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College of Arts and Sciences

February, 21,1986

To: Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

From: Wayne T. Hanebrink, Associate Dean (For the Curriculum Committee)

PLEASE BRING THIS WITH YOU TO THE FACULTY MEETING ON FRIDAY,

February 28, 1986, at 4:00 P.M., in CROW HALL, ROOM 201.

At its meeting on February 11, the Curriculum Committee considered the new courses and course-changes that follow. These changes have been approved by the Curriculum Committee and are hereby presented to the Faculty for its action.

Washington University Campus Box 1117 St. Louis, Missouri 63130 (314) 889-6800

AFAS

AFRICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES A

Drop the following courses:

AFAS 314 SELECTED AFRICAN POETS OF THE 20th CENTURY

AFAS 488 TECHNIQUES OF QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS IN BLACK STUDIES

Add the following new courses:

(summer) AFAS 314 SOUTH AFRICA: THE CURRENT CRISIS. An investigation of the major underpinnings of contemporary South African society, focusing on the period following the emergence of the National Party in 1948. Urban and rural problems, inter- and intraracial relations, and various competing political ideologies addressed through an examination of materials written or produced by South Africans themselves. Credit 3 units.

(summer) AFAS 389 WRITERS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. A critical assessment of the literature and culture of the Harlem Renaissance, a period beginning shortly after World War I and ending with the onset of the Great Depression. Discussions include writings by W.E.B. DuBois, Jean Toomer, James Weldon Johnson, Countee Cullen, Jessie Fauset, Marcus Garvey, Alain Locke, Zora Neale Hurston, and Langston Hughes. Credit 3 units.

Change course descriptions as follows:

AFAS 387CQ AFRO-AMERICAN LITERATURE: EARLY WRITERS TO THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. An intensive study of the slave narrative as social protest literature and as philosophic critique of the American ideological vision. The works of the major black writers of the early twentieth century:

W,E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Charles Chesnutt, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson. Prerequisites, AFAS 101BQ and 102BQ, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units. Identical with Comparative Literature and English Literature 387CQ.

AFAS 478 THE BLACK FAMILY. The Black family from historical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives. An examination of the impact of social forces on the structure and functionality of black families; critical issues facing black families in contemporary society; strategies for maintaining and enhancing the traditional strengths of black families. Prerequisite, AFAS 101BQ and 102BQ, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

ANTHROPOLOGY

Drop the following crosslisting:

Anthro 289 MEDICINE IN MODERN SOCIETY. Identical with History 289.

Add the following new course and crosslisting. Adopt for category BQ of the Distribution Requirement:

Anthro 305BQ GREATER CENTRAL ASIA IN CRISIS. Social movements, current issues, and long-term trends in the Muslim-dominated territories of Central and South Asia. Credit 3 units. Identical with Asian Studies 307BQ.

Add the following new course:

Anthro 377 PEOPLES AND CULTURES IN SOUTH ASIA. A survey of Southern Asian cultures from the Indus valley era to the present. Major focus on subcontinent of India. Issues considered: elaborate social hierarchies; competing major religions; post-colonial lifestyles, economies, and governments; regional and language conflicts. Credit 3 units.

Change course title and description as follows:

Anthro 329F RELIGION, RITUAL, AND WORLD VIEW. A survey of ideas and practices in both tribal and world religions, focussing on key symbols and rituals. Topics include religious perspectives on death, magic, witchcraft, pilgrimages, food taboos, revivalism, and religion in changing social and economic systems. Credit 3 units. Identical with Religious Studies 329F.

3, ARABIC

Add the following new courses and crosslistings:

Arab 107D BEGINNING ARABIC I. Introduction to the writing system and grammar of Arabic. Considerable emphasis on obtaining skill in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension of modern Arabic. Credit 5 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 107D.

Arab 108D BEGINNING ARABIC II. Beginning Arabic with emphasis on spoken material. Prerequisite,ARABIC/JNE 107D. Credit 5 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 108D.

Arab 497, 498 GUIDED READINGS IN ARABIC. Prerequisite, Arab 207D-208D or

equivalent, or permission of instructor. Credit 5 units maximum. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 497, 498.

Arab 500 INDEPENDENT WORK. Prerequisite, Senior standing, and permission of instructor. Credit maximum 6 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 500.

Add the following new courses and crosslistings. Adopt for category D of Distribution Requirement:

Arab 207D INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I. Review of grammar of literary Arabic through reading of annotated classical and modern prose texts; elementary composition in modern standard Arabic. Prerequisite,ARABIC/JNE 108D, or equivalent. Credit 5 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 207D.

Arab 208D INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II. Composition and conversation in modern standard Arabic; reading of classical and modern narrative prose; introduction to modern poetry. Prerequisite, ARABIC/JNE 207D, or equivalent. Credit 5 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 208D.

Add the following new course and crosslisting. Adopt for category CQ of the Distribution Requirement:

Arab 329CQ MIDDLE EASTERN ISLAMIC LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION. A survey of the diversity and development of Islamic Middle Eastern literary traditions, from the Seventh Century to the present, through examination of prose and poetry. Credit 3 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 329CQ.

