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Options ......................4
Visiting Students ................5
About This Catalog................. 5
Calendar ........................6
Interim Courses ...................7
Lifetime Sports ...................36
Interim Abroad .................. 38
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Options ......................4
Visiting Students ................5
About This Catalog................. 5
Calendar ........................6
Interim Courses ...................7
Lifetime Sports ...................36
Interim Abroad .................. 38
Other Courses ...................39
Introduction
Introduction to Interim
The College follows a 4- 1-4 calendar, with fall and spring
semesters of approximately 14 weeks separated by a four-week
January Interim. Interim is intended to be a time for both
students and faculty to employ styles of teaching and learning
and to investigate questions and topics in places and ways not
possible during the regular term. The College is changing its
calendar next year to a 4-4 calendar so January Interim 2002
will be the last opportunity to take an Interim course.
Freshmen are required to take an Interim course their first
year. All other current students are expected to complete the
two interims required for graduation.
Interim is an opportunity for intense concentration on a
single course of study. Since one Interim course equals a fulltime load, students should plan to spend the same amount of
time in class and preparing for class as they would for a fourcourse load during fall or spring semesters. Students should
be prepared for at least 40 class hours during the Interim and
should anticipate the equivalent of the normal two hours of
study for each class hour. Since the course length is only 3 112
weeks, attendance at every class is imperative. While it is
expected that students will attend every class period,
instructors will establish the precise attendance policy for
their courses. Students can register for only one course credit
during Interim. There is no tuition refund for a student who
chooses not to enroll in an Interim course.
Most Interim courses are graded traditionally on a 4.0 to 0.0
scale. Students generally have the option to register on a
PassINo credit basis. A few Interim courses are graded only on
the PIN system; this is indicated in the course description.
Some courses are offered for either upper or lower division
credit. Such Interim courses have two numbers listed and
students must select which is most appropriate for their
needs. Students registering for upper division credit should
anticipate additional assignments and a more rigorous
grading standard. Some courses, especially courses with travel
requirements, have additional fees associated with them.
These fees, although intended to be accurate, may change and
students should check with the instructor to verify the final
costs.
Day school students (3.0 credits or more for fall) can take a
total of 1.0 course credit. They may take two half-credit
classes. They may also take a lifetime sport (zero credit). The
lifetime sport is at no additional charge if they are full-time
students (fall term). If less than full time, they will be charged.
Weekend students can take 1.0 course credits in Interim as a
cross registration and will be charged WEC tuition $1321 per
course credit and a $25 technology fee. If they do so, they may
petition to take an additional 1.0 course credit in Weekend
College for winter trimester.
Augsburg College, as afirmed in its mission, does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national
or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status,
status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its
education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, athletic andlor school administered programs, except
in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational
qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing
reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students.
Any questions concerning Augsburg's compliance with federal or
state regulations implementing equal access and opportunity can
be directed to Betty Wade, afirmative action coordinator, Ofice
of Human Resources, CB 79,Augsburg College, 221 1 Riverside
Ave., Minneapolis, M N 55454. She can be reached by telephone,
(612) 330-1023; or by e-mail, <wadeb@augsburg.edu>.
Options
International Interim-Students are invited to participate in
the international Interim courses offered by the Upper
Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE)
and other consortia. These course opportunities are listed on
page 38. Some courses have early registration deadlines.
Internships deadline-Friday, December 7. January Interim
internships must be planned in advance. Students electing an
internship must meet departmental requirements and present
a signed internship-learning agreement plan to the Center for
Service, Work, and Learning (1st floor Memorial) by the first
day of Interim classes. The learning-agreement forms are
available in the same office. Internships during Interim must
involve full-time work placements for approximately four
weeks. Assistance for planning internships is available in the
Center for Service, Work, and Learning.
Independent studylresearch or directed study-Students
may elect a program of independent study (upper division
499) or directed study (lower division 299) for Interim.
Faculty members are strongly discouraged from accepting
responsibility for more than one independent study per
Interim. Students choosing to pursue independent or directed
study must:
1. Meet departmental requirements
2. Present to the registrar a copy of the proposed study
plan approved by the supervising faculty member and
the directedlindependent study registration form.
These forms must be submitted by December 1.
Appropriate study proposal and registration forms can
be obtained in the Office of the Registrar.
Interims at other schools-Augsburg students may enroll at
any other 4-1-4 institution that offers a reciprocal Interim
arrangement. Catalogs of these Interim programs are available
in the registrar's office. Registration for Interims at the other
ACTC colleges will be at Augsburg during the regular
registration period. Most courses taught during the Interim at
other 4-1-4 schools are accepted for credit by Augsburg, but
may not necessarily be accepted as meeting Augsburg's
general education requirements or major requirements.
Visiting Students
Augsburg College welcomes students from other 4- 1-4 schools
for the January Interim without tuition charges, provided the
student's home institution agrees not to charge tuition to
Augsburg students for the January term. The waiver of tuition
does not include special fees, housing, or board costs. Other
students will be charged $1,844 for the Interim course plus a
$25 technology fee. Students interested in registering for an
Augsburg Interim should write to the Office of the Registrar
for application forms or use the forms provided by the Interim
office at their own school. There is an application processing
fee of $25. Students are welcome to stay on campus but are
not required to do so. Requests for Interim housing should be
made to the Office of Residence Life.
It should be noted that neither ACTC exchange students nor
visiting students may register for 199,299,399, or 499 courses.
About This Catalog
The catalog lists courses by departments in alphabetical order.
At the end of the book are listings of other courses not
offered by Augsburg but recognized by the College for Interim
credit. Students may also register for one of the lifetime sports
listed at the end of the catalog. Courses that include travel are
marked with an airplane.
Interim Calendar 2002
November 13 to December 1
January 3
. . . . . . . . . . Interim registration
..........................First day of Interim
Time I-9:00 a.m. (first day)
Time 11-1:15 p.m
January 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last
. day to register or add a class
January 7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Last day to drop a class
without notation on record
January 16 ..................... Last day for determining
grading option with registrar
January 16
.........Last day for withdrawing from courses
January 2 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Day-no
class
January 25.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim ends
January 29.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring semester begins
February 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interim grades due to registrar
The time, number, and length of meetings as well as the
beginning time will be arranged the first day of class. The daily
schedule for Interim is divided into two blocks of time:
Time I: 8:00 to 11:45 a.m. (Note:on the first day, Time I classes
will begin at 9:00 a.m.)
Time 11: 1:15-5:00 p.m.
Note: Martin Luther King Day-no
class
For More Information
For more information contact Barbara Pappenfus in the
Interim Office at 612-330-1 150.
h f e Drawing
ART 247-J
Instructor: John McCaffrey
A study of undraped figures for art students and non-art
students. The figures will be depicted with a variety of
drawing media. Students will study form, structure, skeletal
and surface anatomy, proportion, rendering techniques, and
composition. There will be a $45 fee to be paid on the first
day of class
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Tme: I
Room: Old Main 17
/Topics: Watercolor Painting: Art of the
French Table
ART 300-J
Instructor: Tara Christopherson
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Aim
What Arles cafe seated Van Gogh on the yellow chair he
immortalized? What Provencal traditions produced the
inspiration for Cezanne's still life, Fruit Bowl, Glass and
Apples? How did the region's pottery and glass artisans
influence the dramatically modern Leger and Picasso? The
wallpaper in Matisse's tableau, Harmony in Red-did it hang
in his studio on the outskirts of Nice? And FragonardProvencal romantice, what perfumes from his native Grasse
inspired his flower-filled paintings? In this course, students
learn transparent watercolor techniques and experience the
art of the French table by painting on location-subject
matter, conversation, locations, and traditions that inspired
masters.
For more information, contact Prof. Tara Christopherson,
612-330-1232.
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Marine Biology of the Florida Keys
BIO 140-J
BIO 340-J
Instructor: William Capman
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The Florida Keys provide an excellent site for study of natural
history and ecology of marine, coastal, and sub-tropical
communities. This class will spend about two weeks in
Florida at the Newfound Harbor Marine Institute located on
Big Pine Key. The institute offers laboratory facilities, oceangoing research platforms, housing, and a dining hall. Field
trips to coral reefs (Looe Key National Park), tide pools, turtle
grass flats, mangrove islands, and upland hammocks will be
led by professional naturalists from the institute. Organisms
and communities will be studied on site and in the
laboratory. Research projects will be initiated shortly after
arrival at the station in order to provide opportunities to
gather data over a period of several days. Visits to Pennicamp
State Park, Key West, and the Everglades will be included.
Evaluation will be based on:
BIO 140: (1) field and laboratory records, (2) personal
journal, (3) quizzes at Marine Institute, and (4) final exam.
Prerequisite for BIO 140: Any one of the following courses or
their equivalents-BIO 101, 102,103,113, 114, or consent of
instructor.
BIO 340:(l)field and laboratory records, (2)personal journal,
(3)quizzes at Marine Institute, (4)written report of the
research project, and (5)final exam.
Prerequisite for BIO 340: BIO 351 or BIO 481 or consent of
the instructor.
Estimated cost of the course: $2,500 (includes airfare, all
ground transportation, housing, and meals while at the
institute). Contact the instructor for details.
Prerequisite: See Above
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: II
Room: Science 225
Rhe Biology of Aging
BIO 185-J
Instructor: Bob Herforth
With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, interest in, and
research on, the biological basis of the aging process has
taken on an air of urgency, compared with an earlier more
leisurely approach. This course surveys functional changes
which occur in the body with age and diseases associated
with aging, such as osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, and
cardiovascular disease. The major theories that have been
proposed to explain what causes aging will be presented,
including findings on the cellular and genetic basis of aging.
Attention will also be focused on the results of attempts to
slow the aging process in experimental animals and humans.
Prerequisite: None
Liberal Arts Perspective: Natural World 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Science 315
/personal Finance
BUS 240-J
Instructor: Ashok Kapoor
This is an introductory course in personal financial planning.
Students will be introduced to budgeting, credit, income
taxes, insurance, real estate, investment and retirement
planning. Evaluation: Quizzes and exams.
Prerequisite: None
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Foss 43
Responding to the Challenge of Japan
BUS 368-J
Instructor: Steven LaFave
This course provides an examination of current Japanese
business practices using a cultural perspective. A multimedia
approach will be employed involving film, television
documentaries, radio speeches, and readings from current
periodicals in addition to text materials. A seminar model will
be used with substantial participation expected on the part of
the students. Evaluation will be based on a paper, two 20minute sessions of seminar leadership, class participation, and
mid-term and final examinations. This class should be of
interest to anyone majoring or minoring in international
business or any field of business administration, as well as
anyone interested in Japan. Students who cannot attend every
class should not enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the instructor
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness I
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 29
Introduction to Polymer Chemistry and
American Plastic
CHM 104-J
Instructor: Ron Fedie
Previously there was the Stone Age, Iron Age, and Bronze Age.
Now we live in the Age of Polymers (and Plastics). Without
this innovative technology, life as we know it would be much
different. The variety of polymer molecules and their
properties make up many, diverse plastics and the variations
are endless. Many items and materials in the areas of
coatings, adhesives, leisure/sports equipment,
building/construction, automobiles, furniture, clothes,
medical supplies, cosmetics, and others that are used everyday
come from different polymeric materials made from polymer
molecules. In this course we will explore and discuss the
world of polymer chemistry. Polyethylene is one of the most
commonly used synthetic polymers in "plastic" wrap and
trash bags. A common natural polymer, polyisoprene, is
collected from the sap of rubber trees and tires, golf balls, and
latex gloves are just some of the many uses. The class will
focus on two books. One, American Plastic: A Cultural
History, by Jeffrey Meikle, for the historical perspective of our
world of polymers. Themes from the book, the different
types of polymers used, and recent themes such as the
recycling of plastics will be discussed. A second book, Giant
Molecules, by Grosberg and Khokhlov, will help with the
previously mentioned themes and give more depth to the
broad world of polymers not covered in Meikle's book. There
will be six lab periods in which some polymer molecules will
be made and several of their interesting properties will be
explored. Students will be graded on 25 group worksheets,
six quizzes, six reflection papers, six lab periods, and an
individual project and presentation.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Liberal Arts Perspective: Natural World 1 or 2
Maximum Enrollment: 22
Time: II
Room: Science 315
States of Maiter (.50 Credit)
CHM 114-J
Instructor: Joan Kunz
CHM 114 provides an overview of the main states of matter,
examining the laws governing the behavior of gases, liquids,
solids, colloids, and solutions. The course connects chemical
theory and models of matter with real world behavior and
application. CHM 114 is a required transitional course for
students needing one year of general chemistry who enter at
the CHM 105 level and intend to take CHM 116 in the
spring. CHM 106 will not be offered in the spring of 2002; all
students needing two semesters of general chemistry must
take either CHM 1151116 or CHM 10511141116.
Prerequisite: CHM 105
Time: I
Room: Science 212
Introduction to Computer Science and
Communications
CSC 160-J
Instructor: Charles Sheaffer
This course introduces the major areas of computer science
and computer communications. These areas are: algorithms,
algorithm design, algorithm efficiency, hardware, logical
circuit design, computer organization, software and operating
systems, programming languages, operating systems, theory
of computation, mathematical foundations of computer
science, Turing machines, computer communications and the
Internet, packet switching, Internet services, and operation.
This course will consist of lecture/discussion times with
frequent in-class lab exercises on the topics above. Grading
will be based on examinations, labs, and homework. This is
not a course in computer applications or how to use
computers, although we may touch on these topics.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Tune: I
Room: Sverdrup 202
UNlX and C
CSC 272-J
Instructor: Karen Sutherland
Study of UNIX operating system and the C programming
language. It is assumed that the student has knowledge of
programming methods and has done programming in some
other language. Grading will be based on examinations and
programming assignments.
Prerequisite: CSC 170 or programming in some other language
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Sverdrup 202
School and Society
EDC 480-J
Instructor: Joe Erickson
-l'l~iscrmrse will rxanainc. the rr~lcof schools and ducatinn in
two cultures: the United States and Nicaragua. Participants
will have an opportunity to see how these two contrasting
cultures and social systems view the role of schools within
their societies. Every system of learning has both
opportunities and defects. Those in leadership roles within
each system make choices about how to educate. The goal of
the course is to enhance participants' understanding of the
role of teaching and learning within a society, both in the
formal elementary and secondary educational systems and in
non-formal educational structures such as adult literacy
campaigns. For more information, contact Prof. Joe Erickson,
612-330-1647.
Prerequisite: Sophomore-standing education majors & completed PPST &
admitted to the education department
Liberal Arts Perspective: Social World 1 or 2
Graduation Skill Requirement: Writing (If taken in conjunction with EDC 200.)
Time: WEClDay
1
Topics: Live Theatre Here and Abroad:
The Best of Two Worllds
ENG 282-2
Instructor: Ron Palosaari & Darcey Engen
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London, an exciting city to visit, has the best live theatre in
the world. MinneapolisISt. Paul is one of the best places for
drama in America. We will spend 10 days enjoying London
theatre, nightlife, and cultural opportunities. Then we will
return and study Twin Cities theatre, which has its own
strengths. Students will also be assigned several museums
and art gallery visits, hear guest speakers that will include
directors, actors, and stage managers. Our course will be
especially good for those students who want to travel abroad
but are looking for a shorter or less expensive trip. Any
interested student, however will find this course a rich
educational experience. For more information, contact Prof.
Ron Palosaari, 612-330-1005, or Prof. Darcey Engen,
612-330-1549.
Prerequisite: None
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Topics: Investigating the Victorian
Thriller
ENG 282-D
ENG 482-D
Instructor: Dallas Liddle
This course will study the phenomenon in 19-century Britain
of the popular novel of suspense, mystery, and terror. From
Frankenstein early in the century to Dracula at its end, the
nightmares imagined by novelists of Great Britain have
continued to interest and horrify readers throughout the 20th
century. Early in the century these tales were generally either
"Gothic" (stories of horror and the supernatural set in Italy
or Spain) or "Newgate" novels (true-crime stories about the
lower classes). By the 1860's however, popular novelists
including Charles Dickens, Mary Braddon, Eliza Wood, and
Wilkie Collins were producing a stunningly successful series
of works in which the action was set in the everyday world of
the Victorian middle classes, and the villains (as one reviewer
remarked) seemed like people the reader might meet at
dinner. Often challenging and sometimes subversive, these
novels drew intense public scrutiny by raising issues that the
politer genre of domestic fiction could hardly hint at
including gender roles and sexual transgression, class and
race oppression, obsession and madness, and the dark sides
of urban life, industrial poverty, and empire. We will read
several of the best of these thrillers, at the same time actively
investigating the culture that produced them. We will read
original reviews and responses, including parodies, and learn
about the context of newspaper and magazine journalism in
which several of the novels appeared. While we investigate
the power of the Gothic and Sensation genres for their
original audiences, however, we will also work to determine
why these novels have continued to appeal to successive
generations of readers. Course grades will be based on class
attendance and participation, two short papers, a group
presentation, and a final exam. Upper-level students will read
one additional novel, write a research-based paper on it, and
share the results of their research with the class.
Prerequisite: ENG 111
Liberal Arts Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Foss 20
Topics in History: Minnesota History
HIS 195-J
Instructor: Bill Green
This course will cover the early racial, ethnic, political, and
economic history of Minnesota, focusing on the Ojibway and
Dakota, the explorations of the French and British, the U.S.
territorial era, and statehood. We also will look at how
European immigration impacted Minnesota, and how the
rise of various political movements influenced the
governance of the state.
Prerequisite: None
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 23
Dance (men only) (0.5 course credit)
HPE 232-M
Instructor: Carol Enke
Theory and practice in teaching and performing American
heritage and international folk dances. The majority of the
course grade is based on dance practicals, a teaching
assignment, and a written test.
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I- 1~,118,119,1110,1111,1114,1115,1116
Room: Melby Gym - center court
Dance (women only)
(0.5 course credit)
HPE 232-W
Instructor: Carol Enke
Theory and practice in teaching and performing American
heritage and international folk dances. The majority of the
course grade is based on dance practicals, a teaching
assignment, and a written test.
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I - 1~,118,119,1110,1111,1114,1115,1116
Room: Melby Gym - center court
Instructional Materials & Methods in
Health Education
HPE 390-J
Instructor: Eileen Uzarek
This course will cover principles and methods of instruction
applied to health education(5-12). Emphasis upon
teachingllearning strategies and student assessment.
Development and delivery of lessonslactivities is included.
Students are evaluated by their peers and the instructor on
their ability to create, deliver, and assess health education
lessons in a "real"c1assroom. Evaluationlgrading is also based
upon the completion of a "technology project:' resource file,
and exam.
Prerequisite: HPE 110
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Melby 202
Sailing in the Virgin Islands
HPE 455-J
Instructor: Joyce Pfaff
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Designed for the beginning and intermediate sailor interested
in the art and practice of sailboat cruising. The course will
take the participant to a competent level of sailboat handling
(anchoring, mooring, helming, and crewing). The student will
live aboard a 43'-46' fixed-keel sailboat with five to six other
people and will function as an active crew member. Actual
on-the-water instruction will be the major part of the course.
Sailing will include cruises to the various islands and cays in
the British and American Virgin Islands. Snorkeling and wind
surfing will be available on an optional basis. Some classes
will be held in December prior to leaving for the Virgin
Islands in January.
The course cost is $3,500, which includes airfare for Augsburg
day students and qualifying Interim exchange students.
Others will have to pay regular Interim tuition in addition to
this course cost in order to receive academic credit. PIN
ONLY. Applications may be picked up from the office of Joyce
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Pfaff, Melby Hall 121, Augsburg College. They must be
turned in with deposit and appropriate signature before final
acceptance is given.
Prerequisites: Permission from Joyce Pfaff, health and physical education
department, 612-330-1247; no smoking is allowed; basic swimming skills;
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport, also one course credit upper
division
Maximum Enrollment: 10 ( A waiting list will be kept after the original 10 spots
are filled)
Introduction to Islam
INS 225-J
Instructor: Amin Kader
This course is designed by a practicing Muslim to present his
perception of Islam to non-Muslims. The course will cover
the ideological foundations of Islam, its basic concepts and
tenets, Islamic law (Shari'ah), Islamic economic and political
systems, and Islamic patterns of life. There will also be
discussions on the differences between the Islamic sects
(Sunnis, Shi'its, Sufis, etc.). Some effort will be made to deal
with the similarities and differences between Islam and both
Christianity and Judaism. Students will also visit one of the
mosques in the Twin Cities. Evaluation is based on two tests
and a paper.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 27
Paideia Seminars
INS 255-J
Instructor: Anne Kaufman
Students will participate in a series of seminars following the
Paideia seminar format as developed by Mortimer Adler and
Paideia Associates. Students will also view selected films for
seminar discussions; develop and lor hone skills of mature,
intellectual talk; observe seminars conducted in a St. Paul
public school; evaluate their own behaviors during seminars,
and lead seminars. Students will be assessed on journal
entries including evidence of seminar preparation, reflection,
peer and self-evaluation, as well as a final summary paper.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Critical Thinking
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 18
Topics: I've Been Working on the
Railroad
INS 268-J
Instructor: Noel Petit
An overview of the history, technology, economics, and future
of railroading in the United States. Includes visits to rail and
transportation facilities here in the Twin Cities as well as a
rail trip to Chicago on Amtrak to experience intercity and
commuter rail systems. Designed to give the student an
understanding of the significance of this hidden part of the
U.S. economy. The student will learn how significant
Minnesota has been in the development of rail systems where
we are going in this growing industry. We will have a special
emphasis on the development of the towns of the Midwest.
Students will complete four papers (one each week) and
present their paper to the class (with multimedia images and
videos) each week. Students will critique each presentation.
Trip Fee: $300. Note: This fee will be placed on your student
account when you register for this course.
Prerequisites: Effective Writing English 111
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Graduation Skill Requirement: Speaking
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 201
Work in the City Externship: Linking
Education and the World of Work
INS 298-K
Instructors: Lois Olson & Lynda Olson
This course introduces students to the nature of work, and its
role and value to the individual and to society. Seminar
format will focus on work as viewed by this generation and
the requirements to succeed both now and in the future. A
special emphasis will be on self-discovery learning activities,
visits to Twin Cities businesses and community organizations,
and discussions with panels of professionals. Students will be
expected to research employment trends and career options,
complete a portfolio of reflections, exercises and selfassessments, and give individual and group presentations.
Students will also explore various organizations of the Twin
Cities and understand their role and impact in a major
metropolitan area. PIN grading only.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Lindell 16
Native American Storytelling
INS 332-J
Instructor: Sophia Jacobsen
The objective of this course is to study Native American
storytelling from a cultural perspective. An appreciation of
oral traditions will be emphasized and studied within the
broader context of world mythologies. Students will learn
how the art of storytelling is integral to story content.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics or Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Music 23
Topics: The Czech Republic: Social and
Cultural Impact of the Emerging Free
Market Economy
INS 495-C
Instruclor: Stu Stoller
This intensive experience in contemporary Czech culture and
society will allow you the opportunity to develop an
appreciation for the many diverse cultures that intersect in
Central Europe. Students will reflect critically on how their
own life experiences have shaped their perspectives in the
world, and how this differs from people in other countries.
During week one, there will be excursions and field trips that
will explore the environs of Olomouc and study the history,
culture, art, and architecture of the Czech Republic. Week
two will focus on the Czech Republic's recent membership of
NATO. Students will study the roots of the divisions of
modern Europe, the concerns of the Czech government as it
approaches membership in the EU. The final week will
concentrate on developing a capitalist enterprise in the excommunist world, looking at how models are succeeding, and
how different sectors of Czech society are responding to the
changes in social norms and values, which underlie these new
economic initiatives. For more information contact Stu
Stoller at 612- 330-1772
Applied Algebra
MAT 105-J
Instructor: Su Doree
Concepts of linear, exponential, logarithmic, and other
models with an emphasis of applications to the social and
natural sciences, business, and everyday life.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 1
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Math of lnterest
MAT 173-J
Instructor: Nick Coult
Learn how to determine the monthly payments on a house or
car. Find out how much you need to be socking away now to
have a million when you retire. Learn how annuities,
perpetuities, and life insurance work, and more. Evaluation
will be based on classroom participation, quizzes, and a final
examination.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3 or consent of instructor
Graduation Skill Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Science 205
Math of lnterest
MAT 173-K
Instructor: Ken Kaminsky
Learn how to determine the monthly payments on a house or
car. Find out how much you need to be socking away now to
have a million when you retire. Learn how annuities,
perpetuities, and life insurance work, and more. Evaluation
will be based on classroom participation, quizzes, and a final
examination.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3 or consent of instructor
Graduation Skill Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Science 108
I
Topics: Sounds and Sights of Europe
w
M U 5 179-J
Instructors: Roberta Kagin & Gabe Gabrielsen
d m\,/I
' I ' h i ~cnlirse provides an opl~nrtiir~ity
t1-r visit sonw of tlw
F
Great Eurclpeau c~~ltural
ccfilers that ~~rovidcd
the impctits f i l l I
development of cultural life in the New World. For more
information you may call Prof. Roberta Kagin, 612-330-1273.
Liberal Art Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Survey of Rock History and Musical
Style, 1951-1971
MUS 204-J
Instructor: Ned Kantar
An introduction to the fundamentals of music and
musicology as they occur within the context of rock's
inception (1950s) and maturation (1960s) periods. This
course will examine the historical background, musical
content, and methods of selected artists and their work.
Evaluation will be based on class participation, written
assignments, exam, and a group project. For non-music
majors.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Music 3
.
Skills of Music Theatre
MUS 235-J
THR 235-J
Instructors: Sonja Thompson & Darcey Engen
Music-theater exists in every culture, stemming from the basic
human impulse to dance, sing, and express oneself. Come join
theatre professor Darcey Engen and music professor Sonja
Thompson as we explore this interdisciplinary art form, and
assist you in developing your own performance skills. In
addition to memorizing, analyzing, and performing your own
scene from an opera, operetta, or a musical, you will also be
introduced to music-theater from China, Japan, India, and
other cultures. The course includes writing and research, class
discussion and exercises, improvisation, and small and large
group instruction. Performers of all levels are welcome,
though some singing and acting ability is required. Interested
students will be auditioned in December and appropriate
material will be assigned. Course may be repeated with
permission from the instructors.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Time: I
Room: Sateren Auditorium
Beginning Norwegian I
NOR I l l - J
Instructor: Becky Hegstad
This course is for students with no previous background in
Norwegian. It aims to develop basic skills in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing as tools for communication
and for understanding Norwegian culture. Classroom practice
focuses on both presentation of vocabulary and structures
and the use of the language in everyday contexts. Evaluation
will be based on participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and
a final exam.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 26
The Philosophy of Socrates
PHI 231-J
Instructor: David Apolloni
We shall examine the historical and intellectual background
of Socrates and what our sources allow us to say about his
person and teachings. We shall clarify and critically examine
Socrates' key teachings: that virtue is a form of knowledge
and that all virtues are somehow one; that evil is ignorance;
whether or not virtue can be taught; that it is impossible for
wrong doer to be happy; and that being a citizen requires
obedience to the state's laws, even if that means accepting
one's own death. There will be take-home written
assignments and weekly quizzes.
Prerequisite: None
Liberal Arts Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 13
Existentialism
PHI 370-J
Instructor: Bruce Reichenbach
We begin with the philosophical background of
Existentialism in Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, and
Heidegger. We then consider what it is to be beings-in-theworld by focusing on central themes such as freedom,
absurdity, guilt, despair, paradox, risk, and the presence and
absence of God in the philosophical and literary works of
individuals like Sartre, Camus, Kafka, Beckett, and deBouvoir.
