more than 8 semester hours of language
courses, beyond those that are required for the European Studies
major, may be counted as elective courses toward the major.
4. The Colloquium
and Comprehensive Exams (4 sem. hours). Students will take written
and oral examinations administered by the European Studies Committee.
Requirements
for Minor: Students may complete a minor in European Studies
with a total of 20 semester hours, including the following three
components. First, students are required to study one European language.
In addition to satisfying the BA requirement in that language, the
ES minor must complete at least 8 semester hours beyond the BA requirement
in that language. Second, minors must complete the introductory
course for European Studies (History 2210; 4 sem. hours). Third,
minors must take 8 semester hours, beyond those described above,
from a list of elective courses provided by the director of the
European Studies Program. Those two elective courses may not be
in the same department, and none of them may be from the core.
4000 European Studies Colloquium (4 sem. hours).
An interdisciplinary research forum in which students pursue an
individual, directed reading and writing project within their areas
of concentration. This project will lead to the completion, during
the spring semester of the student's senior year, of an interdisciplinary
senior thesis.
Some form of
financial aid may be available for certain European Studies programs.
Students interested in financial aid for any of these programs should
contact the Student Aid Financial Planning staff for more information.
Heritage Program
The Heritage program is an innovative
and stimulating curriculum designed to give students a broad perspective
of the Western world. Heritage is a four-course, multi-disciplinary
humanities program designed for freshmen as an alternative to topics
courses. The program, which fulfills the requirements for core 2-5
and the fine arts, has received praise from the John Templeton Foundation
as a comprehensive window into world history and culture.
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Human
Services
Human Services
is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with
academic experiences relevant to a number of postgraduate employment
and graduate study opportunities such as: Social Work, Clinical
and Counseling Psychology, Family Therapy, Child Protective services,
Guidance and School Counseling, and Community activism. Students
planning a career in Human and helping services will find the concentration
invaluable.
Requirements
for Area of Concentration:
The interdisciplinary
Human Services Concentration consists of six courses. All students
are required to complete IDS-1600: Introduction to Human Services.
The Introduction to Human Services course provides an integrated
interdisciplinary structure for connecting the various courses students
can take to satisfy the concentration.
Additionally,
students must complete one semester (4 sem. hours) of internship,
and four of the following courses from at least two disciplines.
Internship:
Approved and supervised by the concentration director
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International
Studies
The Concentration
in International Studies is designed to reward students who want
to learn about contemporary global affairs in an interdisciplinary
fashion.
The Concentration
in International Studies will require the following courses:
Required
Introductory Course (Choose One Four-Hour Course)
Required
Study Abroad : Students must participate in one study abroad
program that is approved by the college. In consultation with
faculty advisors, students may choose a program that takes place
during a summer, a semester, or a year.
The
program must provide at least four hours of approved credit.
Those credits may be used to fulfill the distribution requirements
for the concentration. In case of programs that are interdisciplinary
in nature, the Director of International Studies will determine,
in consultation with the student, which disciplinary distribution
requirements are fulfilled by that program. Additional requirements
of the concentration, with the approval of the Director.
Programs
are available in almost every country and discipline. The
Millsaps Study Abroad Office will assist students in identifying
and selecting programs. Some of the best options are listed
below, under distribution requirements.
Financial
aid is now available for study abroad. Students may
apply for loans to support study abroad. The Study Abroad
Office will work with students who are interested in applying for
loans. Outside scholarships may also be available to students.
Distribution Requirements: Students must
choose courses worth 24 HOURS, in at least
THREE departments, in at least
TWO divisions.
Courses are
to be approved by the Director of International Studies, in consultation
with the members of the faculty who are offering the courses in
question.
Approved courses
will focus substantially on foreign, international, or cross-cultural
issues that have developed since the beginning of the twentieth
century. By "substantial" focus on this time period, we mean
that at least half of the course will address the period since 1900.
For example, the survey of modern European history begins in 1789,
but typically students in the course spend half of their time studying
the history since 1900. That course, and others like it, will
count toward the concentration, in addition to courses that focus
exclusively on the twentieth century.
Eight hours
of credit may be double-counted from the student's major department,
provided that the courses being double-counted have a substantial
focus on contemporary and international issues.
"Special topics"
courses not listed in the catalog may also be counted, provided
that they also have a substantial focus on contemporary and international
issues.
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Courses
taught through the Millsaps programs in Costa Rica, France,
Yucatan, and Europe.
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Courses
taught in the Millsaps direct exchange programs with the
University of Ulster and Queens University (Balfast, Northern
Ireland) and with Kansai Gaidai University (Osaka, Japan).
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taught in other approved study abroad programs.
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Women's Studies
Women's
Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to promote the
study of gender, of women's experiences, and of various feminist
theories across the college curriculum.
