Undergraduate Catalog 2000 - 2001
General Education Requirements
Also: Distribution Requirements or Core Requirements
The University Senate voted these requirements to develop verbal and
quantitative skills, curiosity, versatility, critical judgment, moral sensitivity
and research skills for all undergraduates. Students will learn of other
cultures, how to fit their culture in a wide historical context and how
scientific theories relate to experiments.
Every student must meet these University-wide requirements, but students
should consult the baccalaureate degree requirements listed by their school
or college.
All the baccalaureate degrees include the requirements listed below,
but the school or college may have added to them. Likewise, the school
or college may have deleted some of the courses from which the student
may choose. The school or college may refer the student to the Appendix
when the requirements and choices duplicate those listed here.
The Bachelor of General Studies program is a junior-senior level program
for mature part-time students. The Dean of Extended and Continuing Education
may exempt them from the Foreign Language requirement (Group 1) and the
one-semester laboratory science requirement (in Group 8).
Services for Students with Disabilities. The University is committed
to providing equal educational opportunities and to achieving full participation
and integration for people with disabilities. Students are encouraged to
contact the Center for Students with Disabilities or the University
Program for College Students with Learning Disabilities (UPLD) to
discuss their eligibility for services. See Policies and Procedures
for Students with Disabilities included in this Appendix.
GROUP 1
Foreign Languages: A student meets the minimum requirement if
admitted to the University with three years of a single foreign language
in high school, **or the equivalent. With
anything less than that, the student must take one year (2 semesters) of
college level study in a single language.
** When the years
of study have been split between high school and earlier grades,
the requirement is met if the student has successfully
completed the third-year high school level course.
GROUP 2
Expository Writing: All students must take English 105 and 109.
Additionally, all students must take two W courses, which may also satisfy
other requirements. (Note: English 105 is a prerequisite to all W courses.)
Evaluative testing may exempt qualified students from the 105, 109 requirement.
Students passing English 250 will also be exempted from the 105, 109 requirement.
GROUP 3
Mathematics: All students must enter with a competency level
equivalent to that obtained in Mathematics 101, as evidenced by a passing
grade on the Q-Course Readiness Test,*** or take
Mathematics 101 as a remedial course without credit toward graduation.
Additionally, all students must take two Q courses and one C course, which
may also satisfy other requirements. (Note: Mathematics 101 or a passing
grade on the Q-Course Readiness Test is a prerequisite to all Q courses.)
One Q course must be a mathematics or statistics course unless the student
attains a high pass on the Q-Course Readiness Test.
***A quantitative
skills test administered by the University.
GROUP 4
Links connect to course descriptions.
Literature and the Arts: All students must take two courses:
one which emphasizes major works of literature which could be elected from
English or Foreign Languages (in English translation or in the foreign
language), and one which emphasizes major achievements in art, and/or music
and/or the dramatic arts.
Literature Category
New Information
| CLAS |
103 |
Classical Mythology |
| CLAS |
211 |
Greek Drama (requires a foreign
language prerequisite) |
| CLAS |
221 |
Survey of Classical Latin Literature (requires
a foreign language prerequisite) |
| CLAS |
244 |
Ancient Fictions |
| CLCS |
101 |
Classics of World Literature I |
| ENGL |
112 |
Classical and Medieval Western Literature |
| ENGL |
112W |
Classical and Medieval Western Literature (offered
at Regional Campuses only) |
| ENGL |
113 |
Renaissance and Modern Western Literature |
| ENGL |
113W |
Renaissance and Modern Western Literature (offered
at Regional Campuses only) |
| ENGL |
127 |
Major Works of English and American Literature |
| ENGL |
127W |
Major Works of English and American Literature(offered
at Regional Campuses only) |
| ENGL |
205 |
British Literature I |
| ENGL |
206 |
British Literature II |
| ENGL |
210 |
Poetry |
| ENGL |
