1997-1998 Courses for Distribution Credit

This list is valid for 1997-98 ONLY

Note: This list is valid for 1997-98 ONLY. (updated to include 97-98 addditions) 
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 Studies, 1922 Sheridan Road, 491-7567, or email cas-adviser@northwestern.edu.

Area I: Natural Sciences | Area II: Formal Studies | Area III: Social and Behavioral Sciences | Area IV: Historical Studies | Area V: Values | Area VI: Literature and Fine Arts | Western Civilization

 

Area I Natural Sciences

  

Anthropology 403 B13 Human Origins (W)

Astronomy 407 A01 Modern Cosmology (S) A02 Milky Way Galaxy (F) A03 Solar System (W) A20 Highlights of Astronomy (FWS)

Biological Sciences 409 A03 Diversity of Life (WS) A24 Biological Clocks (F) A60 Human Reproduction (W) A63 Human Biology (F) A64 Genetics and People A70 Concepts of Biology (FS) A91 Evolution

Chemistry 411 A01 General Chemistry (F) A02 General Inorganic Chemistry (W) A71 Accelerated General Inorganic Chemistry (F) A72 Accelerated General Physical Chemistry (W) B01 Chemistry of Nature & Culture (S) B02 Color Science

Civil Engineering 720 B06 Environmental Literacy

Cognitive Science 452 B10 Introduction to Cognitive Science (W)

Communication Sciences & Disorders 620 B02 Biological Foundations of Communication (FWS)

Geological Sciences 423 A01 Earth Plate Tectonics (WS) A06
The Ocean, Atmosphere & Our Climate (F)
A10 The Earth as a Planet (F) A11 Global Environmental Change (W)

Materials Science 750 A01 Modern Materials and Society

Physics 447 A03 Ideas of Physics (S) A30-1 Introductory College Physics (F) A30-2 Introductory College Physics (W) A35-1 General Physics (FS) A35-2 General Physics (FW)

Psychology 451 B12 Introduction to Neuroscience (FS)

 

Area II Formal Studies

  

Computer Science 725 A10 Intro to Computer Programming (FWS) A11 Fundamentals of Computer Programming (FW)

Electrical Engineering 730 A01 Intro to Scientific Computing & Fortran (W)

Linguistics 434 B06 Formal Analysis of Words & Sentences (FWS) B07 Sound Patterns in Human Language (FS)

Mathematics 435 A student who has passed a course in mathematics above B14-2 with a grade of C- or better will be considered as having satisfied the Weinberg College Area II requirement. A04 Games and Fallacies (W) A10 Survey of Modern Mathematics I (F) A11 Survey of Modern Mathematics II (W) B10-1 Math for the Behavioral Sciences (F) B10-2 Math for the Behavioral Sciences (W) B13 Review of Calculus of One Variable (F) B14-1 Calculus (FW) B14-2 Calculus (FWS)

Music Studies, General, for

Non-majors 501 B52 Harmony (F)

Philosophy 439 A50 Elementary Logic I (F) B50 Elementary Logic II (W)

Statistics 473 B01 Statistics and Public Policy (S) B02 Introduction to Statistics (FWS) B10 Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences (FWS)

 

Area III Social and Behavioral Sciences

  

African American Studies 404 B36-1 Introduction to African American Studies (W) B36-2 Introduction to African American Studies (S)

Anthropology 403 A05 Fundamentals of Anthropology (W) B11 Culture and Society (F) B15 Study of Culture Through Language (W)

Economics 417 B01 Introduction to Macroeconomics (FWS) B02 Introduction to Microeconomics (FWS)

International Studies 495 B01-3 Introduction to the World System (S)

Linguistics 434 B04 The Languages of Prejudice (FS) B09 Language and Society (FW)

Political Science 449
B01 Introduction to Politicical Theory B04
Politics and Nature (S)
B20 American Government and Politics (FWS) B30 Introduction to Law in the Political Arena (FS) B40 Introduction to International Relations (FS) B50 Introduction to Comparative Politics (FW)

Psychology 451 A10 Introduction to Psychology (FWS) B04 Social Psychology (FWS)

Sociology 471 A10 Introduction to Sociology (FWS) B01 Social Inequality: Race, Class, Power (FS) B02 Social Problems: Norms and Deviance (FS) B03 Revolutions and Social Change (FW) B04 Social Interaction: The Individual & Society (FW) B06 Law and Society (W) B07 Problems of Cities (WS) B15 Economy and Society (S) B16 Gender and Society (WS)

Women's Studies 480 B10 Introduction to Women's Studies (W)

Writing Arts 486 A12-1 Modes: Language & Social Policy (F)

 

Area IV Historical Studies

  

See also "Western Civilization," below

African American Studies 404 B14-1 History of Racial Minorities in North America (S) B45 Black Communities of the Diaspora (S)

Anthropology 403 B14 Cultural Origins (S)

French 455 B80 French Cultural Studies: Historical France (F)

German B33-1 German History & Culture-in English (W) B33-2 German History & Culture-in English

History 427 B01-1 European Civilization (W) B01-2 European Civilization (S) B10-1 History of the United States (F) B10-2 History of the United States (W) B55-1 Background to African Civilization & Culture (F) B55-2 Background to African Civilization & Culture (W) B55-3 Background to African Civilization & Culture (S) B60 Britain, 1688-Present (formerly: Hist. of England) B70 Islam in History B74 History of Ancient Egypt (F) B75-1 History of Western Science & Medicine (W) B75-2 History of Western Science & Medicine (W) B81 Chinese Civilization (W) B84 Japanese Civilization (F) B85 Indian Civilization 

