Current Courses
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- U = for undergraduate credit only
- UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit
- G = for graduate credit.
- R - after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R.
U 119H Philosophical Perspectives on Women in the Western Hemisphere,
3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as PHIL and WS 119H. Introduction to the
discipline and scope of Western philosophy focusing on women as the subject
rather than men. A chronological study following the ideological development
in the West of social attitudes and scientific theses.
U 151L Introduction to the Humanities, 4 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., eligibility for ENEX 101 based on writing placement
examination. General survey of the field of Humanities in Western civilization
with reference to non-Western analogs, contrasting the Greco-Roman with
the Jewish and Christian traditions.
U 152L Introduction to the Humanities, 4 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., eligibility for ENEX 101 based on writing placement
examination. General survey of the field of Humanities in Western civilization,
with reference to non-Western analogs, since antiquity.
U 160L Classical Mythology, 3 cr.
Offered every spring; offered intermittently in summer. Same as MCLG160L.
Deities and myths of the Greeks and Romans, with emphasis on those of
most importance to Western literature and art.
U161H Introduction to Asian Humanities, 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Coreq., LS 151L or consent of instructor. Selective survey
of classical South and East Asian perspectives on the humanities as introduced
in LS 151L. Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the primary
traditions considered.
U 180L Introduction to Film, 3 cr.
Offered every term. Same as ENFM 180L. The history and development of
the film medium. Emphasis on critical analysis of selected classic or
significant films.
U 195 Special Topics, Variable cr. (R-9)
Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors,
experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current
topics.
U 210H Japanese Culture and Civilization, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as AS, MCLG, and JPNS 210H. The historical,
religious, artistic, literary and social developments in Japan from earliest
times to the present.
U 211H Chinese Culture and Civilization, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as AS and MCLG 211H. A comprehensive study
of Chinese culture and civilization in the manifold aspects of anthropology,
sociology, economics, art, literature, religion, and philosophy.
U 212H Southeast Asian Culture and Civilization, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as AS and SOC 212H. Introduction to the history,
geography, cultures, social organization, and contemporary events of Southeast
Asia.
U 213S Southwest Asian Culture and Civilization, 3 cr.
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Same as AS and GEOG 213S. A survey
of the biophysical and cultural geography of Southwest Asia and North
Africa. Emphasis on environmental change, cultural-historical development,
socioeconomic diversity, and the broader political significance of the
region.
U 214S Central Asian Culture and Civilization, 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Same as AS, GEOG, HIST 214S. Introduction to Central Asia's
history, culture and ways of thinking. Focus on the political and social
organization of Central Asia and cultural changes as expressed in art
and interactions with China, India and the Middle East.
U 221H Germanic Mythology and Culture, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as MCLG 231H. Offered alternate years. Germanic
culture and mythology from 200 B.C. to 1200 A.D. Topics include the Germanic
pantheon, Germanic religious practices, Germanic migrations and major
literary masterpieces. Credit not allowed for LS 221H, MCLG 231H and GERM
362H.
U 227L Film as Literature, Literature as Film, 3 cr.
(R-6)
Offered intermittently. Same as ENLT 227L. Studies of the relationship
between film and literature. Topics vary.
U 251L The Epic, 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered odd-numbered years. Same as MCLG 251. Reading, study, and discussion
of epic poems. Selections will vary from Western and non-Western traditions.
U 252L Tragedy, 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered even-numbered years. Same as MCLG 252. Study of the literary,
artistic and philosophical dimensions of tragedy. Selections will vary.
U 282L The German Cinema, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as MCLG 222L. Development of the German film
from its beginnings in 1895 through the contemporary New German Cinema.
Topics include Expressionism, New Objectivity, the Nazi film, the German
contribution to Hollywood, and the post-war film in East and West Germany.
Credit not allowed for LS 282L, MCLG 222L and GERM 361L.
U 293 Omnibus, Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instructor. Independent work
under the University omnibus option. See index.
U 294 Seminar, Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently.
U 295 Special Topics, Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors,
experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current
topics.
U 296 Independent Study, Variable cr. (R-9)
Offered intermittently.
U 301 Earth's Mind: Ecology and Native Peoples, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Non-western attitudes toward nature, based on
the work of anthropologists, philosophers, novelists, poets and on native
oral traditions.
UG 305L Introduction to Russian Literature I, 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Same as MCLG and RUSS 305L. A survey of Russian poetry
and prose from their beginnings (medieval period) to mid-nineteenth century.
