Undergraduate Bulletin, 2001-2002

The Continuing (1992) General Education Program


The Continuing (1992) General Education Program applies to all students admitted to the University with basis of admission "FRESHMAN" before fall 2000 and with basis of admission "TRANSFER" before fall 2002.

All other students should refer to the section of the Undergraduate Bulletin entitled "The New General Education Program."

The General Education Program at the University at Albany promotes breadth, coherence, critical inquiry, and public responsibility in the intellectual life of every undergraduate.

It promotes breadth through a distribution of courses in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences.

It promotes coherence by emphasizing historical, social, aesthetic, and philosophical contexts that shape knowledge and culture.

It promotes critical inquiry into the assumptions, goals, and methods of various academic fields of study.

It promotes public responsibility by emphasizing cultural pluralism, human diversity, a respect for difference, and a commitment to civic dialogue.

In addition, general education aims to develop the reasoning abilities, the writing, reading, and computational abilities, the interpretive, analytic, and synthesizing abilities, central to the intellectual life of the University. The majority of General Education courses are at the 100 and 200 level. Students are encouraged to complete the requirements in their first two years.

The program includes four interrelated kinds of courses:

  1. those intended to introduce the variety of disciplines comprising a university;
  2. those intended to promote understanding of the diversity of social groups and practices in American society;
  3. those intended to promote understanding of the world's cultural diversity and historical change;
  4. those intended to develop writing abilities as a means of composing, learning, and sharing disciplinary knowledge.

Requirements

A minimum of 24 graduation credits as follows:

Courses in the disciplines (18 credits)-Students must complete two approved courses (6 credits) in each of the following categories: Humanities and the Arts, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences.

An approved course in Cultural and Historical Perspectives (3 credits)

An approved course in Human Diversity (3 credits)

In addition, for students matriculating Fall 1997 and thereafter, a student must complete two approved writing intensive courses, with minimum grades of C or higher or S, at least one of the courses must be at or above the 300 level. For students matriculating before Fall 1997, a student must complete two approved writing intensive courses, with minimum grades of C- or higher or S, at least one of the courses must be at or above the 300 level.

How to Identify a General Education Course

Those courses which fulfill General Education can be identified in the course descriptions by "general education" followed by these abbreviations:

CHP= Cultural and Historical Perspectives
HA= Humanities and the Arts
HD= Human Diversity
NS= Natural Sciences
SS= Social Sciences
WI= Writing Intensive

If more than one category is listed for a particular course, that course satisfies more than one General Education requirement.

General Education Course Lists by Category:

NOTE:  For some categories suffix letters were intended to indicate that a course fulfills a General Education requirement, but there have been many exceptions. A course listed below will satisfy the requirement indicated, without regard to any suffix letters. Therefore, in the lists that follow, all suffix letters have been intentionally omitted.

*Italicized courses = former courses or former course numbers.

