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2018-19 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

 
 

French
  

  • FR 326 - Topics in French/Francophone Literature

    4 credits
    A study of major writers, trends, and/or specific topics in French or Francophone literature.  Examines a wide range of genres and representative authors from France or French-speaking countries.  Special consideration will be given to the political, historical, social and aesthetic dimension of the literature and its role in the development of French/Francophone identity.  Course conducted entirely in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Approved for University Studies Integration (Strand J). Prerequisite(s): FR 203   or French Placement Test Level 5.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 328 - Topics in French/Francophone Culture

    4 credits
    Addresses selected topics in French or Francophone culture that have significantly influenced French/Francophone thought or contemporary French or Francophone society. Topics may include social, political, artistic, or historical movements; contemporary lifestyles and customs; and issues of current interest in the French-speaking world. Taught in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes (maximum 16 credits). Approved for University Studies Integration (Strand J).

      Prerequisite(s): FR 203   or French Placement test Level 5.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 330 - Intermediate/Advance Oral Proficiency

    4 credits
    Designed to improve speaking proficiency in standard French. Helps students move from the intermediate to advanced speaking level on the ACTFL proficiency scale using numerous electronic sources and regular individual oral discussions and interviews. Focuses on developing advanced oral skills of narrating and describing in all time frames, talking about current events and topics of interest, and speaking in paragraph-level language. May be repeated for credit. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 331 - French Pronunciation and Phonetics

    4 credits
    Offers a thorough study of the fundamentals of French pronunciation and phonetics. Focuses on corrective phonetics to improve individual student pronunciation. Prerequisite(s): SOU French Placement Level 5 or FR 201 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 345 - Topics in Language and Linguistics

    4 credits
    Addresses selected topics in French language or linguistics, such as grammar, translation, writing, or linguistics. Course conducted entirely in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.  Prerequisite(s): FR 203   or French Placement test Level 5.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 350 - Topics in French Film

    4 credits
    Examines selected topics in French cinema, focusing on insights into French culture as seen through film. Recent topics include Masterpieces of French Film, French Film and Cultural Identity, French Film and Society, and Feminine Images in French Film. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Prerequisite(s): SOU French Placement Level 5 or FR 203 ; and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 403 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 406 - Community-Based Work Experience

    1 to 4 credits
    A practicum work experience in local businesses, schools, or other agencies where French is required. Carried out in French and overseen by a faculty member. The work experience includes work objectives, journals, reports, and an employer evaluation. Repeatable.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • FR 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • FR 408 - International Internship

    1 to 12 credits
    French language internship in a discipline of the student’s area of interest, such as business, humanities, science, or social science. Internships are in French-speaking countries. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • FR 409 - Practicum

    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • FR 426 - Topics in French Literature

    3-4 credits
    Examines literary texts reflecting the development of a genre or a specific topic in a given age. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Prerequisite(s): FR 301  or FR 326  . Junior standing or above, or consent of instructor.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 427 - Topics in Francophone Literature

    3-4 credits
    Explores Francophone literature by authors originating from countries other than France. Representative works selected from African, Canadian, Caribbean, Indochinese, or Latin American literature. Conducted in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Approved for University Studies (Integration -Strand J). Prerequisite(s): FR 301  or FR 326 . Junior standing or above, or consent of instructor.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 428 - Topics in French Culture

    3-4 credits
    Addresses selected topics in French culture that have significantly influenced French thought or contemporary French society. Topics may include social, political, artistic, or historical movements; contemporary lifestyles and customs; and issues of current interest in the French-speaking world. Taught in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Prerequisite(s): FR 328   or FR 314  or FR 315  . Junior standing or above, or consent of instructor.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 430 - Advanced/Superior Oral Proficiency