Art-Arch

ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Add the following new course and crosslisting. Adopt for category EQ of the Distribution Requirement:

Art-Arch 347EQ CHINESE ARCHITECTURE. The origins and historical development of important plans, types, and structural systems from the Bronze Age to the late Imperial period. Aspects of urban design and life, mortuary culture, domestic life, and gardens also considered. Prerequisite, Art-Arch 100E, Art Arch 101-102E, Art-Arch 141E(Q), or permission of the Department. Credit 3 units. Identical with Asian Studies 348E(Q).

Adopt the following course for category EQ of the Distribution Requirement.

Art-Arch 348EQ JAPANESE PAINTING AND PRINTS. The history of Japanese painting and print making from the twelfth through the twentieth centuries, with special attention to the artistic problems of major formats such as narrative handscrolls, hanging scrolls, screens, sliding door panels, and the woodblock medium. Credit 3 units. Identical with Japan 349EQ.


(summer) Art-Arch 339 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. Training in field techniques during the actual excavation on the island of Ithaka, Greece. Prerequisite, one course in archaeology, and permission of director, Sarantis Symeonoglou. Credit variable, maximum 6 units.

Art-Arch 4630 CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHY IN THE ART OF JAN VAN EYCK. A study of images and thought patterns of the later middle ages and their flowering in the painting of Jan van Eyck as well as other Netherlandish artists, e.g. Robert Campin and Roger van der Weyden. Prerequisite, permission of the Department. Credit 3 units.

Asian Stds,

ASIAN STUDIES

Add the following new crosslistings:

Asia 307BQ GREATER CENTRAL ASIA IN CRISIS. Identical with Anthropology 305BQ.

Asia 348EQ CHINESE ARCHITECTURE. Identical with Art and Archaeology 347EQ.

Asia 4273 SEMINAR IN THE MUSIC OF EAST ASIA. Identical with Music 4273.

Asia 529 PROSEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY. Identical with History 529.

Bio

BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Drop the following course;

Bio 5411 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PROCARYOTES.

Add the following course and adopt for category A of the Distribution Requirement:

Bio 346A THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION. The background, early formulation, development, and later growth of Darwinian theory from 1800 until the present. Emphasis in the first half on the economic, social, and intellectual back-ground, treated historically, in the second half on the development of Darwinian theory in the twentieth century, including the state of evolutionary theory today. Prerequisite, Biology 105A recommended. Credit 3 units.

Change course descriptions and prerequisites as follows:

Bio 309 BIOLOGY OF PLANTS. Introduction to the development, physiology, and cell biology of higher plants. Prerequisite, Bio 299 (concurrent enrollment in or completion of Chem 251 recommended.) Three class hours and one laboratory period a week. Credit 4 units.

Bio 337 THE CELL NUCLEUS. Structure and function in the eukaryotic cell nucleus. Organization of the genome, DNA structure, chromatin structure, control of gene expression. Experimental approaches, particularly the use of recombinant DNA in genetic engineering, are stressed. Prerequisite, Bio 299, either Bio 301 or Bio 302, and Chem 251. Credit 3 units.

Bio 401 VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY. This three credit-hour lecture series covers the integrated functional operation of the organ systems of vertebrates, exclusive of the nervous system. Prerequisite, Bio 106A or 299, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Bio 5061 CELL BIOLOGY. An introduction to cell biology and cell physiology. The approach is best described as biophysical and biochemical cytology. The course is organized in the following sections: fundamentals of membrane transport, endocytosis, exocytosis and bulk membrane flow,

biogenesis and function of cellular organelles, the cytoskeleton, the biology of mitosis, the extracellular matrix, and cell-cell interactions. Four lectures each week during the first medical school trimester, supplemented with demonstrations and small group conferences focused on problem sets and discussion of recent and/or classical publications. Prerequisite, Graduate standing in Arts and Sciences or in the Medical School. Credit 3 units.

Change course description and credit as follows:

Bio 313 GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY I. The general biological features of major groups of bacteria and viruses. Discussions include detailed

evaluations of pathogenic as well as nonpathogenic microorganisms. Appropriate for premedical, predental, nursing, and other science majors. Credit 2 units. (from 3 units)


Bio 105A AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOSCIENCE. Designed for students with little or no formal background in biology, this course provides an introduction

to cell and molecular biology. The cell is taken as the basic unit of structure, metabolism, heredity, and development. Stress is laid on methods (including

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philosophical questions) of studying living organisms, including the logic behind experiments, data analysis, and theory evaluation. From Bio 105A students may take any of several subsequent courses, including Bio 106A (Principles of Organismic and Population Biology). Three hours lecture, bi-weekly discussion/demonstration. Credit 3 units.

Bio 345A SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS. The so-called "Scientific Revolution" spans the period from 1543 (publication of Copernicus' heliocentric theory and Vesalius' new anatomy) until 1728 (death of Newton). The course examines the phenomenal rise of modern science in this time as a function of socio-economic and cultural changes from feudalism to mercantile capitalism. Principal sciences discussed include astronomy, physics, and biology in the works of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Vesalius, Hooke, Harvey, and others. Approach will be from a Marxist perspective including a discussion of the nature and meaning of revolution in both social and scientific terms. Credit 3 units.

Change course credit as follows:

Bio 506 MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY. Credit 4 units (from 5 units)

Chem

CHEMISTRY


Chem 432 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Chem 455 SYNTHESIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS


Chem 181 FRESHMAN SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY. A weekly lecture by Chemistry faculty in areas of their research interest. Each week a different faculty member presents a lecture or offers an additional activity. Intended for freshman who anticipate majoring in science. Students are expected to attend all lectures and additional activities during the semester. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite, permission of course master. One and one half hours of lecture a week. Credit 1 unit. Credit/No Credit only.

