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2012-2013 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses of Instruction
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Course Numbering System. Each subject is identified by a symbol made up of two parts. The first part is an abbreviation denoting the general field of study. The second part is a number denoting the particular subject. The first digit indicates the year in which the course is usually taken and, therefore, the level of instruction.
Credit. The unit of academic credit used at the Virginia Military Institute is the semester hour. A semester hour represents one hour of classroom work (lecture or recitation) or one period (two or three hours) of laboratory or supervised research or field work per week during a single semester. Thus a course that meets for three class hours and one laboratory period each week during one semester carries credit for four semester hours.
In the following course descriptions the figures on the title lines indicate, in order, the class hours per week, the laboratory or field work hours per week, and the semester hours credit. For example, the figures “3—2—4” mean that the class meets three times a week for one-hour classroom sessions and has two hours of laboratory, supervised research, or field work each week, and that the course carries four semester hours of credit.
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department Head: Colonel Addington
Requirements for a major in electrical and computer engineering are specified in Electrical and Computer Engineering . |
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EE 431 - Digital Signal Processing
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 4
Digital Signal Processing discusses the representation of discrete-time signals and systems using time-domain methods such as convolution and frequency-domain methods including the DTFT (Discrete Time Fourier Transform), the DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform), and the Z transform. Other topics include digital filter design and analysis, the impact of sampling in the time and frequency domains, and the design of anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters. The laboratory will emphasize practical considerations involved with the implementation of DSP algorithms. MATLAB will be used for digital signal generation, plotting and the implementation and analysis of DSP operations. Prerequisite(s): EE 230 .
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EE 435 - Fault Tolerant Computing
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers techniques for designing and analyzing fault tolerant digital systems. The topics covered include fault models and effects, fault avoidance techniques, hardware redundancy, error detection and correction, time redundancy, software redundancy, combinatorial reliability models. In addition, Markov reliability modeling, Markov availability modeling, safety modeling, design trade-off analysis, and the testing of redundant digital systems will be covered. Prerequisite(s): MA 220 , EE 339 .
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EE 445 - Computer Networks
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to computer network fundamentals such as network architecture and Media Access Control (MAC). The topics covered include: ALOHA networks, Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) networks, CSMA Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) networks, CSMA with collision detection (CSMA/CD) networks, token passing networks, Ethernet networks, seven layer OSI model, IEEE network standards, wireless networks to include satellite networks, network media selection, and the fundamental components of the Internet. The ability to design a network to meet a throughput requirement is stressed. Prerequisite(s): MA 220 , EE 372W .
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EE 450 - Biomedical Signal Processing and Biomechanics
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3
This laboratory-intensive course is divided into modules covering two of the largest branches of bioengineering: biosignal processing and the mechanical analysis of biostructures. The first module introduces the Short-Time Fourier Transform and its application to speech processing and synthesis. The two-dimensional Z-Transform and its application to filter and enhance medical images are also covered. The second module has a brief treatment of statics and continuum mechanics, then introduces three-dimensional solid modeling techniques, and ties these together with the use of finite element solvers. Prerequisite(s): EE 431 .
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EE 455 - Electrical/Mechanical Design
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3
Engineering in practice often employs a hybrid of electrical and mechanical design skills. This laboratory-intensive course takes students already proficient in analog design and microcontroller programming, and in the first module ties these skills together with microcontroller analog interfacing methods. The second module consists of a brief treatment of statics and continuum mechanics, and then introduces three-dimensional solid modeling, additive rapid prototyping, and stress analysis techniques. Students then demonstrate mastery of electrical and mechanical design skills in the third module design project. Laboratory experiments involving microcontroller interfacing and computer-aided design complement the lectures. Prerequisite(s): EE 339 , EE 339 , PY 161 .
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EE 460 - Portable Power
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3
Microelectronics has enabled sophisticated electrically powered communications, sensing/ data acquisition, computing, entertainment and positioning systems that are portable. A major challenge is the lifetime, weight, reliability and resupply of the batteries powering these systems. This course examines high-energy-density solutions capable of meeting these enhanced requirements. A laboratory session examines systems efficiencies, energy conversion/storage methods, high efficiency converters/regulators and testing metrics applied as feedback to a systems engineering approach. Prerequisite(s): EE 356 .
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EE 469 - Ece Internship for Credit
Lecture Hours: 0-3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 0-3
Designed for students pursuing an internship for credit in ECE. Students must meet eligibility, registration, and documentation requirements, as outlined in the VMI Academic Regulations.
