FRENCH

(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, 213, 215, 250, 285, 286,
and 295
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, 328, 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 162, 164)
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 (6) 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 (6) 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 French; (3) French
publicity; (4) French phonetics. May be repeated for credit with
permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
Fall, Winter

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 215 (3) Atelier de composition
Prerequisites: French 152 or 162 or equivalent and
permission of the instructor. Group-oriented and personalized
instruction in written communication, including French grammar,
vocabulary and stylistics. Koberstein.
Spring

FRENCH 250 (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
history, traditions, and political and social institutions. Lambeth,
Fralin, Radulescu.
Spring


FRENCH 261 (3) Conversation et composition: cours avanc‚
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)
L amour a travers les siecles; (5) Litterature et censure. Staff.
Winter

FRENCH 285 (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 286, or with an equivalent project
carried out in Paris and sponsored by some other department. Staff.
Spring

FRENCH 286 (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 285. Staff.
Spring

FRENCH 295 (3) Atelier avance de langue, litterature et culture
Prerequisites: French 262 or equivalent and permission of
the instructor. A third-year topics or advanced grammar course.
Possibilities include (1) advanced French grammar, phonetics or
theme et version; (2) film production in French; (3) French business
and government. May be repeated for credit with permission and if
the topics are different. Staff.
Spring

*[FRENCH 311 (3) Chefs-d oeuvre de la litterature francaise du
Moyen-age et de la Renaissance]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*FRENCH 313 (3) Le Theatre du dix-septieme siecle
(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.
Winter

*FRENCH 314 (3) Prose et poesie de la periode classique
(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.
Fall

*[FRENCH 315 (3) Les Romans de l age des lumieres]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

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

*[FRENCH 322 (3) La Prose romantique]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*FRENCH 323 (3) Le Roman francais de 1850 a 1930
(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.
Fall

*FRENCH 324 (3) Contes et nouvelles depuis la Revolution
(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.
Spring

*[FRENCH 325 (3) Le Theatre francais apres 1930]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*[FRENCH 326 (3) Le Roman francais apres 1930]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

*[FRENCH 327 (3) L Histoire du cinema francais]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*FRENCH 328 (3) Theatre de l absurde, theatre de la derision
Prerequisites: French 262 or equivalent and permission of
the instructor. Reading and discussion of some of the main
playwrights of avant-garde French theatre from Jarry to Beckett and
Ionesco. The production and performance of one of the plays studied
will also constitute an important part of the course. Interested
students must contact the professor during the winter term.
Radulescu.
Spring

*[FRENCH 380 (3) Pagnol par rapport a Moliere]
(Winter 1996 and alternate years)
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between
311 and 328. 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.

*[FRENCH 381 (3) Questions onomastiques]
(Fall 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered
between 311 and 328. 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
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between
311 and 328. 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.
Fall

*FRENCH 383 (3) Nouveau Roman et Nouvelle Vague
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: 9 credits chosen from courses numbered between
311 and 328. 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.
Winter

* 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 328. 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 300-1evel 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, SCHWAB
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HARBOR

MAJORS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

A major in geology leading to a Bachelor of Science degree
consists of 50 credits as follows:
1. Geology 160, 210, 310, 330, 350, and a comprehensive
examination in geology; Chemistry 101, 122; Physics 108, 109
2. Geology 247 or 340
3. Additional courses to bring the total to 50 must be
selected from among Biology 110; Geology 147, 220, 230, 247, 275,
310, 340, 373, 376 (or an approved summer field course), 395, 396,
397, 472 (four credits) or 493 (six credits).

Additional courses required as prerequisites for completion
of the above include Geology 100 or 101 and Mathematics 101.

Independent majors in geophysics or engineering geology may
be developed with guidance from the Geology Department for students
interested in these areas of study.

BACHELOR OF ARTS

A major in geology leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree
requires 40 credits as follows:
1. At least 26 credits in geology including at least 16
credits numbered 200 or above
2. Additional courses must be selected from among
Accounting 201, 202; Biology 110 or higher; Chemistry 101 or higher;
Computer Science 110 or higher; Economics 101, 102, 201; all
engineering; all geology; Management 201, 221; all mathematics;
Philosophy 108; Physics 108 or higher; Politics 230, 232.

A major in environmental studies in geology is designed to
provide general background in environmental studies with emphasis
on geological aspects of the field. Graduate program in
environmental studies and environmental sciences are offered at many
universities. Some of the programs are centered around particular
disciplines such as geology, geography, ecology, engineering, or
oceanography. Some are concerned with public policy issues such as
land use planning; others are truly interdisciplinary. Students who
expect to undertake scientific work in environmental geology should
complete the geology major leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.
Students with an interest in environmental issues are advised to
define their interests as precisely as possible and to consult with
faculty members regarding major and course selection.

The major in environmental studies in geology leading to a
Bachelor of Arts degree requires 40 credits as follows:
1. Geology 100 or 101
2. Geology 135, 160, 201, 247, 340 and 397
3. Geology 472 (four credits) or 493 (six credits) on an
environmental topic
4. Additional courses must be selected from among Biology
110, 171, 172, 212, 214; Chemistry 101; Economics 101, 102 (or 301
if not having taken 101 or 102), 120; Geology 146, 210, 275, 310,
330, 350; Philosophy 108; Politics 230, 232.

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 and Harbor.
Fall, Spring

*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

*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 108 (3) Origin and Evolution of Life
A general survey of the science of paleontology summarizing
the changing character of the biosphere over the past four billion
years as documented by the fossil record. Major topics include the
chemical origin of early organisms; the Cambrian explosion of
skeletonization and the Paleozoic conquest of land; mass
extinctions; the interplay between the biosphere, atmosphere and
hydrosphere; and the use of the fossil record for tracking the
origin, development and physical distribution of ancient continental
blocks and ocean basins. Students desiring experience in recognition
and practical identification from the fossil record should register
concurrently for Geology 209. Schwab.
Fall

*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 140 (3) Geology of National Parks
An introduction to the regional geologic phenomena of the
United States. Many of the national parks, which are chosen for rare
geologic conditions, will be studied through readings, maps and
photographs. Emphasis will be placed on parks covering formative
geologic processes, including stream erosion (Grand Canyon, Bryce
Canyon), volcanic activity (Mt. Rainier, Hawaiian Volcanoes),
glaciation (Rocky Mountain, Glacier Bay), groundwater action
(Mammoth Cave) and tectonic uplift (Grand Tetons, Smokey Mountains).
Assignments include written reports, map evaluations, and
interpretive projects. Optional overnight field trip to the
Shenandoah National Park. Harbor.
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.

*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. Impact and
extinction of the dinosaurs, geology of natural resources, computer
applications in geology, climatology, and geologic consideration in
land use planning are among topics previously studied. 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 101or Biology 110 or Chemistry
101 or Physics 108. 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 209 (1) Laboratory Study of the Fossil Record
Prerequisite or corequisite: Geology 108. Examination of the
fossilized remains of representative species of major groups of
organisms. Emphasis will be given to those organisms which, due to
uneven distribution in the record, are particularly useful in
interpreting the age and setting of ancient rocks. Schwab.
Fall

*GEOLOGY 210 (4) Mineralogy
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101. A study of the
crystallography, optics, chemistry, structure, and occurrence of
minerals. Laboratory work on mineral hand specimen identification,
crystallography, use of the petrographic microscope, X-ray powder
diffraction, and SEM/EDS analytical techniques. Laboratory course.
Kozak.
Winter

*GEOLOGY 247 (4) Geomorphology
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101. Investigation of
landforms from maps, aerial photographs, digital data, and the
analysis of the surficial processes by which they are formed.
Laboratory activities include identification and interpretation of
topography, field measurements of landscape form and process, and
a required weekend field trip. Laboratory course. Harbor.
Fall

