FRENCH

(French Division of the Department of Romance Languages)

G. W. Custis Lee Foundation

PROFESSORS FRALIN, HAMER
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS KNUDSON,
KOBERSTEIN, LAMBETH
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR RADULESCU

MAJOR IN FRENCH

A major in French leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires
demonstrated proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and
completion of at least 39 credits as follows:
1. Core courses (27 credits)
a. French 261 and 262
b. 1 course chosen from 195, 211, 212, 213 and 214
c. 2 courses in prerevolutionary literature chosen from 311,
313, 314, 315, and 395
d. 2 courses in postrevolutionary literature chosen from 321,
322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, and 396
e. 1 seminar chosen from 380, 381, 382, 383, and 397
f. 1 additional course numbered 195 or above
2. Related courses (12 credits) completion of one of the following
groups:
a. at least 12 credits in a non-Romance language or through the
intermediate level in a non-Romance language not previously
studied. Students who wish to work in French and another
Romance language are advised to see the description of the
Romance Language major below
b. 12 credits, with advance departmental approval, for courses
in art, English, history, philosophy, politics, and
literature in translation (except 258) or for any other
courses pertinent to the French major, including French
literature courses numbered 195 or above and beyond the 18
credits required in the core above

MAJOR IN ROMANCE LANGUAGES

A major in Romance Languages leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree
consists of at least 33 credits as follows:
1. completion of the core courses for either the French major or the
Spanish major
2. completion of the intermediate level or its equivalent in a
second Romance language (French 152, 162, or Spanish 152, 162)
3. 6 credits in literature in the second language with departmental
approval
Romance Language majors need not complete the "related courses"
requirement of either the French major or the Spanish major.

HONORS: An Honors Program in French is offered for qualified students;
see department head for details.
FRENCH 111-112 (8 or 5)* Elementary French
Limited enrollment; departmental permission required. Emphasis on
listening comprehension and speaking, with gradual introduction of reading
and writing. Staff.
Fall-Winter

*Students who have two or more entrance units in French will receive the
lower credit indicated toward their degree requirements.

FRENCH 151-152 (8) Intensive Review:
Beginning and Intermediate French
Prerequisite: Departmental approval. An intensive grammar review with
emphasis on the development of listening, speaking, writing, and reading
skills. Staff.
Fall-Winter

FRENCH 161-162 (8) Intermediate French
Prerequisite: French 112 or the equivalent in language skills.
Individualized grammar review with practical application of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing skills in the classroom. Students who have
completed second-year proficiency in another language may take French 161
or 162 for degree credit with permission of the department head. Staff.
Fall-Winter

FRENCH 195 (3) Topics in Conversation and Culture
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. A third-year topics course offered when sufficient student
interest is expressed and when departmental personnel are available.
Possible topics: (1) French in the Washington and Lee media; (2) business
and government in France; (3) production of a play or film in French; (4)
French phonetics. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the
topics are different. Staff.
Spring

FRENCH 211 (3) Supervised Study Abroad
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. A period of direct exposure to the language, culture, and
people of France. Students live for six weeks with French families in
Paris. The program includes a broad spectrum of cultural activities, such
as lectures by native authorities, attendance at the theatre and excursions
to Versailles, Chartres, and the Loire Valley. Not only language majors but
any students fulfilling the requirements are encouraged to apply. Must be
taken in conjunction with French 212, or with an equivalent project carried
out in Paris and sponsored by some other department. Staff.
Spring

FRENCH 212 (3) Supervised Study Abroad
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. Supervised academic project mutually agreed upon beforehand by
director and student, usually dealing with some aspect of the language,
literature, culture or civilization of France. Taken in conjunction with
French 211. Staff.
Spring

FRENCH 213 (3) Conversation avancee
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. Development of speaking skills pertaining to everyday
communication. Acquisition
and use of practical vocabulary. Development of pronunciation skills.
Knudson.
Spring

FRENCH 214 (3) Civilisation et culture francaises
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. A study of the French people, their mores, their traditions,
and their political and social institutions. Lambeth, Fralin.
Spring

FRENCH 261 (3) Conversation et composition:
cours avance
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. Further development of conversational skills and beginning work
in free composition, with such grammar review and word study as might be
necessary. Staff.
Fall

FRENCH 262 (3) Introduction a la
litterature francaise
Prerequisite: French 261 or equivalent. An introduction to French
literature and literary analysis based on a study of selected masterpieces,
with a thematic focus chosen by the instructor. Possible topics include (1)
Le Sublime et le grotesque a travers les siecles; (2) Un Code de l'honneur;
(3) Heros et anti-heros; (4) Pieces de resistance; (5) Litterature et
Censure. Staff
Winter

FRENCH 311 (3) Chefs-d'oeuvre de la litterature francaise du Moyen-age et
de la Renaissance
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. An analysis of styles and themes in the
genres of medieval and Renaissance French literature. Study focuses on the
courtly romance or short story, medieval farce, Villon's poetry, Ronsard,
Du Bellay, Rabelais' Gargantua et Pantagruel, Jodelle's Cleopatre captive,
Garnier's Les Juives, and Montaigne's Essais. Fralin.
Fall

[FRENCH 313 (3) Le Theatre du dix-septieme siecle]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A study of the origins of the theatre in
France and its development through the 17th century, with emphasis on
Corneille, Racine and Moliere. Fralin.

[FRENCH 314 (3) Prose et poesie de
la periode classique]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A study of the development
of the novel during the 17th century supplemented by reading from poetry
and prose literature. Koberstein.

FRENCH 315 (3) Les Romans de l'age des lumieres
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. Readings from the prominent novelists of the
18th century, including the philosophers Diderot, Rousseau and Voltaire as
well as popular favorites such as Bernardin de St. Pierre and the Marquis
de Sade. Koberstein.
Winter

[FRENCH 321 (3) La Poesie du dix-neuvieme
et du vingtieme siecle]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A presentation and analysis of major French
poets and schools of the 19th and 20th centuries. Knudson.

FRENCH 322 (3) La Prose romantique
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A study of the novel in France from 1800
through the era of Hugo, Balzac and Stendhal. Investigation of the new
sentimentalism and of reaction to existing socio-political structures as
well as a definition of the romantic hero and heroine. Knudson.
Fall

[FRENCH 323 (3) Le Roman francais
de 1850 a 1930]
(Fall 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A study of the evolution of the French novel
from Realism through Naturalism towards a new aesthetic in the early 20th
century. Representative novelists will include Flaubert, Zola, Gide and
Proust. Lambeth.

[FRENCH 324 (3) Contes et nouvelles depuis la Revolution]
(Spring 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A partially individualized course combining
study of the French short story with development of the skills in speaking
and writing French. Hamer.

FRENCH 325 (3) Le Theatre francais apres 1930
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. Reading and discussion of the most important
works in this genre written between 1930 and the present with special
emphasis on Giraudoux, Sartre, Camus, and the Theatre of the Absurd. Hamer.
Spring

FRENCH 326 (3) Le Roman francais apres 1930
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. Reading and discussion of the most important
novels and short stories of the period, including works of Malraux,
Mauriac, Saint-Exupery, Sartre, Camus and Queneau. Hamer.
Winter

FRENCH 327 (3) L'Histoire du cinema francais
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: French 262. A study of French cinema from its origins,
concentrating on the golden age in the 1930's and the renewal of the
Nouvelle Vague in the 1960's. Lambeth.
Spring
FRENCH 380 (3) Pagnol par rapport a Moliere
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between 311 and
327. A seminar emphasizing imagery and molieresque elements in plays and
novels of Marcel Pagnol. Study focuses on Pagnol's major works and on a
selection of Moliere's plays not examined in French 313. Fralin.
Winter

[FRENCH 381 (3) Questions onomastiques]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between 311 and
327. A survey of the development of French literature from the Renaissance
to the 20th century focused on the functioning of the proper name.
Koberstein.

[FRENCH 382 (3) Le Theatre francais, 1700-1930]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between 311 and
327. The development of the French theatre during the 18th and 19th
centuries, from the romantic drama of Hugo and Musset to the plays of the
"Theatre Libre." Hamer.

