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Special Course Sections for DISCOVER House Residents

2002-2003 Archive

Fall 2002

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BI SC 003, Section 002 (GN) Environmental Science (3 credits)
Kinds of environments; past and present uses and abuses of natural resources; disposal of human wastes; prospects for the future. Students who have passed BIOL 210 or any other upper-level ecology course in biology may not schedule this course.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:10-11:00 a.m. (14 spaces)

ENGL 015, Section 046 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition (3 credits)
Instruction and practice in writing expository prose that shows sensitivity to audience and purpose. The special Discover House section of this course ("Toward a Civil Society") explores the uses of written rhetoric and argumentation in the creation and maintenance of a livable society. We will focus in particular on the part that general education--the new name for classical liberal education--plays in preventing violence within a society. In addition to the New York Times, the texts are Deborah Tannen's The Argument Culture, The Elements of Reasoning by Edward Corbett and Rosa Eberly, Penn Statements, and a packet of important (though not necessarily well known) documents in American history. Prerequisite: ENGL 004 or satisfactory performance on the English proficiency examination.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (24 spaces)

HIST 021, Section 001 (GH) American Civilization Since 1877 (3 credits)
An historical survey of the American experience from the emergence of urban- industrial society in the late nineteenth century to the present.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1:25-2:15 p.m. (5 spaces)

LARCH 060, Section 001 (GA) History of Landscape Architecture (3 credits)
An introductory survey of the historical development of designed outdoor space in relationship to allied arts from early beginnings to present day. Although the profession of architecture was not named until 1858, with the award-winning design of Central Park by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the art of design on the land has been practiced since the beginning of time. It is the creation of human environments, inevitably expressing the creator's perception of the relationship between humanity and nature.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 12:20-1:10 p.m. (5 spaces)

SOC 119, Sections 002 and 015 (GS;DF) Race and Ethnic Relations (4 credits)
Historical patterns and current status of racial and ethnic groups; inequality, competition, and conflict; social movements; government policy.
Section 002--Tuesdays, 2:30-3:45 p.m. and 4:40-5:30 p.m., and Thursdays, 2:30-3:45 p.m. (5 spaces)
Section 015--Tuesdays, 2:30-3:45 p.m., and Thursdays, 2:30-3:45 p.m. and 4:40-5:30 p.m. (5 spaces)


Spring 2003

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SOC 119 (GS;DF) Race and Ethnic Relations (4 credits)
Historical patterns and current status of racial and ethnic groups; inequality, competition, and conflict; social movements; government policy.

Five spaces are reserved for DISCOVER House in each of these sections:

Section 025--Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15-5:30 p.m., and Wednesdays, 3:35-4:25 p.m.
Section 029--Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15-5:30 p.m., and Thursdays, 2:30-3:20 p.m.
Section 031--Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15-5:30 p.m., and Tuesdays, 10:10-11:00 a.m.


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