Catalog 2008-2009

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

Paideia® (PAI)

03-211PAIDEIA® SEMINAR 1A. This seminar is designed to be part of the first semester sophomore Paideia® experience. The seminar will focus on developing reflections on civic engagement, intercultural experiences, and research activities or creative works. The seminar will also focus upon connections between curricular and co-curricular activities. Seminars will involve critical reading, writing, and oral presentations. By permission of instructor only. Must be taken Pass/D/F. (Fall)
03-221PAIDEIA® SEMINAR 1B. This seminar is designed to be part of the second semester sophomore Paideia® experience and will continue and expand upon first semester emphases. Prerequisite: Paideia® 03-211. By permission of instructor only. Must be taken Pass/D/F. (Spring)
03-311PAIDEIA® SEMINAR 2A. This seminar is designed to be part of the first-semester junior Paideia® experience. The seminar will continue to explore and reflect upon civic engagement, intercultural experiences, and research activities or creative works. The seminar will also connect curricular and co-curricular activities. Focus during the junior year will be upon intercultural experiences. Students in the Paideia® Seminar 2A may also work with students in the Paideia® Seminar 1A and help to shape their Paideia® experience. By permission of instructor only. Must be taken Pass/D/F. (Fall)
03-321PAIDEIA® SEMINAR 2B. This seminar is designed to be part of the second semester junior Paideia® experience and will continue and expand upon first semester emphases, particularly in terms of intercultural experiences. Students in the Paideia® Seminar 2B may also work with students in the Paideia® Seminar 1B and help to shape their Paideia® experience. By permission of instructor only. Must be taken Pass/D/F. (Spring)
03-411PAIDEIA® SEMINAR 3A. This seminar is designed to be part of the first-semester senior Paideia® experience. The seminar will continue to explore and reflect upon civic engagement, intercultural experiences and collaborative/guided research or creative works. Students in the Paideia® Seminar 3A may also work with students in the earlier sequence seminars of the Paideia® Program. Special focus during this semester will be on collaborative/guided research or creative works, civic engagement and progress toward completing the goals in the students’ individual Paideia® Plans. By permission of instructor only. Must be taken Pass/D/F. (Fall)
03-421PAIDEIA® SEMINAR 3B. This seminar is designed to be the final part of the Paideia® experience. Special focus during this semester will be on presenting the collaborative/guided research or creative works, completing the anchoring civic engagement reflection, and completing the goals in the students’ individual Paideia® Plans. By permission of instructor only. Must be taken Pass/D/F. (Spring)
03-001, 002, 003, 004SELECTED TOPICS. May be repeated with change in content.
03-301, 302, 303, 304SELECTED TOPICS. May be repeated with change in content.

University Studies (UST)

05-012FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR. Special topics courses that provide stimulating and challenging academic experiences to help prepare incoming students to be successful in a rigorous liberal arts college environment. In particular, seminars focus on developing the student’s abilities in the following areas: reading, writing, critical thinking, research, informed discussion and creativity. Additional academic socialization components prepare students for the challenging intellectual demands of college-level course work.
05-212ADVANCED ENTRY SEMINAR. Special topics courses that provide stimulating and challenging academic experiences to help prepare incoming transfer students to be successful in a rigorous liberal arts college environment. In particular, seminars focus on developing the student’s abilities in the following areas: reading, writing, critical thinking, research, informed discussion and creativity. Additional academic socialization components prepare students for the challenging intellectual demands of college-level course work.
05-113COLLEGE WRITING. A course in persuasive, analytical and researched writing that includes critical response to readings. (Each semester)
05-963UNIVERSITY SEMINAR. A University-sponsored interdisciplinary course which may be repeated with changed content.
05-001, 002, 003, 004SELECTED TOPICS. May be repeated with change in topic.
05-301, 302, 303, 304SELECTED TOPICS. May be repeated with change in topic.
05-901, 902, 903, 904TUTORIAL.
05-941, 942, 943, 944ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP. Must be taken P/D/F.
05-951, 952, 953, 954INDEPENDENT STUDY.