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WASHINGTON INIVERSITY

IN ST LOUIS

February 15, 1985

To: Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences From: Wayne T. Hanebrink, Associate Dean

(For the Curriculum Committee)

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

February 22, 1985, at 4:00 P.M., in CROW HALL, ROOM 201

At its meeting on February 8, the Curriculum Committee considered the new courses and course-changes that follow. These changes have been approved by the Curriculum Committee and are hereby presented to the Faculty for its action.

College of Arts and Sciences

Washington University Campus Box 1117 St. Louis, Missouri 63130

(314) 889-6800

ANTHROPOLOGY

Drop the following crosslisting:

Anthro 423 MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN ARCHAEOLOGY. Identical with Art- Archaeology 421.

the following new courses:

Anthro 230 PEASANTS, PROLETARIATS, AND THE MODERN WORLD SYSTEM. The political economy and cultural traditions of rural proprietors and agricultural laborers in developing countries. Topics include peasant revolts, the continuing effect of colonialism, modernization, and interaction with the world capitalist system. Analyses from both

global and local perspectives. Case studies focus on the circum-mediterranean and Latin American areas. Credit 3 units.

Anthro 462 METHODS IN DATA ANALYSIS. Emphasis upon understanding the use of quantitative methods in scientific literature, designing these methods,and applying them to data analysis. The course is

practical and non-theoretical; a project is required. Credit 3 units.

Anthro 545 THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION IN THE OLD WORLD. Comparison of the earliest complex societies in the Old World; detailed consideration of evidence and interpretations. Permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Anthro 546 THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION IN THE NEW WORLD. Comparison of the earliest complex societies in the New World; detailed consideration of evidence and interpretations. Permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course title as follows:

Anthro 350 DISSERTATION AND THESIS RESEARCH.

Change course number as follows:

Anthro 399BQ (from 2995Q) RICH NATIONS AND POOR NATIONS: THE UNITED STATES IN A DEVELOPING WORLD.

Add the following new crosslisting:

Anthro 426 ETHNICITY AND CLASS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES. Identical with Urban Studies 426.

ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Drop the following courses and crosslistings:

Art-Arch 309 PRIMITIVE ART

Art-Arch 379 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

Art-Arch 421 MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN ARCHAEOLOGY. Identical with Anthropology 423.

Art-Arch 470 THE AMERICAN FAMILY AND THE AMERICAN HOME. Identical with History 490.

Art-Arch 473 ADVANCED RESEARCH IN ST. LOUIS ARCHITECTURE. Identical with Architecture 478.

Art-Arch 496 ORLANDO FURIOSO. Identical with Comparative Literature 495 and Romance Languages 490.

Add the following new courses and crosslistings: Adopt Art-Arch 346 toward category E (Q) of the Distribution Requirement.

Art-Arch 346E(Q) ARTS OF BUDDHISM IN ASIA. An historical introduction to major artistic forms in the Buddhist traditions of India, China, and Japan. Attention to the relationship of the arts to Buddhist thought and practice, and to the transmission and development of Buddhist arts within Asia. Credit 3 units. Identical with Asian Studies 347E(Q) and Religious Studies 347E(Q).

for Summer School: Art-Arch 391 MODERN ART: 1910."In 1910," Virginia Woolf wrote, "human nature changed." The year marks a turning point in art history--the beginning of a new epoch characterized by Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, et al. These diverse and conflicting early modern styles originated from a common artistic problem inherited from the preceding generation of painters: how to reconcile a perceived tension between nature and art. How Picasso, Klee, Kandinsky, Miro,and others approached this problem is critical to an understanding of twentieth century art and the subject of this course. Credit 3 units.

Reinstate the following course:

Art-Arch 437 GREEK SCULPTURE. The development of Greek sculpture. The early periods (c. 800-600 B.C.): influences from relations with the Near East. The archaic period: the beginnings of a revolution in artistic concepts and its relation to the character of Greek society. The Classical period: the creation of the new concept of competition among individual artists during the fifth and fourth centuries. Prerequisite, Art-Arch 331, 332 or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course descriptions as follows:

Art-Arch 100E INTRODUCTION TO ART. An in-depth study of a limited number of artists and masterpieces from Classical Greece to the Modern including the Parthenon, Chartres, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Picasso. Credit 3 units.

Art-Arch 387 MODERN ART: 1900-1937. Major figures and major movements of early twentieth century art: Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Duchamp, Chagall, Chirico, Kandinski, Mondrian, Mir, Klee, Beckmann; Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract Art. Credit 3 units.

ASIAN STUDIES


Asia 229 CO ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHIES. Identical with Japanese 229CQ

Asia 315 CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF CHINESE POLITICAL THOUGHT. Identical with Chinese 315.

Asia 491 TOPICS IN JAPANESE LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Literature and History 412.

Add the following new crosslistings:

Asia 339 CHINESE SOCIALISM. Identical with Chinese 339.

Asia 347EQ ARTS OF BUDDHISM IN ASIA. Identical with Art-Archaeology 346EQ

BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Drop the

following

courses:

Bio 517 INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY.

Bio 529 ANIMAL VIROLOGY.

Bio 5331 HOST RESPONSE TO PATHOGENS.

Bio 563, 564 TECHNIQUES IN NEURAL SCIENCES.

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

Bio 242A THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. An introduction to the plant world; biology of the higher plants; a survey of the major groups of plants, their life histories and activities, their roles and interrelationships in nature, and their evolution. Lecture and demonstrations. Designed for students who are not Biology majors. Credit 3 units.

Add the following new courses:

Bio 350 EVOLUTION. A general survey of organic evolution. Following dis-cussion of the theory of evolution and the process of adaptation, broad trends in evolutionary history are considered, including life's origin, the nature of the transition from sea to land, the possible causes of widespread extinctions, and the evidence concerning human evolution. Prerequisite, Bio 301 or Bio 302. Credit 3 units.

Bio 449 MICROBIOLOGY. A lecture course covering the growth and regulation of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and their viruses, with emphasis on gene regulation, molecular biology, physiology and growth. Prerequisite, Bio 299; Chemistry 252; Biology 301. Biology 302 may be substituted for 301 with permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

B

Bio 5081 MOLECULAR BASIS OF MEDIATOR ACTION. In this course a limited number of neurotransmitters, hormones, and interleukins are used to analyze recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of action of intercellular messengers. The analysis includes a consideration of potential second messenger molecules (cyclic nucleotides, inositol phosphates, Ca+2, H), sites of actions of these intracellular mediators, and molecular mechanisms responsible for eliciting the biological response in the target cells. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 2 units.

Bio 5461 MOLECULAR RECOGNITION. The physical basis of molecular recognition as exemplified in biological systems examined from several viewpoints: quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, and structure-activity relations.

Molecular modeling and computer graphics techniques, as well as current approaches in quantitative structure-activity relations based on correlation of physical Properties of drug molecules and computer-

aided drug design are reviewed. Prerequisite, physical chemistry, basic biological chemistry; minimum 10 students. Credit 3 units.

Bio 5571 CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. A survey of the basic principles of nerve cell structure and function, including quantitative analysis of voltage and/or chemically gated ion channels, synaptic transmission, and sensory transduction. Lectures, laboratories and conferences supplemented with readings of classic and contemporary papers. Prerequisite, matriculation as a graduate or medical student,

or advanced undergraduate standing, or permission of instructor. Credit 4 units.

