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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2009 Programs of Study for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Arts and Sciences 090 School of Arts and Sciences  

School of Arts and Sciences

01:090:101 First Year Seminar in Arts and Sciences (1) Focusing on the research and interests of the faculty and introducing students to the range of intellectual and career possibilities offered to them at Rutgers. For first-year students. Graded Pass/No Credit.
01:090:111,112 Honors Colloquium (1,1) Ongoing series of meetings, lectures, discussions, and cultural events. Topics vary each term. Open to all students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
01:090:120 First-Year Interest Group Seminar (FIGS) (1) Highly interactive seminars on selected topics focusing on career goals/potential majors of first-year students. Analysis and discussion of presentations by a broad spectrum of faculty and alumni speakers; introduction to and utilization of university resources.  Each seminar led by a peer instructor closely supervised by the FIGS curriculum coordinator. Open to first-year students only. Graded Pass/No Credit. May not be repeated for credit.
01:090:211,212 Honors Colloquium (1,1) Ongoing series of meetings, lectures, discussions, and cultural events. Topics vary each term. Open to all students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
01:090:220 Students in Transition Seminar (1) Introduction to the university and services for transfer students. Topics designed to assist students in the adjustment to the university and to facilitate better first-semester academic performance; characterized by small-group learning. Open to entering transfer-year students only. Graded Pass/No Credit. May not be repeated for credit.
01:090:231,232 Africana Cultural Experience (1.5,1.5) Cultural, social, and political life of peoples of Africa.  Emphasis placed on learning through direct contact with resource persons, audiovisuals, field trips, and programming of cultural events. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass Africana House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:233,234 East Asian Cultural Experience (1.5,1.5) Cultural, social, and political life of peoples of East Asia.  Emphasis placed on learning through direct contact with resource persons, audiovisuals, field trips, and programming of cultural events. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass East Asian House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:235,236 French Cultural Experience (1.5,1.5) Cultural, social, and political life of peoples of France and other French-speaking countries.  Emphasis placed on learning through direct contact with resource persons, audiovisuals, field trips, and programming of cultural events. Development of active communication skills through immersion in the daily foreign-language activities of the French House. Limited to and required of the residents of the Douglass French House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:237,238 Spanish Cultural Experience (1.5,1.5) Cultural, social, and political life of peoples of Spanish-speaking countries.  Emphasis placed on learning through direct contact with resource persons, audiovisuals, field trips, and programming of cultural events. Development of active communication skills through immersion in the daily foreign-language activities of the Spanish House. Limited to and required of the residents of the Douglass Spanish House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:241,242 Human Rights Theory and Practice (1.5,1.5) Experiential learning through the study of human rights theories and activities in various countries and world regions with a particular focus on gender issues.  Emphasis placed on learning through direct contact with domestic and international individuals, resource persons, field trips, and project development. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass Human Rights House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:243,244 Foundations of Leadership and Global Citizenship (1.5,1.5) Provides students with the opportunity to integrate service learning with leadership theory and practices so as to understand community activism and leadership on a global level.  Experiential based approach combined with lectures, discussions, and reflection activities for critical analysis. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass LEAD House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:245,246 Middle East Conflict Negotiation and Resolution (1.5,1.5) Exploration of the complexities of the most pressing contemporary conflicts; introduction to concepts, theory, and practice of community building, peacemaking, and conflict resolution in the context of the Middle East.  Analysis of conflicts and consideration of changes, through case studies, class presentations, and group projects. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass Middle East Coexistence House.  May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements, may be repeated for credit.
01:090:250, . . . , 299 SAS Honors Program Seminar (3, . . . , 3) Selected topics in the arts and sciences.  Titles vary from semester to semester. Open only to SAS Honors Program students and NB General Honors Program students.
01:090:311,312 Honors Colloquium (1,1) Ongoing series of meetings, lectures, discussions, and cultural events. Topics vary each semester. Open to all students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
01:090:320 Peer Instructor Education (3) Student peer educators learn how to teach a first-year interest group seminar and help new students make the transition to university life. Selected topics focus on effective methods of college teaching and program strategies to increase understanding of the first-year and transfer experience. Discussions center on teaching techniques to integrate faculty, current research topics, academic advising, developmental and adjustment issues, and cooperative/group-learning experiences. Open to selected upper-class students only. May not be repeated for credit.
01:090:393,394 Honors Independent Study (3,3) Individual research supervised by a faculty member. Open only to students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
01:090:411,412 Honors Colloquium (1,1) Ongoing series of meetings, lectures, discussions, and cultural events. Topics vary each semester. Open to all students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
01:090:481,482 Mabel Smith Douglass Honors Project (BA,BA) Independent research and preparation of a written thesis under the direction of a faculty member. Taken in lieu of two courses in each semester of senior year. Open by application to seniors meeting academic eligibility requirements. Degree credit granted only after completion of two semesters.
01:090:483,484 Paul Robeson Scholars Project (BA,BA) Independent research and preparation of a written thesis under the direction of a faculty member. Taken in lieu of two courses in each semester of senior year. Open by application to seniors meeting academic eligibility requirements. Degree credit granted only after completion of two semesters.
01:090:485,486 Henry Rutgers Scholars Project (BA,BA) Independent research and preparation of a written thesis under the direction of a faculty member. Taken in lieu of two courses in each semester of senior year. Open by application to seniors meeting academic eligibility requirements. Degree credit granted only after completion of two semesters.
01:090:493,494 Honors Interdisciplinary Thesis (3,3) Independent research supervised by a faculty member leading to an interdisciplinary senior honors thesis. Open only to students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
 
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