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EE 470 - Seminar
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
The senior seminar is designed with the twin goals of preparing students to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination, and provide graduating cadets with important career skills not covered in other courses, including how to interview/negotiate salary, what graduate school offers an engineering career, the role of professional organizations including the IEEE, the importance of P.E. licensure, and how to obtain patents. Students will choose an area from several current fast-hiring branches of electrical engineering, research the field from the view of a prospective hire, and present their findings in a formal written and power point presentation to the class.
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EE 471W - System Design Validation
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 1
The objective of this course is to validate a system design satisfying requirements defined by the IEEE Student Hardware Contest rules through a final evaluation occurring as a multiteam competition. This course applies test and evaluation as feedback to conceptual, logical and physical design steps of multiple subsystems and the integrated system. A reflective essay addresses lessons learned from application of a complex systems engineering process that produces both a product and management processes. Prerequisite(s): EE 422 . Writing Intensive (W).
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EE 473 - Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Special topics in electrical and computer engineering as suggested by members of the faculty or cadets. Subject and content announced before the semester begins. Topics will be determined upon adequate student interest. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor.
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EE 491 - Undergraduate Research in ECE
Lecture Hours: 0-1
Lab Hours: 0-6
Credit Hours: 1-3
Designed for students pursuing undergraduate research under the supervision of one or more members of the ECE faculty. Approval of the instructor(s) and the ECE Department Head is required. A final paper and/or presentation will be required at the end of the course, as deemed appropriate by the instructor(s).
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EE 496 - Undergraduate Research in ECE
Lecture Hours: 0-1
Lab Hours: 0-6
Credit Hours: 1-3
Designed for students pursuing undergraduate research under the supervision of one or more members of the ECE faculty. Approval of the instructor(s) and the ECE Department Head is required. A final paper and/or presentation will be required at the end of the course, as deemed appropriate by the instructor(s).
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ENGLISH Department of English and Fine Arts
Department Head: Colonel Miller
Requirements for a major in English are specified in English, Rhetoric and Humanistic Studies .
Note: A minimum grade of C in WR 101 is a prerequisite for WR 102, and a minimum grade of C in WR 102 is a prerequisite for all 200- and 300-level English (EN) and Writing (WR) courses. All 400-level courses have additional prerequisites, which are listed in the course descriptions. These prerequisites may be waived by the department head if there is evidence that the cadet is well prepared for the 400-level course. |
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EN 201 - English Literature to 1750
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Beginning with the early Anglo-Saxon tale of heroes and monsters, Beowulf, and ending in the eighteenth century with the satiric adventures of Swift’s Gulliver, this course looks at the major writers and works of the intervening one thousand years. Writers will include Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. Emphasis is placed not only on individual works but on continuity and tradition in the evolution of British literature.
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EN 202 - English Literature Since 1750
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Romanticism turned away from the past to explore new relationships between human beings and nature, idealism and experience. Major emphasis will be placed on Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. The impact of industry and science on the Victorian era will be considered in the poetry of Tennyson, Browning, and Arnold, and in Dickens’ novel, Hard Times. Finally, we will explore the diversity and experimentation of the twentieth century’s poetry, fiction, and drama, including the works of Conrad, Yeats, Woolf, and Eliot.
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EN 203 - World Literature-Thematic Focus
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to literature from various world regions and/or cultures using a thematic focus. The focus will be on both the close study of the literature itself and the cultural context through which it arose. See the course schedule for specific themes. This course is not repeatable.
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EN 204 - World Literature-Regional Focus (Not Britain Or Us)
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to literature from a specific region of the world. The focus will be on both the close study of the literature itself and the cultural context through which it arose. See the course schedule for specific regional designations. This course is not repeatable.
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EN 209 - Survey of American Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
“It’s a complex fate, being an American.” When Henry James wrote these words, he had in mind certain persistent conflicts in the American mind and imagination. This course is an introduction to the major writers from the Colonial period to the present who have helped to define these conflicts and thus to illuminate the complex fate of this country. The course will consider such things as America’s sense of destiny; the tension between individual rights and social imperatives; the encounter of black, red, and white on this continent; the role of the artist in a democratic society; changing perspectives on nature; the old world versus the new; the American dream; and the American nightmare.
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EN 250W - Seminar in Literary Research & Analysis
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to literary research and writing. It teaches students how to conceive and shape research topics, use a wide range of research tools (both in print and online), and apply a variety of critical theories for reading and analyzing literature. Course research projects will be both instructor-and student-designed. Writing Intensive (W).