Chem 4211 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. This companion laboratory to Chem 421 involves experiments which demonstrate the principles of thermodynamics. Chemistry majors are required to take two of the three physical chemistry laboratory courses (4211, 4221, 4241). Prerequisite, concurrent registration in Chem 421, or permission of instructor. Four laboratory periods of four hours each. Credit 1 unit.

Chem 4221 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. This companion laboratory to Chem 422 involves experiments which demonstrate the principles of elementary spectroscopy. Chemistry majors are required to take two of the

three physical chemistry laboratory courses (4211, 4221, 4241). Prerequisite, concurrent registration in Chem 422, or permission of instructor. Four laboratory periods of four hours each. Credit 1 unit.

Chem 4241 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. This companion laboratory to Chem 424 involves experiments which demonstrate the principles of chemical kinetics. Chemistry majors are required to take two of the three physical chemistry laboratory courses (4211, 4221, 4241).

Concurrent registration in Chem 424, or permission of instructor. Four laboratory periods of four hours each. Credit 1 unit.

Chem 451 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III. A lecture course that builds on the material in Chem 251-252, covering in more detail certain topics in those courses while also introducing new topics. A transition to graduate-level study in organic chemistry; recommended for chemistry, biochemistry, and biology majors. Prerequisite, Chem 252. Credit 3 units.

Chem 5511 MECHANISTIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. The major conceptual tools employed in the study of the mechanisms of organic reactions. Topics include the electronic structure of molecules, reaction kinetics and substituent effects, the major classes of reaction mechanisms for ionic, radical, and pericyclic processes, and photochemistry. Credit 3 units.

Chem 5522 SYNTHETIC METHODS. A lecture course presenting a detailed survey of the methods that can be used for the synthesis of organic compounds, with particular attention to procedures for constructing molecular frameworks for introducing and modifying functional groups. It provides the necessary background for more advanced work in organic synthesis. Credit 3 units.

Chem 5762 ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE. A course dealing with the principles and applications of electron spin resonance to chemical problems. Extraction of kinetic and structural information from magnetic resonance spectra emphasized; analogies with optical spectroscopy presented. Prerequisite, Chem 571, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course description as follows:

Chem 422 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. Introduction to quantum chemistry with applications to elementary spectroscopy. Required course for Chemistry majors. Prerequisite, Chem 421, or permission of department. Credit 3 units.

Chi & Jap

CHINESE AND JAPANESE


Chi 560 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR IN THE LITERATURE OF CHINA. Identical with Comparative Literature 560, French 560, and Literature and History 415.

Change course title and description as follows:

Chi 335 NINETEENTH CENTURY CHINA: 1830-1911. The transformation of dynastic China under the impact of the West. An examination of traditional institutions and revolutionary responses resulting from the forced opening of China by Western imperialism. Credit 3 units.

CLASSICS

Add the following new course and crosslistings:

Cla 383 ATHENS AND JERUSALEM. An historical and comparative examination of the sometimes stormy relations between pagan culture

and Christianity down to the collapse of Roman power in Western Europe. Areas to be studied include the nature of the divine, morality, and political thought. Readings from the Stoics, Neo-Platonism, Philo, St. Augustine, and Julian the Apostate. Credit 3 units. Identical with Religious Studies 383.

Cla

Comp Lit

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE


Comp Lit 476 SEMINAR IN THEORY AND METHODS. Identical with Literature and History 492.

Comp Lit 4911 THE CHILD AS FATHER TO THE MAN: ROUSSEAU, WORDSWORTH, AND D.H.LAWRENCE. Identical with Literature and History 491.

Comp Lit 560 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR IN THE LITERATURE OF CHINA. Identical with Chinese 560 and Literature and History 415.

Add the following new course and crosslistings:

Comp Lit 381 THE MIDDLE AGES: ORDER AND CHANGE. An interdisciplinary approach to topics in history, art, music, and literary and intellectual culture from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. Topics include: conceptions of justice and order; attitudes toward classical antiquity; representation of the human figure; economic history; feudal society; the growth of universities and scholastic method; heroic poetry and Arthurian legends; erotic and divine love; the rise of vernacular culture; learned and popular literature. Figures discussed include Augustine, Hartman von Aue, Chretien de Troyes, Dante, Chaucer, the Wakefield Master. Credit 3 units. Identical with English 315, French 387, German 317, History 360, Italian 381.

E.P.Sc.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES


EPSC 104A GEOLOGY IN THE FIELD

EPSC 304 GEOMORPHOLOGY

EPSC 433 IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY

Econ ECONOMICS


Econ 323 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

Econ 350 POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND WELFARE

Educ

EDUCATION

Drop the following course:

Educ 438 WORKSHOP: METHODS OF TEACHING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED-BEHAVIOR DISORDERED CHILDREN.

Add the following new course and adopt for category B of the Distribution Requirement:

Educ 430B ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION. Introduction to substantive and methodological issues in educational anthropology: the ideas and ways

of thinking of a selected group of historical and contemporary anthropologists. Readings include a classical statement such as Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa, recent critiques such as Freeman's and commentaries on it, and more recent ethnographies of schooling from the student perspective, the teacher perspective, the administrator perspective, and the instructor's perspective. Students prepare a brief description and analysis of their high school and

some part of their current educational setting at Washington University. Credit 3 units.


