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Course Listing for All Departments - January 2025 (ALL: 01/02/2025 - 01/17/2025)

Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist
1005	ANTH-210-90	Star Wars	1.00	SEM	Landry, Timothy	MTWRF: 1:00PM-5:00PM	N/A		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Students will travel to a "galaxy far, far away" to explore the Star Wars universe and its relation to our own. In this course, students will examine the politics, philosophies, and histories that gave birth to Star Wars. We will be using the major films in the Star Wars franchise to unpack the many themes present. Core concepts in cultural anthropology will be used to introduce and frame our discussions. Students will consider the role that Buddhism played in the way George Lucas imaged the Jedi; they will contemplate the Empire as an allegory for fascism; and even think about what Star Wars might reveal about the major social issues for our time including racism, white nationalism, colonization, and religious war.
1019	CCUR-104-90	Foundat Quant Tutoring	0.50	SEM	Cancelled
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		The purpose of this course is to facilitate growth as a quantitative tutor. The course explores the theory and practice of tutoring methods for quantitative course topics through literature, research, and experiential opportunities. Students will develop writing skills, listening techniques, and oral communication strategies to support students across the curriculum. Through discussion, analysis and workshops, students will build skills to promote learning in a collaborative peer-led environment, to cultivate inclusive practices for establishing rapport, and to develop strategies for embedding metacognitive practices in tutoring. This course is designed to help tutors create a more productive environment for tutoring and grow as a learner themselves.
1028	CCUR-105-01	Exploring Awe	0.50	SEM	Cancelled			Y	WELL
		Enrollment limited to 12		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		NOTE: This course is on site at the Rome campus.
		The psychological literature defines awe as an emotional response to physical or conceptual vastness. It's an expansive feeling that challenges you to see the world differently and to connect with something larger than yourself. In this course, we will build a theoretical understanding of awe, as conceptualized in the psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical literature, while using Rome-a city rich with history, art, and human achievement-as a natural laboratory for finding and exploring the phenomenology of awe.
1022	CCUR-106-90	Mechanisms Human Health	0.50	LEC	Bekanich, Julia	MTWRF: 10:00AM-12:15PM	N/A		WELL
		Enrollment limited to 29		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		This co-curricular course will review competencies required to understand the biological, chemical, psychological and physical foundations of human health. Topics will include the biological and biochemical foundations; psychological and social foundations; and chemical and physical foundations. Students will also be assessed on scientific reasoning and the ability to read and critically analyze texts in a variety of disciplines. Students who complete this course will be well-positioned to take exams in health care, including the MCAT.
1010	CCUR-200-90	Design Thinking for Innovation	0.50	SEM	Catrino, Joseph	MTWRF: 2:00PM-4:15PM	N/A
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Design thinking, as a problem-solving approach, provides the tools necessary to become an innovative thinker. The course will present an overview of the design thinking process and critical mindsets that can lead to new insights and innovations. The course will review how individuals and organizations use creativity and design thinking skills to identify and choose opportunities that enable innovation. Creative problem-solving skills are developed and enhanced through a range of activities. Students will learn to use empathy to understand and connect with problems, break down large problems into smaller pieces to solve, explore options, and test prototypes. Students will observe and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, generate ideas, create rapid prototypes, reflect, and evaluate solutions.
1003	ENVS-307-01	New England in Winter	0.50	SEM	Geiss, Christoph	TBA	TBA		WELL
		Enrollment limited to 11		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		Also cross-referenced with WELL
		NOTE: We will go on five hikes during the week of January 6th. No regular meeting times will be scheduled.
		This week-long course explores the winter environments of New England through a number of day-long and half-day hikes, readings, and discussion. We will explore Connecticut's famous traprock ridges, eastern hardwood forests, the glaciated Riga Plateau and Long Island Sound. Students are expected to participate in four of five hikes, participate in class discussions and investigate one of these environments in greater depth. This course includes a significant outdoor component and will expose you to wintry, possibly cold and/or wet environments. It requires adequate clothing and footwear as the hikes will be rain (snow) or shine. Additional equipment (e.g., snow shoes, microspikes) is available through Trinity's outdoor program. Students are strongly encouraged to check the course syllabus and contact the instructor with any questions prior to registering for the course.