FRENCH 383 (3) Nouveau Roman et
Nouvelle Vague
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between 311 and
327. A study of the esthetic principles of the avant-garde in French
literature and cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Authors considered will
include Sarraute, Duras, Robbe-Grillet and Butor; directors will include
Bresson, Resnais, Truffaut and Godard. Lambeth.
Fall

FRENCH 395 (3) Lectures prerevolutionnaires
A study of French literary works before 1789, with the particular
topic chosen by instructor or students. May be offered when sufficient
student interest is expressed and when departmental personnel are
available. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are
different. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

FRENCH 396 (3) Lectures postrevolutionnaires
Readings in literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, with topic
chosen by instructor or students. May be offered when sufficient student
interest is expressed and departmental personnel are available. May be
repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

FRENCH 397 (3) Seminaire avance
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between 311 and
327. Topic chosen by instructor or student. May be offered when sufficient
student interest is expressed and departmental personnel are available. May
be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring
FRENCH 403 (3) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisites: At least 9 credits of 300-level French and permission
of the instructor. Nature and content of course to be determined by
students' needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier
preparation and performance. May be repeated for credit with permission and
if the topics are different. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

FRENCH 493 (3-3) Honors Thesis
Interested students should see a member of the French faculty by
winter term of their junior year.
Fall-Winter





GEOLOGY

Robinson Foundation

PROFESSORS SPENCER, KOZAK, McGUIRE,
SCHWAB
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JORGENSEN

MAJORS

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GEOLOGY

The geology major leading to a B.A. degree is designed to meet the
needs of students who have an interest in geology but plan to undertake
graduate work or follow careers in related fields such as business, law, or
secondary education. Appropriate course recommendations for students
wishing to prepare for these fields are listed below. The major consists of
40 credits as follows:
1. At least 22 credits in geology including 12 credits in courses
numbered above 200
2. Completion of one of the following groups:
a. 18 credits from among Biology 100 (with grade of B or
better) or higher numbered courses; Chemistry 101, 122 or
above; Computer Science 110 or above; all geology courses;
all engineering courses; all mathematics courses; Physics
108, 109
b. For students planning a career in business or those planning
to undertake graduate study leading to an MBA: Accounting
201 and 202, Economics 101, 102, and 201, Management 221,
or Mathematics 118. (It is strongly recommended that
students who plan to work toward an MBA also take
Economics/Management 203.)
c. For students planning to go to law school: Accounting 201
and 202, Economics 101 and 102, and at least 6 credits from
among Biology 100 (with grade of B or better), 110, 171,
172, 212, 214, Chemistry 101, 122, Economics 120, Philosophy
108, Politics 230 or 232
d. For students preparing for secondary education: Psychology
113, a course in United States history, and at least 12
additional credits selected from a. above. Students should
consult the Associate Dean of the College for other
specific requirements for teacher certifications.
(Information on the EXCHANGE Consortium is available from
the University Registrar.)


BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GEOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

The major in geology-environmental studies leading to a B.A. is
designed to provide general background in environmental studies with
emphasis on geological aspects of the field. Those planning graduate work
in environmental studies or environmental law should carefully consider the
background needed for entrance into the graduate programs of their choice.
Requirements for the major include 40 credits, including at least 12
credits numbered above 200 (excluding Economics 301), as follows:
1. Geology 100 or 101
2. Geology 135, 146, 147, 160, 201, and 340
3. Geology 397 or 472 (2-2) or 493 (3-3) on an environmental topic
4. Additional credits from among Biology 100 (with grade of B or
better), 110, 171, 172, 212, 214, Chemistry 101, 122, Economics
101, 102, (or 301 if not having taken 101 or 102), 120, Geology
210, 330, Philosophy 108, Politics 230 or 232




BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Geology and Geophysics majors leading to a Bachelor of Science degree
are designed to prepare students for graduate school and employment as
geoscientists.


BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY

A geology major consists of 50 credits including the following:
1. Geology 160, 210, 215, 330, 350, and a comprehensive examination
in geology; Chemistry 101, 122; Physics 108, 109.
2. Additional courses selected from the following to bring the total
to 50 credits: Geology 145, 147, 220, 230, 265, 310, 340, 373,
or 376 (or an approved summer field course), 395, 396, 397, four
credits from 472 or six credits from 493.
Additional courses required as prerequisites for completion of the
above include Geology 100 or 101 and Mathematics 101.


BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOPHYSICS

A geophysics major consists of the following 50
credits:
1. Geology 145, 265, 350, Mathematics 332.
2. Geology 215 or 330.
3. At least two credits involving appropriate advanced readings or
research in Geology 401, 402, 403, or 472.
4. At least three courses chosen from Engineering 208, Physics 208,
215, 220, 230.
5. Additional approved courses to bring the total to 50 credits
selected from offerings in computer science, engineering,
geology, mathematics, or physics.
Additional courses required as prerequisites for completion of the
above include Geology 100 or 101, Mathematics 101, 102, 221, 222, and
Physics 108, 109.

HONORS: An Honors Program in geology is offered for qualified
students; see department head for details.

GEOLOGY 100 (4) General Geology
with Field Emphasis
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Same as Geology 101 with
special emphasis on field study in the region near Lexington. Contact the
instructor for additional information. No credit for students who have
completed Geology 101. Laboratory course. Spencer.
Fall
GEOLOGY 101 (4) General Geology
The study of our physical environment and the processes shaping it.
The materials and structure of the earth's crust, the origin of the
landforms, the concept of geologic time, and the nature of the earth's
interior are considered. No credit for students who have completed Geology
100. Laboratory course. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

GEOLOGY 102 (3) History and
Evolution of the Earth
An introductory examination of the origin and evolution of the earth
and its inhabitants as inferred from the rock record. Areas of particular
emphasis include: (1) the origin of the solar system and differentiation of
the planets; (2) the evolution of the terrestrial atmosphere and
hydrosphere; (3) explanations for the development of life; (4) organic
evolution and interpretations of "mass extinctions"; (5) the changing
configuration of continental blocks and ocean basins by continental drift,
sea-floor spreading, and plate tectonics; and (6) the growth of continental
blocks and their mountain systems. Schwab.
Winter

GEOLOGY 104 (3) Planetary Geology
Large scale geological features of the earth will be examined and
compared with surface features visible on images of other planets and
planetary satellites of the solar system. Features examined will include
those resulting from volcanism, impact cratering, and structure; eolian,
fluvial, glacial and periglacial processes; and mass movement. The
composition of terrestrial and lunar rocks and extraterrestrial objects
will be examined. Models of the origin and evolution of planets and their
satellites will be discussed. Kozak.
Spring

GEOLOGY 120 (1) The Evolutionary Descent
of Humankind
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101 or Biology 100 or 110. An attempt to
trace our lineal descent from Protochordate ancestors through the
vertebrate classes to the cultural beginnings; the fossil evidence,
evolutionary theory and the geologic background. McGuire.
Winter

GEOLOGY 135 (1) Meteorology
A brief survey of weather and climate including the physical
properties of air, planetary circulation, storms, and weather forecasting.
Spencer.
Winter

GEOLOGY 145 (1) Introduction to Geophysics
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101 or Physics 108. A brief review of the
methods used to study the interior of the earth, the magnetic field,
isostasy, and earthquake seismology. Spencer.
Fall

GEOLOGY 146 (3) Geology of Natural Resources
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101. Geology and geography of mineral,
fuel, soil, and water resources. Exploitation techniques, patterns of
distribution and use, and environmental aspects are considered. McGuire.
Winter
GEOLOGY 147 (3) Geomorphology
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101. Landscapes, soils and the processes
which produce them. Lab devoted to interpretation of topographic maps and
field observation in the surrounding area. Laboratory and field course.
McGuire.
Fall

GEOLOGY 160 (3) Field Geology
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101. An introduction to the study of
geology in the field with special attention to the methods used by
geologists to make, record, and interpret field observations. The course
includes study of and field trips in the central Appalachian region.
Spring

GEOLOGY 195 (1) Selected Topics
Selected topical coverage of various subject areas in geology of
particular interest for reasons of timeliness, general interest, etc. The
topic selected will vary from year to year and be announced in advance of
the registration period. Possible study areas include "glaciers and
glaciation," "regional geomorphology of the United States," "geological
catastrophes," and "recent revolutions in geological thinking." May be
repeated for a maximum of 4 credits with permission and in different
topics. Staff.
Winter

GEOLOGY 201 (3) Oceanography
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101. Introduction to physical
oceanography and marine geology; tides, waves, currents, and the
interaction of oceans and atmosphere, submarine landscapes; and
sedimentary, volcanic, and tectonic activity in the ocean basins. Spencer.
Winter

GEOLOGY 210 (4) Mineralogy
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101 or Physics 108. A study of the
crystallography, physics, chemistry, structure, and natural occurrence of
minerals. Laboratory study and identification of minerals on the basis of
physical properties. Laboratory course. Schwab.
Fall

[GEOLOGY 215 (4) Optical Mineralogy and
Petrography]
(Not offered in 1993-94)
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101 or permission of the instructor.
Theory of the behavior of visible light in crystalline materials by means
of optical properties using oil immersion and thin section techniques. The
study of igneous and metamorphic rocks in thin section and hand specimen.
Laboratory course. Kozak.

