BIOLOGY

BI107 Elementary Biochemistry
This course seeks to develop an understanding of and appreciation for the chemical basis of life. Fundamental principles of general, organic, and biological chemistry are covered with particular emphasis on clinical applications. Adequate preparation for this course should include a working knowledge of high school level algebra.

BI108 MICROBIOLOGY
An introductory course, focusing on the general principles underlying the life processes of microorganisms. Topics include microbial cell structure, metabolism, genetics, and growth characteristics. Emphasis is given to disease-causing (pathogenic) microorganisms and the various systems of defense employed by the human host.

BI331-332 HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
The structure and function of human cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems are considered. The interdependence of these systems is emphasized and related to the total field of biology. Laboratory work includes the dissection of a typical mammal and completion of classical experiments of physiology. See additional information about this course.  

BI344 NUTRITION
A theoretical and practical study of human nutrition. This course will examine the basic scientific principles of healthy nutrition, including a survey of the major macromolecules and their effects on each of the major body systems, nutrient requirements throughout the life cycle, dietary assessment techniques, factors affecting food habits, herbs in health promotion, food safety, and biotechnology.  A basic understanding of general biology and chemistry and of human anatomy and physiology is recommended as preparation for the course.

BI346 PHARMACOLOGY (No Lab)
A theoretical and practical study of the biochemistry and physiology of drugs. Principles and concepts of drug action are developed using specific examples of drugs affecting each of the major body systems. A basic understanding of general, organic, and biological chemistry and of human anatomy and physiology is recommended as preparation for the course.

BI421/422 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
Individualized research experience in the biological sciences, under the direction of a science faculty member.

BI451 & BI452 BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP
Qualified students may be offered the opportunity to develop, with the aid of the chairperson of the department, an internship experience relevant to their academic needs. Assessment will be based on a portfolio that includes the agency’s outcome assessment, the student’s objective and subjective journal, and a primary-source referenced term paper in an area allied to the internship. Contact Professor Daniel Lavoie for more information and to apply for internships before registering.

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CHEMISTRY 

CH120 & CH121 CHEMISTRY & SOCIETY I & II & LAB
Chemistry and Society is a two-semester chemistry course designed to satisfy the laboratory science requirement for students who do not plan to take additional science courses. The primary goal of the course is to present chemical principles and facts at a level sufficiently rigorous that a student successfully completing the course can act as an informed citizen and consumer. Among the topics considered: chemistry of the atmosphere; solution chemistry; energy and the laws of thermodynamics; important industrial processes; nuclear chemistry; plastics and polymers; drugs; and consumer chemistry. The course will not fulfill any requirement satisfied by CH130 or CH131, other than the college’s laboratory science requirement.

CH130 & CH131 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I & II & LAB
The principles of chemistry with emphasis on the pertinent aspects of chemical theory and behavior. The descriptive chemistry of the more common elements is investigated and correlated to their structures, reactivity and properties. The laboratory work is largely quantitative with particular emphasis on scientific observation, recording of data, and evaluation of results.

CH250 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
A study of the structure, nomenclature, preparations, characterization methods and reactions of organic compounds. Modern theories and reaction mechanisms will be used as unifying bases.

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CLASSICS 

CL280 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERNSHIP
Fieldwork in Greece, Italy or the Mediterranean Basin or work in a museum collection. (Permission of the Instructor is required.)

CL281 STUDY TOUR
Greece and/or Italy. Comprehensive overview of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations with emphasis on topography, art, archaeology, culture and classical tradition. Tour may encompass Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum in Italy; Athens, Mycenae, Delphi, Corinth, Epidaurus in Greece.

COMPUTER SCIENCE 

CS101 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
An introduction to microcomputers and their applications for non-specialists. Topics include Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

CS450 SELECTED TOPICS: ADVANCED EXCEL
This course aims to teach students how to use advanced Excel skills and tools in problem solving and decision making. Topics covered will include: applying Excel skills and tools in problem solving, statistical analysis, effective data display with charts, what-if analyses and scenarios, decision making with goal seek and solver, pivot charts, Web queries and importing from Web to Excel XML and Excel.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

CJ450 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP
Internships with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies are available to students of all majors and class levels.  The student must spend 40 hours per week with the agency and write a research paper.  Twelve credits are awarded for the successful completion of the program. Contact Prof. Elaine Rizzo (641-7078 or erizzo@anselm.edu) for more information and to apply for the Internship before registering.

CJ451 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP
Internships with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies are available to students of all majors and class levels.  The student must spend 20 hours per week with an agency and write a research paper. Six credits are awarded for the successful completion of the program. Contact Prof. Elaine Rizzo (641-7078 or erizzo@anselm.edu) for more information and to apply for the Internship before registering.