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
A Aas 220   Black & White in America
A Aas 269   Caribbean: Peoples, History, & Culture
A Aas 286   African Civilizations
A Aas 287   Africa in the Modern World
A Ant 131   Ancient Peoples of the World
A Ant 146   Puerto Rico: People, History, Culture
A Ant 233   Aztecs, Incas & Mayas
A Ant 236   American Indian Archaeology
A Ant 240   The North American Indian
A Ant 243   Peoples & Cultures of Middle East
A Ant 269   Caribbean: People, History & Culture
A Ant 341   Ethnology of Mesoamerica
A Arh 280   Chinese Painting
A Bio 311   World Food Crisis
A Cas 220   Literature of the World I
A Cas 221   Literature of the World II
A Cas 348   America's Radical Past: 1848-77
A Cla 131   Ancient Peoples of the World
A Cla 207   Egyptian Archaeology
A Cla 208   Greek Archaeology
A Cla 209   Roman Archaeology
*A Cla 210   The Art & Archaeology of Cyprus
A Clc 105   Myths of the Greek World
A Clc 110   Classical Roots: Great Ideas of Greece & Rome
A Clc 125   Latin&Greek Elements in English
A Clc 133   History of Ancient Greece
A Clc 134   History of Ancient Rome
A Clc 300   The Greeks & Their Neighbors
A Clc 301   Rome & Mediterranean World
A Clc 310   Women in Antiquity
A Clg 101   Elementary Greek I
A Clg 102   Elementary Greek II
A Clg 103   Intro to New Testament Greek I
A Clg 104   Intro to New Testament Greek II
*A Clg 203   Intro to Greek Literature I
*A Clg 204   Intro to Greek Literature II
A Cll 101   Elementary Latin I
A Cll 102   Elementary Latin II
*A Cll 200   Intermediate Latin I
A Cll 201   Intro to Latin Literature I
A Cll 202   Intro to Latin Literature II
A Dch 101   Elementary Dutch I
A Dch 102   Elementary Dutch II
A Dch 201   Intermediate Dutch I
A Dch 202   Intermediate Dutch II
A Eac 101   Elementary Chinese I
A Eac 102   Elementary Chinese II
A Eac 150   China Through Western Eyes
A Eac 160   China: People & Places in the Land of One Billion
A Eac 170   China: Its Culture & Heritage
*A Eac 200   Intermediate Chinese
A Eac 201   Intermediate Chinese I
A Eac 202   Intermediate Chinese II
A Eac 210   Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation I
A Eac 211   Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation II
A Eac 212   Modern Chinese Lit in Translation
A Eac 280   Chinese Painting
A Eaj 101   Elementary Japanese I
A Eaj 102   Elementary Japanese II
A Eaj 170   Japan: Its Culture & Heritage
A Eaj 201   Intermediate Japanese II
A Eaj 202   Intermediate Japanese II
A Eaj 210   Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature
A Eaj 212   Modern Japanese Lit in Translation
A Eak 101   Elementary Korean I
A Eak 102   Elementary Korean II
A Eak 201   Intermediate Korean I
A Eak 202   Intermediate Korean II
A Eas 103   Sources of East Asian Civ I
A Eas 104   Sources of East Asian Civ II
A Eas 140L   Introduction to East Asian Cinema
A Eas 177   Cultures & Societies of Asia II
A Eas 180   Asian America
A Eas 270   Women in East Asian Lit
A Eas 321   Exploring the Multicultural City
A Eas 350   Geography & Development in Pacific Asia
A Eng 221   The Bible as Literature
A Fre 101   Beginning French I
A Fre 102   Beginning French II
*A Fre 200   Intermediate French I
*A Fre 210   Intermediate French II
A Fre 218   French Culture in English
A Fre 221   Intermediate French I
A Fre 222   Intermediate French II
A Fre 238   Classics of French Cinema in English
A Fre 315   Intro to French Cinema
*A Ger 101   Elementary German I
*A Ger 102   Elementary German II
*A Ger 200   Intermediate German I
*A Ger 201   Intermediate German I
*A Ger 202   Intermediate German II
*A Ger 207   Intermediate German II
A Gog 102   Intro to Human Geography
*A Gog 120   World Cities
A Gog 160   China: People & Places in the Land of One Billion
A Gog 180   Asian America
A Gog 220   Introductory Urban Geography
*A Gog 221   Geographic Explorations in Multicultural City
A Gog 225   World Cities
A Gog 250   Geography of Latin America
A Gog 310   World Food Crisis
A Gog 321   Exploring the Multicultural City
A Gog 350   Geography & Development in Pacific Asia
A Heb 101   Elementary Hebrew I
A Heb 102   Elementary Hebrew II
A Heb 201   Intermediate Hebrew I
A Heb 202   Intermediate Hebrew II
*A Hfa 348   America's Radical Past: 1848-77
A His 100   American Political & Social History I
A His 101   American Political & Social History II
A His 130   History of European Civ I
A His 131   History of European Civ II
A His 170   Intro to Caribbean History
A His 176   Cultures & Societies of Asia I
A His 177   Cultures & Societies of Asia II
A His 235   Early & Medieval Christianity
A His 253   Medieval Jews Among Muslims & Christians
A His 255   The Holocaust: Lessons & Legacies
A His 275   Antisemitism in Historical Perspective
A His 286   African Civilizations
A His 287   Africa in the Modern World
A His 292   Trials in History
A His 293   History of Women in the Americas
A His 316   Workers & Work in America: 1600-Present
A Ita 100   Elementary Italian I
A Ita 101   Elementary Italian II
A Ita 103   Intermediate Italian I
A Ita 104   Intermediate Italian II
*A Ita 200   Intermediate Italian
*A Ita 201   Intermediate Italian II
A Jst 150   Survey of Jewish Civilization
A Jst 242   The Bible as Literature
A Jst 243   Peoples & Cultures of Middle East
A Jst 248   Women in Jewish Life & Lit
A Jst 251   Early Israel & Biblical Civ
A Jst 252   Jews, Hellenism, & Early Christianity
A Jst 253   Medieval Jews Among Muslims & Christians
A Jst 254   The Jews in the Modern World
A Jst 255   The Holocaust: Lessons & Legacies
A Jst 272   Modern Hebrew Lit in Translation
A Jst 275   Antisemitism in Historical Perspective
A Jst 291   Messianism in Judaism & Christianity
A Lcs 100   Cultures of Latin America
A Lcs 102   Intro to Caribbean History
A Lcs 150   Puerto Rico: People, History, Culture
A Lcs 216   Music & Society in Latin America
A Lcs 233   Aztecs, Incas & Mayas
A Lcs 250   Geography of Latin America
A Lcs 269   Caribbean: Peoples, History, & Culture
A Lcs 315   Latin America Through Film
A Lcs 317   Latin American Civilization
A Lcs 321   Exploring the Multicultural City
A Mus 216   Music & Society in Latin America
A Phi 116   World Views
A Phi 214   World Religions
A Pln 220   Introductory Urban Planning
A Pol 101   Elementary Polish I
A Pol 102   Elementary Polish II
A Por 100   Elementary Portuguese I
A Por 101   Elementary Portuguese II
A Por 102   Intensive Elementary Portuguese
A Por 201   Intermediate Portuguese
A Rel 100   Intro to the Study of Religion
A Rel 103   Intro to New Testament Greek I
A Rel 104   Intro to New Testament Greek II
A Rel 116   World Views
A Rel 214   World Religions
A Rel 221   The Bible as Literature
A Rel 252   Jews, Hellenism, & Early Christianity
A Rel 253   Medieval Jews Among Muslims & Christians
A Rel 254   The Jews in the Modern World
A Rel 275   Social Morality & Citizenship Education
A Rel 291   Messianism in Judaism & Christianity
A Rus 101   Elementary Russian I
A Rus 102   Elementary Russian II
A Rus 103   Russian for Bilingual Students I
A Rus 104   Russian for Bilingual Students II
A Rus 105   Intensive Introductory Russian
A Rus 161   Russian Civilization
*A Rus 162   The Rise & Fall of Soviet Civ
A Rus 171   Women in Russian Culture
*A Rus 200   Intermediate Russian I
A Rus 201   Intermediate Russian I
A Rus 202   Intermediate Russian II
*A Rus 203   Intermediate Russian II
A Soc 210   Sociology of Culture
A Spn 100   Elementary Spanish I
A Spn 101   Elementary Spanish II
A Spn 103   Intermediate Spanish I
A Spn 104   Intermediate Spanish II
A Spn 105   Spanish for Bilinguals I
*A Spn 200   Intermediate Spanish I
*A Spn 201   Intermediate Spanish II
A Spn 314   The Rise & Fall of Spanish Empire
A Spn 315   Conflict & Progress Modern Spain
A Spn 317   Latin-American Civilization
A Thr 221   Development of Theatre/Drama I
A Thr 222   Development of Theatre/Drama II
A Thr 224   Contemporary Issues in Modern Drama
A Thr 225   American Theatre History
A Ukr 101   Elementary Ukrainian I
A Ukr 102   Elementary Ukrainian II
A Wss 171   Women in Russian Culture
A Wss 248   Women in Jewish Life & Lit
A Wss 260   History of Women & Social Change
A Wss 270   Women in East Asian Lit
A Wss 308   Global Perspectives on Women
A Wss 311   Women in Antiquity
E Edu 275   Social Morality & Citizenship Education
U Uni 101   Foundations of Great Ideas I
U Uni 155   Project Ren 1: Human Identity
U Uni 310   World Food Crisis

