Either semester. Three credits. Not open to students in the School of Engineering.
This course offers non-engineering students desiring an understanding of the role of engineering in the world today opportunities to get acquainted with various engineering disciplines and significant issues. These include mechanical and solar energy, nuclear power, computers, genetics and urbanization taught by a team of interdisciplinary specialists relating engineering to problems of the real world in an understandable, non-technical manner.
130. Africa and Latin America: The Challenge of Poverty, Violence, and Development
Either semester. Three credits.
A study of poverty, violence, and development in two major Third World regions, and the causes and consequence of these interrelated factors. Strategies for change and their effects on jobs, income distribution, modernization, indigenous and external relations, food, agriculture, industrialization, urbanization, inflation, political and military structures, and human rights will be examined.
132. World Studies and Human Resource Development
Either semester. Three credits.
A comparative exploration of three major world cultures (Chinese, Latin American, and Middle Eastern) which relates to the themes of authority, legitimacy, and loyalty in each. Third World perspectives and development issues will be emphasized.
180. FYE University Learning Skills
Either semester. One credit. One class period. Open to freshman and sophomore students only.
A component of the First Year Experience (FYE) program, this course is intended to acquaint students with the university and expand their learning experiences in order for them to adjust to the new expectations they will face. The course involves assignments that will provide opportunities for students to enhance their academic and interpersonal skills.
181. FYE Learning Community Seminar
Either semester. One credit. One class period. Open to freshman and
sophomore students only. This course must be taken in combination with
a cluster of three
courses; with the permission of the instructor, one of the cluster
courses may have been completed previously. With a change in content, this
course may be repeated for credit.
A component of the First Year Experience (FYE) program, this seminar course is intended to provide an opportunity to integrate the consideration of material from three courses through discussion, assignments, and projects. Students will have opportunities to enhance their academic and interpersonal skills.
182. FYE Faculty/Student Seminar
Either semester. One credit. One class period. Open to freshman and sophomore students only. With a change in content, this course may be repeated for credit.
A component of the First Year Experience (FYE) program, this seminar course is intended to provide an opportunity for students to investigate topics of professional interest to the faculty instructor through guided research or reading, discussion, and some writing. The course will help students learn independently and engage actively in the academic life of the university.
193. Foreign Study
Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit (to a maximum of 15). Consent of appropriate area studies director required before departure.
Course work undertaken within approved Study Abroad programs, usually focussing on the history, culture, and society of a particular country.
195. Interdisciplinary Special Topics Lecture Course
Either semester. Credits and hours as determined by the Senate Curricula and Courses Committee. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.
196. Interdisciplinary Special Topics Seminar
Either semester. Credits and hours as determined by the Senate Curricula and Courses Committee. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. This course may or may not count for credit toward graduation. Students should consult the course syllabus and the Dean's Office of their School or College.
197. Interdisciplinary Special Topics Independent Study
Either semester. Credits and hours as determined by the Senate Curricula and Courses Committee. Open only to freshmen and sophomores with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.
198. Freshman Honors Seminar
First semester. One credit. One class period. Open only with consent of Honors Director.
A overview of some aspects of university education. Designed to help students set learning goals to be achieved during the baccalaureate experience. A short weekly writing assignment is submitted via computer.
200. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Health Care
First semester. Three credits. Open only with consent of instructors. This course is also listed under Nursing and Pharmacy. Gillespie, Infante, and Staff
An interdisciplinary approach to health care which focuses on the role of the health team in the health care delivery system. Emphasis is placed on the preparation and roles of the health team members, both independent and interdependent, the system of health care delivery in the nation, modes of communication and collaboration, and the role of the consumer of health care.
210. Urban Field Studies
Either semester. Nine credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of the director of the Urban Semester Program. Must be taken concurrently with INTD 211 and 212. This course is also listed under Sociology. Sponsored by the Urban Semester Program. Director of the Urban Semester Program
Field experience supervised by the director and an examining committee consisting of the director and two or more faculty members from two departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
211. Seminar in Urban Problems
Either semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of the Director of the Urban Semester Program. Must be taken concurrently with INTD 210 and 212. Sponsored by the Urban Semester Program. Director of the Urban Semester Program
Discussions based upon assigned readings and led by invited speakers from within the University.