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EN 308 - Renaissance English Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of English poetry, prose, and drama of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Emphasis is on the understanding and appreciation of the works discussed, but some attention is given to each as an expression of the culture of the period.
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EN 310 - Shakespeare
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of Shakespeare’s works, including selected histories, tragedies, and comedies.
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EN 312 - Eighteenth-Century British Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
The literature of the Restoration and eighteenth century in England (1668-1775); Gulliver’s Travels, Robinson Crusoe, The Beggar’s Opera, and more.
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EN 316 - Romantic Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of poetry and prose of the English Romantic Movement. The nature of the individual, the connections among individuals, the nature of nature, the effects of technology and the industrial revolution, and the place and purpose of literature were the concerns of such poets as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron, and Shelley, and of the novelists Walter Scott and Mary Shelley (Frankenstein).
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EN 318 - Victorian Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of Victorian thought and spirit through literature. Readings in Bronte, Tennyson, Browning, Wilde, and others.
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EN 320 - Twentieth-Century British Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of major British writers since 1900 including Conrad, Eliot, Yeats, and Graham Green, among others.
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EN 326 - European Literature: 1914 to the Present
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of various authors, typically including Mann, Sartre, Camus, Kafka, and Koestler. Emphasis is on the development of existential and absurdist attitudes and forms, especially as responses to the two World Wars, the emergence of totalitarianism and the Holocaust.
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EN 350 - American Period - Early American
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of American literature beginning with the first voyage of Christopher Columbus and concluding with the rise of Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper, this course chronicles the efforts of European immigrants and their descendants to discover a distinctly “American” literary voice. In addition, this class will consider the literatures of Native Americans faced with invasion and of Africans faced with enslavement. Readings will include works by such authors as Columbus, Cabeza de Vaca, Smith, Winthrop, Bradford, Bradstreet, Rowlandson, Taylor, Sewall, Mather, Byrd, Edwards, Franklin, Crèvecoeur, Paine, Jefferson, Equaino, Freneau, Wheatley, Rowson, Brown, Irving, and Cooper.
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EN 352 - American Period - American Renaissance
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Surveying American literature from the middle of the nineteenth century, this course will explore the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns that define the emergence of a distinctly American literature. The course will cover major movements such as Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Sentimentalism, and the rise of the Slave Narrative by examining readings by such authors as Emerson, Hawthorne, Stowe, Douglass, and Melville.
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EN 356 - American Period - Realism and Naturalism
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the two most significant currents in American literature between the Civil War and World War I, this course considers how realist and naturalist writers responded to the economic, social, scientific, and artistic theories and realities of their times. Readings will include works by authors such as William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Charles Chesnutt, Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, and Theodore Dreiser.
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EN 360 - American Period - Modernism
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
American Literature’s “Second Renaissance.” Widely ranging and diverse readings in this period (1910-1940) of extraordinary creativity can include Lewis, Anderson, Fitzgerald, Frost, Pound, Eliot, Hughes, Stein, Hemingway, H.D., Toomer, Faulkner, Hurston. Against a background of interrelationship of the arts, numerous movements and approaches to writing may be examined, including Imagism, Stream of Consciousness, Lost Generation, Harlem Renaissance, Objectivism.
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EN 361 - American Period - Postwar American Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Continuing where Modernism leaves off, this course considers writers who came into prominence in the first decades following World War II, challenging virtually all literary conventions of the day and exerting considerable influence on life and culture. Readings may include works by such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Lowell, Flannery O’Connor, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Eudora Welty, as well as Beat Generation writers like Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
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EN 363 - American Period - Contemporary American Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course considers representative prose, poetry, and dramatic texts of the period following the Vietnam War up to the present day. Readings will be considered against the backdrop of social, political, racial, and historical trends in American society and may include works by such authors as Raymond Carver, David Mamet, Toni Morrison, John Updike, and Kurt Vonnegut.
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EN 372 - Literature of the Bible
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course is a study of the Bible as literature and will pay particular attention to the importance of genre.
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EN 376 - Literature of War
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of how characters in literature behave under the stress of battle. We will be concerned with issues of fear, heroism, comradeship, and the changing nature of war. We will also explore the different ways in which writers have sought to depict war. Readings will be selected from a wide range of materials, including novels, poems, plays, trench memoirs, essays, and histories.
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EN 378 - Arthurian Legend
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Magic, morals, cuckoldry, and comedy, romance, and tragedy are all a part of the legend of King Arthur, which this course will trace from its origin in the chronicles of the ninth century to its most important compendium in the fifteenth, with sidelong glances at modern versions in books and on film. The centerpieces will be Chretien de Troyes’s romances and Sir Thomas Malory’s “Arthuriad,” Le Morte D’Arthur.
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EN 401 - The English Language: History and Use
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A general survey of linguistics with emphasis on the history of the English language, phonetics, and grammar theory, including Transformational Grammar. This course is required by many states for certification to teach English. Prerequisite(s): one 200- or 300-level English course.
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EN 406 - Literary theory: Ways of Reading Texts - World Lit
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce cadets to the historical development of literary theory and the major critical “schools” that have developed to the present. As part of our investigation, we will discuss the following questions: Why study literature? What literature should be studied, and how do we make that decision? From what viewpoint should we read, given the variety of possible ways to analyze any text? And what tools do we need to facilitate our exploration and analysis of works being produced on an increasingly global literary landscape? In addition to Bressler’s Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, we will read Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman (Nigerian), Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day (South-Asian Indian), selected poetry by Caribbean, Irish, Iraqi, Chinese, Palestinian, and Polish poets. No prior experience with the study of literary theory is necessary.
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EN 413 - Chaucer
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A general study of Chaucer’s early works and The Canterbury Tales, considering Chaucer’s sources, his artistry, and his significance as a representative of his time and as a subject of modern critical controversy. Prerequisite(s): EN 201 .
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EN 420 - Studies in Shakespeare
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of a selected topic in Shakespeare. See the course schedule for the specific subject. Prerequisite(s): EN 310 .
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EN 423 - Milton
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course is a survey of Milton’s major poetry and prose and will include an intensive study of his epic masterpiece, Paradise Lost. Prerequisite(s): EN 201 .
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EN 450 - Southern Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the literature of the American South, emphasizing how the region’s writers described, celebrated, critiqued, and even created aspects of “Southernness.” Readings may be focused historically or thematically. Prerequisite(s): EN 209 .
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EN 455 - African-American Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the literature of the African-American experience, how it works both within and outside of the tradition of mainstream American literature, responding to, emulating, and/ or critiquing what our traditional literature says it means to be “American.” Readings may be focused historically or thematically. Prerequisite(s): EN 209 .
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EN 460 - Studies in Drama
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of a selected topic in drama. See the course schedule for the specific subject. Prerequisite(s): one 200- or 300-level English course.
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EN 461 - Studies in Prose
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of a selected topic in either fiction or non-fiction. See the course schedule for the specific subject. Prerequisite(s): one 200- or 300-level English course.
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EN 463 - Studies in Poetry
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of a selected topic in poetry. See the course schedule for the specific subject. Prerequisite(s): one 200- or 300-level English course.
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EN 464 - Studies in World Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of a selected topic in world literature. See the course schedule for the specific subject. Prerequisite(s): one 200- or 300-level English course.
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EN 465 - Seminars in Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
These courses are intended for cadets who want to enhance their appreciation of literature as well as their ability to talk and to write about it. Enrollment is limited; class discussion is emphasized. In each course, substantial instruction and practice in writing is to be expected. Conferences will be held with cadets to help them plan and execute written work. The literary and artistic content of these courses is eclectic, offering a wide variety of themes, authors, artists, genres, and historical periods. Prerequisite(s): one 200 or 300 level English course.
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EN 473 - Independent Reading
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Independent reading in a closely-defined field or an individual author or group of authors, under the supervision of the instructor teaching a course in a corresponding subject. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites for both EN 473 and EN 474 ; English major; EN 201 , EN 209 , EN 202 , and EN 209 ; a 3.0 average in English courses beyond WR 102 ; permission of the department head. Limit: two independent reading courses in English.
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EN 474 - Independent Reading
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Independent reading in a closely-defined field or an individual author or group of authors, under the supervision of the instructor teaching a course in a corresponding subject. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites for both EN 473 and EN 474; English major; EN 201 , EN 209 , EN 202 , and EN 209 ; a 3.0 average in English courses beyond WR 102 ; permission of the department head. Limit: two independent reading courses in English.
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EN 480W - Senior Capstone Course
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
In this student-centered seminar, the culmination of their study in the Department of English and Fine Arts, cadets will demonstrate their achievement of the learning outcomes for English majors by creating a capstone portfolio and making an oral presentation to the class. They will revise selected papers and build on previous work – for example, by extending their research or by refining their critical approach. They will also devote a substantial portion of the course to composing and refining an introductory reflective essay explaining how the portfolio reveals the breadth and depth of their accomplishments. Open only to First Class English majors. Prerequisite(s): EN 250W . Writing Intensive (W).
