COURSES OFFERED ONLINE AND IN CONDENSED FORMAT |
| LITERARY TOPICS: THE SHORT STORY IN WORLD LITERATURE ENGLISH 400 We will read and discuss short stories, including stories by Raymond Carver, Anton Chekov, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nikolai Gogol, James Joyce, Guy de Maupassant, Edgar Allen Poe, and Mark Twain, with attention to plot, setting, character, and theme. ENGL 400. LITERARY TOPICS: THE SHORT STORY IN WORLD LITERATURE (3). Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies. Meets online and three times at NIU-Naperville: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 17, July 8, and August 5. David Bywaters. ENGL 400 YE1 Ref. #9157. |
| TOPICS IN BIOLOGY: DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHOGENESIS INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 493B We will use the biological basis of human identification to unravel murder and other mysteries using a variety of classical and new methods of forensic analysis. Students will develop the deductive and inductive reasoning skills for evaluating forensic evidence. Real cases as well as scenarios developed for the class will test students’ abilities to determine the correct solutions to forensic puzzles. BIOS 493B. TOPICS IN BIOLOGY: DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHOGENESIS (3). Lectures, discussions, and reports on topics of special interest in a particular field of biology. Topics may be selected in one or more fields of biology to a total of 6 semester hours toward any one degree. NIU-Naperville, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 6:00 – 9:20 P.M., June 16 – July 3. Virginia Naples. BIOS 493B CE1 Ref. # 9152. (Also offered for graduate credit as BIOS 600B CE1 Ref. #9153.) |
| CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF FILM AND TELEVISION: COMMUNICATION STUDIES 356 This course will focus on movies about Hollywood and on the influences of aesthetics, genre, mode of production, visual grammar, and individual artistic vision on film. In this course we will view and analyze selected masterpieces, and we will give special emphasis to films centered on making movies. COMS 356. CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF FILM/TELEVISION (3). Influences of aesthetics, genre, mode of production, visual grammar, and individual artistic vision on the rhetorical interpretation of film. Selected masterpieces viewed and analyzed. Rock Valley College-Stenstrom Center, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., May 12 – June 3. Matthew Swan. COMS 356 QE1 Ref. #9155. |
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| THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION HISTORY *434 The Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Marxian Socialist government that was founded thereafter influenced the twentieth century in dramatic and stunning ways, and aroused much controversy. This course will enable students to discern the roots and processes of the Russian Revolution and its impact on the people who lived in the emerging USSR and the world at large. HIST *434. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (3). Causes and consequences of the Bolshevik triumph in the Russian Revolution. Emphasis on the conflict of historical forces and personalities in the three revolutions between 1905-1917, and on the international context. NIU-Hoffman Estates, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 6:15 – 9:30 P.M., May 19 – June 11. Curtis Richardson. HIST *434 DE1 Ref. #9161. |
| SEX AND GENDER IN SOCIETY SOCIOLOGY 357 SOCI 357. SEX AND GENDER IN SOCIETY (3). Analysis of the ways that human societies make use of the perception of biological and social differences between the sexes. Emphasis on the ways in which prescriptions for behavior associated with sexual identity influence social relations in a variety of institutional contexts. PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. NIU-Naperville, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 6:00 – 9:15 P.M., May 15 – June 12. Maureen Sullivan. SOCI 357 CE1 Ref. # 9166. (Also offered for graduate credit as SOCI 572 CE1 Ref. #9184) |
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| TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: LIVES AND THOUGHT OF MAJOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS ANTHROPOLOGY 491 This class will cover about one hundred years of anthropological thought from 1860 to 1960. By focusing on the lives and research of early anthropologists, we will attempt to understand how the discipline of anthropology itself evolved. We will attempt to plot some of the pendulum swings of anthropological thought, and constantly assess the relevance of these ideas to our lives and to current events. ANTH 491. CURRENT TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. NIU-Hoffman Estates, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 17 – August 7. Grant Olson. ANTH 491 DE1 Ref. # 9151. |
