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Crown College


Program Description | Course Descriptions

Lower-Division Courses

10. Becoming a Successful Student (2 credits). W
An interactive course providing students with the opportunity to assess and revise methods of and purpose in studying. Critical, effective approaches to reading, writing, participating in lectures and sections, taking exams, balancing competing responsibilities, and utilizing campus resources are all explored. Permission of college adviser required. Enrollment limited to 24. The Staff

28. Student Developmental Theory and Practicum in Higher Education
(2 credits). S

An overview of theories, methods, applications, skills, and special topics focusing on college student development and support. This course uses a variety of learning modes including lecture, discussion, case studies, small group interaction and presentations. Prerequisite(s): see Coordinator during enrollment period. Enrollment limited to 24. Enrollment restricted to Crown residential assistants and residential assistant candidates. Enrollment limited to 24. May be repeated for credit. The staff

80. Ethical Issues in Emerging Technologies: Transgenics, Clones, Cyborgs, and Artificial Intelligence. F
Explores emerging issues in science and technology—bioengineering, information systems, artificial intelligence, and animal rights—and examines ethical challenges faced as the world is regularly and cataclysmically transformed by the sciences. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Subject A requirements for designated sections. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members. (General Education Code(s): T6-Natural Sciences or Humanities and Arts.) F. Ferguson

80H. Ethical Issues in Emerging Technologies: Transgenics, Clones, Cyborgs, and A.I. (Honors). *
Explores emerging issues in science and technology: bioengineering, information systems, artificial intelligence, and animal rights. Examines ethical challenges faced as the world is regularly and cataclysmically transformed by the sciences. Requires more advanced readings than course 80. Interview only. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members. (General Education Code(s): T6-Natural Sciences or Humanities and Arts.) F. Ferguson

80S. Undergraduate Seminar in Science, Technology, and Society. *
An honors seminar for first year students on selected topics that examine the relationship between science, technology, and society. Precise focus of each seminar varies and is announced by the college. Preference will be given to Crown College students. Enrollment restricted to first-year and sophomore students. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): T2-Natural Sciences.) The Staff

93. Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for individual programs of study sponsored by the college and performed off campus. Students should review plans with an appropriate fellow of the college. A proposal should be presented to the college academic preceptor no later than the seventh week of the preceding quarter. Credit is granted by the sponsor upon approval of the work performed. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

93F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Provides for individual field study in the vicinity of the campus under the direct supervision of a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Individual study for lower-division students directed by a fellow of Crown College. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to college members. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

123. Science and Human Values. S
Study of the impact of the natural sciences and science-based technology on the values of individuals and social groups, and on the quality of human life. A writing-intensive lecture course with weekly section meetings. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements; permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 110. (General Education Code(s): W.) F. Andrews

184A. Leadership and Institution Building (2 credits). F
Through lectures by senior administrators and student consensus-and-recommendation teams, students learn how leaders work with constituent groups, build cooperation, and develop implementation plans in an institution such as the University of California, specifically, UC Santa Cruz. Enrollment restricted to undergraduates accepted in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program. Enrollment limited to 40. W. Ladusaw

184B. Leadership and Institution Building (2 credits). W
Through lectures by senior administrators and student consensus-and-recommendation teams, students learn how leaders work with constituent groups, build cooperation, and develop implementation plans in an institution such as the University of California, specifically, UC Santa Cruz. Enrollment restricted to undergraduates accepted in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program. Enrollment limited to 40. W. Ladusaw

184C. Leadership and Institution Building (2 credits). S
Through lectures by senior administrators and student consensus-and-recommendation teams, students learn how leaders work with constituent groups, build cooperation, and develop implementation plans in an institution such as the University of California, specifically, UC Santa Cruz. Enrollment restricted to undergraduates accepted in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program. Enrollment limited to 40. W. Ladusaw

198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for college-sponsored individual study programs off campus. Approval of student’s faculty sponsor and college academic provost required. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Individual study for upper-division students directed by a fellow of Crown College. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Individual study for upper-division students directed by a fellow of Crown College. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

*Not offered in 2004-05