Freshman Seminars

Preliminary Freshman Seminars for Fall 2009

ANTH 1601: Freshman Seminar: Prehistoric Cultures: Origin and development of extinct and living human beings, including growth and differentiation of cultures from their beginnings to earliest stages of ancient civilizations.

50916                  TuTh                    3:30 – 5:20                      Cina 214                          Timothy Roufs

ART 1607: Freshman Seminar: Fundamentals of Photography: Introduction to photography as a communicative tool and medium for creative expression.  Investigation of photography's role in the communications culture and to historical influences in the medium.  Students produce a final portfolio of photographic prints.  Requires digital camera with adjustable shutter speeds and apertures.  Laptop and software required; instruction presented only on the Mac platform.

48203                  TuTh                    2:00 – 3:50                      Cina 16                              TBA

ARTH 1400: Freshman Seminar: Honors: Paris in the Age of Impressionism: Paris in art and literature, 1860-1900.

54037                  MW                     12:00 – 1:15                    ABAH 345                        Robyn Roslak

CS 1094: Freshman Seminar: Computers and Society: Explores the impact of computers on daily life.  Topics include history of computing, information overload, the digital divide, privacy and security issues, piracy and copyright, concerns, hacker culture, the Open Source movement, international issues, and future trends.

49824                  TuTh                    3:30 – 4:45                      Library 409                      James Allert

ENGL 1803: Freshman Seminar: Unseen Reality: Concepts of "the ideal" and "the real" as developed by writers with differing perspectives, in various literary forms (e.g., fiction, non-fiction, poetry).

54249                  TuTh                    8:00 – 9:50                      SBE 36                            Carol Bock