| PERSUASION COMMUNICATION STUDIES 304 Persuasion is essential to our well being and to gaining others’ attention. This is difficult to do in a society where we are bombarded with too many messages. This course provides tools to make students better persuaders. We will question when people cross the line into being coercive as we examine the ethics and choices we encounter on a regular basis as citizens and consumers. COMS 304. PERSUASION (3). Basic theories and techniques of persuasion and their application to typical communicative situations and problems in today’s society. NIU-Hoffman Estates, Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 16 – August 6. Joseph Scudder. COMS 304 DE1 Ref. #9154. |
| TECHNIQUES OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND ALGORITHMIC PROCESSES COMPUTER SCIENCE *461 CSCI *461. TECHNIQUES OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND ALGORITHMIC PROCESSES (3). Advanced course in algorithmic processes and computer programming. A major higher-level language used in developing applications and the solutions of current problems. Knowledge of programming required. PRQ: Consent of department. Multi-University Center Oak Brook, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 13 – August 7. James Leon. CSCI *461 PCE1. Call (815) 753-0378 for permit. |
| COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION COMPUTER SCIENCE *463 This class will involve using Advanced Assembler. CSCI 463*. COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION (4). Organization and use of distributed computer systems. Basic concepts and examples from microcomputers and networks, peripheral components, data communications, and the organization of operating systems such as UNIX and DOS. Extensive laboratory work. PRQ: CSCI 360 or consent of department. Rock Valley College-Stenstrom Center, Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 16 – August 7. Sei-Jong Chung. CSCI *463 PCE1. Call (815) 753-0378 for permit. |
| U.S. SPORT HISTORY HISTORY 363T This course will examine the major issues, problems, and developments in American sport from the colonial period to the late twentieth century. We will focus on the relationship of sport to race, class, gender, and sexuality. In addition, this course will examine the emergence of sport as one of the nation’s most important socioeconomic institutions. HIST 363T. U.S. SPORT HISTORY (3). Development of sport in the United States from the colonial era to the present, including the emergence of sport cultures, professional sports, and racial, gender, class, and political issues. Rock Valley College-Stenstrom Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 17 – August 7. Stanley Arnold. HIST 363T QE1 Ref. #9159. (Also offered for graduate credit as HIST *498M QE1 Ref. # 9162.) |
| INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY HISTORY 370 HIST 370. INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY (3). Introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures. Emphasis on religion, literature and arts, Indian-white contact, the Indians’ unique relationship to the federal government, and contemporary issues facing American Indian reservations. NIU-Naperville, Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 16 – August 7. Robert Galler. HIST 370 CE1 Ref. #9160. (Also offered for graduate credit as HIST *498M Ref. #9168.) |
| GENRE STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: POETRY OF LOVE: ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT ILAS 342 We will read a wide variety of poems about love from antiquity to the present, as well as poems from different cultures and traditions in order to expand and enhance our appreciation of the multifarious nature of love. In addition, we will examine the dozens of stunning color plates of the art works that are included in our text for the course. ILAS 342. GENRE STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: POETRY OF LOVE: ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT (3). Study in two or more national literatures of epic, drama, novel, short fiction, pastoral, or romance. Genre announced in Schedule of Classes. NIU-Hoffman Estates, Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 16 – August 6. Stephen Franklin. ILAS 342 DE1 Ref. # 9185. |
| JOURNALISM LAW AND REGULATION JOURNALISM 480 JOUR 480. JOURNALISM LAW AND REGULATION (3). Law and regulation affecting the concept of freedom of the press, access to information, free press–fair trial, libel, privacy, copyright, access to the media, and legal concepts and restrictions related to the press, publishing, electronic media, photojournalism, and public relations. PRQ: Junior standing. NIU-Naperville, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 – 9:15 P.M., June 17 – August 7. Allen May. JOUR 480 CE 1 Ref. #9164. |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION INFORMATION
For online registration information at NIU, see http://www.reg.niu.edu/connect
To register, call T.R.A.C.S. (815) 753-8900, NIU’s telephone registration system. T.R.A.C.S. is generally available Sundays through Fridays, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 P.M. and Saturdays, 2:00 P.M. For more information about using T.R.A.C.S., call the Office of Registration and Records, (815) 753-0681, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 P.M. In general, if a class is not over-enrolled, you may call to register until the second class meeting.
