1999-2000 Courses for Distribution Credit: Weinberg College

1999-2000 Courses for Distribution Credit

This list is valid for 1999-2000 ONLY

Note: Scheduling should be verified each quarter in the Class Schedule. Please direct any questions regarding fulfillment of Weinberg College distribution requirements to the Weinberg College Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising, 1922 Sheridan Road, 491-7567, or email wcas-adviser@northwestern.edu.

Note: Letters in parentheses indicate the quarter in which departments intend to offer courses. Actual offerings will appear in the Class Schedule available before advance registration for each quarter and on a quarterly list published by the WCAS Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising. Departments marked (NA) had not yet set their yearly schedule as of May 1999.

Note: Course numbers reflect the new Northwestern numbering system: former A-level courses are now 100 level courses; B-level courses are now 200 level courses.

Jump to a distribution area:

Natural Sciences
Formal Studies
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Historical Studies
Values
Literature and Fine Arts
Western Civilization

Area I Natural Sciences

Anthropology 403
213 Human Origins (W)
Astronomy 407 (NA)
101 Modern Cosmology
102 Milky Way Galaxy
103 Solar System
120 Highlights of Astronomy
Biological Sciences 409
Note: any quarter of Biological Sciences 409-210-1,2,3 can be counted as one credit of the Area I requirement.
103 Diversity of Life (W)
112 Biotechnology and Society (W)
124 Biological Clocks (F)
160 Human Reproduction
164 Genetics and People
170 Concepts of Biology (FWS)
Chemistry 411
Note: any quarter of Chemistry 411-210-1,2,3 or 212-1,2,3 can be counted as one credit of the Area I requirement.
101 General Chemistry (F)
102 General Inorganic Chemistry (W)
171 Accelerated General Inorganic Chemistry (F)
172 Accelerated General Physical Chemistry (W)
201 Chemistry of Nature & Culture (S)
202 Color Science
Civil Engineering 720
206 Environmental Literacy (S)
Cognitive Science 452
210 Language and the Brain (S)
Communication Sciences & Disorders 620
202 Biological Foundations of Communication (FS)
Geological Sciences 423
101 Earth Processes & Products (S)
106 The Ocean, Atmosphere & Our Climate (FS)
107 Plate Tectonics (FS)
110 The Earth as a Planet (WS)
111 Human Dimensions of Global Change (WS)
114 Uniformity, Catastrophe & Meaning of Evolution
Materials Science 750
101 Modern Materials and Society (S)
Physics 447 (NA)
Note: any quarter of Physics 447-125-1,2,3 can be counted as one credit of the Area I requirement.
103 Ideas of Physics
130-1 Introductory College Physics
130-2 Introductory College Physics
135-1 General Physics
135-2 General Physics
Psychology 451
212 Introduction to Neuroscience (FS)

Area II Formal Studies

Computer Science 725
110 Intro to Computer Programming (FWS)
111 Fundamentals of Computer Programming (FW)
Linguistics 434
206 Formal Analysis of Words & Sentences (FWS)
207 Sound Patterns in Human Language (S)
Mathematics 435
Note: a student who has passed a course in mathematics above 214-2 with a grade of C- or better will be considered as having satisfied the Area II requirement.
104 Games and Fallacies (W)
110 Survey of Modern Mathematics I (F)
111 Survey of Modern Mathematics II (W)
210-1 Math for the Behavioral Sciences (F)
210-2 Math for the Behavioral Sciences (W)
213 Review of Calculus of One Variable (F)
214-1 Calculus (FW)
214-2 Calculus (FWS)
Music Studies, General, for Non-majors 501
252 Harmony (F)
Philosophy 439
150 Elementary Logic I (F)
250 Elementary Logic II (W)
Statistics 473
201 Statistics and Public Policy
202 Introduction to Statistics (FWS)
210 Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences (FWS)

Area III Social and Behavioral Sciences

African American Studies 404 (NA)
236-1 Introduction to African American Studies
236-2 Introduction to African American Studies
Anthropology 403
105 Fundamentals of Anthropology (F)
211 Culture and Society (F)
215 Study of Culture Through Language (F)
225 The Evolution of Human Society (W)
Economics 417
201 Introduction to Macroeconomics (FWS)
202 Introduction to Microeconomics (FWS)
International Studies 495
201-3 Introduction to the World System (S)
Linguistics 434
204 The Language and Prejudice (FWS)
209 Language and Society (F)
Political Science 449
201 Introduction to Political Theory (F)
204 Politics and Nature (S)
220 American Government and Politics (WS)
230 Introduction to Law in the Political Arena (WS)
240 Introduction to International Relations (FS)
250 Introduction to Comparative Politics (FW)
Psychology 451
110 Introduction to Psychology (FWS)
204 Social Psychology (FS)
Sociology 471 (NA)
110 Introduction to Sociology
201 Social Inequality: Race, Class, Power
202 Social Problems: Norms and Deviance
203 Revolutions and Social Change
204 Social Interaction: Individual & Society
205 American Society
206 Law and Society
207 Problems of Cities
215 Economy and Society
216 Gender and Society
Women's Studies 480
210 Introduction to Women's Studies (S)
Writing Arts 486
112-1 Modes: Language & Social Policy

Area IV Historical Studies

Area V Values

Area VI Literature and Fine Arts

See also "Western Civilization," below.