CJ453 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP
Available only to students who have successfully completed a six credit Criminal Justice Internship. The student must spend 20 hours per week with the agency and write a research paper. Six credits are awarded for the successful completion of the program. Contact Prof. Elaine Rizzo (641-7078 or erizzo@anselm.edu) for more information and to apply for Internship before registering.*Pre-requisite CJ451

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ECONOMICS & BUSINESS 

EC102 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
This is an introductory course for non-business majors. It discusses management theory and practice in relation to topics including motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, group dynamic, and organizational structure and culture.

EC111 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Introduction to the accounting system. Emphasis placed on balance sheet and income determination and its meaning for business managers.

EC481 ECONOMIC INTERNSHIP
Students intern with businesses, organizations and/or companies throughout the United States. Students must complete at least 120 hours at the internship site, as well as complete academic assignments to successfully meet the requirements of the course. This course is worth three credits at completion and students receive a letter grade. Contact Tanya Robinson for more information and to apply for Internship before registering.

EC482 & EC483 ECONOMIC INTERNSHIP
Students intern with businesses, organizations and/or companies throughout the United States. Students must complete at least 240 hours at the internship site, as well as complete academic assignments to successfully meet the requirements of the course. These courses are worth a total of six credits at completion. Upon successful completion, students receive a letter grade for EC 482 and a grade of pass or fail for EC 483. Contact Tanya Robinson for more information and to apply for Internships before registering.

EC484 ECONOMIC INTERNSHIP
Students intern with businesses, organizations and/or companies throughout the United States. Students must complete a minimum of 120 hours at the internship site, as well as complete academic assignments to successfully meet the requirements of the course. This course is worth three credits at completion and students receive a grade of pass or fail upon completion. Students participating in this course have previously received internship credit at Saint Anselm College during a former semester. Contact Tanya Robinson for more information and to apply for Internship before registering.

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EDUCATION 

ED315 HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
This course provides a survey of human growth and development on the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical levels. Content will span from conception to death. Various theoretical perspectives on development and learning will be explored. Students will be required to explore how theories and concepts can be applied through direct observations, projects and limited research.

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ENGLISH 

EN103 - 104 FRESHMEN ENGLISH I & II
A two semester sequence designed to help students become better thinkers, readers and writers and to initiate the training they need to satisfy the demands of their college education. It focuses primarily on the writing process and the interrelated stages of that process. The second semester also introduces students to research methods. 

EN221 PUBLIC SPEAKING
This course stresses building effective speaking skills necessary for professional careers and participation in civic life. Students learn various strategies that are available for assessing and meeting the demands of speaking situations. Assignments include a series of informative, persuasive, and commemorative speeches.

EN251 SHAKESPEARE
Close reading of representative comedies, histories and tragedies.

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FINE ARTS 

FA176 DRAWING I
A beginning level course open to students with little or no visual arts experience. The methods of rendering a variety of subjects, including still-life, portrait and human figure in pencil, charcoal and ink. Fine Arts Materials Fee for this course.

FA240: THE CINEMATIC EYE: A HISTORY OF FILM TO 1945
A study of the history of film (motion pictures) as an art form from its origins to the end of World War II.  Focus will primarily be on influential European and American films, and major advancements in filmmaking techniques as well as the significance of a film for the society of its time. Different genres of film will be explored as well as the work of major individual directors.

FA242 CONTEMPORARY FILM: 1945 TO THE PRESENT
A study of American and Foreign cinema in the post World War II era. The interaction of film and society, as well as specific genres and directors will be considered.

FA278 VISUAL COMMUNICATION
An introduction to forms of visual communication in contemporary society, highlighting the creative, informative, and persuasive images in print media, computer graphics, and publishing. Fine Arts Materials Fee for this course.

FA333 ST: WATERCOLOR
This elementary painting course explores the principles of color and composition. Students will learn a variety of watercolor techniques while working in the studio from still life, the figure and master works. Fine Arts Materials Fee for this course.

HISTORY 

HI101 ORIGINS OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION
Western Civilization, from its Middle East origins to approximately 1600.

HI355 MODERN AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
This course surveys American foreign relations from the 1890s to the present. It examines the emergence of the United States as a world power, the challenges of war and peace, and America in the Cold War and post-Cold war world.