Educ 453B SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION. How does society shape schools and schools shape society? An examination of cultural, political, and economic factors and their relationship to the structure of our educational institutions; how control is exercised in classrooms; how knowledge and learning are defined, and basic values about equality, gender, and social justice, shaped by teachers' educational decisions. Students analyze their own schooling experience, visit at least two schools, interview teachers and students, and consider what changes are needed to make schools more responsive to students and communities. Credit 3 units.

Educ 597 TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING ADULTS. Designed for people who teach adults. Focus on such techniques for group and individual instruction as discussion, demonstration, lecture, and role play. Content organization, presentation skills, and media resourses also emphasized. Each technique is demonstrated, practiced, and discussed in terms of its appropriateness and effectiveness for various teaching situations. Credit 3 units.

Eng

ENGLISH


E Lit 424 TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Literature and History 472.

Add the following new crosslisting:

E Lit 315 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Comparative Literature 381.

E Lit 4631 TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Literature and History 465.

Add the following new courses and crosslistings:

E Lit 219 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S LITERATURE. Identical with Women's Studies 219.

E Lit 4651 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Topics in special subjects with texts drawn from continental as well as English writers. Prerequisite, Junior standing, and six units of literature. Credit 3 units. Identical with Literature and History 491.

E Lit 4652 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Topics in special subjects with texts drawn from continental as well as English writers. Prerequisite, Junior standing, and six units of literature. Credit 3 units. Identical with Literature and History 492.

E Lit 4701 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Topics in special subjects with texts drawn from Latin American, Asian, Western or Eastern European writers as well as English. Prerequisite, Junior standing, and six units of literature. Credit 3 units. Identical with Literature and History 496.

E Lit 4702 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Topics in special subjects with texts drawn from Latin American, Asian, Western or Eastern European writers as well as English. Prerequisite, Junior standing, and six units of literature. Credit 3 units. Identical with Literature and History 496


E Lit 321C MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS I. An introduction to major American works and writers from the beginnings of American literature to the mid-19th century. Texts include The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, and "Song of Myself" and a selection of readings from such writers as Franklin, Cooper, Irving, Poe, Emerson, and Dickinson. Prerequisite, 6 units of sophomore literature, or junior standing, or written permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Eng. 2

E Lit 322C MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS II. An introduction to major American works and writers from the later 19th century through the mid- 20th century. Texts vary from semester to semester. Writers studied include Twain, James, Crane, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Frost, Eliot, and Stevens. Prerequisite, 6 units of sophomore literature, or junior standing, or written permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course number and title as follows:

E Lit 4631 (from 463) TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY.

E Lit 4641 (from 464) TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY.

E Lit 4681 (from 468) TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY.

E Lit 4691 (from 469) TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY.

Ger.Lang.& Lit

GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES


Ger 317 THE MIDDLE AGES: ORDER AND CHANGE. Identical with Comparative Literature 381.

Hist.

HISTORY

Drop the following courses and crosslistings:

Hist 201 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Hist 289 MEDICINE IN MODERN SOCIETY. Identical with Anthropology 488, Philosophy 388, Sociology 488, and Psychology 412.

Hist 345 EUROPE UNDER THE OLD REGIME.

Hist 363 THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.


Hist 360 THE MIDDLE AGES: ORDER AND CHANGE. Identical with Comparative Literature 381.

Hist 529 PROSEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HISTORY. Identical

with Asia 529.

HUMANITIES


Hum 207C TEXT AND TRADITION: THE RISE OF THE EUROPEAN STATE. A course in European history and thought since 1600 which addresses two themes: the search for a moral code, and the legitimate role of the state. Both are ancient inquiries, but they acquired important and novel interpretations in the West after the Reformation and the Gunpowder Revolution, and the rise of a modern statecraft grounded in them. One uniquely Western approach to these questions was the search for the primitive or "natural" situation of mankind, and readings in this genre provide some of the texts for the course. Parallel to presentation of the political history of modern Europe,

such authors may be discussed as Locke from the seventeenth century, Montesquieu and Rousseau from the eighteenth, Marx and Darwin from the nineteenth, and the writings of anthropologists from the twentieth. Credit 3 units.

JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES

Drop the following courses and crosslistings:

JNE 384 JEWISH PHILOSOPHY IN RABBINIC TEXTS. Identical with Philosophy 384.

JNE 460 NINETEENTH CENTURY JEWISH PHILOSOPHY.


JNE 207D INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I. Identical with Arabic 207D.

JNE 208D INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II. Identical with Arabic 208D.

JNE 329CQ MIDDLE EASTERN ISLAMIC LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION. Identical with Arabic 329CQ.

JNE 385 TOPICS IN JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES. Identical with Religious Studies 387.

JNE 441 TOPICS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. Identical with Philosophy 441.

JNE 485 TOPICS IN JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES. Identical with JNE 435.

JNE 497, 498 GUIDED READINGS IN ARABIC. Identical with Arabic 497, 498.

JNE 500 INDEPENDENT WORK IN JEWISH OR NEAR EASTERN STUDIES. Identical with Arabic 500.

Add the following new crosslistings and change course credit as follows:

JNE 107D BEGINNING ARABIC I. Credit 5 units (from 3 units). Identical with Arabic 107D.