212. Urban Semester Field Work Seminar
Either semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of the Director of the Urban Semester Program. Must be taken concurrently with INTD 210 and 211. Sponsored by the Urban Semester Program. Director of the Urban Semester Program
Students make analytic presentations of their field experiences, relating these to the pertinent available literature. Particular urban problems are discussed with invited experts from outside the University.
212W. Urban Semester Field Work Seminar
220. Studies in the Culture of the Middle Ages
Second semester. Three credits. Open only with consent of the instructor of record. With a change in content this course may be repeated for credit. Sponsored by the Committee for Medieval Studies.
An interdisciplinary examination of various aspects of the culture of Medieval Europe. Instructors and content will vary. Particulars will be announced prior to registration for the semester in which the course is offered.
222. Linkage through Language
Either semester. One credit. Prerequisite: Language skills equivalent to four semesters of college course work in a single foreign language (may be completed concurrently). May be repeated for credit, with a change in content. Sponsored by the Modern & Classical Languages Department in collaboration with the department offering the companion course.
This course supplements a three-credit course in a particular discipline by studying selected foreign language texts related to the topic of its companion course. Practice in oral and written expression.
224. Spanish Language and Culture for the Health Professions ("Spanning")
Either semester. One credit. Open with the consent of instructor to students in health care professions and social services. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Sponsored by Spanish/Modern & Classical Languages department in collaboration with schools of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
Supplements professional training with focused instruction in Spanish language, culture, and health issues of relevance to professionals working with Spanish-speaking populations.
230. Special Topics in Slavic and East European Studies
Either semester. Three credits. Open only with consent of instructor
to junior and senior undergraduates and graduate students. With a change
in content this
course may be repeated for credit. Sponsored by the Center for Slavic
and East European Studies.
Discussion and analysis of selected problems from an interdisciplinary perspective.
240. Social Science Data Utilization
Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one 1-hour laboratory. This course is also listed under Political Science and Sociology. This course may not be counted toward the major in Political Science or in Sociology. Sponsored by the Social Science Data Center and the Political Science Department. Davis
Introduction to social science data analysis and utilization. Laboratory assignments will use the University Computer Center facility for the execution of statistical package setups, and data bases by the Social Science Data Center/Roper Center.
#240C. Social Science Data Utilization
249. Violence: Sources and Alternatives
First semester. Three credits. Blank, Prewitt, Reed
Sources of violence in the individual, the home, the nation, and among nations are examined. Alternatives to the use of violence at each of these levels are explored.
250. Global Militarism and Human Survival
Second semester. Three credits. Two class periods (one 2-hour and one 1-hour). Luyster
A consideration of the threat posed to humanity's survival by a growing global militarism and the unprecedented destructiveness of nuclear weapons.
257. The Poor Countries of the World
Either semester. Three credits. This course is also listed under Economics and Sociology. This course may not be counted toward the major in Economics. Sponsored by the Economics and Sociology Departments. Gugler
Multidisciplinary approach to key issues in development in the "Third World" today. Special emphasis on either a topic, e.g., urbanization in developing countries, or a region, e.g., Subsaharan Africa.
276. Introduction to American Studies
Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. Tilton
A multi-disciplinary survey of American societies and cultures.
280. Library Research Methods
Either semester. Two credits. Two class periods. Open only with consent of instructor. Offered at the Waterbury Campus.
Specific instruction in the use of a university library and in the use of the bibliographic tools and methods that are an essential part of library research.
291. Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar
Either semester. Three credits. Open only with consent of instructor.
An interdisciplinary seminar designed for honors students and open to other qualified students. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit with change of topic. Sponsored by the Office of Honors Programs.
293. Foreign Study
Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit (to a maximum of 17). Consent of appropriate area studies director or major advisor required before departure. May count toward the major with consent of advisor.
Course work undertaken within approved Study
Abroad programs, usually focusing on the history, culture, and society
of a particular country.
294. The Bible
First semester. Three credits, which may be counted toward the related field requirement in History, Philosophy, or English. Sponsored by and listed under the English, History, and Philosophy Departments.
The literary, historical, and philosophical content, circumstances and problems of the Old and New Testaments.
297. Variable Topics
Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites, required preparation, and recommended preparation vary.
298. Special Topics
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
299. Independent Study
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.