    4 credits
    Designed to improve speaking proficiency in standard French. Helps students move from the advanced to superior speaking level on the ACTFL proficiency scale using numerous electronic sources and regular individual oral discussions and interviews. Focuses on developing superior-level oral skills of stating and defending opinions, speaking in the abstract, and hypothesizing in extended discourse while strengthening the advanced skills of describing in all time frames, and talking about current events and topics of interest. May be repeated for credit. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 445 - Advanced French Grammar

    3 to 4 credits
    Offers an intensive review of French grammar. Focuses on common problem areas. Conducted in French. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): FR 201 , FR 202 , FR 203  and junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 450 - Topics in French Film

    4 credits
    Examines selected topics in French cinema, focusing on insights into French culture as seen through film. Recent topics include Masterpieces of French Film, French Film and Cultural Identity, French Film and Society, and Feminine Images in French Film. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Prerequisite(s): FR 314   or FR 301  or FR 328   or instructor consent.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 460 - Translation

    3 to 4 credits
    Studies the problems of translating literary and nonliterary texts from French into English and English into French. Involves some work on simultaneous oral translation. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): FR 314  or FR 328 . Junior standing or above, or consent of instructor.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 490 - Research and Writing Capstone

    2 to 4 credits
    Senior capstone. Designed to be the culminating project of the major for both Options A and B. Students create a research project in consultation with a faculty member. The capstone reflects the student’s personal interests and career goals and may be linked to a work internship with advisor approval. The project results in an analytical research paper and bibliography written in French. Capstones may be in the areas of language, literature, or culture. Students deliver an oral presentation of the project in French to foreign languages and literatures faculty. Repeatable for up to 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the major and FR 314  and FR 315 . Must also be enrolled in another 400-level French class.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 503 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • FR 504 - Action Research Presentation

    1 credit
    Culmination of Action Research conducted in the student’s classroom.  Consists of a presentation to faculty and students of the final version of the paper, which will also be submitted for digital storage in the library.  These course components are graded based on the French Action Research Project Rubric and the French Action Research Presentation Rubric.  The final written project must be approved before being presented to faculty and students.
  

  • FR 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 507 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 509 - Practicum

    1 to 15 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • FR 510 - Advanced French Conversation

    1 credit
    Designed to improve French conversational skills. Students will learn about and discuss a wide variety of current topics, including historical influences on contemporary culture; art and media; and societal, religion and political institutions. This course may be taken for repeat credit. Up to 3 credits may be applied to degree requirements.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 511 - Advanced French Grammar

    1 credit
    Addresses selected topics in French grammar, with particular focus on grammatical difficulties for English speakers in the goal of helping students improve proficiency in the language.  Course conducted entirely in French.  May be repeated for credit up to three times.
  

  • FR 516 - Topics in French Language Pedagogy

    2 credits
    Designed as a teaching praxis companion course to other courses on French language, culture, and literature, this course addresses issues of how to teach newly acquired subject matter from the corresponding courses in the foreign language classroom. Must be repeated for credit with each of the foreign language/culture courses.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 526 - Topics in French Literature

    3 to 4 credits
    Examines literary texts reflecting the development of a genre or a specific topic in a given age. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 527 - Topics in Francophone Literature

    3 to 4 credits
    Explores Francophone literature by authors originating from countries other than France. Representative works selected from African, Canadian, Caribbean, Indochinese, or Latin American literature. Conducted in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Repeatable.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • FR 528 - Topics in French Culture

    3 to 4 credits
    Addresses selected topics in French culture that have significantly influenced French thought or contemporary French society. Topics may include social, political, artistic, or historical movements; contemporary lifestyles and customs; and issues of current interest in the French-speaking world. Taught in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 530 - Advanced/Superior Oral Proficiency

    4 credits
    Designed to improve speaking proficiency in standard French. Helps students move from the advanced to superior speaking level on the ACTFL proficiency scale using numerous electronic sources and regular individual oral discussions and interviews. Focuses on developing superior-level oral skills of stating and defending opinions, speaking in the abstract, and hypothesizing in extended discourse while strengthening the advanced skills of describing in all time frames, and talking about current events and topics of interest. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 532 - Communicative Grammar

