COURSES
Departmental Honors Courses Offered 1966-1967
Hist HD 1. Western Civilization to 1650 (3)
Honors section of Hist 1.
Hist HD 2. Western Civilization Since 1650 (3)
Honors section of Pol Sc 11.
Pol Sc HD 11. American Government and Institutions (3)
Honors section of Pol Sc 11.
General College Honors Coiloquic Offered 1966-1967
(Ag) HC 170. World Food Problems (3)
Analysis of world food problems, evaluation of possible solutions
on the basis of population growth, distribution, and control;
food resources, natural and artificial; role of technology; political
and social implications; organizations working on these problems.
(Engl) HC 170. Visions of Technology (3)
Radical conflicts in American culture due to rapid expansion of
modem tech- nology; dilemmas of power and factors of change inherent
in "the machine" as reflected dramatically in American
literature and folklore.
(English) HC 170. The Hero in Modern Literature (3)
An examination of 19th and 20th century literature dealing with
the genesis and evolution of the New Hero or Anti-Hero.
(F Lang-Mus) HC 170. Poetry and Music (3)
Analytic study of the poetry of Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Uhland,
Morike, Eichendorff and others as set to music by Schubert, Schumann,
Wolf, Beethoven, Brahnis, and others. Recital performances.
(Hist) HC 170. The Religious Factor in American History
(3)
Changing preoccupations and styles of American theological expression;
institutional changes; innovations in religious expression; relation
between movements of religious enthusiasm and movements of social
concern; changing patterns of Church-State relationships against
the background of American political, social, and intellectual
history.
(Phil) HC 170. Field Studies in Comparative Religion (3)
Analysis and comparison of answers to basic religious questions
raised by Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and other religions
having active Fresno-area groups; research in depth (field trips,
interviews of local religious leaders).
(Psych) HC 170. Special Readings: Classics in Psychology
(3)
Examination of original writings basic to understanding of nineteenth
and twentieth century psychology.
Psych HC 170. Creativity (3)
Understanding of and training in creative processes by direct
participation in applying the principles and techniques of creative
functions to modes of thinking and everyday living.
International Studies Course (I S C)
1. Oral English (no credit)
The phonemic contrasts, stress, and intonation of American English.
Sentence pattern drills Offered in summer only.
IS 2. Reading and Composition for Foreign Students (no credit)
Practice in reading for comprehension, vocabulary development,
and speed. Short compositions, spoken and written, based on reading
assignments. Offered in sumnwr only.
IS 3. Orientation to American Society (no credit)
Examination of American customs and institutions designed to give
the foreign student familiarity with and deeper insight into his
new environment. Includes sections on social relations, the family,
the comrriunity, the arts, religion, education, government, and
the economy.
IS 10. English Composition for Foreign Students (3)
Meets English composition requirement for general education. Study
and practice of complex sentence types, including embedding, permutation,
expansion, etc. Vocabulary development; critical reading; paragraph
and essay composition.
IS 21. Introduction to Public Speaking for Foreign Students
(3)
Meets speech requirement for general education. Advanced drills
in articulation, intonation, rhythm, and word and sentence stress.
Speech composition including organization, delivery, and support.
IS 110. Advanced Composition for Foreign Students (3)
Research techniques; rhetorical theory; critical reading.
IS 121. Advanced Public Speaking for Foreign Students (3)
Advanced practice in expository and persuasive speaking. Analysis
of propaganda. Study of techniques of persuasion; group discussion.
IS 193. Introduction to American Culture (3)
Analysis and discussion of major figures and movements which represent
the American tradition in social-intellectual history, literature,
and the arts (painting, architecture, jazz, folk, and concert
music).
IS 195. Interpretation and Analysis (3)
Open only to undergraduate students from abroad. Individual analysis
of the knowledge and skffls of the student's field of study; application
to problems in the country in which the knowledge and skills are
to be applied. Scholarly paper.
GRADUATE COURSES
293. Contemporary America (3)
Open only to students from abroad. Prerequisite: graduate standing
and permission of instructor. Seminar including studies from areas
of anthropology, economics, history, literature, political science,
psychology, sociology, and related fields.
295. Interpretation and Analysis (3)
Open only to graduate students from abroad. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. Individual analysis of the knowledge and skills
of the student's field of study; application to problems in the
country in which the knowledge and skills are to be applied. Scholarly
paper.
COURSES
International Studies Abroad (I S A)
92. Projects in Study Abroad: (Subject) (1-3; max total 6)
Open only to students in The California State Colleges International
Programs. Study undertaken in a university abroad under the auspices
of The California State Colleges.
192. Projects in Study Abroad: (Subject) (1-3; max total 6)
Open only to students in The California State Colleges International
Programs. Study undertaken in a university abroad under the auspices
of The California State Colleges.
292. Projects in Study Abroad: (Subject) (1-3; max total 18)
One- to three-unit registrations. Prerequisite: admission to master's
degree program; written plan approved by the instructor, department
chair, and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies. May require
one or more papers and oral or written examination on the student's
return before the recording of the final grade.