GEOLOGY 275 (3) Introductory Geophysics
Prerequisite: Geology 100 or 101 or Physics 108. A review
of the geophysical methods used to study the interior of the earth,
the magnetic field, isostasy, and earthquake seismology. Attention
is given to the methods used in geophysics to collect and analyze
data. A gravimeter, a magnetometer, seismic refraction and
electrical resistivity equipment are used to collect field data. The
data, corrections, and interpretations are incorporated into a
technical report for each of the four surveys. Spencer.
Fall

[GEOLOGY 310 (4) Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology]
(Next offered Winter 1996)
Prerequisite: Geology 210. A study of the origin,
classification, occurrence and evolution of silicate systems germane
to igneous and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory involves
characterization of igneous and metamorphic rocks in hand specimen,
in thin section, and by chemical analysis. Laboratory course. Kozak.


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. Systems and processes of
water movement on and below the earth s surface. Encompasses the
theoretical and applied aspects of stream modification, flooding,
sediment transport, groundwater movement, and water well use.
Numerical evaluation of flow properties from field and lab data
describing water movement in soils, aquifers, and streams.
Laboratory course. Harbor.
Winter

GEOLOGY 350 (4) Structural Geology and Tectonics
Prerequisites: Geology 160 and Mathematics 101. Description
and methods of analysis of large and small scale structural features
of the Earth s crust. Rock and soil mechanics, application of
structural geology in environmental engineering and resource
exploration, structural analysis of satellite imagery, plate
tectonics, geometric techniques used in structural analysis,
interpretation of geologic maps, and the structural development of
mountain systems are topics covered in this course. Laboratory
course. Spencer.
Winter

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. A seminar devoted to environmental studies
is offered each winter. 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


GERMAN

(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, with no more than
6 credits in any one discipline.
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, with no more than
6 credits in any one discipline.
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. Youngblood.
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. Crockett.
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. 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]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*[GERMAN 314 (3) 20th-Century Fiction]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

*GERMAN 315 (3) German Literature, 1850-1900
(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.
Fall

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

*GERMAN 318 (3) German Medieval and Renaissance Literature
(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.
Fall

*[GERMAN 320 (3) German Literature of the 17th and 18th Centuries]
(Winter 1996 and alternate years)
(Baroque and Aufkl„rung)
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

*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]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

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 or permission of the instructor. 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)]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*GERMAN 349 (3) Goethe and Schiller (II)
(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.
Fall

*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
(Department of Classics )

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
(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.
Winter

*GREEK 302 (3) The Greek Philosophers
(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.
Fall
*[GREEK 303 (3) Old and Middle Comedy]
(Winter 1997 and 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.

*[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.

(Fall 1996 and 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.

[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 PROFESSORS BIDLACK, PARKER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SENECHAL

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 100-1evel courses (ex- cept
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)

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

*Rising sophomores who have a B average in 6 credits of 100-level
courses are eligible to enroll in some 300-1evel courses subject to
the permission of the instructor and the department.


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.

*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
(Alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. A history of
selected Spanish-speaking Latin American nations emphasizing
contemporary conditions. Parker.
Spring

*[HISTORY 133 (3) Survey of Brazilian History]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*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
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The study of
society and politics in 19th-century Europe. Cecil.
Spring

*ISTORY 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
(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.
Winter

*[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]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*[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]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*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
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 313 (3) Germany, 1789-1890
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 314 (3) Germany, 1890 to the Present
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.
Winter

*[HISTORY 315 (3) Venetian History]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*HISTORY 316 (3) The Papacy since the Schism
(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.
Spring

*[HISTORY 317 (3) The British Isles to 1399]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*[HISTORY 318 (3) The British Isles, 1399-1760]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

*HISTORY 319 (3) The British Isles Since 1760
(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.
Fall

*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]
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.

*HISTORY 323 (6 or 3-3) Supervised Study in Russia
(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.
Spring

*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.