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1008	HRST-227-01	Archiving City and College	1.00	SEM	Bauer, Janet	MTWRF: 1:00PM-5:00PM	LIB - 103		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 10		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
						Cross-listing: INTS-227-01
		NOTE: Location: Raether Library - Walton Room
		This course introduces students to the concepts, theories and methods of ethno-historiography and community-engaged, human rights-centered research, demonstrating how we can 'read' the city and the college (and sometimes their interrelationships) from the archive and how these archives can provide counter narratives when seen through the lens of marginalized communities or members. Students will draw on literature about inclusive archiving and evidenced-based story telling in de-colonial studies, human rights, philosophy, anthropology and feminism while working hands on with selected community or campus archiving projects.
1009	INTS-227-01	Archiving City and College	1.00	SEM	Bauer, Janet	MTWRF: 1:00PM-5:00PM	LIB - 103		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 10		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
						Cross-listing: HRST-227-01
		NOTE: Location: Raether Library - Walton Room
		This course introduces students to the concepts, theories and methods of ethno-historiography and community-engaged, human rights-centered research, demonstrating how we can 'read' the city and the college (and sometimes their interrelationships) from the archive and how these archives can provide counter narratives when seen through the lens of marginalized communities or members. Students will draw on literature about inclusive archiving and evidenced-based story telling in de-colonial studies, human rights, philosophy, anthropology and feminism while working hands on with selected community or campus archiving projects.
1004	MATH-121-90	Mathematics of Money	1.00	LEC	Wyshinski, Nancy	MTWRF: 8:30AM-12:30PM	N/A		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 29		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Prerequisite: A suitable score on the Mathematics Placement Exam or completion of QLIT101 or QLIT 103 with a grade of C- or better.
		An introduction to concepts related to financial mathematics. Topics will include simple interest, compound interest, annuities, investments, retirement plans, credit cards, and mortgages. A strong background in algebra is required.
1013	NESC-106-90	Address Your Stress!	0.50	LEC	Helt, Molly	MTWRF: 10:00AM-12:15PM	N/A		WELL
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Also cross-referenced with WELL				Cross-listing: PSYC-106-90
		Students will learn the neurobiology of the human stress response, the negative consequences and symptoms associated with both short term and long term stress, how to recognize when they are experiencing stress, and evidence-based steps they can take to reduce their stress and improve their health and well being.
1014	NESC-106-91	Address Your Stress!	0.50	LEC	Helt, Molly	MTWRF: 1:00PM-3:15PM	N/A		WELL
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Also cross-referenced with WELL				Cross-listing: PSYC-106-91
		Students will learn the neurobiology of the human stress response, the negative consequences and symptoms associated with both short term and long term stress, how to recognize when they are experiencing stress, and evidence-based steps they can take to reduce their stress and improve their health and well being.
1006	POLS-326-90	Gender & Politics - Intl Persp	1.00	LEC	Chambers, Stefanie	MTWRF: 8:30AM-12:30PM	N/A		SOIP
		Enrollment limited to 12		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Also cross-referenced with EDUC, WMGS
		This course explores the role of gender in American politics. We will begin with an examination of the role of women and men in fighting for and against women's suffrage and the subsequent movement to achieve gender equality. We will consider the many ways men's inclusion and women's exclusion from our political system continues to shape contemporary politics and the distribution of power in American society. We will then examine a series of important questions such as: Why are women less likely than men to run for political office? Do male and female politicians govern differently? Throughout the course we will consider how race and ethnicity intersect with gender in the US political system.
1011	PSYC-106-90	Address Your Stress!	0.50	LEC	Helt, Molly	MTWRF: 10:00AM-12:15PM	N/A		WELL
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Also cross-referenced with WELL				Cross-listing: NESC-106-90
		Students will learn the neurobiology of the human stress response, the negative consequences and symptoms associated with both short term and long term stress, how to recognize when they are experiencing stress, and evidence-based steps they can take to reduce their stress and improve their health and well being.
1012	PSYC-106-91	Address Your Stress!	0.50	LEC	Helt, Molly	MTWRF: 1:00PM-3:15PM	N/A		WELL
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Also cross-referenced with WELL				Cross-listing: NESC-106-91
		Students will learn the neurobiology of the human stress response, the negative consequences and symptoms associated with both short term and long term stress, how to recognize when they are experiencing stress, and evidence-based steps they can take to reduce their stress and improve their health and well being.