HI374 ST: THE OBAMA PHENOMENON: RACE, CIVIL RIGHTS, & THE PRESIDENCY
Barack Obama’s election as the first African American president of the United States was a defining moment in American history.  This course places his election into historical context, exploring the role of race in politics and society.  It also examines the role of the president himself in advancing or hindering the cause of civil rights.  Finally, this course also inquires whether the achievement of civil rights came because of grass-roots activism or because of leadership at the national level.

HI374 ST: HOLLYWOOD AND U.S. HISTORY
Few institutions of pop culture loom larger in the popular imagination than movies. Since the advent of film, movies have reflected social, political, and cultural change, even as they have helped to shape values and ideas in American society at large. This course examines the phenomenon of Hollywood filmmaking and encourages students to “see” movies in a different way – as historical sources, windows through which we can understand the social, political, and cultural transformations of the twentieth century America.

HI376 MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
This course traces that development from independence to the present, with stress on the ABC powers and Mexico.

HI378 MODERN CHINA
This course explores the history of China since approximately 1600, focusing on the transition from the Sino-centric world in existence when the Qing dynasty took power in 1644 to the challenges of European imperialism, republicanism and communism in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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HUMANITIES 

HU201 & HU202 HUMANITIES III & IV
The second year of Sophomore Humanities consists of portraits of individuals arranged chronologically from the Italian Renaissance to the 20th century. Each individual, great in his or her own right, has far-reaching social, cultural, or political significance.

MATH 

MA170 – MA180 CALCULUS I & II
A study of the differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions with applications. Topics in analytic geometry include a study of conics.

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MODERN LANGUAGES 

FR201 & FR202 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I & II
The student is required to undertake a thorough review of grammar, exercises in composition, intensive readings and translations, and correlated laboratory drills.  The second semester emphasizes culture and civilization.

SP201 & SP202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I & II
An integrated course for students having a basic command of Spanish. Later phases of the course include introduction to a variety of cultural and literary reading selections in Spanish.

SP356 LATION AMERICAN CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
A study of Latin-American culture from its origins to the present time, emphasizing the contemporary situation, the transformation of Latin-American societies, their present problems and dilemmas as reflected in their artistic and cultural output. Conducted in Spanish.

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PHILOSOPHY 

PH105 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE AND THE HUMAN PERSON
This introductory course deals with the traditional topics of speculative philosophy, pertaining to Nature, the human person, and God.

PH107 ETHICS
A presentation of the principles of moral conduct and their application to specific cases, including a review of some of the major ethical theories.

PH321 FORMAL LOGIC
A critical study of reasoning, including classical syllogistic logic, truth functional logic, formal fallacies, fallacies of ordinary language, and inductive reasoning. 

PH323 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
An examination of classical and modern theories of education, focusing on the nature and purpose of learning and teaching, with application to current policies in the United States.

PH326 PHILOSOPHY OF GOD
A study of the fundamental philosophical questions regarding the existence and nature of God, our knowledge of God, and the character of religious belief.

PH333 BUSINESS ETHICS
An examination of ethical issues in business, including management/employee relations, social justice, advertising, the environment, and the moral responsibilities of multinational corporations.

PH336 AESTHETICS
A study of the major philosophical theories of art.

PH342 EXISTENTIALISM
A survey of the existentialist philosophers, focusing on such issues as the meaning of existence, anxiety, individuality, authenticity, and the confrontation with death.

PH467 PRECEPTORIAL: DOSTOEVSKY
This seminar will be devoted to reading and discussing the major works of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) the Russian novelist and one of the founders of existentialist thought. We will read Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. These novels investigate the most basic problems confronting modern man concerning God, evil, and the human condition.

PH468 PRECEPTORIAL: EVIL
This course is an examination of the nature of evil as discussed in philosophical works and as displayed in literature and film. Special attention will be given to the problem that evil raises for the existence of an all-good God.

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PHYSICS 

PS104 FORENSIC PHYSICS
This class will explore how physics is applied in a wide variety of forensic situations. The focus will be split between theory and application. Specific topics to be discussed include ballistics, blood spatter, structural failure, combustion, explosions & explosives, household wiring, atomic & nuclear analysis, and quantum cryptography. This course requires the student to have had some sort of introductory physics course (any of Saint Anselm’s three introductory courses is sufficient).

PS121 GENERAL PHYSICS I
This course is the first semester of a standard, algebra-based, introductory physics course. Topics which will be studied include Newtonian mechanics, kinematics, circular and rotational motion, statics and waves. A working knowledge of algebra, plane geometry, and elementary trigonometry are required, but Calculus is not required.

