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COURSES

General Studies (Gen St)

(Nondepartmental)

The prefix General Studies is used to designate certain courses which are either nondepartmental in their administration or are designed to serve the general education needs of students outside the department responsible for the course. Most of the course work of the general education program will remain the immediate responsibility of the several departments, and the adequacy of the program for each student will be the responsibility of the guidance and counseling services.

10A-B. Introduction to Physical Science (3)
Lectures and demonstrations; observance of scientific phenomena in everyday life and current developments. (a) Elementary physics, some astronomy and meteorology; (b) fundamental chemical processes, and relationship of the basic ideas of chemical knowledge to other fields of human interest and achievement. Either course may be taken independently of the other, and both may be counted toward the general education requirement of physical science.

15. Business and the Individual (3) (Same as Bus 15)
Business enterprise with its vast capital accumulation, labor saving machinery, mass production methods, large employee groups, problems of continuous research, efficiency maintenance, product distribution, public and employee relations. Designed for the nonbusiness student. Same as Business 15.

127A-B. Foreign Language Phonetics (2-2)
Phonetic patterns of French, German, Italian and Spanish. Breakdown of sounds under consideration into aspects of place and manner of articulation. Meets practical needs of music, English, speech and radio majors.

196. Bibliography (2)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Introduction to theoretical and practical bibliography; the history of books; library practices; preparation of bibliographies.

198. Great Books in Social Science (3) (See Soc. Sci. 198)

199. College Honors Course: Great Books (1-6) (Same as Philos. 199)
Independent reading of great books of student's choice; discussion of them in seminar with an interdepartmental faculty group. Open, with permission of the instructors, to students of all departments who have demonstrated competence and interest in reading in science and the humanities. May be repeated for credit to a total of 12 units. Same as Philosophy 199.

 

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