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Courses Normally Open to First-Year Students

Courses Open to First-Year Students -- Fall 2009 

Course Designations for General Education Requirements
When they appear at the end of course titles, the bracketed designations below indicate which general education requirements each course fulfils.

[BNS] Breadth—Natural Science
[BSS] Breadth – Social Science
[BH] Breadth – Humanities
[BA] Breadth – Arts
[BI] Breadth—Interdisciplinary
[Q] Quantitative
[DUS] U.S. Diversity
[DIT] International/Transnational Diversity
[WI] Writing Intensive
[WM] Writing in the Major

AMERICAN STUDIES
HIST 1 History of the United States, from Contact to 1877 [BH] [DUS]
MUS 34 History of Jazz [BA] [DUS]
PSCI 6 American Government and Politics [WM] [BSS]

ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BNS] [BSS]
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
ANTH 11 Cultural Ecology [BI] [DIT]

ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BNS] [BSS]
ARTHST 4 Western Art I: Ancient and Medieval [BA [BH]
BIOL 7 Ecology and Evolution [BNS]
CHEM 6 Principles of Chemistry I

ART HISTORY
ARTHST 4 Western Art I: Ancient and Medieval [BA] [BH]

ART
ART 2 Two-Dimensional Design [BA]
ART 3 Three-Dimensional Design [BA]
ART 21 Drawing I [BA]
ART 23 Painting I (With AP Exemption or Portfolio Review) [BA]
ART 27 Ceramic Sculpture I [BA]
ART 34 Photography [BA]
ART 35 Digital Imaging [BA]
ART 36 Digital Animation [BA]

ARTS ADMINISTRATION
ECON 5 Economic Principles: Microeconomics [BSS]

ASIAN AREA STUDIES
ANTH 11 Cultural Ecology  [BI] [DIT]
CHIN 1 Beginning Chinese
CHIN 30 Intermediate Chinese [DIT] 
CHIN 150 Advanced Studies in Chinese
REL 34 Religions of India [BH] [DIT]

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
MATH 3 Statistics [Q]
PSYC 3 Introduction to Psychology [BSS]
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology [BSS]
NEURO 2 Great Challenges in Neuroscience [BNS]
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BNS] [BSS]

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BNS] [BSS]
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
ANTH 11 Cultural Ecology [BI] [DIT]
BIOL 7 Ecology and Evolution [BNS]
BIOL 7L Ecology and Evolution Laboratory
BIOL 7LA Laboratory in Ecology and Evolution
CHEM 6 Principles of Chemistry I [BNS]
CHEM 6A Principles of Chemistry I, Advanced Section
CHEM 6L Principles of Chemistry, Laboratory
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]

BIOLOGY
BIOL 3 Environmental Biology [BNS]
BIOL 7 Ecology and Evolution [BNS]
NEURO 2 Great Challenges in Neuroscience [BNS] [BI]

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOL 7 Ecology and Evolution [BNS]
CHEM 6 Principles of Chemistry I [BNS]

BUSINESS STUDIES
ECON 5 Economic Principles: Microeconomics [BSS]
ECON 6 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics [BSS]
BUS 15 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

CHEMISTRY
CHEM 6 Principles of Chemistry I [BNS]

CHINESE
CHIN 1 Beginning Chinese I
CHIN 3 Introduction to Chinese Character Writing I
CHIN 30 Intermediate Chinese I [DIT]
CHIN 101 Third Year Chinese I [DIT]

CLASSICS
CL 28 Classical Civilization: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Heroes [WI] [DIT]
GRK 1 Elementary Greek I
LAT 1 Elementary Latin I
LAT 30 Intermediate Latin: Prose

COMPUTER SCIENCE
CSCI 1 Introduction to Computers and Computing
CSCI 1A Introduction to Computers and Computing (Scripting Focus) [Q]
CSCI 2 Object Oriented Programming [Q]

DANCE
DAN 24 Movement for the Musical Stage [BA] 
MUS 1 Music: Imagination and Technique [BA]
MUS 3 Introduction to Western Art Music [BA] [DIT]
PE 15 Ballroom Dance
PE 52 Care and Prevention of Athletic injuries

ECONOMICS
ECON 5 Economic Principles: Microeconomics [BSS]
ECON 6 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics [BSS]

ENGLISH
ENGL 9 Literary Analysis
ENGL 30 Western Literature I: Homer to Augustine [BH]
ENGL 32 Gender and Literature [BH]
ENGL 34 Beyond Nature Writing Ecocritical Readings: Race, Gender, Landscape [BH][DUS]
ENGL 38 History and Structure of the English Language [BH]
ENGL 40 Dante: Hell, Heaven & Florence
ENGL 51 Spoken Word

ENV. STUDIES AND SUSTAINABILITY
ANTH 11 Cultural Ecology [BI] [DIT]
BIOL 7 Ecology and Evolution [BNS]
CHEM 6 Principles of Chemistry I [BNS] [Q]
ESS 8 Introduction to Environmental Geology [BNS] [BI]
ESS 40 Environment, Society and Sustainability [BSS] [BI]
ESS/ENGL 91/34 Beyond Nature Writing Ecocriti Readings: Race, Gender, Landscape [BH] [BI] [DUS]

FRENCH
FREN 1 Fundamentals of Oral & Written French I
FREN 20 Fundamentals of Oral & Written French II
FREN 30 Intermediate French [DIT]
FREN 101 Advanced Conversation [WI]