212 |
The Modern Novel |
| ENGL |
216 |
The Short Story |
| ENGL |
219 |
Drama |
| ENGL |
230 |
Shakespeare I |
| ENGL |
230W |
Shakespeare I (offered at Regional Campuses
only) |
| FREN |
261 |
From the Holy Grail to the Revolution: Introduction to Literature
(requires
a foreign language prerequisite) |
| FREN |
262 |
From the Romantics to the Moderns: Introduction to Literature (requires
a foreign language prerequisite) |
| FREN |
270W |
French Literature and Civilization in English |
| GERM |
240W |
German Literature in Translation |
| GERM |
252 |
Studies in Early German Literature |
| GERM |
253 |
Studies in German Literature Around 1800 |
| GERM |
254 |
Studies in 19th Century German Literature |
| GERM |
255 |
Studies in 20th Century German Literature |
| ITAL |
101 |
The Italian Renaissance |
| ITAL |
243 |
Main Currents of Italian Literature Through the Renaissance (requires
a foreign language prerequisite) |
| ITAL |
244 |
Main Currents of Italian Literature After the Renaissance (requires
a foreign language prerequisite) |
| PORT |
140 |
Major Works of Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in Translation |
| RUSS |
231 |
Masterpieces of Modern Russian Literature in Translation |
| RUSS |
232 |
Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation |
| SPAN |
187 |
Major Works of Hispanic Literature in Translation |
| SPAN |
281 |
Great Works of Spanish Literature from its Origins to the
Golden Age(requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| SPAN |
282 |
Literature of Crisis in Modern Spain (requires
a foreign language prerequisite) |
Arts Category
| ANTH |
252 |
Native American Arts |
| ART |
135 |
Art Appreciation |
| ARTH |
137 |
Introduction to Art History I |
| ARTH |
138 |
Introduction to Art History II |
| ARTH |
141 |
Introduction to Latin American Art |
| ARTH |
191 |
Introduction to Architecture |
| ARTH |
256 |
Native American Arts |
| ARTH |
285 |
African Art |
| ARTH |
285W |
African Art |
| DRAM |
101 |
Introduction to the Theatre |
| DRAM |
110 |
Introduction to Film |
| DRAM |
130 |
History of Drama I |
| DRAM |
230 |
Women in Theatre |
| DRAM |
230W |
Women in Theatre |
| DRAM |
231 |
African-American Theatre |
| DRAM |
231W |
African-American Theatre |
| DRAM |
282 |
Trends in Contemporary Theatre |
| DRAM |
282W |
Trends in Contemporary Theatre |
| FREN |
171 |
French Cinema |
| GERM |
171 |
The German Film |
| GERM |
281 |
German Film and Culture |
| ITAL |
149 |
Cinema and Society in Contemporary Italy |
| ITAL |
260W |
Italian Cinema |
| MUSI |
190 |
Non-Western Music |
| MUSI |
191 |
Music Appreciation |
| MUSI |
193 |
Introduction to Music History I |
| MUSI |
194 |
Introduction to Music History II |
| MUSI |
285 |
Music History and Literature |
| WS |
104 |
Introduction to Women's Studies in the Arts |
GROUP 4 Course Descriptions - Literature Category
| English (ENGL) |
| 112. Classical and Medieval Western Literature
First semester. Three credits. Required preparation: ENGL 105. Not open
for credit to students who have passed ENGL 114 at the regional campuses.
This and ENGL 113 offer a study of European literature from ancient
times to the present. ENGL 112 considers ancient and medieval literature
through Dante. |
| 112W. Classical and Medieval Western Literature
(Formerly offered as English 114 at the regional campuses.) Required
preparation: ENGL 105 and 109; the latter may be taken concurrently. |
| 113. Renaissance and Modern Western Literature
Second semester. Three credits. Required preparation: ENGL 105. Not
open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 115 at the regional campuses.
Literature in the European tradition from the Renaissance through the
modern periods. |
| 113W. Renaissance and Modern Western Literature
(Formerly offered as English 115 at the regional campuses.) Required
preparation: ENGL 105 and 109; the latter may be taken concurrently. |
| 127. Major Works of English and American Literature
Either semester. Three credits. Required preparation: ENGL 105. Not
open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 128 at the regional campuses.
Includes important works from the major genres and historical periods
since Beowulf. |
| 127W. Major Works of English and American Literature
(Formerly offered as English 128 at the regional campuses.) Required
preparation: ENGL 105 and 109; the latter may be taken concurrently. |
| 205. British Literature
I
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. Required preparation:
English 105 and 109.
