UNDERGRADUATE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
March
2001
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* List of codes attached for the Core
requirement that is fulfilled by the course.
Example:
The abbreviations
and codes used in these course descriptions are as follows.
Letters in course numbers
C fulfills a University
Core Curriculum requirement
H is a University
Honors course
R satisfies the Core
Studies in Race requirement, and may satisfy another Core Requirement
as well
W counts toward satisfying
the Core Curriculum's Writing requirement
X satisfies a Core
Curriculum requirement and also counts toward satisfying the Core Writing
requirement
Core Credit Abbreviations
AC American Culture
AR The Arts
CO Composition
IH Intellectual Heritage
IN The Individual
and Society
IS International
Studies
LA Language (first
level)
LB Language (second
level)
QA Quantitative Reasoning
(first level)
QB Quantitative Reasoning
(second level)
RC Composition and
Studies in Race
RS Studies in Race
SA Science and Technology
(first level)
SB Science and Technology
(second level)
WI Writing-intensive
WR Studies in Race
and Writing-intensive
XA The Arts, Studies
in Race, and Writing-intensive
XC American Culture,
Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive
XN The Individual
and Society, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive
XS International
Studies, Studies in Race, and Writing-intensive
Semester Offered
F Course offered
in the fall semester
S Course offered
in the spring semester
SS Course offered
in a summer session
Semester Hours
s.h. Indicates the
semester hours credits given for satisfactorily completing the course
CORE
COURSES
This basic list of the
courses approved for each Core area is provided for the convenience
of students and advisers.
For descriptions of these
courses look in this publication under the department offering the course.
To see if a course is being
offered in any particular semester, consult the list of "Core courses
offered this semester" in the front of that semester's Class Schedule.
For the list of Writing-Intensive
courses, an exhaustive list of approved Core courses that includes courses
no longer offered, Core requirements and policies, descriptions of the
Core areas, and other Core-related information, see the Core Curriculum
section of the printed or web version of the current Undergraduate
Bulletin. For recent Core news visit the Core and Transfer web site
at www.temple.edu/ucc/
Composition
- English C050, C051,
R050, or H090
Intellectual
Heritage
- X051 or X091
- X052 or X092
American
Culture
- African-American
Studies
C068African-American
History since 1900
H098 Honors African-American History since 1900
- American Studies
C051 American Lives
C062 Work in America
H091 Honors American Lives
C092/H092 Honors Work in America
H197 Honors The Quest for the American Dream
- Anthropology
C064American Culture
- Art History
C191Image of America
- Educational Leadership
and Policy Studies
C060/X060 Education,
Schooling, and the Individual in U.S. Society
- English
C056 American Literature
H096 Honors American Literature
- Geography and Urban
Studies
C080/X080 Geography
of United States and Canada
- History
C067/X067 History of
the United States to 1877
C068 History of the United States since 1877
H097 Honors History of the United States to 1877
H098 Honors History of the U.S. since 1877
- Legal and Real Estate
Studies
R050 Racial Discrimination
Under the Law
X093 Honors Tobacco in America
X199 Honors Laws and Ethics
- Music Studies
C086 Music in American
Society
- Philosophy
C063American Thinkers
- Political Science
C051 American Political
Systems
H091 Honors Introduction to American Politics
- Religion
C052 Religion in America
H092 Honors Religion in America
- Social Work
C121 History and Values
of Social Welfare
- Sociology
C064/R064 American
Ethnicity (also R)
X064 American Ethnicity (also R and WI)
C081/X081 Men and Women in American Society
X092 Honors Men
and Women in American Society
- Speech Communication
H092 Honors Campaigns
and Movements (also R and WI)
R082 Campaigns and Movements (also R and WI)
- Tourism and Hospitality
Management
C080/X080 Leisure in
American Culture
- Tyler
R188 Art, Race, and
the American Experience (also R and W)
- Women's Studies
C076 American Women's
Lives
The Arts
- American Studies
H194 Honors The Arts
in America
- Architecture
C001/X001 Introduction
to Architecture