*[HISTORY 340 (3) The American Colonies, 1605-1763]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*[HISTORY 341 (3) The American Revolution, 1763-1787]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

*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]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*HISTORY 344 (3) The United States, 1840-1860
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 345 (3) Civil War and Reconstruction
(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.
Winter

*[HISTORY 346 (3) America in the Gilded Age, 1870 to 1900]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

*HISTORY 347 (3) Populism, Progressivism, and the New Deal
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 351 (3) Social and Intellectual History of the United
States from Colonial Times
through the Civil War
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 352 (3) Social and Intellectual History of the United
States since the Civil War
(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.
Winter

*[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.
Winter

*[HISTORY 357 (3) History of Women in America, 1609-1870]
(Fall 1995 and 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.

*HISTORY 358 (3) History of Women in America, 1870 to the Present
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 361 (3) The History of Violence in America
(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.
Winter

*[HISTORY 362 (3) The Old South to 1860]
(Fall 1995 and alternate years)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the
instructor. A study of the making of the Old South; slavery;
ante-bellum political, economic, social, and cultural developments;
the origins and growth of sectionalism. Merchant.

*[HISTORY 363 (3) The New South, 1877-1970]
(Winter 1996 and 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.

*HISTORY 364 (3) The United States Constitution
(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.
Spring

*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
(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.
Fall

*HISTORY 375 (3) European Imperialism in East and Central Africa:
19th and 20th Centuries: Sudan and Kenya to Rhodesia
(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.
Winter

*[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.

*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]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*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
(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.
Spring

*[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.

*[HISTORY 396 (3) History of Washington and Lee]
(Spring 1996 and 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.

*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.



INTERDEPARTMENTAL

[INTERDEPARTMENTAL 200 (3) The Blues]
(Taught Fall 1993 only)
Limited to 25 students. Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore
standing and permission of Dean Elrod. This course explores how the
raw materials of experience are stylized into aesthetic statement,
focusing on the blues as musical idiom and as context for heroic
action. Albert Murray.

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 Lanuages)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PELLICCIARO

ITALIAN 401 (1), 402 (2) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisite: 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
Prerequisite: 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
(Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures)

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. Staff.
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 and modern poetry and prose. The course will
involve a limited introduction to classical grammatical forms,
practice in translation, and further development of composition
skills. Staff.
Winter

*JAPANESE 401 (1), 402 (2), 403 (3) Directed Individual Study
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor; for advanced
students or for students who have completed Japanese 112. A course
which allows the student to follow a program of directed reading
with a more intensive exposure to kanji than is possible in courses
oriented towards grammar and conversation. 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). Staff.
Fall, Winter, Spring




JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS

PROFESSORS SMITH, de MARIA, JENNINGS, MacDONALD, YODER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR RICHARDSON

MAJOR

A major in journalism and mass communications leading to a
Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of the following:
1. 30 credits in journalism, including Journalism 101,
201, 203 (Politics 203), and 301, and completion of one of the
following sequences:
a. Print journalism Journalism 253, 351, either 354
or 355, and either 403 or 453
b. Broadcast journalism Journalism 263, 361, 362, and
either 403 or 453
c. Communications three of the following courses,
with at least one from each of the two groups:
Journalism 253, 263, 266, 351, 353, 354, 355, 361
and 362
Journalism 205, 221, 225, 226, 318, 319, 322, 324,
338, and 397
2. 12 credits at the 200 level or above in one discipline,
subject to the approval of the department
Students may take more than 30 journalism credits as long
as they will have 91 credits in the liberal arts offered for their
degree requirements.
The two professional sequences, print journalism and
broadcast journalism, are appropriate for students who plan a career
in the mass media.
The communications sequence is appropriate for students
seeking a general, liberal arts major and for those considering
advertising or public relations, who should supplement the major
with extensive work in economics, administration, and accounting.
Because many required journalism courses include extensive
writing on deadline, all majors should have excellent typing
ability.

