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HUMA 101 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES IN THE WESTER Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A study of representative works in the Western tradition in literature,
philosophy, and history, from Homer to Chaucer. Discussion sections.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM SH*460 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 5
002 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM GRB*212W TBA *CURRENT ENR: 10
003 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM SH*207B TBA *CURRENT ENR: 10
004 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM SH*560 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 7
005 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM HB*427 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 8
006 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM FL*412 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 3
007 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM GRB*211W TBA *CURRENT ENR: 7
008 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM HB*427 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 1
009 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM ML*254 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 7
010 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM SS*337 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 6
011 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM HB*423 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 1
012 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM RH*111 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 3
013 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM GRB*211W TBA *CURRENT ENR: 2
HUMA 107 BIBLE IN WESTERN TRADITION Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Explores multiple roles the Bible has played in Western culture.
Emphasis will be on the Bible as catalyst in media history, as generator
of the artistic imagination, and as author of ideas that shaped social
history.
Enrollment is limited to 28.
Also offered as Reli 200.
001 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM SH*309 Kelber, Werner *CURRENT ENR: 22
HUMA 111 INTRO TO ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Introduction to the great cultural traditions of Asia, past and present,
with emphasis on evolving religious and philosophical traditions,
artistic and literary achievements, and patterns of political, social,
and economic change.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
Also offered as Hist 206, Reli 211.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM RH*110 Qian, Nanxiu *CURRENT ENR: 6
001 Smith, Richard *CURRENT ENR: 6
001 Thal, Sarah *CURRENT ENR: 6
HUMA 113 GOD, TIME AND HISTORY Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
How is the passage of time given meaning, and what role--if any--is
assigned to divinity in shaping the direction of events? Course
explores various forms of recording and interpreting events, drawing
from ancient Mesopotamia, Israel, and the Greco-Roman world--the
cultures in which modern ideas of history began.
Also offered as Reli 123 and Hist 113.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM SH*301 Maas, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 0
HUMA 201 PUBLIC SPEAKING Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Limited to 16 students.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM RH*319 West, Dan *CURRENT ENR: 17
002 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM RH*320 TBA *CURRENT ENR: 11
HUMA 211 INTRO TO ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Introduction to the great cultural traditions of Asia, past and present,
with emphasis on evolving religious and philosophical traditions,
artistic and literary achievements, and patterns of political, social,
and economic change.
Also offered as Hist 206, Reli 211.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM RH*110 Qian, Nanxiu *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 Smith, Richard *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 Thal, Sarah *CURRENT ENR: 0
HUMA 212 CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING Credits 1.00 Fall 99
Designed to assist students in making college major and career
decisions. Exploration of interests and personality strengths through
standardized tests, values and abilities provide basis for exploring
options. Follow-up research on specific careers and informational
interviews with professionals in the field are included along with
exercises in resume writing and interviewing.
Enrollment is limited to 30.
001 T 02:30PM-04:00PM RH*105 Matherly , Cheryl *CURRENT ENR: 5
001 Hing, Jacqueline *CURRENT ENR: 5
HUMA 235 THE WORLD AND THE WEST Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
This course aims first to provide an introduction to the last 500 years
of world history, focusing on those processes that define the modern
period, including industrialization, democratization, colonialism, and
the emergence of new forms of cultural production. Second, we explore
how and why such processes have come to divide the modern world into a
"west" and "non-west."
Also offered as Hist 235.
001 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM SH*305 Makdisi, Ussama *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 Quillen, Carol *CURRENT ENR: 0
HUMA 295 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
Prereq- prior acceptance to Joint Venture Internship program or
permission of instructor. Limited to juniors and seniors. Preference
given to humanities majors.
001 M 07:00PM-10:00PM RH*109 Matherly , Cheryl *CURRENT ENR: 18
HUMA 307 ORAL INTERPRETATION/LITERATURE Credits 3.00 Fall 99
A comprehensive study of oral interpretation theory and techniques -
applied to performance of dramatic, poetry, and prose literature.
Topics include authors' intentions, kinesic and kinesthetic gestures,
character development, vocal variety, and readers' theatre performance.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM RH*111 West, Dan *CURRENT ENR: 8
HUMA 335 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Will examine basic characteristics of classical Chinese novels,
primarily through reference to five important works created during the
16th-18th centuries, namely, the WATER MARGIN, the MONKEY, the GOLDEN
LOTUS, the SCHOLARS, and the DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER. Will also
consider issues in comparative narratology and their application to the
Chinese case. Readings in connection with these issues will include
both Western and Chinese theoretical essays. All readings are in
English translation. No previous knowledge of Chinese literature or the
Chinese language is required.
Also offered as Chin 335.
001 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM FL*414 Qian, Nanxiu *CURRENT ENR: 0
HUMA 370 THE LITERATURE OF EXILE IN THE 20TH CENT Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Exile as the expulsion from one's native society, cultural traditions,
and language has engendered a distinct and variegated literature in this
century. With a focus on the playwright Bertolt Brecht and the novelist
Thomas Mann, this course will discuss a representative selection of
works by writers such as Vladimir. Noabokov, Jorge Semprun, Milan
Kundera, Joseph Brodsky and others. Also offered as GMAN 321.
001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM RH*107 Winkler, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 0
HUMA 381 DOSTOEVSKY Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Study of the major works of Dostoevsky. Non-major read the texts in
English. Also offered as Russ 352.
001 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM RH*320 Thompson, Ewa *CURRENT ENR: 2
HUMA 383 CENTRAL & EAST EUROPEAN FILM Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A survey of major works in Polish literature from the Renaissance to the
present with emphasis on major stylistic trends, principal authors and
their works. The course will help the students to develop a systematic
understanding of the major concepts in Polish culture and their
connection with the European thought. Also offered as Russ 412.
001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM FL*517 Koehler, Krzysztof *CURRENT ENR: 0
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