    3 credits
    Addresses problem areas of French grammar as they pertain to English speakers with an intermediate to advanced level of French proficiency. Contextualizes grammar through a focus on authentic discourse and the communicative value of each grammatical function, as well as providing theoretical explanations and extensive practice.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • FR 545 - Advanced French Grammar

    3 to 4 credits
    Offers an intensive review of French grammar. Focuses on common problem areas. Conducted in French. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 550 - Topics in French or Francophone Film

    3 credits
    Offers an in-depth study of selected topics in French cinema, focusing on insights into cultures, history, or film production and practices in francophone countries. Topics may include masterpieces of film, film movements, film directors, women in cinema, cultural identity, post-colonialism, and other recent cultural topics. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 560 - Translation

    3 to 4 credits
    Studies the problems of translating literary and nonliterary texts from French into English and English into French. Involves some work on simultaneous oral translation. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 581 - Topics in Theoretical and Applied French Linguistics

    3 credits
    Explores selected topics in the four dimensions of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. All activities conducted in French. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • FR 582 - Topics in Writing and Translation

    3 credits
    Explores selected topics in the practical applications of linguistic principles through writing and translation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
    Graded (A-F) only

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
  

  • GSWS 201 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

    4 credits
    Provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. Sources and readings are drawn from recent scholarship on gender and its implications for a number of disciplines. Topics may include exploring cultural assumptions about gender, sexuality and women; examining historical and contemporary experiences of women and other genders; analyzing the ways gender, sex, and sexuality are related to race, class, national origin, (dis) ability, body size and other social identities, as well as ways to prevent and/or remedy gender discrimination. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 201.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 301 - Global Gender Movements

    4 credits
    Examines contemporary feminist movements worldwide. Explores the emergence or re-emergence of feminist organizing in the U.S., Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Topics include the relationship of religion, race, class, and sexual orientation to conceptualizations of feminism worldwide; the relationship of gender and human rights; economic development, transnational corporations and their impact on gender; and sexual rights and reproductive freedom. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 301
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 302 - Contemporary U.S. Women’s Movements

    4 credits
    Explores the origins of contemporary feminist movements in the U.S. Examines such controversial topics as pornography, date/acquaintance rape, sexual harassment, abortion, and reproductive rights. Studies the history of feminist social movements, organizations, and the development of feminist social theory. Includes the contributions of feminists of color and lesbian feminists and looks at the ways in which race, class, and sexual orientation affect women’s lives. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 302
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 311 - Masculinities

    4 credits
    Explores masculinities as they are constructed, experienced, and embodied in the U.S. and throughout the world. We will critically interrogate masculinities and their relation to men’s bodies, and we will examine women’s and other masculinities. This course will analyze masculinities through identities, embodiment, work and economy, violence, and activism.  Completion of GSWS 201  recommended.  Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 312 - Transgender Studies

    4 credits
    Explores transgender studies and theories, with a focus on transgender identities. Begins with the historical development of the category transgender, moving to contemporary conceptions, and the embodiment of transgender identities primarily within the U.S. The focus will be on the experience of transgender individuals, the ways gender intersects with race, class, and sexuality, and how these experiences contribute to our understandings of gender identity and gendered social structures. We will also complicate the category of transgender as an umbrella term, discuss some of the experiences of nongendered and “other” gendered individuals in the U.S., and address cisgender privilege.  Completion of GSWS 201  recommended. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 313 - Fat Studies: Bodies, Culture, and Politics

    4 credits
    Introduction to the burgeoning area of Fat Studies, with a focus on fatness in the U.S. today.  We will interrogate the war on obesity, moral panics around body size, the construct of fitness, health at every size models, and fat-positivity in order to deconstruct the meanings of fatness.  We will analyze the ways that gender, sexuality, race, class, and disability intersect in relation to fatness.  This course will also examine the interrelationships between feminist and queer politics and fat activism.  Students are recommended, but not required, to take GSWS 201  before this course.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H).
  