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EN 495 - Independent Reading for Honors
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Open only to English Honors candidate who will prepare a bibliography and prospectus on the chosen topic. Prerequisite(s): EN 201 , EN 202 and EN 209 ; a 3.2 average in English courses beyond WR 102 ; and approval by the Honors Committee and the department head.
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EN 496 - Honors thesis
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Open only to English Honors candidates, this course is devoted to preparing an honors thesis. Prerequisite(s): a grade of B or higher in EN 495 and approval by the Honors Committee and the department head.
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FINE ARTS Department of English and Fine Arts
Department Head: Colonel Miller
Note: A minimum grade of C in WR 102 is a prerequisite for all three-credit 200- and 300-level fine arts courses. |
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FA 207 - Principles of the Visual Arts
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the major elements (line, color, texture, etc.), principles of design (symmetry, perspective, etc.), media (oil painting, sculpture, etching, etc.), and criteria of judgment of the visual arts. The aim of the course is to make cadets visually “literate”—to teach them, through analysis and critical evaluation, to see rather than merely to look.
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FA 215 - Studio Art: Drawing and the Graphic Arts
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 1
A course designed to introduce cadets to the basic techniques of draftsmanship and principles of design through practical work in such major media of drawing and printmaking as graphite, charcoal, ink wash, pen and ink, dry point, and etching. Note: Enrollment is limited to sixteen.
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FA 216 - Studio Art: Painting
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 1
A practical introduction to the materials and techniques of some of the major media of painting and color graphics: watercolor, gouache, oil, acrylic, and lino cut. Note: Enrollment is limited to sixteen. Prerequisite(s): Although desirable, FA 215 is not prerequisite.
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FA 251 - History of Art I
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of Western painting, sculpture, and architecture, beginning with the styles of Crete and Mycenae and ending with that of Gothic Europe. Although we will mainly define styles and identify the historical processes that shaped them, we will also pause to discuss such matters as the technology of Roman architecture, the Greco-Roman sources of Early Christian style, and the effects upon later medieval art of pilgrimages and relics.
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FA 252 - History of Art II
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of the styles of Western painting, sculpture, and architecture that existed between 1400 and 1900: Flemish, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-Classical, and so on. In addition to defining styles, we will discuss such phenomena as the secularization of religious art after 1400, the changing relationship between the artist and his patron, and the rebirth of still life and landscape in 17th-century painting.
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FA 261X - Survey of Asian Art: India, China, Japan
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
What defines a culture? How do art and architecture reflect cultural concerns and values? Are there differences in the way the East and West perceive and visualize their world? These and many more questions will be part of this study of Asian Art. FA 261 is designed as an introduction to the art and architecture of India, China, and Japan, Covering nearly 4,000 years of art and history produced by a massive area of the world — South Asia and East Asia — the course will present the main lines of development of these cultures and their arts. Emphasis will be placed on recognition and identification of major works of art, including sculpture, ceramics, painting, and architecture, and associated styles from each period/ dynasty. A focus on religion and regional philosophy will be a strong component as well. This course was taught as FA 375X and may not be taken again for credit. Civilizations and Cultures (X)
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FA 340 - Introduction to Music
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Following a study of the fundamentals of music theory and notation, we will survey the styles of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern. Although we will briefly consider such matters as the influence of architecture on music, the evolution of instruments, and the social status of the composer and the performer, we will devote ourselves mainly to studying the forms with which such major composers as Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, and Stravinsky have given shape to their inspiration.
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FA 346 - The Film
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Through a study of the history and aesthetics of the film, films themselves, and their significant critics, the course seeks to establish substantial grounds for understanding and evaluating the film as an art form.
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FA 362 - Modern Art
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the art—chiefly the painting—of 1800-1970: a period of unparalleled richness, diversity, and innovation. We will closely examine the works of major figures like Courbet, Manet, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Munch, Picasso, and Kandinsky so as to gain a better understanding of such cultural phenomena as the birth of the avant-garde, the embrace of the irrational, and the incorporation into Western styles of the modes of expression of Oriental and African art.
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FA 364 - Art and Revolution: Propaganda in 19th and 20th Century Europe and America
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of visual artists’ responses to some of the major revolutionary events of the last 200 years, including the French Revolution, World War I, the Nazi-Bolshevist struggles in Weimar Germany, and World War II. Although we will look at examples of popular art—posters, propaganda films, and so forth—as documents of the social upheavals that inspired them, we will chiefly concern ourselves with the paintings, drawings, and graphic works of such important “fine” artists as David, Goya, Delacroix, Daumier, Grosz, and Kollwitz. Civilizations and Cultures (X)
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FA 365X - Arts of Japan
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys the traditional arts of Japan: architecture, gardens, sculpture, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, graphics, and the decorative arts. Japanese art is studied not only in terms of basic periods of stylistic development, major artistic personalities, and significant individual works, but also in the context of religious, social, political, and economic developments in each period under discussion. In looking at Japanese art, students will discuss greater cultural issues such as isolationism, assimilation, identity, nationalism, and East/West interactions. This course was taught as FA 377X and may not be taken again for credit.