JNE 108D BEGINNING ARABIC II. Credit 5 units (from 3 units). Identical with Arabic 108D.


JNE 492 HONORS SEMINAR IN JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES. Credit 4 units (from 3 units).

LINGUISTICS


Ling 261 COMPUTERS AND THE HUMANITIES I.

Ling 420 METHODS IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

Ling.

Lit & Hist

LITERATURE AND HISTORY


LH 472 TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: Identical with English Literature 424.


LH 415 TOPICS IN CHINESE LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Chinese 560, Comparative Literature 560, and French 560.

LH 465 TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with English Literature 4631.

LH 491 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with English Literature 4651 and Comparative Literature 4911.

LH 492 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Comparative Literature 476.

LH 495 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with English Literature 4701.

LH 496 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with English Literature 4702.

Math MATHEMATICS


Math 110 BASIC PROGRAMMING.

Math 119 INTEGRAL CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS.


Math 113 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS. The function theory needed to begin the study of calculus, combined with the differential calculus of functions of one variable. Topics include the parabola, functions, graphing, an introduction to trigonometric functions, and composite and inverse functions. The differential calculus covered includes tangents, limits and continuity, derivatives of algebraic and trigonometric functions, related rates, maxima and minima, the mean value theorem, and anti-derivatives. Credit 3 units.

Math 439 LINEAR STATISTICAL MODELS. Introduction to statistical methods having their basis in linear algebra. Topics include multivariate normal variables, regression, linear models and their classification, analysis of variance, factorial, block, and components of variance models, maximum likeli-hood estimators. Prerequisite, linear algebra (Math 309 or 429), a course in statistics that includes regression (Math 320 or 493), and one of Math 420, 493, or 475. Credit 3 units.

Mus

/6. MUSIC

Add the following new courses and crosslisting:

Mus 127, 128, 227, 427 SELECTED AREA FOR SPECIAL STUDY. In-depth study in areas of special interest. Subjects may be announced, or students may prepare a proposal and secure permission of a faculty supervisor and the chair of the Department. Credit variable, 1-3 units.

Mus 4273 SEMINAR IN THE MUSIC OF EAST ASIA. Specialized investigation of music cultures in East Asia. Emphasis on literature, drama, and dance as they relate to music in China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units. Identical with Asian Studies 4273.

Change course number and description as follows:

Mus 4527 (from 527) BASIC THEORY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. A review and extension of the basic skills and concepts of music theory. Structured as three discrete units; the student may register for one, two, or three credits depending on the number of units elected. Specific subject areas announced prior to preregistration. Credit 3 units.


Mus 103E INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY I. Vocabularies and skills that are basic to music theory introduced through concentrated work in notation, the development of specific writing skills, and musical analysis. Through the study of particular works, concepts of musical structure and the relationship between music and other creative fields are explored. Musical examples chosen from a wide historical and aesthetic spectrum. Students with limited experience in reading music will be required to attend weekly lab sessions for the first four weeks of the class. Credit

3 units.

Mus 121E INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY I. Vocabularies and skills that are basic to music theory introduced through concentrated work in notation, the development of specific writing skills, and musical analysis. Through the study of particular works, concepts of musical structure and the relationship between music and other creative fields are explored. Musical examples chosen from a wide historical and aesthetic spectrum. Required of all music majors. Concurrent registration in Music 1231, 1232 required. Credit 3 units.

Change course titles as follows:

Mus 131, 331, 4531 WIND ENSEMBLE.

Perf Arts

PERFORMING ARTS

DANCE


Dance 103 MOVEMENT FUNDAMENTALS. Stretching and strengthening exercises tailored to each student's particular needs. Credit 1 unit.

Dance 205 LABAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS. As the body moves along its many pathways, its actions express continually changing states of feeling and thought. Laban's principles of space, harmony, and effort bring clarity to the observation and understanding of these changes.

A studio course which combines theory and its practical application. Four class hours a week. Credit 2 units.

Dance 246 VIDEO/DANCE. Developing an understanding of the visual imperatives of dance/video interactions and translating the dynamics of performance to the video medium. Class consists of dance and video students working in collaboration, producing a series of dance videotapes. $25.00 Lab Fee. Prerequisite, basic dance or video experience, and permission of Performing Arts Area office. Credit 3 units.

Dance 405 ACCOMPANYING TECHNIQUES. An introduction to the art of musical improvisation as applied to the accompaniment of modern dance, through the analysis of rhythmic movement and technical training on percussion and keyboard instruments. Designed to establish a firm understanding of the principles of music through performance. Previous musical training not required. Credit 3 units.

Dance 412 DANCE IMPROVISATION III. Advanced work in improvisation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite, Dance 310, and concurrent enrollment in a dance technique class. Two class hours a week. Credit

1 unit.


Dance 457 DANCE REPERTORY. Under the direction of experienced choreographers, students rehearse and perfect repertory concert dances. All students perform in the choreographies. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite, concurrent registration in a technique class is required. Three class hours a week and individual rehearsal time. Credit variable, 1 to 2 units.

DRAMA

Change course title, description, and credit as follows:

Drama 100E ACTORS, DANCERS, AND AUDIENCE: THE VIEWER EXPERIENCE. The St. Louis theatre scene as a living laboratory. Students learn to become discerning theatregoers by attending approximately eight selected dance and drama productions and evaluating them during class meetings. Classes also feature guest artists who provide insight into how a production is conceived and created. Some written reviews required. Credit 2 units. Identical with Dance 100E.