C017 Photography and Visual Literacy
C141 Architectural History: Ancient to Medieval
C142 Architectural History: Renaissance to 19th Century
X171 History of the Form of Cities
H190 Honors Architectural History: Ancient to Medieval
H191 Honors Architectural History: Renaissance to Industrial Revolution
X192 Honors History of Cities
- Art
C059 Design
C069/X069 Drawing
C079 Painting
C089 Introduction to Visual Language (3-D Design)
H/X099 Honors Drawing
- Art History
C051 Visual Experience
C052 Arts of Asia
C055 Art Heritage I
C056 Art Heritage II
H095 Honors Art Heritage I
H096 Honors Art Heritage II
C193 History of Art in Rome (taught only in Rome)
- Asian Studies
C054 Arts of Asia
- Dance
C110 Dance as Art
C112 Pathways in American Dance
H190 Entry into Dance as Art
- English
C083 Introduction to
Drama
C084/X084 Introduction to Literature
H093 Honors Introduction to Drama
H094 Honors Introduction to Literature
- Film and Media Arts
X155 Introduction to
Film and Video Analysis
- Greek, Hebrew and
Roman Classics
C071/X071 Greek Drama
- Horticulture
C080 Art of Floral
Design I
- Music Education
C301 Songs: The Voice
of Humanity
- Music Studies
C061 Introduction to
Music
C073 The Making of a Musical
H091 Honors Introduction to Music
- Philosophy
C061 Art and Society
- Religion
C081 Religion and the
Arts
- Theater
C025 Acting for Non-Majors
C110 Theater: The Collaborative Art
Individual
and Society
- Anthropology
R060 Introduction to
Anthropology (also R)
H090 Honors Introduction to Anthropology (also R)
- Criminal Justice
C050 Introduction to
Criminal Justice
- Economics
C050 Introduction to
the Economy
C051/X051 Macroeconomic Principles
C052 Microeconomic Principles
H091 Honors Macroeconomic Principles
H092 Honors Microeconomic Principles
H093 Honors Economic Theory
- Electrical Engineering
C051 Technology and
the 21st Century
-
Geography and Urban
Studies
C050/X050 Environment
and Society
C055 Urban Studies
R055 Race, Racism and the American City (also R)
- Health Administration
C101/X101 Introduction
to the Health Services System
- Health Studies
C050 Contemporary Experience
of Disability
- Journalism, Public
Relations and Advertising
C055 Introduction to
Mass Media
H095 Honors Introduction to Mass Media
- Legal and Real Estate
Studies
C001 Law and Society
C077 The First Amendment
X091 Honors Law and Society
- Philosophy
C050 Philosophical
Challenges to Individualism
C062 Morality and the Law
H090 Honors Introduction to Philosophy
H092 Honors Morality and the Law
- Political Science
R050 The Individual,
Race, and American Political Life (also R)
H050 Honors Individual, Race, and American Political Life (also
R)
- Psychology
C050 Psychology as
a Social Science
X091 Honors Psychology as a Social Science
- Religion
C054 Religion and Society
H094 Honors Introduction to Religion and Society
- Social Work
C060 Human Behavior
in the Social Environment
- Sociology
C050/X050 Introduction
to Sociology
C066 Money
C059/R059/X059 Sociology of Race and Racism (also R)
H090 Honors Introduction to Sociology
- Women's Studies
C051/X051 Introduction
to Women's Studies
C091/X091 Honors Introduction to Women's Studies
- International Studies
or Language
*Non-Western or Third
World Course
- African-American
Studies
C061* Africa in the
20th Century
H091* Honors Africa in the 20th Century
- Anthropology
C061* Cultures of the
World
C062 Development of an International Perspective
C065* Origins of Cultural Diversity
H091* Honors Cultures of the World
- Art History
C148 Issues in National
Cinema
- Asian Studies
C050* Asian Religions
C053 Introduction to World Religions
C084* Chinese and Japanese Literature in Cultural Context
C086* East and South Asia
- Critical Languages
C084* Chinese and Japanese
Literature in Cultural Context
- Dance
C115* Dance in Human
Society
- Economics
C055 Global Economic
Issues
- French
C070* Africa, Caribbean,
France
- Geography and Urban
Studies
C060* World Urban Patterns
C062* World Geography
C063* African Development
C086* East and South Asia
H093* Honors African Development
H095* Honors World Urban Patterns
- German/Slavic
C070 Literature and
Culture of Central Europe
H090 Honors Literature and Culture of Central Europe
- Greek, Hebrew and
Roman Classics
C077/X077 The Ancient
City
C086 Israel in the Middle East
X090 Honors The Ancient City
R112 Race: Ancient and Modern (also R)
- Health Education
C089 International
Health
- History
C060* Third World History
