Proposed LAC Sections for Spring 2009
Students signing up for LAC courses must be registered in the main course and must have completed the COM 2 requirement in the target language.
Anthropology
Anthro 308 Latin America (CRN 20359)
Dr. Jan French
LAC Options: Spanish or Portuguese
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course in either Spanish or Portuguese. The guidelines and general instructions for the research project will be defined by Dr. French.
Geography
Geog 380 Amazonia (CRN 21268)
Dr. David Salisbury
LAC Option: Spanish
Depending on registration numbers, students signing up for this LAC section will meet once a week outside of class for approximately one hour to discuss supplementary class material in Spanish or will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course in Spanish. The meetings and possible guidelines for the research project will be defined by Dr. Salisbury.
History
Hist 400 Weimar and Concord (CRN 21356)
Dr. Hugh West
LAC Option: German
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to read and work with the original German texts associated with this class.
Hist 222 Hellenistic Greece/Republic (CRN 21338)
Dr. Walter Stevenson
LAC Options: French, Spanish, German, Ancient Greek or Latin
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to do complementary work for the course using French, Spanish, German, Ancient Greek or Latin. The guidelines and general instructions for this work will be defined by Dr. Stevenson.
Hist 242 Modern Germany (CRN 21341)
Dr. John Treadway
LAC Option: German or Serbo-Croatian-Bosnian
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course using German or Serbo-Croatian-Bosnian sources. The guidelines and general instructions for the research project will be defined by Dr. Treadway.
Hist 100 War of 1898 (CRNs 21321, 21322)
Dr. Victor Rodríguez
LAC Option: Spanish
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course using Spanish. The for this research project will be defined by Dr. Rodríguez.
Hist 299 Modern Mexico (CRN 21349)
Dr. Victor Rodríguez
LAC Option: Spanish
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course using Spanish. The for this research project will be defined by Dr. Rodríguez.
MLC
MLC 321 Introduction to 19th Century Russian Literature (CRN 20749)
Dr. Yvonne Howell
LAC Option: Russian
Depending on registration numbers, students signing up for this LAC section will meet once a week outside of class for approximately one hour to discuss supplementary class material in Russian. The meetings will be arranged by Dr. Howell at the beginning of the semester.
MLC 350 Intro to Linguistics (CRN 21593)
Dr. Thomas Bonfiglio
LAC Option: French, Spanish or German
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course in French, Spanish or German. The guidelines and general instructions for the research project will be defined by Dr. Bonfiglio.
MLC 357 The Idea of the Renaissance (CRN 20750)
Dr. Lidia Radi & Dr. Anthony Russell
LAC Option: French or Italian
This is a new course being team-taught by Lidia Radi and Anthony Russell. Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course in French or Italian. The guidelines and general instructions for the research project will be defined by Dr. Radi and Dr. Russell.
Philosophy
Phil 272 Modern Western Philosophy (CRNs 20889, 20893)
Dr. McCormick
LAC Option: French
Depending on registration numbers, students signing up for this LAC section will meet once a week outside of class for approximately one hour to discuss supplementary class material in French. The meetings will be arranged by Dr. McCormick at the beginning of the semester.
Political Science
PLSC 344 Europe Today (CRNs 21001, 21002)
Dr. Aleksandra Sznajder
LAC Options: Polish or French
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course in Polish or French. The guidelines and general instructions for the research project will be defined by Dr. Sznajder.
Psychology
Psyc 299 Psychology of Music (CRN 21065)
Dr. Baranova
LAC Option: Russian
Depending on registration numbers, students signing up for this LAC section will meet once a week outside of class for approximately one hour to discuss supplementary class material in Russian. The meetings will be arranged by Dr. Baranova at the beginning of the semester.
Religion
Relg 255 Queers in Religion (CRN 21070)
Dr. Jane Geaney
LAC Option: Mandarin/Classical Chinese
Students signing up for this LAC section will have the opportunity to complete a research project complementary to the course using Russian sources. The guidelines and general instructions for this project will be defined by Dr. Geaney.
Continuing Studies
LAC 250 HRM in Latin America and LAC 550 HRM in Latin America
Dr. Patricia Strait
LAC Option: Spanish
Dr. Strait will teach these LAC courses and they will supplement a School of Continuing Studies study abroad initiative, which will take place during Spring Break.