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image 1Prelaw Preparation

Fall 2008 Courses

A selection of the following courses may be used to fulfill the General Education requirement.

Freshmen Courses
0952-100-01,02 Freshman Orientation Experience
0952-110-01,02 Freshman Seminars

Competency Courses
First Competency
0122-107-01,1515 The Art & Craft of Writing (English)
0122-107-071, 072  The Art & Craft of Writing (LGS Scholars only)
Second Competency

To encourage students to learn new skills, courses for the Second Competency may be taken Pass/Fail.  Please consult your advisor.

0122-109-01-06

Creative Writing (English)

0127-112-01 English as a Second Language II (Languages)
0144-113-01,02,03,04 Survey of Statistics (Mathematics)
0144-114-01,02 Statistics for the Natural Sciences (Mathematics)
0145-170-01,02,03,04,05

Introduction to Computers and Their Applications (Computer Science)

0154-105-01,02 Critical Thinking (Philosophy)
0876-110-01,02

Oral Communication in the Professional World (Communication Sciences)

0876-112-01

Public Speaking (Communication Sciences)
Foreign Language courses numbered 121 or higher.
0960-201-001, 002 Writing from a Global Perspective (LGS Scholars only)


Distribution Courses

Most of the courses offered by departments in the College of Arts & Sciences and in Economics and Psychology can be used to meet distribution requirements.  The four Distribution areas are listed below with a selection of courses within these areas that are particularly recommended for meeting distribution requirements in areas outside your major.  Most of the listed courses do not have prerequisites.

ARTS DISTRIBUTION
Center for African-American and Ethnic Studies
0101-130 History of Black Dance in America

Art/Art History
Non-majors can enroll only in indicated sections.
0104-108 Drawing Workshop
0104-118 Ceramics I (4 cr.)
0104-120 Photography
0104-121 Calligraphy Workshop
0104-122 Jewelry Workshop
0104-125            Introduction to Digital Art
0104-170 Digital Photography
0104-213 Painting I (4 cr.)
0104-262*** Photography II
(prerequisite Photography I)
0104-310 Printmaking
0111-197 Art & The World II
0111-249 Italian Renaissance
0111-251 19th Century Art (Meets at Metropolitan Museum of Art)
0111-266 History of Photography
0111-360 Seminar:  Renaissance Florence
0111-360 African American Art II
0111-360 History of Quilt-Making

Please Note:  All Art-History courses above 0111-0196, require 0111-195 or 0111-196

Communications
0108-102 Communication Theory
0108-103 History of Media and Communication
0108-104 Art of Film and Video
0108-131 History of Cinema
0108-212 Propaganda & Communication
0108-300 Media Criticism

Music
0195-111

Elementary Theory & Harmony (with permission)

0195-236 Music Technology II (with permission)
0195-294 Workshop in Chamber Music Performance (with audition)
0195-389 Grand Opera Master Class (with audition)
0196-120 Development of Western Music
0196-221 Major Composers of the 17th & 18th Century
0196-239 Jazz 50s-60s-70s
0196-240 Rock ‘n Roll
0196-251 Music, Culture & Society:  Focus on China & India
0196-255 Culture & Society Workshop:  Focus on Major Traditions
0197-142 Choral Ensemble (0.5 credit)
0197-341 Orchestra Performance (0.5 cr.) (with permission)

Performing Arts (Dance)
0191-126   Modern Dance (non-majors)
0191-235

Dance History and Criticism I

Performing Arts (Theatre)
0192-109 Dramatics (non-majors)
HUMANITIES DISTRIBUTION
African American and Ethnic Studies
0101-205 or 0136-205 Black History in American 1865 to present
English
0122-202          Structure of Modern English
0122-231 Literature in English I
0122-232 Literature in English II
0122-233 Literature in English III
0122-260 Women and Literature
0122-267 Literature and Other Arts

History
0136-102 Western Civilization II
0136-104 American Civilization II
0136-106 World Civilizations II
0136-124 Social & Cultural History of U.S. II
0136-205 or 0101-205

