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Lower-Division Courses

28. Residential Life Leadership (2 credits). S
Examines the role and facilitates the development of Stevenson College Residential Advisers. Class themes include an exploration of leadership, resource management, and the process of community building within the college. Course evaluation based on paper writing, participation, engagement with course materials, and a small group final project that requires students to create a year-long program model designed to address an issue facing the Stevenson community. Prerequisite(s): Must have been hired as a Stevenson residential adviser or alternate for the following academic year. Enrollment limited to 30. May be repeated for credit. E. Suckiel

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

80A. Introduction to University Discourse: Self and Society. F
Explores rhetorical principles and conventions of university discourse providing intensive practice in analytical writing, critical reading, and speaking. Stevenson's core course considers the roots of modern society using foundational religious texts and major classical and modern philosophical works. 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 25. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, C1.) The Staff

80B. Rhetoric and Inquiry: Self and Society. F
Explores the intersections of investigation, interpretation, and persuasion and hones strategies for writing and research. Stevenson's core course investigates the roots of modern society, using foundational religious texts and classical and modern philosophical works. 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 25. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, C2.) The Staff

80F. Self and Society Through Film (2 credits). S
Seminar designed to expand upon the discussions begun in the Stevenson Core Course. Course uses documentary and feature films to investigate and discuss all sides of modern conflicts that bring class back to the Core Course theme. Prerequisite(s): completion of two-quarter core course sequence. Enrollment limited to 25. The Staff

80G. Critical Memory, Ethnicity and the Graphic Novel (2 credits). S
Study of the literary techniques of Art Spiegelman and Marjane Satrapi in their respective graphic novels, Maus and Persepolis, considering the aesthetics of form, and critically evaluating the import of ethnicity and historical trauma in these texts. Enrollment limited to 20. The Staff

80H. Rainbow Theater: An Introduction to Multicultural Theater. F
Introduction to Asian American, Chicano/Latino, and African American plays through reading of major authors, discussion of social and historical context of their work, and development of a production of a one-act play from each cultural group. In-depth examination of key historical context of these three cultural groups. Video presentations followed by class discussion. Enrollment limited to 25. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) D. Williams

80S. Slave Narratives: The Trauma of Memory (2 credits). W
Study of several major aspects of slave societies in the U.S. between the 18th and 19th centuries: the role of music, religion, and revolt. Primary materials, historical data, and slave narratives will be examined. Enrollment limited to 20. The Staff

80T. Self and Society for Transfer Students. S
Condensed version of Stevenson's core course for transfer students. Develops analytical writing, critical reading, and effective speaking by considering influential philosophical works while exploring cultural conflicts in modern society. Themes include imperialism, racism, and class conflict. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to college members. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, W, E.) The Staff

81A. Self and Society 2. W
Winter quarter of Stevenson's core course continues development of analytical writing, critical reading, and effective speaking in exploring conflicts inherent in modern society. Investigates themes of colonization, race, gender, class, and cultural conflict. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 81B. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, E.) The Staff

81B. Rhetoric and Inquiry: Self and Society 2. W
Explores the intersections of investigation, interpretation, and persuasion and hones strategies for writing and research. Winter quarter of Stevenson's core course investigates themes of colonization, race, gender, class, and cultural conflict. Permission of instructor required; selection for this course based on application submitted. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and C1 requirements. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 81A. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, C2, E.) The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

120. Self and Society: Teaching Practicum. W
Each student facilitates one of the discussion sections of Stevenson 81A or attends lectures, and meets with staff for practicum on the teaching process. Prerequisite(s): qualifications as determined by instructor at first class meeting. Enrollment limited to 5. The Staff

192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision (see course 42). Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing and a proposal 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. This course may be counted for up to three courses of credit in any quarter. Prerequisite(s): approval of student's adviser and the academic preceptor, and, in the case of full-time study, the board of studies supervising the major. 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 instructor. Enrollment restricted to members of Stevenson College. Enrollment limited to 12. The Staff

194F. Group Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
A program of independent study arranged between a group of students and a faculty instructor. Course designed for members of Stevenson College. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment limited to 10. 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. Prerequisite(s): approval of the student's adviser, certification of adequate preparation, approval by the academic preceptor. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

198F. Independent Field Study (2 credits). 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 take for credit in any one quarter. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Requires approval of the student's adviser and academic preceptor. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Individual projects carried out under the supervision of a Stevenson faculty member. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Individual projects carried out under the supervision of a Stevenson faculty member. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff