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  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of contemporary British institutions and significant aspects of the culture, with a focus on London. Offered S/U only Prerequisite: participation in London semester.
  • 1.00 - 12.00 Credits

    Allows students to gain hand-on experience that will help to bridge the gap between the theory or academia and the practicality of the work world. Specific arrangements must be made in advance to identify the academic component of the internship, and the grading criteria. Planning will involve the internship agency, the student's academic advisor and the associate dean of the college. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and the approval of the adviser, head of the major department and an associate dean of A&S.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Courses of broad general appeal and an interdepartmental flavor will be offered from time to time under this title. Permits utilization of unusual faculty expertise and provides highly-specialized and particularly pertinent, timely subject matter. See current class schedule for topics. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Designed to help students in the College of Arts & Sciences better to prepare for and achieve success in career planning and job searching. Primary purpose is to help identify possible careers and to prepare for the transition from college to career. Prerequisites: junior class standing and completion of WA or COM1.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores the rules by which cultures govern themselves. Examining texts and speeches, it shows approaches taken at different moments in history and the role rational thought has played in the creation of modern socieities. It highlights voices for and against change in the contemporary world and how technology helps disseminate them. Prerequisites: WA or equivalent, or concurrent enrollment and permission of instructor.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    No course description available.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Designed especially for non-science majors. Explores how new sciences of fractals, chaos and complexity are changing ways in which we describe, predict and understand nature and art. Topics include populations models, world economy, weather, biological systems, evolution and aesthetic appreciation of art and music. Prerequisites: QA and QB or Q
  • 1.00 - 12.00 Credits

    Permits students to contribute in the areas of their expertise and gain hands-on experience that will help to bridge the gap between academia and the real world of work. Specific arrangements must be made in advance to identify the academic component of the internship and the grading criteria. Such planning will involve the internship agency, the student's academic adviser and the associate dean of the college. Prerequisites: approval of adviser, head of the major department and the college advising coordinator.
  • 1.00 - 12.00 Credits

    Affiliated with the Washington Center, a private, nonprofit, educational organization which provides comprehensive learning opportunities in the nation's capitol for both undergraduate and graduate students. Includes placement (in congressional offices, executive agencies, judicial institutions, public and special interest groups and community programs), supervision, evaluation, orientation, housing, seminars, counseling, a lecture and debate series, special events and other support services. See the Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences for details, but plan on a six-month lead time. Prerequisites: junior standing.
  • 3.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Taken in conjunction with the Washington Center internship program (AS 4500). Extension of internship experience via discussion-sized groups led by faculty who are practitioners functioning in the same contexts of action as the internship. Prerequisites: junior standing.