[GEOLOGY 220 (4) Analytical Methods]
(Not offered in 1993-94)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Theory and use of the
techniques of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy
dispersive analysis as applied to geological materials. Laboratory course.
Kozak.

GEOLOGY 230 (4) Paleontology and Evolution
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101 or Biology 110. Introduction to the
history of life through study of major fossilized animal groups, their
stratigraphic distribution, and their interpretation in terms of
evolutionary theories. Laboratories in invertebrate fossil drawing,
description, and identification. Visit to National Museum of Natural
History. Laboratory course.
Fall

GEOLOGY 265 (2) Geophysical Methods
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Methods used in geophysics
to collect and analyze data. A gravimeter, a magnetometer, seismic
refraction, and electrical resistivity equipment are used in this course.
Data collected in the field are corrected and prepared for interpretation.
This course may be taken in conjunction with Geology 145. Laboratory
course. Spencer.
Fall

GEOLOGY 310 (4) Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology
Prerequisite: Geology 215. Study of the origin, classification, and
occurrence of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory study of igneous
and metamorphic rocks by means of thin section, hand specimen, and chemical
composition. Laboratory course. Kozak.
Winter

GEOLOGY 330 (4) Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Properties, origins, and dynamics of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
Correlation, organization, and historical interpretation of the sedimentary
rock record. Field and laboratory analyses of sedimentary rocks. Laboratory
course. Schwab.
Winter

GEOLOGY 340 (4) Hydrology
Prerequisites: Geology 100 or 101 and Mathematics 102. Principles of
physical and geological hydrology with emphasis on application to natural
surface and subsurface hydrologic systems, and scientific aspects of such
environmental topics as floods, subsidence, channel modification, salt
water encroachment, and water resource management. Laboratory course.
McGuire.
Winter

[GEOLOGY 350 (4) Structural Geology and
Tectonics]
(Not offered in 1993-94)
Prerequisites: Geology 160 and Mathematics 101. Study of the nature
and causes of the structures of the earth's crust with special attention to
structural features of mountain systems. Laboratory course. Spencer.

GEOLOGY 373 (3), 376 (6) Advanced Field Study
Prerequisite or Corequisite: Geology 160 and permission of the
instructor. The emphasis and location of the study area will differ from
year to year. Information will be made available by the end of the fall
term. Staff.
Spring
GEOLOGY 395 (1), 396 (2), 397 (3) Seminar
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The title, term of
meeting, and credits for seminars will be announced to all geology majors.
May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different.
The subject for Winter 1992 will be environmental studies. Staff.
Winter

GEOLOGY 401 (1), 402 (2), 403 (3) Directed
Individual Study
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Advanced work and reading
in topics selected by the instructor and meeting the special needs of
advanced students. This course may be repeated for credit with permission
and if the topics are different. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

GEOLOGY 472 (2-2) Senior Research Thesis
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree in geology are urged to
undertake research on a field or laboratory problem which can lead to the
presentation of a senior thesis. Work on this project should be started in
the spring term of the junior year. Interested students should consult
members of the faculty who will help define the problem and provide
guidance during research.
Fall-Winter

GEOLOGY 493 (3-3) Honors Thesis
Fall-Winter



GERMAN

(German Division of the Department of German
and Russian)

PROFESSORS CROCKETT, DICKENS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YOUNGBLOOD
LECTURER FOLLO

MAJOR

A major in German language leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree
requires at least 39 credits as follows:
1. German 262 (or an approved substitute in German
language or a cognate field), 311, 312, 332, 334
2. 6 credits from German 303 or from German 301 and 302
3. German 347 or 349
4. 6 additional credits in literature chosen from the following:
German 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320, 321 (if topic is literary),
325
5. The remaining credits must be taken from a list of approved
courses, available from the department, in the following
disciplines with no more than 6 credits in any one discipline:
anthropology, classics, English, German, history, journalism,
philosophy, politics, psychology, public speaking, sociology
6. Students must pass an oral proficiency examination conducted by
the department before or during their last term prior to
graduation

A major in German literature leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree
requires at least 39 credits as follows:
1. German 262 (or an approved substitute in German
language or a cognate field)
2. 6 credits from German 303 or from German 311 and
312
3. 3 credits in each of the following four groups:
German 313 or 315 German 347 or 349
German 314 or 316 German 395 or 396
4. 6 additional credits in literature chosen from the
following: German 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320,
321 (if topic is literary), 325, 347, 349, 395, 396
5. The remaining credits must be taken from a list of approved
courses, available from the department, in the following
disciplines with no more than 6 credits in any one discipline:
anthropology, art, classics, English, German 301, 302, 332, 334,
history, journalism, literature in translation (except 261 and
262), music, philosophy, psychology, sociology
6. Students must pass a literature proficiency examination conducted
by the department before or during their last term prior to
graduation

HONORS: Qualified students may become candidates for Honors in German
as early as the first term of their junior year; see department head for
details.

GERMAN 111-112 (8 or 5)* Elementary
A course in elementary German which emphasizes the spoken language as
well as grammar and reading. Staff.
Fall-Winter

*Students with two or more entrance units in German will receive the lower
number of credits indicated.

GERMAN 115 (3) Elementary
Prerequisite: German 111-112 or the equivalent. The course is designed
to provide training in German conversation for students as a transition
from the elementary to the intermediate level. Staff.
Spring

GERMAN 261-262 (8) Intermediate
Prerequisite: German 111-112 or German 115 or the equivalent.
Emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking as well as reading and
writing. The course also offers the student some acquaintance with German
literature and culture. Staff.
Fall-Winter

GERMAN 301 (3) German Conversation
Prerequisite: German 261-262 or permission of the instructor. An
intensive course stressing development of active German skills through
conversation and some writing on cultural and practical subjects.
Especially recommended for the student with a background in reading German
who plans further study of active German. Staff.
Spring

GERMAN 302 (3) Business German
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: German 262 or equivalent. Acquisition of specific
vocabulary necessary to transact business in Germany or with German
speakers. Readings in manufacturing, marketing, banking and the
organization of the European community. Business letter and resume writing.
Taught in German. Crockett.
Spring

GERMAN 303 (6 or 3-3) Supervised Study Abroad
Prerequisites: German 261-262 with grade of B or better and an average
of B in all German courses taken; or permission of the department; and
approval of the Foreign Study Committee. A period of direct exposure to the
language, culture, and people of Germany. A training period on campus will
precede residence with German families in Germany. The program includes
supervised academic projects, lectures by native authorities, and other
cultural activities. Additional details of the program, including some of
special interest to students not majoring in German, are available from the
department.
Spring

GERMAN 311 (3) Advanced German
Prerequisite: German 261-262 or equivalent. Following a study of
German phonology and an introduction to the principles of advanced German
grammar, the course emphasizes spoken German, accompanied by written
exercises on the advanced level. Youngblood.
Fall



GERMAN 312 (3) Advanced German
Prerequisites: German 303, 311 or departmental permission. A
continuing course of advanced German with emphasis on the written language
through composition and a study of stylistics. Advanced conversational
material is drawn from topics relevant to contemporary life in the
German-speaking world. Youngblood.
Winter

GERMAN 313 (3) German Literature, 1800-1850
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: German 261-262 or equivalent. The various phases of
Romanticism. Tieck, Wackenroder, Brentano, Heine, Eichendorff, and E. T. A.
Hoffmann are among the authors treated. Dickens.
Fall

GERMAN 314 (3) 20th Century Fiction
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: German 313, or German 315, or departmental permission.
Thomas Mann, Kafka, Hesse, and Grass are among the authors treated.
Conducted in German. Crockett.
Winter

[GERMAN 315 (3) German Literature, 1850-1900]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: As for German 313. Realism, Poetic Realism, and
Naturalism. Grillparzer, Fontane, Keller, Storm, Meyer, and Hauptmann are
among the authors read; study of the ballad as a literary form. Dickens.