Black History in America 1865-present

0136-222 Latin America II
0136-234 Establishing the U.S.
0136-237 Europe 1918-1945
0136-268 U.S. History – 1920-1945
0136-282

Women in United States II

0136-290 The Indian Ocean in World History

Languages and International Studies
111*

Spanish, French (Level I)

112

Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese or Spanish (Level II)

121

Spanish (Level III)

122 French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (Level IV)

Philosophy
0154-110 Introduction to Philosophy
0154-212 Ethics & Morality

Levermore Global Scholars Program
0960-310 Levermore Seminar in the Humanities (LGS Scholars only)

SOCIAL SCIENCE DISTRIBUTION
Anthropology
0103-105

Culture & Society

0103-111 Cultural Anthropology
0103-113 Archaeology
0103-225 Human Evolution
0103-227 People of the North
0103-265

Developing World:  Culture, Conflict & Change

0103-321 Historic Preservation

Economics
0203-101 Introduction to Economics
0203-111 Price System
0203-112 The National Economy

Evironmental Studies/Earth Sciences
0125-225 or 0112-225 Human Evolution

0125-265 The Developing World:  Culture Conflict & Change

International Studies
0187-102 Global Issues II

Political Science
0158-101

Introduction to the American Political System

0158-102 Introduction to Politics
0158-212 Environment & Politics
0158-260 Comparative Political Analysis

Psychology
0501-101 General Psychology
0501-115*** Developmental Psychology
0501-116*** Adolescent Psychology
0501-262*** Social Psychology
0501-272*** Psychology of Perception
0501-283*** Psychopathology
0501-284*** Theories of Personality
0501-292*** Cognitive Psychology
Please Note:  Psychology 101 is a prerequisite for all other courses. 

Sociology
Introductory or basic courses:
0170-100 Introduction to Sociology
0170-220 Sociology of Organizations
0170-230

Sociology of Family Problems

0170-246 Criminology
More advanced, but still accessible to non-majors:
0170-260 Cities, Towns, and Suburbs
0170-277 Law and Society
0170-288

Special Topics

0170-330 Social Class & Inequality

Levermore Global Scholars Program
0960-330

Levermore Seminar in the Social Sciences (LGS Scholars only)

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS DISTRIBUTION
Biology

0105-108

Life Processes & Man
0105-112^ & lab Concepts & Methods in Biology II (pre-req. 0105-111)
0105-131^ & lab Microbes and Society
0105-204^ & lab Human Body:  Scientific Perspectives II

Chemistry/Biochemistry
0106-100* Chemistry in Modern Society
0106-112^ & lab General Chemistry II (pre-requisite 0106-111)

Environmental Studies/Earth Science
0125-102 or 0112-110  Natural Science and Environmental Problems

Mathematics/Computer Science
0144-102* Mathematical Modeling in Human Affairs
0144-110* Pre-calculus
0144-113* Survey of Statistics
0144-114* Statistics for Natural Sciences
0144-131 Calculus I B (pre-requisite 0144-130)
0144-140 Pre Calculus for Math and Science Majors
0144-141**** Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
0145-160 A First Course in Computer Programming
0145-171^ Introduction to Computer Programming
0145-173 Visual Programming

Physics
0156-106* Beyond the Solar System
0156-107* Observational Astronomy (on-line course)
0156-122^ & lab* Light Principles & Demonstrations


^ Student must register for lecture and lab.
* These courses do not count toward a major or minor in the discipline.
** For non-majors only.
*** Prerequisite required.
**** Entry into Math 141 requires either a grade of C or better in Math 140 or a passing grade on an exam administered by the department prior to registration.


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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Dr. Charles Shopsis
Associate Dean

College of Arts and Sciences
Adelphi University
Science Building, Room 103
Garden City, NY 11530
p - 516.877.4140
f - 516.877.4129
e - shopsis@adelphi.edu

This page last modified on October 22, 2008.
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