Prerequisite: One prior course in Philosophy
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Music 22
Introduction to Space Science
PHY 320-J
Instructor: Ken Erickson
This course provides a survey of Earth's space environment
including solar, planetary, magnetospheric, ionospheric, and
upper atmospheric physics (solar dynamics, magnetic storms,
particle precipitation, aurora, and related topics). Evaluation
will be based on two exams, class assignments, one research
paper, and at least one class presentation.
Prerequisite: Phy 245 or permission of instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 206
Environmental and River Politics
POL 241-J
Instructor: Joe Underhill-Cady
We live and work on the shores of the largest river in North
America. It is the reason the Twin Cities are located where
they are, and it continues to define the city, as human
settlement here in turn has profoundly shaped the river
ecosystem. Of late in cities across America there has been "a
return to the river," and in this class we will be doing the
same. The river stands as a remarkable symbol for the
community, of continuity and change, of cycles and
transformation, of the power and beauty of the natural
world, and there is much to be learned from studying it.
Using the Mississippi as the focus, this course looks at the
changes in thinking about the relationship between humanity
and the natural world, as the relationship has been expressed
in literature, law, science, religion, political philosophy, and
popular culture. Particular attention will be paid to legal and
cultural conceptions of the natural world, including the ideas
of property and ownership. We will explore the distinction
between wilderness and civilization and the political function
of the line dividing those two realms.
We will cxplott. the ~bivorlhrt>ughthc cycs and cxpcrienccs c b f
those whv have wr-rkerl ancl lived their lives along il, anrl
through sitc visits to Incatio~lsalong thc river, speakers in
class, nnd on the Internet. S!~tdentswill t~avi.iln opportui~ity
to explow thcir own inttresrs in tl~criver through i n d i v i d u a l
projects, ranging rrom boat building, lo Inhlying at the Stutc
Ct~pital,In rhe vnrinlrs Mississippi Honds, tn river wolcl~yand
"green consumerism." There will bc o p p o r t u n i l i e s to work
will1 Incrll river-relatctl groups 011 thasc projccts,'~h~.ou~liont
thc coursc s ~ t ~ d e nwill
t s he encousngctl to drcnm, and to worlc
o t ~talcing that vision and ~ i ~ a k i nit gn i.e:~li~y,
in building
wip port lor n projccr, in netwnrlritls, in hilvinp, palicnce, in
fclllnw ing rhrouph, in working hartl, R I I ~ at
! tlir enrl, 11;lving
sornr~l~i~ig
concrete to show for thtir effilrrs. T11esc pmjcc~s
can h~ B j~rtjtntypcfor the f ~ ~ t ~pt ur ~
r s r ~nf
i l a vnratiori lo
cnntribute lo thc*jrworld in whntcvor wny one is celled to tic1
SO.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Social World 1 or 2
Graduation Skill: Critical Thinking
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 25
Understanding Asian America: The
Politics of Identity
POL 282-J
Instructor: Andrew Aoki
This course focuses on Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) and
thcir chilnging p o s i l i o n in Amcrican socie~y,Innking a t
history ns ~ c l as
l contcinpnr:lry ile\~cloymcnls. L l x n ~ i ~ i n c s
Elnw hltAs hnvc hccn idcn~ificdhy olliers, ar~rlhow Asian
An~cricar~s
itlcntify thcrusrlvcs. Will Al+'ir fi~llnwa "'racial"
pailern Isii~~ibr
to Al'laicnnAmcricarts), or will they follow nn
"eihnic" pattern (similar lo I'uropean Arnoricans)? Tc, what
cxtcrit rrrill those not nf E u r o p c a n dcqccnt be sccn as part CII
the mainstream rather than the margins? These questions are
relevant not just for APA affairs, but also for the larger social
changes that are sweeping America at the beginning of the
Science and Religion
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REL 374-J
Instructors: Larry Crockett & Mark Engebretson
For somc in our sncicty, scie~lccir t l ~ driving
c
enainc ofa
l)cttcr, inore scclrre l i f t i ~ n dthe hasis h r a philosopl-ty of life.
I:or n~hers, scici~ura nrl irs assaciatecl ~cchnologieq,n long wit11
its inviratinn tn hecomc n glnbal wnrltlview, constilcitc a gl-nvc
tlircal. Smne Cl~rislinnspart irulnsly iccl thrcntencrl by
science. Tlris coarse will adclrcss ~ h c s rlnatters in two ways.
Firs!, it will I~cginwiih a historica! nvcrview nS tlie relatioi~s
bstwecn scicncc and tllc Chrisiinn f6~itll,
empl~wsizills~lircc
periods: he clrigins o f the Clrrisiian faith, thu clevcl~ipmentof
"morlern" sciencc ant! ~~~cclianistic
~diilrrsal~liy,
and thr recvilluat ion [tf scicncc anil natulnchirr Ihc 201h rcnt~rry.Scconci,
it will stlldy systematically the wnrlctvictm of scicncc and
religion to see how they compare.
Class tilnc will hc tlivirlud ,lmnng a variety of artivitics
including lectures, wliolc class tlisctrssicms, snlall Rruilp
IU rorials, arrrl an oxtended simtr Intion cxercisu in dcvclnpirrg a
space cillol~y,itlrawitig from thr ide;is rlcvclopcll in ihr coiirse.
(hurse cv:tluatic~nwill I>c hnsurl un two sl~ortexams,
participation in small group tutorials based on assigned
readings, a group project presentation, and a major synthesis
paper based on the group project and course materials.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Time: II
Room: Science 205
Topics: Heaven, Hell and the End of
the World: Interpreting Biblical
Apoca!yptic Liferature
REL 490-J
Instructor: Philip Quanbeck I 1
This course is a study of the apocalyptic literature of the Bible
with emphasis on the book of Daniel in the Old Testament
and the book of Revelation in the New Testament, as well as
apocalyptic themes elsewhere in the New Testament, such as
the letters of the Apostle Paul. The apocalyptic literature of
the intertestamental period will also be examined. This course
will also address the legacy of apocalyptic literature in the
history of Christian thought and experience including an
examination of contemporary apocalypticism. This will
include the role of biblical apocalyptic imagery in art,
literature, film, and popular culture. Coursework will include
group presentations, two exegetical papers on biblical texts,
and a final project.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 1 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time II
Room: Old Main 25
Cultures of Violence
SOC 290-J
Instructor: James Vela-McConnell
Street gangs and warfare. Police brutality and genocide.
Domestic abuse and terrorism. What are the dynamics
underlying these and other forms of violence? What do they
have in common? How do they differ? This course takes
violence in its many forms as a topic for sociological analysis
and concludes with an examination of non-violent
alternatives. With this in mind, we will compare different
theoretical perspectives on violence, such as psychological,
social psychological, and socio-cultural perspectives. The
course will involve a combination of lecture and discussion
based on readings and videos, debate of current issues in the
field, and guest speakers from and field trips to local
organizations dealing with problems of violence. Students
will be expected to research, write about, and present on the
sociological dimensions of a particular form of violence. In
addition, there will be short reaction papers based on the
readings, and classroom participation will be an important
part of grading. This course has a lab fee of $25 payable the
first day of class to the instructor.
Prerequisite: None
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Old Main 13
Topics: The Sociology of Social
Movements
SOC 295-J
Instructor: Lars Christiansen
Scores of social movements have shaped and challenged the
social, political, and economic institutions of the United
States. Many of these protest movements seek to change the
established social order; some seek its defense and
preservation. This course offers the sociological study of
social movements in the United States within the last two
centuries. We will explore important question such as: Why
do people engage in protests at certain times, while at other
times reamin silent? Why are people willing to risk their lives
to create social change? How do social movements form, and
what causes their decline? Is the use of violence an effective
means of establishing social change? We will address these
and other crucial questions through a systematic study of
several social movements including labor, civil rights,
feminist, environmentalist, and anti-global capital
movements.
Prerequisite: Soc 121 or permission of professor.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Old Main 29
Documentary Video
SPC 347-J
Instructor: Deb Redmond
Documentary video is a video production course that
integrates lecture and criticism with hands-on experience
dealing with non-fiction subjects. Students will work in
production teams, gaining experience in field production and
editing. The production teams will produce a 30-minute
documentary piece. Evaluation will be based upon student
journals, critiques, and a paper. This course requires
additional lab time for editing.
Prerequisite: None
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Time: I
Room: Science 123
Exploring Human Services
SWK 257-A
SWK 257-B
Instructors: Glenda Rooney & Francine Chakolis
Experiential learning occurs as students volunteer 60 hours in
a service agency or institution that they select. The placement
must be approved by course faculty and supervised by agency
staff. The course is designed to introduce the fields of practice
in social work and to help students explore a possible major
in social work or future career in the human services.
The three-hour weekly seminar is devoted to discussions that
assist students in integrating agency experiences and readings
that explore the historical development of social welfare as an
institution and the nature and value system of social work as a
profession. Students will also examine and critique the
manner in which social, economic, and political structures
impact diverse groups in society. Students will focus on their
own responsibilities in society, as well as examine their
personal value system in relation to special concerns, such as
poverty and the "isms." Detailed information will be sent to
students at the close of Interim registration.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 60, 2 sections
Time: I
Room: Foss 21 A and B
Field Work I: Integrative Seminar
SWK 307-A
SWK 307-B
Instructor: Curt Paulsen & Joe Clubb
Junior social work majors are required to have 240 hours of
supervised professional experience in a social work agency.
This small group seminar supports the first 120 hours of this
placement and is facilitated by the faculty member who serves
as liaison to the student's practicum field agency. The course
provides structure and process for students to integrate
learning from their practicum and academic coursework
focusing on generalist practice with individuals.
Prerequisites: Candidacy status, SWK 301, and SWK 306
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I
Room: Murphy 111
Introduction to Dance
(0.0 credit)
THR 002-T
HPE 002-T
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
With each session beginning with a rigorous physical warmup, this class offers an overview of various forms of dance,
including modern, ballet, Asian, and Latin forms. Each class
includes a rigorous physical warm-up, mixing yoga, pilates,
and modern dance.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Prerequisite: None
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Sateren Auditorium
Modern Dance/lmprovisation
THR 004-J
HPE 004-J
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
Students will learn various phases of movement incorporating
floor exercise and will learn to travel through space using
level, volume, and floor pattern, culminating in the creation
of short, improvisational pieces.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Prerequisite: THRIHPE 002 or instructor's permission.
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 1:OO-2:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Sateren Auditorium
Skills of Music Theatre
THR 235-JIMUS 235-J
Instructors: Sonja Thompson & Darcey Engen
See course information listed under MUS 235-J.
Resources for Youth and Family
Ministry
Y FM 201-J
Instructor: Nancy Going
The Twin Cities are home to many youth and family
organizations and parachurch ministries. This course in an
unbelievable opportunity to visit many of them, and to get to
know many of the creative people who have conceived and
given shape to significant resources for the church. In
addition, students will have hands-on opportunities to review
and use the printed, music, media, and Web resources that are
shaping ministry in the church today. Finally, students will
learn a process for planning, and develop their presentation
skills by providing leadership for a two-day retreat. Retreat
costs: $30. We will pool transportation for site visits and the
retreat.
Prerequisite: REL 111, 221, or 331
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II -January 3, 4, 7 - 11, 17, 18, 22, & end with retreat on January 23-24
from 9:00 a.m. on January 23 to 8:00 p.m. on January 24.
Room: Sverdrup 1
Peer Ministry: Principles and
Leadership
YFM 232-J
Instructor: Lyle Griner
Students will be instructed to train college, high school, and
junior high youth to serve as peer ministers in their
congregations and communities. They will learn and practice
communication skills, facilitate small groups, and learn the
role of a listenerlhelper. Peer ministry integrates the act of
caring and serving others within a Christian belief system.
Prerequisite: REL 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 3
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on January 3,8, l0,22, & 24; and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on
January 14, 15, 16 & 17
Room: Sivertsen
Lifetime Sports
The following activities are available to students during
Interim, and students may register for these classes as well as
for a regular course. These activities do not carry course
credit but do meet the lifetime sports requirement for
graduation.
Lifetime Sport: Badminton/Pickleball
HPE 002-B
Instructor: Brian Ammann
Practice and playing of badminton and pickleball.
Grading: PIN only.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Melby Gym-northlsouth courts
Lifetime Sport: Ultimate Frisbee
HPE 002-F
Instructor: Paul Grauer
Practice and playing of ultimate frisbee. Grading: PIN only
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Air Structure
Lifetime Sport: Golf
HPE 002-G
Instructor: Brian Ammann
Practice in the various shots used in the game of golf.
Grading: PIN only
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Time: 1:00-2:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Air Structure
Introduction to Dance
HPE 002-T/THR 002-T
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
See course information listed under THR 002-T.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Satern Auditorium
Modern Dance/lmprovisation
HPE 004-JTTHR 004-J
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
See course information listed under THR 004-J.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 1:00-2:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Satern Auditorium
Interim Abroad
UMAIE
SPP 201-J
Augsburg is part of a consortium called UMAIE, Upper
Midwest Association for Intercultural Education, that offers
overseas learning experiences during the Interim. Further
information about the following
- courses can be obtained
from Cynthia Truitt Lynch at the Center for Global
Education, CB 307, Augsburg College, 221 1 Riverside Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55454,612-330-1650. These courses are
offered on a PIN basis only and generally carry a lower
division number.
Africa e5 the Middle East
African Stories: Philosophical Ideas in Literature
Crossroads Africa: Arts and Culture in Morocco
The Natural History of Tanzania
Australia and the South Pacific
Sustainable New Zealand: Ecology, Economy and Society
Australia: The Economy and its Social Context
Europe
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies: The Northern
Ireland Context
The Czech Republic: Social and Cultural Impact of the Emerging
Free Market Economy
Tltr 13rrcqlish Srlrard nnrl l:rrt~riiy:A Cot?~parrrtiveStudy
in Nirt', Id~*tlr),
and Paris
Frct~rhI,nri,vra,qc rrrtd Culrr~n~
?t~~errnl?rli~rrr
.'ipnrrisi~C n ~ r g i r g rrrlrri Ctrl/rri-cin Southern Spain
Live Theatre In and Around London
The Lost Generation: Americans in Paris
Spain: The Influence of a National Culture on Organizational
Practices
Theatre in England
Watercolor Painting: Art of the French Table
The European Union in the 21st Century
Latin America and the Caribbean
School and Society .
Other Interim Abroad Courses
HECUA
Development and Community in Bangladesh
ACTC
Peace and Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland
ACTC Creative Writing Workshop at
Hamline: Transforming Genres
Course will carry upper division English credit
Instructor: David Mura
David Mura will teach the ACTC 2002 advanced creative
writing course at Hamline University. His topic will be
"transforming genres." Mura, a poet, creative nonfiction
writer, critic, playwright, and performance artist, will
encourage students to write in one genre to explore shifting
their work to another genre. The total class size will be
limited to 2-3 recommended students from each college.
Prerequisites: Eng 226, or other introductory creative writing course, and
recommendation of the creative writing faculty. To apply for this course,
contact Professors Cass Dalglish and Doug Green.
Maximum Enrollment: Three student writers from each of the ACTC colleges.
Other Courses
These courses are offered by institutions or groups not
connected with Augsburg College but have been approved for
credit by the College. Most carry a tuition cost plus other
expenses that are the responsibility of the student. They are
offered only on a PIN basis.
Inside Washington 2002:
Academic seminars
Politics and the Media
Politics, Power, and the Presidency
January 6-1 8, 2001
Pol 398-A(l.O Credit)
January 2002 marks the end of President Bush's first year in office
and the beginning of the race for the congressional midterm
elections that may mean a party switch in the House or Senate.
Much is also at stake at the state level as numerous gubernatorial
races may determine who will run for president in 2004. Many
retirements and new seats as a result of reapportionment and
redistricting means that the political deck is being reshuffled.
Who will be advantaged? What are the likely outcomes? What
main forces will be at play? How will President Bush's policy
agenda affect the political landscape and what role does the
media play in the political and policy games of Washington, D.C.?
Inside Washington 2002 is an exceptional opportunity for
students to step into the fire of politics and gain a unique insight
into these and many other issues. Through site visits, tours,
briefings, and lectures, politicians, media personalities, policy
makers, and scholars will take students on a behind-the-scenes
journey through the halls of power. Don't miss this special
opportunity to go inside Washington!
The first week, "Politics and the Media:' will examine how the
relationship between politicians and the media shapes political
news.
The second week, "Politics, Power, and the Presidency:' will
explore the first year of the Bush Administration, and the
influences that affect the public policy agenda of any new
presidential administration.
For further information about the program see Professor
Hedblom in Memorial Hall 117A, call her at 330-1197, or email:
hedblom@augsburg.edu.There are four scholarships available to
cover registration and tuition costs based on priority in
registration through the political science department.
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Introduction to Interim
Interim is an integral part of the school year at Augsburg
College. The College follows a 4-1-4 calendar, with fall and
spring semesters of approximately 14 weeks separated by a
four-week January Interim. Interim is intended to be a time
for both students and faculty to employ styles of teaching and
learning and to investigate questions and topics in places and
ways not possible during the regular term.
Interim is an opportunity for intense concentration on a
single course of study. Since one Interim course equals a fulltime load, students should plan to spend the same amount of
time in class and preparing for class as they would for a fourcourse load during fall or spring semesters. Students should
be prepared for at least 40 class hours during the Interim and
should anticipate the equivalent of the normal two hours of
study for each class hour. Since the course length is only 3 112
weeks, attendance at every class is imperative. While it is
expected that students will attend every class period, instructors will establish the precise attendance policy for their
courses. Students can register for only one course credit during Interim. There is no tuition refund for a student who
chooses not to enroll in an Interim course.
Most Interim courses are graded traditionally on a 4.0 to 0.0
scale. Students generally have the option to register on a
PassINo credit basis. A few Interim courses are graded only on
the PIN system; this is indicated in the course description.
Some courses are offered for either upper or lower division
credit. Such Interim courses have two numbers listed and students must select which is most appropriate for their needs.
Students registering for upper division credit should anticipate additional assignments and a more rigorous grading
standard. Some courses, especially courses with travel requirements, have additional fees associated with them. These fees,
although intended to be accurate, may change; and students
should check with the instructor to verify the final costs.
Students are required to complete at least 33 course credits for
graduation. This course total must include two Interims for
students who enter with fewer than 14 courses. Freshmen are
required to take an Interim course their first year. A maximum of four Interim course credits may be counted toward
the 33 course credits required for graduation. Transfer students should refer to their transfer credit evaluation form or
consult the registrar for the number of Interim courses
required.
Day school students (3.0 credits or more for fall) can take a
total of 1.0 course credit. They may take two half-credit classes. They may also take a lifetime sport (zero credit). The lifetime sport is at no additional charge if they are full-time students (fall term). If less than full-time, they will be charged.
Weekend students can take 1.0 course credits in Interim as a
cross registration and will be charged WEC tuition $1258 per
course credit and a $25 technology fee. If they do so, they may
take only 1.0 additional course credit in Weekend College for
winter trimester.
Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national
or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its
education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, athletic and/or school administered programs,
except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students.
Any questions concerning Augsburg's compliance with federal
or state regulations implementing equal access and opportunity can be directed to Betty Wade, affirmative action coordinator, Office of Human Resources, CB 79, Augsburg College,
221 1 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. She can be
reached by telephone, (612) 330-1023; or by e-mail,
<wadeb@augsburg.edu>.
Introduction
Options
International Interim-Students are invited to participate in
the international Interim courses offered by the Upper
Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE)
and other consortia. These course opportunities are listed on
page 47. Some courses have early registration deadlines.
Internships deadline-Friday, December 8. January Interim
internships must be planned in advance. Students electing an
internship must meet departmental requirements and present
a signed internship-learning agreement plan to the Center for
Service, Work, and Learning (1st floor Memorial) by the first
day of Interim classes. The learning-agreement forms are
available in the same office. Internships during Interim must
involve full-time work placements for approximately four
weeks. Assistance for planning internships is available in the
Center for Service, Work, and Learning.
Independent studylresearch or directed study-Students
may elect a program of independent study (upper division
499) or directed study (lower division 299) for Interim.
Faculty members are strongly discouraged from accepting
responsibility for more than one independent study per
Interim. Students choosing to pursue independent or directed
study must:
1. Meet departmental requirements
2. Present to the registrar a copy of the proposed study
plan approved by the supervising faculty member and
the directedlindependent study registration form.
These forms must be submitted by December 1.
Appropriate study proposal and registration forms can
be obtained in the Office of the Registrar.
Introduction
Interims at other schools-Augsburg students may enroll at
any other 4-1-4 institution that offers a reciprocal Interim
arrangement. Catalogs of these Interim programs are available
in the registrar's office. Registration for Interims at the other
ACTC colleges will be at Augsburg during the regular registration period. Most courses taught during the Interim at other
4-1-4 schools are accepted for credit by Augsburg, but may
not necessarily be accepted as meeting Augsburg's general
education requirements or major requirements.
Visiting Students
Augsburg College welcomes students from other 4- 1-4 schools
for the January Interim without tuition charges, provided the
student's home institution agrees not to charge tuition to
Augsburg students for the January term. The waiver of tuition
does not include special fees, housing, or board costs. Other
students will be charged $1,726 for the Interim course plus a
$25 technology fee. Students interested in registering for an
Augsburg Interim should write to the Office of the Registrar
for application forms or use the forms provided by the Interim
office at their own school. There is an application processing
fee of $25. Students are welcome to stay on campus but are
not required to do so. Requests for Interim housing should be
made to the Office of Residence Life.
It should be noted that neither ACTC exchange students nor
visiting students may register for 199, 299, 399, or 499 courses.
About This Catalog
The catalog lists courses by departments in alphabetical order.
At the end of the book are listings of other courses not
offered by Augsburg but recognized by the College for Interim
credit. Students may also register for one of the lifetime sports
listed at the end of the catalog. Courses that include travel are
marked with an airplane.
Interim Calendar 2001
November 13 to December 1 . . . . . . . . . . Interim registration
January 3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First day of Interim
Time I-9:00 a.m. (first day)
Time II-1:15 p.m
January 4 .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Last day to register or add a class or
cancel a class without a notation
January 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day for determining
grading option with registrar
January 12 . . . . . . . . . Last day for withdrawing from courses
January 15. . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Day-no
class
January 26.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interim ends
January 30
......................Spring semester begins
February 2
................Interim grades due to registrar
The time, number, and length of meetings as well as the beginning time will be arranged the first day of class. The daily
schedule for Interim is divided into two blocks of time:
Time I: 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 (Note: on the first day, Time I classes
will begin at 9:00 a.m.)
Time 11: 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Note: Martin Luther King Day-No
class
For More Information
For more information contact Barbara Pappenfus in the
Interim Office at (612) 330-1150.
Calendar
Accounting (ACC)
See listing under Business Administration.
Drawing
ART 107-J
Instructors: Pary Pezechkian-Weinberg and Tara
Christopherson
The legendary light and geography of Provence has shaped art
history for centuries. In the last hundred years alone, it has
inspired countless works of art. Using French language and
personal art, students will immerse themselves in place, documenting their own inspiration with text and images of
Provence through journal, discussion, sketching and assemblage. The language, culture and art of Provence will come
alive for students, resulting in a very personal memoir
grounded in site-specific content. Students will spend the
majority of their time in Provence, winding up the program
with four days in Paris. For more information, contact Prof.
Pary Pezechkian-Weinberg, (612) 330-1090 or Prof. Tara
Christopherson, (612) 330-1232.
Note: This course is being taught in France and is listed in
the UMAIE booklet as Topics: The Artist's Book, Provence to
Paris.
Liberal Arts Perspective: ART 107 -Aesthetics
Life Drawing
ART 247-J
Instructor: Norman Holen
A study of undraped figures for art students and non-art students. The figures will be depicted with graphite pencils in
various settings for varying lengths of time. Grades will be
based upon quality and improvement. There will be a fee for
$45 to be paid on the first day of class.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 17
Laboratory Biochemistry
BIO 368-J
Instructor: Karen Ballen
This course is an introduction to techniques commonly used
in biochemistry. Techniques include (but not limited to): protein extraction, dialysis, spectrophotometry, SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, ion exchange chromatography,
Western blots, measurement of enzyme activity, and thin layer
chromatography.
Note: BIO 368 cannot be used to satisfy an upper division
elective in the biology major.
Prerequisites: 2.0 in BIO 367
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I
Room: Science 212
Internal Audit and Management
Consulting
ACC 424-J
Instructor: Staff
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"just-in-time" philosophy, efficiency improvement techniques,
disaster recovery planning, and report writing. Students will
be evaluated by classroom quizzes, a project, and final examination.
Prerequisites: ACC 221&222, BUS 242,252,331, ECO 113, MIS 175&379
Graduation Skill Requirement: Speaking, Writing 1 & 2
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Old Main 11
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include contracts, business structures and basic business
essentials, band names, publicity and advertising, and the
role of agents and managers. Other topics included are music
and theatre, arts administration, copyright, licensing, and
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a venue, concert series or performing ensemble; researching a
specific career opportunity; or another approved project. For
interested students, an optional four-day trip to the
American Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) Annual
Conference in New York City, the largest booking conference
for concert presenters in the world, is scheduled for January
6-9, 2001. Students are responsible for the cost of transportation, room and board. Students will be evaluated on written
and oral presentations, including quizzes, research assignments and classroom projects-individual and/or symposium format.
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: II
Room: MUS 4
Responding to the Challenge of Japan
BUS 368-J
Instructor: Steven LaFave
An examination of current Japanese business practices using a
cultural perspective. A multimedia approach will be employed
involving film, television documentaries, radio speeches, and
readings from current periodicals in addition to text materials. A seminar model will be used with substantial participation expected on the part of the students. Evaluation will be
based on a paper, two 20-minute sessions of seminar leadership, class participation, and mid-term and final examinations. This class should be of interest to anyone majoring or
minoring in international business or any field of business
administration, as well as anyone interested in Japan. Students
who cannot attend every class should not enroll in this
course.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the instructor
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness I
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 29
International Marketing
BUS 466-J
Instructor: Wolfgang Winter
Issues and activities unique to marketing in an international
context. [Required for the new major in Marketing.]
Prerequisite: BUS 252
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Old Main 29
Personal Financial Management
BUS 295-J
BUS 495-J
Instructor: Ashok Kapoor
This is an introductory course in personal financial planning.
Students will be introduced to budgeting, credit, income
taxes, insurance, real estate, investment, and retirement planning. BUS 295: Quizzes and exams. BUS 495: All of the above
plus some assigned case problemslpapers will be required.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Foss 43
Advanced Computing for Business
MIS 370-J
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and a few minor assignments. The course requires significant
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Maximum Enrollment: 20
Tme: II
Room: Lindell 16
Chemistry for Changing Times
CHM 100-J
Instructor: Arlin Gyberg
This course is developed from the perspective of a person living in modern, high-technology society such as the United
States. It assumes that before one can evaluate a moral or
societal issue of a scientific nature one at least must be able to
understand the science involved. Anything less is an impression rather than an informed decision. As we develop scientific concepts we will at the same time relate them to an abundance of current issues. We live in a world of pesticides, fertilizers, plastics, birth control, food abundance and food shortage, food additives and processing and synthesis, organically
grown food, chemical dependency, licit and illicit drugs, the
energy crisis, and the debates about sources of energy, the
green house effect, and nuclear waste storage, pollution,
genetic engineering and much more. Many of these problems
are chemical in nature. Thus, in learning about chemistry, via
lecture and in-class discussion, we can begin to understand
ourselves, our society, our world, and even some of the universe. The grade for the course is based on a percentage of the
score of total points on the daily quizzes.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Liberal Arts Perspective: Natural World 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Science 315
Chemistry
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Introduction to Computer Science and
Communication
CSC 160-J
Instructor: Noel Petit
This course introduces the major areas of computer science
and computer communications. These areas are: algorithms,
algorithm design, algorithm efficiency, hardware, logical circuit design, computer organization, software and operating
systems, programming languages, operating systems, theory
of computation, mathematical foundations of computer science, Turing machines, computer communications and the
Internet, packet switching, Internet services, and operation.
This course will consist of lecture/discussion times with frequent in-class lab exercises on the topics above. Grading will
be based on examinations, labs, and homework. This is not a
course in computer applications or how to use computers,
although we may touch on these topics.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 202
UNlX and C
CSC 272-J
Instructor: Karen Sutherland
Study of UNIX operating system and the C programming
language. It is assumed that the student has knowledge of
programming methods and has done programming in some
other language. Evaluation will be done on 10 programming
assignments, two to three quizzes and a final project. Grading
is done by combining the weighted grades of all assignments
and quizzes.
Prerequisite: CSC 170 or programming in some other language
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Sverdrup 202
Topics: Computer Science: An
Alternative Scheme One and Two
CSC 273-J
CSC 373-J
Instructor: Charles Sheaffer
This course is especially intended for students with no prior
exposure to programming in particular or computer science
in general. It will be a laboratory intensive, self-paced course
using the Scheme programming language. We will introduce
an alternative approach to some of the most important concepts of computer science including problem solving, simulation, object-oriented programming, functional programming,
procedural and data abstraction, and program interpretation.
Students with knowledge of programming will benefit from
exposure to the alternative paradigm represented by the
Scheme language and will acquire a concrete understanding
of how these important concepts are actually implemented in
real languages and machines. Students will be evaluated based
on a series of programming projects. CSC 373 is a continuation of CSC 273.
Graduation Skill Requirement: for CSC 373, Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: CSC 273, none; for CSC 373, CSC 273 or consent of the instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Sverdrup 205
Topics: Forecasting Economic &
Business Activity
ECO 495-J
Instructor: Steve Huchendorf
This course is designed to prepare students for analyzing primary and secondary economic and business data in making
business decisions. Skills will be developed in various forecasting techniques as well as skills in using the statistical software package MINITAB. Course outcomes include building
knowledge of qualitative and quantitative forecasting techniques; identification of data patterns, scatter diagrams,
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correlation analysis, moving averages, exponential smoothing
techniques, regression models, classical decomposition,
regression of time series, box-jenkins time series analysis, and
various qualitative forecasting techniques. Skills in the selection of the appropriate forecasting technique will be developed with a comparison of the characteristics of each technique. In addition to the forecasting techniques that are
learned in the course, students will also apply the concepts
with the statistical software package MINITAB. Course evaluation will include homework, computer assignments, exams
and a forecasting project. The forecasting project will apply
the course concepts to a student selected data series.
Prerequisite: ECO 112 or 113 or consent of instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I I
Room: Sverdrup 201
Practicum and Seminar in Special
Education
EDU 491-J
Instructor: Susan OIConnor
A supervised field placement that serves people with disabilities, plus an on-campus seminar. Students planning to take
this course should consult with the special education coordinator about a placement prior to registering for the course.
Students must complete designated hours of fieldwork as well
as written and reading assignments.
Prerequisite: EDU 282, completion of courses for special education minor, or
consent of instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 9
Time: II
Room: Sverdrup 206
The Cuban Story: Quantitative
Journalism in Cuba
ENG 347-A
Instructor: Cass Dalglish
Students will research and write stories with a statistical issue
at the core, doing their work where few U.S. citizens have
been able to travel or study-Cuba. They will study how to
evaluate and analyze information both numerically and verbally and how to communicate quantitative data. They will
study the Cuban economy and both the gains and challenges
politics have brought to Cuba. During the 10-day seminar,
students will interview economists, meet government officials,
travel to the country to consider food and farming, study
health care and education, and meet students and journalists.
Finally, students will write lucid investigative stories which
demonstrate that they have gained an ability to gather, handles, and present quantitative information in a precise and
readable style - in oral and written formats. The class will
have several meetings at Augsburg before the Cuba travel and
several following the group's return to the U.S. [This is a joint
day Interimlwinter WEC course with enrollment limits.]
Prerequisite: ENG 225, ENG 227 or consent of the instructor, Math Placement
Group 3
Graduation Skill: Quantitative Reasoning
Time: arranged
Topics: Which West? The American
West in Film and Literature
ENG 282-A
ENG 382-A
Instructor: Joan Thompson
In this class you will read literature and view films in order to
learn about ways in which ideas about the American West
have helped to shape American identity and cohstructions of
the West. Although over 100 years have passed since Frederick
Jackson Turner announced the closing of the American frontier at the 1893 meeting of the American Historical Society,
the West has not lost its associations with the frontier and its
attendant mythology. You will learn that even as formulaic
fiction and film popularized this vision of the West, serious
writers and, more recently, filmmakers have been exploring
other possible versions of the West. Through focusing on
these explorations of the West as place, you will gain an
understanding of the role of myths, such as the romantic gunfighter's conquest of both Native peoples and land, in
American views of the West. You will also explore ideas such
as Manifest Destiny, individual freedom, and appropriate land
use. Because the West has always been filled with a plurality of
voices, you will look'at ways writers and filmmakers who have
visited, imagined, or lived in the West have both affirmed and
countered these myths and ideas in their work.
Course grades will be based on readinghiewing journals, a
three to four page paper, a final exam, and class participation.
Additionally, if you are enrolled in 382, you will read several
critical articles on reserve at Lindell Library, as well as an
additional novel. You will then write an additional short
paper on the novel using the critical ideas you have studied.
You will also give a brief presentation on your additional
reading.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Old Main 26
Topics: Investigating the Victorian
Thriller
ENG 282-D
ENG 482-D
Instructor: Dallas Liddle
This course will study the phenomenon in nineteenth-century Britain of the popular novel of suspense, mystery and terror. From Frankenstein early in the century to Dracula at its
end, the nightmares imagined by novelists of Great Britain
have continued to interest and horrify readers throughout
the 20th century. Early in the century these tales were generally either "Gothic" (stories of horror and the supernatural
set in Italy or Spain) or "Newgate" novels (true-crime stories
about the lower classes). By the 1860's however, popular novelists including Charles Dickens, Mary Braddon, Eliza Wood
and Wilkie Collins were producing a stunningly successful
series of works in which the action was set in the everyday
world of the Victorian middle classes, and the villains (as one
reviewer remarked) seemed like people the reader might
meet at dinner. Often challenging and sometimes subversive,
these novels drew intense public scrutiny by raising issues
that the politer genre of domestic fiction could hardly hint at
including gender roles and sexual transgression, class and
race oppression, obsession and madness, and the dark sides
of urban life, industrial poverty, and empire. We will read
several of the best of these thrillers, at the same time actively
investigating the culture that produced them. We will read
original reviews and responses, including parodies, and learn
about the context of newspaper and magazine journalism in
which several of the novels appeared. While we investigate
the power of the Gothic and Sensation genres for their original audiences, however, we will also work to determine why
these novels have continued to appeal to successive generations of readers. Course grades will be based on class attendance and participation, two short papers, a group presentation, and a final exam. Upper-level students will read one
additional novel, write a research-based paper on it, and
share the results of their research with the class.
Prerequisite: ENG 111
Liberal Arts Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Foss 20
Topics: The Heroic Journey
ENG 282-M
ENG 382-M
Instructor: Joan Griffin
"The hero," says Joseph Campbell, "Is the man or woman who
has been able to battle past his personal and local historical
limitations to the generally valid, normally human forms."
This struggle, the heroic journey, is a quest for wholeness, for
harmony with oneself, one's society, and even the universe.
The journey may be physical, moral, psychological, or spiritual, but it always concludes with the regeneration of the hero
and/or the redemption of the hero's society.
This course will study archetypal patterns of the heroic journey as well as specific examples of such journeys, emphasizing the work of Joseph Campbell, but also citing studies of
the hero by Lord Ragland, Carol Pearson, and Richard
Slotkin, among others. We will note that major heroic genres
in western tradition-the epic and romance-almost always
assume that the hero is usually a warrior and aristocrat. Thus
we will analyze typical elements of the heroic warrior myth as
depicted in ancient and medieval epics and romance, but will
also pay particular attention to works that challenge or
enlarge the tradition. We will consider the implications of the
enduring popularity of warrior-hero renditions of the heroic
journey.
Evaluation is based primarily on papers. Class attendance is
mandatory. Do not take this course if you know that you will
need to miss more than two classes.
Prerequisite: ENG 111 recommended but not required.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Foss 20
English
Beginning French I
FRE I l l - J
Instructors: Pary Pezechkian-Weinberg and Tara
Christopherson
This course is the same as ART 107-J Drawing. See p. 7 for
course description.
Note: This course is being taught in France and is listed in the
UMAIE booklet as Topics : The Artist's Book, Provence to
Paris.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 2
C.S. Lewis and the Christian
Imagination
HON 401 -J
Instructor: Larry Crockett
For information, contact Prof. Larry Crockett,
(612) 330-1 160
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3.
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 208
Dance (men only)
(0.5 course credit)
HPE 232-M
Instructor: Carol Enke
Theory and practice in teaching and performing American
heritage and international folk dances. The majority of the
course grade is based on dance practicals, a teaching assignment, and a written test. Note: HPE 232 and HPE 275 can be
taken simultaneously
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I- 1/3,1/5,1/8,1/9,1/11,1/16,1/17
Room: Melby Gym - center court
Honors
Dance (women only)
(0.5 course credit)
HPE 232-W .
Instructor: Carol Enke
Theory and practice in teaching and performing American
heritage and international folk dances. The majority of the
course grade is based on dance practicals, a teaching assignment, and a written test. Note: HPE 232 and HPE 275 can be
taken simultaneously.
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Xme: I - 1/3,1/5,1/8,1/9,1/11,1/16,1/17
Room: Melby Gym - center court
Prevention and Care of Athletic
Injuries (0.5 course credit)
HPE 275-J
Instructor: Missy Strauch
Emphasis placed on preventing and treating common athletic
injuries. Practical experience in taping and training room
procedures. Note: HPE 232 and HPE 275 can be taken simultaneously.
Prerequisite: HPE 114 or equivalent
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: 1 - 1/4,1/5,1/8,1/10,1/12,1/18,1/19,1/22,1/23,1/24,1/25
Room: Melby 119
School Health Curriculum(O.5 course
credit)
HPE 320-J
Instructor: Staff
Techniques for developing a course of study in school health
based upon growth and development for grades 5-12.
Examination of "Standards" and pedagogy for health education, curriculum and assessment included.
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Time: I - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Alternate Fridays
Room: Melby 202
Administration and Supervision of
School Health
(0.5 course credit)
HPE 41 0-J
Instructor: Staff
Historical background, legal basis, school health services in
relation to community and school health programs and
resources.
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Time: I Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Alternate Fridays
Room: Melby 202
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Sailing in the Virgin Islands
HPE 455-J
Instructor: Joyce Pfaff
Designed for the beginning and intermediate sailor interested
in the art and practice of sailboat cruising. The course will
take the participant to a competent level of sailboat handling
(anchoring, mooring, helming, and crewing). The student
will live aboard a 43'-46' fixed-keel sailboat with five to six
other people and will function as an active crew member.
Actual on-the-water instruction will be the major part of the
course. Sailing will include cruises to the various islands and
cays in the British and American Virgin Islands. Snorkeling
and wind surfing will be available on an optional basis. Some
classes will be held in December prior to leaving for the
Virgin Islands in January.
The course cost is $3,300, which includes airfare for Augsburg
day students and qualifying interim exchange students.
Others will have to pay regular Interim tuition in addition to
this course cost in order to receive academic credit. PIN
ONLY. Applications may be picked up from the office of Joyce
Health & Physical Education
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Pfaff, Melby Hall 121, Augsburg College. They must be turned
in with deposit and appropriate signature before final acceptance is given.
Prerequisites: Permission from Joyce Pfaff, health and physical education
department, (612) 330-1247; no smoking is allowed; basic swimming skills
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport, also one course credit upper divislon
Maximum Enrollment 10 ( A waiting list will be kept after the original 10 spots
are filled)
The Use and Misuse of "Lessons" of
History in 20th Century European
Diplomacy
HIS 195-J
Instructor: Sheldon Anderson
This interim seminar examines several important 20th-century leaders and their impact on the course of European political and diplomatic history. Topics will include Lenin,
Woodrow Wilson and the Versailles Treaty, Neville
Chamberlain and the appeasement of Adolf Hitler at the
Munich Conference in 1938, Joseph Stalin's decision to sign a
non-aggression pact with Hitler shortly before World War 11,
Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill's alleged appeasement of Stalin at Yalta, Harry S. Truman's Cold War policies,
and Reagan and Gorbachev's diplomacy as the communist
systems of Europe fell in 1989. Through discussion of common readings and several small research assignments, the
course will focus on the popular myths that have developed
about these leaders and these conferences, and some of the
"lessons" that scholars and policymakers have drawn from
them.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 20
Paideia Seminars
INS 120-J
Instructor: Anne Jensen
Students will participate in a series of seminars following the
Paideia seminar format as developed by Mortimer Adler and
Paideia Associates. Students will also view selected films for
seminar discussions; develop and /or hone skills of mature,
intellectual talk; observe seminars conducted in a St. Paul
public school; evaluate their own behaviors during seminars
and lead seminars. Students will be assessed on journal entries
including evidence of seminar preparation, reflection, peer
and self-evaluation as well as a final summary paper.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Critical Thinking
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Foss 43
Topics: A Civil Rights Immersion:
Experiencing History
INS 200-J
INS 300-J
Instructors: Garry Hesser and Joseph Young
Learn by visiting the historic sites and visiting with those who
brought about the most important changes in the 20th - century U.S. It could change your life, too. During the 1950s and
60s a series of major events and fundamental social change
occurred in the United States. For the first two weeks, we will
seek to develop a basic understanding of race relations in the
U.S. through readings, visiting lecturers, videos, learning from
each other, and the MLK, Jr. event on January 15. Then, this
intentionally diverse class will board a bus for an intense,
study-travel journey to Little Rock, Memphis, Selma,
Birmingham, Montgomery, Atlanta and Nashville-the places
where history was made and the museums that chronicle
those times. We will meet with and interview participants in
these critical events, as well as actively engage one another in
dialogue and collaborative learning. The course objectives
Interdisciplinary
include learning about the history and sociology of race and
ethnic relations in the U.S.; gaining insights from persons and
places that mark the "turning points" of the 1950s and 1960s;
documenting our personal and group experiences so that our
insights and understanding can be shared with the Augsburg
community and others; and increasing our skills for cross
cultural collaboration and dialogue. Upper and lower division: Students obtaining upper division credit will complete a
research paper on a specific topic related to the course,
including an annotated bibliography with a minimum of 20
resources.
Cost: $600, plus the cost of your ineals and personal expenses
for 11 days. Covers all transportation and lodging for 11
nights.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1 or Social World 1 or 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Murphy 111
**Note: All participants will go on a bus tour beginning
Monday, January 15, and ending on Friday, January 26.
Introduction to Islam
INS 225-J
Instructor: Amin Kader
This course is designed by a practicing Muslim to present his
perception of Islam to non-Muslims. The course will cover
the ideological foundations of Islam, its basic concepts and
tenets, Islamic law (Shari'ah), Islamic economic and political
systems, and Islamic patterns of life. There will also be discussions on the differences between the Islamic sects (Sunnis,
Shi'its, Sufis, etc.). Some effort will be made to deal with the
similarities and differences between Islam and both
Christianity and Judaism. Students will also visit one of the
mosques in the Twin Cities. Evaluation is based on two tests
and a paper.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Time: I
Room: Old Main 27
Work in the City Externship: Linking
Education and the World of Work
INS 298-K
Instructors: Lois Olson and Lynda Olson
This course introduces students to the nature of work, its role
and value to the individual and to society. Seminar format
will focus on work as viewed by this generation and the
requirements to succeed both now and in the future. A special emphasis will be on self discovery learning activities, visits to Twin City businesses and community organizations and
discussions with panels of professionals. Students will be
expected to research employment trends and career options,
complete a portfolio of reflections, exercises and self assessments and give individual and group presentations. Students
will also explore various organizations of the Twin Cities and
understand their role and impact in a major metropolitan
area. PIN grading only.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Lindell 16
Dakota History and Culture
INS 495-J
Instructor: Eric Buffalohead
This course examines Dakota culture and history from 1650
to the present. Emphasis will be on cultural changes and
development affecting the Dakota tribes in Minnesota.
Students will be required to conduct in-depth research and to
write a major paper of their findings. There will be an inclass final examination and questions will be given weekly to
facilitate discussions.
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: II
Room: Music 23
Room: Murphy 111
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To ics: The Czaeh Republic: Social and
Cu bra! Impact of the Emerging Free
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Market Economy
INS 495-K
Instructor: ~ t StoHer
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This intensive experience in contemporary Czech culturr and
society will allow you the opportunity to develop an appreciation for the many diverse cultures that intersect in Central
Europe. Students will reflect critically on how their own life
experiences have shaped their perspectives in the world, and
how this differs from people in other countries. During week
one, there will be excursions and field trips, that will explore
the environs of Olomouc and study the history, culture, art,
and architecture of the Czech Republic. Week two will focus
on the Czech Republic's recent membership in NATO.
Students will study the roots of the divisions of modern
Europe, the concerns of the Czech government as it
approaches membership in the EU. The final week will concentrate on developing a capitalist enterprise in the ex-communist world, looking at how models are succeeding, and
how different sectors of Czech society are responding to the
changes in social norms and values which underlie these new
economic initiatives. For more information and costs for the
trip contact Stu Stoller at (612) 330-1772
Management Information Systems
(MIS)
See listing under Business Administration
Social Justice in America
POL 140-J
Instructor:Andrew Aoki
In this course, students will develop their ideas about social
justice, and apply them to urban issues. This is a course for
those who like discussing ideas, and who wish to become better thinkers. Students will develop their arguments in papers
and class discussions. Reading is light, and most of the material is covered only in class, so attendance is essential. Students
who anticipate having to miss one or more classes should not
take this course. The most successful students will be those
who are willing and able to engage in a rigorous and critical
examination of their own views. Participation is required,
including evaluating and commenting on the ideas of classmates.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Music 22
Environmental and River Politics
POL 241-J
Instructor: Joe Underhill-Cady
We live and work on the shores of the largest river in North
America. It is the reason the Twin Cities are located where
they are, and it continues to define the city, as human settlement here in turn has profoundly shaped the river ecosystem.
Of late in cities across America there has been "a return to the
river," and in this class we will be doing the same. The River
stands as a remarkable symbol for the community, of continuity and change, of cycles and transformation, of the power
and beauty of the natural world, and there is much to be
learned from studying it.
Using the Mississippi as the focus, this course looks at the
changes in thinking about the relationship between humanity
and the natural world, as the relationship has been expressed
in literature, law, science, religion, political philosophy, and
popular culture. Particular attention will be paid to legal and
cultural conceptions of the natural world, including the ideas
of property and ownership. We will explore the distinction
between wilderness and civilization and the political function
of the line dividing those two realms.
We will explore the river through the eyes and experiences of
those who have worked and lived their lives along it, and
through site visits to locations along the river, speakers in
class, and on the Internet. Students will have an opportunity
to explore their own interests in the river through individual
projects, ranging from boat building, to lobbying at the State
Capital, to the various Mississippi floods, to river ecology and
"green consumerism." There will be opportunities to work
with local river-related groups on those projects. Throughout
the course students will be encouraged to dream, and to work
on taking that vision and making it a reality, in building support for a project, in networking, in having patience, in following through, in working hard, and at the end, having
something concrete to show for their efforts. These projects
can be a prototype for the future pursuit of a vocation to contribute to their world in whatever way one is called to do so.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Social World
Graduation Skill: Critical Thinking
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Tme: I
Room: Old Main 25
Principles of Psychology
PSY 105-J
Instructor: Grace Dyrud
An introduction to the methods and approaches used in psychology for the purpose of understanding behavior.
Applications of psychological concepts to everyday situations
are emphasized. Evaluation will be based on means of two
tests and two lab reports.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Human Identity
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Old Main 10
Psychology and Law
PSY 335-J
Instructor: Nancy Steblay
Application of psychological principles and research methodology to legal processes and issues. The course emphasizes
three content areas: eyewitness issues (such as lineup and
interview procedures), courtroom procedures (jury selection,
jury decision-making, pretrial publicity), and psychological
profiles of offenders and victims. Grades will be based on
exams and one paper.
Prerequisite: PSY 105
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Old Main 25
Basics in Youth and Family Ministry
REL 235-J
Instructor: Richard Hardel
This course will provide students with the history and development of youth and family ministry in the U.S. It will provide students with basic skills and understanding for designing an effective youth and family ministry in a congregation.
Students will study the latest research on children, youth, and
families from Search Institute and learn the new paradigm of
home and congregation in partnership for teaching and nurturing faith. They will learn the latest conceptual model of a
holistic approach to youth and family ministry.
Prerequisite: REL 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
mme: II
Room: Music 24
Psychology
I
Theology of Death and Dying
REL 390-J
Instructor: John Benson
This will be a multidisciplinary course, using materials from
biology, psychology, sociology, history, world religions and
Christian theology proper. It will also be ecumenical, since
some of our theological material will come form Roman
Catholic as well as Protestant sources. Religious traditions
regarding death and the afterlife will be studied, and various
ethical questions related to death and dying will be considered. Field trips in the Twin Cities are also planned. We will
become acquainted with the field of mortuary science, the
hospice movement in the United States and current medical
practices related to the terminally ill. Daily lectures, discussions, quizzes and written assignments will be the format.
Grades will be based on class participation, two tests and oral
presentation of a research project.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
'lime: I
Room: Music 23
Topics: Psalms, Songs, and Religious
Poetry
REL 308-J
Instructor: Rolf Jacobson
A study of poetry from the Christian tradition, focusing on
biblical psalms and poems, religious poetry, and Christian
hymns and songs. An introduction to interpretation of poetry and poetry set to song. Students will be evaluated based
on one major paper, leading three discussions of primary
texts, and on class participation and preparation.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 1 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Music 24
Topics: Religion at the Movies
REL 309-J
Instructor: Lori Hale
Religious themes such as good and evil, morality and ethics,
human nature, holiness, faith and belief, salvation and
redemption, and forgiveness and mercy will be explored
through the medium of popular film. Movies including the
"The Matrix'', "The Shawshank Redemption", "Babette's Feast'',
and "Wings of Desire" will be coupled with directed theological or historical readings. Essays, class participation, and a
final paper will serve as the basis for evaluation.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: II
Room: Music 22
The Vision of God in Nicholas of Cusa
and Martin Luther
REL 455-J
Instructor: Mark Tranvik and Mark Fuehrer
This course examines the thought of two major thinkers from
the late medieval and reformation periods. We will read and
discuss primary texts from Cusa and Luther, focusing on the
theme of the "vision of God" Last three days of the course will
be held at a lodge in northern Minnesota. Three extended
essays will be the basis of evaluation. Team-taught by
Professors Mark Fuehrer (philosophy) and Mark Tranvik
(religion). A fee of $225.00 is required to cover lodging costs.
This will need to be paid by December 1,2000.
Transportation is student responsibility.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 10
Religion
I
Exploring Human Services
SWK 257-1
SWK 257-J
Instructors: Vern Bloom and TBA
Experiential learning occurs as students volunteer 60 hours
in a service agency or institution that they select. The placement must be approved by course faculty and supervised by
agency staff. The course is designed to introduce the fields of
practice in social work and to help students explore a possible major in social work or future career in the human services.
The three-hour weekly seminar is devoted to discussions that
assist students in integrating agency experiences and readings
that explore the historical development of social welfare as an
institution and the nature and value system of social work as
a profession. Students will also examine and critique the
manner in which social, economic, and political structures
impact diverse groups in society. Students will focus on their
own responsibilities in society, as well as examine their personal value system in relation to special concerns, such as
poverty and the "isms." Detailed information will be sent to
students at the close of Interim registration.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 60, 2 sections
Time: I
Room: Foss 21 A and B
Topics: Child Welfare Social Work and
the Law
SWK 295-J
Intructor: Tony Bibus and Ragnhild Collin-Hansen
This course will introduce students to social work practice in
the area of child welfare with special focus on the relationship
of child welfare laws, policies, and court to the lives of families and children. Students will study Minnesota statutes,
meet with key policy makers, observe court procedures and
discuss practice and legal issues with child welfare social
workers and possibly with families and children as well. There
will also be opportunities to compare child welfare laws and
practice in the US with those in Europe, especially Norway.
The principles of permanency planning, family-centered
practice, prevention and protection, and the twin goals in
child welfare of securing safety and nurturing children while
preserving their ties to their family will be examined. We will
also explore controversies and emerging issues in child welfare law such as concurrent planning, "dual-track" service
strategies, encouragement of the adoption of children of color
by white families, and research related to the effects of poverty and oppression on the neglect of children's need. Students
will analyze the dynamic interplay of societal values, power,
politics, facts and myths as they manifest themselves in child
welfare laws; they will begin to form their own positions
regarding an ideal approach to supporting the welfare of children from a global perspective. Evaluation of learning will be
in the form of assessments by instructors and students of the
major paper or project completed for the course.
Prerequisite: Social Work Majors or permission of Instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 8
Time: II
Room: Sverdrup 20
Field Work I: Integrative Seminar
SWK 307-J & K
Instructor: Curt Paulsen and Joe Clubb
Junior social work majors are required to have 240 hours of
supervised professional experience in a social work agency.
This small group seminar supports the first 120 hours of this
placement and is facilitated by the faculty member who serves
as liaison to the student's practicum field agency. The course
provides structure and process for students to integrate learning from their practicum and academic coursework focusing
on generalist practice with individuals.
Prerequisites: Candidacy status, SWK 301, and SWK 306
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I
Room: Murphy 111
Human Community and the Modern
Metropolis
SOC 211-J
Instructor: Gordon Nelson
This course will examine the extent to which the experience
of the community is possible in the context of the metropolitan situation. The course will focus on the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Each member of the class will be responsible for
a class presentation, which must reflect on-site observation in
a particular locale within the metropolitan area. In addition,
class participation and a final examination will be basis for
evaluating performance in the course.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment 25
Time: I
Room: Foss 175
Social Work
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Foundations in Women's Studies
WST 201-J
Instructor: Julie des Jardins
This course offers an introduction to the interdisciplinary
field of women's studies. Students will explore the scope of
women's studies; develop greater understanding of diverse
women's status, contributions, and concerns nationally and
globally; and consider how women's studies and other academic disciplines influence our perspectives on women and
men, and on policies and actions affecting people's lives.
Throughout the course, we will make connections between
gender, racelethnicity, economic class, sexuality and other
differences in our analysis of women's experiences. Finally,
we will explore ways to put our knowledge into action.
This course requires active participation, daily reading and
several short writing assignments. In addition, we will take
field trips to visit some women's organizations in the Twin
Cities.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Speaking
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: II
Room: Old Main 13
Women's Studies
Lifetime Sports
The following activities are available to students during
Interim, and students may register for these classes as well as
for a regular course. These activities do not carry course credit but do meet the lifetime sports requirement for graduation.
Lifetime Sport: Badminton/Pickleball
HPE 002-B
Instructor: Brian Ammann
Practice and playing of badminton and pickleball. Grading:
PIN only.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room Melby Gym northlsouth courts
Lifetime Sport: Ultimate Frisbee
HPE 002-F
Instructor: Marilyn Florian
Practice and playing of ultimate frisbee. Grading: PIN only.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Air Structure
Lifetime Sport: Golf
HPE 002-G
Instructor: Brian Ammann
Practice in the various shots used in the game of golf.
Grading: PIN only.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Air Structure
Lifetime Sports
Introduction to Dance
HPE 002-T/THR 002-T
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
See course information listed under THR 002-T
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T, W, Th, F
Room: Satern Auditorium
Interim Abroad
Social Work in Nicaragua-Challenges
in Social Justice
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January 7-26, 2001
SWK 295 (Contact your social work adviser about credit
options.)