Bio 5651 NEURAL SYSTEMS. Introduction to the structure and function of the major systems within the central nervous system. Selected topics are chosen to provide an overview of the brain with emphasis on major general concepts. Laboratories and readings of the primary literature are an integral part of this course. Prerequisite, matriculation as a graduate or medical student, or advanced undergraduate standing with satisfactory performance in Bio 3411, 342 and permission of instructor. Three hours of lecture, 1 1/2 hours of discussion and 4 hours of laboratory a week. Credit 4 units.

Change course description, prerequisite, and credit as follows:

Bio 559 NERVE, MUSCLE, AND SYNAPSE. The ionic basic of the resting, action, and afterpotentials and the mechanisms of synaptic transmission. Students will present two one-hour seminars based on assigned original papers. Prerequisite, Bio 3411, Bio 554, prior or concurrent registration in Bio 5571, or permission of instructor. Credit 2 units.

Change course description and credit as follows:

Bio 313 GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY I. The general biological features of major groups of bacteria and viruses. Laboratory includes detailed characterization of typical bacterial species, including pathogens, and identification of unknown genera.

Appropriate for premedical, predental, nursing, medical technology, and other science majors; it provides one unit of laboratory

credit toward the laboratory requirement for the Biology major. Enrollment limited to 100 students. Prerequisite, 6 units of biological science, or Bio 299. Two lectures and three laboratory hours a week. Credit 4 units.

Bio 445 MICROBIAL GENETICS: A course providing lectures and laboratory experience on mutation, mutagenesis, and mutant isolation; bacteriophage genetics; gene transfer by transformation, transduction, and conjugation; complementation analysis and gene regulation. This course provides two units of laboratory credit toward the laboratory requirement of the Biology major. Prereauisite, Bio 299 and Bio 301 and permission of instructor. One hour of lecture and seven hours of laboratory a week. Credit 4 units.

Bio 5451 INTRODUCTORY BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. Introductory physical chemistry with examples relevant to biochemistry. This autotutorial course is intended as an elementary introduction for students with little or no background in physical chemistry. Thermodynamics and spectroscopy will be emphasized. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 2 units.

Change course description and prere uisite as follows:

Bio 311 VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE. A functional and comparative approach to the gross and microscopic anatomy of the vertebrates in the major organ systems, excluding the nervous system, are examined. Prerequisite, Bio 105A-106A or Bio 298A This course provides two units of laboratory credit toward the laboratory requirement of the Biology major. Two lectures and two laboratories periods a week. Credit 4 units.


Bio 105A AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOSCIENCE. Designed for students with little or no formal background in biology, this sequence is an introduction to biological principles. Bio 105A deals with problems of the cell - its structure, metabolism, and biochemical function - and with its perpetuation (heredity). Biology 106A is devoted to organismic biology development, physiology, ecology, and evolution. Bio 105A is not contingent on completion of Bio 106A, but the sequence is an integrated unit. Students who expect to major in Biology are encouraged to bypass this sequence and enroll in Bio 298A. This course may only be taken for a letter grade. Credit 3 units.

Bio 309. BIOLOGY OF PLANTS. General aspects of the cell biology, physiology, and development of plants, with emphasis on those features unique to plants. Includes a brief survey of the plant kingdom to demonstrate the diversity of plants, pertinent evolutionary concepts, the roles of plants in the ecosystem, and the fundamental importance of plants to civilization. This course provides one unit of laboratory credit toward the laboratory requirement of the Biology major. Prerequisite, Bio 299 (or Bio 105A-106A) and permission of instructor. Three hours of lecture and one laboratory period a week. Credit 4 units.

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

Bio 405 PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION. Lectures and seminars in hearing and acoustic signals of animals, from inter- vertebrates to humans. Structural and functional adaptation for processing the signals for communication and echolocation are considered. Prerequisite, Bio 3411 or Bio 3421 or a course comparable to physiological psychology. One two-hour class a week. Offered in the Fall semester of odd numbered years. Credit 2 units.

Bio 4132 PLANT DIVERSITY. Concepts of classification and speciation emphasizing the diversity of flowering plants. Laboratory will focus on evolutionary mechanisms utilizing accepted systems of angiosperm phylogeny. A nine-week course, first in a series of three. This course provides one unit of laboratory credit toward the laboratory requirement of the Biology major. Prerequisite, Bio 299 or equivalent. Three hours of lecture a week; one four-hour laboratory a week. Credit 3 units.

Bio 4133 PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Discussion of molecular aspects of plant development, genetics of the organelles, host:symbiont interactions, plant genetic engineering. A nine-week course, second in a series of three beginning in the tenth week of the semester and continuing through the fourth week of spring semester. This course provides one unit of laboratory credit toward the laboratory requirement of the Biology major. Prerequisite, Bio 299 and Chem 252; Bio 309, 432 or equivalent helpful. Three hours of lecture a week; one four-hour lab a week. Credit 3 units.

Bio 451 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY. A study of the structure-function relationships as applied to carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids; inter-mediary metabolism of principal cellular components and general aspects of regulation. Prerequisite, Bio 299 and Chem 252, or the equivalent and permission of instructor. Recommended for students who have achieved a grade of B or better in Bio 299 and Chem 252. Class enrollment is limited to 60 undergraduates. Credit 4 units.

Bio 459 VISION. A course designed to bring together the anatomy, physiology, psychology,and cell biology of vision to provide an understanding of function. Properties of light and receptors; analysis of form, movement, color, and depth in the vision of vertebrates, with some mater.

on invertebrates. Prerequisite, Bio 3411 or Bio 554. Credit 3 units. Identical with Psychology 439.

Bio 500 INDEPENDENT WORK. Prerequisite, junior or senior standing, permission of sponsor and Department. Credit to be determined in each case. Maximum of 6 units may be applied toward upper division credits required for the major. If the work is to be submitted for honors, an honors thesis must be prepared. Requirements: a B+ average in biology courses, a B+ average in related subjects required for a biology major, a B+ average over-all, and registration for 3 units in each of 2 semesters. Arrangements for registration should be completed during the preregistration period. Credit/No Credit only.

Bio 572 SEMINAR IN PLANT BIOLOGY. Cell and molecular biology of photomorphogenesis. Credit 2 units.

Change course number and prerequisite as follows:

Bio 3261 (from 326A) MEDICAL PLANTS. Prerequisite, Bio 298A or equivalent.

Change course prerequisite and credit as follows:

Bio 539 TOPICS IN ANIMAL VIROLOGY. Prerequisite, Bio 548 and Bio 5351. Credit 2 units (from 3 units).

Change course title as follows:

Bio 5171 MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY.

Change course credit as follows:

Bio 5061 CELL BIOLOGY. Credit 3 units (from 4 units)

Change course prerequisite as follows:

Bio 467 SEMINAR IN FLORISTIC TAXONOMY. Prerequisite, Bio 4132 or equivalent.

BLACK STUDIES


B1 St 489 THEORIES OF BLACK PERSONALITY. Identical with Psychology 489.


Bl St 363 MODERN BLACK WOMEN WRITERS. Identical with Comparative Literature 366.