HUMAN DIVERSITY
A Aas 142   African/African-American Lit
A Aas 213   History of Civil Rights Movement
A Aas 220   Black & White in America
A Aas 240   Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues
A Ant 100   Culture, Society, & Biology
A Ant 172   Community & Self
A Ant 351   Ethnicity in North America
*A Ant 371   Theories Intercultural Communication
A Cas 125   Diversity of Voices in Literature & the Arts
A Cas 131   Diversity & Equity in America
A Cas 141   Concepts of Race & Culture in the Modern World
A Cas 150   Cultural Diversity & Human Condition
A Cas 240   Images & Issues of Diversity in the Visual Arts
A Com 371   Theories of Intercultural Communication
A Eac 272   The Chinese & Chinese World View
A Eas 180   Asian America
A Eco 130   The Third World Economies
A Eng 240   Growing Up in America
A Fre 208   New World Cultural Diversity
A Fre 281   Francophone Cultures: New World & Third World
A Gog 125   The American City
A Gog 180   Asian America
*A Gog 221   Geographic Explorations in Multicultural City
A Gog 240   Patterns of American Immigration
*A Hfa 125   Diversity of Voices in Literature & the Arts
*A Hfa 150   Cultural Diversity & Human Condition
*A Hfa 240   Images & Issues of Diversity in the Visual Arts
A His 158   The World in the 20th Century
A His 275   Antisemitism in Historical Perspective
A Jst 155   Judaism: Traditions & Practices
A Jst 221   The American Jewish Experience
A Jst 260   Jews & Immigrant Experience in America
A Jst 270   Jewish-Christian Relations
A Jst 275   Antisemitism in Historical Perspective
A Jst 351   Jewish American Ethnic Groups
A Lcs 201   Hispanic Cultures in the United States
A Lcs 216   Music & Society in Latin America
A Lcs 240   Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues
A Lcs 282   Race & Ethnicity
A Lcs 302   Las Culturas Latinas en los Estados Unidos
*A Lcs 383   Social Psych of Ethnic Relations
A Mus 216   Music & Society in Latin America
A Phi 214   World Religions
A Phi 328   Philosophy & Race
*A Psy 383   Social Psych of Ethnic Relations
A Rel 100   Intro to the Study of Religion
A Rel 155   Judaism: Traditions & Practices
A Rel 214   World Religions
A Rel 270   Jewish-Christian Relations
A Rel 275   Social Morality & Citizenship Education
*A Sbs 131   Diversity & Equity in America
*A Sbs 141   Concepts of Race & Culture in the Modern World
A Soc 262   Sociology of Gender
A Soc 282   Race & Ethnicity
A Soc 375   U.S. Urban Neighborhood Diversity
A Spn 322   Las Culturas Latinas en los Estados Unidos
A Thr 228   Voices Diversity Contemp Amer Theatre/Drama
A Wss 101   Intro to Feminisms
A Wss 106   U.S. Women Who Changed Our World
A Wss 202   Intro to Lesbian & Gay Studies
*A Wss 210   Intro to Feminism
A Wss 240   Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues
A Wss 262   Sociology of Gender
E Edu 275   Social Morality & Citizenship Education
E Edu 375   Concepts Schools & Education in Pluralistic Society
R Crj 210   Policies of Crime in Heterogeneous Societies
R Ssw 220   Value Issues in Social Welfare
U Uni 153   Project Ren 2: Human Identity
U Uni 230   An Intro to Disability Studies

HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
A Aas 142   African/African-American Lit
A Ant 175   Anthropology & Folklore
A Ant 268   Ethnology of Pre-Columbian Art
A Arh 170   Survey of Art in Western World I
A Arh 171   Survey of Art in Western World II
A Arh 280   Chinese Painting
A Cas 202   Understanding the Arts
A Cas 220   Literature of the World I
A Cas 221   Literature of the World II
A Cas 360   Passion & Choice
A Cla 207   Egyptian Archaeology
A Cla 208   Greek Archaeology
A Cla 209   Roman Archaeology
*A Cla 210   The Art & Archaeology of Cyprus
A Clc 105   Myths of the Greek World
A Clc 110   Classical Roots: Great Ideas of Greece & Rome
A Clc 223   Masterpieces of Greek Tragedy & Comedy
A Clg 101   Elementary Greek I
A Clg 102   Elementary Greek II
A Clg 103   Intro to New Testament Greek I
A Clg 104   Intro to New Testament Greek II
*A Clg 203   Intro to Greek Literature I
*A Clg 204   Intro to Greek Literature II
A Cll 101   Elementary Latin I
A Cll 102   Elementary Latin II
*A Cll 200   Intermediate Latin I
A Cll 201   Intro to Latin Literature I
A Cll 202   Intro to Latin Literature II
A Dch 101   Elementary Dutch I
A Dch 102   Elementary Dutch II
A Dch 201   Intermediate Dutch I
A Dch 202   Intermediate Dutch II
A Dch 308   Into to Lit of Netherlands
A Eac 101   Elementary Chinese I
A Eac 102   Elementary Chinese II
A Eac 150   China Through Western Eyes
A Eac 170   China: Its Culture & Heritage
*A Eac 200   Intermediate Chinese
A Eac 201   Intermediate Chinese I
A Eac 202   Intermediate Chinese II
A Eac 210   Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation I
A Eac 211   Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation II
A Eac 212   Modern Chinese Lit in Translation
A Eac 280   Chinese Painting
A Eaj 101   Elementary Japanese I
A Eaj 102   Elementary Japanese II
A Eaj 170   Japan: Its Culture & Heritage
A Eaj 201   Intermediate Japanese II
A Eaj 202   Intermediate Japanese II
A Eaj 210   Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature
A Eaj 212   Modern Japanese Lit in Translation
A Eak 101   Elementary Korean I
A Eak 102   Elementary Korean II
A Eak 201   Intermediate Korean I
A Eak 202   Intermediate Korean II
A Eas 103   Sources of East Asian Civ I
A Eas 104   Sources of East Asian Civ II
A Eas 140L   Introduction to East Asian Cinema
A Eng 121   Reading Literature
A Eng 122   Reading Prose Fiction
A Eng 123   Reading Drama
A Eng 124   Reading Poetry
A Eng 144   Reading Shakespeare
A Eng 215   Methods of Literary Criticism
A Eng 222   Masterpieces of Literature
A Eng 223   Short Story
A Eng 226   Studies of a Literary Theme, Form or Mode
A Eng 232   Modern Novel
A Eng 233   Modern Drama
A Eng 234   Modern Poetry
A Eng 241   Popular Literature
A Eng 242   Science Fiction
A Eng 260   Forms of Poetry
A Eng 261   American Poetic Tradition
A Eng 291   The English Literary Tradition I
A Eng 292   The English Literary Tradition II
A Eng 295   Classics of Western Lit I: Epic to Modern Drama
A Eng 296   Classics of Western Lit II: Epic to Modern Novel
A Eng 311   History of the English Language
A Eng 325   American Drama
A Eng 362   Critical Approaches to Women in Literature
A Eng 368   Women Writers
A Fre 101   Beginning French I
A Fre 102   Beginning French II
*A Fre 200   Intermediate French I
*A Fre 210   Intermediate French II
A Fre 221   Intermediate French I
A Fre 222   Intermediate French II
A Fre 241   Intro to French Studies
*A Ger 101   Elementary German I
*A Ger 102   Elementary German II
*A Ger 200   Intermediate German I
*A Ger 201   Intermediate German I
*A Ger 202   Intermediate German II
*A Ger 207   Intermediate German II
*A Ger 225   From Goethe to Thomas Mann
*A Ger 240   Hermann Hesse: Life & Work
*A Ger 247   Goethe's Faust in Translation
A Heb 101   Elementary Hebrew I
A Heb 102   Elementary Hebrew II
A Heb 201   Intermediate Hebrew I
A Heb 202   Intermediate Hebrew II
*A Hfa 202   Understanding the Arts
*A Hfa 250   Creative Minds
*A Hfa 360   Passion & Choice
A His 263   Art, Music, & History: A Multimedia Approach I
A His 264   Art, Music, & History: A Multimedia Approach II
A His 297   Religion & Society in History
A Ita 100   Elementary Italian I
A Ita 101   Elementary Italian II
A Ita 103   Intermediate Italian I
A Ita 104   Intermediate Italian II
*A Ita 200   Intermediate Italian I
*A Ita 201   Intermediate Italian II
A Ita 223   Intro to Literary Methods
A Lcs 216   Music & Society in Latin America
A Lcs 268   Ethnology of Pre-Columbian Art
A Lcs 275   Four Caribbean Writers
A Lcs 315   Latin America through Film
A Mus 100   Intro to Music
A Mus 102   The "Golden Age" of Piano Music
A Mus 115   Jazz: America's Music
A Mus 125   Russia: Its Music & Its People
A Mus 208   Intro to Opera
A Mus 211   The Concerto
A Mus 212   Chamber Music
A Mus 213   Survey of Symphonic Music
A Mus 214   American Music
A Mus 216   Music & Society in Latin America
A Mus 217   Women & Music
A Mus 230   Music History I
A Mus 231   Music History II
A Mus 334   Survey of American Music
A Mus 338   Survey of Opera
A Phi 110   Intro to Philosophical Problems
A Phi 111   The Mind and the World
A Phi 112   Critical Thinking
A Phi 114   Morals & Society
A Phi 115   Moral Choices
A Phi 116   World Views
A Phi 210   Intro to Logic
A Phi 212   Intro to Ethical Theory
A Phi 218   Understanding Science
A Phy 201   Physics & Buddhism
A Pol 101   Elementary Polish I
A Pol 102   Elementary Polish II
A Por 100   Elementary Portuguese I
A Por 101   Elementary Portuguese II
A Por 102   Intensive Elementary Portuguese
A Por 201   Intermediate Portuguese
A Rel 100   Intro to the Study of Religion
A Rel 103   Intro to New Testament Greek I
A Rel 104   Intro to New Testament Greek II
A Rel 116   World Views
A Rel 175   Anthropology & Folklore
A Rel 200   Intro to the Bible
A Rel 201   Physics & Buddhism
A Rel 297   Religion & Society in History
A Rus 101   Elementary Russian I
A Rus 102   Elementary Russian II
A Rus 103   Russian for Bilingual Students I
A Rus 104   Russian for Bilingual Students II
A Rus 105   Intensive Introductory Russian
A Rus 125   Russia: Its Music & Its People
A Rus 171   Women in Russian Culture
*A Rus 200   Intermediate Russian I
A Rus 201   Intermediate Russian I
A Rus 202   Intermediate Russian II
*A Rus 203   Intermediate Russian II
A Rus 251   Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature
A Rus 252   Masterpieces of 20th-Century Russian Literature
A Rus 253   Contemporary Russian Lit
A Rus 261   Dostoevsky & Tolstoy in English Translation
A Rus 354   The Russian Novel in Its Western Context
A Spn 100   Elementary Spanish I
A Spn 101   Elementary Spanish II
A Spn 103   Intermediate Spanish I
A Spn 104   Intermediate Spanish II
A Spn 105   Spanish for Bilinguals I
*A Spn 200   Intermediate Spanish I
*A Spn 201   Intermediate Spanish II
A Spn 223   Intro to Literary Methods
A Spn 312   Representative Spanish Authors II
A Thr 107   Intro to Dramatic Art
A Thr 221   Development Theatre & Drama I
A Thr 222   Development Theatre & Drama II
A Thr 224   Contemporary Issues in Modern Drama
A Thr 225   American Theatre History
*A Thr 227   Comparative Genres Drama & Theatre
A Thr 230   Great Drama on Film & Video
A Thr 235   Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
*A Thr 241   Performance: Physicality of Communication
A Thr 380   History of Costume
A Ukr 101   Elementary Ukrainian I
A Ukr 102   Elementary Ukrainian II
A Wss 171   Women in Russian Culture
A Wss 217   Women & Music
A Wss 362   Critical Approaches to Women in Literature
A Wss 368   Women Writers
E Tap 233   Landmarks in Literacy
*U Uni 102   Foundations of Great Ideas II
U Uni 151   Project Ren 1: Human Identity
U Uni 156   Project Renaissance 1: Technology
U Uni 301   Foundations of Great Ideas II