Instructor: Randy Herman, Univ. of St.Thomas;
Augsburg Contact: Tony Bibus
Will introduce students to social issues faced by Nicaraguan
families and communities in both urban and rural settings.
Experiential in design, this course will provide opportunities
to meet Nicaraguan people in their homes, communities and
places of work. Spanish language proficiency is not required,
as interpretation will be provided as needed. The course will
include excursions to both rural and urban settings, opportunities for field experience and hands-on service, and classes in
Spanish conversation.
Cost: $2595, This includes roundtrip airfare from
Minneapolis to Managua, all meals, lodging, ground transportation, program expenses and course tuition. Register for
course at Augsburg College, Office of Registrar. Also, make
application at the Center for Global Education in Murphy
Place. Application deadline: October 20, 2000. Maximum
Enrollment: 20. For more information contact: Study Abroad
Office, Center for Global Education, Murphy Place, (612)
330-1 159.
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Topics: Social Work & Education in
Norway
January 3-26, 2001
EDC 495-PISWK 295-P (Social work majors should
contact their adviser about credit options.)
Instructor: Hans Eriksson; Augsburg contacts: Tony
Bibus or Susan O'Connor
Will introduce students to modern Norwegian life, with particular emphasis on Norway's systems of education and
health and welfare services to children, youth and families.
Students may take one of two separate but parallel tracks:
"Winter Recreation Programs with Children and Youth'', or
"Social Work, Child Welfare Work, and Education." Lectures,
field study, and practicum experience will introduce students
to the content and context of professional practice in Norway
as well as the unique Norwegian system of folk high schools.
All classes will be taught in English and will contain both
U.S. and Norwegian students.
Prerequisites: Students signing up for the education track must have some
experience in cross-country skiing.
Cost: $2350. This includes roundtrip airfare from
Minneapolis to Trondheim, Norway; all meals, lodging, program expenses, and course tuition. Register for course at
Augsburg College, Office of Registrar. Also make application
at the Center for Global Education in Murphy Place.
Application deadline: October 20,2000. Maximum
Enrollment: 20. For more information contact: Study Abroad
Office, Center for Global Education, Murphy Place, (612)
330-1 159.
UMAIE
SPP 201-J
Augsburg is part of a consortium called UMAIE, Upper
Midwest Association for Intercultural Education, that offers
overseas learning experiences during the Interim. Further
information about the following courses can be obtained
from Cynthia Truitt Lynch at the Center for Global
Education, CB 307, Augsburg College, 221 1 Riverside Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55454, (612) 330-1650. These courses are
offered on a PIN basis only and generally carry a lower division number.
Africa and the Middle East
The Middle East: A Spiritual Geography
Tradition and Modernity in Africa: The Experience of Ghana
Asia
Development and Community in Bangladesh
Australia and the South Pacific
Sustainable New Zealand: Ecology, Economy and Society
Europe
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies: The Northern
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"Most German of the Arts": Music and German National
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Psychoanalysis and Feminism: French, British, and American
Perspectives
Scandinavian Economy, Culture, and Society
Latin America and the Caribbean
The Cuba Story: Quantitative Journalism in Cuba
Sailing in the Virgin Islands
Social Work in Nicaragua
Interim Abroad
Other lnterim Abroad Courses
HECUA
Environment, Economy and Community in Guatemala
Development and Community in Bangladesh
ACTC
Peace and Conflict Studies in Northern Ireland
ACTC Creative Writing Workshop
at St. Thomas
The Language of Desire: Theory and Practice of
the Love Poem For Advanced Creative Writers
Course will carry upper division English credit
Instructor: Leslie Adrienne Miller
What makes a poem hot? What gives language that extra
charge and sparkle? Why are bad poems about sex really bad?
What is the role of the erotic in a poem? In a love poem?
How do poems seduce us, engage our sense of physical desire
via our imagination? How can we be sure we've written a sexy
poem rather than a mere sex poem? How have poets
answered these and other questions across a variety of times
and cultural contexts? This course will explore these and
other related questions with the assumption that poetic language can and often should be sensual, erotic, sparky, a flirtation with the reader, and the understanding that the sexiest of
poems are seldom actually about the sex act itself. In this
course we will take a look at erotic elements in poems and
explore how poets handle physical desires of all kinds to
engage and seduce their readers. Students will explore a variety of ways to work with erotic language and subjects. We will
examine what makes particular images and metaphors sensual and how poets transform potentially dull and lor unsexy
subjects into vibrant and appealing answers to human desire.
The class will include in-class discussions of text, writers to
the course, on the recommendation of the creative writing
faculty. To be considered for enrollment in this course, con-
Interim Abroad
tact Cass Dalglish, (612) 330-1009, or Roseann Lloyd, (612)
330-1423, before registration.
Time: Monday through Thursday 1-4 p.m.
Room: 108 Christ Child Hall. University of St. Thomas
Other Courses
These courses are offered by institutions or groups not connected with Augsburg College but have been approved for
credit by the College. Most carry a tuition cost plus other
expenses that are the responsibility of the student. They are
offered only on a PIN basis.
The washington Center 2001
Academic Seminars
The Presidential Inauguration
January 7-20, 2001
Pol 398-A
The Washington Center's "Campaign 2000" academic seminars
will conclude with a two-week seminar focusing on the inauguration of the next president. It examines the presidential
transition of power and explores how the new administration
succeeds in moving from campaign rhetoric to hallmarks in
public policy. Participants also join in the celebration, pomp,
and ritual of a presidential inauguration. One half credit is
available from the political science department for this twoweek program. The course is a passlfail course based on participation in program activities including site visits, small group
seminars, and journals. For further information about the program see Prof. Hedblom in Memorial Hall 117A; call her at
(612) 330- 1197; or e-mail <hedblom@augsburg.edu>. There
are four scholarships available to cover registration and tuition
costs based on priority in registration through the political science department.
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About This Catalog
Interim Courses
Contents
Introduction to Interim
Interim is an integral part of the school year at Augsburg
College. The College follows a 4- 1-4 calendar, with fall and
spring semesters of approximately 14 weeks separated by a
four-week January Interim. Interim is intended to be a time
for both students and faculty to employ styles of teaching and
learning and to investigate questions and topics in places and
ways not possible during the regular term.
Interim is an opportunity for intense concentration on a
single course of study. Since one Interim course equals a fulltime load, students should plan to spend the same amount of
time in class and preparing for class as they would for a fourcourse load during fall or spring semesters. Students should
be prepared for at least 40 class hours during the Interim and
should anticipate the equivalent of the normal two hours of
study for each class hour. Since the course length is only 3 112
weeks, attendance at every class is imperative. While it is
expected that students will attend every class period, instructors will establish the precise attendance policy for their
courses. Students can register for only one course credit during Interim. There is no tuition refund for a student who
chooses not to enroll in an Interim course.
Most Interim courses are graded traditionally on a 4.0 to 0.0
scale. Students generally have the option to register on a
PassINo credit basis. A few Interim courses are graded only on
the PIN system; this is indicated in the course description.
Some courses are offered for either upper or lower division
credit. Such Interim courses have two numbers listed and students must select which is most appropriate for their needs.
Students registering for upper division credit should anticipate additional assignments and a more rigorous grading
standard. Some courses, especially courses with travel requirements, have additional fees associated with them. These fees,
although intended to be accurate, may change; and students
should check with the instructor to verify the final costs.
Students are required to complete at least 33 course credits for
graduation. This course total must include two Interims for
students who enter with fewer than 14 courses. Freshmen are
required to take an Interim course their first year. A maximum of four Interim course credits may be counted toward
the 33 course credits required for graduation. Transfer students should refer to their transfer credit evaluation form or
consult the registrar for the number of Interim courses
required.
Day school students (3.0 credits or more for fall) can take a
total of 1.0 course credit. They may take two half-credit classes. They may also take a lifetime sport (zero credit). The lifetime sport is at no additional charge if they are full-time students (fall term). If less than full-time, they will be charged.
Weekend students can take 1.0 course credits in Interim as a
cross registration but will be charged day school tuition $1630
per course credit. If they do so, they may take only 1.0 additional course credit in Weekend College for winter trimester.
Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national
or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its
education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, athletic and/or school administered programs,
except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students.
Any questions concerning Augsburg's compliance with federal
or state regulations implementing equal access and opportunity can be directed to Lora Steil, affirmative action coordinator, Office of Human Resources, CB 79, Augsburg College,
221 1 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. She can be
reached by telephone, (612) 330-1023; or by e-mail,
<steil@augsburg.edu>.
Options
.
International Interim-Students are invited to participate in
the international Interim courses offered by the Upper
Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE)
and other consortia. These course opportunities are listed on
page 45. Some courses have early registration deadlines.
Internships deadline-Friday, December 10. January Interim
internships must be planned in advance. Students electing an
internship must meet departmental requirements and present
a signed internship-learning agreement plan to the Center for
Service, Work, and Learning (1st floor Memorial) by the first
day of Interim classes. The learning-agreement forms are
available in the same office. Internships during Interim must
involve full-time work placements for approximately four
weeks. Assistance for planning internships is available in the
Center for Service, Work, and Learning.
Independent study/research or directed study-Students
may elect a program of independent study (upper division
499) or directed study (lower division 299) for Interim.
Faculty members are strongly discouraged from accepting
responsibility for more than one independent study per
Interim. Students choosing to pursue independent or directed
study must:
1. Meet departmental requirements
2. Present to the registrar a copy of the proposed study
plan approved by the supervising faculty member and
the directedlindependent study registration form.
These forms must be submitted by December 1.
Appropriate study proposal and registration forms can
be obtained in the Office of the Registrar.
Interims at other schools-Augsburg students may enroll at
any other 4-1-4 institution that offers a reciprocal Interim
arrangement. Catalogs of these Interim programs are available
in the registrar's office. Registration for Interims at the other
ACTC colleges will be at Augsburg during the regular registration period. Most courses taught during the Interim at other
4-1-4 schools are accepted for credit by Augsburg, but may
not necessarily be accepted as meeting Augsburg's general
education requirements or major requirements.
Visiting Students
Augsburg College welcomes students from other 4-1-4 schools
for the January Interim without tuition charges, provided the
student's home institution agrees not to charge tuition to
Augsburg students for the January term. The waiver of tuition
does not include special fees, housing, or board costs. Other
students will be charged $1,630 for the Interim course.
Students interested in registering for an Augsburg Interim
should write to the Ofice of the Registrar for application
forms or use the forms provided by the Interim office at their
own school. There is an application processing fee of $25.
Students are welcome to stay on campus but are not required
to do so. Requests for Interim housing should be made to the
Office of Residence Life.
It should be noted that neither ACTC exchange students nor
visiting students may register for 199,299,399, or 499 courses.
About This Catalog
The catalog lists courses by departments in alphabetical order.
At the end of the book are listings of other courses not
offered by Augsburg but recognized by the College for Interim
credit. Students may also register for one of the lifetime sports
listed at the end of the catalog. Courses that include travel are
marked with an airplane.
Interim Calendar 2000
November 15 to December 3
January 3
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registration
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. day of Interim
Time I-9:00 a.m. (first day)
Time 11-1:15 p.m
January 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day to register or add a class or
cancel a class without a notation
January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day for determining
grading option with registrar
January 14 . . . . . . . . . Last day for withdrawing from courses
January 17. . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Day-no
class
January 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim ends
January 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring semester begins
February 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim grades due to registrar
The time, number, and length of meetings as well as the beginning time will be arranged the first day of class. The daily
schedule for Interim is divided into two blocks of time:
Time I: 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 (Note: on the first day, Time I classes
will begin at 9:00 a.m.)
Time 11: 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Note: Martin Luther King Day-No class
For More Information
For more information contact Barbara Pappenfus in the
Interim Office at (612) 330-1150.
Calendar
Calligraphy I & II
ART 106-J
ART 306-J
Instructor: Philip Thompson
Development of calligraphic writing and drawing skills with
emphasis on the broad-edged pen. Attention given to the historical development of calligraphy and the elements of design
through readings and demonstrations. Class time and assignments center on proactive calligraphic concepts with special
attention given to foundation, italic, gothic, and uncial styles.
Three original projects are required and evaluation is based
on quality of work plus participation and growth factors.
Upper division students are required to complete examples in
three historical writing styles plus an expanded project.
Required materials: text, pens, ink, ruler, and mat board.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Old Main 4
Life Drawing
ART 247-J
Instructor: Norman Holen
A study of undraped figures for art students and non-art students. The figures will be depicted with graphite pencils in
various settings for varying lengths of time. Grades will be
based upon quality and improvement. There will be a fee of
$45 to be paid on the first day of class.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 17
Marine Biology of the Florida Keys
BIO 140-J
BIO 340-J
Instructor: William Capman
The Florida Keys provide an excellent site for study of natural
history and ecology of marine, coastal, and sub-tropical communities. This class will spend about 2 112 weeks in Florida at
the Newfound Harbor Marine Institute located on Big Pine
Key. The Institute offers laboratory facilities, ocean-going
research platforms, housing, and a dining hall. Field trips to
coral reefs (Looe Key National Park), tide pools, turtle grass
flats, mangrove islands, and upland hammocks will be led by
professional naturalists from the institute. Organisms and
communities will be studied on site and in the laboratory.
Research projects will be initiated shortly after arrival at the
station in order to provide opportunities to gather data over a
period of several days. Visits to Pennicamp State Park, Key
West, and the Everglades will be included. Evaluation will be
based on:
BIO 140: (1) field and laboratory records, (2) personal journal, (3) quizzes at Marine Institute, (4) a final exam.
Prerequisite for 6'10 140: Any one of the following courses or their equivalents - BIO 101,
102, 103, 113, 114, or consent of the instructor.
BIO 340: (1) field and laboratory records, (2) personal journal, (3) quizzes at Marine Institute, (4) written report of the
research project, and (5) final exam.
Prerequisite for BIO 340: 810 351 or BIO 481 or consent of the instructor.
Estimated cost of the course: $2500 (includes airfare, all
ground transportation, housing and meals while at the institute). Contact the instructors for details.
Prerequisite: See Above
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I1
Room: Science 212
Laboratory Biochemistry
BIO 368-J
Instructor: Karen Ballen
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includc (1,111 not li~llitcdto): ~ I . o w i n extrac~iun,dialysis, spectl-c.~phatomct
ry, S13S p01yair.ylamicle gel ciect rophorcsis, inn txchnngc cIll.clrn;~tclgl.alIhy,
Prerequisites:2.0 in 810 367
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I
Room: Science 212
Advanced Computing for Business
MIS 370-J
Instructor: Jim Kattke
Objectives are to learn concepts underlying creation of Web
pages and business communication via the Internet. Use of
relational databases for advanced queries, forms, and reports.
Basics of event-driven programming for solving business related problems. Students will complete three major projects and a
few minor assignments. The course requires significant effort
on projects and constant access to a computer. Cooperation
with fellow students in learning to apply concepts is encouraged. A good grasp of MS Access is required or the willingness
to exercise exceptional effort in learning the tool.
Prereqttlsit~s:MiS 175, CSC 170, consent of the instruct06 or Math Placement Group 3
Mnxltr~~nrr
Fnrollmant: 20
Time: I1
Room: Lindeli 16
Personal Finance
BUS 295-J
BUS 495-J
Instructor: Ashok Kapoor
This is an introductory course in personal financial planning.
Students will be introduced to budgeting, credit, income
taxes, insurance, real estate, investment and retirement planning. BUS 295: quizzes and exams. BUS 495: all of the above
plus some assigned case problemslpapers will be required.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Foss 43
Chemistry for Changing Timer
CHM 100-J
Instructor: Arlin Gyberg
This course is developed from the perspective of a person
living in a modern, high-technology society such as the
United States. It assumes that before one can evaluate a moral
or societal issue of a scientific nature one at least must be able
to understand the science involved. Anything less is an
impression rather than an informed decision. As we develop
scientific concepts we will at the same time relate them to an
abundance of current issues. We live in a world of pesticides,
fertilizers, plastics, birth control, food abundance and food
shortage, food additives and processing and synthesis, organically and non-organically grown food, chemical dependency,
licit and illicit drugs, the energy crisis, and the debates about
sources of energy, the green house effect, and nuclear waste
storage, pollution, genetic engineering and much more. Many
of these problems are chemical in nature. Thus, in learning
about chemistry, via lecture and in-class discussion, we can
begin to understand ourselves, our society, our world, and
even some of the universe. The grade for the course is based
on a percentage of the score of total points on the daily
quizzes.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Liberal Arts Perspective: Natural World 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Science 315
Introduction to Polymer Chemistry and
American Plastic
CHM 104-J
Instructor: Ron Fedie
Previously there was the Stone Age, Iron Age, and Bronze age.
Now we live in the Age of Polymers (and Plastics). Without
this innovative technology, life as we know it would be much
different. The variety of polymer molecules and their properties make up many, diverse plastics and the variations are endless. Many items and materials in the areas of coatings, adhesives, leisure/sports equipment, building/construction, automobiles, furniture, clothes, medical supplies, cosmetics, and
others that are used every day come from different polymeric
materials made from polymer molecules. In this course we
will explore and discuss the world of polymer chemistry.
Polyethylene is one of the most commonly used synthetic
polymers found in "plastic" wrap and trash bags. A common
natural polymer, polyisoprene, is collected from the sap of
rubber trees and tires, golf balls, and latex gloves are just some
of the many uses. The class will focus on two books. One,
American Plastic: A Cultural History, by Jeffrey Meikle for the
historical perspective of our world of polymers. Themes from
the book, the different types of polymers used, and recent
themes such as the recycling of plastics will be discussed. A
second book, Giant Molecules, by Grosberg and Khokhlov, will
help with the previously mentioned themes and give more
depth to the broad world of polymers not covered in Meikle's
book. There will be six lab periods in which some polymer
molecules will be made and several of their interesting properties will be explored. Students will be graded on 25 group
worksheets, 6 quizzes, 6 reflection papers, 6 lab periods, and
an individual project and presentation.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Liberal Arts Perspective: Natural World 1 or 2
Maximum Enrollment: 22
Time: I1
Room: Science 315
Introduction to Computer Science and
Communications
CSC 160-J
Instructor: Larry Ragland
This course introduces the major areas of computer science
and computer communications. These areas are: algorithms,
algorithm design, algorithm efficiency, hardware, logical circuit design, computer organization, software and operating
systems, programming languages, operating systems, theory
of computation, mathematical foundations of computer science, Turing machines, computer communications and the
Internet, packet switching, Internet services, and operation.
This course will consist of lecture/discussion times with frequent in-class lab exercises on the topics above. Grading will
be based on examinations, labs, and homework. This is not a
course in computer applications or how to use computers,
although we may touch on these topics.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 202
UNlX and C
CSC 272-J
Instructor: Karen Sutherland
Study of UNIX operating system and the C programming
language. It is assumed that the student has knowledge of
programming methods and has done programming in some
other language. Evaluation will be done on 10 programming
assignments, two to three quizzes and a final project. Grading
is done by combining the weighted grades of all assignments
and quizzes.
Prerequisite: CSC 170 or programming in some other language
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: Ii
Room: Sverdrup 202
Computer Science
Topics: Computer Science: An
Alternative Scheme One and Two
CSC 273-J/373-J
Instructor: Charles Sheaffer
This course is especially intended for students with no prior
exposure to programming in particular or computer science
in general. It will be a laboratory intensive, self-paced course
using the Scheme programming language. We will introduce
an alternative approach to some of the most important concepts of computer science including problem solving, simulation, object-oriented programming, functional programming,
procedural and data abstraction, and program interpretation.
Students with knowledge of programming will benefit from
exposure to the alternative paradigm represented by the
Scheme language and will acquire a concrete understanding
of how these important concepts are actually implemented in
real languages and machines. Students will be evaluated based
on a series of programming projects. CSC is a continuation of
CSC 273.
Graduation Skill Requirement: for CSC 373, Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: CSC 273. none; for CSC 373, CSC 273 or consent of the instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Sverdrup 205
Economics of Urban Issues
ECO 110-J
Instructor: Ed Sabella
Study of economic implications of the many problems facing
a metro-urban environment. Some of the topics to be discussed are: crime prevention, health issues, discrimination,
education, etc. Basic microeconomics tools of analysis will be
developed in class. This is a basic course designed for those
students who do not plan to major in economics, business
administration, accounting, or MIS. Three objective examinations.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City or Social World 1 or 2
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I1
Room: Science 319
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 112-J
Instructor: Satya t? Gupta
The objectives of the course are to give students fundamental
principles of macroeconomics; national income analysis,
monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade. Simple
applications will be used. Students will take tests every week
and grades will be based on tests, participation in class and
problems solved.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Liberal Arts Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Old Main 16
Practicum and Seminar in Special
Education
EDU 491-3
Instructor: Susan O'Connor
A supervised field placement that serves people with disabilities, plus an on-campus seminar. Students planning to take
this course should consult with the special education coordinator about a placement prior to registering for the course.
Students must complete designated hours of fieldwork as well
as written and reading assignments.
Prerequisite: EDU 282, completion of courses for special education minor; or consent of
instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 9
Time: I1
Room: Sverdrup 4
Economics
I
American Dialects: Differences and
Attitudes
ENG 219-J
Instructor: John Schmit
Because language plays an important role in our socialization,
the way we speak tells others who we are and with whom we
identify. Our speech is a reflection of our social and economic
standing and our cultural background. In this course we will
explore the ways in which both personal and group identities
are reflected by the ways in which we speak. We will examine a
number of American varieties of English and will attempt to
describe the rules by which these varieties operate. Class sessions will include brief lectures, student presentations, and
student-led discussions. In addition to presenting a topic, students will write a paper on the presentation topic and take a
final exam.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 29
Theatre In and Around London
ENG 269-J
Instructor: Ron Palosaari
The purpose of this course is to study live theatre in London
and Stratford. For more information, contact Prof. Ron
Palosaari, (612) 330- 1005.
Topics: Introduction to Asian American
Literature
ENG 282-L
ENG 482-L
Instructor: Joan Thompson
In an essay about multicultural American literature, Walter J.
Ong writes that "literature is organized experience and consciousness. Since cultures organize experience and consciousness variously, the study of the literature of another culture
opens new vistas both into the exterior world and into the
human heart." This course will explore some of these vistas
through readings and discussions of nonfiction works, poetry,
short stories, a play, and a novel by Asian American authors.
Some ideas the writers take as subjects through their art
include definitions of an Asian American voice, explorations
of cultural and individual identity, visions of community, and
coming of age. Class sessions will include discussion of the
historical and social contexts that influence the writers studied. In addition to the reading, students will view at least one
Asian American film and possibly attend a relevant performance or reading. Course grades will be based on reading
journal, a short paper, a final exam, class attendance, and participation. Upper division students will read an additional
novel and write a research-based paper on it.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 11
English
I
Topics: Investigating the Victorian
Thriller
ENG 282-0
ENG 482-0
Instructor: Dallas Liddle
This course will study the phenomenon in 19th-century
Britain of the popular novel of suspense, mystery, and terror.
Early in the century these tales were generally either "Gothic"
(stories of horror and the supernatural set in Italy or Spain)
or "Newgate" novels (true-crime stories about the lower classes). By the 1860s, however, popular novelists including
Charles Dickens, Mary Braddon, and others were producing a
stunningly successful series of works in which the action was
set in the everyday world of the Victorian middle classes.
These novels drew intense public scrutiny by raising issues
that the more polite genre of domestic fiction could hardly
hint at, including gender roles and sexual transgression, class
and race oppression, obsession and madness, and the dark
sides of urban life. We will read several of the best of these
thrillers, at the same time actively investigating the culture
that produced them. We will read original reviews and
responses, including parodies, and learn about the context of
newspaper and magazine journalism in which several of the
novels appeared. While we investigate the power of the Gothic
and Sensation genres for their original audiences, however, we
will also work to determine why these novels have continued
to appeal to successive generations of readers. Course grades
will be based on class attendance and participation, two short
papers, a group presentation, and a final exam. Upper-level
students will read one additional novel, write a research-based
paper on it, and share the results of their research with the
class.
Prerequisite: ENG 111
Liberal An3 Perspective: Western Heritage
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Foss 20
Topics: Cinema and Sexual Identity
ENG 2824
Instructor: Doug Green
What does cinema reveal about how the 20th century has
thought about sexuality?How do cinematic images affect our
sense of our own sexual identity? This topics course in
English examines films from the early years of cinema to the
present in order to explore depictions of and cultural
assumptions about sexual identity. We will, moreover, consider the impact of these images on audience perceptions and
expectations, including those of the self. We will pay special
attention to the various images and constructions of homosexual as well as heterosexual identity in English-language
cinema, especially Hollywood movies, and in some silent and
foreign films. Taking Celluloid Closet as a point of departure,
we will consider how film affects sexual minorities in the
audience as well as in film production.
There will be short readings on sexuality and film. At each
class there will be a full or partial film screening, followed by
small-group and whole-class discussions. We may go to one
or two films offcampus as well, so students should be prepared to buy tickets; these out-of-class screenings may not be
at the regular class time. There will be at least one typed
journal entry due at each class period. The class will meet
from 1-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday of the first two
weeks of Interim; 1-5 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday of the
third week; and 1-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday of the
last week.
Grading will be based on the completion and quality of all
journal entries and on class/film attendance, preparation,
and participation. Students missing more than two
classes/films and/or two journal entries may not pass the
course. All grades
are PIN option only (i.e., 2.0 is required
for course credit).
Prerequisite: ENG 111
Liberal Arls Perspective: Human Identity
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 16
English
Topics: Contemporary American Poetry
ENG 282-P
ENG 482-P
Instructor: John Mitchell
This course provides an introductory survey of contemporary
American poetry by poets whose works have come into
prominence since World War I1 or mid-century. Emphasis
will be given to the vision and sensibility of each poet and to
the themes of their poems, especially those images and statements that concern philosophical, historical, psychological
and cultural values. Through comparison and contrast, students will be expected to formulate reasonable interpretations
of selected poets and poems and to express their discoveries
in class discussion and short papers. A final examination will
be given and two interpretive papers about three to five pages
in length will be assigned. For upper division credit, the student will also read and give a written class report on a book
that discusses contemporary poetry or a contemporary poet;
this choice, based upon recommendation, must be approved
by the instructor.
Prerequisites: for 482-R lntro to Literature or consent of instructol:
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Old Main 29
Quantitative Journalism: Computer
Assisted Reporting and Research
ENG 347-A
Instructor: Cass Dalglish and Boyd Koehler
This course introduces students to computer-assisted informational investigation and the interpretation of quantitative data
in the writing of expository essays and news reports. Such
inquires will employ contemporary computer-based information searches coupled with data-driven quantitative assessment of a public issue of current concern. Students will prepare projects of publishable quality for presentation and critique. The course is designed for persons wishing to explore
the use of computer-assisted research for their particular
information development interests as well as those preparing
to enter the communication professions.
Prerequisites: Eng. 225 or Eng. 227, or consent of instructors. Math Placement Group 3.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Ouantitative Reasofling
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: T; Th 6-9 p.m. and Sat 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Room: Sat, Lindell Library 16; T; Th Sverdrup 204
Senior Honors Seminar: Hispanic
Christianity Along the Border
HON 401-J
Instructor: Margaret Madsen
An introduction to denominations with a special focus on
Hispanic communities along the US.-Mexican border.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 3 or Intercultural Awareness 1
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 208
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Dance (men
(0.5 course
HPE 232-M
Instructor: Mary Ewert-Knodell
Theory and practice in teaching and performing American
heritage and international folk dances. The majority of the
course grade is based on dance practicals, a teaching assignment, and a written test. Note: HPE 232 and HPE 275 can be
taken simultaneously.