C061* World History: The Ancient World
C062* World History: The Modern World
C063 War and Society
C065 Gender and History
C066 Modern Europe
H091 Honors War and Society
H095 Honors Gender and History
H096 Honors Modern Europe
X093* Honors World History: The Ancient World
X094* Honors World History: The Modern World
- Latin American Studies
C050* Perspectives
on Latin America
- Music Studies
C062* Introduction
to World Music
- Philosophy
C088* Philosophy East
and West
- Political Science
C052 Foreign Governments
C053 International Politics
H092 Honors Foreign Governments
H093 Honors International Politics
- Religion
C050* Asian Religions
C051 Western Religions
C053 World Religions
H090* Honors Asian Religions
H091 Honors Western Religions
H093 Honors Introduction to World Religions
- Sociology
C051/X051 Comparative
Societal Development
H091 Honors Comparative Societal Development
- Tourism and Hospitality
Management
X081* Leisure and Culture
in Developing Nations
- Urban Education
C060* Schooling and
Development in Third World Societies
- Women's Studies
C065 Gender and History
C080* International Women's Writing
Quantitative
Reasoning
FIRST LEVEL (QA) COURSES
- Mathematics
C055 College Mathematics
C073 College Algebra
C074 Pre-Calculus
H090 Honors College Mathematics
X195 Honors Mathematical Recreations
- Statistics
C011 Basic Quantitative
Foundations for Business and Economics I
H091 Honors Basic Quantitative Foundations for Business I
SECOND LEVEL (QB) COURSES
- Computer and Information
Sciences
C061 Programming in
Pascal
C071 Computer Programming in C
C081 Higher Level Languages Using C and C++
- Mathematics
C065 Elements of Mathematical
Thought
C066 Intuitive Calculus and Applications
C067 Elements of Statistics
C075 Elementary Calculus with Applications I
C085 Calculus and Introduction to Modern Analysis I
H091 Honors College Mathematics II
H095 Honors Calculus and Introduction to Modern Analysis I
X196 Honors Mathematical Recreations
- Music Studies
C243 Theory III
- Philosophy
C066 Introduction to
Logic
H096 Honors Introduction to Symbolic Logic
- Psychology
C067 Foundations in
Statistical Methods
- Sociology
C067 Foundations in
Statistical Methods
H097 Honors Social Statistics
- Statistics
C012 Basic Quantitative
Foundations for Business and Economics II
C021 Statistical Methods and Concepts
H092 Honors Basic Quantitative Foundations for Business II
H093 Basic Statistics for Business and Economics I
Science
and Technology
FIRST LEVEL (SA) COURSES
AND CREDITS
Course name is followed
by number of credits. The second, in parentheses, is used in the SB
list to indicate the proper sequence of A and B courses.
- Biology
C070 Foundations of
Biology -4 (1)
C071 Human Biology -4 (2)
C083 General Biology I - 4 (3)
H093 Honors Human Biology I - 4 (4)
- Botany
C101 General Botany
4 (5)
- Chemistry
C051 Study of Matter
I - 4 (6)
C061/C063 Introduction to Chemistry I - 3/1 (7)
C065 Our Microscopic Universe 4 (8)
C071/C073 General Chemistry I - 3/1 (9)
C081/C083 General Chemical Science I - 3/ (10)
C091/C093, H091/H093 Honors General Chemistry I 3/1 (11)
- Geology
C050 Introduction to
Geology- 4 (12)
H090 Honors Introduction to Geology - 4 (13)
- Kinesiology
C100 Anatomy and Physiology
I - 4 (14)
- Physics
C053 Matter and Motion
-4 (15)
C055 Light, Art, and Nature - 4 (16)
C065 Our Microscopic Universe -4 (17)
C067 Acoustics - 3 (18)
C081 Introductory Engineering Physics I - 4 (19)
C083 College Physics I - 4 (20)
C085 Introduction to General Physics I - 4 (21)
C087 Elementary Classical Physics I - 4 (22)
H091 Honors Matter and Motion 4 (23)
H092 Honors Light, Art and Nature 4 (24)
H093 Fundamental Physics Honors Seminar I (25)
SECOND LEVEL (SB) COURSES
Numbers show credits, and
appropriate SA prerequisite(s) (in parentheses)
- American Studies
H193 Technology in
American Culture - 4 (1- 25)
- Anthropology
C055 Biological Anthropology
- 4 (1- 4)
- Biology
C072 Ecosystems - 4
(1- 3)
C073 Applied Biology -3 (1- 2)
C074 Plants, Food, and World Hunger - 3 (1- 3)
C075 Human Heredity - 4 (1- 2)
C080 Human Development - 4 (1-3)
C084 General Biology II - 4 (1- 3)
C085 Marine Biology 4 (1- 3)
H094 Honors Human Biology II- 4 (4)
- Botany
C203 Plant Physiology-
4 (5)
- Chemistry
C052 Study of Matter
II - 4 (6)
C062/C064 Introduction to Chemistry II- 3/1 (7)
C072/C074 General Chemistry II -3/1 (9)
C082/C084 General Chemical Science II -3/1 (10)
H092/H094 Honors General Chemistry II -3/1 (11)
