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The Writing II requirement can be satisfied by completing a writing course selected from a list approved by the Faculty Executive Committee. Consult the online Schedule of Classes for the most current list of approved courses. Consult your College or school adviser for additional general education information. Ancient Near East 10W. Jerusalem: Holy City. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Survey of religious, political, and cultural history of Jerusalem over three millennia as symbolic focus of three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Transformation of sacred space as reflected by literary and archaeological evidence through examination of testimony of artifacts, architecture, and iconography in relation to written word. Study of creation of mythic Jerusalem through event and experience. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis) Applied Linguistics 30W. Language and Social Interaction. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 30. Exploration of range of topics related to study of language and social interaction in both mundane and professional settings, particularly how language affects social lives and how social organization affects use of language. Topics include different approaches to study of language in social interaction (theories and research methodologies), issues regarding language and social identity (such as socioeconomic status, race, gender, and situational identity), and issues concerning language and culture (such as cross-cultural misunderstanding and language socialization). Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE FoundationFoundations — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis; Society and Culture: Social Analysis) 40W. Language and Gender: Introduction to Gender and Stereotypes. (5) (Formerly numbered M40W.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 40 or former course M40 or M40W. Prior knowledge of foreign languages not required. Introduction to language from sociological perspective of gender. Use of research and examples in English and other languages to explore nature of male and female “genderlects” and gendered language, as reflected in lexicon, language behavior, phonetics and intonation, and language acquisition and linguistic change. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis; Society and Culture: Social Analysis) 102W. Nature of Learning. (5) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Exploration of learning via examination of second language acquisition. All normal children acquire language of their family and community (i.e., first language acquisition is ubiquitous). Success in second language acquisition is radically variable, and many learners, in spite of substantial opportunity and ability, achieve proficiencies that fall far below that of native speakers. Examination of interaction of emotion and cognition and nature of aptitude and motivation in learning. Primary vehicle for investigation to be autobiographies of second language learners. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Chinese 70W. Classics of Chinese Literature. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 70. Prior knowledge of Chinese culture, literature, or language not required. Introduction to pre-20th-century Chinese literary traditions, including selections from poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Comparative Literature 2CW. Survey of Literature: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century. (5) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1C or 4CW. Study of selected texts from Age of Enlightenment to 20th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Swift, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Goethe, Flaubert, Ibsen, Strindberg, M. Shelley, Dostoevsky, Kafka, James Joyce, Garcia Marquez, and Jamaica Kincaid. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 2DW. Survey of Literature: Great Books from World at Large. (5) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1D or 4DW. Study of major literary texts usually overlooked in courses that focus only on canon of Western literature, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts from at least three of following areas read in any given term: African, Caribbean, East Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4CW. Literature and Writing: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1C or 2CW. Study and discussion of selected texts from Age of Enlightenment to 20th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Swift, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Goethe, M. Shelley, Flaubert, Ibsen, Strindberg, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Kafka, Joyce, Beckett, L. Hughes, and Garcia Marquez. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4DW. Literature and Writing: Great Books from World at Large. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1D or 2DW. Study and discussion of major literary texts usually overlooked in courses that focus only on canon of Western literature, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts from at least three of following areas read in any given term: African, Caribbean, East Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature. Texts may include works by authors such as Ngugi, Desai, Kincaid, Emecheta, El Saadawi, Achebe, Pak, Can Xue, Neruda, and Rushdie. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Engineering 183EW. Engineering and Society. (4) (Formerly numbered 183.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, five hours. Limited to sophomore/junior/senior engineering students. Professional and ethical considerations in practice of engineering. Impact of technology on society and on development of moral and ethical values. Contemporary environmental, biological, legal, and other issues created by new technologies. Emphasis on research and writing within engineering environments. Writing and revision of about 20 pages total, including two individual technical essays and one team-written research report. Readings address technical issues and writing form. Satisfies engineering writing requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 185EW. Art of Engineering Endeavors. (4) (Formerly numbered 185.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, five hours. Designed for juniors/senior engineering students. Nontechnical skills and experiences necessary for engineering career success. Importance of group dynamics in engineering practice. Teamwork and effective group skills in engineering environments. Organization and control of multidisciplinary complex engineering projects. Forms of leadership and qualities and characteristics of effective leaders. How engineering, computer sciences, and technology relate to major ethical and social issues. Societal demands on practice of engineering. Emphasis on research and writing in engineering environments. Satisfies engineering writing requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) English 4HW. Critical Reading and Writing (Honors). (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class essays. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 4W. Critical Reading and Writing. (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class essays. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) English Composition 5W. Literature, Culture, and Critical Inquiry. (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: course 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Use of analysis of literary works within cultural context to engage students in critical thinking and writing about issues important to academic inquiry and responsible citizenship. Minimum of 15 to 20 pages of revised text required in addition to regular informal writing exercises. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Environment M1CW. Global Environment: Special Topics. (5) (Same as GE Clusters M1CW.) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course M1B. Examination of specialized environmental topics such as air and water, global warming, and feeding Earth’s population. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Society and Culture: Social Analysis, Social Analysis; Scientific Inquiry: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences) French 14W. Introduction to French Culture and Civilization in English. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 14. Study of contemporary French institutions and issues in cultural, political, and socioeconomic realms. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) General Education Clusters M1CW. Global Environment: Special Topics. (5) (Same as Environment M1CW.) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course M1B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Examination of specialized environmental topics such as air and water, global warming, and feeding Earth’s population. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Society and Culture: Social Analysis, Social Analysis; Scientific Inquiry: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences) 20CW. Interracial Dynamics in American Culture and Society: Special Topics. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 20B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Consideration of how experience, debates, and issues of race are represented and understood in historical, legal, cinematic, and literary contexts. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis, Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis, Social Analysis) 21CW. History of Modern Thought: Special Topics. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 21B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Examination of cross-section of classical and modern social theories and debates that shape them. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis, Social Analysis, Social Analysis) M24CW. Work, Labor, and Social Justice in U.S.: Special Topics. (5) (Same as Labor and Workplace Studies M1CW.) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course M24B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Topics include labor law/history, gender, race, and workplace. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis, Social Analysis) 30CW. Never-Ending Stories: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Myth — Special Topics. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 30B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Topics may include myth and modern art (including literature, music, and film), myth and ritual, oral tradition and orality, myth and political ideology, myth and science, hero and trickster, and myths of creation. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis, Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis, Social Analysis) 60CW. America in Sixties: Politics, Society, and Culture, 1954 to 1974 — Special Topics. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 60B. Limited to first-year freshmen. In-depth examination of political and cultural issues affecting U.S. society from 1954 to 1974. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis, Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis, Social Analysis) 70CW. Evolution of Cosmos and Life: Special Topics in Life Sciences. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 70B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 70DW. Examination in depth of various issues of evolution in cosmos from life sciences perspective. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Scientific Inquiry: Life Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences) 72CW. Sex from Biology to Gendered Society: Special Topics. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 72B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Topics may include politics of reproduction, sexuality, sexual identity, social construction of gender, and reproductive technologies. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Society and Culture: Social Analysis, Social Analysis; Scientific Inquiry: Life Sciences, Life Sciences) Honors Collegium 11W. Postmodern Culture. (5) Seminar, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Exploration of theories and art (literature, music, film, fine art) that emerged after World War II in what has come to be known as postmodern era. Art criticizes master narratives of earlier age and fosters fragmentation, skepticism toward universal truth, commodification of knowledge, media creating reality, and globalization in industry and society. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Labor and Workplace Studies M1CW. Work, Labor, and Social Justice in U.S.: Special Topics (5) (Same as GE Clusters M24CW.) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course M1B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Topics include labor law/history, gender, race, and workplace. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis, Social Analysis) Philosophy 22W. Introduction to Ethical Theory. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 22. Introduction to major ethical theories in Western thought. Examination of works of Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant, and Mill. Topics include ideas of virtue, obligation, egoism, relativism, and foundations of morals. Four papers required. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis) Russian 90BW. Russian Civilization in 20th Century. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 90B. Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents. Weekly discussions focus on varied approaches to writing addressing class topics. Five short papers required. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Scandinavian 50W. Introduction to Scandinavian Literatures and Cultures. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 50. Designed for students in general and for those wishing to prepare for more advanced and specialized studies in Scandinavian literature and culture. Selected works from literatures of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland, ranging from myth, national epic, saga, and folktale through modern novel, poem, play, short story, and film, read in English and critically discussed. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 10W. Jerusalem: Holy City. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Survey of religious, political, and cultural history of Jerusalem over three millennia as symbolic focus of three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Transformation of sacred space as reflected by literary and archaeological evidence through examination of testimony of artifacts, architecture, and iconography in relation to written word. Study of creation of mythic Jerusalem through event and experience. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis) Applied Linguistics 30W. Language and Social Interaction. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 30. Exploration of range of topics related to study of language and social interaction in both mundane and professional settings, particularly how language affects social lives and how social organization affects use of language. Topics include different approaches to study of language in social interaction (theories and research methodologies), issues regarding language and social identity (such as socioeconomic status, race, gender, and situational identity), and issues concerning language and culture (such as cross-cultural misunderstanding and language socialization). Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE FoundationFoundations — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis; Society and Culture: Social Analysis) 40W. Language and Gender: Introduction to Gender and Stereotypes. (5) (Formerly numbered M40W.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 40 or former course M40 or M40W. Prior knowledge of foreign languages not required. Introduction to language from sociological perspective of gender. Use of research and examples in English and other languages to explore nature of male and female “genderlects” and gendered language, as reflected in lexicon, language behavior, phonetics and intonation, and language acquisition and linguistic change. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis; Society and Culture: Social Analysis) 101W. Introduction to Language Learning and Language Teaching. (5) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 101. Exploration of skills and conditions involved in successful second and foreign language learning; application of this knowledge in development of framework for teaching second and foreign languages. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation— Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis) Asian M60W. Introduction to Buddhism. (5) (Formerly numbered 60W.) (Same as Religion M60W.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course M60. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. General survey of Buddhist worldview and lifestyle, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of Buddhism. Particular attention to problems involved in study of religion. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Comparative Literature 2BW. Survey of Literature: Middle Ages to 17th Century. (5) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1B or 4BW. Study of selected texts from Middle Ages to 17th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Chaucer, Dante, Cervantes, Marguerite de Navarre, Shakespeare, Calderón, Molière, and Racine. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 2CW. Survey of Literature: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century. (5) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1C or 4CW. Study of selected texts from Age of Enlightenment to 20th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Swift, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Goethe, Flaubert, Ibsen, Strindberg, M. Shelley, Dostoevsky, Kafka, James Joyce, Garcia Marquez, and Jamaica Kincaid. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4AW. Literature and Writing: Antiquity to Middle Ages. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1A or 2AW. Study and discussion of selected texts from antiquity to Middle Ages, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts include works and authors such as Iliad, Odyssey, Gilgamesh, Sappho, Greek tragedies, Aeneid, Petronius, Beowulf, or Marie de France. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4BW. Literature and Writing: Middle Ages to 17th Century. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1B or 2BW. Study and discussion of selected texts from Middle Ages to 17th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works and authors such as Chaucer, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Shakespeare, 1001 Nights, Christine de Pizan, Popul Vuh, Molière, and Racine. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4CW. Literature and Writing: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1C or 2CW. Study and discussion of selected texts from Age of Enlightenment to 20th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Swift, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Goethe, M. Shelley, Flaubert, Ibsen, Strindberg, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Kafka, Joyce, Beckett, L. Hughes, and Garcia Marquez. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4DW. Literature and Writing: Great Books from World at Large. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1D or 2DW. Study and discussion of major literary texts usually overlooked in courses that focus only on canon of Western literature, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts from at least three of following areas read in any given term: African, Caribbean, East Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature. Texts may include works by authors such as Ngugi, Desai, Kincaid, Emecheta, El Saadawi, Achebe, Pak, Can Xue, Neruda, and Rushdie. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Engineering 183EW. Engineering and Society. (4) (Formerly numbered 183.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, five hours. Limited to sophomore/junior/senior engineering students. Professional and ethical considerations in practice of engineering. Impact of technology on society and on development of moral and ethical values. Contemporary environmental, biological, legal, and other issues created by new technologies. Emphasis on research and writing within engineering environments. Writing and revision of about 20 pages total, including two individual technical essays and one team-written research report. Readings address technical issues and writing form. Satisfies engineering writing requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 185EW. Art of Engineering Endeavors. (4) (Formerly numbered 185.