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FA 375 - Special Seminars
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Seminars on individual artists, composers, topics, or problems, as suggested from time to time by members of the faculty or by groups of cadets.
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FA 380 - Special Seminars
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Seminars on individual artists, composers, topics, or problems, as suggested from time to time by members of the faculty or by groups of cadets.
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FA 383 - Western Architecture
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
After discussing principles of structure and problems of stress, we will examine the various methods by which Western architects have enclosed and articulated space. Moving chronologically from sixth century BC Greece to twentieth century America, we will define the structural and decorative conventions of the major styles in their cultural contexts. Working independently, each cadet will prepare a research project based upon the study of an important local building. Because Lexington is located in an architecturally rich area, there will be several field trips. Note: Enrollment limited to sixteen.
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FA 385 - Modern Art and the Great War
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
It is ironic that World War I, a war of stalemate and attrition that claimed 10,000,000 victims, inspired a rich outpouring of visual art. In this course we will study the paintings, original prints, and works of sculpture that it inspired—documents of the “war fever” of 1911-1914, of the protracted agony of the war itself, and of the bitter disillusionment that followed. Each work of visual art will be examined against its cultural background, the details of which will be provided by slide-illustrated lectures on the history of the period, readings from poems and trench memoirs, recordings of both popular and “serious” music inspired by the war, and films with World War I settings.
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FA 401 - Independent Study in Fine Arts
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Independent study of an individual artist, a school of artists, or a historical period, under the supervision of the instructor teaching a course in a corresponding subject. Note: Limit: one independent study course in Fine Arts. Prerequisite(s): 3.0 average in two Fine Arts lecture (three-credit) courses and permission of the department head.
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FA 407 - Art History Thesis
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Guided by the instructor, the cadet will select a problem in some area of the visual arts— painting, the graphic arts, sculpture, or architecture—explore it intensively, and, applying the methods of criticism and scholarship, produce a paper of “honors” quality. Designed mainly but not exclusively for cadets planning postgraduate work in art history. Prerequisite(s): A 3.5 average in FA 251 and FA 252 and permission of the department head.
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FRENCH Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Department Head: Colonel Bulger-Barnett
- All cadets who enter with two or more entrance units in a modern foreign language are given placement tests and are placed in appropriate courses on the basis of the test results, their previous high school language coursework, and after consultation with the department head of modern languages.
- A single year of a foreign language shall count toward meeting graduation requirements only when the cadet is studying a second language or is taking a language as an elective.
- Classroom work is supplemented with computer-aided language instruction in a wellequipped Language Learning Center.
Prerequisites: Cadets must demonstrate proficiency in ML 101 in order to be admitted into ML 102. They must, similarly, demonstrate proficiency in ML 102 before enrolling in ML 201, and in ML 201 before enrolling in ML 202/204. Proficiency in ML 202/204 is a prerequisite for admission to 300-level courses. Completion of two 300-level courses or their equivalent is expected before enrollment in any 400 -level course. Once a cadet has completed work at the 202/204 level, he/she may not return to the elementary level course for credit.
Cadets who present three or more years of a high school language or demonstrate native or near-native language abilities may not enroll at the elementary level of that language. Such students will have the choice of enrolling either in the first semester intermediate level of that language or in the first semester elementary course of a different language. |
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FR 101 - Elementary French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the fundamentals of French. Primary emphasis on the acquisition of the basic language skills (comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing). Intended for beginners with no previous experience in the language.
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FR 102 - Elementary French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of FR 101 Note: Integration of French culture through cognitive reading and broader vocabulary. Prerequisite(s): FR 101 .
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FR 201 - Intermediate French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A systematic review of grammar and the readings of texts of significant literary, cultural or historical value. Composition, aural and oral work continued. Prerequisite(s): FR 102 .
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FR 202 - Intermediate French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of FR 201 . Prerequisite(s): FR 201 .
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FR 304 - French Composition and Conversation
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Designed for students who wish to gain a command of spoken and written French. Conducted in French. Prerequisite(s): FR 202 .