International Studies 495 B01-1 Introduction to the World System (F) B01-2 Introduction to the World System (W)

Slavic Languages & Literatures 467 B55
Slavic Civilization-in English
B57 Intro to the Soviet Union & Successor States (S) 

Area V Values

See also "Western Civilization," below   Anthropology 403 
B20
Evolution of Moral Systems (S) 
B32
Myth and Symbolism (S)
  German 425 
B40
Theme of Faust through the Ages
  Philosophy 439 
A10
Introduction to Philosophy (FS) 
A11
Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy (W) 
B10-1
The History of Philosophy (F) 
B10-2
The History of Philosophy (W)
B10-3
The History of Philosophy (S)
B20
Science in Human Culture (F) 
B60
Ethics (F) 
B61
Classics of Ethical & Political Theory (S)
B63
Social and Political Philosophy (S) 
B65
Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (S)
Religion 429 A10
Religion in Human Experience (F) 
B10
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (W) 
B11
New Testament Origins 
B20 
Introduction to Hinduism (W)
B22
Introduction to Buddhism (S) 
B24
Introduction to Judaism (F) 
B25
Religion in Japan
B26
Introduction to Christianity (S)
B28
Introduction to Islam

Writing Arts 486 A10-1
Modes: Social Order & the Right to Dissent
A11-1
Modes: Self-Sacrifice: Martry in History & Lit (F)

Area VI Literature and Fine Arts

See also "Western Civilization," below

African American Studies 404 B10-1 Survey of African American Literature (F) B10-2 Survey of African American Literature (W) B25 African American Culture (S) B40 Survey of African American Music (F) B59 Intro to African American Drama (F)

Art History 405 B10 Introduction to Visual Culture (S) B20 Introduction to African Art (W) B30 Introduction to American Art B40 Introduction to Asian Art B50 Introduction to European Art (F)

Art Theory & Practice 406 B70 Introduction to the Understanding of Art (S)

Classics 414 B40-1 Homer and Hellenism (S) B40-2 Hellenistic and Roman Humanism B60 Classical Mytholoy (FW)

Comparative Literary Studies 416 B01-1 Western European Literature (S) B01-2
Western European Literature (W)
B03 Introduction to Comedy B04 Introduction to Tragedy (S) B05
Introduction to Modern Drama
B06 European Fiction since 1900 (F) B13 Introduction to Fiction B71-1 Japanese Literature in Translation B71-2 Japanese Literature in Translation B71-3 Japanese Literature in Translation B74-1 Introduction to Chinese Literature (S) B74-2 Introduction to Chinese Literature (W) B74-3 Introduction to Chinese Literature (F) B75 Arabic Literature in Translation B76 African Literature in Translation (S) B79 Modern Jewish Literature (F)

English 419 B10 English Literary Traditions (FS) B11 Introduction to Poetry (F) B12 Introduction to Drama (W) B13 Introduction to Fiction (W) B34 Introduction to Shakespeare (S) B70-1 Introduction to American Literature (F) B70-2 Introduction to American Literature (W) B73 Intro to 20th-Century American Literature (S)

French 455 B10 Introduction to French Literature-in French (FWS) B71 Introduction to the French Novel-in French (S) B72 Introduction to French Theatre-in French (F) B76 Culture and Autobiography-in English B78 From Novel to Film-in English

German 425 B01-1 Introduction to German Literature-in German B01-2 Introduction to German Literature-in German (F) B01-3 Introduction to German Literature-in German (S) B10-1 German Literature in Translation B10-2 German Literature in Translation B10-3 German Literature in Translation

Hispanic Studies 463 B01-1 Intro to the Lit. & Civilization of Spain-in Span. (F) B01-2 Intro to the Lit. & Civilization of Spain-in Span. (W) B01-3 Intro to the Lit. & Civilization of Spain-in Span. (S) B02-1 Intro to the Literature of Latin Amer-in Spanish (F) B02-2 Intro to the Literature of Latin Amer-in Spanish (W) B02-3 Intro to the Literature of Latin Amer-in Spanish (S) B23 Cervantes B43 Contemporary Latin-Amer Prose Fict-English (F)

Integrated Arts Program 482 A90 Art Process (W) B91-1 Modes of Theater (S) B91-2 Modes of Art (S) B91-3 Modes of Music (F) B91-4 Modes of Dance (W)

Italian 457 B75
Dante's Divine Comedy (W)

Music Studies, General, for Non-majors 501 A70 Introduction to Music (FWS) B20 History of the Symphony (S) B70-1 Western Musical Tradition (W) B70-2 Western Musical Tradition (S)

Slavic Languages & Literatures 467 B01-1
Masterpieces of Russian Literature-in Russian
B10-1 Intro to Russian Literature-in English (F) B10-2 Intro to Russian Literature-in English (W) B10-3 Intro to Russian Literature-in English (S) B11-1 Intro to 20th Century Russian Literature (F) B11-2 Intro to 20th Century Russian Literature (W)

Speech Courses, General 605 A03 Analysis & Performance of Literature (FWS) 

Western Civilization

(Areas IV,V, and VI)

Weinberg College Distribution Requirement credit for the special Classics 414 or European Thought and Culture 430 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 can not 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 B10 Early Western Civilization (F) B11 Classical Greece (W) B12 Roman Civilization (S)

European Thought & Culture 430 B13 The Middle Ages B14 The Renaissance B15 The Birth of Modernity (S) B16 Age of Enlightenment B17 The Romantic Period (F) B18 Modern Culture: 19th Century (S) B19 Modern Culture: 20th Century (F)

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