B1 St 418 AFRO-HISPANIC CULTURE AND LITERATURE. Identical with

Spanish 418.

CHEMISTRY

Add the following new course:

Chem 579 SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLYMER THEORY. Statistical mechanical methods will be employed to examine the equilibrium and time dependent properties of biopolymers including the helix-coil transition and protein conformation and folding, as well as the static and dynamic properties of polymers in dilute solution, in melts, and in glasses. Prerequisite, familiarity with elementary statistical mechanics

is assumed. Chem 522 or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course description as follows:

Chem 251 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I. A survey of organic chemistry, including the structure, stereochemistry, nomenclature. and spectroscopy of organic compounds. Prerequisite, Chem 112A Credit 3 units.

Chem 542 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Advanced tonics of current interest are surveyed. The topics include: catalysis, photo- chemistry, electrochemistry, and electronic structure of transition metal complexes. Credit 3 units.

CHINESE AND JAPANESE

CHINESE

Add the following new course and crosslisting:

Chi 339 CHINESE SOCIALISM. A survey of the Chinese experiments in adapting socialism to the Chinese environment and tradition. Encompasses the pseudo-socialist Three People's Principles of Sun Yat-Sen, the early Chinese soviets, and the various stages and periods of the People's Republic. Special attention is given to the contemporary effort to create a new form of "socialism with Chinese characteristics." Term raper; mid-term and final examinations.Identical with Internacional Development 339 and Asian Studies 339. Credit 3 units.

JAPANESE


Japan 229CQ ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHIES. Identical with Asian Studies 229CQ.

Japan 491 TOPICS IN JAPANESE LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Literature and History 412.


Japan 561 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR IN THE LITERATURE OF JAPAN. INTERACTION AMONG TRADITIONAL MODES OF THOUGHT AND VALUES. Identical with Religious Studies 561.

CLASSICS

Change course number and apply to category E of the Distribution Requirement:

for summer school:

Cla 336E (from 335) ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ANTIQUITY. The course surveys the art and architecture of antiquity from Egypt and Mesopotamia to Greece, Rome, and Byzantium. Emphasis is on the sculpture and temples of the Greeks and on the architecture and city development of the Romans. Each session involves consideration of many slides;

treatment of the subjects is in historical sequence.

Minor arts such as small bronzes, terracottas, mosaics, and coins are also examined. A"hands-on"study of coins in the W.U. Wulfing Collection is also offered. Credit 3 units.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE


Comp Lit 314 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with English Literature 318.

Comp Lit 318 THE RENAISSANCE: CRISES AND BEGINNINGS. Identical with English Literature 309.

Comp Lit 320 MASTERPIECES OF MEDIEVAL LITERATURE. Identical with German 323.

Comp Lit 438 AESTHETICS. Identical with Philosophy 438.

Comp Lit 453, 454, HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM I,II. Identical with English Literature 453, 454.

Comp Lit 495 ORLANDO FURIOSO. Identical with Art-Archaeology 496.


Comp Lit 3111 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with English Literature 311.

Comp Lit 320C MASTERPIECES OF MEDIEVAL LITERATURE: FROM EPIC, SAGA, AND ROMANCE TO TOLKIEN'S LORD OF THE RINGS. Identical with Religious Studies 323C.

Como Lit 3151 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE: MODERN DRAMA. Identical with English Literature 315.

Comp Lit 328F CHRISTIAN MYSTICAL TEXTS. Identical with German 326F.

Comp Lit 366 MODERN BLACK WOMEN WRITERS. Identical with Black Studies 365

Comp Lit 457 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: EUROPEAN LANGUAGE AND HISTORY IN THE IMPERIAL AGE. Identical with Literature and History 457.

Comp Lit 475 HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM. Identical with English Literature 473.

Comp Lit 511 SEMINAR: THE MIDDLE AGES - MEDIEVAL ALLEGORY. Identical with English Literature 511.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES

Add the following new course

EPSC 370 PLANETARY SCIENCE. Introduces the major disciplines of modern planetary science: planetary astronomy and cosmochemistry. Covers passive ground-based and spaceborne methods, and active (radar) methods; includes chemical and physical origin, structure, and evolution of the solar system; planetary atmospheres and planetary geology. Prerequisite, Phys 118A, Math 118, and familiarity with solar system on the level of EPSC 171A. Credit 3 units.


EPSC 524 LOW TEMPERATURE GEOCHEMISTRY. Application of thermodynamics and kinetics to low temperature geochemistry. Topics include the chemisty of natural waters, geochemical cycles, and rigorous ionic models for evaluation of mineral saturation states. Emphasis on calculation procedure and problem solving. Prerequisite, EPSC 321, EPSC 441, Chemistry lliA and 112A-or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course number as follows:

EPSC 101A (from 201A) PHYSICAL GEOLOGY.

ECONOMICS


Econ 416Z MACROECONOMICS MODELS AND FORECASTING. A course on the Washington University Macro Model; an

empirical extension of either Economics 402 or Economics 502. The course involves considerable "hands-on"experience with the model on the personal computer Emphasis

is on use of the model in forecasting and Policy analysis, but general reviews of the relevant macroeconomic theory. are included. Because the model is based on the U.S. economy, the course provides a opportunity to familiarize oneself with U.S. economic data. Prerequisite,

Econ 402 and 413, or permission of instructor Credit 3 units.


Econ 409 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. Prerequisite, Math 114, 117, or 119, Math 320, and Econ 401 and 402.


Econ 431 NORMATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY. Identical with Philosophy 431.

EDUCATION

Drop the following crosslistings:

Educ 423 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN DRAMA. Identical with Drama 423.

Educ 466 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. Identical with Mathermatics 366.

Drop the following course:

Educ 460 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL FUTURES.

At‘ ENGLISH

ENGLISH COMPOSITION


EComp 1001 EXPOSITORY WRITING - FUNDAMENTALS. A course in writing with particular attention to reading comprehension and to mastering grammar, the sentence, and the paragraph. Preparation for E Comp 100; this course does not in itself satisfy the freshman composition requirement. Placement determined by the English Dept. Must be taken Credit/No Credit. Credit 3 units.


E Lit 309 THE RENAISSANCE: CRISES AND BEGINNINGS. Identical with Comparative Literature 318.

E Lit 316 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Drama 332.

E Lit 318 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Comparative Literature 314.

E Lit 453, 454 HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM I and II. Identical with Comparative Literature 453, 454.

Add the following new courses and crosslisting:

E Lit 4161 ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE EARLY ROMANTIC PERIOD: BLAKE, WORDSWORTH, AND COLERIDGE. Selected poetry and prose of these three major figures. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of literature. Credit 3 units.

E Lit 4171 ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE LATE ROMANTIC PERIOD; BYRON, SHELLEY, AND KEATS. Selected works of these three major figures. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of literature. Credit 3 units

E Lit 475 HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM. A history of criticism from Plato and Aristotle to contemporary theorists and critics. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of literature. Identical with Comparative Literature 475. Credit 3 units.

E Lit 476 TOPICS IN LITERARY CRITICISM. Studies in special subjects, e.g. romanticism, the new critics, post-structuralism. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of literature. Credit 3 units.

E Lit 477 TOPICS IN RHETORIC. Studies in special subjects, e.g. classical theories of rhetoric; rhetorical analysis. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of literature. Credit 3 units.

