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African Area Studies 016
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures 013
Africana Studies 014
Agriculture and Food Systems 020
American History 512
American Literature
American Studies 050
Animal Science 067
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School of Arts and Sciences
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Business Law 140
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French 420
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Greek 490
Greek, Modern Greek Studies 489
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Health and Society 502
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History/French Joint Major 513
History/Political Science Joint Major 514
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Hungarian 535
Individualized Major 555
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Interdisciplinary Studies, SAS 556
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Italian 560
Japanese 565
Jewish Studies 563
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Junior Year Abroad
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Microbiology 680
Middle Eastern Studies 685
Military Education, Air Force 690
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Military Education, Naval 692
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Organizational Leadership 713
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Polish 787
Political Science 790
Portuguese 810
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Russian 860
Sexualities Studies 888
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South Asian Studies 925
Spanish 940
Sport Management 377
Statistics and Biostatistics 960
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Ukrainian 967
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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2019 Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Arts and Sciences 090 School of Arts and Sciences  

School of Arts and Sciences

01:090:101 The Byrne Seminars (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.
01:090:105 RU1st (1.5) First-year seminar.
01:090:111,112 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. Graded Pass/No Credit.
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.
01:090:121 International Student Transition Seminar I (1) For students in the International Living-Learning Community. Introduces tools that promote success for international students in and outside the classroom during their first semester; provides an in-depth introduction to Rutgers University and the School of Arts and Sciences. Topics designed to assist international students in their transition and adjustment to the university and to enrich their knowledge of American culture and life in an American university. Special permission required. Graded Pass/No Credit.
01:090:122 International Student Transition Seminar II (1) For international students. Special permission required.
01:090:125 Honors College Forum (3)
01:090:126 Honors College Innovation Lab (3) First-year honors college course. For Honors College students.
01:090:127 Honors College Innovation Lab (BA) First-year honors college course. For Honors College students.
01:090:181 Academic Success Seminar (1.5)
01:090:182 Academic Success Seminar (1)
01:090:195,196 Introduction to Honors Research (BA) Introduction to research. Topics and faculty members vary. Special permission required.
01:090:201,202 Internship in Arts and Sciences (3,3) Integrated academic and work experience. By permission of dean, School of Arts and Sciences Office of Undergraduate Education. Graded Pass/No Credit.
01:090:203 Co-op in Arts and Sciences (6) Integrated academic and work experience; six months.  By permission of dean, School of Arts and Sciences Office of Undergraduate Education. Graded Pass/No Credit.
01:090:210 Career Explorations in Arts and Sciences (1.5) Increases career readiness though investigation, reflection, and planning. Makes transparent the contributions of the liberal arts and sciences curriculum to students' professional lives. Recommended for School of Arts and Sciences sophomores.
01:090:215 Introduction to Mentoring (3) Fundamental mentoring skills, communication skills, and ethics; relevant concepts in psychology. Motivation and goal-setting, the teenage brain, self-concept, grit and resilience, social problem solving, and culturally sensitive mentoring practices. Special permission required.
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.
01:090:225,226 Special Topics (3,3) Exploration of problems and issues relating to a particular theme.
01:090:227,228 Special Topics (BA,BA) Exploration of problems and issues relating to a particular theme.
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 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 Women and Global Education House (1.5) Women's global education from multiple perspectives. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass Global Village Women and Global Education House. May not be used in satisfaction of major requirements; may be repeated for credit.
01:090:246 Middle East Conflict Negotiation and Resolution (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, . . . ,297 SAS Honors Program Seminar (3, . . . ,3) Selected topics in the arts and sciences. Titles vary from semester to semester. Open only to School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program students and New Brunswick General Honors Program students.
01:090:298 Public Scholarship and Service Internship (1-2) One- or two-credit service-learning placement in an approved Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnership (CESEP) field setting. 
01:090:299 Public Scholarship and Service Internship (1-2) One- or two-credit service-learning placement in an approved field setting related to the public good. Must be taken in conjunction with a designated Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnership (CESEP) course.
01:090:305,306 "Camera" Learning Community (1.5, 3) Exploration of global film through screenings, discussions, and field trips to cinemas and festivals in the area.  Yearlong collaborative project related to film. Corequisite: One cinema studies course, taken in either the fall or the spring semester of the year the student is enrolled in the "Camera" Learning Community. Limited to and required of participants in the "Camera" Learning Community.
01:090:308 Institute for Research on Women Learning Community (1.5) Explores Institute for Research on Women (IRW) annual theme through readings, weekly discussions, lectures, and interactions with IRW seminar fellows, visiting scholars, and distinguished lecturers. Development and presentation of research/action project.  Limited to and required of participants in the IRW Learning Community. Graded Pass/No Credit.
01:090:309 Women in Community Service (1)
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.
01:090:321,322 Peer Instructor Education (3,3) Selected topics focus on effective methods of college teaching and program strategies. Open to selected upper-class students only.    
01:090:325,326 Special Topics (3,3) Exploration of problems and issues relating to a particular theme.
01:090:327,328 Special Topics (BA,BA) Exploration of problems and issues relating to a particular theme.
01:090:391,392 Introduction to the Thesis (1,1) Provides prospective thesis writers with the background, resources, and understanding necessary to produce independent research work. Special permission required. Graded Pass/No Credit.
01:090:393,394 Independent Study and Research (BA,BA) Individualized study supervised by a faculty member.
01:090:395,396 Honors Independent Study and Research (3,3) Individualized study supervised by a faculty member.
01:090:399 Public Scholarship and Service Internship (1-2) One- or two-credit service-learning placement in an approved field setting related to the public good. Must be taken in conjunction with a designated Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnership (CESEP) course.
01:090:491,492 Research Workshop (1,1) Provides prospective thesis writers with the background, resources, and understanding necessary to produce independent research work.
01:090:493,494 Independent Study and Research (BA,BA) Individual research supervised by a faculty member.
01:090:495,496 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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