GERMAN
GERM 1 Elementary German I
GERM 30 Intermediate German

HISTORY
HIST 1 History of the United States, from Contact to 1877 [BH] [DUS]
HIST 7 Euro Hist 1492-1789: Reformation, Enlightenment, & Revol. [BH]
HIST 30 Medieval Europe [BH]
HIST 50 History of Imperial Russia [BH]
HIST 65 History of the Islamic Middle East, 600-1800[BH] [DIT]
HIST 70 Modern Jewish History, 1648-1948 Ukrain Massacres-Creation Isra [BH] [DIT]

HOLOCAUST STUDIES
HIST 70 Modern Jewish History, 1648-1948 Ukrain Massacres-Creation Isra [BH] [DIT]

HUMANITIES
HUM 11 Classical Antiquity [BH] [BI]
HUM 21 Culture and Exchange (Offered first half semester)

ITALIAN
ITAL 1 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Italian I
ITAL 30 Intermediate Italian [DIT]
ITAL 99 Foreign Languages across the Curriculum [BH] [BI]

LATIN
LAT 1 Elementary Latin I

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
ANTH 59 Regional Ethnography: Afro-Latin America and the Caribbean

LINGUISTICS
LING/ENGL 105/38 History and Structure of the English Language [BH]

MATHEMATICS
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]
MATH 7 Calculus I [Q]
MATH 11 Applications of Mathematics [Q]
MATH 17 Calculus III [Q]

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
ARBC 1 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I
ARBC 4 Arabic Conversation I
HIST 65 History of the Islamic Middle East, 600-1800 [BH] [DIT]
MHEB 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew I
REL 36 Introduction to Islam [BH] [DIT]

MUSIC
MUS 1 Music: Imagination and Technique [BA]
MUS 3 Introduction to Western Art Music [BA] [BH]
MUS 9 Instrumental Vocal Instruction
MUS 15 Chorale [BA]
MUS 17 Madrigal Singers [BA]
MUS 22 University Chamber Orchestra [BA]
MUS 24 Selected Ensembles: Wind Ensemble [BA]
Selected Ensembles: Flute Orchestra [BA]
Selected Ensembles: Chamber Music [BA]
Selected Ensembles: Jazz Ensemble [BA]
MUS 34 History of Jazz [BA][ DUS]

NEUROSCIENCE
NEURO 2 Great Challenges in Neuroscience [BNS] [BI]

PAN-AFRICAN STUDIES
PANAF 10 Introduction to Pan-African Studies [DUS] [BI][WM]
PANAF 20 Pan-African Choral Performance

PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy [BH]
PHIL 4 Introduction to Ethics [BH]
PHIL 13 Introduction to Logic [BH]
PHIL 36 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy [BH]

PHYSICS
PHYS 1 Introductory Physics I [BNS] [Q]
PHYS 7 How Things Work [BNS]
PHYS 11 University Physics I [BNS] [Q]

POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSCI 2 Comparative Political Systems [WM][BSS]
PSCI 4 International Relations [WM][BSS]
PSCI 6 American Government and Politics [WM][BSS]
PSCI 8 Introduction to Political Theory [WM][BSS]
PSCI 12 Public Policy and Administration
PSCI 18 Chinese Politics
PSCI 25 The American Presidency

PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 3 Introduction to Psychology [BSS]
PSYC 4 Introduction to Psychological Inquiry [WM]

PUBLIC HEALTH
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]|
PH 10 Public Health (Gateway Course) [BNS] [BSS] [BI]
PSCI 12 Public Policy and Administration

RELIGIOUS STUDIES
MHEB 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew I
REL 27 Eastern Christianity I [BH]
REL 34 Religions of India [BH] [DIT]
REL 36 Introduction to Islam [BH] [DIT]
REL 40 Dante: Hell, Heaven & Florence [BH]
REL 50 Ritual Studies Pilgrimage in Comparative Rel [BH][DIT]
HIST 30 Medieval Europe [BH]

RUSSIAN
RUSS 1 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Russian
RUSS 3 Basic Russian Conversation I
RUSS 11 Love and Death in Russian Literature [BH]
RUSS 30 Intermediate Russian [DIT]
RUSS 101 Advanced Russian [DIT]

SOCIOLOGY
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology [BSS]

SPANISH
SPAN 1 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish I
SPAN 20 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish I
SPAN 30 Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 31 Oral and Written Skills for Heritage Learners
SPAN 102 Spanish Grammar
SPAN 104 Spanish Grammar and Conversation For Heritage Learners
SPAN 105A Spanish Conversation: Hispanic Media & Society
SPAN 105B Spanish Conversation: Hispanic Theater
SPAN 107A Spanish Composition I
SPAN 107B Spanish Composition II
SPAN 120 Gateway Course [WM] [BH]

THEATRE ARTS
DAN 24 Movement for the Musical Stage [BA]
FILM 15 History of Film [BA]
SPCH 1 Speech Fundamentals [BA]
THEA 15 The Art of Play [BA]
THEA 25 Introduction to Theatre Technology [BA]
THEA 25L Introduction to Theatre Technology Lab
THEA 35 Introduction to Acting and Directing [BA]

WOMEN'S STUDIES
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
ENGL 32 Gender and Literature [BH]
ENGL 34 Beyond Nature Writing Ecocritical Readings: Race, Gender, Landscape [BH] [DUS]

WORLD LITERATURE
ENGL 30 Western Literature I: Homer to Augustine [BH]
ENGL 34 Beyond Nature Writing Ecocritical Readings: Race, Gender, Landscape [BH] [DUS]
ENGL 40 Activist Writing Comparative Perspectives: US & South Africa
ENGL 40 Dante: Hell, Heaven & Florence
RUSS 11 Love and Death in Russian Literature [BH]