British literature, medieval through 18th century. Intended to provide
preparaton for more advanced courses in British literature. This course
is strongly recommended for English majors. |
| 206. British Literature
II
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. Required preparation:
English 105 and 109.
British literature, 19th to 20th centuries. Intended to provide preparation
for more advanced courses in British literature. This course is strongly
recommended for English majors. |
| 210. Poetry
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores.
A study of the techniques and conventions of the chief forms and traditions
of poetry in English. |
| 212. The Modern Novel
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores.
Major twentieth-century novels. |
| 216. The Short Story
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores.
The short story as a literary form with study of significant Continental,
British, and American writers. |
| 219. Drama
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores.
An introduction to the chief forms and traditions of dramatic literature
through the study of a broad range of major works. |
| 230W. Shakespeare I
(Formerly offered as English 229 at the regional campuses.) Open to
sophomores. |
Classics (CLAS)
|
| 103. Classical Mythology
Either semester. Three credits. A knowledge of Greek or Latin is not
required. Travis
Origin, nature, and function of myth in the literature and art of Greece
and Rome and the re-interpretation of classical myth in modern art forms. |
| 211. Greek Drama
Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Prerequisite: CLAS
172.
Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. |
| 221. Survey
of Classical Latin Literature
Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Prerequisite: CLAS
124, or three or more years of Latin in high school.
Extensive reading of a relatively wide range of authors of representative
classical Latin prose and poetry.
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. |
| 244. Ancient Fictions
Either semester. Three credits. A knowledge of Greek and Latin is not
required. Johnson
This course will examine a range of novels and other fictions from the
Greco-Roman world. Works read will include the Greek sentimental novels,
the satirical Roman novels of Petronius and Apeleius, and a variety of
other pagan, Jewish, and Christian fictions.Either or both semesters. Credits
and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. With a
change in content, may be repeated for credit. |
Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS)
|
| 101.
Classics of World Literature I
Either semester. Three credits
Introduction to classics of world literature. Comparative
approach to canonical works of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin
America, as well as Europe, from antiquity to the early modern period (1600). |
| French Course Descriptions (FREN) |
| 261. From
the Holy Grail to the Revolution: Introduction to Literature
Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: FREN 164 or
175 or three years of high school French or consent of instructor.
Texts from the Middle Ages to the 18th-Century, including Arthurian
legend, Renaissance poetry, Classical theater, and philosophy of the Enlightenment. |
| 262. From
the Romantics to the Moderns: Introduction to Literature
Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: FREN 164 or
175 or three years of high school French or consent of instructor.
Study of poetry, theater and prose fiction that marks the evolution
from the psychology of the romantic hero and heroine to Existentialist
philosophy and the New Novel. |
| 270W.
French Literature and Civilization in English
Either semester. Three credits.
Representative works of French literature, on a particular theme. How
literary forms articulate the ideas and values of different periods. |
| German Course Descriptions (GERM) |
| 240W. German
Literature in Translation
Either semester. Three credits. May not be used to satisfy the undergraduate
foreign language requirement or the major requirement in German.
Reading and analysis of significant works of German literature from
one or more periods. |
| 252. Studies
in Early German Literature
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: GERM 233
or consent of instructor.
Study of a cohesive group of texts that mark the periods of the Middle
Ages, Humanism, Reformation, and Baroque. Emphasis may vary. Attention
will be given to the relevant socio-historical context and, when possible,
to the visual and performing arts. |
| 253.
Studies in German Literature Around 1800
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: GERM 233
or consent of instructor.
Study of a cohesive group of texts that mark the periods of Enlightenment,
Storm and Stress, Classicism and Early Romanticism. Emphasis may vary.
Attention will be given to the relevant socio-historical context and to
the visual and performing arts. |
| 254.
Studies in 19th Century German Literature
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: GERM 233
or consent of instructor.
Study of a cohesive group of texts that mark the periods of Late Romanticism,
Vormärz, Realism and Naturalism. Emphasis may vary. Attention will
be given to the relevant socio-historical context and to the visual and
performing arts. |
| 255.
Studies in 20th Century German Literature
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: GERM 233
or consent of instructor.
Study of a cohesive group of texts that mark the period. Attention will
be given to the relevant socio-historical context and to the visual and
performing arts. |
| Italian Course Descriptions (ITAL) |
| 101. The Italian Renaissance
First semester. Three credits. A knowledge of Italian is not required.