  • GSWS 321 - Media Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

    4 credits
    Provides an introduction to the critical analysis of queer and feminist issues through media, primarily television and film. We will examine media representations of queerness, sexuality, women, and gender using an intersectional framework that addresses issues through identity, politics, and culture. Prerequisite(s): GSWS 201  is recommended, not required.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 341 - Thinking Queerly: Exploring Queer Studies

    4 credits
    Provides introduction to queer studies across various disciplines. Beginning with the terms and concepts used in queer studies, examines socio-historical constructions of sex, sexuality, and gender, as well as the intersection of race, social class, and ability, and how this relates to identities. Investigates the application of different approaches to queer studies. Examines queer theory in terms of sexual identity and sexual politics and explores the theoretical and empirical applications of queer theory; in other words, queering theory. Topics may include exploring how and why the concepts of “sex” and “sexuality” changed over time; what the various research and theoretical approaches to the study of sexual diversity are; how gender, race, and social class intersect with conceptions of sexuality; why it is beneficial to examine normative concepts, structures, and theories through a “queer” lens. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies minor.
      Prerequisite(s):   or instructor approval.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 342 - Queer Lives and Communities

    4 credits
    Provides an overview of queer lives and communities with a primary focus on the contemporary U.S. Theoretical, historical, social and cultural frameworks will inform the basis of learning how queer people negotiate their lives and identities outside of the traditional concepts of sexuality and gender. The study of queer lives will include a focus on the intersections of ethnicity, race, class, sex, and gender among gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and other sexual and gender identities. Prerequisite(s): GSWS 201 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 343 - Gender and the Body

    4 credits
    Explores how bodies are gendered in social contexts with an emphasis on U.S. and Western culture. Examines gendered bodies and their link between the self, personal identity, and society, how bodies serve as means of social control, as well as sites of transformation and resistance, and how we utilize bodies to understand and create “difference.” Considers the implications for various social groups of the increasing focus on the body in American society. Explores topics that may include the racialization of gender and sexuality, body image and the impact of popular culture, reproductive practices, the social construction and production of femininity and masculinity, food, eating, and fat politics, (dis)ability, sports, “deviant” bodies, transgendered bodies, and intersexuality. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration Strand J). Prerequisite(s): SOAN 204  or GSWS 201  and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements. (Cross-listed with SOAN 343 .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 343
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 399
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 401 - Research

    1 to 5 credits
    Stresses the development of research and writing skills. Research projects must be approved by the program coordinator and/or Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Council.  Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 401
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 405
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 407
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 409 - Practicum

    1 to 16 credits
    Practicum must be approved by the program coordinator and/or Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Council. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GSWS 410 - Feminist and Queer Theory in Action

    4 credits
    Examines the relationship between feminist and queer theory and related action, application, or activism. In addition to class readings, attendance, participation, and assignments, all students are required to engage in thirty hours of projects or placements that may include service learning, community-based learning, or independently devised individual or group projects involving social and cultural action on issues related to gender, sexuality, and/or women/girls. In-class time is divided between analyses of diverse feminist and queer theories and activism and collective discussion of student projects. Required of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minors and IIMs whose primary field is gender, sexuality, and women’s studies. Class restriction: Junior standing or above or instructor approval. Approved for University Studies Integration (Strand I). Prerequisite(s): GSWS 201  and junior standing or above, or permission of instructor.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 410
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 417 - Sexual Politics in U.S. History

    4 credits
    Examines historical changes in and struggles over the meaning, regulation, and politics of sexuality in the United States from the period of settlement to the present. Explores the relationship of gender, race, class, and region to sexual experience and identity. Focuses on the rise of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender identity and politics. Also investigates debates over issues such as sex education, birth control, prostitution, pornography, AIDS, and the moral panics elicited by these issues. Topics vary each term.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s):  Junior standing or above, or instructor permission.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 417
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GSWS 501 - Graduate Research

    4 credits
    Graduate Research.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 501
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • GSWS 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 505
    Graded (A-F) only.