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: 1- 1/3,1/4,1/5,1/6,1/7,1/11,1/13,1/18,1/20
Room: Melby Gym - center court
Dance (women only)
(0.5 course credit)
HPE 232- W
Instructor: Mary Ewert-Knodell
Theory and practice in teaching and performing American
heritage and international folk dances. The majority of the
course grade is based on dance practicals, a teaching assignment, and a written test. Note: HPE 232 and HPE 275 can be
taken simultaneously.
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: 1 - 1/3,1/4,1/5,1/6,1/7,1/11,1/13,1/18,1/20
Room: Melby Gym - center court
Prevention and Care of
Athletic Injuries (0.5 course credit)
HPE 275-J
Instructor: Missy Strauch
Emphasis placed on preventing and treating common athletic
injuries. Practical experience in taping and training room
procedures. Note: HPE 232 and HPE 275 can be taken
simultaneously.
Prerequisite: HPE 114 or equivalent
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Time: 1- 1/5,1/6,1/7,1/10,1/1I, 1/12,1/13,1/14,1/19,1/21,1/24,1/25,1/26
Room: Melby 119
Instructional Methods: Materials in
Health Education
HPE 390-J
Instructor: Patty Murphy
This course will cover principles and methods of instruction
applied to health education (5-12). Emphasis upon teaching1
learning strategies and student assessment. Development and
delivery of lessons/activities is included. Students are evaluated by their peers and the instructor on their ability to create,
deliver and assess health education lessons in a "real" classroom. Evaluationlgrading is also based upon the completion
of a "technology project", resource file, and exam.
Prerequisite: HPE 110
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Melbv 202
Sailing in the Virgin Islands
HPE 455-J
Instructor: Joyce Pfaff
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Designed for the beginning and intermediate sailor interested
in the art and practice of sailboat cruising. The course will
take the participant to a competent level of sailboat handling
(anchoring, mooring, helming, and crewing). The student
will live aboard a 43'-46' fixed-keel sailboat with five to six
other people and will function as an active crew member.
Actual on-the-water instruction will be the major part of the
course. Sailing will include cruises to the various islands and
cays in the British and American Virgin Islands. Snorkeling
and wind surfing will be available on an optional basis. Some
classes will be held in December prior to leaving for the
Virgin Islands in January.
The course cost is $3,300, which includes airfare for Augsburg
day students and qualifying Interim exchange students.
Others will have to pay regular Interim tuition in addition to
this course cost in order to receive academic credit. PIN
Health & Physical Education
I
ONLY. Applications may be picked up from the office of Joyce
Pfaff, Melby Hall 121, Augsburg College. They must be turned
in with deposit and appropriate signature before final acceptance is given.
Prerequisites: Permission from Joyce Pfaff, health and physical education department,
(612) 330-1247; no smoking is allowed; basic swimming skills
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sport, also one course credit upper division
Maximum Enrollment: 10 ( A waiting list will be kept after the original 10 spots are filled)
20th-Century South Asia
HIS 162-J
HIS 462-J
Instructor: Don Gustafson
This Interim experience is designed to look at the area of
South Asia (primarily India) that is home to one-fifth of the
people of our world. We'll use novels, films, some standard
historical writings, and current South Asia periodicals to consider the impact that colonialism, nationalism, and various
phases of modernization have had on this old, honored, and
traditional culture. We'll read the marriage ads and talk
about social structure, consider the spot at Ayodhya that has
prompted Hindus to massacre Muslims, think on the Christlikeness of a Gandhi, and perhaps have time to note one or
two of the contemporary religious phenomena. Looking at
South Asians helps us to see ourselves in a fuller perspective.
The course will include the usual pedagogical devices of lectures, discussions, some short reaction papers, and tests
(including a final). Students enrolling for upper division credit will be expected to have at least one prior college history
class, to complete a paper or project beyond the regular
assignments, and to be tested apart from lower division students.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Old Main 13
Topics in History: The Great Men of
20th-Century Europe and Their Myths
HIS 195-J
Instructor: Sheldon Anderson
This course examines several important 20th-century leaders
and their impact on the course of European political and
diplomatic history. Topics will include Woodrow Wilson and
the Versailles Treaty after World War I, Neville Chamberlain
and the appeasement of Adolf Hitler at the Munich
Conference in 1938, Joseph Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler shortly before World War 11,
Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill's alleged appeasement of Stalin at Yalta, Harry S. Truman's Cold War policies,
and Reagan and Gorbachev's diplomacy as the communist
systems of Europe fell from 1989-1991. The course will focus
on the popular myths that have developed about these leaders
and these conferences.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 20
Topics in History: Early Minnesota
History, 1849- 1900
HIS 195-1
Instructor: William Green
This course will examine the political, economic, and social
history of early Minnesota. The course will study life in
Minnesota among the Ojibway and Dakota peoples, through
the fur trading period which witnessed French, English, then
American settlements, through the territorial period (18491858), and finally statehood.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Foss 20
Remembering the 20th Century
HIS 440-J
Instructor: Jacqueline de Vries
As the millennium approaches, everyone-artists, politicians,
gossip columnists, historians-seems to have some opinion
about the waning 20th century. What has this century
wrought? The last hundred years have left a great many contradictions: two global wars that destroyed millions of lives
and swept away governments, but brought economic development; the decline (and recovery) of established religion; the
rise (and collapse) of a messianic faith in communism; great
increases in standards of living while famine and child labor
persist; technological breakthroughs that put teachers in space
and AK-47 rifles in the hands of children; new freedoms and
new forms of exploitation. In this course, we will together
attempt to make sense of the 20th century. Please note that
while the course will examine major events and developments
of the century, it will not offer a narrative history, nor will it
be exhaustive. Instead, it will explore a variety of possible
interpretive frameworks to help us better understand where
our grandparents have been and where we are today. Rather
than relying exclusively on (sometimes dry) textbooks, we will
explore the century through a variety of personal narratives,
both written and oral, and reflect on the shaping of both individual and collective memory.
Course materials will include several monographs and novels,
films, photographs, and guest lectures. Students will complete
three five-page papers, one of which will be an interview with
their oldest living relative.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 13
Paideia Seminars
INS 120-J
Instructor: Anne Jensen
Students will participate in a series of seminars following the
Paideia seminar format as developed by Mortimer Adler and
Paideia Associates. Students will also view selected films for
seminar discussions; develop and lor hone skills of mature,
intellectual talk; observe seminars conducted in a St. Paul public school; evaluate their own behaviors during seminars; and
lead seminars. Students will be assessed on journal entries
including evidence of seminar preparation, reflection, peer and
self-evaluation, as well as a final summary paper.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Critical Thinking
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Foss 43
Technically Speaking
INS 21 1-J
Instructor: Esther McLaughlin
Do you enjoy talking about science and technical topics, but
just can't find an audience? We'd love to listen! Through a
series of four oral assignments, you will have the opportunity
to talk science to your fellow scientists, improve on your oral
presentation skills in a variety of formats, learn to effectively
organize a speech, prepare visual aids, and listen to and learn
about other science topics and science policy from your fellow
scientist.
Prerequisite: One year of an introductory-level science course
Graduation Skill Requirement: Speaking
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Time: I1
Room: Science 205
Interdisciplinary
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Introduction to Islam
INS 225-J
Instructor: Amin Kader
This course is designed by a practicing Muslim to present his
perception of Islam to non-Muslims. The course will cover
the ideological foundations of Islam, its basic concepts and
tenets, Islamic law (Shari'ah), Islamic economic and political
systems, and Islamic patterns of life. There will also be discussions on the differences between the Islamic sects (Sunnis,
Shi'its, Sufis, etc.). Some effort will be made to deal with the
similarities and differences between Islam and both
Christianity and Judaism. Students will also visit one of the
mosques in the Twin Cities. Evaluation is based on two tests
and a paper.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Time; I
Room: Old Main 27
Topics: Minnesota Indians
INS 495-J
Instructor: Eric Buffalohead
This course will examine the experiences of the Dakota and
Ojibwe in Minnesota from the time of contact to the present
situation of both tribes. Each group's history and experiences
will be studied and compared to see how each group has
done since the time of contact. Major historical events will be
examined as well as significant events important to each
group. Students will learn how changing federal policy affected the two groups and how each of the groups has dealt with
things such as assimilation, termination, and/or relocation.
Other topics to be covered include health, education, welfare,
treaty rights, and economic opportunities. The main text will
be Indians in Minnesota by Judith Rosenblatt (ed). The students will be expected to demonstrate understanding of
major issues through written exams and research
projects/presentations. Upper division students will be
expected to do more comprehensive research.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Foss 21
Topics: A Civil Rights Immersion:
Experiencing History
INS 200-J
INS 300-J
Instructor: Garry Hesser & Joseph Young
During the 1950s and 60s a series of major events and fundamental social change occurred in the United States. For the
first two weeks, we will seek to develop a basic understanding
of race relations in the U.S. through readings, visiting lecturers,
videos, learning from each other, and the MLK, Jr. event on
January 17. Then, this intentionally diverse class will board a
bus for an intense, study-travel journey to Little Rock,
Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, Atlanta, Nashville, and
Chicago, the places where history was made and the museums
that chronicle those times. We will meet with and interview
participants in these critical events, as well as actively engage
one another in dialogue and collaborative learning. The course
objectives include learning about the history and sociology of
race and ethnic relations in the U.S. gaining insights from persons and places that mark the "turning points" of the 1950s
and 1960s, documenting our personal and group experiences
so that our insights and understanding can be shared with the
Augsburg community and others, and increasing our skills for
cross-cultural collaboration and dialogue. Upper and lower
division: students obtaining upper division credit will complete a research paper on a specific topic related to the course,
including an annotated bibliography with a minimum of 20
resources.
Cost estimate: $500, plus the cost of meals for 10 days (with
scholarships available, based upon need-contact Garry Hesser
at 330- 1664)
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1 or Social World 1 or 2
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 23
**Note: All participants will go on a bus tour beginning
Monday, January 17, and ending on Wednesday, January 26.
Interdisciplinary
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Work in the City Externship: Linking
Education and the World of Work
INS 298-K
Instructors: Lois Olson and Lynda Olson
This course introduces students to the nature of work, its role
and value to the individual and to society. Seminar format will
focus on work as viewed by this generation and the requirements to succeed both now and in the future. A special
emphasis will be on self discovery learning activities, visits to
Twin City businesses and community organizations, and discussions with panels of professionals. Students will be expected to research employment trends and career options; complete a portfolio of reflections, exercises, and self assessments;
and give individual and group presentations. Students will
also explore various organizations of the Twin Cities and
understand their role and impact in a major metropolitan
area. PIN grading only.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 25
Management Information Systems
(MIS)
See listing under Business, pg. 9.
Finite Mathematics
MAT 121-J
Instructor: Anthony Dunlop
How can an industry comply with air quality standard at the
smallest possible cost? Did you know that one of the first
applications (other than gambling) of probability theory was
in genetics (on the question of whether the recessive genotypes would eventually die out)? How do we build the most
cost-effective telecommunication network of satellites given
the cost factors between pairs of satellites?In Finite Math
we'll study the topics that give the answers to these questions:
linear programming, counting and probability, and graph theory. Finite Math is for students in Math Placement Group 3
or higher who need a Quantitative Reasoning course. Class
will be a mix of lectures and small group work. Evaluation
will be based on class participation, quizzes, and exams.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3
Graduation Skill Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
Math Elective for MIS major; economics major
Maximum Enrollment: 22
Time: I
Room: Science 108
Math of Interest
MAT 173-J
Instructor: Christopher Schwartz
Learn how to determine the monthly payments on a house or
car. Find out how much you need to be socking away now to
have a million when you retire. Learn how annuities, perpetuities, and life insurance work, and more. Evaluation will be
based on classroom participation, quizzes, and a final examination.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 3 or consent of instructor
Graduation Skill Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Science 205
Mathematics
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Modeling and Differential Equations
MAT 247-J
Instructor: Rebekah Valdivia
In Modeling and Differential Equations, we will cover a range
of mathematical topics with emphases on mathematical modeling, differential equations, and numerical methods. We'll see
connections between mathematics and "real world" problems
and get a feel for applied mathematics. We will discuss a variety of applications in class, and students will have opportunities to select applications of interest. Modeling and
Differential equations is a must for anyone considering
majoring in Applied Mathematics and is strongly recommended for students majoring in Physics or Chemistry. It is
also for anyone considering majoring or minoring in
Mathematics. Evaluation will be based on participation,
quizzes, projects, and a final exam.
Prerequisite: MAT 146 Calculus I1 or equivalent
Maximum Enrollment: 22
Time: I
Room: Foss MAC
Beginning German I
GER I l l - J
Instructor: Don Steinmetz
This course is for students with no previous background in
German. It aims to develop basic skills in speaking, listening,
reading, and writing as tools for communication and for
understanding German culture. Classroom practice focuses
on both presentation of vocabulary and structures and the
use of the language in everyday contexts. Evaluation will be
based on participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and a final
exam.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 2
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 10
Beginning Norwegian I
NOR I1 I-J
Instructor: Becky Hegstad
This course is for students with no previous background in
Norwegian. It aims to develop basic skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing as tools for communication and for
understanding Norwegian culture. Classroom practice focuses
on both presentation of vocabulary and structures and the use
of the language in everyday contexts. Evaluation will be based
on participation, daily assignments, quizzes, and a final exam.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 2
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 26
S anish and Latin-American Culture
T rough Film
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SPA 248-J
Instructor: Roman Soto
An introduction to the main cultural and political issues
(social conflicts, sexism, race, ethnicity, religion, language,
exile, or immigration) that characterized contemporary
Spanish and Latin-American societies as they have been portrayed in films and plays. Developed mainly through the viewing of films and class discussions, the course is complemented
with brief readings and audio-visual materials on the historic,
literary, and social aspects that contribute to the background of
these films. Most of the films are in Spanish with English subtitles, and all the class work is in English. The evaluation is
based on class participation; brief weekly, writing assignments;
and a short term paper.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 23
Modern Languages
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Topics: Sounds and Sights of Europe
MUS 179-J
Instructor: Roberta Kagin
This course provides an opportunity to visit some of the Great
European cultural centers that provided the impetus for development of music in the cultural life in the New World. For
more information, contact Prof. Roberta Kagin,
(612) 330-1273.
Topics: Sounds and Sights of China
MUS 295-S
Instructor: Robert Karlen
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Music, art, and architecture, as expressions of Chinese culture
over its 5,000-year history, will be examined, studied, and
experienced in four of the most important cities of China. For
more information, contact Prof. Robert Karlkn, (612) 3301266.
Survey of Rock History and Musical
Style, 1951-1971
MUS 204-J
Instructor: 0. Nicholas Raths
An introduction to the fundamentals of music and musicology
as they occur within the context of rock's inception (1950s)
and maturation (1960s) periods. This course will examine the
historical background, musical content, and methods of selected artists and their work. Evaluation will be based on class
participation, a comprehensive term paper, exam, and a group
performance project. For non-music majors.
Liberal Ads Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Time: I1
Room: Music 3
Introduction to Music
Theatre Performance
MUS 235-J/THR 235-J
Instructors: Sonja Thompson and Darcey Engen
Music-theater exists in every culture, stemming from basic
human impulses to dance, sing, and express oneself. Join theatre professor Darcey Engen and music instructor Sonja
Thompson to discuss this interdisciplinary art form, and
develop your own basic skills of music-theater from China,
Japan, India, and other cultures. Course includes writing and
research, class discussion and exercises, small and large group
participation, memorization, and performance. Performers of
all levels are welcome, though some singing and acting ability
is required. Interested students will be auditioned in
December so that appropriate material can be assigned to
them. Course may be repeated with permission from the
instructors.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Aesthetics
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Sateren Auditorium
Topic: History of Caribbean Music
Studied in Miami and Jamaica
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MUS 2 9 5 4
Instructor: Robert Stacke
Miami and Jamaica are considered the centers of Caribbean
music, where composition, recording, and world distribution
take place. The goal of this 19-day seminar is to examine and
reflect on historical, socio-political, and religious aspects of
Caribbean music. For more information, contact Prof. Robert
Stacke, (612) 330-1271.
Liberal Arts Perspective: intercultural Awareness 1
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Music
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The Mysticism of Meister Eckhart
PHI 295-J
Instructor: Mark Fuehrer
A study of some of the key texts of the great mystical philoso-
pher, focusing on the idea of detachment from worldly affairs
and the union of the soul with God while in this life. Students
will be expected to prepare brief written analyses of the
assigned readings and present two essays of Eckhart. Seminar
format.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Writing
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Old Main I1
Science, Technology, and Values
PHY 117-J
Instructors: Mark Engebretson and Bruce Reichenbach
This course will focus on contemporary problems that arise
from our developing technological capacities. We will consider problems such as the causes and effects of global warming;
depletion of the ozone layer; social, economic, and ethical
concerns in pollution cleanup; agriculture, pesticides, and
genetic effects; the prospects and problems of genetically
engineering both our foodstuffs and humans, and the urban
implications of developing a light rail system. To get a satisfactory grasp on how to approach these problems, we will first
explore what science and the scientific methods are, how science (knowing) relates to technology (doing), the structures
used for ethical evaluation, and the resulting interactions
among the three. Grading will be based on two tests and a
major project.
Prerequisite: Math Placement Group 2
Liberal Arts Perspective: Natural World 2
Maximum Enrollment: 40
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 205
Topics: Physics in Science
and Fantasy Fiction
PH Y 220-J
Instructor: J. Ambrose Wolf
This course deals with physics aspects in movies as well as in
science fiction and fantasy fiction literature on a conceptual
level. We will explore scenes and settings in which physics plays
an important role and also learn to discern if they are physically correct or not. This will also expand the awareness of physics
in everyday life, where it is encountered and how it works. The
math component of this course will be minimized in favor of a
better grasp of the concepts and thought processes involved.
Various scenes from movies and excerpts from literature will be
presented, after which the physics connection and understanding will be explored in discussions. The weekly papers will
cover one of the topics discussed in class during that week; the
long-term paper will cover a general topic from physics in
everyday life and bibliographic research. Students' papers and
reviews will also be discussed class. This course is designed for
those students who do not plan to major or minor in physics.
Grading will be based on active participation in class discussions, three (approx. weekly) short papers involving draft and
peer review (final paper and review graded) and one long
paper including a draft version corrected by the instructor.
Prerequisite: Effective Writing, Math Placement Group 2
Graduation Skill: Writing
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Time: I1
Room: Science 108
Physics
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Introduction to Space Science
PH Y 320-J
Instructor: Ken Erickson
This course provides a survey of Earth's space environment
including solar, planetary, magnetospheric, ionospheric, and
upper atmospheric physics (solar dynamics, magnetic storms,
particle precipitation, aurora, and related topics). Evaluation
will be based on two exams, class assignments, one research
paper, and at least one class presentation.
Prerequisite: PHY 245 or permission of instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: I
Room: Sverdrup 206
Social Justice in America
POL 140-J
Instructor: Andrew Kurvers Spalding
Students develop and defend their own standards of social
justice, using those standards to assess conditions in urban
America. Substantial participation in class discussions
required. The course has two goals: developing student thinking about social justice, including greater awareness of conflicts between justice and other values; and increasing student
ability to understand urban problems as issues of justice and
other central values. Evaluation will be based on participation
in discussion and other class activities, on two short (4-6
page) papers and on a final exam. Because of the compressed
time frame of the Interim schedule and the importance of
material covered on the first day of class, no one will be
admitted to the class who does not attend the first day of
class, unless receiving prior permission of the instructor.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 18
Global Peace and Justice: Focus on
Northern Ireland
POL 295-J
Instructor: Joe Underhill-Cady
The course will examine the political, social, and psychological roots of international conflict and current efforts at preventing and resolving bloodshed and oppression. We will use
the class as an opportunity to prepare for the 2000 Peace Prize
Forum, which will cover topics of the conflict in Northern
Ireland. The course will begin with a study of a range of theories used to understand international conflict- including
power politics, psychological and cultural theories, Marxism,
liberalism, and feminism. Readings will include historical and
fictional treatments of the conflict in Northern Ireland, and
we will view some films related to the topic, including The
Crying Game. The class will also involve the use of simulation
and role-playing of international negotiations to give students
a feel for the difliculties and complexities of dispute resolution.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 26
Topics: Women in Comparative Politics:
Daughters or Stepdau hters: Russian
"Women on the Eve o the
Millennium"
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POL 195-J
POL 359-J
Instructor: Nadezhda Shvedova
An overview of the situation of Russian women today. The
course will combine discussion and lecture on the situation of
women in Russia. Shvedova, a leading activist on women's
issues as well as an educator, will provide the distinctive perspective of her experience as a Russian woman. The course
will cover women in the economy, politics, in the mass media,
Political Science
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etc. There will also be attention to issues such as women's
struggle to gain real equality and a voice in society, violence
against women, and the impact of Russia's economic crisis on
women. There will be two or three short papers, plus a longer
(10-12 page) paper at the end of the term. Readings will be
taken from books and articles.
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 27
Principles of Psychology
PSY 105-J
Instructor: Grace Dyrud
An introduction to the methods and approaches used in psychology for the purpose of understanding behavior.
Applications of psychological concepts to everyday situations
are emphasized. Evaluation will be based on means of two
tests and two lab reports.
Liberal Arts Perspective: Human identity
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 10
Psychology and Law
PS Y 335-J
Instructor: lVancy Steblay
Application of psychological principles and research methodology to legal processes and issues. The course emphasizes
three content areas: eyewitness issues (such as lineup and
interview procedures), courtroom procedures (jury selection,
jury decision-making, pretrial publicity), and psychological
profiles of offenders and victims. Grades will be based on
exams and one paper.
Prerequisite: PSY 105
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Old Main 25
Peer Ministry: Principles and
Leadership
REL 232-J
Instructor: Lyle Griner
Students will be instructed to train college, high school, and
junior high youth to serve as peer ministers in their congregations and communities. They will learn and practice communication skills, facilitate small groups, and learn the role of a
listenerlhelper. Peer ministry integrates the act of caring and
serving others within a Christian belief system.
Prerequisite: REL 111 or 221
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 3
Maximum Enrollment: 40
Time: Jan. 10-13, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Jan. 4,6,18,25,27, 9:00 a.m -1 1:30 a.m.
Room: Murphy Place 100
The Lutheran Heritage
REL 345-J
Instructor: Mark Tranvik
Beginning with Martin Luther, this course will study the main
themes and figures of the Lutheran tradition. Class time will
include field trips, discussion, and lectures. Exams, student
participation, and papers will be the basis for evaluation.
Prerequisite: REL 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Music 22
Religion
Theology of Death and Dying
REL 390-J
Instructor: John Benson
This will be a multidisciplinary course, using materials from
biology, psychology, sociology, history, world religions, and
Christian theology proper. It will also be ecumenical, since
some of our theological material will come from Roman
Catholic as well as Protestant sources. Religious traditions
regarding death and the afterlife will be studied, and various
ethical questions related to death and dying will be considered. Field trips in the Twin Cities are also planned. We will
become acquainted with the field of mortuary science, the
hospice movement in the United States, and current medical
practices related to the terminally ill. Daily lectures, discussions, quizzes, and written assignments will be the format.
Grades will be based on class participation, two tests, and oral
presentation of a research project.
Prerequisite: Religion 111, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Music 23
Varieties of Christian Spirituality
REL 440-J
Instructor: Janelle Bussert
A study of selected spiritualities from the Christian tradition
and of contemporary developments, including 12-step spirituality, feminist, ecological, and non-Western Christian spiritualities. An introduction to the basic practices of spirituality,
especially prayer and meditation. Evaluation methods include
quizzes, experiential journals, class presentation, and a final
paper.
Prerequisite: Religion 11 1, 221, or 331
Liberal Arts Perspective: Christian Faith 2 or 3
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I1
Room: Murphy Place 11 1
Exploring Human Services
S WK 257-1
S WK 2 5 7 4
Instructors: Mary Lou Williams and Lois Bosch
Experiential learning occurs as students volunteer 80 hours in
a service agency or institution that they select. The placement
must be approved by course faculty and supervised by agency
staff. The course is designed to help students learn about
themselves in relation to a possible major or future career in
the human services.
The three-hour weekly seminar is devoted to discussions that
assist students in integrating agency experiences and readings
that explore the historical development of social welfare as an
institution and the nature and value system of social work as
a profession. Students will also examine and critique the manner in which social, economic, and political structures impact
diverse groups in society. Students will focus on their own
responsibilities in society, as well as examine their personal
value system in relation to special concerns, such as poverty
and the "isms." Detailed information will be sent to students
at the close of Interim registration.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 60, 2 sections
Time: I
Room: Foss 21 A and B
Topics: Child Welfare Social Work and
the Law
S WK 295-J
Intructor: Tony Bibus
This course will introduce students to social work practice in
the area of child welfare with special focus on the relationship
of child welfare laws, policies, and court to the lives of families and children. Students will study Minnesota statutes, meet
with key policy makers, observe court procedures, and discuss
practice and legal issues with child welfare social workers and
possibly with families and children as well. There will also be
opportunities to compare child welfare laws and practice in
the U.S. with those in Europe, especially Norway. The principles of permanency planning, family-centered practice, prevention and protection, and the twin goals in child welfare of
securing safety and nurturing children while preserving their
ties to their family will be examined. We will also explore
controversies and emerging issues in child welfare law such as
concurrent planning, "dual-track" service strategies, encouragement of the adoption of children of color by white families, and research related to the effects of poverty and oppression on the neglect of children's need. Students will analyze
the dynamic interplay of societal values, power, politics, facts
and myths as they manifest themselves in child welfare laws;
they will begin to form their own positions regarding an ideal
approach to supporting the welfare of children from a global
perspective. Evaluation of learning will be in the form of
assessments by instructors and students of the major paper or
project completed for the course.
Prerequisite: Social work majors or permission of Instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Sverdrup 20
Field Work I: Integrative Seminar
S WK 307-J
Instructor: Mike Schock
Junior social work majors are required to have 240 hours of
supervised professional experience in a social work agency.
This small-group seminar supports the first 120 hours of this
placement and is facilitated by the faculty member who serves
as liaison to the student's practicum field agency. The course
provides structure and process for students to integrate learning from their practicum and academic coursework focusing
on generalist practice with individuals.
Prerequisites: Candidacy status, SWK 301, and SWK 306
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Time: I
Room: Murphy 111
Social Work
Field Work Ill
SWK 466-1 (variable 1.0 credit or 0.5 credit)
Instructor: Maria Dinis
This is a continuation of Field Work 11; a total of 60 (for the
0.5 credit option) or 120 hours. Responsible, supervised professional social work experience, including work with individuals, families, groups, and communities in a social service
agency. Integrative weekly seminar (two hours). Students will
be evaluated by: (1) weekly theorylpractice papers integrating
course content with work setting, (2) attendancelparticipation, and (3) field site supervisor's evaluation.
Prerequisite: SWK 462
Maximum Enrollment: open
Time: I (class will meet in small groups, no more than 11 at a time)
Room: Old Main 21
Human Community and
the Modern Metropolis
SOC 21 1-J
Instructor: Gordon Nelson
This course will examine the extent to which the experience
of the community is possible in the context of the metropolitan situation. The course will focus on the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Each member of the class will be responsible for
a class presentation, which must reflect on-site observation in
a particular locale within the metropolitan area. In addition,
class participation and a final examination will be the basis
for evaluating performance in the course.
Liberal Arts Perspective: The City
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Time: I
Room: Music 24
Topics: Cultures of Violence
SOC 295-J
Instructor: James Vela-McConnell
Street gangs and warfare. Police brutality and genocide.