NATURAL SCIENCES
A Ant 110   Intro to Human Evolution
A Ant 111   Intro to the Primates
A Ant 119   The City & Human Health
A Atm 100   The Atmosphere
A Atm 101   The Upper Atmosphere
A Atm 102   Science & Major Environ Issues
A Atm 105   Oceanus & Gaia
A Atm 107   The Oceans
A Bio 102   General Biological Sciences
A Bio 110   General Biology I
A Bio 111   General Biology II
A Bio 117   Nutrition
*A Bio 207   Cells: Modern Cell Biology
A Bio 208   Marine Biology
A Bio 209   The Human Organism
A Bio 230   People & Resources in Ecological Perspective
A Bio 241   The Biology of Sex
A Bio 311   World Food Crisis
A Chm 100   Chemical ABCs: Atoms, Bonds, Citizen Consumers
A Chm 110   The DNA Double Helix & the Chemistry of Cancer
A Chm 120   General Chemistry I
A Chm 121   General Chemistry II
A Csi 101   Elements of Computing
A Csi 120   Computational Principles & Issues
A Csi 201   Intro to Computer Science
A Geo 100   Planet Earth
A Geo 105   Environmental Geology if taken Fall 1997 or thereafter
A Geo 190   Earth Resources: Problems & Choices
A Gog 101   Intro to the Physical Environment
A Gog 310   World Food Crisis
A Mat 102   Mathematics by Visualization
A Phy 100   Contemporary Astronomy: Cosmic Connection
A Phy 103   Exploration of Space
A Phy 104   Physical Science for Humanists
A Phy 105   General Physics I
A Phy 108   General Physics II
*A Phy 120   Introductory Physics I
*A Phy 124   Introductory Physics II
A Phy 140   Introductory Physics I
A Phy 150   Introductory Physics II
A Phy 202   Environmental Physics
A Wss 109   Women, Biology & Health
U Uni 154   Project Renaissance 2: Technology
U Uni 158   Project Renaissance 2: Technology
U Uni 160   Math, Art, & the Creative Process
U Uni 310   World Food Crisis

