University of California , Riverside

LIBERAL STUDIES NEWSLETTER WINTER 2004

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GEOFF COHEN has joined Liberal Studies & Interdisciplinary Programs as the Academic Coordinator (A2417 HMNSS Bldg). He comes to us from UCR's English Department where he has been teaching American Literature and Composition. While his primary responsibilities are with curriculum and program development, he is also available to talk with majors. “My primary goals are to find ways to make the current programs more vibrant and to establish new concentrations such as Communications and Digital Arts,” Cohen said, “I also would like to establish a Liberal Studies Student Club to organize events and strengthen the community.”

ATTENTION!!! THERE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE BRIDGE TO TEACHING PROGRAM: Due to the federal NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT all multiple-subject teachers must be “highly qualified” in all core academic subject areas. This legislation requires all elementary teachers who are new to the profession on or after July 1, 2002 to demonstrate subject matter competence by a passing a “rigorous (this is the NCLB term) exam” in order to be designated a “highly qualified teacher”. An approved subject matter preparation program can no longer waiver this exam . In California , the required exam is the California Subject Exam for Teachers (CSET). We recommend that you continue to participate in the Bridge to Teaching Program in order to be prepared to teach the required subjects and to have the best preparation for the CEST.

PLANNING TO GRADUATE 04WTR ? Applications must be turned in to the Liberal Studies office by DECEMBER 15 – NO EXCEPTIONS.

ACTIVATE YOUR UCR WEBMAIL ACCOUNT as soon as possible. It is becoming the primary source from which you will receive information from the University. We will no longer be contacting you at your personal email addresses.

NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR CAREER PATH? Take advantage of the Career Counseling services provided at UCR's Career Center located in the Veitch Student Center , N.W. Wing, 787-3531, www.careers.ucr.edu .

DO YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 04SPR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY? To participate , students must be eligible to graduate in June. The ONLY exception will be for students who are ELIGIBLE to graduate at the end of summer. Those students will be REQUIRED to:

• File a yellow student petition by May 3 with their academic advisor. This petition MUST be accompanied by an Application to Graduate for 04Summer AND PROOF of enrollment in summer classes that will complete the degree requirements.

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT UCR'S BLENDED PROGRAM OF UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER PREPARATION? The end goal is to be able to gin your “professional” student teaching the final quarter of your senior year. Students accepted into the Blended Program will finish the program as interns and with two additional post-baccalaureate quarters complete their preliminary credential. EDUC001 (Imagining Teaching) and EDUC002 (Looking in Classrooms) are required and are offered 04WTR.

NEED ACADEMIC COUNSELING? Our walk-in advising schedule is: Monday & Wednesday 9:00-11:30am , Tuesday & Thursday 1:00-3:30 . Our schedule for scheduled appointments is Monday & Wednesday 1:00-3:30 and Tuesday& Thursday 9:00-11:30 . To schedule an appointment please call 787-2742.

TAKING COURSES CONCURRENTLY? In order to receive credit you MUST file the Concurrent Enrollment petition (green) PRIOR to beginning the class.

Tentative list of Pre-Concentration Courses for Winter 2004

• BIOL-003 ORGNISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT
• BIOL-005A* INTRO TO CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
• BIOL-005B* INTRO: ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
• BIOL-030 HUMAN REPRODUCTION & SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
• CHEM-001A* GENERAL CHEMISTRY
• CHEM-001B* GENERAL CHEMISTRY
• GEO -002 THE EARTH'S DYNAMIC SURFACE
• GEO –005 THE COSMOS FACTORY
• GEO -008 EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY
• ENTM-010 NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS
• ENSC-002 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
• PHYS-002B* GENERAL PHYSICS
• PHYS-002C* GENERAL PHYSICS
• PHYS-007 SPACE-TIME, RELATIVITY & COSMOLOGY
• PHYS-040A* GENERAL PHYSICS
• PHYS-040B* GENERAL PHYSICS
• PHYS-040D* GENERAL PHYSICS

• ANTH-001 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
• ANTH-002 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
• ANTH-003 WORLD PREHISTORY
• ANTH-030 PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS
• ECON-001 INTRO TO ECONOMICS
• ECON-002 INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
• ECON-003 INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
• ETST-001 RACE & ETHNICITY: INTRO
• ETST-003 INTRO: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
• HIST-004 CHICANO HISTORY: INTRO
• HIST-010 WORLD HISTORY: PREHISTORY TO 1500
• HIST-017A INTRO TO UNITED STATES HISTORY
• HIST-020 WORLD HISTORY: TWENTIETH CENTURY
• HIST-030 THEMES & PERSONALITIES
• HIST-045F# TOPICS IN ASIAN HISTORY - CONTEMPORARY CHINA
• HIST-052# EUROPE FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO 1968
• POSC-005 MODERN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
• POSC-020 WORLD POLITICS
• PSYC-001 INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC-002 INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
• SOC -001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• SOC -015 SOCIAL PROBLEMS
• WMST-001 GENDER AND SEXUALITY
• WMST-030H# VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

• CLA -010C ANCIENT CIVILIZATION: ROME
• CLA -027A CLASSICAL LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION: LOVE & DEATH
• CPAC-002 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS & MODERN IDENTITIES: INTRODUCTION
• ENGL-012A INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
• ENGL-014 MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS
• ENGL-023B ENGLISH LITERARY TRADITIONS: EARLY 17 TH THRU 18 TH CENTURY
• ENGL-031 AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITIONS
• PHIL-001 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
• PHIL-003# ETHICS AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
• PHIL-004# INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RACE
• PHIL-008 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
• RLST-005 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGION
• RLST-012 RELIGIOUS MYTHS & RITUALS
• RLST-024# INTRO TO NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE & RELIGION
• WMST-010 WOMEN AND CULTURE
• WRLT-017B MASTERWORKS OF WORLD LITERATURE

• ART –001 BEG DRAW & DESIGN
• ART -002 BEG PAINT & DESIGN
• ART -003 INTRO DUCTION TO PHOTO PROCESS
• ART –005# BEGIN SCULPTURE AND 3-D DESIGN
• ART –008# CURRENT TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ART
• AHS -007 WORLD ART: IMAGES, ISSUES,& IDEAS
• AHS -017B WESTERN ART: MEDIEVAL TO RENAISSANCE
• AHS –021# INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE & URBANIZATION
• CRWT-043# CREATIVE WRITING AND ANCESTRY
• CRWT-056 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
• DNCE-005 INTRODUCTION TO DANCE
• DNCE-007 WATCHING THE DANCE GO BY
• FVC -004 INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO ART
• FVC –007# INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
• MUS –001 BASIC MUSICAL CONCEPTS
• MUS -002 INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN MUSIC
• MUS -006 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC
• MUS -030B HARMONY
• MUS –031 MUSICIANSHIP I
• THEA-010 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING

* Specific pre-requisite for this course – see General Catalog
# New courses allowed for groups