Included are the works of Karamzin, Pushkin, and Lermontov.
UG 306L Introduction to Russian Literature II, 3 cr.
Offered spring. Same as MCLG and RUSS 306L. A survey of Russian poetry
and prose from the mid-nineteenth century through the Symbolist period
of the early 20th century. Included are the works of Gogol, Turgenev,
Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and the Symbolists.
U 307L Introduction to Russian Literature III, 3 cr.
Offered autumn alternate years. Same as MCLG 307L and RUSS 307L. Survey
of Russian literature through the 20th century and into the 21st.
U 309 Reading the City: Rome, 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Same as MCLG 309. Prereq., previous acceptance in subsequent
intersession Italy program. Overview of the history of Rome from its beginnings
until modern times, with lectures on various periods and artists across
the spectrum of Italian art history. Orientation to the city of Rome,
practicalities of life and study in the city.
U 311L Chinese Folktales, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as MCLG 380L. The study of the aspirations,
desires, loves, fears, moral and aesthetic values of the Chinese people
as expressed in their folk-stories.
U 313L Classical Chinese Poetry in English Translation,
3 cr.
Offered intermittently in spring. Same as AS, CHIN and MCLG 313L. The
works of major Chinese poets to 1300 A.D.
U 314L Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation,
3 cr.
Offered intermittently in spring. Same as AS, CHIN and MCLG 314L. Highlights
of Chinese literature to 1800; includes philosophy, poetry, prose and
fiction.
U 315L Major Hispanic Authors and Their Times, 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Same as MCLG 315L. The intensive study of the life, times
and works of a major Hispanic author.
U 320 Women in Antiquity, 3 cr.
Offered autumn even-numbered years. Same as MCLG and WS 320. Examination
of varied sources from ancient Greece, the Hellenistic world, and republican
and imperial Rome to clarify the place of women in various communities.
Women's contribution to community and the mechanisms by which communities
attempted to socialize female populations.
U 321H German Culture to 1900, 3 cr.
Offered spring. Same as MCLG 330H. Overview of major events and currents
in German culture to 1900 with an emphasis on the arts, literature, and
intellectual movements. Credit not allowed for LS 321H and GERM 303.
U 322H German Culture Since 1900, 3 cr.
Offered spring. Same as MCLG 331H. Overview of major events and currents
in the German culture from 1900 to the present with an emphasis on the
arts, literature, and intellectual movements. Credit not allowed for LS
322H and GERM 304.
UG 323 Studies in Literary Forms, 3 cr. (R-9)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ENLT 300 or consent of instructor.
Same as ENLT 323. Reading of various authors from different literary periods
and cultures working in the same mode of composition (every two years,
Literature of Place, Modern Drama, 19th Century Fiction, 20th Century
Fiction, Lyric Poetry, Science Fiction, Autobiography; less frequently,
Travel Literature, Popular Fiction, Epic, Tragedy, Satire, Romance, Comedy).
U 325E The Roots of Western Ethics, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., lower division course in Perspective
5 or consent of instructor.Same as MCLG 365E. Studies of the origins of
Western ethical thinking in the original writings of Greek writers and
their application to current situations.
UG 338 The French Cinema, 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently. Same as MCLG and FREN 338. An historical, aesthetic,
and critical survey of the French cinema, from its beginnings in 1895
through the contemporary cinema (Muet, classical, Realisme, Nouvelle Vogue,
etc.) With an introduction to contemporary film criticism. Students taking
the course for French credits are required to do research, reading, and
writing in the French language.
UG 340H Ancient Greek Civilization and Culture, 3 cr.
Offered autumn intermittently. Prereq., ART 150H or 151H or consent of
instructor. Same as MCLG 360H and ART 380H. Slide lecture course. Ancient
Greek works of art and architecture, related to and explained by contemporary
ideas and values of Greek society.
UG 341L Roman, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, 3 cr.
Offered autumn intermittently. Prereq., ART 150H or 151H or consent of
instructor. Same as ART 381L and MCLG 361L. A survey of the various media
used in Roman art; the social, political and economic contexts in which
the media were developed; and the transition (technical, iconographic
and contextual) to the art of the Early Christian period.
U 351L Exploring the Humanities in Depth, 3 cr. (R-9)
Offered autumn and spring. Intensive study of a specific historical period
in Western humanities through tits seminal literature, with an emphasis
on the intellectual and ethical paradigms which form an essential component
of the foundations of the Western tradition.