SOCIAL SCIENCES
A Ant 106   Linguistic Anthropology
A Ant 108   Cultural Anthropology
A Ant 131   Ancient Peoples of the World
A Ant 160   Symbol & Human Nature
*A Ant 200   Cultural Anthropology
A Ant 220   Intro to Linguistics
*A Ant 221   Linguistic Anthropology
A Ant 240   The North American Indian
A Ant 341   Ethnology of Mesoamerica
A Cla 131   Ancient Peoples of the World
A Com 100   Human Communication: Language & Social Action
A Eac 160   China: People & Places in the Land of One Billion
A Eas 321   Exploring the Multicultural City
*A Eco 102   The American Economy
A Eco 202   The American Economy: Its Structure & Institutions
A Eco 110   Principles of Eco I: Microeconomics
A Eco 111   Principles of Eco II: Macroeconomics
A Eng 217   Intro to Linguistics
A Gog 102   Intro to Human Geography
A Gog 125   The American City
A Gog 155   Geography & Contemporary Affairs
A Gog 160   China: People & Places in the Land of One Billion
A Gog 220   Introductory Urban Geography
*A Gog 221   Geographic Explorations in Multicultural City
A Gog 321   Exploring the Multicultural City
A His 220   Public Policy in Modern America
A Lcs 282   Race & Ethnicity
A Lcs 321   Exploring the Multicultural City
A Lcs 341   Ethnology of Mesoamerica
A Lin 100   Understanding Language
A Lin 220   Intro to Linguistics
A Pln 220   Introductory Urban Planning
A Psy 101   Intro to Psychology
A Psy 102   Advanced Intro to Psychology
A Soc 115   Intro to Sociology
A Soc 180   Social Problems
A Soc 210   Sociology of Culture
A Soc 262   Sociology of Gender
A Soc 270   Social & Demographic Change
A Soc 282   Race & Ethnicity
A Soc 283   Juvenile Delinquency
A Soc 359   Medical Sociology
A Wss 220   Perspectives on Women
A Wss 262   Sociology of Gender
R Pos 101   American Politics
R Pos 102   Comparative & International Politics
R Pos 103   Political Theory
R Ssw 299   Families: Middle Age & Late Life
U Uni 152   Project Renaissance 1: Technology
U Uni 157   Project Ren 2: Human Identity