[GERMAN 316 (3) 20th Century Drama
and Poetry]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: As for German 314. Kaiser, Brecht, Duerrenmatt, Frisch
and Rilke are among the authors treated.
Conducted in German. Crockett.

[GERMAN 318 (3) German Medieval and
Renaissance Literature]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: As for German 347 or permission of the instructor. An
examination of selected works and a study of literary history through the
16th century. Medieval literary readings will include the Hildebrandslied,
Nibelungenlied, Parzival, and Tristan as well as the Minnesang.
Consideration will also be given to the history of the German literary
language during the period covered. Conducted in German. Staff.

GERMAN 320 (3) German Literature of the
17th and 18th Centuries
(Alternate years)
(Baroque and Aufklarung)
Prerequisite: As for German 347 or permission of the instructor. A
study of representative works from the 17th and the first half of the 18th
centuries together with the literary history of the period and the history
of the literary language. Conducted in German. Staff.
Winter

GERMAN 321 (3) Seminar: Special Topics in
German Literature or Language
Prerequisite: German 261-262 or equivalent. The focus shifts annually
from the examination of a specific period or author to a study of a
specified genre such as the lyric or the Novelle. May be repeated for
credit with permission and if the topics are different. This course meets
the general education requirements in literature only when the topic is
literary (area 3).
Spring

GERMAN 325 (3) Highlights of German Civilization
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: As for German 347 or permission of the instructor. A
survey of significant developments in German civilization, particularly in
the fields of history, art, and architecture. The course will complement
purely literary study undertaken in other courses and deepen the student's
understanding and appreciation of both literary work and actual study or
travel in Germany. Conducted in German. Dickens.
Fall

GERMAN 332 (3) Performing German
Prerequisite: German 262 or permission of the instructor. The reading
interpretation, preparation and performance of one or more German language
dramas. Crockett.
Winter

GERMAN 334 (3) History of the German Language
Prerequisite: At least one 300-level German literature course. Survey
of the most significant phonetic and lexical developments of the German
language since the emergence of Germanic from Indo-European. Phonetic
structure of modern German. Taught in German. Staff.
Winter, Spring

GERMAN 347 Goethe and Schiller (I)
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Any two of the following courses: German 313, 314, 315,
316. A study of works different from those in German 349 by the two main
German men of letters, specifically dramas, lyric and philosophical poetry,
and selected prose. Critical attention is paid to the role of myth in
Goethe's and history in Schiller's dramas. (Main work: Wallenstein.)
Conducted in German. Youngblood.
Fall

[GERMAN 349 (3) Goethe and Schiller (II)]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: As for German 347. A study of works different from those
in German 347 by the two main German men of letters, specifically dramas,
lyric and philosophical poetry. Critical attention is paid to the role of
legend in Goethe's Faust (the main work read). Conducted in German.
Youngblood.

GERMAN 395 (3) Seminar
Prerequisite: German 347 or 349 or departmental permission. A seminar
on a particular author, period, or genre. The subject changes annually. May
be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Conducted in German.
Winter

GERMAN 396 (3) Seminar
Prerequisite: German 347 or 349 or departmental permission. Similar to
German 395 but with a different topic. The subject changes annually. May be
repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Conducted in German.
Spring

GERMAN 403 (3) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisites: 6 credits in German at the 300 level and permission of
the department. A course that permits students to follow a program of
directed reading or research. The nature and content of the course will be
determined by their needs and by the instructors acquainted with their
earlier preparation and performance. May be repeated for credit with
permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

GERMAN 493 (3-3) Honors Thesis
Fall-Winter



GREEK

(See also Classics and Latin)

Corcoran-Peabody Foundation

PROFESSOR TAYLOR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PELLICCIARO

GREEK 101 (3 or 0)* Elementary Greek: Phonology and Morphology
Greek stem formation and inflection and the basic syntax of the moods,
tenses, and cases. Pellicciaro.
Fall

*Students who have two or more entrance units in Greek will receive the
lower credit indicated toward their degree requirements.

GREEK 102 (3) Elementary Greek: Syntax
Prerequisite: Greek 101. Greek syntax through readings from Plato and
drills based on the readings. Some considerations on the problem of
translating philosophical language. Pellicciaro.
Winter

GREEK 103 (3) Post-Classical Greek
Prerequisite: Greek 102. Analyses of the phonology, morphology and
syntax of Greek Texts from the Hellenistic, Roman and Medieval periods.
Readings include selections from the Septuagint Bible and the New Testament
as well as from the works of secular authors. Pellicciaro.
Spring

GREEK 201 (3) Sophocles
Prerequisite: Greek 102. An introduction to Greek drama. Reading of a
play by Sophocles with an analysis of its language and form. Considerations
on the problem of translating verse and of transposing dramatic actions.
Staff.
Fall

GREEK 202 (3) Homer
Prerequisite: Greek 201. An introduction to the language of Homer and
to the Greek oral and written tradition; a reading of The Odyssey in Greek
and through translation. Staff.
Winter

[GREEK 301 (3) Tragedy]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Greek 202 or permission. A study of the Greek dramatists
through close textual analysis; readings from ancient and modern theatrical
writers and theories. Staff.

[GREEK 302 (3) The Greek Philosophers]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. Readings in Greek and English
from the corpus of Greek philosophical works, including the pre-Socratic
fragments, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics and Epicureans. Staff.


GREEK 303 (3) Old and Middle Comedy
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. A study of the comic tradition in
general and of Greek comedy in particular. Readings in Greek and English
from Aristophanes and from the corpus of ancient and modern comic plays.
Staff.
Winter

[GREEK 304 (3) Ancient Characterization]
(On demand only: Spring)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. Ideas of character in New Comedy,
romance, satire, and historical, moralistic and biographical narrative.
Readings in Greek and English from Menander, Theophrastus, late Euripides
and Aristophanes, Xenophon, the Alexander histories, ancient novellas,
Lucian and Plutarch. Staff.

[GREEK 305 (3) Homer]
(Winter 1996 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. A study of the Homeric epics and
their place in Greek art and life; a reading in Greek and English of The
Iliad; and a study through translations of the Hesiodic and later epics.
Staff.

GREEK 306 (3) The Greek Historians
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. Herodotus and Thucydides through
Greek texts and English translations; Greek historiography and its
relationship to tragic, epic and philosophical literature. Staff.
Fall

[GREEK 307 (3) The Rhetorical Theorists and
the Sophists]
(Fall 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. The philosophical grounds of the
sophistic movement and the effect of the movement on fifth and fourth
century life; readings in Greek and English from the early experiments in
and the later theoretical writers on rhetoric. Staff.

[GREEK 308 (3) The Orators]
(On demand only: Spring)
Prerequisite: Same as for Greek 301. Readings in Greek and English
from the political and juridical writers of the 4th century with studies in
4th century history. Staff.

GREEK 401 (1), 402 (2), 403 (3) Directed
Individual Study
May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are
different.
Fall, Winter, Spring

GREEK 421 (1), 422 (2), 423 (3) Directed
Individual Research
May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are
different.
Fall, Winter, Spring



HISTORY

PROFESSORS McAHREN, CECIL, FUTCH,
JARRETT, JEANS, MACHADO,
MERCHANT, PORTER, SANDERS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PARKER
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BIDLACK, SENECHAL
INSTRUCTORS CRYSTAL, DeLANEY

MAJOR

A major is fulfilled upon completion of at least 39 credits in history
among which the following are required:
1. At least 6 credits from the 100-level courses (except 190),
preferably taken during the freshman or sophomore years*
2. At least 27 credits in history courses numbered 300 or above.
Fifteen of these credits must be in one of the following fields
of concentration:
a. Europe and Russia (300-329)
b. United States, Canada, and Latin America (330-369). Because
of the accessibility of primary materials in American
history, the 15 credits must include at least three courses
chosen from History 331, 342, 344, 346, and 347
c. Asia, Russia, Islam, and Africa (370-389 and 320-323)

*Rising sophomores who have a B average in 6 credits of 100-level courses
are eligible to enroll in some 300-level courses subject to the permission
of the instructor and the department.