Change course number and descriptions as follows:

E Lit 4601 (from 460) THE SHAPING OF MODERN LITERATURE: STERNE, AUSTEN, JAMES,AND JOYCE. Two lines of 18th century fiction (Sterne and Austen), and

their relations to the growth of the Anglo/American novel as exemplified by Joyce and James. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of literature or graduate standing. Credit 3 units.

E Lit 4602 THE SHAPING OF MODERN LITERATURE: AMERICAN NOVELS. Novels from inside and outside the established canon of American fiction from James to Bellow. Prerequisite, junior standing and six units of

literature or graduate standing. Credit 3 units.

Add the following crosslistings

E Lit 311 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Comparative Literature 3111.

E Lit 315 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Comparative Literature 3151 and Drama 315.

E Lit 423 TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with Literature and History 471.

E Lit 463 TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Literature and History 492.

E Lit 494 MILTON. Identical with Literature and History 465.

E Lit 511 SEMINAR: THE MIDDLE AGES. Identical with Comparative Literature 511.

FOCUS


Focus 243 SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. This interdisciplinary seminar is an introduction to Third World studies and topics in international development. Prerequisite, admission to the FOCUS plan in International Development. Credit 3 units.

Focus 253 SEMINAR IN WAR AND PEACE. This seminar examines historical, biographical, and literary works which address the topic of war and peace. Prerequisite, admission to the FOCUS plan in War and Peace. Credit 3 units.

Focus 263 SEMINAR IN ADOLESCENCE: MYTH OR REALITY. This seminar examines the nature of adolescence through the perspectives of the humanities and the social sciences. Prerequisite, admission to the FOCUS plan Adolescence: Myth or Reality. Credit 3 units.

GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES


Ger 323C MASTERPIECES OF MEDIEVAL LITERATURE. Identical with Comparative Literature 320C.

Ger 482 SEMINAR IN THEORY AND METHODS. Identical with Literature and History 482.

Ger 492 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Literature and History 492.

Add the following new course and adopt toward category F of the Distribution Requirement:

Ger 326F CHRISTIAN MYSTICAL TEXTS. Representative mystical texts taken primarily from the Western Christian tradition, ranging from patristic to modern times (St. Augustine,

St. Francis of Assisi, Meister Eckhart, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, Pascal, St. Teresa of Lisieux, Thomas Merton). The course centers on the phenomenon of mystical language, analyzing

the semantic structures of fundamental metaphors of mystical writing, exploring the modalities mystics use to expand and communicate their radical religious vision (aphorism, prayer, lyric poem, biblical commentary, sermon, autobiography, journal, etc.). It concludes by considering possible parallels between Western and Eastern mystical traditions. Credit 3 units. Identical with Comparative Literature 323F and Religious Studies 326F.


Ger 4011 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF GERMAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE. Introduction to the fundamental concepts, techniques, and categories of literary and cultural study. Concentration

on exemplary texts from the modern period beginning with the Enlightenment. Discussion of fundamental questions of literary scholarship: the use of rhetoric and the various types of figurative language; the problem of

genre and various theories of narrativity, lyrical form and strategy, dramatic theory and Practice; stylistics; critical concepts and categories such as interpretation, explanation, and understanding; the problem of reception and evaluation. Approach is thematic as opposed to chronological. Emphasis on the acquisition of various types of criticism and approaches to texts, including new developments in literary and cultural history. Prerequisite, German 302D or equivalent. Credit 3 units.

Change course number, title, and description as follows:

Ger 309C (from 306C) GERMAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE I. Study of emergence of German cultural identity from the Middle Ages to the threshold of the modern era. Emphasis on those historical forces which have had particular significance for the development of German national consciousness. Discussion of literary and nonliterary texts from the period. Concentration on those works which have achieved qlassical status (e.g. Edda, Nibelungenlied, Parzival, Lutherbibel, Faustbuch). Overview of the historical function of important literary genres. Treatment of the problems involved in characterizing cultural periods.

Extensive practice in writing German. Lecture and discussion in German. Prerequisite, Ger 210D, 290D, their equivalent, or placement by examination. Credit 3 units.

Ger 310C (from 307C) GERMAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE II. Study of the historical forces contributing to German cultural identity and national consciousness during the modern era (1700 to the present). Discussion of literary and non-literary texts from the period. Concentration on authors whose works have achieved classical status (Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Rilke, Kafka, Mann, Brecht). Overview of the historical function of important literary genres. Treatment of the problems involved in characterising cultural periods. Extensive practice in writing German. Lecture and discussion in German. Prerequisite, Ger 210D, 290D, their equivalent, or placement by examination. Credit 3 units.

Change course description, prerequisite, and credit as follows: Drop a crosslisting.

Ger 404 GERMANY TODAY. Advanced training in writing, speaking, and aural comprehension of German, dealing with the societies, cultures, and Politics of the two Germanies, with special emphasis on West Germany. It is required of candidates for the Year Abroad in TIpingen (West Germany). Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Germ 3010, 302D, 309C, 310C. Credit 3 units (from 3-4 units). Identical with WESP 404.

Change course description, prerequisite, and credit as follows:

Ger 403 MASTERPIECES OF GERMAN LITERATURE. In-depth treatment of German literary masterpieces (narrative, drama, lyric) from a number of periods. Works seen against their socio-historical background and as part of a literary tradition. Particular attention given to style and form, to the composition of a canon, and to the nature of a classic. Practice in writing sustained essays in German. Prerequisite, two 300- level courses chosen from German 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C. Credit 3 units.


Ger 301D ADVANCED GERMAN: CORE COURSE. Mastery of basic grammar presumed. Systematic introduction to the expressive functions of German linguistic structures with a view to facilitating more autonomous spoken and. written communication in German. Discussion and analysis of literary and nonliterary texts. Master classes three times a week,

supplemented by additional sessions (times to be arranged). Prerequisite, Ger 2020, 290D, or equivalent. Credit 4 units.

Ger 302D ADVANCED GERMAN: CORE COURSE. Knowledge of expressive functions of German linguistic structure presumed. Introduction to problems of German style (those elements of the language most clearly involving choice) with a view to further facilitation of free spoken and written communication. Concentration on representative literary and non-literary texts. Master

class three times a week, supplemented by additional sessions (times to be arranged). Prerequisite, Ger 301D, equivalent, or placement by examination. Students successfully completing this course may enter the 400 level. Credit 4 units.

Ger 4051 THE NEW GERMAN CINEMA. An introduction to the German cinema since 1963 as a vital art form which reflects and transforms current issues

in West German society. Films of internationally known directors--Fassbinder, Herzog, and Schlondorf--as well as those of lesser-known filmmakers are analyzed with regard to genre, composition, and style. Readings and discussion in German. A fee is charged; attendance at two film showings a week is required. Prerequisite, Ger 301D or eauivalent, and permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Ger 411 GERMAN LANGUAGE SEMINAR. The historical development of German, treating changes in phonology, morphology, and syntax in the consciousness and, with it, of a standardized German language. Discussion of semantic changes concentrating on word-fields of a socio-political nature, with attention to the phenomena of secularization, rationalization, and modernity. Conducted in German; papers in German. Prerequisite, at least 6 hours of 300 level course. including German 302D (or the equivalent), or permission of Department. Credit 3 units.