Change course description, prerequisite, and add a crosslisting:

Drama 310 STAGE LIGHTING. A study of the aesthetics and technology of lighting design, the basic principles of designing with light through execution of finished design projects. Emphasis on light as used in live performance events; design in architecture, film, video, and display also discussed. Credit 3 units. Identical with Dance 319.

Addenda

DANCE


Dance 304 MAKE-UP FOR THE STAGE. Identical with Drama 304.

Dance 308 COSTUME WORKSHOP. Identical with Drama 308.

DRAMA

Add the following crosslistings:

Drama 304 MAKE-UP FOR THE STAGE. Identical with Dance 304.

Drama 308 COSTUME WORKSHOP. Identical with Dance 308.

Perf Arts 2

Phil.

PHILOSOPHY


Phil 384 JEWISH PHILOSOPHY IN RABBINIC TEXTS. Identical with Philosophy 384.


Phil 407 INTRODUCTION TO MODAL LOGIC

Phil 420 PROBLEMS OF PROBABILITY AND INDUCTION.

Phil 421 PHILOSOPHY OF THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Phil 454 RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY.

Phil 460 POST-KANTIAN IDEALISM

Add the following new course and adopt for category G of the Distribution Requirement:

Phil 305G LOGIC IN PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS. An advanced introduction to contemporary symbolic logic with emphasis on its uses in philosophical analysis, especially tailored to the needs of the philosophy student who lacks a strong mathematical background and who is not primarily interested in the highly formal, technical, and theoretical aspects of logic. As much attention is devoted to serious philosophical applications of logic as to acquiring skill in its manipulation. Some background in philosophy presupposed. Credit 3 units.

Adopt the following course for category F of the Distribution Requirement:

Phil 237F INTRODUCTION TO AESTHETICS. A study of characteristic problems in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, e.g., the nature of aesthetic entities of aesthetic experience, and individual differences in the various arts. Primary emphasis is on the solutions various theories offer to these problems. Credit 3 units.


Phil 388 MEDICINE IN MODERN SOCIETY. Identical with History 289.


Phil 433 TOPICS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF FEMINISM. Identical with Women's Studies 433.

Phil 441 TOPICS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 441.

PHYSICS

Adopt for the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Phys 102A PHYSICAL SCIENCE II: THE MODERN IDEAS. A review of some of the concepts of modern physics: forces and energy; theories of light--waves or particles?; electricity and magnetism; atoms and nuclei; quantum ideas and the uncertainty principle. What do we know and how did we find out? There will also be some discussion of the role of science in modern society. Prerequisite, high school algebra or equivalent. Credit 3 units.

Change course description and title as follows:

Phys 125A INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY: THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Designed for the non-science major, this course introduces students to the techniques of modern astronomy as applied to the classical problems

of the nature of the night sky, and as used for current investigations of the bodies of the solar system. Topics covered include the planets and their moons, meteorites, and comets. The University telescope is available for student viewing sessions. Prerequisite, high school algebra and trigonometry, or concurrent enrollment in Math 113. Credit 3 units.

Pol Econ

POLITICAL ECONOMY


Pol Econ 498 SENIOR SEMINAR IN POLITICAL ECONOMY. Special topics in the theory and applications of political economy. Property rights theory and topics from the theory of games, with applications to economic history, development politics, American political institutions, and other fields. Each student is responsible for class presentation of research in one of these theoretical or applied areas. Required for the second major in Political Economy. Credit 3 units.

Poli Sci

POLITICAL SCIENCE


Pol Sci 478 LAW AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. Introduction to international law in the context of the politics of norm-making and conflict resolution. Lectures and discussions of theoretical, historical, and institutional aspects followed by case studies of contemporary problems such as terrorism, human rights norms, law of the sea, and the responsibilities of MNCs. Prerequisite, Junior standing, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Pol Sci 574 WORKSHOP IN METHODS: THE CONDUCT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. Intended for graduate students who plan extensive analysis of survey data generated by others or dissertation research in the field. Topics include the nature of scientific inquiry, research design, modes of data collection (including interviewing and content analysis), and measurement theory. Students write a grant proposal and pretest some part of their research design. Prerequisite, Political Science 571, or the equivalent. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units.


Pol Sci 341 AMERICAN ELECTORAL POLITICS. The theory and practice of popular rule in the U.S. with emphasis on mass political participation

and decision making. Topics include voting decisions, political participation, the nature of mass political attitudes, interpretations of public opinion, campaign influences on voter choices, the role of economic conditions on electoral outcomes, presidential popularity, and congressional elections. Credit 3 units.

Psycn

PSYCHOLOGY


Psych 412 MEDICINE IN MODERN SOCIETY. Identical with History 289.


Psych 320 LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Psych 346 HUMAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY.

Psych 403 COMPUTER METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY.

Psych 4041 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS.

Psych 405 METHODS OF PSYCHOPHYSICS.

Psych 409 HYPNOSIS.

Psych 416 PERSON PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL JUDGEMENT PROCESSES.

Psych 428 RESEARCH ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.

Psych 434 EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL SYSTEMS.

Psych 441 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY.

Psych 455 PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY.

Psych 460 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LEARNING.

Psych 496 INTERVIEWING AND CAREER DYNAMICS.