HONORS: An Honors Program in history is offered for qualified
students; see department head for details.

INTRODUCTORY

HISTORY 101 (3) European Civilization, 1500-1789
The rise of capitalism, Renaissance and Reformation, the age of
absolutism, and the Enlightenment. Open only to freshmen and sophomores.
Staff.
Fall

HISTORY 102 (3) European Civilization, 1789
to the Present
The French Revolution and Napoleon, the age of Metternich, the era of
nationalism, the rise of socialism, imperialism, and the two world wars.
Open only to freshmen and sophomores. Staff.
Winter

HISTORY 103 (3) Modern China: The Road
to Revolution
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The Opium Wars; the
19th-century reform movements and popular rebellions; Sun Yat-sen and the
Chinese Republic; warlordism; Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang; the rise
to power of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists; the People's Republic of
China. Jeans.
Fall

HISTORY 104 (3) The Rise of Modern Japan
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The fall of the Tokugawa
shogunate; the Meiji Restoration; the rise of Japanese imperialism; the
growth of party government; the road to Pearl Harbor; the post-war
occupation; recovery and prosperity since the war. Jeans.
Winter

HISTORY 107 (3) History of the United States
to 1876
The colonial period, the American Revolution, the formation of the
Constitution, the rise of parties, western expansion, the slavery
controversy, sectionalism, secession, Civil War and Reconstruction. Staff.
Fall

HISTORY 108 (3) History of the United States,
Since 1876
Industrialization and urbanization, the closing of the Frontier, the
New South, the Gilded Age, Progressivism, World War I, the 'twenties, the
New Deal, World War II, post war adjustment and emergence of the Cold War,
the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, Watergate, participation in the world
economy, conservative reaction, end of the Cold War. Staff.
Winter

HISTORY 109 (3) History of the Ancient Near East
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The origins of
civilization, the bronze age ideology and the ancient near eastern
kingdoms; Crete, Mycenaean Greece and relations with High Barbary; the
decay of the bronze age system: social, technological, commercial and
climatic change; successor peoples (Aramaeans, Hebrews, Phoenicians and
Assyrians) of the iron age. Sanders.
Fall

HISTORY 110 (3) History of Ancient Greece
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The formation of the Greek
people; dark, archaic and classical eras; Athens, Sparta and the Persian
Wars; conflict among the city states and the pentecontaetia; Macedonia,
Philip and Alexander the Great; Alexander's successors, the Hellenistic
kingdoms and their relations with Rome, Greece and the Roman Peace.
Sanders.
Winter

HISTORY 111 (3) History of Ancient Rome
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Early Italy and the
Etruscans; the rise of the Roman Republic, the conflict of the orders and
the political unification of Italy; the wars with Carthage and the
Hellenistic kingdoms; Civil War and the reign of Augustus; the Imperial
peace, the spread of Christianity, and the problem of decline and fall.
Sanders.
Spring

HISTORY 130 (3) Survey of Colonial Latin America
An introduction to the "Indian" and Iberian people active from Florida
to California through Central and South America between 1450 and 1750.
Parker.
Fall

HISTORY 131 (3) Survey of Latin America,
1750 to the Present
Emphasizing regionalism and social factors, this course traces the
disintegration of Iberian empires in America and the development of
national entities. Parker.
Winter

[HISTORY 132 (3) Case Studies in Latin American Nationalism]
(Spring 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. A history of selected
Spanish-speaking Latin American nations emphasizing contemporary
conditions. Parker.

HISTORY 133 (3) Survey of Brazilian History
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. A tracing of the major
social, political, economic and constitutional themes in Brazilian history,
focusing primarily on paternalism and the organic view of society and the
state. Parker.
Spring

HISTORY 150 (3) Seminar in American History
for Freshmen and Sophomores
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introduction to methods
of researching and writing American history. Examination of topics in
Afro-American history selected by the instructor. Class discussion of
assigned reading and term papers. Merchant.
Spring

HISTORY 152 (3) Seminar in American Foreign
Relations for Freshmen and Sophomores
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An investigation of
selected crises in American foreign affairs since 1945, with special
emphasis on how five modern presidents, Truman to Nixon, and their advisers
interpreted the responsibilities of the Presidency for formulating and
implementing policy. Topics include the Korean War, the Cuban-Missile
Crisis, the Vietnam War, the nuclear arms race, the Arab-Israeli conflict
and others. Topics will change from year to year. Machado.
Spring

HISTORY 153 (3) Seminar in European History
and Literature for Freshmen and Sophomores
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The study of society and
politics from the Renaissance and Reformation to the French Revolution.
Jarrett.
Spring

[HISTORY 154 (3) Seminar in European History
and Literature for Freshmen and Sophomores]
(Next offering Spring 1995)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The study of society and
politics in 19th-century Europe. Cecil.

HISTORY 190 (1) Bibliographical Resources
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Corequisite: Enrollment in
a history course requiring a research paper. An introduction to
bibliographical tools and their use including finding aids to the
historical literature of various countries and periods. Most class meetings
and assignments will take place in the first half of the term in order to
permit completion of a specialized bibliography essential to the
preparation of the research paper in the corequisite course. Degree credit
is given for only one 190 course regardless of academic discipline.
Directed by the Library Staff and members of the History Department.
Fall

EUROPEAN HISTORY

[HISTORY 300 (Classics 300) (3) Seminar in
Ancient History]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructors. A
consideration of the major Greek and Roman historians, the influence of
various literary and philosophical conventions on the development of their
method and their approach to selected problems in ancient history evaluated
in the light of modern historical research. Sanders and Taylor.

[HISTORY 302 (3) Medieval History to 1500]
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
world of late antiquity and the emergence of early medieval culture; the
early church, Byzantium and Islam; technological and social change,
feudalism and the intellectual revival; the beginnings of nationality and
the decay of medieval social and economic institutions. Sanders.

HISTORY 304 (3) The Renaissance and
Reformation
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Humanism and its influence on the secularization of thought and culture;
the conflict between republicanism and despotism in Italy; the Church and
popular religion in the late medieval age; the Papacy in the 15th and 16th
centuries; Luther, Calvin, and the Protestant radicals, the wars of
religion and the Catholic Reformation. Cecil.
Fall

[HISTORY 306 (3) Europe in the 18th Century]
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
monarchies of the last Stuarts and Louis XIV and their legacies, the
development of the English constitution and continental monarchies in
response to economic changes, social conflicts, the wars of mid-century,
and the challenges of the Enlightenment. Staff.

HISTORY 307 (3) French Revolution and Napoleon
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Origins and development of the Revolution; Napoleon and the Empire, some
discussion of various interpretations. Staff.
Winter

HISTORY 308 (3) Europe, 1815-1871
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
Vienna Settlement and the Concert of Europe, the agrarian system in Eastern
Europe, social and political effects of industrialization in Western
Europe, science and intellectual revolution, the unification of Italy and
Germany. Futch.
Fall

HISTORY 309 (3) Europe, 1870-1918
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
development of the industrial and democratic nation in Western Europe,
nationalism and domestic tensions in Eastern Europe, international
relations and World War I. Futch.
Fall

HISTORY 310 (3) Europe, 1918-1940
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
failure of the Versailles Settlement, the collapse of the European economy,
dynamic totalitarianism and the crisis of democracy; international
relations and the coming of World War II. Futch.
Winter

[HISTORY 311 (3) Europe Since 1939]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
Second World War. The Cold War and Europe's division into east and west
blocs. The revival of western Europe. Decolonization. Sovietized eastern
Europe. The Fifth Republic. Ostpolitik. Detente. The fading of American
dominance in the west. Emergence of a west European community. Futch.

[HISTORY 313 (3) Germany, 1789-1890]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Struggle for German unification from the French Revolution through the
establishment and consolidation of the empire under Bismarck. Cecil.

[HISTORY 314 (3) Germany, 1890 to the Present]
(Next offering Winter 1995)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
twilight of the empire under Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Weimar interlude, the
Third Reich of Adolf Hitler, and post-war Germany divided between East and
West. Cecil.

