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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Sep 27, 2024
 
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Information


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Urban Studies

  
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    URBNST 1700 - INTERNATIONAL URBANISM SEMINAR


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    It is undeniable that the world has become integrated through the globalization of social, political, cultural and economic activity. Cities worldwide have been markedly affected by globalization, but in turn have played a role in the process. By utilizing published material, films, slides and the internet, this course will compare the economic, social, political, historical and cultural differences between different global cities as they struggle to survive in the twenty-first century.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: URBNST 0080
  
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    URBNST 1708 - WORLD URBAN PATTERNS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    On May 23, 2007, for the first time in human history, more of the world’s population became urban than rural. This course explores two related aspects of global urbanization: changing patterns of urban growth and urbanization, and similarities and differences in the nature of urban processes at the regional level. This course begins by exploring the causes of urbanization, factors driving urban growth, impacts of globalization, and regional variations in urbanization levels at a variety of scales including the global north and global south. In contrast, the second part of the course focuses on the differences and similarities in the characteristics of the economic, social, demographic, and cultural processes that shape urban places and urban life in different regions of the world. The optics covered include, but are not limited to, residential and commercial gentrification, residential segregation, gates communities, common interest developments, and sustainability.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    URBNST 1900 - URBAN FIELD PLACEMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 6
    This course gives the Urban Studies major the opportunity to get off the campus and into the community. It allows the student to relate his or her academic training to a real world situation by working in an urban related organization or agency. The student works under the combined supervision of the agency personnel and the urban studies advisor. The student is required to keep a journal, attend scheduled meetings with other field placement students and write a final reflective paper.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: PLAN: Urban Studies (BA or BPH)
  
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    URBNST 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Individual project administered under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PLAN: Urban Studies (BA or BPH)
  
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    URBNST 1903 - URBAN STUDIES HONORS THESIS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is only for people who will be writing an honors thesis.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: Letter Grade

Vietnamese

  
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    VIET 0101 - VIETNAMESE 1


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    The greatest part of the first term will be devoted to the presentation and practice of the basic sound patterns of the language, its fundamental sentence patterns, and sufficient vocabulary to illustrate and practice them. An introduction to the writing system will be offered together with the opportunity to acquire elementary writing and reading skills.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    VIET 0102 - VIETNAMESE 2


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    At the end of the second term of the first year of study the student should be able to produce all the significant sound patterns of the language, to recognize and use the major grammatical structures within a limited core vocabulary. The student should be able a) to engage in simple conversations with native speakers about a limited number of everyday situations and b) to read and write simple material related to the situations presented.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0581 or VIET 0101; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES
  
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    VIET 0103 - VIETNAMESE 3


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The first term of the second year will concentrate on the further development of fluency in oral production and the improvement in the student’s ability to understand the flow of speech as uttered by a native speaker. Increased attention will be paid to readings as a means of augmenting a recognition vocabulary and writing as a drill and as a means of consolidating and communicating the knowledge gained.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0582 or VIET 0102; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES
  
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    VIET 0104 - VIETNAMESE 4


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    At the end of the second term of the second year the student should be able to converse comfortably with a native speaker on a variety of non-specialized subjects. The student will be offered an opportunity to experience and more fully understand the culture of the people who use the language through readings of various types. More complex writing tasks will be expected at this level.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0583 or VIET 0103; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES
  
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    VIET 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 9
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    VIET 1905 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN VIETNAMESE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    VIET 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN VIETNAMESE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
 

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