German
  

  • GL 101 - Beginning German Language and Culture I

    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence and introduces them to the cultural differences of German speakers. Includes a variety of cultural readings and artifacts and multimedia materials to promote language development and cultural understanding. Closed to native speakers of German.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 102 - Beginning German Language and Culture II

    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence and introduces them to the cultural differences of German speakers. Includes a variety of cultural readings and artifacts and multimedia materials to promote language development and cultural understanding. Closed to native speakers of German. Prerequisite(s): SOU German Placement Level 2 or GL 101 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 103 - Beginning German Language and Culture III

    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence and introduces them to the cultural differences of German speakers. Includes a variety of cultural readings and artifacts and multimedia materials to promote language development and cultural understanding. Closed to native speakers of German.  Approved for University Studies (Exploration - Strand E). Prerequisite(s): SOU German Placement Level 3 or GL 102 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 201 - Intermediate German Language and Culture I

    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach a minimum of intermediate mid language proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence, to compare cultural ideas, and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students communicate in German on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include literary and cultural texts, and a variety of multimedia. Closed to native speakers of German. Prerequisite(s): SOU German Placement Level 3 or GL 103 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 202 - Intermediate German Language and Culture II

    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach a minimum of intermediate mid language proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence, to compare cultural ideas, and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students communicate in German on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include literary and cultural texts, and a variety of multimedia. Closed to native speakers of German. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). Prerequisite(s): SOU German Placement Level 4 or GL 201 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 203 - Intermediate German Language and Culture III

    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach a minimum of intermediate mid language proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence, to compare cultural ideas, and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students communicate in German on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include literary and cultural texts, and a variety of multimedia. Closed to native speakers of German. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). Prerequisite(s): SOU German Placement Level 5 or GL 202 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 209 - Practicum

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • GL 299 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 301 - German Culture, Conversation, and Composition I

    4 credits each
    Offers a German studies approach to German language fluency. Incorporates writing, conversation, literature, culture, and history. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): GL 203 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 302 - German Culture, Conversation, and Composition II

    4 credits each
    Offers a German studies approach to German language fluency. Incorporates writing, conversation, literature, culture, and history. Prerequisite(s): GL 301 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 303 - German Culture, Conversation, and Composition III

    4 credits each
    Offers a German studies approach to German language fluency. Incorporates writing, conversation, literature, culture, and history. Prerequisite(s): GL 302 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 308 - German Trailer Course

    1 to 2 credits
    Taught in German as a trailer to a course in another department (e.g., history, art, music, business, sociology, or women’s studies). Involves readings and discussions in German on topics relevant to the main course. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): GL 203 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 310 - Topics in German Culture

    2-4 credits
    Addresses selected topics in German culture that have significantly influenced German thought or contemporary German society. Topics may include social, political, artistic, or historical movements; contemporary lifestyles and customs; and issues of current interest in the German-speaking world. Taught in German. May be repeated for credit when topic changes (maximum 16 credits). Prerequisite(s): GL 203   or SOU German Placement test Level 5.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 311 - Topics in German Language

    2-4 credits
    Explores selected topics in German language to promote written, oral and aural German language proficiency. Topics may include German contemporary literature, German news sources, German socio-political movements, and issues of current interest in Germany. Taught in German. May be repeated for credit when topic changes (maximum 16 credits). Prerequisite(s): GL 203   or SOU German Placement test Level 5.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 312 - Topics in German Film

    2-4 credits
    Examines selected topics in German cinema, focusing on insights into German culture as seen through film. Recent topics include German Film and Cultural Identity, German Film and Society, and Migrant Images in German Film. Taught in German. May be repeated for credit when topic changes (maximum 16 credits). Prerequisite(s): GL 203   or SOU German Placement test Level 5.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 401 - Research