HISTORY 315 (3) Venetian History
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Foundation of island state, commercial and naval greatness of Venice,
Venetian culture of the Renaissance and baroque eras, fall of the republic
and subjection to Austria, Venetia redenta. Futch.
Spring

[HISTORY 316 (3) The Papacy since the Schism]
(Spring 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Politics and art in Renaissance Rome; Counter Reformation culture;
heretics, Jesuits, and Spaniards in the 16th-17th centuries; the baroque
papacy vs. Enlightenment and Revolution; destruction of Temporal Power;
papacy and totalitarianism in the 20th century. Futch.

HISTORY 317 (3) The British Isles to 1399
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The archaeology of
megalithic, Celtic and Roman Britain; the Germanic invasions and the
culture of Anglo-Saxon England; the Celtic and Catholic churches; the
Norman Conquest; Ireland, Scotland, and the High Middle Ages; social,
political, demographic and constitutional changes in the late medieval
period. Sanders.
Fall

HISTORY 318 (3) The British Isles, 1399-1760
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Lancastrian, York, and
Tudor England; English impact on Ireland and Scotland; the break with Rome;
the Age of Elizabeth; Stuart monarchs in a century of Revolution; Whigs and
Tories in the Great Britain of Newton, Johnson and the Georges; the Wars
for Empire and the American questions. Sanders.
Winter

[HISTORY 319 (3) The British Isles Since 1760]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The Age of George III and
the American, French and Industrial Revolutions; the Scots Enlightenment
and the Irish question; Victorians and Edwardians; the Great War and its
aftermath; the contest with the Axis powers, withdrawal from Empire, and
adjustments to postwar, social and political change. Sanders.

HISTORY 320 (3) The Growth of Imperial Russia
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Kievan Rus, the Mongol invasions, the rise of Muscovy, and the Romanov
period. Bidlack.
Fall

HISTORY 321 (3) Soviet Russia
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
revolutions of 1917, the emergence of the Soviet system, the Stalinist
period, Stalin's successors, and the eventual collapse of the USSR.
Bidlack.
Winter

HISTORY 322 (3) Seminar on Modern Russia
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Selected topics in political, intellectual, social, and economic history of
Russia/the Soviet Union in the 19th and 20th centuries. May be repeated for
credit with permission and if the topics are different. Bidlack.
Spring
[HISTORY 323 (6 or 3-3) Supervised Study in
Russia ]
(Spring 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Approval of the Foreign Study Committee and permission
of the instructor. Offered subject to student interest and sufficient
enrollment. Students may elect to split credits between the history
department and an approved independent study with any other department. A
period of direct exposure to the history, language, culture and peoples of
Russia. A short training period on campus will precede residence in youth
hostels in various Russian cities. The program includes supervised academic
projects, lectures by native authorities, and other cultural activities.
Bidlack.

HISTORY 325 (3) European Intellectual History from Renaissance to Kant
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Cultural and intellectual history emphasizing the Enlightenment and
including such topics as British science, psychology, and political
philosophy; Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire; Diderot and the Encyclopedie,
popular cultural movements; all studied within the context of social and
political groups and institutions. Jarrett.
Fall

HISTORY 326 (3) European Intellectual History from the French Revolution to
1914
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Cultural and intellectual history including romanticism and realism; Mill
and liberalism; Darwin, Marx, Freud; the social novel; conservative
movements; popular culture; all studied within the context of social and
political groups and institutions. Jarrett.
Spring

[HISTORY 327 (3) Senior Seminar in
European History]
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Opening lectures deal with
the rise of historical thinking. Thereafter, papers will be presented and
discussions held on such problems as historical evidence and knowledge,
biography, historical forces, interpretations of history, and the great
philosophies of history.

[HISTORY 328 (3) Senior Seminar in
European History]
Prerequisites: History 327 and permission of the instructor. Each
student will write a major research paper. Discussions will center around
particular problems of research, documentation, and writing.

[HISTORY 329 (3) Topics in European History]
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
course offered from time to time depending on student interest and staff
availability, in a selected topic or problem in European history. May be
repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.


UNITED STATES, CANADIAN,
AND LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

HISTORY 330 (3) Colonial Latin America
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
study of Latin American social, political and economic history focusing on
most recent monographic and interpretive studies, with emphasis on
post-conquest societies. Parker.
Fall

HISTORY 331 (3) Latin American Nations
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
study of 19th and 20th century Latin American history, emphasizing politics
(especially 19th century), international relations and trade using
monographic and interpretive studies. Parker.
Winter

HISTORY 332 (3) The Dynamics of Political Change in Latin America
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
study of the characteristics and backgrounds of political leaders in Latin
America since independence, how and when they rose to power, and how they
exercised and ultimately left power. Emphasis on political theory. Parker.
Spring

HISTORY 335 (3) Canada Since 1837
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Rebellion of 1837, the
Union of the Canadas. Confederation: Macdonald, CPR and western expansion.
Laurier and Liberalism. Borden and World War I. Prosperity and Depression.
Mackenzie King and World War II. St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, and Pearson:
Canada as a middle power. Quebec: Duplessis, Quiet Revolution, and
Separatism. Alberta: oil power, Trudeau and bicultural federalism. The new
constitution. Conservative victory. Porter.
Winter

HISTORY 340 (3) The American Colonies,
1605-1763
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. This
course covers the political and constitutional, economic and social
development of the North American British colonies from their founding
through the conclusion of the French and Indian War. McAhren.
Fall

HISTORY 341 (3) The American Revolution,
1763-1787
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
political, constitutional and economic history of the 13 colonies from the
Peace of Paris, 1763, through the formulation of the Constitution of 1787.
McAhren.
Winter
HISTORY 342 (3) The United States, 1787-1800
Prerequisites: Junior standing, History 108 or 341 and permission of
the instructor. An intensive examination of the first two presidential
administrations including the formulation of the Bill of Rights,
implementation of the new Constitution, development of Constitutional
interpretations, creation of the Hamiltonian financial system, emergence of
the first political parties, impact of the French Revolution on American
domestic politics, and ramifications of the election of 1800. McAhren.
Spring

HISTORY 343 (3) The United States, 1801-1840
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
political, constitutional, social and economic history of the United States
from the inauguration of Jefferson through the presidential election of
1840. Merchant.
Spring

[HISTORY 344 (3) The United States, 1840-1860]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. An
intensive examination of the sectional conflict: the Mexican War, Manifest
Destiny, slavery and the territories, the abolition movement, the failure
of compromise, and secession. Emphasis will be on the study of primary
sources and class discussion of assigned reading. Merchant.

[HISTORY 345 (3) Civil War and Reconstruction]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Secession, the struggle for Southern independence, state and national
problems during the period of Reconstruction. Merchant.

HISTORY 346 (3) America in the Gilded Age,
1870 to 1900
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
survey of the transformation of American society under the impact of
industrialization and urbanization. It examines how business leaders,
workers, farmers, and the middle class attempted to shape the new
industrial society to their own purposes. Emphasis will be given to social,
intellectual, and cultural experiences and to politics. Senechal.
Winter

[HISTORY 347 (3) Populism, Progressivism,
and the New Deal]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: History 108 and permission of the instructor. The
objective is to identify and analyze the major political, economic, social
and intellectual changes that occurred in American life between 1890 and
1945. Machado.

[HISTORY 351 (3) Social and Intellectual History of the United States from
Colonial Times
through the Civil War]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Origin and development of American ideas concerning government, society,
economics, and religion; the effects of these ideas and of a changing
social structure upon American history. McAhren.

[HISTORY 352 (3) Social and Intellectual History of the United States since
the Civil War]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Adjustment of American ideas to industrialization, urbanization and
changing world responsibilities; consequences of those adjustments for the
history of modern America. McAhren.

[HISTORY 355 (3) Diplomatic History of the
United States to 1913]
(Fall 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. An
examination of American foreign policy from the founding fathers through
the Taft administration, with primary attention on the rising American
empire. The War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Spanish-American War will
be treated in depth. Machado.

HISTORY 356 (3) Diplomatic History of the
United States, 1913-1975
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. From
Woodrow Wilson's to Richard Nixon's response to war and revolution, with
additional emphasis on the ideals and economic self-interest which have
shaped America's foreign relations from World War I to Vietnam. Machado.
Fall

HISTORY 357 (3) History of Women in America, 1609-1870
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. An
examination of women's social, political, cultural and economic positions
in America through the immediate post-Civil War. Changes in women's
education, legal status, position in the family, and participation in the
work force will be addressed with emphasis on the diversity of women's
experience, especially the manner in which class and race influenced
women's lives. The growth of an organized women's rights movement will
comprise an important part of this course. Senechal.
Fall

[HISTORY 358 (3) History of Women in America, 1870 to the Present]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
survey of some of the major topics and themes in American women's lives
from the mid-19th century to the present, including domestic and family
roles, economic contributions, reproductive experience, education,
suffrage, and the emergence of the contemporary feminist movement.
Attention will be paid to the influence on women's roles, behavior, and
consciousness by the social and economic changes accompanying
industrialization and urbanization and to variations in women's experience
caused by differences in race, class, and region. Senechal.

