May 09, 2024  
2016-17 Catalog 
    
2016-17 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

 

 

French

  
  • 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 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 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 otherwise noted: WS 201.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • GSWS 301 - International Women’s 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; women’s rights as human rights; economic development, transnational corporations and their impact on women’s roles; 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 341 - 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 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: 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 otherwise noted: WS 505
    Graded (A-F) only.

Geography

  
  • GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography: The Rogue Valley


    4 credits
    Introduces the skills and methods used in observing and interpreting geographical environments. Employs fieldwork, aerial photographs, maps, and basic data to examine the physical and cultural elements of the Rogue Valley from 1852 to the present. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 103 - Survey of World Regions


    4 credits
    Offers a description, analysis, and interpretation of major geographic regions based on physical and cultural attributes. Examines the importance of regions within the international framework, the human impact on landscapes, global cultural diversity, and geographic differentiations based on levels of development.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 107 - Introduction to Human Geography


    4 credits
    Surveys global human diversity using geographic perspectives. Emphasizes basic human geography concepts and skills. Examines regional variation based on language, religion, and other cultural traits; political conflicts; and development of cultural landscapes. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 108 - Global Lands and Livelihoods


    4 credits
    Provides a systematic geographic survey of human economic systems, regions, and activities. Provides a basis for a systematic understanding of resources as environmental and cultural elements. Introduces the tools for analysis of extraction, manufacturing, and service industries. Explores the basic nature and cultural relativity of legal and market economic control functions in regulated market economies. Models spatial interaction and provides fundamental insights into the growth and economic functions of cities. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 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.
  
  • GEOG 330 - Geography of Latin America


    4 credits
    Examines the physical, social, and environmental characteristics of Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America, with special emphasis on natural resources, environmental impacts, cultural diversity, and economic and political development. Approved for University Studies (Integration -Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 336 - Geography of East and Southeast Asia


    4 credits
    Studies the environmental variations, cultural diversity, and emerging economic power of Asia. Emphasizes the peoples and regions of east and southeast Asia, with particular attention to their importance in global economic and political patterns. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of Explorations sequences in sciences and social sciences(geography sequences preferred).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 338 - Geography of Central and Southwest Asia


    4 credits
    Studies the regional geography of the countries of central and southwest Asia that form the ancient core of the Muslim world: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen, as well as the non-Muslim countries they envelop, including Armenia and Israel. Emphasizes Turkic and Arab countries. Covers climate, landscape, resources, cultural history, political history, and contemporary issues. Provides essential background for understanding the history and current events in the Middle East and the essential connections to events in Europe, the United States, Russia, China, and India. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 349 - Maps, Cartography, and Geospatial Technology


    5 credits
    Provides a fundamental understanding of map reading and interpretation, along with the principles and techniques used in design and compilation of maps for effective cartographic communication. Provides an overview of the geospatial technologies of global positioning systems, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. Four hours of lecture and one three-hour lab. Prerequisite(s): Proof of computer proficiency. Junior standing or above. Corequisite(s): GEOG 349L . (Cross-listed with ES 349 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 349L - Maps, Cartography, and Geospatial Technology


    0 credits
    Corresponding lab for GEOG 349 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 350 - Urban Environments


    4 credits
    Examines the city as a social and physical environment using multidisciplinary perspectives. Focuses on contemporary U.S. cities and selected global and historical examples of urban places. Explores the process of urbanization; the historical development of cities in several world regions (including nonwestern contexts); the changing patterns of social classes, ethnic groups, and gender balance within cities; and the impact of urban development on the physical environment. Students work in interdisciplinary groups to investigate a significant urban issue. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 360 - Global Issues in Population, Development, and the Environment


    4 credits
    Examines contemporary global issues and investigates the roles played by cultural values, technologies, infrastructure, and sociopolitical organizations as intermediaries between human population growth, poverty, and environmental degradation. Provides the conceptual tools to formulate questions about how human societies choose to invest wealth in population growth, consumption, economic growth, social justice, or environmental preservation. Term projects require students to identify a significant and specific case relating population growth to cultural or economic development or environmental degradation and to recommend action goals. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 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.
  
  • GEOG 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.
  
  • GEOG 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.
  
  • GEOG 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.
  
  • GEOG 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.
  
  • GEOG 408 - Workshop


    1 to 5 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.
  
  • GEOG 409 - Practicum


    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  
  • GEOG 439 - Land Use Planning


    4 credits
    Applies land use planning history and legal foundations as the framework for exploring problems in land use planning, development, and public policy formulation. Pays particular attention to Oregon’s land use planning legislation and its regional implementations. GEOG 350 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): GEOG 107  or GEOG 108  or ES 210   and junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ES 439  ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 440 - Planning Issues


    4 credits
    Provides opportunities for in-depth exploration of contemporary land use planning issues. Students gain insight into the planning philosophies underlying the issues and the technical aspects of planning through participation in community planning efforts such as mapping, surveys, and inventories in the Rogue Valley. May be repeated once. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): GEOG 350 , or GEOG 439 , or ES 439 . Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ES 440 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 451 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


    5 credits
    Explores uses of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS) for analyzing environmental features and feature-related data. Desktop GIS is employed for data storage, geographic data analysis, and map design. Covers applications in forestry, planning, resource management, and demography. Four hours of lecture and one three-hour lab. Prerequisite(s): ES 349 /GEOG 349 . Junior standing or above. Corequisite(s): GEOG 451L . (Cross-listed with ES 451 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 451L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