Ger 412 PROSEMINAR IN GERMAN STUDIES. In-depth research course with different content each semester. Topics chosen will have an interdisciplinary orientation (e.g. literature and sqience, literature and history, literature and philosophy). Conducted in German; papers in German. Prerequisite,

at least 6 hours of 300-level courses including German 302D (or the equivalent) or permission of Department. May be taken more than once. Credit 3 units.

Change course titles and descriptions as follows:

Ger 414 GERMAN LANGUAGE SEMINAR. An advanced course for undergraduates that enables better understanding of the language (and sub-languages)of modern German in terms of linguistic theory. Particular attention given to semiotics, and pragmatics, i.e. to German viewed as a 'sign' of human communication, value, interaction. Conducted in German; papers

in German. Prerequisite, at least 6 hours of 300-level courses including German 302D (or the equivalent), or permission of Department. Credit 3 units.

Ger 415 PROSEMINAR IN GERMAN LITERATURE. In-depth research course on a topic in German literature. Conducted in German; papers in German. Prerequisite, at least 6 hours of 300-level courses, including German 302D (or equivalent), or permission of Department. May be repeated for credit. Credit 3 units.


Ger 101D BASIC GERMAN: CORE COURSE I. Introductory language program including the basic skills of listening, reading, and writing (with special emphasis on the rapid acquisition of speaking ability). Introduction to contemporary German cultural materials. Daily master classes to be supplemented by intensive small group sessions (times to be arranged). Students who successfully complete this course should enter German 102D. Credit 5 units.

Ger 102D BASIC GERMAN: CORE COURSE II. Continuation of German 101D with increasing emphasis placed on reading and writing. Introduction to literary and non-literary texts. Daily master classes to be supplemented by intensive small-group sessions (times to be arranged). Credit 5 units.

Ger 105D GERMAN FOR READING I: BASIC SKILLS. Concentration on reading and recognition skills. Mastery of basic high-frequency vocabulary

and of basic German morphology and syntax. (Graduate students should register for Ger. 5071.) Credit 3 units.

Ger 210D. INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: CORE COURSE III. Continuation of German 102D. Grammar review. Analysis in German of literary and non-literary texts. Further development of reading and writing skills. Daily master classes to be supplemented by additional sessions (times to be arranged). Prerequisite, Ger 102D, equivalent, or placement by examination. Students who successfully complete this course should enter German 301D, 309C, 310C, 313D. Credit 5 units.

Ger 313 CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN. Practice in speaking and conversing. Prerequisite, 210D, 290D, their equivalent, or placement by examination. Two class hours a week. Credit 1 unit.

Change course titles and prerequisites as follows:

Ger 421 TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE I (750-1250). Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 422 TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE II (1250-1450). Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 3090, 310C.

Change course prerequisites as follows:

Ger 423 HUMANISM AND REFORMATION, 1400-1500. Prequisite, two 300- level courses chosen from 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 424 THE AGE OF THE BAROQUE, 1600-1700. Prerequisite, two 300- level courses chosen from 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 425 THE ENLIGHTENMENT, 1703-1770. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 426 THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, 1770-1805. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 3020, 309C, 310C.

Ger 427 GOETHE. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 428 GERMAN ROMANTICISM, 1790-1830. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 429 RESTORATION PERIOD, 1815-1848. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 430 VORMARZ AND YOUNG GERMANY, 1830-1848. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C,310C.

Ger 431 REALISM IN GERMAN LITERATURE, 1848-1890. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 432 NATURALISM AND FIN DE SIECLE, 1890-1910. Prerequisite, two 300 level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 433 EXPRESSIONISM, 1910-1925. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 434 LITERATURE OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-1933.Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 435 GERMAN LITERATURE AND FASCISM, 1933-1945. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 436 POST WAR PERIOD, 1945-1965. Prequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 3020, 309C, 310C.

Ger 437 LITERATURE OF THE GDR. Prerequisite, two 300-level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 3090, 310C.

Ger 4381 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE SINCE 1965. Prerequisite, two 300- level courses chosen from Ger 301D, 302D, 309C, 310C.

Ger 508 GERMAN READING KNOWLEDGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS II: Texts in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Prerequisite, Ger 5071.

HISTORY


Hist 428 TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF DEVELOPING AREAS II. Identical with Literature and History 412.

Hist 490 THE AMERICAN FAMILY AND THE AMERICAN HOME. Identical with Art-Archaeology 470.

Hist 460 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY IV. Identical with Literature and History 492.

Drop the following courses:

Hist 110 LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES.

Hist 332 THE JEWS: FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE TO THE SPANISH INQUISITION. Identical with JNE 332.

Hist 364 THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1750-1789.

Hist 4361 SOCIETY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE AFTER 1075. Identical with Religious Studies 436.

Hist 446 MODERN GERMANY.

Hist 476 LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA.


Hist 3741 HISTORY OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS SINCE 1950. An analysis of the causes, burdens, and consequences of American world supremacy in an age of nuclear power and revolutionary challenge. Prerequisite, sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Change course title and description as follows:

Hist 374 HISTORY OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1914-1950. The impact of world conflict, revolution, and domestic political- economic developments upon the global expansion of American interests,

ideology, and power from the Great War to the eve of the Korean struggle. Prerequisite, sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.


Hist 213 RELIGION IN WESTERN HISTORY. Identical with Religious Studies 213.

Hist 315CQ THE MIDDLE EAST IN MODERN TIMES, 1800-PRESENT. Identical with Religious Studies 315CQ.

Hist 360 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY. THE HOLOCAUST: THE EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN JEWRY IN THE 20TH CENTURY. Identical with Religious Studies 385.

Hist 428 TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF DEVELOPING AREAS II. Identical with Literature and History 402.

Hist 459 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY III. Identical with Literature and History 465.

Hist 457 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY IN THE IMPERIAL AGE. Identical with Literature and History 492.

HUMANITIES

Humanities 201C TEXT AND TRADITION: CLASSICAL LITERATURE. This course addresses the basic questions of liberal education. Why ought the classics be read in the first place? How is it that Western culture has come to value the basic questions, even to the point of encouraging opposition? The discovery of the soul, of the private self, is the principle event in literary history that this course explores, using as texts selections from the Old Testament, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, the New Testament, Virgil, Dante, and Chaucer. Credit 3 units.

Humanities 203C: TEXT AND TRADITION: EARLY WESTERN HISTORY. A survey of the intellectual and political history of Europe from the rise of Athenian democracy to the Renaissance, with emphasis on analysis and discussion of texts including Thucydides, Plato, Tacitus, St. Augustine, and Machiavelli, supplemented by lectures and secondary material. The course aims to introduce students basic texts in the intellectual history of Western Europe, understood both as products of a particular time and place and as self-con-tained arguments that strive to instruct and persuade. The texts are simultaneously used to chart the careers of such fundamental Western notions as liberty, virtue, and divine providence. Credit 3 units.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


I Dev 339 CHINESE SOCIALISM. Identical with Chinese 339.

I Dev 371 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. Identical with Political Science 371.

Reinstate the following crosslisting:

JNE 427 STUDIES IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHICAL CLASSICS. Identical with Philosophy 427.

