This course approaches food writing from a news reporting perspective. The Pioneer Valley is home to a network of food producers, from farmers and cheese makers to brewers and beekeepers. Students will travel into the field to meet people who make and grow what we eat, conducting interviews and collecting information to synthesize into multimedia stories from publication around themes such as health, history, travel, ecology, animal welfare, social change, nutrition, and home cooking.

Examination of the moral and ethical dimensions of decision making in public policy and administration, including individual responsibility for collective decisions, democratic theory, multiculturalism, and theories of injustice.

This course is designed to prepare students for success in the following career and professional development competencies such as networking, internship/job search, professional etiquette and industry research. Specific activities will include but are not limited to: resume building, interviewing skills, dressing for success, utilizing social media platforms, developing elevator pitches, building professional connections, increasing knowledge of industry and career areas and navigating career fairs.

This course is designed to prepare students for success in the following career and professional development competencies such as networking, internship/job search, professional etiquette and industry research. Specific activities will include but are not limited to: resume building, interviewing skills, dressing for success, utilizing social media platforms, developing elevator pitches, building professional connections, increasing knowledge of industry and career areas and navigating career fairs.

This two-semester, 8-credit interdisciplinary Thesis Seminar examines the complex problem of making weapons out of biological organisms. This includes understanding the history of research and development into creating biological weapons, as well as describing the extent and categories of actual use, including consideration of accidental and/or unintentional use, as in the historical exposure of indigenous cultures to European diseases.

This is an introductory course in the work of acclaimed contemporary writers who visit the class to interact with students.

This is an introductory course in the work of acclaimed contemporary writers who visit the class to interact with students.

This is an introductory course in the work of acclaimed contemporary writers who visit the class to interact with students.

This is an introductory course in the work of acclaimed contemporary writers who visit the class to interact with students.

This is an introductory course in the work of acclaimed contemporary writers who visit the class to interact with students.