1015	RELG-212-90	New Testament	1.00	LEC	Hornung, Gabriel	MTWRF: 1:00PM-5:00PM	N/A		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 40		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Also cross-referenced with CLASSICS
		An examination of the New Testament in the context of the first century C.E. to study the formation and themes of these early Christian writings. The course will stress the analysis of texts and discussion of their possible interpretations. How did the earliest writings about Jesus present him? Who was Paul? Is it more accurate to call him the founder of Christianity instead of Jesus? How do we understand Gospels that are not in the New Testament? We will attend to these and other social, political, and historical issues for studying the New Testament and Early Christianity.
1020	RHET-217-01	Writing and A.I.	1.00	LEC	Helberg, Alexander	MTWRF: 1:00PM-5:00PM	SH - S205		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		In the Fall of 2022, the English-speaking public was inundated with the release of numerous synthetic text-generating chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's Bing AI, among others. These chatbots' level of sophistication prompted many to herald a new renaissance in so-called "artificial intelligence." A similar number decried the ways that synthetic text generators could represent the death-knell of writing as a human-centered endeavor. To what degree are either of these claims true? In this class, we will investigate the impact that synthetic text-generators, so-called "A.I.," can have on the writing process by placing them in their historical context, playing with them and examining what they actually do (and don't do), and reflecting upon their affordances and limitations in our own writing processes.
1016	URST-308-90	Olmsted's Evolving Legacy	1.00	SEM	Rickel Pelletier, Mary	MTWRF: 1:00PM-5:00PM	N/A		SOCW
		Enrollment limited to 15		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Identifying the characteristics of past, present, and future parks, the legacy of Hartford native, Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed the Trinity College campus, will reveal the fundamental value of nature in cities. Historic benefits of Olmsted's design influence will be studied as students prepare proposals that can strengthen local community resilience. This course will combine exploration of landscapes near students who are participating remotely with seminar readings of Olmsted's letters/design proposals. Students will develop proposals for conservation of nature as new parks or expanded park systems. Interdisciplinary research will be encouraged. Individual analysis of distinct features, such as recreational trail networks, educational programs, picturesque pathways, riparian connectivity, historic narratives, conservation finance, or ecosystem vitality, will layer our understanding of how landscapes function within urban design.
1007	ARAB-227-90	Reimagining Arabs in Film&Lit	1.00	SEM	Azzimani, Azzedine	MTWRF: 8:30AM-12:30PM	N/A		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
						Cross-listing: LACS-227-90
		This course explores contemporary Arab societies through cinematic and literary lenses in order to examine how the Arab Middle East has been represented in the west. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course investigates how 20th and 21st century visual and literary productions construct and perpetuate an often problematic version of Arab cultural identity. By studying films, novels, short stories, and biographies, students will explore how distinct histories, traditions, and politics are significant factors in reading and analyzing the process of stereotyping. Course conducted in English, and no prior knowledge of Arabic is required. Note: students who took this class in J-term 2023 are ineligible to take the course again.
1002	CLCV-215-90	Legal & Scientific Terminology	0.50	LEC	Tomasso, Vincent	MTWRF: 10:00AM-12:15PM	N/A		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 29		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		This Legal & Scientific Terminology course provides students with the tools to understand the immense amount of technical vocabulary derived from Greek and Latin languages in legal and scientific fields such as law and medicine. Much of the legal and scientific terminology in the English language still today are words that were formed or borrowed from Greek and Latin such as habeas corpus, affidavit, appendectomy, nephrology, etc. In this course, students will learn how to decipher complex vocabulary including patterns in prefixes, suffixes, roots, and stems. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of the history and meaning of the terminology they will likely encounter in their careers and future. No prior knowledge of Greek or Latin is required.
1021	CLCV-229-90	Classics in the Public Sphere	0.50	SEM	Brown, Emily	MTWRF: 1:00PM-3:15PM	N/A		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
		Public humanities projects connect various publics to the academic work of scholars in disciplines that explore human history and heritage. At the same time, public humanities projects also help scholars learn from and engage with living communities and cultures. This class will explore how public humanities can be used to bring the study of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations into the 21st century, including how the use of digital tools, community-based learning, and public art can help scholars collaborate with various publics. We will also discuss how a form of publicly-accessible humanities was utilized even in the ancient world. Students will also investigate how-and if-the field of classics can be decolonialized through, in part, the tools and practices of public humanities.