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, five hours. Designed for juniors/senior engineering students. Nontechnical skills and experiences necessary for engineering career success. Importance of group dynamics in engineering practice. Teamwork and effective group skills in engineering environments. Organization and control of multidisciplinary complex engineering projects. Forms of leadership and qualities and characteristics of effective leaders. How engineering, computer sciences, and technology relate to major ethical and social issues. Societal demands on practice of engineering. Emphasis on research and writing in engineering environments. Satisfies engineering writing requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) English 4HW. Critical Reading and Writing (Honors). (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class essays. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 4W. Critical Reading and Writing. (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class essays. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) History 96W. Introduction to Historical Practice. (5) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to study of history, with emphasis on historical theory and research methods. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Honors Collegium 40W. Transformations of Cultural Stories across Disciplines and Texts. (5) Seminar, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Tracing of writing and rewriting of traditional story types, specifically the adventure story as represented by Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and its remanifestations in Coetzee’s Foe and the fairy tale as represented by Cinderella and its various cross-cultural remanifestations. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 83W. Politics and Rhetoric of Literature. (6) Seminar, four hours; writing laboratory, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Examination of relationship among politics, rhetoric, and literature in study of literature from classical times to the present, broadening into general discussions of development of political discourse in Western thought, particularly conflict between self and state, between ideology and the practical business of living. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Lettergrading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Music History 12W. Writing about Music. (5) Lecture, four hours; laboratory, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Emphasis on learning specific skills, incorporating technical description, historical contextualization, subjective reaction, and certain stylistic conventions necessary in writing about music. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Religion, Study of M60W. Introduction to Buddhism. (5) (Same as Asian M60W.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course M60A. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. General survey of Buddhist worldview and lifestyle, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of Buddhism. Particular attention to problems involved in study of religion. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Russian 25W. Russian Novel in Translation. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 25. Designed for nonmajors. Study of major works by the great 19th-century Russian novelists. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Scandinavian 50W. Introduction to Scandinavian Literatures and Cultures. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 50. Designed for students in general and for those wishing to prepare for more advanced and specialized studies in Scandinavian literature and culture. Selected works from literatures of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland, ranging from myth, national epic, saga, and folktale through modern novel, poem, play, short story, and film, read in English and critically discussed. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Ancient Near East 10W. Jerusalem: Holy City. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Survey of religious, political, and cultural history of Jerusalem over three millennia as symbolic focus of three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Transformation of sacred space as reflected by literary and archaeological evidence through examination of testimony of artifacts, architecture, and iconography in relation to written word. Study of creation of mythic Jerusalem through event and experience. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundations — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis; Society and Culture: Historical Analysis) Anthropology M148W. Talk and Body. (5) (Same as Applied Linguistics M161W and Communication Studies M123W.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Relationship between language and human body raises host of interesting topics. New approaches to phenomena such as embodiment become possible when body is analyzed, not as isolated entity, but as visible agent whose talk and action are lodged within both processes of human interaction and rich settings where people pursue courses of action that count in their lives. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Applied Linguistics 10W. Language in Action: Perspectives from Applied Linguistics. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 10. Introduction to rich variety of topics, approaches, research, and resources in interdisciplinary field of applied linguistics as it is practiced at UCLA. Series of presentations by various faculty members whose work is in those areas. Introduction to various ways language works in real life and how this can be described and studied in systematic ways; designed to teach students to write effectively. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis) M161W. Talk and Body. (5) (Same as Anthropology M148W and Communication Studies M123W.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Relationship between language and human body raises host of interesting topics. New approaches to phenomena such as embodiment become possible when body is analyzed, not as isolated entity, but as visible agent whose talk and action are lodged within both processes of human interaction and rich settings where people pursue courses of action that count in their lives. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Asian 60W. Introduction to Buddhism. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 60. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. General survey of Buddhist worldview and lifestyle, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of Buddhism. Particular attention to problems involved in study of religion. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Communication Studies M123W. Talk and Body. (5) (Same as Anthropology M148W and Applied Linguistics M161W.