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

JOURNALISM 101 (3) Introduction to Mass Communications
Prerequisites: Completion of general education requirement
in English composition and sophomore standing. A study of the
theory, history and social, economic and political aspects of mass
communications, with special emphasis on the role of mass media in
the development of contemporary political institutions. Yoder.
Fall, Winter

JOURNALISM 152 (1) Photojournalism
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of the
instructor. The fundamental procedures involved in taking,
developing, printing and displaying photographs for the mass media.
Smith.
Winter

JOURNALISM 190 (1) Bibliographical Resources
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introduction
to information sources and library services and their effective use,
followed by instruction in specialized research methods and
bibliography for journalism and mass communications studies. The
first half of the course will be directed by the reference
librarians; the second, by a member of the journalism faculty.
Degree credit is awarded for only one 190 course regardless of
academic discipline. Staff.
Fall

JOURNALISM 201 (3) Introduction to Reporting
Prerequisites: Journalism 101 and permission of the
instructor. The principles and techniques of news gathering and
writing, with emphasis on fulfilling the role of mass communications
in a democratic society. Extensive laboratory work, stressing
accuracy, clarity and journalistic style. Richardson.
Fall, Winter

*JOURNALISM 203 (Politics 203) (3) State and Local Government
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. An introduction to the
structures and functions of United States subnational governments,
with particular emphasis on the policy-making process and on the
relationships between policy-makers and the public.
Computer-assisted analysis of survey-research data is included.
Smith.
Fall, Winter

JOURNALISM 205 (3) The Reportorial Process
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. How news is made:
definitions of news; the ideals and perspectives affecting
journalists decision-making; how newsrooms are structured; how
reporters, photographers and editors do their work; and how those
and other factors affect coverage of events and issues. Appropriate
for non-majors. Richardson.
Winter

JOURNALlSM 221 (3) International Communications
(Alternate years)
National and international media systems; propaganda and
psychological warfare; cross-cultural communication through mass
media and interpersonal channels; the role of the mass media in
national development campaigns. Appropriate for non-majors.
Jennings.
Fall

JOURNALISM 225 (3) Regulation of the Electronic Media
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. The law, policy and
practice of government regulation of radio, television, cable and
new technologies of electronic mass communication in the United
States. First Amendment and social implications, including effects
on free speech, access to the media, and the marketplace. Future
policy to meet changing technologies. Appropriate for non-majors.
MacDonald.
Spring

JOURNALISM 226 (3) The Electronic Media
The history, growth, organization, technologies, law, and
support of commercial and public radio and television in the United
States; management strategies, advertising, ratings and programming.
Social and cultural effects. Appropriate for non-majors. MacDonald.
Fall

JOURNALISM 253 (3) Reporting for Print Media
Prerequisites: Journalism 201 in the immediately preceding
term offered and Journalism 203 (Politics 203). Simulated daily
newsroom laboratory stressing news judgment, information gathering,
and journalistic writing under deadline pressure. Using the
community as the laboratory, students develop competence in the
principles and techniques of print-media communications in a
democratic society. All work is produced in the computerized
laboratory newsroom. Richardson.
Fall, Winter

JOURNALISM 263 (3) Reporting for Broadcast Media
Prerequisites: Journalism 201 in the immediately preceding
term offered and Journalism 203 (Politics 203). An introduction to
the reporting and preparation of news for the electronic media,
including its history, writing, and style; the major tools of the
electronic journalist; and the structure and technology commonly
found in the industry. The role of the electronic news media in
modern global society. The laboratory introduces techniques of
covering, writing, and producing broadcast news. MacDonald.
Fall, Winter

JOURNALISM 265 (3) Television Production
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Enrollment
limited. Planning and use of the major instruments employed in the
production of news and other television programs. Extensive
laboratory work. de Maria.
Fall, Winter

JOURNALISM 266 (3) The Broadcast News Magazine
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Intensive study
of the genre and application of the techniques employed in the
production of the broadcast news magazine. Extensive research,
planning, writing, field production and editing. de Maria.
Spring

JOURNALISM 295 (3) Topics in Journalism and Mass Communications
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and permission of the
instructor. Offered from time to time, depending on student interest
and faculty availability, in a selected topic in journalism or mass
communications. May be repeated for credit with permission and if
the topics are di