*  Italicized courses = former courses or former course numbers.

Approved courses for the General Education requirements have these features:

  1. They offer general, nonspecialized introduction to central topics in a discipline or interdisciplinary field; while they may satisfy major or minor requirements, their purpose is to serve students who do not intend to pursue more advanced work;
  2. They encourage reflectiveness about disciplinary knowledge; they explain what it means to be a practitioner of a discipline; they convey explicit rather than tacit understanding of the nature and importance of a discipline;
  3. They encourage active rather than passive learning; they attend, as appropriate, to reasoning and/or aesthetic aptitudes, and to reading, writing, and computational abilities;
  4. They are sensitive to the multiple perspectives of a pluralistic culture both within and beyond the university.

Cultural and Historical Perspectives:

Approved courses in this category share the features described above while also involving students in the study of cultures, civilizations, or geographic regions as they change through time, providing students with knowledge of various critical approaches to interpreting history and with an understanding of diverse cultural vantage points and world views.

Human Diversity Requirement:

All students entering the University in Fall 1990 semester and thereafter are required, as part of their undergraduate degree requirements, to complete a course from an approved list of 'Human Diversity' courses.

Courses approved for this requirement may, but need not, also be applicable to other General Education requirements. Ideally, students should satisfy the requirement with a course that deals with a culture other than their own. Students who are waived from the General Education requirements, by virtue of having completed an Associates of Arts (A.A.) or Associates of Science (A.S.) at an accredited institution are also waived from Human Diversity. Students may still wish, however, to take a human diversity course to enhance and broaden their education.