1024	FREN-231-90	Francophone Film as Adaptation	1.00	SEM	Cancelled				GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
						Cross-listing: LACS-231-90
		This course in English invites students to explore Francophone films that are adaptions of bandes dessinées (comics) or graphic novels. and are not always what one would expect. By reading the original works and screening the films made from them, as well as reading theoretical and critical texts, students will explore the affordances and limitations of such adaptations, theories of adaptation, and develop textual, visual, and cinematographic literacies. Works may include "Quai d'Orsay", "La vie d'Adèle", "Persepolis", "Largo Winch", "Falcon Lake", "Les chevaliers du ciel", "Le chat du rabbin", and "Astérix aux Jeux olympiques". Students taking the course for French credit will complete assignments in French.
1017	LACS-227-90	Reimagining Arabs in Film&Lit	1.00	SEM	Azzimani, Azzedine	MTWRF: 8:30AM-12:30PM	N/A		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: Remote
						Cross-listing: ARAB-227-90
		This course explores contemporary Arab societies through cinematic and literary lenses in order to examine how the Arab Middle East has been represented in the west. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course investigates how 20th and 21st century visual and literary productions construct and perpetuate an often problematic version of Arab cultural identity. By studying films, novels, short stories, and biographies, students will explore how distinct histories, traditions, and politics are significant factors in reading and analyzing the process of stereotyping. Course conducted in English, and no prior knowledge of Arabic is required. Note: students who took this class in J-term 2023 are ineligible to take the course again.
1025	LACS-231-90	Francophone Film as Adaptation	1.00	SEM	Cancelled				GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: Remote
						Cross-listing: FREN-231-90
		This course in English invites students to explore Francophone films that are adaptions of bandes dessinées (comics) or graphic novels. and are not always what one would expect. By reading the original works and screening the films made from them, as well as reading theoretical and critical texts, students will explore the affordances and limitations of such adaptations, theories of adaptation, and develop textual, visual, and cinematographic literacies. Works may include "Quai d'Orsay", "La vie d'Adèle", "Persepolis", "Largo Winch", "Falcon Lake", "Les chevaliers du ciel", "Le chat du rabbin", and "Astérix aux Jeux olympiques". Students taking the course for French credit will complete assignments in French.
1029	ROME-105-01	Exploring Awe	0.50	SEM	Grubb, Michael Oliver, Lindsay Martin, Simon	MTWR: 1:00PM-3:30PM	TBA	Y	WELL
		Enrollment limited to 12		Waitlist available: N		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		NOTE: This course is on site at the Rome campus.
		The psychological literature defines awe as an emotional response to physical or conceptual vastness. It's an expansive feeling that challenges you to see the world differently and to connect with something larger than yourself. In this course, we will build a theoretical understanding of awe, as conceptualized in the psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical literature, while using Rome-a city rich with history, art, and human achievement-as a natural laboratory for finding and exploring the phenomenology of awe.
1026	ROME-235-01	Food and Culture	0.50 - 1.00	SEM	Dorato, Valentina Oliver, Lindsay Martin, Simon	MTWR: 10:00AM-12:30PM	TBA	Y	GLB
		Enrollment limited to 19		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		NOTE: This course is on site at the Rome campus.
		The saying, “A tavola non s’invecchia” (“One doesn’t age at the supper table”) expresses the importance of food and eating for Italians. In this course, we will examine the relationship between food and culture in Italy, from the ancient world to the present, through a variety of readings, class discussion and some personal and practical experience. Because the study of food culture in Italy invites comparison with your own alimentary habits, we will examine the culture and meaning of food in Italy and in your own country. If “we are what we eat”, then “what” we choose to eat affects many aspects of our lives. The study of food culture is an interdisciplinary study. Even though the historical point of view will be the main one, during our reading, class discussion and lecture we will touch upon a lot of different fields: anthropology, sociology, literature, art, philosophy. Besides studying food culture through readings, written assignments, and class discussion, students will undertake a group-learning project around Rome that will enhance their classroom experience.
1027	ROME-241-01	The Politics of Magnificence	0.50	SEM	Salgo, Eszter Oliver, Lindsay Martin, Simon	MTWR: 10:00AM-12:30PM	TBA	Y	GLB
		Enrollment limited to 12		Waitlist available: Y		Mode of Instruction: In Person
		NOTE: This course is on site at the Rome campus.
		Conscious of the intimate link that exists between politics and aesthetics, this course seeks to examine through specific case studies how those who have governed Rome throughout the centuries have used architecture, town planning, statues, paintings, artifacts and ceremonies to inspire people and to strengthen their own legitimacy. Numerous onsite classes and a special visit to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will allow students to explore the (both changing and constant) sources of Rome's soft power: its culture, its political values and its foreign policy.