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Anthropology
104 Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity. I, II, SS; 3 cr (e-S-E). Introduction to cultural anthropology for non-majors; comparative cross-cultural consideration of social organization, economics, politics, language, religion, ecology, gender, and cultural change. Includes 25% coverage of U.S. ethnic and racial minorities. P: Open to Fr. Not for cr for those who have taken Anthro 204.
English
100 Freshman Composition. I or II or SS; 3 cr (a-E). Focuses on critical reading and writing; develops basic skills in public speaking and using the library. P: Open to Fr only. Stdts may receive degree cr for only one Com A crse.
History
398 The United States Since 1945. I or II or SS; 3-4 cr (S-I). Political, social, economic, and cultural changes in the U.S. from World War II to the present. P: So st.
929 Labor and Working Class History in the United States. 3 cr. This course is a reading seminar intended to introduce students to key topics, seminal works, and historiographic controversies in U.S. working class and labor history from the post-Civil War period to the present.
Human Development and Family Studies
474 Racial Ethnic Families in the U.S. I, II; 3 cr (e-S-D). The diversity of family life across and within ethnic groups in the United States— African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and American Indian families. The course also covers the wider social context of minority family life, including historical, economic, socio-political, and cultural conditions. P: Jr st.
Journalism
829 Political Communication. (Crosslisted with Poli Sci) 3 cr. This course examines the role of communication in American politics. Topics covered include the communication of politics (e.g., communication by politics elites, effects of mass media and interpersonal communication on political attitudes) as well as the politics of communications (regulation of political communication, policy issues, etc.). P: Grad st or cons inst.
Library and Information Studies
653 Government Information Sources. 3 cr (A). Issues of United States government information policy. Structure, policies, and procedures of the Depository Library System. Selection, acquisition, and problems of access to government information sources, including electronic formats. P: Jr st & cons inst; or Grad st in SLIS.
Political Science
104 Introduction to American Politics and Government. I, II; 3-4 cr (S-E). Basic institutions and processes of American government. The role of constitutional structures, parties, interest groups and elections in the system; policy formation and policy comment. P: Open to Fr & So only. Not open to stdts who have had Poli Sci 182, 184, or 404.
Public Affairs
881 Benefit-Cost Analysis. (Crosslisted with AAE, Envir St) 3 cr. This course will present the welfare economics underpinnings for evaluating the social benefits and costs of government activities. Issues such as uncertainty, the social discount rate, and welfare weights will be discussed; case studies from the environmental, social policy, and agricultural areas will be studied. P: One yr intro econ or one semester intermed econ or Pub Affr 880.
Rural Sociology
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