A course shall be considered for designation as "Human Diversity Requirement" by the Curriculum Committee, subject to Undergraduate Academic Council approval, under the following criteria:

  1. They should relate directly to contemporary United States experiences of students or contain components that compare, on a fairly regular basis, aspects of other cultures to those experiences.
  2. They should compare and relate aspects of racial and/or ethnic diversity, including gender-related concerns, to the topic of the course. In this context, the terms "racial" and "ethnic" may include groups of self- and/or societally defined on such bases as nationality, religion, etc.
  3. They should provide substantial knowledge of diversity as expressed through sociopolitical ideological, aesthetic, or other aspects of human endeavor. This criterion is intentionally defined broadly to accommodate a variety of approaches. It is not a requirement or expectation that the content will focus on controversy or those aspects that result in conflict with other persons, groups, or cultures; see, however, the next criterion.
  4. They should provide sufficient knowledge to permit the student to understand better the sources and manifestations of controversy and conflicts in cultural values arising from human diversity.
  5. Opportunities for student writing and discussion are central to the objectives of the program. Courses should include at least one writing component. For discussions to be effective, classes of sixty or more students should require discussion sections, breakout sessions, in-class groups or comparable mechanisms permitting discussions within groups of twenty students.
  6. Courses should focus on the theories, histories, dynamics, mechanisms, and results of human and social diversity, drawing on the experience of specific groups to illustrate those principles. Thus, whatever specific cultural heritages the students study should be placed in the larger context of cultural diversity.

Exceptions to the General Education Requirements

Transfer students who are recipients of an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree from a State of New York operated campus, a SUNY or CUNY community college shall be considered to have completed all lower division University at Albany General Education Requirements (this does not include the upper-level writing requirement).

In addition, transfer students who are recipients of an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) or an Associate in Occupational Science (A.O.S.) degree from a State of New York operated campus, a SUNY or CUNY community college shall be considered to have completed all lower division University at Albany General Education Requirements (this does not include the upper-level writing requirement) if all the following conditions are met for the associate degree:

By action of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, all transfer students shall be exempted from all lower division General Education requirements IF they have satisfactorily completed PRIOR TO MATRICULATION at Albany all of the following:

Writing:  Transfer students who enter the University at Albany with credit for an English Composition course or a two-semester sequence combined literature and writing course will be considered to have completed the lower level writing intensive requirement at this University.

In exceptional circumstances, individual exceptions to the general education requirements may be granted by the Curriculum and Honors Committee of the Undergraduate Academic Council. Students seeking additional information regarding or requesting an exception to the general education requirements, for example, by virtue of having completed an associates' degree at a non-state operated institution should contact the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies (LC 30).

Effective Date

The General Education requirements must be satisfied by all students matriculating in Fall 1993 and thereafter.

Writing Across the Curriculum

All students matriculating Fall 1997 and thereafter must satisfactorily complete with grades of C or higher, or S, two writing intensive courses, including at least one at or above the 300 level. (All students matriculating before Fall 1997 must satisfactorily complete with grades of C- or higher, or S, two writing intensive courses, including at least one at or above the 300 level.)

A writing intensive course uses writing as an important tool in the discipline studied, and is not designed primarily to teach the technical aspects of writing. The emphasis is on using writing as a means of sharpening thinking in and understanding of the subject.

Writing intensive courses are identified in the course description by the notation:

general education: WI

Criteria

  1. A Substantial Body of Finished Work

    This is generally expected to be a total of 20+ double spaced pages in at least two, preferably more submissions. It may be in a variety of forms-journal, reports, essays, research papers, etc.-not all of which need to be graded.

  2. Opportunity for Students to Receive Assistance in Progress

    Such assistance may take several forms, from visits to the Writing Center (HU-140) to conferences with the instructor.

  3. Opportunity to Revise Some Pieces

    As revision is an essential characteristic of good writing, students should be able to revise some portion of their work.

  4. Response to Student Writing

    Such response may take several forms-from extended comments from the instructor to peer evaluation in student groups. It is expected, however, that the instructor will respond in detail to some extended work of the student.

Transfer students who enter the University with credit for an "English Composition" course or a two-semester combined literature and writing course will be considered to have completed the lower-level writing intensive requirement at this University.


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