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POLITICS 

PO211 EXECUTIVE BRANCH POLITICS
This course examines central themes in the development, organization, and functioning of the Executive Branch, with a particular emphasis on the American presidency. The course combines the study of executive behavior with an analysis of the evolving institutional framework within which that behavior occurs. It views the Executive Branch as a complex institution, one that requires the president to simultaneously play multiple political roles. The course separates these roles into their institutional and behavioral components, in order to understand their significance in an intergraded theoretical and empirical conception of executive governance.

PO480 POLITICS INTERNSHIP
Students are placed in a federal or state government agency. This course is worth three credits at completion. Contact Professor Jennifer Lucas for more information and to apply for Internships before registering.

PO481 & PO482 POLITICS INTERNSHIP
Students are placed in a federal or state government agency. These courses are worth a total of six credits at completion. Contact Professor Jennifer Lucas for more information and to apply for Internships before registering.

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Psychology 

PY101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
Introduces the student to the science of human and animal behavior. The scientific basis of psychology is examined. Basic topics covered are biological and cognitive foundations of behavior, individual differences, measurement techniques, personality theories and development, motivation and emotion, normal vs. abnormal behavior, perception and learning.

PY202 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
The psychological development of the individual from conception to pre-adolescence, including areas of cognition, personality, learning, and the emotional development of the child.

PY205 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION AND DEPENDENCY
The psychological aspects of addiction and dependency are surveyed. Substances that modify human behavior and emotions are studied as they relate to psychopathology and the functioning of the healthy individual. Psychological diagnosis and treatment of addiction and dependency are stressed.

PY206 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
The role of psychological factors in four health-related areas are studied: the prevention and treatment of mental and physical illness; the development of mental and physical illness; the promotion and maintenance of good health behavior; and the organization and formation of health-care policy and the health-care system.

PY210 ST: POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Positive psychology moves us away from the focus on psychologically maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to consider how individuals can lead a life worth living. This course covers theory and research for topics such as emotional intelligence, optimism, happiness, and materialism.

PY306 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
An explanation of personality structure, function, dynamics, and development. The scientific bases of the study of the personality are established. Main points of view of leading personality theorists are analyzed. The normal personality is emphasized.

PY307 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
The classifications and incidence of behavioral disorders. Issues of etiology, causes of abnormality, methods of treatment and clinical diagnosis are discussed.

PY402 & 403 INTERNSHIP
Qualified students may be offered the opportunity to work as interns in agencies which offer significant roles for psychologists, e.g., schools, clinics, rehabilitation centers, or in industry or other typical organizations which offer opportunities to integrate academic studies in the liberal arts and in psychology with the practical aspects available in the site locations. These courses are worth three credits each at completion. Contact Tanya Robinson for more information and to apply for Internship before registering..

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SOCIOLOGY 

SO101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
An introduction to the scientific study of human behavior in its social context.  It explores the nature of social interaction, social structures and processes, and social institutions.  It introduces basic sociological principles, methods, and major social theories.

SO212 SOCIAL STATISTICS
An introduction to the logic and techniques of statistical analysis as applied to human behavior, including organization and presentation of statistical data, measures of centrality and dispersion, probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, estimation, tests of association and significance, and an introduction to multivariate techniques.

SO351 ST: SOCIOLOGY OF CITIES AND URBAN SPACES
This course is designed to introduce students to the area of urban sociology and contemporary urban development.  We will focus on a historical look at the emergence of urban American cities, the development of cities due to economic, political, and geographic consequences, and pay special attention to the social-psychological implications surrounding suburban specifically, poverty and homelessness.

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THEOLOGY 

TH100 BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
An introduction to Divine Revelation enabling students to gain an understanding of the total Bible–the Old Testament and the New Testament.

TH254 CHRISTIAN SAINTS
This course is a study of Christian saints and their ecclesiological, historical, liturgical, and spiritual importance to Catholic Christians, in particular, as evident in official Church documents pertaining to the saints, the Church’s procedures for declaring sainthood, writings of and about the saints, historical and systematic examinations of saints and sainthood, and popular traditions associated with the saints.

TH270 CHRISTIAN MORAL LIFE
Examines the eucharistic character of Christian moral life. It studies the virtues of this life, precepts derived from Scripture and the teaching Tradition of the Church, the application of these precepts to contemporary issues, and the nourishing of moral life through the Sacraments.

TH310 THE GOSPELS
A study of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John which examines the sources, literary character, and theological purpose of each Gospel.

TH351 CHRISTOLOGY
A study of the significance of the person and work of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament and Church councils, and interpreted in the writings of the Fathers of the Church, and of theologians.

TH372 CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ETHICS
A study of issues emerging from contemporary society examined from the perspective of Christian moral reflection. It addresses itself to key questions of justice in the world.

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