Undergraduate students who wish to drop a course may use T.R.A.C.S. to do so, but must do so by the third calendar day after the first class meeting. Contact the Office of Registration and Records at (815) 753-0681 if you have difficulty dropping a course. Part-time B.G.S. students, please note that you may not use T.R.A.C.S. to drop a course if dropping a course would leave you with “0” credit hours. In such a case you would be withdrawing from the university for the semester, and you must contact the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences B.G.S. adviser at (815) 753-7961. If you are not currently enrolled at NIU and wish to take an undergraduate course off-campus, you may begin the application process as a non-degree student or a visiting student on T.R.A.C.S.
In order to take a course for graduate credit, a student must be admitted to the Graduate School or apply for and obtain permission from the Graduate School to register as a student-at-large. Courses at the 400 level marked with an asterisk (*) in this flyer may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. Consult the Online Schedule of Classes at http://www.reg.niu.edu for additional regional/off-campus graduate courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in computer science, English, mathematical sciences, and public administration.
THE BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES
Northern Illinois University’s Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) is designed especially for returning adult students. The B.G.S. degree is a broadly-based degree that requires students to take courses in the sciences, humanities, and the social sciences. Courses in these broad categories of knowledge are offered in formats that are convenient for working adults. They are scheduled for adult students who want to complete their baccalaureate degree, but their personal and work responsibilities obligate them to enroll on an intermittent and/or a part-time basis.
Northern’s B.G.S. degree may be earned on-campus as well as off-campus. B.G.S. students may meet NIU’s residency requirement by taking NIU classes on-campus or at a regional site. Students wishing to earn the B.G.S. degree off-campus are encouraged to complete their general studies requirements first since only upper-division (junior and senior, 300- and 400-level) courses are offered at regional sites. Students who have completed an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree at an Illinois community college have completed the required lower-division (freshman and sophomore, 100- and 200- level) courses required by NIU for junior standing.
You don’t necessarily have to be a declared B.G.S. student to enroll in the courses listed here. Visiting students from other colleges, non-degree students, and undeclared students as well as NIU students from any program are welcome to join the B.G.S. students in these courses.
ACADEMIC ADVISING FOR B.G.S. STUDENTS
During Summer 2003 the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences B.G.S. advisor
will be
available by appointment at:
NIU-Naperville: First Wednesday of the month, 4:30-6:30 P.M.
NIU-Rockford: Second Tuesday of the month, 4:30-6:30 P.M.
NIU-Hoffman Estates: Last Wednesday of the month, 4:30-6:30 P.M.
Call (815) 753-7961 to make an appointment with the B.G.S. advisor.
COSTS
Most courses listed here are for 3 semester hours of undergraduate credit,
unless otherwise noted. The current cost of most regional/off-campus undergraduate
3-semester hour courses including tuition and fees is $672.09 (subject to
change per the Board of Trustees). Additional computer lab fees, material
fees, and field trip fees may be levied on some courses, as noted in the
Online Schedule of Classes at http://www.reg.niu.edu or http://www.outreach.niu.edu.
| NIU-Naperville 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville IL http://www.niu.edu/naperville.html |
NIU-Rockford 8500 East State Street, Rockford, IL http://www.niu.edu/rockford.html |
| NIU-Hoffman Estates 5555 Trillium Drive, Hoffman Estates, IL http://www.niu.edu/hoffmanestates.html |
Rock Valley College-
Stenstrom Center 4151 Samuelson Road, Rockford, IL http://www.rockvalleycollege.edu |
| Multi-University Center at Oak Brook 1010 Jorie Blvd., Suite 200 Oak Brook, IL http://www.osp.uillinois.edu/oak |
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