School of Arts and Sciences

2008 Choices Form

You are now ready to select 10 courses

Each subject on the Choices list is linked to the Course Descriptions web site. Clicking on the subject (e.g. Africana Studies) will show you all the courses offered in that subject for fall term 2008.

  • Course numbers starting with zero (e.g. Psy 0010) are introductory courses appropriate for freshmen and sophomores.
  • Courses numbered at the 1000-level and above (e.g. Hist 1783) are usually more advanced courses.
  • Those numbered 2000/3000 are for graduate students only.

READ THE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS. BE SURE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE COURSE HAS A PREREQUISITE.

If a course interests you, select its checkbox on the Choices form. These selections will become your "List of 10."

If you find a course that interests you that is not on Choices, please type it in the extra spaces provided.

You will have a chance to confirm your list before it is sent to the Advising Center.

Choices (2008)

Pitt Student ID# Last Name
Pitt Username* @pitt.edu First Name
PittStart Dates

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Africana Studies
0311 Intro to African American Family [SS]
0454 Man/Woman in Literature [LIT]
0523 Swahili 1
0629 Afro-American History 1 [HS]
0630 Afro-American History 2 [HS]

Anthropology
0536 Mesoamerica Before Cortez [SS HS IFN REG]
0582 Introduction to Archeology [SS]
0680 Physical Anthropology [NS]
0780 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology [SS]

Astronomy
0087 Basics of Space Flight [NS]
0088 Stonehenge to Hubble [NS]
0089 Stars, Galaxies & the Cosmos [NS]

Biological Sciences
0100 Preparation for Biology
0150 Foundations of Biology 1 [NS]
0190 Discovering Life: Intro to the Bio World 1
0800 Biology for Non-Majors 1 [NS]
0850 Science of Everyday Life 1 [NS]

Chemistry
0100 Prep for General Chemistry [NS]
0110 General Chemistry 1 [NS]
0850 Science of Everyday Life 1 [NS]

Chinese
1088 New Chinese Cinema [EX IFN REG]
1090 Great Minds of China [IFN REG]
1091 Encountering Modern China [IFN REG GLO]

Classics
0030 Mythology in the Ancient World [REG]

Communication Rhetoric
0300 Communication Process
0320 Mass Communication Process
0500 Argument
0520 Public Speaking [EX]

Computer Science
0004 Intro to Computer Programming-Visual Basic [A Q]
0131 Software for Personal Computing
0132 Programming in C & Guide to Unix System
0134 Web Site Design & Development
0401 Intermediate Programming Using Java [Q]

Economics
0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory [SS]
0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory [SS]

English Composition & Freshman Programs: Seminar in Composition (depending on placement)
ENGCMP 0200 Seminar in Composition [G]
ENGCMP 0205 Seminar in Composition: Film [G]
ENGCMP 0207 Seminar in Composition: Education [G]
ENGCMP 0208 Seminar in Composition: Service-Learning [G]

      FP 0003 Freshman Seminar (each class has a different topic)
Two is the Loneliest Number [G]
It’s Too Much!: Excess and Exaggeration [G]
What’s Your Story? [G]
Anthropologists on Mars: An Experiment in (Auto)Biography [G]
Pirate Democracy: Revising the University Classroom [G]
Experiencing and Observing [G]
How to Lose Friends & Influence People: Practicing Contrarianism [G]
Science Fiction and the Supernatural [G]

English Film
0400 Introduction to Film [MA]

English Literature
0505 Lectures in Literature [LIT]
0570 American Literary Traditions [LIT]
0580 Introduction to Shakespeare [LIT]
0590 Formative Masterpieces [LIT]
0610 Women and Literature [LIT]
0615 Literature and Race [LIT]
0625 Detective Fiction [LIT]
0629 The Wild West [LIT]
0636 The Gothic Imagination [LIT]
0641 Tragedy [LIT]

Geology
0040 Physical Geology [NS]
0800 Geology [NS]
0860 Environmental Geology [NS]
0871 Intelligent Life in the Universe [NS]
1445 GIS, GPS, and Computer Methods

German
1500 Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas [REG]
1502 Indo-European Folktales [LIT REG]

History
0100 Western Civilization 1 [HS REG]
0101 Western Civilization 2 [HS REG]
0200 East Europe Civilization [HS IFN REG]
0301 Russia to 1917 [HS IFN REG]
0487 World War II in Asia [HS]
0500 Colonial Latin America [HS IFN COM]
0600 United States to 1877 [HS]
0601 United States 1865-Present [HS]
0670 Afro-American History 1 [HS]
0671 Afro-American History 2 [HS]
0675 Religion in Early America [HS]

History of Art and Architecture
0010 Introduction to World Art [MA COM]
0030 Introduction to Modern Art [MA REG]
0040 Introduction to Western Architecture [MA REG]

Japanese
1070 World of Japan
1783 Japanese Culture

Korean
0075 Intro to Korea through Films [IFN REG]

Languages
Click on each subject to view course descriptions. Placement varies among incoming students so simply check the subject if you would like to include a language course in your list of 10.