    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 403 - Thesis

    4 credits
    Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 406 - Community-Based Work Experience

    1 to 4 credits
    A practicum work experience in local businesses, schools, or other agencies where German is required. The work experience is carried out in German and overseen by a faculty member. The work experience includes work objectives, journals, reports, and an employer evaluation. Repeatable.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • GL 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • GL 408 - International Internship

    1 to 12 credits
    Offers summer work opportunities at German and Swiss businesses to qualified students. Provides practical experience in a German language environment. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): GL 301 ,  , GL 303 , junior standing or above, and instructor consent
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • GL 409 - Practicum

    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • GL 501 - Research

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GL 503 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GL 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GL 507 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • GL 508 - International Internship

    1 to 12 credits
    Offers summer work opportunities at German and Swiss businesses to qualified students. Provides practical experience in a German language environment. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): GL 301 , GL 302 , GL 303 , and instructor consent
    Graded (A-F) only

Health Education
  

  • HE 160 - Majors Orientation

    1 credit
    Introduces students to potential career paths, faculty within the department, and professional writing. (Cross-listed with OAL 160  and PE 160 ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 250 - Health and Society I

    4 credits
    Addresses topics basic to physical aspects of wellness and the impact of social factors on health choices throughout the lifecycle. Introduces social theories and models related to decision making associated with exercise and lifetime fitness (e.g., lifestyle constructs and social learning theory). Includes a lab component. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 252 - First Aid and Safety

    3 credits
    Basic first aid and safety for emergency treatment of injuries, with emphasis on the application of such knowledge to everyday life.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 253 - Chinese Medicine: Five Elements

    2 credits
    Introduces five phase symbology (five element theory) from traditional Oriental medicine, as described in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine (Huang Di Nei Jing) and Dr. Dianne Connolly’s work based on the Worseley School in England. Explores the principles of five phase zymology in diagnosis of disease, treatment modality choices (acupuncture, herbal prescription, massage), and self-care choices, including diet therapy, exercise, and lifestyle modification.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 254 - Chinese Medicine: Introduction to Herbs

    2 credits
    Introduces the theory of herbal polypharmacy prescriptions. Discusses classification of individual herbs, classic formulas and their individual herbs, and toxic herbs and their safe preparation. Familiarizes students with standard Chinese formulas and their uses.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 275 - Health and Society II

    4 credits
    Addresses topics basic to mental, emotional, and social wellness. Examines the influence of social and cultural factors on wellness choices. Sample topics include effective personal communication and social factors in stress and substance abuse. Introduces social theories and models related to decision making associated with personal health (e.g., lifestyle constructs and social learning theory). Includes a lab component. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 309 - Practicum

    3 credits
    Integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a real-world working experience. Opportunities include, but are not limited to, a student-generated project, a practicum in a health education setting, international travel, or any other approved activity. Provides a showcase in which the student can demonstrate education and experience gained during undergraduate work. Fee required for insurance. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to majors.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 325 - Nutrition

    3 credits
    Explores principles of human nutrition, essential nutrients, nutritional needs of different age groups, and nutrition research. Focuses on the relationship between nutrition and physical fitness and health, with supporting emphases on consumer awareness, evaluation of nutrition information, eating disorders, and the importance of a balanced, varied diet. HE 250  recommended.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 331 - Environmental Health

    3 credits
    Surveys contemporary environmental issues and the interrelationship between the health of the individual and the environment. Covers such topics as population dynamics, environmental resource pollution status, environmental degradation, federal and state environmental laws, and environmental agencies. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250  recommended.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 362 - Community Health

    3 credits
    Examines principles of community health and safety, with emphases on the safety of water supplies, sewage disposal, and other environmental practices affecting the health of a community. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250  recommended.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HE 401 - Research

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
 

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