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ANTHRO-460: Anthropological Theory (3 units; U/G )

Critical examination of the development and current status of the major paradigms and theories employed in anthropological studies.

Notes:
Prereq: sr st; Anthro 102(R).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 40328 5:30 PM-8:10 PM M 01/22-05/09 Brodwin, Paul BOL B56 Word

CLASSIC-201: Introduction to Greek Life and Literature (3 units; U ; HU)

Ancient Greek life and literature, emphasizing the surviving works of earliest authors, Homer and Hesiod.

Notes:
Prereq: none; Classic 170(R).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 001 42100 2:00 PM-3:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Calkins, Renee BOL B40 PDF
HU   3 LEC 002 43152 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Calkins, Renee LAP 258 PDF

CLASSIC-202: Introduction to Roman Life and Literature (3 units; U ; HU)

Roman life and literature, emphasizing events before the death of Augustus.

Notes:
Prereq: none; Classic 170(R).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 001 46736 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Cova, Elisabetta BOL B60  

CLASSIC-302: War and Politics in Ancient Greece (3 units; U ; HU)

Thucydides' history and selections from Plato's works in translation; their historical background.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; Classic 301(R); grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score of 637 at level 4 on EPT.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 001 42758 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Calkins, Renee BOL B83 PDF

CLASSIC-303: The Life and Literature of the Roman Empire (3 units; U ; HU)

Major literary works from the early Roman empire in translation; their historical background.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; Classic 170(R) & 202(R).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 001 43044 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Precourt, Bruce BOL B83  

COMPLIT-208: World Literature in Translation: The 17th to the 21st Century (3 units; U ; HU)

Literary analysis through a survey of world literature from the 1600s to the present.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 201 39693 - 01/22-05/09 Pitt, Kristin ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

ENGLISH-302: Survey of English Literature, 1500-1660 (3 units; U )

Writers and trends of the English literature in the period 1500-1660, with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural context.

Notes:
Recom in prep for English 452, 453, 454 & 456. Prereq: soph st; English 215(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46085 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Netzloff, Mark CRT 124  

ENGLISH-304: Survey of English Literature, 1798-1900 (3 units; U )

Writers and trends in English Literature, 1798-1900, with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural context.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st; English 215(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 41897 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Fischer, J MIT B14  

ENGLISH-305: Survey of English Literature: 1900 to the Present (3 units; U )

Writers and trends of English Literature since 1900, with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural context.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st; English 215(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 42702 11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Kincaid, Andrew CRT 124 PDF

ENGLISH-306: Survey of Irish Literature (3 units; U )

Irish literature from earliest times through the Literary Renaissance--folklore, saga, bardic poetry; poetry, fiction, and drama of the nineteenth century to the present.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st; English 215(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46086 3:30 PM-6:10 PM T 01/22-05/09 Lanters, Josepha CRT 124 Word

ENGLISH-452: Shakespeare (3 units; U/G )

Works representing Shakespeare's career, selected from comedies, tragedies, histories, and poems.

Notes:
May be used as a repeat of 453 for students who have not taken English 452 previously. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46166 3:30 PM-4:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Netzloff, Mark CRT 124  

POL SCI-381: The Development of Western Political Thought (3 units; U/G )

Political theory from the Greek era to the present.

Notes:
Political theory course. Prereq: jr st; grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score level 4 on EPT.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 002 47492 6:30 PM-9:10 PM R 01/22-05/09 Meckstroth, Theodore BOL B56  

RUSSIAN-350: Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works (3 units; U ; HU)

Close readings of the masterworks of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in historical context; consideration of their impact on Russian and Western art and social thought.

Notes:
No knowledge of Russian req'd. Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 001 42426 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Peschio, Joseph MER 316  

SOCIOL-375: History of Sociological Theory (3 units; U )

Critical survey of ideas about society centered on thinkers up to the twentieth century.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; 9 cr Sociol.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 39665 2:00 PM-3:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Jordan, Jennifer BOL B84  
    3 LEC 202 42443 - 01/22-05/09 Nowacek, David ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.