[HISTORY 361 (3) The History of Violence
in America]
(Winter 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
broad survey of the social origins, evolution, and major forms of
extra-legal, violent conflict in the United States, including individual
and collective violence and conflict related to race, class, gender,
politics, and ethnicity, especially emphasizing the 19th and 20th
centuries. Major topics will include theories of social conflict, slavery
and interracial violence, predatory crime, labor strife, and the response
to crime, especially the rise of prisons and a professional police force.
Senechal.

HISTORY 362 (3) The Old South to 1860
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
study of the making of the Old South; slavery; antebellum political,
economic, social, and cultural developments; the origins and growth of
sectionalism. Merchant.
Fall

HISTORY 363 (3) The New South, 1877-1970
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor.
Agricultural changes and industrial beginnings and developments, Jim Crow
laws, Dixie demagogues and progressive and conservative leaders. Emphasis
on background of present South, its opportunities and problems. Merchant.
Winter

[HISTORY 364 (3) The United States Constitution]
(Spring 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An examination of the
historical origins and development to 1791 of the Federal Constitution,
including English and colonial backgrounds, state constitutions, the
Articles of Confederation, drafting and ratification of the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights. Merchant.

HISTORY 367 (3) Seminar in American Social
History
Prerequisites: Junior standing, 15 credits in history, and permission
of the instructor. An examination of selected topics in the social history
of the United States. Requirements will include a major research paper
based on original source material. May be repeated for credit with
permission and if the topics are different. Senechal.
Spring

HISTORY 368 (3) Seminar in the
History of American Business
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An intensive examination
of business since 1865, with emphasis on the rise of big business and
technology, the changing processes of production and distribution, the
revolution in management, and the place of business in the broader culture.
Some of the leading histories and historians of American enterprise will be
discussed. Machado.
Fall

[HISTORY 369 (3) Topics in United States,
Latin American or Canadian History]
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
course offered from time to time depending on student interest and staff
availability, in a selected topic or problem in United States, Latin
American or Canadian history. May be repeated for credit with permission
and if the topics are different. Staff.

ASIAN, AFRICAN, AND
ISLAMIC HISTORY

HISTORY 370 (3) Australia and New Zealand
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. European exploration and
settlement, indigenous peoples, political and economic growth, social
experiments, and federal union (in Australia) in the 19th century;
constitutional and party history, industrialization, urbanization, labor
relations, depression, World Wars, the evolution of the Welfare State, and
the new Pacific powers after 1945 in the 20th century. Porter.
Spring

[HISTORY 371 (3) History of the Islamic
Peoples to 1914]
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. The
rise and diffusion of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, colonialism and
nationalism in Muslim areas to 1914.

[HISTORY 372 (3) History of the Islamic Peoples, 1914 to the Present]
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. World War I; the end of
the colonial empires and the successor states; World War II; the creation
of Israel; the Arab-Israeli wars; the rise of Islamic fundamentalism; the
superpowers in the Middle East.

[HISTORY 374 (3) History of Southern Africa
from the 17th Century]
(Fall 1994 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. San, Khoi, Xhosas, etc.:
African background. Dutch company and English conquest. Boer vs. African
vs. British. Shaka, Dingane and the Zulu. Moshoeshoe and Basutoland.
Kimberley diamonds and Johannesburg gold. Boer War, Botha, Smuts, Herzog
and rise of Afrikaanerdom, African nationalism and apartheid. Verwoerd,
Vorster and the totalitarian state. Botha: New constitution 1984.
Rhodesia: conquest, colonization, UDI, and revolutionary independence.
Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland. Porter.



[HISTORY 375 (3) European Imperialism in East and Central Africa: 19th and
20th Centuries: Sudan and Kenya to Rhodesia]
(Fall 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. African and Islamic
backgrounds. Swahili culture. Livingstone and Stanley: explorers and
missionaries. Bismarck and German imperialism. British colonialism. African
nationalism: Mau Mau, Kenyatta, Moi, Nyerere, Kaunda, and Uhuru. Zanzibar
revolution. Uganda: Idi Amin and Obore. Revolutionary independence:
Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Mugabe's regime. Porter.

[HISTORY 376 (3) West African History]
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Sudanic empires and Islam.
Forest states and European influences. Slave Trade. Niger question:
European exploration and Christianization. Partition and African
resistance. French and British colonialism. African intelligentsia and
nationalism. Nkrumah and Ghana. Nigeria: Independence and civil war. French
4th Republic, De Gaulle and 5th Republic: Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast,
Cameroun. Disaster in Sahel, post-independence leadership. Porter.

HISTORY 378 (3) The Indian Subcontinent:
European Imperialism and the Rise of the
Succession States, 1498-1980
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Rise and fall of the
Mughal Empire. The Portuguese, Dutch, French, and English in India. The
Company's regime. Bengali Renaissance, English Reform, and the Indian
Mutiny. The British Raj. The Congress Party: Tilak, Gokhale, and Ghandi.
World Wars, imperial revolution, Indian nationalism and the Moslem League.
Divided independence. Pakistan: consolidation, dictatorship, and
Bangladesh. India: Nehru, Indira Gandhi to Rajiv Gandhi. Sri Lanka:
European domination to democracy. Porter.
Fall

HISTORY 380 (3) Japanese Civilization to 1800
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The historical setting;
the origins of Japanese civilization; Shinto; the introduction and spread
of Chinese influence; the impact of Buddhism; modification of the Chinese
model; the feudal age and the samurai ethos; popularization of Buddhism;
Zen culture; the first European encounter; the period of reunification; the
Tokugawa political system; Tokugawa culture. Jeans.
Winter

HISTORY 381 (3) Seminar on Japan
in World War II
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. A study of Japan in the
war including the Manchurian Incident, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the
road to Pearl Harbor, the war, Japan's decision to surrender, the
controversy over the role of Emperor Hirohito, and the occupation and its
legacy. Using films, memoirs, and wartime and later Japanese writings, the
period will be viewed from both Japanese and western perspectives. Jeans.
Spring

HISTORY 383 (3) Chinese Civilization to 1800
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The origins of Chinese
civilization; feudalism; classical thought; the first golden age of
imperial China; Chinese Buddhism and Neo-Taoism; the second golden age; the
"great divide" in premodern history; the civil service system; the Mongol
conquest and rule; despotism in imperial China; "stagnation" in late
imperial China. Jeans.
Fall

[HISTORY 384 (3) Seminar on History of
Chinese Communism]
(Spring 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Study of the Chinese
Communist movement (1921-present), including its origins, the first united
front with the Kuomintang, the Kiangsi period and the Long March, the Yenan
era and the Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and the Chinese
Communists in power since 1949. Special attention will be devoted to the
roles of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Using films, memoirs, and Chinese
Communist writings, the movement and the period will be viewed from both
Chinese and Western perspectives. Jeans.

[HISTORY 389 (3) Topics in Asian, African,
or Islamic History]
Prerequisite: Junior standing and permission of the instructor. A
course offered from time to time depending on student interest and staff
availability, in a selected topic or problem in Asian, African or Islamic
history. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are
different. Staff.