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Add the following crosslisting:

Lat Am 418 AFRO-HISPANIC CULTURE AND LITERATURE. Identical with Spanish 418.

Lat Am 450 TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Literature and History 402.

LINGUISTICS

Add the following new crosslisting: Ling 456 ROMANCE PHILOLOGY: Identical with Italian 456.

LITERATURE AND HISTORY


LH 412 TOPICS IN JAPANESE LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with Asian Studies 491, Japanese 491, and History 428.

LH 482 SEMINAR IN THEORY AND METHODS. Identical with German 482

LH 492 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY. Identical with German 492 and History 460.


LH 402 TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY: THE LATIN AMERICAN NOVEL IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Identical with History 428 and Latin American Studies 450.

LH 465 TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY: MILTON. Identical with English Literature 494, History 459, and Religious Studies 494.

LH 471 TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY: THE MAN OF LETTERS IN AMERICA. Identical with English Literature 423.

LH 492 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY IN THE IMPERIAL AGE. Identical with Comparative Literature 457, English Literature 463, and History 457.

JEWISH AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES


JNE 332 THE JEWS: FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE TO THE SPANISH INQUISITION. Identical with History 332.

MATHEMATICS


Math 366 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. Identical with Education 466.

Math 437 AN INTRODUCTION TO COMBINATORIAL TOPOLOGY.

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MUSIC

Change course description, prerequisite, and adopt for category E of the Distribution Requirement as follows:

Mus 201E MUSIC OF J.S. BACH. A non-major course for the Bach tercentenary, examining a variety of works from all stages of the composer's career, in the context of current Italian, French,and German idioms, to determine the extent to which Bach's music represents a culmination of Baroque forms, styles, and ideals. Prerequisite, Music 101E or 102E or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.


Mus 205 INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM. This course offers all music majors and prospective majors a broad introduction

to the larger field of music and music studies.

It consists of weekly presentations involving the music department faculty and other musicians and music educators in the St. Louis areas. Each Presentation focuses on a separate area of music studies such as musicology, composition, music theory, ethnomusicology, music education, musical sociology, music criticism, and Performance; each is

followed by discussion. Credit will be determined by attendance.

Credit 1 unit. Must be taken Cr/Ncr.

Mus 300 AUDITION SEMESTER APPLIED. The first semester performance course for new students, freshman or transfer, who have already attained an advanced level of playing. At the end of this semester a jury will determine the appropriate sequence and level for subsequent study. Prerequisite, permission of Department. Class hours variable, one half hour or one hour. Credit variable, 1.5 units or 3.0 units.

summer school: Mus 4001 COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC THEORY REVIEW. Clarification and exhaustive review of harmonic analysis through late Romantic chromaticism; structural analysis (Beethoven through 20th Century neo-classicism); principles of four-part writing. Equivalent of Music 527 (Graduate Theory Review) or Music 321 (Third Year Theory). Upon conclusion of scheduled classes, extensive continuing analysis is assigned,

to be worked on 'privately and submitted for critique and discussion with professor at end-of-summer conferences.

Credit 3 units.

summer school: Mus 4003. KODALY AMERICAN STYLE. In keeping with the principles of Zoltan Kodaly's techniques for the development of musical sensitivity and literacy, a fresh new repertory of Anglo-and Black American fo2k songs for use in the schools will be explored. Using singing as the basic instruction mode, a systematic sequence of ear training, and music reading and writing will be presented. Open to upper level undergraduate

and graduate students in music and education. Credit 2 units.

Mus 4005. THE TOTAL ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM. A comprehensive approach to the total arts program at the elementary and secondary levels. Observation of student learning behaviors and assorted teaching projects at the MADD Institute (Music, Art, Dance, and Drama)

are featured. Administration and supervision, as well as assessment and justification for the development of integrated arts programs in the schools. Open to upper level undergraduate and graduate students in music and education. Credit 2 units.

Mus 427 SELECTED AREAS FOR SPECIAL STUDY: THEORY SEMINAR. The music of Charles Ives, a detailed study of selected works focussing on the innovative nature of Ives'Creative Thinking. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Mus 4271 WORLD MUSIC TRADITIONS. Exploration of music as a world phenomenon. Performance practices, theoretical systems, and organology will be examined as determinants of music as a cross-cultural expression. Listening and limited performance experiences clarify art and folk musics of the major world cultures. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

summer school: Mus 5007 TRAGEDY AND BUFFOONERY IN OPERA. Investigation of musical and dramatic techniques and resources as applied to the opposed genres of low comedy and high classical tragedy in opera, commencing with analysis of Rossini's Barber of Seville and Mozart's Idomeneo (featured in June 1985 season of Opera Theatre of St. Louis), and proceeding to study

of Berlioz's opposed works, Beatrice and Benedict and Las Trovens; Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos; and pairs of opposed modern works by Benjamin Britten and H.W. Henze. Open to music majors, graduates, and general students. One additional credit unit available by arrangement with professor. Credit 2 units.

Mus 559 PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSICAL BEHAVIOR. An interdisciplinary study of the influence of music on behavior and of behavioral responses to music, for students of music, Psychology, and the social sciences. Affective and physiological responses, perception, physical psychoacoustical foundations, and theories of music learning. Emphasis given to the scientific art of music teaching. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.


Mus 419 LITERATURE OF THE SPECIFIC PERFORMING MEDIA I. A survey of piano masterworks of the classical and romantic periods. Sonatas and concertos of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, Brahms and Schumann are analyzed as to forms and musical content. Listening assignments in addition to class periods. Credit 3 units.

PERFORMING ARTS

DANCE

Change course title, description, and prerequisite as follows:

Dance 3051 MUSIC RESOURCES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST. Basic consideration of music and how it is applied by dancers, actors, and the performing musician. An investigative approach, combining listening techniques with practical experience on basic percussion and keyboard instruments; simple rhythmic and melodic notation; sound

collage production using audio equipment. Prerequisite, sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

DRAMA


Drama 332 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with English Literature 316.

Drop the following course and crosslisting:

Drama 423 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN DRAMA. Identical with Education 423.


Drama 315 TOPICS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. Identical with English Literature 315.

PHILOSOPHY

Drop the following courses:

Phil 303, 304 LOGIC AND ITS PHILOSOPHICAL APPLICATIONS I, II.

Phil 447 TOPICS IN METAPHYSICS.

Phil 472 CLASSIC AMERICAN PHILOSOPHERS.

Phil 610 SEMINAR: LOGIC OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES.


Phil 272 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY. An introduction to the central problems of philosophy through the study of seminal writings of American philosophers. Attention is focussed on the works of Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, the major proponents of pragmatism, America's outstanding contribution to philosophy. As time and interest allow, the writings of other important American philosophers, ranging from Jonathan Edwards to Richard Rorty, will be examined. Credit 3 units.

Phil 308 LOGIC AND ITS SCHOLARLY USE. A sequel to Phil 307 which develops more advanced logical tools and techniques and places heavy emphasis on more sophisticated applications. Prerequisites, Phil 307,or a good introductory logic course and permission

of instructor. Credit 3 units.

Phil 431 NORMATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY. An examination of normative issues concerning political and economic institutions. The principal focus will be the formulation and justification of efficiency and fairness criteria for assessing alternative economic-political systems. Prerequisite, Economics 1033-104B or equivalent; some exposure to ethics and public policy would be helpful. Credit 3 units. Identical with Economics 431 and Political Science 431.