Taught in English.
A survey of Italian Renaissance civilization, with emphasis on literature
and intellectual life. |
| 243.
Main Currents of Italian Literature Through the Renaissance
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ITAL 148 or equivalent.
The history of Italian literature through the Renaissance is traced
through its main developments. The aim of the course is to acquaint the
student with the principal authors, literary schools and trends. |
| 244.
Main Currents of Italian Literature After the Renaissance
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ITAL 148 or equivalent.
The history of Italian literature after the Renaissance is traced through
its main developments. The aim of the course is to acquaint the student
with the principal authors, literary schools and trends. |
Portuguese Course Descriptions (PORT)
|
| 140.
Major Works of Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in Translation
Either semester. Three credits. Knowledge of Portuguese is not necessary.
A study of major works selected from Portuguese and Brazilian writers. |
| Russian Course Descriptions (RUSS) |
| 231.
Masterpieces of Modern Russian Literature in Translation
Either semester. Three credits. Conducted in English. Required of all
Russian majors, who will be asked to read part of the material in the original.
Open to students from other fields with an interest in Russian or comparative
literature.
A survey of Russian literature from the Revolution to the present. |
| 232. Masterpieces
of 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation
Either semester. Three credits. Conducted in English. Required of all
Russian majors, who are required to read part of the material in the original.
Open to students from other fields with an interest in Russian or comparative
literature.
A survey of Russian literature from Pushkin to Chekhov. |
| Spanish Course Descriptions (SPAN) |
| 187. Major
Works of Hispanic Literature in Translation
Either semester. Three credits. Knowledge of Spanish is not required.
A study of major works selected from the best of Spanish and Spanish-American
literature. |
| 281.
Great Works of Spanish Literature from its Origins to the Golden Age
Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: SPAN 278 or
consent of instructor.
The study of selected poems, plays, fables and novels reflecting the
development of Spanish society from feudalism to world empire. |
| 282. Literature
of Crisis in Modern Spain
Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: SPAN 278 or
consent of instructor.
The study of selected poems, plays, short fiction, and novels reflecting
the clash between tradition and progress in nineteenth- and twentieth-century
Spain. |
GROUP 4 Course Descriptions - Arts Category
Anthropology Course Descriptions (ANTH)
|
| 252. Native American Arts
(Also offered as Art History 256.) Either semester. Three credits. Not
open for credit to students who have passed Art History 256. One three-hour
class period. Valentino
A topical survey of the arts of Native American culture in the United
States and Canada. |
Art Course Descriptions (ART)
|
| 135. Art Appreciation
Either semester. Three credits. Not open to Art majors.
Introduction to the visual arts, past and present. The visual language
of artists, historical and cultural significance of works of art. |
Art History Course Descriptions (ARTH)
|
| 137. Introduction
to Art History I
First semester. Three credits.
Survey of art and architecture from prehistoric times through the fourteenth
century. |
| 138. Introduction
to Art History II
Second semester. Three credits.
Survey of art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the present
day. |
| 141. Latin American Art
Either semester.
A thematic survey of Latin American art from 200 B.C. to the present. |
| 191. Introduction
to Architecture
(Formerly offered as ART 191.) Either semester. Three credits.
An introduction to the history of architecture considered in its social,
technological and urban context. |
| 256. Native American Arts
(Also offered as Anthropology 252.) Either semester. Three credits.
A topical survey of the arts of Native American cultures in the United
States and Canada. |
| 285. African Art
Either semester. Three credits.
A survey of African art from antiquity to present. |
Drama Course Descriptions (DRAM)
|
| 101. Introduction
to the Theatre
Either semester. Three credits.
Analysis of the functions of the theatre artists and their contributions
to the modern theatre. |
| 110. Introduction to Film
Either semester. Three credits. Two class periods and one 2-hour laboratory
period.
A basic study of film as both a means of communication and as an art
form. |
| 120. Production of the Speaking Voice
Either semester. Three credits. Stern
Study and practice in the development of an expressive, injury-free
speaking voice capable of filling most performance spaces without amplification.