UG 356 Studies in Literature and Other Disciplines, 3
cr. (R-9)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., nine credits in ENLT or LS or consent
of instructor. Same as ENLT 325. Selected works of literature studied
in conjunction with works of art, music, religion, philosophy, or another
discipline (every two years, Psychology and Literature, Film and Literature,
The Poetry of Meditation; less frequently, British Art and Literature,
Modernism, Literature and Science, Bible as Literature, Song).
U 358 Latin American Civilization Through Literature and Film,
3 cr.
Offered autumn odd numbered years. The development of the traditional
society of Latin American civilization through the interaction of European,
Indian and African elements. Credit not allowed for both LS/MCLG 358 and
SPAN 359.
U 362H Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as PHIL and MCLG 362H.Examination of the
thought of the philosophers of Greece and Rome as expressed in original
works read in English translation. Ancient philosophy studied within its
historical, linguistic and cultural setting.
U 365 South Asian Traditions: Hinduism, 3 cr.
Offered spring even numbered years. Same as AS and RELS 365. Critical
exploration of selected aspects of Hindu thought, narrative and practice,
both in contemporary and historical perspective. Focus primarily on India
but with consideration of Hinduism's transformation and impact beyond
South Asian.
UG 371H Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present,
3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as HIST and WS 371H. Interpretive overview
of women's experiences in America after the Civil War. Exploration of
such topics as women's associations, the battle for suffrage, organized
feminism and its opponents, the industrialization of housework, women
in the workforce, reproductive rights, and welfare. Particular attention
to women's experiences shaped by class and race as well as by gender.
U 375L Gender and Sexuality in 20th Century Fiction,
3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as ENLT 375L. Major 20th century novels and
short stories written in English in different parts of the world and how
these texts explore changing concepts of gender and sexuality.
UG 381 Studies in the Film, 3 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., LS 180 or consent of instructor. Studies
in genres, directors, movements, problems, etc.
U 391 Agriculture in the Humanities and Fine Arts, 1
cr.
Offered autumn. Same as PHIL 391. Lecture series that accompanies cooperative
education credit for students in P.E.A.S. (Program in Ecological Agriculture
and Society).
U 395 Special Topics, Variable cr. (R-9)
Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors,
experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current
topics.
U 396 Independent Study, Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered intermittently.
U 397 Research, Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently.
U 398 Cooperative Education Experience, Variable cr.
(R-12)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of director. Extended classroom
experience which provides practical application of classroom learning
during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the
faculty supervisor and the Internship Services Office. A maximum of 6
credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may be counted toward graduation.
UG 432L Twentieth Century chinese Fiction in English Translation,
3 cr.
Offered intermittently in spring. Same as AS, CHIN and MCLG 432L. A survey
of the principal works of Chinese fiction circa 1910-1990.
UG 455 Studies in Comparative Literature, 3
cr. (R-9)
Offered intermittently. Same as ENLT 430 and MCLG 440. Study of important
literary ideas, genres, trends and movements. Credit not allowed for more
than one course on the same topic numbered ENLT 430, MCLG 440, 494 or
LS 455.
UG 460 History of Criticism and Theory, 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., ENLT 301 and six credits in literature courses
numbered 300 or higher. Same as ENLT 420. A survey of the historical development
of critical theories which shaped ways of reading and writing from Plato
and Aristotle to the present.
UG 461 Topics in Critical Theory, 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ENLT 301 and six credits in literature
courses numbered 300 or higher. Same as ENLT 421. Study and application
of one or more theoretical approaches to interpreting texts (e.g., aesthetic
poststructural, new historicist, classical, renaissance, romantic, narrative,
psychoanalytic, formalist, neo-marxist, feminist, gender, cultural studies
and reader-response theory.)
U 493 Omnibus, Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instructor. Independent work
under University omnibus option. See index.
UG 494 Seminar in Humanities: Genres and Periods, 3 cr.
(R-9)
Offered intermittently. Concentrated studies in specific genres and periods.
UG 495 Special Topics, Variable cr. (R-9)
Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors,
experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current
topics.
U 496 Independent Study, Variable cr. (R-9)
Offered intermittently.
U 497 Research, Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently.
U 498 Internship, Variable cr.
OFfered intermittently. Prereq., consent of director. Extended classroom
experience which provides practical application of classroom learning
during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the
faculty supervisor and the Internship Services Office. A maximum of six
credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may be counted toward graduation.