Psych 508 MEMORY AND COGNITION. A survey of the major experimental research concerning learning, memory, and cognition. Emphasis on such topics as encoding, retention, and retrieval processes in memory; representational formats; attention and automaticity; and higher-order cognition processes that relate to language. Prerequisite, Graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Psych 518 ATTRIBUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES. Traditional and contemporary applications of attribution theory. Emphasis on attributional processes present in the full range of social psychological phenomena including impression formation, self-appraisal, and strategic self-presentation. Prerequisite, Graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course description and prerequisite as follows:

Psych 585 NEUROBIOLOGY IN EVOLUTION, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND AGING. The structure and function of the elements of the nervous system on which behavioral processes depend. Seminar course in which, after several introductory lectures, students are assigned to present articles to the class and to conduct discussions. Restricted to senior psychology majors and psychology graduate students. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Psych 2

Change course description and course credit as follows:

Psych 475 PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. Critical liberty issues that family members face as the family unit develops through time, analyzed from both psychological and legal perspectives, with the major focus on those points where the psychological and legal converge and intersect. Prerequisite, Psych 100B, Psych 321, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Rel Studies

RELIGIOUS STUDIES


Re St 383 ATHENS AND JERUSALEM. Identical with Classics 383.

Re St 387 TOPICS IN JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES. Identical with JNE 385.

Re St 485 TOPICS IN JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES. Identical with JNE 485.


Re St 325 THE CATHOLIC TRADITION. Catholicism approached not from an historical nor an institutional point of view but rather from human paradigms: saint, mystic, thinker, humanist, artist, outsider. Discussion oriented toward the interpretation of primary texts, focused on the problem of the unifying forms of Catholic tradition, and on the question as to how, in shaping human lives, these forms continue to be renewed. Readings might include Francis of Assisi, Ignatius Loyola, John of

the Cross, Thomas Aquinas, Pascal, Teilhard de Chardin, Erasmus, Newman, Dante, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Day, James Joyce, Simone Weil. Credit 3 units.

Re St 368 THE POETRY OF RELIGIOUS MEDITATION. Close reading of poetry by Donne, Herbert, Tennyson, Hopkins, Eliot, R.Lowell, and others. Class discussion focuses on the diverse ways British and American poets from the 17th to the 20th centuries harness the energy arising from the interplay of faith and doubt, devotion and anger to the exacting discipline of forms of verse. Credit 3 units.

Re St 470, 471 TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES. Specific advanced topics in the study of religion. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Rom Lang

ROMANCE LANGUAGES

FRENCH


Fr 560 SPECIAL TOPICS: SEMINARS IN THE LITERATURE OF CHINA. Identical with Comparative Literature 560.

Add the following new course and adopt for category C of the Distribution Requirement:

Fr 250C MASTERPIECES OF FRENCH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION. Readings and discussion in English of representative fiction by major

French writers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Flaubert, Sand, Gide, Prouse, Sartre, and Duras. Course emphasizes techniques of literary analysis as well as the literary ambiance in which works were created.

May not count toward the French major or minor. Prerequisite, fulfillment of the English composition requirement. Credit 3 units.


Fr 481 SARTRE AND EXISTENTIALISM. General reassessment of French existentialism in the light of recent intellectual developments, and detailed study of Sartre's major literary and critical works. Conducted in English, with readings in English or in French. Restricted to selected upperclassmen and graduate students. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Fr 472 FRAGMENT. Many of the major works of the Romantic period are real or deliberate fragments, suggesting that by its very essence the Romantic text seems condemned to remain incomplete. This course occasions a dialogue between a series of these works--prose, verse, and drama--and some recent theoretical concepts of closure. Readings in such authors as Hugo, Balzac, Vigny, Rimbaud. Conducted in French. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units.

Fr 575 ROBBE-GRILLET BY ROBBE-GRILLET. Novel, film, and autobiography Robbe-Grillet "as professor of himself." Study of his major novels and films, in relationship with the contemporary intellectual movement. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.


Fr 413 FRENCH PHONETICS. Theory and practice of standard pronunciation with close scrutiny of the physiology of sound-making and the correspondence between writing and actual pronunciation of contemporary speakers. Students learn the phonetic symbols of the International Phonetics Association and concentrate on improvement of their accent and intonation by classroom and individual practice. Short written quizzes, oral and written mid-term and final examinations. Required for French majors. Prerequisite, six units

of 300-level French, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units. Identical with Linguistics 418.

Change course title as follows:

Fr 324 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY AND THEATRE.

Rom Lang 2

Change course number and credit as follows:

Fr 319 (from 329) ADVANCED FRENCH CONVERSATION. Credit 3 units (from 2 units).

Fr 320 (from 330) ADVANCED FRENCH CONVERSATION. Credit 3 units (from 2 units).


Fr 387 THE MIDDLE AGES: ORDER AND CHANGE. Identical with Comparative Literature 381.

Fr 560 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR IN THE LITERATURE OF CHINA. Identical with Chinese 560.

ITALIAN

Add the following new course and adopt for category C of the Distribution Requirement:

Ital 250C MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ITALIAN PROSE. A survey of representative fiction by major Italian authors of the 19th and 20th centuries, from Manzoni to Eco. Readings and discussions in English. Prerequisite, fulfillment of the English composition requirement. Credit 3 units.