Students concentrate on breathing technique, throat relaxation, resonance
enhancement, and the use of variety in pitch and speaking rate. The course
also integrates these technical voice skills with the principles of the
inner acting process. |
| 130. History of Drama I
First semester. Three credits. Not open for credit to students who have
passed DRAM 180. McDermott
Dramatic literature and theatre history from Classical Greece through
the Spanish Golden Age, including an examination of non-western theatre
traditions, especially Japanese. |
| 230. Women in Theatre
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. McDermott
A study of theatre examining the changing depiction of women in drama
and the increasing participation of women in all areas of theatrical activity.
Women's advancement in western and oriental theatre will be surveyed as
a background for focusing on plays written in the 20th century. |
| 230W. Women in Theatre |
| 231. African-American
Theatre
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. Molette
The significant developments in African American theatre and its antecedents
and an examina-tion of selected play scripts that exemplify those developments. |
| 231W. African-American Theatre |
| 282. Trends in
Contemporary Theatre
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores.
A study of the major trends in drama and theatrical production of the
western world today. |
| 282W. Trends in Contemporary Theatre |
French Course Descriptions (FREN)
|
| 171. French Cinema
Either semester. Three credits. One 3-hour class period. Readings, viewings
and lectures in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.
Weekly screenings of French films from the first comedies and surrealism
to the New Wave and the young filmmakers of the 1990's. Introduction to
film history, analysis, and interpretation of films. |
German Course Descriptions (GERM)
|
| 171. The German Film
Either semester. Three credits. Readings and lectures in English. May
not be used to meet the undergraduate foreign language requirement.
Weekly showings of German films from the twenties to the present. Introduction
to film history, analysis and interpretation of films, outside readings,
term papers. |
| 281. German Film and
Culture
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: GERM 233.
Critical analysis of artistic issues in writing screenplays and making
movies. Dynamic interplay between German film, the other arts, and their
socioeconomic context. Taught in German. |
Italian Course Descriptions (ITAL)
|
| 149.
Cinema and Society in Contemporary Italy
Second semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory
period. Lectures in English. Films in Italian with English subtitles.
A critical analysis of contemporary Italian society seen through the
media of film and literature. |
| 260W. Italian Cinema
Either semester. Three credits. Two class periods and one 2-hour laboratory
period. Lectures in English. Films in Italian with English subtitles. Bouchard
Italian cinema from the silent era to the present. Its genres, such
as epic film, melodrama, comedy "Italian-style," "Spaghetti-Westerns,"
and political cinema. Cinema as a reflection on and comment upon the social
and political contexts of Italian history from pre-fascist Italy to modernization
and beyond. |
Music Course Descriptions (MUSI)
|
| 190. Non-Western Music
Either semester. Three credits. Intended primarily for students who
are not music majors. Not open for credit to students who have passed MUSI
292W.
Folk, popular, and classical musics of selected non-Western cultures,
with an emphasis on the distinctive characteristics of each culture. |
| 191. Music Appreciation
Either semester. Three credits. No previous training is required. Not
appropriate for students who have previously passed MUSI 193 or 194. Not
intended for students with previous musical experience. Laszloffy
An approach toward intelligent listening, illustrated by recordings. |
| 193. Introduction
to Music History I
First semester. Three credits. Not intended for music majors.
Music history in relation to other arts from the early Christian era
to J.S. Bach (1750). Some background in music fundamentals or performance
is highly recommended. |
| 194. Introduction
to Music History II
Second semester. Three credits. Not intended for music majors.
Music history in relation to other arts from the mid 18th Century to
the present. Some background in music fundamentals or performance is highly
recommended. |
| 285. Music
History and Literature 1700-1830
First semester. Three credits. Required preparation: MUSI 287. Open
to sophomores.
Leading composers, genres, elements of style, form and harmony, musical
institutions and aesthetics in the High Baroque, Pre-classic, and Classic
periods. |
Women's Studies Course Descriptions (WS)
|
| 104. Introduction
to Women's Studies in the Arts
(Formerly offered as INTD 104.) Second semester. Three credits. Not
open for credit to students who have passed INTD 102.
Interdisciplinary examination of the representations of women and works
by women in one or more of the following genres - drama, art, music, or
film. Key issues of feminist criticism and scholarship in the arts are
introduced and discussed. |