Domestic abuse and terrorism. What are the dynamics underlying these and other forms of violence?What do they have in
common? How do they differ? This course takes violence in
its many forms as a topic for sociological analysis and concludes with an examination of non-violent alternatives. With
this in mind, we will compare different theoretical perspectives on violence, such as psychological, social psychological,
and socio-cultural perspectives. The course will involve a
combination of lecture and discussion based on readings and
videos, debate of current issues in the field, and guest speakers
from and field trips to local organizations dealing with problems of violence. Students will be expected to research, write
about, and present on the sociological dimensions of a particular form of violence. In addition, there will be short reaction
papers based on the readings, and classroom participation
will be an important part of grading. This course has a lab
fee of $25 payable the first day of class to the instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I1
Room: Sverdrup 206
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Topics: Discrimination, Harassment,
and Communication
SPC 295-J
Instructor: Robert Groven
If you keep sending poems to an old flame at work, are you
harassing them? If your boss tells racist jokes at a bar after
work, are they guilty of discrimination? Why are neo-Nazis
allowed to march through Jewish neighborhoods, but they
aren't allowed to hurl racial insults at co-workers?
Discrimination and harassment are in the headlines regularly,
but most people don't know what they really mean. What
kinds of communication constitute discrimination or harassment and why? This course covers all forms of illegal discrimination including gender, race, disability, religion, and sexual
orientation. It focuses on the legal approach to discriminatory
communication, but also examines the reactions of employers, employees, and organizations generally. This course uses
the "case method" teaching approach, where many specific
examples are studied to produce general conclusions. The
course involves role-playing, game-playing, debate, and writing. Course work includes a few short papers, one project, and
one test.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Time: I
Room: Old Main 18
Documentary Video
SPC 347-J
Instructor: Deb Redmond
Documentary video is a video production course that integrates lecture and criticism with hands-on experience dealing
with non-fiction subjects. Students will work in production
teams, gaining experience in field production and editing. The
production teams will produce a 30-minute documentary
piece. Evaluation will be based upon student journals, critiques, and a paper. This course requires additional lab time
for editing.
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Time: I
Room: Science 123
Introduction to Dance
(0.0 credit)
THR 002-T/HPE 002-T
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
With each session beginning with a rigorous physical warmup, this class offers an overview of various forms of dance,
including modern, ballet, Asian, and Latin forms.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Sporl
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T j W Th, F
Room: Sateren Auditorium
Modern Dance/lmprovisation
(0.0 credit)
THR 004-UHPE 004-2
Instructor: Sandra Agustin
Students will learn various phrases of movement incorporating floor exercise and will learn to travel through space using
level, volume, and floor pattern, culminating in the creation
of short, improvisational pieces.
Graduation Skill Requirement: Lifetime Spolt
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Time: 12:OO-1:00 M, T j W Th, F
Room: Sateren Auditorium
introduction to Music
Theatre Performance
THR 235-J/MUS 235-J
Instructors: Sonja Thompson and Darcey Engen
See course information listed under MUS 235-1.
Topics: Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures
An Interdisciplinary course in Norway for
Students in Social Work and Education
January 6 - 27, 2000
EDC 495-P/S WK 295-P
Instructor: Hans Eriksson; Augsburg contacts: Tony Bibus or
Susan O'Connor
Will introduce students to modern Norwegian life, with particular emphasis on Norway's systems of education and health
and welfare services to children, youth, and families. Students
may take one of two separate but parallel tracks: "Winter
Recreation Programs with Children and Youth" or "Social
Work, Child Welfare Work, and Education." Lectures, field
study and practicum experience will introduce students to the
content and context of professional practice in Norway as well
as the unique Norwegian system of folk high schools. All
classes will be taught in English and will contain both U.S.
and Norwegian students.
Cost: $2465, which includes roundtrip airfare from
Minneapolis to Trondheim, Norway, all meals, lodging, program expenses, and course tuition.
UMAIE
SPP 201-J
3-
Augsburg is part of a consortium called UMAIE, Upper
Midwest Association for Intercultural Education, that offers
overseas learning experiences during the Interim. Further
information about the following courses can be obtained
from Cynthia Truitt Lynch at the Center for Global
Education, CB 307, Augsburg College, 221 1 Riverside Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55454, (612) 330-1650. These courses are
offered on a PIN basis only and generally carry a lower division number.
*Advanced Spanish Language and Culture in Argentina
'Br~irrttitigC;~tt~rrln
in Germany
"I,'oitvogi~i,q
C,'tdtrrres in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
Interim Abroad
*Egypt in Transition
*In the Footsteps of the Crusaders: from Jerusalem to Malta
*The Many Faces of Japan
*Poets and Their Places: Ireland's Literary Landscapes
*Psychology and the International Workplace in Britain
*The Rhine Frontier: On-Site Cultural History at the Heart of
the European Union
Other Interim Abroad Courses
HECUA
"Environment, Economy and Community in Guatemala
*Development and Community in Bangladesh
ACTC Creative Writing Workshop
at Augsburg College
Locating Yourself in the World Through Poetry
Course will carry upper division English credit
Instructor: Roseann Lloyd
This course gives advanced writing students new ways of
expanding their range in poetry. Students will develop their
range by intensive writing practice-poems in many forms:
lyriclnarrative poems, section poems, monologues, prose
poems, political poems. Students will keep a Voices Journal,
collecting language around town. In addition, each student
writer will conduct an interview of an older person and make
poems from that interview. The class texts focus on poetry
that observes the world, poetry grounded in a particular culture, such as Five Fields, by Gillian Clarke, Touching the Fire:
Fifleen Poets of Today's Latino Renaissance, edited by Ray
Gonzalez. Evaluation will take into account the completion of
process/exercises, class attendance, and a final portfolio. This
is an upper division class for writers who are committed to
their own writing and have already completed an introductory creative writing class at the college level. Each ACTC college may send three writers to the course, on the recommendation of the creative writing faculty. To be considered for
enrollment in this course, contact Cass Dalglish, (612) 3301009, or Roseann Lloyd, (612)330-1423,before registration.
Time: Monday through Thursday 12:OO-4:OOp.m. Fridays will be used for extra conferences, interview time, and group work.
Room: Anderson 100
ACTC
Other Courses
These courses are offered by institutions or groups not connected with Augsburg College but have been approved for
credit by the College. Most carry a tuition cost plus other
expenses that are the responsibility of the student. They are
offered only on a PIN basis.
The Washington Center 2000
Academic Seminars
Campaign 2000
January 3-14, 2000
POL 398-A
This is a two-week intensive session held in the heart of the
United States government that will focus not only on the new
millennium but on the beginning of a new presidential campaign. In the two-week session, the following will be the primary focus: Campaign Politics, and The Media Pursuit of the
Presidency
The Washington Center is offering the above two topics for
the session. Augsburg students must register for the whole
two-week session in order to receive credit (January 3-14).
Credit is available from the political science department for
this program. The course is a passlno credit course based on
participation in program activities including site visits, small
group seminars, and journals.
For further information about the program, contact Prof.
Underhill-Cady in Memorial Hall 112b or at (612) 330-1312,
or by email: <cady@augsburg.edu>. There are five scholarships available to cover registration and tuition costs based on
priority in registration through Prof. Underhill-Cady's office.
Other Courses
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AuGSBURG
COLLEGE
GRADUATE STUDIES CATALOG
2009-2010
Official publication of Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-330-1000
This catalog should answer most questions students have about Augsburg College's
graduate programs. Although information was current at th... Show more
AuGSBURG
COLLEGE
GRADUATE STUDIES CATALOG
2009-2010
Official publication of Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-330-1000
This catalog should answer most questions students have about Augsburg College's
graduate programs. Although information was current at the time of publication, it is
subject to change without notice. The written policies in the catalog are the College
policies in force at the time of printing. It is the responsibility of each student to know
the requirements and academic policies in this publication. If you have questions
about anything in this catalog, consult the Adult and Graduate Admissions Office, the
graduate program directors, or the registrar. Key offices are listed on page iv for
correspondence or telephone inquiries.
Published December 2008
www.augsburg.edu
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A Greeting from the President
I am pleased to know of your interest in Augsburg College's exciting and innovative graduate programs. You are
part of a select and discerning group of professionals who seek to find a graduate program that combines an
excellent curriculum, a values-based approach to work, a talented and experienced faculty, and program formats
that meet the needs of busy and successful people. Augsburg College's several graduate-level programs-the
Master of Arts in Education (MAE), Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL), Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN),
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (PA), and Master of
Social Work (MSW, and MSW/MA or MDiv, together with Luther Seminary)-are distinguished by the
opportunities they provide students to expand decision-making and strategic skills. The programs do so in an
environment that encourages students to transform theory into action and classroom experience into personal
and professional achievement.
Augsburg College is characterized by a strong mission: To nurture future leaders in service to the world by
providing high quality educational opportunities, which are based in the liberal arts and shaped by the faith and
values of the Christian Church, by the context of a vital metropolitan setting, and by an intentionally diverse
campus community.
For our graduate programs, this mission helps to shape an innovative educational experience that features
expansive perspective on social responsibility, economic realities, business initiative, and environmental
sustainability.
At Augsburg College, we believe that our distinctive educational purpose is to help you, the individual student,
find your calling at work and in the world. The Augsburg graduate programs are designed to offer you quality
educational experiences, personal attention, and opportunities to expand your personal and professional talents
and skills. We are confident that our graduates are prepared for leadership in our ever-changing global society,
the hallmark of an Augsburg degree.
Sincerely,
Paul C. Pribbenow
President, Augsburg College
Greetings from the Academic Affairs Office
Welcome to our graduate programs. We are committed to education that prepares people for leadership in
their communities and places of work. We believe that the liberal and professional arts and sciences form the
best preparation for living in the fast-paced, changing, and complex world of today and tomorrow.
Our locations in the vital metropolitan areas of Minneapolis/St. Paul and Rochester offer exciting and
challenging field experiences for courses that include real-life learning through academic internships,
experiential education, and cultural enrichment. The Twin Cities and Rochester become extended campuses
for Augsburg students. Also, the diversity in our campus community ensures that our graduates are prepared
for the range of experiences and perspectives that characterize today's global environment.
When you join Augsburg you become part of a community that offers lifelong learning opportunities in
state-of-the-art classrooms, with accessible libraries and dedicated faculty and staff. You join a body of
experienced people who quickly form your network of employer connections and career opportunities. We
encourage our alumni to become your mentors and build on our city connections through public events,
including our convocations and Advent Vespers.
All our programs share distinctive qualities, including our commitment and mission to be of service, with one
another and to our neighbors. We expect our graduates to have their eyes on the world as they develop their
identity as global citizens, with a sense of responsibility to participate in socially- and economicallysustainable development. We hope that at some time during your degree, you'll explore the opportunities to
participate in an international learning experience-for example, travel seminars to our global campuses in
Central America, Mexico, and Namibia, and opportunities to meet visiting students and faculty members
from our partner institutions in Norway, Germany, Finland, and Slovenia. Inspired by the faith of our
Lutheran founders to be inclusive to the early immigrants who came to Augsburg's doors, we welcome a
diversity of cultures and faiths .
Although each graduate program has its own "neighborhood" and unique features, we encourage
interdisciplinary courses and opportunities for you to study with colleagues across disciplines. We encourage
both "horizontal" initiatives-i.e., cross-program collaboration-as well as "vertical" initiatives-engaging
our undergraduate students to consider graduate work. This means that sometimes you may be encouraging
classmates who are just beginning to imagine a graduate degree.
We are companions on your journey in fulfilling your dream of a graduate degree and we cannot wait to
meet you.
Sincerely,
~C.~
Barbara A. Farley
Vice President of Academic Affairs
and Dean of the College
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Rosemary]. Link
Associate Vice President of Academic
Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies
Table of Contents
Directory of Offices and Programs . . . ... . ... . , .iv
Introducing Augsburg College ........ ... .. . . .
History ........................... .. ... .. l
Minneapolis and Rochester Locations .. ... ... . .2
Accreditation, Approvals, and Memberships . . . . .3
Facts and Figures .... . ................ . ... .4
Academic Programs and Policies
Academic Calendars ........... . . _. ..... . .. . .5
Academic Policies . ... ....... . .. .. . . . . ..... .5
Evaluation of Transfer Credit ..... . , ... .... . . .6
Student Rights ................. . . . . ... . .. . .6
Graduate Admissions
Admission to Augsburg College .... ... . .... . .. 9
Readmission to the College ....... . ........ . . .9
Admission of International Students .... . ..... .9
Financing Your Education . . .. . . . .. ... ...... .
Costs of Study .......... . . .... ..... ... . .. . 11
Payment Options . . .. . .. . .. ... .... ... .. .. . 11
Sources of Financial Aid .. , . . ... , .... . . . ... . 11
Applying for Financial Aid ... . . . ...... .... .. 11
Refund Schedule ... ..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 12
Graduate Programs
Master of Arts in Education ................. 14
Master of Arts in Leadership ...... ...... ..... 26
Post-Master's Certificate in Leadership Studies
] oint degree in Accounting and Leadership
Master of Arts in Nursing .................. .36
Master of Business Administration ........... .44
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies .52
Master of Social Work .. .... . ......... .. .... 60
Dual Degree with Luther Seminary
College Information
Maps (Minneapolis and Rochester campuses) . , .74
Augsburg Board of Regents ............ . . ... .75
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Directory of Offices and Programs
Academic Affairs: 612-330-1024
Adult and Graduate Admissions Office:
612-330-1101 or gradinfo@augsburg.edu
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
Vicki Olson, Director: 612-330-1131
Karen Howell, Coordinator: 612-330-1354
maeinfo@augsburg.edu
www.augsburg.edu/mae
Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL)
Norma Noonan, Director: 612-330-1198
Patty Park, Coordinator: 612-330-1150
malinfo@augsburg.edu
www.augburg.edu/mal
Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)
Cheryl Leuning, Dept. Chair and Director:
612-330-1214
Patty Park, Coordinator: 612-330-1150
Sharon Wade, Program Assistant: 612-330-1209
manursing@augsburg.edu
www.augsburg.edu/ma_nursing
Bool<store: 612-359-6491
Center for Counseling and Health Promotion:
612-330-1707 or www.augsburg.edu/cchp
Campus Ministry:
612-330-1732 or campmin@augsburg.edu
Enrollment Center:
612-330-1046, 1-800-458-1721, or
enroll@augsburg.edu
Questions about registration, financial aid, transcripts,
payments, accounts
Lindell Library: 612-330-1604 or
www.augsburg.edu/library
Public Safety: 612-330-1717 or
security@augsburg.edu
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Steven Zitnick, Director: 612-330-1304
Katherine Fagen, Coordinator: 612-330-1774
mbainfo@augsburg.edu
wwww.augsburg.edu/mba
Registrar's Office: 612-330-1036 or
registrar@augsburg.edu
Rochester Campus Program Office:
507-288-2886 or rochinfo@augsburg.edu
Master of Science in
Physician Assistant Studies (PA)
Dawn Ludwig, Director: 612-330-1399
Carrie Benton, Coordinator: 612-330-1518
paprog@augsburg.edu
www.augsburg.edu/pa
Master of Social Worl< (MSW)
Lois Bosch, Director: 612-330-1633
Holley Locher, Coordinator: 612-330-1763
mswinfo@augsburg.edu
www.augsburg.edu.msw
Master of Social Work, and Master of Arts
in Theology or Master of Divinity
Luther Seminary: 651-641-3521
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Welcome/Information Desk: 612-330-1000
Introducing Augsburg College
At Augsburg College, we believe that
graduate education should prepare
gifted people for positions of leadership in their communities and places of
work. Augsburg graduates will be able
to demonstrate not only the mastery of
a major field of study, but also the ability to think critically, solve problems,
act ethically and communicate effectively in a global world. The heart of an
Augsburg education is the Augsburg
mission, informed by the liberal and
professional arts and sciences, to serve
our neighbors in the heart of the city
with faith-based, ethical values. We
welcome students from a diversity of
backgrounds and experiences. Also,
our programs look to the world
through international courses and cultural exchanges.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Augsburg College is to
nurture future leaders in service to the
world by providing high quality educational opportunities, which are based
in the liberal arts and shaped by the
faith and values of the Christian
Church, by the context of a vital metropolitan setting, and by an intentionally diverse campus community.
HISTORY
A College of the Church
Augsburg was the first seminary
founded by Norwegian Lutherans in
America, named after the confession of
faith presented by Lutherans in Augsburg, Germany, in 1530. Augsburg
opened in September 1869 , in Marshall, Wisconsin, and moved to Minneapolis in 1872. The first seminarians
were enrolled in 1874, and the first
graduation was in 1879.
Early Leaders Establish a Direction
August Weenaas was Augsburg's first
president (1869-1876). Professor
Weenaas recruited two teachers from
Norway-Sven Oftedal and Georg
Sverdrup. These three men clearly
articulated the direction of Augsburg:
to educate Norwegian Lutherans to
minister to immigrants and to provide
such "college" studies that would prepare students for theological study.
In 1874 they proposed a three-part
plan: first, train ministerial candidates;
second, prepare future theological students; and third, educate the farmer,
worker, and businessman. The statement stressed that a good education is
also practical.
and city life. This early interest in professional life as well education is a celebrated theme in our history and has led
to the fusion of the liberal and professional arts as a hallmark of the Augsburg College graduate.
Augsburg's next two presidents also
emphatically rejected ivory tower concepts of education. This commitment to
church and community has been Augsburg's theme for over 130 years.
After World War II, Augsburg leaders
made vigorous efforts to expand and
improve academic offerings. Now the
College was a larger part of the institution than the seminary and received
the most attention.
Education for Service
Keeping the vision of the democratic
college, Georg Sverdrup, Augsburg's
second president (1876-1907), required
students to get pre-ministerial experience in city congregations. Student
involvement in the community gave
early expression to the concept of Augsburg's motto, "Education for Service."
In the 1890s, Augsburg leaders formed
the Friends of Augsburg, later called the
Lutheran Free Church. The church was
a group of independent congregations
committed to congregational autonomy
and personal Christianity. This change
made Augsburg the only higher educational institution of the small Lutheran
body. The college division, however, was
still important primarily as an attachment to the seminary.
The Focus Changed
This attitude began to change after
World War I. In 1911 , George Sverdrup
Jr, became president. He worked to
develop college departments with an
appeal to a broader range of students
than just those intending to be ministers. Augsburg admitted women in
1922 under the leadership of Gerda
Mortensen, dean of women. She spent
the next 42 years at the College as a
teacher and administrator.
The College's mission assumed a double character-ministerial preparation
together with a more general education
for life in society. In 1937, Augsburg
elected Bernhard Christensen, an erudite and scholarly teacher, to be president (1938-1962). His involvement in
ecumenical and civic circles made
Augsburg a more visible part of church
Accreditation for the College
Augsburg added departments essential
to a liberal arts college, offering a modern college program based on general
education requirements and elective
majors. With curriculum change came a
concerted effort to become accredited.
Full accreditation was achieved in 1954.
A study in 1962 defined the College's
mission as serving the good of society
first and the interests of the Lutheran
Free Church second. The seminary
moved to Luther Theological Seminary
(now Luther Seminary) in St. Paul in
1963 when the Lutheran Free Church
merged with the American Lutheran
Church. Subsequently, the American
Lutheran Church merged with two
other Lutheran bodies in 1988 to form
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America. Students at Augsburg College
benefit from the Lutheran tradition of
service to your neighbor and faith in
the city.
A College in the City
Paul C. Pribbenow became the 10th
president of Augsburg College in July
2006. Under his leadership, the College
aims to educate students of all ages-in
the midst of a great city-to be faithful
citizens, in service to the world.
AUGSBURG TODAY
Augsburg continues to reflect the commitment and dedication of the
founders who believed:
• Education should have a solid liberal
arts core at the graduate level; this
focus centers on the ability to think
critically and broadly about the
world and the work we do in it;
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• An Augsburg education should be
preparation for service in community
and centers of faith;
• The city-with all its excitement,
challenges, and diversity-is an
unequaled learning environment.
Augsburg is a college of the liberal and
professional arts and sciences, with its
main campus set in the heart of a great
metropolitan center. There are now
over 20,000 Augsburg alumni. In a
world that has changed much since
those first days of the College, Augsburg still sends out graduates who
make a difference where they live and
work. In addition to undergraduate liberal arts and sciences, Augsburg offers
master's degree programs in education,
leadership, nursing, business, physician assistant studies, and social work,
plus a dual degree MSW/MA or
MSW/MDiv with Luther Seminary
Augsburg is enhanced by its global
centers in Namibia, Mexico, and Central America. Students can perform
research, take courses, or consult with
faculty in those locations to gain new
perspectives on their discipline.
A Community of Learners
Essential to the goals of Augsburg's
graduate programs is participation in a
community of adult learners. This
community is enriched by the presence
of men and women with a variety of
work and life experiences. To facilitate
this kind of community interaction,
Augsburg encourages students to make
use of all College facilities such as Lindell Library, the Kennedy Center, and
the Christensen Center, and to participate in College activities such as music
and dramatic presentations and
athletic events.
Graduate Faculty
The heart of any educational institution is its faculty, and Augsburg College
is particularly proud of the excellence
and commitment of its professors.
Most faculty hold the doctorate or
other terminal degree, and all consider
teaching and service to be the focus of
their activity at the College. Faculty are
involved in social, professional, and a
variety of research activities, but these
support and are secondary to their
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teaching. Faculty are actively involved
in a dynamic faculty development program that introduces them to best
practices in teaching and learning techniques and theories.
www.augsburg.edu/rochester or by calling the Adult and Graduate Admissions
Office at 612-330-1101, or the
Rochester program office at
507-288-2886.
Augsburg's small classes encourage its
tradition of close involvement between
professors and students. Faculty act as
academic advisers and participate regularly in campus activities.
Augsburg's Rochester campus is located
in the facilities of Bethel Lutheran
Church (ELCA) just a few blocks south
of the heart of a city of approximately
100,000 residents. Situated in the heart
of the Midwest, the community has a
rich ethnic diversity and superior technological resources. Students at the
Rochester campus are students of
Augsburg College. As such, our purpose is to "educate for service," by
preparing and equipping women and
men to make a difference in the world.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ROCHESTER
LOCATIONS
Augsburg's Minneapolis campus surrounds Murphy Square, the first of 170
parks in Minneapolis, the "City of
Lakes." The University of Minnesota
West Bank campus and one of the city's
largest medical complexes-the University of Minnesota Medical Center,
Fairview-are adjacent to Augsburg,
with the Mississippi River and the
Seven Corners theatre district just a
few blocks away Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, home to a myriad of arts, sports, entertainment, and
recreational opportunities, are just
minutes west and east via Interstate 94,
which forms the southern border of
the campus.
Convenient bus routes run by the campus and connect with the suburbs.
Augsburg is located just blocks away
from two Hiawatha Line light rail
stations.
Augsburg established its branch campus in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1998.
Classes in Rochester meet on an
evening schedule with occasional Saturdays, making them accessible to
working adults. There are three
trimesters in each academic year, and
students can enter degree programs in
the fall, winter, or spring. Several complete degree programs are available
through the Rochester campus. In
addition, students may work on a variety of other majors through a combination of Rochester-based courses and
courses taken in the day or Weekend
College program on the Minneapolis
campus. Students who enroll in
Rochester courses are required to use
technology in the learning and communication process through the online
course management system. Further
information may be obtained at
ON THE MINNEAPOLIS CAMPUS
Admissions Offices
The Adult and Graduate Admissions
Office (for Weekend College,
Rochester, and Graduate Studies) is
located at 624 21st Avenue South. The
Physician Assistant Studies Program
admissions office is located in Anderson Hall.
Augsburg for Adults Office
Augsburg for Adults focuses on adultcentered educational programs and
assists adult learners in all programs. It
evaluates how the program fulfills their
needs and identifies the educational
services to help them succeed. The
Augsburg for Adults office is located in
Oren Gateway Center 110.
Augsburg Abroad
The Augsburg Abroad office, located in
Murphy Place, provides advising and
administrative services for students
interested in an international experience. Resources for study, work, internship, and volunteer opportunities
abroad are available.
Bookstore
The Augsburg College Bookstore, operated by Barnes and Noble, is located in
the Oren Gateway Center. Online purchasing, phone purchasing, and delivery services are available through the
bookstore.
Counseling and Health Promotion
The Center for Counseling and Health
Promotion (CCHP) offers programs
and services that enhance student
learning by promoting personal development and well-being. The center is
located at 628 21st Avenue South.
Christensen Center
Christensen Center is the hub of college life. The new first-floor student
lounge area offers games, TV, and a
place to gather. Also in Christensen
Center are Cooper's Coffee Shop, the
Commons dining areas , Christensen
Center Art Gallery, and offices for student government and student publications . The Office of Undergraduate
Admissions for Day College is located
on the first floor.
Murphy Place
Murphy Place is home to three of the
four components of the Office of International Programs-Augsburg Abroad,
Center for Global Education, and International Student Advising. It is also
home to the four support programs for
students of color - American Indian
Student Services, Pan-Afrikan Center,
Pan-Asian Student Services, and Hispanic/Latino Student Services.
Foss, Lobeck, Miles Center for
Worship, Drama, and Communication
The Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Hoversten Chapel, and the Arnold Atrium
are housed in this complex, which provides space for campus ministry, the
theatre and communication studies
offices, as well as the film program.
Foss Center's lower level is home to the
Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS).
James G. Lindell Family Library
This library and information technology center houses all library functions
and brings together the computer technology resources of the College. The
library is located on the block of campus bordered by 22nd and 21st
Avenues, and by Riverside Avenue and
Seventh Street.
Old Main
Home for the Languages and CrossCultural Studies, and Art Departments,
Old Main was extensively remodeled in
1980, combining energy efficiency with
architectural details from the past. It is
included on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Oren Gateway Center
Dedicated in 2007, Oren Gateway Center is positioned on Riverside Avenue
to serve as the "gateway" to campus. It
houses Alumni Relations, Parent and
Family Relations, Institutional
Advancement, Augsburg for Adults, the
Master of Business Administration program, the Master of Arts in Leadership
program, and the Step UP program. The
center also includes student residence
apartments, the Gage Family Art
Gallery, Augsburg Bookstore, Nabo
Cafe, classrooms , and thejohnson
Conference Center.
Science Hall
Kennedy Center
This three-story addition to Melby
Hall features a wrestling training facility, classroom space, locker-room and
fitness facilities, as well as hospitality
and meeting rooms, classrooms, and
office space.
Melby Hall
This complex provides facilities for the
health and physical education program, intercollegiate and intramural
athletics, the Hoyt Messerer Fitness
Center, and serves as the College's general auditorium.
Augsburg is accredited by:
• The Higher Learning Commission of
the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools
Music Hall
Music Hall contains Sateren Auditorium, a 217-seat recital hall, classroom
facilities, two rehearsal halls, music
libraries, practice studios, and offices
for the music faculty.
Food Services
A variety of food options are available
both in the Christensen Center and in
Oren Gateway Center.
ACCREDITATION, APPROVALS,
AND MEMBERSHIPS
• National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
• Accreditation Review Commission
on Education for the Physician
Assistant (ARC-PA)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE)
• Council on Social Work Education
( CSWE) (bachelor's and master's
degrees)
Augsburg's programs are approved by:
• American Chemical Society
• Minnesota Board of Teaching
• National Accrediting Agency for
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
• National Association of Schools of
Music
Augsburg College is an institutional
member of:
• American Association of Colleges
and Universities (AACU)
• American Association of Colleges of
Teacher Education (AACTE)
Classrooms, science laboratories, a
medium-sized auditorium, faculty
offices, and Finance and Administration offices are found in Science Hall.
• American Association of Higher
Education (AAHE)
Sverdrup Hall
• Campus Compact
The Enrollment Center, classrooms,
and faculty offices are located in Sverdrup Hall.
• Council of Independent Colleges
Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall
Originally built as a dormitory, Memorial Hall contains the president's office,
Human Resources, and other administrative and faculty offices.
• Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
(CIC)
• Lutheran Education Council in
North America (LECNA)
• National American Music Therapy
Association, Inc.
