Merrill College
Lower-Division Courses
10. Becoming a Successful Student (2
credits). W,S
An interactive course providing the opportunity to assess and revise methods
of and purposes in studying. Critical, effective approaches to reading,
writing, participating in lectures and sections, taking exams, balancing
competing responsibilities, and utilizing campus resources are explored.
Prerequisite(s): contact college office for interview-only criteria.
The Staff
*20N. Re-Evaluation Counseling.
Class introduces the fundamentals of re-evaluation counseling (co-counseling)
and focuses on those aspects of the theory and practice which facilitate
living in a diverse world. Prerequisite(s): interview with instructor
before first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 20. P. Roby
42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision.
(See course 192.) The Staff
80. Cultural Identities and Global Consciousness (Merrill Core
Course). F
Introduces students to the rapidly evolving global society. Using autobiographies,
nonfiction, novels, and film, takes students into lives of ordinary people,
both in the U.S. and abroad, struggling with social forces threatening
to overwhelm their lives. Taught in small seminars, instructors paying
close attention to students' academic progress and writing skills. (General
Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) J. Schechter
80B. White Racial Identity in a Multicultural Society. S
Examines white racial identity in the U.S., including different manifestations
of racism, white privilege, white culture, inter-racial and intra-racial
relations. Students develop and implement action plans to combat racism.
Experiential format. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code:
T3-Social Sciences.) G. Shoemaker
80C. Merrill Seminar. S
A research-based, interdisciplinary offering, on a topic of particular
cultural, historical, or contemporary interest, open to all undergraduate
students, taught by either a Merrill College Fellow or other member of
the UCSC faculty. (General Education Code: T5-Humanities and Arts or
Social Sciences.) The Staff
80X. Cultural Identities and Global Consciousness (Freshman Honors
Section–Merrill Core Course). F
Introduces students to the rapidly evolving global society. Using autobiographies,
nonfiction, novels, and film, takes students into lives of ordinary people,
both in the U.S. and abroad, struggling with social forces threatening
to overwhelm their lives. Taught in small seminars, instructors paying
close attention to students' academic progress and writing skills. Prerequisite(s):
Merrill College members are selected for this year-long honors program
on the basis of an application submitted prior to fall quarter. (General
Education Codes: T3-Social Sciences, E.) J. Schechter
80Y. The Perspective of First Peoples (Freshman Honors). W
Interdisciplinary and comparative examination of American Indian peoples'
history, literature, and ecological and environmental activism. Careful
reading of documentary history and sampling of novels, tales, poems, and
environmental essays by American Indian writers. Material from all North
American First Peoples' cultural areas. Prerequisite(s): participants
are selected on the basis of their high school records and an essay. Students
must have passed the Subject A examination. Enrollment limited to 22.
Enrollment restricted to Merrill College frosh in the Merrill Honors Program.
(General Education Code: T4-Humanities and Arts.) J. Schechter
80Z. Modern Moral Problems (Freshman Honors). S
An examination of the morality involved in such issues as affirmative
action, foreign aid, immigration, abortion, and assisted suicide. Close
reading of contemporary articles on these subjects. An emphasis on the
construction of persuasive arguments. Forms part of the Merrill College
Freshman Honors sequence. Prerequisite(s): by interview: Merrill College
members are selected for this year-long honors program on the basis of
an application submitted prior to fall quarter. Enrollment limited to
22. (General Education Code: C.) J. Isbister
85A. Merrill Classroom Connection Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised hands-on experience assisting in classrooms and after-school
programs at local schools including one-on-one mentoring, small group
instruction, art projects, and playgrounds. Includes weekly sections,
readings of practical and theoretical relevance, field notes, and a final
paper. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor; contact Classroom Connection
Coordinator at 459-5671. Enrollment limited to 40. May be repeated for
credit. T. Turrentine
85B. Merrill Classroom Connection Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Supervised hands-on experience assisting in classrooms and after-school
programs at local schools including one-on-one mentoring, small group
instruction, art projects, and playgrounds. Includes weekly sections,
readings of practical and theoretical relevance, field notes, and a final
paper. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor; contact Classroom Connection
Coordinator at 459-5671. Enrollment limited to 40. May be repeated for
credit. T. Turrentine
93. Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for individual programs of study sponsored by the college and
performed off campus. Up to three such courses may be taken for credit
in any one quarter. Prerequisite(s): approval of the student's adviser
and the provost. The Staff
93F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Provides for individual program of study sponsored by the college and
performed off campus. Prerequisite(s): approval of instructor. May be
repeated for credit. The Staff
93G. Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Provides for individual programs of study sponsored by the college and
performed off campus. Prerequisite(s): approval of instructor. May be
repeated for credit. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged between student and instructor. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged between student and instructor. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
120. Personal Empowerment. W
Intensive course on individual goal-oriented behavior, commonly called
problem solving. Focus on purpose, goals, meaning, emotions, languages,
model-building, reality, thinking, logic, creativity, the steps of problem
solving, common blocks, and techniques of unblocking. Prerequisite(s):
meeting with instructor prior to advance enrollment; priority given to
upper-level students. Enrollment limited to 20. F. Andrews
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar by an upper-division student under
faculty supervision. (See course 42.) Prerequisite(s): petition on file
with sponsoring agency supported by a faculty member willing to supervise.
The Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for individual programs of study sponsored by the college and
performed off campus. Up to three such courses may be taken for credit
in one quarter. Prerequisite(s): approval of student's adviser and the
provost. The Staff
193F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Provides for individual programs of study sponsored by the college and
performed off campus. Up to three such courses may be taken for credit
in one quarter. Prerequisite(s): approval of student's advisor and the
provost. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
193G. Field Study (3 credits). F,W,S
Provides for individual programs of study sponsored by the college and
performed off campus. Up to three such courses may be taken for credit
in one quarter. Prerequisite(s): approval of student's adviser and the
provost. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
194. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
A program of independent study arranged between a group of students and
a faculty member. The Staff
195. Senior Research Project. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated
for credit. The Staff
198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for college-sponsored individual study programs off campus, for
which faculty supervision is not in person (e.g., supervision is by correspondence).
Up to three such courses may be taken for credit in any one quarter. This
may be a multiple-term course extending over two or three quarters; in
this case the grade and evaluation submitted for the final quarter apply
to all previous quarters. Petitions may be obtained at the Merrill College
Office. Prerequisite(s): approval of the student's adviser, certification
of adequate preparation, and approval by the Merrill Provost. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged between student and instructor. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
*Not offered in 2003-04