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FR 305W - French Thought Across the Centuries
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of French contributions to philosophy, history, science, political theory and belleslettres from the Middle Ages, to the Existential writers of the XXth Century. All genres, poetry, narrative, exposition, drama as well as the evolution of the language itself. A Writing-Intensive Course requiring regular submission of written compositions and the regular re-writing and editing of such material. Prerequisite(s): FR 202 . Writing Intensive (W)
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FR 306W - French Thought Across the Centuries
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of French contributions to philosophy, history, science, political theory and belleslettres from the Middle Ages, to the Existential writers of the XXth Century. All genres, poetry, narrative, exposition, drama as well as the evolution of the language itself. A Writing-Intensive Course requiring regular submission of written compositions and the regular re-writing and editing of such material. Prerequisite(s): FR 202 . Writing Intensive (W)
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FR 314 - French Civilizations and Cultures
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Overview of history, art, politics, geography, educational and legal systems, reigning philosophy of the former colonies of Indochina, Africa, the Caribbean (the DOM-TOM) and Québec. Texts include newspapers, popular media, personal and official documents, literary expression, and film. Spoken and written French exercised. Prerequisite(s): FR 202 .
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FR 315 - Introduction to Francophonic Texts
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Builds on reading skills acquired in FR 201 and FR 202 by presenting a variety of texts from many fields of interest: politics, business, literature, history. The language of instruction is French. Emphasis on developing good reading and writing skills. Prerequisite(s): FR 202
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FR 330 - French Masterpieces in Translation I
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of French contributions to philosophy, history, science, political theory, and belleslettres from the Middle Ages to the Revolution, designed for students with no knowledge of French language. Includes origin and development of the genres: poetry, narrative, exposition, drama. Regular submission of compositions and re-writing and editing of such material. This course follows the outline of French 305W though availability of readable translations dictates the choice of texts. This course does not include a foreign language component and cannot be used toward a language requirement. Note: Cadets may not earn credit for both FR 330 and FR 305W . Prerequisite(s): WR 102 with a minimum grade of C.
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FR 331 - French Masterpieces in Translation II
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of French contributions to philosophy, history, science, political theory, and belles lettres from Romanticism to the present, designed for students with no knowledge of the French language. Continued development of the genres: poetry, narrative, exposition, drama. Regular submission of compositions and the regular re-writing and editing of such material. This course follows the outline of French 306W though availability of readable translations dictates the choice to texts. This course does not include a foreign language component and cannot be used toward a language requirement. Note: Cadets may not earn credit for both FR 331 and FR 306W . Prerequisite(s): WR 102 with a minimum grade of C.
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FR 405 - Independent Reading
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Directed readings of major literary works, written reports and a research paper required. Taught in French. At least one research paper is required. Note: Retakes for credit. Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department Head.
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FR 406 - Independent Reading
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Directed readings of major literary works, written reports and a research paper required. Taught in French. At least one research paper is required. Note: Retakes for credit. Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department Head.
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FR 409 - Stylistics in French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Recapitulation of grammar with emphasis on expansion of vocabulary, development of style in speaking and writing. Materials used will be film, journalism, exposition, interviews, broadcast media, and other sources. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level French courses.
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FR 410 - Narrative and Exposition in French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of narration in French, from Medieval epics and early French story-telling through Montaigne and Flaubert, Shendhal, Robbe-Grillet, Perec. Political theory and philosophical and scientific writings as well as tracts by moralists like Pascal or Descartes supplement purely fictional accounts. Extensive reading and analytical writing about these documents. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level French courses.
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FR 411 - Drama and Film in French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of dramatic modes in French, from Medieval through the Neo-Classical to the modern théatre de l’absurde and into the XXth Century. Extensive use of film versions of plays under study. Extensive reading and analytical writing about these documents. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level French courses.
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FR 412 - French Poetry and Popular Music
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of French verse, from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance and XVIIth Century to modern manifestations of poetry: vers libres, symbolisme, l’art pour l’art. Brel, Piaf, Gainsbourg, Vian. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level French courses.
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FR 413 - Francophone Or Non-Continental French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of expression in French, including works from (the Maghreb), Black Africa, Indochina, Canada and Louisiana, and the Caribbean Basin. Prerequisite(s): Two French courses at 300-level.
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FR 414 - Themes, Figures, Periods, Regions
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Detailed study of French culture, society, or history (colonialism, revolution, race, protoscience, economic and political theory), a given author through study of all his or her works (Beauvoir, Duras, Gide St-Expupéry, Joan of Arc, Napolean), a period of innovation in theory of creation (Symbolism, Existentialism, Renaissance, Exploration), or an area of particular interest (French Caribbean). Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level French courses.