• National Association of Schools of
Music (NASM)
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• National Society for Experiential
Education (NSEE)
• Associated Colleges of the Twin
Cities (ACTC),
• Higher Education Consortium for
Urban Affairs (HECUA)
• Minnesota Private College Council
(MPCC)
• Twin Cities Adult Education Alliance
(TCAEA)
See individual graduate program sections for additional accreditation and
affiliation citations.
Augsburg College is registered as a private institution with the Minnesota
Office of Higher Education pursuant to
sections 136A.61to136A.71. Credits
earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions.
• Calendar year-Weekend/evening
trimesters and weekday semesters,
varying by the graduate program
• Majors-More than 50 majors in 35
departments and programs with two
five-year degrees (BA in accounting
with MAL, and BS/MSW in social
work). Six master's degree programs.
• Off-campus programs-The Office
of International Programs offers programs through Augsburg's Center for
Global Education and International
Partners programs for short- and
longer-term study abroad, for both
undergraduate and graduate students.
• Athletic affiliation-Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(MIAC), and National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA), Division Ill.
CLERY ACT INFORMATION
AUGSBURG COLLEGE FACTS AND
FIGURES
• Location-Augsburg College was
founded in 1869 in Marshall, Wis.
The College moved to Minneapolis
in 1872.
• Religious affiliation-The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA). Although a strong plurality
of students are Lutheran, 15 percent
are Roman Catholic, and 1 7 percent
represent other denominations and
religions.
• Enrollment (fall 2008)-3,948 students from 40 countries. Graduate
student enrollment is 842.
• Alumni-Appox. 25,000 alumni
from 1870 through August 2008,
including over 1,200 graduate program alumni.
• Student/Faculty ratio-14 to 1
• Campus-17 major buildings. Major
renovations to classrooms in 2007.
• Accessibility-Augsburg is one of
the most accessible campuses in the
region. A skyway/tunnel/elevator
system provides inside access to 12
major buildings.
• Degrees granted-BA, BS, BM, MA,
MBA, MS, MSW
• Library-Over 180,000 items, direct
access to over 2.5 million through
CUC, the Twin Cities private college
library consortium.
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The Clery Act Annual Report for Augsburg College contains statistics on
reported crimes on and near Augsburg
property and campus, as well as institutional policies concerning campus
security and crime. The report is available online at www.augsburg.edu/dps/
security/report.html. For a printed
copy, contact Augsburg's Department of
Public Safety at 612-330-1717.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Augsburg College, as affirmed in its
mission, does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, creed, religion,
national or ethnic origin, age, gender,
sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or
disability in its education policies,
admissions policies, scholarship and
loan programs, athletic and/or school
administered programs, except in those
instances where religion is a bona fide
occupational qualification. Augsburg
College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its
employees and students.
Any questions concerning Augsburg's
compliance with federal or state regulations implementing equal access and
opportunity can be directed to the
Office of Human Resources, CB 79,
Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside
Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454, or
612-330-1058.
Academic Programs and Policies
ACADEMIC CALENDARS
Most of our graduate programs meet
on a trimester calendar. Physician
Assistant Studies classes meet on a
semester day schedule.
The academic calendars for individual
programs can be found at www.augsburg.edu/registrar. All academic calendars are subject to change.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
The College and its faculty subscribe to
the Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom as promulgated by the
American Association of University
Professors and the Association of
American Colleges.
Academic Honesty
A college is a community of learners
whose relationship relies on trust.
Honesty is necessary to preserve the
integrity and credibility of scholarship
by the Augsburg College community.
Academic dishonesty, therefore, is not
tolerated. As a College requirement,
student course projects, papers, and
examinations may include a statement
by the student pledging to abide by the
College's academic honesty policies
and to uphold the highest standards of
academic integrity. (See Augsburg's
Academic Honesty Policy in the Student Guide at www.augsburg.edu/studentguide/)
Academic Evaluation
Evaluation of academic performance in
each program will be based on number
grades using a 4.0 point scale, where
4.0 achieves highest standards of excellence. See each program for details of
field study and special projects. Students must achieve a 3.0 GPA in order
to graduate; Physician Assistant students must consult the PA Program
Progression Standards Policy.
Withdrawn Status
W-Grade given when a student withdraws from a course after the deadline
without notation on the record
Incomplete (I) Grades
An incomplete grade (I) may be
awarded when the instructor gran ts
permission after determining that a
student emergency may delay completion of coursework. Students who
receive an incomplete grade should be
capable of passing the course if they
satisfactorily complete outstanding
course requirements. To receive an
incomplete grade, a student must file
an Application for incomplete Grade
form with the Office of the Registrar
that states the reasons for the request,
outlines the work required to complete
the course, and includes the course
instructor's signature. The instructor
may stipulate the terms and conditions
that apply to course completion; however, students may not attend the same
course (or a portion of the same
course) in a following term with an
incomplete grade. The student must
complete the outstanding work in
enough time to allow evaluation of the
work by the instructor and the filing of
a grade before the final day of the following academic term in the student's
program. If the work is not completed
by the specified date of the following
academic term, the grade for the course
becomes 0.0.
Academic Probation
Graduate students must maintain a 3.0
cumulative grade point average. If a
student falls below a 3.0 average, the
student will be placed on academic
probation for the following term. A 3.0
cumulative grade point average must
be restored in order for a student to be
removed from probation. Graduate students in the Physician Assistan must
consult the PA Program Progression
Standards Policy.
Attendance Policy
Class attendance is expected and
should be considered a responsibility,
not only to one's self, but to one's classmates and course instructor. Students
must notify the professor in advance
of any expected absence. In the case
of emergency, when prior notification
is not possible, students must notify
the professor of an absence as soon
as possible.
Continuation Policy for Thesis or
Final Project
Students enrolled in a thesis or final
project are subject to a continuation fee
schedule after the term in which tuition
was paid for the project. These continuation fees maintain a student's library,
AugNet, and parking privileges while
work on the final project is ongoing.
During this time of research and writing, students pay either a $10 campus
access fee or a $200 continuation fee
each term until the project is completed,
or until the time limit for project completion is reached. The schedule for
when each fee is applied varies among
programs.
Course credit and contact hours
A full credit course (1.0) is equal to
four semester credits or six quarter
credits. Each full course on the
trimester schedule meets for approximately 28 contact hours (MSW
trimesters meet for 32 hours, and the
PA weekday semester schedule is
approximately 45 hours) with the
expectation of substantial independent
and group study offered through the
web-based electronic course management system.
Degree Requirements
To be conferred the graduate degree, all
graduate students must achieve the following:
• Successful completion of all required
courses
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0; Physician
Assistant students must consult the
PA Program Progression Standards
Policy.
• Successful completion of all degree
requirements within the stipulated
period of matriculation or a signed
continuation agreement with Augsburg College.
Dismissal for Academic Performance
A student whose GPA falls below the
required GPA for his/her graduate program (3 .0 in most programs) in two or
more terms may be subject to probation
or dismissal. A plan for the student to
continue in the program may be worked
out with the program director.
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Dismissal for Non-Professional
Behavior
Students may be dismissed for violation of standards of behavior defined
by their profession, their program, or
the College.
Dropping Courses or Withdrawing
Students who enroll in courses but
later decide not to attend must formally
drop their courses through the registrar's office prior to the start of classes
to avoid being charged for those
courses. Students who do not properly
drop courses will be responsible for the
tuition, regardless of non-attendance.
Courses may be dropped or withdrawn
online through AugNet Records and
Registration or in person at the Enrollment Center during hours of operation.
If you need assistance with this, contact your program faculty at least two
days in advance of the start of classes.
Independent Study
Students may request to complete an
independent study course as an addition to the required coursework. A faculty sponsor is required for an
independent study project, and project
proposals must be approved by the program director in order to receive credit.
Independent study may not be used as
a replacement for a standard course
offered in the curriculum, with the
exception of the general elective (if
approved). A special independent study
registration form is required and is
available at the Enrollment Center.
Terms of Non-attendance
Students who interrupt their program
enrollment for longer than one semester or three trimesters must readmit to
the College and program to resume
their degree program. For an absence
of any length, students should coordinate with their program director prior
to leaving. Due to a variety of program
schedules and cohorts for some
degrees, it is required that students
meet with their adviser and obtain the
advice of their director.
Evaluation of Transfer Credit
Students may petition the program
director for transfer credit to apply to
program requirements. The transfer of
credit will be evaluated on an individual
basis. Students will be asked to provide
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appropriate documentation regarding
previous coursework, including but not
limited to an official transcript, course
description, and syllabus. In order to be
considered for transfer, a course must
be from a regionally-accredited college
or university and graded 3.0/B or better.
Courses must have been taken at the
graduate level and course content must
be comparable to program requirements
at Augsburg.
The maximum number of course credits that can be transferred to these program is as follows:
Master of Arts in Education (2.0)
Master of Arts in Leadership (2.0)
the college community in regard to
their personal and professional concerns. However, times do occur in
which students think they have been
mistreated. This procedure is provided
in order to ensure that students are
aware of the way in which their problems with faculty members can be
resolved informally and to provide a
more formal conciliation process when
needed. Each student must be given
adequate opportunity to bring problems to the attention of the faculty with
the assurance that each will be given
fair treatment. The faculty member
must be fully informed of the allegations and given an opportunity to
respond to them in a fair and reasonable manner.
Master of Arts in Nursing (3.0)
Master of Business Administration ( 6.0)
Master of Science, Physician Assistant
Studies (Contact program coordinator)
Master of Social Work (8.0)
Augsburg course credits are equivalent
to four semester hours or six quarter
hours. Therefore, transfer credits that
are reported to Augsburg as semester or
quarter hours are converted to Augsburg course credits by dividing by four
or six respectively
Courses and credits that are accepted
in transfer are recorded on the student's
transcript. Grades and gradepoints
from other institutions are not transferred to Augsburg and are not
included in the student's cumulative
grade point average.
STUDENT RIGHTS
The College has adopted a statement of
student rights and responsibilities and
has provided for due process in the
matter of disciplinary action, grievances, and grade appeal, as outlined in
the Augsburg Student Guide, at
www.augsburg.edu/studentguide. Students have a right to experience education without discrimination.
Grievance Procedures Involving
Augsburg College Faculty Members
and Students
Part I-Introduction/Preface
Augsburg College is committed to a
policy of treating fairly all members of
Definition of Grievance
A grievance is defined as dissatisfaction
occurring when a student believes that
any conduct or condition affecting
her/him is unjust or inequitable, or creates unnecessary hardship. Such grievances include, but are not limited to a
violation, misinterpretation, or
inequitable application of an academic
rule, regulation, or policy of the College or prejudicial, capricious, or manifestly unjust academic evaluation.
College policies and procedures that do
not come within the scope of the
Grievance Procedures are the sexual
harassment policy, the sexual violence
policy, the Committee on Financial
Petitions, Discipline Process, and Academic Standing.
Time Limits
Time limits will include only business
days (M-F) for the program in which
the student was enrolled. (Weekends,
and vacation days are not included;
summer may not be included depending on the student's program.)
Part II-Informal Process
It is always the student's responsibility
to know these procedures and timelines and to follow them.
A. Any time a student feels that she/he
has been mistreated by a faculty member, the student should contact the faculty member to discuss the problem
and attempt to resolve it.
B. If no mutually satisfactory solution
can be reached with the faculty member or if, in unusual circumstances, the
student prefers not to confer with the
faculty member, the student should
discuss the problem with the department chairperson of the faculty
member and attempt resolution of
the problem.
C. If the problem cannot be resolved in
discussions with the faculty member or
department chairperson, or if the faculty member and the department
chairperson are the same individual,
the student may contact the vice president of academic affairs and dean of
the College.
D. The student must begin the Informal
Grievance process within 15 days of the
conduct giving rise to the grievance, by
submitting an Informal Grievance
Form to the vice president of academic
affairs and dean of the College.
• The time limit to begin the Informal
Grievance process for a grade appeal
will be 30 days from the last published finals date for the relevant
term. It is the responsibility of the
student to maintain a correct and current address on file with the registrar.
request for such extension before the
end of the time limit. If the vice president of academic affairs and dean of
the College thinks the extension is
warranted, the Dean will notify all
concerned persons in writing.
E. If the grievance has been resolved,
either by agreement or by expiration of
the time limits, a copy of the informal
grievance and statements of the resolution will be kept by the vice president
of academic affairs and dean of the
College for one year. Neither a copy of
nor any reference to the grievance will
be placed in the personnel file of the
respondent.
If these informal discussions do not
resolve the problem to the satisfaction
of the student, a more formal conciliation procedure is available in Part Ill of
this document. Note: A student must
file a written grievance, per below,
within five days after completion of the
informal process
Part III- Formal Process Preface
If a student has a grievance with a faculty member that has not been
resolved through the Informal Grievance Process described in Part II of this
document, the student may then seek
resolution through formal procedures.
• The vice president of academic
affairs and dean of the College and
the student must ensure the informal
process is completed in 20 days . (See
Part I for definition of time limits.)
• In unusual circumstances, the time
limit may be extended by the vice
president of academic affairs and
dean of the College . A grievant or
respondent must submit a written
In accordance with FERPA, you are
notified of the following:
Right to inspect and review education
records
You have the right to review and
inspect substantially all of your education records maintained by or at Augsburg College. Your request should be
submitted in writing at least one week
prior to the date you wish to review
your records.
Right to request amendment of
education records
You have the right to seek to have corrected any parts of an education record
that you believe to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of
your right to privacy This includes the
right to a hearing to present evidence
that the record should be changed if
Augsburg decides not to alter your
education records as you requested.
For a complete copy of the procedures,
contact the dean's office, Academic
Affairs.
Right to give permission for disclosure
of personally identifiable information
You have the right to be asked and to
give Augsburg your permission to disclose personally identifiable information contained in your education
records, except to the extent that
FERPA and the regulations regarding
FERPA authorize disclosure without
your permission.
FER PA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 as amended,
provides certain rights to students
regarding their education records. Augsburg College understands that no information other than "directory
information" can be released without
the written permission of the student.
Students must give permission in writing for educational information to be
released to anyone outside of the official
personnel (faculty and administration)
at Augsburg. For example, this means
that faculty or others cannot write letters of support/recommendation or
nominate students for awards unless
explicit written permission is given by
the student to release non-"directory
information." It is not sufficient to ask
for letters of recommendation. (See
One exception which permits disclosure
without consent is disclosure to school
officials with legitimate education interests. A school official is a person
employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic or
research, or support staff position
(including law enforcement unit personnel and health stafD; person or company with whom the College has
contracted (such as an attorney, auditor,
or collection agent); a person serving on
the Board of Trustees, or a student serving on an official committee, such as a
disciplinary or grievance committee, or
assisting another school official performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest
if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her
professional responsibility
• If the student could not reasonably
be expected to be aware of the conduct when it occurred, the student
will have 15 days to file the grievance from the date on which the student could reasonably be expected to
be aware of the conduct or condition
that is the basis for the grievance . It
is the responsibility of the student to
establish the reasonableness of such
non-awareness. The vice president
of academic affairs and dean of the
College will determine if this paragraph applies to a grievant.
Physician Assistant Studies for details of
its program policy)
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Right to withhold disclosure of
"directory information"
FERPA uses the term "Directory Information" to refer to those categories of
personally identifiable information that
may be released for any purpose at the
discretion of Augsburg College without
notification of the request or disclosure
to the student.
Under FERPA you have the right to
withhold the disclosure of the directory
information listed below. Please consider very carefully the consequences
of any decision by you to withhold
directory information. Should you
decide to inform Augsburg College not
to release Directory Information, any
future request for such information
from persons or organizations outside
of Augsburg College will be refused.
"Directory information" includes the
following:
• The student's name;
• The student's address;
• The student's telephone number;
• The student's e-mail address;
• The student's date and place of birth;
• The student's major and minor field
of study;
• The student's academic class level;
• The student's enrollment status
(FT/HT/LHT);
• The student's participation in officially recognized activities and
sports;
• The student's degrees and awards
received;
• The weight and height of members of
athletic teams;
• The student's dates of attendance;
• The most recent previous educational
agency or institution attended by the
student; and
• The student's photograph.
Augsburg College will honor your
request to withhold all Directory Information but cannot assume responsibility to contact you for subsequent
permission to release it. Augsburg
assumes no liability for honoring your
instructions that such information be
withheld. The Office of the Registrar
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must be notified in writing of your
intent to withhold your Directory
Information. If the notice is not
received by the registrar prior to Sept.
15 (or within 10 school days of the
start of a subsequent term for a new
student), it will be assumed that all
Directory Information may be disclosed for the remainder of the current
academic year. A new notice for withholding disclosure must be completed
each academic year.
Right to complain to FERPA Office
You have the right to file a complaint
with the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave.
S.W, Washington, D.C., 20202-4605,
concerning Augsburg's failure to comply with FERPA.
Reporting Educational Information
Letters of reference must be requested
in writing and explicitly indicate
what information may be reported in
the letter.
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
Admission to Augsburg College
All graduate programs require
students to have a bachelor's degree
from a regionally-accredited four-year
institution.
All graduate students must submit
completed application forms that can
be downloaded from each individual
program's web page, as listed below.
Each graduate program also has additional program requirements, which
may include coursework, professional
experience, testing, etc. See the program sections for these additional
requirements.
MA, Education-p. 24
www.augsburg.edu/mae
MA, Leadership-p. 33
www.augsburg.edu/mal
MA, Nursing,-p. 42
www.augsburg.edu/ma_nursing
MBA-p. 49
www.augsburg.edu/mba
MS , PA Studies-p. 57
www.augsburg.edu/pa
MSW-p. 69
www.augsburg.edu/msw
READMISSION TO THE COLLEGE
tion in the United States that has been
designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to offer courses of
study to such students, and has been
enrolled in SEVIS (Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System).
A student acquires F-1 status using
form 1-20, issued by a DBS-approved
school through SEVIS. Status is
acquired in one of two ways: 1) if the
student is abroad, by entering the
United States with the I-20 and an F-1
visa obtained at a U.S . consulate
(although citizens of some countries
are exempt from the visa requirement);
or 2) if the student is already in the
United States and not currently in F-1
status, by sending the 1-20 to USCIS
(United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) with an application
for change of nonimmigrant status.
A student who is maintaining valid F-1
status may transfer from another DHSapproved school to Augsburg by following the transfer procedures set forth in
the F-1 regulations. Simply transferring
academically from another school to
Augsburg does not transfer a student's
F-1 status unless the student and a Designated School Official (DSO) from
Augsburg follow these procedures.
The last day to receive approval for
readmission to the College and register
for classes is one business day prior to
the start of the term. Pending approval
by the graduate program, students who
left on probation or who were dismissed from the College must have
their readmission application and file
reviewed by the program director.
(Please consult with individual programs for information regarding readmission process).
In addition to fulfilling all general
admission requirements for a particular
graduate program, prospective F-1
students must also comply with the
following:
ADMISSION OF INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
To fulfill this requirement Augsburg
graduate programs require international applicants to submit an official
score report from the Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a
minimum score of 100 (iBT), 250
(CBT) or 600 (PBT).
Augsburg College graduate programs
encourage qualified applicants from
other countries to apply.
An F-1 student is a nonimmigrant who
is pursuing a "full course of study" to
achieve a specific educational or professional objective at an academic institu-
U.S. institution with a minimum of two
years of successful academic work
completed in the U.S. (seven or more
courses) .
B. Foreign Credential Evaluation
Augsburg requires foreign credential
evaluation for any transcript(s) from
an institution outside of the United
States. This evaluation should include
the following:
• Analysis of credentials-to determine if your degree is equivalent to
an accredited U.S. bachelor's degree.
Course-by-course evaluation-to
show your complete course listing
with credit values and grades
received for each course.
• Calculation of grade point averageto demonstrate your cumulative
grade point average using the standard U.S. grading system, i.e., A=4.0,
B=3.0, C=2.0, D=l.0, F=O.O.
• Translation to English (if applicable)
The evaluation report must be sent
directly to Augsburg's Adult and Graduate Admissions Office.
Augsburg accepts foreign credential
evaluations only from the following
organization:
World Education Services, Inc.
www.wes.org
A. Proof of English Competency
C. Proof of Financial Support
In order to receive an F-1 visa, the U.S.
Department of State (DOS) regulations
require international applicants to be
sufficiently proficient in English to pursue a full course of study.
International applicants must provide
reliable documentation that they have
financial resources adequate to meet
expenses for the duration of their academic program, which include tuition
and fees, books and supplies, room and
board, health insurance, personal
expenses , and living expenses for
dependents (if applicable).
The TOEFL is waived for applicants
who have a four-year degree from a
Funds may come from any dependable
source, including scholarships, fellowships, sponsoring agencies, personal
funds, or funds from the student's family. Documentation of scholarships and
fellowships may be in the form of an
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Applicants for graduate study must
submit the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA). To complete and
submit the FAFSA electronically, go to
www.augsburg.edu/enroll.
For further information, contact the
Enrollment Center, 612-330-1046,
1-800-458-1721, enroll@augsburg.edu,
or www.augsburg.edu/enroll.
If a student is selected for verification,
additional documents will be needed.
Students in this situation will be contacted by the Enrollment Center.
FINANCIAL POLICIES
Refund Schedule
Students who withdraw from Augsburg
College may be eligible for a refund of
a portion of their charges based on the
appropriate refund schedule (except
for the minimum charge of $100 to
cover administrative costs). Financial
aid may also be adjusted for those students who withdraw from the College
or drop one or more courses and
receive financial assistance.
[NOTE: Tuition refunds and financial
aid adjustments are not necessarily
made on a one-to-one basis. For example, you could receive a 60% tuition
refund but have 80% of your financial
aid returned. Be sure you understand
the financial consequences of making
adjustments to your registration.]
Students are responsible for canceling
courses through the Enrollment Center
in order to be eligible for any refund.
Students who unofficially withdraw
(stop attending) but do not complete
the drop/add form are responsible for
all charges. Financial aid may be
adjusted based on the student's last
recorded date of attendance. Refund
calculations are based on the date that
the drop/add form is processed.
The refund schedule is effective
whether or not a student has attended
classes. All refunds of charges will be
applied to the student account and all
adjustments for aid, loans, fines,
deposits, etc. will be made before eligibility for a cash refund of any resulting
credit balance is determined . Allow
two weeks for a refund.
The refund is a percentage of the full
tuition charged, not a percentage of
any deposit paid toward tuition, e.g.
deposits made under the employer
reimbursement payment plan.
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Master of Arts in Education
Master of Arts in Education
We are pleased with your interest in the Master of Arts in Education (MAE) program. Augsburg has a long
history in teacher education with alumni of our programs teaching throughout Minnesota and elsewhere. We
know that Augsburg College is an excellent choice for you to pursue your teaching dreams and goals-and
here's why.
OUR PHILOSOPHY. The Education Department program theme-Teacher as developing professional: from
classroom decision-maker to educational leader-suggests the expectations we have that our students will leave
our programs prepared to exercise leadership in the classroom and, eventually, the institution. Our department
mission statement goes beyond leadership to also lay out our expectations for fostering "student learning and
well-being by being knowledgeable in content, being competent in pedagogy, being ethical in practice, building
relationships, embracing diversity, reflecting critically, and collaborating effectively."
Our urban setting provides yet another dimension to our programs through course content, field experiences,
and classroom instructors. Our goal is that students leave our programs prepared to be knowledgeable,
collaborative, capable beginning teachers who imbue their practice with ethics, tolerance, and compassion.
OUR FACULTY. Augsburg faculty members who teach in the MAE program are a mix of full-time and adjunct
instructors, all of whom have K-12 teaching experience. Many adjunct instructors are currently teaching in
K-12 settings; all full-time faculty members are frequent visitors to K-12 settings through student teaching and
field experience supervision, volunteer work, and/or in-service education. We understand the importance of
what we do and what you hope to do . We value good teaching and, most especially, we value good teachers.
OUR ACCESSIBILITY. We realize that although teaching is your dream, your reality most likely includes
work, family, and personal responsibilities. Because we understand the demands adult students face, we offer
flexible scheduling. A majority of licensure and graduate-level courses are taught in the evenings and weekends
to allow you to manage these responsibilities while pursuing your goals.
As a student in Augsburg's Master of Arts in Education licensure and degree program, you will find yourself
among interesting students and dedicated professors who believe that all children deserve a good, highly
qualified teacher-the teacher you can become.
Vicki Olson, PhD
Director, Master of Arts in Education
PROGRAMS
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
The Education Department offers initial licenses as well as
endorsements for already-licensed teachers that also lead to
a master's degree. The range of licenses available is
described below.
The K-6 elementary with a middle school specialty license
allows you to teach in grades K-6 and in your specialty area
of math, science, social studies, or language arts in middle
school. As an alternative to the middle school specialty,
MAE elementary licensure students can pursue a prekindergarten specialty. Licensure requirements are offered at
both the undergraduate and graduate level. That means
classes will include both undergraduate and graduate students, with graduate students having additional course
responsibilities. Graduate courses are taken at the 500 level.
Elementary education specialty areas in math, communication arts, and social studies are available through weekend
and weekday evening courses. The science specialty area is
available through a combination of weekday, weekday
evening, and weekend courses.
Secondary education licensure is available through weekend
and weekday evening courses in social studies, communication arts/literature, and K-12 visual arts. Licenses in other
majors, including biology, chemistry, health education,
mathematics, music education, physical education, and
physics can be completed through a combination of weekend, weekday evening, and weekday courses.
All of the following courses must be taken for licensure, and
four to six of them may be taken at the graduate (500) level
and applied toward the master's degree in education.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education (1.0)*
EDC 206/566 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians (1.0)
EDC 310/533 Learning and Development (1.0)*
Teachers who are already licensed can work towards the
MAE degree through the following four licensure options:
EDC 410/544 Learners with Special Needs (1.0)*
Pre-K specialty area endorsement
EED 320/520 K-6 Methods: Reading (1.0)*
EDC 490/580 School and Society (1.0)
K-12 special education: emotional and behavioral disabilities
K-12 special education: learning disabilities
K-12 reading endorsement
Education Department Mission
To complete the license, you will also need to complete the
following requirements at the undergraduate level:
HPE 115 Chemical Dependency (.5)
EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5)
The Augsburg College Education Department commits itself
to developing future educational leaders who foster student
learning and well-being by becoming knowledgeable in content, competent in pedagogy, and ethical in practice, and by
building relationships, embracing diversity, reflecting critically, and collaborating effectively.
EED 311 K-6 Methods: Health (.25)
Master of Arts in Education Conceptual Framework
EED 350 K-6 Methods: Math (1.0) *
Teacher leadership is the theme that threads through our
graduate licensure and degree completion programs. The
Augsburg Education Department believes that teachers are
leaders in their classrooms and should be leaders in their
institutions and communities.
EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science (l.O)*
The leadership focus plays out in three ways. First, the additional work required in the graduate versions of the combined undergraduate/graduate courses focuses on providing
graduate students the chance to exercise leadership as well as
extend their knowledge beyond the basic requirements. Second, in the degree completion component, students are
required to include at least two graduate-level courses from
our Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) program. This provides students the chance to study aspects of leadership as
part of their degree program. Third, the final project-be it an
action research or a leadership application project-gives students the opportunity to define an issue of concern and, supported by research, take on a leadership role in addressing it.
EED 312 K-6 Methods: Physical Education (.25)
EED 330 K-6 Methods: Children's Lit/Language Arts (1.0)
EED 341 K-6 Methods: Visual Arts (.25)
EED 342 K-6 Methods: Music (.25)
EED 370 K-6 Methods: Social Studies (.5)
EED 380 Kindergarten Methods (.5)*
EED 481,483 Student Teaching (2.0)
*Field experience hours are required in these courses. A
minimum of 100 hours in the classroom and educationrelated settings is required prior to student teaching. Students spend approximately 20 hours per term in field
experiences. These experiences occur in K-8 classrooms
during the weekday.