African American Studies 404 (NA)
210-1 Survey of African American Literature
210-2 Survey of African American Literature
225 African American Culture
240-1,-2,-3 Survey of African American Music
259 Intro to African American Drama
Art History 405
220 Introduction to African Art
224 Introduction to Prehistoric and Archaic Art (F)
228 Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art (W)
230 Introduction to American Art and Architecture (S)
240 Introduction to Asian Art (FS)
250 Introduction to European Art (F)
Art Theory & Practice 406
270 Introduction to the Understanding of Art (F)
Classics 414
240-1 Homer and Hellenism (F)
240-2 Athenian Drama (W)
240-3 Hellenistic and Roman Humanism
260 Classical Mythology ((S)
Comparative Literary Studies 416
201-1 Western European Literature
202 Practices of Reading (WS)
203 Introduction to Comedy
206 European Fiction since 1900 (W)
210 The Bible as Literature (WS)
213 Introduction to Fiction
271-1 Japanese Literature in Translation (W)
271-2 Japanese Literature in Translation (F)
271-3 Japanese Literature in Translation (FW
274-1 Introduction to Chinese Literature (S)
274-2 Introduction to Chinese Literature (W)
274-3 Introduction to Chinese Literature (F)
275 Arabic Literature in Translation
276 African Literature in Translation
279 Modern Jewish Literature (F)
280 Interpreting Culture
English 419
210 English Literary Traditions (FW)
211 Introduction to Poetry (S)
212 Introduction to Drama (W)
213 Introduction to Fiction (W)
234 Introduction to Shakespeare (FS)
260 Introduction to 20th-Cent. British Lit (F)
270-1 Introduction to American Literature (W)
270-2 Introduction to American Literature (F)
273 Intro to 20th-Century American Lit (S)
French 455
210 Introduction to French Literature—in French (FWS)
271 Introduction to the French Novel—in French (W)
272 Introduction to French Theater—in French (S)
279 Introduction to French Theater in Translation (F)
German 425
201-1 Introduction to German Literature—in German (F)
201-2 Introduction to German Literature—in German (S)
201-3 Introduction to German Literature—in German
210-1 German Literature in Translation
210-2 German Literature in Translation
210-3 German Literature in Translation
Hispanic Studies 463
250 Spanish Lit. & Civilization Before 1700—in Spanish (FWS)
251 Spanish Lit. & Civilization Since 1700—in Spanish (FW)
260 Latin Amer. Lit. and Culture Before 1888—in Spanish (WS)
261 Latin Amer. Lit. and Culture Since 1888—in Spanish (FWS)
Integrated Arts Program 482
190 Art Process (W)
291-1 Modes of Theater (S)
291-2 Modes of Art (S)
291-3 Modes of Music (F)
291-4 Modes of Dance (F)
Italian 457
275 Dante's Divine Comedy (S)
290 Memory, Exile and the Italian Diaspora (F)
Music Studies, General 501
170 Intro to Music (F)
220 History of Symphony (W)
270-1 Western Musical Tradition (W)
270-2 Western Musical Tradition (S)
Slavic Languages & Literatures 467
210-1 Intro to Russian Literature—in English (F)
210-2 Intro to Russian Literature—in English (W)
210-3 Intro to Russian Literature—in English (S)
211-1 Intro to 20th Century Russian Literature (F)
211-2 Intro to 20th Century Russian Literature (S)
Speech Courses, General 601
103 Analysis & Performance of Literature (FWS)

Western Civilization

(Areas IV, V, and VI)

Weinberg Distribution Requirement credit for the special Classics 414, European Thought and Culture 430, and German 425 courses listed below is granted only under the following conditions, all of which a student must meet:

1. A student who completes only one of these courses will not receive any Distribution Requirement credit for it.

2. A student who completes successfully two of these courses will receive two Distribution Requirement credits. These credits can be counted in Areas IV, V or VI, but both cannot be counted in the same area.

3. A student who completes successfully three or more of these classes will receive Distribution Requirement credit for each course completed, but the credits must be distributed as equally as possible among areas IV, V, and VI.

4. In no case can a student receive two Distribution Requirement credits in the same area unless at least four of these courses are completed successfully.

Classics 414
210 Early Western Civilization (F)
211 Classical Greece (W)
212 Roman Civilization (S)
European Thought & Culture 430
213 The Middle Ages
214 The Renaissance (W)
215 The Birth of Modernity (W)
216 Age of Enlightenment
217 The Romantic Period (F)
218 Modern Culture: 19th Century (S)
219 Modern Culture: 20th Century
German 425
241-1 Jews and Germans: Intercultural History I (F)
241-2 Jews and Germans: Intercultural History II (W)