HISTORY 395 (3) Advanced Seminar
Prerequisites: Junior standing, 15 credits in history, and permission
of the instructor. A seminar offered from time to time depending on student
interest and staff availability, in a selected topic or problem in history.
May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

HISTORY 396 (3) History of Washington and Lee
(Alternate years)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and completion of
preliminary research. An examination of the history of Washington and Lee
University concentrating on the period between 1910 and 1945, and applying
interpretations from general literature on the history of higher education
in America. Several papers are required. During the fall and winter terms
prior to enrollment, interested students should consult with the instructor
about their research project. Sanders.
Spring

HISTORY 401 (1), 402 (2) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.0 in all history courses and
permission of the instructor. A course which permits the student to follow
a program of directed reading or research in an area not covered by other
courses. May be repeated for credit with permission. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

HISTORY 403 (3) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.0 in all history courses and
permission of the instructor. Limited to juniors and seniors. A course
which permits the student to follow a program of directed reading or
research in an area not covered in other courses. May be repeated each term
of the junior and senior year. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

HISTORY 443 (3) Honors Tutorial
Prerequisites: Honors candidacy, senior standing. Directed reading and
conferences in preparation for a comprehensive examination.
Spring

HISTORY 473 (3-3) Senior Thesis
Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for Honors in history. This
course serves only as an alternative to History 493 when work for the
Honors program is either incomplete or inadequate. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

HISTORY 493 (3-3) Honors Thesis
Prerequisites: Honors candidacy, senior standing.
Fall-Winter


HONORS

PROFESSOR EVANS*

These courses are offered as a part of the University Scholars
undergraduate honors program. (See page 81 for a selected list of recent
seminar topics.)

HONORS 100 (1) Readings in the Humanities
Pass/Fail only. Open only to members of the University Scholars
Program. Reading and discussion of primary sources correlated with the
current topic of Honors 201.
Winter

HONORS 200 (1) Independent Seminar
Pass/Fail only. Open only to members of the University Scholars
Program with the permission of the Director of the University Scholars
Program. Study and discussion of various topics. May be repeated with
permission for a maximum of 3 credits. Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring

HONORS 201 (3) Humanities Seminar
Open only to members of the University Scholars Program. A seminar on
a specific topic representing one or more of the humanities. The topic will
vary from year to year, as will the general education designation.
Spring

HONORS 202 (3) Natural Science Seminar
Open only to members of the University Scholars Program. A seminar on
a specific topic representing one or more areas in the natural sciences and
mathematics. The topic will vary from year to year as will the general
education designation.
Winter

HONORS 203 (3) Social Science Seminar
Open only to members of the University Scholars Program. A seminar on
a specific topic representing one or more areas in the social sciences. The
topic will vary from year to year as will the general education
designation.
Fall


*Director of University Scholars Program

INTERDEPARTMENTAL

[INTERDEPARTMENTAL 101 (3) Human
Population Problems]
An interdisciplinary treatment of population growth and population
density; environmental decay; resource depletion; and international
conflict. The course attempts to present essential facts of these problems;
to develop appreciation of relationships between population density, and
growth, and human welfare; to consider the feasibility of political
approaches to treating these problems; and to evaluate the problems and the
alternative responses to them, by examined ethical standards. Participation
by staff members from the Departments of Biology, Economics, Politics, and
Religion, with other guests. This course is a free elective, not satisfying
any general education requirement. Gunn.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL 341 (Psychology 341) (3) Bio-Medical Ethics
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An examination of the
issues arising out of the human impact of modern bio-medical research and
practice. Specific issues to be selected from among the following:
abortion, contraception, death and dying, experimentation/research,
genetics evolution and the "new biology," in vitro fertilization, mental
retardation, population, public health/community medicine,
science/technology, transplantation. Hodges.
Spring

INTERDEPARTMENTAL 342 (3) Legal Ethics
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An examination of the
issues associated with the lawyer's role in society and with his or her
impact upon and obligations to the client, the court, and the legal
profession. Hodges.
Fall

INTERDEPARTMENTAL 344 (Journalism 344) (3) Ethics of Journalism
Prerequisite: Permission of the Journalism Department. An examination
of the moral issues arising out of the impact of modern journalism and
communications. Includes discussion of First Amendment freedoms,
confidentiality of sources, social role and obligations of professional
journalists, and professional self-regulation. Hodges and MacDonald.
Winter

INTERDEPARTMENTAL 345 (Management 345) (3) Business Ethics
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An examination of the
moral and ethical issues associated with management policy and executive
decisions. The course examines the basic approaches to moral reasoning,
macro-moral issues concerning the justice of economic systems, and
micro-moral issues such as the following: conflict of interest, whistle
blowing, discrimination in employment, product safety, environment, and
advertising. DeVogt.
Spring

[INTERDEPARTMENTAL 390 (3) Christian Social Teachings: A Sociological and
Theological Analysis]
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the instructors. An
examination of sociological and theological dimensions of Christian social
teachings from the New Testament through the 18th century. Crucial social
and moral issues e.g., church-state relations, economic justice, family and
sexual relations will be addressed through reading Ernst Troeltsch's
classic study, The Social Teachings of the Christian Churches. When
offered, this course will be team taught with Religion 305 and Sociology
390. Beckley and White.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL 493 (3-3) Honors Thesis
Open only to members of the University Scholars program completing
interdisciplinary honors work or majoring in a department without an honors
program. All departments involved must review and approve the final thesis.
Fall-Winter




ITALIAN

(Department of Romance Languages)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PELLICCIARO

[ITALIAN 101-102 (6 or 3)* Elementary Italian]
A description of the sound patterns of Italian and of its syntax and
word-formation for students interested in developing skills in reading,
writing and speaking Italian.

*Students who have two or more entrance units in Italian will receive the
lower credit indicated toward their degree requirements.

[ITALIAN 103 (3) Beginning Italian]
Prerequisite: Six credits of Italian or permission of the instructor.
Continued study of morphology and syntax; close readings of texts;
composition. Five hours of class meetings each week. Taught in Italy.

[ITALIAN 151 (3) Intermediate Italian]
Prerequisite: Italian 102 or permission of the instructor. Readings in
Italian literature with written and spoken exercises in Italian paraphrase
and elaboration. Written and oral translations from Italian into English
and English into Italian.

[ITALIAN 152 (3) Intermediate Italian]
Prerequisites: Italian 103 with a grade of B or better, Italian 151,
or permission of the instructor. Readings in contemporary poets and writers
of fiction. Advanced exercises in Italian composition.

[ITALIAN 195 (1) Contemporary Italian Readings]
Prerequisites: Italian 102 or the equivalent and permission of the
instructor. A program of reading as suggested by each student and approved
by the instructor. The range of choice includes works of fiction and
non-fiction by contemporary authors and articles from respected magazines.
Students will present carefully written translations each week. Discussions
and critiques of their work will take place weekly.

ITALIAN 401 (1), 402 (2) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisites: Italian 152 or the equivalent and permission of the
instructor. Advanced study in Italian. The nature and content of the course
will be determined by the students' needs and by an evaluation of their
previous work. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics
are different. Pellicciaro.
Fall, Winter, Spring

ITALIAN 403 (3) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisites: Italian 152 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. Advanced study in Italian. The nature and content of the course
will be determined by the students' needs and by an evaluation of their
previous work. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics
are different. This course meets the general education requirement in
literature only when the subject is literary (area 3). Pellicciaro.
Fall, Winter, Spring



JAPANESE

(Japanese Division of the Department of East Asian
Languages and Literature)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ROGERS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UJIE

JAPANESE 111-112 (8) Elementary Japanese
An introduction to spoken Japanese, the kana scripts, and 100 kanji
(characters). Classroom drills, written and taped materials emphasize basic
sentence patterns. Daily practice in reading and writing. Staff.
Fall-Winter

JAPANESE 261-262 (8) Intermediate Japanese
Prerequisite: Japanese 111-112 or the equivalent. A continuation of
Japanese 112 with emphasis on the spoken language and reading texts, and
with the introduction of 250 additional kanji. Staff.
Fall-Winter

JAPANESE 301 (3) Advanced Japanese I
Prerequisites: Japanese 262 or the equivalent and permission of the
instructor. A continuation of Japanese 261-262 designed to further develop
listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Advanced classroom
drills, reading texts, and taped materials will provide systematic practice
in increasingly complex discourses and will acquaint students with key
aspects of Japanese customs, culture, and society. Staff.
Fall

JAPANESE 302 (3) Advanced Japanese II
Prerequisites: Japanese 301 and permission of the instructor. A
continuation of Japanese 301. Staff.
Winter

JAPANESE 311 (3) Readings in Japanese
Literature I
Prerequisites: Japanese 302 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. Advanced reading, discussion, and written responses to a
variety of literary materials, including relevant journal and newspaper
articles. Whenever available, video materials will supplement readings.
Rogers.
Fall

JAPANESE 312 (3) Readings in Japanese Literature II
Prerequisites: Japanese 311 or equivalent and permission of the
instructor. A continuation of Japanese 311 with readings drawn from
traditional a