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FR 450 - Modern Language Capstone Course
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
The student will choose a topic incorporating an analysis of historical, literary or cultural factors in the major language area - field experience and interdisciplinary topics are strongly encouraged. Upon approval of the faculty adviser, the student will prepare both a research paper and a 20-minute oral presentation. This course is open to first and second class Modern Language majors or minors. The ML Capstone project will be written in the student’s major foreign language, as appropriate, and it will achieve a language rating of “Advanced-High”. All relevant documentation will adhere to MLA specifications. An accepted ML Honors Thesis could substitute for this course.
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FR 470 - Special Topics in French
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
An advanced topics course that will vary to reflect cadet and professorial interests. This course fosters a close reading of text and discussion of diverse topics from the French world to reinforce advanced language and cultural knowledge. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level French courses or their equivalent.
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GEOLOGY Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department head: Captain Riester
Requirements for a major in civil engineering are specified in Civil and Environmental Engineering . |
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GE 306 - Engineering Geology
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 4
Earth material properties and geological processes as they apply to the solution of engineering problems. Case histories, rich visual imagery, a field trip, and three hours of lab per week assist in fully developing this “Natural Science Elective.” Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in civil engineering or permission of instructor.
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GERMAN Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Department Head: Colonel Bulger-Barnett
- All cadets who enter with two or more entrance units in a modern foreign language are given placement tests and are placed in appropriate courses on the basis of the test results, their previous high school language coursework, and after consultation with the department head of modern languages.
- A single year of a foreign language shall count toward meeting graduation requirements only when the cadet is studying a second language or is taking a language as an elective.
- Classroom work is supplemented with computer-aided language instruction in a well-equipped Language Learning Center.
Prerequisites: Cadets must demonstrate proficiency in ML 101 in order to be admitted into ML 102. They must, similarly, demonstrate proficiency in ML 102 before enrolling in ML 201, and in ML 201 before enrolling in ML 202/204. Proficiency in ML 202/204 is a prerequisite for admission to 300-level courses. Completion of two 300-level courses or their equivalent is expected before enrollment in any 400-level course. Once a cadet has completed work at the 202/204 level, he/she may not return to the elementary level course for credit.
Cadets who present three or more years of a high school language or demonstrate native or near-native language abilities may not enroll at the elementary level of that language. Such students will have the choice of enrolling either in the first semester intermediate level of that language or in the first semester elementary course of a different language. |
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GR 101 - Elementary German
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the fundamentals of German. Primary emphasis on the acquisition of the basic language skills (comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing). Secondary emphasis on the cultures where German is spoken. Intended for beginners with no previous experience in the language.
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GR 102 - Elementary German
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of GR 101 . Prerequisite(s): GR 101 .
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GR 201 - Intermediate German
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Reviews principles of grammar and expands the student’s conversational skills. This course is intended to consolidate the basic language skills and to prepare the student for advanced work in German. Readings based on civilization and culture. Prerequisite(s): GR 102 .
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GR 202 - Intermediate German
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of GR 201 . Prerequisite(s): GR 201 .
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GR 303W - Introduction to Contemporary German Culture
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of contemporary German issues including cultural events, travel, economy, politics, education, transportation, and public opinion. Prerequisite(s): GR 202 . Writing Intensive (W).
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GR 304W - Introduction to Contemporary German Culture II
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A study of contemporary German issues focusing on economy and German for business. Prerequisite(s): GR 202 . Writing Intensive (W).
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GR 307 - Literature Survey (1100-1700)
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Authors and works include: the Nibelungenlied, Hartmann von Aue, Martin Luther, Hans Sachs, Andreas Gryphius and others. Prerequisite(s): GR 202 .
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GR 308 - Literature From the Enlightenment to Revolution
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
This course treats the literature and philosophy of the Enlightenment, classicism (Goethe, Schiller), romanticism (Kleist, Grimm) and the Zensur that led up to the 1848 revolution. Prerequisite(s): GR 202 .
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GR 316 - Topics in German
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
A topics course that varies to reflect cadet and professorial interests. The goal of this course is to provide information and foster discussion of diverse topics from the German-speaking world and to reinforce the language skills of all cadets enrolled. The language of instruction is German. Note: Retakes for credit. Prerequisite(s): GR 202 .
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GR 405 - Seminar in German Literature
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Directed readings of major literary works; written reports and a research paper required. Taught in German. Note: Retakes for credit. Prerequisite(s): permission of the department head.
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