Chinese
French
German
Greek - Attic/Ancient Greek (for Modern Greek see Linguistics)
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Linguistics - a Less-Commonly-Taught language**
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Serbian/Croatian
Slavic
Slovak
Spanish
Ukrainian

** Languages taught through the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center include American Sign Language, Arabic, Aymara, Greek (Modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Persian (Farsi), Quechua, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Xhosa.

Linguistics
0080 Aspects of Language [SS]
1000 Introduction to Linguistics

Mathematics
Placement varies among incoming students so simply check the following box if you would like to include a math course in your list of 10.
A math course

Music
0115 The Alexander Technique
0121 Basic Musicianship: Class Piano [EX]
0211 Introduction to Western Art Music [MA]
0232 History of Opera
0311 Introduction to World Music [MA COM]
0411 Theory 1
0550 Other Instruments: Carpathian Music Ensemble
0660 African Drumming Ensemble
0690 University Gamelan
0711 History of Jazz [MA]
1324 European & American Folk Music
1354 Music in East Asia [EX IFN REG]

Neuroscience
0080 Brain and Behavior [NS]
0081 Drugs and Behavior [NS]

Physics
0081 Space and Time, Light and Matter [NS]
0110 Introduction to Physics 1 [NS]
0174 Basic Physics, Science, & Engineering 1 [NS]
0850 Science of Everyday Life 1 [NS]

Political Science (majors only)
0200 American Political Process [SS]
0500 World Politics [SS GLO]

Psychology
0005 Introduction to Cognitive Science [NS]
0010 Introduction to Psychology [NS]

Religious Studies
0083 Mythology in the Ancient World [REG]
0405 Religion in Early America [HS]

Russian
0090 Russian Fairy Tales [REG IFN]
0811 Madness & Madmen in Russian Culture [LIT REG IFN]
0850 Early Russian Culture [REG IFN]

Slavic
0880 Vampire: Blood and Empire [REG]

Sociology
0005 Societies [GLO]
0010 Introduction to Sociology [SS]
0438 Sociology of the Family

Studio Arts (majors only)
0110 Foundation Design [EX]
0120 Foundation Painting [EX]
0130 Foundation Drawing [EX]
0140 Foundation Sculpture [EX]

Theatre Arts
0800 Introduction to Theatre Arts [EX]
0810 Introduction to Dramatic Art [LIT]
0830 Introduction to Performance [EX]
0850 Introduction to Shakespeare [LIT]

University Honors College Courses
CHEM 0710 UHC General Chemistry 1 [NS]
CLASS 0100 Masterpieces of Greek & Roman Lit [LIT]
CLASS 1434 Dualism in the Ancient World
ECON 0100 Intro to Microeconomic Theory [SS]
ENGCMP 0200 Seminar in Composition [G]
ENGLIT 0315 Reading Poetry [LIT W]
ENGLIT 0350 Literature, Tradition, and the New [LIT W]
ENGLIT 0580 Introduction to Shakespeare [LIT]
HIST 0124 UHC Western Civilization 2 [HS REG]
MATH 0235 Honors 1 Variable Calculus [A Q]
MATH 1185 Honors Linear Algebra
PHYS 0475 Intro to Physics, Science, & Engineering 1 [NS]
RELGST 1140 Dualism in the Ancient World
SOC 1488 History of Medicine and Health Care [HS]
STAT 1000 Applied Statistical Methods [Q]

Non-Arts and Sciences Courses

Administration of Justice
0100 Society and the Law
0500 Introduction to Admin of Justice
0600 Introduction to Criminology
1200 Introduction to Law Enforcement
1205 Introduction Police Management
1210 Juvenile Delinquency
1220 Deviance and the Law
1225 The Juvenile Justice Process
1230 White Collar Crime
1236 International Organized Crime
1242 Gender, Race, Class & Crime
1245 Terrorism
1300 Introduction to Corrections
1350 Probation and Parole
1410 Introduction to Criminal Procedure
1425 Principles of Homeland Security

Information Science
0010 Intro to Information, Systems, & Society [Q]

Legal Studies
0080 Introduction to Legal Studies
1140 Introduction to Criminal Law

Public Service
0020 Introduction to Public Service

 

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