Requirements
for Area of Concentration: A student may elect an area of concentration
in Women's Studies (along with the major) by completing the following
requirements: Introduction
to Women's Studies, Senior
Project, and three approved Women's Studies courses with multidisciplinary
breadth. A minimum grade of C is required.
2000 Introduction to Women's Studies (4 sem. hours).
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the field of
Women's Studies; to the questions raised by the study of women's
experiences; to the intellectual debates surrounding the issue of
gender; and to the role of Women's Studies in the various liberal
arts disciplines.
4000 Senior Project (4 sem. hours). This project
consists either of an independent study with an instructor in the
student's major or a teaching practicum in the Introduction to Women's
Studies course. See coordinator of Women's Studies for information
about this course.
Electives: (4 sem. hours). In addition
to the Introduction to American Studies, students must take the
equivalent of four whole credit courses of approved American
Studies classes with multidisciplinary breadth. (This means
that at least one of these four electives must come from a different
academic department than the others. All four courses cannot come
from the same department.)
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Interdisciplinary
Core
1000 Introduction to Liberal Studies (4 sem. hours).
This course is designed to introduce students to the academic community,
to provide opportunities for intellectual growth through critical
thinking and writing on subjects of general interest, and to initiate
a process of self-reflection that will continue to graduation. It
is a writing-intensive course that takes the place of English Composition.
1020 Writing and Thinking (4 sem. hours).This
course is designed to provide additional writing experience to students
who have already taken Introduction to Liberal Studies. (It may
also be used by transfer students to meet Core 1.) Prerequisite:
Liberal Studies 1000 and recommendation of instructor.
1118-1128 Heritage of the West in World Perspective (8 -8 sem. hours).
Beginning with the ancient period and continuing to the present,
this program brings together history, literature, philosophy, religion
and the arts in an integrated approach to the study of Western culture
within a global context. It is the equivalent of eight semester
hours each semester extending throughout the year. This course meets
the requirements of Core 2-5 and the fine arts requirement.
1200 Topics of the Ancient World (4 sem. hours).
Courses with different topics address developments in the period
from 1000 B.C.E. to 300 C.E. from a variety of perspectives, including
history, literature, philosophy, religion and the fine arts. This
course meets the requirements of Core 2.
1300 Topics of the Premodern World (4 sem. hours).
Courses with different topics address developments from 300 to 1600
from a variety of perspectives, including history, literature, philosophy,
religion and the fine arts. This course meets the requirements of
Core 3.
1600 Topics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (4 sem. hours).
Courses with different topics address issues relating to society
and the individual by applying the methods of psychology, sociology,
politics, and economics. This course meets the requirements of Core
6.
1700 Topics in the Natural Sciences with Lab (4 sem. hours).
Courses with different topics address issues relating to the natural
world by applying the methods of biology, chemistry, geology and
physics. This course includes a laboratory and meets the requirements
of Core 7 and 9.
1800 Topics in Mathematics (4 sem. hours). This course
is interdisciplinary in nature and is designed to show the place
of mathematics within the liberal arts. (Same as Mathematics 1000).
It meets the requirements of Core 8 for students pursuing the BA
degree.
1900 Topics in Science, Mathematics and Computer Science (4 sem.
hours). Courses with different topics address issues
relating to science, mathematics and computer science. This course
does not include a laboratory and therefore does not meet the Core
7 requirement, but it does fulfill the Core 9 requirement.
2400 Topics of the Modern World (4 sem. hours). Courses
with different topics address developments from 1600 to 1900 from
a variety of perspectives, including history, literature, philosophy,
religion, and the arts. This course meets the requirements of Core
4.
2500 Topics of the Contemporary World (4 sem. hours).
Courses with different topics address developments in the twentieth
century from a variety of perspectives, including history, literature,
philosophy, religion, and fine arts. This course meets the requirements
of Core 5.
4002 Senior Honors Colloquium (Spring, 2008). The Honors Colloquium, held in the spring semester of the senior year, is an exciting opportunity for all honors students to share their completed projects with each other and with the Millsaps community. The course also provides a forum in which participants may reflect on their growth as scholars with other Honors students. Honors Colloquium 4002 meets for one 2-hour session weekly and will be coordinated by the Honors Program Director, Dr. Eric Griffin.
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Other Interdisciplinary Courses
1000 Introduction to American Culture I-IV (4-16 sem. hours).
This course is specially designed for international students to
help them practice and refine their communication skills through
the study of American history, literature and language. Enrollment
by permission of the instructor.
2000 Topics in Southern Studies (4 sem.
hours). A course for the general student to
be offered by the Eudora Welty Professor of Southern Studies. It
may be cross-listed with one or more departments and may be repeated
for credit with different topics.
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