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Relationship between language and human body raises host of interesting topics. New approaches to phenomena such as embodiment become possible when body is analyzed, not as isolated entity, but as visible agent whose talk and action are lodged within both processes of human interaction and rich settings where people pursue courses of action that count in their lives. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Comparative Literature 2AW. Survey of Literature: Antiquity to Middle Ages. (5) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1A or 4AW. Study of selected texts from antiquity to Middle Ages, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts include works and authors such as Odyssey, Gilgamesh, Sappho, Greek tragedies, Aeneid,Petronius, Beowulf, Marie de France, Tristan and Iseult, 1001 Nights, Popul Vuh. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 2BW. Survey of Literature: Middle Ages to 17th Century. (5) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1B or 4BW. Study of selected texts from Middle Ages to 17th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Chaucer, Dante, Cervantes, Marguerite de Navarre, Shakespeare, Calderón, Molière, and Racine. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4AW. Literature and Writing: Antiquity to Middle Ages. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1A or 2AW. Study and discussion of selected texts from antiquity to Middle Ages, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts include works and authors such as Iliad, Odyssey, Gilgamesh, Sappho, Greek tragedies, Aeneid, Petronius, Beowulf, or Marie de France. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4BW. Literature and Writing: Middle Ages to 17th Century. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1B or 2BW. Study and discussion of selected texts from Middle Ages to 17th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works and authors such as Chaucer, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Shakespeare, 1001 Nights, Christine de Pizan, Popul Vuh, Molière, and Racine. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4CW. Literature and Writing: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1C or 2CW. Study and discussion of selected texts from Age of Enlightenment to 20th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Swift, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Goethe, M. Shelley, Flaubert, Ibsen, Strindberg, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Kafka, Joyce, Beckett, L. Hughes, and Garcia Marquez. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) 4DW. Literature and Writing: Great Books from World at Large. (5) Discussion, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1D or 2DW. Study and discussion of major literary texts usually overlooked in courses that focus only on canon of Western literature, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts from at least three of following areas read in any given term: African, Caribbean, East Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature. Texts may include works by authors such as Ngugi, Desai, Kincaid, Emecheta, El Saadawi, Achebe, Pak, Can Xue, Neruda, and Rushdie. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) Engineering 183EW. Engineering and Society. (4) (Formerly numbered 183.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, five hours. Limited to sophomore/junior/senior engineering students. Professional and ethical considerations in practice of engineering. Impact of technology on society and on development of moral and ethical values. Contemporary environmental, biological, legal, and other issues created by new technologies. Emphasis on research and writing within engineering environments. Writing and revision of about 20 pages total, including two individual technical essays and one team-written research report. Readings address technical issues and writing form. Satisfies engineering writing requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 185EW. Art of Engineering Endeavors. (4) (Formerly numbered 185.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, five hours. Designed for juniors/senior engineering students. Nontechnical skills and experiences necessary for engineering career success. Importance of group dynamics in engineering practice. Teamwork and effective group skills in engineering environments. Organization and control of multidisciplinary complex engineering projects. Forms of leadership and qualities and characteristics of effective leaders. How engineering, computer sciences, and technology relate to major ethical and social issues. Societal demands on practice of engineering. Emphasis on research and writing in engineering environments. Satisfies engineering writing requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) English 4HW. Critical Reading and Writing (Honors). (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class essays. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) 4W. Critical Reading and Writing. (5) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Introduction to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class essays. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Honors Collegium 21W. Rise and Fall of Modernism. (6) Seminar, three hours; writing laboratory, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Study of early and middle 20th-century’s attempt to construct significance in a general climate of disillusionment by way of literature, literary criticism, and other intellectual movements. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Nursing 152W. Human Development/Health Promotion in Culturally Diverse Populations. (5) (Formerly numbered 152.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Limited to nursing students. Introduction to primary prevention strategies as they pertain to health and wellness across lifespan, using population-based approach to nursing care of diverse populations. Priorities in nutrition and reproductive health, including issues related to contraception and parenting; well-child care, school-age health, and chronic illness prevention strategies for young- and middle-aged adults; elderly who live independently in communities or within institutions. Analysis of influence of overarching political, societal, and governmental systems within U.S. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (Not approved for GE Foundations) Scandinavian 50W. Introduction to Scandinavian Literatures and Cultures. (5) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 50. Designed for students in general and for those wishing to prepare for more advanced and specialized studies in Scandinavian literature and culture. Selected works from literatures of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland, ranging from myth, national epic, saga, and folktale through modern novel, poem, play, short story, and film, read in English and critically discussed. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading. (GE Foundation — Arts and Humanities: Literary and Cultural Analysis) |
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