Undergraduate Liberal Arts Requirements
The number of supporting content area courses required for
licensure depends upon the courses completed as part of the
bachelor's degree and/or other coursework Requirements are
determined by Minnesota licensure standards for specific
college-level coursework in math, biology, physics, and earth
science for all students seeking elementary licensure. Specific
requirements are on file in the Education Department.
Minnesota licensure standards in a specialty area for middle
school: subject area specialties are offered in communication arts/literature, social studies, math, and science. The
pre-K specialty is also available. Specific requirements are
on file in the Education Department.
Previous coursework can be accepted into the licensure program if i.t meets Minnesota standards and if a grade of C or
better was achieved. The Education Department and the
content area departments determine the courses that are
accepted. Transcripts, course descriptions, and course syllabi are used to make these determinations. Courses that are
older than seven years are judged on a case-by-case basis.
Graduate coursework accepted into the licensure program is
not automatically accepted into the MAE degree.
EOC 490/580 School and Society
Emphasis on points of view about the role of school in modern society, relationships with parents and community, collaborative models, leadership, and professional
development. Serves as final theoretical preparation for student teaching. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
EED 311 K-6 Methods: Health (.25 course)
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
health at the kindergarten and elementary levels. (Prereq.:
PPST and admission to department)
EEO 312 K~6 Methods: Physical Education (.25 course)
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
physical education at the kindergarten and elementary levels. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
Elementary Licensure Course Descriptions
HPF 115 Chemical Dependency Education (.5 course)
An analysis of chemical use and abuse and what can be
done for the abuser. Includes information about school
health education and services.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education in an Urban
Setting
Career exploration and overview of the teaching profession.
Emphasis on historical and philosophical foundations of the
American school system. Urban fieldwork experience.
(Undergraduate prereq.: ENL 111, sophomore standing)
EDC 206/566 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians
This course will examine human diversity and human relations. It will provide an awareness and critical analysis of
how prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes impact us
personally, as well as how these elements impact our
schools and communities. Also addressed in this course is
the Minnesota Standard of Effective Practice 3.G: Understand the cultural content, worldview, and concepts that
comprise Minnesota-based American Indian tribal government, history, language, and culture.
EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5 course)
Psychological and philosophical dimensions of communication through the use of instructional technology. Selection,
preparation, production, and evaluation of effective audio
and/or visual technology for teaching/learning situations.
EOC 310/533 Learning and Development in an
Educational Setting
A survey of educational psychology topics as applied to
teaching and learning. Special emphasis is placed on classroom applications. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST
and admission to department)
EDC 410/544 Learners with Special Needs
The study of students with disability, special needs, and giftedness. Emphasis on techniques and resources to help all
students achieve maximum outcomes and special focus on
needs of urban students. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.:
PPST and admission to department or special permission of
instructor)
EED 320/520 K-6 Methods: Reading
The study and use of a variety of teaching techniques and
resources in reading, including the diagnosis and correction
of reading difficulties. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST
and admissions to department)
EEO 330 K-6 Methods: Language Arts/Children's
Literature
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
children's literature and language arts at the kindergarten
and elementary levels. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to
department)
EED 331 Middle School Methods: Communication
Arts/Literature - Writing (.5 course)
Introduction to the teaching of writing at the middle school
level. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
EED 341 K-6 Methods: Visual Arts (.25 course)
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
visual arts at the kindergarten and elementary levels. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
EED 34 2 K-6 Methods: Music (.25 course)
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
music at the kindergarten and elementary levels. (Prereq.:
PPST and admission to department)
EED 350 K-6 Methods: Mathematics
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
mathematics at the kindergarten and elementary levels.
Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to
department)
EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
science at the kindergarten and elementary levels. Fieldwork
experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
EED 370 K-6 Methods: Social Studies/Thematic Studies
(.5 course)
Examination and preparation of materials and resources for
social studies and thematic teaching at the kindergarten and
elementary levels. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to
department)
EED 380 Kindergarten Methods (.5 course)
Study and use of a variety of techniques and resources for
teaching kindergarten. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.:
PPST and admission to department)
EED 481, 483, 485 Student Teaching
Two to three courses of full-time, supervised classroom
experience. Required for licensure. Occurs upon satisfactory
completion of licensure and/or degree program and program
portfolio.
Preprimary Specialty for Elementary Licensure
ECE 345/545 Foundations of Preprimary Education
Students gain an understanding of philosophical, theoretical,
historical, pedagogical, societal, and institutional foundations of preprimary education. Attention is given to the
efforts of modern programs to adapt instruction to developmental levels and experience backgrounds of young children
and to work in partnership with parents and social service
agencies. Field experience (20 hours) is a critical part of this
course. (Prereq.: PSY 105, 250,or their equivalents)
SECONDARY EDUCATION
K-12 and 5-12 licensures in several content areas are offered
weekends and weekday evenings through a combination of
graduate and undergraduate coursework. Additional content
areas are available through the weekday program. K-12
licenses allow you to teach your content area across elementary, middle school, and high school. Licenses for grades 512 allow you to teach at the middle and high school levels.
Graduate-level licensure coursework (500 and above) is
available to people who already hold a bachelor's degree and
meet MAE admissions criteria.
Licensure Requirements
The following requirements are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level. All courses must be taken for
licensure; four to six also may be taken at the graduate level
and applied toward the master's degree in education.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education (1.0)*
EDC 206/566 Diversity I Minnesota American Indians (1.0)
EDC 310/533 Learning and Development (1.0)*
EDC 410/544 Learners with Special Needs (1.0)*
EDC 490/580 School and Society (1.0)
ECE 346/546 Learning Environments for Preprimary
Aged Children
Students gain an understanding of how to recognize and
construct, developmentally appropriate pedagogy and practice. Attention is given to the synthesis between course
readings and experience and students experience working
with current teachers in site based field experience. Field
experience (20 hours) is a critical part of this course. (Prereq.: PSY 105, 250, or their equivalents; ECE 345/545)
ECE 347154 7 Immersion and Teaching Competence
Students gain an understanding of how to deliver developmentally appropriate instruction and assess learning appropriately for preprimary children. Students gain experience
taking the perspective of families and communicating with
them. A reflective practitioner's skills are developed through
self-evaluation of curriculum planning. Field experience
(20 hours) is a critical part of this course. (Prereq.: admission to department; PSY 105, 250 or their equivalents;
ECE 345, 346)
ECE 488 Student Teaching in a Pre-Kindergarten
Classroom
PSY 250 Child Development (Prereq.: PSY 105 or
equivalent)
SOC 231 Family Systems
OR
SPE 490/540 Parent and Professional Planning
(Graduate students using the Preprimary endorsement must
take SPE 540.)
ESE 300/500 Reading and Writing in Content Area (1.0)
To complete the license, students also will need to complete
the following requirements at the undergraduate level:
HPE 115 Chemical Dependency (.5)
EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5)
ESE 325 Creating Learning Environments (1.0)*
ESE 3XX K-12 or 5-12 Special Methods (1.0 -2.0)*
ESE 481, 483, 485 Student Teaching (2.0-3.0)
*Field experience hours are required in these courses. A
minimum of 100 hours in classrooms and education-related
settings is required prior to student teaching. Students
spend approximately 20 hours per term in field experiences.
Undergraduate Content Area Requirements
The equivalent of a major in a content area is required for K12 and 5-12 licensure. Students who have majored in a field
in which we offer licensure must have their previous coursework evaluated by the major department at Augsburg. Additional content area coursework tied to licensure standards is
generally required, even with a completed academic major.
The following majors are offered almost entirely on weekends
and weekday evenings: communication arts/literature, history
or economics or psychology or sociology (all for social studies), art. Students seeking 5-12 licensure in social studies
must complete a broad-based core of courses in the social
studies in addition to a social science major.
The following majors are offered primarily or entirely through
the weekday program: biology, chemistry; physics, health,
physical education, music, and mathematics. Students seek-
ing licensure in any of these areas will likely need to take
additional content courses in the weekday schedule. Students
can obtain a 9-12 license in physics, chemistry, or biology
and have the option of adding the 5-8 general science to the
9-12 license. Students also can obtain the 5-8 general science
license without the 9-12 license.
Previous coursework is evaluated by the content area department and accepted if it meets Minnesota licensure standards
and if a grade of C or better was achieved. Coursework older
than seven years is judged on a case-by-case basis. Education
Department policy requires that a minimum of two content
area courses be taken at Augsburg. Specific course requirements for each content area are on file in the Education
Department. Graduate coursework accepted into the licensure program is not automatically accepted into the MAE
degree program.
Secondary Licensure Course Descriptions
HPF 115 Chemical Dependency Education (.5 course)
See course description on page 17.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education in an Urban
Setting
Career exploration and overview of the teaching profession.
Emphasis on historical and philosophical foundations of the
American school system. Urban fieldwork experience.
(Undergraduate prereq.: ENL 111, sophomore standing)
EDC 206/566 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians
This course will examine human diversity and human relations. It will provide an awareness and critical analysis of
how prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes impact us personally, as well as how these elements impact our schools and
communities. Also addressed in this course is Minnesota
Standard of Effective Practice 3.G: Understand the cultural
content, worldview, and concepts that comprise Minnesotabased American Indian tribal government, history, language,
and culture.
EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5 course)
Psychological and philosophical dimensions of communication through the use of instructional technology. Selection,
preparation, production, and evaluation of effective audio
and/or visual technology for teaching/learning situations.
EDC 310/533 Learning and Development in an Educational Setting
A survey of educational psychology topics as applied to
teaching and learning. Special emphasis is placed on classroom applications. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST
and admission to department)
EDC 410/544 Learners with Special Needs
The study of students with disability, special needs, and giftedness. Emphasis on techniques and resources to help all
students achieve maximum outcomes and special focus on
needs of urban students. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.:
PPST and admission to department or special permission of
instructor)
EDC 480/580 School and Society
Emphasis on points of view about the role of school in
modern society, relationships with parents and community,
collaborative models, leadership, and professional development. Serves as final theoretical preparation for student
teaching. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
ESE 300/500 Reading/Writing in the Content Areas
The study and use of a variety of middle school and secondary techniques and resources to teach reading and writing
through the content areas. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to
department. Note: Students seeking 5-12 Communication
Arts/Literature licensure do not take this course).
ESE 325 Creating Learning Environments
An introduction to assessment, lesson planning, and classroom organization based in the Minnesota Graduation Rule,
state testing, and national standards. Emphasis on creating
environments conducive to learning. Fieldwork experience.
(Prereq.: PPST and admission to department. Note: Students seeking 5-12 Health and K-12 PE licenses do not take
this course).
ESE 310 K-12 Methods: Social Studies
Introduction to the teaching of the social sciences in middle
and high schools. Emphasis on instructional strategies and
curriculum development. Middle school portion required for
elementary concentration in social studies taught concurrently as ESE 311 Middle School Methods: Social Studies (.5
course). Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission
to department)
ESE 330 K-12 Methods: Mathematics
Introduction to the teaching of mathematics in middle and
high schools. Emphasis on instructional strategies and curriculum development. Middle school portion required for
elementary concentration in mathematics taught concurrently as ESE 331 Middle School Methods: Mathematics (.5
course). Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
ESE 340 K-12 Methods: Science
Introduction to the teaching of the natural sciences in middle and high schools. Emphasis on instructional strategies
and curriculum development. Middle school portion
required for elementary concentration in science taught
concurrently as ESE 341 Middle School Methods: Science
(.5 course). Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and
admission to department)
ESE 350 K-12 Methods: Literature and Reading
Introduction to the teaching of literature and reading in the
middle and high schools. Emphasis on instructional strategies and curriculum development. Required for elementary
concentration in communication arts/literature and for
communication arts/literature license. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department.)
ESE 351 K-12 Methods: Speaking and Listening
(.5 course)
Introduction to the teaching of speaking and listening in
middle and high schools. Emphasis on instructional strategies and curriculum development. Required for communication arts/literature license. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to
department)
Licensure Requirements
Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities Core
The following requirements are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level. All courses must be taken for
licensure, and up to six also may be taken at the graduate
level and applied toward the master's degree in education.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education (LO)*
ESE 352 K-12 Methods: Media Literacy (.5 course)
Introduction to the teaching of media literacy in middle
school and high school. Emphasis on instructional strategies and curriculum development. Required for communication arts/literature license. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to
department)
EDC 206/566 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians (1.0)
EDC 310/533 Learning and Development (1.0)*
EDC 410/544 Learners with Special Needs (1.0)*
EED 320/520 K-6 Methods: Reading (1.0)*
SPE 315 Special Education Critical Issues Seminar (.5)
ESE 360 K-12 Methods: Visual Arts
Introduction to the teaching of visual arts in the schools.
Emphasis on instructional strategies and curriculum development. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
ESE 370 K-12 Methods: Music
Introduction to the teaching of music in the schools.
Emphasis on instructional strategies and curriculum development. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to department)
ESE 481, 483, 485 Student Teaching
Two to three courses of full-time, supervised student teaching required for licensure. Secondary licenses require two
courses. K-12 licenses require two to three courses. Student
teaching occurs upon satisfactory completion of licensure
program and program portfolio.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
The MAE program with licensure in special education is
based on an innovative internship model that allows coursework and experience to occur simultaneously. In addition to
student teaching, students must complete two 40-hour field
placements where they will gain experience working with
students from age groups different from their internship site.
There are two licensure options in the K-12 Special Education program: emotional/behavioral disabilities (EBD), and
learning disabilities (LD). Both programs qualify you to
teach in special education programs and positions; many
students get licensure in both.
SPE 400/500 Teaching Students with Emotional/Behavioral
Disabilities (LO)**
SPE 410/510 Implementing Assessment Strategies (1.0)**
SPE 420/520 Planning, Design, and Delivery (1.0) **
SPE 430/530 Instructional and Behavioral Practices (1.0)**
SPE 490/540 Parent and Professional Planning (l.O) **
Learning Disabilities Core
Students wishing to earn learning disabilities licensure in
addition to emotional/behavioral licensure will take the
above courses in the emotional/behavioral core and two
additional specialty courses:
SPE 424/524 Etiology and Origins of Learning Disabilities
(1.0)**
SPE 434/534 Teaching Content Areas to Students with
Learning Disabilities (1.0)**
A student wishing to earn only a learning disabilities license
would take all of the above courses with the exception of
SPE 430/530 Instructional and Behavioral Practices.
To complete either license students will also need to complete certain requirements at the undergraduate level:
EDC 220 Education Technology (.5)
HPE 115 Chemical Dependency (.5)
EED 330 Children's Lit./Language Arts
and
Also available is the Naadamaadiwin Tribal Special Education Cohort-This graduate hcensure program in Special
Education: EBD/LD is designed and taught from an American Indian perspective. It is being offered in collaboration
with the University of Minnesota-Duluth as a hybrid (partly
face-to-face; partly online) cohort program. The licensure
courses can be applied towards the MAE degree . See the
Education Department and www.augsburg!edu/
mae/academics/ais_focus.html for more information.
EED 350 K-6 Methods: Math*
EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science* (see course descriptions
under Elementary Education).
*Ten to 20 hours of field experience required as part of this
course. Students currently working in schools can often use
their school employment for their field experience.
**These courses are taken during the internship year. A significant amount of contact with students labeled EBD or LD
is required. The ideal situation for the internship year is to
be working in a K-12 setting with these students. Students
not currently employed in schools must be available for
extensive volunteer field placements during the internship
year. (Minimum 10 hours/week).
EED 320/520 K-6 Methods: Reading
The study and use of a variety of teaching techniques and
resources in reading, including the diagnosis and correction
of reading difficulties. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST
and admission to department)
Eligibility: To be eligible to apply to the special education
program at the graduate level, students must have a degree
and be currently employed in a K-12 setting as a paraprofessional or licensed teacher, and/or have experience working
with students who are labeled with emotional, behavioral,
or learning disabilities, as well as considerable time available for volunteer field placements.
EED 330 K-6 Methods: Language Arts/Children's
Literature
See course description on page 17.
This program is built on an inclusive education model. Under
this model, students learn how to work closely with both special and regular educators to facilitate inclusion of special
education students into the regular education classroom.
Special Education Licensure Course Descriptions
HPF 115 Chemical Dependency Education (.5 course)
See course description on page 17.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education in an Urban
Setting
Career exploration and overview of the teaching profession.
Emphasis on historical and philosophical foundations of the
American school system. Urban fieldwork experience.
(Undergraduate prereq.: ENL 111, sophomore standing)
EDC 206/566 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians
This course will examine human diversity and human relations. It will provide an awareness and critical analysis of
how prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes impact us
personally, as well as how these elements impact our
schools and communities. Also addressed in this course is
Minnesota Standard of Effective Practice 3.G: Understand
the cultural content, worldview, and concepts that comprise
Minnesota-based American Indian tribal government, history, language, and culture.
EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5 course)
See course description on page 17.
EDC 310/533 Learning and Development in an
Educational Setting
A survey of educational psychology topics as applied to
teaching and learning. Special emphasis is placed on classroom applications. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.: PPST
and admission to department)
EDC 410/544 Learners with Special Needs
The study of students with disability, special needs, and giftedness. Emphasis on techniques and resources to help all
students achieve maximum outcomes and special focus on
needs of urban students. Fieldwork experience. (Prereq.:
PPST and admission to department or special permission of
instructor)
EED 350 K-6 Methods: Mathematics
See course description on page 17.
EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science
See course description on page 17.
SPE 315 Critical Issues: Special Education Seminar
(.5 course)
This course is designed to support students seeking special
education licensure throughout their internship year. Issues
related to special education and their specific settings are
the focus of the course. The department portfolio is completed as a part of this course.
SPE 400/500 Teaching Students with Emotional/
Behavioral Disabilities
This course presents an overview of learners with emotional
and behavioral disabilities and learning disabilities. It
addresses the historical and philosophical aspects of the
EBD category, examines origins of student behavior and student learning styles, and addresses theoretical perspectives
and conceptual models as they relate to this category of disability (Prereq: PPST and admission to the department)
SPE 410/510 Implementing Assessment Strategies
This course examines the assessment process from the prereferral to the recommendation stage. Students gain understanding of key assessment tools and how they influence
student placement and programming. A qualitative and person-centered assessment process is emphasized. (Prereq:
PPST and admission to the epartment)
SPE 420/520 Planning, Desigu, and Delivery
This course provides students with skills to write and
implement individual program plans and to create effective
learning environments for students labeled EBD. Particular
attention is paid to inclusion models, diversity of student
need, and forming partnerships with key school personnel.
(Prereq: PPST and admission to the department)
SPE 424/524 Etiology and Origins of Learning
Disabilities
This course will focus on the history and context of learning
disabilities, which includes the medical and sociological
aspects specific to learning disabilities. It will also teach students how to access information relevant to the field. (Prereq: PPST and admission to the department).
SPE 4 30/530 Instructional and Behavioral Practices
This course examines behavioral support options used with
students who are labeled EBD. It emphasizes the use of
reflective, proactive, and non-aversive approaches drawn
from current best practices and including positive behavioral
supports, person centered planning and functional assessment. (Prereq: PPST and admission to the department)
ESE 300/500 Reading/Writing in the Content Areas*
The study and use of a variety of middle school and secondary techniques and resources to teach reading and writing
through the content areas. Should be taken at the graduate
level for the reading endorsement. Field experience required
for K-12 reading endorsement. (Prereq.: PPST and admission to the department)
SPE 4 34/534 Teaching Content Areas to Students with
Learning Disabilities
This course will teach students how to identify, adapt, and
implement developmentally appropriate instruction and
strategies that support the learning of students identified as
having learning disabilities. The specific focus will be on the
areas of reading, writing, and listening comprehension; and
math, reasoning, and problem solving skills. (Prereq: PPST
and admission to the department).
EDC 505 Literature in the Classroom (.5 course)
The study and use of literature in the K-12 classroom.
SPE 490/540 Parent and Professional Planning
This course examines the role of families of students with
special needs, specifically those families of students labeled
EBD. A family systems perspective is introduced and
applied. The need to form strong connections with community agencies is emphasized. (Prereq: ENG 111, PPST and
admission to department).
EDC 510 Clinical and Reading Program Leadership
The study of effective leadership and professional development strategies for individual schools and school districts,
reading standards, state and federal reading legislation, and
fiscal and budgetary operations. The focused implementation
of knowledge and skills gained in reading licensure coursework. Field experience required. (Taken concurrently with
EDC 508)
EDC 508 K-12 Reading Assessment and Evaluation
The study of student reading development, the knowledge
and use of gathering and analyzing data of students' reading,
and designing and applying appropriate reading curriculum
based on this information. Field experience required.
(Taken concurrently with EDC 510)
SPE 481, 483, 485, 487 Student Teaching (1.0-2.0)
READING ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM
Augsburg College offers a K-12 Reading Endorsement program. This endorsement has been established to provide
teachers with existing teaching licenses an opportunity to
expand their knowledge and practices in the area of reading
instruction.
Candidates for this license will complete 4.5 credits of
coursework that have been designed to meet the requirements established for this license by the Minnesota Board of
Teaching. Students may use these courses to fulfill requirements for the Master of Arts in Education degree.
These courses include:
EED 520 K-6 Methods: Reading (1.0)*
ESE 500 Reading/Writing in the Content Areas (1.0)*
*The courses EED 320/520 and ESE 300/500 are offered to
both undergraduate and graduate students: EED 320/520 is
part of the elementary and special education initial licensure
programs; ESE 300/500 is part of the secondary initial licensure program. The rigor of the courses is increased at the
graduate level.
Reading license candidates who have already received their
initial teaching license and who are graduates of Augsburg
College within the past seven years will not be required to
retake the entire version of EED 320/520 or ESE 300/500.
However, they will be expected to complete the requirements for the graduate portion of the course they have
already taken within the context of a half-credit independent study. If the graduate course was taken as a part of initial
licensure (EED 520 or ESE 500) students do not need to
repeat the course; however, if ESE 500 was taken without a
field experience, 20 hours in a high school or middle school
reading setting must be completed.
EDC 505 K-12 Literature in the Classroom (.5)
EDC 508 K-12 Reading Assessment and Evaluation (1.0)*
EDC 510 Clinical and Reading Program Leadership (1.0)*
Reading license candidates who already have received their
initial K-8 teaching licensure and who are graduates of Augsburg College, but not within the past seven years, will be
required to take EED 520 or ESE 500 at the graduate level.
*Field experience required
Reading Endorsement Course Descriptions
EED 320/520 K-6 Methods: Reading*
The study and use of a variety of teaching techniques and
resources in reading, including the diagnosis and correction
of reading difficulties. Should be taken at the graduate level
for the reading endorsement. (Prereq.: PPST and admission
to the department)
Reading license candidates who have already received their
initial teaching licensure and who are not graduates of Augsburg College will be expected to take EED 520 and ESE 500.
STUDENT TEACHING
Education students are required to complete student teaching in their content area. In the MAE program, student
teaching is generally completed before finishing the degree.
Students can apply for licensure at this point.
Student teaching for elementary and secondary initial
licenses lasts 12-14 weeks, depending on licensure scope.
During that time, students work full time as student teachers and are supervised by an Augsburg faculty member. Students register for two to three credits of student teaching
and meet at Augsburg College for a student teaching seminar several times during the term. Most student teaching
placements are in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan
area and Rochester. However, students do have the opportunity to student teach abroad, where students do half of the
student teaching experience in the metro area and the
remaining portion in another country. Opportunities to
teach abroad are available around the world, and it is a wonderful opportunity to build a global perspective in education. Additional information is available through the
Education Department.
Student teaching for special education is completed as part
of the internship year if students are working in a licensure
appropriate setting. If not, student teaching is carried out
after completing the special education coursework.
A supervised practicum for the reading endorsement is
completed as part of EDC 510 Clinical and Reading Program Leadership. No further student teaching is required
for this endorsement.
GRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION
Students take graduate coursework as part of the licensure
program. This coursework forms the Master of Arts in Education core, with between four to six Augsburg graduatelevel licensure courses fulfilling master's requirements.
To earn a master's degree beyond the core of education
classes, students will need to successfully complete a minimum of three additional graduate-level courses:
• a research methods course, typically ML 514
• an elective course chosen from leadership-focused courses
in the Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) program
The goal for the graduate degree completion component is
to foster the development of teachers as leaders within the
institution and community as in line with our program
theme and department mission statement.
Graduate Degree Completion Course Descriptions
Research Methods Course
All students seeking the Master of Arts in Education degree
must complete a graduate-level research requirement.
ML 514 Research Methods
Evaluation and documentation of programs, projects, and
ideas as they relate to leadership theories and practice.
Qualitative and quantitative tools will be discussed.
MAE Final Project Options
Students have two options for fulfilling their Master of Arts
in Education final project: a leadership application project
(LAP) or action research. This project serves as the capstone
of the master's program.
EDC 585 Leadership Application Project
The leadership application project (LAP) is a research-based
study that links issues of leadership and education with the
degree candidate's personal interests. The character of the
project will vary with the nature of the investigation and the
materials involved, but will always be application oriented.
The central component of the LAP is the demonstration of
leadership ability through a concrete project appropriate to
the candidate's workplace or place of service.
EDC 586 Action Research in Education (.5 course)
This course will introduce students to action research, a
form of research that simultaneously contributes to the
practical concerns of people while furthering the goals of
social science. It requires active self-reflective inquiry and
collaboration. Action research is used in real situations, and
is aimed at solving real problems. The goal of action
research is to gain better knowledge of one's practice while
improving the situation in which the practice is conducted.
This is the first of a two-trimester course.
• a research- or leadership-based final project
Students bringing fewer than six graduate-level licensure
courses into the degree program must complete additional
leadership or education graduate courses to reach the total
of nine required courses. A minimum of four graduate-level
licensure courses are required for the MAE degree.
The research methods course will help prepare students to
evaluate and document research for use in their final project
or paper. This course examines both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The leadership elective courses
allow students to examine issues of leadership at a personal
or ins ti tu tional level.
Students have two options for fulfilling their Master of Arts
in Education final project, which serves as the capstone of
the master's program: a leadership application project (LAP)
or action research course sequence and project.
EDC 587 Action Research (.5 course)
The second term of this course involves intensive data
analysis, writing, and sharing of the degree candidate's
research. It requires active self-reflective inquiry and collaboration. The trimester will culminate with a symposium in
which student work will be presented in a public forum.
MAL Elective Courses
At least one elective must be taken from the Master of Arts
in Leadership courses. The following are recommended, but
others may also be used.
ML 510 Visions of Leadership: A Historical and Literary
Journey
ML 511 Creativity and the Problem-Solving Process
ML 520 Self-Identity, Values, and Personal Growth
ML 530 Ethics in Communication
ML 531 The Dynamics of Change
ML 545 Decision Making and Leadership
Credit Evaluation: An official transfer credit evaluation of
your previous academic work will be completed as part of
the admissions process.
ML 550 Communication, Decision Making, and Technology
ML 560 Developing a Multicultural Perspective
Advising and Registration: You are able to participate in
ML 565 Women and Leadership
academic advising and the registration process after you
have been accepted.
ML 599 Special Topics (as appropriate)
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students admitted into the MAE program must have
completed:
• a bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited four-year
institution, and can obtain licensure at the graduate level
• cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (required
for full admission for the graduate licensure option and
degree program). Students with a cumulative grade point
average of 2.5-3.0 may be admitted conditionally into the
graduate licensure program. They can apply to the MAE
full licensure and degree program after achieving 3.0 or
better in two (2.0) Augsburg courses.
Minimum Grade Policy and Academic Probation
Students who fail to maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA in a
given term in graduate course work are notified that they
are on academic probation and have one term to raise their
GPA to the required level. Failure to do so could mean dismissal from the program. Students who receive below a 2.0
in any course required for licensure-undergraduate or
graduate-are notified that they are on academic probation
and must repeat that course as soon as possible and raise it
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