- Computer and Information
Sciences
C055 Computers and
Applications - 4 (1 - 25)
C059 FORTRAN for Science and Technology - 4 (1 - 25)
H095 Honors Computers and Applications - 4 (1-25)
- Electrical Engineering
C020 Evolution of Modern
Electronic Systems - 3 (1 - 25)
C035 Introduction to Microcomputing - 3 (1 - 25)
C050 Science and Technology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 3 (1 - 25)
C054 Technology and You -3 (1 - 25)
- Environmental Technology
C010 Introduction to
the Environment -3 (1- 25)
- Geography and Urban
Studies
C052 Introduction to
the Physical Environment - 4 (12)
H092 Honors Introduction to the Physical Environment 4 (13)
- Geology
C051 Catastrophic Geology
- 4 (12, 13)
C057 Evolution - 4 (12, 13)
C062 Oceanography - 4 (12, 13)
C077 Perspectives on Energy - 4 (12, 13)
C081 Environmental Resources - 4 (12, 13)
- Horticulture
C236 Soils - 3 (5)
- Kinesiology
C101 Anatomy and Physiology
II-4 (14)
- Music Studies
C315 Computers in Musical
Applications - 3 (15, 18 or 23)
- Philosophy
C077 Science in Context
- 3 (1 - 25)
H097 Honors Science in Context - 3 (1- 25)
- Physics
C054 Waves and Modern
Physics - 4 (15 or 18)
C056/X056 Introduction to Astronomy - 4 (15, 16 or 18)
C082 Introductory Engineering Physics II 4 (19)
C084 College Physics II -4 (20)
C086 Introduction to General Physics II - 4 (21)
C088 Elementary Classical Physics II- 4 (22)
H094 Fundamental Physics Honors Seminar II - 4 (25)
H096 Honors Introduction to Astronomy- 4 (15, 16 or 23)
Studies
in Race
- African-American
Studies
R348 (RS) Dimensions
of Racism
- American Studies
R112 (RS) African American
Experiences
H134 (RS) Honors Literature of American Slavery
R134 (RS) Literature of American Slavery
R136 (RS) Asian-American Experience
- Anthropology
H090 (IN) Honors Introduction
to Anthropology (also IN)
R060 (IN) Introduction to Anthropology (also IN)
- Asian Studies
R190 (RS) Asian-American
Experiences
- Communication Sciences
R110 (RS) Language
and Race
- Criminal Justice
R335 (RS) Urban Minorities
and the Criminal Justice System
- Dance
R280 (RS) Dance, Movement,
and Pluralism
- Economics
R065 (RS) The Economics
of Diversity
- Education
R065 (WR) Race and
Racism in U.S. Education (also WI)
- English
R050 (RC) College Composition
(also CO)
R110 (RS) Language and Race
R125 (RS) African-American Literature I
R126 (RS) African-American Literature II
R170 (RS) The Art of the Film
R283 (RS) Blacks/Literature/Drama/Media (formerly "Racial Differences
and Problems of Representation in American Literature")
- Geography and Urban
Studies
R055 (IN) Race, Racism,
and the American City (also IN)
- Greek, Hebrew, and
Roman Classics
R112 (RS) Race: Ancient
and Modern (also IS)
- History
Note:
Changes in course numbers do not affect Core credit—the History
courses with new numbers carry Studies in Race credit under both
the old and new numbers.
R108 (RS) Anti-Semitism,
the Holocaust and Racism
R109 (RS) Race and Empire in Modern History
R120 (RS) Latino Caribbean World
R160 (RS) Race and Ethnicity in American History (was R101)
R161 (RS) African American History to 1865 (was R233)
R162 (RS) African American History 1865-Present (was R234)
R163 (RS) Asian-American History (was R237)
R164 (RS) California Dreams, California Nightmares
R267 (RS) Race and the U.S. Constitution (was R246)
- Jewish Studies
R234 (RS) Anti-Semitism,
the Holocaust and Racism
- Kinesiology
R336 (RS) Racism and
College Athletics
R337 (RS) Minorities in Sport
- Legal and Real Estate
Studies
R050 (AC) Racial Discrimination
Under the Law
- Nursing
R298 (RS) Cultural
Diversity in Health Care
- Philosophy
R125 (RS) Philosophy
of African-American Experiences
- Political Science
R050 (IN) The Individual,
Race, and American Political Life (also IN)
R135 (RS) Urban Politics and Problems
- Religion
R055 (RS) Racial Justice:
A Religious Mandate of Obedience and Revolt
H095 (RS) Honors Racial Justice
- Social Work
R365 (RS) Institutional
Racism
- Sociology
C059/R059/X059/H099
(IN/XN) The Sociology of Race and Racism (also IN)
C064/R064/X064 (AC/XC) American Ethnicity (also AC)
R279 (RS) Racial and Ethnic Stratification
- Speech Communication
R082 (XC) Campaigns
and Movements (also AC, WI)
- Tyler
R188 (XC) Art, Race,
and the American Experience (also AC,WI)
- Women's Studies
R152 (WR) The Politics
of Diversity
H195 (WR) Honors The Politics of Diversity (also WI)
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