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

Phil 307G INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC AND ITS SCHOLARLY USE. An introductory course for students wishing to improve their argumentative, reasoning, and analytic skills for more effective scholarly performance. Stress is placed on acquiring facility with elementary symbolic logic and becoming adept at applying its tools and techniques to the clarification of serious discourse. Prerequisite, reasonably good command of the English language. Credit 3 units.

Reinstate the following course and crosslistings:

Phil 427 STUDIES IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHICAL CLASSICS. In succeeding years different philosophical thinkers out of the Jewish culture are studied in their philosophical, religious, and historical conts--beginning with Philo, through the "scholastics" (e.g., Halevy, Maimonides, some Kabbalists) to the "moderns" (e.g., Mendelssohn, Krochman, Levinas). Prerequisite,

6 units in Philosophy or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units. Identical with Jewish and Near Eastern Studies 427 and Religious Studies 427.

PHYSICS

Drop the following course:

Phys 544 THEORY OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS II.

Change course title, description, and prerequisite as follows:

Phvs 125A INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY. An introduction to astronomy, designed for the nonscience major. Demonstration of the techniques of modern astronomy as applied to the understanding of classical problems of the nature of the night sky. Current events of astronomical

interest are used to emphasize underlying principles. The University telescope is available for student viewing sessions. Prerequisite: high school algebra and trigonometry or concurrent enrollment in Math 113. Credit 3 units.

Change course number and description as follows:

Phys 314 PHYSICS OF THE HEART. A lecture and demonstration course of particular interest to premedical and life-sciences

students. Basic physics of the human cardiovascular system. Elasticity of vessels: properties of elastin and collagen. Energetics of the circulation: arterial and venous blood pressure, total fluid energy, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy. Streamline flow and turbulence: the effects of stenosis. Static and dynamic energy consumption of the heart: cardiac efficiency, the tension-time integral, Laplace's law, Starling's law. Metabolism of cardiac muscle. Electro- physiology: the heartbeat and cardiac arrhythmias. The physics of electro-cardiograms, phonocardiograms, echocardiograms (ultrasound), and other non-invasive techniques for the physical assessment of cardiac abnormal-ities including ischemia and myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Models of mechanical properties: contractile element, series elastic and parallel elastic elements. Prerequisites, prior completion of (or con-current registration in) Physics 113A, or permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.

POLITICAL SCIENCE


Pol Sci 371 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. Identical with International Development 371.

Pol Sci 431 NORMATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY. Identical with Philosophy 431.


Pol Sci 307 AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT, PART II. This course examines late 19th century populism, immigration, the emerging labor and feminist movements, and the growth of the corporate state. It concludes by discussing Vietnam, racial conflict, current popular culture - and Reagan. Readings include Lincoln, Henry Adams, Randolph Bourne, Emma Goldman, Jane Adams, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, and Christopher Lasch. Credit 3 units.

3D PSYCHOLOGY


Psych 322 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY II.

Psych 451 COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY.

Psych 455 PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY.

Psych 489 THEORIES OF BLACK PERSONALITY. Identical with Black Studies 489.


summer: Psych 203 PSYCHOLOGY AND LITERATURE. Psychological principles and theories are examined by juxtaposing scientific approaches to Psychology with

assumptions about human nature/behavior implicit in various literary works. Texts include drama and fiction by Sophocles, Aldous Huxley, Eugene O'Neill, Jorge Luis Borges, James Joyce, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and others. Credit 3 units.

summer: Psych 207 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR. Course will review selected current topics in animal behavior, each of which will be illustrated with demonstrations or actual observational experience. Content includes: early social behavior, foraging in pigeons, structure of primate social groups, communication in ducklings, operant conditioning, and the social behavior and ecology of endangered birds of prey and wolyes. Students

experience both laboratory and field techniques currently employed for the study of behavior; class includes visits to the Tyson Research Center, the St. Louis Zoological Park, and laboratories in the Department of Psychology. Prerequisite, Psychology 100B. Credit 3 units.

summer: Psych 302 CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY: THEORIES, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS. Methods and theories of cultural differences in motives, beliefs, and values; change and modernization; out-group values and stereotypes; sex roles. Applications include improving cultural communication; and contrasting training based on awareness, on

cognitive approaches, on attribution training, on behavior modification, and on experimental learning. Prerequisite, Psych 1003. Credit 3 units.

Psych 461 SEMINAR IN SELECTED TOPICS IN LEARNING AND MEMORY. A critical evaluation and analysis of selected recent research and theory in learning and memory in humans and other animals. Prerequisite, Psych 360, or 361, or 362; or Permission of instructor. Credit 3 units.


Psych 300 INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS. Descriptive statistics including correlation and regression. Inferential statistics including non-parametric and parametric tests of significance through simple analysis of variance. Course emphasizes underlying logic and is not primarily mathematical, though knowledge of elementary algebra is essential. Prerequisite, Psych 100B. Credit 3 units.

Psych 337 PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP AND DREAMING. A survey of contemporary psychological literature on sleep, dreaming, and wakefulness. Major topics of discussion: physiology of sleep, theories of sleep and dreaming,

methodology of sleep research, sleep disorders. Enrollment limited to 50. Prerequisite, Psych 100B. Credit 3 units.

Psych 426 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING. A study of the processes of aging in terms of their behavioral effects. Age changes in biological functions, sensation, perception, intelligence, learning, memorv,and creativity are studied,in order to understand better the capacities and potentials of the mature and older person. Prerequisite, Psych 100B. Credit 3 units.

Psych 587 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING I. Methods of assessing cognitive functioning and personality in older adults. Understanding of the application of the techniques of assessment to older adults not the the development of testing skills, is the goal of this course. Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Psych 426 recommended. Credit 3 units.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES


Re St 436 SOCIETY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE AFTER 1075. Identical with History 4361.


Re St 213 RELIGION IN WESTERN HISTORY. Identical with History 213.

Re St 315C(Q) THE MIDDLE EAST IN MODERN TIMES, 1800-PRESENT. Identical with History 315C(Q)

Re St 323C EPIC, SAGA, AND ROMANCE TO TOLKIEN'S LORD OF THE RINGS. Identical with Comparative Literature 320C.

Re St 326F CHRISTIAN MYSTICAL TEXTS. Identical with German 326F.

Re St 346 E(Q) THE ART OF BUDDHISM IN ASIA. Identical with Art-Archaeology 346E(Q).

Re St 385 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: THE HOLOCAUST: THE EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN JEWRY IN THE 20TH CENTURY. Identical with History 360

Re St 481 DANTE. Identical with Italian 481.

Re St 494 MILTON. Identical with English Literature 494.

Re St 561 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR IN THE LITERATURE OF JAPAN. INTERACTION AMONG TRADITIONAL MODES OF THOUGHT AND VALUES. Identical with Japanese 561.

Reinstate the following crosslisting:

Re St 427 STUDIES IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHICAL CLASSICS. Identical with Philosophy 427.

ROMANCE LANGUAGES

FRENCH


Fr 456 ROMANCE PHILOLOGY. Identical with Italian 456.

