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Lower-Division Courses

10. Becoming a Successful Student (2 credits).
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. Enrollment by permission of college adviser. Enrollment limited to 20. The Staff

42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff

61. Critical Journeys (2 credits). W
For publication in a Cowell literary journal, students substantively revise one of their fall quarter essays by studying a major work that influences, acknowledges, or further clarifies a required reading of the Cowell core course. Prerequisite(s): course 80A or 80B; enrollment restricted to members of Cowell College. Enrollment limited to 20. J. Wilson

70A. Bookbinding. F
Students learn techniques of bookbinding, construction, and design. Students are billed a materials fee. (Formerly course 70, Book Arts.) (Also offered as Art 70A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment limited to 12. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff

70B. Printing I: Elements of Printing. W
Learn fundamental skills in fine letterpress printing, including hand typesetting and instruction in the operation of printing presses. Basic typography explored as students design and print a small edition of a selected text. Students are billed a materials fee. (Also offered as Art 70B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment limited to 12. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff

70C. Printing II: Typography and Book Design. S
Students learn fundamental skills in fine letterpress printing, including hand typesetting and instruction in the operation of printing presses. Basic typography explored as students design and print a small edition of a selected text. Students are billed a materials fee. (Also offered as Art 70C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 70B or by instructor permission. Enrollment limited to 12. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff

80A. Introduction to University Discourse: Imagining Justice Past and Present. F
Explores rhetorical principles and conventions of university discourse, providing intensive practice in analytical writing, critical reading, and speaking. Focuses on conceptions of justice, historic and contemporary, and considers how literary and artistic media may transmit, question, or revise notions of the just. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 80B. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members who have not satisfied the C1 requirement. Enrollment limited to 22. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, C1.) D. Shemek

80B. Rhetoric and Inquiry: Imagining Justice Past and Present. F
Explores the intersections of investigation, interpretation, and persuasion and hones strategies for writing and research. Focuses on conceptions of justice, historic and contemporary, and considers how literary and artistic media may transmit, question, or revise notions of the Just. Incorporates independent research. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 80A. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and C1 requirements. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members. Enrollment limited to 22. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, C2.) D. Shemek

85. Introduction to Chinese Writing Systems. *
Gateway course illuminating the operation of the writing systems of greater China. Intended for students who are curious about the world's longest continually used symbol set as well as for those who may be considering a serious commitment to learning the language. D. Keenan

93. Field Study. F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

93F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

94. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
A program of independent study arranged between a group of students and a faculty instructor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment limited to 10. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

94F. Group Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
A program of independent study arranged between a group of students and a faculty instructor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

104A. Long-Distance Lovers: Lyric Poetry in the European Middle Ages. W
Does absence make the heart grow fonder? In medieval lyric poetry, absence not only intensifies love, it is the condition for love itself. The gap that separates lover from beloved is a space in which language, music, political allegiances, nature, and even the lover's own subjectivity emerge. Course readings include lyric poetry from Occitan, French, and Italian traditions, read in translation. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment priority to college members. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Jacobs

104B. Before the Book: Performance and Visual Culture in the Middle Ages. S
Introduces the creative arts of the European Middle Ages that would have been accessible to the general-illiterate-population. Overarching themes include oral/public performance and composition; vernacular linguistic and visual forms; and "popular" culture (vs. clerical or noble culture). Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment priority given to college members. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Jacobs

118B. Words and Music: Poetry, Musical Theater, Opera. W
Study of significant texts enhanced by music for performance. Topics vary annually. Course compares original texts in English translation with their adaptation to musical theater (My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, etc.) and opera (Carmen, etc.) May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): IH.) M. Ellis

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, UCSC. Enrollment restricted to undergraduates accepted in the Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program. (Formerly Crown 184A.) 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, UCSC. Enrollment restricted to undergraduates accepted in the Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program. (Formerly Crown 184B.) 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, UCSC. Enrollment restricted to undergraduates accepted in the Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program. (Formerly Crown 184C.) Enrollment limited to 40. W. Ladusaw

192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. (See course 42.) Upper-division standing required and a proposal supported by a faculty member willing to supervise. The Staff

193. Field Study. F,W,S
Program of study arranged between a group of students and an instructor, which may involve work with an off-campus or non-departmental agency (e.g., internship or field work). Interview only; prior arrangement with instructor. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

193F. Field Study (2 credits). S
Program of study arranged between a group of students and an instructor, which may involve work with an off-campus or non-departmental agency (e.g., internship or field work). Interview only; prior arrangement with instructor. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. 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 an instructor. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

194F. Group Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
A program of independent study arranged between a group of students and an instructor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

195. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. 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. Approval of student's adviser, certification of adequate preparation, and approval by provost required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Various topics to be arranged. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff   

*Not offered in 2006-07