Add the following new course and adopt for category D of the Distribution Requirement:

Ital 307D GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION I. A practical review of Italian grammar and syntax, allowing students to refine their handling of written and spoken Italian. Emphasis on understanding and use of the fine points of the language. Oral reports, compositions, class discussions, group

projects, the study of both literary and non-literary materials. Prerequisite, Ital 201D, or placement by examination. Credit 3 units.


Ital 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY. Undergraduate independent study at 300- level. Prerequisite, Competence in oral and written Italian, and permission of instructor. Credit variable, maximum 6 units.

Ital 483 BOCCACCIO: DECAMERON. A detailed study of the Decameron focusing on Boccaccio's portrait of a society in transition and on the narrative structures that inform the work. Readings in Italian or English; discussion in English. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units.

Ital 485 ARIOSTO: ORLANDO FURIOSO. Ariosto's great epic poem tells, among countless other stories, how Charlemagne's knight Roland went insane for love. A study of the poem's narrative and thematic structures and of Ariosto's use of a wealth of literary sources. Readings in Italian or English; discussion in English. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units.

Rom Lang


Ital 381 THE MIDDLE AGES. Identical with Comparative Literature

381. SPANISH


Span 332 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FILM. The course treats feature- length films and studies stylistic commonalities as well as individual characteristics of the works of Bunuel, Skarmeta, Saura, Pastor Vega, Bemberg, Valdez, Giral, among others. In addition to the three hours of class time, there are weekly screenings of the films, for which there is a $15.00 lab fee. Given in English. A reading knowledge of

Spanish is helpful, but not required. Three class hours a week. Credit 3 units.


Span 319 ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH. Credit 3 units (from 2 units).

Span 320 ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH. Credit 3 units (from 2 units).

Change course title as follows:

Span 215, 216 CONVERSATION.

Change course prerequisite as follows:

Span 333C, 334C PENINSULAR SPANISH LITERATURE I, II. Prerequisite, Span 307D. Concurrent registration in Span 308D is recommended.

Span 335C, 336C SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE. Prerequisite, Span 307D. Concurrent registration in Span 308D is recommended.

RUSSIAN


Russ 349 SELECTED RUSSIAN WRITERS IN TRANSLATION. A close reading of the major works of contemporary Russian writers: Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Solzhenitsyn. Particular attention to how these writers shaped the 20th-century Russian literary imagination. Credit 3 units.

Russ

Soc Sc.

SOCIAL SCIENCES


SS 201B TEXT AND TRADITION: SOCIETY, THE STATE, AND THE INDIVIDUAL. This course examines how--if at all--rational people can form social institutions that will best serve their interests. Focusing on political and economic ideas and systems, particularly democracy and capitalism, it looks at a wide range of views on whether and in what sense social institutions serve individual interests. In doing so,

it addresses such fundamental issues as human nature and the purposes of a society. Texts to be discussed might include Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Marx, Freud, Tocqueville, Arrow, Olson, and Marcuse. Credit 3 units.

Soc SOCIOLOGY


Sociol 488 MEDICINE IN MODERN SOCIETY. Identical with History 289.


Sociol 225 CONTEMPORARY SOVIET SOCIETY.

Sociol 456 IDEOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS THEORY.

Sociol 465 PRIVACY IN AMERICAN LIFE.


Sociol 301 POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES. Examines from a sociological perspective the causes, nature, and extent of poverty in the United States. Ways of dealing with poverty on a policy level, including social welfare programs, addressing the changes in the American family structure, and employment policies, are also explored from a number of different viewpoints. Prerequisite, 3 units of sociology, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

WS

WOMEN'S STUDIES

Drop the following course:

WS 325 WOMEN AND THE VISUAL ARTS.


WS 433 TOPICS IN FEMINIST THEORY. Identical with Philosophy 433.

Add the following new course and crosslisting:

WS 219 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S LITERATURE. The range and variety of writing by women in English (short stories, novels, poetry, essays, memoirs and occasional pieces); some of the issues confronting the study

of women's literature. Works read include both authors generally considered major in most approaches to literature, in order to understand them within the tradition of women's literature, and works which deal specifically with the relations of women to their worlds, works whose subjects are key issues in women's studies. A large portion of reading is drawn from 19th and 20th century literature. Credit 3 units. Identical with English Literature 219.

Revision in the Major Requirements in Philosophy

Existing Requirements:

Students majoring in philosophy must complete 24 units of course work (300 level or above) in philosophy. Their programs must include:

a) courses so distributed that at least one course in each of the following four categories is part of thier students program:

1. the history of philosophy: Phil 350-351 (this full-year sequence counts as a single course for purposes of the major requirement), 429, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 472.

2. logic and philosophy of science: Phil 301, 303-304 (this full- year sequence counts as a single course for purposes of the major requirement), 321, 325, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 420, 421, 425.

3. the value-theoretical areas: Phil 331, 337, 341, 342, 432, 434, 437, 438, 441, 442, 445, 446.

4. epistemology and metaphysics: Phil 311, 329, 406, 410, 414, 440, 447, 448, 473, 485.

b) at lease three advanced courses in one sub-category such as aesthetics, logic, or social philosophy. The sub-categories and the three courses may be chosen by the students in consultation with the major advisor.

Revision: Change the underlined portion of the opening sentence to read 24 units of course work in philosophy, of which at least 18 units must be at the 300 level or above.

No other change.

Reviewed and accepted by the Curriculum Committee, February 11, 1986.

February 28, 1986

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