Add the following new course and apply to category D of the Distribution Requirement:

Fr 105D ADVANCED ELEMENTARY FRENCH. Students with previous preparation in French are invited to participate in this intensive introductory course. Combining French 101 and 102, French 105 will return the students to their first French lesson and

proceed through the full first-year university program in only one semester. In addition to a master class four days a week, students meet in small groups for a second hour of intensive supervised practice each day; One additional hour of language laboratory per week required. Freshmen eligible to enroll

in the course will be notified by letter in August. Interested upperclassmen must consult with either Professor Metzidakis or Professor Stone. Prerequisite, permission of instructor.

Offered only in the fall semester of each academic year. Credit 5 units.

Add the following new courses and crosslistings:

Fr 441 FROM SYMBOLISM TO SURREALISM. Survey of major prose and Poetry from 1870 to 1919. Authors such as Maupassant, Daudet, Anatole France, Loti, Valery, Peguy, and Claudel will be included. Discussions on several key Philosophic and literary movements of the period. (e.g., naturalism, idealism, experimental philosophy, etc.). Prerequisite, French 307D, 308D,323C, 324C. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units.

Fr 457 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL ROMANCE LITERATURES. A close reading of some of the major works from the Middle Ages in the major Romance languages, e.g., a comparison of the Spanish and French epics, El Cantar de mio Cid and La Chanson de Roland, the troubadour poetry in Old Occitan (Provencal) and its epigones in Portuguese and French, selections from early Italian texts. Texts may be read in translation

Prerequisite, French 307D, 308D, 323C, and 324C. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units. Identical with Spanish 457, Italian 457.

Fr 471 VICTOR HUGO. A study of this major Romantic author through a close examination of his two most fully realized oreations in poetry and prose: Les Contemplations and Les Miserables. Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units.


Fr 427 FRENCH SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES I. From the Hero to the Honnete Homme: Corneille, Descartes, Moliere, La Fontaine, La Rochefoucauld , and others. The movement from the unique, superhuman character of the hero to the urbane sociability of the honnète homme examined in light of Descartes' search for method and Moliere's deformation of common assumptions. Credit 3 units.

Fr 428 FRENCH SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES II. Tragic Sensibilities. Pascal, Racine, Guilleragues (Les Lettres pportugaises) and Madame de Lafayette, among others. The course analyzes the different sources for optimism which these writers discover in their confrontation of man's misery. Credit 3 units.

Change course prerequisites as follows:

Fr 323C FRENCH LITERATURE I. Prerequisite, permission of Director of Undergraduate Study in French. Last time course will be offered during fail term.

Fr 411 ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION. Prerequisite, French 307D-308D or the equivalent, or permission of instructor. Required for Master's candidates in French unless waived by Director of Graduate Studies.

Fr. 413 FRENCH PHONETICS. Prerequisite, six units of 300-level French or permission of instructor, Required for French majors except for participants in the year abroad program at the Universite de Caen.

Fr 502 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE. Prerequisite, required for doctoral candidates.

ITALIAN


Ital 457 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL ROMANCE LITERATURE. Identical with French 457.

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

Ital 20lD LEVEL III. A course divided into two parts (taught by different instructors), one devoted to grammar and writing, the second devoted to reading and speaking. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite, Italian 102D or placement by examination. Five class hours a week. Credit 5 units.

Adopt the following course toward category D of the Distribution Requirement:

Ital 10lD LEVEL I.

Add the following new courses and crosslistings:

Ital 456 ROMANCE PHILOLOGY. A study of the evolution of the major Romance languages from their common Latin origins. Knowledge of Classical Latin is not required but acauaintance with the phonetics of at least one Romance language will be extremely helpful. Conducted in English. Credit 3 units. Identical with French 456, Spanish 456, and Linguistics

456.

Ital 481 DANTE. A study of the Divina Commedia with emphasis on the Inferno. Given in English. Reading knowledge of Italian recommended but not required. Credit 3 units. Identical with Religious Studies 481.


Rom Lang 490 ORLANDO FURIOSO. Identical with Art-Archaeology 496.

SPANISH

Add the following crosslistings:

Span 456 ROMANCE PHILOLOGY. Identical with Italian 456.

Span 457 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL ROMANCE LITERATURE. Identical with French 457.

Add the following new course and crosslistings:

Span 418 AFRC-HISPANIC CULTURE AND LITERATURE. A study of Black authors and cultural issues in Spanish-speaking countries. Primary emphasis on countries, such as Cuba and Colombia, with a sizable Black population. Given in English. Reading knowledge

of Spanish recommended but not required. Spanish majors required to read texts in original and to write papers and exams in Spanish.

Two class hours a week. Credit 3 units. Identical with Latin-American Studies 413; Black Studies 418.


Span 502 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE. Prerequisite, required for doctoral candidates.

RUSSIAN


Russ 307 GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION. Practice in writing and speaking Russian, with a view to acquiring new skills and to refining further the students' knowledge of written and spoken Russian, including some fine points. Prerequisite, Russian 212 or equiyalent. Credit 3 units.

SOCIOLOGY


Sociol 230B CHANGING SEX ROLES. Examines major theoretical explanations of the different roles and positions of the sexes.

Considers how sexual stratification is reproduced through socialization, in everyday life, including in the family and in the labor force, in the media, in interpersonal communications, Analyzes the intersection of class, race, and gender. Considers the future of "gender" politics" in America. Credit 3 units. Identical with Women's Studies 230B.


Sociol 345 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS. Prerequisite, 3 units of Sociology or consent of instructor.

Change course number and add a orosslisting as follows:

Sociol 399B(Q) (from 299BQ) RICH NATIONS AND POOR NATIONS:

THE UNITED STATES IN A DEVELOPING WORLD. Identical with Ur St 299B(Q).


Sociol 334 THE BODY POLITIC: ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE. Identical with Women's Studies 310.

SPEECH AND HEARING

Change course credit as follows:

SpHr 351 PRACTICUM: EDUCATING THE HEADING IMPAIRED. Credit 1-6 units. (from 4 units).

URBAN STUDIES


Ur St 299B(Q) RICH NATIONS AND POOR NATIONS: THE UNITED STATES IN A DEVELOPING WORLD. Identical with Sociology 399B(Q).

Ur St 426 ETHNICITY AND CLASS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES. Identical with Anthropology 426. Drop the following crosslisting:

Ur St 43i REGIONAL CONFLICTS AND THE EUROPEAN MARKET. Identical with WEUR 437.

WESTERN EUROPEAN STUDIES

Drat) the following crosslisting:

WEUR 305 WOMEN AND FILM. Identical with Women's Studies 305.

WEUR 309 WCMEN AND PEACE. Identical with Women's Studies 309.

WEUR 437 REGIONAL CCNFLICTS AND THE EUROPEAN MARKET. Identical with Urban Studies 437.

WOMEN'S STUDIES


WS 305 WOMEN AND FILM. Identical with WEUR 305.

WS 309 WOMEN AND PEACE. Identical with WEUR 309.

Drop the following course and crosslisting:

WS 310 THE BODY POLITIC: ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE Identical with Sociology 334.

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

WS 100B INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES. Interdisciplinary introduction to tonics and methods of women's studies. Definitions of women; women in families; women and religion, education, health, work, and politics. Significance of race, class, culture, and sexual orientation. Credit 3 units.

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