    0 credits
    Corresponding lab for GEOG 451 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 480 - Geography for Teachers


    4 credits
    Encourages the comprehension and application of key ideas in geography and the geographical mode of inquiry to elementary and secondary school curricula. Emphasizes methods of organizing materials and the formulation of instructional strategies. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 492 - Field Geography


    4 credits
    Applies geographic survey methods and techniques to the evaluation of selected study areas. Students complete projects, including cartographic, written, and oral presentations of findings. Typically taken during spring term of the senior year. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or instructor consent. (Cross-listed with ES 492 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 498 - Internship


    1 to 6 credits
    Provides on-site experience at an educational, governmental, nongovernmental, or industrial organization for a minimum of ten hours a week. Students apply methods and techniques to problems such as land use planning, resource management, cartography, business, and industry. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, and completion of 24 credits of upper division coursework. (Cross-listed with ES 498 .)
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  
  • GEOG 501 - Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 503 - Thesis


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 505 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GEOG 507 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 508 - Workshop


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 509 - Practicum


    1 credit
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  
  • GEOG 539 - Land Use Planning


    4 credits
    Applies land use planning history and legal foundations as the framework for exploring problems in land use planning, development, and public policy formulation. Pays particular attention to Oregon’s land use planning legislation and its regional implementations. GEOG 350  recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Prerequisite(s): GEOG 107  or GEOG 108  or ES 210   and upper division or graduate standing. (Cross-listed with ES 539 ).
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 540 - Planning Issues


    4 credits
    Provides opportunities for in depth exploration of contemporary land use planning issues.  Students gain insight into the planning philosophies underlying the issues and the technical aspects of planning through participation in community planning efforts, e.g. mapping, surveys, and inventories, underway in the Rogue Valley.  May be repeated once.  Prerequisite(s): GEOG 350 , or GEOG 439 , or ES 439 . (Cross-listed with ES 440 /ES 540 ).
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • GEOG 551 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


    5 credits
    Explores uses of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS) for analyzing environmental features and feature-related data. Desktop GIS is employed for data storage, geographic data analysis, and map design. Covers applications in forestry, planning, resource management, and demography. Four hours of lecture and one three-hour lab. Prerequisite(s): ES 349 /GEOG 349 . Corequisite(s): GEOG 551L . (Cross-listed with ES 551 .)
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 551L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


    0 credits
    Corresponding lab for GEOG 551 .
  
  • GEOG 580 - Geography for Teachers


    4 credits
    Encourages the comprehension and application of key ideas in geography and the geographical mode of inquiry to elementary and secondary school curricula. Emphasizes methods of organizing materials and the formulation of instructional strategies. Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 592 - Field Geography


    4 credits
    Applies geographic survey methods and techniques to the evaluation of selected study areas. Students complete projects, including cartographic, written, and oral presentations of findings. Typically taken during spring term of the senior year. Students who are not seniors must obtain instructor consent. (Cross-listed with ES 592  .)
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • GEOG 598 - Internship


    1 to 6 credits
    Provides on-site experience at an educational, governmental, nongovernmental, or industrial organization for a minimum of ten hours a week. Students apply methods and techniques to problems such as land use planning, resource management, cartography, business, and industry. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 24 credits of upper division coursework. (Cross-listed with ES 598 .)
    Graded Pass/No Pass only

German

  
  • GL 101 - Beginning German Language and Culture I


    4 credits each
    Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency and introduces them to the cultural differences of German speakers. Materials include texts, audiotapes, videotapes, films, and elementary cultural and literary readings. 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 and introduces them to the cultural differences of German speakers. Materials include texts, audiotapes, videotapes, films, and elementary cultural and literary readings. Closed to native speakers of German.
    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 and introduces them to the cultural differences of German speakers. Materials include texts, audiotapes, videotapes, films, and elementary cultural and literary readings. Closed to native speakers of German.
    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 intermediate mid-language proficiency, to compare cultural ideas, and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students are required to 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, audiotapes, videotapes, films, art, and performances. Closed to native speakers of German. Prerequisite(s): GL 101 , GL 102 , and 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 intermediate mid-language proficiency, to compare cultural ideas, and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students are required to 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, audiotapes, videotapes, films, art, and performances. Closed to native speakers of German. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). Prerequisite(s): GL 101 , GL 102 , and GL 103  
    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 intermediate mid-language proficiency, to compare cultural ideas, and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students are required to 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, audiotapes, videotapes, films, art, and performances. Closed to native speakers of German. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). Prerequisite(s): GL 101 , GL 102 , and GL 103  
    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


    4 credits each
    Offers a German studies approach to German language fluency. Incorporates writing, conversation, literature, culture, and history. Prerequisite for 400-level courses. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GL 302 - German Culture, Conversation, and Composition


    4 credits each
    Offers a German studies approach to German language fluency. Incorporates writing, conversation, literature, culture, and history. Prerequisite for 400-level courses.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • GL 303 - German Culture, Conversation, and Composition


    4 credits each
    Offers a German studies approach to German language fluency. Incorporates writing, conversation, literature, culture, and history. Prerequisite for 400-level courses.
    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
 

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